Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Although Akira Kuroba hoped to become a home security guard after graduation, he still had to put on a show.

Qiu Zi was speechless for a moment, then Da Hong Xiang continued to ask.

"Amin, do you really want to join this voice acting agency?"

"No, it's just that Ms. Arisugawa extended an olive branch to me, so I felt I could consider it... What's this, why are you all more concerned about my future than I am about my own career?"

Ziyin gave a standard answer instead of Dahongxiang.

"Because everyone cares about you, wise ruler."

In the future, he also chimed in.

"Exactly! We just hope you can be more careful, Ming. Look at Sister Xue's dark circles. If you join here, you'll end up looking like that too!"

This daughter is just as conflicted as her mother; in order to dissuade Kuroba Akira, she even started criticizing her own mother's agency.

This is also because, at this moment, the four women's thoughts were surprisingly consistent.

That is... what if Kuroba Akira actually agrees?

What is foreseeable is...

Akiko: Kuroba-kun will visit Kotori's house less often.

In the future: Ming will spend less time playing games with me.

Hongxiang: This will reduce the chances of Xiaohong and Amin getting along well.

Ziyin: The chances of being with a wise ruler will decrease.

Therefore, Kuroba Akira must not be allowed to have even the slightest thought of joining Shiki Productions.

We can't let him waste his time on this kind of 'meaningless thing'.

As for what constitutes meaningful work, the women each held their own opinions.

Perhaps in everyone's eyes, only the time spent with them is considered meaningful.

In short, they have begun to interfere with Akira Kuroba's private time, social relationships, and even his future career development.

From 'wanting to be a kept man' to 'being forced to be a kept man,' Akira Kuroba's life direction underwent another major iteration under the influence of women.

However, things don't always unfold as they expect.

Just as Kuroba Akira's plan to control his favorability ended in failure, their control over Kuroba Akira also failed to form an absolute blockade.

Because the 'Window Breaker' descended upon her own office.

A short-haired woman dressed in a women's suit pushed open the door and strode in. She looked clean and efficient, exuding a sense of maturity.

Her left eye was covered by long bangs, a hairstyle that reminded Kuroba Akira of Miss 2B from NieR. Although she wasn't wearing an eye patch, she still exuded a mysterious aura.

The upper body was a suit jacket with a white knitted vest, and the lower body was not a bodycon skirt like the business suit worn by Hong Xiang, but high-waisted pants, which made her legs look very long.

If someone who doesn't know her were to hear that she is actually a model affiliated with this agency, they would probably believe it. As the head of a voice acting agency, Saotome Fuyumi's image is already more outstanding than that of most fashion agency presidents.

When Saotome Fuyumi entered the room, she saw several people, but without saying a word, she went straight to the coffee machine and pressed the button for an espresso.

It was Akiko Takanashi who took the initiative to greet them first, bringing Mirai with her.

"Director Fuyumi, we've been waiting for you to come."

"Aunt Dong, you still love coffee as much as before."

"Good morning, Akiko. Mirai is here too... I told you before, call me 'older sister,' not 'auntie.' And Akiko, there are no outsiders here, just call me Fuyumi."

Are there no outsiders...?

The three people sitting in the same spot exchanged glances, unsure whether this meant that Saotome Fuyumi had accepted them.

After taking her first sip of coffee, Saotome Fuyumi took her red mug and sat down in front of the three people in red, purple, and black, looking them over as she spoke.

"Wow... I knew it was because of you that Akiko, who's such a doting father, told me she wanted to introduce a new talent to the agency... So that's why."

To everyone's surprise, Fuyumi Saotome looked at Akira Kuroba in the end, not Shion.

"Uh... well, the one who wants to join your company this time is this Shion Murasaki no Miyabi, not me?"

Akira Kuroba raised her hands and pointed to Shion beside her, indicating that she was the voice actress trainee who had been recommended.

“I know that I’ve heard everything about your affairs from Akiko, and you’re the one in charge, right?”

Saotome Fuyumi still only stared at Kuroba Akira, completely ignoring Shion's stunning beauty, as if she had nothing to do with the word 'talent scout'.

Whether she ultimately joins my firm is actually up to you, isn't it?

"..."

Kuroba Akira remained silent, while the rest of the group were somewhat surprised. However, considering that Akiko might have already told Saotome Fuyumi that Kuroba Akira was the one who discovered Shion, it wasn't impossible for her to think that way.

However, it's quite surprising that the head of a voice actor agency would actually "value" a high school student so much.

"...Did Ms. Arisugawa say anything to you?"

"Arisugawa? Oh, Yuki? I haven't seen her today, what's wrong?"

"..."

