Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Kuroba Akira, craning his neck to stare at the computer screen and type on the keyboard, had various manuscripts and documents piled up on his desk. He was also the one who had been most severely zombified, with dull eyes, a deathly pale face, and hair that looked like a bird's nest.

This...this doesn't look like an emperor frolicking in the harem at all! It's more like an immortal king...to put it bluntly, he's as thin as a skeleton.

Junko Ohno carefully walked over, placed the gift—a box of red velvet ice cream puffs—on the table, and asked Akira Kuroba, whose eyes were still glued to the screen.

"Uh, I can understand if MoeMoe-chan, as a comic artist, goes into a frenzy to meet deadlines... but what's going on with you and the others?"

Kuroba Akira said to her with resentment.

"Isn't this the result of your own actions, Teacher Luo?"

"Huh? Me? What does this have to do with me..."

She had initially wanted to clear herself off, but after glancing at the papers on the table and what Kuroba Akira was writing, she realized that Kuroba Akira and the others were playing a game.

Junko Ohno was deeply moved and covered her mouth with tears in her eyes.

"My God, you guys are actually taking this so seriously...!"

Kuroba Akira scratched the back of his head and then turned his neck, making a cracking sound.

"It's not entirely because of the game... Everyone has their own things to do, and they also have to share some of the work on the game side, which is why they're so busy."

Then I began to explain everyone's situation.

"This time we're making a text adventure game, so the workload for the text is huge. Shiori and I are working together as writers, doing the setting, writing character scripts, and then writing the manuscript for the light novel... And Shiori has also started writing web novels, and she has to update them daily, which is why she's become just like Momo."

The two best friends, Shi and Hui, entered a frantic rush to finish their drafts. They only glanced at the teachers who entered the room, then continued working without saying a word.

"In the future, we'll be working on 'endurance live streaming'."

"Endurance streaming?"

Motoko Kobayakawa turned to look in the direction Akira Kuroba was pointing. There was a window there, offering a direct view of the future where people were frantically shouting about playing games on their computer screens.

"It's really amazing to have windows like this in the house; they're kind of like the windows between a classroom and a hallway."

"That's right, the function is the same, making it convenient for me, the 'director of the teaching affairs office,' to occasionally check the future live broadcast situation..."

Next to Kuroba Akira's temporary studio is the future live streaming room. The motion capture equipment has already been installed, and the windows inside the room have also been opened.

"Endurance live streaming is a challenge to complete a game in one go without sleeping... This time she just happened to choose an extremely difficult game."

Just then, the mysterious naked man who could see and manipulate the future was mercilessly killed by a boss wielding a greatsword, capable of casting magic and creating clones, and also in the second phase.

A blood-red character for 'death' appeared on the screen, filling the entire frame.

Then came the furious, thunderous howl from the future.

"Gahhhhhh! I was so close! I dodged the most deadly fast and slow blade attack, but I still got backstabbed by the clone! Is this even fair?!"

The number of comments surged, with everyone spamming "wwwww". Everyone loved watching the gaming pro get his comeuppance.

While Future is very good at PvP games, he is not very good at PvE games that require memorizing patterns and are considered difficult.

The character's performance is terrible, with a very low margin for error; it's very difficult to handle if you rely solely on reaction time.

"That was exactly the thirtieth time he died."

"Is that game really that hard? I've beaten it before."

As a hardcore game enthusiast, Ms. Ohno has naturally played this Souls-like game. In her memory, as long as you make good use of the wheelchair weapon, you can easily defeat most bosses. It is difficult for new players, but not too difficult for veterans.

"She herself made the outrageous claim that she would never use any healing items, wear no armor, and clear the game with the crappy weapon that came with her at the start. And that wasn't her first playthrough, but her eighth, so the boss's health and attack power were insane."

"She deliberately increased the difficulty to suffer; so Mirai-chan is an M after all..."

Kuroba Akira thought maybe so, after all, Mirai quite liked being spanked and choked... but it was better not to talk about such private things, as it would damage her reputation.

"Well, this is also part of the live stream's impact. The comments have been great, right? We've been streaming for twenty hours already, and there are still so many viewers online."

The future of live streaming is booming, mainly because we were among the first to try it.

Moreover, because Kuroba Akira is very knowledgeable about live streaming, the live streaming programs he plans for the future are all in formats that audiences in this world have never seen before, making him the first wave of pioneers.

Moreover, because when she was live streaming from home before, Kuroba Akira couldn't keep an eye on her all the time and was helpless in the face of unexpected situations during the live stream, but now he can take a look at her live stream while working and provide timely adjustment solutions.

So it's hard for it not to become popular.

"As for the class monitor, she's helping everyone with their homework... Ah, I'll have to ask you two to turn a blind eye to that."

It was only then that Kuroba Akira realized that the two people in front of him were teachers, and that his ostensible purpose for coming was a home visit. To do this under their noses seemed a bit excessive, like provoking a major disaster.

"Hehe, don't worry, I'll pretend I didn't see it, right, Motoko?"

The unscrupulous teacher Junko Ohno didn't care, but Motoko Kobayakawa had a complicated expression on her face. In the end, she sighed resignedly and decided to compromise.

"Hey……"

I feel like I'm losing my qualifications to be a teacher... But these students aren't ordinary students either. Asking them to complete their studies normally would just be adding more trouble for them, wouldn't it?

