Tokyo Soft Rice King.

And for some reason, I didn't go to my sister's place during my second sleep. Could something have happened?

Kuroba Akira recalled the scene from before, how his sister had looked quite uncomfortable just as he was about to wake up...

There's only one reason I can think of: it's because my body has formed a connection with my senior, and the immense faith is being transmitted to Kuroo, who is far away in Tokyo, through Kuroba Akira. My sister is also being swept up by that violent torrent of faith.

I can't get in touch with my sister for the time being... I hope she's safe and sound.

After stretching his limbs, Kuroba Akira decided to go for a soak in the hot spring first, as a kind of morning bath.

The public bathhouse was deserted in the early morning, and Kuroba Akira had the place to himself again. However, when he arrived at the outdoor mixed-gender hot spring, he saw a familiar petite figure.

The other person also noticed Kuroba Akira. He was about to get up and leave, but after seeing that it was Kuroba Akira, he sat back down and invited him to sit down.

It was Junko Ohno who was wearing an old-fashioned school swimsuit for some reason.

"Oh, you're up pretty early, Ming. I heard you went out to steal a woman last night?"

As Kuroba Akira walked over and sat down next to Ms. Luo, he greeted her with a weary expression.

"Good morning, Teacher Luo... and I'm the one who got robbed..."

There are just too many things to complain about. For example, why is she wearing a school swimsuit when she is a teacher? And why does the name tag on her chest have her own surname on it, which means she brought it herself? But why bring a school swimsuit to a ski and hot spring trip? Did she already know that there would be mixed bathing here?

Oh, no, it's because of my own situation.

Although Kuroba Akira can be completely open with others and doesn't need to wear swimsuits or towels when soaking in hot springs together, his two teachers are not his bed partners, so he would definitely have to wear swimsuits if they were to soak in hot springs together.

Even though they came to the hot springs together, Akira Kuroba not only hasn't soaked in the hot springs with everyone yet, but he didn't even sleep in the large room last night, which is completely unexpected.

Junko Ohno looked surprised. She had only meant to tease Akira Kuroba, but she hadn't expected him to actually go and work as a gigolo.

This is even more outrageous, isn't it? She was traveling with a large group of beautiful girls, and she was already prepared to let the young people have a party in her room. But Kuroba Akira actually wanted to recruit new members during the trip. He's a complete pervert.

"Wow, so you actually made a move? No wonder you're a playboy, Ming Shao Nian. You managed to snag a top female celebrity in one night. If this got out, you'd probably be kidnapped and murdered by your fanatical fans."

Although the person last night wasn't Tsukimi Rii, she herself had said that this matter could be used as a tool, so Kuroba Akira tacitly agreed at this point.

"So please keep your mouth shut and don't leak this information. Otherwise, if something happens to me, you, Teacher Luo, who leaked the news, will probably be killed by their angry hordes in the middle of the night."

"Don't worry, don't worry, you're my most important game planner right now, why would I betray you?"

Junko Ohno patted Akira Kuroba on the back, clearly showing that she was his most important companion.

"But if that happens, Makoto and the others are probably going to lose badly."

"Huh? What do you mean, 'lost badly'?"

"They were betting last night on whether you would actually engage in any sexual harassment with female celebrities. I heard it was originally a bet between Hitomi and Shion, but after everyone found out, they all joined in."

"They even have gambling games running..."

Akira Kuroba's feelings were somewhat complicated.

His own women are making bets on whether he will make a move on other women...

Forget about being jealous, they're already having a blast.

So everyone has become desensitized?

I felt that if it were Kuroba Akira, it wouldn't be surprising if he had many women around him.

Just like with 100 girlfriends, the male protagonist may bring back a new girlfriend at any time, and everyone can accept it immediately, and they can even become familiar with each other within a single episode.

Welcome to the Akira Kuroba family!

This feeling.

Well, it's better than a gravity-defying hellhole...

It's good that they're not angry; it seems more like they think Kuroba Akira is beyond saving, so they've simply given up on him.

There's no way to cure a "scumbag boyfriend" syndrome; it's even difficult to control, unless you make Kuroba Akira childless.

However, they still needed to use it themselves, so of course they wouldn't castrate Kuroba Akira, and thus they had no choice but to compromise.

The most effective method is... to make him 'not have the energy to lust after other women'.

So today they'll definitely reveal their true colors.

Akira Kuroba also needs to be mentally prepared to deal with today's turmoil.

"By the way, Ms. Luo, why did you come here to soak in the hot spring? Isn't there a hot spring in your room?"

"On the one hand, I got up too early and didn't want to disturb everyone; on the other hand, it's because of my physical condition..."

"Ah, an unfortunate constitution..."

Is it so as not to disturb others?

Teacher Luo, you are so gentle.

Junko Ohno's expression froze. She had been hesitating about how to explain her unfortunate constitution to Akira Kuroba, but she didn't expect that he already knew.

"Huh? Did Motoko already tell you?"

"Yes, and you also told me about your past experiences of failing in making games, Teacher Luo."

