Chapter 581

Sakurakoji Ashiri rushed over, her big, round eyes sparkling with starlight that almost fell to the ground. She got close to him and immediately began to shower him with concern and care.

"Big sister~ You've worked so hard~!"

"Long time no see! Would you like some tea? Need a shoulder massage? Need a bath?!"

"Is there anything you need to ask your good-for-nothing sister to do? I, Ashiri, will go through fire and water for you!"

"Waaaaah! I never imagined that going home to see my father and mother would lead to the honor of witnessing my sister's true face... Buddha! Bodhisattva! Gods of the three thousand worlds! I am so grateful!"

"..."

"..." Ogura Asahi looked at her younger sister, who was acting crazy towards her again, and felt a headache coming on. She should have transformed first before coming back.

He grabbed her petite, soft body from his shoulders, pulled her into his arms, wrapped his arms around her chest to hold her in place, and rested his chin on the top of her head.

There's no way around it; the height difference is just too great.

His breakthrough was likely due to several factors, including his attention to nutrition, mineral intake, and exercise since childhood, as well as the influence of his soul and spiritual power.

Although he's currently in the same position as Ogura Asahi, he's still much taller than her.

"Ah~ Ah!" Ashiri let out a soft moan, her head burning as she slumped into his arms, losing consciousness in bliss.

"My dear sister~ my dear father~ my dear mother~ I, Ashiri ~! I have no regrets about dying here...!"

Yamabuki Kuyachiyo approached with a forced smile and a tearful expression, "Young Master..."

"Um?"

"Young Miss..." She subtly changed her form of address; to address her beloved like this was truly...

However, she then looked at the sofa with even greater pain— Shiina Mahiru and Hoshino Ai were sitting upright next to the Sakurakoji Family couple.

By this time, she also learned about their relationship with her Young Master.

When she first heard the news, her heart ached so badly that she couldn't help but burst into tears in front of her master Ashiri!

Guh!

I was right first!

Whether she got to know the Young Master first, took care of Young Master first, or fell in love with Young Master first, it was all her doing first!

But why... why did she lose to those who had only recently met the Young Master...?

However, a new layer of hope secretly rose in her heart.

The Young Master seems to have more than one love interest, and it looks like there will be more in the future, such as Miss Wangzhong and Miss Rumin...

Although it was highly unethical, and she initially condemned it, but--

If that's the case, then shouldn't she also...? Although she knew this was against the rules for maids, she couldn't help but think it.

The feelings of a girl who has secretly loved someone for many years are not so easily severed!

Holding his younger sister, he half-heartedly led her to the sofa and made her sit down. To prevent her from causing any more trouble later, he let her sit between his laps and gently stroked her head reassuringly.

The people around them watched this "harmonious" scene with a mixture of relief and helplessness. If he were Sakurakoji Talent at this moment, it would indeed be quite wonderful...

But with a son who loves the unusual and a daughter who leans towards the eccentric, the Sakurakoji couple felt like crying but had no tears left to shed.

Is there really something wrong with our family's ancestral graves? Or is it just that the feng shui of the Sakura Mansion and New York is bad?

It couldn't have been them... cough cough

"Ahem!" Sakurakoji Luna coughed lightly, cleared her throat, and looked at him, saying, "Talent Cai, how have you been lately? Is everything going smoothly?"

He clung to Ashiri's wonderfully tactile body like a hug pillow, and lazily replied, "Not bad, everything is going in a good direction."

The fact that she used such veiled language meant she wasn't asking about his studies or life; it must have been a secret she didn't want the others present to know.

The reason he came back today is to meet with his parents and others.

Of course, they came directly from New York in the morning using his connections; otherwise, they couldn't have endured a flight of more than ten hours each way, especially since it hadn't been many days since their last return.

However, he had his own things to do, so he left after picking them up.

They came back this time to spend the weekend.

It's currently daylight saving time in the America, so the time difference is 13 hours. That means he picked them up at 7:00 AM on Saturday here, which is 6:00 PM on Friday night there the previous day.

