Tokyo Soft Rice King.

However, whether inside or outside, the result is the same: "coming out." It just gives players a sense of immersion.

However, giving options makes the other party feel that it is their own will.

This is about using options to deprive the other person of their freedom.

Tsukimi Ran-i felt a chill run down her spine.

So that's how it is. Using options to guide, restrict freedom, and thus control the other person's thoughts and actions?

These women are really something.

Kuroba Akira has no chance against them; in the end, he'll only become their plaything.

Unfortunately, I heard everything... so don't even think about it today!

Let's all team up and dunk on each other!

……

On the other side, Akira Kuroba and Junko Ohno were chatting so enthusiastically that they forgot the time.

This gave him a long-lost feeling of... going to work and attending a meeting.

The drafting stage of a game requires the most discussion and multiple brainstorming sessions to determine the basic settings of the game.

Junko Ohno was also chatting enthusiastically, her face flushed, and she decided to find a computer immediately to code out some of the game's systems to take a look.

If Kuroba Akira hadn't looked a little sleepy, she would have wanted to drag him along to stay up all night.

Unfortunately, she had already been 'bought off' by the girls while soaking in the hot spring in her room, so she had to leave her evenings to them.

So, regretfully, he and Suko went outside to "lay low" for a while.

Meanwhile, Kuroba Akira, unaware that he was about to descend into the sleepless abyss the girls had prepared for him, was yawning as he walked towards his room.

Just as he was about to open the door, Tsukimi Riyan grabbed his neck from behind, covered his mouth, and pulled him away from the entrance to the abyss.

Kuroba Akira obediently stepped back until the other party let go, then he turned around and asked in a low voice.

"what's the situation?"

He knew that the person who 'kidnapped' him was Tsukimi Rii, and he could tell from the smell.

Now, Akira Kuroba has evolved to the point where he can distinguish women by their scent.

"Don't go back to your room tonight, come sleep at our place."

"Huh? Why?"

"I guarantee you won't get any sleep tonight if you go back."

"But the two teachers are there too, right? Surely you wouldn't do something like that in front of them? That would be way too much..."

Although some of them didn't know that Momoko-senpai was actually Motoko-sensei, even if Motoko-sensei was excluded, there was still Ra-sensei.

Although Ms. Luo is a bad teacher who indulges her students and even provides them with entertainment venues, she wouldn't allow a free-for-all, right?

"Naive. They've already decided to drag those two down with them. The way to render the supervisors ineffective is to turn them into participants. And because those two have also joined your club, they want to turn the club into a 'welfare club' that can allocate resources to you at any time."

"Really? This is really going too far... I don't even have any emotional connection with the teachers... at most, I'm just grateful."

"It's better if there's no emotional foundation, because if you involve people who have no emotional foundation, they'll quickly be 'neglected' and lose their sense of presence."

"Does that mean we should first offer them amnesty, then exile them to the frontier?"

"That's pretty much it. That's what Anri Hitomi and Murasomiya Shion are trying to do. They're going to start 'screening' and 'sorting'. Those who can accept it will stay and eat their leftovers, while those who can't will be marginalized or even 'cleaned out' in the end."

This wasn't something that Tsukimi Ryou overheard, but rather something deduced from the later remarks of Shion and Hitomi.

It seems like she's giving everyone a chance, even helping those who are lagging behind, but in reality, she's seizing control of the power within the harem.

"...Hitomi and Shion...no wonder they could accept me being a scumbag..."

"Of course, if you want to have a good time, I won't stop you. But if you can't take it anymore and only think of asking me for help, I won't go into the abyss alone to rescue you. Otherwise, I might be forced to be dragged into the water by them."

"Even you? But weren't you just turned away by them?"

"Looking back now, it might have been a kind of 'reverse psychology' targeting me, making me feel very unwilling, which made me want you even more, and then I fell deeper and deeper into it... Luckily, I talked to you first, otherwise I might have fallen for it too... They analyzed my personality from the very first meeting."

Their understanding of women's hearts has reached another level, completely different from others, and they have a firm grasp on everyone's thoughts and feelings.

Women are more likely to manipulate other women.

Chapter 447 Give it to me tonight?

"Even A-Miao was almost turned by them just now... and she still has a little bit of affection for you."

Tsukimi Ryou narrowed her eyes, her expression grave, as she recalled the unbelievable scene she had just witnessed.

　As Yomi walked out of the room, she murmured, "Kuroba-kun is indeed a good candidate..." Her brows furrowed with curiosity and longing, as if she had truly included Kuroba Akira in the category of "romantic partners."

This made Tsukimi Ryou realize that their seduction was truly impossible to guard against.

Kuroba Akira was completely baffled and couldn't understand it at all. The only reasonable explanation she could think of was that they had learned invincible hypnotic magic.

"No way, this is ridiculous! It's gotten to the point where even when I'm not around, my harem members will help me win over the female characters? Is this some kind of idle game where you collect female characters?"

The shift from "love will increase no matter what you do" to "love will increase even if you do nothing" has become utterly unreasonable.

"I was also horrified when I heard this, because they are really good at finding excuses... not based on feelings, but on needs."

"I just had a good chat with Senior Miao today, and we talked about you the whole time. There's no romantic feeling involved; we've only just become friends... So, 'starting from needs' means I can meet Senior Miao's basic requirements?"

