I became the emperor in the comic book series.

Fighting against the haters among Mai Sakurajima's fans.

Then, a rather abstract tweet quickly gained traction and was eventually pushed to him by big data. The content was mostly a complaint about why the storylines of even the gacha characters were already complete before the storylines of the background characters were even finished, with so many beautiful girls among them, and that they were ultimately taken by the unscrupulous harem gods. It also expressed that the game developers didn't know how to make games at all, and expressed his liking for a certain character.

The account owner's profile indicates they are a light novel author.

Without a second thought, Higashino Akira switched to the official account of the Yunmeng Shrine's chief priest and replied: "Are we the only ones with beautiful girls in the entire Okumizome area? There are so many characters in the gacha pool—lolis, mature women, innocent girls, cunning girls—why do you keep focusing on random characters?!"

"A shrine maiden is someone who serves the gods, a reserve wife for the gods. How dare you even prey on another man's wife?"

"And, is that what you like?"

"You're just lusting after their bodies, you're despicable!"

After a period of fighting, Higashino Akira's attack power has increased a lot, but the opponent is not to be underestimated either. He quickly changed his perspective and said that the game's official was malicious and abused the passerby characters by giving each good-looking passerby character a tragic background and childhood.

In response, Akira Higashino stated, "It is based on true experiences."

Finally, the other party hesitantly stated that treating such beautiful girl characters as background NPCs is a waste of their potential. The script and plot design are completely wasting their commercial value and character vitality. If more professional people were to write the script, the game's popularity would definitely reach new heights.

Akira Higashino glanced at the other person's historical works: "Do you really know what a game suitable for all ages is?"

Judging from this guy's past works and reputation, he's just a third-rate light novelist who sells pornography. He might actually be a lewd middle-aged otaku in real life.

Akira Higashino included the beautiful girls from his own shrine in the game as a little Easter egg. Once the game became popular and boosted the tourism economy of Okumizome, it would give tourists visiting the shrine a sense of breaking down the dimensional barrier and the game coming to reality, thus expanding the fame of Unmu Shrine. It wasn't for the purpose of making money by selling pornography.

I'll ignore this self-recommending guy.

After the dinner party, Hongxia invited Pochi, who lived far away, to stay overnight, but Goto Ichiri, who was socially awkward, didn't dare to accept. In the end, she was led by the hand by Higashino Akira and walked into the night together.

Before she was mentally prepared to become an adult, Higashino Akira arranged for a driver to take her home. Before parting, he reached out and pinched her cheek, making her close her eyes tightly in embarrassment and take a deep breath, silently cooperating.

I thought it would be another sweet, passionate kiss.

She even started to look forward to it.

The next second, it felt like something was stuffed into her mouth. Goto Ichiri subconsciously took a bite, and then a strong sour sensation burst from her mouth. In an instant, saliva was secreted rapidly and uncontrollably. The sourness made her cute little face shrink into a ball.

"So sour..."

The girl opened her eyes and looked at her boyfriend with a pitiful expression.

This time, Higashino Akira actually kissed her, lowered his head and gave her a quick peck on her fair and cute little face, then turned around, got out of the car, and waved to her.

Goodbye, goodnight.

The car continued driving, carrying the adorable girl who was half sweet and half resentful, towards her home. It would probably be about an hour before she arrived.

Goto Ichiri's little complaints about her boyfriend didn't even last long.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a driver in the car who was always silent and aloof, making him seem unapproachable, and that she was also overly socially anxious, Tang might have burst out laughing.

But it's okay, she has a way!

The girl took out her phone, opened her Guitar Hero social media account, and posted the events of the day online after making some artistic modifications, adding another brilliant stroke to her fabricated super-popular persona.

In the past, when she fabricated the story of having a boyfriend, she lacked material and couldn't come up with much specific content, so the fans' response was lukewarm.

