A newbie's anime life diary

"Damn, there's no reaction at all! How was I supposed to know? We thought if it were real, there would definitely be a reaction, so we didn't pay any attention to it!"

Yukino, stroking her chin, said, "I guess it's from the symptoms that have appeared in the last few days. I think it must have been confirmed, which is why Shizuka-nee didn't wear a kimono today. After all, kimonos are too form-fitting."

Of course, the three people's judgments are just judgments and cannot be completely confirmed.

After a while, Sister Xiaojing finally came out of the bathroom. Seeing the expressions on the three people's faces, she knew that what she wanted to say had been seen through.

"There's really no other way. I was planning to say it myself, but you guys already found out?"

"So..." As soon as Yukino heard Shizuka's words, she knew that it was pretty much the truth.

Shi Yu had already left her seat and knelt down next to Sister Xiao Jing, reaching out to touch the other's still flat stomach.

"Um, Sister Jing, could it really be...?"

Xuehui looked at Xiaojing, who was sitting upright and did not stop Shiyu's actions, and her expression was full of excitement. She was already getting restless.

Originally, although she knew that Xuehui did not have any objection, Xiaojing was still worried that Xuehui might have some resistance in his heart.

However, seeing his current state, Sister Xiaojing was completely relieved and nodded with a smile: "That's right, we found out the day after we got back. After the examination, the doctor said it's normal that we didn't notice it until less than a week later."

"Is...is she really pregnant?" Shi Yu's face lit up with excitement upon hearing Xiao Jing's words, but then she added with a hint of anticipation, "So, in 10 months, it'll be my turn?"

"You still have to go to university, what's the rush?" Yukino teased Shino, then looked at Shizuka with a face full of curiosity.

Xuehui was stunned after hearing those words. But she quickly recovered, sat down next to Xiaojing, and hugged her.

Sensing the excitement emanating from Yukiteru, Shizuka patted him on the back and said, "I was a little nervous at first, worried about whether I could handle this role, but I found that I quickly adapted. Yukiteru-kun, our family will have another member from now on."

"Yes, I know. I will definitely take good care of you, Sister Jing."

Starting today, Xuehui's family is officially welcoming a new member, one.

New life.

So, is this the first good thing of the new year?

After letting go of Xiaojing, Xuehui thought for a moment, then looked at Xiaojing and said, "Hey, Sister Jing, let me go back with you."

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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.

Yes, that's how it should be.

Chapter 271 Earning Money for Baby Formula

Afterwards, Xuehui went back with Sister Xiaojing and didn't return until after dinner.

About an hour later, Utaha and Yukino returned, and Haruno also came along to join in the fun.

Why are you here?

Xuehui had just heated up a cup of milk for Xiaojing when she saw Yang Nai rushing up to her and asking in confusion, "Aren't you busy?"

"What's there to be busy about? A day is enough. I need to rest properly tomorrow!"

Seemingly disliking going out during the New Year, Haruno replied impatiently, then glanced at Shizuka, whose whole demeanor had changed, and said, "I never expected this. I originally thought Yukino would be the first one."

"Sister!" Yukino, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand this kind of teasing the most, and immediately put on a stern face.

"Well, if Yukino hadn't become the student council president and Shion hadn't gone to university, I wouldn't mind," Yuki said as he sat down next to Shizuka.

"I'm only 17, it's a bit early." Hearing Yuki's words, Yukino couldn't help but blush. Her original plan was to wait until she graduated from university before considering this matter, and also learn some experience from Shizuka-neechan.

However, Yukino didn't think so. She hugged her younger sister and pressed her cheek against hers, saying, "Well, Yukino, have you forgotten? Your birthday is the day after tomorrow. You'll be 18 then."

"So what if it's 10...18? I said no, and that's final! If you want to have a child, go have one yourself!"

"Sigh... This is so boring. I was originally planning to take care of my sister's child myself, but it seems I can only experience it here with Xiaojing for now."

