My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

Dongfang Bai checked his bank account on his phone and confirmed that a sum of money had been deposited into his account, and... the amount was quite astonishing.

He had just estimated that about 80,000 copies had been sold, so the total sales would be 64 million Japanese yen. Since he had an A-level contract, he would receive 12% of the proceeds.

So the amount received was approximately 7.68 million Japanese yen, which is about 480,000 Chinese yuan. The amount deposited in was about the same, around 500,000 Chinese yuan.

"This amount is quite unexpected."

Dongfang Bai sighed. He hadn't expected to receive more than seven million Japanese yen in one go. This amount made him not want to work anymore. But this was not enough. He needed to achieve a small goal like Fairy and earn one hundred million yen.

"Anyway, let's pay back the money first, then buy everything we need, and get Sagiri a new drawing tablet too..."

Dongfang Bai immediately transferred the money back to Yukino's account, adding a message: "Thank you for your help, Yukino-chan!" After that, he went online shopping and bought a whole bunch of things.

However, because of this, he spent nearly several hundred thousand Japanese yen. Although it was only a fraction of what he had earned, he still felt that money really went by very quickly.

Your order of the 'PTH-860/K0-F graphics tablet' has been shipped.

Your order of the '2080T complete machine' has been shipped.

Your order of the 'Kitchen Utensil Guardian Set' has been shipped.

[You ordered...]

In short, I bought a lot of things in one go. The feeling of buying so much that my hands were sore was really amazing. But now that I've made money, my cheap dad back in China should have already heard about it, right?

"Eh."

Although if he obediently went back and admitted his mistake, there would be no problem with 'money', he would also have to receive 'higher education'. Even though he was a boy, he would have to learn music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and his studies would have to be top-notch. He would have to learn everything.

Although learning these things is only beneficial and not harmful to him, Dongfang Bai is lazy on one hand, and on the other hand, he doesn't like so many restrictions. He has already learned too much in this life.

Having already graduated from university, Dongfang Bai now has to go back and learn even more advanced knowledge. In fact, he thinks that if his cheap father continues to be at odds with him like this, he might as well stay in Japan for the rest of his life.

Although that shameless old man also said to hurry up and promote the next generation so that he could hand over the task of raising the next generation and be free, I'm only at the 16-to-17 stage right now. What's the point of having a child so soon?

Ding dong.

Just as Dongfang Bai was lost in thought, a Line message suddenly popped up on his computer. He looked at it and saw that it was sent by that guy 'Black Cat'.

Come to think of it, she seemed to have mentioned asking me for advice on light novels before...?

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"News from Black Cat."

Dongfang Bai glanced at the messages. He had very few Line friends, practically none, so he could usually guess who would message him at this time.

Fairy usually sends messages before playing games and goes to sleep afterward, while Black Cat prefers to send messages privately after playing. Now that the game is over, it will naturally be Black Cat's message.

[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Yakumo-sensei, how do you manage to control so many settings so well?]

[Yakumo Haku: Yakumo-sensei is so strange. Just call me Byakuya normally, like Gabriel.]

Dongfang Bai was really not used to being called that, especially the respectful attitude made him very uncomfortable. He preferred to be called by his name or nickname directly.

[Fallen Angel Black Cat: ...Alright then]

[Yakumo Haku: Actually, you don't need to deliberately write these kinds of settings. You don't need to write a lot of settings that will dazzle people. If there are too many settings and they are too complicated, don't write them into the story at the beginning...]

[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Don't start from the beginning...?]

Black Cat clearly hadn't grasped Dongfang Bai's meaning. Writing light novels is different from writing traditional literary novels. Light novels are easy to read and don't require complicated writing or settings. Although you can add settings to make the story interesting, too many settings will make it messy.

Light novels are meant to be lighthearted; if the settings are too numerous and complicated, they become difficult for readers to enjoy.

[Yakumo Shiro: You can explain things step by step as the story progresses, so that readers can understand. If you cram everything into the reader's head at once, it's probably hard for them to understand, right?]

"So that's how it is..."

Ruri Gokou's eyes widened slightly. Her ability to write settings was truly exaggerated. She could come up with a whole bunch of settings just by thinking about them and then write them all into the novel.

But she doesn't know how to control herself, so she just talks for several pages, or even more than ten pages, which makes it impossible for readers to finish reading.

Every time she submitted her work, the other party would say, "Don't write so much background information," but Dongfang Bai's advice was to "progress step by step." It wasn't that she couldn't write so much background information, but rather that she should write it out little by little.

[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Thank you so much...]

[Yakumo Shiro: It's nothing, just a small favor]

Yakumo Haku was somewhat surprised. In the past, Kuroko had always been a sharp-tongued character in the game. This was evident from her ability to handle more than a dozen people alone during the previous 'Fate' battle, which showed that she had a very strong ability to organize her words.

However, writing a good light novel is not just about having strong language skills. The plot is the main focus, and the setting is secondary. Don't let the setting become the main focus and the plot become secondary. If you put the cart before the horse, how can you write a good light novel?

[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Tomorrow is the weekend, if possible, could we meet in person...? I just had to attend an offline gathering this afternoon...]

A face-to-face meeting...!?

