A newbie's anime life diary

Fortunately, with Yukino's popularity and me keeping an eye on things, there's no need to worry about girls getting close and attracting unwanted attention.

Returning our attention to the field, after taking down several more players, Yukiteru turned to look at the red team's position. Fortunately, with Yoshiteru Zaimokuza's large physique, they were managing to hold off the opponent's attacks. Plus, Totsuka Saika's occasional cute antics were also managing to take down some opponents.

...It was nothing more than an attack that indiscriminately attacked both friend and foe.

"So, the next thing to do is to end this tasteless competition."

Looking at Hayato Hayama and the others, who were sweating profusely and guarding the pillar not far ahead, Yukiteru took a step forward.

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

I'm not feeling very motivated today.

Speaking of which, tomorrow is the 1st, and a lot of people will be going back to school, right? Thinking back, school was so damn fun...

Chapter 158 The End of the Sports Festival

Because of Xuehui's amazing performance, the other members of the Red Team became even more excited and fought even harder in the defense.

With one side gaining and the other losing, the atmosphere on the White Team's side was exceptionally tense.

"Hey, hey, hey, isn't this a bit exaggerated? Even the captain of the kendo club isn't that great!"

"Among the white team members guarding the position, a boy said in a panic."

"Oh? You mean Isayama Yomi? Actually, in terms of hand-to-hand combat, she can't beat me." After replying, Yukiteru came to the front of the battle and looked at Hayama Hayato, who had an awkward smile on his face. "To be honest, it's been a long time since I've had an activity like this. The one a month ago was just a few moves at most. It's more fun with more people. Hayama-kun, these are the last few minutes."

"With skills like that, why don't you join some sports clubs, Hiratsuka-kun?"

"Because it's too much trouble." Xuehui shrugged, looking disgusted. "If I joined that kind of club, I'd be exercising all the time. It's not as comfortable as I am now. Okay, let's talk about this later. The competition should be over soon."

Having said that, Xuehui, no longer wanting to delay, charged straight towards the white team's pillar...

On the red team's side, the entire team defended against the white team's attacking force. Although they were outnumbered, they managed to hold on. Finally, Xuehui made a solo run and knocked down the white team's pillar, securing the final victory.

With that, all the events of the Sports Festival finally came to an end. In the final score, the Red Team managed to overtake the Red Team in the last two major events, winning with a score of 210 to 180.

Well, it just adds a bit of competition, there's no real reward.

Finally, with the student council president's speech, this year's sports festival unexpectedly came to a perfect end.

After changing out of their gym clothes and into their regular school uniforms, the group returned to the Service Club. The Sports Festival was on Friday, which meant tomorrow was the weekend, and since there were no club activities today, everyone could leave school early.

After resting in the club room for a while, everyone prepared to leave together.

As Eriri walked towards the school gate, she kept looking at Yukiteru with a hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Yukiteru, who was talking to Yukino, noticed Eriri's unusual behavior and asked, "Eri, is something wrong?"

Xuehui's question drew everyone's attention to her, especially Shiyu, whose eyes radiated a dangerous aura that made Eriri almost explode with rage.

"Ah... ah, well, the manga serialization starts the day after tomorrow, right? My mom keeps saying you've helped me a lot, so she wanted to... wanted to invite you over to thank you. It's nothing more than my mom's idea; she insisted I invite you. If it's... if it's awkward, I can just go back and talk to her. It's okay." With a flushed face, Eriri finally stammered out the reason for her flustered state.

“Yes, the magazine featuring the manga will be released the day after tomorrow. I’ve received a lot of comments on Twitter these past few days, and quite a few inquiries about you.” As he spoke, Yukiteru understood Eriri’s mother’s invitation. First of all, he had indeed helped Eriri. Although the collaboration between the original author and the artist is not uncommon in the manga industry, finding a good partner is not an easy thing, especially for someone like Eriri who can collaborate with a popular light novel right from her debut.

It's understandable that the other party wanted to invite me over as a thank you, but there's also a small part of the reason, probably because of my unrevealed identity. Although I don't know my exact identity, judging from their previous behavior, it's not hard to guess that they want to build a good relationship with me, and I have a good relationship with Eriri.

In addition, the couple seemed to be homebodies, so it wouldn't be too awkward to chat with them. Xuehui didn't mind talking to them either.

However, something has been going on lately.

