Like a farmer, sweating profusely, working from sunrise to sunset.
It wasn't until evening that Higashino Akira emerged from the messy bedroom, supporting his back.
Unexpectedly, the strongest fighter was not the Slit-Mouthed Woman with the best and most voluptuous figure, or Little Mary, who was clean all over because she was a doll and could attack the upper, middle and lower body separately—both of these were strange creatures with prior experience.
Instead, she still looks like a young girl, with a moderate figure and a gloomy face.
He single-handedly broke through five passes and killed three generals, but was almost defeated by her.
Fortunately, Akira Higashino has good grades in sports and can be considered a semi-sports student. He has a sunny and cheerful personality, and his success today is inseparable from his daily efforts and hard work.
After sharing enough sunlight with the gloomy and extreme Hanako, she finally became sunny, and even her original gloomy temperament and dark circles under her eyes were nourished by the sunlight and disappeared.
[Emperor: Akira Higashino]
[Spirit: 34]
[Constitution: 21]
[...]
In the living room, the human-faced dog, who had escaped disaster by surrendering in advance and knew nothing but the 'screams' of its kind that had been echoing all day, trembled as soon as it saw Higashino Akira's figure and quickly sat up straight.
Higashino Akira glanced at her but ignored her.
After working all day, I was exhausted and sticky all over. I went straight into the bathroom to wash up and take the opportunity to experience the bonuses brought by the further improvement in my physical attributes.
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, he glanced at Hanako and the others, who were sprawled out on the large bed in the bedroom, and beckoned the human-faced dog over, patting her head.
"Look after them, take them to get a bath."
"Ok!"
"Don't wander around anymore. This house is for you few to live in and use as a base for living. Pay attention to cleanliness and don't make a mess of it."
As he spoke, Higashino Akira glanced at the human-faced dog whose overall appearance resembled that of an exhibitionist cosplayer, and said, "Also, have them pick out a few outfits for you. You'll be an owner's dog from now on. We're not short of money, there's no need to be so shabby. Wear something nice."
Having explained everything, Higashino Akira left the house alone and walked gracefully into the darkness.
…………
Outside a mid-range apartment building in the darkness.
A certain being silently cast its gaze upon that building, seemingly able to see through the vast distance and into the scene inside through the windows.
Footsteps suddenly came from behind.
A little girl's voice suddenly rang out, "The people we sent out to monitor and interfere with that company that's buying houses and land everywhere are all dead."
"Not a single one escaped back."
Upon hearing this, the person who had been quietly gazing at the apartment building in the distance withdrew their gaze. "It's a failure. Let's leave it at that for now. Anyway, we didn't expect those useless people to be of much use. We have a new target here. After this matter is over, we'll go and meet that gentleman."
Behind him, the little girl who had just walked over added, "And the Slit-Mouthed Woman, she's also missing."
"It doesn't matter. At worst, we can just create another Slit-Mouthed Woman. She's not important. As long as the urban legends she creates are still under control, that's fine."
"They're gone too."
The other person turned around abruptly, "What?"
"The urban legend that was previously used to induce the birth of the Slit-Mouthed Woman has been deactivated and can no longer be used."
Before he could reply, the little girl continued, "And all the arrangements we made at the dragon vein nodes, and the spirits on the real estate that the company bought, were also taken away."
Upon hearing this, the person who had remained calm and composed, seemingly confident of victory, finally broke down. The faint smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes met those of the expressionless little girl.
All my emotions ultimately condensed into one word: 'Damn!'
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P.S.: The next chapter will be a little later.
Chapter 139 is here.
It's a pity that the human-faced dog and the slit-mouthed woman's aptitude didn't reach the gold level, especially the slit-mouthed woman, whose aptitude was already at the deep purple level after being conferred the title, just one small stage away from the gold level.
Hanako was even more promising than Little Mary. Miss Mary's original aptitude was only dark purple, but after being conferred a title, she climbed a small step up to light gold. Hanako, on the other hand, started with light gold aptitude and was conferred a title to true gold.
Although both are in the gold stage and the system rewards them the same, the veteran is still the veteran.
Qualifications only represent the current overall evaluation and upper limit. Although the subsequent rewards are gone, Higashino Akira still has enough faith power to continue accumulating. With enough resources, they can always break through their limits and strive to reach a higher level in the future.
Ultimately, it comes down to whether it's worth it or not. Otherwise, those white-quality wandering souls could also be trained, but they wouldn't get any rewards and would have to spend a huge amount of resources to train them, which would be a huge loss.
The launch and success of "Okumizome Story" has driven a series of industrial chains, allowing Yunmeng Group's recruitment and naturalization business, which had slowed down due to setbacks, to return to a stage of rapid development. In particular, the logistics and delivery industries have been able to fill the gaps in recruitment.
