Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Murasaki shrugged like a child who had made a mistake, her face flushed red, too ashamed to look up, wishing she could disappear into a crack... How embarrassing the sound she had made was!

Kuroba Akira rolled his eyes, too lazy to even explain.

Grandma Lin saw that the two of them were both neatly dressed, so she naturally understood that they weren't really doing *that* kind of thing; they were just teasing the young man.

Before, when it was just Kuroba Akira alone, he would only get annoyed by this brat. Now that Shion-chan has arrived, he finally has a chance to fight back.

After venting her frustrations, Grandma Lin looked up at the wall clock in the living room and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Hey kid, it's so late, aren't you going out yet? Planning to skip class today?"

"Huh? Holy crap!"

Kuroba Akira glanced at the time and couldn't help but swear.

He was so engrossed in playing with the girl's beautiful feet that he forgot to pay attention to the time; it was already 7:30!

Judging from the distance between Kobayashi's house and the school, he would definitely be late even if he took public transportation, not to mention that Kuroba Akira didn't have the money to take the bus.

"Old woman! If you have nothing to do, take her to the convenience store to buy some daily necessities! I have to go out right now!"

After Kuroba Akira finished speaking, he put down Murasaki's small feet, quickly ran upstairs to pick up his schoolbag, and rushed back to the living room entrance to put on his shoes.

After putting on his shoes, Kuroba Akira turned back to Murasaki and said, "Wait for me to come back and continue!", then ran out the door.

What he actually meant was to continue practicing voice acting, but Murasaki no Miyako misunderstood it as continuing to massage his feet.

Should we continue?

Murasaki hugged her knees, curled her toes, and buried her face in her knees.

If this continues, my feet, which were fine before...

I'm going to develop some strange illness too...

Chapter 40 High School Second Debut

On his way to school, Kuroba Akira mentally estimated the level of favorability between Shion and Shion after their interaction that morning.

First, he used a sweaty towel, and then he vigorously massaged her feet to bully her. His behavior was very undignified... So overall, the trend of his affection for her should be declining, right?

In real life, affection levels aren't like in games, where you can just do a few interactive tasks and keep increasing them until they reach the maximum value, and then you can just start doing whatever you want. The girl is like she's under a love spell, cooperating with all sorts of Edo-style moves, willing to pose in any position, and all she can say is "Iku".

In reality, feelings of affection can remain at a certain level for a long time without changing, which is why there are situations where girls you've known for a long time end up as just friends.

Moreover, if something goes wrong, this goodwill will be like a castle in the air, and will soon be completely wiped out.

After all, it's hard to find reasons to like someone, but there are countless reasons to dislike someone.

For example, if a former friend you haven't contacted for a long time suddenly asks you for money on a chat app, can you still trust him completely and lend him the money as you used to?

People who value relationships might still lend the money, but they'd probably still have some reservations.

Talking about money can hurt feelings, so conflicts of interest are a key way to lower one's favorability.

However, at present, Murasaki no Miyako is still in the budding stage, far from the time to reap the rewards, so this final move cannot be used yet.

Moreover, it's not that Kuroba Akira is proud; he really doesn't know how to be liked by women, but he knows all too well how to be disliked by women. This is the experience he accumulated as an unpopular man over thirty years in his previous life!

Well, it's not something to be proud of...

So don't be afraid of a tragic ending; it's simply impossible for things to develop to that point. There won't even be a romantic relationship, let alone a chaotic love triangle!

Genius is nothing more than a stepping stone on my path to becoming the king of gigolos! Hahaha!

Kuroba Akira ran towards the school while mentally shouting his chuunibyou (delusional) remarks.

As a result, I was still late on the first day of school.

After crossing the deserted playground and changing into indoor shoes in the teaching building, I arrived near the classroom of Class 1, Grade 1. Through the windows in the corridor, I could see that the first class had already begun.

The teacher who taught this class was none other than Motoko Kobayakawa, the homeroom teacher whom Akira Kuroba knew best, but this only made Akira Kuroba frown.

If it were any other teacher, he could have easily sneaked in through the back door without feeling guilty, because after a semester of teaching, those teachers knew what kind of person Kuroba Akira was. He wouldn't speak during roll call, would just wear headphones and pretend to be dead during class, and would never change his ways despite repeated admonitions. He was a perfect example of a bad student.

Only Motoko Kobayakawa seemed to be fulfilling her responsibility as a homeroom teacher, wanting to help every problem child, and was extremely stubborn and overly concerned about Akira Kuroba, the lone one.

So if he sneaks in now, Motoko Kobayakawa will definitely not ignore him, but will ask him what's going on, even if he doesn't get a response.

This was all because on the first day of his transmigration, Kuroba Akira excitedly asked Kobayakawa Motoko for her address, and then refused to communicate with anyone, leading Kobayakawa Motoko to have the misconception that 'this classmate who suffers from aphasia is only willing to open up to her.'

