Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"A fully immersive VR game... Current VR technology can't achieve that yet, but I saw in the news that Chonghua next door seems to be researching this. But if it's to be realized, it will probably take more than ten years... Humans entering the game world sounds like science fiction."

It might take more than ten or twenty years to achieve.

Even the world where Kuroba Akira lived in his previous life was still far from complete stealth technology, and it was even more distant in this world where flip phones were still used.

In fact, at the beginning, Sister Hongxiang really wanted to know whether Kuroba Akira and Hijikata Isami also had dual personalities like herself, but after secretly observing for a while, she found that these two men did not show signs of schizophrenia.

However, it was only a guess before, and it was only after asking Hijikata Isamu recently that it was officially confirmed. The socially awkward Kurenai realized that she was a special case, which is why she had the idea of ​​merging personalities.

"But don't worry, my other self has agreed to be your agent, Shion-chan. You two will have many opportunities to interact in the future."

After all, Kuroba Akira had already devised a game plan to cure social anxiety for Kurenai, and building a good relationship with Murasaki no Miyako was her first beginner's task.

At this moment, the mature and elegant Hongxiang also begins to create opportunities for another version of herself.

"Speaking of which, my other self is really good at makeup! If you're willing to let her do your makeup and I'll help you pick out your clothes, you'll definitely become a stunning beauty who can captivate millions!"

"Makeup... What do you think, Mingjun? Can I wear makeup?"

Murasaki glanced at Kuroba Akira, feeling a little tempted.

She had never worn makeup before, and her knowledge in this area was about the same as that of a guy who knew nothing about cosmetics.

After all, she used to think that she hadn't become more beautiful, and even considered disfiguring herself... Of course, Murasaki no Miyako is now very glad that she didn't act impulsively, otherwise she would have regretted it for the rest of her life.

If it was for Hei Yuming to see, she would be willing to make herself more beautiful and receive more praise from him.

However, Kuroba Akira, quite oblivious to the romantic sentiment, said...

"I was planning to ask Miss Hongxiang to do your makeup, but not to make you more beautiful."

Kuroba Akira snapped his fingers and pointed at the Purple Palace, revealing his signature smug smile, as if everything was under his control.

"Ziyin, you have to become ugly from now on!"

The development plan is about to move to the next stage.

Chapter 151 Helping her accumulate practical experience

"Huh? Will I become...uglier?"

The unexpected answer made Murasaki's expression stiffen. She was still wondering if Kuroba Akira had some unusual taste, disliking beautiful women and instead liking ugly women... If that was the case, wouldn't she have no hope at all?

However, Akira Kuroba did not say this out of personal preference.

"Actually, it's not so much that I've become uglier, but rather that I've become more plain."

After all, Zi Zhigong has such a good foundation that no matter how ugly she puts on makeup, she can't look that ugly.

"It's mainly to allow you, Ziyin, to have personal freedom when you go out, and to reduce your exposure before your debut."

Concealing one's shortcomings and lowering expectations are all preparations for the later feigned weakness and astonishing success.

Only in this way can we achieve the following at the crucial moment: a celestial maiden descends to earth, her gentle smile captivating the nation.

"When we went out together last time, people turned around to look at you wherever you went, right? Especially in the mall, some people even came up to take pictures with you."

Moreover, when it came time to pay, the sales assistant at that store expressed a desire to collaborate with Zizhigong to take some photos of the clothes being tried on, and even offered to provide the clothes for free, as her presence indirectly boosted the store's customer traffic.

However, in the end, Kuroba Akira rejected it, as this small gain was not worth mentioning.

It's truly rare for someone outside the entertainment industry to attract this much attention simply because of their looks and figure; this is almost the level of treatment a moderately famous idol receives when traveling.

"Um, would it have been better if I had refused back then...?"

At the time, Murasaki was a little embarrassed, and since the other party was a girl, she didn't refuse, but in fact, Kuroba Akira was very unhappy to see this kind of thing.

