I became the emperor in the comic book series.

How did this woman manage to do that? She's just a high school girl, yet one second she exudes a melancholy, widow-like aura, and the next she suddenly transforms into a gentle, motherly figure.

Nagasaki Motoyo snapped out of her daze and looked at the man opposite her. The hostility she had felt suddenly diminished, and she even felt a faint sense of superior sympathy.

This person was just a middleman who helped her and Xiao Xiang get back together. Even if Xiao Xiang couldn't live without him, as long as he continued to be so promiscuous, Xiao Xiang would never be able to fall in love with him.

Otherwise, Xiao Xiang wouldn't be indifferent to his other romantic relationships, but instead be willing to silently care for and hug him!

Xiao Xiang's heart ultimately belongs to her and everyone at CRYCHIC!

However, just to be on the safe side, we should keep an eye on this person's activities to make sure he doesn't settle down and only love Xiao Xiang.

After all, Xiao Xiang is so wonderful, it's impossible for anyone not to like her after getting to know all of her wonderful qualities!

Xiao Xiang's love is abundant, and not a single bit is superfluous!

Absolutely! Absolutely! I won't share it with him!

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P.S.: 26 chapters still owed.

I never expected it to be available today. Only after posting it did I realize it was already a paid chapter. I bought it from Wanshou, but I didn't see my book on Wanshou's list of available books. I thought it would be available next week.

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Chapter 56 Voice Control Switch

Nagasaki Motoyo sat back down, resting her chin on her hands and smiling gently at the person opposite her.

Moreover, no matter what, as long as he's not the culprit preventing Xiao Xiang from returning to CRYCHIC, that's fine.

With a single thought, Nagasaki Motoyo became more peaceful and her thinking became less extreme.

Even after learning the truth about Xiao Xiang's departure and indifference towards everyone, while feeling sorry for Xiao Xiang, she also started thinking about reuniting CRYCHIC with the band members in the future.

"By the way, what exactly is the trouble Xiao Xiang is in? Maybe we can work together to come up with a solution and help Xiao Xiang get through this difficult time."

She asked the man, wanting to speed things up, perhaps also because she didn't want him to be the only one to save Xiao Xiang.

After hearing this, Higashino Akira simply shook his head slowly at her.

"Look, you're in a hurry again."

"I already told you it's useless trouble to tell you. Knowing this might even drag you into it. If you really want to know, you can go ask Xiangzi if she's willing to tell you. What's the point of asking me?"

"Having Xiangzi, who requires special attention, is already troublesome enough for me. You are, after all, my girlfriend, and I don't want to drag you into this."

"As for your band friends, there's even less need for that. You can't do anything about it unless you don't care about them at all. Otherwise, if you drag them into this mess, and then try to get out, you'll find that few people can help you, or even you yourselves. The only person you might come across who's willing to help is me, and I'm not going to risk my life for someone else for no reason. Aren't they just freeloaders?"

In the first three sentences this girl uttered, it was all about Xiangzi and the band. She seemed deeply obsessed, as if she regarded the band as her home and Xiangzi as her faith. She seemed to be somewhat lacking in love.

On the other side, Nagasaki Motoyo's heart, which had just been burning with excitement, was suddenly doused with a bucket of cold water by this man's words, and she immediately became wary.

Xiangzi was forced to be with him. She had acted impulsively before and just pretended it was a slip and fall on the street. She would never allow anyone to make the same mistake as her!

We also cannot tolerate this man continuing to attack the other members of CRYCHIC!

Like a mother hen spreading her wings to protect her chicks, but am I some kind of eagle about to catch my chicks?

Why be so vigilant?

If he really wanted to take action, Higashino would have done it early tomorrow morning, instead of waiting for Nagasaki Motoyo to deliver it to his mouth.

"Oh, right, Xiangzi asked you to return her panties to her."

“She’s been living with me most of the time lately, and I only prepared one set of clothes for her to change into. If you take it away, she won’t have anything to wear when she needs it.”

"Let me make this clear beforehand: I'm not short of money, but I'm not good at buying panties for girls."

