An infinite journey starting from paradise

In order to avoid complications caused by necrosis of the left eye, Lin Shangren had to remove Bai Qiwei's left eye and install the prosthetic eye with a red pupil back.

The trouble doesn't end there. Besides her physical problems, Shirasaki Misan refuses to communicate with the outside world. Even when Lin Shangren dons Mr. Hou's Whip Woman mask, it's difficult to communicate with her. In the end, Yura's ability to empathize with others is enough to barely get her to talk.

Fortunately, after Hayashi Shangren applied his uncanny knowledge of how to coax little girls with goldfish, he gained Shirazaki Mizan's trust with a few candies, and she finally agreed to talk to Hayashi Shangren. Interestingly, Shirazaki Mizan didn't speak directly to Hayashi Shangren, but hid behind the tattered bunny doll, conveying Shirazaki Mizan's intentions through the identity of the bunny "Carol."

"A fusion of Mizaki Naru and Yoshino, right?"

Looking at this troublesome girl with three-dimensional problems and two-dimensional cuteness, Lin Shangren couldn't think of a good solution, so he had to keep her for the time being.

To Hayashi Naoto's relief, after a few meals together, Shirasaki Misan gradually subsided from her outward aggression, becoming less aggressive. Instead, she began to grow close to Yura, a fellow experimental subject. After Hayashi Naoto led her to launch Shirayurizono into space using a bazooka and high explosives, her relationship with Hayashi Naoto improved considerably.

So, there was another little follower who was inseparable from Lin Shangren. Yura stuck to Lin Shangren, and Bai Qi Mei San sometimes put his arm around Yura's arm, and sometimes stuck to Lin Shangren and wanted to ride on his shoulders.

Lin Shangren didn't care much about it, but Dongzi was jealous again, and even asked Yura, "Since you can empathize with others, just watch from the side while they do it, and Shangren doesn't need to touch you." But when they actually shared the bed together and made meat sandwiches, Dongzi was relieved. Who was so blind as to fall in love with this terrible guy Lin Shangren?

After dealing with the matters in Hachioji City, Lin Shangren brought this "big family" back to Tokyo.

Maris lost her memory of the time she was possessed by the demon, and her intermittent aphasia was cured by what Hayashi Naoto injected into her body. Now she has returned to work at the Kyoto Museum of Art. To compensate her and to express his gratitude to Sister Motoko Katsuragi once again, Hayashi Naoto donated a large sum of money to the Sisters of Dear.

Although Takashiro Hiroko was free from the influence of Slaanesh, the effects of the curse of corruption remained. She was hopelessly in love with Lin Shangren and gradually turned towards slavery, even asking Lin Shangren to be his dog. Lin Shangren had no better solution and had to ask her to move out of Takashiro Hospital and live with him. He also ordered her as a master not to treat him as a slave.

Lin Shangren thought this was a bug, but he didn't expect that although Takagi Hiroko could maintain her teacher's dignity in front of others, she would automatically switch to her bitch form when alone with Lin Shangren, sluicing and barking, begging Lin Shangren to reward her for being a good dog. Lin Shangren had no better solution but to punish the bad dog. However, Takagi Hiroko became even more excited. Later, Lin Shangren's punishment game with Takagi Hiroko even brought out Fuyuko's sadistic tendencies. Of course, this is a story for later, and I will elaborate on it when I have the chance.

Takigawa Yumi, who had first lived with Lin Shangren, didn't seem to resent this. Although she felt a little sad when she saw her beloved brother bringing home a group of beautiful girls, she soon got over it. After all, she knew that Lin Shangren had several "family members" in the other world. Since they were both "newcomers," they should get along well and become one big family.

Lin Shangren naturally gave enough rewards to the sensible Ximei, and even rewarded her so much that she had to take a day off to have a good rest.

