Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"Expand what I can do..."

She was completely captivated by Kuroba Akira's words, because what Kuroba Akira had just said were things she could actually do.

"That's right! And there's a reward for it!"

Is there any reward?

"The reward is time! Young Miss Hongxiang, why don't you just think of your other self as the 'Great Demon King Hongxiang' who 'stole all your time'!"

"Great Demon King Hongxiang...isn't this a bit too much? The other one never even thought of replacing me; I willingly gave up my body..."

"I know, so it's just a metaphor. In reality, because there's a fifteen-year age difference between you two, young Miss Hongxiang, your experience is far less than that of the mature Miss Hongxiang, right?"

"Um……"

"But if she can do it, there's no reason you can't, because she is you from the future! It's like the final boss, the great demon king, is actually a hero from another world. Isn't that the same situation as you?"

"Oh, I see...!"

"And what you, as the hero, need to do is accumulate experience, constantly level up, and finally reclaim your 'future' from the Great Demon King Hong Xiang!"

Kuroba Akira squatted down in front of her, clenched his fist, and looked at her with encouraging eyes.

"How about it! Can you do it, brave heroine Hongxiang!"

"oh oh……!"

"Louder!"

"Oh!!!"

"Very good! Then try to do more things you can't do before! As long as you can do better than the Great Demon King Hongxiang, you, as the Hero Hongxiang, will be able to reclaim more of your personal time!"

"Ok!"

Thus, the socially awkward person transformed into a hero, while the composed older sister became the final demon king.

Kuroba Akira felt that since the two personalities couldn't be of one mind and body, they should simply have a healthy competition between them to fight for ownership of the body.

The shift from having one's life stolen to reclaiming it is simply a change in mindset that can completely alter a person's thinking.

Because reward mechanisms are more motivating than punishment mechanisms; people hate losing and prefer gaining.

Of course, Kuroba Akira had his own ulterior motives. If he did this, the hero Kurenai would have to give most of her time to the demon king Kurenai.

She herself will also act as a challenger, striving to find what she can do, and ultimately achieve self-transcendence.

For Kuroba Akira, any personality is fine as long as it can help him.

Hearing that Kuroba Akira had completely roused her other self with just a few words, Demon Queen Hongxiang felt both gratified and admiring.

She doesn't mind being seen as the Great Demon King by her other self. If she can completely surpass herself, she will only be happy for herself.

However, she immediately felt another surge of emotion... This is...!

Although the memories of the two personalities are not shared, perhaps because their physical senses are all shared, their inner thoughts and feelings are also shared.

"Then let's go back first, Miss Hongxiang. Can you still stand up? I see you just scraped your knee."

"Ah...hh..."

Only after being reminded by Kuroba Akira did she feel the stinging pain in her knee and gasp.

Kuroba Akira extended his hand to her.

"If it hurts a lot, I'll carry you back."

"Ah... um..."

Tashiro Kurenai's voice was low and trembling slightly. If you looked closely, you could see that there was a faint pink tinge around her eyes, a result of tears and shyness.

She didn't want to trouble Kuroba Akira, but in the end she couldn't help but nod in agreement.

So Kuroba Akira turned around and squatted down in front of her.

"Okay, let's come up first."

Looking at his broad back, a warm feeling flowed through Tashiro Hongxiang's heart.

"Go back and apply the medicine quickly, hopefully it won't leave a scar."

"Um... thank you, Senior Bai..."

"Uh?"

Upon hearing his original surname, Kuroba Akira felt embarrassed and reminded him.

"Miss Hongxiang, my surname isn't Bai anymore, okay? Please don't call me by the wrong name again."

"Then may I call you senior?"

"Just call me A-Ming, that's what Miss Hongxiang calls me."

"But your real age is thirty, right...? The other me is older than you, but I'm younger than you, so I'm your junior..."

"Well... that's fine then, but don't call me that in front of outsiders. After all, you look old enough to be my older sister."

"Um... I'll be mindful of the occasion, senior."

Despite his appearance, he was a high school student nine years younger than him, but in his previous life, he was a reliable adult six years older than him.

He invited me to switch careers and become a talent agent...

He caught up with me and saved me...

He taught me what to pursue, how to get along with others, and how to make peace with myself...

