I became the emperor in the comic book series.

Or perhaps, they forgot there were other people around?

The sound of a lock turning came from the other side of the gate. Before anyone arrived, the lively voice of a girl outside the door could already be heard inside.

Finally, the door opened, and two charming JK girls walked into the room.

"I'm back."

"Xiao Xiang, I've come to visit you again, meow meow... I brought you the tastiest butt daifuku... Ew!!!!"

Upon entering the living room and seeing the scene inside, Yurikawa Hana's voice suddenly stopped, and she let out a gasp!

Miko, standing next to him, also stared wide-eyed.

Seeing their reaction, Toyokawa Shoko, realizing she was completely naked, felt a surge of heat rush to her head. Her fair face instantly turned as red as a tomato, and she stood there, eyes wide, her body trembling slightly, feeling a little dizzy.

"W-what...what's going on?!"

The two innocent young girls also belatedly blushed.

The question startled Toyokawa Shoko, who was still standing there in a daze. She covered her body with her hands, let out a cute, mournful cry, and turned around without looking back, fleeing towards the master bedroom.

"She's that little kitten who suddenly turned into a human. How about that? Surprised?"

In the living room, Akira Higashino calmly revealed the truth.

Upon hearing this, Yurikawa Hana blushed and retorted, "Kitties can't turn into humans at all!"

"Isn't it obvious enough?" Higashino Akira raised an eyebrow. "They're all blue-toned hair, doesn't that say enough?"

"This is just a coincidence! And it happened in the living room..."

"Shouldn't this kind of thing be done in the bedroom?"

"Hideyoshi Higashino! Hentai!"

"Alright, alright, I admit it. Her name is Toyokawa Shoko, and she's one of my girlfriends." Higashino Akira sighed. He was too lazy to lie, because no one would believe him if he told the truth.

"one?"

Yurikawa Hana lost her balance and stumbled back two steps, bumping into Miko's arms. Staring dumbfounded at the calm-looking older brother, she could only stammer out, "Heartbreaker! Bad!"

In response, Akira Higashino said that it was a completely harmless way of speaking, like he was being coquettish!

On the other hand, Jianzi was shocked. It turned out that what her mother said was true. The kitten really was a person. No wonder Xiaoxiang didn't like to eat cat food. After she listened to her mother and changed it to normal food, Xiaoxiang was willing to eat properly. Moreover, he seemed to be very smart.

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P.S.: 17.5 chapters owed

Chapter 71 Soft and Sweet Little Xiang, Eat It Up

"It's bad!"

Unashamed, someone teased the blushing, shy girl opposite them who was stuttering as she spoke.

"Huh?!" Yurikawa Hana's eyes widened, not expecting the other party to be so self-righteous. "You, how could you do this!"

"How so?"

"It's...it's being a womanizer...that's not good!"

“I didn’t lie to or force the girl to be with me,” Higashino Akira continued, stating the facts in his tone. “You can ask her later if you don’t believe me.”

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Yurikawa Hana shook her head frantically, her little head bobbing like a rattle drum. "How could any girl like a womanizer!"

"That's because you haven't seen enough."

“This…” Yurikawa was speechless for a moment, and looked to Miko for help.

Akira Higashino looked at his unexpectedly added younger sister with a mischievous grin, "Will Miko hate me?"

Faced with the dual interrogation from her 'brother' and Xiaohua, a drop of liquid suddenly dripped onto the floor beneath Yotsuya Miko's feet.

The girl's gaze shifted downwards.

What's this?

Another drop of liquid slid down her forehead.

It was just sweat. I thought...

On one side is her 'older brother' who provides for her, and on the other side is her close best friend who cares for her deeply. Jianzi is caught in a dilemma.

Fortunately, the sound of the bedroom door opening at just the right time broke the deadlock and freed the girl.

Shoko Toyokawa dressed quickly, her face flushed, and rushed out of the master bedroom. Embarrassed to look at the two girls who had been feeding her quite a bit these past few days, she grabbed Akira Higashino's arm and pulled him toward the door, afraid that if he stayed, he would continue to ruin her reputation.

Higashino Akira did not resist and followed Xiangzi's lead as they left.

Before leaving, he waved to the two girls who were following him closely, "See you later, don't wait for me to come back tonight."

“Seeing… Higashino-san…we…”

Don't overthink it.

"But, but..."

"Hua." Jianzi pressed down on her friend's shoulder. "My brother has his own life. That girl was there voluntarily. Let's go to the kitchen to prepare dinner and pretend we didn't see anything."

"Ugh... Miko, you're so calm. It makes me feel so strange."

Back in the car in Shimokitazawa.

Toyokawa Shoko was wearing the same outfit that Higashino Akira had bought for her when she met Su Shi and Xiao Mu. A section of her fair calves was visible under the skirt. She was curled up in the chair, covering her face with her hands, only revealing her bright red ear tips.

"Why, why didn't you remind me..."

A muffled sound came from between the fingers.

"Remind you of what?"

"Remind me... I'm not wearing any clothes!"

Higashino Akira sat down beside her, his tone innocent, "After all, the first thing you did after turning back into a human was to touch yourself all over. I thought you knew very well that you weren't wearing anything."

