A newbie's anime life diary

Eriri wouldn't be lectured by her parents in this regard, but she had seen Haruno do it a few times, and her parents praised her highly.

"Well, you don't need to be so reserved here, relax. Others may not know about your affairs, but I know everything." Shizuka's seemingly casual words instantly made Eriri's expression change three times, and coupled with the faint smile on Haruno's face beside her, she was simply too embarrassed to bear it.

"Oh dear, Sawamura-kun, why don't you greet your senior?" On the other side, Utaha squinted at Eriri, who only greeted Shizuka-neechan and Haruno, which annoyed her.

"Ah, you're here too. Sorry, I didn't notice you. Your presence is a bit weak." Now that Hiratsuka Shizuka had exposed her, Eriri was too lazy to play the role of a well-behaved young lady at school. She turned to look at Shiho with a blank face.

"[○·｀Д′· ○]" Although she still appeared calm and collected on the surface, Shiyu's inner thoughts were definitely like this: How dare Eriri, a mere cricket, put on airs with her?

Fortunately, Yukino walked over with a drink at that moment, interrupting Utaha's rising anger.

"Thank you." Eriri smiled and said as she took the cup, then sat down on the sofa. Suddenly, she saw two small figures emerge from behind the sofa—two cats.

"Huh? You guys have cats too?" Eriri looked at the two little cuties with great surprise.

“Yes, Yukiteru-kun bought them.” Yukino picked up the two cats and introduced them to Eriri.

Eriri also loves cute things. While playing with the cat, she turned her head and asked, "By the way, where's Yukiteru-kun?"

"He went out to take care of some things yesterday and hasn't come back yet."

"Huh?" Eriri was stunned.

At this moment, Yang Nai added, "So, today is a girls' gathering, so everyone can have a blast!"

"w(°Д°)w Eh?!?!"

Seeing Yang Nai's malicious smile, the girl's heart skipped a beat.

Eriri in a major crisis?

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A daily routine for Africans in Kantai Collection: Is Hosho in the SP3 event map? No way!

Chapter 164 An earthquake?

Although Haruno said that earlier, thankfully, Haruno doesn't seem to be getting excited yet.

Yukiteru wasn't home, but it was lunchtime, so the task of cooking fell to Yukino. Two months ago, Yukino would definitely have said she couldn't handle it. After all, while she could cook, the taste was only so-so, and she certainly wouldn't want to cook for guests.

But things are different now.

After realizing that she, as a girl, was not even as good at cooking as Yukiteru, a boy, Yukino resolved to study cooking seriously.

As things unfolded, the relationship between Yukino and Yukiteru underwent a dramatic transformation.

However, Yukino has never slacked off in her research on food, but her research has shifted from Japanese cuisine to Chinese cuisine, and she occasionally studies desserts as well.

As for Chinese cuisine, she naturally consulted Yukiteru directly. Yukiteru wasn't an outsider, and Yukino wasn't the type to go to great lengths for help. With a professional by her side, she certainly wouldn't look for unreliable recipes.

Over time, Yukino, who already had a basic understanding of cooking, has improved her skills significantly. However, since Yukiteru usually does the cooking at home and she assists him, she doesn't have many opportunities to showcase her abilities.

Today, Yukino finally has a chance to shine!

Hmm? You mean Sister Xiaojing and Shiyu?

Sister Xiaojing is indeed good at cooking, but... after learning a few dishes, she became too lazy to learn anything else, calling it "one trick to make a living," but it was really just laziness.

As for Shiyu, she can make omelet rice, fried rice with eggs, and poached eggs.

Well, at least she's already learning, isn't she? Her attitude is much better than Xiaojing's.

Over here, Yukino had already started preparing the ingredients, the orderly sound of a cleaver clattering coming from the kitchen. Eriri, hearing this, looked at Utaha and said, "Hey, shouldn't you go help Yukino?"

Shiyu shrugged and said, "Well, she's really eager to show off and won't let anyone interfere. The only pity is that Yuki-kun isn't here."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"Hey hey! I know, I know!" At this moment, Yukino raised her hand and said as if she was answering a question first, "Because Yukiteru-kun's cooking is so delicious, Yukino-chan is completely inferior and feels that her feminine charm has no presence at all, so she studied hard and worked hard to improve. Today is the day to test the results!"