The total number of subjects has now exceeded 15,000 and continues to increase.
The limitation on Higashino Akira's ability to bestow titles upon subordinate gods is no longer the number of times he can do so, but rather the inability to encounter non-human beings with the lowest possible blue aptitude who can allow him to obtain attribute values from the system to strengthen himself.
Recruiting people one by one or replacing subordinates with those from training classes during late-night snacks is ultimately too slow.
Perhaps he could try creating a Boss Zhipin (a job recruitment platform) to test this out.
.........
The following morning.
While accompanying Mai Sakurajima, who had just returned from the film set, to school to handle her leave application, Akira Higashino realized that the next semester was starting in a couple of days and that the filming of "Your Name" was in the works, so she had to take leave.
He was thinking about his own and Yunmeng Group's future development plans.
As for Mai Sakurajima, she didn't care about taking leave so close to the start of her university studies. On one hand, her academic performance was already quite good, and on the other hand, even if she failed, it would still be easy for her to get into an art major with lower admission requirements.
After walking out of the teaching building and leaving the campus, she came to the car parked outside the school gate. The driver, who had been waiting for a long time, opened the car door for her and waited for her to get in before closing the door and returning to the driver's seat.
Looking at the young man sitting beside her, lost in thought, Mai Sakurajima asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"
Upon hearing this, Higashino Akira snapped out of his reverie and smiled at her.
"I was wondering if Mai-san would miss me since we wouldn't be able to meet for such a long time."
"of course not."
I'm getting jealous.
"Why is that?" The girl sighed and comforted her in a coaxing tone, "Okay, okay, I'll miss you."
How much do you want to?
Mai Sakurajima: "..."
Feeling that she was being teased again, the girl stopped talking and turned her head to look at the scenery rushing past outside the car window.
"Shy?"
"Ah."
Higashino Akira leaned close to her ear and whispered, "It's okay to be shy."
"Ah."
"Call me Daddy at night."
"Hmm." Mai Sakurajima suddenly snapped out of her daze, her eyes widening. "Hmm!?"
The girl blushed and puffed out her cheeks, giving someone a reproachful glare.
To get a break, Mai Sakurajima had to work overtime for several days in a row.
Fortunately, she has now gained more experience and is no longer the novice she once was who would crumble at the first touch. In addition, Higashino Akira did not hold back after gaining the upper hand. The positive experience has actually made her start to feel more at ease and enjoy the process.
After taking another shower in the bathroom, the two lay in bed embracing each other.
As if remembering something, Mai Sakurajima, who was lying on Akira Higashino's chest, suddenly looked up and nudged his chin.
"Was that movie based on a true story?"
"About part of it is true."
"Did you really switch bodies with Miss Mitsuha across time?"
Mai Sakurajima was thinking about the puberty syndrome that had happened to her as well. The story about two teenagers who swapped bodies to save a town from being destroyed by a meteor sounded fantastical and was very similar to her own experience.
Because of his strong mental attributes, Higashino Akira was able to roughly read the girl's superficial thought processes and general emotional content. He immediately shook his head and said, "My adolescence ended more than 30 years ago. At most, I was a little immature, fantasizing about ruling the world, breaking out of the earth, and going to the universe. I haven't reached the point of being sick."
"Moreover, no one can switch bodies with me. I simply projected my consciousness into the past a few times, saw a part of the past, and repaid someone's debt of gratitude."
Mai Sakurajima suspected that he was implying something about her, and besides, the content he was saying was already quite problematic, and he might even still be suffering from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).
"Higashino-kun, how old are you now?"
"Almost 22."
"Thirty years ago?"
"Who knows? Maybe it was in a past life."
The girl reached out and gently pinched the cheek of her dishonest boyfriend.
"I'm going to film in Itamori soon, so don't miss me."
"I understand, I'll miss you."
"How much do you want to?" She suddenly changed the subject, throwing back at the words this guy had used to tease her earlier.
However, Akira Higashino remained calm and answered almost instantly: "Every moment!"
Now it was Mai Sakurajima's turn to fall silent; she rolled her eyes.
"No need for that." As if thinking of something, the girl's expression became somewhat subtle. "Especially when I'm with other girls."
“I think this will make Mai-san feel involved, and it’s a way to express my liking for you.”
“Da me…”
You don't really need to like it that much.
Sakurajima Mai gently pinched his waist, but couldn't move it. She was amused by their conversation, but also somewhat speechless at times.
"By the way, I'll explain to Mom. You shouldn't upset her too much."
Akira Higashino raised an eyebrow. "She's the one who actively provokes me. Mai-san is biased."
"Who told Higashino-kun to steal her daughter away without a word?"
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