In Academy City, the Paradise Project begins.

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Just as the other "loli" was about to retort, she was interrupted by Higashino Yu's actions.

Higashino Yu was too lazy to waste words with these three thugs, so he lightly snapped his fingers.

Snapped!

The crisp sound echoed through the alley. Almost the instant the sound faded, the fierce look on the faces of the three "little girls" vanished, replaced by blank stares.

Then, in a state of cognitive distortion that even they themselves couldn't understand, the three glared at each other as if the other were their mortal enemies.

"What are you looking at?!"

"Look at you!"

"Find a fight!"

The childish arguing had barely begun when the three little figures started wrestling together.

They pulled each other's hair, scratched each other's faces, and punched each other with their soft little fists, creating a chaotic and comical scene.

Before long, the three of them were rolling around in a chaotic mess, each pressing down on the other. In the end, they all passed out from the chaotic pushing and shoving and their inexplicable anger, collapsing limply to the ground, unable to get up again.

"..."

The two-meter-tall strong man in a girls' school uniform stood by, staring in disbelief at the whole scene.

He had absolutely no idea what was going on. Why did the three menacing-looking thugs suddenly turn on each other and knock themselves unconscious? Was it all because this familiar-looking man snapped his fingers?

Higashino Yu's gaze then fell on this "victim".

Seeing a muscular man who was two meters tall wearing a girl's school uniform, with a frightened deer-like expression on his face, Higashino's lips twitched involuntarily.

“Um…thank you!”

The "burly man" in the girls' school uniform came to his senses and quickly thanked Higashino Yu.

"You're welcome."

Higashino Yu waved his hand, saying that such a small matter was nothing to him.

Just then, the "burly" girl also got a clear look at Higashino Yu's face. Her eyes widened suddenly, and a look of obvious surprise appeared on her face.

"Huh? It's...it's you!"

She pointed at Higashino Yu, her tone very certain.

Higashino Yu was taken aback: "You know me?"

Although my appearance hasn't changed, I probably haven't seen this girl before, have I?

"Ok!"

The girl nodded vigorously.

"Of course we know each other! We've met several times!"

"Have you seen me several times?"

Seeing Frenda's reaction this morning, it's clear that her image of him is still the same as before, unaffected. Therefore, the burly man in front of her must have actually seen her before.

Higashino Yu's heart stirred, and a faint silver glint flashed in his eyes. He was also a little curious about who this burly man was.

Soon, under the influence of the power, the girl's true form was revealed.

In view, a tall, well-proportioned young woman came into view.

She was wearing a high school uniform and had long, jet-black hair that was neatly tucked behind her ears after being parted in the middle, making her forehead appear slightly wider but adding to her neat and tidy look.

What's most striking is her prominent bust, which is quite impressive even through her school uniform. It's among the most impressive of all the girls Higashino knows.

Looking at the slightly surprised pretty face, Higashino Yu finally remembered the girl.

Ticket seller at the aquarium, sales clerk at a clothing store, waiter at a restaurant... It seems that every time I go on a date with a different girl, I always run into this hardworking figure at her workplace!

"It turns out it's you!"

Higashino Yu couldn't help but blurt it out, his tone slightly teasing.

"The King of Hired Managers!"

"what?"

Now it was the girl's turn to be confused. She blinked, looking bewildered.

"The 'King of Hired Managers'? What kind of nickname is that?"

Although the girl was confused by the nickname "King of Part-Time Jobs," she quickly realized what it meant and said earnestly, "I'm Fukiyori, a second-year high school student. Thank you for helping me out earlier, kind jerk...senpai! I think your name is Higashino..."

She clearly recognized Higashino Yu's identity, probably because she knew his surname through their previous chance encounters.

"You were just trying to say 'scumbag,' right?"

"Uh, ah... how could that be? You must have misheard me, senior."

"Never mind, it's not important. Just call me Higashino, no need for honorifics."

Higashino Yu smiled, not caring about the "scumbag" label that almost slipped out of his mouth.

He's very generous and not petty at all!

I'll find a chance to scumbag her too!

But it turns out that the name Fukiyori is Touma Kamijou's classmate.

"My name is Higashino Yu, and I'm the school nurse at Tokiwadai."

"A doctor? No way, you look about my age!"

She could hardly believe that this boy, who looked to be about her age, was actually a school doctor. So, wasn't he already an adult?

"It's the real deal, and I'm already twenty years old."

"Wow, that's amazing... Um... To express my gratitude, I'd like to treat you to a bento box! I made it myself, it's in my bag."

As Fukiyori spoke, she reached for her heavy-looking schoolbag.

“I appreciate your kindness, Fukiyori.”

Higashino Yu quickly stopped her, pointing to the three "little lolis" who were still unconscious on the ground.

"However, I do have other things to take care of today. I need to contact the security guards to lock them up so they can properly repent. As for the dinner party, let's talk about it another time."

Actually, even though he has seen Fukiyo's true face now, as long as Higashino Yu looks away, her image in his mind will revert to that of a two-meter-tall strong man, which makes it hard for him to accept having lunch with her in this state.

