A newbie's anime life diary

Unfortunately, I'm lacking in this area of ​​knowledge and need to catch up.

"Huh? Sister Jing, why are you all alone?"

When Shizuka saw Yukiteru and Yukino return, she put down her book but didn't rush to answer. Instead, she smiled and asked, "You look radiant. It seems you had a great time together yesterday."

Yukiteru, being thick-skinned, simply smiled at Shizuka's teasing, but Yukino, standing to the side, couldn't take it anymore, especially with her face turning bright red—those who knew her understood what she meant.

He immediately glared at Xuehui, then placed his fingers on Xuehui's waist and pinched him hard.

Given Yukiteru's current physique, Yukino's movements didn't actually cause her much pain. However, she still had to pretend, and this series of grimaces actually made Yukino feel a little better.

After all, it's nice to have someone to vent to when you're being teased. Although Yukino knows that Yukiteru is mostly faking it, isn't that part of the fun?

After the jokes were over, Shizuka answered their earlier questions: "You two really went all out, especially Yukino. You forgot that anyone would remember your birthday! Just an hour after you left yesterday, Yui, Komachi, and Eriri came over. They knew you and Yukiteru had gone out for some alone time, so they weren't too disappointed. But they were just trying to surprise you, so they didn't tell you in advance."

"I saw the shoes by the door. Did they come again today?" After sitting down, Xuehui looked at the book in Xiaojing's hand and asked.

"No, they stayed here yesterday."

"Huh? Staying overnight?" It wasn't that I felt something was wrong, just that I was a little surprised.

The next second, Xuehui realized the reason: "Could it be that..."

Sister Xiaojing nodded and pointed upstairs: "Since they were already here, we let them stay and play for a while. Then Yang Nai received a message that the research lab had developed a new demo based on the Sword Art Online setting. She suddenly had an idea and had a few more helmets sent over. A group of people connected to the LAN and started playing."

"And then they had a blast and decided to stay overnight?" Xuehui continued, picking up where Xiaojing left off.

The other person nodded in agreement, but said with some regret, "Yesterday I asked the people in the research lab, and they said I can play around, since it doesn't require any physical exercise, but they said it's best to limit it to one hour and then rest for at least two hours."

Xuehui also knew that it was impossible to get Xiaojing to completely rest and recuperate during her pregnancy, since she would be going back to work in a few days.

"Since the research lab said it's okay, let's relax a bit, but we need to manage the time well. By the way, I'll try out the new demo while I still have some free time these next few days. Yukino, do you want to come up with me?"

Faced with Yukiteru's suggestion, Yukino was somewhat tempted, but she still shook her head: "You go upstairs, I'll stay here with Shizuka-nee. Anyway, the things are ours, we can use them whenever we want."

"You're right. How about this, I'll go upstairs first and then I'll stop playing and come back down to keep you company." Xuehui reached out and touched Xiaojing's belly, gave her a kiss, and then went upstairs to the second floor.

Upon arriving on the second floor, Yukiteru immediately opened Utaha's bedroom door. Sure enough, a group of people were there: Utaha, Hinano, and Eriri, Komachi, and Yuihama, who had come to visit.

At this moment, Utaha, Eriri, Komachi, and Yuihama are playing. Yuihama and Komachi are lying on the bed, while Eriri and Utaha are on a thick futon on the floor. All four of them are wearing NERvGear.

Meanwhile, Yang Nai, who was free, sat in front of the computer desk, looking at the screen with a wide smile on her face.

"What's wrong? Why are you laughing so happily?" Because Yang Nai's body was blocking the view, Yukiteru couldn't see the whole picture. After he got around the two people on the ground, he finally understood why Yang Nai was laughing so happily and didn't even notice him coming in.

As Xiaojing mentioned before, this demo is based on the Sword Art Online setting, so combat testing is a very important part. Of course, this is a demo that has passed laboratory testing; otherwise, it wouldn't have been given to Yangna and the others to play with.

The screen is currently displaying the live gameplay footage of Shiyu and her three friends. Although the character modeling is still being refined little by little, the four characters on screen already bear a resemblance of over 80% to their real-life counterparts.

"Looks like Shiyu isn't very good at games. She's actually being chased by Eriri in the game." On the screen, Eriri is holding a sword and chasing Shiyu, who is also wearing light armor, all over the place. Eriri's HP bar is still full, while Shiyu's is already half gone.

Meanwhile, Yuihama and Komachi were having a great time practicing against a few small monsters.

