I became the emperor in the comic book series.

What's more, she has an advantage that Yukino Yukinoshita doesn't have. Thinking of that guy's breasts, which are about the same size as a man's chest muscles, she couldn't help but secretly laugh to herself.

On the contrary, there is even a vague feeling that I have been promoted and am now on the same level as the cute young lady, or that even this high-class beauty will eventually end up in the same bad-hearted situation as me.

Even if the girl herself is not bad, this kind of plot change, which is like a light novel, can make people feel happy in various ways, even if it is not harmonious.

If kittens could turn into humans...

The beautiful and graceful figures of the other two girls I had just seen flashed through my mind. Even though I am a girl, I have to admit that these two girls are indeed cute.

Kawasaki Saki suddenly remembered that she had bought clothes for Higashino for another girl before, and according to the size, it seemed to match the blue-haired girl perfectly.

At the time, she was annoyed that Higashino, who already had another woman, kept staring at her while she played duo queue alone. Looking back now, she realized that the time it took for him to turn back into a human shouldn't have been too long. So, he hadn't actually eaten the blue kitten at all, and could only come to her instead.

As for the frequency being reduced a bit later...

Just as Kawasaki Saki initially thought, she didn't really have the right to question or get angry about it. At least she knew that this man still cared about her. Although he contacted her less often, his monthly salary hadn't stopped, and their relationship hadn't become distant whenever they met. In fact, it had become more and more harmonious over time.

Sometimes, Saki Kawasaki even felt like a widow who had been married to her husband for many years, and although she clearly sensed that her husband was having an affair, she didn't have the confidence to say anything about it and could only pretend that she didn't know, and still maintained a warm and cozy atmosphere at home.

But thinking about it carefully, she and he were not married, and she was not his wife. This man had never even called her "darling." Most of the time, he addressed her as the more rational Kawasaki, rather than the more intimate Saki. Sometimes he would even play pranks by calling her "Mom."

Actually, they can't be considered poor.

With the lights off, Akira Higashino and Saki Kawasaki told each other the story of Shoko Toyokawa and Yukino Yukinoshita. They learned that Yukino Yukinoshita had become like this due to an accident that happened at the zoo. This made Saki Kawasaki feel both scared and relieved, thankful that she wasn't the one who was affected.

Afterwards, there was a long silence in the darkness.

Kawasaki Saki thought she should be the first one. If it were based on the order in which they had a relationship, she could be considered an older sister or something. Besides, Yukino Yukinoshita and the others were so pitiful, she really felt bad about having any ill feelings towards them.

Suddenly, the girl took the initiative to introduce herself. After she finished, she was quiet for a while. Then, Toyokawa Shoko, who looked a little conflicted, also introduced herself to her. She actually had a pretty good initial impression of this girl who was gentle and had taken care of her many times and who had also been bullied by Higashino Akira.

Following closely behind, Yukino Yukinoshita introduced herself in a somewhat cool voice.

What was clearly an outrageous matter ended in a way that was so ordinary it even felt a little outrageous.

The three girls got to know each other, learned each other's names, and became aware of each other's existence. Now they no longer had to deliberately hide from each other and could actively move closer to the warm center of the bed, instead of lying on the edge of the blankets and having to worry from time to time that the blankets would be rolled away and they would catch a cold.

Nothing was said that night.

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Unbeknownst to Akira Higashino, the slit-mouthed woman who left behind harsh words and escaped from his house also figured things out. She realized that something was off about the same person who happened to appear in front of her when she was born and recommended Akira Higashino as a high-quality food. He was clearly up to no good!

Because she felt that her fellow creature was no match for her and was just a weakling, the vengeful Kuchisake kept searching for him, exchanging information with other creatures she encountered along the way.

Even though the newly minted Kuchisake-onna isn't stupid, she still lacks experience and is often tricked into revealing information by other urban legends and ghost stories, including her experience of being tricked and suffering a crushing defeat in her debut battle.

Then, inevitably, I was ridiculed again!

As a result, Kuchisake-onna often fights with her kind, but because she was born too recently, she didn't have enough time to collect enough fears to solidify the spread of the Kuchisake-onna urban legend as her origin. Most of the time, she didn't win against her fellow Kuchisake-onna.

Fortunately, everyone is dirty stuff, and there's never too much power. Every little bit saved is a bit more. Nobody wants to waste their energy killing someone who can't be killed at all. Even if they are killed this time, as long as the urban legend that is the source is still there, a new individual ghost entity will be born again before long.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman also realized the importance of power. While searching for her enemies, she gradually returned to her old ways, remembering that she needed to frighten people.

