A newbie's anime life diary

"Didn't you see how shy that boy was when he talked about novels? Even the shyest light novel authors wouldn't be like that. It must be because the content is too embarrassing to talk about. Coupled with what that Yamada Fairy is saying, it's definitely a novel that will make your mouth full of dog food. I'm getting more and more excited for the competition to start."

"Well, we'll see it in 10 days, right?" After taking a bite of rice, Yukiteru wasn't in a hurry. According to Izumi Masamune, he had already finished writing one volume, but it was too long for the competition, so he needed to hurry up and revise it.

"Tsk tsk, are all the young people these days this amazing? Let's not even talk about Yamada Elf, there's also Senju Muramasa. He's only a middle school student, yet his circulation is already so high. What will he be like in the future?" Eriri chimed in. She knew about Senju Muramasa's name, but Eriri didn't really like her novels, so she hadn't read them much, and she never expected that he was a middle school girl.

Upon hearing this, Shiyu immediately looked at Eriri with amusement until Eriri felt a little uneasy before saying, "I didn't expect Eriri to be acting like a senior now. It seems that getting married really makes a difference."

"Ugh... Ugh! Aren't you the same?"

The usual banter began again, and everyone remained silent, quietly speeding up their eating to try and get as many bites as possible...

Time passed day by day, and the Light Novel World's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament was officially announced. The 10-day submission period was a bit tight for short stories aiming for perfection. However, there were still many applicants, after all, a publication opportunity was very attractive.

After a long wait, judge Xuehui began his scoring work. His first task was to find the short stories by the contestants: Izumi Masamune, Yamada Elf, and Senju Muramasa.

The first thing we'll look at is, of course, Izumi Masamune's. That guy really whetted everyone's appetite back then, and now we can finally find out for ourselves.

"Emmmm~ 'The World's Cutest Little Sister'? Holy crap, this kid's got guts!" Xuehui was stunned when he saw the title of the novel and quickly handed Shiyu, who was watching TV, over to watch it.

Along with them, Yukino and the others also rushed over.

Xuehui took out a USB drive, copied the contents of the novel, and handed it to Shiyu, saying, "Take a look. Haven't you been waiting for several days?"

After receiving the USB drive, Shi Yu excitedly pulled everyone outside. Although they weren't judges, reading these short stories was still quite interesting.

After carefully reading for more than half an hour, Yukihiro finally finished watching Izumi Masamune's short film.

Coming to his senses, he smacked his lips, picked up his phone and contacted Kagurazaka Ayame directly, obtaining Izumi Masamune's phone number, and then made a call.

At that moment, Izumi Masamune was studying at home. He picked up his phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, but he answered anyway: "Hello, who is this?"

"It is I, Hiratsuka Yukiteru."

"Huh? Ah! Hiratsuka-senpai, is there something you need?" Izumi Masamune's expression immediately became tense.

"Well, don't panic. I just have a question for you." After chuckling, he said to the boy on the other end of the phone, "Um, how old is your sister this year?"

"Um...12 years old, is that so, senior?" Although he found it a bit strange, he still answered the question.

"You're 12 years old, my friend. Do you know that the minimum sentence is three years, and the maximum is the death penalty? You must hold on, young man!"

"......ha?"

After a few seconds of pause, Izumi finally realized that the other person must have already finished reading his novel!

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Damn, I posted this in the wrong place. It's incredibly stupid.

Chapter 339 A sister-complex really can do whatever it wants

Izumi Masamune is a 16-year-old, mentally and physically healthy high school boy. It's understandable that he likes cute and pretty girls, but...

"I never expected Izumi Masamune to be like this."

"...I told you it's not like that!!!" Izumi Masamune shouted hoarsely as he grabbed his phone and started fiddling with it.

"Bang! Bang!!"

Then, two stomping sounds came from above, and the boy immediately fell silent.

Xuehui also noticed the sudden increase in caution on the other end and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

"Um... well, I was a little loud just now, and Sagiri got a bit angry." Izumi Masamune said somewhat awkwardly after sitting down again.

“Sagiri? Ah~ your sister.” Yukiteru was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what she meant. “But I didn’t hear her speak, I only heard two stomping sounds.”

