The Infinite Powerhouse Mixed in with Sakura Dormitory

He knew that Shiina Mashiro had been working on the first volume of the Toradora! manga for the past few days, so he didn't ask her why she was drawing upstairs late into the night. After all, it was something she enjoyed.

“Forty-five more are needed,” Shiina Mashiro replied, looking up.

Jiang Jing continued, "How many did you draw today?"

Shiina Mashiro tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Eight."

“There are still ten days until the 23rd, which means you only need to draw five pictures a day to finish easily. The workload is not much. Why are you rushing like this?” Jiang Jing asked curiously.

"I want to finish as soon as possible."

"Alright, starting tomorrow, after you finish drawing six pictures each day, go do something else, and go to bed on time. Look at you, you already have dark circles under your eyes." With that, Jiang Jing put away Shiina Mashiro's drawing board and pen without allowing any argument.

Then Jiang Jing picked up Shiina Mashiro like a chick and placed her at the door, saying irritably, "Go wash your face, then go to sleep."

"Ku is too domineering." Shiina Mashiro, who only realized what was happening at this moment, stood at the door, her small nostrils twitching slightly, and glared at Jiang Jing with a huff.

"I'm the owner. You pet, you'd better watch yourself and wash your face, or I'll give you a good beating later." Jiang Jing remained unmoved.

"I don't want to be your pet anymore," Shiina Mashiro suddenly said seriously.

"If you don't want to be a pet, then what will you be?" Jiang Jing didn't react much.

"bride."

"What……"

"Sorata's Bride".

Shiina Mashiro said seriously, "Ayano said that if you keep being a pet, someone will take Sorata away. But if you become a bride, no one can take you away."

"I suddenly realize that you, as an editor, have the potential to be a life mentor." Jiang Jing almost laughed, then ruffled Shiina Masami's white hair.

"Alright, you don't even understand what love and liking someone means right now, so don't think about anything as profound as the bride. Go wash your face and go to bed."

"Kongtai looks down on people."

"No, I respect you, so go wash up and go to bed."

"Sora is annoying."

"Okay, you're so annoying. You're not allowed on my bed later."

"Hmph!" Shiina Mashiro snorted in dissatisfaction and obediently went to wash her face.

When Shiina Mashiro came out of the bathroom and was about to go inside, she met the white cat Hikari, who was also going inside, at the door.

"Meow..." Hikaru looked at Shiina Mashiro and growled warningly, his eyes filled with hostility.

Shiina Mashiro, who was about to go in, stopped abruptly. She looked at Hikaru expressionlessly, tilted her head, and her eyes flickered as three plans, A, B, and C, surfaced in her mind.

"You two, stop fooling around." Just then, Jiang Jing, who was shutting down the computer, looked at them and said irritably.

"Meow..." The little cat showed an expression that said it wouldn't argue with you this time, and walked into the house with elegant steps.

……

"Izumi-sensei, you've arrived."

In the conference room of the Dengeki Bunko editorial department, Kagura Saka Ayame smiled and stood up to welcome Izumi Masamune as he walked in.

"Don't call me that, it feels strange. Just call me Izumi, Kagurazaka Editor." Despite being just a high school boy, Izumi Masamune, who was very mature, said modestly.

"Muramasa, you're here too? By the way, why did the editor from Kagurazaka call us over today?" Izumi Masamune, who had just sat down, greeted Senju Muramasa, whom he knew, and then asked in confusion.

"I called everyone here today to ask you about the next volume of the work," Kagurazaka Ayame said, getting straight to the point.

"As of yesterday, in the past twelve days, Izumi's work, 'My Little Sister is the Cutest,' has sold a total of 680,000 copies, making it the second best-selling light novel in May."

"Although sales have started to decline due to market saturation, we expect to reach 1.5 million copies in the end. If the quality of the new volume is improved, it is expected to join the ranks of the top-tier books. So I hope you can finish writing the second volume as soon as possible."

"Senju-sensei, your love letter also sold 630,000 copies in twelve days, and is now ranked third. Moreover, its popularity is even higher than that of my sister's cutest book."

