Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"This is all thanks to Ziyin for not minding me touching her face more often. After getting a feel for her face shape, I can roughly know where to apply more makeup to change the overall impression..."

"Thank you, Little Red, but are you really not coming along?"

During Kuroba Akira's school days, Kokoro and Shion gradually became acquainted. This was mainly because Kokoro had a kind of idol worship for Shion, who was like a 'manifestation of beauty', so she didn't have any social anxiety.

For Ziyin, who is difficult to approach for others, making friends is a simple challenge for Xiaohong, who is socially awkward. The two are indeed a very well-matched pair.

When Ziyin invited her, Xiaohong shrugged and looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Hmm... Cultural Festival..."

She was an inconspicuous nobody in school, and the cultural festival activities organized by her class were very ordinary. Moreover, she didn't participate much, so Xiaohong's impression of the cultural festival was only that she sat in the stairwell for half a day... It was indeed quite lonely.

So now, when she thinks about cultural festivals, she doesn't have any good memories or feelings of longing for them.

The only thing that made her somewhat interested was the possibility of traveling with Ziyin and Senior Bai, which would make her feel a little more at ease. However, she also felt that if she went along, she would just become a third wheel...

Although Xiao Hong developed feelings of affection and respect for Kuroba Akira because he saved her life, and regarded him as her senior, she had no intention of competing with Zi Yin. On the contrary, after becoming familiar with Zi Yin, she started to ship the 'Zi Yin x Akira' pairing.

This really worried Da Hong. How come her other self has no backbone as a woman at all? When will she ever get to eat meat again?!

The old maid was almost frantic with worry; her heart was burning with anxiety.

However, no matter how much she tried to persuade her in her heart, Xiao Hong still didn't want to go. Besides not wanting to be a third wheel, there was also a very practical problem.

"Um...the school festival...there will be a lot of people, right? It's too difficult for me to plan a course..."

"Indeed... there will be a lot of people today."

The second day of the cultural festival is an open day for the public, and the campus becomes very crowded due to the large influx of people from outside the school.

However, most of the visitors are students' relatives, friends, and alumni. Students from other schools generally don't come specifically to visit other schools' cultural festivals.

Only schools that have established sister school or cooperative relationships will send student delegations under the guise of promoting exchanges.

Hibiya High School and Shirayuri High School seem to have a long-standing cooperative relationship, regularly conducting teacher exchanges and student exchanges.

So today, Shion can wear her original sailor uniform, which is the uniform of Shirayuri Girls' High School, and then she can blend into the cultural festival without any sense of incongruity.

"Alright then, I'll leave the house to Xiaohong."

"Yes, have fun."

After watching Kuroba Akira and Shion leave, Koko returned to the house and began talking to herself.

"Hey... I'm telling you, if you keep going like this, I'm afraid we'll be watching them get married."

"Isn't that good too? Ziyin would look especially beautiful in a wedding dress..."

"It's great... but shouldn't you also think about your own happiness?"

"I... I'm content as long as I can stay by your side..."

"Then you should at least think about me! I don't want to be a virgin until I die!"

"Hmm... what's wrong with being a virgin... I actually find that kind of thing... well... a little disgusting..."

"That's because you're too young to know what that feeling of desire is. If you ask me, you haven't been stimulating yourself enough. You're practically becoming a barren woman. Back then, I couldn't see, so my body became very sensitive..."

"Closing your eyes actually makes you feel more... well...? I don't understand..."

"Although I'm glad your eyes are intact, you can't just look with your eyes... I'll teach you next time, but first go buy an eye patch."

"Let's talk about it later... I... I'm a little scared..."

"You... forget it, let's leave it at that for now... If we can get along well with both Amin and Ziyin at the same time, maybe there'll be another possibility..."

"Another possibility?"

"When Ziyin gets pregnant, during the 'empty room period,' you can go and act as Xingyu's agent for Amin. If Ziyin's feelings for us are high enough, she might agree."

"W-what are you saying! This is too..."

"Or, as we said before, if Amin and Ziyin decide not to get married, you can act as their matchmaker and maybe even have an affair while you're at it... Anyway, it's probably going to be very difficult for you to win Amin over on your own. Let's see how Amin and Ziyin's relationship develops before deciding which option to choose."

Da Hongxiang envisioned two possibilities for her other self, corresponding to 'Black x Purple = Marriage' and 'Black x Purple = Secret Relationship', but Xiao Hong had doubts at that moment.

"Um... what if... Senior Bai hadn't ended up with Ziyin?"

"How could that be? Ziyin is so beautiful, no normal man would miss her! Besides, Ziyin likes A-Ming so much that she'd practically throw herself into his mouth right now! It's like giving herself away for free!"

"Although I feel the same way... I also had the thought before that 'her beauty shouldn't belong to me alone'... If Senior Shiro also thinks this way, would he refrain from touching her in order to protect her beauty?"

"Well... it's not entirely impossible, but we're already tied to Shion-chan. If we want a share of the pie, we have no choice but to fully support Shion-chan."

"I...I'm fine no matter what..."

"You should change this idea of ​​'sacrificing yourself for others'. People should prioritize 'themselves' the most. You are always the most important person."

"But you always put me first..."

"Silly girl, it's me."

"Um……"

But if you truly consider me as 'yourself', why have you never done what you wanted to do?

