I became the emperor in the comic book series.

"Wow... Yukino's outfit scores really high! If I were a boy, I'd definitely be smitten with you and fall head over heels for you!"

"Sister, stop joking."

Yukino put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth with a tissue. She looked at her mischievous older sister with a helpless expression, not angry, but a little sad.

Everything was fine before, but suddenly this situation happened, and because of her, her excellent older sister was forced to submit to that person along with her.

Even the subtle protection and example her sister set for her the night before, and her decision to leave and give her space the next day, were all just to avoid embarrassing her, so that at least she could be alone the first time. She understood all of this.

But... I'm still a little unwilling.

My sister doesn't need to do that!

If I hadn't gone to the zoo with my sister, if she hadn't turned into a cat...

Yukino Yukinoshita was feeling down and could only try her best to keep a cold face and not show any embarrassing expression.

However, as a seasoned sister-complex, Haruno could not possibly be unaware of her younger sister's emotional changes. She had been silently observing Yukino's physical condition ever since she entered the living room.

The result...

It seems that Higashino-kun really doesn't have many feelings for Yukino.

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P.S.: Sorry for the late update yesterday, I'm trying to adjust my sleep schedule. There will be more updates during the day today. After I finish writing today's two guaranteed updates, I will continue to write extra updates to pay off the debt.

Chapter 77 Cuteness is powerless against sexiness

Yukinoshita Haruno, of course, was unaware of this, although she had deliberately given her younger sister time and space to spend alone with Higashino Akira.

But alas, though invincible under heaven, an enemy descends from the sky!

A mysterious new urban legend entity will appear out of nowhere and follow Higashino Akira like a stalker. She was supposed to spend a night alone with Yukino, but instead, she gets a beating from him.

After all, on one side is the slit-mouthed woman with an explosively good figure, and on the other side is Yukino Yukinoshita, whose only good features are her buttocks and legs, and whose front armor is weak.

Cuteness is utterly powerless against sexiness.

My second brother will make the right choice!

But it's okay, she has a backup plan.

"Qiang Qiang! Decisive uniform!"

Yukino took out a set of cute lingerie from her suitcase and showed it off. As expected of a seasoned sister-complex, she really knows how to choose.

Knowing her younger sister's weaknesses, she didn't choose clothes that were sexy and alluring. Instead, she chose an outfit that was pure and cute, which would accentuate Yukino's strengths. She wore white cotton long socks with pink cat paw patterns on the soles of her feet, and a conservative and cute bra and underwear that didn't reveal anything. She also paired it with a plain-colored chiffon nightgown that was just long enough to cover her perky back, and a cat ear headdress that softened her aura.

"I've brought you the clothes that Yukino needed."

"Sister, that's not what I meant!"

Yukino Yukinoshita, her little face puffed out, glared at her older sister and said quietly.

Upon hearing this, Yukino put down the clothes she was holding and opened the suitcase completely for her to see.

"Other clothes are available too."

“This…” Yukino Yukinoshita frowned. “Isn’t this a bit too much?”

"Heh heh..."

Haruno tapped her head and playfully stuck out her tongue. "After all, Yukino will be living here permanently from now on. Whether she can protect her future husband while I'm not around depends on Yukino. Good luck!"

The two Yukinoshita sisters looked at each other for a moment, and then Yukinoshita Yukino was the first to give in. She got up to clear the dishes and then dragged the suitcase full of clothes of various colors into the guest room.

As for the master bedroom, it's not very convenient to put anything in there.

After all, she was too embarrassed to even call Saki Kawasaki to ask to borrow some clothes, let alone, as a later entrant, stuff her own clothes into Saki's closet—something that seemed provocative no matter how you looked at it.

After changing into her school uniform in her bedroom, she decided that since she would have ten hours to turn back into her normal self, she didn't want to waste her time staying in the empty room. She hadn't had a chance to report to her school since she had suddenly lost contact, so she had to show her face. She could also go home after school in the afternoon to see her parents and put their minds at ease.

The thought of possibly meeting Saki Kawasaki in the future filled her with mixed feelings.

She had previously felt sympathy for Kawasaki Saki and offered her silent blessings when she saw that the man treated her well. But the tables had turned, and just a few days later, she and her sister were lying in Kawasaki Saki's bed, ready to share her man.

Inside the car heading towards Chiba Sobu High School, Yukino Yukinoshita, sitting in the passenger seat, was telling her older sister about her experiences over the past two days. When she heard that her old classmate could turn Yukino into a human and allow her to move around alone for ten hours, Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes flickered slightly, but she didn't say anything.

It would be good if it could go back to normal, even if it's not permanent. If I could have ten hours every day from now on, I wouldn't be much different from a normal person.

As for why he didn't do it before, whether it was simply because he didn't want to or because it was too taxing and he didn't want to, it doesn't matter anymore.

