Tokyo Psychic

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It was already eight o'clock in the morning when we returned to "Fujiki-ju".

After making breakfast and getting ready, Toyokawa Shoko hurriedly got into the company's car—the Maybach that once belonged to Toyokawa Sadaharu.

In the chauffeured car, she was about to go to a company under the Fengchuan Group that was related to the entertainment industry to learn about management and operations.

This was also a deliberate arrangement by the Toyokawa family.

After all, Shoko Toyokawa's friends and even her childhood sweetheart who lived with her were all more or less related to the entertainment industry. It was a good start for her to accept the Toyokawa family's assets while she was in a career where she could clearly find satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.

At worst... we can just treat it as sending her a large-sized simulation management board game.

In any case, it's customary in the Toyokawa family for the son-in-law to help manage the business. As the heir, the daughter is generally considered quite capable if she can even attend some basic social events...

The taxi was traveling in the opposite direction from the Maybach on the highway.

Toyokawa Shoko and Kurusu Akira exchanged a glance through the car window and greeted each other with smiles.

"Oh, handsome young man, you two know each other?"

The driver asked in a strange tone.

“Yes… wait, Maruki-sensei?!” Akira Kurusu felt a strong sense of familiarity as soon as he was about to speak. His intuition clearly indicated that the driver in the front seat was Maruki Takuto.

But he simply couldn't reconcile the image of that gentle and refined cognitive science expert with that of the unshaven, gray-haired old man.

But then again...

Akira Kurusu's intuition has never been wrong.

So he said in a confident tone, "Good morning, Mr. Maruki."

The taxi stopped at the side of the road.

Maruki Takuto smiled happily.

This is by no means a fantasy formed by cognitive distortion.

Instead, he did indeed use the Persona he synthesized, named "Azathoth," to create an aged and completely different image that covered Maruki Takuto in reality.

“Kurusu-kun…” This time, Maruki Takuto did not call Kurusu Akira “Amamiya Ren”. He said with deep emotion, “We’ve come to this point again.”

"Ah, Maruki-sensei's Persona..."

Akira Kurusu has come to realize what she was thinking.

Isn't this the effect that radiates from the mental level to the real level when Persona activates its power?

Maruki Takuto stopped the car. "Regarding this, after you've taken care of those girls who like you, you can come find me at the Toyokawa Group's Cognitive Science Technology Application Lab. I'll tell you about the origins of this Persona and its various abilities..."

He pointed to the gate of "Fujiki Residence" beside him, "As for now, there is a little princess who wants to learn to dance waiting for you, her knight, to escort her."

So you came all this way just to congratulate me...

Akira Kurusu looked at Takuto Maruki and smiled sincerely at the scholar who had always taken care of her and the Phantom Thieves. "Okay, I'll definitely find time to ask you about its story, Professor Maruki..."

Maruki Takuto also smiled, but his smile seemed subtly strange. "You'd better have some time."

Akira Kurusu recalled the painful yet pleasurable experience of last night, but she couldn't laugh anymore.

"Teacher, I don't want to die in such a miserable way."

"To die on the belly of a beautiful girl could be a romantic tale for all time."

"I will definitely live on."

“Hmph,” Maruki Takuto’s smile remained unchanged, “Regarding your ‘flaw’... I actually have a solution.”

"Please teach me, teacher!"

Maruki Takuto repeated his initial instruction, "You have to come to the lab to find me yourself."

Lai Xixiao's expression turned serious. "I'll come tonight."

Maruki Takuto smiled and nodded, "Then I'll apply to work overtime and wait for you to arrive at the lab."

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I said goodbye to Takuto Maruki.

Akira Kurusu used the key to open the iron gate at the entrance, and then slowly walked up to the third floor.

Because only the third floor of "Fujiki-ju" was inhabited, and due to the Toyokawa family's overt and covert manipulations, only Akira Kurusu and his group lived in the entire building.

So, having lived to such an old age, how could the Fujiki couple not understand the special nature of these young people? The couple simply installed a security gate, gave them the key, and moved to a place far away from "Fujiki Residence".

As Akira Kurusu walked down the corridor, she passed by room 303 with its door open, where she saw Ryo Yamada running around in the living room wearing only his underwear.

Kawara Momoka, her face covered in white flour, wielded a rolling pin and relentlessly pursued Yamada Ryo.

It's easy to guess... these two troublesome girls are trying to cook again.

The arguments that followed their failures, and the disagreements over how to handle ingredients, were as frequent as the conflicts that inevitably arose when they were writing songs.

Regarding these matters... the rather shameless Yamada Ryo often complained to Kurusu Akira on Line.

Although it's a case of "the guilty party accusing the innocent first," at least Akira Kurusu can understand that the two roommates who ate takeout for two weeks are still alive and kicking...

Because of Akira Kurusu and Subaru An, the training burden on the keyboardist and bassist of the Red Ginger band in room 301 next door has increased several times over.

Even though Ebizuka Tomo is a very meticulous and careful girl, she is still forced to eat takeout three times a day, let alone help take care of Yamada Ryo and Kawara Momoka.

As for Rupa... he was already exhausted just taking care of Ebizuka Tomo.

However, they are also very grateful to Akira, because every member of the Red Ginger Band has received a considerable amount of money from albums and performances from this young man who is gradually expanding his influence in the entertainment industry.

This allowed them to gradually escape the hardships of part-time work.

Rupa has repeatedly spoken his true feelings in a joking tone on Line:

"Ms. Kurusu Akira, are you really not going to consider taking my son, Atomo, away?"

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It has to be said that these girls don't really like closing the door anymore lately. After all, they've been doing this kind of thing so often that they've gradually become more shameless.

