Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"Uh……"

"Hehe, just kidding, welcome back."

This joke isn't funny at all...

Akira Kuroba found that he now genuinely gets nervous when he hears lines like "catching someone cheating".

I have this feeling that I really did something wrong... What's going on?

Not long ago I could have a clear conscience, so why do I feel guilty now?

It's not just this time... I had the same feeling when I was chatting with the class monitor and thinking about Ziyin last time. Although I adjusted myself afterward, this feeling of guilt is appearing more and more frequently.

Having lived two lives but lacking experience in deep relationships with women, Akira Kuroba doesn't understand why, in situations where there's 'no single choice,' as his relationships with various girls become increasingly intimate, he feels he owes them something 'emotionally.'

From the very beginning, Kuroba Akira had already thought of this: he didn't want his life to be controlled by women, so he didn't want any emotional connection with them other than financial ties.

But when it comes to relationships, Kuroba Akira is still too inexperienced; he hasn't set the right balance.

He believed that as long as he didn't have relationships with any women, he wouldn't be letting them down or himself, but this was just his personal theory and hadn't been proven in practice.

In fact, if you fail to respond promptly when you gain someone's favor, dragging it out will create a sense of apology for not achieving your expectations.

In particular, Kuroba Akira and Shion Murasomiya are now in an extremely intimate relationship, almost to the point of confessing their feelings. So when he is actually having affairs with other women, he feels guilty towards Shion.

However, since no one taught Kuroba Akira these things, he found it difficult to understand these changes in emotion and mindset, and thus became very confused.

Kuroba Akira hadn't realized that he had already taken Shion as his own, and even the class monitor and Hongxiang were considered his own people.

The more you care, the more you want to respond; this is how growing emotions try to destroy Akira Kuroba's rationality.

Then, the affection that the Takanashi family, mother and daughter, poured into him was undoubtedly a powerful catalyst, planting a seed in Akira Kuroba's heart and making him want to start his own family.

However, since Kuroba Akira now possesses the talent of a class leader, he is still able to adjust his mindset and keep his head calm.

Although Hitomi Anri cannot always be by Akira Kuroba's side, her talent, due to its versatility and practicality, has been used by Akira Kuroba for daily use and continues to be effective in preventing other women from influencing his heart.

"Yes, I'm back."

Have you had dinner yet?

"Ate."

"Oh, that's a pity. I made Sichuan cuisine today."

"Oh? What a coincidence, Sister Hong, you also cook Sichuan food?"

"Eh? You ate Sichuan food today too?"

"Ah, um, my friend's mom is very good at making Sichuan cuisine. Although I don't know if it's authentic, it's definitely quite good."

"What a surprise! I thought the locals only knew how to cook Japanese and Western food."

"Perhaps it's also because of changes in cultural preferences."

As Ziyin listened to the conversation between Kuroba Akira and Hongjie, she felt excluded again and, a little jealous, chimed in to talk about her achievements over the past week.

“My lord, I have participated in all the voice acting auditions for new talents that you noted down before.”

This week, while Kuroba Akira was helping with the haunted house setup for the class, Tashiro Kurenai took Shion Shinomiya to all the voice acting agencies that had new talent recruitment plans and participated in many live auditions.

"Oh, how are you feeling?"

"Hmm... the feeling of doing voice acting live is a bit different, but thanks to the training you arranged for me, Mingjun, I didn't feel nervous and completed all the auditions smoothly, and the feedback was quite good."

Then Sister Hong sat down, crossed her legs, and said...

"Speaking of which, many agencies immediately extended invitations to me and asked if I had any plans to debut her as an idol... Look, I received so many business cards."

Seeing that Sister Hong had taken out more than ten business cards from her bag, Hei Yuming asked in surprise.

"Why are there so many? I don't think there are this many voice actor agencies listed here."

"There are also some business cards that aren't from voice acting agencies, but from talent scouts. It seems that even though my other self did some inconspicuous makeup for her, anyone with eyes can still tell at a glance that Shion has a really good foundation."

"They have sharp eyes, these people... no wonder they make a living this way."

However, she would not consider becoming an idol. When she first met Shion, she might have felt it was a pity, but now Kuroba Akira feels that it is fortunate that she was not allowed to make a living based on her looks. Being an idol is not only tiring, but also troublesome, and the earnings are only so-so, with only great fame.

Of course, it was also due to his increasingly inflated possessiveness.

Furthermore, Aunt Akiko has now agreed to help introduce Saotome Fuyumi, which is one of the important rewards she received from Takanashi's family.

In short, let's check our proficiency first and see if we've made any breakthroughs; that's the original goal.

"Reach out, Ziyin."

"Ah."

Ziyin obediently spread out her hands and even offered them to Heiyu Ming so that he could not only see them clearly but also touch them to his heart's content.

Hei Yuming took out his phone, which had the values ​​recorded from the last time he checked Ziyin's proficiency, two weeks ago...

The last time I was proficient in dubbing, my skill level was 20% (level 1), but now it's 50%. My acting and bel canto skills have both reached level 2!

Overall, this is already one of the best among the newcomers!

Previously, it would take two or three days to increase by 1%. In comparison, Kuroba Akira found that the speed at which his proficiency increased was more than twice as fast as before, which was equivalent to eating a 'double experience card'.

As expected, live auditions are a plus, and real-world testing brings greater proficiency.

It seems that staying at home and working in isolation will lead to a loss of proficiency. I need to change my plans and get Ziyin into the industry as soon as possible.

There's no need to become the Sword God of Shili Slope before returning to the world; reaching the level of a Sword Master is sufficient.

