I Am an Emperor in a World of Mixed Anime

After finishing everything, Higa Kotoko lit a cigarette and sat on a bench next to the dilapidated park in the square below her apartment building. She stared at the dark sky above, where a light drizzle had started to fall, and remained silent for a long time.

On the way home, Bao Yue took out a talisman and stuck it on the cat plush toy that was used to seal the struggling Po Xuan Demon. It was given to her by that very strong older sister.

Recalling the invitation to be trained and the promise to reach the top of the psychic ranks within ten years, she ultimately chose to give up.

It's been too long... Mom can't wait that long.

She must seize the time and every opportunity to become stronger, defeat the void, and snatch her mother's spirit back from His hands!

Traditional methods of training shikigami and passing on spiritual medium skills are too slow and not radical enough.

If she wants to make graduates more controllable... she has better options.

Meanwhile, on the train back to Tokyo.

Higashino Akira reached out and stroked the smooth cheek of the courtesan, who was resting her head on his lap like a kitten, carefully recounting the battle to him, while he himself fell into thought.

Well, actually I didn't touch anything, it didn't feel real at all, but since she was in this position, it just didn't feel right if I didn't pretend to be affectionate.

He felt that his previous thinking might have been too conservative.

Searching for evil spirits that can reach at least blue aptitude after being conferred a title is like sifting through sand; the success rate is too low.

But what if we turn our attention to the gods?

Japan has a so-called eight million gods. Evil spirits that can be communicated with or negotiated with, whose rules of conduct are understood but cannot be defeated, are often worshipped as gods. There may also be some urban legends, where gods are worshipped because of a certain belief or fear, and that is how they came to be.

But from the two I've met, whether it's Kanoko, the deer god, or the fox mountain god, although they are of different levels and have very different abilities, they both have a common characteristic: they are both very talented.

After all, the divine status is also considered part of one's qualifications.

Thank you. Not all gods are strong. Some are easier to deal with, like Kanoko. I don't even need to lift a finger; I can easily subdue them with just verbal threats. As for the less powerful ones, like the mountain god, I can take them down with the power I currently possess.

This group, whose qualification level starts at blue, is generally purple, and has a high success rate, should be the most suitable target for him.

The key point is that God is often more intelligent and more controllable than evil spirits.

Instead of bestowing divine status upon evil spirits, it would be better to directly incorporate those mediocre, nomadic gods.

For him, who is in a period of rapid development, the pace of talent cultivation is ultimately difficult to keep up with the demand, so it is more efficient to directly poach people.

Just like before, they dug two little foxes away from the mountain god.

Although their strength was mediocre, their abilities in other areas, besides fighting, far surpassed those of the courtesan and the thousand souls.

He was, after all, a civil servant who had received formal training and was a knowledgeable and experienced member of the regular army.

Akira Higashino came up with a plan!

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P.S.: Third update, three chapters still owed.

Chapter 143 Dongye, do you want a wife or not?

The following morning, Akira Higashino arrived in Chiba and presided over a meeting at the Yunmeng Group to discuss arrangements for the group's future development plan.

Looking at the new faces that had appeared in the conference room.

They are the latest group members to be promoted and squeezed into the decision-making level after the game "Omizome Story" became popular and led to the establishment of new business units.

Whether it's the booming development of the logistics and delivery department, the thriving game operation department, or even the recently successful Yunmeng Entertainment, which has gained momentum by recruiting Mai Sakurajima and riding the wave of the hit game "Okumizome Monogatari," and by promoting Eiko Tsukimi to achieve good results, there's something to talk about.

As for the original pillar industries of Yunmeng Group, after suffering a blow and undergoing industrial transformation, those numerous small and medium-sized labor-intensive livelihood industries have gradually recovered and are also resuming expansion, but their popularity is still slightly inferior and their profits are relatively meager.

The department responsible for investment and mergers and acquisitions is in contact to purchase a bank. The social platform and software development and promotion, which are still in their infancy, are waiting for the game exchange forum built by Yunmeng Group for the game "Aomurdome Story" to reach its final peak in registration volume, so that it can catch the competition off guard and directly convert them into fame.

Other supporting media and platforms were either purchased or developed in accordance with the group's arrangements, and they did not jump out at this time to make a big fuss and alert competitors for no reason.

