Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"I'll ask about this when I get back. If I find out any crucial information, I'll share it with you, Your Majesty."

"Oh!"

Kuroba Akira nodded vigorously. "He truly is my excellent secretary!"

After finishing her explanation, Anri Hitomi began to summarize for Kuroba Akira.

"Now, let me help Mingjun organize the things that are currently in progress and the things that need to be done in the future."

"Yes! I'm all ears!"

"First and foremost is the exam. The most urgent thing is to pass the midterm exam. I will help you with that, but you also need to work hard yourself, Mingjun."

"Oh! You passed the test!"

"Then there's the company. Afterwards, Mingjun and I will go to check out the company's location. I'd also like to meet Shion Murasaki's father, Mr. Kazuhiro Murasaki. I'll also need Mingjun to introduce me to Mr. Hijikata. We should also invite Nishimura-senpai. We need to discuss various business operations and equity distribution issues then."

OK! Wishing us success in our endeavors!

"Finally... in terms of romance, Akira, you need to take advantage of the fact that Shiori's feelings for you haven't cooled down yet and start her relationship with Momo as soon as possible."

"Oh! The route has been activated... uh, romance?"

Kuroba Akira, who had been in high spirits, suddenly deflated when the class monitor started encouraging him to seduce her two best friends, feeling like her brain was turning to mush again.

"So, why do you want me to drive them?"

Faced with Kuroba Akira's question, Anri Hitomi tilted her head and asked in return, looking puzzled.

"Aren't Shiori and Momo also among your targets, Myo-kun? Besides Shion and Mirai, aren't the people you want to support right now the calligraphy and painting duo from our Literature Club?"

"I want to support their dreams, not to win them over!"

"In my opinion, what you said before and after means the same thing, or do you think you can help them realize their dreams without letting them know who helped them?"

"Isn't it enough to simply offer support as a friend...?"

"Stop deceiving yourself, Myojun. Do you think Shiori and Momo are ungrateful wretches who won't even appreciate your help?"

"That's definitely not it."

"That's right. If it's not, they will naturally develop a great fondness for you who helped them, which will then evolve into romantic feelings."

They might even have romantic feelings for you now, after all, you not only saw Shiori's body naked, but you were also treated like a master by Momo...

Anri Hitomi had also noticed the changes in her two best friends.

Especially after the Bunka Festival ended, on Saturday when Kuroba Akira missed the day to have fun with Shion, she discovered that her two best friends were very concerned about Kuroba Akira's whereabouts, far beyond what one would expect from a friend.

Perhaps it was because they witnessed her and Shion Murasaki 'competing for attention' that they became aware of their own feelings and thus became more proactive.

We'll find out the specifics after school today when we go to the Literature Club with Akira Kuroba.

After his girlfriend pointed out that he would cheat on her with her best friends, Kuroba Akira buried his face in his hands in despair.

"Damn it, can't there be pure friendship between men and women...? Does it always have to involve romantic entanglements..."

"Yes, when I first met you, Mingjun, I only wanted to become very good friends with you, right? But now we are already..."

Anri Hitomi cupped Kuroba Akira's face in front of her, kissed his lips, then touched her lips with her index finger, slightly raising the corners of her mouth to reveal a meaningful smile.

"They've got such a 'close relationship' now."

"I don't know whether I should be happy and proud, or feel guilty and remorseful..."

Looking at the chaotic Kuroba Akira, Anri Hitomi shrugged and said with one eye open and one eye closed.

"Well, I'm not asking you, Myo-kun, to 'actively' pursue Shiori and Moe-moe. Besides, Myo-kun, you don't have any ulterior motives towards them, do you?"

"Of course not! I swear I'm not lusting after their bodies! I'm only after their talents!"

Anri Hitomi nodded, showing great trust in Kuroba Akira.

"Yes, I also believe that you are not that kind of person, and what I meant by starting the romance route between Shiori and Momo was that you should just 'let nature take its course'."

"Let nature take its course...does that mean I shouldn't do anything stupid?"

To avoid being entangled with women, Kuroba Akira had been considering the upper limit of favorability ratings. Whenever he felt that the favorability rating was too high, he would quickly do something disgusting that would lower the other person's favorability rating.

The class monitor meant that Kuroba Akira should stop worrying about the affection level.

Since you're already juggling two relationships, what difference does it make to have two more?

It has a kind of shameless feeling of being burdened by debt.

“That’s right, Mingjun. Your unnecessary actions may backfire. After all, the premise of supporting dreams is that they themselves have some understanding of their own dreams.”

"That's pretty clear, isn't it? Take Shiori for example, she wants to become a professional writer."

"What about Mengmeng? Mingjun, what do you think Mengmeng's dream is?"

"That's of course...uh..."

Akira Kuroba found himself unable to speak.

