A newbie's anime life diary

I've recently become obsessed with slice-of-life transformation stories, reading them with great enthusiasm. Thankfully, only this noon chapter was a little late; the evening update was finally on time.

I remember the chapter I owe, and I will definitely make it up.

Chapter 210 is probably going to become a spirit.

Of the three, the members of Muse had only met Shiyu once before, during the maid café event. At the time, they were discussing in private how rare it was to see a girl with such high looks. After all, Muse was full of beautiful girls of all types, and over time, their standards for others had become much higher.

And this time, there were two more.

"A-rise is a bit weaker than these guys. I'm somewhat glad we don't have any rivals like them." Ayase Eli looked at the three people walking towards them and muttered to herself.

Indeed, disregarding acting skills, Yukino and the other two are undeniably beautiful. Furthermore, even if they were to perform, Yukino and Shizuka have both studied musical instruments, and Utaha sings quite well.

"Looks like we really can't relax for a moment, Yuki-kun. We just went for a physical exam and you ran into so many girls." With a joking tone, Utaha looked at the Muse group, "Hello everyone, it's nice to see you again."

After they introduced themselves, they were considered to have met. Then, everyone's attention was focused on Sister Xiaojing.

"Uh...why is everyone staring at me?" Even Xiao Jing couldn't stand being stared at by so many people.

"Little baby."

"That looks amazing."

"Uh-huh!"

"Didn't Hiratsuka-sensei's husband come?"

With each of them speaking, Xiaojing immediately understood what had happened and couldn't help but glare at Xuehui.

Yukiteru could only respond with an "innocent" look.

After finally managing to deal with the group of young girls, the four of them left the hospital.

Sitting in the car, Xiaojing said confidently, "See? I told you, my health is excellent, and lately I feel it's getting better and better! The doctor during my checkup was quite surprised and asked me what my health maintenance methods are, haha~"

"Oh, really?" Xuehui was very surprised when he looked at the medical report in his hand. All the indicators were very good. Although there were a few data points that he couldn't understand, the final evaluation was the best.

"But it's only been half a year. At the beginning, Shizuka was a heavy smoker and drinker. Even though she's quit smoking now and drinks less, how come she's so healthy? And it's not just Shizuka, Yukino and Utaha are too."

After reading Xiaojing's report, Xuehui looked at Yukino and Shiwa. Apart from having slightly weaker grip strength than the average girl, they were otherwise in very good health. However, they were only 17 or 8 years old, so it wasn't that surprising.

Stroking his chin, Xuehui thought for a moment, then reached out and took Xiaojing's hand, beginning to sense her.

"Um... what are you doing? Xuehui, you can even take a pulse now?"

"No, I was just thinking about something."

With his eyes closed, Xuehui's aura traveled through Xiaojing's body, and sure enough, he felt a slight resonance within her.

“Yukino and Utaha, give me your hands too.”

After releasing Shizuka's hand, Yukiteru looked at Yukino and Utaha opposite him. The two exchanged a glance and then extended their hands as well.

After checking themselves, Xuehui revealed a knowing look: "So that's how it is? I never noticed it before."

Seeing the three puzzled people, Xuehui smiled and began to explain: "Don't worry, nothing bad has happened. I just wanted to say that we might all live to be a hundred years old in the future."

"Live to a ripe old age? What do you mean, or the three of us?" Yukino looked at Yukiteru's smiling face, and something suddenly occurred to her. "You mean, this has something to do with you?"

Xuehui nodded and said, "Well... how should I put it? A kind of flame awakened within me before. Because of this, I was unconscious for about ten days in August. But in return, my body was also transformed into something very powerful. And you, after doing that kind of thing with me, some flame energy that occasionally wandered within me entered your bodies, unknowingly strengthening your bodies as well. It doesn't mean it will make you strongmen or anything like that; it simply eliminates harmful substances from your bodies and slows down the aging process."

"Slow down aging?!" Yukino and Utaha didn't think much of it, but Shizuka exclaimed in surprise. She was already 27 years old, and she couldn't help but worry about this.

Nodding, Xuehui continued, "Perhaps you don't think there's anything wrong with what I'm saying, so to be more specific, when others are already 40 years old and wrinkles are gradually appearing on their faces, you may still look like you are 24 or 25 years old, and even in the next 10 years, you won't change much, you will only become more and more mature."

At this point, Yukino and Utaha couldn't help but open their mouths wide. They finally understood why Shizuka was so surprised. There are so many so-called anti-aging skincare products on the market now. Although the effects are still somewhat unclear, there are still so many people buying them.

No woman wants to grow old, and now they can actually experience that feeling directly? Although the reasons for becoming like this are rather shameful.

Xuehui, on the other hand, thought about it a little more deeply.

"During the checkup just now, I made a prediction. Unless it's an incurable infectious disease, Hikari and the others are basically healthy for life. However, I can't predict exactly how long they'll live—it's like they're on the verge of becoming sentient! I'll go ask the teacher later. Also, the research on the flame within me still hasn't given me a definite answer."

