The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Just as Kiana was unsure how to respond, Kaguya's voice forced them to separate.

Seeing that her two friends were finally back to normal, Kaguya sighed, covering her forehead.

"Alright, but... I only went there to buy books. Fujiwara-san, Kiana-san, if you're trying to mess around, I'm not going to play along. Sorry... it's not that I'm cold-hearted, but if someone finds out..."

"Yes, I know. It's okay. If you want to go back after you buy the book, neither Fujiwara-sensei nor I will stop you."

Upon hearing Kiana's assurance, the three people present exchanged smiles.

Immediately afterwards, they embarked on their journey to Akihabara...

Okay, they say they're embarking on a journey, but in reality they're traveling in luxury cars.

And this car...

Even Kiana, the person involved, couldn't believe it when she heard it.

This is her family's car...

"Wow! Kiana-chan, your car... looks so beautiful, it's like it jumped out of a movie!"

Because it was the first time Fujiwara had seen such a high-end and sophisticated foreign brand car in Japan, he was extremely excited.

She tugged at Kiana's arm, looking at the elegant and luxurious extended carriage with the curiosity of a child.

This naive and unsophisticated reaction naturally drew criticism from another companion, Lady Kaguya.

"Um... Fujiwara-san, I think your family must have seen quite a few similar car models, right? Is it really necessary to be so surprised?"

"Huh? I have seen some of them, but the owners of those cars... are all middle-aged men and old men."

"Hmm..." Kaguya was slightly surprised, then had to nod slowly, "Indeed. She truly lives up to her reputation as the daughter of an energy tycoon..."

After they finished speaking, they both looked at Kiana with surprise, who had felt uncomfortable ever since she entered the carriage.

Feeling a little embarrassed by their gazes, she scratched the back of her head.

"Haha... there's really no need to be so surprised."

However, despite saying that, she herself was also extremely surprised.

What's going on here?

The system's abilities are a bit too overpowered... I was just trying my luck, hoping to get some help from that mysterious family with such a background.

But things turned out quite well, it felt like...

This background is beyond what can be described as merely outstanding.

"This is a real headache... Kaguya was originally planning to keep her identity a secret."

Kiana looked out the car window and admired the diverse streetscapes of Akihabara.

Meanwhile, pedestrians on the street also looked at the car they were riding in with more or less astonished eyes.

It's hard to imagine how these pedestrians will look at me when I get off the bus at our destination.

It can't be too ordinary, right?

"An overly powerful background, ironically, led to bad deeds? Hard to imagine... But never mind."

Kiana looked away and then bought a hat, a mask, and sunglasses from the system's shop.

After preparing these disguise props, she handed them to Lady Kaguya without saying a word.

The young lady was slightly surprised when she saw the disguise props Kiana had given her:

"Huh? Oh, yes... thank you."

Clever as she is, she quickly realized that she needed to keep a low profile on this trip, so she promptly put on the necessary equipment.

The car then successfully arrived at its destination, next to the bookstore.

"Yoshi! We're here, let's go."

As he spoke, Secretary Fujiwara opened the car door, got out happily, and struck a pose.

Seeing her so enthusiastic, Kiana and Kaguya could only exchange a glance before getting out of the car with wry smiles.

I plan to go to the bookstore to buy a suitable gift.

result...

"Huh? Light novel bookstores don't sell literary classics?"

"um, yes."

The neatly dressed shop assistant gave an awkward but polite smile and explained to Kaguya-sama quite frankly, "Because no one would come all the way to Akihabara to buy these things, and even if they did... there wouldn't be many, so the manager hasn't arranged for any more to be ordered..."

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The female shop assistant looked at the strange couple in front of her with a smile.

A lively girl with pink hair... I feel like I've seen her before.

The strange girl wearing sunglasses and a mask doesn't seem like a normal person...

The strangest thing is the white-haired girl behind them. Is that dyed? This group of people...

That's impressive.

And the truth was just as she had guessed.

None of the three girls standing silently in front of the light novel store are simple people.

First of all, Kaguya-sama needs no introduction; she is a scion of a renowned family in the country.

Fujiwara, on the other hand, has an extremely powerful background and is the kind of person you shouldn't mess with.

Both of them are people of considerable influence.

Not to mention Kiana's background in this world: she is the daughter of an energy tycoon whose wealth is comparable to that of a nation.

If the shop assistant knew who the three people came from, he would probably be so scared that he would tremble when he spoke.

However, completely unaware of the reason, she thought at this moment that this was a clueless girl who had nothing better to do at school and wanted to seek excitement in Akihabara.

For her, who had lived on this street for many years, these girls were very common and ordinary.

She had lost count of how many girls, after straying onto this street, ended up...

She became a reclusive, withdrawn woman.

"Hey..."

The shop assistant sighed slightly, then continued with a sweet smile:

"Ahem! Actually, compared to those practical literary classics, our store has many beautiful books for you to enjoy!"

Although the girls in front of her were misguided, the shop assistant had no intention of giving them any advice or lecturing.

After all, as a shop assistant, if she were to talk too much for no reason, the fat female shop manager might be unhappy afterwards.

That would mean losing your job.

Therefore, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, the shop assistant decided to fulfill her duties as a shop assistant.

He started selling products to several girls.

She slowly reached out and pointed to the 18+ bookshelf next to her.

There are many, many precious books hidden there.

These kinds of books can be extremely effective at appealing to readers who have never been exposed to otaku culture.

Watching the girls slowly moving forward in the direction she had indicated, the shop assistant lowered her head with a slight sense of guilt before starting to serve other customers.

"Huh? This is... huh!"

Kaguya-sama pulled out a novel from the bookshelf and looked at the cover.

She blushed instantly and quickly put it back.

She never imagined that there would be such shameless books in the world, daring to use images of scantily clad girls as covers.

That's absolutely outrageous!

"What's wrong, Kaguya-san? Eh, this book..."

Just as Kaguya-sama was about to open the door to a new world, Fujiwara, the secretary behind her, suddenly pointed at the book that had been touched, as if she had seen something interesting.

"May I take a look at this?"

"Huh? Um, please..."

Kaguya, unaware of what was going on, nodded gently.

Then, to her astonishment, Secretary Fujiwara pulled out that shameless light novel and examined the cover closely...

"Wow, Kaguya-san has great taste! The illustrator of this book is one of my favorite teachers!"

"Huh? Um... Secretary Fujiwara, don't you think this painting is a bit... "

"Is there a problem? I really don't understand you. Cough cough, Kiana-chan? What do you think?"

Feeling somewhat bewildered, Secretary Fujiwara slowly turned around and handed the light novel in her hand to Kiana.

Kiana took the light novel from Fujiwara and immediately realized...

Why did Kaguya-sama react so strongly?

Well... the cover and illustrations of this book play on the edge quite a bit, making it a fairly standard commercial light novel.

Nevertheless, the characters on the book cover and illustrations are still lifelike and not simply designed as a gimmick.

No wonder Fujiwara said this was her favorite illustrator...

"Hmm, the cover and illustration are fine, but I don't know the content... eh? Uh..."

After briefly reading the contents of this 18+ light novel with the help of the system, Kiana felt she might have been deceived...

After all, the opening chapters contain a long, heart-wrenching and dark scene.

It feels like a creation made entirely to express emotions, fundamentally different from the conventional works in other counters.

Anyway, Kiana looked at it and felt a bit annoyed.