As for the Gaoyue sisters, they felt curious about everything as they left the Ningyo Village for the first time. The elder sister Gaoyue was more pragmatic than the younger sister Riko. She asked Lin Shangren to help them find a job. Ninety percent of the salary could be used to pay Lin Shangren for food and accommodation. When they saved enough money, they would no longer bother Lin Shangren's life.

Lin Shangren didn't say much about this, simply introducing them to the Moon World Café to help out. He felt the Gaoyue sisters didn't really need to rely on him for their lives, and he didn't intend to force them to do anything in return. After all, a forced melon isn't sweet, and he didn't need another melon to quench his thirst when he already had a field of melons. There was nothing wrong with letting them live according to their own will. Of course, if they wanted to repay his kindness with their own bodies, Lin Shangren wouldn't refuse.

As for Fuyuko, she had been living with Hayashi Naoto since returning to Tokyo, having only visited the Kuchiki residence once. She had originally intended to join Hayashi Naoto in solemnly thanking the Kuchiki family for their years of nurturing her, and then take Fuyuko's household registration documents and belongings. However, Fuyuko saw Mizuhara Touko, who had taken over the Kuchiki residence.

Touko proudly boasted to Fuyuko about becoming the daughter of the Kuchiki family, hinting, both overtly and covertly, that she would be a better "Kuchiki Fuyuko" than she was. Fuyuko didn't harbor much resentment at her former bestie having "replaced" her. Her feelings for the Kuchiki family were limited, and she had returned to leave them. Since all her things were now Touko's, it was a relief for her.

In the end, Dongzi just took her painting supplies and a few favorite books from the room that originally belonged to her, and then got into Lin Shangren's new Cadillac Eldorado and drove away.

After taking care of his family affairs, Hayashi Naoto had to attend to state affairs. The war criminals in Tokyo had been mostly executed, and the Japanese Communist Party had also been reconnected. With Hayashi Naoto as his ultimate weapon, forcing the Japanese government to change its flag was not difficult. The only difficulty lay in the subsequent governance and organizational arrangements. Therefore, he did not rush to spark a revolution in Japan, but instead focused on technology.

After days of hard work, Lin Shangren had essentially established a relatively scientific industrialization process. The key technologies for materials, machinery, and energy were already mapped out. Agricultural-related techniques for seed breeding, irrigation, and locally adapted terraced fields were also in place. Once the issues with Japan were completely resolved, he could move on to "big things."

"The problem is, those bedbugs are quite good at hiding. We've been cleaning every night for the past few days, but we still haven't found that so-called doctor and the other person.

Forget it, now is the time to rest, don’t think about those troublesome things for now.”

Lin Shangren shook his head and turned his attention back to the group of youthful students. He did not resign from his teaching position at Yingyu Girls' College, but continued to work there as a history teacher.

Recently, the cherry blossoms in Inokashira Park are in full bloom, so several schools including Sakuraya Girls' College and Oizumi College jointly organized a spring outing. Hayashi Naoto, Takashiro Hiroko and Saeki Tokio, as the leading teachers, had to accompany the students throughout the trip to prevent any accidents.

"That's great. Dongzi and the others are probably painting over there."

Lin Shangren looked toward the lake and saw Fuyuko sketching a riverside rock, while Zi and Tsuiko were whispering to each other. Satou Ayumu and Imari Kurumi were also sitting by the lake, apparently having taken off their shoes and wading in the water.

"They say it's a get-together for several girls' schools, but the students are probably just having fun on their own."

A clear female voice came from behind Lin Shangren.

"Ms. Cangmu, long time no see."

Lin Shangren turned around and saw Aoki Fuyushi wearing a windbreaker.

"Long time no see, Mr. Lin. I am also a teacher now." said Aoki Fuyushi.

"I heard from Ximei that thank you for taking care of that girl Ximei during this period." Lin Shangren said with a smile, "Ms. Cangmu and the profession of female teacher are quite compatible. With a former underworld boss as a teacher, those ignorant little girls must be thrilled to death."