After thinking for a moment, Xuehui decided to try a different approach. He looked at Eriri and said, "I'm very happy to accept your invitation. However, I might be a bit busy this weekend. You know, I recently moved to a new house and am planning to invite some people over for a housewarming party. Since the manga is also being serialized around this time, why don't you come over to my place, Eriri, and we can celebrate together? As for your house, we've already met once before, so it's fine to visit again sometime."

As he spoke, he also looked at Hachiman and Yuihama beside him: "You two should come too. Yuihama has been saying she wants to come and see, right? Hachiman can bring Komachi along as well."

"The day after tomorrow? I'm fine with that, but Komachi... my parents recently dragged me into a cram school, so I don't have time on weekends. If I come by myself, that girl will definitely cause trouble, so I'll wait until later." Hachiman thought for a moment and then shook his head.

Yuihama also said at the same time, "Um... I can't come either. I'm going back to my hometown this weekend and I'm leaving tonight."

"Seriously? You're all busy? I was hoping to cook a nice meal for you." Looking at the two of them, Yuki sighed. "Alright then, come visit again when you're both free and Komachi is free."

"Hey, stop thinking about my sister all the time, okay?"

"There's no way you can not come, but Komachi can't. She's much cuter than your brother." After teasing Hachiman, Yukiteru looked at Eriri, "So, have you made up your mind?"

"Um, will there be a lot of people coming?" Eriri asked cautiously. Actually, her main concern was Kasumigaoka Utaha. She and Utaha didn't get along at all; it was just that they were incompatible from the start.

Upon hearing this, Xuehui thought for a moment and then replied, "Guests... there might actually be quite a few. At least three more will come."

Yukiteru had already thought about the guests. Although he didn't know many people, Saeko Busujima, Yomi Isayama, and Mina Ryougi would definitely come. As for Ryougi Shiki, he had already contacted her, and she said she wouldn't come, but just asked him to take good care of Ryougi Mina.

Hachiman and the other two can't come. This is a bit of a problem.

As for the other candidates, Machida Sonoko, who is her and Utaha's editor, can be invited in the next couple of days. As for Kawada Rena, who is in charge of the manga, Eriri is quite familiar with her, so we'll see how things go.

Upon hearing that there would be many guests, Eriri finally agreed.

With that, the weekend's plans were finalized, and Xuehui would now have to get back and start making preparations.

Sitting in the car on the way home, Yukino, Utaha, and I were chatting about what to prepare for Sunday. Suddenly, through the car window, Yukiteru seemed to see two figures sitting opposite each other.

"What's wrong? Did you see someone you know?" The two noticed the brief moment of surprise, but by then, the car had already driven quite far away, and there was nothing left to see when looking back.

Shaking his head, Xuehui smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's not important. Let's continue."

Meanwhile, at a beverage shop the car had just passed.

Sitting by the window, Aki Tomoya looked at the girl sitting opposite him, who had grown her hair long at some point. Sunlight streamed down her body, making Aki Tomoya feel a little dazed.

'Ah, I think I was the one who said it back then: the female lead should definitely have long, straight black hair.'

"Um... is there something on my face?" The girl opposite him, being stared at by Aki Tomoya, didn't show the expected shyness, but simply asked calmly.

Aki Tomoya realized his rudeness and quickly shook his head, smiling, "It's nothing, I was just curious why Kato asked me to come out. Is there something you need?"

The person sitting opposite Aki Tomoya was none other than Kato Megumi, who usually disappeared and would occasionally make a surprise appearance.

Today, she took the initiative to find Aki Tomoya and they came to the school together.

Kato Megumi picked up the straw, took a small sip of her drink, and said, "Well, I am, after all, the heroine in Aki-kun's game, so I think it's only right that I occasionally check on the game's progress, isn't it? Besides, I heard Aki-kun say that he has convinced his cousin to help with the music production, so the progress should be pretty good, right?"

"Ah, that's true, there has been some progress." Hearing Kato Megumi's words, Aki Tomoya also thought of the music-related matters that he had finally managed to resolve, even though there were many troubles along the way.

But the next second, he sighed: "That's true, but now that Eriri, the original author, has her manga series going to be released, she'll be a professional manga artist. Although the transition of illustrators from doujinshi artists to manga artists in our game will greatly help with the game's promotion, Eriri might not have the time to help. Manga work is very demanding, and she might not be interested in my game anymore. In that case, there won't be anyone to do the subsequent revisions."