"While it's mostly correct, I feel like you added something weird, and is it really okay for you to talk about your own sister like that?" Shizuka shook her head at the nonchalant Haruno, then turned to Eriri. "By the way, it seems like Sawamura... oh well, never mind, I'll just call you Eriri. Your manga with Yukiteru should start serialization today, right? Have you checked the bookstores and online?"

"Huh? Ah... um... I didn't go see it..." Eriri blushed and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Although the editor and Yukiteru assured Eriri that the quality was perfect after the manuscript was proofread, and that with vigorous promotion, it would definitely be a great success, Eriri couldn't help but worry. After all, this was her first official serialization, unlike her previous experiences at CM conventions where a doujinshi with explicit content could guarantee popularity.

Shiyu understood Eriri's reaction quite well. When the first volume of her novel was released, she had specifically gone to a nearby bookstore to check it out. Although her book was on the shelves, its placement wasn't great, and the promotional sign wasn't eye-catching. After wandering around outside for almost an hour, only about ten people had bought her book.

"However, although I was quite nervous at the time, I was still very happy every time someone bought my book. Even though the sales of the first volume weren't very good in the first two weeks."

While thinking about it, Shiyu left her seat, went to the bedroom, and brought out a laptop, which she placed on the coffee table in the living room.

"Wasn't we supposed to celebrate Shimozawa-kun's manga serialization together today? Since we didn't go to see it in person, let's check the online reaction. The bookstore opens around 8 or 9 a.m., and more than two hours have passed. There must be news about it online by now. I hope someone won't give Yukiteru-kun's work another black mark on his record."

"Can't you say something nice once in a while? I was really looking forward to it!" Eriri waved her hands and protested loudly to Shiho.

However, despite the protests, we still have to see what needs to be seen.

With trepidation, the four of them huddled in front of the computer, watching Shi Yu open a well-known comic forum in China. Whenever a popular comic series was released, a large number of discussion threads would quickly appear here.

Sure enough, the group quickly found the Sword Art Online manga discussion forum.

Clicking through, the first popular post is from a well-known commentator on this forum.

A former popular doujinshi artist has returned to the mainstream, collaborating with a rising star light novel author to bring you a manga adaptation of Sword Art Online, with real-time updated comments (since you've already read the novel, there's no need for spoilers).

The extremely long title dominated the top of the page, and replies and clicks skyrocketed within just half an hour.

"So, this is what we'll look at?"

Eriri swallowed hard, nodded solemnly, and watched as Utaha clicked the mouse.

"Oops, I missed? Oops, oops." Shi Yu stared blankly at the mouse, which had gone astray, before moving it back. However, Xiao Jing, who was standing next to her, noticed something: the tea on the coffee table was shaking slightly.

Meanwhile, Yukino, in the kitchen, also felt an almost imperceptible tremor and nearly sprinkled too much salt on the table.

"Is it just my imagination?" Yukino frowned and put the small spoon back into the container, but the next second, she felt an even more noticeable shaking.

"earthquake?"

This time, not only Yukino, but everyone in the living room also sensed it.

However, earthquakes are not unusual in Japan, and everyone is familiar with them, and there are also very comprehensive protective measures in place.

After a short while, the sudden shaking disappeared, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Honestly, how come there's an earthquake so suddenly? The last one was almost half a year ago, and it wasn't this obvious." Yang Nai pouted. Nobody likes earthquakes.

However, what they didn't notice was that only the two kittens that had been playing were now sitting in front of the French windows, quietly watching the scenery in the distance.

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Finally, an update! The next chapter will be at 6 PM sharp... I think.

Chapter 165 What...what are you guys doing?

At this moment, in an underground parking lot several kilometers away from Yukino and the others.

The original parking lot is gone, and a huge hole has appeared here.

Below the cavern, the accompanying Onmyoji were looking at Yukiteru, who was standing not far in front of them, with expressions of horror.

"My lord, could you please take it easy? We almost thought we were going to die just now! Even the outer barrier couldn't cover us anymore!" One of the male Onmyoji, who was obviously older and had long hair, said as he looked at the huge pile of rubble above him, which he had barely managed to prop up with his magic, and the three unconscious women lying at their feet. He was truly terrified.

