Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Aiyuan Menghui immediately perked up, and her mood rose along with her interest.

I've been waiting for so long!

Is the next order finally coming?

Kuroba Akira was a little startled by Aizono Moe's super excited attitude. Although she always listened to him, this overly enthusiastic attitude was indeed a bit abnormal, which made him a little PTSD. The tension was evident in the sweat pouring down his back.

The main problem is that Shion at home always acts like she's willing to do anything for him, which not only severely weakens Kuroba Akira's self-control, but it's not like there's no cost to it. In fact, he has to pay for massages afterwards, and recently it has become an even more rewarding practice.

This made Kuroba Akira deeply understand what it means to be 'the most expensive thing is the free thing'. There is indeed no such thing as a free lunch. All the 'obedient' actions in advance must be paid for later.

If you don't buy a ticket... it's not a big deal, it's just that her mood will become extremely low, and when it gets to its lowest point, she'll become resentful, and finally, when she's pushed to her limit, she'll 'pull' you back.

When it really comes to that, whether it ends or not won't be up to Kuroba Akira; she has to be completely satisfied.

At this point, Kuroba Akira's only concern was whether his kidneys would be overworked.

For details, please see the compensation for Shion's day and night after the cultural festival.

But at least Moe isn't as lewd as Shion, so she should be alright... right?

Anyway, if there really is a price to pay, it probably won't be paid with energy, because Kuroba Akira can't even imagine Moe drooling and asking him to pay her off. After all, Kuroba Akira's impression of her is that she's a shy girl who would blush and get shy if she touched a boy's hand.

Moreover, Kuroba Akira didn't really want to get something for nothing. Just like how he would share money with Moe when she helped him with the illustrations for his light novels, Kuroba Akira had already planned how he would compensate Moe with material rewards later.

So at this moment, Kuroba Akira suppressed his unnecessary worries about being reversed and started talking about the thing he needed to ask her for a favor.

"I just wanted you to help design the website's mascot. Oh, it's the website whose UI design I asked you to do before. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever told you what website it was. It's actually a video website called dokidoki..."

"Ah! Could it be that you, Kuroba-kun, created that new D-site?!"

"Oh? You know that?"

"Yes, I noticed over the weekend that a video website I used to use frequently seemed to have changed its domain name and been integrated with the new website."

"Oh, right. Actually, the video website you used before was created by a senior from our school. Now we're collaborating, so we've merged the two websites together."

"Wow, it was actually done by a senior from our school? That's amazing! And speaking of which, Kuroba-kun is incredible! He actually became the administrator of this website!"

It turns out that Aiyuan Moe is also a veteran user of danmaku (bullet comment) websites. However, this is not surprising, since she is an anime artist who focuses on comics and light novels. So it's not surprising that she would discover danmaku video websites in advance.

Back in the original world, Kuroba Akira joined AcFun after seeing a mashup AMV, and later they both moved to Bilibili.

But since Moe is also an otaku, she should get along well with Mirai, right?

Since that's the case, I'll take her to Takanashi's house another day. I imagine Takanashi's house is the kind of home she's always dreamed of. This way, she can not only make new friends in the future, but Kuroba Akira can also avoid being overwhelmed by those two mothers' combo attacks again.

At noon, Kuroba Akira told the class representative about what happened at Takanashi's house, hoping she could give him some advice on how to deal with it. However, the class representative didn't offer any opinion on the matter, as if she had tacitly accepted Kuroba Akira's status as the head of the Takanashi family. This left Kuroba Akira feeling very confused and uneasy.

Could it be that even the class monitor thinks he's hopeless now that he's joined the Takanashi family?

But I've already made an appointment with the two mothers, so I'll go to Kotori's house every week from now on.

If things continue like this, Kuroba Akira feels that he might really have another 'hometown' in this world, and also an extra maternal wife and a little devil daughter.

And if Shion finds out...

'You actually started families with other women behind my back? Then I'll have to use 'physical methods' to break up your family, my wise ruler...'

