I became the emperor in the comic book series.

"The person sent by the Shinomiya Group to discuss business cooperation previously carried the will of one of Kaguya's older brothers. He mentioned to him whether he was willing to form a marriage alliance with the Shinomiya family and become Kaguya's husband. Faced with such a talented young man, if he agrees, the old patriarch certainly will not refuse."

"Eh!!?"

Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes widened in surprise, her face flushed red. She was somewhat angry that her brother was in such a hurry to marry her off in order to seize the family fortune. On the other hand, as an innocent young girl, she was also a little shy about the sudden talk of marriage.

She subconsciously overlooked the fact that, ever since she learned of his excellence, she hadn't been particularly opposed to the marriage.

"However, he refused."

"Ah!" The frost on Kaguya Shinomiya's face vanished instantly, her aloof aura completely gone, and she subconsciously asked blankly, "Why?"

Across from her, Hayasaka Ai felt her lips trying to curve upwards in a wild smile, but she suppressed it tightly, causing her beautiful face to become somewhat distorted.

No…no…I can’t laugh yet…I have to hold it in!

The thought of what she would say next, and how Kaguya would react after hearing her answer, made her want to laugh.

But not yet!

You must hold back!

"It is said that he initially refused on the grounds that he was a staunch non-marriage advocate, had no intention of getting married in his life, and was rather promiscuous and dissolute, and did not want to delay Kaguya's happiness."

Kaguya Shinomiya wrinkled her nose, thinking that if it was just like that, it wasn't entirely unacceptable. It was a marriage between zaibatsu, who cared about these things?

As long as it's not excessive to the point of bringing all your lovers home, then it's really not a big deal.

"At the time, the staff sent by the Shinomiya Group claimed that it was nothing and that Lady Kaguya would understand, and tried to persuade her again."

Okay, actually there is something!

When an outsider makes decisions for her, Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly becomes less willing to accept it. It's not that she accepts the other person, but rather that she is unwilling to accept the idea that she can accept her future husband having many lovers outside the marriage.

"Later, Mr. Higashino had no choice but to say something that made it impossible to continue his persuasion."

"Regarding the latter reason, I think it's best if Lady Kaguya doesn't listen."

"No! I need to know!" Kaguya Shinomiya wanted to know what shortcomings she still had in the eyes of someone who could build a great career from scratch.

She's not the kind of person who can't listen to advice or thinks honest advice is hard to swallow!

As a daughter of the Shinomiya family, she has that confidence!

I am a generous person!

I will never get angry because others point out my shortcomings.

"He said..." Hayasaka Ai couldn't hold back any longer. She covered her face with one hand, pressing hard on the muscles on both sides of her cheeks, but still managed to stifle a laugh. "He likes... girls with big breasts... pfft... He's not interested in girls like Kaguya who have small breasts... pfft hahaha..."

Kaguya Shinomiya froze on the spot, her mouth agape, unable to utter a single word. Her chest heaved faster and faster until she finally gritted her teeth, her pretty face flushed red, and she was completely enveloped in a state of blushing.

"Hayasaka, I want all his information!"

She was still trying to maintain the basic demeanor of a member of the Shinomiya family, not easily showing her emotions, and trying to keep her voice calm.

However, the barely concealed resentment and the barely concealed shame in her voice were impossible to hide.

Hayasaka Ai couldn't hold back anymore and turned her back to her, laughing wildly. Her face turned as red as Kaguya Shinomiya's when she broke down in a cold sweat. She laughed and pounded her chest, feeling her stomach ache from laughing so much.

"Haasaka——!!!"

"I am here, Miss Kaguya."

"Stop laughing!"

"Okay... pfft..."

If she weren't incapable of swearing, Kaguya Shinomiya would probably have already started swearing.

Even so, seeing Hayasaka, who had grown up with her since childhood, laughing non-stop and even turning her back to her without daring to turn around, she couldn't help but feel her blood pressure spike.

