Conquer the world, young man!

The heart of the 'Perforator' was completely burned away by the flames contained within Suoh Mikoto's fist. For someone who made a living through combat, this was probably the best ending.

Mitsuchi Takashi stumbled back several steps; now, he was completely alone. Suoh Mikoto simply stood casually to the side, yet Mitsuchi couldn't help but tremble. He blurted out everything he wanted to say—his research, his explorations, his pursuits. But none of those present paid any attention to any of it.

Just as Suoh Mikoto was about to attack this guy, Mitsuchi was slammed to the ground by a force, losing consciousness. The newcomers were the Golden King's personal guard, known as the 'Rabbit'. As a member of the Golden King's clan, it was only natural that Mitsuchi Takashi was taken away and dealt with by the 'Rabbit'.

However, upon seeing these people appear, the thought that popped into Totsuka's mind was: the police always show up last, and it seemed to be absolutely true.

"These people are here to clean up the mess." The voice that came out belonged to Kusanagi Izumo, who had gone to deal with the acting commander in blue. At this moment, he had injuries on his shoulders and arms, and his shirt was stained red with blood. Seeing this scene, Totsuka frowned and walked over with his little tail, Kushina Anna.

"I didn't expect Kusanagi to be so badly injured. It seems that the blue suit was quite useful after all?" Although the words were meant as a joke, anyone could hear the dissatisfaction in them.

Kusanagi Izumo turned his face away awkwardly, feeling somewhat embarrassed to appear before them in this state. "Please let me go. This is indeed very shameful."

"Since you know it's shameful, why did you still make such a mess of it?" Totsuka reached out and gently stroked Kusanagi Izumo's shoulder. The wounds, which had been simply bandaged, seemed to be gradually healing under Totsuka's ability.

Kusanagi Izumo stared in astonishment at this scene. The pain he had felt earlier had transformed into a warm current when the boy reached out to touch him. So this was the ability he usually used to improve Mikoto's mental state? He hadn't expected to receive this treatment himself under such circumstances.

Thinking about it this way, Kusanagi Izumo couldn't help but laugh out loud. However, he was quickly met with a glare from the boy, who was clearly dissatisfied with his indifferent attitude towards his injury.

"But you guys made way too much noise here," Kusanagi Izumo said, looking at the almost charred building. "Didn't I tell you not to cause any trouble?"

This time, it was Totsuka's turn to be speechless, since Suoh Mikoto had almost agreed to use his power.

"Let's get out of here quickly, or this place will probably collapse." Kusanagi Izumo looked at the boy's expression and understood what was going on. He called to the others to walk outside together, "At least, don't bury us alive."

Totsuka patted the head of the little tail behind him, glanced at Suoh Mikoto, and gestured for Kushina Anna to go to Mikoto's side. After hesitating for a moment, Anna ran over and grabbed Suoh Mikoto's hem. After grabbing him, she went to Totsuka's side and took his hand in her other hand.

Anna Kushina maintained the posture of holding one person in each hand, and together with the people who were very important to her, they walked out of the building that was about to collapse.

Waiting outside were the members of HOMRA and Scepter4, who were sheltering the wounded. Everyone stared blankly at the scene of the entire building collapsing, reduced to rubble, and engulfed by the fire.

Totsuka wiped the dust off Kushina Anna's face, released her small hand, and walked towards Fushimi. Yata happily surrounded Suoh Mikoto, seemingly having expected this outcome, as Yata greatly admired Suoh Mikoto, the Red King.

"Thank you for your hard work." Totsuka greeted Fushimi. He knew that with Yata's impulsive nature, if Fushimi hadn't been by his side, things would have definitely gone wrong dealing with the twins.

"Oh..." Fushimi responded awkwardly and indifferently as always.

Totsuka smiled knowingly, and when he saw several HOMRA members coming to greet him, he gave the order for everyone to retreat. Now that everything here was resolved, there was no need for anyone to stay. The HOMRA members quickly relayed the order and followed Totsuka's command.

"You're so weak, how come you're a member of HOMRA?" Fushimi Saruhiko asked the question that had been nagging at him. Since joining HOMRA, he had almost never seen Totsuka lift a finger. Of course, no one had ever expected him to. It was just that being around someone as powerful as Suoh Mikoto made Fushimi feel that while Suoh appeared weak, he also seemed incredibly strong. This feeling swirled in his mind, turning into an incomprehensible emotion. Fushimi even imagined seeing this perpetually smiling guy's expression of anger.

