A newbie's anime life diary

"I had a little sake, and I ran into that Nura clan brat, so I had a drink with him."

Gently stroking Yukino's long hair, Yukiteru smiled and said, "Go back to your room and go to sleep. I promise I won't come back this late again."

Yukino raised her hand and pressed it against Yukiteru's hand that was resting on her cheek. Looking at him, she whispered, "Aren't you angry?"

"Hmm? You mean Yukino? I'm a little surprised, but there's absolutely no way I'd be angry." Shaking his head, Yukiteru sat down on the sofa and pulled Yukino into his arms. "Besides being afraid of making me angry, you won't ask anything else?"

Yukino shook her head again, but didn't say anything; she just snuggled closer to Yukiteru's arms.

At the top of the stairs, Yang Nai glanced at the two people alone below, then carefully retreated barefoot back into the room.

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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.

Celebrating National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival together is a rare opportunity.

Chapter 228 Eriri in a daze

Monday morning.

The Sawamura family.

Although she played games until late last night and was busy taking care of Eriri who came home drunk, Sayuri Sawamura still got up quite early because today was the day she had agreed with Eriri to go back to school.

After preparing breakfast herself, Sayuri Sawamura went upstairs and knocked on Eriri's bedroom door.

"Eri, are you awake? You have school today~"

A few seconds passed without any movement.

"Still not awake? I clearly saw you last night, and you were sober. Are you going to just fall asleep again?"

After thinking for a moment, Sayuri Sawamura decided to open the door to Eriri's bedroom.

I carefully opened the door, cautiously peeked out, and carefully inserted half of my body into the bedroom.

Then Sawamura Sayuri saw Eriri sitting on the bed wearing a light pink slip dress, one of the straps had slipped down, her hair was messy, and her face was blank.

"What? You were already awake? Why didn't you answer me? You were supposed to go to school today!"

Seeing that Eriri had already gotten up, Sayuri breathed a sigh of relief, went to her bedside, put her hands on her hips and looked at her daughter.

"Honestly, get yourself ready as soon as you wake up. How are you going to school looking like this!"

"School...?" After repeating it, Eriri trembled all over, as if she had thought of something.

"Um... how did I end up at home?"

"...Where else could you be if you're not at home?" Sayuri looked at Eriri speechlessly, then said, "You're really something, aren't you? You drank after Yukiteru-kun was gone for just a little while? And you got drunk?"

"Was it...was it Yukiteru-kun who brought me back?" Eriri asked shyly, twisting her body as she tried to recall what happened last night. However, she couldn't remember anything after receiving the wine glass, just like the time she had a group of people drinking red wine together before.

'Oh no, did I say something wrong?'

Rubbing her head, Eriri found that she didn't have the headache that usually comes with being drunk. Instead, she had a rare good sleep and even had a dream.

Although this dream is somewhat shameful and has no bottom line, and the characters involved are also unexpected, it is impossible to talk about it.

In response to Eriri's question, Sawamura Sayuri immediately shook her head: "No, the only one I saw was Yukino Yukinoshita from the Yukinoshita family. She brought you back while you were asleep, and you were already sober and asleep. When your father took you upstairs, you were fast asleep and talking in your sleep, so I couldn't understand a word."

"...Huh? Ms. Haruno?" Eriri was completely bewildered. How did another person appear? Where did she get here? And what about the two editors?

However, I felt a little relieved. If I couldn't understand what he was saying in his sleep, then there was no problem.

"Yes, it's Haruno." Sayuri Sawamura nodded, recalling what happened last night. "I was surprised at first too. I didn't expect her to be the one who brought you home. Apparently, we just happened to run into each other on the way back to Chiba, and Yukiteru-kun had some things to do, so he asked her to bring you back. You really didn't know anything. Don't drink anymore, okay? You're not old enough yet!"

"I...I understand!"

"Also, remember to thank Yukiteru-kun and Haruno-san when you see them!"

"Ahhh, I got it, oh my god! Hurry up and get out of here, I need to change!"

