I Am an Emperor in a World of Mixed Anime

The scene was chaotic, with a bunch of subordinate gods unleashing their abilities and demonstrating their effects. Apart from not actually fighting, it was a chaotic mess.

After this process was completed, Akira Higashino, according to the individual wishes of the shrine maidens, went up to each of them and distributed information about their work locations and identification documents.

Express encouragement and expectations to them.

I watched them leave, full of energy and high spirits, carrying their partners and expectations for the future.

In the end, four shrine maidens remained in the Tokyo area.

One of them was Amano Hina, who had promoted herself to Higashino Akira and, by a twist of fate, received a job recommendation opportunity from him to join Yunmeng and receive professional training.

Beside her was a female spirit who had been transformed from an evil spirit and recruited by Yunmeng as a subordinate deity. She held a red umbrella that dripped scarlet water incessantly, her body was soaking wet, and her face was blurred and indistinct.

Perhaps it's because the way we met and got to know each other was rather awkward.

The girl felt somewhat embarrassed when her own god stood before her.

However, Akira Higashino did not treat her specially, nor did he stay to catch up or inquire about her recent situation. He simply followed the procedure, did everything normally and ordinarily, and then moved on to the next person.

This made Hina Amano breathe a sigh of relief, but she also felt a little disappointed.

She thought it was because she wasn't charming enough to attract Higashino-sama.

Recalling her initial anxiety and uncertainty about whether she should agree if Higashino-sama was willing to accept her, or how to agree appropriately, the girl silently criticized herself for being unnecessarily shy and having unrealistic expectations.

At the same time, her thoughts changed, and she secretly decided that since Higashino-sama did not take a liking to her, she could only devote herself more seriously to her work and serve Higashino-sama in order to repay his kindness.

.........

In the afternoon, everyone at Yunmeng Group was busy taking a solid step towards future development.

An unfamiliar car quietly pulled up in front of Xiuzhi School.

Kaguya Shinomiya, who deliberately kept a distance from Hayasaka at school, left the school alone and arrived at the school gate. As usual, she would take the car that used to be the private residence of Shinomiya, which is now the residence of Higashino, back to the mansion and start her work as a maid.

But today is an exception.

As soon as she stepped out of the school gate, a woman came up to her.

"Good day, Miss Kaguya. It's been a long time. I'd like to catch up with you. Do you have the time?"

Despite asking the question aloud and displaying a helpless expression, the woman showed no intention of moving aside.

Kaguya Shinomiya, her pretty face cold, knew she couldn't refuse, so she could only nod and say, "Lead the way."

The two arrived at the car that belonged to her brother, one after the other. The woman respectfully opened the car door for the young lady.

Not far from the two, Hayasaka Ai, who had been following at a distance, changed her expression upon seeing this scene. She clenched her fists with some worry, gritted her teeth, and finally took out her phone to send a message to Higashino Akira.

Although she is now a servant of three masters, she has quite a few superiors.

But his feelings for Kaguya-sama are genuine.

Everything was for the purpose of better infiltrating and gaining Higashino Akira's trust. It was also necessary to pass on information about one of his superiors to the new superior!

Xiao Ai has her own unique understanding of how to be a spy.

.........

.........

P.S.: Approximately 4,500 words, combined into one, still 25.5 chapters missing.

Chapter 296 Persisting in the Visit

Not long after, the reply to the report came.

"understood."

Seeing the brief yet reliable reply from Higashino, Xiao Ai breathed a long sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Relieved, the maid showed no sign of it on her face. She greeted a few friends she had met at school, left the school gate, and headed back to the mansion alone.

Seize this opportunity, Kaguya-sama.

This is my last ripple!

Worried about Kaguya-sama?

How could that be? She was just an ordinary maid who asked Kaguya to leave. But she was Kaguya's "family," so what could she possibly do about it?

She can't do anything.

Although the specific reason for her being asked to leave is unknown, it is impossible for Kaguya-sama's life to be in danger as a result.

Therefore, for the sake of Kaguya's happiness, she had no choice but to use her extraordinary wisdom!

Using this incident as a pretext, they devised a plan to lure Higashino, who was able to stand on equal footing with the Shinomiya family, into rescuing the damsel in distress.

Then, Kaguya-sama, please sincerely develop feelings for this man and fall in love with him.

Otherwise, spending the rest of one's life with a man simply out of a family duty or mission would be a very boring thing.

Hayasaka Ai has been incredibly devoted to her family.

Given her mistress's current progress in her pursuit of love, as a dowry member, if she doesn't give it a push, it won't be convenient for her to take things further unless Kaguya and Akira's relationship progresses. It's possible that Ai will be stuck as a cook for life, growing old without ever experiencing what it's like to be a woman.