In the entertainment industry, the core project is the film "Your Name." So far, there are no visible results. It is mainly used to integrate the team and cultivate new talents. After all, if we want to make a large-scale entry into the film and television industry in the future, we will have the platform and resources, but we will not have enough professional talents and it will be difficult to increase production.

After Kongming summarized and reported the recent development of Yunmeng Group in detail, bit by bit.

Akira Higashino slowly began to speak: "Everyone has done a good job during this period, whether it's the promotion and marketing of games or the development of new businesses. This deserves recognition."

"Although we encountered some setbacks along the way, the result was good."

"That is precisely why we should continue to expand, deepen, and consolidate the fruits of our victory along the path we have already succeeded in."

"Riding on this momentum, we should continue to build up our foundation and lay the groundwork for future development in other areas. At the same time, we cannot wait until the hype of one project has died down before we start the next one. New project planning must be put on the agenda."

"Regarding the new project, I have an idea. Please write it down and then we can go back and brainstorm to refine and implement it."

"In our previous game, we leveraged its strong social features to drive the development of multiple industries, including agricultural planting, logistics, express delivery, and talent management, both online and offline."

"We are the content leaders and producers."

"But we can't dominate the market forever and create content that users and players will pay for."

"So, while the popularity and good reputation of 'Okumizome Story' are still there, why not try to let players participate in the creation of subsequent content? We will only be responsible for creating a game opening and gameplay framework, and let players use their passion to co-create the characters, character designs, and even the story background and plot development."

"To link film and animation, novel creation, and game production and operation together."

Akira Higashino described a storyline that could be linked to the game "Okumizome Monogatari".

The story begins with Higashino Akira, the newly ascended deity who is the heir to the Yunmeng Shrine and also serves as its chief deity. Dissatisfied with the gradual decline of mystery in the new era, the collapse of the original order, the loss of faith as the source of divine power, the fall from grace, and the defilement of the human world where yin and yang are out of balance, Akira resolves to recreate the three realms, divide yin and yang, unify faith, and reunite mystery. He begins to recruit talents and write a new chapter in mythology.

"As for the name of this project, let's call it 'Cloud Dreamland'."

Inside the meeting room, everyone looked at each other, unsure of the final outcome of this unprecedented new model, and even more so of the various risks involved.

Some people asked directly, "How do you handle the legal and public opinion risks related to copyright? After all, we don't have any precedent for this here."

Higashino thought for a moment, “Yunmeng must maintain control and the copyright cannot be leaked. As a price for co-creation, this project will be a semi-public welfare project. Fifty percent of the net profit after deducting all costs will be invested in various charitable and welfare undertakings controlled by Yunmeng Group, and the remaining fifty percent will be used for creative incentives. Once the story and setting are written and agreed to be published to Yunmeng and confirmed for use, they will belong to Yunmeng. This should be written into the contract, and a pop-up window will be displayed to the provider before each content publication review to ask whether to agree.”

"Then won't we make money?" someone asked, but this time he only received speechless looks from everyone.

Okumizome Monogatari is still a free game.

As a highly diversified group, as long as a game project is popular, even if it doesn't make money itself, the value it brings is enough for Yunmeng Group to reap profits in other industries.

The group's dividends are very attractive, but they are not allocated based on departmental profitability. For example, many of Yunmeng's industries are not very profitable, and some even need support from headquarters, or even have to spend money to maintain their development. However, this does not affect the fact that their departments still receive a considerable share of the group's dividends.

Good departmental profitability is just a bonus; the overall evaluation is based on a comprehensive assessment.

After discussing the new project plan for a while, there was a sudden knock on the meeting room door. Higashino Akira's new secretary, Yukinoshita Haruno, walked in and leaned down to whisper in Higashino Akira's ear.

After listening, Higashino Akira looked up at everyone in the meeting room and said, "Then today's meeting is over. Afterwards, each department should go down and continue to improve the prototype of this project, and then compile a plan for me to implement as soon as possible."

After finishing his speech, Akira Higashino ended the meeting and left the conference room with Haruno Yukinoshita.

Soon, in his CEO office, Akira Higashino didn't have to wait long before a middle-aged man with a somewhat gloomy demeanor and a broad smile was led in by Haruno Yukinoshita.

The other party immediately started making small talk, saying, "Mr. Higashino is truly remarkable for his age. He has built such a large-scale business at such a young age, which is truly astonishing."

Higashino Akira nodded, but didn't seem particularly pleased. "You flatter me."

