Tokyo Soft Rice King.

It would be better to bring the goddess sister along, even though she's sleeping right now.

"You guys go have fun first, I'll join you when I get back."

Zhencheng: "Hmm... Please be careful."

Lan Yi: "That's right, be careful. If you can't save them, then so be it. Don't get yourself involved."

Makoto: "Go early and come back early!"

Qingxia: "We'll be waiting for you to come home."

"Don't worry, Grandma Lin is here."

Kuroba Akira is not a naturally awakened psychic, so he cannot freely enter and exit other worlds. However, the Kobayashi residence is now a natural entrance and exit. Grandpa Kobayashi has already granted Kuroba Akira permission to come and go freely, mainly so that he can see Grandma Kobayashi at any time.

Kuroba Akira went back to his room, picked up his sister who had fainted from fixing bugs, and took her to Kobayashi's house.

When they arrived at the familiar Kobayashi house, the door opened automatically without Kuroba Akira even needing to take out his key. However, it wasn't an automatic door; someone was manipulating it.

There was no one in the entryway, but the moment Kuroba Akira stepped inside, Granny Kobayashi appeared in front of it, looking like a ghost.

"Old lady, you're getting younger and younger..."

Grandma Lin has now completely reversed her aging process and become younger.

In addition, Granny Kobayashi originally managed several high-end kimono shops, and she now wears kimonos most of the time. She looks like a giant Shichi-Go-San doll, cute yet with a sinister aura.

He and the old man Kobayashi, who has turned into a young boy, are becoming more and more compatible.

However, this also means that the time when she will completely leave human society is getting closer and closer.

Chapter 485 I Found My Cat

"Bai Zi, you suddenly came over here. It seems another idiot has run into this other world without permission."

Grandma Kobayashi had already seen through everything. Besides, this wasn't the first time Kuroba Akira had come to bail someone out, and he even brought his sister along, so it was obvious he wasn't there to visit her.

"Yes, I saw it on a live stream. It's not too far from here, so I thought I'd go and bring the person back."

In the blink of an eye, Grandma Lin was back at the dining table in the living room. Her teleportation ability was just like that of a female ghost.

This is also one of the abilities of Granny Kobayashi as a Zashiki-warashi (a type of spirit in Chinese folklore); she can freely go wherever she wants in this house, which is very convenient.

However, because she has become much shorter than before, she has to hop a little to sit on the chair, which is quite cute.

Grandma Kobayashi picked up her teacup again, took a sip of green tea, and sighed.

"Sigh, the number of people getting lost in this other world has been increasing lately. The legal authorities have organized a rescue team, but they are not enough people and can't keep up with the demand."

Now, all the people with spiritual abilities in the Shinto Office have been transferred to the Otherworld Rescue Team. This is also the reason why Kuroba Akira needs to contribute, since he is now the head priest of a shrine and receives a salary from the Shinto Office.

Fixed entrances are relatively easy to control; simply assigning people to guard them can significantly reduce the occurrence of accidents. However, random entrances are truly impossible to prevent.

It's like a game where if enough people play it, someone will eventually discover the hidden Easter eggs; nobody knows how many hidden entrances to another world there are.

"This is what a turbulent time must be, after all, the other world is a new discovery that is enough to completely overturn human understanding."

In the future, investigation teams will likely be organized to investigate the other world, and people will gain a deeper understanding of it.

Akira Kuroba was also very curious about the true nature of this place.

Actually, it seems a bit like an impression space, a place where the collective subconscious of the people of Tokyo is stored.

But something doesn't feel quite right. If it's the collective subconscious of people, it's too dark and oppressive.

Or is it that the inner state of ordinary people swallowed up by this metropolis is just this dark?

"Hopefully, effective management policies will be introduced soon."

"I think so too."

"Bai Zi, remember to bring incense sticks when you go out. I won't go out with you. After all, once I leave this house, I'm just an ordinary old lady. I don't want to be a burden to you."

Grandma Kobayashi has now become a true 'old witch'. She is invincible while she is in this house, but once she leaves the Kobayashi family home, she can't even unleash one percent of her original power. She is the ultimate home-guardian type.

However, having such a 'safe house' in another world is already a very reassuring thing.

At least Kuroba Akira doesn't have to worry about getting lost in the other world.

However, it is easy to get lost in this other world. It's not that the roads are hard to remember, but that you might encounter a maze of ghosts while walking.

That's why Granny Kobayashi asked Kuroba Akira to take incense sticks with him when he went out.

One saying is that if you encounter a "ghost wall" (a type of maze or illusion), light a cigarette, and the direction the smoke drifts is the exit of the maze.

Incense sticks have an additional exorcising effect compared to cigarettes, because monsters hate this smell, for reasons unknown.

After Kuroba Akira put his younger sister on the chair, he skillfully went to the kitchen cabinet to take out incense sticks. Then he turned around and saw that Granny Kobayashi had already prepared the weapons and placed them on the table.

This weapon is of course not for Kuroba Akira, but for Hikaru; it's her sister's signature katana.

After putting the incense sticks and lighter in his pocket, Kuroba Akira returned to the dining table, shook his sister's shoulder, and tried to wake her up.

"Hey, Xiaoguang, wake up! Your brother needs your protection right now."

