A newbie's anime life diary

"It's nothing." As she ushered the three into the shop, the young woman explained, "For legitimate shops like ours, which are run by monsters, in addition to the usual procedures, we also need to register with the association. We also get to know some of the people in the local association departments. This place is a good spot for them to gather."

Hearing what the other person said, Xuehui nodded slightly. He had seen those filing documents before. After sitting down, she noticed several female members of the association having a meal together.

With a slight wave of his hand, signaling the other to go about their own business, Yukihiro glanced at Yukino, who was glancing at the catgirl from time to time with a strange light in her eyes. He smiled and said to the catgirl, who had also noticed the scene, "My girlfriend really likes cats. This is her first time meeting a cat demon. May she pet it?"

"Oh?" The young lady glanced at Yukino, who was trying her best to restrain herself but still looked expectant, and said shyly, "Normally, these things are strictly forbidden, but this girl's eyes are so pure, I'll make an exception this time."

As it spoke, it stretched its tail out in front of Yukino and swayed it from side to side: "Just this once."

Upon seeing this, Yukino nodded excitedly, then reached out and stroked the pure white cat tail.

Just as Yukino was stroking him with a look of enjoyment and care, Yukiteru suddenly noticed that the young lady's face was a little flushed.

Hmm...it seems quite comfortable?

It seems that Yukino's cat-petting skills, which she learned online and practiced in real life, are really impressive; even the catgirls are finding them hard to resist.

Fortunately, Yukino quickly stopped and bowed to the rosy-cheeked catgirl, saying, "Um, I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

"It's okay, I don't feel bad at all. Now, please order." The young lady smiled and handed over the menu. She seemed to be quite comfortable, even revealing a verbal tic she'd only mentioned once when she first entered.

They quickly ordered their food and chatted while waiting.

Yang Nai looked at the lively restaurant with great interest and whispered to Xue Hui, "Will it be okay for us to chat?"

Nodding knowingly, Xuehui casually set up a small soundproof barrier, then raised his chin at Yangnai.

This was the first time Yang Nai had ever seen anything like this, and she found it quite novel, so she asked, "Besides the catgirl, are there any other monsters or something similar here?"

"Well, apart from humans with special abilities, everyone else is one of them." As he spoke, Xuehui looked around the shop and indeed saw several. He pointed them out to the two and explained, "That boy eating with a hat on my right and behind him is a kappa. He's wearing a hat because he can't change his hairstyle. It seems he lives in a river nearby and has an employer-employee relationship with us. He's responsible for the river's water quality. There are more than ten kappa like this in the entire Chiba Prefecture."

And over there, those two girls drinking and eating, are two members of the Oni race. Their original forms are almost indistinguishable from humans, except they have horns unique to Oni on their heads. Of course, Oni are completely different from the Oni you generally know.”

While explaining the non-human creatures that appeared here to the two sisters, dinner time passed by unnoticed in this peculiar yet relaxed atmosphere.

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D4, I brute-forced my way through, but my liver hurts. I'm not asking for a D4 clear, Z46 loot, or North Carolina loot; just a German run would be fine...

Chapter 123: The Idea for the New Book?

After dinner, he drove the two sisters back to Yukino's apartment, while Yukiteru went back to his own place alone. Haruno was staying at Yukino's place tonight, so the original plan for Yukino to move in had to be postponed.

Sitting in the car on the way back, Xuehui held his phone, looking at the information his assistant had sent him about several properties in the surrounding area. It seemed that prices in Chiba were much lower than in Tokyo; one of the duplexes, about 200 square meters, cost just over 1 million yen.

"The distance is alright, not far from the school. Hmm, I'll go check it out this weekend."

Xuehui thought about it and realized that he had just enough savings to buy one apartment. Although he could ask someone to buy one directly, Xuehui still wanted to experience the feeling of buying it himself.

Money can be earned back once it's spent.

While planning their weekend itinerary, the car arrived at the apartment building.

After getting out of the car and going upstairs, Xuehui opened the apartment door and heard the sound of a television coming from the living room.

Upon entering, Xuehui was quite surprised to find not only Sister Jing but also Shiyu.

"Didn't you say you were going back? Why are you here?"

Xuehui placed the cake box he had packed on the coffee table and sat down between the two of them without any hesitation.

"Oh ho, there's food!" Hiratsuka Shizuka had now returned to her usual hearty self. She opened the packaging, took out a piece of cheesecake, put it on a small plate, and started eating.

Shiyu also took a small bite and said, "I'm going back, but my parents said they need to think about it and won't let me move out for the time being. I had nothing to do after dinner, so I sneaked out to play. I'll have to go back later."

As she spoke, Shiyu's face involuntarily puffed up; she was so annoyed!

