Improvements

"Hmm, did training help in speeding up the process?" Hiroto muttered. He stood in front of a mirror in his room after showering, he only had a towel wrapped around his waist. There, he saw how different he looked from a few days ago when he used the serum.

He now stood at 180 cm from his former height of 172 cm. He already had an athletic build similar to a swimmer's body but after the improvements from the serum, his build became more pronounced. It improved overall with his body bulking a bit but not too much.

Other than that, it seems the serum has a by-product of improving his overall appearance. He was already handsome before even taking the serum but it became more prominent after using it. Though all of that wasn't that much important to him, the important thing was his strength improvement.

He took out a 10 yen coin from his pocket and squeezed it between his index finger and thumb. It easily bent under his strength.

"Luckily this strength didn't come suddenly otherwise, I wouldn't have control over it."

Since the enhancement he gained from the serum was slowly over time, he was able to gain control over it as he trained his body. He was thankful for it otherwise accidents are guaranteed to happen due to his bad luck.

After testing and checking the improvements, he got some clothes and went out.

.....

He was on his way to his part-time job. During his walk, he occasionally opened the chat group and briefly talked with the others.

It took him another 10-minute walk before arriving at his workplace, a butler cafe called Crescent.

In the front, he saw a young man cleaning the front of the cafe. He appears older than Hiroto, with neatly combed short black hair and a serious expression.

"Good morning, Minase-senpai." He greeted the young man. He was a senior at this cafe.

"Good morning, you appear different today." Wataru nodded at Hiroto before continuing his work.

Hiroto knew this senior of his isn't the talkative type so after greeting him, he went inside and saw the other employees preparing the tables. They weren't in their butler uniforms just yet though since it was still an hour before the cafe opens.

"Oh, is that you, Hayama?! Good morning!" With an enthusiastic greeting, one of the employees who Yuu works with. Aikawa Shion has wavy pink hair with an ahoge, emerald green eyes, and a cute face. He is an enthusiastic guy that is closest to Yuu's age among the employees.

"Good morning," With a slightly serious face, the first footman, Mikage Itsuki. He was a handsome young man with neatly styled hair with v-shaped bangs. While a bit surprised at Hiroto's improved looks, Itsuki still greeted him calmly.

"G-good morning!" A slightly nervous greeting came. It was from a bespectacled young man with chestnut brown hair with amber eyes. His name is Ashiya Kou.

"Good morning, Aikawa, Mikage-senpai, Ashiya-senpai." Hiroto greeted politely. After which he started helping with the preparations.

"Hey hey, Hayama!" Shion walked over to Hiroto.

"What is it, Aikawa?" Hiroto glanced at the guy before continuing his work.

"How come your appearance greatly change from when you last came here? What did you do?" Shion stared at Hiroto, his eyes were gleaming in excitement.

"Do I? Well, it seems my level of handsomeness was raised. How many young ladies' hearts will I steal with my dashing looks." Hiroto exaggeratedly exclaimed. He then put on a fake sad expression. "Ah, such is the sin of having such enticing looks."

The other three looked at him with deadpan expressions. They were used to his antics and Shion also didn't press on with the questions.

Hiroto continued working on the preparations. He already knew his sudden look improvements will attract attention so he has some plans so the people around him don't keep asking until they get used to it. His best friend and parents are an exception though as they didn't ask much about his new looks.

After they were done with the preparations, they went to the changing rooms to change into their butler uniforms.

'Whew, luckily my uniform still fits.' Hiroto sighed in relief as he finished changing. He looked at his attire in front of a mirror and see if there were problems.

His uniform consists of a white wing collar dress shirt with a grey vest and black tailcoat suit. A black ribbon for his collar instead of a tie, it's depending on their ranks at the cafe. Additionally, he wears cufflinks and white gloves. For his bottom wear, he has matching black trousers and dress shoes.

"Hm, everything's good." He nodded in satisfaction. After that, he went out and started his work. He stood beside the entrance of the cafe and waited with the others for the customers.

All the present employees turned on their 'work mode'. The five of them formed two lines as they waited.

*Clink!*

A customer entered, it was a woman appearing to be in her mid-twenties. The one step out to welcome her was Wataru.

"Welcome back, my lady. Allow me to help with your belongings."

"Ah Minase-san, please." She handed her bag to Wataru who carried it.

"Please follow me to your seat."

'As always, he's good at this.' Hiroto watched Wataru serve the customer.

Soon, one by one, customers started coming in and the cafe got busy. At this time, Hiroto was serving one of the customers.

