The Path to Godhood Begins from the Otherworld

More importantly, the various attributes of Shiba Miyuki's character made him very moved.

The reason for not choosing fantasy characters who are not Japanese nationals is to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by nationality issues.

Well, let Shiba Miyuki accompany me to the Boyman Mansion tonight.

It just so happened that Alice had something to do and couldn't join them, and the three women's strength at the moment was not enough to help them.

Thinking of this, Luo Shu swallowed the last mouthful of rice in the lunch box.

"You guys chat first, I'll go wash the dishes." Hamasaki Reina took the initiative to put away the lunch box, "Xue Cai, I see you don't look very energetic, so take a rest first."

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Reina." Sasaki Setsuna lowered her head guiltily after hearing this.

"Reina, do you need my help?" Kurumizaka Ruri wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth, "Otherwise, I'll let Atsu help you."

In case you have forgotten, the Ajin mentioned by Kurumizaka Ruri here is the previously mentioned Tsujinmi Mari, who is currently studying in Class A of the second year of high school at Seishin Academy.

"No need, I can do it alone." Hamasaki Reina grinned, "It just so happens that I want to go to Class B later to see Xianghui's new friends."

"Okay." Kurumizaka Ruri didn't say anything after hearing that, but said, "I'll wash the dishes tomorrow."

"Okay." Hamasaki Reina nodded slightly after hearing this. She looked at Sasaki Setsuna who lowered her head and asked with a half-smile, "Setsuna, you will be responsible for washing the dishes the day after tomorrow. Is that okay?"

"No problem." Upon hearing this, Sasaki Setsuna quickly raised her head. She was certain that her two best friends had noticed something, so she quickly said, "From tomorrow on, I'll be responsible for washing the dishes."

"Since Setsuna has said so, I'll work hard today." Upon hearing this, Hamasaki Reina smiled at Kurumizaka Ruri, then winked at Sasaki Setsuna, "Don't do it again."

Seeing this, Setsuna Sasaki's face suddenly showed a hint of embarrassment.

"Okay, since Setsuna isn't in a good mood, Shu-kun, let's not disturb her lunch break."

Of course, Kurumizaka Ruri would not let her best friend who had run away or even cheated on her so easily. She took Luo Shu's arm and pulled him to follow behind Hamasaki Reina and left Class C.

Luo Shu was helpless and could only give Sasaki Setsuna a helpless look.

Seeing this, Setsuna Sasaki could only respond with an aggrieved look, and then watched helplessly as Luo Shu was taken out of Class B classroom by her two good girlfriends.

Eh, maybe this is the consequence of cheating...

However, she couldn't figure out how Liuli and Reina discovered the clues...

On the other side, after Luo Shu was taken out of Class C by Kurumizaka Ruri's arm in arm, he found that the other party did not take him back to Class A, nor did he choose to go to Class B with Hamasaki Reina. Instead, after saying hello to Hamasaki Reina, she took him to the floor where the second-year high school students were.

"Liuli, where are you going?"

"Go meet Miyajima-senpai."

Kurumizaka Ruri took Luo Shu's arm and walked up the stairs to the second-year high school floor. She lowered her voice and said, "I previously commissioned professionals to intensify the investigation into Kase Masafumi. The results of the investigation have been sent to me after the opening ceremony today."

"Have you discovered anything?" Luo Shu raised his brows slightly when he heard this. "Is the situation serious?"

"It's quite serious." Kurumizaka Ruri sighed upon hearing this. "According to my investigation, I've discovered that Kase Masafumi's joining the Miyajima Tenshin-ryu dojo was indeed orchestrated by someone behind the scenes. However, this person is extremely secretive. Currently, we only know that they may be connected to a foreign power."

"Another foreign force?" Luo Shu was stunned when he heard this. "Can you roughly guess which country it's from?"

"Lighthouse Nation." Kurumizaka Ruri's tone was somewhat dull. "What makes me even more uneasy is that this foreign force seems to be involved with many new and old capital groups in Fuso."

