Tokyo: Simulation Begins with the Big Sister Next Door

"I have to get up at eight this morning for work. Forget it, I'm not sleeping anymore, let's start watching!"

"... "

Among them, the hexagonal snowflake also excitedly appeared in the front row.

Hexagonal Snowflake: "Finally an update! I've also finished writing the detailed analysis of episode three. I'll post it after watching episode four. I hope the author's plot development doesn't backfire on me..."

Seeing this, An Zeliang replied with a smile, "Don't be afraid, continue."

A few seconds later, the hexagonal snowflake quickly replied: "Old fans have no fear."

An Zeliang then replied to a few familiar old fans. Afterward, he picked up his phone, casually pasted the link to this episode of Lord of Mysteries into his email, and sent it to everyone.

My personal promotional efforts are limited, so every extra person I can get into the fandom is one more person, and it's not shameful.

Just then, An Zeliang's phone rang.

"Anze, you've already finished reading it so quickly?"

It was a message from Ibuki Yuki, a regular guest on the Human Program Observation Team and one of the most popular female entertainers.

An Zeliang casually replied, "Not yet. I'll share it when I see an update to help the author increase their popularity."

Ibuki Yuki replied quickly: "Yes, it's very hard for individual creators to make animations. We should definitely share and promote it more to do justice to their hard work."

"I'm going to check the update now. Let's chat again next time, Anze."

Chapter 138, Section 136: I'm going to be a top student! An Zeliang was drinking.

奶？

Upon seeing Ibuki Yuki's message, Yasuzawa Ryo casually replied, then turned off his phone and started coding... When he got tired of coding, he would open a webpage to browse comments and reply to some of the fans' top comments.

Before he knew it, more than two hours had passed. The bright sunlight gradually filled the window, illuminating the dim room, and An Zeliang also temporarily stopped typing.

After several hours of hard work, the basic code of my live streaming website has taken shape. All that's left is to create a web front-end, which includes the UI elements that users will typically use, and the website will be ready to be established.

However, to actually put the website into use, in addition to further refining the existing code to avoid any strange bugs during operation, you also need to buy a domain name and a server.

Buying a domain name isn't difficult, but servers... that's where the big expense lies!

Anze Liang just did a quick search and found that the most basic 20M dedicated unlimited bandwidth, plus 64G memory and 2 E5-2680 servers, costs as little as 80,000 yen per month!

A live streaming website with only 20M bandwidth and 64G of memory is clearly not enough.

Therefore, An Zeliang was not in a hurry to launch the live streaming website. Instead, he planned to refine and improve the code, find a suitable server, and think of a unique domain name.

Let's leave it at that for today.

An Zeliang stretched and then planned to shut down his computer and rest.

Just then, several new donation messages suddenly appeared in the notification bar, the most eye-catching of which was the ID "Hexagonal Snowflake".

An Zeliang clicked on the other party's account, and there was a comment posted.

Hexagonal Snowflake: "After watching it the first time, I couldn't calm down for a long time. I had so many things to say but didn't know how to express them. So I watched it several more times and felt many lifelike details of the main characters' interactions. It's clear that the author really put a lot of effort into the production. I've already published the detailed analysis of the previous episode. I'll watch this episode a few more times and write it down before I talk about it."

This time, Hexagonal Snowflake once again tipped 30,000 yen.

Anze Liang discovered that this guy had been consistently giving tips since the first episode of the Lord of Mysteries anime, with each tip amounting to 30,000 or 40,000 yen. While this might not seem significant compared to those rich guys who tip tens or even hundreds of thousands of yen, his success was due to his long-term commitment and persistence. All the tips he had given had now totaled 250,000 yen.

This is not a small amount, which proves that the other party should have a certain amount of financial resources.

Moreover, the other party kept making analysis videos, not only spending money but also putting in a lot of effort.

An Zeliang naturally wouldn't ignore such enthusiastic fans, so after thinking for a moment, he replied.

An Zeliang: "I'm really looking forward to your analysis."

The hexagonal snowflake replied quickly: "Okay, I will definitely live up to your expectations."

An Zeliang then shut down his computer.

There's still some time before school starts, so after washing up and eating something, he lay in bed and started watching videos.

A few seconds later, a message flashed in.

Ibuki Yuki: "Good morning, Anze-kun. I already..."

I just finished watching the latest episode of Lord of Mysteries, and the production quality is still top-notch! The flashback scenes were realistic and touching. What do you think?

Sending a message at this time?

Are you up so early? Or did you not sleep at all?

An Zeliang paused slightly, thought for a moment, and then replied.

"This episode reveals many hidden settings of the mysterious world. After the protagonist's teammates undergo mutations, you can see a lot of details and foreshadowing from the early stages. It is indeed excellent."

The message had barely been sent two seconds before Ibuki Yuki replied.

Ibuki Yuki: "That's right!"

