I became the emperor in the comic book series.

"Don't touch your head, it will mess up your hair."

Shoko Toyokawa cried, complaining in a tearful voice.

Upon hearing this, Higashino Akira's lips twitched. He decisively reached out and angrily rubbed Xiang's head, messing up the girl's original hairstyle, and then pinched and pulled her cheeks hard.

"Just touch it!"

The next second, a sharp pain surged through his chest, making him gasp.

Fine, fine! You're not going to be a decent human, you're not going to be a cat, so you're going to act like a puppy, huh!

Akira Higashino is preparing to retaliate!

But Toyokawa Shoko, who had anticipated this, quickly became alert, looked up and lightly kissed his cheek, then stepped back to create distance, pushed open the car door and escaped. It turned out that the vehicle had already stopped at its destination sometime earlier.

"I'm going back now. I'll contact you again after I've sorted out the problems at home, Stockings!"

Watching the girl's departing figure, Higashino Akira smiled but did not chase after her.

I took out my phone and sent her a message.

'Cinderella's transformation magic only lasts for 21 hours. Remember to come back and replenish your energy in time.'

You think you can run away?

When he realized that the girl was trying to run away by feigning an attack, Higashino Akira put another 2,000 energy into her, and then, seeing that she was a cowardly rat, it didn't matter.

When Toyokawa Shoko's experience card expires, she will always come back.

"Mitsuha, you should go back and rest first. I have a date to go on, so I won't stay with you. You're off work now."

Higashino Akira got out of the car, waved to his little follower, the shrine maiden, and turned away nonchalantly, ignoring her puffed-up face.

…………

Below the northern marsh, countless stars.

As Akira Higashino entered the underground livehouse, the familiar lights illuminated the faint sounds of instruments being practiced in the preparation area behind the stage.

"Ah! Welcome!"

The blonde girl cleaning near the shop entrance looked up, her eyes lighting up when she saw who it was. "It's that school observer who applauded us last time!"

"Just call me Higashino." He walked to the bar and sat down, glancing around the room. "It's pretty quiet today."

"Well, there's still a while before the official performance." Nijika smiled brightly and accepted the address offered. "Did Mr. Higashino come here specifically for this?"

"That's it."

Akira looked around. "After all, I just started dating a girlfriend and she's been so cold to me for so long without even exchanging a word. I always feel a little disappointed."

"Ah! Who is it... That's so mean!"

"It's someone you know."

"Someone I know?" Hongxia paused for a moment, then realized something and looked surprised. "Poke sauce?"

She looked toward the beverage area not far away.

Akira Higashino followed her gaze and saw a red-haired girl dressed as a maid energetically wiping cups behind the counter.

As I walked closer, I looked behind the counter and saw a pink figure huddled in a corner, trembling, almost blending into the shadows.

As soon as Higashino Akira left Ichiji Nijika, the shopkeeper, who had been watching him intently ever since he entered the store, finally breathed a sigh of relief and called out to his younger sister in a low voice.

"Hey, that guy looks like he's up to no good, stay away from him."

"Sister, they're guests."

"We need to be even more careful with customers!" Ichiji Hoshika said seriously, afraid that opening a shop would ruin her sister's business. This was a unique, non-saleable item. "What kind of legitimate fan would come up to a girl and ask for her contact information! Besides, given your terrible performance last time, the fact that he could even mention it is a big problem!"

"sister--"

Hongxia said coquettishly, sighed helplessly, and turned to look at Higashino Akira, who had already walked to the beverage counter.

"Goto Ichiri".

A calm sound rang out overhead, and Iri instinctively straightened up and looked towards the source of the sound.

Then his pupils trembled violently.

It's him!

That guy who inexplicably became her boyfriend!

"Ah, ah, ah—" She opened her mouth, but could only utter a single syllable, as if her whole body had been frozen in time.

Higashino Akira rested his hands on the counter, quietly observing her with a scrutinizing gaze.

"We're a couple, right?"

Why do lovers go so long without contacting each other, not even a simple "good morning" or replying to messages?

“I, I, I…” Iri opened her mouth, only to find that she was completely unable to refute it.

So, I'm the kind of woman who plays with men's feelings?

Normally, lovers shouldn't have absolutely no contact...

But is our relationship really normal?

No, no, thinking about these things now is useless. If I encounter someone as terrible as myself, he might break up with me in front of all these people right away, and my reputation will spread all over the world. I will be pointed at, hated, and despised by everyone. Even my parents and Erli will no longer want to acknowledge me as a relative. Even the paramecium on the roadside will be more popular than me.

At that time...

Ugh... so bitter!

It turns out there's nowhere left for me on Earth!

Love is terrifying!

