A newbie's anime life diary

"Hmph." Eriri, unusually, showed her intelligence this time and could tell that Utaha was just pretending. This girl actually disliked communicating even more than she did.

"So, let's get to the point. Who is it? A new author for the light novel?"

Seeing that the game was going nowhere, Shiyu had no choice but to explain to the other party: "You know that the paperback just published two volumes of 'The Devil Is a Part-Timer!', right?"

"Of course, I bought it and read it, it's quite interesting. Hmm? You mean, that guy is the author of this novel, that Satan?" Eriri realized what she meant and turned to look at the man, who appeared to be in his early twenties, who was already talking to Yukiteru. "It seems the author community at the light novel publishing houses is getting younger and younger these days. And I didn't expect Yukiteru-kun to know him. And that girl, she has red hair, she's very pretty, and she looks like a foreigner."

"I don't know the specifics, but Xuehui mentioned that she was the boy's fiancée who was forced to come to him. At first, she said she didn't agree to the marriage, but judging from her current appearance, she's probably fallen for him. Xuehui-kun was so effusive at first, but it turns out she's just a little girl in the end."

"Hmm? Fiancée? You're really bragging about it? What do you mean?"

“That girl.” Shiyu paused, as if recalling something, and then said, “She seems to be a paladin of some European cult, a powerful figure. I don’t know the specifics, but I heard her adoptive father is the Pope. In short, she’s a very powerful person, I think.”

"The...the Pope? A paladin? Are you sure you're not talking about a manga?" Eriri was completely dumbfounded. What on earth was this all about?

"Are you stupid? Have you forgotten who Yukiteru-kun is?" Shiyu immediately looked at Eriri with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, and really couldn't understand how she could stand with her without being affected.

"Oh, right, I forgot, hehehe... Oh wait! I'm not stupid, I just forgot!" Eriri glared angrily at Shiho. This woman, really! They just agreed to get along well, and now she's like this...

Wait a minute! Why do I have this feeling that I've already gotten used to it? Could it be that I'm still a hidden masochist?

White teeth, white teeth!!!

She shook her head frantically, her two pigtails swaying wildly from side to side, causing Shi Yu to involuntarily move two steps to the side, away from the attack range.

"Did you take the wrong medicine?"

"No, that's not true! I didn't take my medicine!"

Oh~~~

"Ugh, you bastard!!! Fine, it's Christmas Eve, I won't hold it against you." Eriri realized it was impossible to change Shiho's mind overnight. "So, who is that guy? Could he be some kind of powerful guy?"

“That guy,” Shiyu glanced at Maou Sadao in the distance, her expression somewhat subtle, “is said to be the youngest son of a demon king from Europe, the next successor to the title of Satan.”

"..." Eriri's current expression was a bit insufficient; it was something like this.

(ΩДΩ)

"You...you mean, that guy isn't human? Or is he some kind of demon?" Eriri's tone was a little off, but then she became puzzled again, "That's not right, so why does he have a human fiancée? And a paladin at that? That doesn't make sense!"

"You're trying to explain things scientifically to me about what's going on inside? It's obvious there's some shady deal going on here. Besides, aren't they just demons and humans? Aren't they similar in appearance? It's the 21st century, don't worry about such things. Yukiteru-kun trained with several powerful demons before, so don't concern yourself with these details."

"Well, okay then." After Utaha's explanation, Eriri accepted the premise.

Looking at Yukiteru, who was talking to those two people in the distance, Eriri felt that the other person was quite far away from her.

'I seem to know nothing about myself, in all sorts of ways.'

About 10 minutes later, Yukiteru returned to the two of them. Eriri was about to ask about the two of them when the president of the club was invited by the host to go on stage and start speaking, so Eriri had to swallow her question again.

After the speech, the banquet officially began.

After staying for about 20 minutes, seeing that there was nothing else going on, they quietly left the hotel and took a car back to Chiba.

However, Xuehui had no idea that there were quite a few guests tonight.

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Yeah, I slacked off again today.

It's a bit unusual that posts and comments won't be available for another 10 days.

Chapter 258 One, two, three, four... There are quite a lot of people!

The location for tonight's Christmas Eve gathering is a villa in the woods west of Chiba Prefecture, which was built specifically for this kind of party.

"It snowed unexpectedly, so choosing to hold the party outdoors was definitely the right decision."

Looking out the car window at the rare sight of falling snow, Xuehui was extremely satisfied.

"A villa in the woods? How is it different from a regular one?" Even though they were only about ten minutes away, Eriri was still quite curious.

Shiyu, who was standing to the side, nodded. Before today, only Xuehui had come to see this place, and they knew nothing about it.

"Different? Hmph, first of all, the villas here are all made of wood, which makes them look very close to nature. Of course, that's just a minor point. The most important thing is that there's a very enjoyable facility here. You'll see when we get there." Xuehui smiled broadly, but he didn't reveal any details, which really made Shiyu and Eriri very curious.

After driving along the path for nearly 10 minutes, the car finally stopped in front of a large villa that was entirely made of wood.

"Alright, we've finally arrived. Everyone must be getting impatient."

After getting out of the car, Yukiteru looked at the brightly lit villa and immediately led the two towards the gate. Yukino had sent a message earlier, so only the three of them were missing.

"Come on, come on, I need to go inside and enjoy the warmth, and change my clothes while I'm at it!" Eriri couldn't wait any longer; the weather outside was unbearable. Yukiteru had mentioned before that she would leave two sets of clothes here—one set of casual clothes and one set of pajamas. Since she was staying here tonight, Eriri was eager to change out of her formal dress.

