blueteamnovel Chapter 81 The End of the Year is Approaching
Chapter 81 The End of the Year is Approaching
In the dead of night, shadowy figures moved about in the Kubo family's bedroom, creating an ambiguous atmosphere. After a brief period of noise, the room returned to silence, with only the sound of breathing echoing between the walls.
Yumiko's high-end Polish goose down comforter from Kyushu was crookedly covering the newlyweds. The clothes the chairman had just bought were scattered on the floor, but neither of them were short of money, so they didn't care about this loss and just quietly snuggled together to rest.
"By the way, you said Gakki also wants to join the company, is that true?"
After regaining her senses, the president tidied her sweat-dampened hair, leaned against the pillow, and simply covered her exposed skin with her nightgown, casually asking a question.
"Really? But I also had Neng Nian talk to her. Our company's core business is still idol making, and acting is just a side job. We may not be able to provide her with satisfactory resources. Let her think about it herself."
Rito replied, getting out of bed to take a shower. Although they were married, they didn't plan to have children yet, so Yumiko only broke out in a little sweat and didn't intend to go with him.
"I think she'll agree. Gakki is quite ambitious, but she doesn't seem like a workaholic. Our company has resources, and the president is very laid-back, so it's a good fit for her, isn't it?"
Yumiko leaned against the bed, seriously analyzing the Okinawan female giant's mental journey, but Rito didn't care much about it. Whether Gakki came or not, it didn't matter, since they wouldn't have any interaction anyway. He placed a light kiss on his wife's forehead and then turned and went into the bathroom.
When he finished showering and came out, the president was already asleep, unable to stay awake any longer. Looking at her sweet and innocent expression in her sleep, Rito smiled slightly, feeling very satisfied. He crawled into bed, hugged her, and slowly closed his eyes as well.
When he opened his eyes again, the woman in front of him had changed her identity. Mei Qing was lying sprawled on the ground in the space, her eyes closed, as if she had fallen asleep. Li Ren walked over and gently kicked her.
"Ah!" Meiqing's eyes widened, and she returned his kick with a clean kick. Rito laughed and pressed her down with a powerful kick. Recently, Yangzi hadn't been coming in much, and the two of them had become increasingly unrestrained in their actions. After a while of playful fighting, they both stopped.
"Hmph—the young lady's scent hasn't dissipated yet, has it?"
After replenishing Rito's energy for a while, Miko shook her clothes and pushed him away with a look of disgust. Rito wasn't annoyed, but just looked at her with a smile and explained that she had just taken a shower and that it was the smell of shower gel.
"They're all the same, since you're all using the same model anyway."
Mei Qing shrugged, not giving him a chance to explain further, which was a way to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed. Then she quickly walked to the high-hanging achievement list.
That's right, her coming tonight wasn't just for a simple intimate moment. With the end of the year approaching, Rito was getting anxious because he still had a limited-time mission to complete. If he didn't recruit the city lord before the end of the year, the person he would draw later wouldn't be the one from the same world as Yoko, but a completely remade version of Moyo from the 500th city, without any memories. Just thinking about how Yoko would settle accounts with him made him shrink back with lingering fear and break out in a cold sweat.
"Now you're in a panic? What were you doing all this time?"
Mei Qing gave a cold laugh and harshly retorted.
"What can I do? I can't just let Misa pull Minami into my bed, can I?"
At first, Rito was a little resentful, but under Meiqing's pressure of leaving, he quickly gave in and started to act coquettishly towards her.
"Good Meiqing, I was wrong, don't go. I don't know who to talk to now."
"Hmph."
She slapped away his hand, which was ostensibly pleading but actually meant to grope her, and sat down cross-legged, beginning to seriously consider things for him.
So how many tokens do you have now?
Since Rito didn't want to sleep with people indiscriminately, he naturally had to take the recruitment route to complete the achievement. That's why Meiqing asked this question. Then she saw Rito casually wave his hand, and tokens rained down from the sky, quickly piling up into a small mountain.
"I checked, and the reward for Keyakizaka's first Red and White Song Battle was much higher than Nogizaka's two consecutive Red and White Song Battles. Including what I had saved up before, I probably have seven or eight hundred tokens."
Rito explained the origin of the tokens. Aside from silently mourning for her Nogizaka46 seniors, Mio's mood remained largely unchanged. She casually picked up a token and thoughtfully said, "Then there's a high chance we can draw more than two center positions. Have you decided who you want to draw?"
"The first one is Yu-chan, of course," he said without hesitation, tossing in a coin to test the waters. He drew another little lily and tossed it aside. "Collecting all three generations will give you an achievement with a reward of 300 coins. If you're lucky, you can even make a profit."
"Don't think about making money first; just not losing too much is considered a success."
Two consecutive bouts of terrible luck had already given Mei-qing PTSD. Seeing his optimism, she quickly waved her hand, telling him not to make any promises.
"Okay, then there are only two left. But now there's a problem. There are very few special achievements that can be obtained through summoning, and many of them aren't even for main characters. For example, this 'White Fool' is something Matsumura can only obtain by summoning from the regular pool. It's a bit troublesome."
Li Ren nodded and began to explain his dilemma. Since the mechanism was changed, some members without a center position have become more precious than the center position itself. After all, the center position can be designated, while non-center positions can only rely on luck, which is the opposite of the original system.
"There must be something to choose from, right? Anyway, I'm only missing two achievements, I can always get them by putting together the rest."
Mei Qing was quite optimistic about this. After making that statement, she began searching for suitable candidates from the long list.
"Yoko, Merei, Summer, Tsukio—wait, didn't I remember Kubo-senpai already came out?"
Soon, Meiqing found a suitable candidate among all the names.
"Mizuki, but I don't really want her to be in hiragana. You know, she's not the kind of person who's content to be subordinate to others."
Rito scratched his head, looking somewhat conflicted.
"Then let's just take it! Who says the 'C' in hiragana has to be Kosaka-senpai? She's happy that someone's taking the pressure for her, isn't she?"
"Of course, but I'm worried that if someone steps up to her, she might become complacent. If there's no competition, Mizuki might quickly give up on being an idol and move on to her next life goal. Do you get the feeling?"
Meiqing was slightly taken aback. To be honest, she didn't know much about Nogizaka46, but since Rito had said that, she couldn't find any angle to refute him. She could only roll her eyes and continue to help him find the next suitable achievement.