When faced with Yukiteru's doubts, Izumi Masamune made no attempt to hide anything and explained directly, "Well... Sagiri hasn't left her room for a year, and I only recently met her again. Before that, we always communicated by the sound of her footsteps on the floor."

"Emmmm~ Wow, my friend, you even understand floor language!" Yukiteru said in surprise. He had already heard some things from Kagurazaka Ayame, who said that Izumi Masamune's younger sister had been staying at home for a year and refused to go out because of the death of her parents.

But now, it seems even more serious. Not only is she staying at home, but she's staying in her room, and she hasn't even seen her brother.

Then, Xuehui thought of a question.

"Um... how did you manage to take care of your hygiene and toiletries after staying in your room for a year?"

He was too embarrassed to ask about going to the toilet, so he used the wash and brush tool instead.

Izumi Masamune was prepared for this, and smiled as he said, "Well... maybe I misunderstood. Sagiri won't come out as long as I'm home, but she will come out on her own when I go to school. In short, she doesn't want to leave the house, doesn't want to go to school, and doesn't want to see me."

After listening to Izumi Masamune's explanation, Yukiteru finally understood. Leaning back in his computer chair and looking up at the ceiling, he said, "I see. You've really had a tough time as an older brother. But even so, you still managed to write such a novel. It seems you really love your younger sister."

"That's right! I love Sagiri the most!"

Upon hearing about his younger sister, Izumi Masamune perked up once again and shouted loudly.

Then, in the next second, he came to his senses, closed his eyes, and waited for the stomping and intimidation from upstairs.

Unfortunately, after waiting for several seconds, he still didn't hear anything. Not only was Izumi Masamune dumbfounded, but Yukiteru on the other end of the phone was also somewhat surprised. However, he quickly figured it out and couldn't help but smile.

"Young man, it seems you have a chance."

"Um...senpai, please stop joking with me. Sagiri told me that she has someone she likes." Although he was somewhat happy to hear his senpai say this, Izumi Masamune then remembered what Sagiri had said to him that day.

Brother, I have someone I like...

That's absolutely devastating!

After that, Izumi Masamune suppressed his feelings for his younger sister and chose to quietly be a good older brother.

Upon hearing Izumi Masamune's words, Yukiteru instinctively revealed a gossipy nature and immediately asked curiously, "Young man, tell me your story!"

"Um... well, maybe we shouldn't go for it?"

"Whether you tell me or not is up to you, but I'm going to rate your novel later!"

"Hey! Aren't you abusing your power for personal gain? Absolutely! I'm reporting you!"

"Resistance is futile, make your choice, young man!"

After a few seconds of internal struggle, Izumi Masamune finally sighed and slowly began to recount the whole story.

However, the more Xuehui listened, the stranger it seemed.

Young man, is this really not you showing off your love to your sister? Also, your sister hasn't left the house for a year. She read this love letter-style novel you wrote, which is basically a declaration of sister-obsessed behavior, and told you that she has someone she likes. Don't you have any idea who she likes?

He has a younger sister and a house, but both his parents are deceased. His sister is an extremely cute NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) and isn't even his biological sister. Although Izumi Masamune himself hasn't realized it, his sister is definitely a brother-complex character.

Moreover, Izumi Masamune himself is a complete siscon. Tsk tsk, even though she's not his biological sister, being a siscon really allows you to do whatever you want!

Although Izumi Masamune himself was unaware of his sister's thoughts, it was probably only a matter of time. Therefore, Yukiteru had no intention of exposing them now, letting the boy understand and grow on his own.

What's more, there seemed to be a few girls eyeing him covetously around him.

I admire him greatly. Although I also have a junior sister named Ryougi Mina, Yukiteru isn't interested in middle school students. Compared to him, this Izumi boy is far more outstanding.

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Xuehui, who still had several short stories to watch, said into the phone, "Alright, I've satisfied my curiosity enough, so I won't disturb your rest any longer. As for the rating, I won't reveal it, but you can rest assured that I will be absolutely fair and impartial. However, I can say one thing: your story is quite good."

"Ah, thank you, thank you so much, senpai!" Izumi Masamune finally breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly. Although Yamada Elf and his sister had both read the original novel, he was still unsure of himself, after all, many of the light novel authors participating in the competition were far more talented than him.

