Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"Really, my lord, I would never lie to you. You're my best friend right now, you know?"

"Aren't there also Shiori and Moe?"

"Of course, they are also my good friends..."

But right now, the friend I care about most is you, wise ruler.

She didn't say it aloud, but instead stuffed another piece of fried shrimp tempura into Kuroba Akira's mouth.

This is his favorite food.

She remembered them all.

Chapter 154 Let the class monitor know about the Purple Palace Society?

"Speaking of which, shouldn't our Arts and Literature Department put on some performances? This is a great opportunity to make a good impression on the Student Union, isn't it?"

The cultural festival isn't just about classes putting on performances; many clubs can also put on shows. This is the second opportunity for promotion besides recruiting club members upon enrollment, so all the clubs are taking it very seriously and want to recruit another wave of club members.

"Well, actually, the third-year seniors also came to talk to me about this, but our club is currently working on your light novel, right? Shiori and Momo are also fully committed to this project and don't have any extra energy to spare for the cultural festival."

Kuroba Akira is now a hands-off manager. He has already completed his part, and even finished the outline for the second volume. So he is the most relaxed person in the Literature Club.

Watching the three beautiful girls from the Literature and Art Club bustling around for him, Kuroba Akira felt a surge of bittersweet satisfaction, as if he had become a capitalist foreman.

"Oh... so you blame me?"

"I'm not blaming you. I also think that publishing a light novel is more important. If we can achieve that, it will definitely impress the student council and teachers."

How could Anri Hitomi blame Kuroba Akira? Everything he has done so far has made her very satisfied.

First, he won over Ryouta Sumitomo and helped her get out of troublesome class social situations by acting as her "substitute boyfriend." Then, he resolved the friendship crisis between Shirai Shiori and Aiono Moe, and finally, he found an important event for the literature club that proved its worth, even though it had no activities.

All of this made Anri Hitomi's school life more pleasant.

That's why she can now easily and happily discuss the cultural festival with him here; otherwise, dealing with interpersonal relationships alone would be enough to cause her a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Hitomi Anri felt that befriending Akira Kuroba was the best decision she had ever made in her life, without exception.

She even felt that making bento boxes for Kuroba Akira every day wasn't enough to pay his wages, and wanted to do more for him, which is why she went on to suggest small perks like feeding him or giving him a lap pillow.

Friendships need to be reciprocal for the relationship to last, at least that's what Hitomi Anri believes.

"Besides, no matter what we propose, the news department will definitely come out to obstruct us, so I thought we might as well just avoid it. Therefore, our arts and literature department will not participate in this cultural festival."

"That's good, it saves a lot of trouble."

As the Literature and Art Department continues to grow, it will inevitably clash with the News Department in the future. However, the Literature and Art Department is still too weak at present, so avoiding conflict is a wise move.

After finishing the last bite of rice, Kuroba Akira wiped his mouth with his thumb and said.

"Anyway, I can't think of any good ideas for what our class should put on for the cultural festival... What's the deadline for submitting the program?"

"It's this Friday, and we'll start preparing next week. Then the cultural festival will be held on Wednesday the following week, which is October 16th."

"Today is October 2nd, which means there are only three days left... I think we should hold a class meeting and solicit everyone's opinions."

"Well, I'm planning on doing that. Afterwards, I'll discuss it with Mr. Kobayakawa and have a class meeting tomorrow."

Anri Hitomi came to ask Kuroba Akira in advance specifically to give him extra help. She wanted to use her power as class president to suggest programs that Kuroba Akira wanted to organize so that he could have a happy cultural festival, which could also be considered as repaying his kindness.

Even if Kuroba Akira says she wants to open a maid café, which is explicitly forbidden by the student council, she will try to get it done. She herself doesn't mind dressing up in a light maid outfit for Kuroba Akira to see.

But since Hei Yuming didn't have any ideas, they decided to hold a democratic vote.

"No matter what you do, I will fully support you, squad leader. Please feel free to order me around."

Kuroba Akira's attitude towards the class monitor was the same as the class monitor's attitude towards him; he followed her every word, and if the class monitor said one thing, Kuroba Akira would never say another.

Being able to eat such delicious bento boxes every day, having someone feed him, and occasionally enjoying a lap pillow, Kuroba Akira felt it was too luxurious. Not to mention the calligraphy and painting duo that he met through the class president, which brought Kuroba Akira's dream of being a kept man even closer.

So Hei Yuming also wanted to do more for the class monitor, otherwise he would feel really bad.

A wonderful state of mutual consideration was formed between the two.

After lunch, as usual, the two should have gone back to class together, but today the class monitor kept Kuroba Akira behind after finishing packing the lunch boxes.

"By the way, Your Majesty, there is something else I would like to discuss with you."

Kuroba Akira, who had just stood up, immediately sat down again, placed his hands on his thighs, and asked seriously.

"Yes! Please tell me what the problem is, I will help you come up with a solution!"

"I have a feeling that you've already assumed I'm in trouble by contacting you, Mingjun... Have I become a jinx?"

"What are you saying? Class monitor is my lucky star!"

After all, every time the squad leader came to visit, he came with a mission, so Hei Yuming was used to being asked to talk to the squad leader.

However, the rewards were always quite good, so Kuroba Akira was very happy to serve the class monitor.

"Helping friends solve their problems is the right thing to do, and I have no regrets!"

This attitude put Anri Hitomi in a great mood, and her smile curved even more than usual.

"Hehe, I knew that a wise ruler is the most reliable. The matter I need your help with this time is a private one."

"Private matters? In what way?"

