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Can Chapter Seven, about time travelers, be called plagiarism?

Xuehui was quite confident in his fried rice, which was completely authentic Chinese flavor. You could tell just by looking at how Hiratsuka Shizuka ate it. It was far superior to those fancy and cheap imitations from Japan.

He served himself a bowl, and after finishing, he washed both of their bowls. Yukiteru then returned to his room, and Hiratsuka Shizuka also returned to her room to begin preparing her lessons.

She should have finished these things yesterday, but unfortunately Xuehui was kidnapped, so it was delayed until now.

Fortunately, these things happened on weekends. If they had happened during the school term, Xuehui's school life would probably have been very different.

Leaving aside Hiratsuka Shizuka's side, Yukiteru was sitting at his desk in his room, looking at his laptop which was already turned on, deep in thought.

I can now say that I have officially settled down in this world. The next step, besides my daily school life, is to make money. After all, I don't have much savings in my account, and that stingy system can't be exchanged for money.

Last night, he also went online to learn about the situation of the Japanese ACG industry in this world. As he expected, some works that he knew existed, but some did not, and even the authors did not exist.

It's not that it doesn't exist, but it's possible that the other person is on a path in life that they are unaware of.

The result is obvious: aside from working part-time, the only ways Xuehui can think of to make money are games, novels, and comics.

Games were the first thing Xuehui ruled out. Not to mention those big-budget games with long development cycles, even best-selling indie games were beyond his ability to complete in a short time as an outsider.

Comics were also ruled out. Although comic book skills could be acquired through the system with the game programming skills mentioned above, he was currently penniless and could only watch helplessly.

So, only one option remains: light novels.

Although he hadn't read many light novels, he had read all the well-known best-selling works. Compared to the current flood of light novels in the world that focus on fanservice, harem, and isekai battles, Xuehui believed that he could easily make a big hit by just picking one out of the bunch.

"So, now the question is which one to write. In terms of sales and popularity, Sword Art Online, A Certain Magical Index, and Monogatari are all options. However, considering the possibility of supernatural beings existing in this world, Monogatari will be temporarily ruled out. So, it's a choice between A Certain Magical Index and Sword Art Online? A Certain Magical Index has a very large world-building, involving too many religions, schools of thought, and obscure knowledge and technical terms. We can discuss that later. Hmm, after thinking it over, is Sword Art Online still the most suitable?"

Sword Art Online is a light novel series written by Reki Kawahara in the original world. Before Yukiteru's transmigration, the series had already published 23 volumes, with a total circulation exceeding ten million copies, making it one of the absolute best-selling novels. The TV anime adaptation was also a huge hit in China, and it was subsequently adapted into several games. Recently, a theatrical anime film was also released, making it an absolute success story in the industry.

Furthermore, online game-themed light novels are still a niche genre in this world, and the online novel scene on the continent across the sea is, to Xuehui's surprise, still in its infancy, temporarily dominated by fantasy and cultivation novels.

Therefore, as long as Yukiteru brings out Sword Art Online, success is just around the corner.

"Then let's do it this way! Now that we've transmigrated to this world, how can we not make a name for ourselves!"

"Speak," Xuehui immediately created a new document and typed "Sword Art Online" as the title.

......

Half an hour later, Xuehui silently deleted the document in front of him, then smashed his head against the table with both hands.

"Ughhhh, I really don't have this talent! Even though I've read the original plot, it's just too difficult to reproduce it faithfully while also conforming to the light novel format! And please, system, don't flash away!"

From the moment Xuehui got stuck at the beginning of the document, a line of text kept flashing in the upper right corner of his vision.

[Light Novel Original Work Exchange]

Although Xuehui saw it, he still stubbornly refused to click on it, wanting to solve it by typing on the keyboard with his own hands.

As expected, he failed half an hour later.

Having no other choice, Xuehui, who was well aware of his own limitations, reluctantly clicked on the title that had been flashing for a long time.

Then a sublist appears.

A Certain Magical Index, Sword Art Online, Re:Zero, Fate/Zero... one name after another appeared before him.

However, Xuehui didn't open Sword Art Online, but instead opened A Certain Magical Index and started counting.

"...Hey, System, why isn't there a final volume for A Certain Magical Index?"

Looking at the titles of the volumes above, ending abruptly at the 20th volume of the New Testament, Xuehui asked.

"Because it's not finished yet."

Yes, a simple and clear answer, but at least two more volumes than what Yukiteru knew.

Xuehui's eyes flashed, he brought up the exchange list, found the comics category, and clicked on a name.

"And what about this? Why is there still so little Hunter x Hunter?"

