Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Takanashi Future → If you use Kuroba Akira as a cushion or body pillow, you'll offer him as a sacrifice to your mother, and then you'll start eating meat too.

Hikawa Makoto → took a liking to Kuroba Akira and directly pursued him, even enjoying having him help her with proposals.

Although everyone is still a JK (high school girl), they have all become JKs who are 'very down-to-earth'.

However, despite her seemingly innocent nature, Aizono Moe is actually a masochist at heart... it's just that she hasn't developed a formal play relationship with Kuroba Akira yet.

Moreover, no one else knew that Aizono Moe had actually done something unspeakable to Kuroba Akira in the women's restroom, which made her think of it every time she went to the toilet later, and she would involuntarily prolong the time she spent in the toilet.

Therefore, at home, Aiyuan Moe has been nagged by her mother several times for 'taking too long in the toilet'.

Conversely, the reason why Aizen Moe's shame threshold is so low is because only by feeling shame more easily can she make the feeling more intense when she identifies herself as a slave, making her head spin and making herself stupid.

This is the essence of Zero Brutality: it's not enough for the master to use a good whip; the slave being whipped must also be of high quality.

So the intuition about the future was actually completely correct. Aizen Moe is a born excellent slave, and her undiminished sense of shame only confirms this.

However, in daily life, this excessive shyness has led to poor communication.

However, in the Literature and Art Department, everyone listens to her carefully and waits patiently for her to finish speaking.

"call……"

After adjusting her breathing, Aizen Moe managed to suppress her embarrassment and then tried to switch modes.

Actually, once you get into the drawing state, you won't feel shy. Just like when she was drawing illustrations before, she calmly discussed with Akira Kuroba which angle to draw to make the panel showing underwear look more erotic, without any shyness at all.

On the contrary, Shirai Shiori, who was listening to their discussion, felt that the two of them were a bit too perverted. She also learned that Kuroba Akira liked white with light black wet marks in the middle, and the kind of look that closely outlined the shape of the lines.

This caused Shiori Shirai, who was already used to being completely naked, to put her panties back on after the power was generated, artificially replicating the same visual effect... When she looked in the mirror at this time, it was indeed particularly erotic, and she could understand why Akira Kuroba liked it.

If there's a chance in the future, I can wear it for him to see... or something. It's just a thought, but Shiori Shirai is really itching to do it, and she's becoming more and more of an exhibitionist.

In short, Aizen Moe is actually a seasoned driver like Takanashi Mirai, with a wealth of experience. However, unlike Mirai, who usually speaks in a royal tone, Moe can only ignore her shyness when she is drawing.

At this moment, she made progress again. After expressing her opinion last time, this time she suppressed her shame and the fear of running away. Even without the support of holding a paintbrush, she tried her best to express her thoughts.

"But! When Kuroba asked me to draw illustrations, I could clearly understand his thoughts, his intentions, and the purpose of his design... and the title of this work is above all that!"

"I can sense something more from it... I... I don't know how to put it... but it feels like, like..."

"Kuroba-kun and I are 'in sync'!"

At this moment, the voice actress, Ziyin, sneezed, apologized to the voice director, and said she would re-record it.

Moe's words were a bit cheesy, but Kuroba Akira still understood what she meant and crossed his arms to help explain in more detail.

"What you feel in Moe is probably the 'artistic sense' above 'commercialization', or in other words, the artist's personal 'artistic expression'."

However, sometimes an excessive pursuit of personal expression can conflict with commercialization, which can actually worsen the viewing experience of the work.

Especially those authors who like to stuff their own ideas into their works. If it's just a little bit, it's fine, but if it's too much, it will sound preachy and make people feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, some authors insert such outrageous personal touches that, if they incite controversy, can completely ruin the entire work.

Therefore, personal expression is actually a double-edged sword.

However, if the expression is strong enough and can resonate with the reader, it can become the soul of the work.

It was through this work that Aizono Moe touched the soul of Kuroba Akira.

That was what Hitomi Anri wanted most, and it was also what Shion Murasaki wanted most.

They struggled to grasp even a small part of the core, but Aizono Moe 'interpreted' it through her work—that's what makes her a natural talent in the realm of romance.

Or rather, it is precisely because Aizono Moe did not intend to have a romantic relationship with Kuroba Akira, but rather regarded him as her master, that she was able to touch Kuroba Akira's soul through her work.

She then fully understood Akira Kuroba's philosophy and resonated strongly with it, which benefited her as well.

"So, I want to draw... I want to finish it! It doesn't matter whether I win an award or not, I just want to draw this comic seriously!"

She wanted to pour all her soul into this work, to 'merge' with the soul that Kuroba-kun had given to the work.

In this way, even a coward like myself will surely be able to...

Let's make it even cuter!

(Moe, which can be written as "燃え"① or "萌え", is pronounced the same as the name Moe.)

Chapter 336 Slaves All Have a Pig's Heart

"But I definitely can't finish these two works on my own in time, so... I'm asking for everyone's help!"

Aiyuan Moe held two manuscripts with the name on them, and with a sincere look in her eyes, bowed ninety degrees to everyone.

This time it was Kuroba Akira's turn to pat her head, then pinch her shoulders and tell her to get up.

