"...Excuse me, everyone who just left the conference room seemed so worried. Did something happen? Ah... If there's a confidentiality agreement, it's okay not to tell Mana~~~"

The staff member gritted his teeth. Originally, according to professional ethics, he shouldn't tell anyone about it because they didn't sign a confidentiality agreement. However, this project involved people from Sumimi, and when he saw me looking at him with such pitiful eyes, how could he refuse?

"Ahaha, it's not a big deal. It's just a photo of the leader of the girl band AveMujica, who was recently signed by the agency, and their manager checking into a hotel. This kind of thing isn't uncommon in the entertainment industry."

After hearing this, Junda Mana was stunned at first, and then her expression smoothly turned into a sad look, as if she had been hurt, and she spoke pitifully.

"Oh~~ Is that really the case? I'm good friends with everyone at AveMujica, and for something like this to happen... It's so sad. Where are those photos?"

He was ecstatic because of the close contact with the idol. He didn't think much about it and answered with his head touched.

"Huh? I didn't pay much attention... Ah, well, it seems the producer put it away."

"I see~~ Thank you so much. I didn't expect to encounter something like this. I have to be more careful now."

"Be careful? Mo, Miss Juntian, do you have a boyfriend too???"

The staff immediately felt like the sky was falling.

Mana Junda placed her white fingers in front of her soft lips and winked at the staff lovingly.

"Not yet~~"

…………

Toyokawa Family Residence

"...That's about it. Thank you, Chaoyang-kun, for giving me this interview. It's truly a legendary experience. It's on par with those people you rescued who developed delusions. I really don't understand why they don't realize that exaggerating can lead to disgust. In this day and age, the most taboo thing is to go too far. If you're worshipped as a god, a bunch of people will pull you down over trivial matters."

The conversation was casual, the two of them sitting on high stools at the bar in the lounge. Chaoyang's father played the piano, filling the room with elegant classical music. The editor sitting opposite Chaoyang, chatting and laughing, began to collect the recorder and notebook spread out on the bar.

"That's right, I'm actually quite troubled. It's clearly everyone's work, but it seems like I did it all by myself. Just like I said, the one who ordered everyone around was actually my fiancée... um, excuse me, my cousin Toyokawa Shoko."

Chaoyang simply agreed with a smile.

"...Hmm... Even so, the most important thing is you, Chaoyang-kun. After all, you were everyone's inner support back then. So many people only spoke of your achievements after they came out. Excessive modesty can make people feel fake. This is why Japanese people are called conservative nowadays. Okay... Mr. Toyokawa, the interview is over. I'll take my leave now. The manuscript will be completed today and sent to this place for review."

Chaoyang's father, who was playing the piano, also stopped.

"Oh, thank you for your hard work. Speaking of which, your news agency's stock price has fallen quite a bit recently. The subsidiary will buy back all the shares that have been sold."

"Haha, thank you so much. This is what's happening in traditional industries right now, impacted by new media... ah, forget it, now I'm just complaining. So please stay, thanks for hosting me today."

At this time, the old butler who had been waiting at the door came forward and led the editor out.

"Is this all right, old man?"

"Well, not bad, barely qualified. Next, you'll need to respond to what the outside world says. Too much talk can lead to mistakes, so just maintain a positive image until this incident has calmed down. By the way, give up that band manager job. I originally thought it was just a place for you to get by, but now you're going to be the head of a construction company under a consortium. We've already won the bid for a reconstruction project in a part of Tokyo, which will be perfect for publicity. As for the matter of the cult organization you rescued, I've had someone make a clear break from it in your name. I've also contacted the police and asked them to crack down on it on a large scale."

When Chaoyang heard what his father said, he thought that his father's taking advantage of him was a reward for spending his money.

I was just going to refuse if he was asked to leave the band, after all, I still prefer to be with beautiful girls.

"I'll decline your offer to step down as your agent. Father, please continue to treat me as an unfilial son. As for the rest, you can use this incident to gain as much profit or political capital as you want. I have no objection."

Chaoyang imitated Xiangzi's cold manner of speaking and told his father his bottom line.

My father suddenly became furious and threw the wine glass to the ground, breaking it into pieces.

"Hey! You bastard, don't you have any sense of responsibility as an heir? Do you think I must designate you as the heir to the family business, so you are so unscrupulous towards me? Fine, I'll give you some more time to have fun, and then I'll warn you one last time: the interests of the family are above all else. If you continue like this, I'll find another heir."