Higashino watched as the abstract little pink creature twitched a few times before lying stiffly on the ground, its face ashen, its soul faintly drifting out of its body from the corner of its mouth.

Chapter 73 This is way too rock!

"Poke sauce! Poke sauce!!?"

Kita Ikuyo has no idea that Pochi-chan, the ultimate socially awkward person, actually has a boyfriend!

She snapped out of her shock at the fact that it was a super handsome guy.

Seeing the band members he worked with collapse on the ground, he quickly went over and called out to them.

"happy-happy Duo-kun...help me..."

Little Boqi trembled and sent out a distress signal.

"Eh!"

"How did it suddenly come to this?!" the girl exclaimed in shock.

"So what exactly are you doing?" Higashino Akira looked at the little pink-haired girl lying on the ground who had suddenly become dramatic, his expression somewhat helpless.

"I'm so sorry, I... I was expressing my submission to you! Please don't kick me off the planet."

"What kind of little puppy are you? Besides, I can't do that kind of thing."

"Woof..."

Suddenly, the pink-haired girl with a gloomy face let out a soft bark, like a puppy.

Everyone else present fell silent.

Kita stared wide-eyed in surprise. Although he knew that people in bands were outgoing, he didn't expect them to go this far!

And they don't even try to hide it from people!

Akira Higashino was also taken aback by Ichiri Goto's sudden, abstract reaction.

Damn it, one mile!

You really know how to make me laugh.

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Get up and get to work, you pay thief."

Akira beckoned the pink-haired girl, who looked relieved as if she had escaped a disaster, to his side and gently pinched her cheeks, making her whimper cutely.

"A glass of lemonade, less ice."

After letting go, her face flushed slightly. Suddenly, she felt much more relaxed and turned around to make lemonade, albeit clumsily.

At that moment, a blue figure appeared beside Higashino Akira without anyone noticing and raised his hand.

"I'd like a glass of orange juice."

Yamada Ryo said expressionlessly.

"Oh! Ryo-senpai, please wait a moment!"

Seeing that her respected senior had placed an order, Kita enthusiastically got to work.

"give!"

Soon, a glass of oranges was placed on the counter. Some scoundrel picked it up, tilted his head back, and gulped it down quickly. After finishing, he put the empty glass back on the counter, gave the other person a thumbs up, and turned to leave.

"Hey! Senior Liang, you haven't settled the bill yet!"

Akira Higashino's lemonade was also made. As he watched Ichiri, who was holding a cup and turned his head away tremblingly as he handed it to him, a hand reached out from the side and quickly snatched the lemonade. Ichiri tilted his head back and gulped it down, then let out a short burp.

"This cup is for a guest, senior!" came the girl's incredulous exclamation from behind the counter.

Upon hearing this, the blue-haired girl gently patted the man's arm beside her, "It's okay, I'm his girlfriend too, I'll pay him off."

Kita: "Ehhhhhh-?!"

Yili: "Eeeeeeeeeee—?!"

"Ryo-senpai, what are you saying?!" Kita exclaimed in surprise, his expression incredibly complex. "Two girlfriends? The same person?! This...this...!!!"

Liang remained expressionless: "Is there a problem?"

"This is a huge problem!"

"Hmph, this is rock and roll!"

Kita's mind was completely blank; the optimistic girl was feeling dizzy and her rationality was on the verge of collapse.

Could this be the legendary band member?

This is way too rock!

The idea of ​​two girls sharing the same boyfriend...

They're all teammates. If I don't keep up, will I seem like I don't fit in?

But it's so weird that they all have the same boyfriend!

"Snapped!"

A precise karate chop landed on Liang's forehead.

"Liang! What nonsense are you spouting again!"

Hongxia suddenly appeared, glaring at her unreliable bassist with annoyance, "Don't pretend to be someone else's girlfriend!"

“I wasn’t impersonating him.” Liang covered his head, his expression unchanged. “I was testing his girlfriend’s tolerance level.”

"This doesn't need any testing at all!"

Hongxia took a deep breath, turned to look at the completely confused Kita, and spoke in a gentle yet serious tone.

"Kita, don't listen to Ryo's nonsense. She's not Higashino's girlfriend at all."

"That, that Senior Liang just said—"

"She was joking, wanting Mr. Higashino to pay for her drink."

"Huh?" Kita blinked. "So Ryo-senpai just wanted to take advantage?"

"Yes, that's it."

Hongxia put her hands on her hips, looking helpless. "And Xida, you have to remember this: many bands disband because members are dating or fighting over girls. Don't follow their example."

"so it is……"

Kita breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, it's good that the senior I admire has someone he likes. At least it shouldn't happen so soon. Please.

Suddenly, Akira Higashino, who had been observing from the sidelines, spoke up, "Actually, I wouldn't mind having another interesting girl like Ryo as a girlfriend."