I became the emperor in the comic book series.

She must become stronger!

The Slit-Mouthed Woman once again learned her lesson. Apart from those groups whose resentment was deeper than ghosts, such as corporate slaves who were really unsuitable as targets, she did not choose kindergartens or elementary schools, but directly chose a middle school and waited near the school gate.

In the afternoon, the school bell rang to signal the end of the school term.

The semester has finally come to an end. Students who have finished their exams and received their results are relieved and ready to enjoy their holidays. They leave the school in twos and threes with laughter and joy.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman waits quietly, this time!

She is absolutely decisive and swift in her actions, completing the process quickly regardless of whether the other party is cooperative enough. It's only once or twice. Even if it doesn't quite fit the story of her origin, or even if the effect is slightly worse, it won't disrupt her very existence.

Compared to this insignificant risk, she had only one goal: to open the business!

Everything is difficult at the beginning, but once she successfully opens her business, she believes that things will definitely get better in the future!

After all, urban legends can't stay unlucky forever, can they?

As dusk fell, it was the time when demons would appear.

Even the heavens are on our side!

Two beautiful young women, JKs, were walking hand in hand toward the dark alley where she was hiding. Once they were fully inside her best hunting spot, the Slit-Mouthed Woman swiftly slipped out and raised her scissors, aiming them at the two girls.

Am I pretty?

The sudden question left Yuri Kawana somewhat bewildered, unable to react at first.

Yotsuya Miko's expression changed. From her perspective, the strangely dressed woman was surrounded by a layer of ominous purplish-black energy.

Why didn't that older sister give a warning this time?

The girl's heart skipped a beat.

Before the two girls could even think, the slit-mouthed woman threatened, "If you don't answer, I'll kill you with these scissors!"

That's impossible, of course. Once she's dead, no one will spread her story. But it's okay if she scares people or causes them some injuries.

However, as soon as the slit-mouthed woman finished speaking, a being composed entirely of pale golden light and with a swollen face appeared out of thin air between her and the two girls. It raised an arm and gestured with its palm raised, indicating that it was stopping her from moving forward any further.

Seeing this, Yotsuya Miko silently breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that the older sister is still here and that nothing bad has happened to her.

Although she didn't know why she was protecting herself, she had finally managed to have a period of peace and quiet. If her older sister were gone, wouldn't she have to go back to the life of constant anxiety she had started with?

On the other hand, upon sensing the pure psychic energy fluctuations and faint divinity emanating from this suddenly appearing creature, the Slit-Mouthed Woman's arm, which was holding scissors, suddenly fell limply to her sides. She let out a weak, feeble laugh, and didn't even have the strength to cry anymore.

He silently turned and left.

All that remained was a swaying, dejected figure.

This Japan is just so damn weird.

Destroy it, I'm tired.

Behind her, Oka Touko silently watched the strange woman with the aura of her own god walk away, then silently concealed herself and disappeared from Yotsuya Miko's sight.

I initially thought that person was one of our own and that she wasn't planning to show up, but I didn't expect her to threaten the main god's sister with a weapon. That's a bit rude, so I have no choice but to let her out.

Oka Touko does receive a salary, although the deity has not yet paid her and has been owed wages for several months. But it's not like a dignified main deity would lack her insignificant incense offerings and faith.

Therefore, she simply cannot accept having her wages deducted because of her negligence.

All I can say is that the new colleagues are too ignorant. They don't even know the background of the Yunmeng Divine System, and they dare to take on private jobs without even memorizing the Protector Talisman. They have no professional ethics at all.

There's absolutely no comparison to someone like her, who was a psychic master in life and then worked diligently for decades under a legitimate evil god with a shrine after death.

Wild and mysterious creatures are unreliable.

"Hey, why did that person leave?"

Before Baihechuan Hua could even feel afraid, her eyes were fixed on the receding figure, her expression puzzled.

She could not see the guardian spirit of Miko, who was in spirit form and did not actively dedicate herself within the observable field of vision of ordinary people; she could only see the actions of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, who possessed a physical form.

Upon hearing this, Miko Yotsuya's lips twitched slightly. "Well, maybe she's just shy."

"Oh...! So that's how it is!"