Kaguya Shinomiya considered every possible reason she could think of, and in that instant, she reflected on her own shortcomings. In the end, it turned out to be because of this incomprehensible reason!

I actually lost to two pieces of tissue that were practically useless and were just made of fat!

Vulgar! Frivolous!

.........

Itomori Town, April.

Mai Sakurajima filmed in this place, which had been destroyed by a meteorite crash but miraculously survived and was later rebuilt with funds raised by the Yunmeng Group, in accordance with the progress of the film crew.

In her spare time, she followed the production team's consultant to learn the unique knot-weaving techniques of the Miyamizu Shrine, who used to live there and was the successor of the shrine. She also learned to dance the Kagura dance and gained experience in making kuchikame sake, which was needed for the plot. Of course, the last part was actually just Miyamizu's one-sided rant.

It's clear that Ms. Mitsuha also deeply despises kuchikami (chewed sake).

The process of making it in front of the entire village, in particular, still makes me cringe with embarrassment when I think about it.

Listen to her tell everything about this place, the sacred body of the deity at Miyamizu Shrine, which is a long way to reach, another meteorite crater there, and the story of an unfamiliar deity traveling through time and space in the body of a young girl.

That story wasn't as exciting or dramatic as the movie plot.

It's just a story about how someone helped a friend out of friendship and was kind to a stranger, who later paid a great price to save the entire community of the Boundaries. Then, the Boundaries bought the land from these homeless people, helped them rebuild their homes, and promised to develop the area.

Just like a knotted rope woven in your hands, the knot connects the rope and the people. The flow of time is also a knot. Just as time is a manifestation of the flow of time, it gathers together, takes shape, twists, and entangles. Sometimes it returns to its original state, breaks, and reconnects. This is a knot.

The connections between people and the passage of time are like knots in a rope; they can intertwine, be interrupted, and then be reconnected. Even across different times and spaces, the connections that were once formed will eventually be rekindled someday.

Mai Sakurajima has already learned to weave two knots.

Even though that person probably won't like these ornaments, let's make one for him anyway, otherwise he might use it as an excuse to play pranks on people again.

...........................

...........................

P.S.: This chapter is 3,000 words, I still owe 46.5 chapters. I successfully updated 10,000 words today, and I will continue to work hard tomorrow.

Chapter 155 I Want to Be a Parasite

The auditorium at Rei-Ang University was packed.

Akira Higashino sat in the waiting area below the stage, dressed in a sharp suit, with a calm expression.

Several student council members next to me, who were preparing to go on stage as hosts or give graduation speeches, were quietly going over their lines. Some were nervously adjusting their ties, while others took out their phones to give their drafts one last glance.

He didn't bring anything with him.

"Higashino." A boy wearing glasses came over and said, "Aren't you going to look at the manuscript?"

"It wasn't written."

"Didn't write it?!"

"I just received the notification that I need to go on stage and say something," Higashino Akira said casually.

The bespectacled man opened his mouth, turned back with a complicated expression, and continued reciting his script.

On stage, the host called out his name.

"Next, please welcome Akira Higashino, an outstanding student representative from the Social Welfare Studies major, to the stage to speak."

Applause erupted.

Akira Higashino stood up, straightened his suit, and walked steadily onto the stage.

The lights were soft, and the audience below was a sea of ​​black; from a distance, all you could see were heads. He stood in front of the microphone, glanced at the entire audience, and then began to speak.

"Hello everyone, teachers and students."

"I am Akira Higashino."

"To be honest, I don't think I'm any better than others. About four years ago, when I first entered this university, I thought I was a hard-working genius. But it wasn't until I saw all the talented and capable people around me that I realized how ordinary I was."

"If I were to say what special characteristics I have that others don't have, it would probably be that I come from the countryside and am an expert in postpartum care for domestic pigs."

"Fortunately, I met a kind-hearted mentor who took me, an ordinary student, and made me her least promising student. When I was at my worst, I even thought that if my mentor were a great beauty, I could live off her for the rest of my life without any guilt."

