Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"But I thought you noticed it much earlier, my wise ruler."

The class monitor wasn't referring to her chest, but rather to the fact that she was Grandma Kobayashi's granddaughter. Kuroba Akira didn't make a fool of himself and instead asked a question.

"Isn't this early enough?"

"Actually, if you had paid closer attention, you should have noticed it from the very beginning, right?"

"Oh? At the very beginning..."

Kuroba Akira was puzzled for a moment, then immediately thought of something and shook his head with a smile.

"Ah... could it be 'that thing'... ha... this is truly a case of 'blind spotting the obvious'."

Kuroba Akira thought of something, something the old woman had borrowed from her granddaughter.

Japanese textbook.

I see……

Is this the real reason why the class monitor would notice him?

She didn't notice herself because she went to the library often; in fact, she knew from the beginning that her reason for going to the library was to learn languages.

"That's right, it's the 'primary school Chinese textbook' that Grandma lent you. It's actually the textbook I used before. If you had opened the cover and taken a look, you should have been able to see my name."

Hitomi Anri still remembers how she felt when she first met Akira Kuroba: surprised and curious.

The day before, Grandma suddenly called to ask if I still had my elementary school Chinese textbook. After I said I did, I asked Ruiqing to run an errand and bring it to her.

The next day, I saw an unknown boy from my class at school, holding the textbook I used when I was a child and studying it intently. It was a really strange feeling.

At first, she thought she was seeing things, but after observing repeatedly, she was certain that Kuroba Akira was holding her textbook.

After finding out his name by looking up the class roster, you'd definitely be curious about his identity, right?

And why did his textbook end up in his hands, etc...

Later, through contacting her grandmother, Anri Hitomi gradually learned about Kuroba Akira's situation.

"Speaking of which, I should thank you, wise ruler."

"Thank me for what? I should be thanking you... I never expected you would help me learn a language."

This is truly a debt of gratitude the class monitor has ever owed me, a debt I can never repay in my lifetime.

“After Grandpa passed away, Grandma was actually depressed for a long time... But since you came, she has become much more energetic and often talks to me about you.”

"I see... But class monitor, you and Grandma Kobayashi didn't seem that close before? You even seemed a little hesitant to acknowledge each other? That wasn't just an act for me, was it?"

Kuroba Akira's words also had an implied meaning.

Why keep it a secret until now?

Why didn't you tell me from the beginning that you were Grandma Kobayashi's granddaughter?

If the class monitor had spoken up from the beginning, many things might have been very different...

Anri Hitomi hugged her knees again and began to explain the complicated situation in her family.

"Well... actually, not long ago, my family forbade me from going to my grandma's house to play."

"Huh? Why is that? Wasn't it just your dad who was kicked out of the house? You shouldn't be affected, right?"

"Because I'm from the Anri family, and my grandmother's family is the Kobayashi family, the relationship between the two families... is a bit complicated now."

"Wait a minute, Anri... Kobayashi, could it be that the Anri-Kobayashi Uprising was a joint operation between your two families?"

"Yes, it was an incident initiated by my maternal grandmother Anri Lili and my grandfather Kobayashi Tokuman. However, the textbooks do not explain the origin of the name Anri Lili or the mastermind behind it, so it is normal that you only made the connection now, Mingjun."

As expected, the two families had a long-standing relationship dating back to their grandfathers' generation, which is why they arranged a marriage to further strengthen their bond.

"But if we've become in-laws, why are we growing distant now?"

"The reasons for this are somewhat complicated, mainly in two aspects... Let me start with a more personal reason, which is that my mother and grandmother had a very bad relationship."

"Uh……"

Grass (Japanese), it turned out to be because of the discord between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.

This is indeed a very common family conflict.

But being disliked by her daughter, disliked by her mother-in-law, and being the class monitor's mother is really amazing... in every sense.

"Another reason is that my grandfather had many loyal followers during his lifetime. They only listened to him. Even though the Anri family and the Kobayashi family have become in-laws, those people do not recognize the Anri family."

"oh oh……"

After all, it was a team that the transmigrator himself brought up, so they didn't recognize the existing local tycoons and probably saw the Anri family as opportunistic opportunists.

Kuroba Akira guessed it was because Kobayashi's grandfather had such high prestige that his followers only listened to his commands.

After his death, without a leader, the organization naturally fell into chaos.

"After Grandpa passed away, everyone originally thought that my father would be the heir, but after Grandpa's suicide note was made public, things subtly changed."

"A suicide note?"

At that moment, Kuroba Akira suddenly remembered that Granny Kobayashi had explained why she took him in as a lost soul: it was because of the last words left by Grandpa Kobayashi.

