In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

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Yuna Shimazaki breathed a sigh of relief and followed Yoshikage Kira with small steps:

"Ah, about that, I've already read all of Kira-kun's novels. I already have some ideas for the character designs of IS and the main female characters..."

The girl's face flushed slightly, and she excitedly told Yoshikage Kira about her design ideas. It had been a long time since she had talked about drawing so easily with someone.

Yoshikage Kira interrupted her:

"I feel there's something wrong with this."

"Huh?"

Shimazaki Yuna suddenly panicked, her small hands awkwardly clasped in front of her chest, and she hurriedly explained:

"Is there something wrong with my thinking? I... I can change it..."

Yoshikage Kira shook his head:

"It's not your problem, it's about the award."

"Awards?"

Yuna Shimazaki was somewhat puzzled.

Yoshikage Kira's tone was somewhat heavy:

"Although IS is of average quality, it cannot be ruled out that some editors are blind and gave IS a gold award or even a grand prize!"

"The quality is so-so..."

Yuna Shimazaki hesitated, unsure whether she should share her opinion with Yoshikage Kira. She clearly felt Kira's work was outstanding, deserving of a major award. But hearing the later comment, "blind," made her swallow her words.

Yuna Shimazaki kept her thoughts to herself and asked softly:

"What is Kira-kun thinking?"

"We must ensure that the Grand Prize and Gold Prize slots are taken by other works!"

"But this isn't something Kira-kun can decide, is it? Although there are many submissions of light novels, the quality varies greatly. For example, three years ago, the Dengeki Novel Prize even had no winners that year..."

Three years ago, the Dengeki Novel Prize was awarded to two works each for the Gold and Silver Prizes, but the Grand Prize remained vacant because the judges felt that no work was worthy of the Grand Prize.

Yoshikage Kira thought for two seconds and asked:

"In other words, we need to ensure that at least three of our works consistently win the Grand Prize and the Gold Prize, right?"

That's right.

Shimazaki Yuna nodded slightly and explained in a gentle voice:

"But that's only in theory. Although I'm not a professional editor, Kira-kun's work is quite outstanding. While it's unlikely to win the Grand Prize at Dengeki Bunko, that's due to the environment of Dengeki Bunko, not a problem with the work itself. So, I think IS still has a good chance of winning the Gold Prize."

"It doesn't matter."

"Huh?"

Shimazaki Yuna hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Kira-kun, have you thought of a solution?"

"It's very simple. As long as you ensure that three works are of higher quality than IS, IS can only get a silver award at most."

"But how can I do that?"

Yuna Shimazaki's eyes were full of confusion. She still didn't understand why Yoshikage Kira was so confident, even though his confidence was used in a strange way—not because he was confident that his work could win the grand prize, but because he was confident that there were other works of better quality than his.

Hmm, is this kind of confidence also a form of insecurity?

Not right either.

Stubbornly believing that you can't win an award is essentially a form of insecurity, isn't it?

So is this lack of self-confidence a form of self-confidence?

"Shimazaki-kun."

"Ah, I'm here!"

Unbeknownst to her, Shimazaki Yuna had already followed Kira Yoshikage into the subway station and boarded the train home. In a daze, the girl heard Kira Yoshikage's voice and immediately tensed up.

Kira Yoshikage, seeing the girl's somewhat absent-minded appearance, spoke in a calm voice:

"You should go home, or your family will worry."

Although Yoshikage Kira himself didn't mind Yuna Shimazaki continuing to live in his house, he also enjoyed the service those little hands provided to the House of Representatives.

But Shimazaki Yuna's family might not think that way—she just has a bad relationship with her mother, not that she really doesn't have a horse.

If she doesn't go back soon, her mother will definitely call the police.

By then, the police will likely follow the trail to his home, followed by a deluge of headlines from unscrupulous media outlets:

Shocking! Delinquent youths have imprisoned underage girls!

'A minor girl was imprisoned and assaulted for several months; those involved have been arrested by the police.'

This is not what Yoshikage Kira wanted to see.

Kira Yoshikage looked away from Shimazaki Setsuna's small hand resting on her skirt. Men must learn to control themselves.

Shimazaki Yuna lowered her head, her eyes dim, and her tone was somewhat dejected:

"I...I understand."

Kira Yoshikage glanced at the sign indicating they were about to arrive at their destination, then said without turning his head:

"Contact me via LINE if needed."

Although he couldn't let Shimazaki Yuna stay at his house, he could occasionally let those hands serve him; that's what he calls mutual benefit.

"Uh-huh!"

Shimazaki Yuna's eyes lit up again, and she abruptly raised her head, nodding like a chick pecking at rice.

Chapter 12 The Qiao Family: Listen to Me, Thank You

Ding dong~!

The carriage door slowly opened, and Shimazaki Yuna got off the train.

It was partly because she wanted to spend more time with Yoshikage Kira, and partly because her 'home' was actually nearby—

She also came from out of town and lived in a nearby apartment.

As they crossed an intersection, Shimazaki Yuna waved goodbye with a hint of reluctance, watching Kira Yoshikage depart.

Only after Yoshikage Kira's figure disappeared from sight did she purse her lips and turn back to her residence.

As soon as she closed the door, Shimazaki Yuna couldn't wait to change into indoor shoes and sit down in front of the computer. She wanted to finish the illustrations for IS as soon as possible.

After an unknown amount of time, the once bright sky outside the window began to darken.

"Finally finished."

Shimazaki Yuna breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at Shinonono Houki in her white school uniform on the computer screen.

Normally, it takes her ten hours to complete a painting.

But perhaps because Yoshikage Kira described the characters in the book in enough detail, or perhaps because she put in enough effort, she only spent five hours drawing the first illustration.

Of course, this is also thanks to the fact that this illustration does not need to build a background, it is just a simple character design, so it is much simpler.

The moment she finished the illustration, the girl couldn't wait to send it to Yoshikage Kira.

"Kira-kun must be very surprised that I was able to finish the illustration so quickly, right?"

Yuna Shimazaki was looking forward to receiving praise from Yoshikage Kira, but when she took out her phone and opened LINE, she found several unread messages from Yoshikage Kira.

Yuna Shimazaki nervously opened LINE to check, only to find that Yoshikage Kira had sent several documents with names marked on them.

Shimazaki Yuna sent a message with a puzzled expression:

"Kira-kun, what are these?"

"You can submit your light novel."

Yoshikage Kira replied almost instantly, but Yuna Shimazaki was somewhat surprised:

"all?"

But she quickly realized what Yoshikage Kira was doing—

He wanted her to submit her work so that she could win both the Grand Prize and the Gold Prize at the Dengeki Novel Awards!

Shimazaki Yuna's mouth was slightly open, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

what is this?

If I get the top three spots, I can easily secure fourth or fifth place.

Is this attitude confidence? Or confidence? Or confidence?

Shimazaki Yuna received the documents in shock; each document contained just over 100,000 words, which just met the standards for light novel submissions.

"Three works, 300,000 words, five hours..."

A film that takes more than an hour to complete is definitely not something a normal person can do.

But having already witnessed Kira Yoshikage's speed last night and been shocked once, she wasn't as shocked as she thought.

She was more concerned about the light novels themselves. Why was Kira so confident that these three works could surpass IS?

With this in mind, the girl opened the document with anticipation:

Accel World

Pen name: Vehicle Killer

Kino's Journey

Pen name: The Last Gentleman of the Qiao Family

Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-

Pen name: 15 years old, wants to become a Yangko star

"Mmm~"