Tokyo Soft Rice King.

What the hell is that noise?

The answer to this question was obtained in the next second.

Murasaki no Miyako lowered her head and covered her lower abdomen, her whole body trembling slightly.

For a young girl, it would be extremely embarrassing to have such a big movement in her belly.

Kuroba Akira found it rather amusing. Sure enough, no matter how beautiful someone is, as long as they are human, they will still get hungry when they are hungry.

"It seems that after solving the cats' food problem, it's time to solve the people's food problem. Let's hurry back, we should still be able to have dinner if we go back now."

"Is there still dinner at this hour?"

It's almost 8 p.m. now, and most families have already finished dinner.

"Yes, I often get home very late, so my wife is used to cooking a little later. But if it's even later than now, she'll freeze the food and go to sleep first. We'll have to go back and reheat it if we want to eat dinner, so we can't have it ready right away, which is a bit of a hassle."

"I see……"

Does "old woman" refer to...my mother?

Although he used the impolite term 'old woman,' from Kuroba Akira's tone, Murasaki could tell that he had a good relationship with his family and understood each other well.

Looking at her own mother... Murasaki no Miyako couldn't completely hide her disappointment, and her eyes became dull and lifeless.

The irreconcilable conflict between her and her mother was the main reason she ran away from home.

Thinking of this, Murasaki no Miyako thought of another worrying issue.

"My lord, are you really going to take me home?"

"Otherwise what? I already told you this from the beginning, didn't I?"

"what……"

Shizumiya remembered the first words that Hei Yuming said to her.

Beautiful lady, would you like to come home with me?

He had indeed planned to bring her home from the very beginning.

What I mean is, would your family agree to take me in?

"You don't need to worry about that, I don't have any family here."

"Hey?"

Murasaki no Miyako showed a surprised expression.

"What do you mean by 'no family'? You just mentioned an old woman..."

“The old woman is not my real family member. She is the landlady of the place where I am staying. Her name is Kobayashi Mika. I call her Grandma Kobayashi or the old woman.”

"...I'm sorry...I shouldn't have brought this up."

Murasaki immediately apologized, realizing she shouldn't have brought up the topic.

Tragedy is a stage for tragedy everywhere in this world... He was referring to himself when he said those words.

Murasaki mistakenly believes that Kuroba Akira is an orphan who has lost his parents, and feels guilty about it.

Kuroba Akira understood why she apologized. In another sense, he had indeed lost his real parents and become an orphan in another world.

"Nothing, I don't mind."

Despite saying that, Kuroba Akira also really wanted to contact the family in his current body.

First, he wanted to know if his parents looked the same as his original parents, since his body hadn't changed much.

And if they can contact their family, they can find out their bank card password and solve their financial difficulties.

However, it is clear from Kuroba Akira's current situation that he has not yet been able to contact his family.

The main reason is that he simply doesn't know how to contact his family.

Although mobile phones exist, they are still in the flip phone era, which is practically useless as a brick. Overall, the technology is a major version behind.

Moreover, the phone's contact list was completely blank; not even the home phone number was saved.

Of course, it's also possible that the original Kuroba Akira memorized the number, so there was no need to keep it... but the current Kuroba Akira doesn't know that!

That's why Kuroba Akira couldn't contact his family. But then again, even if Kuroba Akira didn't take the initiative to contact them, his family should have made a few calls, right?

However, in the six months since he transmigrated, Kuroba Akira's phone has only been used as an alarm clock and a music player for listening practice, and has not been able to perform its original function at all.

Not a single call came in. Are they trying to save on phone bills?

This is rather intriguing.

Sending a child to study in Tokyo alone and not checking up on them for almost half a year suggests either over-trusting the child or a complete lack of concern for them.

Perhaps in this world, Kuroba Akira has several brothers and sisters, and he is the least valued one, so he was exiled to Tokyo?

However, judging from the high school that Akira Kuroba is currently attending, it is also possible that the opposite is true, as the parents sent their child to Tokyo to study because they hoped he would succeed.

However, due to economic reasons, family members cannot accompany them, so the child has to venture out alone... This is the situation for an ordinary family.

Before the actual confirmation, Kuroba Akira had no way of knowing where his hometown was or what the situation of his parents was.

However, since they were able to send their child to study in the capital, Kuroba Akira's family must not be in particularly difficult circumstances.

Akira Kuroba's current high school has a deviation score of 72, which is among the top 30 metropolitan high schools in Tokyo, making it a truly prestigious school.

The high school is called Hibiya High School, which might remind people of the name Hachiman, but it actually has nothing to do with him. After all, the prototype of Soubu High School, which Hachiman attended, is Inage High School, which is located in Chiba Prefecture, and Inage High School's deviation score is as high as 68... No wonder these students are enjoying their youth to the fullest and don't seem to worry much about their studies.