Junko Ohno pounced on Akira Kuroba, grabbed his arm, and yelled like a child throwing a tantrum.

"If anything happens because of me, I will do my best to make amends, so please don't abandon me, young man!"

She was terrified of losing Akira Kuroba, her rare game development partner, and didn't want to let go of him no matter what.

However, she acted like a pitiful woman desperately clinging to her boyfriend, begging him not to abandon her.

"Uh, I only agreed to your request after hearing what Ms. Motoko said... so you don't have to do this..."

"Really? Really, really, really? You won't abandon me, right! You'll play games with me until we die!"

"No, it's a bit like that until death..."

Although he knew it was a joke, Kuroba Akira was terrified of this flag because he really did work on games until he died in his past life.

"Anyway, it will definitely continue until the game is released, I can guarantee that."

"Haha! I knew you weren't the kind of man who would start something and then abandon it! You'd definitely take responsibility to the end! So it's a deal! Let's make sure our child is born safely!"

"..."

I almost forgot that Ms. Luo is an indecent adult who keeps spouting dirty jokes. Although the meaning is not wrong, the way she says it makes it sound like Kuroba Akira got her pregnant.

If anyone else saw this, they would definitely call the police. After all, Ms. Luo was wearing a school swimsuit, and her figure looked like she hadn't even graduated from elementary school, yet she was saying things like "our child"... No matter how you look at it, they should arrest Kuroba Akira.

Kuroba Akira was too lazy to complain, because he knew that if he did, Ms. Luo would just go along with it and continue to talk nonsense, so he simply told her the information he had obtained from his sister.

"Teacher Luo, since you hate your unlucky constitution so much, why don't you take some time this holiday to go to Awaji Island? You can visit the shrine that enshrines Izanagi and pray there. It is said that doing so can improve your luck."

"What! Young Master Ming, are you serious?!"

"Yes, I've asked a reliable deity for you, and it should be true. It doesn't require any price, but it might only be effective temporarily."

"That's enough for now! I'll go buy the tickets right now!"

Junko Ohno had been tormented by her unfortunate constitution for decades, and now that she learned there was a temporary solution, she was naturally very excited and couldn't wait to try it out immediately.

"Why don't I just set off from here and go with Suzuko? With the two of us there, you guys won't be able to let loose, right? But don't go too far, and like I said, just don't cause any deaths!"

"Huh? No...!"

"That's settled then! Thank you for the information, young man Ming! I'll go and transform myself from a widow into a lucky woman! I won't cause any more trouble for anyone!"

Kuroba Akira didn't expect her to be in such a hurry to leave now, but if the two teachers weren't there, then it would really be a 'no-obstruction' situation!

However, before Kuroba Akira could persuade Ms. Rachel to stay until the end of her trip, she had already run back into the women's bath.

Kuroba Akira quickly got up and left the hot spring. After drying himself off and putting on a yukata, he ran out to stop Ms. Rachel.

However, when they came out, Teacher Luo was already gone.

Oh no... I only meant well by mentioning it, but I ended up getting myself into trouble.

If we go back to our room now... the consequences will be unimaginable.

Kuroba Akira hurried back to Tsukimi and the others' room, wanting to discuss with her lovebo what to do next.

As a result, the room was packed with people.

This is bad! They've already rushed here!

When Anri Hitomi saw Kuroba Akira, who was stunned as soon as he opened the door, she smiled and went forward to greet him, taking his hands and asking him with concern.

"Ah, you're back, Mingjun. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Uh...not really that great..."

"That's true. Obviously, it's the first time, so I won't let you go to bed early, Kuroba-kun... It's really tough on our Akira."

"Thank goodness..."

Kuroba Akira glanced at the room and saw that Tsukimi Rii and Myōen Yomi had also woken up. The two were kneeling on Kuroba Akira's bedding, surrounded by everyone, like prisoners being interrogated.

They came to conduct a surprise inspection to see if Yuejianli Lanyi had truly kept her word.

Then, Rimi Tsukimi pulled out 'evidence' on the spot.

"See this and you'll know! How about that? I did it!"

Although, in reality, that blood-stained cloth was Miao-senpai's handiwork.

Everyone looked at Ziyin, because the bloodstains on the cloth were likely fake.

Then it depends on whether Shion, who is most sensitive to the smell of a cat stealing fish, can distinguish it.

Then, Ziyin sniffed the residual compound smell on the fabric, and after confirming that it was genuine, she frowned and nodded unhappily in agreement.

"...It's true."

Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of surprise or astonishment, and the atmosphere became serious.

I can't believe you actually dared to sneak a bite right under my nose!

Tsukimi Ran felt immense pressure, sweat beading on her forehead. She knew she had become the target of everyone's ire, and the combined gravity of all the women present would crush her.

Meanwhile, Yomi Myouen was thinking that she should step forward to 'confess', explain the reasons, and then bring up the polygamy law that she had mentioned to Akira Kuroba yesterday, which might improve the mood of these women.

But to their complete surprise, what awaited them was not punishment and execution, but rather...

"congratulations."