Upon hearing this, Xiaojing's previously calm expression crumbled. She gritted her teeth and said, "So this is just a supplementary experience area. I agree with what Yukino said. If you want to play, go have your own baby."

"No way! Childbirth is so painful, okay? Besides," Yang Nai said, pointing at Xue Hui, "this guy hasn't even won me over yet, how can there be such a big leap?"

"Tch, it's all your fault for being so slow." Shiyu, who had brewed three cups of tea and brought them over, looked at Yang Nai and said speechlessly, "With your personality, I doubt many men will accept you in your life. Why don't you just give in sooner? If you keep going like this, that blondie will be faster than you."

Shiyu was referring to a certain otaku named Riri who had been holed up at home for days, too afraid to come out and see Yuki. However, she felt that even if Riri had really mustered up the energy to deliver a fatal blow, she would probably deflate her ego once she saw Yuki.

After all, Eriri has been timid in front of others more than once.

"A certain golden retriever?" Yang raised an eyebrow, guessing that Shiyu was referring to Eriri.

Tsk tsk, this is a bit tricky. Although Xuehui's attitude towards me has improved a lot since that day, and it feels quite nice to banter and flirt like this, if this continues, will I become the last one?

Okay, the last one.

Now that Shizuka is pregnant, I guess she won't have any other thoughts about this little one besides the ones she's already flirted with, Eriri and Shizuka.

Should we try a different strategy?

Countless thoughts raced through Yukino's mind. Finally, she patted her younger sister's head and said, "I'm not in a hurry, Yukino. You should think about how to spend your birthday with Yukiteru-kun the day after tomorrow."

After saying that, he walked briskly up to the second floor.

"...Is he a tsundere?"

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Late at night, in the bedroom.

Xuehui was hugging Xiaojing and whispering to her.

"Do you think it will be a boy or a girl?" Xuehui asked expectantly, gently touching Xiaojing's belly, which showed no signs of change.

"How could we possibly know now? Besides, isn't it good whether it's a boy or a girl?" Sister Xiaojing didn't care at all. With her and Xuehui's genes, whether it was a boy or a girl, they would definitely be outstanding.

"I think so too, and twins would be even better." With a shameless smile, Xuehui thought of something. "Um, Sister Jing, after the holiday, would you like to take a break from work for a while?"

Xuehui's meaning was clear: she was already pregnant. Although Xiaojing's health had always been exceptionally good, as time went by and her physical signs changed, her body would definitely not be able to maintain her daily teaching work.

Sister Xiaojing understood what Xuehui meant, but she had a different idea: "I think you should continue going to work. Don't look so opposed. Think about it, I just got diagnosed. If you make me stay at home now, aren't you afraid I'll be bored to death? Besides, I'm not going to follow the usual pace. I'll just talk to the school and ask them to let me teach only your class. They can find another teacher to teach the other class's Chinese. That way, the workload will be less, right? As for the chalk issue, we can just not use it. I can use PowerPoint."

"It seems you've thought this through even more thoroughly than I have." Seeing Xiaojing's expression, Xuehui knew there was no way to stop her, so he could only nod in agreement. "However, you really will have to stop after a while."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. It'll be fine once your second year is over, and Shiyu will be in college by then. If I don't have many classes on weekdays, I'll have someone to keep me company. But you'll have to start working hard to earn money for baby formula, okay? After all, there are quite a few people in the family, not just me."

"Yes, Alexander, but don't worry, the company will be able to develop steadily by the middle of this year at the earliest, and then there will be a steady stream of money."

“A full-dive game, huh?” Xiaojing sighed when she heard this. “It’s a pity I won’t be able to play it anytime soon. Besides, in my current state, I can’t even do some of the things I love to do. What a shame.”

"Pfft..." Seeing Xiaojing's resentful look, Xuehui didn't know what to say. After all, in the current situation, all hobbies had to be put aside.

As for Xuehui, he is gradually changing his mindset. In the past, whether it was writing books or later starting a company with Yangnai, he didn't put much effort into it. But now, he has to take it seriously.

First and foremost, the first thing after the New Year is the premiere of the Sword Art Online anime.

