Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

This is why Boqi's new bandmates are so serious.

"Brother, you could try meeting with them and recruiting them. Sister Pochi's teammates are all good people."

At that moment, Yoshiki, who was holding a laptop on the other side of the screen, raised his hand to express his thoughts.

“Ms. Yamada Ryo is unconventional, but she has her own ideas. Ms. Ijichi Niyaka has good management skills. And Ms. Kita Ikuyo has a great talent for online business.”

The cute girl flipped through the notebook in front of her, reading out the information she had gathered one by one.

Meanwhile, Anzu Hachimi, who seemed to be deep in thought, tugged at Kazuya Kurokawa's sleeve and whispered something to him.

Anna Hanami: "Kurokawa, is there something wrong with your sister? We need to find out the information right now. Also, she just called Pochi-neechan... I remember you said before that you and Goto Ichiri had never even met, and you had no idea that she had a nickname like Pochi."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Just think of this as Yoshiki's little hobby."

Subconsciously, I looked away.

Kurokawa Kazuya immediately thought of his younger sister, Yoshiki, who must have investigated Goto Ichiri before he transmigrated.

This is a very good tree. Kurokawa Kazuya has no particular opinion about it, but it's definitely better not to let Hachimi know.

Kurokawa Kazuya felt that he still needed to maintain the image of his younger sister in other people's eyes.

After answering the other person's question, he quickly changed the subject.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Then let's meet Pochi-chan's teammates."

Kurokawa Kazuya had considerable faith in his younger sister Yoshiki's judgment.

To be honest, Kurokawa Kazuya would much rather tell Goto Ichiri's three high school teammates the truth than go to see Goto Ichiri's parents.

Adults are always more troublesome creatures.

Young boys and girls in their youth are drawn to the idea of ​​adventure and novel experiences when facing another world.

The thoughts of a weathered adult facing an alternate world are how to make money.

However, once you start thinking about this from a profit-driven perspective, things become complicated.

Kurokawa Kazuya didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble in reality unless absolutely necessary.

In addition, regarding practical matters, Kurokawa Kazuya also had some ideas; Goto Ichiri's bandmates might be good employees.

Goto Ichiri: "Thank you very much. I will never forget your kindness. I will do my best to work for Lord Kurokawa."

Maintaining a dogeza (a traditional Chinese kneeling posture), the pink-haired dumpling, after going through some unknown emotional journey, spoke so loudly.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Although the hiring price is indeed quite cheap, Goto Ichiri's thought process is sometimes completely unpredictable.

Meanwhile, Kurokawa Kazuya was pondering how to talk to Pochi in this state.

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "If you're planning to recruit Pochi's friend, then you should also meet this other person. I think they're quite capable and would be a good helper for you."

With a few quick flips through her notebook, the adorable little sister is sharing her information.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Oh, Yoshiki, someone you think is good?"

His attention was immediately drawn to his younger sister.

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "Yes."

The earnest Jia Shu exudes a lovely yet capable charm.

As if it were already prepared, Yoshiki moved the mouse and displayed a photo on the computer screen that the group used to communicate.

Displayed in the center of the screen is a standard photo of a first-year student at Shilu High School.

Chapter 23 Chaoyun Chihaya

Her smooth, chestnut-brown long hair, broad forehead, and youthful face gave her a wonderfully adorable look.

This is a photo from a student ID.

The woman in the photo is wearing the distinctive school uniform of Shilu High School with four bows. Her hands are placed in front of her, and her smile exudes a wonderfully refined and elegant air.

Unlike Kaguya Houraisan, who exudes a princess-like aura, the other person's temperament is more akin to a gentle and refined scholarly air.

It's the kind of feeling that highly educated and outstanding women give off.

After observing for a while, Kurokawa Kazuya recognized the other person as an acquaintance.

— Morning clouds, a thousand mornings.

We became friends through tutoring classes.

In Kurokawa Kazuya's memory, the other party was a genius, who could remember any book after reading it once and master it after reading it twice.

He has a great passion for knowledge.

The interaction between Kurokawa Kazuya and her should have been when they talked about programming, and the latter learned about it because she was interested.

So the two started talking about related topics, and would often exchange their recent learning experiences during breaks from tutoring sessions.

Honestly, geniuses are truly unreasonable creatures.

Kurokawa Kazuya watched as Asahi Chihaya studied, spending less time than him, but in the blink of an eye, she surpassed him.

Later on, it was during lunch breaks and after class.

Kurokawa Kazuya explained his ideas to the other party, as well as some programming difficulties he encountered in realizing them, and then discussed solutions with the other party.

During this time, Chihaya Asagumo naturally learned of Kurokawa Kazuya's plan to play games.

Kurokawa Kazuya also noticed the other's love for books and knowledge, and the two would discuss stories and interesting facts from various books.

Chihaya Asagumo loves knowledge itself, while Kazuya Kurokawa fantasizes about how various plots and knowledge can be used in games.

The two were the kind of people who met by chance but found they shared similar interests.

They're basically the type who have enthusiastic discussions in tutoring classes, but have no contact with each other afterward.

Speaking of which, because of the time travel, he hasn't been to tutoring classes for a long time.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Did Asagumo-san go to see Yoshiki?"