"Hmm." Aoki Fuyushi's expression became more restrained, and then he said seriously, "Mr. Lin, there is something I want to tell you. It's about your sister, Takigawa Yumi."

"Oh? What's wrong?"

"She was targeted by a somewhat strange female student."

Chapter 173: Teacher, can you do it with me again?

"Imitating the behavior of a dead friend... If it were just that, it wouldn't be too strange."

After listening to Aoki Fuyushi's story about Chihara Yukiko, Hayashi Naoto made his comments.

"After all, in interpersonal relationships, we tend to unconsciously pick up the colors of our friends. For example, a group of people who play together tend to have the same oral habits, and even girls who live together tend to have similar menstrual periods.

However, copying a friend's clothing and behavior completely could indicate a mental illness similar to paranoia."

"Mental illness?"

Aoki Fuyushi lit a cigarette with one hand and took a light puff: "What kind of mental illness is it?"

"I've never met the child named Chihara Yukiko, so it's hard to judge," Lin Shangren said. "But I've seen a child who seems to have paranoia. She has extremely low self-esteem, to the point of not having her own personality. She would choose an ideal role model and imitate their behavior, imagining herself as them, or even... replacing them."

As Lin Shangren spoke, his mind wandered to Mizuhara Touko. She had once been deeply in love with Fuyuko, but now she had completely cut off contact with her. Her behavior had become a mirror image of Fuyuko's. Of course, this was just the Fuyuko she'd been before she met Lin Shangren: cold, aloof, quiet, and gloomy, but without her then-sickly frail self. She seemed to live her life with the goal of becoming a more perfect Fuyuko.

Lin Shangren found this rather pathetic. She might have been able to imitate the character she imagined in her mind, Fuyuko Kuchiki, but she never became Touko Mizuhara.

"Replace. Mr. Lin means... she killed her in order to replace Shirayama Emi? Isn't this reason too extreme?" asked Aoki Fuyushi.

"I'm just suggesting a possibility." Lin Shangren also took out a cigarette. "As for extremes... for someone with paranoia, doing such a thing is entirely possible. I once heard of a girl with similar symptoms who pushed her admirer onto the train tracks and killed him simply because he had a black mole representing the Five Decaying Degenerates. It's difficult to use ordinary people's logic to understand the thoughts of someone with a mental illness."

"Is that so... Then Mr. Lin..."

"I'll find a time to contact that child named Chihara Yukiko. As for Yumi, I plan to have her transfer to Sakuraba Girls' College. I'll feel more at ease if she's by my side.

Also, Miss Cangmu, there is something I want to give you."

As he spoke, Lin Shangren took out a glass test tube filled with dark red liquid from his pocket and handed it to Aoki Fuyushi.

"This is a thank you gift. It's good for your health."

"This is?"

"It's a special medicine for albinism. It's not just albinism... I recently busted an illegal organization. Miss Aoki's albinism is likely the result of the wastewater they discharged in Tokyo back then." Lin Shangren explained half-seriously, "This medicine doesn't have any side effects, but it might be a little painful."

"It looks a bit like blood."

Aoki Fuyushi shook the test tube. She believed that with Lin Shangren's character, he would never do anything here, so she pulled out the cork and drank it all.

"It tastes like blood, huh? My throat feels a little hot."

After drinking Lin Shangren's blood, Aoki Fuyushi's skin, which was pale and somewhat sickly, gradually became a little red, and his pink and white irises returned to their normal brown color. In this way, Aoki Fuyushi no longer had to worry about suddenly going blind.

"Here comes the point."

Lin Shangren sent his fingers between Aoki Fuyushi's long hair and activated the Eagle Finger to relieve the severe pain caused by her broken arm regenerating. However, contrary to Lin Shangren's expectations, Aoki Fuyushi's broken arm did not grow back.

"How could that be? Is the dosage not enough?"

Just when Lin Shangren was puzzled, Aoki Fuyushi suddenly looked around with joy.

"The drug took effect very quickly. The light around me is not so glaring anymore. I can see things more clearly too."