What is Aiyuan Moe's dream?

Be a painter?

surely not.

Illustrator?

No, it wasn't. This was something I asked her to do, not something Moe wanted to do on her own...

Thinking about this, Kuroba Akira suddenly froze. He realized that the person he wanted to support didn't seem to have found what he really wanted to do.

"You can't say it, can you? After all, Mengmeng is currently in a period of confusion."

"Is it because of that incident in junior high school?"

"That's right. Shiori and I have told you before, Momo stopped drawing manga and doujinshi because she was deceived by people from the manga club in junior high school."

"Hmm, I remember the class monitor also said that it's best not to bring up related topics in front of her."

"Yes, mainly because I thought that reopening Mengmeng's wounds back then would only make her feel more embarrassed, and might even cause her to give up drawing... because Mengmeng had been in a state of self-doubt and self-denial. After I punished those despicable guys from the comics research group, they said some very vicious curses to Mengmeng."

What did they say?

“They said, ‘You are nothing without us. You can’t draw anything by yourself!’”

"What a ridiculous excuse. If they were really that good, why don't they draw it themselves? Using others is just a bunch of despicable people..."

"Yes, these words are just the stubborn arguments of those who don't recognize their own worthlessness, but they hit the nail on the head for Mengmeng, because Mengmeng really isn't good at making up stories."

"Ah, this..."

"Actually, Mengmeng can't make up stories not because she doesn't have the ability, but because she gave up making up stories a long time ago."

"Why is this again?"

"Actually, this was also influenced by Shiori. The two of them grew up together. Shiori has always been creating stories, and Mengmeng has always been her number one reader. As Shiori's writing improved, Mengmeng developed feelings of jealousy and inferiority... However, her feelings for her best friend outweighed her feelings. She didn't want to start disliking Shiori because of this, so she chose to 'give up creating stories'. As long as she didn't think about the story content, she wouldn't have negative emotions towards Shiori, and she could appreciate and evaluate her work as a 'pure reader'."

"A one-size-fits-all solution..."

However, it does seem like something that Aizono Moe would do: escapism.

"Yes, so Mengmeng has actually been 'avoiding creation' all along. However, she won't improve if she keeps avoiding it. Mengmeng should cheer up again, and you, Mingjun, are the opportunity to help her."

"Could it be that because I had Moe design the character designs, illustrations, and covers for my light novel, it reignited her creative passion?"

"Yes, and most importantly, Mengmeng and you, Mingjun, have become much closer. This is probably the first time she's had a boyfriend with whom she has such a good relationship..."

"Wait a minute, isn't he my boyfriend?!"

"Oh right, he's a male friend, but my boyfriend is mine."

"..."

That's even stranger, class monitor!

It's as if she's giving her boyfriend away to her best friend!

"In short, Mengmeng doesn't have her own opinions and is easily led by the nose, so she needs someone to guide her. Mingjun, you are the most suitable candidate. You can help her rediscover the creative desire she lost a long time ago and decide on the future direction with her."

"Is creating a dream the prerequisite for realizing a dream...?"

"Yes, and the same goes for Shiori. Do you hope Shiori becomes a 'light novel author'?"

"……No……"

It was only then that Akira Kuroba realized that his initial thoughts and his current thoughts were completely different.

He originally only wanted to use Shiori Shirai to be his ghostwriter, and Kuroba Akira didn't care at all what kind of writer she wanted to become.

However, now he needs to rethink which path to take for Shiori Shirai, and the same goes for Moe Aizono.

Which direction are they going to move in?

It is up to Akira Kuroba to make the choice and provide guidance.

"That's all for now, lunch break is almost over."

"Ah...time flies so fast."

"I'll go and provoke Shion Murasaki at the right time later, so she'll restrain herself. You can't be soft-hearted and keep giving her 'benefits,' okay?"

"Yes……"

"But you don't need to wrong yourself, my lord. If you're ever thirsty, come to me to quench your thirst, okay? After all, I'm your exclusive girlfriend~"

Ugh... who could resist this!

To be able to resist such blatant temptation from the class monitor would truly be the work of a superhuman.

But the bell had already rung, and it was time to go back to class.

unless……

Kuroba Akira said, clutching his stomach.

"...I suddenly feel unwell and want to go to the infirmary. Class monitor, could you come with me?"

Anri Hitomi naturally understood what Kuroba Akira meant, and she was also very happy that Kuroba Akira could still be interested in her after tasting the sweetness of Murasomiya Shion.

Next, he would have to compare himself with that woman to see who could make Kuroba Akira happier, and this competition itself excited Anri Hitomi.

So, despite being the top student in her grade, Hitomi Anri still chose to go to the infirmary to "take care" of Akira Kuroba, who was pretending to be sick, because of her "personal feelings".