Actually, besides homework, the class monitor seems to be busy with company matters, but Kuroba Akira doesn't know the specifics. Although he is the nominal boss of the company, he has no idea how the company is doing and is too lazy to ask.

Let them do whatever they want. Anyway, with Ziyin's father, who is also her father-in-law, protecting them, and with Old Master Lin also investing, this company can't possibly go bankrupt.

Judging from the future response to the live streams, it's clear that it has firmly secured its position as the largest online live streaming platform.

"As for Xiaoguang, I'm having her learn game programming... well, she's learning quite quickly."

If you want to turn a complete novice like Xiao Guang into someone useful in game development, you can't have a gentle and easy elementary school programming course; you need a high-level, cramming-style, hands-on teaching method.

"Waaaaah... Brother, you're not human..."

Hikari was sobbing and typing on the keyboard at the table next to Akira Kuroba, but Akira Kuroba showed no intention of comforting her and said coldly.

"Cry all you want, but don't stop."

"..."

During this time, Hikaru Amami recalled that her older brother not only showed 'gentle pampering', but also 'excessive bossing'.

Perhaps it was the memory journey that lasted for a thousand years that made Hikaru Amane idealize Akira Kuroba in her memories as a perfect older brother, but in reality, Akira Kuroba had also teased and bossed around his younger sister quite a bit in the past.

As a younger sister, she has to listen to her older brother and use him as he pleases.

Kuroba Akira originally wanted to ask the upperclassmen from the computer club and Michio to help, but they were too busy. The forum's traffic was increasing day by day, and it seemed that they had also been pulled by Nishimura to develop software for the app.

With smartphones already available, apps that launch earlier will attract more users.

Most of the main members of the Literature Club were present, and Junko Ohno was a little curious whether the super pretty girl who had gone on the hot spring trip with her last time was here.

"And what about that other one, Ziyin?"

"Ziyin can't possibly be here. She's been super busy lately. She said she wanted to take advantage of Yiyi's hiatus from her entertainment activities to replace the billboards on the tram with her own."

Ziyin has started auditioning for movies and TV series.

In other words, she is not only moving into the voice acting industry, but also into film and television.

It was probably because Lan Yi's sudden arrival at school brought her some excitement and opportunities.

The two people who are most relaxed right now are Qiu Zi and Hong Xiang.

Akiko only needs to cook for the children, while Hongxiang has no other work besides supporting Ziyin, and she even has time to practice yoga with Akiko.

The children are working hard, while the adults are taking it easy; it's truly the opposite of what's expected of them.

"Everyone is so busy now that they're thinking of borrowing a cat's help."

"Gulp... Seeing how hard you students are working, I, as your teacher, am also fired up! Alright! Then without further ado, I'll join the battle!"

"Don't rush, teacher, tell me about your situation first."

"Oh, right, I almost forgot about that! Well, anyway, it's been perfectly resolved!"

Junko Ohno gave a thumbs-up and said it with a flourish.

"Your Junko-sensei is no longer a jinx or a jinx!"

“I already knew the result… I just wanted to know the specific details… Anyway, let’s talk at the coffee shop.”

"A coffee shop? Are you going out?"

"Without having to go outside, there's a room at the end of the corridor that connects to the inner courtyard. Makoto and Makoto have set up a family-style café there."

Kuroba Akira got up and led the two teachers to the coffee shop in his home.

Although the renovation is not yet complete, it has already started its trial operation.

And it is precisely because they started operating that Kuroba Akira's house has now become a place resembling a shady company...

"Welcome, Master, meow~"

As soon as I entered the house, I was greeted by Makoto, who was dressed in a maid outfit and wearing cat ears.

When Makoto saw the two teachers behind Akira Kuroba, she blushed shyly before she could even finish her greetings, and pulled down her maid skirt so short that her panties could be seen if she looked down slightly.

"Welcome, meow... Oh, the two teachers are here too..."

Makoto and Makoto work as waitresses here, while Haruka is a chef. She has been learning to cook from Akiko and Hongxiang.

"Wow~ It's a cat-eared maid cafe!"

"Yes, this week's theme is cat-eared maid, meow~ Isn't it cute? The panties even have paw prints on them!"

As she spoke, Makoto lifted her short skirt, revealing a cute yet sassy outfit, but her behavior was a bit bitchy.

Junko Ohno's eyes lit up. She thought to herself, "This is more like it! What kind of harem was that hell? This heaven is the real harem!"

"That's more like it! This is the kind of happy life I've always imagined for young Ming!"

"...It's not as wonderful as you imagine, Ms. Luo..."

But Kuroba Akira wasn't excited at all, not because he was used to it, but because he knew very well what kind of place this was.

Junko Ohno, in a good mood, sat down and asked, resting her chin on her hand.

"So, lovely cat maid ladies, what services do you offer here?"

"Okay~ Miss, here's the menu, meow~"

Makoto handed over a blue menu with a fawning smile, but Motoko Kobayakawa always felt there was a sinister glint in her smile.

This place does resemble one of those shady coffee shops, but since it's located in a home, there shouldn't be any outrageous services, right?

She was wrong. After glancing at the menu, she realized something was wrong with the coffee shop.

Actually, there's nothing wrong with anything on the menu.