Xuehui smiled wryly. He would be surprised if the other party readily agreed to let Shiyu move out. He pinched Shiyu's rosy cheek and comforted her, "Don't be in such a hurry. Besides, even if you move out, there's no room here right now. I'm already looking for a place."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and displayed the pictures and materials she had looked at earlier in front of the two of them: "I'm going to take a shower. You two take a look first, and feel free to share your thoughts. I'm collecting some information these next few days, and we'll go see the actual site this weekend."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was a wealthy girl with considerable savings, and Utaha's novels were selling well, so they were both quite well-off. However, they were still very interested in the house information that Yukiteru had listed and started looking at it together.

After taking a relaxing shower and drying his hair, Xuehui returned to the living room, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat back down on the sofa.

"So, which one do you think is good?"

The two nodded in unison. Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Yukiteru and asked, "The houses are all nice, but do you already have that much savings?"

"That's just enough, and there will be more royalties coming in next week. The comic book version of the novel will also bring in more income, not to mention the anime adaptation later on."

Xuehui smiled smugly, which made Shiyu, who was standing next to him, feel annoyed. She crossed her arms and leaned back on the sofa, saying, "This comparison is really disheartening. I currently sell about 120,000 copies of a single volume, which is almost three times less than your income."

"Hearing you say that, I feel like my income as a teacher is the lowest, and I'm the one who should be the saddest." Leaning to the side, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt her authority as the older sister was waning, and even her income was lower than these two people's.

"Alright, let's leave the money issue here. As long as we have enough to get by," Xuehui waved her hand, ending the topic, and then asked, "So, should we go see them all, or just pick one or two?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka and Utaha exchanged a glance and pointed to the same house. Utaha said, "Although we had considered whether to go for a villa, it felt too big and unnecessary."

"This one? It's 200 square meters, has good natural light, and is on a mid-to-high floor. Let's go take a look together this weekend."

Since the two of them had already made their decision, Yukiteru wouldn't make any changes. He also forwarded the house information to Yukino and told her to go see the house together on the weekend.

Less than two minutes later, Yukino sent a message, agreeing to go out with me over the weekend.

With the house arrangement settled, the three of them watched TV and chatted about the banquet that evening.

"Hmm? You actually entrusted the manga adaptation to Sawamura? But don't we still have the game development project to work on?" After hearing about Yukiteru and Eriri's collaboration, Utaha was still able to appreciate the blonde tsundere's abilities, but she also brought up the currently suspended doujin game project.

"Let her weigh this matter herself. Besides, her relationship with Aki Tomoya hasn't completely reconciled yet. As for the game, apart from the storyline and character designs being completed, half of the background CGs are still unfinished, and the programming hasn't been touched at all. Also, Aki Tomoya probably hasn't finalized the music yet. We'll have to wait a while."

Yukiteru didn't care much about Aki Tomoya's doujin game. He only offered some suggestions on Utaha's script. Now that the script was completely finished, unless some modifications were made later, there was no need for the two of them. Besides, Utaha didn't know anything about game production.

Xuehui himself had indeed looked up some tips on making fan-made games online, but he wasn't interested in getting involved in that for the time being. When he had more time later, he hoped to establish a studio, gather a group of people, handle the design himself, and have his team develop the games.

Doing everything myself is too tiring.

As they chatted, the conversation naturally turned to the restaurant they had gone to for dinner. Hiratsuka Shizuka knew more about what happened inside than Utaha, since she had been there when the Chiba Village incident occurred. As for Utaha, although she had encountered her, she hadn't seen anything before Yukiteru took care of her, so she was naturally very curious about it.

"Yukiteru-kun, I have a bold idea!" After listening to Yukiteru's explanation, Shiyu grabbed his arm, her eyes shining. "I've finished writing the last volume of my novel and handed it to Sonoko-san. Now I'm working on a new series of novels. Although I still want to write romance novels, I want to add some other elements, like monsters!"

"You're really going to treat being a writer as your profession, huh?" Xuehui was surprised that Shiyu was already conceiving a new work so quickly.

"Hmph, you want me to sit in an office and work for someone else? I can't do that." Shi Yu proudly turned her head away, showing no interest in becoming an ordinary company employee.

Xuehui thought about it and agreed. Given Shiyu's personality, she could drive her boss crazy in less than two days. Besides, countless employees in Japanese companies work overtime all night, and Xuehui couldn't bear to see her doing that kind of work. Freelancing was more suitable for her.

"As for monster novels, there are still some now, but they don't seem to be very popular. Are you sure you want to write this?" Xuehui was a little worried that Shiyu's choice of this subject matter would negatively impact the readership.