Aoki Fuyushi suddenly looked up and looked at the sun.

"Ahh, it's so dazzling. I really can't look directly at the sun..."

Aoki Fuyushi quickly lowered his head and rubbed his eyes.

"Even ordinary people can't stare directly at the sun. Don't get carried away."

Looking at the sudden silly Aoki Fuyushi, Lin Shangren just thought she was a little cute. The righteous and serious one-armed reporter also had such an interesting side.

At this moment, Lin Shangren suddenly felt someone approaching his back. He turned around and saw a timid girl with short twin ponytails, Tian Yuejun.

"teacher……"

"Is there something wrong?" Lin Shangren asked.

"There is something I want to tell you, teacher."

Looking at the shy girl in front of him, and then looking at Cang Mu Fuyushi who was still rubbing his eyes, Lin Shangren said: "Miss Cang Mu, I have to go take care of some student matters first. I'll excuse you first."

"Ah, okay. I'm fine. I'll be fine in a moment."

So, Lin Shangren followed Tian Yuechun to the other side of the lake.

Standing there, Fuyushi Aoki suddenly felt her eyes swell and her ears start to ring. The discomfort lasted only a moment, and then everything returned to normal. She opened her eyes again, only to see that her pupils had completely changed. They were no longer the pink-white color of albinos, nor were they the dark brown of normal people. Instead, they had become a round amber-gold pupil, like a cat's.

Aoki Fuyushi himself has not realized this yet, and Lin Shangren would never have thought that after drinking the green grass trial potion, his blood would have such a magical reaction with Aoki Fuyushi's body.

At this time, he followed Tian Yuechun to a thick banyan tree, which was far away from the crowd and suitable for discussing some private matters.

"That thing... I didn't tell anyone..."

The incident Tian Yuechun was talking about was naturally what happened in the health room that day. Lin Shangren had sex with her and Zhu Qiningning.

If Hayashi Naoto hadn't happened upon them, then Amezuki Jun would have become addicted to drugs, and perhaps even sold her body to finance the drug trade, ultimately leading to a tragic death like Yoshida Saki. It can be said that Hayashi Naoto indirectly saved her life. But Hayashi Naoto also took away her virginity, something he could have avoided.

Lin Shangren is not a saint after all, and he never holds himself to the standards of a saint, but he still feels a little guilty towards this little girl.

"I didn't tell anyone..." Tian Yuechun repeated.

Lin Shangren didn't reply, and the atmosphere became awkward. Tian Yuechun's face became redder and redder, as if she wanted to say something but was too shy to speak.

"Just tell me what you want to say. I'll try my best to meet your requirements." Lin Shangren said in a gentle tone, "I'm sorry about what happened that day."

"No need to apologize!" Tian Yuechun suddenly became a little excited. "The teacher didn't force me to do anything. I did it voluntarily. It was my own decision! I... I... This is my body. I can do whatever I want..."

Tian Yuechun's voice became smaller and smaller, almost inaudible.

Lin Shangren smiled and said, "Yes, it was your decision, Chun. Chun belongs only to you. Because Chun is very cute, the teacher couldn't help herself. It's the teacher's fault... It may be a little late to talk about compensation now. How do you want me to compensate you?"

"me……"

Tian Yuejun mustered up his courage and said, "Teacher, after that day, I tried many times... that kind of thing... using my own hands... and pencils... but it didn't work. The feeling I got from you is completely different, that fulfilling and exciting feeling. I want to try it again... is that okay?"

"This……"

"I just want the teacher to accompany me... After school, I will go to the church to confess... The teacher is also a priest, right? At that time... I want to do it... with the teacher."

Lin Shangren was a bit bewildered for a moment. This wasn't right. How could someone just come and throw themselves at him?!

"Just do it... Don't worry about the rest... Teacher, I won't interfere with your life. Please..."

After saying this, Tian Yuechun, whose face was red enough to boil water, ran away, leaving Lin Shangren standing there.

