Tokyo: Oreimo

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Ten minutes later, Ryosuke checked his sister's homework. The error rate was quite low, which pleased him greatly.

"The recovery is going well, and the accuracy rate has improved significantly."

"Of course, these kinds of questions are a piece of cake for me. I can understand them with a little effort."

Hearing his praise, Ling Nai puffed out her chest proudly, as if it were only natural. Although she tried to act more indifferent, she couldn't suppress the smile on her face no matter how hard she tried.

They get all cocky after just a little praise.

Ryosuke couldn't help but facepalm.

"Keep it up. I hope you can do better on the next academic test. You told me more than half a year ago that you would get a perfect score, didn't you?"

This guy, does he still remember things from so long ago?

Ling Nai couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

He made a boast back then, saying he would get a perfect score on the next exam, but he hasn't passed even once so far.

"Hmph, just you wait and see, this time it'll definitely work!"

Takashiro Ryouno crossed her arms, looking defiant.

I have to prove him wrong; I can't let this guy look down on me!

.....

It was late at night, and two hours had passed since the academic tutoring session ended.

Takashiro Ryou stretched and let out a long sigh of relief, still feeling a bit unsatisfied.

"I've collected them all, so it seems there are no more hidden CGs left."

After all, I drew it myself, and all the exquisite CGs I drew have already appeared in my memory, and all the badges for the ending have been unlocked.

The lifespan of the game "Fate/stay night" under her control has come to an end.

After opening the closet and moving aside the pile of clothes, she took out a cardboard box full of game cartridges and carefully put the game discs she had taken from the computer back in their original places.

A masterpiece has officially come to an end, leaving the young woman feeling quite empty.

I've had this feeling before, just like when I was creating "Moon Witch Transformation," after drawing the huge climax of the plot, the brief period of peace was quite uncomfortable.

Ling has her own unique way of dealing with this emptiness.

I just need to find something else that interests me.

She rummaged through the other items in the box—comics, games, anime DVDs—but none of them piqued her interest.

Compared to FSN, it seems rather bland.

"I don't want to just go to sleep like this."

Ling Nai hesitated for a moment, then put the cardboard box back in the closet. Lying on the bed, she couldn't close her eyes no matter what.

As if suddenly remembering something, she sat up in bed.

"By the way, that guy should be asleep by now, right?"

Ling Nai looked at the clock; the hands had already passed 0.

"If they don't want me to see it beforehand, then I'll see it anyway!"

Anyway, if I secretly get my hands on it, read it, and then put it back, it should be fine, right?

She quietly opened the door, peeked out, and looked through the crack under Ryosuke's door; no light was coming through.

She carefully closed her own door, then turned and placed her hand on Ryosuke's doorknob, gently turning it.

Click—

"Yay! He didn't lock the door!"

Chapter 100 Sleeping Too Late and Unable to Get Up

Because the curtains were drawn, moonlight could not penetrate the heavy material and the room was almost pitch black.

Ling Nai tiptoed into the room and closed the door behind her.

She tried to feel her way forward.

"boom--"

"hiss!"

Unable to discern directions, her toes accidentally bumped into something, making a dull thud.

In the quiet room, this noise seemed quite abrupt.

"Ugh..."

Even though it hurt a lot, the girl immediately covered her mouth to keep herself from crying out.

"If we wake that guy up and get caught, we'll definitely get kicked out. Next time we'll have to lock the door, right?"

"Dad is really something, why did he have to change this door lock to this one? It's so inconvenient."

The girl complained inwardly, stood still for a while, and then started moving again.

"This spot is definitely a desk."

As her eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, she began to see the outlines of some furniture. She reached out and groped around for a while, determined the location, and gradually moved closer.

"Let me find the script for that animation."

She reached into the desk drawer, her fingers touched the notebook cover, and pulled out the top one.

and many more!

There was no light at all; it was completely impossible to see anything.

She tried to open her eyes wide, trying to adjust to the darkness, but no matter what she did, she couldn't see the contents of the notebook.

In that case, it's impossible to be sure if this is what she wants, right?

"How could something like this possibly stump me?"

Takashiro Ryouko snorted inwardly, then reached into the drawer and continued rummaging around.

One...two...four notebooks—she took out all the notebooks inside.

"That way, it won't leak, right?"

They succeeded.

She carefully held the notebooks between her fingers and crawled toward the doorway.

She breathed a sigh of relief after successfully leaving the room and closing the door.

......

Back in her room, Takashiro Ryoko wore a victorious smile.

"Kukuku!" she laughed triumphantly.

Didn't she still get her way? Getting to see the latest chapter is a piece of cake.

Takashiro Ryouno eagerly opened the notebook she had taken back to her room and turned to the first page.

"—Eight years ago—"

Let me tell you a man's story.

"The story of a man who was more idealistic than anyone else, and therefore more desperate than anyone else."

What is this?

Ling Nai looked confused.

What she was planning to peek at was the latest script for the anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

The book I have here is a novel; it doesn't have any panels.

"It shouldn't be this one. There are three others, and this should be one of them."

The girl casually tossed aside the open notebook and picked up the other three books instead.

To her disappointment, none of these were what she was looking for; all four books seemed to be novels.

"Did this guy anticipate my night raid and hide?"

Takashiro Ryouno gritted her teeth. She had finally managed to get the notebook, risking being criticized by her father, but it wasn't the one she wanted.

"Should we go back and look for it again?"

No, the risk is too high.

We need to at least figure out where he's hiding; if we search blindly, we might wake him up.

If I were caught red-handed, wouldn't I be incredibly embarrassed?

The girl sat on the tatami mat, looking rather dejected.

"Forget it, I'll just look at these to pass the time."

If you had to pick which of games, anime, and novels she's least interested in, it would probably be novels.

Content that is purely composed of words is quite tiring to read.

Unlike visual novels, it doesn't have many beautiful CGs and voice acting.

However, this situation is just right now; if I can't sleep, reading can also have a hypnotic effect.

Ling Nai picked up the notebook that she had originally discarded.

His gaze fell on the notes, quickly skimming over the words.