"...You should wash it first, your hair is all messed up." Sayuri looked at Eriri's disheveled appearance with a smile, which made Eriri, who had just realized what was happening, even more agitated.

After finally finishing her preparations, Eriri left home immediately after having breakfast.

Although she could be considered a wealthy heiress, Eriri rarely has her family drive her to school; she almost always takes the bus or train, just like Yukino used to. However, Yukino now rides to school with her older sister Shizuka.

After taking almost a week off, Eriri returned to school today, arriving at the school gate a little earlier than usual, nearly 20 minutes earlier than usual.

When they arrived, they saw a sports car parked at the entrance, and standing next to the car were the Yukinoshita sisters.

"Good morning, Yukino and Haruno."

Eriri immediately greeted them as she stepped forward.

The two sisters, who were about to part ways, saw Eriri there and greeted her with a "good morning."

Then, Eriri looked at Haruno and said very apologetically, "Um, Haruno-san, thank you so much for taking me home last night. I've completely forgotten how I got home last night. I hope I didn't cause you any trouble?"

'I didn't, but I did cause some trouble for Yukiteru-kun.'

Yang Nai thought to herself, but on the surface she still smiled politely: "Don't worry, Xuehui-kun helped you sober up, and you slept very soundly on the way back, so you're fine."

Haruno covered up the drunken outburst and the long string of words she uttered. Surprisingly, she didn't tell Yukino and the others when she got back last night. Yukiteru was genuinely shocked when he found out this morning.

Eriri breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "That's good. I really can't drink it anymore. Although I thought it tasted pretty good at first, I don't remember anything about it afterward."

As she spoke, she turned to look around and asked with some confusion, "Um, where's Yukihiro-kun? Didn't he come along?"

Yukino didn't speak, but Haruno secretly glanced at her and noticed that Yukino's expression didn't change. She was a little unsure, but still spoke first: "As for Yukiteru-kun, he's still at home making bento boxes, and he has something to do today, so he won't be coming to school."

"Oh, is that so? I was going to apologize to him. I must have dragged him down yesterday, since Sonoko and Reina drank quite a bit too." Eriri said with her head down, sounding a little disappointed, but then immediately added, "Well, I'll go in now. I need to find the teacher to let me know I'm off."

After saying that, he bowed to the person who came and immediately ran into the school.

Watching Eriri's retreating figure, Haruno glanced at her younger sister. Yukino hadn't returned to her room after midnight last night, and she had no idea what the two of them had talked about.

Yukino also sensed Haruno's gaze, glanced at her indifferently, and said, "Then I'll go in too. Tell Shizuka-nee that I'll pick up the bento at noon, no need to bring it over."

"Okay, pay attention in class!"

After waving goodbye and watching Yukino enter the school, Haruno got into her car. Gripping the steering wheel, she muttered with some dissatisfaction, "A married sister is like water spilled from a bowl—it's not nice..."

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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 was slacking off, watching anime, and writing, and my writing speed plummeted.

Chapter 229 Running Around

Unfortunately, after entering the school, Eriri forgot one thing: her identity was completely exposed after yesterday's live broadcast.

At the same time, Yukiteru's identity, which was known only to a very small number of students in the school, was also exposed, just like Eriri's.

However, unlike Eriri, who rushed to school and neglected these things, Yukiteru knew very well that it would be difficult to do anything at school today, so he simply asked for leave.

So, when Eriri returned from her leave and faced the gazes of her classmates and other students around her, where was Yukiteru?

After making the bento boxes and handing them to Shizuka, the last one to leave, and leaving a meal for Haruno who was staying at home, Yukiteru went out to catch a train to Tokyo.

Inside the document editing room.

"Ah~~ Ooh~~~ Ah~~" Yawning one yawn after another, Machida Sonoko slumped weakly onto the table, looking at Yukiteru sitting unhappily at the empty table next to her. "Why did you drag me out like this? It's rare for me to sleep in a luxury suite without having to pay for it myself! Can't you be a little more understanding of me, the editor who works so hard all day?"

