I became the emperor in the comic book series.

"Ah... well, because I couldn't just perform in front of other people like this, I was afraid of ruining the performance that everyone had been looking forward to for so long, so I tried to do it."

Moreover, she was also afraid of disappointing her boyfriend.

Goto Ichiri pursed his lips, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to say the last sentence.

"The performance today was great! Guitar Hero truly deserves the title, and Ichiri's lyrics are also very good and distinctive."

"Is...is that so? Hehe..." The girl giggled with a bit of smugness upon hearing this. "Actually, it's not that good. Everyone's efforts are also very important, and Ryo-senpai's music is also very good."

"I especially like the last song, but rather than feeling it from the lyrics, I hope that Ichiri can express his feelings to me in person in private."

As he approached the end of the sidewalk, the car that was there to pick him up was already waiting at the intersection. Suddenly, Higashino Akira stopped, turned around, and looked intently at the girl.

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P.S.: Regarding the lyrics in the previous concert chapter, some readers felt they were padded, but that's not true. I didn't use lyrics to pad the word count; I carefully controlled the word count. Since Hedgehog charges at 500 words per payment point, and that chapter was around 2200 words, the extra 100-200 words were roughly the total word count of those few lines of lyrics. In the end, it wasn't charged. After all, with this kind of plot involving singing, it's impossible to have no lyrics at all. I will try to control the length and not let too much of this kind of content appear at once, such as throwing out the entire song's lyrics all at once, to rip you off.

A song usually has only a few lines of lyrics, but the last one has a couple more. This is because the lyrics, including the song title, were written by me to fit the later plot development and Boqi's character. After all, there's a new main character, and it wouldn't make sense for Boqi to write a song that's exactly the same as the original plot. I felt it would be a waste not to share it since I've already come up with it. (This part is also free as it hasn't reached the word limit for the paid version.)

Chapter 102 You won't even address me respectfully as "Kami Sama"

Why...why?

The girl's cheeks flushed slightly, and her gaze wandered, not daring to look him in the eye.

Seeing this, Higashino Akira gently cupped her face, lowered his head and kissed her. Their lips met, and Goto Ichiri silently closed her eyes, cooperating with him.

I don't know when it started, but she seems to have become a real social butterfly, and she's even learned how to kiss.

This Pokemon sauce is truly amazing!

The girl secretly rejoiced and praised herself.

After a long while, they parted their lips.

Higashino Akira raised his head again, looking at Ichiri's slowly opening, her clear, clean eyes, as if they had been moistened by a flowing spring, and said earnestly, "Because that way, it won't be convenient for me to kiss you directly when I like you the most."

At a street corner not far away, two girls, one in blue and one in red, stood far apart, their eyes wide open, staring intently at the two people kissing as if no one else was around.

The red-haired girl, her face flushed, looked at the two with a kind, aunt-like smile, as if she could smell the sweet fragrance of love even from a distance.

The blue-haired girl gasped softly, "Wow... I didn't realize Pochi-chan was so bold!"

Upon hearing this, the red-haired girl quickly covered her mouth, "Senior Liang, shh! Keep your voice down, don't let them hear us!"

"And it's really bad to gossip about others behind their backs!"

Thinking of Kita's blushing face and fixed gaze, looking both shy and curious, Yamada Ryo suddenly had a good idea pop into her head.

She looked at Kita intently, then suddenly slammed Kita against the wall next to her. Her face, which usually exuded a cool and aloof beauty, was now filled with determination. "If Kita wants to try kissing, I can do it too."

"Senior...senior..."

The red-haired girl, Kita, looked at her senior's cool and pretty face, swallowed hard, and stammered, her face turning even redder.

"Chenghui 100,000 yen!"

"Huh?"

"For 100,000 yen, you can get a kiss from the genius bassist of the band, Kita! That's why we're offering such a huge discount!"

"Ryo-senpai is an idiot!"

Kita broke free from his senior's wall slam, covered his face, and sped away.

Only Yamada Ryo remained, sighing and lamenting.

I'm even more envious of Mubochi sauce.

On the way home, Goto Ichiri was too embarrassed to stay at Higashino Akira's place, and Higashino Akira didn't force her. After all, he could tell that she had tried very hard. It was okay if she was not willing to take the final step yet. At the current pace, she would probably agree soon enough.

Akira Higashino wasn't in a hurry. As for the girls he was with, who were mutually beneficial, he would cut the Gordian knot and take them in first.

