A newbie's anime life diary

Although I heard that the other person lives alone, doesn't she have an older sister?

Also, why are you able to help with cooking after you get up in the morning?

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"You two... are living together?" Kasumigaoka Utaha stared wide-eyed at the two people in front of her in disbelief.

Kasumigaoka Utaha could only come to this conclusion in the end.

Why is this happening?

When exactly was it?

Why didn't I notice anything?

Upon hearing Kasumigaoka Utaha's question, the two people opposite her were stunned for a moment.

"No."

How did you even think of going there?!

The two denied it one after the other, and Yukiteru couldn't even imagine Kasumigaoka Utaha's wild ideas.

"Um...wait a minute." Yukiteru suddenly paused, looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha and asking, "Um, didn't I already say that?"

"What?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked instinctively, still somewhat confused after hearing their denials.

“Me and Yukinoshita.” Yukiteru pointed to himself, then to Yukinoshita Yukino, “Our homes are very close.”

Yukino nodded and replied, "It's across the street."

"...Huh?" Kasumigaoka Utaha stared blankly at the two of them. What had they just said?

Are their homes very close? Just across the street?

Oh, I see!

Kasumigaoka Utaha finally understood; everything made sense now.

Then the next person blushed and said rather embarrassedly, "Ah, um, I'm sorry, I made that guess earlier."

"Well, it's nothing. I thought I had told you all this before," Xuehui said, feeling relieved.

I told you, what's there to be afraid of? We have perfectly legitimate reasons, and we're completely innocent! We're not afraid of being misunderstood!

Of course, we should also be thankful that Yukino Yukinoshita didn't reveal that she had stayed overnight, otherwise, given Kasumigaoka Utaha's personality, things would definitely have turned out badly.

But when did this woman take a liking to him?

I can't figure it out.

Although Utaha is a wonderful girl with long, straight black hair, black stockings, and big breasts, I'm currently making good progress with Yukino Yukinoshita, and things are going smoothly with Shizuka Hiratsuka. Plus, I have a ton of other things to do, so I simply can't handle my relationship with Utaha Kasumigaoka. I'm not Makoto Shinkai, the kind of guy who thinks with his lower body.

Purity and stability are the keys to success!

After that, take some time to sort out your relationship with Kasumigaoka Utaha; it's really not good to keep dragging it out.

Thinking of this, Xuehui looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, who seemed a little embarrassed, and said, "Alright, stop standing there, let's eat first. I still want to talk to you about the game, Utaha-senpai."

Yukinoshita also pushed her bento box forward a little.

Seeing the two completely composed individuals, Kasumigaoka Utaha could only calm down and deal with the immediate matter at hand.

but.

so envious!

Why are those two able to live so close to each other?

Should I consider moving out? Should I find an opportunity to ask Xuehui-kun where he lives and become his neighbor? My royalties just arrived, and if I don't spend them recklessly, I have plenty of money.

Yukino Yukinoshita is a perfect example; she had the advantage of being in such a convenient location!

It can also monitor unexpected events.

While enjoying Yukiteru's cooking that she had finally gotten her hands on, Kasumigaoka Utaha's mind was racing.

About 20 minutes later, the three of them finally finished their bento boxes.

Sipping the tea that the Service Club always kept on hand, Yukiteru asked Kasumigaoka Utaha, "How's the game going?"

"There are still problems." When it came to serious matters, Kasumigaoka Utaha also put aside her thoughts. "You should remember him, right? He's Aki Tomoya's junior high school classmate."

"You mean, the one I saw once at the school gate? Her name is... Hashima Ikkai?" Xuehui thought for a moment, recalling a girl with pigtails. He had a really deep impression of her back then.

Despite being only a middle school student, her bust size was in no way inferior to Kasumigaoka Utaha's—a classic case of a youthful face with enormous breasts. When Yukino Yukinoshita saw her, she was deeply shocked and didn't recover until the next day.

Looking to the side, Yukino Yukinoshita also recalled the fear of being dominated by a middle school girl.

Then Kasumigaoka Utaha continued, "Although you weren't here at first, I had a new volume of my novel released at the time, so I had plenty of free time and it wasn't a problem. The main things to do were character design, visuals, and programming. And the problem was with the former."

"You mean Sawamura?" Yukiteru seemed to realize something. Was it a war between childhood friend number one and childhood friend number two?

"Yeah, back in July, she was lazy, so she stayed up all night working on her CM doujinshi in the last few days. She finally finished it, but then she ran into Izumi Hashima, who is also a doujinshi artist, at the convention. And that guy Tomoya Aki was helping his junior with promotions. I don't need to say anything after that, right?"

"So you were triggered?" Xuehui nodded in understanding. "What do we do now?"

"The one who tied the knot must untie it." Kasumigaoka Utaha finished her tea, stood up, and prepared to leave. She needed to think about what to do next. Reaching the door, she turned to Yukiteru. "By the way, guess what Sawamura's doujinshi is about?"

"???"

"It's from your novel~ It's about Asuna NTRing Kirito and starting a yuri harem."

...Are there any left? I'd like to buy one!

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I've been rewatching the 09 version of Fullmetal Alchemist these past few days, and it's true that classics never get old, no matter how many times you watch them.

Chapter 71 School Gate, Eyes

After Kasumigaoka Utaha left, only Yukiteru and Yukino Yukinoshita remained in the classroom.