This is such a hassle. I might as well just go to the infirmary and skip this class.

Having made up his mind, Akira Kuroba decided to skip the Japanese language class, but just as he was about to turn around, he was seen by Motoko Kobayakawa.

Oh no, I made eye contact with her!

When Motoko Kobayakawa spotted Akira Kuroba outside the classroom, her eyes widened immediately, and a surprised smile appeared on her face.

Even though she's an adult, she still shows her feelings on her facial expressions, which also reveals that she's a new teacher.

Motoko Kobayakawa immediately put her textbook down on the podium, then strode towards the classroom door, opened it, poked half her body out, and called out to Akira Kuroba, who was turning to run away.

"Kuroba-kun, the first class has already started, why are you only arriving now?"

"..."

Kuroba Akira maintained his usual silent demeanor, remaining completely silent.

Motoko Kobayakawa was already used to Akira Kuroba's lack of reaction. With her hands on her hips and an expression that said, "I can't do anything with you," she beckoned him over.

"Since this is your first offense, I'll forgive you this once. Come in quickly."

Tsk, are you my mother?

Don't spoil your students like that!

Because he was being watched, Kuroba Akira could no longer escape, so he walked towards her and entered the classroom through the main entrance, attracting the attention of the entire class.

Kuroba Akira wasn't socially awkward or shy, so he didn't care about the students' curious stares.

However, as he walked towards the leftmost row by the window, the class monitor, who was sitting in the middle of the first row, smiled and greeted him.

Good morning, Kuroba-kun.

"..."

The students behind and on either side of her looked at Anri Hitomi with utter astonishment, as if they were looking at some rare creature.

Kuroba Akira didn't reply and tried to ignore the class monitor's call and walk over, but the class monitor suddenly stuck out his foot from under the desk, blocking Kuroba Akira's way, and repeated the words one by one.

"Good morning, Hei Yu Jun."

Kuroba knew perfectly well what she meant; she was saying, "Don't ignore me."

Give me a proper reply, Kuroba-kun. You can speak now, right?

If we continue to ignore her, the class monitor will definitely get angry... Having witnessed Anri Hitomi's ability to change her expression, Kuroba Akira thought it best not to provoke her, so he reluctantly spoke up.

"Oh... good morning."

"Yes, that's more like it."

Anri Hitomi smiled with satisfaction before retracting her leg.

"what?!"

But this also caused Motoko Kobayakawa behind him to look like she had seen a ghost.

That's why I don't want to speak up... Ugh, what a hassle...

Kuroba Akira sighed inwardly, thinking that since things had come to this point, he might as well just give up the title of 'Silent Man'.

This way, he could get the passionate teacher, Motoko Kobayakawa, to stop giving him special attention, and he could take this opportunity to live a normal school life... So he turned around, bowed his head, and apologized to Motoko Kobayakawa.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kobayakawa, I thought it was still summer vacation today, so I overslept... I won't be late next time."

Kuroba Akira recited this excuse very fluently.

Motoko Kobayakawa was so excited that she was breathing rapidly and her chest was trembling.

"Kuroba-kun! You! You can speak now!"

"Uh...yes, my aphasia was cured during the summer vacation..."

Actually, my Japanese has reached level 1, so I won't give myself away anymore.

"Kuroba-kun...! This is... this is so wonderful... Waaah..."

"..."

Motoko Kobayakawa couldn't help but cover her face and weep, tears streaming down her cheeks.

No, is it really necessary to get so worked up?

Then, under Kuroba Akira's dumbfounded gaze, Kobayakawa Motoko continued to burst forth with the passion of a hot-blooded new teacher.

"Everyone! Let's give a round of applause for Kuroba-kun! He's been reborn today!"

In an instant, the classroom fell silent.

Akira Kuroba wanted to die.

"puff……"

Anri Hitomi couldn't help but chuckle, but being the lady she was, she immediately suppressed her laughter and then led the applause.

Because of the class monitor's call to action, the other students joined in clapping. Sparse applause filled the classroom, but the class monitor clapped more and more enthusiastically, and the applause grew louder and louder. Some people even started whistling.

"...!!!"

Black Feather Ming got goosebumps all over his body.

Damn it! I'm not Shinji Ikari! Don't applaud me!

And so, under the kind care (joint punishment) of the class monitor and the homeroom teacher, Kuroba Akira made his second debut on the first day of the second semester of his first year of high school.

Chapter 41 Do you want to die?

In Mandarin class.

"Kuroba-kun, you read this passage. It's okay if you don't read it well; I'll help you!"

"..."

Kuroba Akira, his face ashen, read the text at top speed, once again receiving cheers from the audience.

This situation then repeated itself three more times.