"So, maybe Kase Masafumi joined Miyajima Tenshin-ryu not just for the Menkyo Kaiden?"

"The Miyajima family is considered a prominent kendo family within Fuso, and their influence within the kendo world is considerable." Kurumizaka Ruri pondered for a moment. "This foreign power appears to be intent on cultivating agents within Fuso. I'm currently unclear on their motives for doing so."

When Luo Shu heard what Kurumizaka Ruri said, he immediately had some bad guesses in his heart.

Could the foreign force mentioned by Liuli also be the Normade Precision Manufacturing Company?

Should I persuade her not to pursue the matter further?

Thinking of this, Luo Shu subconsciously glanced at Kurumizaka Ruri and found that there were some red bloodshot in her eyes, which made him feel distressed.

"Didn't you get enough rest yesterday? Your eyes are bloodshot."

"what?"

"Liuli, don't be too anxious."

Seeing Kurumizaka Ruri's expression, Luo Shu realized that it would be impossible to convince her to give up tracking down this mysterious foreign power. He pondered for a moment and said, "I think Kase Masafumi is just a bait floating on the surface."

"Bait?" Kurumizaka Ruri had long since learned how to run a company alongside her parents. Having spent years in the business world, she'd witnessed countless intrigues and deceptions. It didn't take her long to understand the hidden meaning behind Luo Shu's words. "Does Mr. Shu think we should temporarily abandon the investigation?"

"Well, if my guess is correct, the foreign forces you mentioned should have already noticed that someone is secretly investigating Kase Masafumi."

Luo Shu expressed his concerns, "If this foreign power really is secretly supporting agents in Fuso, then pawns like Kase Masafumi could very well be deliberate bait. After all, given the relationship between the Miyajima family and your Kurumizaka family..."

Luo Shu did not continue speaking because he knew that Kurumizaka Ruri understood the unfinished meaning of his words.

"Killing two birds with one stone?" Kurumizaka Ruri's eyes suddenly became sharp upon hearing this, and then she sighed softly, "What a good plan, Shu-kun. Thanks to you for reminding me, otherwise I might have really taken the bait."

"A bystander sees more clearly. You're too concerned about Miyajima-senpai, but you've overlooked the fact that Kase Masafumi is marrying into the Miyajima family. The real impact isn't just on the Miyajima family."

Luo Shu smiled and reached out his hand, gently touching the side of her face. "Don't worry, since we all think that Kase Masafumi might be the other party's bait, then turning the tables on them is also a way to paralyze the enemy."

"What does Shu-kun mean?"

"First and foremost, we need to focus on how to drive Kase Masafumi out of Miyajima Tenshin-ryu."

Luo Shu pondered for a while.

"As long as we can first remove the Miyajima Tenshin-ryu identity mark on Kase Masafumi, even if he really wins a place in the University Alliance's Jade Dragon Cup this year, it will not have any impact on the Miyajima family or even the Kurumizaka family."

"But how can we get the senior's father to voluntarily expel Kase Masafumi, whom he favors?"

Kurumizaka Ruri was a little distressed, "Shu-kun, you have no idea how difficult it is to deal with Miyajima-senpai's father."

"Let's change our approach." Luo Shu thought for a moment, "Since we can't wake up the current head of the Miyajima family who is pretending to be asleep, let Kase Masafumi make mistakes on his own initiative."

"Let Kase Masafumi make mistakes on his own initiative?"

"Young man Mu Ai, have you heard of this idiom?"

"What Shu-kun means is..."

Chapter 26: The Girl's Ambition

"What do you think Kase Masafumi would feel if he heard the rumor that Miyajima-senpai is in love with someone?"

"A rumor?" Kurumizaka Ruri's eyes lit up when she heard that. "Indeed, given Kase Masafumi's age and limited social experience, it's hard not to be anxious about this rumor."