Don't do that!

Not only can one not experience a normal, sweet romance, but one also cannot experience the collision of love. Such a life is too tragic.

Back at the mansion, Hayasaka Ai changed into her maid uniform and threw herself into her work.

Recalling the way Higashino-sama pinched her cheek when he went out, for some reason, that intimate distance and the unforgettable masculine charm that emanated from him made the girl's face blush slightly.

Even though I knew he was a philandering, philandering bad man.

However, she couldn't help but feel her heart race at the slightest bit of intimate contact.

This can't be entirely blamed on her; the increasingly alluring Higashino-sama also bears a lot of responsibility.

Hayasaka Ai was very clear that this was not love.

Rather, it's an involuntary attraction, a fluttering feeling that makes you want to get closer to that person.

Just like water encountering sugar, it will unconsciously approach the sugar, dissolve the sugar, and take on some of the sugar's properties as well.

It is closer to the essence of life than love.

He is a higher being.

　Ai Kosaka was unwilling to accept that, as a descendant of a retainer of the Shinomiya family, she couldn't even make her own decisions about her love life and had to accompany her mistress as part of her dowry.

But if the object is Akira Higashino.

She wasn't entirely against it.

.........

Meanwhile, Kaguya Shinomiya was led by the woman to a private club.

It wasn't at the Shinomiya residence, nor at a formal occasion like the company.

Seeing this, Kaguya Shinomiya understood. No matter which brother invited her, it must have been done in secret, and he dared not let others find out.

Upon entering the private room and seeing the figures inside, Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes flashed with a knowing look.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you. I'm so happy to see you still looking so energetic, brother."

The girl greeted him coldly with a blank expression, her girlish cuteness when she was with Hayasaka in private and her soft and sweet demeanor in front of Higashino Akira gone; she was as cold as an iceberg.

Shinomiya Hikari didn't care about Kaguya's attitude.

He also didn't want to respond to her greeting that addressed him as her brother.

He cut to the chase, "I heard that Father transferred some of the shares of the Shinomiya Group to you?"

So that's why.

A hint of disdain flashed in Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes as she nodded in agreement, "Yes."

"You've no use for this. Give it to me."

Shinomiya Hikari calmly uttered these heartless words, his heart filled with desire, completely forgetting that the reason his "sister" possessed all this was because she "voluntarily" offered herself to make amends for the mistakes of her brothers.

Even Kaguya Shinomiya, who had initially expected this, was slightly taken aback upon hearing her older brother's undisguisedly malicious words, and found it hard to believe.

"why?"

"Don't look at me like that." Shinomiya Hikari faced the girl's wavering and questioning gaze and asked, "How much longer do you think Father can hold on?"

He added, "Now that the father is keeping things under control, the Shinomiya Group is already at risk of splitting up and is in a precarious situation."

"If your father suddenly passes away, and there isn't a capable person to suppress those disloyal individuals and unite everyone to deal with external enemies, the Shinomiya Group will collapse. How much value do you think your shares will be left?"

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at him. "Do you think you have the qualifications and ability?"

Shinomiya Hikari's expression was serious. "I think I do!"

The relationship between the two has completely cooled down.

Shinomiya Hikari didn't care. "Instead of waiting for those shares to become worthless or even debts, you might as well hand them over to me in advance. For Father's sake, I will give you a considerable sum of money to buy them. Take that money and leave the Shinomiya family. Quit your current job and stop showing yourself as a descendant of the Shinomiya family. Whether you spend the rest of your life idly or accomplish something else, it doesn't matter."

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes reddened slightly. "Do you know what you're saying?"

Do you think she's a disgrace?

When these brothers fought amongst themselves, lost their minds and brought great enemies upon the Shinomiya family, and tacitly agreed to send her away to appease the other party's anger, didn't they feel ashamed?

Now that the group has just stabilized and is starting to improve, they're already trying to cut ties with her?

If my father weren't still alive, who knows what other hurtful things he might have said or what outrageous things he might have done.

Huang Guang avoided answering the question, only saying, "I know about the shares you own. Before long, they will also find out that you can't hold onto them."

That's all I have to say.

Kaguya Shinomiya stared silently at her brother, who she didn't have much affection for but was still family, with red eyes.

Shinomiya Hikari silently endured her piercing gaze.

He clenched his fists in shame, yet had no choice but to harden his heart and do this.

As a man who was born with the advantage of surpassing countless others and whose life was smooth sailing for half his life, he was undoubtedly proud—proud of himself and proud of the Shinomiya surname.