The King of Elden's Multiverse Life

"Since you recommend it so highly, I'll take it back and have a look."

After putting the three books away, Erina looked at Alice, her eyes still filled with curiosity, and asked, "So, what are you planning to do for next week's date?"

Alice raised her head and said, "Hmph, it's a secret!"

"You guy!"

Sunday, after breakfast.

Yukino originally planned to go to Tokyo with Luo Yu, but she happened to receive a call from Shinomiya Kaguya, who invited her and her sister Haruno to go out together with her and Hayasaka Ai.

After thinking for a moment, considering that Kaguya Shinomiya was in the same class as her and that she had just moved to Chiba, Yukino agreed and also invited Miko and Hana along.

Kaguya Shinomiya originally wanted to invite Luo Yu to join her, but Luo Yu had to go to Tokyo today, so they would have to wait until next time.

The task of accompanying Luo Yu to Tokyo was left to Lani.

After getting into the car arranged by the Yukino family, Luo Yu and Lani set off immediately.

Looking at Lani sitting next to him, holding a game console, Luo Yu said with a smile, "You really haven't been out for a long time. Why did you agree to go out today?"

Lani nodded and said, "It has been quite a while since I've gone out. The main reason is that Wang is meeting with Kasumi Shiko today. I really like her novels, so I planned to go with her. Even if Yukino didn't have anything else to do today, I was still planning to go."

Luo Yu smiled and pulled Lani into his arms, gently stroking her hair, before watching her play games.

"By the way, how do you feel now that you know Kashiwagi Eri is actually my classmate?"

"Is that Eriri Sawamura, the one sitting in front of you?"

Tilting her head, Lani said with a slight smile, "When I first saw those doujinshi, I really wondered who could draw them so well. After hearing Yukino say it, I really couldn't connect her with Kashiwagi Eri."

"The difference between the inner and outer identities of this girl from Group 8521 is indeed quite significant."

Luo Yu said with a smile, "When I exposed her identity before, it really gave her a big fright."

Looking at Luo Yu's smiling face, Lani whispered, "Your Majesty, do you also have feelings for her?"

Luo Yu glanced at Lani in surprise and shook his head, saying, "Although she is indeed quite cute, I really don't have any feelings for her right now."

Luo Yu had no interest in lying about such things, and there was no need for him to lie to Lani.

Lani nodded slightly, but based on her understanding of Luo Yu, the reason he wasn't interested now was simply because he already had quite a few girls around him, and he had only confirmed relationships with Yukino and Haruno. There was no need to involve others in the short term.

But what will happen after that is hard to say.

At 10 a.m., the car arrived at the cafe where Eriri had arranged to meet.

Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha had already arrived. After Luo Yu and Lani pushed open the door, they saw the two girls sitting in the booth on the right front.

Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha had only been there for five minutes. Eriri was discussing with her who would be accompanying Luo Yu today.

Originally, it was supposed to be Yukino, but on her way out, Eriri received a text message from Luo Yu saying that Yukino couldn't come today because of something, and he would bring another reader who had read Love Metronome.

As for the author, Kasumigaoka Utaha, she was also curious: if her girlfriend wasn't coming, who would be there?

Then, the two saw Lani walking over beside Luo Yu after the shop door opened.

Wearing a long, dark blue dress, with flowing, deep blue hair, a delicate, doll-like face, and a cool, aloof demeanor, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha were both stunned.

Of course, it would be even more perfect if I didn't have that game console in my hand.

After sitting down opposite the two, Luo Yu smiled and said, "Good morning, both of you."

"Good morning, Luo Yu-kun." Eriri nodded, then looked at the stunning Lani, "And this is?"

Luo Yu introduced the two to Lani, saying, "Lani is also a reader of Kasumi Shiko's book. She finished reading Love Metronome before me. Yukino had to go out today, so I brought Lani along."

Meanwhile, Kasumigaoka Utaha was looking at the two of them with a face full of curiosity.