But ever since they started dating, all the content they post about their relationship feels incredibly real and sweet. Suddenly, Guitar Hero's account gained a lot of casual fans who just wanted to follow the couple and not actually play the guitar. Among them, female fans were the most numerous.

Because, in Boqi's writing, she switched her personality and what she did to each other with Higashino Akira, so that her own character became a girl who is a bit scheming but also gentle and considerate, and extremely aggressive.

So, every time those little girl fans see the sweet little stories she writes on her account about a cunning and mischievous female guitarist teasing her boyfriend, they instantly turn into groundhogs, screaming wildly and constantly saying things like, "Sister is so great! Sister, kiss me! Sister, step on me!"

This time is no exception.

Seeing the gasps and shouts from fans and some strange requests that sounded like they had a serious illness under the latest tweet from her Guitar Hero account, Goto Ichiri finally couldn't hold back anymore. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, squatted down between the back seat and the back of the front seat, curled up into a small ball, and let out a smug, muffled laugh.

In the driver's seat, Jun Luan listened to the ghostly noise with a speechless expression. He glanced at the person in the back seat through the rearview mirror, who had suddenly become strangely shaped and resembled everything except a human. He suddenly felt sad for his emperor's criteria for choosing a spouse and the future of the empire.

This world is so strange.

One moment it's a snake, the next it's liquid, then it transforms into an abstract Picasso-esque painting. Is this kind of being truly human?

While Guitar Hero was secretly enjoying herself, she selectively ignored the fact that her Guitar Hero account was known to others.

At the same time, back at his residence in Shimokitazawa, Akira Higashino looked at the new tweet from Guitar Hero that he was following on his phone. As the socially awkward, withdrawn, and gloomy male protagonist in Ichiri's sweet romance novel for female readers, he smiled and left a comment: "Does my sister need a boyfriend?", which then led the entire comment section astray.

A whole host of crazy literary works followed, such as "Does the older sister need a girlfriend?", "Does the older sister need a puppy?", "Would the older sister mind having another puppy who can be a girlfriend?", "I want to be the guitar hero's dog", and "Draw your sword, there can only be one guitar hero's dog!"

It targets a contemporary internet user, and people join the group purchase instantly.

As for whether it's proper or not, or whether it's outrageous or not, don't worry about it.

Meanwhile, in the Guitar Hero's lair, the Goto couple, waiting for their eldest daughter and troublesome older sister to return home, are looking at the content posted online from their eldest daughter's social media account with their youngest daughter, Ichiri. They immediately see through Ichiri's little trick, see the truth through the lie, and a relieved smile appears on their faces.

Although they didn't spend much time with that young man, the two elders had a pretty good first impression of him and their subsequent opinions of him.

After all, given her eldest daughter's lack of ambition, she could probably be coaxed into bed with a little coaxing. But the other party didn't do that. Instead, it seemed like they were really dating. He was cultivating Ichiri's confidence and cheerfulness, and helping her communicate with outsiders. The two had been together for so long, and the most intimate contact they had ever had was just a few kisses.

Frankly speaking, in today's superficial society, this kind of behavior is simply pure and innocent.

Unfortunately, I had previously learned from Ichiri that the other party seemed to have more than one girlfriend, but I don't know if this is true or not, and I can't ask Ichiri about it, lest I upset her who has finally made some progress.

This contradictory character, who is both innocent and passionate at different times, makes the two elders really worried about the development of their eldest daughter's love life.

Meanwhile, in the three-person group chat after the band ended, the three girls tacitly discussed the latest tweet from Guitar Hero with great interest, talking about the progress of her relationship with Higashino and occasionally dropping a "kawaii..." or other compliment to their guitarist.

Only Goto Ichiri herself was unaware that almost everyone in her limited social circle knew that she was actually the guitar hero.

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Night, below the northern marsh.

When Higashino Akira returned home, he took a shower and went to the living room. He sat on the sofa, with a cup of hot tea on the coffee table in front of him, a few wisps of steam rising from it.

