Tokyo: Oreimo

3: Cat lovers >> 2

"I heard that the director of this work was originally an editor at Kadokawa, and this seems to be his first work."

4: The second-year office worker >> 3

"Huh? An editor as a supervisor??? Really? This crossover is too outrageous www. Do you think animation is so easy to make? No wonder it turned out to be such a mess. I patiently watched until the end credits, but the dark ending scared me off."

5: The Dark Fallen Angel >> 4

"Actually, I think it's alright... That style is more like it. Speaking of which, although the main content wasn't that great, the quality of the opening and ending songs was really remarkable."

6: The Nameless Magician >> Tomoyo Daidoji’s camera

"The Fuji TV anime 'Magical Idol Yumi' airing at the same time is the real magical girl anime, okay? It has a big budget, cute character designs, and a stellar voice cast—that's the real deal!"

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126：kadokawa_employee_123

"Speaking of which, hasn't anyone noticed...? The screenwriter's name seems familiar... And this anime is supposed to be 15+, which doesn't make sense given how it's progressing so far, does it?"

Takashiro Ryouko stared at the computer screen with a strange expression, watching others discuss things on the online forum without making a move to interrupt.

After all, the current online reputation of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is almost entirely positive regarding its art style, and very few people would criticize it.

Almost all the attacks were directed at animation directors and screenwriters.

"Hey, someone noticed your pen name."

She turned to look at Ryosuke, who was leaning against the wall.

"Isn't this kind of thing normal?"

Ryosuke tilted his head.

"Tsk, doesn't that mean we were prepared in advance?"

The blonde girl pouted, a displeased expression on her face.

When she watched it, she had no idea what would happen next. She hadn't experienced the kind of excruciating pain that Clannad had, so she was completely unprepared and terrified.

The anime was finally released, and the girl was looking forward to seeing how these people would react when they saw the third episode.

It's going to be really fun, right?

People are strange like that. They might be cursing Ryosuke while watching the show, but once they know the plot, they actually hope that others will experience the same thing.

This is probably the purpose of what is known as 'Amway'.

"You're being awful. Are you hoping to scare the audience?"

"What? It sounds really strange coming from you. I'm just worried that it will affect the viewers' experience."

Ling Nai snorted softly; she would never admit to having such thoughts.

"The audience for TV anime is much larger than the number of gamers who know the pseudonym, so those comments will be quickly drowned out."

Ryosuke doesn't care about such things. Even if he did notice, what could he do?

Even though I realized early on that the 'warrior of love' was the animation screenwriter, wasn't I still shocked when I saw my senior turn around?

The setup in the first two episodes was enough to lower the audience's guard.

"Instead of thinking about that, why don't you think about what you'll do when you watch it with your parents in two weeks?"

Ryosuke glanced at her.

The two parents had previously suggested watching it together, and the first two episodes were fine.

But the third episode will probably be quite interesting, and he's been looking forward to seeing how Ling Nai will handle it.

"You rascal, this wouldn't have happened if it weren't for you."

Ling Nai gritted her teeth at the mention of this.

This guy has absolutely no sense of shame.

"It's nothing, maybe Father will be shocked by it and change his opinion of Rumiko Takashiro."

"You won't say things like drawing comics is a waste of time anymore, right?"

Ryosuke couldn't help but laugh when he thought of the old father trying so hard to have something in common with his daughter.

"Hmph, you deserve to get razor blades sent to you!"

Takashiro Ryouno was clearly angered by him, crossing her arms and looking indignant.

"Heh, whatever, we've been chatting for so long, it's time to get back to work. This is supposed to be tutoring time, if you keep this up, I'll have your father confiscate your computer."

Ryosuke reminded her of something.

That said, lately this younger sister has been getting more and more presumptuous in front of me.

The agreed-upon tutoring time was two hours, but because she dawdled every day and kept starting to chat, it often extended to three hours.

He often speaks, which interrupts his creative process.

Moreover, with summer vacation approaching and the academic ability test just around the corner, there is no room for complacency.

"What? You're threatening me with this again? I'll bite you!"

"You can give it a try."

Ryosuke ignored her threat and continued to write and draw in his notebook.

"Humph."

Seeing his attitude, Ling Nai got a little angry. Reluctantly, she picked up a pencil and deliberately poked the eraser with the tip, making a soft sound.

Ryosuke remained unmoved, and the room gradually quieted down, with only the scratching sound of pen nibs on paper.

Two hours later, Ling Nai's shoulders slumped slightly as she stretched.

"...It's done."

"all?"

"Ah."

Ryosuke closed his notebook, sat up from the tatami mat, walked to the desk, and leaned over to look at the notebook on the table.

Ling Nai turned her head, her nose almost touching his waist.

A faint scent of soap wafted into my nostrils.

This smells really nice.

The girl subconsciously took a breath.

"What's wrong?" Ryosuke asked, noticing his sister's gaze fixed on him.

Shouldn't you be looking at the test questions at this point?

There's nothing there!

The blonde girl suddenly lowered her head, feeling a surge of shame.

What? What was I just doing? How could I suddenly do something like this?

“You got the first question right, and the second one right too…” Ryosuke had already started checking the questions carefully when his voice sounded above her head, “…You made a mistake on an easy question again.”

Ryosuke braced his left hand on the back of Ryouno's chair, and with his right hand over her shoulder, he extended his index finger and pointed at the back of the workbook.

They were so close that Ling Nai could feel the slight vibration in his chest as he spoke.

"You still don't pay attention to the questions you're not good at. Even though you've done them so many times, you still make careless mistakes?"

"That's too long-winded. Just be more careful next time, okay?"

Takashiro Ryouno felt a little flustered and deliberately put on an impatient tone.

"Well, if I keep bragging that I'll get a perfect score, I really don't know if I'll ever achieve that before I graduate."

Ryosuke habitually used his taunting skill.

"What, still remembering that kind of thing..."

Ling Nai muttered something to herself.

Does this guy care about me that much? He's brought it up so many times.

Ryosuke's finger was still on the wrong question, and his fingertip tapped lightly twice on the paper.

"Of course, you've been spouting this kind of nonsense for a year now, always making basic mistakes, and I hit the nail on the head so you have nothing to say in rebuttal?"

He looked down at Ling Nai and noticed that the tips of the girl's ears were flushed an unnatural red.

"Who, who has nothing to say in rebuttal!"

Ling Nai suddenly leaned forward, almost pressing her entire body against the table, with the back of her head facing him. "Anyway, I'm definitely going to get a perfect score this time!"

"Well, that's for the best. I'm waiting to praise you, didn't I?"

"Hmph, who cares!"

Ryoko Takashiro lowered her head, preventing Ryosuke from seeing her expression, and her fingers involuntarily tightened around the pen in her hand.

...

"Remember not to make the same mistake again next time. That's enough for today."

After correcting the mistakes, tonight's academic tutoring session will be over.

Ryosuke returned to his previous seat and picked up the notebook he had carelessly placed on the tatami mat.

"Hey."

His younger sister suddenly called out to him from behind, and Ryosuke turned around.

"Isn't the comic NAME you promised me ready yet? It's been several months already."

"The opening drawing is almost finished, and I should be able to give it to you during the summer vacation."

"That's more like it."

Ling Nai was quite satisfied with his answer, as she happened to have nothing to do during her summer vacation.

"However, on another note, don't you think it's a bit rude to always address me as 'Hey'?"