"If you continue this series and release eight to ten volumes, this transformative work is expected to break ten million in sales again." Kagurazaka's smile never stopped when talking about the two's outstanding achievements.

These are authors she discovered herself, one of whom is already a top author with tens of millions in sales, and the other is an author with the potential to sell tens of millions of copies.

This not only represents her vision and industry standing, but also a great sense of accomplishment.

"I've already started brainstorming for the second volume, but I'm having some writer's block right now, so I might not be able to finish it this month," Izumi Masamune said, scratching his head in distress.

The success of this work has surprised and delighted him, and he naturally wants to write a new volume in the series as soon as possible, but he seems to have hit a bottleneck recently.

Senju Muramasa glanced at the boy beside him, then calmly said something that surprised Kagurazaka and Izumi Masamune: "There is no second volume."

"Teacher Senju, what is this?"

"Compared to that, I'm more interested in the book that beat Izumi-sensei's, Toradora! How many copies have it sold now?" Chizu asked, changing the subject as she looked at the Kagurazaka editor.

"Yeah, Kagurazaka editor, how many volumes of Toradora! by Shinten-sensei are there now? I read both volumes in one go, it's absolutely amazing!" Izumi Masamune exclaimed excitedly.

Under the expectant gazes of the two, Kagurazaka hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking: "The first volume of Toradora! has sold 1.03 million copies so far, and the second volume, which was released three days later, has sold 970,000 copies as of yesterday."

"Two volumes sold two million copies in less than half a month, becoming one of the top three best-selling works in May, and even in the past three years."

"Furthermore, the library has already announced that the third volume will be released on the 25th of this month, and countless fans are eagerly awaiting it. I believe that with the momentum built up by the first two volumes, the third volume will set a new record for first-day sales."

"Our editorial team anticipates that this work may become the first to achieve an astonishing sales figure of three million, or even three and a half million copies, of the three volumes within a month of its release."

"Three and a half million copies." Izumi Masamune's jaw dropped in shock.

"Three volumes a month, and the first two volumes are of top quality. Plus, the library has channels all over the state and even many parts of Asia. It's normal to have this result," Senju Muramasa calmly analyzed.

"That's why I wanted to discuss the next volume with you. If you can finish writing the second volume by the end of the month, even if it can't compete with Toriya for first place, it will greatly benefit the subsequent sales record."

Kagurazaka looked at the short-haired girl and sighed, "It's a pity that you, Senju-sensei, are not planning to continue writing this series. Izumi has hit another roadblock."

"Editor Kagurazaka, there's nothing to regret. This result has far exceeded my expectations, and I'm already very satisfied." Compared to Kagurazaka, who was subtly revealing her competitive spirit, Izumi Masamune was quite content.

After all, his previous reincarnation Silver Wolf series only accumulated sales of over 300,000 copies, while his new work has exceeded that by two or three times in less than half a month. What more could he ask for?

"By the way, Kagurazaka editor, do you know what kind of person Shinten-sensei is? Is he really like what the forum says, a middle-aged man?" Izumi Masamune asked curiously, while Senju Muramasa also looked at her.

“Uncle…!” Kagurazaka’s gaze was somewhat strange.

Kagurazaka coughed and said, "When Mr. Kagurazaka was in his previous contract with the company, there was a requirement that his personal privacy not be disclosed, so I cannot tell you this information proactively."

"Is that so? That's a bit of a shame. I was curious to know what kind of person could write such a delicate work as Toradora! Perhaps a handsome, weathered older man?" Izumi Masamune said with some regret.

"If you meet, you will still have a chance to see him."

"What opportunity?" Izumi Masamune was taken aback.

Kagurazaka smiled slightly: "The company plans to hold a celebration party on June 3rd to celebrate the great sales of the company's works in May and the perfect completion of the two events, the Light Novel Martial Arts Tournament and the Campus Youth Festival."

"Not only will many well-known authors from our library be present, but also manga artists and editors, as well as the authors that Fushigawa is collaborating with this time."

"For example, well-known school authors like Aoi Kazuki and Shirakawa Hakuryu... as well as emerging authors like Kasumi Shiko, who also achieved good results this time, will all be present."

