The Infinite Powerhouse Mixed in with Sakura Dormitory

"Oh! Mashiro-san, have you changed your clothes yet? See you later, I'm going back to change too." After saying that, Himejima Akeno gave Jiang Jing a mysterious smile, nodded to Mashiro, and left the room.

Akeno Himejima ignored Mashiro Shiina's hostility, smiled at her, and brushed past Mashiro.

Jiang Jing looked at Shiina Mashiro, whose long, light yellow hair was neatly styled into a side ponytail and secured with a white fluffy hair clip: "You've changed too, Mashiro, but did you do your own hair?"

Shiina Mashiro's dress was a pink off-the-shoulder dress that revealed her fair collarbone. It reached her knees, and she wore white knee-high socks and white high heels. She exuded a faint, cool, and ethereal aura.

Shiina Mashiro calmly replied, "No, Misaki did it for me."

"Hahahaha... Junior, how's the hair I combed for Mashiro? Isn't Mashiro pretty today?" Before she even arrived, Misaki Kamiigusa's voice came first, and she flew in through the window with a happy expression, pulling on a rope.

"A perfect 360-degree landing." Misaki Kamiigusa, who had rolled on the ground, stood up.

"Wow...who are you? Where's my junior?" Misaki said, circling around Jiang Jing with a surprised look.

There was no way around it; the Jiangjing River scene was so different from what it was before. When he wore his uniform, he still had a bit of a high school student look about him, like a touch of childishness on his face.

But now, dressed in a formal suit and with his hair styled, he looks like a handsome, composed, and tall young man, exuding a mysterious charm that makes mature women's hearts flutter.

P.S.: This chapter is 5000 words, so I'll count it as two chapters. ^_^

Chapter 142 The Roar of the Hungry Dragon

At this moment, not only was Misaki Kamiigusa surprised, but even Mashiro Shiina at the door kept tilting her head, looking at the changed river view.

"Alright, senior, stop fooling around. Do you want to go for a walk too?" Jiang Jing reached out and pushed away the face that Ueiso Misaki was leaning towards.

"I'm not going. Although these places are lively, there are too many people and too many rules, so it's not fun." With that, Misaki Kamiigusa sat on the bed and happily swung her legs.

"Junior, I'm entrusting Mashiro to you today. She's so pretty, she'll definitely have a lot of men surrounding her."

Jiang Jing smiled and nodded at Shiina Mashiro, who hadn't come in from the doorway: "Mashiro does look quite pretty today."

“Sorata is also very handsome,” Shiina Mashiro said calmly.

However, Misaki frowned as she watched this scene.

They used to be able to take off their clothes in front of each other at will, and sleep together intimately at night, but now one of them is standing at the door and the other is standing inside, as if an infinite sky is falling between them.

Just then, a long car horn sounded outside, followed by the doorbell.

Jiang Jing took a step and walked outside. As he passed Shiina Mashiro, he said casually, "Let's go, the car is here."

"Hmm." Shiina Mashiro nodded calmly and followed behind, the usual warm atmosphere completely gone.

"Hello, Kanda-sensei and Shiina-sensei." Outside the door, Kaguya Shinomiya, dressed in a gorgeous pleated long dress and exuding elegance, greeted Jiang Jing and Shiina with a polite smile as they opened the door.

Beside her stood Fujiwara Chika, who appeared to be standing quietly, but whose eyes were actually constantly sizing up Jiang Jing. Today, she was also wearing an exquisite long dress, and without saying a word, she looked like a quiet and beautiful girl.

"It's you, Shinomiya-kun. Uemura asked you to pick us up today." Jiang Jing nodded and walked out.

"This is Fujiwara Chika, she just transferred to Sui High School in her first year, she's my good friend."

"This is Kanda Sorata, pen name Shinten, author of the Toradora! series published by Bunko Publishing. This is Shiina Mashiro, author of the Toradora! manga volumes, and also a senior at our school," Kaguya Shinomiya introduced them politely.

As soon as Kaguya Shinomiya finished speaking, Chika Fujiwara, looking 'excited,' stepped forward and shook Jiang Jing's hand: 'Wow, Kanda-sensei, hello! I'm a loyal fan of yours. I didn't expect Kanda-sensei to be so handsome in person!'

"And they're even seniors from our school! I'm so excited!"

"By the way, Mr. Kanda, could you sign this for me? Just here will do." Holding onto Jiang Jing tightly, Fujiwara Chika took out a stack of postcards and a pen with her other hand, clearly having come prepared.

Looking at the excited pink-haired girl in front of him, Jiang Jing chuckled and said, "Two choices: one, I won't sign; two, I'll only sign one."

“Huh… one.” Fujiwara Chika, who had thought it was a sure thing, was taken aback.

Meanwhile, Shiina Mashiro, standing to the side, watched Jiang Jing's hand being held by Fujiwara Chika. Her gaze was calm, but her hands, which were overlapping in front of her abdomen, unconsciously tightened slightly.