Of course, not all of her kind were bad. During her wanderings, the Slit-Mouthed Woman did encounter a few kindred spirits with whom she had a fairly good relationship. Although they mocked her, they also offered to help her take revenge when they had time.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman didn't think they could win, but she didn't say it.

Who told these guys to dare laugh at her?

She can't be the only one suffering in the end, can she?

When only she gets infected, there's nothing she can do about being laughed at, but if everyone gets infected, then no one can laugh at each other anymore, right?

Anyway, that man isn't that heartless; as long as he doesn't go too far, he won't die.

Even if you die, you can just be reborn.

She was no longer as innocent as when she was first born; the slit-mouthed woman, now somewhat cunning, was plotting something wicked.

Continue with your current job.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman recently discovered something: the adults of this era are too wicked. They aren't afraid of female ghosts at all; instead, they plan to date or befriend them. Despite being human, their resentment and darkness seem more terrifying than urban legends, and they don't enhance her strength at all, which infuriates her.

However, children are much more innocent and easily frightened, and their fear can be quite persistent!

Frightening one child has a much greater impact on her power than successfully frightening ten adults!

So, the slit-mouthed woman easily cut through the hollow metal fence outside the kindergarten, which was about the thickness of a child's wrist, and quietly slipped inside.

Walk towards the area where there are amusement rides and a group of children playing.

She shocked everyone with her actions, and she called this behavior: efficiency!

Although there is another colleague there, it doesn't matter. What she needs is human fear and the spread and awareness of the legend of the Slit-Mouthed Woman. The evil spirits in her colleague need human souls. Everyone is busy with their own things, so it doesn't affect each other.

As she approached, the Slit-Mouthed Woman's gaze shifted, fixing on a little purple-haired girl playing on a swing.

In her opinion, little girls who look soft and cuddly are the easiest to scare. Plus, girls love to look pretty even when they're young, so if she said she was going to cut her face to look like hers, the little girl would definitely be terrified and cry!

When one child starts crying, the other children will start wailing too!

The swing swung higher and higher, and something felt off. That fellow competitor was messing things up for her. How annoying! Couldn't he find a different target?

"Hello, children." To prevent any accidents caused by her companions from scaring the children away beforehand, the Slit-Mouthed Woman quickly spoke up to attract the children's attention, "Excuse me, could you please do me a favor?"

"Okay!"

"Big sister, why are you wearing a mask?"

"Big sister, your eyes are different from ours, they're so beautiful, can I have them?"

Minato, of course not!

The slit-mouthed woman's forehead veins throbbed twice from the barrage of rude questions. Kids are so annoying!

However, she still had to maintain a gentle demeanor on the surface. When it comes to scaring someone, if you start by trying to intimidate them, you often won't achieve the best results. But if you proceed gradually, first lower the other person's psychological defenses, and then suddenly reveal your most terrifying side, the effect will be much better!

"Well, I wanted to ask you all, do you think I'm pretty...?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl who had been marked as the target by the Slit-Mouthed Woman but was preempted by her companion suddenly flew out of the swing, which was already swinging higher and higher, and then struck a pose in mid-air.

Upon landing, she slammed her fist into the open ground in front of the swing, instantly obliterating her colleague who was at a similar level of strength but whose attack style leaned towards magic damage.

Um--!!!!???

The slit-mouthed woman's eyes widened in disbelief.

The children gasped in surprise, some even crying and running to call the teacher. Soon, a worried kindergarten teacher rushed over to check if the little girl was injured. Following her gaze, the teacher saw a woman she had never seen before who didn't look like a staff member of the kindergarten.

"Oh, whose parent are you?"

The slit-mouthed woman was terrified by the little girl's calm and emotionless gaze. She decisively covered her face and ran back the way she came without looking back.

"I'm not, don't worry about me, I'm irrelevant!"

This world is too dangerous! How can there be such terrifying kindergarten children?!

Waaaaah…

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Chapter 83 Another Deduction of Wages

The next morning.

Kawasaki Saki opened her eyes from under the covers, staring blankly at the ceiling above her head. After a long while, she gradually regained her alertness and liveliness.

She sat up and looked to her sides; the other two human-shaped bulges under the covers had disappeared.

Last night felt like a dream.

Maybe it really was just a dream?

The girl thought to herself that the idea of ​​a kitten turning into a human was something she found hard to believe and unrealistic, no matter how many times she heard about it.

She gently pinched the face of the man beside her, who had opened his eyes at some point and was now quietly looking at her.

"There's still a lot of pork rib soup left from yesterday. I'll go heat it up. Don't sleep in, or the soup won't taste good when it gets cold."

Akira Higashino closed his eyes and remained silent.

Seeing this, Kawasaki Saki puffed out her cheeks unhappily, her ears turning slightly red. She looked around to make sure no one else was there, then gave him a look that said, "I can't stand you," and quickly lowered her head to lightly kiss his lips, a fleeting touch.