"I've watched some these past few days, the most famous of which is probably Inuyasha, but its story is mainly set in ancient times, with battles as the main focus and romance as a secondary element. What I want to write is a story about modern-day yokai, of course, still with a romance theme, a love story between a human male protagonist and a yokai female protagonist, or a human female protagonist and a yokai male protagonist, which should be very interesting. Then, if it's a romance between a human and a yokai, some interesting plots and jokes arising from the daily lives of different races, occasionally some battles to boost their affection, and even some topics, such as what the offspring would be like if a yokai and a human were to interbreed. Of course, I also need to think carefully about the choice of yokai protagonist, not just any yokai is suitable."

As they talked, Shiyu once again fell into her signature burst of inspiration. Xuehui and Sister Xiaojing exchanged a glance, both seeing the hint of helplessness in each other's eyes. However, Shiyu's personality was indeed very suitable for being a writer; once she grasped the point, inspiration would flow endlessly.

However, based on what Shiyu said about this topic, Xuehui felt that it might actually become popular, but he still needed to provide some assistance.

He nudged Shiyu, pulling her out of her rambling, and said to her, "This subject matter, if written well, can indeed be very appealing. However, in slice-of-life romance, immersion is very important, so you're thinking of..."

"I want to know more about yokai, preferably to see them with my own eyes!"

"Hmm~~~ Youkai, I'm quite interested in that too, especially the friendly kind." Hearing Shizuka's request, Shizuka, who was standing next to her, also came over with great interest. Yukiteru had taken Yukino and Haruno to meet the catgirl before, which is not something just anyone can see.

"A monster? That's not a big problem." As he pondered, Xuehui immediately thought of someone.

Rikuo Nura, or rather the Nura Clan behind him, is a yokai organization that has cooperated with the Ryougi family in some ways. They are mostly friendly towards humans, and while a small portion of them are not hostile, they remain neutral.

Moreover, Nura Rikuo's grandfather, the great yokai Nurarihyon Nurarihyon, was an awesome figure who married a human princess, although he has now become an old, dwarf man with an alien head.

After thinking it over for a moment, Xuehui nodded in agreement and said to the eagerly awaiting Shiyu, "I'll make some contact tomorrow. There's a monster organization in Tokyo. We can just go there to gather information. I think you'll be very interested in the story of their commander-in-chief."

"Really? Thank you, Yukiteru-kun, this is a reward!"

As she spoke, Shiyu embraced Xuehui and gave him a passionate kiss with her rosy lips.

"Tsk..." Little Jing, who was standing to the side, was really annoyed to see Shi Yu openly putting on this show in front of her, her older sister.

But it doesn't matter, since the other party is going back soon anyway. These few days are all hers before the move.

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Who told me all the maps in D are German? Damn it, I can't even get a single blue skin!

Chapter 124 The Two of Us Alone

After Xuehui agreed to her request to go out and gather materials, Shiyu didn't linger and left the apartment to go home. If she delayed any longer, her parents would call.

In the apartment, only Yukiteru and Shizuka remained.

Yes, the word "again" is used well; the same thing happened last night.

Sitting on the sofa, Xuehui didn't say anything, but looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka beside him with a smile.

At first, our little Jing was able to watch TV quietly, but after a few minutes, she became flustered by the unreserved gaze and had no choice but to leave the sofa.

"I...I'm going to take a shower."

Leaning back on the sofa, listening to the sound of the bedroom door closing behind him, Xuehui thought for a moment and then muttered to himself, "They didn't even mention going back to their own rooms. Looks like I won't have to sleep alone tonight."

A few minutes later, Xuehui turned around and looked at the bathroom door not far away. Xuehui felt a little itchy inside.

"I'm so sorry, I've really fallen. Even though I've already taken a shower, there's no harm in taking another one, is there?"

With a mischievous grin, Xuehui stood up and, as he walked toward the bathroom, took off his pajamas, leaving him only in his boxer shorts. He then gently opened the bathroom door.

A warm, humid breeze wafted over, and I saw Hiratsuka Shizuka washing herself; her white body was almost blindingly bright.

Upon hearing the door open, Hiratsuka Shizuka immediately covered her private parts, and then saw Yukiteru standing at the door with a wicked grin on his face.

"Hey! How did you get in here!"

"I'll take a shower with you. Wouldn't it be nice to have someone scrub your back?" As she spoke, Xuehui closed the bathroom door. Looking at the other person's increasingly red cheeks and shy posture, she asked, "I've already seen everything I need to see, why are you still covering up?"

"Walking in like this all of a sudden would definitely make me shy!"

She answered loudly, and looking at Yukiteru who was picking up a towel and pouring shower gel on it, she asked with some suspicion, "Are you really here to scrub my back?"

"Isn't this it?" Xuehui lifted the towel that was already wrapped around his hands, pulled over a small stool, and let Hiratsuka Shizuka sit down. He then sat behind her and began to wipe her hands carefully.

Hmm, I must say, it's quite comfortable.