Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"Oh, right, besides me, there's another friend I know. I hope you can accept her too. She's also at the CM venue this time, so she's kind of a cosplayer. I'll call her over now."

As she spoke, Junko Ohno took out her phone to contact her best friend, secretly chuckling to herself as she looked on in surprise at how flustered her friend would be when she encountered her student.

Kuroba Akira immediately knew who Ms. Luo was calling, and this time even Mirai thought of the pink-haired senior sister Da Lei she had just met, so she couldn't help but say something.

"Could it be Senior Momoko?"

When Mirai revealed the stage name she had given her best friend, Junko Ohno blinked and asked in surprise.

"Huh? You guys actually knew? So it was Su..."

Suddenly, Junko Ohno felt a threat to her life. From behind Akira Kuroba and Mirai Takanashi, her best friend was sending a death warning with her eyes.

This startled Junko Ohno, who had just uttered the syllable "mo," causing her to bite her tongue and scream in pain.

"Ooh! I meant peaches... Yes! Peaches!"

Akira Kuroba and Mirai also turned around and saw Motoko Kobayakawa, who had already restrained her murderous aura.

"Ah, Momo-senpai! You're here too! So, do you know Sesame Dumpling-san?"

"Yes, that's right. We've known each other for a long time, and I'm only here because of her!"

The emphasis on the last sentence made Kuroba Akira guess that, just like at the cultural festival, it was Ms. Luo who forced her best friend to wear a magical girl cosplay outfit.

Junko Ohno opened her mouth, stuck out her tongue, breathed out air, and said with tears in her eyes.

"Ha... I was just wondering how Peach has become so famous... but it seems you guys had met her before."

Kuroba Akira then briefly explained how they had met.

"Yes, I ran into him by chance in front of the restroom just now..."

At this moment, Wei Lai touched his chin and asked.

"But when you were still in school, Professor Ohno probably hadn't come to our school yet, right? So how did you two meet?"

"Huh? What do you mean, how did we meet? Momoko is... um!"

Junko Ohno was unaware of the new concept of "graduated senior" and completely misunderstood the question, looking utterly bewildered.

At that moment, Motoko Kobayakawa quickly stepped forward and covered her best friend's mouth to prevent her from letting something slip. Then, she forced a stiff smile and said to Akira Kuroba and Mirai.

"Um, I heard what you were saying just now. Can I talk to Junko first?"

"Okay, please go ahead."

Knowing that they were going to exchange information, Kuroba gestured for them to go ahead, and then Kobayakawa Motoko pulled her best friend aside to whisper to each other.

A few seconds later, both Akira Kuroba and Mirai heard Junko Ohno's incredulous exclamation.

"What! You've been recognized! How could this be! You look like a completely different person! Even I, who have known you for so many years, couldn't recognize you at first glance!"

"Shh! Junko, keep your voice down too!"

They whispered a few more words, then let out another exclamation, and Junko Ohno secretly glanced at Akira Kuroba.

"What! He's one of the chosen ones too! Are there really other chosen ones besides you?!"

It seems that Mr. Kobayakawa has not seen any other similar beings. Indeed, agents of the gods are very rare, perhaps even fewer than S-class geniuses.

After their conversation, the two returned. Junko Ohno, who already knew about the new setup, helped her best friend cover up the lie to avoid revealing her identity.

Then Junko Ohno explained that she brought Momoko-chan with her today specifically to help Akira Kuroba and his group sell their doujinshi. As for the doujinshi she was in charge of organizing, she had already sold out on the first day.

Kuroba Akira and Mirai were naturally delighted to have such a great general, so the four of them returned to the Literature Club's booth together.

After some conversation, everyone was quite surprised to learn that Sesame Dumpling was actually Junko Ohno, the school nurse. They were even more surprised to hear that they were going to establish an off-campus professional club together.

But upon hearing that Kuroba Akira had agreed, the others, each with their own ideas, also expressed their willingness to join.

The happiest of them all was Zhencheng, because she was the only student from another school and not a member of the arts club, but now she could join the new club and play with everyone even before transferring here.

It's worth mentioning that Akiko also joined as a guardian, and she even stated that the new club could be affiliated with Shiki Office.

Saotome Fuyumi would definitely be more than happy to recruit this large group of geniuses, regardless of whether it has anything to do with voice acting. Even if it's just for Kuroba Akira's sake, she'd be willing to help.

As a result, the new club became a formally established organization.

With little time left in their lunch break, the four latecomers ate a quick bite to tide them over before the hectic afternoon sales began.

　Kuroba Akira was still in charge of unpacking and moving books as before, and with the help of Momoko-chan at the front desk, they were already well-staffed.

Even in the future, Akiko and her mother have nothing to do, so they go to an exhibition to buy books.

It looks like Takanashi's bookshelves are going to get even bigger again.

Junko Ohno came over to chat with Akira Kuroba when she had nothing else to do.

"Hey, young man Ming, I heard you're a superpowered person too? Can you transform? Can you turn blonde?"