The last time they met, Kasumigaoka Utaha saw that the person accompanying Raku was Yukinoshita Haruno.

After listening to Eriri's story over the past two days, she learned that Luo Yu's girlfriend is Yukino Yukinoshita.

Because they shared the same surname, Kasumigaoka Utaha guessed the identities of the two, and Eriri confirmed that they were biological sisters.

Now, the person following Luo Yu is an exceptionally outstanding girl, which makes Kasumigaoka Utaha wonder about Luo Yu's romantic relationships.

Chapter 160 The story of the second volume of the novel (2/2)

Not only Kasumigaoka Utaha, but Eriri was also very curious about Lani's identity.

"Luo Yujun, what is your relationship with this Miss Lani?"

Looking at the two curious people opposite him, Luo Yu answered frankly, "Girlfriend, no, strictly speaking, I should say fiancée."

"fiancée?!"

Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha both exclaimed in surprise, while Lani remained calm as she continued playing the game.

Luo Yu smiled and gently patted Lani's head.

"Lani, it's time to stop."

"Don't rush, it'll be over soon."

After a short cutscene, Lani finally saved the game, put the large Steamdeck into her bag, and called a waiter to order two coffees and two cakes.

After ordering, Lani observed Kasumigaoka Utaha across from her and nodded: "Not bad, quite pretty, and the writing style of your novels is also good. Are you writing the second volume yet?"

Lani's tone made Kasumigaoka Utaha a little uncomfortable, but considering that she was the fiancée of shareholder Luo Yu, she still replied, "The second volume is almost finished. I will revise it again next week and then take it to the editor for review. If there are no problems, we can start the publication process."

After a pause, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Lani and Luo Yu and couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.

"Um, I heard from Eriri that Yukino Yukinoshita is Luo Yu-kun's girlfriend, right? Miss Lani?"

Lani sat upright in her seat and calmly replied, "It was with my permission."

"Ugh?"

This time, not only Kasumigaoka Utaha, but Eriri was also dumbfounded.

"allow?"

But before Lani could continue speaking, the waiter brought over coffee and cake.

After all the food was served, Lani couldn't wait to cut a piece of chocolate cake and put it in her mouth. After tasting it, she said, "It tastes good, but it's not as good as the cake Alice sent."

Luo Yu, standing to the side, said with a smile, "After all, what she brought was made by Momoko Akanekubo, the fourth of the Elite Ten of Totsuki, who specializes in desserts. If you want to eat it, since you're in Tokyo today, you can call Alice later and ask if Momoko Akanekubo is there, then we can go to Totsuki."

Lani nodded and readily agreed, then looked at the two people opposite her and said, "Let's continue our previous topic. I'm currently experiencing some health issues, so you can just think of it as me being sick and undergoing treatment. Therefore, I don't mind if he finds a few more girlfriends. Of course, it's okay if you don't understand; as long as we, the parties involved, think it's fine."

After hearing Lani's explanation, Kasumigaoka Utaha came to her senses, stared at the two of them with wide eyes, and said, "So, this is a real-life harem? It's even more exaggerated than what's written in light novels!"

Eriri, standing to the side, nodded repeatedly, while also wondering why a girl with Yukino's personality would agree to such a harem-building arrangement.

But the next second, she had a slight guess.

If they didn't really like it, they probably wouldn't have agreed to this.

Kasumigaoka Utaha also thought of something: when she first met Luo Yu, the person beside him was...

"Then, that Yukinoshita Haruno?"

Luo Yu smiled and nodded: "She is also my girlfriend."

Eriri exclaimed in surprise, "Sisters together?"

The fan artist's mind immediately began to wander.

Lani looked at Eriri and said softly, "Although I've seen your doujinshi, I hope you just think about it and don't actually draw it. Otherwise, I'm afraid I might not be able to resist using you as material for my doujinshi."

