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"Hmph! It's just force! I have that too! I'm just too lazy to move, not incapable of moving!"

The two were already arguing about who could hold onto Kuroba Akira's credit.

"You two stop arguing and go up there first. Maybe you won't even have a chance to use your skills."

Distracted by Hikaru and Aya, Kuroba Akira calmed down and walked through the torii gate onto the stone steps. He felt that the others might not actually resort to force.

After all, those familiar with Kuroba Akira know that he is a gigolo, someone who responds better to kindness than force.

Upon entering the shrine's courtyard, Akira Kuroba discovered that the interior of the shrine had become completely different.

Aya-chan looked at her dilapidated shrine, which had not only been transformed but also had many buildings that didn't match its style.

"What's going on? Is this still a shrine?"

"Don't ask me... it wasn't like this when I left."

Although the main hall and the Japanese-style residence where Akira Kuroba originally lived are still preserved, the rest of the shrine no longer resembles what a shrine should look like.

In short, it has an additional mansion, an izakaya/KTV, a bathhouse, a coffee shop that seems to have moved out and become independent, and even a five-story office building.

It seems that people have not only not left, but have actually made the shrine even more suitable for staying at home.

Although he was a little curious about these buildings, Akira Kuroba first returned to his most familiar residence to see if anyone was home.

Stepping into the entryway, there were no shoes at the door. Did that mean no one was home?

Aya-chan also poked her head out and looked into the dark room, asking a question.

"Why is there no sound at all? Where are your women?"

"It's already evening. If Grandpa Kobayashi hadn't informed everyone that I was coming back, you might not be here with me."

The only thing that might stay at home is the future.

However, 8 PM should have been her live stream time, but the sound of her live stream could not be heard from inside the room.

Even the lights were off, which was quite rare in Kuroba Akira's mansion. People usually didn't go to bed this early and had all become night owls like Kuroba Akira.

No one came out to greet him, and Kuroba Akira felt a little lonely. He actually missed everyone very much.

"Well, anyway, let's wash up and go to bed first. Xiao Guang, take Aya to choose a room. I'm going back to my own bedroom."

"Meow meow meow~"

Kuroo seemed very happy and rubbed against Kuroba Akira's ankle.

Because today was the day he was to see An-nee in his dreams, Kuroba Akira planned to go to sleep early.

Now, Kuroba Akira basically goes to see Dark Sister every two days, and he uses the faith he obtained from Aya-chan to go to Dark Sister, and then transfers this faith to Dark Sister.

As for how to obtain faith from Aya-chan and then pass that faith on to An-nee... well, that's the kind of process that needs to be omitted.

Although Dark Sister still cannot manifest in the world like Aya or Inari, she has accumulated a lot of faith over the past year and is now able to possess Black Tail.

That's right, Black Tail has a new host, and this cat will live even longer. It even has two tails now, and it's really going to become a cat demon.

"I'll sleep with you! You're this great god's servant! Of course you have to serve me closely!"

But Aya-chan simply hugged Kuroba Akira's arm, showing no intention of wanting her own room.

"Then I want to join too. Since there are only three of us, we can hug each other from both sides."

Hikaru also came over and hugged Kuroba Akira's other arm.

In the end, it turned out to be the same as it was in the other world...

This is also part of Akira Kuroba's daily routine.

"Okay... but I really need to go to bed early tonight, and don't play any pranks on me while I'm asleep, or An-nee will bite you if she gets angry."

"Brother, you're spoiling your sister a bit too much. She's a sealed snake head, and it's already an exception that she was able to come out and possess a cat."

"That's exactly right! And you're even feeding her with my faith! You scumbag agent! What's the difference between this and spending a woman's money to support another woman!"

"I can't hear you, I can't hear you~"

Kuroba Akira covered his ears and pretended to be deaf. He now really admired Sister Darkness because her ability to construct worlds was stronger than anyone else's. Without Sister Darkness's hands-on guidance, Kuroba Akira would not have been able to transform the other world into a basic structure in less than a year.

If we use game development as an analogy, Kuroba An is a top-tier programmer capable of single-handedly designing an entire game; we definitely need to stick close to this guy.

Kuroba Akira, not wanting to listen to their nagging any longer, opened his bedroom door and turned on the light.

What awaited him was...

"Welcome home~" xN

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Firecrackers went off one after another, and colorful ribbons flew and landed on the three people and the cat.

It felt like a hero returning home in triumph, or like a surprise part of queuing for a birthday.

Everyone was there, including the two teachers and Senior Sister Miao; all the members of the Chuxin Society were present.

"So this is where everyone was waiting for us..."