"You're welcome."

"you!"

At this moment, Chaoyang's phone suddenly rang. Chaoyang didn't care that his father was pointing at him angrily, and turned his back to answer the phone.

"Hey, oh, what's up... Huh?... Photos!?... What are the conditions?... Got it, I'll get back to you later."

The call came from the agency. Chaoyang learned that someone had taken photos of Xiangzi. The person on the other end of the phone asked him tactfully whether he wanted to accept the conditions. These conditions were not difficult to accept, and in fact, Chaoyang had been forced to break up by Xiangzi, but he still wanted to stay and see.

"...Hey...Father, I just want to know one thing."

"Hmph,... Wh-what?" Chaoyang's tone changed, and he turned around, his narrowed eyes suddenly widening. "You were the one who threatened the agency with the photos...?" Chaoyang's fury surged unchecked, a terrifying aura rarely seen in peaceful times and peaceful countries. Chaoyang's father even hallucinated that a bloody aura was emanating from Chaoyang. How could he, a self-proclaimed business elite, have ever witnessed such a scene? He felt as if his life was about to end, and he collapsed to the ground in shock.

At this time, Chaoyang's father inexplicably remembered that Chaoyang had asked him for the list of people who had escaped. The next day, there was a report on TV that the survivors (those who plotted against Xiangzi) were killed at home. In addition, he heard that Xiangzi was inexplicably rescued after escaping from misfortune and being buried. All the things were connected together.

"This kid...did he really kill anyone? And quite a few!?"

"You, you unfilial son, what nonsense are you talking about!? I don't even know what you are talking about."

Chaoyang carefully felt the words and emotions of his nominal father.

Your inner feelings don't lie.

He slowly walked up to his father who was sitting on the ground, looked down at him, put on a smiling expression, slowly squatted down, and gently helped his father up.

"Dad, you're so careless. Have you been eating less recently? Even if you're busy with work, you can't forget to eat. You might not feel anything now, but when you get older, all kinds of diseases will come to you."

"You...you're right. I haven't eaten much recently."

Chaoyang's father, looking at Chaoyang's smiling face, suddenly felt short of breath and had no intention of getting angry.

He didn't understand where his son's hellish and devilish aura came from.

I didn’t know that Chaoyang had actually killed hundreds of people in the other world.

But Chaoyang's father no longer dared to threaten Chaoyang. He had already imagined that Chaoyang was just calling him dad to give him face, and if he didn't give him face, he would be buried directly.

"Since it has nothing to do with you, father, I will go out and take care of things."

"Road, be careful on the road."

The identities of the two seem to be reversed.

Chaoyang nodded and left the lounge.

When he reached the entrance, his personal maid Ayase had been waiting at the door for a long time. She picked up the Chaoyang suit jacket and helped him put it on.

Then the two of them started walking towards the garage.

"Do you know what happened?"

"Hey, someone from the firm contacted me at the same time and wanted me to help persuade him."

"Even before I leave, I have to find out who did this, otherwise it will be a time bomb, just like the parting gift I gave Xiangzi."

"Master, are you really planning to break up with Miss Xiangzi? From now on, I will have to bear the master's firepower alone. I'm sorry, this is a bit hard to bear. Ah, is it possible that the master wants to look for Miss Chihaya? Or..."

"You'd better shut up!"

The driver had already opened the car door and was waiting for Chaoyang to get in. Chaoyang gave his maid a slap on the head and then bent down to get in.

379. Nagasaki Suyo would never do such a thing!

"Hmm...you've been staring at me since a while ago...what's going on?"

At this time, the MYGO members in the RING were waiting for Lixi to get off work and then go directly to the practice room to practice. Chaoyang came with his maid, but it was not particularly strange, because Chaoyang had been participating in their practice on a daily basis before.

But Su Shi felt extremely uncomfortable, because as soon as Chaoyang came in, his eyes were on her, as if he wanted to see through her underwear.

She couldn't help but hug her chest and hold down her skirt in fear, fearing that Chaoyang had learned some kind of clairvoyance magic and was using it to play a prank on her.

At this time, Aiyin stepped forward and stood in front of Su Shi.

"What's wrong? It's not polite to stare at a girl like that... Ah~ hello Ayase."

While she was rudely teaching Chaoyang a lesson, she did not forget to greet the maid behind Chaoyang with a friendly face.

"Hello, Miss Chihaya, that was a misunderstanding. Actually, the young master..."

