Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Although she was a little annoyed, Shion Murasaki was comparable to her... and might even be better in terms of temperament... Tsk, talent monsters are really annoying.

Fortunately, the numbers were similar. Among that group of women, Shion Murasaki was only a mid-level player, about the same as herself.

Of course, as an actress, being too big is not good either, as it would affect the aesthetics of the photos. Therefore, Tsukimi Ran is very satisfied with her current figure and is also controlling her weight.

Since she had no intention of pleasing men, she wasn't envious of any extra weight at all, and that was the truth.

In short, with so many beautiful, oversized girls of all sizes surrounding him, if he still wants to collect women, is he even human?

Besides, if he were truly the kind of person who only cared about his lower body, he wouldn't have been able to resist looking over in the hot spring.

First impressions are generally reliable, at least in the case of Tsukimi Ryou, who hadn't yet discerned any ulterior motives from Kuroba Akira.

Therefore, his proposal to make the deal was probably really for his own benefit.

"Hmm...you're right. Looks like you're beyond saving. Oh, so that's why you wanted to collaborate with me...you think you're hopeless, so you at least want to give yourself some breathing room, huh..."

"Yes, so please have pity on me, Lady Tsukimi!"

"You're really pathetic. This must be what they call multiple romantic entanglements. I'm starting to feel sorry for you..."

Tsukimi Ryou looked at Kuroba Akira with pitiful eyes, as if she were looking at a dying man.

But as pitiful as she may be, whether she would lend a helping hand to Kuroba Akira is another matter...

"But I still have to say... it's none of my business."

That's impossible, of course.

Chapter 442 It's only natural for a daughter to look for her mother

Tsukimi Ryoui only wanted to get Shion from the Purple Palace, but didn't want to become a thorn in the side of a group of extremely troublesome women.

One should have self-awareness. Those crazy women were completely beyond Tsukimi Rii's ability to handle; none of them were easy to deal with.

Especially after suffering a humiliating defeat, being openly insulted by Shion Murasaki and ridiculed by them, she was even less inclined to venture deeper into the Demon's Den.

She has a sense of shame and doesn't want to leave behind any more embarrassing past experiences.

This is what makes Tsukimi Rimi smart; she doesn't cling to things she can't have, and she decisively chooses to give up when it's time to let go.

Of course, if he could obtain Shion Murasaki, his acting career would reach a whole new level, and the immense faith gathered at once might reconnect him with Kikuri's destiny...

But now that we've tried and suffered a crushing defeat, what else is there to say?

It's best to stay far away from them, as far as possible, or simply cut off any connection.

Just like when she first decided that Kuroba Akira was a scumbag, her first thought was that it would be best not to see him again.

"Wait a minute, don't rush to refuse. Listen to my analysis first before you consider whether you want to cooperate with me, okay? You won't lose anything by just listening."

"...Fine, but if I find out you're just spouting a bunch of meaningless nonsense, I'll turn around and leave immediately."

"Okay, I don't want to waste each other's time. Anyway, I'm here to advise you because of Miao-senpai's request, but I personally think it's impossible to persuade you to give up, so my idea is to help you instead."

Hearing what Kuroba Akira said, Tsukimi Riyan became a little interested. She originally wanted to see what kind of sweet talk Kuroba Akira would use to "correct" her obsession, but it turned out that he was there to "aid and abet the evildoer".

"Oh? You want to help me? Help me gather more faith?"

"No, in the end, your goal is just to see Kikuhime Mikoto again, and collecting faith is also for this purpose, but I think the success rate of this method is too low, and there is no end in sight."

"In your eyes, I seem like a fool begging someone to change their mind, right? Giving unconditionally, asking for nothing in return, just hoping she'll come back to me... Is this exactly how Miao described me?"

It really is.

In fact, Kuroba Akira thought this way until she herself said those words.

However, a review of her conversation with Tsukimi Ryoui reveals that this is not typical of her.