As Xuehui looked at the teachers' gate he had already admired, he kept replaying the words he had heard earlier in his mind.

'I always thought Sawamura wouldn't let such a great character design like mine go to waste, and there's plenty of room for plot development. So, it really did evolve from drawing fan art to creating doujinshi? Should I try to get a copy? I'm not really interested in yuri doujinshi, but Kashiwagi Eri's art style is really good, and yuri doujinshi aren't too hardcore, so it's fine to just read it as an art book...'

As he was thinking, he noticed Yukino Yukinoshita's slightly flushed cheeks beside him.

"what happened to you?"

Upon hearing Yukiteru's question, Yukinoshita turned her face away somewhat embarrassedly.

“…Yukinoshita.” Yukiteru narrowed his eyes, a hint of a smile in his voice, and said, “You haven’t seen it, have you?”

"Swish!" With her pretty face flushed red, Yukinoshita turned her head and glared at Yukiteru, then stammered, "I...I just went to CM and took a look at Sawamura-san's doujinshi booth."

"Uh...you went to CM?" Yukiteru was genuinely surprised. After all, Yukino Yukinoshita wasn't used to crowded places like CM, and she also had a terrible sense of direction. CM was a convention where all you could do was be surrounded by people...

Seemingly sensing Yukiteru's thoughts, Yukinoshita composed herself and said, "We all know that Sawamura-kun is a doujinshi artist. We also knew about CM, so Yui was curious and wanted to see what it was like. Sawamura-kun directly let us in through the special channel that day, without having to queue in the sweltering heat."

Yukino Yukinoshita doesn't know much about anime and manga. Although the anime and manga industry is a large-scale and representative economic sector in this country, apart from some anime she watched as a child, Yukino's current exposure is mostly to light novels and manga she occasionally browses when she goes to bookstores.

Honestly, on the day we went to the CM exhibition, not only Yukinoshita, but also Hachiman Hikigaya, Yui Yuigahama, and Komachi were all shocked by the huge crowds. There were just people everywhere, and everyone was eagerly waiting to enter under the scorching sun.

Fortunately, she was able to enter through the back door and the special entrance; otherwise, Yukino might have chosen to go home on the spot.

Of course, this is only a part.

As mentioned before, everyone knows that Eriri Sawamura is a doujinshi artist, but to be honest, apart from Yukiteru and Hachiman Hikigaya, these girls don't know much about doujinshi artists, and Eriri usually keeps quiet about it.

Upon arriving at CM, Yukino Yukinoshita realized why the other party had remained silent about it, and she regretted not doing some research beforehand, as she had originally thought it was just some normal fan-made comics.

But who would have thought that such a huge convention would have not only normal fan works, but also quite a few 18+ works! Or rather, a large part of the people came for the 18+ fan works.

Fortunately, Eriri's work this time is a yuri-themed doujinshi, but that still can't hide the entangled bodies in the gorgeous illustrations, and the emotional exchange between the girls that made Yukinoshita feel somewhat ashamed and indignant.

"The law stipulates that minors cannot buy notebooks, but it doesn't say they can't draw in notebooks!"

This was the blonde girl's rebuttal when he questioned Eriri Sawamura, and it was so reasonable and convincing.

Although I wanted Yukinoshita to say more about CM to make up for not being able to go, she said she only browsed a bit of the all-ages booths with Eriri Sawamura before leaving, and wasn't very interested. Not to mention what happened later about Aki Tomoya and his junior high school junior and childhood friend.

This left Yukiteru quite disappointed, thinking he would have to wait until the winter CM season to go shopping again.

Looking at his watch, it was already 12:30. Yukiteru asked Yukinoshita, "Aren't you going back to the classroom?"

"I'd like to sit a little longer. Hiratsuka-kun, you should go back first." Yukinoshita held her teacup. She had class at one o'clock in the afternoon, and she didn't really want to go back yet.

"You don't stay here every day at noon until it's almost time for class, do you?"

“Usually, Yui would come over for lunch most of the time, but she hasn’t been these past few days,” Yukinoshita said slowly. However, she also knew that Yui was busy with her class’s program during the school festival and was being pulled into rehearsals at noon, which Yukinoshita understood.

As for today...

"Hiccup... Ugh..."

Turns out, he was just too full.

Seeing Yukinoshita covering her mouth, her ears even turning slightly red, Yukiteru couldn't help but laugh. The barely suppressed laughter made Yukinoshita both embarrassed and speechless, leaving her only able to stare blankly.

"Really," Xuehui shook his head. "If you can't eat, don't force yourself."

"We can't waste food!" Yukinoshita insisted on her principle. "Besides, I already said we don't need to put in so much."

"Looks like I really have to thank Kasumigaoka Utaha, otherwise you would have stuffed yourself to death. I understand, I'll use a smaller bento box next time."

Hmm... cleverly setting a goal while taking the opportunity.

Next...next time?

Yukino's heart skipped a beat. Was this some kind of hint? Looking at the boy in front of her, who was still as lazy as ever, Yukino couldn't quite figure it out and had to suppress her questions.

Five minutes before class started, the two finally left the Service Department and returned to their respective classes.

Perhaps because of the cultural festival, the teachers slowed down the pace of their classes to reduce the pressure on the students.

After all, Soubu High School's cultural festival is a great opportunity for students to showcase their abilities.

After inspecting the layout of the auditorium and the progress of the outdoor stage construction, today's work can be considered complete.