“Isn’t this… wrong?”

……

That afternoon, the students who had finished their spring outing returned to school. The teachers assigned homework, and then school was over and club activities began.

As a priest, Lin Shangren stayed in the confessional of the Yingyu Girls' College church, waiting for the students to confess.

Originally, Takashiro Hiroko wanted to come here and play a role-playing game with Lin Shangren in which a priest punishes a bad nun, but because of Tian Yuejun's incident, Lin Shangren refused her this time.

Lin Shangren had no plans for anything to happen between him and Tian Yuechun; they were merely acquaintances. While she was adorable, Lin Shangren wasn't particularly fond of her. He also didn't believe she had any "love" for him. If they had no intention of living together, then indulging their desires would be irresponsible to both parties.

Lin Shangren intended to persuade Tian Yuechun, but the development of the matter far exceeded his expectations.

Chapter 174: The Principal and the Female Student

The sun was setting in the west, and the bright red sunlight shone into the church of Yingyu Girls' College through the stained glass. In the confessional, Lin Shangren sat behind the table, supporting his head with one hand, quietly waiting for Tian Yuechun's arrival.

Someone was coming, but it wasn't Tian Yuechun. Lin Shangren, listening intently, heard the clacking of high heels. Students at Yingyu Girls' College weren't allowed to wear high heels on campus, so the person coming could only be a teacher.

"Or the principal."

Lin Shangren raised his head, and at that moment the door of the confessional was pushed open, and Saeki Kaori, dressed in black and white nun's clothes, walked in gracefully.

The nun's uniform on Saeki Kaori was not one of those "speed-up outfits" with a miniskirt and a low-cut top, but rather a more traditional nun's uniform with a long skirt and a headscarf. As the principal of a religious school, there was nothing wrong with her wearing a nun's uniform. The only thing that seemed a bit out of place was the thick black stockings and patent leather high heels that covered her large feet.

"Principal Saeki." Hayashi Naoto greeted.

"Father, I am not a principal now. I am just a devout believer, a lost lamb in need of guidance. I am here to confess." Kaori Saeki said this, but did not sit directly on the confessional chair opposite Naoto Lin.

"Confess."

Looking at the plump, mature, beautiful and sexy widowed principal in front of him, Lin Shangren did not believe her words.

The word "glamorous and sexy" hardly aligns with the traditional nun's uniform, but when draped around Saeki Kaori's body, it reveals an indescribable mature beauty. Her graceful waist-to-hip ratio is vividly outlined, and her large breasts, while not tightly constricted, create a sense of beauty, like a woman half-covered by a lute. The fabric is tightly bound around her abdomen, outlining a mysterious inverted triangle and a slight bulge. Her slightly bulging belly and soft, tender flesh, far from revealing any bulk, instead highlight the unique allure of beauty.

"Well then," Lin Shangren said, "in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, lost lambs, reflect and repent, Amen."

After Hayashi Naoto finished reciting the confession, Saeki Kaori still had no intention of sitting on the confessional chair. Instead, she sat directly on the table, lifted up her long skirt and crossed her legs.

"Principal Saeki?"

"Father, I am guilty. I am unworthy of the Lord's salvation. I have made a great mistake." Saeki Kaori paused for a moment, then adopted a soft and moist tone. "I have committed a sin forbidden by the Lord. I have masturbated. As a widow, I should have remained chaste for my dead husband. But the flame of desire has been tormenting me, forcing me to extinguish it with my own hands, otherwise the crazy desire would force me to do something stupid. Almighty Lord, can you save me?"

Seeing that Saeki Kaori took the initiative to express such explicit words, Lin Shangren of course understood what she wanted, so he also said tactfully: "You said you masturbate, so how did you do it?"

Kaori Saeki licked her lips and smiled. She lifted her skirt towards Naoto Hayashi and spread her legs wide open. It was clear that she was not wearing anything under her thick black stockings, and the color between her legs had changed due to the friction from walking all day.