The deviation value can be simply understood as the school's level. The higher the value, the better the school is, and the higher the average quality of its students and teachers.

In a movie that Kuroba Akira had seen before, it was mentioned that the minimum deviation score to get into Keio University was 70, which only accounted for the top 2% of all test takers, while a deviation score of 30 was for the bottom 2%.

Keio University is roughly equivalent to Nanjing University in terms of academic level, and it is also a top ten prestigious university in Japan.

Many people might not recognize the name of this school, but if you mention its founder, everyone will have an "Oh~" reaction.

That's the uncle on the 10,000 yen note, the largest denomination banknote, Fukuzawa Yukichi.

Speaking of which, before Kuroba Akira transmigrated, there seemed to be a rumor that the old man on the 10,000 yen note would be replaced by Shibusawa Eiichi, but there was absolutely no such news in this world.

Therefore, the level of the school can better reflect the significance of the class monitor winning first place in the grade.

She consistently holds the top spot in a prestigious high school teeming with talented students; the class monitor is truly a top student among top students.

So at Hibiya High School, where he is currently attending, Akira Kuroba has not encountered any delinquents, nor has he witnessed the exaggerated bullying phenomena typical of Japan. At most, he is isolated as a silent oddball like Akira Kuroba... if that counts as bullying.

However, this was ultimately Kuroba Akira's own doing. If he had been more normal, things probably wouldn't have turned out this way, and he could have lived a normal high school life.

Kuroba Akira also felt somewhat sorry for the original Kuroba Akira.

It's likely that the original Akira Kuroba studied incredibly hard to get into this high school, but his entire high school career was ruined by his own self-introduction.

But Akira Kuroba felt he couldn't take all the blame himself.

The reason it turned out this way is because the original Kuroba Akira disappeared without a trace, leaving behind neither memories nor a soul, only a frail body.

Of course, it's also possible that Akira Kuroba's situation is similar to that of a certain chuunibyou who calls himself a mad scientist, possessing a passive skill called 'Mystic Eyes of Fate', where no matter how the world line changes, Akira Kuroba's memories will not be modified during the reconstruction.

This possibility seems quite high. After all, since the appearance hasn't changed, it means there shouldn't be any change at the DNA level. And like Phoenix Institute Brooch, after being transported to a new world line, it's unable to access the memories of the past in that new world line.

Huh? Wait a minute, so it wasn't actually Kuroba Akira who traveled through time, but rather the world line of this world shifted?

A shift to science fiction?

No, no, no... let's not delve too deeply into this matter; it's terrifying to think about.

Kuroba Akira remained silent the whole way. Although he was actually just thinking, Murasaki Nyoriya felt that her words had stirred up Kuroba Akira's sad past, so she suddenly felt sad as well.

Just as his words had cheered me up, I wanted to encourage him as well.

Because we've agreed to a lifelong partnership, right?

So, don't be sad anymore...

I will stay by your side for the rest of my life.

Thinking this, Murasaki slowly closed the distance between them, and after mustering her courage, she took the initiative to reach out her left hand and hold his right hand.

"Uh……!"

But Kuroba Akira rudely shook off her hand.

It's not that he dislikes holding hands with pretty girls, it's just that if his right hand is being held right now...

Kuroba Akira quickly checked his right hand.

The "Academic A" lettering copied from the class monitor is slowly disappearing.

No, no!

I'm going to turn back into an idiot!

Chapter Twenty-Two: Hands and Hearts that Manipulate Young Girls

Okay, it's not actually that exaggerated.

If having an A-level academic bonus is like having Originium to overload your sanity, then even without the bonus, Kuroba Akira's sanity won't drop to zero; it will simply return to its original level.

However, after experiencing the feeling of being quick-witted and having a clear mind, turning Kuroba Akira back into a mediocre person feels like constipation, which is very uncomfortable.

Squad leader... Squad leader! I want you right now...!

Your talent!

Kuroba Akira was genuinely envious of the squad leader's talent, mainly because this talent was more effective than any addiction like coffee, cigarettes, or tea. It was similar to the forced calming effect of the will of the dead, significantly reducing the probability of Kuroba Akira going insane due to mental instability.

Therefore, without this buff, Kuroba Akira experienced withdrawal symptoms.

It's like tasting the forbidden fruit for the first time and then being unable to resist having sex every day. That feeling of wanting more and being unable to resist the urge is always on your mind.

It can be said that Kuroba Akira's mind has already been corrupted by Anri Hitomi's right hand.

Meanwhile, Murasaki no Miyako stared at her hand that had been flung away, her icy expression frozen, and she fell into a daze.

"..."

He flung my hand away as if I had touched something dirty...

As for?

Seriously, is it really that serious?