Yukino only needs to understand one thing: that man isn't the kind of heartless man who would just throw up and leave after a night with you.

Xiaojing certainly has a good eye for people.

It's just that I wasn't decisive enough.

Like Yukino, if no one gives her a push, she might end up a loser for life.

In contrast, the existence of the woman who resembled the Kuchisake-onna from urban legends was what Yukino Yukinoshita cared about more!

I originally thought that the existence of gods and demons in this world was already terrifying enough, but I never expected that urban legends would also exist!

It's simply... I feel like humanity's survival is in grave danger!

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Akira Higashino arrived in Chiba by car, but his destination was a construction site. This site was originally a piece of land that Yukinoshita Haruno brought over, which was donated free of charge by the Yukinoshita family and which she jokingly called the dowry.

They were originally arranging for people to work intensively to speed up the construction, hoping to finish building the shrine before the force that had been watching him could react, and then try to lure the other party out and expose some flaws.

To this end, Yunmeng Group even specially planned to build a four- or five-story building here as a disguise, and after it is completed, to add a shrine on the top floor.

As a result, the project was discovered shortly after it began.

It's also possible that they didn't realize the other party was just attacking indiscriminately.

Almost every publicly owned property under Akira Higashino's Yunmeng Group has experienced accidents in various ways, with local governments quickly sealing off the scene and evidence, pretending to be investigating but making no progress, and there is no definite answer as to when the seal will be lifted.

The situation at the Chiba construction site was particularly serious. Unlike other places where accidents usually involve outsiders running into the industrial area and the locals are not seriously injured, at most requiring a temporary halt to production before a solution is found, the number of casualties here reached more than twenty, and almost all of them were local employees.

Upon arrival, Mitsuha Miyamizu greeted them as soon as they got out of the car and quickly began to recount the preliminary findings of the investigation.

The accident occurred when a driver transporting chemicals discovered a problem with the tanker at the back of his truck, which was about to leak and could potentially cause an explosion. He drove the truck from the city center to a sparsely populated suburb, eventually crashing into a construction site.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the driver wasn't carrying any chemicals or even gasoline; it was just a truckload of vegetable oil. Although he had indeed transported hazardous materials before, that was a long time ago, and there were no signs of leakage from the tank. As for why he thought that way and drove the truck into the construction site as if it were a deserted suburb, that remains to be verified.

Police have taken him for a blood test to check for any exposure to hallucinogens, but no test results indicated this possibility. Further mental health checks are currently being conducted on the driver who caused the accident.

As Higashino Akira looked at the ruins of the construction site, his gaze gradually turned cold.

"Let's put these projects on hold for now, especially those locations that Kongming has already chosen. There's no rush; time is on our side."

Chapter 78 I made the following arrangements

[An unnamed enemy force has been detected, brazenly launching a full-scale attack on the Empire's territory. Instead of being grateful for our indoctrination, they dare to attempt to hinder the Empire's development; they have met their demise!]

[Series of Missions: Conquest (Unlocked)]

[Task One: The High Ground of Faith. If you don't occupy it, someone else will. The more the enemy tries to stop you, the more it proves you're doing the right thing. As the emperor with divine authority, please spread faith as quickly as possible, establish a sufficient number of branch shrines, construct a protective barrier, and block the invasion of evil!]

[(0/1000) Task in progress]

[Mission Reward: By adding incense and prayers through shrine worship, the power of faith is gathered in the realm of the gods and integrated into a purification mechanism. The purified power of faith can be used to nurture and resurrect subordinate deities.]

Sure enough, this time it was related to that unknown force again.

As for this reward, it can be used to improve the strength of subordinates. Even if the mechanism is a little flawed, as long as the stats can be increased, it's not entirely unacceptable.

Even the mountain god, if he hadn't been careless throughout, might have been able to defeat the evil spirit courtesan, or at least wouldn't have been killed in just a few moves.

Moreover, unlike the mountain gods who are immobile and have their divine bodies placed in the shrine, the subordinate gods under Higashino Akira's command are essentially already residing in the prototype of the divine realm created with him as the master. Their physical bodies that walk in the outside world are not restricted in their range of activity. They can fight if they can fight, run if they can't fight, and they are not afraid of dying if they can't run away. As long as the true spirit of the divine realm still exists, now, as long as enough faith power is invested, it is possible to revive the subordinate god underlings.

"Let's go, let's go to the hospital first."

As soon as I approached the nearest hospital, I heard a series of soft cries. In the lobby, outside the emergency room, there were women and elderly people crying with tears streaming down their faces, along with children who looked bewildered and helpless beside them.

They didn't even know Akira Higashino, the boss who had originally given the head of their household a job.

As Higashino Akira approached, Kongming, who had been waiting there, saw him get up and walk over.

"How is the situation?"

"Reporting to our lord, of our twenty-three employees, fourteen have already died, three more have died despite resuscitation efforts at the hospital, and six remain to be treated."