A female ghost dressed as a glamorous courtesan knelt beside him, obediently resting her small face on his thigh, looking up at him with adoring eyes.

On the other side, a woman with long black hair casually draped over her shoulders, dressed in white and without makeup, was respectfully and gently reporting her daily work progress to her master.

Those evil spirits that possessed human bodies and infiltrated the Yunmeng Group have become completely dead.

That's right, it was Higashino Akira who took the initiative to send his two most capable henchmen to carry out the attack. Offending His Majesty and thinking you can run away? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The reason for not taking action at the beginning is simply to avoid letting someone die on territory infiltrated by one of our own, thus giving them leverage against us.

Do you really think he's some kind of pushover with no temper?

Akira Higashino doesn't hold grudges, so once he sees an enemy making a move, he doesn't hold a grudge for long and retaliates on the same day.

Or should we keep it for the New Year?

Those guys don't look like anything special; they're just a bunch of small fry. They're not going to catch any big fish.

Moreover, ever since the new system mission started, he has realized that he has embarked on a path where he is an enemy of the world. It doesn't matter where the masterminds behind the scenes who are causing trouble by seizing bodies are, or who they are.

They'll all face each other sooner or later anyway. Whether it's them or any other beings, as long as they're on their own territory, if they don't submit, they'll die. Those with a deep-seated grudge will also die.

Using his spiritual power, he retrieved a small clump of purified, condensed, droplet-shaped faith power from the divine realm and divided it into two parts.

He gently patted the courtesan who was lying obediently on his lap, his hand passing over her shoulder and landing on her chest. He couldn't touch anything, only a faint chill and a tingling sensation similar to static electricity. After all, she was just an evil spirit without a physical form.

The other woman was, after all, a seasoned courtesan with a keen eye for detail. She obediently leaned closer, opened her small mouth, and parted her delicate lips slightly to reveal her pink oral cavity, her eyes filled with seductive allure.

Beside him, the older sister demon from City H looked at this frivolous colleague with a cold expression.

"Bring me a cup to take it."

Higashino Akira spoke with a hint of exasperation, looking at the charming and alluring courtesan who was leaning close to him with a somewhat disdainful gaze.

On one hand, she is just a spirit, visible but intangible; on the other hand, she is also a biochemical matrix. Don't be fooled by Higashino Akira's many romantic relationships, even including urban legends, he is also picky about what he eats.

For a moment, the courtesan's face stiffened, her teeth itching with anger. She turned her back, her expression twisted, and she picked up two teacups from the coffee table with gritted teeth, then quickly switched to a respectful expression and handed them over.

Higashino Akira didn't care whether she had rebellious feelings or not. He had subdued her and forcibly incorporated her into his organization. As long as she couldn't beat him and couldn't break free from his imperial decree, she wouldn't have a chance to betray him. Besides, the more salary the court received, the harder it was to break free.

The two capable assistants each drank a cup of incense and faith that had been passed down for 26 years. They tilted their heads back and drank it down. Instantly, they felt refreshed, their cheeks flushed, their minds became clear, and wisps of ominous aura emanated from their bodies. Their spiritual bodies became even purer and more stable.

"Thank you, sir..."

The older sister next to me still had such a gentle voice, and her polite and dignified manner was very comforting.

Akira Higashino is no exception; all you can say is that gentle older sisters are wonderful, as anyone who has experienced it knows.

"This is your bonus for this operation; it will not affect your monthly salary."

The courtesan on the other side twitched her eye and coldly looked at this bitchy woman. She was already dead, so why was she pretending to be gentle? If she were really gentle, she wouldn't be so obsessed that she would have become a ghost and still refuse to leave, forcibly lingering in the world.

Green tea bitch, ptooey!

A phone rang, and before Higashino Akira could answer, a figure appeared out of thin air inside the house.

It is a children's doll named Miss Mary with a loli-like figure.

Upon seeing the other party, Higashino Akira, after all, still had some sense of shame and cared about his personal image. He waved his hand, signaling the two top henchmen to step back.