Upon hearing this, Nagasaki Motoyo's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and her ears turned slightly red and hot.

I took it with me when I was infatuated with him before, intending to keep it as backup evidence in case he disguised it and Xiao Xiang couldn't find out, or if Xiao Xiang didn't believe the photos I sent him.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xiang exposed her identity, and in a moment of panic, she blurted out something reckless and blocked Xiao Xiang back.

How can she possibly admit to something like this?

"I don't understand what you're talking about." The girl blushed and stood up, turning her back to the man. "But I'm a girl too, and I know how to buy the right things. I'll go with you to buy them."

After saying that, before Higashino Akira could respond, Nagasaki Motoyo quickly ran over to pay the bill.

Seeing her reaction only fueled his suspicions.

Could this guy actually be using someone else's panties as casting material to perform a water spell without chanting?

These girls who play in girl bands, and I saw Miyamizu Futaba in Notebook before, is this world infected by some Houbunsha meme?

The journey was silent. As long as CRYCHIC and Toyokawa Shoko were not involved, Nagasaki Motoyo was quite normal. Although she was not particularly affectionate, she at least maintained the basic attitude of a girlfriend on the surface, and her emotions remained stable.

During the process of buying panties for Toyokawa Shoko, Higashino Akira did not interfere at all; Nagasaki Motoyo did all the running around, and in the end, she insisted on paying the bill.

Wait until the packaging bag is handed to him.

After finishing everything, the girl was about to turn and leave, but was stopped by Higashino Akira.

"You just left like that?"

"Ah... um!"

Seemingly recalling some unpleasant experience, Nagasaki Motoyo's cheeks flushed slightly, and she looked around nervously, stammering.

That kind of thing, after all, should only happen once. Originally, he just wanted to provoke Xiao Xiang into breaking up with him. Now that he knows Xiao Xiang doesn't like him that much, and he couldn't stop Xiao Xiang from coming back to form a band with them, it's probably better not to continue.

Seeing this, Higashino Akira understood and smiled, waving at her.

"Alright, goodbye. I'll head back now. It's still early, so I can play some more of our private love games with Xiangzi."

As he spoke, Higashino Akira turned to leave, but stopped halfway when his arm was grabbed.

Turning around, he saw Nagasaki Motoyo staring intently at him with a serious expression.

"That's true, it's really too early to go back now."

The girl gave a blank, fake smile, then stepped forward and took his arm.

Nagasaki Motoyo cannot accept any possibility that the relationship between this man and Shoko will develop in a positive direction, as it might lead to Shoko being trapped by him and never returning to CRYCHIC!

They were even less willing to imagine the scene where Xiangzi had to submit to someone he didn't like because of reality, and was then subjected to continuous brutal treatment and attacks.

She will definitely protect Xiao Xiang and everyone's CRYCHIC!

So, I'll drain you dry!

Motoyo Nagasaki's expression turned serious, instantly switching to a fighting look.

In the evening, at the nearest property that had been cleaned up.

Akira Higashino stared speechlessly at Nagasaki Motoyo, who was fast asleep in his arms.

Judging from the stats, I thought she was some kind of powerful character, but it turns out she's not even as good as Saki Kawasaki; she's just a bottom-tier character who took away two sets of clothes.

Despite having the best physique, its combat power and endurance are the worst; its appearance is truly deceptive.

The only pleasant surprise was that ever since I learned some dirty talk from her and used the dirty talk she had said to provoke her, she would instinctively tense up whenever Xiangzi was mentioned in comparison to her.

The voice-activated switch is yes.

Of course, the best way to use it is to play Kasuga no Kage while driving, which is great for the machine.

Lying in bed, he glanced at the mission progress. It would probably be late tonight or tomorrow morning when he reached the required number of subjects to be granted the first title of a subordinate god. Higashino sent a message to Xiaoyexiao, asking her to prepare his share of Pokémon.

When asked whether he wanted the big fox or the small fox for a late-night snack, Akira Higashino didn't think too much about it and simply chose the small one.