"Does this mean, Aki-kun, you're planning to give up halfway through?"

"Of course not! Making this game is my dream!" Aki Tomoya said loudly, slamming his hand on the table, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Oh, sorry, I was too loud."

Kato Megumi shook her head and said calmly, "It's okay. Although I'm just a female lead who doesn't do much, I think if Aki-kun shows her efforts, Eriri-kun will definitely see it, right? After all, you two are childhood friends, aren't you?"

"Kato... thank you, I understand. Since we have some time, let's discuss it properly!"

At this moment, Aki Tomoya once again burst forth with enthusiasm. After all, he was the kind of guy who needed someone to spur him on from behind in order to move forward.

As time progressed, night fell, and Xuehui sat in front of the computer in his study, looking somewhat pained.

"Have I discovered something surprising?"

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Last night, I accidentally opened the game "Civilization" again. Round after round, it was already 3 a.m. I didn't get up until noon. Sorry for being so late.

Chapter 159...Who cares?

After dinner, Yukino and Utaha were tasked with washing the dishes. Shizuka-neechan had been tired all day, so she was allowed to relax in the evening and had two bottles of wine. Yukiteru drank some with her and has now gone back to his room to rest.

After taking a shower, Xuehui sat at the computer desk in the study. He took the memory card that he had confiscated from Hata Ranko at noon, put it in the card reader, and then connected it to the computer.

There are quite a few photos on the memory card, but most of them are highlights from the sports festival games.

Putting aside her title as the ultimate paparazzi, Ranko Hata's photography skills are still quite good; she has captured all sorts of interesting and exciting moments.

Xuehui was also quite a few among them. It makes sense, since he had participated in several competitions and won first place in all of them. If he wasn't filmed, there would be less buzz.

The photos taken during the afternoon's competition have probably already been compiled by Ranko Hata.

Looking through the photos one by one, Yukiteru didn't delete the normal ones, the ones from his matches. He only deleted some photos of himself, Yukino, and Utaha together, since the others were quite good.

The most amusing thing was some photos of Eriri participating in the obstacle course race in the morning. Yukiteru almost burst out laughing when he saw them, especially the photo of her tilting her head back and jumping up to bite a donut. He even made a copy to print out as a souvenir for Eriri.

He kept looking and deleting, and then he saw a photo of him and Eriri at the finish line. That wasn't a big deal; he could just delete it later. The problem was that he also saw other people in the photo.

Among the crowd behind the two, Aki Tomoya was clearly visible.

Raising an eyebrow, Xuehui zoomed in on the photo in front of him, zoomed in again and again. Fortunately, the DSLR camera produced a high level of clarity, and it was still quite clear even after zooming in.

"Oh ho ho, I didn't expect Aki Tomoya to make that kind of expression." Looking at the slightly furrowed brows on Aki Tomoya's blurry face in the photo, Yukiteru revealed a playful smile.

With a quick glance to the side, Xuehui spotted Kato Megumi standing not far away!

Hmmm~ I feel like things are getting more and more confusing, especially with Kato Megumi's appearance.

After much contemplation, Xuehui had an idea, and that was...

who cares!

Since it has nothing to do with me anyway, why not just watch the show and not think about these brain-burning things?

With a few clicks of the mouse, Xuehui completely deleted the photo, and then checked it over from beginning to end.

Just then, there was a knock on the study door, and Shiyu walked in.

"Oh my, Yukiteru-kun, after dinner you hid in the study all by yourself, what were you doing that was so naughty?" As she spoke, Shiyu walked up and hugged Yukiteru, who was sitting in a chair, from behind, letting him lean against her ample bosom.

Smelling the fragrance emanating from Shiyu's body after her bath, and feeling the softness on his head, Xuehui comfortably closed his eyes and said, "Do you think I need to do anything embarrassing by myself?"

After saying that, he even moved his head slightly.

Wearing only a nightgown, Shiwa felt Yukiteru's movements and gently pinched his cheek with her fingers: "Yukiteru-kun, it's H, isn't it?"

"You've done all the most indecent things, and now you're telling me?" After chuckling, Xuehui grabbed Shiyu's arm, pulled her from behind, picked her up, and made her straddle his lap.

He embraced her soft waist, and Xuehui buried his head directly in it, giving her a good rub.