In other words, they can stay here until Monday night and then go back to their Monday morning shift... They can stay here for almost three days a week, which is terrifying!

Of course, this is just a theoretical scenario. In reality, they don't have that much free time; they're not available every weekend.

Moreover, doing so would be far too suspicious.

If you factor in flight time, to others it would seem like they have four or five days a week free to do nothing.

Therefore, they didn't even attend their aunt's banquet two days ago. If they appeared in public, it would be easier for others to discover their deception.

"That's good~" The couple breathed a sigh of relief.

Okura Yusei looked at him with pride and affection, his eyes full of doting. "I heard that you've recently started a new business, Talent? It seems to be doing very well!"

He was referring, of course, to the "Smart Lens" matter.

"Indeed, it's a great invention. Where did you find such a talented person?" Sakurakoji Luna asked curiously.

Not long ago, she and her husband were worried about whether to start a new business to pay for their son's infidelity, but now it seems they don't need to anymore.

The plan, which had only just begun preparation and hadn't even been implemented, was stuck at the planning stage...

If his business succeeds, he'll earn enough money to squander as he pleases, as long as it's not too outrageous. They shouldn't question their son's earning power...

"Uh..." Ogura Asahi hesitated, "Actually, they came to us themselves..."

"It seems they knew I was an investor with considerable resources and a good eye, which is why they chose me."

"Is the other person Japan?" Okura Yusei asked, tilting his head.

"Yes, that's right... She contacted me after I returned to my country."

He couldn't very well say that the other person wasn't actually from Earth, could he? That would be too damaging to their thinking.

Who would have thought that the person who was talking to them from afar was actually just an online life form? And a moon Princess had lived for eight thousand years, the real Kaguya-hime!

That's why I named myself Yachiyo...

Ha... hysteria~

He felt that even his own thinking was struggling to keep up with this unpredictable world.

To clarify beforehand, it wasn't that he deliberately investigated Tsukimi Yachiyo's identity. As mentioned before, he had no interest in her true identity or purpose, nor did he intend to delve into the secrets of everyone's heart.

However, upon learning that Gilgamesh was clearly an invasive species, he couldn't help but feel somewhat worried about this phenomenon.

If beings from other worlds were to randomly descend upon this place, even if they didn't harm those he knew, if they caused trouble everywhere and revealed the fantasy aspect to ordinary people, it would inevitably trigger a reaction powerful enough to shake the world.

It might even lead to a large-scale war; at the very least, various local monsters and demons will start causing trouble in the name of gods or so-and-so...

This is a potential threat that could seriously disrupt his daily life! It certainly can't be ignored!

So he looked it up to see if there were any other special entities in the world... and it turned out there really were!

Based on her, they learned of the existence of Moon Person —wtf, people actually live on that godforsaken place? And they're advanced civilizations, digital life forms?

Could this be any more outrageous!?

When he and Gilgamesh were fighting with their ultimate attacks, what he was actually worried about was the Moon Person more than 300,000 kilometers away, not Earth, which was 20,000 kilometers away.

Even if Earth's technology could detect gravitational waves in space and conduct investigations, it would take a very long time, and there's no guarantee we'd even be able to see them.

But the Moon Person are different. He's now terrified that if the other side gets upset, they might just reset Earth to zero—that's how outrageous their technology is.

Holy crap, using technology to travel through time... Is that even plausible?!

Even he couldn't help but swear at this outrageous event. "Can you people on the technology side really be this awesome? Even the Trisolarans would have to learn from you!"

At the very least, if you were to mention this to Futaba Rio, she would definitely say that it doesn't conform to current physical theories about Earth.

The speed of light can only slow down time, but it cannot turn it back.

This made him quite anxious, because he realized that with his current strength, he might not be able to defeat the opponent...

Although theoretically, he might be able to shut down all online technology on the entire moon and eliminate everyone on the other side by using the words of the Michael, he felt it wouldn't be that simple, and it was hard to say without actually trying.

