A newbie's anime life diary

Of course there are, and that is dying under two flowers!

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It was about ten minutes late; the check took a while.

PS: Thanks to [Yuukishino Yuuki] for the huge pile of razor blades; I was shocked when I saw them this morning.

Hmm~~~ I was originally going to update three times, but I'll update four times today!

Chapter 203 Playing with Late-Night Poisoning (2/4)

Xuehui was woken up by being pinched early the next morning, but this time he did not choose to avoid the limelight.

Without opening his eyes, he tightened his arms around Shiyu and Yukino, nuzzling them gently, and said, "Stop fooling around, sleep a little longer, it's still early."

Indeed, it's only a little past 6 o'clock. According to my usual habit, I can sleep for another half hour.

"You can sleep if you want, I'm getting up!"

Seeing Yukiteru's nonchalant attitude, Yukino was both annoyed and amused. Last night, she was kept in suspense for a while, and just when she thought it was over, Yukiteru suddenly ran out and came back with Utaha.

What followed was indescribable.

If the previous incident was due to alcohol, then this one was truly orchestrated by Xuehui.

But what can be done? As Yukino herself always says, once you start, you'll start again. It seems that Yukiteru is getting a little addicted to this kind of activity.

'There's really no hope for them...'

With such a self-destructive thought, Yukino saw Utaha wake up Yukiteru and then lie down and close her eyes again.

It seems they were truly terrified by Xuehui's punishment methods last night.

'That's good, it seems things will calm down for a while.'

Shaking her head, Yukino felt the arms tightly wrapped around her and Yukiteru seemingly falling asleep again, so she had no choice but to go along with him and take another nap.

A few minutes later, Xuehui opened his eyes and looked at the two people sleeping peacefully on his left and right, and a triumphant smile appeared on his face.

While it's impossible to keep doing this forever, it's okay to do it occasionally. And next time, we can change the personnel pairings; there are three possible combinations.

Yukino and Utaha prepared breakfast today, so they didn't sleep in for long before getting up to wash up and make breakfast.

Xuehui, on the other hand, dawdled for another half hour before getting up. After a series of long discussions, they came up with a method for a shift system for breakfast, which gave Xuehui some time to sleep a little longer.

Of course, unless something unexpected happens, he is in charge of making dinner.

While eating breakfast, Xuehui looked at the simple yet plentiful breakfast on the table and thought of something: "Right, Yuanzi told me to interact more with readers on Twitter. So I thought, it's not interesting to just post text all the time, so I might as well upload some pictures of the food I make. Hmm, it would be best to upload them late at night, so let's make a Midnight Diner series."

"You really aren't afraid of offending people, putting out that kind of thing in the middle of the night?" Taking a bite of toast, Shiyu didn't find Xuehui's deep malice disgusting; on the contrary, she found it quite amusing. "Yeah, I'll share it too; it'll definitely be interesting."

"...With your move, all those people's guesses have been confirmed, right?" Yukino couldn't help but start making sarcastic remarks as she looked at the two people with their wicked sense of humor.

"So what? If it's confirmed, it's confirmed. Anyway, no one will find out the specifics. I'm just a writer, not a celebrity. It doesn't matter to me." After replying nonchalantly, Shi Yu took out her phone, took a picture of her breakfast, and posted it online with some text.

Ten minutes later, quite a few replies appeared, all of them saying things like they were hungry.

"Hey, Xuehui-kun, you should share this too!" Shiyu looked at the comments and urged Xuehui to share the picture she posted.

However, Xuehui shook his head: "I'm not in a hurry. It would be best to suddenly unleash a big move tonight. Hmm, let's make dinner more elaborate tonight. The weather is getting cooler. Would you like to eat some lamb to nourish yourselves? I'll make a hot pot."

Xuehui thought for a moment, and decided that if they were going to play, they should play it in a good way. Now that it was autumn, eating some mutton was a good idea.

"I don't eat mutton much, and it's not very common." Sister Xiaojing thought for a moment. She had eaten it a few times before, but she didn't really like the taste. However, the mutton hot pot that Xuehui mentioned was something she could consider.

