Tokyo Soft Rice King

"Um……"

"I'm not just speculating; I have some evidence. So let me tell you about my past life...Amin, are you willing to listen?"

"All ears."

So, Tashiro Hongxiang began to tell the story of her life in her previous life.

"First of all, I'm blind... Yes, I was indeed blind in my previous life."

"Although I was a junior college student, I still chose a major related to my interests. At that time, I studied cosmetics production technology."

"Because I had good makeup skills and was very knowledgeable about all kinds of cosmetics, and I also had excellent grades in my professional courses, after graduating from college, I successfully joined a well-known cosmetics company as a product quality inspector."

I see. Ms. Tashiro recognized her talent very early on and also happened to be interested in this area.

Although my talent level is only C, my hobby itself is the strongest motivation. If I do what I like, my proficiency will naturally improve quickly.

"At the time, I was full of hope, believing that even with a poor background, I could still achieve success through my own efforts. But soon I encountered something that changed my life..."

Tashiro Hongxiang took a deep breath and adjusted her mood. After so many years, when she brought up this matter again, she found that there was still a trace of resentment in her heart... blaming the unfairness of the world.

The hemp rope is cut at the delicate point, and bad luck finds the poor.

"Once, when I went to the factory to inspect a new product, I had an accident and was splashed in the face with a highly concentrated chemical that hadn't been diluted yet... Not only was my face disfigured, but I also went blind."

She tried to keep her tone light as she spoke of her own tragedy.

"In the end, the company compensated me half a million."

"I lost my eyesight, my dignity as a woman, and my right to live as a normal person."

"And all of this is only worth half a million... haha..."

Hei Yuming didn't know how to comfort her, and he felt that he shouldn't comfort her casually because no one could understand her pain.

This is the truest example of the fickleness of fate.

"But no matter what, one still has to rely on one's own abilities to survive, so I returned to my hometown and used the compensation money to open a massage parlor, learning massage techniques from scratch."

So that's how massage proficiency comes from.

And from her proficiency level of lv4, it can be seen that she really makes a living with this skill, and it is her lifelong career.

"The blind massage business is a very popular one. People are more willing to trust my skills when they see that I'm truly blind. Also, many elderly people with back pain and mobility problems in smaller cities come to me for massage. So my business is pretty good, enough to support myself."

Hei Yuming has seen many massage parlors that use the sign of blind massage to deceive people, so whether the technician is really blind has become a sign to judge whether the blind massage is authentic.

"That's amazing, Ms. Tashiro..."

Kuroba Ming admired Miss Tashiro from the bottom of his heart.

Despite suffering such a tragic accident, she did not blame others, but picked herself up and learned another skill to make a living through her own efforts.

Greatness in the ordinary refers to people like her.

Chapter 81 A Completely Different Life

"Haha, don't just admire me, I'm going to get to the point next."

"Oh?"

"As for why I said, Amin, you don't have to worry about repeating the same mistake in this life, it's because in this world, I'm no longer the same age as when my eyes were injured, but I haven't encountered the same accident that made me blind."

"Did you avoid the accident?"

"No, the 'differences' arose even earlier. 'She' lived a life completely different from 'me'."

Tashiro Hongxiang touched her eyes and was very glad that she had not lost her sight in this world.

"In this world, I chose a different path from the very beginning. I didn't choose to join a cosmetics company, but chose a more niche profession... Have you heard of the profession of mortician?"

"Oh, I know. It's the undertaker, the one who makes up the dead."

Kuroba Akira had watched a Japanese drama before, called "Dead Makeup Artist", which was about this profession. The main job was to use makeup techniques to make the face of the deceased look like when they were alive, in order to comfort the family of the deceased, commemorate the last time, and allow the funeral to proceed smoothly.

"Yes, some people died in tragic circumstances, and their families wanted to give them a dignified funeral, so they hoped to restore their faces and bodies..."

This is why the makeup proficiency is as high as level 4.

Ms. Tashiro already has relevant talents, and she is engaged in such a special profession, so her proficiency naturally increases.

Applying makeup to a dead person is much more difficult than applying makeup to a living person, and it can be said to be in the field of special effects makeup.

"However, there are so few people working in this field, yet the demand is so high. I often have to go to the hospital at night to apply makeup to corpses, so it accumulates a lot of mental pressure..."

"I understand, but Ms. Tashiro, please try to drink less in the future."

"Don't worry, I won't let myself drink so much again. But I can't expect to be picked up by a good man like you, A-Ming, next time, hehe."

Miss Tashiro rubbed Kuroba Akira's head affectionately again, as if she really treated him as her own brother.

"Speaking of which, judging from our upbringing, we in this world would definitely live different lives, right? After all, we all lived in a country across the sea in our previous lives..."

Speaking of this, Hei Yuming suddenly noticed a very important detail.

Judging from what Ms. Tashiro just said, she regarded her time-traveling self as herself.

If the soul was transported to another person, it would be impossible to put oneself into the new identity so naturally.