In any case, apart from Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri, it's impossible for anyone else to enter the third floor of Fujiki-ju.

The only boy here is Akira Kurusu.

He had already seen everything he needed to see, so the girls were naturally too lazy to waste too much energy on such trivial details.

Even someone as delicate and wary as Ebizuka Tomoya has gradually accepted the change that "Kurumi Kurusu can freely interfere in her private life."

Not to mention Yamada Ryo—

"Hey! Darling! Help me~" Noticing Akira Kurusu passing by outside the door, the beautiful girl, wearing only her underwear, hurriedly called for help.

Kawara Momoka closed the door first, then skillfully locked it from the inside.

Then came another whirlwind of pursuit.

The minor farce between the two neighbors was skipped over.

Akira Kurusu entered room 302, which also had its door open.

The door was also open.

Wearing a ballet tutu, Wakaba Mutsu knelt quietly on the cold floor, stretching her slender neck like a courting swan—beautiful, elegant, and alluring.

It's so captivating that you can't take your eyes off it.

286. Akira Kurusu, Infinite Battery Life Mode! (Original Version)

"dawn?"

Wakaba Mutsu blinked, seemingly surprised that Kurusu Akira would come straight into the house like that.

She looked at her boyfriend and said, "Aren't you going to talk to Ryo and Momoka? They were so disappointed that they didn't get to see you when they came over for dinner last night."

Despite saying that, Wakaba Mutsu still happily got up and ran into Kurusu Akira's arms.

The phantom thief thought about picking her up, lifting her up, or kissing her.

And that's exactly what he did.

The girl who once suppressed her emotions like a doll, constantly adapting to others' expectations to please her family and "survive," can now naturally express herself to the boy she likes.

In the past, when facing Akira Kurusu, Mutsuka Wakaba would only respond in a very soft voice or ask questions timidly and cautiously.

I don't know if she learned it from Metis or from An and Subaru...

This child can now easily act cute with Lai Xixiao.

Akira Kurusu hugged Mutsumi Wakaba, who was wearing a ballet tutu, feeling the warm, soft, and slender figure wrapped in the thin fabric, and felt an itch in her heart, like being scratched by a cat.

Unfortunately, my body felt too empty, and although I was itchy, I couldn't scratch it.

Ruo Ye Mu looked at her boyfriend with some confusion.

"what happened?"

"No...no response?" It was hard to tell whether the girl's expression was shy, disappointed, or subtly surprised.

"But Xiangzi said... dressing like this will definitely turn Xiao into a bad person..."

She seemed awkward, looking down at the tips of her small dance shoes with unease and shyness.

Obviously, wearing a ballet tutu for a performance and doing naughty things with her boyfriend would make Wakaba Mutsu feel very embarrassed.

But in fact, Toyokawa Shoko had another trick to keep Kurusu Akira confined to room 302 and unable to move—that is, to design a room specifically for practicing dance, which means... an entire wall to be covered with floor-to-ceiling mirrors.

However, when this suggestion was made late at night when girls were whispering to each other, Wakaba Mutsumi firmly rejected it, feeling so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear.

Faced with Wakaba Mutsu's words, Kurusu Akira was first taken aback, then took another look.

I wanted to be angry, but in the end it turned into a feeling of awkwardness and shame.

That despicable Okumura Haru, Niijima Makoto, Takamaki An, and Sakura Futaba...

No, it's that wretched Yardal, why didn't he use the Holy Grail to give me a permanent "Never Tired" buff before he died?!

Swallowing her tears, she continued her rambling complaints. The phantom thief stroked Wakaba Mutsu's rosy cheeks, comforting her, "Mutsu looks so cute dressed like this. Even I almost fell for her."

Wakaba Mutsu looked at Kurusu Akira with some shock.

"Xiao...Xiao, do you want to see under my skirt? Or...do you want me to lift it up..." She bit her lip, "You can't do this in public..."

A considerable amount of time has passed since they started dating, and Ruoye Mu can probably understand that men actually have a concept of "threshold" or "valve".

Only by reaching a certain "threshold" or turning that "valve" can he become "excited".

Could it be that Lai Qixiao has fallen in love with... today?

The girl's voice trembled with shyness, "Even if... even if we have to be outside, we can only peek secretly under the table when we're seated..."

"There's no way I'd let anyone else have this treasure!" the phantom thief suddenly shouted with great energy.

The Mind Thief didn't just hand over the treasures he painstakingly stole! Trying to double-cross him?! Then you'll have to step over the thief's corpse!

With the intention of frightening Wakaba Mutsu, the phantom thief easily pushed the almost unsuspecting girl to the ground.

As she gazed at Akira Kurusu's profile with tear-filled eyes, a mixture of expectation and fear...

"Never mind, let's get you to class right away."

"Hmm?" Wakaba Mutsu let out a disappointed and frustrated sound, as cute as a cub whose milk had been taken away.

Akira reached out and brushed the hair behind her ear, stroking her round little ear. When her fingertips brushed against her earlobe, it seemed to tickle the girl, who squinted her eyes and made a very cute nasal sound.

Then he said gently, "If Xiao Mu takes sick leave or is late because of something like this, her family, teachers, and classmates will definitely look at her differently, right?"

If Ye Mu was completely persuaded, he would be deeply shaken.

She felt ashamed and guilty for causing her boyfriend trouble because of her own actions, and stammered an apology to Akira.

"I'm sorry, Xiao... Xiao Mu is a useless girl..."

For a moment, Akira Kurusu felt as if she had died.

What is this dark emotion welling up from within?!

Akira clenched her fist and answered with difficulty, "It's not Xiaomu's fault!"