"Well, there was a very mysterious message left on it. It said that Grandpa asked Grandma to take in some qualified people to live in his house, but the specific type of people who were qualified was not specified in the suicide note."

"But grandma seemed to fully understand grandpa's intentions. Later, grandma began to take in some people at home. Some people tried to sneak in, but grandma drove them away. Later, some people asked about the conditions for living in Xiaolin's house, but grandma refused to tell them."

"Then, with the addition of my grandfather severing ties with my father, my grandfather's followers believed that his successor would not be his son, but rather someone qualified to live in his house."

This is why the relationship between the Anri family and the Kobayashi family has become so awkward, even though they have already formed a marriage alliance.

"Uh……"

Kuroba Akira felt that Kobayashi's grandfather's last words definitely didn't mean he wanted to find an heir; he just wanted to help his fellow villagers more. Those people were just overthinking it.

However, since they were all taken in by time travelers, the conditions couldn't be told to outsiders... which led to a misunderstanding.

Kuroba Akira found it very frustrating; this was something that couldn't be discussed unless the existence of time travelers was made public.

"So, class monitor, do you know the conditions? Or do you only know my real name?"

"Yes, I do know, because grandma doesn't want me to have any misunderstandings... She said you have Suhui, which means you have awakened the memories of your past life, and she only takes in people like that."

"That's right..."

It seems that Granny Kobayashi chose a compromise, not mentioning the time travel issue, but simply saying that people like Kuroba Akira have innate wisdom.

"But this matter cannot be made public, or rather, it would be meaningless to make it public."

Even if Grandpa Kobayashi's extreme followers still believe that the successor is among them, having awakened his innate wisdom, they will still think that he is the chosen one.

"And Mingjun... now most people think you are 'Grandpa's chosen one'."

"grass!"

Upon hearing this, Kuroba Akira couldn't help but curse aloud.

He had figured out many things and understood the class monitor's thoughts.

"And I'm the daughter of the Asato family... My approach to you would be seen as 'another attempt by the Asato family to gain righteousness through marriage.'"

"..."

“I’m not afraid of being misunderstood by others, but I’m afraid of being misunderstood by you, wise ruler… In fact, you should already be wondering if I’m approaching you for the sake of my family’s interests.”

"I wouldn't think that way."

"I believe you, but I'm really scared... scared that even the slightest thought of this might linger in your mind, and it could completely ruin our relationship and our feelings for each other..."

This is the reason why the class monitor has kept it a secret until now.

But now it can't be hidden anymore, and the class monitor has also changed his mind.

Anri Hitomi took a deep breath, her chest heaving violently. With that breath, she seemed to be casting away all her timidity and hesitation.

"Therefore, in order to prove my feelings for you, Mingjun, I will not formally date you, nor will I marry you."

"..."

“Since our relationship is destined to be more than just a ‘simple relationship between a man and a woman,’ and being with me will inevitably drag you into a complex power struggle, I would rather not be with you.”

Pure affection can only be obtained by becoming a family.

This is based on my mother's experience.

Anri Hitomi believed this was her mother's personal feeling, but at the same time she knew it was a 'trap' her mother had set for her.

When the mother learned that Kuroba Akira was from the Kobayashi family, she realized that in order to help her husband regain control of the Kobayashi family, she had to take down Kuroba Akira.

Since her daughter has fallen in love with Kuroba Akira, she should do her best to make their marriage happen.

This time, however, she didn't force her daughter to change her mind; she simply encouraged her, because it was Anri Hitomi who first became interested in Kuroba Akira.

However, Hitomi Anri once again chose to 'disobey'.

This time she was not doing it for herself, but for Hei Yuming.

She didn't want Kuroba Akira to be drawn into the conflicts between the Anri family and various forces, nor did she want him to be forced to accept a life he didn't like for her sake, and she certainly didn't want him to sacrifice his freedom for love.

Therefore, it is essential to draw clear lines with foreign countries.

However... Hitomi Anri also has a selfish side.

"Although I will not marry you... I will not allow any other woman to marry you, my wise ruler."

If I can't have it, then nobody else can either.

Anri Hitomi stood up, walked behind Kuroba Ming, and hugged his neck with her arms open.

Full of deep emotion...

A dark and heavy embrace.

Just then, preparations for the encore were completed.

The encore performance began again.

After Ziyin went on stage, she searched for Kuroba Akira's figure in the crowd, and then she saw Anri Hitomi hugging Kuroba Akira's neck. She frowned imperceptibly.

Although she was a little annoyed, after venting her emotions through singing, Ziyin calmed down and realized that Anri Hitomi didn't seem to be there to steal her man.

She probably just wanted... a piece of the pie?