She seemed very excited, and the messages became short and frequent.

Ibuki Yuki: "I feel that the best thing about this anime is that many plot points are foreshadowed in the early stages, and the logic between them is very tight."

Ibuki Yuki: "Most importantly, the author didn't deliberately cram in too many details just for the sake of creating hype; many things are presented naturally, making it very comfortable to read..."

Looking at the messages sent by Ibuki Yuki, Anze Liang smiled slightly and sent a message.

Anze Liang: "I think what Ms. Ibuki said is all correct, but I'm a little curious, why does Ms. Ibuki get up so early?"

Ibuki Yuki: "Hmm... I had some work to do last night, and the anime happened to be updating, so I didn't sleep at all... Speaking of which, why did Anzawa wake up so early? I remember that high school students only need to be at school before 8:30, right?"

Ryo Anze: "Because... I'm also making my own personal animation."

A short sentence caught my eye, and Ibuki Yuki immediately became interested.

Unlike her usual glamorous celebrity image, she was disheveled at this moment, wearing loose gray pajamas, with black-rimmed glasses perched on her nose. Her long, straight legs, without much excess fat, were casually crossed without pajama bottoms, and a notebook was placed on the bedside table in front of her.

A typical homebody's outfit.

Her fair fingers tapped the tabletop repeatedly as Ibuki Yuki looked at Anze Ryo's previous messages and murmured to herself.

"So Anze is also making animation? What kind of animation will it be...?"

"No wonder he immediately forwarded it to me as soon as the Lord of Mysteries animation was released. He must know that it takes a lot of effort to make a good solo animation."

After thinking for a moment, Ibuki Yuki typed a reply:

"If it's convenient, Anze, could you show me the animation you made? Although I'm not a professional, I can still offer some suggestions."

“I just did this casually for fun. I’ll show it to you when it’s officially published.” An Zeliang replied, not because he was deliberately playing dumb, but because he had an idea.

That means once my live streaming website is up and running, I'll reveal to the female celebrity that I'm the creator of Lord of Mysteries. That way, I can leverage her influence to give my website a free boost!

"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to Anze's self-made animation. Good luck!" Ibuki replied, genuinely feeling a bit excited herself.

Animations made by high school students are probably quite rough, right? But it's already impressive that a high school student can make their own animation!

Perhaps it was because of her fondness for Lord of Mysteries that Ibuki Yuki became a personal animator.

They had developed a certain degree of mutual affection.

Hard work deserves to be encouraged.

The two chatted for a while, then Ibuki Yuki ended the conversation, saying she was too tired and needed to rest.

An Zeliang sat on the toilet, having diarrhea, while watching yesterday's points settlement.

[Yesterday's Quality of Life Summary]

[Your interaction with Hoshimiya Rin earns you +5 points]

[Your interaction with Hayano-sensei earns you +3 points]

[You saved Tamamo Yuki, points +8]

[Your interaction with Nakano Aoi earns you +5 points]

【you……】

You earned a total of 55 points yesterday.

[Daily free points of 40 have been distributed]

[Current simulation level: 3]

[Simulated Time Corridor: Five Years]

[Experience value: 2/30]

[Career Points: 970]

Seeing the 970 career points, An Zeliang nodded in satisfaction. He was only 30 points away from reaching 1,000, which was very good.

Upgrading from an intermediate skill to an advanced skill requires 800 points. If he chooses to upgrade now, he will still have more than 100 points left, enough for him to simulate it again when he comes back tonight.

At this rate, even if he doesn't do any simulations now, relying solely on his daily free and bonus points, he will have over two thousand points in twelve days at the latest.

Enough to upgrade an advanced skill to master level.

However, I haven't decided which skill to upgrade yet.

"I'll study it slowly when I get to school; there'll be plenty of time during class anyway."

It was getting late. After using the restroom, An Zeliang washed his hands and started changing into his school uniform.

He left home early today. As soon as he stepped out of the community gate, he saw that the door of the lady next door had also opened, and Nakano Aoi, carrying a bag, came out.

Nakano was still wearing the school's summer uniform today, with his white shirt neatly buttoned up to the top and his red bow tie on his chest perfectly tied.

She usually wears over-the-knee black stockings, but today she's swapped them for calf socks, revealing her slightly chubby legs. As she walks, the pleated skirt gently patters against her fair skin, casting patches of shadow.

She seemed to be in a good mood today, humming a song softly, her fingers unconsciously twirling a strand of her hair.

"Good morning, Nakano-kun."

Hearing the greeting, Nakano Aoi looked up in confusion and saw Anze Liang's figure. A hint of surprise appeared in her clear eyes.

"Good morning, Anze. Why are you out so early today?"

"I slacked off today and didn't exercise," An Zeliang replied with a smile, the lie coming out naturally.

One lie always requires many more lies to cover it up.