"These are my heartfelt words. Ever since I learned about Mr. Higashino's deeds, I have often thought back to my past experiences. Whenever I recall them, I always feel that I have wasted half of my life."

"Let's get down to business. I think Mr. Sakura didn't come to see me just to say these boring things."

"Haha, of course not! I am indeed here to visit Mr. Higashino on important business, and it is something very important."

Faced with the young man's aloof attitude, the middle-aged man known as Sakura wasn't angry at all. After all, this kid was so promising at such a young age, and besides…

Who knows, he might even end up becoming family with his boss someday.

"I wonder if Mr. Higashino is currently married?"

As Sakura spoke, without waiting for Higashino Akira's reply, she took out a photo from her suit pocket and handed it to him.

After all, this kind of thing must have been investigated before coming here, and he had complete confidence in the sources of intelligence for the Shinomiya Group.

The photo shows a petite, slender girl with delicate features and a cold demeanor.

"This is the eldest daughter of our Shinomiya Group, the apple of the old patriarch's eye. She is currently studying at Shuchiin High School. She is outstanding in both appearance and ability, only a few years younger than you, and is not yet married."

"In this country, there are not many people who are worthy of her. Only a young and promising man like Mr. Higashino is a good match for Miss Shinomiya."

"So, as long as Mr. Higashino speaks up, I will immediately send you Miss Shinomiya's engagement. At that time, our Yunmeng and Shinomiya groups will become allies and work together. The troubles that happened to the Yunmeng Group before will never happen again. In the entire island market, there will be no more enemies that can rival our two companies."

Upon hearing this, Higashino Akira gave the old man, who was spouting nonsense, a deep look.

When did it become possible for some nobody to discuss the marriage of the heiress of a top-tier conglomerate, a unicorn-like company?

They weren't even from the main Shinomiya family, yet they confidently declared that they would do it as long as he agreed.

Who does he think he is?

None of us are poor, ordinary people. Who doesn't care about saving face? What if we get rejected?

Normally, for a marriage of this caliber, there should first be a banquet or something similar, inviting the two young people to have some time to get to know each other, and only after that would one subtly inquire about their thoughts on marriage and whether they are willing to be together.

If Higashino Akira were a descendant of a powerful figure like the heiress of the Shinomiya Group, he would have little say and could only passively accept things, which would be understandable.

But he is a first-generation entrepreneur who is in charge of his own life. Is it presumptuous of him to ask him if he wants a wife right away?

Moreover, any person with a brain in Higashino Akira's position wouldn't dare to easily form a marriage alliance with a powerful group like the Shinomiya Group.

Leaving aside Akira Higashino's uniqueness and the extraordinary power he possesses.

Higashino Akira has no parents or direct relatives. If he were to marry into the family and the other party were to sabotage him, wouldn't his vast fortune be easily swallowed up by the Shinomiya family?

Not to mention others, even Higashino Akira, upon hearing this proposal and having this opportunity, had a fleeting thought in his mind about using a mud-cart iaido to eliminate all the other members of the Shinomiya family and take over their family business after the marriage.

However, in the end, Akira Higashino still had some moral bottom line and a sense of shame. In addition, the Shinomiya family was a large and influential family with a lot of entanglements, including the main family, branches, and a large number of illegitimate children. It was impossible to kill them all or swallow them all, so he gave up on this dark idea.

"Let's not bring this up again. I'm a sentimental person, so I won't bother Miss Shinomiya any longer."

"What's wrong with that? Mr. Higashino is still so young. Every young and promising man has a few female confidantes. Miss Shinomiya will understand."

Sakura still didn't give up. Higashino Akira simply flipped the photo over and placed the portrait side face down on the table.

"It would be impolite to say that again."

"Does Mr. Sakura really want me to say something as rude as admitting that I prefer large breasts and have little interest in small breasts before he'll give up?"

Across from her, Sakura opened her mouth, completely unexpected to hear such a response. No, what's wrong with being a little smaller? Isn't such a beautiful and aloof young lady a plus?

Besides, just because something is small now doesn't mean it will be small in the future.

What if we develop further after marriage, and it even has a second growth spurt?

Besides, it's an arranged marriage. If you really don't like it, can't you just have a marriage of convenience, go through the motions, and keep the wife at home while having affairs on the side?

Sakura wanted to say something more, but seeing Higashino Akira's unwavering gaze, she gave up the idea, sighed silently, and changed the subject.