"I guess that's the impression I give everyone." Totsuka sighed somewhat helplessly, then smiled as usual, "But let nature take its course. If you think I'm weak, that's normal, after all, I'm not the kind of person with ambition."

Even though the boy hadn't displayed any particularly powerful abilities, he still commanded great respect from the members of HOMRA. This wasn't just due to the relationship between the boy and the Red King, but also to the boy's own charisma.

At this moment, Fushimi smiled somewhat sarcastically and said, "Aren't you unexpectedly suited to be king?"

"Huh?" Totsuka never expected Fushimi to think that way.

“To command obedience from others without relying on power—I doubt anyone else can achieve that,” Fushimi Saruhiko remarked.

[What a meticulous person! Their understanding is quite good.]

At this moment, the system in Totsuka's mind popped up and agreed with Fushimi's words. Totsuka didn't think he had such power.

[Host still doesn't understand? You've perfectly grasped the necessity of conquering the world.]

But his mission is not yet complete.

For the host, it's just a matter of time.

So, it seems he's about to see the light at the end of the tunnel?

Of course, you have to complete the final task first.

Totsuka wanted to ask something more, but the system remained silent. After regaining his senses, Totsuka shook his head at Fushimi, "A person who is obsessed with something can't become a king."

Fushimi looked away and muttered, "I don't understand what you're saying."

When Totsuka heard this, his smile became even wider.

"I hate you." Fushimi blurted out these words after seeing Totsuka's smile. However, he clearly regretted it afterward.

"I really like you, little monkey." Totsuka said this in a somewhat teasing tone. He really, really liked everyone in HOMRA.

At that moment, Fushimi frowned and said in an almost childlike tone, "Please don't call me that!"

For the first time, Fushimi expressed his true feelings to him. This made Totsuka raise an eyebrow slightly and smile with pleasure, "You've finally spoken your mind, Fushimi."

This should be a good thing, Totsuka thought. Ever since Fushimi joined HOMRA, he had been suppressing his emotions. How wonderful it would be if he could integrate into HOMRA as smoothly as Yata?

Fushimi gritted his teeth, feeling utterly helpless in the face of this man. Was this guy truly worthy of being associated with the Red King?

"Alright, it's time to go back." Totsuka reached out to pat Fushimi on the shoulder, but the guy dodged it. He turned around nonchalantly and walked towards the main force of HOMRA. "Everyone, let's go back together."

After being picked up by the "Rabbit," Kushina Honami returned home safely. When Totsuka and Mikoto brought Anna to visit her, they discovered that Honami had completely lost her memory of Anna. It was likely that Honami and Anna's relationship was too close, and Anna couldn't live with an ordinary person indefinitely, so the "Rabbit" sealed Honami's memories. Totsuka couldn't help but sigh, thankful he wasn't an ordinary person; he could still be with Mikoto...

Afterwards, Kushina Anna became a member of the Red Clan and received the flames from Suoh Mikoto that would never harm her.

Chapter 119115 Mutual Confessions

After Anna Kushina joined HOMRA, Totsuka, along with Suoh Mikoto and Kusanagi Izumo, went to pick out clothes for Anna. Anna always wore dresses with lace trim, almost all of which were provided by the research center staff, but surprisingly, they suited her very well, except for the colors. So the shop Totsuka took them to was pretty much a place that specialized in selling dresses.

A bright red dress with a matching top hat was displayed in the shop window. Anna immediately fell in love with it. This prompted Totsuka to lead the group inside and buy the dress.

Seeing that Anna was truly settled in HOMRA, Totsuka returned to LME to finish the remaining work on the album. And as he saw HOMRA becoming more and more like the one he remembered, Totsuka couldn't help but think of that song…

After having this idea, he quickly put it into action. Within LME's music department, Totsuka, relying on his faint recollection, or rather, just his intuition, played the song. This piqued the interest of Hiroki Kato, who was listening intently, and he listened quietly.

As the last note faded, Totsuka was surrounded by people from his department. Matsumoto Shota even spoke up, saying, "This piece is great. Would you like to include it in the album?"

“I already have the lyrics.” Totsuka looked up and smiled at the group. “However, I’m going to keep this as a reserved track and not release it to the public for now.”

Matsumoto walked over and ruffled the boy's hair. "Seriously, you have such good songs, why don't you share them?"

“Respect personal wishes.” Nakamura Maki glanced at the group and said calmly, “Anyway, all the songs for the album are ready now, we just have to wait for the release.”