When she looked up again, two cat heads had somehow emerged from the blankets on either side, staring intently at her with wide eyes.

In an instant, Kawasaki Saki's hair, which was already a little messy from just waking up, became even more agitated, and her face turned bright red.

Akira Higashino opened his eyes again and quietly looked at the shy girl with the kitten. His previously calm eyes now held a hint of joy.

Kawasaki Saki noticed this change and gave him a disapproving glare.

Good or bad!

Kawasaki Saki got up and sat on the edge of the bed with her back to him as she dressed. Her beautiful and graceful body swayed with the movement, and the blush on her ears had not yet faded.

Akira Higashino reached out and gently patted the cat's head. Two thousand units of energy were injected into their bodies, and a layer of mosaic film covered them. The two girls appeared on the spot.

Kawasaki Saki, who was quickly dressed, turned around when she heard the noise, her pupils widened slightly, and then she turned and left the bedroom without saying a word.

So it wasn't a dream after all.

Yukino Yukinoshita and Shoko Toyokawa nodded to each other as a greeting, then went their separate ways. Yukino went to the guest room to change, while Shoko stayed in the master bedroom and borrowed a set of Saki Kawasaki's clothes to wear temporarily. She had mentioned this to Saki Kawasaki the night before and received her consent. As for anything more intimate, she was too embarrassed to ask, given the awkwardness of their relationship.

A simple wash and a meal without a word.

Yukinoshita Haruno came to pick up her younger sister from school again. When she saw Kawasaki Saki there, she greeted her warmly.

"Ah, Saki is here too, Ohayo..."

"Good morning..."

Kawasaki Saki responded somewhat shyly in a low voice. She suffered from being too shy. Although she should have been unhappy as the one who was theoretically the victim, she suddenly felt embarrassed and became indifferent after being treated so warmly by the other party.

Seeing the girl's reserved little expression, Yukinoshita Haruno felt even more at ease.

She's not even the possessive type of girl; she's shy and cute. Higashino-kun has really good taste.

Then came a barrage of compliments. Despite being a girl, she was saying things like how cute Saki was to another girl, and how she would definitely fall in love with Saki if she were a boy. It made one's cheeks burn.

This older sister might get along very well with Higashino!

They all love to play pranks on people.

Finally, despite Kawasaki Saki's repeated refusals, Yukinoshita Haruno pulled her into the car, saying it was on the way and she would take her to school together.

Originally, Yono asked Toyokawa Shoko if she needed a ride, but since the two schools were in different places, Shoko didn't need to leave Tokyo for Chiba. In addition, she felt that this woman was a bit of a hassle, so she naturally didn't want to go with her. Instead, she got into the car arranged by Higashino Akira to go home and change into her school uniform to prepare for school.

She plans to bring some changes of clothes over this afternoon and also buy two sets of blankets to put in the guest bedroom, otherwise it feels too strange to always share a blanket with other girls.

Even now, thinking back on it makes me feel incredibly ashamed.

Just like last night, Kawasaki must have seen the bite marks on her body!

There have been times when I was alone with that bad guy that I was even more embarrassed, but none of them were this shameful.

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After watching all the girls leave, Akira Higashino arrived at the headquarters of the Yunmeng Group. Standing downstairs, he stared blankly at the gleaming bronze statue in the lobby, especially the one with the crotch area that was dazzlingly bright and showed no signs of oxidation.

As employees walked past him, some exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, you look just like our boss!"

In response, Akira Higashino could only smile politely and remain silent.

The other party wasn't surprised, after all, there are too many people who look alike. There's even a director in the company who looks like Zhuge Liang and even has the same name, Zhuge Kongming.

Beside Higashino Akira, the secretary covered her mouth and turned her face away, chuckling to herself.

The employees didn't linger. They walked up to the bronze statue, clasped their hands together in prayer, and then continued walking towards the elevator.

Although everyone clocks in when they join the company, who would want to be plunged into the endless sea of ​​work as soon as they arrive in the morning? So, a well-timed "correct corporate culture" approach of taking a break is an unavoidable part of being a working person.

In Yunmeng, if you dawdle and work like a lazy bum, you'll likely get scolded by your boss and reassigned to another position to sit on the sidelines. But if you spend your time respecting the big boss, then you're absolutely right!

Having just worshipped the boss's bronze statue, I naturally wanted to bathe in gratitude for a while before slowly walking away, savoring the moment.

Do you think it's too slow?

That means you don't have enough appreciation for kindness!

The big boss is the sun!

The debt of gratitude is far from over, it's simply too much to repay. This is all I can do to express my respect.