“That’s right. Objectively speaking, you’re not quite satisfied… Ah Miao wants to be the prime minister, you should know that too.”

"Yes, she did mention it to me, and I really admire her for having such lofty ambitions."

"If you want to enter politics, you need to have enough connections and influence. They can provide full support in this regard because many of them come from prominent families or have a certain public influence in society and can help with the election."

"So you can help me with my career... But that doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, does it? I'm just an ordinary person with no connections."

"Their background is your background, so what they mean is that in return, A-Miao has to help keep things between you and them a secret... and the most reliable guarantee is to let A-Miao join them too."

"This is a completely dirty shady deal!"

"Yes, it sounds similar to the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry."

Often, unspoken rules are actually a means of forming a community of shared interests by 'making the other party as corrupt as oneself'.

"However, this is just my own analysis of the unspoken meaning. When they spoke to A-Miao, they weren't actually this blatant. It was more like the way you and I were proposing a deal... So, did they teach you this tactic, or did they learn it from you?"

"Well, you could say we learned from each other... I was the one who started this trick, first with Hitomi, then with Shion, proposing a deal to both of them on the same day..."

"Tsk, you really are the root of all evil. Your women have also been corrupted by you, and you even taught the two most powerful ones."

"Is it my fault...?"

Kuroba Akira could only helplessly shrug.

He had already learned the lesson of using their own methods against them, and was often left speechless by their words.

"And because the initial topics were all about relationships, they managed to pique A-Miao's curiosity about men, love, and home runs."

Because it was Myo-en Yomi who first brought up various topics related to health and sports knowledge, they guessed that she was also very interested in this area.

Just like boys talking about who has the biggest "landmine" in class, girls also talk about some rather vulgar topics.

"Then they added a coaxing offensive, telling A-Miao that you are the only one who can accept her completely and meet all her needs."

"It sounds like you're trying to sell a product..."

"You didn't just realize your position now, did you? But calling you a commodity makes you seem cheap, so according to them, it's like visiting a 'private club' so that A-Miao can relieve some of her physical needs through you... and even, if she wants a child, she can borrow your seed."

"Haha, I can even work part-time as a gene bank! How awesome is that?!"

Kuroba Akira's eyes were lifeless, showing an attitude of complete surrender.

I'm so angry and cold! The objectification of men... well, I guess protests won't be effective anyway.

He can only be a submissive man who suffers mistreatment.

"In short, their proposal is too attractive to a 'career-minded woman'. There is indeed no better candidate than a man like you, who can be hidden away, yet always available, and who doesn't have to worry about family or identity issues."

Even Lan Yi in the moonlight was somewhat tempted by what she heard.

Kuroba Akira is a 'convenient and easy-to-use man who doesn't require any responsibility'—that selling point is incredibly appealing.

No need to get married, no need to have children, no need to take on the responsibilities of a wife, but still able to occasionally enjoy the happiness of being a woman, providing sufficient emotional value, as well as physical pleasure.

There's no need to worry about infidelity, because he's a man everyone shares anyway, and there won't be any romantic entanglements, since everyone accepts the arrangement.

For a woman who wants to be a full-time housewife and devoted mother, Akira Kuroba is the worst type, but for a career woman who doesn't plan to get married, Akira Kuroba is all the good qualities.

Just like actress Tsukimi Ayane also has idol attributes, so if she wants to maintain the height of her career, she can't date or get married, but she still needs to solve her sexual needs. What should she do?

The most foolish thing to do is to support a man and risk ending your career if exposed.

The safest approach is to share someone else's husband.

Moreover, Kuroba Akira is not married to anyone yet, and even if he does marry someone in the future, he can still lend it out.

“As long as you give up the option of marriage, all that’s left are benefits… And it’s not that you can’t get married at all. If you like, you can still choose a ring, wear a wedding dress, and have a wedding. It’s just that you can’t get a marriage certificate legally. But as a common-law marriage, you can also enjoy some subsidies… If you really have children, you can ‘co-parent’ so you don’t have to suffer the hardship of raising children alone.”

"...Stop talking, what you're saying is making me a little tempted, it feels like going to Kabukicho to pick a courtesan..."

Kuroba Akira put his hands to his forehead, finally understanding why Myoen Yomi had almost been turned.

“I didn’t know these things before, but they are very familiar with these little-known facts. In other words, they didn’t choose this kind of relationship out of impulse or helplessness, but really intend to ‘continue’ in this way.”

Tsukimi no longer considers them to be 'casual women', nor does she think Kuroba Akira is a 'superficial man'.

This network of relationships was definitely not formed on a whim.

“It could be ten years, or twenty or thirty years, or even a lifetime… They have long been mentally prepared.”

They had already decided their future while they were still students.

Even if it means facing opposition from family members, I will persevere.

Everyone was mentally prepared before investing all their emotions into Kuroba Akira.

The transformation from liking to love involves some thought, I suppose.

Tsukimi Ayane also began to admire her rivals... at least their decisive attitude was worthy of respect.

"If you can't change it for the time being, then just enjoy the feeling. That's what I do too."

Kuroba Akira is the same, which is probably why he can be with multiple women.