Jiang Jing nodded firmly and said, "Yes, one."

Fujiwara Chika hadn't given up yet. She opened her mouth, wanting to use her exceptional social skills, because she had planned before coming to bribe the student council members with Jiang Jing's autograph, hoping to become the student council president in the election in the second half of the year.

"Fujiwara-san..." Kaguya Shinomiya called out in a heavy tone, then ignored Chika Fujiwara and bowed slightly to Jiang Jing politely.

"Mr. Kanda, please ignore Fujiwara-kun and let's go." She then made a slight gesture of invitation.

"Alright, now there aren't any left." Jiang Jing smiled at Fujiwara Chika, pulled his hand away from hers, turned to Shiina Mashiro, and walked outside.

A black, extended six-seater luxury sedan was parked outside the yard, and the driver had already opened the door and was waiting.

Jiang Jing and Shiina Mashiro sat in the back, while Shinomiya Kaguya and Shinomiya sat in the front. After they were seated, the car started smoothly.

"Sorata is so annoying today," Shiina Mashiro suddenly said from inside the car.

"...? What did I do now?" Jiang Jing looked at Shiina Mashiro, somewhat confused.

However, after saying that, Shiina Mashiro stopped talking. Jiang Jing smiled but didn't press the matter, casually responding to Fujiwara Chika's earlier remarks.

The Tenmukami Hotel is located in the central area of ​​Kyoto and combines multiple functions such as hotel, exhibition hall, and party venue. Today, the three lower floors of the hotel have been booked by Dengeki Bunko.

The first floor was set up as a gala venue, the second floor was an exhibition hall for various works, and the third floor was a dance hall for people to socialize after the banquet.

At this moment, the hotel was brightly lit and resplendent. Luxury cars drove up one after another, and people got out, including handsome men and beautiful women dressed in exquisite clothes or middle-aged people with extraordinary demeanor who looked like successful people.

Today, Dengeki Bunko not only invited its own staff and famous writers and manga artists from outside the company, but also business partners from all walks of life who are related to the company, and also invited a very famous band from the music scene to perform.

Such a grand occasion also attracted the attention of many media outlets. Outside the hotel, many reporters were very excited, their cameras flashing continuously.

For security reasons, the hotel has a very high level of security today. There are more than a dozen burly men in black standing on either side of the main entrance, and people without invitations are not allowed to enter.

In a taxi, Kobayashi, dressed as usual for work, sat in the passenger seat, with Tohru and Kanna excitedly following behind.

"Kobayashi, when we walk together later, should you introduce me as your date to others?" Tohru, who wasn't wearing her maid outfit today but a blue and white long dress, asked happily, resting her chin on her hand.

"Sigh... I already said I wasn't coming. What's so fun about a place that's so crowded?"

Kobayashi said weakly, "Besides, I'm just a programmer in an ordinary department of the company. Even if I get in, I won't know anyone, so Thor, you don't need to worry about this."

"Kanna, I heard there's lots of delicious food at the human banquet. Can I eat whatever I want?" Kanna clenched her chubby little hands, looking at Kanna with a cute, innocent expression.

"That's true, you can eat as much as you want." Kobayashi nodded casually, unaware of the problem.

"Yamada, I'm a little nervous, what should I do?" In the Yamada Fairy's luxury car, Izumi Masamune, dressed in a suit, was holding a folded notebook, looking somewhat nervous and uneasy.

"Don't be nervous, Nii-san. You're a successful writer now. You're amazing. And when you see Shinten-sensei later, remember to get him an autograph for me." Izumi Sagiri's encouraging voice came from the notebook.

"It's nothing, Izumi. Just treat it like you're shopping at a mall," said Yamada Elf, a blonde girl in a princess-style pleated dress, casually.

“Look at Senju, he doesn’t seem to care. Besides, we are famous writers, and we’ll definitely have many juniors coming to greet us later.”

"Maybe a lot of people will surround me asking for autographs, but I'll just ignore these ants and refuse them. Haha... I'm kind of looking forward to it." The blonde girl then drifted into daydreaming.

"Why did you get in my car?" Inside the same taxi, Kasumigaoka Utaha, dressed up in a knee-length skirt and black stockings, crossed her arms and looked at the blonde twin-tailed girl next to her with a somewhat unfriendly gaze.

"Hmph... Do you think I wanted this? If it weren't for the car breaking down on the road..." Eriri also crossed her arms, then her gaze fell on Kasumigaoka Utaha's chest, her face stiffened, and she lowered her arms.

"Also, I didn't come up here on my own initiative; you invited me up."

"Then you can go down." Kasumigaoka Utaha sneered, puffing out her chest, making the blonde girl opposite her look even uglier.

Wow... so many people!