"Hmm~~ It seems the completion rate is quite good."

"Hmph, look at the level of researchers your teacher found. They're all crazy. And they said they can provide a better demo in about a week, which can be used for live streaming promotion. Besides, the cost reduction of equipment is progressing steadily. Everything is going smoothly." Taking off her headphones, Yang Nai looked at Xue Hui standing behind her chair, extremely satisfied with the current development of NERvGear.

Then, Yang Nai changed the subject, saying, "How was your time together yesterday?"

"Of course it's great, after all, I've been preparing for a whole month." As she spoke, Xuehui leaned down and put her arm around Yangna's shoulder. "Why is everyone asking this? Are you envious? Don't worry, how about I spend a day with you on your birthday?"

"Is that so? Are you saying you're just going to eat me?" Yang Nai smiled, glancing at the four people in the room. "You're quite bold, aren't you? There are other people here."

“You didn’t refuse, so I’ll take that as a yes.” Xuehui wasn’t going to give Yang Nai a chance to ramble on. He lifted her chin and said, “Besides, don’t you think this is pretty exciting?”

After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed her directly.

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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.

Today is the 26th, and I won't be able to slack off anymore after the day after tomorrow. I just wonder if the server will crash when the seal is lifted (laughs).

Chapter 275 I'll give you one

Yang was caught off guard by Yukiteru's direct kiss. Although there were several other people in the room, they were all playing games, so Yang thought for a moment and closed her eyes without a care.

A few minutes later, Yang grabbed Xuehui's hand, which had been reaching into his collar, pulled it out, and glared at him, his face flushed, saying, "Don't push your luck!"

"Okay, okay, I couldn't help myself, I apologize."

After apologizing politely, Yukiteru moved another chair in the room and sat down next to Haruno, watching the funny scenes on the screen with her.

Eriri was originally chasing Utaha around, but seeing that Haruno wasn't satisfied, she immediately used the control panel to select a few mini-bosses shaped like skulls and started fighting the two of them.

However, although it was a mini-boss, because it was a demo, its health wasn't increased, so it was quickly defeated by Yui and Komachi who came to help.

In a normal game, defeating these mini-bosses would definitely drop some equipment, but that wasn't the case here. After Yang Nai pressed the button again, the four players in the game finally logged out after a few seconds.

"Ugh, Haruno-nee, why did you release so many monsters? We haven't had enough fun yet!" As soon as she woke up, Eriri sat up in a fit of anger, taking off her helmet as she spoke.

"I think you're getting a little too cocky. So what if you're good at games?" Utaha, who was lying next to Eriri, also sat up. When she turned her head, she saw Yukiteru sitting next to Haruno, watching them.

"Oh my, Yukiteru-kun, you've finally decided to come back?"

"Don't talk like I don't like coming back, it'll cause misunderstandings, okay?" Just then, Yui and Komachi sat up on the other side and saw Yukiteru returning.

"Ah! Yukiteru-kun, you're back? Where's Yuki?" The girl asked her best friend as soon as she saw Yukiteru.

Xuehui didn't think it was a big deal, since the two weren't lesbians.

"I was downstairs with Shizuka-nee, so I came up to see how you two were having fun. Don't rush down, tell me how it was?" Yukiteru waved his hand, stopping Yui from going out to find Yukino, and asked the two of them.

Komachi was the first to raise her hand and say, "It's amazing! It feels exactly like playing it in real life! Yukiteru-nii, is this thing only for playing games from now on?"

“Of course not. According to our plan, the NERvGear will be promoted to multiple industries after its official launch. The gaming industry is just one of the fastest to see results.” Yuki said, and Haruno nodded in agreement.

These are all planned directions. The most suitable industries for fully submersible equipment are entertainment, games, movies, etc., and corresponding software can be developed to fit them. However, fields such as medicine and business also need to be studied gradually.

"Although I don't really understand it, I think this thing will definitely be in high demand and short supply." Resting her chin on her hand, Yui said, leaning on the man for real. Then, a question popped into her head, "So, this device must be very expensive, right?"

"The price?" When asked this question, Yukiteru couldn't help but glance at Hinano.

After receiving Yukiteru's gaze, Haruno continued, "The one you have now is definitely not suitable for sale. After all, it's an early model, and its appearance is a bit bulky. Its performance still needs further adjustments, and the production cost is too high. The current cost of this one unit exceeds 20 yen. Some components can only be made in small batches due to production capacity limitations. Once our improved version is developed and the cost drops, the selling price should be able to be controlled below 8 yen."