Back in Gensokyo, Ryougi Shiki mentioned to Yukiteru that Eirin Yagokoro had extracted a small amount of flame from her body for research. However, as time passed, and Yukiteru himself didn't pay much attention, he completely forgot about it until this incident happened today.

The car drove all the way to the Ryougi family mansion in Chiyoda Ward.

Yukiteru and his three companions also met Ryougi Shiki and Ryougi Kanya, who were resting at home with their daughter.

"Teacher, Uncle Kanya." Yukiteru said with a smile as he sat down opposite the couple, and Yukino and the other two also sat down at the same time.

"Brother Xuehui, you didn't even say hello to me!" Ryougi Mina ran over from her mother and grabbed Xuehui's arm, pouting in dissatisfaction.

"Yes, yes, and Mina, how's she doing at school lately?" Yukiteru was happy to see Mina Ryougi, patting her head.

"Hmph, I've always been a star at school!"

"Alright, Viana, sit down properly before we talk."

After having her daughter sit down, Ryougi Shiki looked at Yukiteru and said, "Is there something you need today?"

"I mainly came to visit the teacher and have lunch with him. Of course, there are also some things I'd like to discuss with the teacher."

"You're really blunt." Shaking her head, Ryougi Shiki said in her usual calm tone, "Anyway, it's noon, so let's eat first, and we can talk about other things after lunch."

After enjoying a comfortable lunch at Ryougi's house, which they didn't have to cook themselves, Yukiteru and Ryougi Shiki went to the study together, while Ryougi Mina was accompanied by Yukino and the others, although the little girl was a bit unhappy about it. Ryougi Mikiya went to his studio to prepare his lessons.

Saeko Busujima and Yomi Isayama, who were supposed to be here, coincidentally both went home today, so Yukiteru was a little disappointed not to see them.

After taking a sip of the tea brought by the servant, Xuehui began to get down to business: "Master, has there been any news about Yagokoro Eirin yet?"

"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Ryougi Shiki glanced at Yukiteru and shook her head. "I contact her every now and then, but she says there are many protective measures she hasn't seen before, and it will take some time to unravel the secret of this flame. Do you know anything about it?"

Even Eirin Yagokoro said it would take some time? Well, it is, after all, a valuable item left behind by the Demon Flame. How could it be deciphered so easily?

After thinking for a moment, Xuehui told Liangshiyi about the information he had gleaned from Xiaojing and the other two girls after their physical examination that day.

"I originally thought it was just a simple combat tool, but it has such an effect? ​​Well, that's good. I don't need to give you those methods for slowing down the aging process for women. The effect of your flame is just as good." Nodding, Ryougi Shiki showed a hint of surprise on her face, and then said, "As for how long the life force will last, I think as long as you, the source, are still there, there shouldn't be a problem, right? Or do you not want it to be like this?"

Sighing, Xuehui nodded: "Yes, although I now possess extraordinary abilities, I've always felt like I'm living an ordinary life, even though I occasionally encounter some trouble. But today, I finally realized that this is unrealistic. The people around me have changed because of me, and I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

"Since you can't make up your mind, why not just discuss it with them?" Ryougi Shiki said slowly, holding her teacup. "I also had doubts when I first awakened my Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, but I eventually figured it out. From the time I got married until now, although the kind of life where we were always fighting is no longer relevant to me, I quite like it. I'm telling you my own story just to tell you that it doesn't really matter what kind of life you live, as long as you have people or things that you care about by your side."

"That's true, but I always get lost in my own thoughts when I try to think about it. Well, it's not that complicated, why think so much about it?" After a self-deprecating laugh, Xuehui finished his tea in one gulp. "Well then, teacher, I'll head back now."

"Aren't you going to stay for dinner?"

"I still need to have a good chat with them. Maybe next time. It's easy for me to come over anyway." With a smile and a shake of his head, Xuehui bowed and left the study.

Then, under Ryougi Mina's displeased gaze, he got into a car and left the Ryougi residence.

Chapter 211 That way, there's no need to worry.

After returning home, Xuehui stopped the three people who were about to go back to their rooms to change clothes. They all sat on the sofa together, and Xuehui revealed something that had not been mentioned before.

"So, in other words, we might live to be more than a hundred years old in the future?" With her arms crossed, Sister Xiaojing's lips twitched slightly. She never expected things to develop this way.

"Oh, so that means we're all going to become immortal monsters in the future? That's a great theme!" Shi Yu didn't seem to care about these things at all. Instead, she picked up a pen and paper to write them down. "I feel like I could use this in a novel. Not bad, not bad!"

"Hey, are you sure you're not mistaken? This is no small matter!" Yukino was also getting agitated and quickly grabbed Utaha's hand, which was about to pick up a pen.

"Huh? I know, but what does it matter?" Utaha stared at Yukino with wide eyes, looking puzzled.