But for someone like Pochi who doesn't ask anything of him, he doesn't mind spending a little more time cultivating the relationship. After all, it doesn't take much effort, and this girl is really easy to please.

Akira Higashino returned to Shimokitazawa alone and had the driver take Ichiri Goto home.

Just as he was about to wash up and go to bed, Yukino Shinobu, who had been in the harem for so long, finally remembered this girl again. He had already taken her in, and it wouldn't be appropriate to keep her hanging on like a widow.

And he's constantly being teased by Haruno for being scheming and deliberately bullying her sister.

With nothing much to do today, it's time to check out Yukino Yukinoshita's blog.

Just then, the phone rang.

Akira Higashino picked up his phone, glanced at it, and then answered the call.

"Your Majesty, Miss Baoyue Yongzi has been in trouble."

"..."

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It was midnight at a private hospital.

When Higashino Akira arrived, he sat at the entrance of the operating room, watching a surveillance video on his phone. Beside him was Takatsuki, whose body was bandaged in many places, but most of them were superficial wounds. She was still able to move freely and was holding two babies in her arms.

In the video, the two sisters, Baoyue Yexiao and Baoyue Yongzi, took advantage of the darkness and went up the mountain where they had previously gone to capture the mountain god.

Then, at the original location of the mountain god's shrine, through some means, a hidden big guy was provoked out, and then came the classic Pokémon battle. Unfortunately, the ability mechanism of the courtesan that Baoyue Night Snack brought had already been exposed once, and the provoked big guy did not give the courtesan a chance to activate her mechanism. He directly crushed her with his stats, interrupted the courtesan's power, and then began to wreak havoc on all sides.

It was at this time that Baoyue Yongzi was injured. Although Baoyue Yexiao was quite skilled, he was not completely spared either.

Fortunately, she also brought another newly acquired graduate with her. Through a white cloth strip, she summoned another graduate, who withstood most of the pressure from the giant evil spirit. However, the opponent's mechanism was no joke, not to mention its sufficiently powerful stats.

When the graduate behind him was about to collapse, Higashino Akira, who had left last time, was worried that the mountain god might have a powerful backer or helpers. He had arranged for the guards to stay at the base at the foot of the mountain to observe the enemy's situation through the surveillance cameras that were installed later, but he discovered that something was wrong.

Drones carrying explosives were promptly dispatched to fly up the mountain to provide support. The dense array of explosives completely ravaged the land where the shrine was located. The violent physical explosions and energy shocks severely injured the giant evil spirit. Baoyue Night Snack's graduate seized the opportunity to beat it to a pulp and then forcibly subdued it.

Then, the two sisters, Baoyue and Luan, who were seriously injured, were rescued in time by Qunluan who went up the mountain and sent to the hospital.

After watching the video, Higashino Akira put down his phone and turned his gaze to Xiao Yexiao, who was sitting quietly beside him, lost in thought and not saying a word.

"Wasn't that the place I took you there?"

"Ah."

"Later, I also gave you a lot of haunted house resources and other information support about paranormal locations, right?"

"Ah."

“I didn’t even ask you to deliver the new graduates that we had agreed on before, the ones that you were supposed to train and deliver to me on time.”

Higashino sighed, “What did I do to make you so disrespectful that you went to my territory to capture evil spirits without my knowledge, and not only did you not inform me beforehand, but you also refused to address me as ‘God’ when you saw me afterwards.”

"I'm sorry, Master Higashino."

Bao Yue finally looked up, her little face full of disappointment.

“You still don’t understand.” Higashino Akira reached out and grabbed her cheek, pinching it hard twice. “I don’t care about those evil spirits. What I care about is that you didn’t tell me about this beforehand.”

"And, you've known me for so long, yet you haven't learned a single thing from my strengths. How can you only bring one or two helpers when it comes to a fight?"

"What morality do we need to talk about with those evil spirits?"

"We should have brought enough underlings and used a righteous mob attack to quickly finish him off!"

"Instead of ending up like you are now, harming yourself and others due to insufficient preparation."

I'm very disappointed in you.

Chapter 103 The Aura of Charm

"Actually, it's not that serious, senior. I just broke a bone."

As soon as the operating room door opened, Baoyue Yongzi was wheeled out when she heard her senior scolding Xiaoyexiao. She quickly and somewhat awkwardly began to explain.

"This time, it's mainly because I'm not skilled enough. I was careless and didn't dodge in time, which is why I got injured to this extent. I'll be fine after some rest."

