Tokyo Soft Rice King.

So Akira Kuroba left first with Takanashi and her daughter, of course not forgetting to bring along Yuki Arisugawa, who had just come to her senses.

From this point on, Saotome Fuyumi had already begun to subtly assist, keeping Shion and Kurenai in check so that Takanashi Akiko could stay by Kuroba Akira's side.

After splitting into two teams, Saotome Fuyumi also started talking about the arrangements for the future.

"So firstly, Ziyin, you'll have to come to the agency every day starting tomorrow. Entertainers don't have days off, you understand that, right?"

"Yes... I understand and I will accept it."

Despite saying that, Ziyin still seemed somewhat forlorn.

Although she knew before she came that she was about to lose her warm haven and would most likely no longer be able to warm the bed for Kuroba Akira every day.

Instead, he was busy with work, and by the time he got home it was already late at night, and Kuroba Akira was already asleep.

Ziyin definitely wouldn't want to wake her beloved man, so she would most likely tiptoe to sleep next to him, unable to engage in the soothing act of massaging each other before falling asleep as before.

Moreover, there may not be many opportunities for silk stockings in the future. After all, Ziyin never needed to walk for long periods of time at home before, and she didn't even wear shoes to cover her feet, so the stockings on her feet were clean and odorless.

However, it would be too much to ask Kuroba Akira to rub those stockings that had been stuffed in his shoes all day and smelled sour after he went out and about.

Although sometimes, Shion would really want to do some 'dirty things' to Kuroba Akira, such as stepping on his face with her sweaty stockinged feet, clamping his cheeks between her greasy thighs, and covering his mouth and nose with her cherry lips smeared with saliva, and maybe even adding a little bit of holy water...

Ever since Ziyin started leaving her mark on Kuroba Akira's lower bunk, and after enjoying the way Kuroba Akira cleaned her like a dog, she has become increasingly eager to leave more of her scent and marks on Kuroba Akira himself.

This filthy feeling is different from the sensual feeling of wanting to reward. It's not about wanting to savor and enjoy the man you like beautifully, comprehensively, and without leaving any blind spots, but rather about wanting to taint his dark feelings with dirty tastes and traces.

It's a bit like spitting in a hot pot that everyone is eating together, making everyone else feel disgusted and unable to eat, while only the person who spat can still pick up their chopsticks. It's an evil manifestation of Shion's increasingly inflated possessiveness after losing her virginity.

This thought existed only in Ziyin's mind. She would not tell anyone, not even Kuroba Akira, because such an evil idea was too terrible and could not be known by anyone.

Just thinking about it doesn't constitute a crime.

However, Saotome Fuyumi is an ability user who can see obsessions, so she detected Shion's 'evil thoughts' towards Kuroba Akira.

Then she immediately thought of a 'bombshell' that would break up this loving couple.

If Kuroba Akira doesn't regularly comfort Shion and help her suppress her dark emotions, but instead allows Shion's possessiveness to continue to grow, Kuroba Akira will eventually be swallowed up by the darkness in Shion's heart.

By then, after suffering all sorts of humiliation, he'll probably want to 'escape from this woman'...

All Saotome Fuyumi needed to do was hide the existence of this bomb from Kuroba Akira and persuade Shion to continue to be patient.

The longer you endure, the bigger the bomb will become.

"I don't think you'll complain about this, after all, only by becoming famous and making money early can you be 'legitimately' with the man you love... So Ziyin, you'll endure it, right?"

In fact, this is Saotome Fuyumi's true strength: she can 'become allies' with anyone.

Even though she was actually on the Takanashi family's side, she could make both Kuroba Akira and Shion think that she supported them because she could see the obsessions and knew exactly how to 'please' the other party.

"Yes! I will do my best!"

Ziyin was filled with enthusiasm.

If this long career path is likened to cultivating a flower, then Ziyin has finally ended the long 'breeding' process, and the seed buried deep in the soil has finally sprouted.

There is only one mission left: to keep moving upwards and to grow strong!

This marked the beginning of her shift in focus from 'romance' to 'career'.

It is also the beginning of evil thoughts in the heart brewing from 'ideas' into 'actions'.

Chapter 261 The Saintly Anchor

On the other side, Akira Kuroba, under the guidance of Akiko Takanashi and Yuki Arisugawa, successfully obtained his employee badge, which meant that Akira Kuroba had obtained a pass to the Shiki Office and could freely enter and exit with his badge from now on.