Once he and little Mary were alone in the room, he beckoned her over, then picked up the blushing, shy Miss Mary and sat her on his lap.

"Rude... frivolous! Loli fetish!"

"What do you mean by 'loli fetish'? I just happen to like people who are loli-shaped. You can't generalize the age range of people in urban legends to humans."

I...I like it!?

As one of the origin stories of the supernatural, Little Mary, who was abandoned and sought revenge on her original master through spiritual means, originally had a heart as sensitive and huddled as a little hedgehog, full of aggressive defenses. But this true monster's lover captured her in an instant.

She was limp all over, her face flushed, and she muttered under her breath, "Pervert..."

"Little Mary's way of scolding people is like she's being coquettish, so cute."

“Ugh…”

Seeing the doll-like girl blushing and making a pitiful cry, Akira Higashino smiled.

Urban legends? That's easy to handle.

She still suffered from a lack of experience.

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P.S.: I forgot to divide it into chapters, so I'll post both chapters together, totaling 4,000 words.

Chapter 136 Mitsuha's Bed is So Soft

"I've already made the contact. Besides the Slit-Mouthed Woman, there's also Hanako and the Human-Faced Dog, all of whom are well-known urban legends."

Miss Mary's voice, soft and slightly trembling, seemed to tremble with a hint of shyness, as if she were recalling some unpleasant memory. She was both incredibly embarrassed and enveloped in the happiness of being liked.

"Do you want to see them?"

"No rush." ​​Higashino Akira gently patted Little Mary's head, rejecting the suggestion. "Let's wait until tomorrow. I'll change the location tomorrow and send you the address. You can bring them to me."

After all, he is the embodiment of an urban legend, and his strength and endurance should not be underestimated. Higashino Akira had a feeling that he would not be easy to deal with.

It's getting late. This house in Yamashita Kitazawa was specially reserved by him as a love nest for his dates with Kawasaki Saki. It's best not to go too far in there and ruin the cozy environment.

“Um…” Mary hesitated for a moment before speaking hesitantly, “Can we communicate first after we meet, and only do that kind of thing if we can’t reach an agreement?”

Although urban legends don't really depict truth, goodness, and beauty, Miss Mary, as an intelligent and emotional being, is still unable to be cold and indifferent.

It's understandable that the Slit-Mouthed Woman came back as revenge, since she was the one who dragged her into this mess. But for Miss Mary to go and stab Hanako and the others again would be too much for her conscience to bear.

Although Hanako and the others don't have the best personalities, they aren't exactly bad either. Moreover, they readily agreed to help after hearing her suggestion, which makes them quite remarkable among a group of outcasts.

We are all intelligent urban legends, not mindless wandering ghosts or evil spirits bound by obsessions. Once we realize that we cannot defeat them, we might just sit down and have a proper conversation.

Faced with Miss Mary's request, Akira Higashino readily agreed.

Based on his experience, he had complete confidence in the urban legend group. Even when they were completely subdued, they would still be stubborn in the end. In terms of personality, they were quite the little devils.

Even if they agree, it's not a big deal; they don't need another bed partner.

We've never even met them, so who knows what they look like? Although the Slit-Mouthed Woman and Little Mary are quite beautiful, what if...?

If it's not attractive, he might not be able to bring himself to do it.

Having received an affirmative reply from this guy, Miss Mary secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her conscience, which had been somewhat at ease, was calmed down a little, and a feeling of being valued filled her heart.

Gradually, I became less resistant to him.

Her petite body softened even more.

Suddenly, the large hand that had just been patting her head stopped, and the palm slid down, caressing her delicate and lovely face, finally landing on her lips, with one finger resting on Miss Mary's tender lips.

Her pretty face flushed slightly. She pursed her lips, her eyes filled with embarrassment. In the end, she gritted her teeth, opened her small mouth, and put the finger in her mouth.

This doesn't mean she likes him!