滴滴...滴滴...
Feeling the vibration of the phone, Uesugi Sakura put down the book in her hand and checked the messages on the phone.
『Do you have the secret to turning all your phones into iPhones?
Is the iPhone too expensive to buy?
Just wanted to change the model of your phone?
Don't want to spend so much money?
I think there are all sorts of reasons.
But now, just download a software!
Then the latest iPhone will be semi-permanently reborn as your phone from now on!!!
▽Click the link below to download▽』
"..."
Another scam message, Uesugi Sakura directly closed the phone, too lazy even to delete it.
This is the fifth scam message after [Inheritance of 9.9 billion yen], [Mother's Death], [Quantum System Malfunction, Transfer 300 billion yen], [I am your father, click the link quickly].
"Quite a variety."
Uesugi Sakura withdrew her thoughts, looked up at the crowd full of smiles ahead, continuing to enjoy this leisurely slack time.
The spring breeze at the end of March carried a hint of chill from the north, with sakura trees lining both sides of the road swaying with the wind, gently stirring the breathtaking falling petals.
Noisy tourists occasionally uttered exclamations, stopping to admire this moment of beauty.
Sitting quietly on the bench, Uesugi Sakura gently closed the book in her hands and followed them to observe the sea of flowers in the sky. Her serene heart couldn't help but sway along with the past:
"Speaking of rebirth... it's already been sixteen years, hasn't it."
The sky full of flowers embellished the clear blue sky, adding a precious piece of tranquility to this bustling city.
This is the Shinjuku Imperial Garden in Tokyo, where the world-famous Yaezakura bloom.
Tourists from all over the world mostly come to Tokyo at this time to enjoy the cherry blossoms, gathering in groups, enjoying such a leisurely time.
As they say, sakura falls and spring fills the garden, people's first arrival is greeted with smiles.
Uesugi Sakura liked this kind of atmosphere because the bustling crowd always brought warm laughter, filling a touch of warmth to his lonely heart.
Now, it is already the sixteenth year since he was reborn here.
Besides maintaining the fragmentary memories of the previous life's ordinary office worker, now he is completely just an ordinary high school student in Tokyo.
The goal is the Tokyo University that everyone is pursuing but is out of reach.
He just wants to find a job to live comfortably, earn enough money, and open a café to live a peaceful life.
Sometimes a plain and comfortable life is the most worth pursuing.
But now,
he looked at the sakura petals falling from the sky, lost in thought.
[滴...滴.....]
[Rebirth system activated]
[Please enter your name: _]
Is this a scam message?
"..."
After hesitating for a while, Uesugi Sakura finally responded.
No, it should be that the cheat has arrived.
He didn't believe that those scammers had the technology to directly send information into his eyes.
Faced with the suddenly appearing, hovering translucent dark blue text in front of him, Uesugi Sakura didn't feel overly joyful, his expression remained calm.
As a person who has been reborn, it's inevitable to have had some fantasies during free time.
Now it's just the fantasy coming true, nothing to be surprised about; after all, even rebirth has happened, what else couldn't be accepted?
Staring closely at the dark blue text before him, Uesugi Sakura rubbed his chin, pondering.
A system.....
Something composed of unknown structure, unknown principle, unknown motive.
Essentially, it's no different from the scam message just now.
The cautious him began to imagine in his mind the consequences of entering his name.
For example, like the ordinary high school students in typical anime, life changes after entering, immediately crossing to the otherworld, becoming a hero to slay the Demon King and marry the King's princess.
Or, after activating this system, never-before-seen monsters, spirits, etc., all emerged.
And as the one possessing the system, he quickly becomes invited to join some strange organization never heard of, encountering various kinds of girls during the period, and thus starts the so-called harem journey.
Thinking about it—
It's a mess...
Uesugi Sakura shook his head, throwing all those messy thoughts aside, refocusing his attention on the constantly flashing underline in front of him, feeling somewhat conflicted:
So, should he enter his name?
Although he has strong acceptance, crossing to another world, forget it, by then his ordinary life would be completely messed up.
He once again fell into contemplation...
In the Imperial Garden, Uesugi Sakura, sitting upright on the bench, seemed out of place compared to the visitors absorbed in joy.
...
After pondering for a while, he still entered his name.
[Entry successful]
[Name: Uesugi Sakura]
[Authenticating identity, please wait...]
It's not that he hadn't worried about those things he thought before, but he felt some things were more important than those potential oddities:
That is—
he could finally slack off using the cheat.
Alright, he admitted he's tired, he doesn't want to strive anymore, just wants to be a lazy slacker.
To get into a famous private high school in Tokyo, he didn't know how many efforts he went through day and night to achieve this result, and the tuition wasn't cheap, either. His family was just an ordinary one owning a house in Tokyo.
And as someone who has lived a second life, facing a cheat that suddenly appeared in the mind, no matter how he thought about it, he should try it out.
Opportunities always come with certain risks.
Among the bustling crowd, Uesugi Sakura closed the book on his lap, waiting quietly.
Watching the gradually disappearing dark blue text, he was already prepared.
The sakura kept drifting along with the breeze, all releasing their sweet scent, introducing a fresh and light floral fragrance into his nose, not cloying, only feeling the mind relaxed.
This is why he's sitting here reading.
"Ue... Uesugi-kun..."
Hearing the soft voice, Uesugi Sakura, who had been silent for a long time, opened his eyes, seeing a fresh and charming young girl suddenly appearing in view.
"Hanabi?"
"Yeah."
Under the fluttering sakura tree, Hanamaru Hanabi weakly nodded, her delicate face tinged with a blush, like sweet wine that intoxicated people.
Tokyo's March chill hasn't gone, with spring just arriving.
The girl's attire was quite conservative, a light gray Japanese trench coat paired with a beige knitted sweater, with a thick light blue scarf wrapped around her neck.
Under the shoulder-length short hair were cheeks dyed red.
A milky white Japanese pleated skirt and white ankle-high socks.
The transparent lace at the hem of the skirt was extremely in harmony with the color of flying sakura petals around, adding a few degrees of touching cuteness.
Her gentle appearance, weak voice, eliciting tender affection.
Uesugi Sakura looked at her pair of bright and warm amethyst eyes, asked:
"Why are you here?"
Hanamaru Hanabi shrank her head, buried her rosy cheeks in the scarf, her hands interwoven, held together on her closed thighs, softly whispered:
"Today is Sakura season, Hanabi... Hanabi wanted to watch sakura with Uesugi-kun... but Aunt Nobuko said you left at eight in the morning."
"So... so I came here."