Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Kuroo, like piloting Kuroba Akira's humanoid Gundam, extended its claws and kicked its legs to direct the direction.

Although Kuroo sometimes behaves like a human, he is especially human today. Hei Yuming has the illusion that the person riding on him is not a female cat, but a little girl.

Kuroo, who is called the Cat God...maybe there is something mysterious about him.

Japan is said to have eight million gods, and there are indeed shrines dedicated to cats. So, is that why Kuro-o gained spirituality?

Unfortunately, before Kuroo could actually speak, Kuroba Akira could only communicate with it through knowing glances.

After getting up from the ground, Kuroba Akira patted his butt and complained.

"Kuro-tail, you're such a lazy cat, you can't even be bothered to walk by yourself..."

"Meow (Yes)!"

Kuroo patted Kuroba Akira on the head in response, then continued pointing forward.

Akira Kuroba noticed that Kuroo wasn't pointing in the direction of home.

In that direction... you can see a public bathhouse.

It wasn't too far from Kobayashi's house, and Kuroba Akira had been there a few times because the old lady was a regular visitor.

At this moment, Kuroba Akira remembered Kuroo's sudden chicken-like action and gave him a reminder.

I remember Ziyin had a particularly keen nose, and she liked to sniff herself. If she could smell a fishy or foul odor, there was no way to hide it.

And Ziyin will definitely greet him at the door, and most likely she will hug him to welcome him.

If Ziyin could smell the scent before she even took a shower, then there would be no way to hide it.

It just so happens that I have some spare money...so I might as well go take a bath.

"Kuroo...it seems I have to thank you."

"Meow meow meow meow meow meow (Worship this cat to your heart's content)!"

Afterwards, Kuroba Akira went to a public bathhouse and took a bath to carefully wash away the smell from his body.

Incidentally, the owner of this public bathhouse also knew Kuroo and fed it some dried fish. Kuroo then simply abandoned Kuroo Akira's ride.

After taking a bath, Kuroba Akira put on his yukata and went to the laundry room next to the public bathhouse, where he used the coin-operated washing machine and dryer to wash his school uniform.

There are a series of measures that people take after meeting their mistress in order to avoid being discovered by their wives when they get home.

Kuroba Akira thought to himself, "Maybe this kind of thing will happen many more times in the future..."

I might become a regular at this public bathhouse and the laundry room next door.

……

"I am back."

"Welcome back, wise ruler."

Just as Kuroba Akira had predicted, Shion greeted him at the entrance and immediately moved closer to him as soon as he entered.

"It smells so good... It's the smell of laundry detergent. Mingjun, have you done the laundry?"

Ziyin was a little disappointed because one of her greatest hobbies was smelling the clothes that Heiyu Ming had worn all day, but today his clothes were unusually clean, with only the smell of laundry detergent and dryer.

But with her current acting skills, she no longer shows such minor emotions, and she would never let Kuroba Akira worry.

Kuroba Akira, on the other hand, felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, thanks to Kuroo's reminder, he had dealt with the smell, otherwise the iron would have been discovered.

After that, things went as usual, but Kuroba Akira knew that his acting skills weren't very good and he couldn't pretend nothing was wrong, so after dinner he said that he would continue to discuss the plan with Hijikata Isamu and the others, and then he hid in the men's room.

At this time, Hei Yuming was extremely grateful that there were other men living in Kobayashi's house, who could give him some breathing space.

Suddenly I can understand why the class monitor was so determined to keep the arts and literature department going no matter what...

However, today, Nishimura Tatsuya and Hijikata Isamu didn't keep him chatting until late at night. Instead, they said that the general direction had been decided, and Kuroba Akira, who didn't understand computers, was useless and would only increase his heat. So when it was time to sleep, they kicked him out of the 'men's domain'.

It wasn't appropriate to continue disturbing Sister Hong in her room so late at night, so Kuroba Akira had no choice but to bite the bullet and return to his own room.

Ziyin had already changed into her gymnastics uniform and stockings and was waiting for him.

As is customary, he serves Ziyin daily, giving her a special massage.

But today, in terms of mood, Kuroba Akira didn't want to end the day with "only a massage from Mihoshi" for "another woman".

I feel like it would 'tarnish' today's memories.

"Um, Ziyin... let's rest early today. I'm a little tired and want to sleep."

"Oh, I see..."

Seeing that Kuroba Akira wasn't in the mood, Shion didn't pursue the matter further, even though her body was ready and her soles felt a little itchy...