With such a carefree personality, she's definitely not a tragic character.

"She thinks too highly of me. I'm not that kind of person at all."

"Then what exactly makes you so determined to meet Kikuhime again?"

"Because I want to get a good night's sleep."

"what?"

Kuroba Akira was completely dumbfounded; he really hadn't expected this reason.

"I always dream about Kikuri when I sleep. She smiles and reaches out to me. I'm still a little kid, and I run towards her crying, but no matter how hard I run, I can't get to her side. When I wake up in the morning, I find that I actually cried in my sleep, and then I feel... very frustrated."

Tsukimi Ryou frowned, looking annoyed as she talked about her own affairs.

"So it's just frustration..."

"Because it's so annoying! It makes it hard for me to sleep soundly. Don't you think a child's crying is noisy? So I really can't stand crying brats. Once they start crying, they just won't stop, and it gives me a headache. So every time I wake up, I curse at them... What the hell are you crying for?! Believe me or not, I'll sew your mouth shut!"

"But isn't that just yourself?"

Schizophrenia... probably not, since people aren't aware they're dreaming when they're asleep, unless there's a being like Dark Sister who can control dreams living in their mind.

In the dream of Tsukimi, Lan Yi's dream is probably from a third-person perspective, where she can see her younger self, rather than herself becoming her younger self. It is actually a kind of reproduction of past scenes.

"Yes, that was me in the past. Although I thought I didn't care anymore, I was actually still very concerned about being abandoned by Kikuri in my subconscious, so I wanted to make a clean break."

Tsukimi Ayane didn't think about what she would say after meeting Kikuri Hime. She just thought that if she could see her again, the little kid in her dream would be back by Kikuri's side, and she probably wouldn't cry anymore.

Just disappear from my dreams, that's all she wants.

"Oh, I understand."

"You can understand? Even I feel a little awkward, as if I'm talking about someone else's past."

“I really understand, I’ve had similar experiences.”

Isn't this similar to the feeling of saying goodbye to your first love?

After making the call and ending the dream, I never dreamed about it again and slept soundly.

And now all that's left are vague memories, filtered through a beautiful lens, which have become topics of conversation that can be used as examples.

Kikurihime's fate is the knot in Tsukimi Rii's heart; if she doesn't find a way to fulfill her past wishes, she can't break free from the past.

"Anyway, Miao is probably worried that I'm still obsessed with Kikuri... But to be honest, I can hardly remember what Kikuri looks like anymore. I only remember that she has big breasts, and when I sit in her lap, I can't even see her face when I look up. I can only see half of the sky."

"That's really big."

"Yes, it wasn't because I was a child that everything seemed big to me. It was really, really big, probably this big?"

Tsukimi Ryou gestured with her hand in front of her chest, making a strangely lewd gesture.

Judging from the size of her gestures, this is another top-tier "big shot," on par with Motoko and Akiko.

"And I don't know if it's because Kikuri is a god, but hers doesn't sag or droop at all. It even feels a bit like it defies gravity. Other people's shoulders look tired, but Kikuri's look light and airy, like a jelly-like balloon, wobbling and swaying when she walks."

That sounds incredibly erotic! Is your goddess really that serious?

No wonder the Goddess of Marriage is unwilling to appear before people. Perhaps if she did, those who came seeking marriage would be seduced by the Goddess of Thunder before them, and immediately fall in love with someone else, turning their attention to the goddess instead.

"I've seen quite a few photo models with large breasts in the entertainment industry, so I've also discovered that large doesn't necessarily mean beautiful, and many of them are artificially enhanced, which looks very unnatural. The color of their breasts is also an ugly dark brown, like two discolored, rotten winter melons hanging there."

"Pfft... A discolored, rotten winter melon..."

"There's no harm without comparison. You must have some women with particularly large breasts, right? But because they maintain their figures so well, they look quite harmonious. It's true that only natural beauty looks good. Only through exercise can you maintain a balanced figure."