"As the author of Dragon and Tiger, who was the number one seller in May and is even going to break various sales records in the light novel industry, Mr. Kamten will definitely be invited, and then you will be able to meet him."

"And I guarantee you'll be shocked when you meet him." Kagurazaka gave Izumi Masamune and the other person a mysterious smile, recalling the information they had seen earlier.

“Really?” Izumi Masamune exclaimed in surprise.

June 3rd.

"I must ask Teacher Shentian for an autograph then, no, two autographs."

“Sagiri also really likes this work. She’ll definitely be very envious when she finds out that I met the real Kamiten-sensei.” Izumi Masamune had already started making plans.

P.S.: Two chapters today, nearly 8,000 words each. Should I count it as three or four chapters? ^-^

Yesterday's monthly tickets and razor blades weren't enough for one extra chapter, but adding the ones from the day before yesterday, it's enough for three chapters. That means I owe you twenty chapters. Let's say today's chapters are three, with two guaranteed and one as a bonus, so I still owe you nineteen chapters.

Thank you all for the votes these past few days, let's see how much you guys can make me owe.

Chapter 104 When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you (Long Chapter)

On Friday afternoon at school, as Jiang Jing lay on the rooftop sunbathing, the red lotus in his pocket stirred slightly, conveying to Jiang Jing a desire to eat.

"Have you found any food?"

Jiang Jing sat up and looked towards the back of the mountain: "It seems that Rias and the others have all gone to do missions. In that case, let's go and clean it up."

Whoosh!!

With Jiang Jing's permission, the Demon Blade instantly transformed into a streak of black light and disappeared into the back mountain.

Immediately afterward, a barely perceptible energy fluctuation flashed by in the direction of the back mountain, clearly indicating that the Demon Blade had already consumed the food, but Jiang Jing's eyes flickered slightly.

"Can't you tone down your flirtatiousness? You always come back to a mess."

"I didn't want this either, you know that. If I could control myself, things wouldn't be like this now."

"Waaah!! Xiao Yan isn't as cute as she was when she was little. All she knows is lecturing people."

"Then stop causing me trouble. And stop pretending, I'm not a man, I don't fall for that."

Jiang Jing slipped to the back of the mountain and saw two beautiful women, one tall and one short, arguing in the middle of a forest path.

In front of the two, Honglian, who had just devoured a demon thrown out by spatial fluctuations, transformed into a two-meter-long Tang sword stuck in the ground, concealing her aura and remaining motionless.

Playing dead.

It seems to be telling others that it's just an ordinary knife, and that they shouldn't look for it, but rather go to its owner if they need anything.

Just as Jiang Jing appeared, the Demon Blade Red Lotus flew up from the ground with a whoosh, its red light flashing as it transformed into a toy knife and darted into Jiang Jing's pocket.

Seeing this, the two beauties, one tall and one short, stopped arguing and looked at Jiang Jing, who was also sizing them up.

The tall, beautiful woman had long, flowing black hair and wore a gorgeous Hanfu. Her graceful movements and stunning beauty were captivating.

Her every smile and frown exuded an innocent charm, yet it also emanated an undeniable allure that seemed to eclipse the world, creating a jarring incongruity. Meanwhile, the beautiful woman in front of her was being scolded by the girl beside her, her face contorted in distress.

Beside the beautiful woman in Hanfu was a girl who, despite being only eleven or twelve years old, was dressed in a well-fitting black and blue military uniform.

Under the blue military cap, the girl's originally cute face turned serious as she reprimanded the Hanfu-clad beauty who was half a head taller than her. Her whole demeanor exuded seriousness and earnestness.

However, the large bag of snacks in the girl's left hand and the ice cream in her right hand completely ruined the serious atmosphere.

"I told you not to follow me. You only cause trouble every time you come along," the girl in military uniform said to the black-haired beauty beside her.

"Oh my! I'm just curious. A newly emerged Awakened One! This is something even rarer than dragons or phoenixes. If I don't tease him while he's still weak, I won't have the chance later."

"Hello, the 36th Awakened One." As she spoke, the black-haired beauty looked at Jiang Jing with a smile, her dreamy and beautiful eyes filled with curiosity as she looked him over.