Yurikawa Hana looked enlightened upon hearing Miko's explanation, then retorted somewhat speechlessly, "No matter what, Halloween is long over. If it's cosplay, this level of activity, asking passersby for cooperation on the street, is just too reckless."

"Besides, she gets shy very easily!"

“Yeah…hehe…” Jian Zi smiled awkwardly, echoing Xiao Hua’s words.

Sometimes, I really envy Xiaohua's carefree and happy state of mind because she can't see things and therefore doesn't fear ignorance.

Especially after she had a powerful guardian spirit protecting her, she often played with Xiao Hua. Usually, Xiao Hua would come to stay with her, or she would go to Xiao Hua's house to stay for a couple of days. This allowed the guardian spirit to also protect Xiao Hua, preventing her from constantly attracting evil spirits because of her special constitution. She was even more envious.

Chapter 112 Oh no, Xiao Hua misled me!

Two days passed in a flash, and Higashino Akira assigned the task of poaching Sakurajima Mai.

Although her subordinates didn't understand why she was doing this, and even Mai Sakurajima's original agency couldn't remember ever having such a person, she wasn't going to pass up money that was being offered to her by a sucker.

Thus, without any setbacks, Yunmeng's talent agency department successfully added a new general.

To be honest, Akira Higashino didn't particularly like his girlfriends becoming stars; it was simply because it was their hobby. The way these young women shone brightly in their beloved careers was part of their charm.

He didn't want to extinguish that light.

Then I had no choice but to step in and protect them.

At least, within their own company, they have their own people protecting them, preventing them from being affected by the bad things that happen in that industry, and also preventing them from getting scripts and roles that Higashino Akira doesn't like.

Besides, they are all girls with potential or even those who are already shining stars, so investing in them is never a bad idea.

If he doesn't sign them, other companies will sign them and then make money off them.

Since it's all about signing contracts and making money anyway, why can't he take that money?

This includes the previous promise to Saki Kawasaki that if she proves capable in the future, she will be placed in Yunmeng's management team and receive sufficient bonuses.

Even if Saki Kawasaki does manage to rise through the ranks to a high-level position, the bonuses she receives will definitely be less than the value she creates.

No matter how you calculate it, Akira Higashino is not at a loss.

People will thank him if word gets out.

That's what you call a win-win situation!

They picked up Miko and the expectant Yurikawa Hana by car and headed towards the house that Sakurajima Mai was staying in.

Before setting off, he asked his two cats at home, but Yukino Yukinoshita did not plan to come with him. It was the holidays and she didn't have to go out to school every day. She wanted to go home and spend time with her family whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

Of course, one reason is that I was also somewhat provoked.

After all, being by someone's side means living in constant fear, worrying about whether he comes or not, and then being teased and pranked by her older sister. Even the aloof Yukino Shimoshita can't help but feel a mix of emotions.

What she found even harder to accept was that everyone had the same experience, being born as kittens.

But, Toyokawa Shoko turned back into a human!

It wasn't because of that man's ability to turn back ten or so hours every day, but because of herself, reflecting on herself and genuinely recognizing her own shortcomings, then finding new goals, and truly breaking free from her original inner shackles.

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't understand why someone would say strange things like, "The weak version of herself from the past is dead. She is a stronger version of herself now. She's not trying to prove herself to others, but to herself. She wants to become human! She wants to become a completely new Toyokawa Shoko!" and then inexplicably gain strange growth.

Is this even human?

It's strange enough that someone could say something like that, isn't it?

It was already strange that everyone was living together, but the changes in her roommate made it even stranger. This made Yukinoshita, who always felt that she was firmly on the right path, wonder if she was being too normal and thus seemed abnormal.

Is the reason she can't turn back into a human because she's not strange enough?

She even asked Toyokawa Shoko what she wanted to do in the future, and the other party told her that she wanted to find new people to form a new band that could truly support her and make a successful debut.

Is playing in a girl band an important ritual for humanity?

But why did she feel that the girl's mental state was even stranger than before when she looked at her?

The man not only didn't see anything wrong with it, but also strongly supported Xiangzi, telling her to go find her bandmates and that he would take charge of their band's music.

