As the girl lowered her head, Kaoru could no longer see her expression.
What thoughts were swirling in her heart at this moment?
[Komiya Kaho: Anxiety, inferiority, longing, pain.]
[Recommendation: Pushing down the target can effectively eliminate their anxiety.]
As the effects of [Emotion Perception] flashed before his eyes, Kaoru extended his hands and firmly wrapped them around the girl's waist, his face nearly pressing against her cheek.
Their body temperatures intertwined, slowly warming her body.
"P-Producer-san?"
Komiya Kaho finally blushed.
She could feel something pressing against her, and even more so, she could sense Kaoru's tight embrace.
"Kaho has become very cute now."
Kaoru whispered softly, "So cute that even I can hardly resist making a move. But doing so would only mean treating Kaho as just another girl."
Komiya Kaho's face instantly turned pale.
Biting her lip, she forced a smile and said, "Onii-chan, you should let go quickly. I can still treat this as a joke, you know?"
"In the past, I would only project my desires onto all of you. If I could get my hands on someone, I would, and once I was done, I'd move on to the next. At worst, I could just reincarnate in another world."
Kaoru continued, "But I didn't reincarnate. I admit I'm not as cold and heartless as I thought I was. I always find myself reminiscing about the days I spent with all of you."
"To be honest, meeting all of you during that muddled state of mine was my luck. Even though it was just an empty promise I casually made, you were willing to go along with it. That grand stage in the end wasn't my achievement—it was all of you who made that promise come true. It was your voices and smiles that brought the fans to that stage. It was you who placed that crown of glory upon yourselves."
"Even though you always cursed me with your words, I knew deep down you truly believed I would bring you the most dazzling stage. Every time I realized this, I felt irritated and tried to provoke you, which nearly ruined our relationship. The atmosphere became tense for a while."
"In the end, I chose to leave, probably because subconsciously, I felt it would be hard to break free from all of you. That's why I wanted to escape quickly."
Unconsciously, Kaoru had spoken a great deal.
It wasn't until he felt the girl in his arms trembling that he looked down and realized she was crying.
"Idiot, idiot, idiot!"
Komiya Kaho burst into tears, "Why are you saying all this now!"
Kaoru held her even tighter and whispered softly, "This time, I really won't leave."
Her anxiety likely stemmed from past PTSD and the presence of strangers like Ichinose Honami.
Afraid that the producer might disappear again, she had been enduring these emotions all along.
As he had mentioned earlier, Kaoru found her recent obedience unbelievable.
After all, when Asakura Toru had caught him, he had nearly not made it back.
Yet during these days, Komiya Kaho had maintained her former attitude toward him, which felt intensely dissonant.
"Liar!"
Komiya Kaho's voice carried a strange bitterness, "You already have so many girlfriends now. The producer is just a big pervert!"
"They are my girlfriends, but aren't all of you too?"
Kaoru made up his mind, "Listen carefully, Kaho. I want all of you. Just wait and see!"Komiya Kaho was so stunned she forgot to cry, staring blankly at her producer.
"All of them?"
"Not a single one gets away."
"Including me?"
Kaoru hesitated briefly, but seeing her on the verge of tears again, he immediately declared.
"You're included. I want them all."
Hearing this, Komiya Kaho suddenly grew shy and whispered, "Aren't you afraid they'll fight?"
Though she was just an elementary schooler at the time, she knew a fair bit about the Base Woman War at the agency.
Everyone was fighting over him, leaving the agency in complete disarray.
If the producer hadn't... well, ended things, the conflict might have escalated further.
"Anyone who causes trouble will get a spanking."
Kaoru said sternly, "Even Toru and Hana wouldn't be spared."
Including troublemakers like Mayuzumi Fuyuko—if any of them dared step out of line, he wouldn't hold back this time.
"The producer has really changed... Back then, you were even tied up in the basement..."
Komiya Kaho muttered under her breath, "But what about the main wife position..."
Kaoru overheard her muttering and leaned close to her ear, whispering, "Should I spank you right now?"
"Eek!"
Komiya Kaho jolted in surprise, her face flushing bright red.
She tried to stand up, but Kaoru held her tightly in his arms, leaving her unable to move. "Wh-why would you spank me?"
"Because someone was testing a man's patience just now."
Kaoru smiled faintly, now finding himself facing the girl's perky bottom.
"N-no, I wasn't!"
Komiya Kaho stammered, "It's just that you're too lecherous, Onii-chan! You big pervert!"
Even with her back against the wall, this girl still refused to back down.
Kaoru pressed her against the table and delivered several sharp spanks to her small, round bottom.
Tears welled up in her eyes again as she covered her bottom with her hands, her eyes glistening.
"Producer, you're too indecent!"
...
After several years, Komiya Kaho had indeed grown up quite a bit.
Her well-developed chest, her incredibly pleasant-to-touch bottom, her slender yet curvaceous figure—it was clear she had been eating well.
Combined with her energetic smile, many people would fall for this loud-mouthed idiot idol at first sight.
However, that was Kaoru's former impression of her.
Although the girl now had an even more voluptuous figure than before, her personality had undergone some changes.
Mischievous acts like today's, teasing Kaoru's masculine instincts, honestly shattered his previous understanding of this child.
Both physically and mentally, he found it difficult to see Komiya Kaho as the elementary schooler she once was.
Just as she herself had said, she was no longer a child.
Kaoru wanted to understand what had happened during the two years he was away, but Komiya Kaho seemed unwilling to recall, only saying that everyone had been lost and didn't even feel like working.
Seeing her in low spirits, Kaoru simply stayed with her to watch some special effects drama for a while, then promised to come back another time to tutor her.