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

"Now we're just one person short. Where did Gabriel go? Didn't she say she'd arrived a long time ago? Did she stand me up?"

Dongfang Bai glanced at his phone. Gabriel had said she had arrived more than ten minutes ago, but he hadn't seen her for a long time. Could she be mixed in with the other guests nearby? It didn't seem like it.

"I've arrived."

Suddenly, a calm, girlish voice came from the side. Dongfang Bai felt a pang in his heart and turned his head stiffly.

Her long, golden hair was casually draped over her back, looking somewhat messy from not being styled for a long time. She wore a light pink coat, and her azure eyes were fixed on Dongfang Bai.

No way...

"~You are...Gabriel?"

"Yes."

Gabriel yawned widely, then sat down to the left of the black cat. Even the black cat paused slightly while drinking its coffee; it hadn't expected Gabriel to actually be a girl...

And they're super cute too.

Whether this guy was serious or not when he said he wanted to be his girlfriend, Dongfang Bai didn't know how to respond.

"It's over."

Dongfang Bai glanced around. Fairies, black cats, Gabriel, Saori, Kirino—everyone except himself was a girl…? ? ?

I thought Gabriel was joking when she said she was a girl, but it turns out she really is a girl. I've never played games with her with a microphone on before, so I never imagined she was a real girl.

Is it true that you only meet girls when playing games online?

"Ahem, let me introduce myself first. My online name is Saori-Bajina. I'm an administrator of the Otaku Girls Club. You don't need to be so formal; just call me Saori."

Ms. Saori was quite outgoing, and with Dongfang Bai questioning his life, she immediately reacted to break the awkward situation.

"You call this kind of figure Saori? How can you even say that? You're really shameless. Why don't you call her Gundam or Gundam?"

Black Cat squinted, her rose-red pupils glancing at Saori. Such explosive language seemed quite ordinary coming from her, as if she treated everyone this way. Dongfang Bai, having played so many games with her, already knew this very well.

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"And his tone and attire..."

"So corny."

Before the black cat could finish speaking, Kirino Kousaka naturally picked up where she left off. How could these two be so familiar with each other when they were meeting for the first time?

"Hey, you two are going too far."

The fairy seemed to be getting impatient. These few sharp words might make a girl with a fragile heart cry. After all, even she, who was watching from the side, could feel the power of the sharp words, let alone Saori herself.

"Is Miss Saori alright?"

Dongfang Bai was in a daze for a while before he came back to his senses. He glanced at Saori with a hint of concern. The black cat's sharp tongue was very hurtful and not something that ordinary people could bear.

"It's alright, it's alright~ It's just a gentle breeze."

Saori waved her hand dismissively, her expression seemingly unchanged, as if she truly didn't care at all...

"Ahem, let me start by introducing myself. As Ms. Saori has already mentioned, I'll begin."

Dongfang Bai is also an otaku, and he's the type who doesn't talk much to strangers. But apart from Saori and Kousaka Kirino, everyone else here is someone he's played with in the game for a long time, so there's no problem at all.

Saori is very outgoing and friendly. Although Kirino's personality is a bit hard to figure out, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"My online name is Yakumo Shiro, and my real name is Touhou Shiro. I met Kuroneko and the others in the 'Magic Alliance'. Since Kuroneko wanted to ask me some questions in person today, we decided to have a get-together."

"Magic Alliance? That game must be really hard..."

Saori was taken aback. It seemed she had also tried the game. In Japan, where fighting and RPG games were so popular, a 5v5 battle game like Magic Alliance was really novel.

"Next up is me. My online name is Yamada Fairy, and I'm a light novel author! Heh heh, I'm the top... no! I am a light novel author!"

The fairy's self-introduction was as arrogant as ever, but she had every right to be arrogant.

"Yamada Fairy...? You're that fat otaku author who writes erotic fiction and gets roasted and humiliated on Twitter?"

Black Cat was taken aback. She was actually quite surprised. Of course, someone who had been in the ACG circle for a long time would have heard of the name Yamada Elf, after all, she was a bestselling author with total sales of over 200 million books. However, what came out of her mouth was her sharp tongue...

"What did you say!?"

The fairy blushed with anger, but she couldn't really refute it. It was true that because her writing was rather erotic, she was always criticized on Twitter, especially for her 'sexy' writing.

"Oh! You're Yamada Elf-sensei!"

Kirino, who had been silent all along, suddenly lit up. As an otaku, she naturally read light novels, and she had read quite a few of the more erotic ones, like those by Yamada Elf. Among them, she liked Elf's works the most.

"It's the author of 'Explosive Flame'! I never expected to see him here... Wait, shouldn't Yamada-sensei be a fat otaku? Why is he...?"

Saori was also quite surprised, never expecting that one day she would be able to have a direct conversation with such a bestselling light novel author!

In Japan, popular light novel authors are like idols, and Yamada Elf naturally has a lot of fans and admirers.

"Yeah, if people found out that the fat otaku who wrote 'Explosive Flame' is actually a beautiful girl, those readers would probably jump up on the spot."

Dongfang Bai sighed slightly. In fact, when he first learned that Yamada Elf's true form was this 1.5-meter-tall loli, his expression was similar to that of these guys.