As for employee contracts, there's definitely no need to sign them. After all, Kuroba Akira is just a high school student, and since he's not officially employed, his name tag naturally doesn't have his photo or name on it.

I had already decided that I would never be a corporate slave this time, but I still ended up working for someone else. And this time it's even more outrageous—I got a job at a company before I even graduated high school…

Of course, all of this is for Shion.

Moreover, the actual experience is completely different. Kuroba Akira does not receive a salary, so he does not have to take any responsibility. He also does not have to work regular hours, and his job is extremely easy. He only needs to nod or shake his head at the interviewees like a boss.

But when Kuroba Akira once again hung the work badge he used to jokingly call a 'dog tag' around his neck, he was quite emotional and gave a wry smile.

Takanashi Mirai noticed Kuroba Akira's emotional state and leaned closer to him to ask.

"Oh? You seem to be quite sentimental, Ming?"

"Ha... well, that's true to some extent, since I hate work."

The employee badge could indeed be considered a symbol of Kuroba Akira's past life, since he ultimately died at the company, and his employee badge was still hanging around his neck before he died... His old name also disappeared forever along with that employee badge.

"Hate work? Then why don't you just be a stay-at-home mom like me... uh, or become a freelancer!"

Takanashi Mirai loved hearing this and even encouraged Kuroba Akira to become a NEET with her so they could play together forever.

Kuroba Akira shrugged and said.

"That was my original plan, but Director Fuyumi did us a huge favor this time, and I have to repay her with my work."

"So this is what you were talking about in the room! She actually used Sister Ziyin to threaten you, trying to make you work for her! Aunt Dong, that's going too far! I'll go talk to her for you!"

Kuroba Akira pulled Mirai, who was standing up for him, aside and patted her head, saying...

"Alright, alright, thank you for thinking of me, but this is a deal between me and Director Fuyumi, and I still have to keep my promise. Besides, I only come to help occasionally, so it won't take up too much of my time."

At this moment, Arisugawa Yuki, who had finished entering Kuroba Akira's official employee number, also came out of the small room in the personnel department. There was no need to introduce Kuroba Akira to anyone else, because the personnel department currently only had Yuki as the supervisor, and she was a lone commander.

This is because all decisions regarding hiring and firing are made by Fuyumi Saotome alone, and the director is also responsible for personnel scheduling and administrative arrangements, so Yuki Arisugawa doesn't have much to do.

Yuki Arisugawa joined Shiki Production while in university and was noticed by Fuyumi Saotome, who kept her by her side. At that time, Shiki Production was only a small to medium-sized voice acting agency, so Yuki Arisugawa did not have a heavy workload and could manage on her own.

However, as early voice actresses like Akiko Takanashi gradually gained fame, Shiki Productions weathered its most difficult period, began to turn a profit, and had sufficient business and funds.

Then Saotome Fuyumi started causing trouble. First, she moved the office to its current location, and then, as if she had to fill the expanded room, she started recruiting all sorts of unnecessary people like a card player collecting rare cards.

As a result, Shiki Productions has transformed from a small voice actor agency into a medium-sized comprehensive entertainment agency.

However, this was followed by a rapid expansion of personnel and an increase in departments, leading to chaos in management. Arisugawa Yuki alone was simply unable to handle the workload, which is why she looked so exhausted.

Saotome Fuyumi also knew that this couldn't go on, but she could see that the ability to see obsessions could only be a hindrance when recruiting 'internal managers', because managers with obsessions were often ambitious, while those without obsessions were mostly unreliable, making it difficult to recruit suitable candidates.

However, relying solely on Arisugawa Yuki's distorted management style was nearing its limit. At this time, Kuroba Akira appeared like a pillow for a sleepy person, just in time to help her solve this troublesome matter.

As for Arisugawa Yuki, she had finally gotten a new subordinate, but the subordinate's position was higher than hers as the supervisor, which made her feel a little complicated. However, since the director had entrusted him with all the authority, she could only try her luck.

So, disregarding her age and status, she clasped her hands together and begged Kuroba Akira for help.

"In short, Kuroba-kun, our agency already has enough artists, managers, and various professionals... but we're severely lacking in internal management personnel! So I hope you can prioritize helping me expand our manpower in this area! Thank you!"