"My lady, I suggest going with this tea along with your cake." He smiled at the young woman he served.

"Ah," She blushed at seeing him, "Um, then I'll follow your suggestion."

"Understood, please wait here." After smiling at her briefly, Hiroto went to the back and gave the order to the kitchen staff. It didn't take long for the order to be given to him.

Slowly, he walked over with a tray in hand. And after getting toward the customer he served, he gently put down the cake she ordered on the table. He then followed it up by putting a teacup beside the cake and gently filling it up with tea using the teapot he got along with the cake.

"Please enjoy, my lady."

"Thank you, Hayama-kun!"

"I am merely doing my job serving you, my lady." Hiroto leaned down and whispered in her ears.

"Kyaa~" She squealed

He then left the customer who got flustered and went toward serving other customers.

.....

Changing Room~

"Ahh, what a tiring day. There were more customers than usual." Shion grumbled

"Isn't that good, business is booming." Hiroto chuckled

"Hayama is right, so don't keep grumbling." Itsuki reprimanded Shion.

"Yes~"

They were done for the day and were changing back to their casual clothes. It was more tiring than usual as customers keep coming. And it may or may not be due to Hiroto.

"I'm going first, goodbye everyone," Hiroto said as he finished changing.

"Bye~"

"See you later!"

"Goodbye!"

.....

"Let's see how the other guys are doing." While walking home, he briefly stopped at the park and opened the chat group. But what greeted him wasn't the chats of the members but a notification.

[Attention to all members! The first group quest has been issued!]

[Quest: Chitauri Invasion!]

[Objective: Help repel and eradicate the chitauri fleet that will attack New York City.]

[Participants: All members (mandatory)]

[Reward: 1000 points and arc reactor blueprint]

[Note: Time in the participants' world will be stopped.]

[In 10 minutes, all participants will be teleported into the group lounge before being teleported to the quest world.]

"Chitauri invasion? Aliens?" Hiroto muttered upon seeing the quest pop up. But he quickly got out of it and went home. He waited inside his room for the teleportation.

Ten minutes later, he vanished from his room and appeared in a large room with an ambiance. There were many things inside, a bar, a set of couches, and other recreational places.

This was the first time they went to this place, even though it was one of the main functions of the chat group. That was because previously, the lounge was locked.

Hiroto's attention quickly turned toward the 4 men and a yellow octopus creature sitting with him on the couches.

"Hah, so you're the admin kid?" Garp stared at Hiroto, he hid his surprise upon seeing the latter was just a teenager similar to his grandson's age.

"Nice to meet you, everyone, once again let me introduce myself, Hayama Hiroto. Hayama is my family name and Hiroto is my given name, please call me whatever you see fit." He respectfully said, he truly does admire these people.

During the time he interacted with them, they talked about different topics so he got to know their situation. And with his limited knowledge about some of them plus the things they said, he came to respect these guys.

"I'm Namikaze Minato, nice to meet you all." With a bright smile, Minato finished his introduction.

"Nyuhuhu, I'm Koro-sensei. Nice to meet you all." Koro-sensei glanced at the members, "You don't seem surprised seeing me in person?"

"Oh I'm surely surprised but my curiosity tops that." Azazel looked at Koro-sensei with a peculiar glint in his eyes. "I wonder what your body is hiding hmm."

"Hyaa! How can you covet the body of your fellow chat member?! I know I'm handsome and tempting but my heart is just for beautiful women!"

"Hoh? It seems were kindred spirits." Azazel smiled before reaching out his hand toward Koro-sensei. "I'm Azazel, nice to meet you all. And here, a gift for my kindred." With his other hand, he took out something from somewhere.

It was a magazine with the cover being a woman in skimpy clothes. They only managed to see a flash before seeing the magazine in Koro-sensei's tentacles. The latter's head turned pink.

'Fast!' Azazel, Minato, and Garp were inwardly surprised by Koro-sensei's speed but hid it

"Ohhh! I didn't know such art existed! Truly marvelous!" His tentacles turned the pages fast.

They decided to ignore the horny octopus. They introduced each other and when they were done with the introductions, Koro-sensei was also done with the magazine.

"So are we gonna go now?" Hiroto glanced at his chat members.

"Let's go," Azazel nodded. "I've got most preparations ready. I will give something to all of you after getting there."

The others nodded in agreement too.

[Would you like to go to the quest world now?]

"Yes!"

[Affirmative! Teleporting participants...3...2...1!]

[Good luck on completing the quest, participants.]

*Swoosh!*

The chat members vanished from the lounge.