"I was... I was checking if everyone had turned into human beings! Not checking if they were wearing clothes!" Xiangzi's voice rose a few octaves, then quickly fell back down. "And... and I was just so happy at the time, so..."

"You've already forgotten?"

"……Um."

The girl blushed and let out a cute, pitiful cry.

Beside him, Akira Higashino smiled slightly and said, "Shoko looks really cute now."

"Where is the cuteness!"

The girl looked up shyly at the man who kept smiling. He was so wicked! She was about to glare at him!

It was definitely intentional!

"Like now, you're cutest when you're shy."

Higashino Akira lowered his head slightly and moved his face a little closer, "So cute that I want to eat Xiangzi up in one bite."

Upon hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko's pink lips parted slightly, as if preparing to exhale.

Then I felt a collision on my lips and was unexpectedly kissed by him.

Then, before the girl could react, he leaned over and gently bit her soft, fair cheek with a shy blush.

Shoko Toyokawa finally snapped out of her daze, her face flushed red with embarrassment, and she quickly pushed his head away.

"Don't do that, there are other people here..."

Mitsuha Miyamizu, a part-time driver: I don't laugh.

"Then let's eat Xiao Xiang when no one else is around."

"You're not allowed to eat it!"

"I'll eat it."

"Can't!"

"Then I'll go eat vegetarian food!"

“Hmm…”, the soft and chubby little Xiang puffed up his cheeks.

The girl gave a soft snort, her wisdom returning to its peak. Realizing there was no need to argue with him about such an embarrassing issue, she simply turned her head away and ignored him.

And why did Su Shi suddenly come up again?

The carriage fell silent. After a considerable amount of time, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly exclaimed in surprise. A mosaic was gradually covering her body, and her figure was slowly shrinking.

Seeing this, Higashino Akira grasped her hand and channeled another hundred units of Qi into her body to bless her.

It interrupted her process of turning back into a kitten.

I glanced at the time; about an hour had passed since I first turned back into a human after investing 100 units of gas.

Unlike the situation where she could only turn back into a human at midnight, this time the ability to actively control her breathing allowed her to be separated from him by a greater distance. For example, when she ran back and forth from the living room to the master bedroom, she didn't turn into a kitten because of the distance.

Based on an average of 100 Qi per hour, a full playtime would consume 2,400 Qi. If you play for a longer period of time, you can basically get your Qi back to around 1,000.

As a gold-tier Qi-boosting character, Sawa Shoko can provide herself with a total of 5,000 Qi per day, which is more than enough to cover her consumption.

In the past, Akira Higashino would probably have thought to use it sparingly and not use it when it wasn't necessary.

But since he accepted the Yukinoshita sisters yesterday, one of them has been giving him 3,000 per day and the other 5,000 per day, which has raised his daily limit of 8,000. Currently, his daily limit of 25000 kikomori has been raised.

[Emperor: Akira Higashino]

[Spirit: 12]

[Constitution: 6]

[Authority: Aura observation, imperial decree, forging bonds]

[Harem: 5]

Shoko Toyokawa, having regained her human form, clenched her fists, gently biting her lip, her expression one of disappointment.

She was so excited that she forgot that at the beginning, this bad guy said he would actively prolong the time it would take to turn back, not to turn back completely.

So, as if cursed, she would periodically turn into a kitten and was unable to return to a normal life.

Looking at Xiangzi's dejected expression, Higashino Akira knew without even guessing what she was thinking.

"Higashino-kun..."

"Ok?"

"Do you think... I can really turn back completely?"

Chapter Seventy-Two: Learning from a Puppy, Right?

"can."

Akira Higashino nodded affirmatively.

He didn't quite understand the metaphysical explanations for this change, nor was he skilled at acting as a spiritual mentor to help her completely overcome the obstacle in her heart that caused the transformation.

However, he is not without the power to change this situation.

Originally, he planned to provide Xiangzi with daytime activities, but he didn't think it was necessary to waste time at night. He figured that most of the time at night he would just close his eyes and sleep, so whether he was in human form or kitten form didn't matter.

Even if we were to provide it, it's not that we can't afford it.

This affirmative answer made Xiangzi turn his head and stare straight at the profile of the bad guy next to him.

"Speaking of which, I've never seen Xiangzi in a JK uniform before. Wear it for me tomorrow, I want to see it."

Meeting her gaze, Higashino Akira spoke casually.

Tears suddenly streamed silently down the girl's cheeks. Toyokawa Shoko stood there, stunned. It took her a long time to realize what was happening before she started groping around on her body, but she couldn't find a handkerchief. She could only keep wiping the tears with the back of her hand, but she found that she couldn't wipe them clean no matter what she did. In the end, she could only wipe all the tears on the bad guy's clothes.

Honestly, why did she have to be the one to encounter this situation!

And to make matters worse, I ran into this philandering bastard!

Just when there was finally a glimmer of hope for things to turn back, a time when he should be overjoyed, he was still saying those frivolous things!

Sure enough, this guy isn't popular with girls at all!

Akira Higashino felt a warm, damp patch on his chest. Looking at the girl who had buried her face in his chest and was sobbing uncontrollably, he gently stroked her head.