Upon hearing this, Higashino Akira nodded and waited with Kongming for the final result.

In the end, only four people survived. One of them was left with a lifelong disability, while the other three, who were farther from the accident site at the time, were able to recover as well as they would have needed rest.

Everyone involved had families to support. The one with the lifelong disability even had three children. Despite the high salaries and benefits at Yunmeng Group, his wife still had to take part-time jobs to supplement the family income. She was unable to get leave to come to the hospital immediately and could only tearfully ask her eldest daughter to take leave from school to come and take care of him.

When Higashino Akira and Kongming entered the ward, the man was still able to maintain his senses. He was silently comforting his tearful daughter by stroking her hand. When he saw Kongming and the real face of the behind-the-scenes boss that he had only seen on the bronze statue at the company entrance, he was stunned. He struggled to get up and greet them, but Kongming quickly stepped forward and pressed him back onto the hospital bed.

"If you are injured, don't move around. Just lie down."

Akira Higashino stepped forward to comfort her, while the girl beside him, her face streaked with tears, gave him a look of rejection. He patted the little girl's head indifferently.

Seeing this, the man pleaded weakly, "Lord Higashino, please forgive me, my daughter..."

"It's alright."

Higashino Akira shook his head, interrupting him. He wasn't about to get upset about a young girl's resistance in this situation.

"Don't worry about your injury. Yunmeng Group will not abandon any employee. The group will cover your and other employees' medical expenses during your recovery period. Your salary will be paid every month. Don't worry about your family's financial situation. I'm waiting for you to recover and come back to work at Yunmeng."

Upon hearing this, the man, who had been holding back his tears all day in front of his daughter, trying his best not to break down and embarrass himself, suddenly had tears welling up in his eyes.

At least, his family won't fall apart in a short time because of his illness.

"Mr. Higashino... I... am very grateful to you, but I no longer have the legs to continue working for you."

“Yunmeng Group has many positions and needs many people. Even if there isn’t a corresponding position right now, I can create a position for you that you can fill and give you a suitable job. So this is not something you need to consider. You just need to take good care of your health.”

He reached out and patted his shoulder, and in the calmest tone, he made a promise that made the man feel most at ease and deeply grateful.

After saying that, Akira Higashino turned and left for the next ward. His secretary, Mitsuha Miyamizu, quickly stepped forward, left a bag of fruit, handed the man an envelope containing a lot of cash, and then followed him.

After visiting the surviving employees, Akira Higashino promised the families of those who had completely lost their loved ones that the company would cover all funeral expenses, allow the families of the deceased employees to take over their jobs as interns, and take over the education expenses of the surviving underage children.

These measures both reassured people and imposed restrictions to prevent anyone from using the compensation to remarry and abandon their family.

After all, they can all be considered his subjects. Within the Yunmeng Group, the people most easily assimilated and genuinely identify with the group are these grassroots employees. If they are ignored and left to rely on the murderer, who may not be able to pay much compensation, many families may be torn apart as a result.

Akira Higashino didn't want to say anything nonsensical like they were in this situation because of him. He believed that the treatment he usually gave was enough to motivate his employees to work hard. He did this not because he was kind, but simply because it wouldn't do him any harm.

Reputation and loyalty are cultivated step by step in this way. He doesn't lack the money to feed a few people. Money that is kept is just a string of numbers. Only when money is spent, and becomes the will of the people, territory, the number of subjects, and military equipment and expenses, does it become wealth.

The Detective Kosaka, who was in charge of the case, came over with a deeply moved expression to express his admiration.

On the way back, Higashino Akira gave Kongming instructions.

"The industry cannot stop. After that, we need to take good care of those reporters and prevent them from making unfounded accusations. We need to vigorously publicize our positive aspects and handling measures."

"As for those guys who took our money and then turned against us, expose all the dirt and illegal evidence we've collected about them."

“A bunch of ungrateful bastards. It doesn’t matter whether those seats are occupied or not, but we can’t have enemies sitting there.”

"Speed ​​up the process and selected sensible people to support his rise to power."

“Buy more schools and hospitals to provide education and medical care for our own people. With our size, we can support normal medical care in these places. We need to educate our own people well from a young age, so that we won’t lose money in the end.”

"Yes, my lord!"

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P.S.: I'm still writing. I accidentally fell asleep halfway through the last chapter during the day. It's really hard to adjust my sleep schedule.

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Cooking...

On his way back to Shimokitazawa, Akira Higashino received a selfie from Guitar Hero.

However, after just one night, the settings he had painstakingly adjusted to address his social anxiety seemed to have been restored by the system.

In the photo, Goto Ichiri, wearing strange party glasses and a fake beard, struggles to make a peace sign, his expression somewhat broken.

After thinking for a moment, Higashino Akira sent her a message.

'Change your clothes.'

'! ! ! '

'I want something cute!'