Ayase looked towards Chaoyang halfway through her words, wanting to see if this was something she could say.

Chaoyang nodded silently and gestured for him to speak.

"The thing is like this..."

When the maid gave a brief explanation, all the members except Lenai came over to listen.

After listening, their first reaction was.

"...You actually checked into a room with that guy Xiangzi!? Pervert, pervert, erotic maniac, stay out of a three-meter radius from Tomori from now on, or I'll kill you!"

Li Xi immediately ignored Gao Songdeng's puzzled look and protected her.

Su Shi was even more excited and pulled his collar,

"You inhumane guy! Why did you attack Saki-chan!!!"

Aiyin's cheerful and lively expression instantly fell, and she looked at Chaoyang with disdain. Chaoyang felt that she would spit at him at any time.

Besides, I knew this would be the result before. It would be pretty nice to see a beautiful girl’s defense broken, so I just waited quietly for Su Shi to finish venting.

Aiyin quickly returned to her original state. Although she felt a little disgusted and unhappy in her heart, she still stepped forward to comfort Su Shi.

"Well, Soyorin, they're in that kind of relationship, so it makes sense for him to go. ...Huh? So, how did this topic turn to this? What was it originally about?"

Aine realized that the topic of the conversation seemed to have changed. She immediately crossed her arms and propped up her chin to think.

【What did you say just now?】

Then he immediately looked up and acted as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Ah, they mean to threaten the firm and force Chaoyang to leave Xiangzi..."

Having said that, the three members' eyes focused on Su Shi.

“…What do you mean!?”

Su Shi frowned immediately when he saw everyone's gaze focused on him, and asked the question unhappily.

"It's you, isn't it? You got mad at us last time because of Xiangzi."

Li Xi spoke directly without any reservation or hesitation.

Aiyin immediately defended Sushi

"Riki! That's a terrible way to ask! We're all friends, and what happened before is in the past, so there's no need to bring it up. ...Well, if Soyorin really did it, tell us, and everyone will help you. Chaoyang will also forgive you, right?"

Halfway through his words, he turned to look at Su Shi with an innocent smile, and Su Shi could only twitch the corners of his mouth.

At this time, Chaoyang had already drawn a conclusion from Su Shi's reaction.

[It shouldn't be Su Shi... This guy is very tactile when he's having trouble or saying something he doesn't mean, like fixing his hair and playing with his fingers, but right now he's completely confused.]

"I'm sorry, it probably wasn't Su Shi who did it."

Their argument ended immediately.

"Hey?"

Everyone looked at Chaoyang in surprise. After all, it seemed that only Su Shi could do such a thing. He had even broken up with the other four people for Xiangzi.

"Anyway, I'm sorry, I just came here to ask. As compensation, if you have anything to eat or drink, it's my treat today."

“Matcha Parfait!!!”

Kaname Rakuna, who was sitting in the corner waiting bored, ran over in an instant.

"Hey~ I want a croissant and an iced Americano~~"

Su Shi looked at Chao Yang with mixed feelings. Although she didn't do what Chao Yang said, she couldn't deny that if she knew Xiang Zi and Chao Yang were going to do that kind of thing, she would most likely take some measures...

"How do you know it's not mine..."

Su Shi walked up to Chaoyang and asked softly.

"Hmm? It's simple... because even though you sometimes go to extremes, you're a good girl at heart... so when you do something against your will, you'll have all sorts of little tricks to alleviate the guilt.

But you haven't done anything yet. For example, when you were plotting against Pochi, you liked to rub your fingers. Of course, these things don't count as evidence, but I'm not in a trial where I don't need such rigorous evidence. As long as I can convince myself, it's enough. In fact, I was simply eliminating options just in case, and I also felt that it was highly unlikely to be you.

Hearing that Chaoyang saw through her so clearly, Su Shi didn't know whether she should be happy or call him a pervert.

"So what are you going to do...really break up with Saki-chan?"

In order to hide her shyness, Su Shi turned her head and asked Chaoyang.

"...She was going to separate from me from the beginning. Or rather, we've never been together. From the beginning, she never intended to set her sights on anyone else. Since she can leave you CRYCHIC, she will naturally separate from you. I just don't know if, even if she succeeds in the end, she can fill the void in my heart."

While Chaoyang and Sushi were talking, the food that everyone had ordered was delivered and they sat down to chat, three of them at the bar and four at the table.

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