Coming to her senses, Tashiro Kurenai realized that her mind was filled with his image.

Social anxiety disorder prevented her from having deep interactions with others, so that part of her heart remained empty.

People who are rescued are naturally prone to developing feelings of affection for their rescuers, and for Tashiro Kurenai, who suffers from social anxiety, these feelings are even more intense.

Caring → Feelings → Dating → ?

This should have been a gradual process, but because she had never cared about any man before, nor had she ever felt affection for any man, she quickly entered into a romantic relationship.

24-year-old Akira Tashiro's first love was 30-year-old Akira Shiraha.

Before this, she only believed in another version of herself, but now this man has become another pillar of her soul.

Tashiro Akari leaned against his back, and just the touch made her feel her chest and face burning hot.

Even though it was just being carried, such close contact was still too stimulating for someone with social anxiety, so they urgently sent a distress signal to another part of themselves.

Another version of myself... I think I'll switch to someone else next... I'm sorry for causing you trouble this time...

The mature and elegant Hongxiang was thus pushed forward, and then she gave a bitter smile.

Honestly... You've already fallen for them, why don't you take the initiative?

If you're so easily embarrassed, how are you going to pursue a man?

but it does not matter.

Even if you don't dare, I do!

And we probably share the same feelings...

I did it, and you could feel it too, which means you also had your first experience.

I'm sorry, Ziyin, although I really want to support your relationship...

But, in the end, 'myself' is still more important.

Sister, I'm going to steal your little man!

Chapter 148 Shall we eat him now?

In her previous life, Tian Hongxiang remained a virgin until her death, which was one of her lifelong regrets.

She developed social anxiety disorder in the first half of her life due to a kidnapping incident during her student days, making her afraid of contact with humans. In the second half of her life, she lost her sight and was disfigured, so no one wanted her in the end. Her pride also prevented her from settling for a marriage of convenience.

As a result, in her previous life, she died at the age of thirty-nine, becoming a great witch even more profound than Kuroba Akira, a great magician in training.

Her girlish heart had long been burned away by time, the word "love" in her romance had been stripped away by reality, and the remaining love had been melted into desire, becoming part of her surname Yu.

As the saying goes: Women are like wolves at thirty, tigers at forty, and can suck up dirt while sitting still at fifty...

Now that she has returned to her youth, back to the age of youthful beauty, she has long been eager for more.

She had already developed some affection for Kuroba Akira, the little man, which was why she was willing to give him some extra benefits, but she couldn't be too obvious about it; she just treated it as an older sister's care for her younger brother.

On one hand, she could tell that Shion Murasaki liked Akira Kuroba and didn't want to mess with someone else's prey. On the other hand, she always believed that the body belonged to the original Akira Tashiro and couldn't just give away the body's first experience on her own.

But now that she's certain that her other self has fallen for Kuroba Akira, she's no longer going to be 'polite'.

Of course, we can't do anything too outrageous yet, but... if it's just to 'try something new,' it should be okay, right?

Kuroba Akira was unaware that the woman he was carrying had transformed into a ravenous female beast. He simply carried her to the vicinity of the main hall and put her down, as he still needed to put shoes on her.

"Put your shoes on first, Miss Hongxiang."

"Yes, thank you, Amin."

"Huh? They changed the person?"

"Yes, she probably fell asleep because she was exhausted from crying."

In reality, there was no such thing at all; the real Tashiro Kurenai was watching another version of herself perform inside her body.

She was both shy and curious, wanting to know how her other self would get close to Senior Ming... She could learn a thing or two, and maybe it would come in handy in the future.

"I see. Then let her get some rest."

Kuroba Akira held up the pair of red high heels in front of her and said.

"Here, Miss Hongxiang, I also brought your high heels."

The mature and elegant Hongxiang glanced at him with interest and teased him.

"Why do you still carry my high heels with you? Do you really want to see my feet in high heels? Are you some kind of high heel fetishist, Ah Ming? Hmm?"

"No, that's not true..."

Kuroba Akira emphasized to himself once again: I am a foot fetishist, not a shoe fetishist.

"I just remembered that these shoes were very important to you, Miss Hongxiang, so I brought them over. I originally wanted to use these shoes to appeal to your emotions."