Because after those women take photos with Murasaki no Miyako, they might upload the photos online. If it gets hyped up, it will be difficult to separate Murasaki no Miyako's good looks from the photos.

Fortunately, the internet is not as developed in this world yet, and the customer who encountered the clothing store did not upload the photos online, so the Purple Palace has not yet received outside attention.

"It's okay, it won't have much of an impact. But if you continue to attract so much attention, people will start to pay too much attention to your appearance. But you said in the beginning that you didn't want to be in the spotlight, right?"

"Um……"

Murasaki was deeply moved. Kuroba Akira had truly accepted this capricious request from the very beginning and steadfastly incorporated it into the plan, without ever trying to persuade her to change her mind.

He's really thinking of me wholeheartedly... My favorability towards him is automatically increasing again.

"Although it's possible to cover up completely with sunglasses, masks, and hats, that would be a bit too much. Doing that before you become famous would seem a bit arrogant. So, we'll have to ask Ms. Hongxiang to use her makeup skills to lower your appearance to a normal level, Ziyin."

"I see, I understand completely now. I'll leave the rest to Miss Hongxiang."

Even if Kuroba Akira didn't explain, Murasaki would have fully accepted his proposal. However, after Kuroba Akira explained, her favorability towards him would have increased even more.

Although at this point, Murasaki's favorability towards her has completely exceeded its limit, it will not decrease even if Kuroba Akira does something particularly bad to her, and may even continue to increase.

This is the infinite superposition of the infatuation of the family-inherited love brain. No matter what the person you like says or does, it is right. You have completely entered the stage of complete blindness.

Of course, this also means that Kuroba Akira's attempt to 'control favorability' has completely failed! Utterly useless!

"Using makeup to lower your appearance... I've never actually tried that before."

Makeup is meant to conceal blemishes and improve facial imperfections. It's rare to see someone intentionally doing the opposite; it's only possible when a makeup novice misuses cosmetics.

"I remember that applying makeup to corpses is pretty much like special effects makeup, right? It's a bit of a hassle, but could you please apply it a little thicker to slightly alter her face shape? Also, could you make her skin a bit darker, just a few minor imperfections would be fine."

In fact, many people are quite good-looking, but some aspects are just a little lacking, which greatly diminishes their overall appearance.

For example, she has fair skin and a nice face shape, but it would be better if her eyes were a little bigger; or she has nice eyes and a nice face shape, but her skin is a bit dark, etc.

The mature and elegant Hongxiang understood what Kuroba Akira meant. After thinking for a moment about what kind of cosmetics to use, she said confidently.

"I understand. I'll discuss it with my other self later, but it should be achievable, and it should look natural enough that no one will notice anything amiss. We'll just have to see how much we have to make Shion-chan's looks suffer. That depends on the actual results."

"Okay, that's a great help."

After all, she has level 4 makeup proficiency and related talents. As long as she wants, she can turn Zi Zhigong into a zombie. She is really reliable.

"Then, once Ziyin is able to go out, we can start to assess the results of this month's training."

Accept the results!

This statement completely roused Murasaki no Miyako.

I can finally prove my worth to the wise ruler!

"Although I said before that I would wait until you, Ziyin, had practiced to perfection before sending audition files to various voice acting agencies to avoid your appearance being a factor, now that there are ways to reduce appearance, it would be better to change the strategy and have you participate in a live audition."

"Does this mean... I'm going to participate in a voice actor agency's new talent recruitment?"

Murasaki seemed a little nervous. She had only been practicing for a month, and she was learning at home on her own. Could she really be selected by the agency?

If I fail... will I be abandoned by a wise ruler?

No...I absolutely cannot fail!

We must succeed no matter what!

Seeing that Murasaki Palace was in a state of combat readiness, Kuroba Akira patted her on the shoulder to help her relax.