As soon as the door opened, a cacophony of girls' chatter erupted from it.

However, there are quite a lot of these sounds.

As the door opened, the sounds of conversation inside gradually subsided. Then, Xuehui heard Xiaojing's voice: "Ah, it seems Xuehui and the others are back."

Then, Xuehui heard a series of footsteps, and among them, there was one person's footsteps, which were moving very fast.

A few seconds later, Xuehui saw a petite figure rushing towards him like a cannonball, then leaping into the air and pouncing on him.

"Xue~~Hui~~Brother~~"

Fortunately, Xuehui reacted quickly enough and caught the flying flesh bomb attack, a wry smile on his face: "Mina, you're in danger like this!"

"Hehehe, it's okay, Xuehui will definitely be able to catch me."

With her head pressed against Yukiteru's chest, Ryougi Mina, who hadn't appeared in a long time, nuzzled against him nostalgically, "Sniff sniff, mmm, Yukiteru-nii's scent, hehehe~ ah!"

"Oh!"

The next second, Xuehui threw him directly to the floor, where he clutched his little bottom, his face scrunched up in pain: "Ouch, Xuehui-ge!"

"Your attempt to seduce me is futile. I'm completely unmoved and even feel a little amused." Ignoring the little girl who had been thrown to the ground, Xuehui walked straight inside.

Having trained since childhood, Xuehui didn't think she would actually get hurt from the fall.

"Wow! My first love! Don't go!!! My first love~~"

"Don't use titles indiscriminately, you should call me brother properly, okay?" Xuehui didn't care at all about the little girl's malicious attempts to act cute.

Walking through the corridor, Xuehui saw the group of people who had left their seats; however, there were quite a lot of them.

Not only the original group, but also Saeko Busujima and Yomi Isayama arrived.

"Ah, Saeko-nee, you've finally come out of seclusion today?" Looking at Saeko Busujima, dressed in a long dress and with a faint smile on her face, Yukiteru hadn't seen her in a long time.

Then, his gaze shifted downwards, and Xuehui's expression instantly became puzzled.

Behind Saeko Busujima, there seems to be a small white head?

Emmmmm~~~

Saeko Busujima also noticed Yukiteru's gaze and looked behind her, but he had completely hidden himself behind her.

"This...is that Ruri?" Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, Yukiteru recognized her immediately by her long white hair and a pair of scarlet eyes.

Seeing that she could no longer hide, the little one behind Saeko Busujima stepped out. She was only 1.3 meters tall, with long, pure white hair and a black Lolita dress, looking like a porcelain doll.

With her hands on her hips, the little girl said smugly, "Hmph, I didn't expect you to find out even though I hid it so well. As expected of Yukiteru? How about it, I'm not the same as before! What are you doing?!"

Before she could even finish feeling smug, Ruri, who had just transformed into a little girl, was picked up by Xuehui, who put his hands under her armpits.

Lift me up high~~~

"Waaaaah~~~ Saeko-neechan, save me!!!"

So cute!

After lifting her high in the air, Xuehui hugged the little girl tightly, rubbing her face against hers. But he asked in a barely audible voice, "Are there any unsuspecting people around here? We haven't given ourselves away, have we?"

"I...I was underestimated!" Her face was so contorted that she could barely speak.

Ryougi Mina, who followed behind, stared blankly at the scene.

"My first love..."

That's enough!

Finally, after the commotion subsided, everyone settled back into the festively decorated living room. Utaha and Eriri went upstairs to their room to change back into casual clothes.

Looking at the number of people present, Xuehui began to count heads.

"One, two, three, four, five... including me, there are 13 people now! That's a lot more than I expected! Luckily, we're well-prepared. Sorry to keep you all waiting, let's begin! Cheers!!!"

"cheers!!!!"

The living room was filled with all kinds of delicious food. Although Xuanwu Xuehui had something to do today and couldn't cook herself, she still found a top chef to help prepare the Christmas feast. The taste was absolutely first-class. In addition, there was a huge Christmas cake that was ordered from a top-notch cake shop. Tonight's meal can be described as absolutely sumptuous.

"We lost, we lost completely... Something like this, one must spend a lifetime trying to catch up..."

Looking at the fried chicken nuggets on his plate, Hachiman had a look of utter defeat on his face.

"Is it really necessary to make such a fuss? It's just some food." Xuehui, sitting to the side, sipped his drink while looking at the noisy crowd in front of him and said, "Why are you all alone? Oh, right, it's all girls."

"Yeah, that's exactly what I was going to ask you. Why are there only two of us guys?"

"Because I'm not familiar with other men." Well, Yukiteru has completely ignored Aki-kun.

"I'm tired of complaining about your luck with women. Well, just don't make a move on Komachi." Hachiman has come to understand Yukiteru's character very well these past few days.

“Komachi understands things much better than you do.” Ignoring the other person’s words, Yukiteru glanced at Yuigahama Yui, who was clinging to Yukino, and nudged Hachiman’s shoulder. “Hey, since you’re staying overnight, how about we put you and Yuigahama in the same room?”

"No need, don't do anything crazy on Christmas Eve."

Hachiman refused without hesitation; it was better not to cause any trouble at this noisy time tonight.

Chapter 259 Christmas Gifts

The food prepared tonight is plentiful, but we will only be eating part of what we will be eating tonight.

However, it seems that a few people have gone too far.

"Honestly, I shouldn't have had someone prepare red wine here."

Seeing the empty wine bottle next to Xiaojing and Yangnai, and the other bottle that had just been opened, Xuehui sighed, stood up and walked over to Xiaojing, snatching the wine bottle away.