As Arisugawa Yuki said this, she was thinking to herself, "Does Kuroba Akira even remember what departments the company has? Can he really understand the differences between the various departments and their functions and recruit suitable talent? That's way too difficult for a mere high school student!"

Unexpectedly, Kuroba Akira nodded and said something after only listening to it once.

"I understand. Actually, when you showed me around the office earlier, I noticed that departments like finance, legal, and marketing were all short-staffed... But the most crucial one is our human resources department. There's only you, Senior Xue'er, on staff. That's ridiculous! You even take on the role of managing the department... Are you a superman, Senior?"

To put it nicely, he's a superman; to put it bluntly, he's an all-purpose tool.

Her salary didn't include a single instance of slacking off; it was all hard-earned money.

"Haha... I'm just an ordinary person..."

Arisugawa Yuki thought Kuroba Akira was praising her, and scratched the back of her head a little embarrassedly. At the same time, her eyes were a little sore, and she was very touched. Finally, someone could understand her predicament!

"In short, I will prioritize choosing someone who can help you with internal management. Senior Xue'er, do you have any other requirements?"

Can you even make other requests?

Arisugawa Yuki quickly waved her hand and said.

"No, no! As long as they don't come to make things worse! Preferably someone I don't have to worry about... I really don't have time to teach people right now!"

"I see, you want 'instant combat power', right... I understand. I will try my best to select talents who 'do not need training and can be used immediately'."

"Oh! Really, is that possible?"

"Yes, but we need to lower some of the hiring standards. I looked at the standards that Director Fuyumi set before, and they were a bit too high. This will only attract some dreamers, but what we need now are realists... the kind of professionals who can get things done properly as long as the money is right."

After all, Kuroba Akira had worked in a large company before. He had communicated with people in other departments when communicating with upstream and downstream partners, so he knew what they were doing and what kind of talent each department needed.

He might not be good at managing the company, but if you just hire the right people, he can do it based on his abilities.

"Uh-huh!"

"After that, let's change the job advertisements and recruitment channels. I've already come up with some solutions. Then we need to finalize the questions and procedures for the interviews."

In order to record the interviewee's talents and proficiency, Akira Kuroba needs to look at the candidate's left and right palms. However, this time he can no longer use palm reading as an excuse, so he needs to package it as part of the interview.

"I understand! I'll do whatever you say!"

Arisugawa Yuki was already impressed by Kuroba Akira's seemingly well-planned words.

Is this what it feels like to be carried by a pro?

There's no need to try anymore!

This is... so awesome!

Takanashi and her mother watched silently as Kuroba Akira led the conversation.

Although I had noticed before when I saw him resolving his own family conflicts that he was much more mature than his peers, I didn't expect that he was not only mentally mature, but also had such rich social experience, as if he had been working for a long time...

But more than admiration for Kuroba Akira, they felt a sense of reassurance.

It's said that a man is most attractive when he's focused on his career. Takanashi and her mother had never witnessed this before, but now they've truly experienced it firsthand.

Moreover, it's that kind of happiness that wells up inside a daughter when she looks at her father, or a wife when she watches her husband work hard, a feeling of pride and happiness for him.

He was the pillar that this family had been missing all along.

After discussing the recruitment arrangements with Arisugawa Yuki, she immediately ran off to change the recruitment channels and advertisements.

Since Kuroba Akira had already explained how to create the advertising images and slogans, they imitated the famous historical recruitment advertisement "I want you!" and added the exaggerated advertising slogan of "BOSS Zhipin" to attract attention.

He's quite adept at creating buzz.

After recruiting suitable managers, Kuroba Akira plans to cast a wide net by offering "no age limit! no education limit! zero work experience is also acceptable!" to recruit talented individuals who have yet to be discovered by Kuroba Akira himself.

Once the agency is fully staffed, Kuroba Akira won't have anything to do anymore, and he'll be able to legitimately slack off and go see Shion.

Before the next interview began, Kuroba Akira couldn't offer any more help, so he returned to the director's office with Takanashi and her mother.

But this is not over yet, or rather, it has only just begun.

Actually, the arrangements have already been made. However, Saotome Fuyumi needs to confirm Shion's current skill level, the range of vocal ranges she can switch between, the types of songs she is good at, and so on. All this information needs to be collected so that a suitable job can be arranged for her later.