"It's a pity that my mentor is neither a great beauty nor has a great beauty daughter. I deeply regret this."

The audience burst into laughter, while the old man who had been serious all his life suddenly fell silent and his face fell.

That damn brat!

I'm such a terrible old man, I'm so sorry!

"No joke, my dream for the future was to become the husband of a rich heiress and live a life of leisure where I could be waited on hand and foot."

"To achieve this dream, I had no choice but to work hard to start my own business, and unexpectedly, I actually made some progress."

"I even unexpectedly ended up standing on this stage, invited by the principal to give a speech to everyone."

"Before I came here, the principal probably knew that I was not very promising, so he arranged for someone to send me a thick stack of speech manuscripts. But the principal clearly misjudged me; he didn't understand me at all."

"I simply can't remember such a long speech."

Higashino smiled shyly and, in front of thousands of people on the stage, turned his graduation speech into a joke, his attitude incredibly relaxed. The students in the audience listened to it as a joke and laughed heartily.

"Instead of giving those long-winded speeches that even I find tedious, I actually have a lot of faith in my classmates. After all, in this school, there can't be anyone less promising than me, right?"

"Therefore, I believe that those who are full of talent and ambition and ready to make their mark on the world do not need my education."

“My small achievement is nothing more than a survivor bias. If the experience of entrepreneurial success could be taught, learned, and perfectly replicated, then there would be no losers in the world. The ideals and past experiences of successful people are often regarded as the golden rule, which I think is wrong.”

"Take me for example. I still want to be a freeloader and live a life of idleness and complacency. But my net worth has skyrocketed, and now I dream of being the husband of many rich girls."

"Looking at Xing, I see a scene of bustling activity, with people struggling to breathe, their bodies rustling and tangled, their bodies trembling and their spirits fading. What is the meaning of this? "

Akira Higashino's mentor silently covered his face, "He's just an undergraduate, so he doesn't really count."

On stage, Akira Higashino's stand-up comedy continues, and it's incredibly authentic, far more entertaining than some well-known comedians, like the father of Green Cucumber.

After talking for about five or six minutes, Higashino Akira decided not to stay on the podium any longer. He paused and softened his tone.

"Finally, let's talk about something more practical."

The audience quieted down, and many people listened attentively.

"I founded a Yunmeng Group and we are currently recruiting. We need all kinds of talents. Having talent is like being pregnant. If any of my seniors or classmates have had trouble getting pregnant after entering the workforce, as long as they don't mind that I'm just a half-baked boss, they can come and give it a try. Even a makeshift method is still a method. Who knows, it might work out."

"Thank you."

The applause rang out, much more enthusiastic than before.

Akira Higashino bowed and stepped down from the podium.

After everyone else finished speaking, they went up one by one to receive their graduation certificates.

A very light piece of paper represents his entire four years of university life.

After the event, Akira Higashino accompanied his classmates to take graduation photos, and then acquaintances took group photos in twos and threes around the school. Along the way, he was surrounded by several classmates.

"Dongye, is your company really hiring?"

"trick."

"Any major is fine?"

"We look at ability, not expertise."

"And what about the salary?"

Higashino Ming reported the base salary of a regular employee in the most basic, labor-intensive industry of the Yunmeng Group, which does not require much technical skill.

The students exchanged glances, their expressions becoming subtle, clearly showing their interest.

"I'll go back and find out," someone said.

“Let me see too,” the other said.

Akira Higashino nodded without saying anything more.

Not far away, Amakusa Shino leaned against a pillar, watching this side with a smile.

She slowly walked over after that group of people dispersed.

"You spoke quite well." She looked Higashino Akira up and down. "The suit is nice, is it custom-made?"

"Mainly because the person is good-looking."

"Narcissism".

"I love to tell the truth."

Amakusa Shino clicked her tongue, didn't ask any further questions, and instead held out her hand: "Where's your graduation certificate? Let me see it."

Akira Higashino handed over the folder.