In the bustling banquet hall, the brown-haired girl Hirasawa, dressed in an ordinary dress, looked around curiously, seemingly oblivious to any sense of restraint.

"Yui, I feel so nervous right now, what should I do?" Ritsu Tainaka tugged at Yui Hirasawa's skirt somewhat awkwardly.

"Huh! Ritsu, you're actually nervous? Hey, Mio, what's wrong with you?" Hirasawa Yui, who was in front, turned around, her gaze passing over Tainaka Ritsu and landing on Akiyama Mio, who was pulling on Ritsu's skirt at the back.

"There are...too many people." The black-haired girl, who suffers from a phobia of crowds, was so nervous that she was about to faint.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. It's alright. Just follow me," Kotobuki Tsumugi said happily from the front.

"Come on, follow me. Our seats seem to be over there."

P.S.: Adding one more chapter, still sixteen chapters to go.

I was originally planning to update with 10,000 words today, but I caught a heatstroke and a cold yesterday. My nose was running and I was sneezing non-stop, so I couldn't concentrate on writing. I only managed to write 8,000 words from morning till midnight. Please bear with me! ^-^

Chapter 143 Under the Spotlight

After driving for half an hour, Jiang Jing and his group arrived at the Tianyushen Hotel, where the car came to a steady stop at the bottom of the hotel's entrance steps.

On the hotel steps, Yuriko Uemura, dressed in a gorgeous black off-shoulder dress, with her black hair styled in an updo, stood with a cold and dignified expression on her beautiful and delicate face, like a peony blooming in the darkness.

Just as Kaguya Shinomiya's car stopped, Yuriko Uemura, who knew Jiang Jing didn't like being in the limelight, said calmly, "Tell those reporters that they are not allowed to take pictures from now on, and take them all away."

“Yes, Miss.” A middle-aged female bodyguard behind Yuriko Uemura bowed slightly, then moved to give instructions to several men in black not far away.

Immediately, a dozen or so bodyguards in black emerged from the shadows and prepared to 'invite' the reporters who had gathered at the hotel entrance to leave.

At first, some of the reporters tried to wave their hands and resist, even looking threatening, but after a bodyguard produced something, they quickly and respectfully left.

As Shintaro Uemura became the next heir to the Uemura family, one of the top 30 conglomerates in Japan, and entered the family's core decision-making level, his influence in the Japanese secular world was on a completely different level compared to when he first finished writing the novel.

As for Shintaro Uemura's sister, Yuriko Uemura, although she doesn't want anything, her status is different from before. She is no longer just a simple vice president of a publishing company, and her every move is watched by many people.

So when they saw Yuriko Uemura, who had been standing at the hotel entrance for a long time and was clearly waiting for someone, with a faint smile on her face, move down to greet them, many observant people followed her gaze.

The driver respectfully opened the door of the extended luxury limousine, and Fujiwara Chika got out first, followed by the elegant Shinomiya Kaguya, and then Shiina Mashiro in the back.

When three beautiful young women, each with their own unique charm and temperament, stepped out of the car, the people around them were immediately struck by their beauty.

Especially Shiina Mashiro, whose temperament is aloof and whose appearance is even more beautiful and delicate than Kaguya Shinomiya's, gives everyone the illusion of looking at a fragile ice sculpture standing alone on an icy plain under her phoenix eyes that are soft yet hollow.

Finally, Jiang Jing arrived, dressed in an elegant and noble swallowtail coat with a black base and dark red patterns, which perfectly showcased his slender and perfect figure.

Beneath his short, dark brown hair parted in a 3/7 ratio, a pair of indifferent eyes gazed down like a monarch, exuding an indescribable aura that immediately drew the attention of all the women present.

“It’s him…?” On the second-floor side of the hotel’s open-air balcony lounge area, Yukino Yukinoshita, wearing a long sundress, stood on the edge, looking down through the protective glass.

Even Yukino Yukinoshita, who always considered herself to have an excellent memory, was somewhat unsure whether the boy below was the same boy who had carried her out of the car that day.

Especially since this boy could actually be personally greeted by Yuriko Uemura.

"What's wrong, sister?" Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been dragged along today, walked over. Feeling a little uncomfortable with her formal dress, she tugged at the waistband of her skirt and looked down, following Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze.

Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head slightly: "It's nothing, I just unexpectedly saw an acquaintance I'd met once before."

"Him?" Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze also fell on Jiang Jing.

There was no way around it; although Jiang Jing had concealed all his aura, his overly perfect physical features and the inherent temperament of a high-level life form still instinctively attracted everyone's attention when he didn't deliberately shield himself.

"Yes, he was the one who pulled the car door out of the car that day." Yukinoshita Haruno nodded, but she didn't mention that he used superhuman strength to rip the car door off.

After receiving Jiang Jing's reminder that day, Yukino Yukinoshita, who had just had her head wound bandaged at the hospital and only suffered a slight concussion, had the vehicle thoroughly inspected.