Dongfang Bai's lips twitched. He hadn't expected to meet up with his online friends so soon. The probability of meeting up with online friends in Japan was much higher than in China, because Japan was a small place, and some people could walk a few steps to their online friends' homes.

Dongfang Bai was still waiting for Black Cat to send another message, but she suddenly fell silent, seemingly waiting for him to reply first...?

I didn't realize the black cat was so timid...

[Yakumo Shiro: No problem, but where do you plan to meet? I live near Maple Leaf Ward.]

[Fallen Angel Black Cat: My home is also near Maple Leaf Ward! It's roughly a short walk straight ahead after turning right from Toyonosaki High School.]

"It's too close..."

Dongfang Bai couldn't help but sigh at how small Japan was. He had heard that Gabriel was near Maple Leaf District, which was a coincidence. It turned out that Black Cat was also near Maple Leaf District, and even more coincidentally, she lived right next to Toyonosaki...

[Yakumo Shiro: I'm a first-year student in Toyonosaki...]

[Fallen Saint Black Cat: What a coincidence! Because it's close to home, I'm also planning to apply to Toyonosaki next year.]

Although I had a premonition, I didn't expect that Kuroneko would also be planning to apply to Toyonosaki... Wait, she said she would apply to Toyonosaki next year...?

[Yakumo Shiro: Wait, are you still a third-year middle school student?]

[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Yes]

Third year of junior high school...?! No way, this guy, I always thought 'Kuro Neko' was around seventeen or eighteen years old, but he actually said he's a year younger than me...?

[Yakumo Haku: Okay then. Fairy lives next door to me. Since we're meeting up anyway, is it okay if I bring her along?]

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[Fallen Angel Black Cat: No problem. In that case, let's call Gabriel right away. I heard her house is also near Maple Leaf District...]

"No way……"

Dongfang Bai felt he had talked too much. He had originally intended to bring the fairy along, but ended up inviting Gabriel as well.

So, will the scene then turn into a bizarre situation where a fat otaku, a cool young gaming pro, a teenage light novelist, and a blonde beauty are sitting together...?

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was a human trafficking case...

[Yakumo Shiro: OK, then let's meet at RabbitHouse café, the one on the far right of Akihabara?]

.... ...... ...

Actually, there was a reason why Dongfang Bai chose this 'Rabbit House' café. After all, this café is actually one of the businesses under his own family, the 'Dongfang Family', and he feels safer in such places.

[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Understood.]

……

"Waaaaaahhhhhh!!!"

Ruri Gokou rolled around on the tatami mat, clutching her pillow. She was breathing heavily, her cheeks as red as apples, even the tips of her ears were stained red, and her heart was about to stop.

Who knows how much courage she mustered to ask to meet up? For an ultimate shut-in like her, who doesn't even have a single friend at school, meeting up in person is incredibly difficult...

She was even a little afraid to speak to strangers. When she accidentally bumped into someone while buying 'Fate' at the bookstore, she was too shy to apologize and left...

"call……"

Ruri Gokou took out her phone and saw that her contacts now included the phone numbers of three people: 'Yakumo Haku,' 'Fairy,' and 'Gabriel.' She couldn't help but smile foolishly.

The two younger sisters outside the door saw this scene clearly. They even wondered if their older sister had developed some kind of mental problem due to not having friends for a long time, or if she had imagined having friends.

Just like those strange names in her contacts, even though you can't get through to them by phone, she acts like she's in frequent contact with them, pretending she has a lot of friends...

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The weather was sunny, and as expected of the extra-expedited delivery service, it arrived overnight. However, it probably has little to do with the fact that Japan is a small country, so delivery is quick.

Using the memories in his head, Dongfang Bai assembled the computer and other components one by one. He had already returned the previous computer to the fairy, and it was really not easy to buy a new one with his manuscript fees.

"Let me see...? Hmm?"

Dongfang Bai looked at the mountain of express delivery boxes in front of him, casually opened one, and found it contained 'Growth Calcium Tablets'...? There were a few lines of black text on it, which he slowly read aloud.

"Promotes breast... growth? Enables a fuller figure quickly."

This thing is really strange, especially since it's the kind of calcium supplement that girls use for growth and development. It's odd that he shouldn't have bought this kind of thing. Could it be that the courier sent it to the wrong address...?

dong dong dong...

A soft stomping sound came from the ceiling. Sagiri seemed to be pacing anxiously on the floor on the second floor. At that moment, Dongfang Bai suddenly realized what was going on and immediately looked at the express delivery information.

"Ah, I knew it."

Dongfang Bai glanced at the recipient's address on the back. Although the address filled in was indeed his home and the name was 'Dongfang Bai', the phone number used for contact was Sagiri's mobile phone number.

"Cough cough..."

Dongfang Bai pretended not to see it, put the package aside, and then continued to unpack other packages. It took him about a whole morning to finish processing all of them.

dong dong.

Dongfang Bai knocked on Sagiri's door, but there was no response. He guessed that Sagiri was now extremely embarrassed and withdrawn after her 'secret' had been seen...

"Sagiri, I've left everything outside your door, and I've also prepared lunch. Remember to heat it up before eating; I'm going out for a bit..."

Click!

The door was suddenly flung open, and Sagiri frowned slightly, biting her lip with her pearly teeth, looking quite displeased.

"Brother... are you going out with that... fairy teacher later?"