After their recent efforts, Totsuka's second album as singer Randy has been completed. The music video, a collaboration with Natori Shuichi, has also become a trending topic on various video platforms, and its viewership has been consistently at the top of the charts. Such success was almost exactly what the group had expected.

"I really didn't expect this collaboration between Natori and you to be so successful." Matsumoto Shota joked to the boy beside him while browsing the web. "Whether it's the new director or the other staff, they all have high praise for you. There are even rumors online that you and Natori got along very well while filming the music video, and that you hit it off immediately?"

Shota Matsumoto turned the screen towards the boy, and the webpage displayed a photo of the two of them holding hands tightly when they met. This photo, likely belonging to an insider, was later used as behind-the-scenes footage in a music video and became a topic of conversation among the crowd.

Totsuka chuckled softly. That time was indeed somewhat unusual, but seeing the song's popularity steadily rise made him very happy. Once the album release event was held, he believed he would get closer and closer to his goal.

LME went all out with their promotional campaign, releasing posters featuring Totsuka right after the music video's release. Even advertisers approached them, hoping Totsuka would endorse their products. However, Totsuka didn't find a suitable advertiser among the offers, so she abandoned the idea of ​​filming commercials for the time being.

This time, the posters were a huge hit, almost all of them sold out. This was entirely because Totsuka's appearance in the posters was so glamorous, and Natori Shuichi also made a huge image transformation. This visual impact made many people want to collect them.

On the day of the album's release, long lines formed at designated sales locations. LME also chose a location for Totsuka, holding a signing event in bustling Tokyo and conducting a live interview. By the time everything was over, Totsuka was utterly exhausted; even a battle wouldn't have been as tiring as this signing event.

Compared to the first time, the publicity was much greater and the media coverage was wider, resulting in a sea of ​​people for Shishu. His wrists were practically numb; even holding a pen trembled slightly. Many fans who came to the event presented Shishu with all sorts of gifts, piling up like a small mountain beside him.

After asking the boy's opinion, Matsumoto Shota placed the gifts one by one in the trunk and back seat of the car. After the boy finished all his work, he took him back to the HOMRA bar.

Even though Matsumoto Shota knew little about the boy, he had heard of the organization HOMRA. As someone in the entertainment industry, he had many sources of information and had heard about the Kings, and this bar was HOMRA's base. No one was unaware of the power and authority the Kings possessed. Initially hesitant, he mustered his courage and entered the bar, only to find the people inside interacting very intimately with the boy, seemingly trusting and relying on him. This finally put Matsumoto's mind at ease.

After all, with the protection of the Third Sovereign, the Red King, the boy would never be in any danger. That Red King looked incredibly powerful; even an ordinary person like him couldn't get close to him.

"Alright, everyone, help carry the gifts." Totsuka clapped his hands, drawing the attention away from those who had been focused on Mr. Matsumoto. "They're in the car, there are quite a few."

Shota Matsumoto wiped his sweat and walked over to the boy. "Let me help carry them too."

"No need." Totsuka pulled Matsumoto Shota back from leaving and made him sit on the bar. "Matsumoto-san has always been so kind to me. Let these energetic people do these things." As he said this, Totsuka looked at Kusanagi Izumo behind the bar. "Kusanagi-san, make Matsumoto-san a drink. It'll be on my tab."

“Since he’s the one who takes care of you, then I should be the one treating him to this drink.” Kusanagi Izumo quickly mixed a cocktail and pushed the glass in front of the boy’s manager. “Matsumoto-kun, Totsuka has also been taken care of by you on a daily basis.”

Seeing Kusanagi Izumo acting like the master of the house, Totsuka covered his mouth and laughed happily. Kusanagi often took care of such a large group of people.

"No, it's nothing." Matsumoto Shota took the drink and glanced at the boy beside him. "I think meeting Randy is a kind of luck. At least he has never let me down."

“Now that Matsumoto-kun has mentioned it, I’m curious about Totsuka’s daily work routine.” Kusanagi Izumo also became interested, poured himself a glass of brandy, took a sip, and said, “He’s usually just playing around with us. He has quite a few interests, and I never expected him to stick with music for so long.”

“His music is excellent, and today’s album release…” Matsumoto Shota gradually relaxed and began to talk to the bar owner about how proud he was of the singer he had mentored.