Although her light novels are quite erotic, she is actually just a super innocent girl who blushes immediately at the slightest teasing.

"Hmph hmph hmph~"

The fairy put her hands on her hips and raised her head with great satisfaction. Although the black cat's sharp words had almost made her furious, the praise from the others instantly boosted her confidence to the maximum.

She had been thinking about how to introduce herself today since last night, and finally got a satisfactory result (aeei). As expected, the identity of a light novelist is very useful.

"My online name is Black Cat, you can just call me Black Cat."

"Hey, I haven't finished my self-introduction yet!?"

Black Cat finished her self-introduction quickly; she was probably the fastest one. However, her cosplay outfit was truly eye-catching, making her stand out from the crowd.

The next few people introduced themselves very quickly, but when it came to the last person, Gabriel, who had been sitting silently to the side, she had a look of disdain on her face.

"Ah, my name is Naked Gabriel White, nice to meet you."

After Gabriel finished speaking, she continued to slump on the sofa, looking as if she was about to fall asleep.

"Wow, that's long... Is Gabriel a foreigner? She speaks Japanese so well."

Saori asked in confusion. Gabriel's name did not sound like a Japanese name, but as the most outstanding angel graduate in the history of the academy, she was actually fluent in various languages.

"That's right, they are foreigners."

Gabriel seemed too lazy to explain anything, simply waving her hand, then taking a swig of juice before collapsing, completely disregarding her image...

"Who would call themselves a foreigner?"

Dongfang Bai muttered a complaint, but Gabriel did indeed look quite lazy. Dongfang Bai hadn't expected that this girl would actually work at the 'Rabbit House,' what a coincidence...

If he didn't know there were no gods in the world, he would have doubted whether this was an arrangement by the gods.

"Speaking of which, this guy is also from China."

The fairy took a sip of juice and suddenly pointed at Dongfang Bai next to her, saying something.

"Huh? I didn't even notice until you pointed it out."

Kousaka Kirino was taken aback. At first glance, Dongfang Bai's name sounded like that of a Japanese person, but it turned out he was a Chinese person with a compound surname. Moreover, he spoke Japanese very well. If Fairy hadn't mentioned it, no one would have noticed.

"I'm exhausted today. Sunday should be the most relaxing day, when I could just stand all day and get paid easily."

Gabriel complained with great dissatisfaction. She had many reasons for choosing to work at this store, such as the good salary and benefits, and the many holidays, with only two days a week required to work.

Moreover! This shop is super out of the way, and basically no one knows where it is, so there are usually not many customers, which allows her to slack off more easily. But she didn't expect it to be so busy today.

I can't pretend I didn't hear that...

Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes. So Gabriel had been freeloading all along... cough cough, so she had been slacking off all along. His family was an investor in the store, so he was practically a half-owner himself.

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"Oh dear, I'm so happy to see that Black Cat and Little Tongtong aren't as silent as before."

Saori sighed. Although she looked very tall, she possessed a delicate emotion that was completely different from her appearance. In the gathering of more than a dozen people, she keenly noticed Kuroneko and Kirino.

There were only the two of them at the entire party. One of them kept her head down and played on her phone the whole time. She put her phone away and left without saying a word until the party ended.

Another woman was dressed in fashionable and luxurious trendy clothes, but claimed she was there to attend an offline gathering? And she was with a group of ordinary otaku girls, making her seem completely unapproachable.

However, Black Cat also brought out the essence of her online name, "Black Cat," with a black and white gothic Lolita dress, a headband adorned with roses, and long, straight black hair cascading down her back.

Although Kirino is still young, she is ahead of most people in terms of fashion sense. Her face is made up with light makeup, making her look even more fair and delicate. She has obviously dressed up specially.

"...I simply disdain communicating with mortals."

Upon hearing this, the black cat took a sip of coffee, trying to justify its shyness, while Dongfang Bai simply smiled and remained silent.

"Actually, I'm just shy."

Kirino Takasaka squinted her eyes and revealed a strange smile that looked incredibly familiar to Dongfang Bai... Suddenly, something flashed through his mind.

...Isn't this the girl who rushed out of the R18 game store and bumped into me when I was shopping in Akihabara?!

"Speaking of which, it's unbelievable why you would dress so scantily and fashionably to attend a party in Akihabara."

Black Cat's rant was spot on, perfectly capturing what everyone was thinking.

"Ahem...! Well, this is just my style of dressing. Or rather, is your outfit cosplay or something? Rozen Maiden?"

Kirino Kousaka has a rather stubborn personality, so she naturally wouldn't let Kuroneko just criticize her like that; she would definitely have to say something in response.

"Oh? Are your eyes on the top of your head? You're completely wrong."

The black cat seems to be quite bothered by this kind of thing; if someone mistakes her clothing for something else, she'll make sarcastic remarks like this...

"Speaking of which, that outfit does look familiar; I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

The fairy rubbed her chin. She clearly remembered seeing it somewhere, but she just couldn't recall where she had seen it. She couldn't remember at all.

"That one should be the Night Demon Queen from Maschera, right?"