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "Yes, that's right."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

He really didn't expect the other person to be such a serious girl.

It's because he suddenly stopped going to the tutoring class, so the tutor asked for his home address to inquire about his status.

The sudden disappearance of Kurokawa Kazuya is something that a normal person might not care about.

However, based on Kurokawa's brief interaction with Asagumo Chihaya, he could understand her.

A highly intelligent person like him, with exceptional initiative, would do whatever he wants, so coming to him isn't a big deal.

Generally speaking, for someone who excels at breaking rules and has exceptional initiative during high school...

Kurokawa and Ya are collectively referred to as—the God-Man.

The more prestigious the high school, the more prodigies there are. And Ishibu High School, which he attends and has six or seven students admitted to the University of Tokyo every year, is undoubtedly a gathering place for prodigies.

Chihaya Asagumo, who ranked first in the high school entrance exam with overwhelming scores, should be considered a genius among geniuses.

Kurokawa and Miya wouldn't be surprised at all if someone like that just put a tracker on themselves out of curiosity.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Then Yoshiki should treat them well."

Pulling his thoughts back from his memories, Kurokawa Kazuya asked his younger sister a question.

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "They must have been treated very well."

Yoshiki recalled the strange signals that Asahi Chihaya kept hinting at about the tracker when she visited, and the listening devices he found in her house after she left.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Thank you for your hard work, Yoshiki."

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "No, it's quite fun getting along with Asahi-neechan."

The adorable little sister gave her older brother a bright smile.

Yoshiki would never lie to his older brother, so these words were not lies.

Yoshiki originally approached the other party with the intention of finding a sister-in-law, but unfortunately, it seems that Asahi-nee doesn't have that kind of interest.

They came to my door simply out of curiosity, but...

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "Asakusa-neechan is very skilled at making props. Didn't my brother keep thinking about how to make modern items in your time? Perhaps she can help."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "?!"

Yoshiki said that, and he was no longer sleepy.

At this moment, even the blue-haired beauty, Anna Hanami, who was lost in thought, snapped back to reality upon hearing these words.

Modern goods are not just industrial products, but also all kinds of delicious food.

The condiments that are conjured up in imagination can only be used as dipping sauces; they can never be used as real condiments for cooking or heating.

That would only cause them to disappear as they are destroyed, turning into specks of light.

In order to eat better food, Hanami Anzu searched online for the production processes of various seasonings and sauces.

But in this era that had just arrived after the Common Era, let alone other seasonings, let alone soy sauce.

Soy sauce was really expensive, not only so expensive that only the nobility could afford it, but it also tasted terrible and couldn't be compared to modern soy sauce at all.

Needless to say, after seeing the soy sauce workshop crawling with maggots in the city, Banami shut his mouth and never mentioned using seasonings from this era again.

Even if she uses them, she uses the ones she makes herself.

Now, it seems that Yoshiki has someone who can help her make clean soy sauce more easily.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Another Path for Banami

Inside the small wooden building, the lights on the computer screens went out, and with the exchange of information about Asahi Chihaya concluding, the first trans-world conference came to a successful close.

During the meeting, representatives from both worlds exchanged information about the talent they needed to recruit in each world, as well as the future development direction of their companies.

However, the meeting mainly focused on Kurokawa Kazuya's business development. Although Hanami Anna was present, she was actually just there to provide the comedic relief.

Anna Hanami never said that she planned to follow Kurokawa Kazuya around.

After connecting with a girl named Chihaya Asagumo, the blue-haired beauty decides to try her hand at being a YouTuber. The theme of her content is what she's currently planning to do: developing modern cuisine from scratch in ancient society.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So, from now on, Hanami will be working separately from me, right?"

Anna Hanami: "Probably, since I'm really not interested in video games."

The popular and beautiful Anna Yanami wasn't a game enthusiast to begin with, and there was absolutely no way she could offer Kurokawa Kazuya any assistance in the game. Rather than forcing herself into the pointless fun, she decided to do her own thing.

In this respect, Kurokawa Kazuya, though inexplicably disappointed, also agreed.

"Ahhh~ Ahhh~"

It seemed that Kurokawa Kazuya had noticed something amiss in his expression.

The blue-haired girl's expression turned mocking as she looked at the other person.

"Kurokawa, you don't just act all generous, but actually feel a little lonely when I'm not around, do you?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It's best not to learn any of the princess's quirks."

He maintained a blank expression.

What quirks did Kaguya Houraisan have? Unsurprisingly, it was her pervasive narcissism.

Anna Hanami: "Don't worry, you're Anna Hanami's comrade-in-arms. You can come to me anytime if you need help."

As if completely oblivious to Kurokawa's subtext, Banami raised her finger and gave Kurokawa and Mi a thumbs-up, her expression quite smug.

After composing himself, Kurokawa Kazuya rolled his eyes at the girl.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It's as if someone like you, who can neither draw nor program, could possibly help me. I'm just feeling a bit sentimental, okay?"

For Kurokawa Kazuya, Anana Hanami was indeed a very special person. If possible, he would certainly like her, who had traveled to another world with him, to work together in the same field.