"Yes, when people can't get what they want, they tend to act impulsively." Luo Shu said softly and calmly, "As long as we can make Kase Masafumi feel a sufficient sense of crisis, we can lead him to make mistakes on his own initiative."

"However, once the rumor spreads, I'm afraid Miyajima-senpai's personal reputation within Seishin Academy will be affected."

"So, whether this rumor plan can be implemented needs to be consulted with Miyajima-senpai." Luo Shu shrugged, "It depends on whether you can convince her later, Liuli."

"I'll do my best." Hearing this, Kurumizaka Ruri suddenly raised her head and looked into Luo Shu's eyes, asking, "Shu-kun, do you think it would be more effective if the rumor mentioned that the person the senior has feelings for was you?"

"what?"

When Luo Shu heard Kurumizaka Ruri say this, he was stunned for a moment, then touched his chin. "You know what, considering what I said to Kase Masafumi when we visited the Kendo Club before we enrolled, if these rumors about Miyajima-senpai were to involve me, I think Kase Masafumi would really go crazy."

"If Shu-kun doesn't mind, I'll propose this to Miyajima-senpai later."

"Aren't you worried that I might turn my fake into real?"

"If Shu-kun is really capable of winning over Miyajima-senpai, then I wouldn't mind having another member in the family."

Kurumizaka Ruri blinked at Luo Shu and said, "Besides, I personally think that Miyajima-senpai is quite easy to deal with."

"Liuli, you said that about Miyajima-senpai, aren't you worried that she'll get angry if she finds out?"

"Miyajima-senpai is so focused on kendo that she's quite inexperienced with matters between men and women."

Kurumizaka Ruri winked at Luo Shu and bluntly explained the nature of the so-called noble families in Fuso.

"Besides, Shu-kun is superior to that Kase Masafumi in every way. I don't think the Miyajima family would mind if their future husband was unfaithful.

In Fusang, any family with a long history, the more outstanding the future husband they choose, the more unrealistic it is to expect them to remain faithful to one man forever."

When Luo Shu heard what Kurumizaka Ruri said, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He immediately thought that Fuso was a capitalist society, and most of the society's wealth was concentrated in a minority of groups. Most of the so-called aristocratic families and even large conglomerates in Fuso were transitioned from the early Fuso Chinese.

The Boyman family annexed the Rurikawa family, which had existed since the Edo period, which caused such a large-scale shock in the social and financial circles of Fuso.

Because if you trace back the Rurikawa family, they were descended from a powerful family in the Edo period, which later became the nobility.

The Boyman family was previously considered at best a rising star in the social and financial circles of Japan.

"Shu Jun, I forgot that you were born in China. I'm afraid it's a little difficult for you to understand this."

Kurumizaka Liuli looked at Luo Shu in a daze. Then she remembered that Luo Shu was not from Fusang, but from the ancient country across the sea. She pondered for a moment and continued,

"But it doesn't really matter if you don't understand. Shu Jun just needs to remember that the so-called aristocratic families in Fusang have disappeared, but Fusang's upper class is still controlled by those old guys from the old Chinese families."

"It's not that it's hard to understand, but I feel a little emotional."

Luo Shu had no intention of discussing this topic in depth. He thought about going to Boyman's mansion in the evening, and he didn't seem to know the specific address of Boyman's mansion, so he took the initiative to change the subject.

"Liuli, do you know which district of Tokyo the Boyman family's mansion is located in?"

"The Boyman who annexed the Liulichuan family?"

"Ah."

"Tokyo Minato-ku, why is Shu-kun interested in Boyman?"

"I happened to see a report about this family in a magazine a while ago. And since you mentioned the old families in Fusang, I suddenly became curious. Now that the Liulichuan family has been swallowed up by Boyman, haven't the other old families in Fusang thought about getting a piece of the action?"

"I've probably thought about it, but you also have to understand, Shu Jun, that the older the family in Fusang, the more conservative their style of doing things. The decline of the Liulichuan family is just a microcosm of the decline of some of Fusang's aristocratic families in modern times."