Yukino and Utaha nodded in agreement, and Yukino said, "The gamey smell of mutton is a problem to deal with, but it shouldn't be difficult if Yukiteru does it."

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Xuehui's enthusiasm also soared: "Alright, I'll go and prepare now. If we can't buy them nearby, we'll have to go further afield to find them. We also need pots and pans."

After quickly finishing his breakfast, Xuehui immediately prepared to leave.

"Do we need to prepare this early?"

Yukino, who was helping carry the schoolbag and standing in the entryway, looked at Yukiteru, who was putting on his shoes, and asked with some confusion.

"It's better to prepare early, since lamb is a relatively rare ingredient in Japan. I'll go to the nearby supermarket now, and if they don't have it, I'll have to ask the shops under my management to help prepare the ingredients. If we make arrangements now, we'll have plenty of time."

After putting on his shoes, taking the schoolbag, and gently kissing Yukino's lips, he opened the door.

"Then I'll go first."

"Okay, take care on your journey."

Looking at the closed door, Yukino felt that Yukiteru seemed to be in a particularly high spirits today.

"However, having some energy isn't necessarily a bad thing."

Outside, Xuehui, sitting in a car driven by his subordinates, was planning what to buy as they headed towards the largest supermarket in the vicinity.

You need to buy a pot, preferably a half-and-half pot. Although it's not common in Japan, you can probably find it by asking around at Chinese restaurants. In addition, lamb is a must, as are other ingredients like beef, pork belly, vegetables, mushrooms, etc. And most importantly, hot pot base. You should be able to buy that at an imported supermarket.

'Okay, let's get the pot and meat sorted out first. If we don't have enough time for the rest, we can continue at lunchtime or after school in the afternoon.'

As Xuehui looked out the window, her heart was filled with emotion. More than half a year had passed in the blink of an eye. She had finally found a decent place to stay here, and she had people by her side to keep her company.

As you become more integrated into your current identity, things from the past will inevitably be buried deep in your heart. However, as long as you don't forget them, that's fine.

Furthermore, I can compromise on other things, but not on food! Chinese food is the best in the world! I absolutely have to eat mutton hot pot!

Although Japan also has hot pot, most of them are pork hot pot, which is not what Yukiteru wants to see. If he wants to eat hot pot, he should eat Sichuan hot pot.

Sister Xiaojing is right. As a complete foodie, Xuehui is exceptionally persistent in this regard.

Finally, at the very moment the bell rang, Xuehui managed to run into the classroom.

"Phew, I finally made it."

Sitting down, Xuehui breathed a sigh of relief. After searching two supermarkets, he finally found one that sold lamb, which happened to be Hokkaido lamb that had been airlifted in that morning. Xuehui bought a large portion to take home. As for the pot, he asked around at several Chinese restaurants along the way and found out where to buy it. They had already sent someone to buy it according to the size Xuehui requested.

"What's wrong? It seems like you're the only one who's late. Hiratsuka-sensei arrived a long time ago." Before the teacher arrived, Hikigaya asked Yukiteru.

Shaking his head, Yukiteru glanced at Hachiman, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm just preparing some things for dinner. By the way, why don't you come along tonight? Bring Komachi and Yuihama too. Haven't you been saying you wanted to come and visit? We've prepared a big meal!"

"Hmm? So enthusiastic?" Seeing that Yukiteru seemed to be in a good mood, Hachiman didn't refuse. After all, even Yukiteru himself said there would be a big meal, so it would be a huge loss not to go. "I know, I'll come over after I pick up Komachi. But, can you tell me what it is?"

"Heh heh, it'll be a secret for now." With a mysterious smile, Xuehui said no more, and the teacher walked into the classroom.

Time passed quickly, and at noon the phone rang. Xuehui had ordered the hot pot with two broths, and the hot pot base was also delivered. It seemed to be the authentic kind, which saved me a lot of trouble.

After school, there were still no requests coming to the Service Club today. Yukino took the registration form that Shizuka had given her and slowly filled it out. Anyway, the registration deadline was Friday, and today was only Tuesday. She could also see who would sign up.