8 yen is roughly equivalent to 4500 yuan, which is about the price of a mid-range gaming PC.

"Basically everything is integrated into the device. The only extra things needed, besides a power supply and a network of a certain standard, are a computer that can install games normally. Of course, the computer's role is only to transfer game data and it will not be used as a processor, so it is irrelevant. Basically, people who want to buy this don't need a computer."

"Around 8 yen?" Yui Yuigahama muttered to herself. "The price isn't too bad, but with this thing, ahh, do I have to go get a part-time job? I never save money!"

Seeing the girl's expression, Xuehui smiled and walked over to pat Komachi's head, who was sitting on the edge of the bed: "Don't worry, I still remember you as family. You don't need to pay anything. I'll give each of you a set before the product goes on sale."

"Huh? Really?!" Komachi exclaimed happily upon hearing this. After all, she was only a middle school student, and the cell phone and computer she was using were gifts from her older brother and Yukiteru. She was also quite extravagant with money, making it incredibly difficult for her to save any!

But the next second, Komachi's expression changed, and she looked at Yukiteru seriously and said, "Yukiteru-nii, I won't be fooled by your sweet talk. I'm still a middle school student, it's not right for you to flirt with me!"

"...If you keep talking, I won't send it. This was originally intended as a birthday present for you."

"Waaaaah! I was wrong!" Upon hearing this, Komachi's expression changed instantly. To everyone's astonishment, she threw herself at Yukiteru, grabbing his clothes and pitifully saying, "I knew Yukiteru-nii was good to me, I'm not joking anymore! But, Komachi's birthday is in March, is it going to be released so soon?"

"Of course not that fast. It will probably be listed around October or even later."

"Oh! That's Komachi's birthday present..."

"You can pay me back now, you can collect from other people first~"

You can owe me that for now, that's not impossible...

However, Komachi, whose mind was working quickly, looked at Yukiteru and said after a few seconds, "Um, Yukiteru-nii, could you give me something else for my birthday this year? You can keep this as next year's and give it to me in advance?"

"..." Everyone was amused by the little girl's greed.

Xuehui was the same, but he still had to show some attitude, otherwise the other party might take advantage of him even more.

"Dream on! You've been coming every year! Now, go down and find your Yukino-neechan. I heard you prepared a birthday present, didn't you?"

Komachi's words were just talk; since she had already ordered a birthday present in advance, she was already very satisfied. She then smiled broadly, grabbed Yui's hand, and left the room.

At the same time, Utaha and Haruno followed closely behind and walked out. Before leaving, the two gave Eriri a meaningful look.

Because they were facing away from him, Yukiteru didn't see their expressions, but he noticed that Eriri looked very nervous, so he asked, "Eri, what's wrong? Aren't you going down?"

"Huh? Ah, um, I..." Eriri never expected that the two of them would leave her standing there like this. The courage she had mustered up had long since disappeared after yesterday.

Now sitting in the room where only she and Yukiteru were left, Eriri felt her heart beating faster and faster.

"Um... I'll also give Yukino a present!"

As he spoke, he prepared to get up and rush towards the door.

However, Yukiteru wouldn't give the girl a chance to escape. He rushed up behind Eriri and grabbed her hand.

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Mario Odyssey has been released, but I haven't bought my Switch yet... Should I buy it now, or wait for Zelda to get a Chinese language update before buying it?

I'm tempted to try pocket boxing.

Chapter 276 Are you avoiding me?

Once caught and prevented from escaping, Eriri trembled involuntarily.

It wasn't fear, but rather nervousness and shyness.

The things I did with Xuehui in my bedroom during Christmas are still vivid in my mind.

"Yuki... Yukiteru-kun, is there anything else? I haven't given Yukino my gift yet."

Yukiteru found it quite amusing to see Eriri turn around, blushing and looking around.

"Well, Eriri, it seems like you haven't contacted me much lately, except for the phone call you made on New Year's Day."

"Ugh... Ah, well, I've been so busy! I've been so busy these days that I haven't had time to contact you guys." In her haste, Eriri finally managed to come up with an excuse to cover up her embarrassment.

"Hmm~ Really?"

"Really, really! These past few days have been so busy~~ I've been dying!" Eriri nodded repeatedly, her eyes wide, trying to convince Yukiteru that she was telling the truth.