The big one is too ugly. After all, it is a proper imperial court, and the image of the people they employ must be taken into account. If the image is too bad, even the propaganda work will not be easy to carry out.

Night, because they weren't brainless evil spirits and had even associated with gods, although their boss wasn't very good, at least he had a proper shrine. The two little foxes were quite knowledgeable and sensible, and without needing anyone to escort them, they came to Higashino Akira's room door on their own.

I couldn't get in, so I had to knock on the door.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Return to Normal

Akira Higashino walked out of the bedroom, waved to them, came to the living room, and sat down on the sofa.

"Wait a little longer."

[As emperor, please acquire your own subjects as soon as possible. For every 1000 subjects, the number of times you can be granted a divine mandate will increase by 1 (in progress: 991/1000)]

The process of winning over the hearts and minds of the people is still progressing slowly. Of course, it's not about recruiting people on the spot every day and bringing them back to be ideologically molded. The number of employees under Higashino Akira's name is more than a thousand. The main thing is that once people are recruited and given official employee positions, they still need to genuinely identify with the company and with Higashino Akira as their top boss.

As for when to agree, that depends entirely on the individual.

Some people apply for a job as soon as they hear about a good salary on their first day, while others need to work for a while before they feel at ease and their sense of belonging is established.

Finally, there are the unruly scoundrels who refuse to be taught. Little Blackie stands there motionless, his chicken feet sticking out. If even a Kunyue can't assimilate them, then we'll have to optimize them.

This will teach them that even the cheap rice served in the imperial court isn't so easy to eat.

Behind them, the two little foxes who had followed looked at the god who was sitting quietly on the sofa scrolling through his phone, leaving them aside and ignoring them. They exchanged glances, feeling a little lost, and could only stand quietly and wait.

After a long while, one of the little foxes thought for a moment and then decided to take action. It went into the kitchen to boil water, found some tea leaves, brewed a cup of tea, and walked towards Higashino Akira with both hands. It found him and respectfully offered the tea to him.

Higashino Akira paused for a moment, then took the cup without refusing, took a sip, and placed the teacup on the coffee table in front of him.

"nice."

He made a compliment, but it's unclear whether he was referring to the tea or its spirit.

No wonder companies prefer to hire employees with years of work experience. Compared to those rebellious, unruly, and even treacherous graduates like Xiaoyexiao, subordinates poached from other gods are indeed more useful!

Hearing this, the little fox became even more energetic and took the initiative to walk behind the deity, gently massaging him.

His former colleagues were stunned.

No, sis, what are you doing?!

That's about our skill level. At best, we're just mediocre henchmen. Once we're hired, we'll just run errands for the gods. You're all tangled up like this, do you want to take the postgraduate entrance exam?

About half an hour later, Akira Higashino put down his phone, stood up, and sat up straight, looking serious.

[As emperor, please acquire your own subjects as soon as possible. For every 1000 subjects, the number of times you can be granted a divine mandate will increase by 1 (in progress: 1001/1000)]

He summoned the most conspicuous little fox behind him to his front and used a consecration spell on her.

[Qi You 10000]

[The imperial decree has been successfully issued.]

[Name: Oka Touko]

[Qualifications: [Unclear text - possibly related to academic qualifications]

[Cleric duties:]

[As the emperor, please bestow an official title upon a civilized subordinate deity as soon as possible. For each subordinate deity you possess, you will receive a guaranteed bonus of +1 to your attribute value and +1000 to your daily Qi (stage completion)]

[Receive rewards: Free attribute value +3, daily fortune +3000]

Average qualifications.

The so-called "qualification" is a comprehensive evaluation, unlike the imperial consorts who are only judged by their appearance and demeanor. The imperial consorts are not judged solely by their demeanor. They are judged by a combination of factors, including their physical appearance, social space, etc. In addition, after being granted an imperial consort title, they can generally rise to another small level.

In other words, this little fox was originally an individual with a blue aptitude level.

It can only be said that it is not as good as the best, but better than the worst.