Totsuka didn't approach the two anymore, but instead shifted his gaze to Suoh Mikoto, who was sitting on the sofa. He seemed a little tired. Anna, who had come downstairs, ran to Totsuka's side when she saw the bustling bar and grabbed his shirt.

"Oh, Anna-chan is as cute as ever today." Totsuka smiled, feeling very happy when he saw the girl's clear eyes.

Anna Kushina glanced at the people carrying gift boxes outside, then fixed her gaze on Totsuka. "A gift?"

Shishu nodded, "Yes, gifts. Let's open them one by one and take a look later."

"Hmm." Kushina Anna nodded her little head, loosened the hem of Totsuka's dress, and then turned her attention to Suoh Mikoto on the sofa. She ran over and sat down next to Mikoto, her eyes fixed on the dazzling red she could see.

Suoh Mikoto, somewhat annoyed, turned his head to look at his hands. He had dealt with all those provocative, troublesome individuals today, but the power he possessed only fueled his destructive urges. It was supposed to be controlled, but what if one day he lost control…?

"King, you've worked hard." The boy's words interrupted Suoh Mikoto's thoughts. He looked up and saw the boy's smiling face, which made him lower his hand and scoff lightly, "What kind of bullshit work is this? It's just boring fighting." Ever since becoming the Red King, he has been engaged in endless fighting, and the key is that he has not yet met anyone who can be his opponent.

"If it were Kusanagi-san, he would say that King doesn't need to go in person at all." Totsuka glanced outside, knowing that if anything happened, those guys would definitely be the first to rush in.

"Why did you become a king?" Suoh Mikoto asked for the first time, leaning back on the sofa.

Totsuka's smile remained unchanged, but he lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I already knew that, because you are different from others."

“Everyone’s clamoring to come over.” With new members joining recently, things have become even more hectic. Suoh Mikoto sighed softly, a hint of self-deprecation in his voice, “What a load of bull, King.” He was just someone who was always fighting.

When Totsuka heard this, his face turned serious. He looked at the tired person in front of him and said softly, "Even though you say that, you must value everyone very much."

Suoh Mikoto tilted his head, unsure how to respond to the boy's words. The boy, however, pointed to his side. Turning around, he saw the little girl staring intently at him, which made him sigh. He returned his gaze to his hands, "One day I will..."

"It's alright, it's alright, there's always a way." As long as he accumulates enough points, he can keep Zun's Wiseman value balanced, and the wound on his sword won't continue to worsen. Totsuka walked over, her eyebrows curving upwards, "There's nothing to be afraid of."

Suoh Mikoto's expression faltered slightly as the boy finished speaking.

“You are a king, and your power is not for destruction.” Totsuka clenched his left fist and gently pressed it against Suoh Mikoto’s right palm. After tapping it once, he smiled and said, “You exist to protect.”

Suoh Mikoto gently grasped the boy's fist, listening as the boy continued, "I promise you." It was just such a simple sentence, yet it immediately put his mind at ease.

"Looks like they brought all the gifts in." Totsuka withdrew her hand, looked at the pile of things, and winked at Anna. "Hey Anna, let's see what's here."

"Hmm." Anna Kushina jumped off the sofa, grabbed Totsuka's hand, and walked over.

"Tsk." Suoh Mikoto shrugged slightly, watching the boy and girl sit on the ground and begin unpacking gift boxes. He tightened his right hand slightly, perhaps to protect...

"Totsuka-san is amazing!" Hatta, holding a pile of paper bags, sat down with a thud after placing them on the ground. "I've never seen so many gifts before."

“After all, Totsuka-san is a celebrity now.” Bando Saburota adjusted his sunglasses, took out his terminal to search for the day’s news, and placed the search results in front of Hatta. “Hey, today’s autograph session was really big.”

"Wow!" Hatta craned his neck to look over and, sure enough, saw Totsuka waving to the audience on the screen. "I haven't been paying attention to the news at all. Am I really behind the times?"

“Most people would know about this kind of news, right?” Fushimi Saruhiko threw the last gift on the ground and then found a chair to sit down next to it. “That music video is also very famous.”

"So Fushimi's seen my music video too?" Totsuka smiled and asked Fushimi, "What did you think? Wasn't it great?"

Fushimi Saruhiko simply turned his head away, offering no answer to Totsuka's question.

"Even though we don't call you 'little monkey' anymore, you still have this temper. It's really heartbreaking." Totsuka said with a slight sigh, casually opening a gift box next to her. "If you keep acting like this, Hatta will worry too."