"It can't transform, and it can't turn into blonde hair."

Do you think I'm some kind of speed demon...?

"However, I have seen agents whose eyes turned gold."

"Agents? So your special abilities were indeed bestowed upon you?"

"Hmm? Didn't she tell you any of this?"

"No, even she herself doesn't know where this special ability came from. At first, she thought she had really become a magical girl, but there was no evil opposing organization at all, so there was no use for her transformation. Later, this became her embarrassing history."

"I see."

Is this the type that wasn't explained? So these kinds of gods are really quite forgiving; they should at least give some explanation.

"What is her ability? It's not just that her hair turns pink and she looks younger, is it?"

"Hmm, the ability... I'd say it's 'Shining'."

"Shining? Does it mean radiating light?"

Wait, this ability is starting to sound more and more like a magical girl's! It can even unleash a light beam?

"Although it can also emit light physically, it only emits light when transforming. What I mean by shining is attracting people's attention, so that you can get a 100% head-turning rate when walking on the street."

"Whoa..."

"Disappointed? It seems like a useless ability, right? And if a shy person gets this ability, it's practically a way to kill themselves!"

"I wasn't disappointed. It's actually a very impressive ability."

Kuroba Akira thought to himself, "As expected, it's still an ability related to people."

Moreover, what may seem like a useless or even ridiculous ability at first glance is precisely the ability that the gods most want to bestow upon their agents.

Because being able to attract people's attention is equivalent to skipping the most difficult first hurdle. Then, as long as you find a way to gain people's support, you can gain a lot of faith.

"But actually, even without this ability, she's already eye-catching enough... so it's me who needs this ability more! Me!"

Junko Ohno shouted in a slightly frantic manner.

"I thought I could only find men interested in my body type here, but no one has approached me!"

"Hey Ms. Luo, before XP, it's unlikely that a guy like me would take the initiative to strike up a conversation... This is a doujinshi convention, not a beach."

"Damn it! I don't need you to lecture me!"

"Speaking of which, if she has this kind of ability, shouldn't Peach-chan become an idol...? She could become a legend."

"That's what I said too, but she said that success gained through her abilities isn't her own success, and she didn't seem interested in it. She also said that it's best to use this kind of 'bewitching' ability less often. If it weren't for helping me, she wouldn't have done the cosplay at all."

"Well... it really sounds like something she would say."

It's very much like the style of the serious and earnest Ms. Kobayakawa.

"If it weren't for the side effect of her hair turning pink, she would have liked to use this ability in class so that all the distracted students would look at her."

"No, just looking at the teacher won't help. You have to look at the blackboard. Besides, if you just look at the teacher, you'll be even less able to listen to what they're saying."

"Pfft, you're actually criticizing a place like this... So, it turns out you do have feelings for Peach Sauce after all..."

"Are you talking about me?"

"Whoa!" x2

The sudden interruption of their conversation startled them.

Motoko Kobayakawa had been paying close attention to Akira Kuroba's conversation, turning around frequently, and Hitomi Anri noticed this.

Although it was their first meeting, for some reason, this senior student, Peach, gave her a strange feeling of familiarity.

Then, Hitomi Anri overheard part of the conversation between Akira Kuroba and Junko Ohno. Although neither of them mentioned Motoko Kobayakawa's name, based on the content of the conversation and seeing how much Momoko-chan cared about Akira Kuroba and Junko Ohno's conversation, she understood everything.

Motoko = peach

Moreover, Ms. Motoko is a person with special abilities, just like Emperor Mingjun.

Then, in order to obtain more information, she took the initiative to switch places with Momoko-chan, so that she could rest and also have the opportunity to join in the conversation between Kuroba Akira and the others.

Junko Ohno knew that letting her best friend know about her conversation with Akira Kuroba would upset her, so she quickly changed the subject.

"It's nothing... By the way, Peach, why didn't you tell me earlier that Ming Shao Nian and the others were drawing comics? You even said that the Literature Club was just a small club that was about to be disbanded. Isn't that amazing?"

The innocent Motoko Kobayakawa was thus drawn into the new topic and explained in a low voice.

"This is a manga they started drawing to cheer Ai-en up. They're planning to submit it to the editorial department for a short manga award. That's what Anri-chan told me. So I didn't expect the literature club members to come here, especially with such an amazing piece..."

Motoko Kobayakawa truly never dreamed that everyone in the Literature Club would be so amazing, completely professional.

"Speaking of which, this is the second time I've been shocked by your feat. The first time was when I heard that Kuroba-kun's light novel had been published."

"What?! My Sister's Journey is actually a light novel written by you, Ming Shao Nian?!"

"Yes, I wrote it."

"But in the original work, doesn't 'Shirako' refer to Shirai-kun?"

"That pen name is one that Shiori and I share."

"Shared..."

Akira Kuroba's nonchalant attitude made Junko Ohno even more incredulous.

Shouldn't one feel extremely proud and honored to have created such an excellent work?

But he acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world... Is it because of a special ability?