Fortunately, the other party is also a pacifist and has no interest in Earth. It's best not to provoke them unless absolutely necessary.

Of course, if he really provoked them, he wasn't worried that they would simply travel back in time to kill him.

If you successfully killed Sakurakoji Talent's physical body, congratulations! Next, you will face a soul wielding 11 Spirit Crystal!

--Seriously, where did this come from? He'd never heard of such a work before.

Are you Moon Person from our Omni-Anime world? Come here!

Furthermore, the appearance of Tsukimi Yachiyo herself puzzled him, making it difficult to define what kind of being she truly was.

If Tsukimi Yachiyo was truly so eager, she should have started pushing for technological advancement much earlier, but she didn't.

Based on the timing of their appearances and his memories spanning over a decade, it's actually quite easy to deduce another point: their appearances were entirely his own fault.

Otherwise, why would they all happen to appear after he returned to Japan? Hmm?

The only explanation is that after he met Yamada Ryo and his physical body officially began to digest the Spirit Crystal belonging to Mio's mother, it caused a series of chain reactions in this world.

In short, he created a crack in the Demon- Demon-Locking Tower, and it began to gradually collapse.

The first outlier to escape was Tsukimi Yachiyo, a digital life form—perhaps because digital life forms have a relatively low existence value.

In other words... never mind, there's no point in talking about this now.

"Oh, what a wonderful coincidence~" Okura Ryusei didn't notice anything amiss; he was simply happy to have such an encounter.

Sakurakoji Luna was much more cautious, earnestly reminding her, "You're very capable, you shouldn't need me to remind you, but because this business involves so much money and interests, and affects many unrelated people, it's not just a matter of money, so you must be extremely careful."

"Okay, I understand, Mother."

"Ha..." Looking at this beauty who shared the same origin as her but was even more beautiful than herself, Sakurakoji Luna sighed softly, her snow-white eyebrows furrowing weakly.

"I can no longer tell whether I raised a son or a daughter."

"What are you saying, Mother!" Ashiri briefly regained her senses, her little face resolute and serious. "Haven't I always only had one older sister, my sister?"

"... Sister complex siscon!" Sakurakoji Luna rubbed her forehead in pain, her voice weary, exasperated by her lively daughter.

Shiina Mahiru and Hoshino Ai chuckled dryly, still not used to the peculiar ecological relationships within the Sakurakoji Family.

Ogura Asahi gently pinched and kneaded Ashiri's soft, silky chin, like teasing a cat or dog.

Beneath her blissful, unladylike expression, she pondered the precautions that Sakurakoji Luna had just mentioned.

How should he deal with Tsukimi Yachiyo?

Since they are his partners and technology providers, he can't resort to overly aggressive control methods...

If she were an ordinary human being, he could simply ignore it, but based on their last online conversation, she seemed to already know about some things happening in the world.

Of course, there's nothing inherently wrong with that.

The problem is that she can move freely through the digital network; she is practically omnipresent.

So, have they also discovered what's going on with him?

She may have noticed, or she may not have; after all, she seems to have something else on her mind.

But even if she discovers it, she doesn't seem to care much?

Hmm... reality is really complicated.

He frowned slightly, but this matter was of great importance, and no problem could be allowed to arise. He had to pay extra attention to it, even if it was just for the sake of making money.

Well, there really is no way to make money effortlessly while lying down...

Chapter 525 The Lighthouse and the Demon

Although I wanted to go out now and meet someone, it seemed a bit late.

Even so, there are still things you can do in the evening.

He lifted Ashiri in his arms, then placed her on his parents' laps and turned to walk out of the living room.

"I just remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now~" Ogura Asahi waved to the group with her back to them.

"Waaaaah~ Big sister~!" Ashiri cried out tearfully, trying to stop her.

"Is there something urgent? You haven't even had a cup of tea yet..." Okura Yusei said forlornly.