"There's no need to ask us so formally. This is a major event for our Arts and Literature Department, so of course everyone has to participate... even the newcomers."

Kuroba Akira looked at Mirai and Makoto with a sly smile, and the two immediately realized, 'Oh no, they're coming for us.'

No wonder they were so eager to have them join the Literature and Art Department; they really needed more manpower!

Even though he's no longer a virgin and has had intimate relationships with many women, Kuroba Akira's capitalist nature remains. He doesn't care if they're beautiful girls or not; when he needs them, they're all just 'labor'!

Moreover, this number of people is about the same as the number of people in the copywriting team when he worked at the game company in his previous life, which is just the size that he can manage.

The most important thing is division of labor and modularization, so that everyone has something to do, and that efficiency will be high enough.

"Okay, let's assign tasks first, starting with Moe."

"Yes!"

"You have the most important task, after all, you are our lead artist, and everything in the comic will revolve around you."

"I'll do my best!"

"Great, let me first arrange what you need to do next. First of all, of course, is character design. It's still up to you. Draw the character you imagine. Don't worry about the hairstyle or anything like that. The most important thing is the character's natural feeling and temperament."

"Ok!"

"Next..."

"Please wait a moment, let me write this down!"

In case she forgot, Moe was about to take out her notebook to write it down when her best friend, who knew her well, had already taken out her notebook and had very concisely written down Kuroba Akira's instructions.

"No need, Mengmeng, I'm taking notes. Just listen carefully. I'll write down all the instructions Master gave to everyone, and I'll distribute the notes to everyone after all the instructions have been given."

Upon hearing the key title, Mirai immediately asked a question, and Makoto also looked over with some curiosity.

"Master?"

"Ah, that's..."

Just as Shiori was about to answer about the future, Kuroba Akira walked over and delivered a chop to her hand.

"Don't ask or answer questions yet. If you're interested in those things that happened in the past, ask them after club activities are over. Don't waste precious club activities time."

"Yes……"

Future covered her head; it didn't actually hurt at all, but she just liked being lectured like that.

So strict... such a strong fatherly presence! I love it!

Shiori had a similar reaction; she felt that this was her master's teaching, full of care, and she was very happy.

When Shiori saw Mirai's blissful, silly smile, she realized that Mirai and Shiori had some 'similar vibes' about her, and she also wanted to ask about the relationship between Takanashi Mirai and Kuroba Akira.

It's definitely not just about being friends.

"After drawing the initial character design, show it to me and the future team first, and we will give corresponding suggestions for modification."

"Yes!"

Moe completely accepted it; she had already developed the instinct to obey Kuroba Akira. On the contrary, Mirai pointed at herself foolishly and asked a question.

"Huh? Do I need to give feedback too?"

The somewhat uncertain tone implied, "Can I handle such an important task?"

“That’s right. I represent the male opinion, and you will represent the female opinion in the future. We two have the most comic book readers, so we are more suitable to give opinions. Others should not interrupt at this stage, as too many opinions will lead to disagreements.”

"Oh, oh! I'll give my opinion seriously!"

Mirai realized that Kuroba Akira at this moment was somewhat similar to when he was at Shiki Agency. He looked particularly handsome when he was serious. But back then, she was just a little kid who went along to watch the fun. Now, she was personally involved in the work, which made her feel inexplicably pressured and more nervous than Moe.

"After finalizing the character design, you need to draw a draft. But before drawing the draft, you should first roughly mark the area occupied by the character, as well as the background and buildings that need to be drawn by an assistant."

Menghui raised her hand and asked in return.

"Does the assistant mean... Kuroba-kun?"

"I'm also an assistant, but my art skills aren't good enough to draw the background. I'll leave this to the class monitor, who has excellent art skills... Class monitor, you can be the first assistant, okay?"

Anri Hitomi nodded with a calm smile and even cracked a joke.

"Okay, I'm your first assistant. Please feel free to order me around, Lady Mengmeng."

"Ugh... Hitomi-chan... I... how could I let you...!"

Kuroba Akira forcefully interrupted Moe's words.

"Meng Hui, the class monitor is right. Don't have any worries. If you find the background troublesome, just leave it to the class monitor. The most important task for you is to polish the characters and storyboards. Don't put the cart before the horse."

Seeing that Moe still looked a little worried, Kuroba Akira once again tapped her forehead with his index finger to emphasize.

"During the time we're drawing comics, you are the master, and all the members of the comic team, including me, are your 'slaves'! Do you understand?"

"Waaah..."

Making slaves order around other slaves is just too...too difficult...

But these are the master's words...

In other words, it is the master who makes the slave treat the master as a slave!

Although it's a very strange logic, as long as you follow the highest priority instruction that 'the master's command is always the first,' you can still figure things out.

"I... I'll try my best!"

"Great. After you finish a draft, immediately turn it into a line art. Then mark the areas that need to be blackened, outlined, and have halftone dots applied. I and Future will help with these tedious tasks. Finally, we'll return it to MoeE for your confirmation, and a finished piece will be ready. Is that okay?"

"Yes, I understand completely."

After Kuroba Akira finished assigning the tasks for the manga section, Shirai Shiori also finished recording them and then raised her hand to ask a question.

"Myo-jun, you only mentioned Hitomi and Takanashi-san, what about me and Hikawa-san?"