"…Pervert."
Miyako covered her right hand with her left, clutching it to her chest. Her cheeks flushed faintly, and the ears hidden beneath her dark hair turned completely crimson.
Although she could control her expression to prevent emotions from showing, she still found it difficult to control the changes in her skin tone caused by her emotions.
So, Miyako took a slow breath, forcing herself to calm down.
"I was just kidding. I wouldn't actually lick it."
Akira certainly wasn't heartbroken by being rejected by a girl. Rather, he deliberately said such inappropriate things to divert Miyako's attention, preventing her from continuing to ask questions.
At the same time, it was also a test of his newly acquired talent.
Sure enough, the "Soul Performance S" talent only comes in handy when performing.
He really brought out the feeling of a frivolous handsome guy, and the final turn into a disgusting pervert felt completely natural.
Mainly because when Akira tested switching between the copied talents, he found that the S-rank talents didn't seem to bring him any significant changes.
Firstly, "Heavenly Voice S" just made Akira feel that there was less phlegm in his throat, his voice became clearer, and his nose was very clear.
Then, "Light Body Flexibility S" just made Akira feel a little lighter, and the range of motion in his joints seemed to have increased.
Finally, the impact of "Soul Performance S" was even more negligible, just making Akira feel like he could control his facial expressions better.
It's just that after obtaining the S-rank talents, he didn't suddenly feel like he had become a super genius, capable of anything.
In actual experience, the effect was not as obvious as "Academic Ability A."
So, Akira guessed that it might be because these three talents were strongly tied to corresponding levels of proficiency, and not as versatile as academic ability, so they might only shine when exposed to relevant fields.
Then he tried to improvise a performance, and he really brought out the character he had set in his mind.
Akira even felt that if he did this a few more times, he would soon gain "Acting Lv1" proficiency.
So, regarding the cheat of copying talents, the only uncertainty was how long the copied talents could be maintained.
This could only be tested slowly in the days to come.
Of course, it would be best if there was no time limit.
"Oh, right, because I haven't mentioned bringing you home to Granny Kobayashi yet, she might ask about your background later."
Because they were almost home, Akira began to tell Miyako some things to pay attention to.
Having calmed down, Miyako returned to the main topic and asked.
"What kind of person is Granny Kobayashi?"
"Hmm… how should I describe her…"
Akira crossed his arms and thought about Granny Kobayashi's image in his mind before beginning to describe her.
"Granny Kobayashi is a bit like an old witch in a fairy tale. She looks fierce and has a malicious look, but if you try to approach her, you'll find that she's actually quite easy to get along with. She's the type with a sharp tongue but a soft heart."
"But I don't have money to pay rent."
"It doesn't matter, I've been living there for half a year and haven't paid rent either."
"Huh? But you said Granny Kobayashi is the landlord…"
"Granny Kobayashi is the owner of the house, that's right, and her hobby is picking up people to raise, just like lonely old people raise pets."
"Picking up people to raise is too weird…"
"It's okay, isn't it the same with you being picked up by me?"
"Okay…"
Miyako was speechless. She was indeed in a position of being picked up.
Moreover, Akira felt that Granny Kobayashi should accept her, because Miyako could be considered someone related to Kuroo.
However, unlike Akira's situation, he was brought to Granny Kobayashi by Kuroo, while Kuroo did not guide Miyako, but only brought Akira to her. There was a subtle difference here.
Because Granny Kobayashi actually doesn't actively pick up people.
Thinking of this, Akira felt that before bringing Miyako back, he should first confirm her identity.
"Um… odd changes, even stays the same?"
"What?"
Miyako didn't understand at all. The sentence Akira just said wasn't Japanese.
And Akira immediately understood that her reply was 'Nani?', not 'Fuck!', which meant that she wasn't one of his fellow countrymen.
Akira had a tiny bit of hope that Miyako was from his hometown, after all, her talent was too abnormal… but unfortunately, it wasn't the case.
"It's fine, anyway, leave it to me later, you don't need to say anything."
"Mn."
Miyako nodded and followed Akira into Kobayashi.
"Granny, I'm home."
"You boy, you really know how to time it, I was just about to freeze the food…"
Granny Kobayashi's complaints drifted over, but the complaints quickly ceased, because Granny, who walked over, saw Miyako standing beside Akira.
Miyako stood obediently beside Akira, and saw the legendary Granny Kobayashi, who was also Kobayashi Mika.