"Wait a minute, Miss Tashiro, are you also in the same situation of 'still being yourself after traveling through time'?"

"After traveling through time, are you still yourself?"

"I just realized that I didn't become someone else. I still had my original body, but I just became younger!"

"Yes, I have indeed returned to my youth, but my name has changed a little. In my previous life, my name was 'Tian Hongxiang'..."

"Ah! Me too! My name in my previous life was Bai Yuming!"

Hei Yuming stood up excitedly.

It’s the same situation as mine!

Finally found the common ground for time travel!

In other words, is the same situation true for Hijikata-san?

After traveling through time, everyone becomes "themselves in another world" instead of becoming other people they don't know!

"No wonder Granny Kobayashi occasionally calls you Baizi. I'm still wondering where this nickname came from... Hehe, how about I call you Baizi too from now on?"

"No need for that, so how old were you in your previous life, Ms. Tashiro?"

"It's very rude to ask a lady's age."

"Uh, I'm sorry, but this is really important. I want to know if there's any trace of time travel... Then please stop treating me like a child. I was at least thirty years old in my previous life."

"You're only thirty years old, isn't that still young?"

"..."

Is thirty considered young?

In other words, Miss Tashiro's age in her previous life was indeed...

Miss Tashiro noticed the narrowed eyes of Kuroba Akira, and pinched his nose with a mixture of anger and amusement and said.

"Don't look at me like that. Even in my previous life, I was just an unmarried girl of 18 years and 250 months."

"..."

That translates to nearly thirty-nine years old...

Ms. Tashiro is now 24 years old, which is also 15 years younger.

In other words, the age changes after time travel are also the same!

These are all great discoveries. If the time travel phenomenon really has certain patterns, maybe we will be able to figure out how it actually happens in the future.

Looking at the excited Kuroba Akira, Tashiro Hongxiang hugged her knees and said.

"Come to think of it, I thought you, Amin, would be a very cold person..."

"Huh? Why do you think so? The adjective "cold" doesn't apply to me at all, right?"

Hei Yuming felt a little confused. He didn't deliberately pretend to be aloof, right?

It was true that he didn't say a word during his first semester in high school, causing his classmates to mistakenly think that he was a weird person who was difficult to get along with, but Kuroba Akira was still very normal when he was at Kobayashi's house.

"Because you don't communicate with us much, right? Today seems to be the first time I've talked to you so much."

"Uh……"

As for the two fellow time travelers in his family, Hei Yuming could not use "language barrier" as an excuse.

Because they can understand Chinese.

And Hei Yuming's previous communication with them was indeed superficial.

How should I put it... Actually, Kuroba Akira only regarded them as "colleagues" at the beginning.

I know him, but I'm not familiar with him.

"I guess you haven't gotten used to your 'new identity' yet. In your previous life, you were probably the type of person who didn't want to rely on others and didn't want to get too involved with them."

"..."

Indeed, she had it all right.

"Because I'm also a reclusive person like you, I can see that you're one of my kind. Especially after my eye injury, I became even more withdrawn... But, Ming, I guess you're pretty popular with the girls at school."

"Absolutely not."

"Really? Don't lie to me, sister."

"Really?... Why do you think someone like me would be popular?"

"Because sensitive little girls can immediately sense your uniqueness and will be attracted to your mature and mysterious aura. Girls of this age are most attracted to mysterious and melancholic men like you."

"Oh..."

Is that why the initial favorability between the class monitor and Murasaki Palace is so high?

From this perspective, do I have some charm as a mature man?

"Oh... Oops... Ming..."

"Uh?"

"I suddenly feel... a little uncomfortable... like... I can't bear it anymore... gu!"

Ms. Tashiro covered her mouth and her face turned pale.

After a hangover, you will definitely feel nauseous and want to vomit the next day. She is starting to feel nauseous.

"Wait, wait! Hold on a little longer! Ms. Tashiro! I'll help you to the bathroom!"

Finally, before Miss Tashiro vomited, I managed to take her to the toilet and pat her back to induce vomiting.

In short, I did get a lot of useful information from this conversation with Tadashi and Ms. Tian.

Especially the fact that he was still himself after traveling through time made him realize that he might not have 'taken away Hei Yuming's life'.

The self in this world is also myself, just another self who lives a completely different life.

Chapter 82: Grumpy or jealous?

The commotion in the toilet attracted the attention of other members of the Kobayashi family. Grandma Kobayashi came to the toilet door with her hands behind her back, and saw Miss Tashiro vomiting all over the place. She sighed and said.

"Really? Even if you're young and can drink, you should drink in moderation... It must be very uncomfortable. I'll make you some hangover soup later."

"Wow, thank you... Xiaolin... Basang... Ugh... Ugh!"

Kuroba Akira complained while patting Ms. Tashiro's back.

"Old woman, is the hangover soup you made drinkable?"

Granny Kobayashi kicked Kuroba Akira away, took over the task of taking care of Miss Tashiro and said.