Then... Recently, a murder occurred at the Takanashi family home, where all three members of the family perished, suspected to have been killed in a fit of rage by the husband's mistress...

No! Squad leader! Save me! How can you bear to see me die at the hands of another woman?!

Thinking of the extremely bad Bad Ending, Kuroba Akira broke out in a cold sweat, his face full of black lines, while Aizono Moe asked worriedly.

"Kuroba-kun? What's wrong?"

"I'm fine... my thoughts just drifted off to somewhere far away... So, Moe, would you be willing to help?"

"Hmm... Of course I'd love to, but Akira Kuroba wants me to design the mascot for this new website, right? But... is it really okay for me to do that?"

Just as the class monitor said, Meng Hui lacks confidence, so she needs someone to help her boost her confidence.

"What's wrong with that? I should say there's no one more suitable than you. You're the artist I trust the most right now, Moe."

Kuroba Akira didn't know any other artists either. He had never been involved in the art world before and didn't know who the big names were. Besides, even if there were some big names, Kuroba Akira, with his aesthetic sense that was more than ten years ahead of his time, wouldn't be interested in them.

He still prefers the cute art style that he personally adjusted.

Kuroba Akira's words were very pleasing. Upon hearing the prefix "most trusted," Aizono Moe felt completely trusted by her master. She clenched her fists in front of her chest and spoke with renewed vigor.

"I understand! I'll start designing right away! I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely will not let Kuroba-kun down!"

"oh oh……"

Having drive is a good thing, but with this much drive... Kuroba Akira is a little worried that the compensation he had thought of in advance might not be enough.

On the other side, watching her best friend interact with the person she likes, Shirai Shiori felt a warm feeling in her heart, and a smile naturally appeared on her lips.

What is it like to watch over your own child's love life?

Shiori Shirai, who had just wanted to continue to cherish her feelings for Akira Kuroba, has fallen into a new state of confusion.

When Shiori Shirai sees Akira Kuroba with other women, she feels heartbroken, but when he's with Momo, she not only finds it acceptable, but also thinks it's quite nice.

Is it that I don't like Kuroba Akira that much, or is it that Moe is more important to me?

No, that's not right. Kuroba Akira is the man she fell in love with. She knows better than anyone how heavy the weight of first love is, having read countless youth literature novels. It's someone you can remember for a lifetime.

Mengmeng, who grew up with me since childhood and has never been separated from me for a moment, is also a lifelong friend to me. We are so close that I am willing to share anything I have with her.

Shiori Shirai realized that both sides were important to her, and she couldn't bear to let go of either of them, so she couldn't make a choice at all.

But if it's a love triangle, shouldn't you be very conflicted, feel particularly uncomfortable, and not know which side to choose?

When she's with Hitomi, her thought is 'I want to snatch Kuroba Akira away from her,' but when she's with Moe, her thought is 'I hope their relationship can get better.'

She doesn't understand.

Shiori Shirai felt that this feeling was absolutely abnormal; it was a twisted emotion.

But she really didn't understand the reason for this feeling, nor did she know how to resolve it. She could only keep this feeling in her heart for the time being, thinking that she could analyze it carefully later, and maybe it could even be used as writing material in the future.

On the other side, Kuroba Akira had already put all questions related to women out of his mind and was focusing intently on discussing the design of the station mascot with Moe. Anri Hitomi also joined the discussion.

The three exchanged opinions, and then Meng Hui, with her amazing drawing speed, created a draft. After several revisions, the first version of the station mascot was quickly produced.

Because it's called dokidoki, the core element is the 'heart'. The other hair clips on the girl's head are also heart-shaped, and there are also little hearts hidden in her pupils. Combined with that grinning, sickly smile, she's completely a yandere girl.

This is pretty good. Kuroba Akira even naturally pictured the emoticons of the station girl in his mind, and even thought of her signature lines.

For example, phrases like "You can only watch my website, okay?" or "If you go to other video websites, I'll delete your account"... seem a bit too much of a prank.