"You...you don't care at all?"

“What’s there to worry about?” Shiyu said, removing Yukino’s hand from her wrist as she wrote, “Anyway, I’m not planning to separate from Yukiteru. So living a little longer is fine. Maybe I’ll even have a chance to see a fully immersive virtual reality game like the ones in Yukiteru’s novels. Hmm, that would be pretty good too.”

Hearing Shiyu's words, not only Yukiteru, but also Yukino and Shizuka looked at Shiyu in shock.

Shizuka ran her fingers through her long hair, exchanged a glance with Yukino, and said, "It seems that neither of us has thought things through as thoroughly as Utaha."

"Yeah, I was suddenly a little scared, so I didn't think about these things." Nodding, Yukino also looked utterly defeated.

Xuehui looked at the three of them and breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Well, it's just a temporary conclusion. We'll talk about the future later. If we really live a long time, we can go live somewhere else."

"Other places? Alien planets? Immigrating to Mars?"

"Watch less sci-fi movies!" Xuehui said irritably, flicking Xiaojing's forehead. "You'll have to wait a while for things like Mars colonization! I'm talking about the place where I used to train. It's full of... um... ah... some older monsters, but they look young."

"Oh! Is this place full of monsters?" Holding her notebook, Shiwa immediately squeezed past Shizuka and sat down next to Yukiteru. "Tell me more, Yukiteru-kun!"

"Um, ah, sure. Actually, it's not just monsters, there are other beings too, like vampires, priestesses, magicians, gods and stuff like that."

"Gods... there are gods? You've never mentioned this before!"

"What's the big deal?" Yukiteru shrugged, glancing at the three who seemed overly surprised. "Have you all forgotten? There are supposedly eight million gods in Japan, so it's not surprising that a few still exist. But don't think that gods are so powerful; they're beings that rely on faith to survive. The two I know have only managed to live a little better in the last few years because they built more shrines with the teacher's help. So there's no need to be too reverent towards them; we don't worship them."

Then, at Utaha's request, and out of curiosity from Yukino and Shizuka, Yukiteru had no choice but to give a detailed explanation of the youkai and events he had encountered in Gensokyo, and that's how the afternoon passed.

During dinner, Xiaojing picked up a piece of veal steak, took a hearty bite, savored the aroma of the meat, swallowed it with satisfaction, and then looked at Xuehui: "By the way, are you going to accompany Eriri to meet that club member tomorrow?"

"Hmm, a commercial doujin circle. Eriri said it seems to be much larger than their family's, and they're planning a lot of things. It's comparable to some small game development companies, which makes me a little interested." Yukiteru said with curiosity, tapping his chopsticks.

Doujinshi circles are actually quite common. Many doujinshi circles participate in the biannual Comic Con events, but only a small number of them can ever become profitable. Eriri's circle, for example, is entirely maintained by her family's own capital. The members are there purely out of interest, not to make money, so the atmosphere is relatively better, but the level of professionalism is somewhat lacking.

Yukino wasn't interested in any of this. Although she was a little worried about Yukiteru helping Eriri, she wouldn't restrict Yukiteru's social interactions. She would give the green light, and someone else would naturally give the red light.

Shiyu, true to her word, looked at Yuki with a "kind" expression and said, "Just help out, don't do anything unnecessary!"

"Ha...why bring it up so many times? If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have thought of it. Now that you've said it, how am I supposed to talk to other girls?" Sighing, Xuehui naturally knew what Shiyu was worried about, but it was really frustrating that she was so worried when nothing had even happened yet.

"Hmph, you know that much."

That evening, while Yukiteru was taking a shower, Utaha pulled Yukino into Shizuka's bedroom. The three of them talked about something, and Yukino, blushing, ran out, went back to her room, and locked the door.

Looking at the locked door to Yukino's room, Shiho pouted: "I'm just doing this in case. As long as I drain Yukiteru dry, I won't have to worry, right, Shizuka-nee?"

"I think it's just that you, you little lecher, want to do bad things."

"Didn't you object?"

"Hmph, I was just doing it on the side, after all, I still have my mother's orders to carry out." Sister Xiaojing said awkwardly, leaning against the door with a flushed face.

"Hmm~~ Is that so? But there's no need to rush today. It seems we have some common views. In that case, let's set off." As she spoke, Shiyu grabbed Xiaojing's hand and led her to Xuehui's room.

After that incident, Shiyu seemed to have awakened some special hobby. In her words, besides wanting to drain someone dry, wouldn't it be more lively with more people around? And it's not as tiring as being alone.

In short, Shiyu is going further and further down the path of being a filthy woman, and she also has a tendency to drag Sister Xiaojing down with her.

The next morning, at 9 a.m.

Yukiteru rubbed his aching lower back and left the house, looking exhausted. Breakfast was prepared by Yukino, while Utaha and Shizuka were still asleep.

"I got up at 7:30, and I only slept for 3 hours. Are these two crazy?"