"Ugh... Brother, no..."

Xiao Guang frowned, looking pained, and said something that could be misunderstood.

Grandma Kobayashi narrowed her eyes, revealing a meaningful expression.

No, no, no. Although Xiaoguang is indeed working very hard, she hasn't gone to the coffee shop to change her time yet; she's only changed a little bit of loving interaction.

Moreover, if it were Hikari, she wouldn't say "no" in her lines at all, nor would she show any reluctance. She would be eager to get straight to the point.

Kuroba Akira already knew what she wanted, but he just hadn't revealed it yet.

Without a special opportunity, it's really hard to cross that line.

Kuroba Akira pinched Hikaru's cheeks and pulled them to the sides; they felt nice, like rice cakes.

"Ugh... Brother, please... please stop finding bugs... It's never going to be finished, it's just never going to be finished... Waaah..."

It seems Xiao Guang had a nightmare; he was even fixing bugs in his dream.

During this time, Kuroba Akira was busy checking for bugs, and the four people fixing the bugs were naturally the programmer sister.

Although she lacks talent, Xiao Guang has worked quite hard over the past six months. With Teacher Luo's hands-on guidance, she has transformed from a complete novice into a junior programmer.

"It's all over now, no more bugs to fix."

"No need for further repairs... That's great! Hmm... Hmm?"

Excitement woke her from her sleep, and when she opened her blurry eyes, she realized that she was in another place.

"Ah... Brother... Am I still dreaming?"

"You're practically a god, can't you even tell if you're dreaming?"

"I was a little sleepy... Oh, I remember now, brother, you finished the last part of the game and made a two-page list of bugs. I collapsed after fixing the last bug."

“That’s right, it happened at 4:30 a.m., and it’s 9 a.m. now. It’s a pity you only got four hours of sleep, but there’s something we need you for now.”

"Sigh, another idiot has wandered into another world without permission, hasn't he?"

Just like Grandma Lin, Xiao Guang immediately understood the situation.

After all, Xiao Guang knew where her brother needed her, except for fixing bugs and acting as a bodyguard in another world; it wasn't her place to handle other matters.

However, it wasn't all without progress. Although the coffee shop wouldn't give her time-based packages, she could still get some borderline rewards, which she found quite rewarding. For example, Xiaoguang's favorite was a kiss that was so long it was almost unbearable, which was very cost-effective and also very thirst-quenching.

If there weren't even these small benefits, Xiao Guang himself wouldn't know why he would willingly throw himself into the bug hell.

Here, your weapon.

Kuroba Akira handed the katana and belt to Hikari. Her younger sister stood up, put on the belt with a flourish, and then, after fastening the katana to her waist, said fiercely.

"Great! I just need to vent my anger by killing monsters! Die, all of you! I'll tear you to pieces!"

The younger sister uttered a killing declaration that was nothing like what a high school girl would say.

Kuroba Akira thought to himself that if he weren't her brother, the person his sister would probably want to kill would be him, the one who had worked so hard for her.

My sister's combat skills were already very high, high enough that she could mow down enemies in this shallow area.

Then she also has divine power, immunity to curses, healing abilities, and a hidden power... The sister is more like a monster than a monster.

In fact, monsters with even a little intelligence wouldn't actively attack Xiao Guang, who exudes a divine aura. Only those monsters that have completely lost their minds would fail to see Xiao Guang's special qualities.

These monsters are usually the weakest minions, so weak that even Kuroba Akira could take them down with physical attacks.

Anyway, as long as my sister is here, I don't have to worry about encountering any danger.

"I'll bring you the 'Recovery Potion'."

The so-called recovery potion is just three bottles of Japanese sake. With Hikaru's ability, it can be used for healing, as well as as a paralysis potion, a hypnotic potion, and... an incendiary bomb.

It's very useful anyway, so you can't go wrong with it.

"Okay! Let's get going and kill some monsters!"

Having a rare opportunity to release stress, the younger sister happily walked out of Kobayashi's house first, and Kuroba Akira nodded to Kobayashi's grandmother before following her.

"Wow~ It's so cool! Summer is definitely the best time to come to this other world!"

Cold and damp is the norm in this other world.

However, because it was very hot in the summer, coming to this other world felt like entering an air-conditioned room, and Kuroba Akira also felt very comfortable.

If this place weren't so unsafe, Kuroba Akira would have thought it would be a good place to bring everyone here for team building; it's a great place to escape the summer heat.

"Brother, where are we going this time?"

"It might take half an hour to walk from Chishu in Taitung Ward."

In this godforsaken place called the Otherworld, there is of course no public transportation, so you can only walk.

Actually, there are some means of transportation, but they are not for people to ride. If you get on the wrong vehicle and end up in the deeper parts of another world, you're doomed.

However, more often than not, it's the kind of endless subway you can never get off once you get on.

"I wonder if that streamer will be able to hold out until we arrive."

Kuroba Akira took out his phone and glanced at it, only to find that the live stream had ended. He then saw comments in the chat saying things like "It's over," "The streamer is doomed," and "What was that? I didn't see it clearly," so he guessed that the streamer had probably encountered some danger.

Hopefully, he won't run around recklessly after encountering danger, as running around is a major taboo in this other world and will attract more and more monsters.