"I see." Luo Shu thought thoughtfully, "So, the Boyman family took advantage of the fact that the ancient families in Fusang were unable to unite, and seized the opportunity of the two leaders of Liulichuan to wipe out the entire family?"

"Shu Jun, do you despise the Boyman family's practice of eating up the entire family?"

"Contempt? Not really." Upon hearing this, Luo Shu simply reached out and touched Kurumizaka Ruri's cheek. "The world is bustling with people because of profit, and the world is bustling with people because of profit. This is a truth I understood when I was very young.

Moreover, in a capitalist country like Fusang, where the nature of capital is to pursue profit, the extermination of families is actually just a means of primitive accumulation of capital."

"Tree-kun?"

Luo Shugang and Kurumizaka Liuli arrived at the second-year high school floor of the teaching building and noticed that she had suddenly stopped. They paused in surprise and turned to look at her. They saw that her eyes had a light as if she had seen a rare treasure. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Shu Jun, should we consider starting a company?"

"Start a company?" Luo Shu was stunned, a little unable to keep up with Kurumizaka Ruri's jumping thoughts, "Why did you suddenly think of starting a company?"

"Didn't Shujun mention before that the rules of the world I live in interfere with the cognition of ordinary people?"

Because of her family, Kurumizaka Ruri experienced the ups and downs of the business world earlier than her peers. When Luo Shu brought her back to the Sky Island world, she confessed some truths and keenly captured some changes that were taking place in her world that were difficult for ordinary people to perceive.

And this change is bound to have an impact on the future development of the world.

She understood that because of Luo Shu, she had noticed this change in advance. As long as she could seize this opportunity, the Kurumizaka family would most likely have new development opportunities in the future.

However, Kurumizaka Ruri is also very clear that if she wants Kurumizaka Ruri to participate in the changing game of the future era of this world, she must firmly consolidate her close relationship with Luo Shu.

She knew very well that without the help provided by Luo Shu, the Kurumizaka family would not be able to come into contact with the mysterious side world, nor would they be able to participate in the upcoming changes in the times.

"Yeah, what does this have to do with your suggestion that I start a company?"

Luo Shu was a little surprised. "Could it be that your family's company has had problems recently?"

“That’s not the case. I just think that since this world has interfered with the cognition of ordinary people, doesn’t it mean that some related forces in the mysterious side world will gradually enter the public eye in the future?

For example, didn't the otherworldly elf sisters in your class just show up as transfer students? "

"Liuli, your speculation is very reasonable." Luo Shu heard what Kurumizaka Liuli said. After a little thought, he also felt that her speculation was very reasonable. "But starting a company is too general. Do you have any ideas?"

"Shu Jun, I think if we can cooperate with those otherworldly elf sisters ahead of time, it might not be particularly difficult to make otherworldly-related projects our main business and occupy the otherworldly-related market gap in Fusang in advance."

"Your idea is somewhat feasible, but don't forget that Alice and Isis are both on a diplomatic mission to Fuso on behalf of the Elf Kingdom of Ymir in another world.

In this case, the Ymir Elf Kingdom is very likely to have reached a cooperation with the Fuso Ministry of Education. It would be quite difficult to reach a cross-border cooperation with an alien country in the name of a private company.

"Mr. Shu, there's a Chinese saying that goes, 'Those who are near water will see the moon first.'"

Kurumizaka Liuli blinked at Luo Shu, "We really can't confront the Fuso Ministry of Education head-on, but don't forget that we share a common identity with those elf sisters from another world."

"Hmm?" Luo Shu's eyes lit up when he heard that. "You mean to use your status as a classmate to slowly build a closer relationship with them?"

"Well, what do you think of this plan, Shu-kun?"

“It’s highly feasible.”

Luo Shu thought that his relationship with Alice had made a breakthrough, but he had no intention of building his own power in this derivative world.

Now that Kurumizaka Ruri has proposed such a highly feasible power-building plan, he has to think about whether he should form his own power group in this derivative world.