On January 2, Yukiteru posted his second tweet after the New Year.

[Well, as you all probably know, the first episode of the Sword Art Online TV anime is airing in just a few days! I've already seen the finished product, and the quality is excellent! So, everyone, it's time to change your waifus again (laughs)! But that's not all for today. Just a heads-up, I'm working on some big news, something related to Sword Art Online, but not the already announced overseas novel edition. I plan to reveal it around my birthday this month, with a live stream event. Please look forward to it!]

The big news that Xuehui mentioned was naturally the full-dive equipment. Although the current equipment is the initial version, the same one used at the beginning of Sword Art Online, and Xuehui is preparing to release a later, improved version, it can still be used for publicity and to ignite the market.

After all, we need to earn money for baby formula!

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I'm planning to upload the new book in the next couple of days. Yeah, I'll upload it once the seal is lifted.

Chapter 272 A Birthday Getaway for Two

Starting at the end of the year, Yukiteru's Sword Art Online publication speed has slowed down considerably. The original pace of two volumes every three months has changed to one volume every three months.

Although readers often complained online about Xuehui's slow publishing speed, he did manage to calm down a bit by issuing a statement that the outline of his novel had already reached 15 volumes and that there were still major chapters to come.

It's better to write slowly than to not be able to write at all!

As soon as this news came out, while everyone was eagerly anticipating the TV anime, which had already released a PV, they were also discussing the big news that Yukiteru had mentioned.

What do you think is the biggest news from that short seller?

[I think it might be a game. Think about it, from novels to comics to animation, shouldn't a game be coming next in that order?]

[Yeah! Sword Art Online is definitely a great genre for making games!]

[But which company will develop the game? There's been absolutely no news about it lately, and there aren't any official announcements scheduled for this month!]

Do you guys think that old geezer is going to make VR games?

[You mean the kind of complete stealth like in swordplay? You're dreaming, kid! Do you want a brain implant? You'll never see that in your lifetime!]

[I agree! As for VR at this stage, I think it's best used for watching adult films.]

Hey upstairs, can I get a torrent file?

【Same request! 】

Seeing the comments on the internet gradually going off-topic, Xuehui couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I didn't expect that anyone would actually figure out what I was going to do, but no one believes me. However, once my news is officially released, I think these posts will be dug up and proven wrong, and that will be interesting."

Yang Nai, who was standing nearby, also sat up. After seeing the post, she said with some dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you discuss this with me? We only have an initial model of the equipment right now, and you're already putting it out for demonstration?"

"Weren't those researchers eager for this device to be released? Now that it's finally been made, making it public isn't a big problem. At worst, we can just release the design drawings of the official model later. Anyway, we've already applied for a design patent, so we don't have to worry about anyone plagiarizing it. Besides, no one else can make this in a short time."

As he spoke, Xuehui picked up the first-generation NERvGear, which resembled a motorcycle helmet, from beside him. Xuehui used the name from the novel without making any changes.

In other words, this can be considered a spin-off of the Sword Art Online novels.

Yes, this is the most technologically advanced peripheral product in history.

"Although it's just a preliminary demo, the effect is absolutely amazing, isn't it?" Xuehui asked Yangna, who was standing beside him. Before, under his supervision, Yangna had personally tested the device using an early demo developed by the developers. From the establishment of the research lab to Xuehui submitting the design draft, the researchers worked overtime like madmen, and that's how they got the device done, along with a demo.

Speaking of her previous experience, Yang Nai became excited again: "Although there were still some minor shortcomings in the visuals, the smoothness of the movements was impeccable. I almost believed that it was really my body!"

Previously, Yang entered this demo. The scene consisted of only a small room of a few dozen square meters, containing some exercise equipment used to test the smoothness of character model movement, similar to a gym.

And it was in this simple test demo that Yang Nai played with for almost half an hour.

"Well, it's just a development version, so let's not be too demanding. As it stands, it's perfectly fine to sell this, but unfortunately, we still need to reduce costs, so we'll just have to wait a bit longer."