The feeling of disappointment grew further, but it was just a bit depressing. Ziyin, who had not yet experienced it for the first time, had not yet reached the point of being "unbearable".

She just thought that Kuroba Ming was tired because of the cultural festival, and she felt sorry for her lover, so she also wanted him to rest early.

"Well then, Mingjun, let's go to bed early tonight."

Ziyin gave Kuroba Akira a warm and considerate smile, which overlapped with the class monitor's smile in the library, making Kuroba Akira feel a pang in his heart.

If he could, he really wished that Ziyin could go back to the top bunk, that is, to sleep in her own bed. It was really hard to face Ziyin today.

He hugged the class monitor at school, and then wanted to hug Shion when he got home...

Moreover, she really hugged the class monitor tightly, and Ziyin actually hoped that she could hug him even tighter and go even further...

It's too hard to bear, in another sense of the word.

But if he refused even this, Ziyin would probably notice something was wrong, and Hei Yuming would have no way to escape any further.

So all he could do was reply with an "Mmm," then turn off the room light and come back to lie down on his bed.

As expected, Ziyin still used him as a pillow to transfer her body warmth.

Just yesterday, I felt great holding my beauty in my arms, though it was a little hard to hold back... but today it's turned into mental torture.

And this is exactly what Kuroba Ming had expected before.

Although he had mentally prepared himself, he found that he really couldn't handle it.

Guilt towards Ziyin was bubbling up in my heart.

Because he had done all the intimate things with the class monitor behind her back, but Ziyin ended her youth on campus early because of him...

Because of herself, Ziyin also became completely addicted to this adult 'game of desire'...

The most shameful thing is that my body still feels comfortable sleeping while holding Shion...

He not only let down the class monitor, but also betrayed Ziyin.

The mental torment and moral condemnation made Akira Kuroba feel nauseous and wished he could faint on the spot and escape into his dreams.

Damn it...

That's why I said...

I'm not cut out to be a jerk...

……

late at night.

After Kuroba Akira finally fell asleep, Murasomiya Shion opened her eyes.

She refrained from touching Kuroba Akira today, partly because she wanted him to get a good night's sleep, and partly because... she was waiting for him to fall asleep before secretly checking out what she cared about.

Kuroba Akira did a good job of washing off the smell, and he also secretly hid the smelly white stockings that the class monitor gave him. However, there was one very important item that he did not take off, and he was also a little reluctant to take it off.

At the same time, Kuroba Akira also had a sense of wishful thinking, believing that as long as he hid inside his clothes, he wouldn't be discovered by Shion.

However, Ziyin still caught a glimpse of that silver light.

Murasaki no Miyako carefully pulled open Kuroba Akira's collar and saw the silver chain that Anri Hitomi had given him.

"..."

She knew that Kuroba Akira never wore a necklace.

And I would never spend money to buy such luxury goods for myself.

So this must be a gift from 'someone'.

And the gift was a necklace...

She also knows the pronunciation.

After moving into this house, Shion Murasaki discovered that Akira Kuroba, Granny Kobayashi, Kyouka Tashiro, and even Isamu Hijikata all spoke the same 'foreign language'.

So, in order to become a part of this family, and also to practice her pronunciation, she would learn Mandarin with Grandma Kobayashi when she was at home.

The necklace symbolizes love...

The mother who gave him this necklace must have known its meaning.

Murasaki no Miyako stared intently at the silver necklace, her eyes turning completely black, like a bottomless, icy pool.

She really wanted to rip it off, but she forced herself to hold back.

She actually knew who it was.

A cat that steals fish...!

I won't let you get away with this!

Chapter 240 The Cultural Sacrifice: Part Twelve - A Sudden Change in Fortune

"Okay...that's fine."

In the morning, Xiao Hong did Zi Yin's makeup and braided her hair, transforming Zi Yin into a low-key, country girl.

Kuroba Akira, who was standing to the side with his arms crossed, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration after watching the magical makeup and hair styling process.

"Wow...! It seems to have become a bit simpler again! Wow, that's amazing! Is this what attention to detail is all about?"

If the initial makeup trial couldn't conceal Ziyin's natural beauty, now it completely hides her good looks under the makeup.

Only by looking very closely can you tell that this girl is actually a beauty, with an average appearance score of about 80. In fact, if the seal is broken, she is a treasure worth 120!

This is level 4 proficiency... That's incredible!

Xiao Hong, who received the praise, said shyly.