Instead, they're always cleaning up my messes...

If shedding the label of virginity and fully enjoying physical pleasure is the wish of 'another me'...

I will try my best to see how it goes.

I also want to be happy.

……

"There are so many people...!"

Looking at the school gate, which was almost completely blocked, Kuroba Akira's 'human trypophobia' was about to kick in; the flow of people was almost as large as at the summer festival.

It can only be said that Tokyo is indeed second to none in terms of population density.

But why would a mere school's cultural festival attract so many visitors from outside the area? Is it due to effective publicity?

"Ziyin, stay close to me, or we might get separated."

"Is that alright then?"

Ziyin clung tightly to Kuroba Akira's arm like a little bird, the two of them like a couple deeply in love.

Kuroba Akira felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he smiled and nodded.

Having anticipated this situation, he switched his talent group in the morning by 'switching hands' and used Ziyin's soul performance to control the changes in his facial expressions.

The main purpose today is to let Ziyin feel the beauty of the campus and help her regain the youthful spirit that belongs to young people her age.

This can be considered a small compensation for her... after all, it was I who ultimately made her decide to leave school completely.

Kuroba Akira recalled the date from yesterday afternoon and imagined leading Shion to immerse herself in the lively atmosphere of the cultural festival, just like the class president had done yesterday.

However, Ziyin was absent-minded. Ever since she saw the silver chain 'tied' around Kuroba Akira's neck last night, Ziyin's vigilance had been at its peak.

She knew she would definitely encounter that woman today, and that she would have a fierce battle with her, so she absolutely could not let her guard down. She was on high alert, completely unable to relax and enjoy the excitement of the cultural festival.

Then she immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Because Ziyin has always been very sensitive to other people's gazes, she quickly noticed that when she passed by some stalls, people would glance in her direction.

She's already put on makeup, and she's even hidden half her face behind Mingjun's shoulder, so logically no one should be able to see her face...

But I'm still being stared at... Why?

This is naturally because every student who has met Kuroba Akira will have a big question mark in their head when they see a soft girl from Shirayuri High School hugging his arm.

Isn't he Hitomi Anri's boyfriend?

The two of them eat together in the school courtyard every day, play feeding games and flaunt their love, acting like a pair of silly lovers. Now, a 'third party' has suddenly appeared, which has ignited the gossip spirit of the students who love to eat gossip.

Especially the lackeys of the news department, who came running as soon as they smelled the news, and then started to urgently produce campus news.

Shocking! The Campus Idol's Romantic Nightmare: Her Boyfriend is a Two-Time Cheating Scumbag?! The Cruel Truth Beneath the Sweet Exterior!

If Kuroba Akira saw this, he would definitely give the middle finger in a friendly manner and curse the entire family of the head of the news department, since they had already learned the traffic code in advance.

Then, after the people in the squad leader Kuroba Akira's squad saw the message, they immediately reported it to Anri Hitomi, who was acting as a signboard.

"Class monitor! That bastard Kuroba, oh no, I mean Kuroba, your boyfriend... he's being all lovey-dovey with that bespectacled girl from Shirayuri High School!"

Anri Hitomi wasn't surprised; in fact, she had been waiting for this moment.

"Are they here...?"

She parted her lips slightly, murmured something, and then smiled back at the classmate who had come to inform her.

"I understand. Thank you, Eguchi-san."

"Um... well, class monitor, why aren't you worried at all...?"

"That's because I don't need to rush at all."

Anri Hitomi narrowed her eyes slightly, her slender eyes like a deep pool, and the lines of her mouth were still soft. Her signature smile stunned Eguchi Masao.

Previously, he was a staunch supporter of the "class president x student council president" pairing and could not accept that Hitomi Anri was paired with Akira Kuroba. That's why he rushed to report it the moment he saw the school news, hoping that the class president would "change her mind" and have a yuri relationship with Senior Mio. But now he suddenly felt that the class president was not entirely the "P" side.

This kind of class monitor... is strangely a little scary.

Could it be that, in reality, it wasn't Kuroba Akira who successfully won over the class president, but rather the class president who won over Kuroba Akira?

Masao Eguchi, who had originally planned to go see the stage play, decided to stay in the classroom for now and watch the excitement. Maybe he'd witness a spectacular battle scene later!

However, Akira Kuroba had no intention of taking Shion to the haunted house in his class.

In other words, if you want to go, you can't go in the morning, you can only go in the afternoon.

Because he knew that in the morning, the squad leader was the poster girl, and if he went now, he would most likely meet the squad leader.

What will happen next...? Actually, Kuroba Akira couldn't predict it either, but his instincts sensed the danger and he wanted to avoid the path to death as much as possible.

However, there are some things that Kuroba Akira cannot avoid simply by wanting to.

Because she was constantly being watched wherever she went, and because she was always on guard against enemies in the shadows, Ziyin was very unhappy. She felt that the precious time she had to spend with Mingjun was being wasted.

Therefore, it's better to take the initiative and resolve the problem as soon as possible.

When she registered before entering the gate, as an outsider, she naturally received a brochure for the cultural festival, which included a Chinese-style haunted house for Class 1 of Grade 1, as well as beautiful bridal photos of Anri Hitomi... Of course, Shion had already noticed it as well.