"You're right, but don't be nervous. Our goal this time isn't to get you to join a voice acting agency like this, but rather to 'challenge' them."

"Challenge?"

"That's right, it's about going to live auditions. Every voice acting agency has voice acting tests to recruit new talent. You need to participate in those tests and try to get as many qualifications as possible, so that you'll have more options in the future."

The real purpose is actually to gain experience points.

Recently, the rate at which Zizhigong's voice acting skills have improved has slowed down significantly.

Of course, some people have already made great progress, since they are learning at home and can continue to improve by squeezing out the best of their abilities.

Many people get stuck at a certain point in their skill development and never make any progress in their entire lives.

However, Kuroba Akira is an impatient king.

Having successfully persuaded Kurenai Tashiro, he wants to see Murasaki no Miyako debut as soon as possible.

So, if you want to further accelerate the growth of your voice acting skills, the only way is to accumulate 'practical experience'.

Go and experience the atmosphere of live dubbing, and experience the brutal competition in the industry. In this way, Murasaki Palace will definitely evolve under pressure!

Chapter 152 She's Secretly Becoming a Succubus

In addition to allowing Murasaki no Miyako to accumulate practical experience, it's also about time to look for a voice actor agency.

Choosing a voice acting agency is not like choosing a publishing house based on published works; you need to understand the work environment and comprehensively consider all aspects of the agency.

Especially regarding profit sharing, if it's a shady agency, Murasaki no Miyako will earn less money, and her share will also be less, making the initial stages more difficult.

If only he could open his own voice acting agency, that would be great. In fact, with such a medium, Kuroba Akira's discernment and proficiency would truly shine. Unfortunately, Kuroba Akira is penniless and lacks start-up capital and initial resources, so he can only wait and see if he has the opportunity in the future.

Now, I can hope to get to know some big names in the industry, just like when I submitted the light novel this time, I got to know editor Keima Mori of Hurricane Bunko, who is a very good connection.

There must be discerning people in the voice acting industry who can see Murasaki no Miyako's potential.

Of course, the main purpose is to speed up Murasaki Nomiya's proficiency accumulation, so that she can graduate as soon as possible and become a powerful voice actor.

However, the idea that one can improve faster through actual combat is just Kuroba Akira's conjecture, and it may not actually be useful. Therefore, it is still necessary to record the current proficiency level and then compare it with the future proficiency level to see if this kind of trial is actually useful.

So after applying the medicine to Tashiro Kurenai, Kuroba Akira gave the order to Murasaki no Miyako.

"Ziyin, reach out."

"Ok."

The mature woman, Hongxiang, was very surprised. She knew that Kuroba Akira had special abilities, but she did not expect that he would directly ask Murasaki to extend his hand without making any excuse.

What surprised her even more was that Murasaki no Miyako didn't ask anything and obediently extended her hands.

Has it already been explained? No...

Seeing the completely unperturbed expression on Murasaki's face, the mature and elegant Kurenai understood that Murasaki had completely submitted to Kuroba Akira, placing herself in a position similar to a slave, which was why she unconditionally obeyed her master's orders.

She had previously thought that the two of them had just a light, ambiguous relationship, but now it seems that she was completely wrong.

Kuroba Akira had already conquered her body and soul, and even held the indenture of Murasomiya Shion in his hands.

But Murasaki has only been at Kobayashi's house for a month... How could she have trained such an innocent girl to this extent in just one month?

How did they manage to do that? Does Akira Kuroba have hypnotic abilities?

But if Kuroba Akira truly possessed such an ability, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to convince himself...

The mature and elegant Hongxiang didn't quite understand and could only attribute it to Kuroba Akira's strong personal charm, but the problem actually didn't lie with Kuroba Akira, but with Murasaki no Miyako.

Kuroba Akira only wanted to maintain a high enough level of favorability with her so that he could easily command her, but he never thought about winning over Murasaki no Miyako. After all, he was training a top-notch voice actress, not a future wife.