After filling out the form, Yukino handed it to Shizuka, who was also her recommending teacher. Shizuka put the form away and said casually, "Alright, let's call it a day. Aren't we having a big meal tonight? Hachiman and Yuigahama will be coming, right?"

"Ah, yes! A big meal!" Yui Hama exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this. She was quite familiar with Shizuka-neechan and usually felt very relaxed when they were together.

"In that case, let's all go together. Yuihama can go back with Yukino Shizuka and Utaha first. Hachiman can pick up Komachi. I'll send you the address. As for me, I'll go buy the rest of the side dishes we need."

At Xuehui's command, everyone sprang into action, locked the doors, and left the school.

However, after he left, the two visitors who came to see him a few minutes later were turned away.

After splitting into three groups, Xuehui headed straight for the supermarket. The last time they had such a gathering was right after the sports festival ended, so it would be nice to have some fun.

"But with more people, we also buy more things." Sitting in the car, Xuehui shook his head as he thought about the large and small bags he had put in the trunk. Especially in Japan, where prices are relatively high, it was really rare to see someone like Xuehui buying so much at once.

"By now, Hachiman should have picked up his sister and gone over, right?" Just as he was thinking this, Yukiteru saw a scene in a shop through the window, immediately told the driver to pull over, and went into a dessert shop.

Not only were the Hikigaya siblings here, but Haruno was also there.

'I think I forgot to invite Haruno, and not just me, Yukino seems to have forgotten too...'

With this in mind, Xuehui walked towards the group of people.

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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.

Second update, back to writing, two more chapters to go.

Chapter 204 Hmm, I did forget (3/4)

Upon entering the store, Yuki saw several girls standing next to the Hikigaya siblings, who, judging from their uniforms, were probably not from Soubu High School.

Yang Nai, on the other hand, had just walked over a step ahead of Xue Hui.

The Hikigaya siblings were quite surprised to see Haruno, while Komachi seemed very happy and greeted Haruno with a different kind of enthusiasm than she had shown to the other girls.

Then, she saw Xuehui walking in from behind.

"Ah, Xuehui-ge!"

Komachi's words drew everyone's attention. The girls also saw Yukiteru, their eyes lit up, and they whispered among themselves.

Xuehui walked over, patted Xiaoding's head, and said, "It's been a while, Xiaoding. How's your studies going lately?"

"Hmph, Komachi is working really hard these days!" Komachi didn't mind Yukiteru's head pat; instead, she stood up straight and said.

"And then my math score still didn't improve in the last exam."

"Brother! Don't expose my shortcomings in public!" Komachi glared at her brother in annoyance, then betrayed him and went to Yukiteru's side.

Meanwhile, the leader of the group of girls on the other side, who had been completely ignored, stepped forward and said, "Um, Hachiman, aren't you going to introduce these two?"

Yuki also shifted his gaze to the girls. Although they were pretty, they were still several levels below Yuki, who was used to seeing beautiful girls. Haruno next to him instantly outshone the three of them.

"Let me introduce myself. This is Hiratsuka Yukiteru, Hachiman's classmate. Are you all acquaintances of Hachiman?"

"Me too, me too, I'm just a big sister passing by~" Yang Nai introduced herself in a nonsensical tone, making Yukiteru roll his eyes.

After Yukiteru introduced himself, the three girls also introduced themselves in turn. Just as Yukiteru had thought, they were Hachiman's middle school classmates, and probably even carried some of Hachiman's dark history.

However, at this point, Yukiteru was too lazy to care about any dark history. He didn't look at the group anymore, but instead asked Hachiman, "Didn't I tell you to come over after picking up Komachi? Why are you here?"

"Here, this." Hachiman held up a rather heavy box of desserts. "Since I'm going to visit someone, I'm bringing some desserts for after the meal."

"Not bad, not bad, you're quite thoughtful." Nodding, Xuehui said, "Alright, I've finished buying everything. If you're not busy, come with me in my car. Yuihama is already playing at home."

After saying that, he glanced at the three girls who were being left standing to the side, nodded, and then led Komachi out of the shop.