Xuehui, who was staring blankly at his fist, heard the words behind him and turned around. Seeing the scene, he laughed awkwardly, "Ahaha, um, sorry, I suddenly thought of something and just used it without thinking. I didn't expect it to be so hard to control the force... ah, ahaha..."

Previously, Yukiteru had a real headache dealing with that Hyakumonogatari group executive named Madoka, who was dressed in a black kimono. It wasn't that this guy was particularly powerful, but rather that he had the ability to incite ordinary people to attack using the power of words.

It took a long time to deal with those guys, because they weren't civilians, but rather thugs or yakuza members, and they were all armed with iron bars and knives, so it didn't matter if Xuehui was a little rough with them.

To prevent that guy from causing any more trouble, Xuehui decided to deal with his opponent in a more violent way.

At that moment, Yukiteru suddenly remembered the moves that Kazami Yuuka had used when he was receiving special training under her. Although she only used her fists, the pressure and destructiveness of her occasional serious attacks were astonishing.

'Since I've already consulted you and done some research myself, it would feel wasteful not to use it. Let's add my own flames and see how it goes?'

Sometimes, ideas are like that; once they appear, they become unstoppable.

Then, Xuehui, who had been away from home for a whole day and night because of this matter and had no time to rest, threw a punch with full of resentment and gathered strength, amidst the terrified expressions of his opponents and his own people.

The entire underground parking lot was destroyed.

Incidentally, it also triggered a small earthquake.

Xuehui simply hasn't realized this last point yet. He just feels that he's gone a bit too far, but he doesn't know how far he's going to go.

Seeing Xuehui's awkward appearance not far away, the Onmyoji sighed, but didn't complain much. Perhaps it was better if the stronger his side was.

After dealing with the large rocks that had fallen and nearly hit people, the Onmyoji began contacting other people to come and handle the scene.

Xuehui crouched down, looking at the monster man who was half-buried under the mud and rocks, his flesh mangled and barely breathing, and said with some doubt, "This is really strange. I thought you were definitely going to die this time. Also, what exactly is your true form?"

"Heh...heh heh, cough, I lost this time. I didn't expect you to find us so quickly. Next time, it won't be so easy." After saying this, Yuanchao's expression turned ferocious, and the faint aura around him suddenly became chaotic and intense.

Upon seeing this, Xuehui immediately knew what he was up to and punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious and cutting off his energy supply.

"Trying to self-destruct again? Do you really think I'm stupid enough not to notice such an obvious move?"

After complaining for a while, Xuehui grabbed one of the guy's arms and forcibly pulled him out of the ground, not caring whether a part of him would be missing or something.

Anyway, they're not exactly good birds, as long as they don't die, it's fine.

After being captured alive, in an old house in Tokyo, an old man slowly opened his eyes, gazing indifferently at the sky outside, and muttered to himself: "I originally thought that as long as Ryougi Shiki was in Tokyo, there wouldn't be any major problems elsewhere. But I didn't expect that in just one night, several hiding places would be uncovered, Kyosai and Yanagida escaped with serious injuries, and Encho was even captured alive. Could it be that those associated with the Ryougi family are really that powerful? That move before really did have a bit of that person's shadow. Indeed, troublesome fellows."

After dealing with the matter here, Yukiteru handed the unconscious monster over to the people who came to take him in, ordered him to be kept under strict guard, and then left.

Back at the association's rest area, after taking a shower, changing clothes, and eating something to fill his stomach, Yukiteru called Ryougi Shiki in Tokyo to report the outcome before preparing to go home.

Sitting in the car, Yukihiro yawned several times in a row: "Seriously, staying up all night is really tiring. By now, Yukino and the others should have finished lunch, and Eriri should be here too. A group of girls, they should have a lot to talk about. It's just that Saeko-nee and Yomi-nee won't be here until the afternoon, and that girl Mina can't come either. I wonder what kind of trouble she'll cause then."

After thinking for a moment, Xuehui asked the driver to take a detour and go to a large bookstore nearby.

It's a comic book version of my own novel, after all. I should buy a copy of the magazine and check out the sales figures.

When Xuehui arrived at the bookstore, he saw the bookstore staff carrying out a large pile of new books, all of which were manga magazines under the Bunko Group, with Sword Art Online characters and titles on the covers.