However, the general direction has been decided, and the color scheme of the website's UI has also been set, which is naturally girly (×) and tough guy (√) pink.

After sending the picture to Hijikata Isamu on the spot, he quickly received an 'ok' reply.

That solved another problem.

The only remaining task is to find Blacktail and figure out how to use his abilities.

Afterwards, Akira Kuroba woke up Shiori Shirai, who was lost in thought, and they discussed the upcoming plot together, mentioning that they would only be dismissed when Kobayakawa-sensei came to remind them that it was time to leave school.

After saying goodbye to the class monitor and the others, Kuroba Akira still felt like he hadn't had enough on his way home.

He had felt quite free before, but once he started school, he became busy again because of various things. He suddenly felt that it was pretty good to have something to do, and he was starting to enjoy it.

It's definitely more interesting to participate than to be a bystander.

Kuroba Akira couldn't offer much help with Shion's career, since he knew nothing about voice acting or acting. He could only point her in the most promising direction with his foresight regarding streaming media.

However, comics and novels are things that Kuroba Akira is passionate about and good at, so he has a spontaneous motivation to create them.

When he was writing the novel "Sister's Journey," Kuroba Akira was alone, but now he can freely share his creative ideas with the members of the Literature Club and discuss the development of the subsequent plot. They can brainstorm together and no longer have to struggle alone.

This reminded him of his past life when he worked at a game company, where the copywriting team would have meetings and discuss character designs and plots... although it would often end up as a debate.

Collaborative creation is actually very difficult, especially when everyone in the team has their own ideas, it is often difficult to reach a consensus.

Moreover, if you add everything into it, it will eventually become like a dark hot pot, a 'dark substance' that is difficult to eat and swallow. No one wants to see such a mess.

Therefore, aligning the direction is particularly important. There needs to be someone with absolute authority to guide others and get everyone to brainstorm in a clear direction in order to move the project forward.

Otherwise, various copywriting accidents caused by planting landmines will inevitably occur.

In the Literature and Art Club, Kuroba Akira is the absolute backbone, and everyone else follows his ideas as the main focus, supplemented by other approaches.

As Akira Kuroba's student, Shiori Shirai humbly offered her opinions, but her literary skills far surpassed Kuroba's, allowing her to consistently come up with localized plot developments that Kuroba hadn't considered, making the story more plausible.

Aiyuan Moe is 100% obedient, even a perfect executor (tool), giving Kuroba Akira, who has no drawing ability, a way to bring his imagination from his mind to reality, which allows everyone to quickly reach a consensus.

Finally, there's the class monitor as a 'brake,' preventing Kuroba Akira's thoughts from spiraling out of control and pulling him back onto the right track.

This ensures that their discussions always yield valid conclusions.

It can be said that the current literary and art department has an excellent lineup of creative personnel!

If it's this team now... Akira Kuroba thinks they can try to pursue even bigger dreams!

For example, we could rekindle Aion Moe's interest in manga, and then everyone could work together to create a household name in Japan, a country where manga reigns supreme...

Industry-leading... Is that even possible?

It's not a commercially created work solely for making money, but a work that stems from a dream...

Although it's a little embarrassing that things have only just been revived now, Akira Kuroba wants to give it a try.

For them, and for your own sake!

Chapter 281 Taking on Their Lives

"Meow~"

A meow snapped Kuroba Akira out of his feverish, adolescent reverie and back to reality.

And the only cat that would call him on his way home was the very special one... the legendary Yomijin God, now the Cat God, Kuroo!

"Oh! Kuroo! You've finally appeared!"

Kuroba Akira immediately stopped and squatted down to speak to Kuroo.

"You bastard! You're clearly a god, but you're pretending to be a cat. You've been playing me all along, haven't you!"

"Meow?"

Blacktail tilted its head as if it couldn't understand human speech, but the tilting of its head actually meant that it understood; the wilder cat should have ignored it.

"Stop playing dumb with me! I've already met the representatives of other gods, and the old woman also told me that you, this human-like cat, are a god and can understand human speech!"