"Regarding friends, Mingjun, do you remember I mentioned to you before that one of my childhood playmates was a girl who went to the same school as us?"

"Oh, I remember, it's called Takanashi, right?"

Akira Kuroba recalled the gothic-style bob girl he had met at the family restaurant.

Because she was dressed very cutely, wearing striped stockings and a medical goggles, Kuroba Akira had a pretty deep impression of her.

The full name should be Birdsong Future.

"I heard from Zhencheng that you two bumped into each other once by chance at a family restaurant before?"

The instinctive crisis avoidance ability sent a signal, making Kuroba Akira immediately alert.

Has Saionji Maju contacted the class representative? What did she say? Did she reveal what happened to Murasaki no Miyako?

If the class monitor finds out that he has adopted an incredibly beautiful girl at home and they are living together... the consequences would be unimaginable...

can you?

It doesn't seem like a big problem...

He was quite nervous at first, but then he thought, what if the class president finds out about Murasaki no Miyako?

The reason why Kuroba Akira didn't want to mention the class president to Murasaki was because he was afraid that her affection for him would drop, and that if she developed a rebellious attitude, it would affect the training plan.

But I haven't been interacting with the class monitor, nor am I trying to cultivate him, so I don't need to care about his favorability rating, right?

Even the class monitor himself said that he could have a girlfriend... although he doesn't have that plan for the time being, otherwise he wouldn't have rejected Sister Hong's hint.

Moreover, Murasaki is not a student at this school, and has even stopped attending classes, so there is no need to worry about being seen as two-timing by her classmates, and the class president's reputation will not be damaged as a result.

Why am I so nervous? There's absolutely no need to feel guilty, is there?

What a relief!

Chapter 155 The reward is a one-day usage right

So Hei Yuming relaxed again and answered.

"That's right. I ran into Ryota first, and then I happened to meet your four childhood friends, Class President. They seem to still have a good relationship with you..."

At this point, Kuroba Akira realized that abandoning his childhood friend was the class president's sore spot, so he quickly apologized.

"Uh, sorry, class monitor, I didn't mean you're not important, it's just... uh..."

Seeing how much he cared about her feelings, Anri Hitomi wasn't angry at all; instead, she felt a warm feeling in her heart.

"It's alright, Mingjun, you don't need to worry about this so much. After all, I was the one who left them on my own initiative... and our relationship wasn't that strained."

"Oh right, after all, Saionji-san contacted you first... So what she asked you to talk about is related to the favor you asked me to do? And it's also related to Takanashi-san?"

"Well, actually I haven't been in touch with Makoto for a long time. She contacted me suddenly this time because she wanted me to help resolve Mirai-chan's issue."

"So, did something happen to Takanashi-san?"

"It's said that Mirai-chan suddenly stopped coming to school."

"Huh? Were you suspended from school?"

"No, I asked Mirai-chan's homeroom teacher in Class 2. He told me that Mirai-chan didn't ask for leave from school and suddenly stopped coming to school. Even her mother didn't know what was going on and even came to the school to ask the teacher, but the teacher didn't know the reason either. He just said that he would investigate and see... but I guess there probably won't be any results."

It's better not to expect the school teachers to solve this kind of problem. Not every teacher will devote 120% of their care to every student like Motoko Kobayakawa.

Most teachers simply adopted a "better safe than sorry" attitude, at most asking in class if anyone knew what had happened to Takanashi Mirai.

This is why it is said that there are many teachers who can teach, but very few who can teach how to be a person. Encountering even one is considered lucky during one's student years.

After all, in the process of a person's growth, besides the influence of family, the second biggest influence comes from school.

Kuroba Akira crossed his arms and continued to ask.

"I suddenly stopped coming to school... Is it bullying?"

When it comes to reasons for not wanting to go to school, bullying is almost always mentioned. Very few students actually refuse to go to school because they hate studying, since they at least need to get a high school diploma.

So most of them have experienced school bullying, suffered a great blow to their hearts, and then started to give up on themselves, stopped going to school and became shut-ins... This kind of development is quite common in Japan.

However, based on Kuroba Akira's own observations, he didn't really see any overt bullying at this high school, at least not in his first-year class. Perhaps the situation was different in other classes.

When mentioning bullying, the class monitor's expression became somewhat gloomy, and he spoke in an uncertain tone.

"Hmm... I don't know the details yet, but I think it's something like bullying. I heard from Makoto that Mirai got into a fight with a classmate outside of school."

"Girls fighting? That sounds like a pretty big conflict."

Of course, girls will fight when they have a conflict, and the fights are much more brutal. It's not just about slapping each other. If they're pushed to the limit, they'll pull hair, scratch, bite, tear clothes, punch and kick, and use every means possible.

Akira Kuroba remembered seeing Mirai Takanashi wearing an eye patch before, but now it seemed that it wasn't just a chuunibyou outfit, but that she was genuinely injured.

“Makoto told me that the reason she gathered her childhood friends together that day was because her sister mentioned that Mirai-chan had gotten into a fight…”

"Wait, does Saionji's younger sister attend our school?"

"Yes, Makoto has a twin sister named Makoto. However, because their parents divorced, Makoto was taken away by their mother's side, which is why they go to different schools now. But the two sisters have a very good relationship and keep in touch."

"I see. So, Makoto and Takanashi are friends?"

"They shouldn't be considered friends, they just happen to be in the same class. After all, Makoto has a rather aloof personality, and she only played with us for a short time when we were little. But she knows that Mirai is her older sister's friend, so when she saw Mirai fighting with someone, she told Makoto about it."