Isn't this level of proficiency far superior to that of a newcomer? If there were an audition for new voice actors, Ziyin would definitely take first place.

Once Ziyin's voice acting skills reach level 2, it will be about time for her to debut.

Of course, it would be best to take her to see Aunt Akiko first. With Aunt Akiko's abilities, she could give Shion some guidance and she would definitely gain more experience.

Speaking of which, I was so impressed by Akiko's professional skills that I forgot to check her proficiency level. Kuroba Akira suddenly wondered what level a national-level voice actor's dubbing skills could reach.

I'll take another look next time I have the chance.

In fact, there are even more advanced proficiency levels, such as basic gymnastics which is already at level 2... But Kuroba Akira now knows how Shion got this proficiency level, after all, he has personally seen and experienced how great Shion's flexibility is, with her beautiful legs and toes being exceptionally flexible.

Young people are full of energy and it is normal for them to not be able to control themselves several times a day. Anyway, Ziyin has promised that it will not affect her daily training, so she just lets her indulge herself.

And he could also benefit from it... Speaking of this, Kuroba Akira couldn't contain himself and wanted to take Shion back to his room for a massage.

Seeing that Kuroba Akira's expression had become somewhat strange, Ziyin asked nervously.

"How's it going, Mingjun? Have I...made any progress?"

Kuroba Akira also came to his senses and, to cover up his embarrassment, gave his approval.

"Oh, yes, very good, progress is going smoothly, now we just wait for the audition results."

Audition results usually take one or two weeks to come out, which is about the same time it takes to wait for the results of a novel submission.

If Shion performs well, the voice actor agency will respond and send an invitation soon.

"However, I actually happen to know a senior figure in the voice acting industry. She is the mother of one of my friends. I stayed at her house last night, and her mother said she would be willing to recommend you, Ziyin, to her voice acting agency. I think this is a great opportunity, so Ziyin, why don't you come with me to meet her next time?"

"Okay...!

Ziyin was naturally extremely moved and happy to hear these words. The slight resentment she had about Heiyu returning tomorrow night disappeared, and she felt extremely sweet in her heart.

As expected, a wise ruler is also working hard to help me!

In other words, he also hopes to debut as soon as possible, earn enough money for the two of them to live a carefree life, and then they can be together every day!

Our feelings are mutual, and we're going for each other!

Poor Sister Hong was ignored by Ziyin, who was in love again. She also wanted to get a piece of the pie after changing her job to become an agent.

Moreover, Sister Hong sensed something strange. Even if her friend's mother was a voice actress, why would she be willing to help Ah Ming?

If they are relatives, it's normal to help them with connections, but if they are just my daughter's friends, they don't seem to be close enough to help her with that kind of thing.

It's a well-known fact that teaching a disciple can lead to the master's downfall, and competitors are often enemies. Most people are unwilling to bring unfamiliar people into their workplace because it's tantamount to creating future rivals.

They'd only be willing to help someone if they considered them one of their own...

However, out of respect for Kuroba Akira, this mother was willing to recommend Shion, whom she had never even met and whose level of expertise was unknown, and who was not even a newcomer.

Is this because he's seen as a future son-in-law, and that's why they're doing him a favor?

After analyzing the social dynamics in her mind, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Kuroba Akira was being targeted by someone else. However, considering Shion and her other self, Hongjie did not voice her doubts on the spot, but only sighed.

"Wow, your friend's mother is a famous voice actress... Ah Ming, you really have a wide network of connections."

"It was just a coincidence; I never expected to have such a great opportunity."

It was all an accident. Kuroba Akira only wanted to solve the class monitor's request at first, but the final result far exceeded his expectations.

"Well, if everything goes smoothly, I have no objections..."

From Sister Hong's perspective, she just didn't want another unexpected obstacle to appear and snatch away the meat soup she could have gotten.

As for why it's meat broth, it's because Kuroba Akira, this big piece of meat, is definitely going to be eaten by Shion.

Living under the same roof and having been following Ziyin around all the time recently, Sister Hong naturally realized that Ziyin's feelings for Hei Yuming had reached the point of being "incurable".

Compared to her other self, she is inferior to Ziyin in every aspect, whether it is appearance, feelings, or talents. The only advantage she can currently have is in her figure, but in the future, when she has fully developed, even this advantage may disappear.

Therefore, she felt that her other self was most likely no match for Shion, and she couldn't even imagine a scenario where she could defeat Shion, as this rival was simply too powerful.

Even if she were to go up against Ziyin herself, she might not be able to beat her, since she, as an "old lady," has little experience in matters of love.

And she is really young... Youth is an asset!

If Kuroba were to choose, he would definitely choose the young, beautiful, and wealthy Shion, rather than himself or his alternate self.

However, there is still hope, because Ziyin is going to enter the entertainment industry, and she will most likely not have a normal husband-wife relationship with Hei Yuming. Hei Yuming probably won't marry her because he will lose fans.

Therefore, even if these two get together, they will not make their relationship public, but will choose to meet in private.

This is where the role of the agent becomes apparent.

Because Ziyin will definitely need someone to 'cover for her,' and that person is herself, who has a close relationship with both of them.

As long as she, as his manager, marries Kuroba Akira, then to outsiders, Shion coming to his house will only be seen as 'going to see her manager,' and no one will think she's 'coming to have a secret rendezvous with her manager's husband.'

And as the nominal wife, she can secretly develop a special relationship with her younger brother... wouldn't that allow her to get a share of the soup?

Amin would definitely be willing to have his cake and eat it too, since no man can resist the temptation of having two women on his left and right. His moral bottom line doesn't seem high, and he also likes this kind of thing, so it should be easy to persuade him.