Saotome Fuyumi immediately saw through Kuroba Akira's true identity as the 'core' of the small team, a stark contrast to Arisugawa Yuki, who misunderstood Kuroba Akira's true identity.

She definitely has something going for her!

Kuroba Akira was very happy, which meant that Saotome Fuyumi was not a charlatan or a PUA maniac, but someone with real skills.

Whether this skill is a cheat code, experience, or something else, it doesn't matter, as long as it's reliable.

As for her character, Aunt Akiko's experience is enough to show that Saotome Fuyumi is not the kind of scoundrel who would sacrifice her own artists for the development of the agency, so it is indeed possible for Shion to start her career here.

"It's nothing, but please, please accept Ziyin! She's definitely a rising star who can bring your agency back to its former glory!"

"I'm asking you for help too."

Seeing Kuroba Akira bow his head in pleading, Shion also bowed her head, and the couple, who were in fact but not in name, joined forces to plead.

Saotome Fuyumi crossed her legs, took another sip of coffee, and said casually.

"Instead of asking me for help... you should think about it again."

"what?"

Kuroba Akira looked up in surprise, and Shion also looked puzzled, because Saotome Fuyumi had told her to 'think it over'.

"Have you come to the wrong place? I don't think you have any intention of becoming a voice actress at all... Are you sure she's doing this 'voluntarily'?"

The first half of the sentence was addressed to Ziyin, while the second half was a question posed to Kuroba Akira.

"...!"

Saotome Fuyumi blew a breath upwards, lifting her bangs slightly, and then gave a very insightful suggestion.

"Hmm... I think this overly beautiful young lady, why don't you go back to being a 'full-time housewife'? I feel that would suit you better, and you would probably be happier... Being together lovingly with your husband is what you want, right?"

She actually gave up on Ziyin just like that!

They showed absolutely no intention of fighting for it!

This left everyone truly speechless with astonishment.

Because the person she rejected was Shion Murasakinomiya!

A once-in-a-millennium genius beauty that other agencies dream of!

The most shocked person was Ziyin herself, because she realized that she had been completely seen through.

What I truly desire is not to become a voice actor; that's merely a means to an end.

What she really wanted... was to enjoy herself with Kuroba Akira to the fullest, then get pregnant with ten or eight more children and build a happy family.

Kuroba Akira once again raised a question mark in her mind, because if Saotome Fuyumi could really see the talent, she couldn't possibly remain indifferent.

So what exactly is the basis for her judgment?

Akira Kuroba wanted to obtain information about Fuyumi Saotome's abilities, so he decided to make a preliminary probe.

"Director Fuyumi! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

He abruptly greeted Saotome Fuyumi, extending his right hand while observing her reaction.

Saotome Fuyumi did not disappoint him. After focusing her gaze on his right hand, she did not immediately grasp it, but instead frowned and looked at his palm.

This is a reaction only someone who can see it would have.

Kuroba Akira deliberately increased the angle of his palm so that the other party could see the words in his hand more clearly.

Sure enough, Saotome Fuyumi was able to see it clearly now, and then subconsciously read it aloud.

"...Soul Performance...S?"

That was when Kuroba Akira and Shion were entangled in passionate lovemaking from the day before yesterday to yesterday, and he accidentally overshadowed the class president's talent. Since he hadn't been to school since the cultural festival ended, he was still using Shion's talent and hadn't had time to switch it back.

And this also means that she really can see it!

But if she could see it, why would she reject Shion?

This is unreasonable... There must be a reason for what is unreasonable!

However, just as Akira Kuroba was about to speak with Shion privately as Shion's producer, Fuyumi Saotome seemed to sense something and made the same 'unnatural move' as Akira Kuroba.

"I see... Then you should be able to see it too... the 'divine light' contained within my [Left Eye of God]!"

Saotome Fuyumi swept her bangs up on the left side, revealing her left eye which had been covered, and even stood up and struck a pose like in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Takanashi Mirai saw her toes digging into the floor.

"Aunt Dong! How old are you? Can you please stop doing this? Don't you feel ashamed?"

Takanashi Mirai recalled that a while ago, when she was still wearing an eye mask, she would secretly do some cringeworthy lines and actions when she was alone in her room.

But doing this in public, especially in front of familiar family and friends, is just too shameful.

Her reaction also represented the reactions of others. Akiko and Shion couldn't see anything either, so they were also very confused, wondering what kind of act Saotome Fuyumi was putting on this time.

Only Daiko knew Kuroba Akira's abilities, so although she couldn't see them either, she still observed the expressions on their faces, trying to confirm whether they were 'the same kind'.

"..."

In the past, Akira Kuroba would have thought this was an exaggerated performance of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).