Looking up, Xuehui glanced at Machida Sonoko expressionlessly, and then said, "I paid for your suite."

"..."

"I paid for the barbecue last night too."

"Uh... Ahaha~ that..." Machida Sonoko scratched her head awkwardly.

"Besides, today is a workday, and you forgot to ask for leave. If I hadn't come to call you, you would have had your wages docked, since you weren't told yesterday that you would have a day off."

"Big brother, please stop talking! You're the boss, you make the decisions!" Machida Sonoko was almost crying. Although she had drunk a bit too much yesterday, her sleep quality was really good. She had a high-end mattress and high-end bedding. Otherwise, she wouldn't have woken up until Yukiteru called her.

Well, as long as they don't ask me to pay it back, hehe~

Machida Sonoko's thoughts were written all over her face, but Yukiteru didn't dwell on it and continued looking at the manuscript in his hands: "You guys translate pretty fast."

Xuehui is currently reading the translated version of the first volume of Sword Art Online. The overseas distribution was almost finalized a month ago, and the formation of the translation team also began at that time. The content of this volume took nearly 10 days to complete before it was finally handed over to him, the author.

“We’ve always valued overseas distribution, and this time we’re really going all out compared to before, investing a lot of resources.” Machida Sonoko said with a smug smile, moving her chair next to Yukiteru.

But her smile vanished the next second, because on the page she was looking at in the translation, several places were circled, and there were annotations and modifications.

She immediately snatched the manuscript away and flipped through the first few pages, finding that there were places on each page that needed to be revised.

"How...how can there be so many places that need to be changed?!"

"Haven't you seen it yourself?"

Faced with Yukiteru's questioning gaze, Machida Sonoko said matter-of-factly, "Of course I don't read Chinese, I can't understand it!"

"What you say makes perfect sense, I have no words to say." Taking the manuscript from the other person's hand, Xuehui continued to read it, saying, "Don't worry, it's not a grammatical translation error. It's just that some specialized terms didn't suit my taste, so I made some changes. There are only two or three major issues, which are within my control. Overall, the translation is quite good."

"Phew...you should have said so earlier! You scared me, otherwise those translators probably wouldn't have gotten their bonuses." Wiping imaginary sweat from her forehead, Machida Sonoko said with lingering fear, "Then I'll have to rely on you for the proofreading work from now on~"

"Is there a salary?"

"Do you even care about that salary?" Machida Sonoko pursed her lips, but after thinking for a moment, she said, "At most, I'll allocate a little more resources to you. Next month, the new volume will be released, and the anime will start airing. How about I give you an extra commercial for each of those?"

"That's so kind?" Raising an eyebrow, Yukiteru didn't expect Machida Sonoko to be so generous. He guessed that the paperback business must be making money lately. "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

The rest of the morning was spent checking and proofreading the text. After reading through the entire volume and pointing out the areas that needed revision, Machida Sonoko took it to the translation team.

At noon, I had lunch with Machida Sonoko.

At the dinner table, Machida Sonoko ate her pasta while asking, "Is it okay if we don't have class today? The translation isn't urgent, and it's fine to do it on the weekend."

"I'm first in the grade, so you don't need to worry about my studies at all. And did you forget yesterday's live stream? If I go to school today, I definitely won't be able to leave the classroom. I know from the beginning that quite a few boys in my class and grade are reading my novels. So I'd better slip away today."

"Sigh...that's true. But, is Eriri alright? She shouldn't have asked for leave, right?"

Xuehui paused with his fork, then immediately resumed his movements, putting a small piece of steak in his mouth, chewing and swallowing: "It should be fine. Eriri is a girl after all, and she has a lot of friends in her class. No one will let her get into trouble."

Although the pause was brief, Machida Sonoko, who had deliberately asked the question, noticed it and immediately gave a knowing smile: "Oh~ is that so? You really know a lot about this."