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't understand. She just felt that the world was strange, as if it had gone mad in ways she didn't quite understand. She just wanted to go home and have some peace and quiet, see her father, spend time with her mother, and then be teased by her sister a few less times.

"Brother Dongye, where are we going next?"

On the bus, Yurikawa Hana took out a DSLR camera and turned on the video recording function, recording everything about the trip with great enthusiasm, occasionally steering the conversation towards Miko or Higashino Akira.

Akira Higashino didn't mind chatting with her, after all, he quite liked the girl's personality.

"Go to the countryside."

Which village?

"My hometown, Omdy."

"Oh... are there any fun places to visit there?"

"Fun? It's hard to say. Everyone has a different opinion, so it's hard to say. But there are a lot of pretty girls in Okumizome, and they have great figures too."

"Ugh! Higashino-san, H!"

"Nonsense, I just know how to appreciate beauty."

"Wow! Saying something like that is already very frivolous!"

"How could that be?" Higashino Akira took the camera from the girl's hand and pointed it at her. "For example, I also think that Miko and Xiaohua are very cute, especially Xiaohua, who has a great figure. You can't praise beautiful things too much, at least in this respect, you don't have to hide it."

Upon hearing this, the two girls blushed instantly, their expressions shy, and the beautiful scene was captured in the video.

"Yes, you look even cuter now that you're blushing."

"You, you, you... Dongye-ge, you're bullying us! If you keep this up, we're not talking to you anymore!"

The girl blushed and tried to snatch the camera back, but Higashino Akira didn't resist. He just teased her, "I remember someone saying they liked me just a couple of days ago."

"Where is it...!!!"

The girl pouted and whine softly.

Beside me, someone emotionlessly repeated those words, "I love Onii-chan the most!"

"Oh no!" Instantly, the girl's face, which had been flushed with shyness, turned hot. She muttered something under her breath and turned her head away, embarrassed to look at him. "That's Jianzi's account. Jianzi is my younger sister. It's not a problem for her to say she likes her older brother, is it?"

Miko Yotsuya: "Huh?"

I was happily watching my best friend and my good 'brother' tease each other, but suddenly I'm the one who got blamed?

Yotsuya Miko stared wide-eyed at Xiaohua in disbelief.

Is the friendship between best friends really just a facade?

"Oh, I see. This is the first time I've known that Miko likes me so much."

"Right...right?"

That's not right!

Yotsuya Miko stared in shock at her best friend who was spouting nonsense. She was a grown woman, and it didn't seem appropriate for her to say that she liked her brother.

Even if they were biological siblings, it would seem a bit strange. But for someone like her, who wasn't actually siblings and could only call someone "brother" out of respect for their guardianship, it would be even stranger to say it like that!

What should I do if I am misunderstood?

Although she listened to her mother's advice and wanted to get along well with her brother, they weren't that close yet!

Oh no, Xiao Hua misled me!

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P.S.: That concludes today's two updates. I'll organize my thoughts and write out the details for the rest of the book. Tomorrow, I'll update 10,000 words a day, which is three chapters. If I can't do that, I'll just add a few extra chapters to make up for the shortfall. I'll finish making up for all the chapters I owe from the previous book by next week, and then I'll summarize how much I owe from the bounty on the book's release and continue making up for it.

Additionally, some character images are difficult to find in browsers; either the quality is low or the images are too blurry. Searching on image websites yields too many inappropriate pictures. Perhaps because my database is already quite extensive, especially regarding images of Jianzi, almost all the decent ones are erotic, and many are even depicting lewd evil spirits. Therefore, I can only post a portion of the images in the book. I will try to post the complete images in the group. The group number for book lovers who want to save the images is: 1085672997

Chapter 113 You get jealous of girls too?

Yotsuya Miko pounced on Xiaohua, grabbed her, and covered her mouth with her hand, while using her other hand to scratch the itchy flesh on her waist, determined not to let her continue talking nonsense.

Otherwise, if this continues, she'll soon become 'brother's' girlfriend!

In an instant, Yuri Kawana's body twisted like a maggot, tears welling up in her eyes, and muffled laughter kept coming from her mouth, which was covered by Miko.

"Shy?"

Across from him, Higashino Akira teased with a smile in his eyes.