Following the nurse and the hospital bed into the ward, Higashino Akira looked at the woman who, despite having three broken ribs, a left leg, and a right arm, was still being stubborn, and he was speechless.

"How dare you say that?"

"She's a primary school student, and so are you? How old are you? Didn't you do any risk assessment or contingency plan before you did anything?"

Looking at the woman like this, he couldn't help but sigh. This once-proud bridge-blocking leader had just gotten on track when he quietly fell. Alas!

Baoyue Yongzi, who had been cheerfully trying to appear calm and comfort her senior and Xiaoyexiao, became increasingly frustrated by these sudden words. In the end, she could only apologize obediently with a bitter face, "Gomen na se... senior."

Beside him, Little Night Snack also hugged the god's leg, pressing her soft little face against it and looking up at him.

“Gomenase…, God.”

These two sisters are like donkeys in the Chinese zodiac. They apologized very readily, but they made no promises whatsoever about whether they would venture into high-risk paranormal areas again in the future.

This is clearly the type that actively admits its mistakes, resolutely refuses to change, and will dare to do it again next time.

Although Akira Higashino doesn't care too much about other people's lives and deaths, he doesn't mind if someone really wants to do something reckless, as long as it doesn't affect him.

What's the use of just apologizing?

"I used so many resources to rescue you this time, and I even burned a mountain to cover it up. This wasn't for nothing. You owe me another graduate. Send him over once he's recovered."

"How cold! The gods are so cold!" The little girl cried, truly heartbroken this time. She had finally managed to capture an evil spirit that was even more powerful than a typical graduate, only to have it turn around and send in an extra graduate instead. All their hard work and injuries had been for nothing.

"Cry?" Higashino Akira sneered. "Crying counts as time. You have to pay when you're healed. This time, I refuse to delay payment."

"I won't force you to choose who the other graduate is, but I want the white spirit that we used tonight."

After saying that, he pulled the little boy, who looked gloomy and almost dead, off himself, straightened his pants, and turned to walk out of the ward.

"I've already paid all the medical expenses for you, so just rest and recover."

Snapped--!

The door closed.

Inside the ward, little Lori Baoyue looked sad as she sang, "Yongzi."

"Huh?"

"Use your irresistible charm to win over the god."

"Huh!?" Baoyue Yongzi's eyes widened. "This kind of thing, it's no use if I try hard by myself!!"

"Then I'll go with Yongzi!"

"That would be illegal!"

"Then break up, and give half of the graduates back, okay?"

"What a wicked idea!"

"Yongzi..."

"Alright, alright, it's not a loss, really. We can just keep catching other evil spirits in the future."

"Yongzi is amazing, I'm almost falling in love with you."

"Hmm... it's alright."

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A week passed quickly, and Xiao Yexiao, who only had minor abrasions, was discharged from the hospital early and had even started school. Although she was very reluctant to leave, she still delivered the two graduates she had promised to Higashino Akira.

One was a courtesan whom Higashino Akira had once met, who tried to attack him but was instead humiliated by him.

The other one is the female evil spirit that Akira Higashino specifically wanted, which she named 'Thousand Souls Huayan Self-Slaying Child' after her recent harvest of the late-night snack.

The latter sensed his divine status and, being relatively stable in character, voluntarily accepted his decree after discussing the benefits and obligations.

As for the former, the courtesan was, after all, a rebel, and didn't even have a physical body. Originally, her hallucination ability was also very strong, and theoretically she could leave no trace after a spring dream. However, Higashino Akira had no body, so there was no space for him to be hallucinating. He didn't want his invincible second brother to treat the air as an imaginary enemy. If hard didn't work, he could only go for something harder.

Ultimately, it cost 17,000 Qi Lu. Faced with death, the courtesan, who had been beaten, decisively chose to live with a grudge, accept the imperial decree, and then wait for the right time to stab him in the back.

Unfortunately, given the rigid hierarchical relationship imposed by imperial decree, she probably won't get that opportunity.

Both graduates have gold-level aptitude. After the conferment is completed, Higashino Akira's daily aptitude will increase by 10 points, and his free attribute value will also increase by 10 points.

By focusing all of this on his mental attributes, his mental attributes reached a new level. This trait, which already made Higashino Akira more persuasive due to his high mental attributes, was further enhanced, subtly forming a kind of charismatic aura.

Even without saying a word, standing in the center of a crowd will unconsciously attract attention. Unless ordinary passersby have a grudge against him, their initial impression of him will be at least 20 or 30 percent.

[Emperor: Akira Higashino]

[Spirit: 30]