"...After the last resumption of publication, the old thief got paid for his articles and went back to playing mahjong. It has been suspended ever since."

"Damn, I was hoping to see it finish in my lifetime in another world, but it turns out that Togashi's procrastination is still unstoppable even in another world?"

Covering his face in despair, Xuehui gave up on continuing his search, opened Sword Art Online, and used his remaining 300 points to exchange for the first three volumes of Sword Art Online.

Then, the contents of the first three volumes of the novel entered Xuehui's mind.

At this point, Xuehui was finally able to happily start typing on the keyboard. As for his previous face-saving attitude? That didn't exist. Money was the most important thing in the world.

Moreover, can the story of time travelers be called plagiarism?

That's called standing on the shoulders of giants!

The sound of fingers tapping on the keyboard continued in the room until night fell, when Hiratsuka Shizuka knocked on his door, finally stopping Yukiteru.

After saving the document, Xuehui stretched and decided to stop writing here for today. He still needed to think about transferring to Zongwu High School tomorrow, Monday.

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At Hiratsuka Shizuka's instruction, Yukiteru went to bed early that night and, having rested well, got up early Monday morning before Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Although he found it a bit troublesome, after preparing breakfast, Yukiteru still started preparing lunch boxes for today, one for himself and one for Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"Tsk, I feel like I've become a stay-at-home dad. This is getting weirder and weirder." Xuehui muttered to himself as he stirred the fried meatballs in the oil with his chopsticks. But considering that Hiratsuka Shizuka had no idea how to prepare bento boxes, he had no choice but to do it himself.

As for buying it from the school store? Based on his memories of junior high and high school, Xuehui felt that this strange food, fried noodles and bread, was not suitable for him.

I won't be staying with Hiratsuka Shizuka for very long, so it's quite easy to increase her favorability during this limited time.

Not long after, Hiratsuka Shizuka also got up. After having breakfast, the two rode in Hiratsuka Shizuka's car to school. During the ride, Yukiteru handed her the bento he had prepared. Seeing the surprised yet satisfied expression on her face, Yukiteru couldn't help but imagine "Hiratsuka Shizuka's affection level +5".

Chiba Municipal Soubu High School is a school that has only been established for about ten years, but it is one of the most well-known schools in Chiba Prefecture and is famous for its high deviation scores.

Although the academic competition at this school is quite fierce, Xuehui, a transmigrator who has gone through three years of college entrance exams and five years of mock exams, fought his way through the ranks, and hasn't forgotten his previous knowledge even though he's only a freshman in college, says that coming to a high school in Japan is like playing a game.

After going to the faculty office with Shizuka Hiratsuka and meeting the other teachers who would call him later, Yukiteru and Shizuka Hiratsuka headed to his future classroom together.

Class 2-F, the legendary class where the Great Teacher (Dai) is located.

Monday morning was the usual morning meeting. Accompanied by Yukiteru, Hiratsuka Shizuka casually opened the classroom door and walked in.

Transfer student—this is a term that frequently appears in various novels and anime, but when this identity is applied to him and he is surrounded by students, Yukiteru still feels somewhat strange.

But at a glance, he could still tell that the class was full of familiar faces: two blonde-haired geeks, a dead-fish-eyed teacher, a dumpling girl with three dumplings, a little angel who insisted on being a boy despite being a girl, and so on.

She clapped her hands to quiet everyone down and said, "I think you've all figured it out. That's right, we have a transfer student in our class today." She then glanced at Yukiteru, "Please introduce yourself."

Yukiteru nodded, turned around, picked up the chalk, and wrote his name on the blackboard with vigorous strokes. Then, facing everyone, he said, "I am Hiratsuka Yukiteru. Nice to meet you."

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Chapter Eight: Xuehui's Style of Handling Things

As expected, the moment Xuehui's name appeared on the blackboard, everyone—from the random students to the popular ones, and even the deadpan teacher—became extremely curious about him.

There was no way around it; Hiratsuka Shizuka, their Japanese language teacher, life guidance teacher, and homeroom teacher, had been teaching them for a year, and everyone was already very familiar with her. Although she usually appeared to be a beautiful teacher, her fiery temper and the tragic fact that she was still single at the age of 27 made everyone sigh.

Now that Yukiteru, who shares the same surname as Hirazuka Shizuka, has appeared in the class, who would believe that the two are unrelated?

Sensing the curiosity of her students, Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't bother to unfollow Yukiteru's incredibly simple self-introduction. She grabbed her hair and said, "Ah, I knew it would be like this. You guys, stop staring at me. This guy is my cousin, it's that simple."

Hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, everyone showed an expression of "I knew it," and then focused their attention on Yukiteru.

As I haven't mentioned before, Xuehui is actually quite good-looking. On Saturday, when she looked in the mirror in the bathroom, she was quite surprised herself.

Although his name is Yukiteru, he doesn't resemble the unfortunate male protagonist with a yandere female lead at all. If you had to say, he looks more like Kirito. Or rather, compared to the boyish Kirito in the original work, he appears more mature. Combined with his tall and slender figure, he has the appearance of a handsome young man.

When Yukiteru first saw his appearance, he thought about it carefully. His father wasn't named Kazuto, and his mother wasn't named Asuna. Perhaps it could only be attributed to the Creator's quirky sense of humor.

Now, Xuehui, having changed his introverted personality, has a more mature air about him.

Overall, Xuehui is quite satisfied with his current appearance; his natural good looks are sure to attract girls.

Okay, we've gone a bit off-topic again. Let's get back to the main point.

In short, the girls in the class were generally quite satisfied with Xuehui. After all, it's a world that values ​​appearance, and a good-looking boy is always pleasing to the eye.

As for the boys, apart from some like Hachiman and Ayaka who were indifferent, the rest were quite unhappy. After all, they weren't as eye-catching as the boys in that popular group to begin with, and now that another one had joined, it undoubtedly made the girls in the class pay less attention to them, making it even more distant for them to find a boyfriend.

However, Yukiteru was unaware of all this, or rather, it didn't matter if he knew. He was now following Hiratsuka Shizuka's instructions and had taken his seat.

There was no so-called main character seat in the second-to-last row by the window, but rather the seat to the left of Hachiman Hikigaya, which was more central. It seemed that the original student had transferred schools due to family reasons, and the seat just happened to be vacant.

Yukiteru was quite satisfied with the seat. After taking his seat, he didn't try to get too close to Hachiman Hikigaya. He simply nodded to him and then didn't do anything else.

Hachiman Hikigaya had initially thought that Yukiteru would be a formidable opponent, much like Shizuka Hiratsuka, but he was surprised by how casually Yukiteru had acted. Thinking back to Yukiteru's self-introduction, it seemed that he had only revealed his name and that he was Shizuka Hiratsuka's cousin.

'Well, as long as they don't bother me, that's fine.' Hachiman Hikigaya thought to himself, glancing briefly at Yukiteru.

Just then, Hiratsuka Shizuka's voice came: "According to tradition, newly arrived transfer students should be shown around the campus by a classmate. Hmm... Hachiman, don't look down, I'm calling you. Take your neighbor to tour the school at lunchtime."

As the saying goes, what you least want to encounter is what happens. Hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka say this, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but raise his head. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but seeing the murderous intent in Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes, Mr. Hikigaya had no choice but to accept this "important task" for his own safety.

Yukiteru was surprisingly satisfied with this arrangement. Compared to having others come, Hachiman Hikigaya, with his awkward personality and somewhat inferiority complex, might be easier to get along with.

After the morning meeting, the formal classes began. Xuehui, who had already flipped through the textbooks, found it easy to teach. The only subject that required some effort was Chinese, but fortunately, with the foundation laid by her predecessor, it wasn't too difficult.

Then, like all transfer students, Xuehui was surrounded by his classmates when he was in sight, after all, his self-introduction was too simple.

Facing these random classmates, Xuehui didn't act too perfunctorily. She simply answered their less tricky questions with the most basic words, satisfying their curiosity to a small extent. Of course, this was also because most of these classmates were girls.

A guy wants him to even glance at him? Sorry, not a chance.

As for the so-called "socially savvy" group formed around the two blond-haired men, they didn't come over, and Xuehui had no interest in getting involved.

Noon arrived as expected. Yukiteru calmly finished his bento at his seat. After the lifeless Hachiman Hikigaya next to him finished eating, he said to him, "Well then, Hachiman, could you please show me around the school?"

Hikiko Hachiman had observed Yuki's behavior throughout the morning. With his sharp eyes, he immediately noticed Yuki's subtle, perfunctory attitude towards the other students, and was slightly surprised.

Although he still felt somewhat troubled by the other party's request, he had no choice but to get up and lead the way due to Hiratsuka Shizuka's intimidation.

As a high school, Zongwu High School is neither too big nor too small. First, they visited the teaching building and the special building opposite it. Then, they went downstairs to see the place where battles take place every noon: the school store. After looking at the large playground from a distance, the two of them came to the most famous place in the school, the courtyard.

Enclosed by two buildings and two corridors, this small space, adorned with green plants, has an unexpectedly stylish feel.