However, after hearing Yukiteru's approval, Izumi Masamune finally had greater confidence in fighting against Senjumura Masamune.

After hanging up the phone, Izumi Masamune prepared to go upstairs to find his sister and tell her about it.

As for Yukiteru, after reading the novels by Yamada Elf and Senju Muramasa, he already knew in his heart that Izumi Masamune's first place was a sure thing. Although Senju Muramasa's work was also very interesting, and it was obvious to anyone with eyes that it was a confession to a certain boy, it was indeed against the rules. No matter how good the content and writing were, he wouldn't get a ranking.

"However, let's wait until the final results are announced and let Izumi Masamune see for himself."

After shutting down the computer, Yukiteru went downstairs and found Yukino and the others looking at sheets of printed paper, presumably having printed out their contest novels.

Sitting between Yukino and Eriri, Yukiteru looked at them and said, "So, what interesting things have you seen this time? I've only read a few chapters over there."

Eriri then picked up the printed paper in her hand and said, "Yes, this is a pretty interesting short film about food."

Meanwhile, Shiyu looked up and waved the printed paper in her hand: "As expected, the novel by Izumi Masamune is about his younger sister, and it's basically a love letter. He's a sister complex, incredibly strong."

Upon hearing this, the others, all wanting to reminisce, gathered together to look.

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Ugh, I've been slacking off again.

Chapter 340 The younger generation surpasses the older generation!

It has to be said that Shiyu's judgment is becoming more and more accurate. Previously, Xuehui was only guessing, but she had already made a judgment on the content of Izumi Masamune's novel.

It wasn't a long read. While Yukiteru was leisurely reading the food-themed novel recommended by Eriri, written by an author named Shido Kunimitsu, Yukino and the others had already finished reading it.

Yukino was the first to snap out of her daze. She picked up her phone, frowned, and asked, "Should we call the police? I have a feeling that girl is in some danger."

Not only Yukino, but Eriri and Shizuka also nodded in agreement. Eriri said, "Although the 'sister complex' theme is very popular in the ACG world, it doesn't quite work in reality. After all, real-life brothers aren't that obsessed with their sisters, and sisters aren't that fond of their brothers either. It's good enough if they don't mind."

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Haruno looked at Eriri in surprise, then at her younger sister Yukino. "I think Yukino and I have a pretty good relationship, right, Yukino-chan?"

"First of all, let me correct you. The premise that we're sisters is wrong. And our good relationship is only now. If it were before, would you have the nerve to say that?" After glancing at Yukino, Yukino put her gaze back on her phone, seemingly preparing to press the button.

However, Xuehui immediately stopped the other party, saying, "Alright, don't take it so seriously. They're not even blood siblings."

"Even if they're not blood-related siblings, they're still quite a bit apart, right? How old is that girl?"

"Emmmm~ 12 years old?" Yukiteru thought for a moment, then answered Yukino's question.

"We should call the police. He's only 12 years old, the age from elementary to junior high school. It's not a good thing that he's being targeted at such a young age!"

This time, not only Yukiteru, but Haruno also came over, grabbed Yukiteru's hand and said, "Didn't you see that Yukiteru hasn't made a sound? Let's hear what he has to say. If something really happened, would he be so free?"

Everyone turned their attention to Yukiteru, who first took the phone from Yukino's hand and then began to tell her about the Izumi siblings.

After repeating Izumi Masamune's entire story to everyone, Yukiteru looked at Yukino and said, "Well, now you know why I ignored it?"

“I see. Indeed, that girl can only rely on her brother now. And that Izumi Masamune is quite a responsible brother. He's only in high school, yet he has to take on the responsibility of caring for his sister and supporting the family. That's very good.” Nodding, Yukino praised the boy Izumi first, then continued, “But this still won't do. Although the average age of dating in Japan is generally low, it's still a bit early for a 12-year-old girl to be talking about dating. We need to be careful about this. And staying at home all the time isn't a good thing either. Yukiteru, let's find an opportunity to go and see that girl named Izumi Sagiri.”

Yukiteru looked at Yukino with some surprise, not expecting her to care so much.