Upon hearing Higashino's reply, Fukiyori showed a hint of regret on her face: "I see... alright then."

She then said earnestly, "Well... Dr. Higashino, shall we exchange contact information? I'll definitely thank you properly next time it's convenient for me!"

"no problem."

Seeing her earnest gaze, Higashino Yu nodded and took out his phone. The two exchanged contact information.

"Then it's settled! See you next time, Dr. Higashino!"

Fukiyori put away her phone, a bright smile spreading across her face. She waved to Higashino Yuu, then strode away from the alley, her figure quickly disappearing around the corner.

Higashino Yu watched her figure disappear, then looked down at the newly added contact "Fukiyori" in his address book, glanced at the three "little lolis" on the ground, and shook his head helplessly.

Chapter 221 The blonde loli version of Kihara Ayaki is quite cute.

After two strange-looking but actually security guards led away three thugs, an unexpected girl appeared in front of Higashino Yu.

It was Kihara Ayaki, whom we hadn't seen in a long time.

She seemed to have timed it perfectly, appearing suddenly in front of him the instant the guard disappeared from Higashino's sight.

However, the person standing before Higashino Yu at this moment was not the familiar red-haired, twin-tailed, tall guide.

Instead, there is a blonde little girl!

Higashino Yu looked at the "blonde loli version" of Kihara Awaki in front of him, and his eyes instantly became extremely strange.

As for why he was so certain that this was Kihara Tsuki, it was of course because of the anchor point on her.

Unlike Fukiyoshi earlier, Higashino hadn't made a point of remembering her, even though she already carried some of the anchor points he had placed in her life.

But it's different with acquaintances, especially since the anchor points on the girls are all special, making it easy for Higashino to find them.

However, as of today, Higashino doesn't really want to see acquaintances. For example, seeing Index with blue hair and earrings, Misaka Mikoto with muscular build, Uiharu Kazari with permed hair, and Shokuhou Misaki with a potbelly and bald head—these things are a bit hard to accept.

As long as he doesn't deliberately try to contact them, it doesn't matter what they look like today. Just like Schrödinger's cat, they were all normal before he came into contact with them.

However, the girl in front of her, Kihara Ayaki, was quite lucky. Although her figure and appearance had changed, she was still a girl in Higashino's eyes.

"Jiebiao, what brings you here? Did you miss me?"

Higashino Yu knew what her appearance meant, but after so long apart, he still subconsciously wanted to tease her a little.

"Who would want a scumbag like you!"

Kihara Tsurugi was a little annoyed. This guy usually only chatted with her occasionally on his phone and never took the initiative to contact her.

The last time we met was on the day he moved, and he was completely indifferent afterward for all the punishments he had done. The promised second treatment never came to fruition.

"Oh dear, I've been so busy lately, but I won't forget about my treatment."

Looking at the blonde loli version of Kihara Awaki's puffed-up expression, Higashino knew that she was definitely complaining that he hadn't taken the initiative.

But he had no choice; after transmigrating to this world, he felt busy every single day.

He couldn't even imagine how busy he would be after school started and he went back to work.

"But you look especially adorable today."

She frowned slightly, looking at the strange yet amused expression on Higashino Yu's face: "Cute... what nonsense are you talking about? And your eyes look weird..."

She had a feeling that something was off about Higashino's reaction, but she didn't find anything strange about it. She even looked at herself and found that she was no different from usual.

"nothing."

Higashino Yu coughed lightly, suppressing his laughter.

"Is it Aleister who wants to see me?"

"Ah."

The blonde girl nodded, crossing her arms like a little adult.

"The chairman wants to see you, now."

"Don't be so cold."

Higashino Yu suddenly grinned, with a hint of mischief in his expression.

"It's rare to see you, can I have a hug?"

As he spoke, before Jie Biao Danxi could react, he opened his arms as if to hug her.

"what are you doing?!"

Kihara Aki instantly bristled and instinctively tried to use her coordinate teleportation ability to escape Higashino's embrace.

However, the moment she tried to calculate the coordinates, her ability... failed! The coordinates became blurred, and the spatial teleportation channel was forcibly closed by an even stronger will!

Higashino used his ability again!

Kihara instantly understood, and glared at Higashino Yu with some annoyance, only to meet those black eyes with a mischievous smile.

She looked away shyly, avoiding his gaze.

"Sigh... I just can't do anything with you."

Realizing that resistance was futile, Kihara Tsurugi sighed resignedly, her tense shoulders slumped, and she gave up her futile struggle.

She knew Higashino's personality all too well. He dared to kiss her forcibly on their first meeting, and afterwards, when he punished someone, he wouldn't allow anyone to resist; she was no match for him either.

Instead of being coy, she should just accept it openly, since she was actually a little bit looking forward to it anyway.

"Hey, you're really different from before, I'm not used to it."

Looking at her helpless and submissive appearance, coupled with her blonde loli appearance, she was completely different from the Kihara Ayaki we met for the first time.

Okay, in terms of appearance, they are indeed two different people.

Higashino Yu held the blonde loli version of Kihara Awaki in his arms, ruffled her soft, curly blonde hair, and gently rubbed his chin against her head.