This is actually the same principle as losing weight. When you lose weight, it's impossible to only lose weight in your face or belly. Only after you lose weight all over your body will the fat on your chin and belly gradually decrease.

Changes in a person's physique occur simultaneously and comprehensively, which is why people feel that people who have undergone cosmetic surgery look somewhat awkward.

Some girls feel they are too thin, so they get augmentation, but other areas that should be bigger don't get bigger, and they still have thin arms and legs. How can that look good? So, as Lan Yi in Tsukimi said, it looks like she's carrying two burdens, which makes her look tired.

"I'm getting off topic... Anyway, Kikuri seems like a kind and gentle mother... Well, she is indeed my adoptive mother."

"Huh? Were you raised by the gods?"

“My biological parents, in today’s terms, were rich playboys who only cared about giving birth but not about raising me. If it weren’t for the family’s strong insistence that my birth mother give birth to me, she probably would have had an abortion long ago because she found pregnancy too troublesome.”

Having parents like these is truly bad luck; it's a hellish start to life.

"If she really succeeds, I will cease to exist, haha."

Tsukimi Ranyi laughed mockingly twice, her eyes revealing a sinister glint, clearly indicating that she still hadn't forgiven her parents.

"My parents were such spoiled brats that they would be useless if they didn't have money from their family. So, in order to live a carefree life in the future, they obediently gave birth to me. I heard that she was in a hurry to have a C-section, so I was born prematurely."

"You have the right to hate them, and you can take revenge."

"Whatever, they're just two scoundrels. I haven't seen them since, and it's best if I never see them again. I'll just pretend they're dead."

This is also the fundamental reason why, after Tsukimi Rii, she became unwilling to see any extra people.

"In short, I was abandoned in the Tsukimi family right after I was born. Then the family searched for a wet nurse for me. At that time, Kikuri issued a divine decree, choosing me as her agent and taking me away."

"So you've been with the gods since you were a baby?"

"Yes, but what could I do to help her when she was so young? It would be good enough if I didn't cause her any trouble. In fact, I definitely caused her a lot of trouble. After all, I cried a lot when I was little, and Kikuri had to comfort me, nurse me, change my diapers, and so on... Kikuri raised me and taught me a lot of things, so as soon as I became aware of things, I thought that I must repay her in the future."

Nanako Akira realized that, for Tsukimi Rii, Kikurihime was her true parent.

That's why I'm now doing my best to provide her with faith, not only because I want to see her again, but also to repay the kindness of her upbringing.

So when Tsukimi Ryoui was told that she no longer needed to perform the duties of an agent, she must have felt like the sky had fallen.

That's why Senior Sister Miao said that Lan Yi in the Moon View felt abandoned.

For her, this meant not only being abandoned by the gods, but also being "abandoned a second time" by her mother.

"You've probably heard about what happened after that from Miao... I think children will leave their parents sooner or later, but it's probably because they left Kikuri's side in such a sudden way that I feel resentful."

"Now I'd rather help you see Kikuhime again and get some answers from her. How should I put it? It's only natural for a child to look for their mother."

"So what is it? How are you going to help me?"

"Tsukimi-san, are you the type of person who has to follow a walkthrough and painstakingly raise a character's affection level in order to achieve a good ending when playing games?"

"what?"

"I'm the type who never looks at walkthroughs; I'll use any means necessary to beat the game."

"Hmph, you say that the success rate of rekindling a bond by collecting faith is too low, but do you think I haven't thought of other ways? It's precisely because there are no other ways that I'm using this stupid method, and also to repay her for raising me."

“I know, judging from how you just reflected on yourself, I don’t think you’re the kind of simple-minded person who can keep learning from your mistakes and keep improving. Your future achievements may even surpass those of geniuses.”

The fact that she can admit her mistakes and reflect on them shows that Tsukimi Ryou is very thoughtful, and her acting skills must be the result of continuous study and practice.