Kuroba Akira was still very happy. It turned out that everyone hadn't missed the news, nor had their feelings cooled. Moreover, what awaited him wasn't the basement prepared by the yanderes. Could there be a better outcome?

"We knew you'd be back today. We started counting down a hundred days ago, and finally this day has arrived, but..."

Ziyin put down the disposable firecracker in her hand, stared at Aya with an unfriendly look, and asked.

"who is she?"

A gravitational field was formed instantly, and it also exerted collective pressure, turning the originally celebratory atmosphere into a gravitational hell field, making Kuroba Akira's back go cold.

Only Lan Yi sighed and said.

"Is a new wave of romantic opportunities starting...?"

But Aya wasn't afraid at all; instead, she responded with a mischievous smile.

"Hehe~ You ask who I am? I'm his first... Guh! What's wrong!"

Kuroba Akira quickly covered her mouth. Once the word "first love" was uttered, there was no going back. They were really going to turn into the crazy yandere types that Hikaru had mentioned.

"Kuro-Tail! It's Kuro-Tail! She's just reverted to human form!"

"Oh...it's Kuro-o...you look so cute in human form."

Shion and Kuroo are very close, so their eyes immediately met. Everyone knows her because she appeared once during the New Year two years ago, using Haruka's body. She could also be seen at the shrine before she disappeared.

"That's right, her name is now Oogami Aya, just call her Aya-chan."

Others also curiously gathered around, and A-Qing asked A-Ya-chan, who had her hair tied in pigtails.

"So, the Cat God is the great god who tested the wise ruler. No, I should call you Lord Izanami now."

"test?"

The class monitor nodded and explained.

"Yes, not long after you left, Mingjun, the live stream suddenly stopped. Xia and Makoto immediately realized something was wrong and went to find Granny Kobayashi. Granny Kobayashi said that you have to undergo a year-long test by a certain god and cannot return to the real world during this period."

Calling it a test wouldn't be wrong, would it? If she doesn't handle it well, Aya-chan will be imprisoned in another world.

Then, the corrupted Aya-chan will definitely not let Kuroba Akira go, and will make him stay in the other world forever to accompany her.

This is actually another kind of yandere basement.

As Inari was right, Aya-chan is indeed a landmine god.

Makoto stroked her chin as she spoke.

"Oh ho ho, I didn't expect that Kuroo would be the first to strike? Everyone had thought about locking you in the basement, but no one actually did it. As expected, the gods are more powerful. It was Hikari-chan, who became a god, who struck first and almost succeeded."

So everyone had thought about this before...

Shiori, holding her notebook, asked Kuroba Akira with great interest.

"My lord, what did you encounter in that other world? What were the trials you faced? Tell me quickly!"

This is her research mode; it seems she's also very curious about this completely unknown other world to humans.

If Kuroba Akira hadn't warned Shiori beforehand that the other world was dangerous, she probably would have gone off to become a deadly ghost-hunting streamer.

"Shiori... this isn't the time for storytelling. Myojun must be tired too. Let's eat first."

Moe grabbed Shiori and gave a wry smile.

She's become more mature, giving off an older sister vibe. She also seems to have grown a bit taller, now being half a head taller than Shiori.

"Oh! We're going to have a big meal! That's fantastic!"

Akira Kuroba could already smell the aroma of the food.

While in the other world, Kuroba Akira missed the bento boxes made by the class president terribly. Life in the other world was great in every way, except for the food, which was really incomparable to the real world.

"Yes, I've been working hard to learn cooking with Hitomi and Aki's mom this past year, and now I can finally make pretty good dishes. Kuroba-kun, come and try them!"

It seems that all the dishes on this table were made by Qingxia. She even held out her left palm, indicating that her cooking proficiency had reached a high level of lv4.

Kuroba Akira took his seat at the head of the table, but before they could even start eating, the class monitor pushed a document and a pen in front of him.

"Wise ruler, let's sign this document before we eat."

"what is this?"

Kuroba Akira signed the document while asking questions. He didn't suspect that the class monitor would trick him, and the document didn't look like a marriage application, so there was no risk of it causing a dramatic situation.

"According to the equity transfer agreement, NW Company has already gone public."

"It's already on the market...?"

Kuroba Akira wasn't too surprised. After all, with the widespread adoption of smartphones, mobile video apps were bound to take off. NW Company not only had a bullet screen video app, but also prepared a short video app, a mobile chat app, a mobile browser, and its own search engine, etc. If all of them were released as planned, it wouldn't be surprising if they went public and raised funds.

"Well, its current market value is about 5 trillion yen."

……Um?

兆？

It's familiar when used to describe internet speed, it's basically MB (megabytes), but when it comes to money...

One trillion = one trillion