Eriri felt a chill run down her spine and stared at Lani in astonishment.

"You...you...you knew about this too?"

Then she glared angrily at Luo Yu.

Luo Yu took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "Lani is my fiancée, and we've known each other for a long time. I wouldn't hide this from her. And you can rest assured, once Lani agrees, she definitely won't tell anyone. And like she said, just think about it, don't write it down."

"I wouldn't do that!"

After giving a somewhat guilty rebuttal, Eriri was relieved that the materials she had collected over the past few days were just materials and she hadn't used the images of Luo Yu and Yukino. Besides, she wouldn't have done that anyway, as that would have been very unprofessional.

However, after glancing at Kasumigaoka Utaha beside her, Eriri opened the folder she had brought and took out the character design illustrations inside.

"Let's not waste time with small talk. Take a look at my new character design. There are some things I want to tell you about Luo Yu-jun."

"me?"

Luo Yu was initially puzzled, but after looking down at the drawings, he understood.

The male protagonist, Naoto, is quite different from the character in the first volume of the novel.

Aside from the difference in the artist's skill, they look very similar to each other in many ways.

Looking up at Kasumigaoka Utaha, a blush appeared on the girl's fair face.

"Um, Luo Yujun, I'm sorry, after meeting you before, I felt that I had to revise the image of the male protagonist in my novel. The previous design by the illustrator didn't quite meet my expectations."

"So, you referenced some of my appearance?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded: "I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. If you don't agree, I can have Eriri draw one again."

Luo Yu didn't answer immediately, but instead picked up the sketch and started looking at it.

Lani also came over to take a look and commented, "The drawing is not bad, but if it's just a reference to a part that's unrelated, it still can't compare. Well, let's use it then; most people won't recognize it anyway. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

king?

What is this name?

Luo Yu smiled and said, "I agree. As long as it's not a 100% replica of my appearance, it doesn't matter. Use it as you like. Consider it my support as a shareholder for the creation of the authors under my command."

Kasumigaoka Utaha breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Luo Yu gratefully, saying, "Thank you so much, Luo Yu-kun!"

Luo Yu waved his hand and said, "Let's put the character design aside for now. I'm quite curious about the direction of your second volume's story. Can you tell me about it?"

If it were anyone else, Kasumigaoka Utaha definitely wouldn't have told them, but since Luo Yu is a shareholder of the publishing house, which is also the superior of her editor's superior, she can naturally tell them.

Then, Kasumigaoka Utaha gave a brief overview of the second volume of her novel.

It took Kasumigaoka Utaha seven or eight minutes to finish explaining the gist of the story, and then she nervously looked at the two silent people opposite her.

After analyzing the situation in his mind, Luo Yu looked at Lani, who was also looking at him.

"Lani, what do you think of this second volume?"

Lani replied, "It feels... weird."

Chapter 161 The Problem with the Novel (1/2)

"strange?"

Utaha, not understanding what Lani meant, looked at her and said, "I would like to hear more details."

After taking a bite of the cheesecake Luo Yu had ordered, Lani said, "In the first volume of your novel, the male protagonist, Naoto, and the female protagonist, Sayuka, developed feelings for each other and confessed their love. Logically speaking, in a romance novel, once the male and female protagonists are together, the story should continue in that direction. But in the second volume, you added a second female lead, Makoto, and had her join the plot, creating a love triangle and making the male protagonist hesitate between the two girls. If the initial concept was a pseudo-harem romantic comedy, that would be fine, but your novel is clearly not. Doing it this way directly creates a disconnect in your male protagonist's character development."

Lani's words made Kasumigaoka Utaha fall into deep thought.

I really hadn't thought of this aspect.

Wu initially wrote a short story just to participate in a paperback competition, and after winning the award, he expanded the story, which became the first volume of Love Metronome.

In order to keep her novel published, after thinking for a long time, Kasumigaoka Utaha used a common trope in romance novels: adding a female protagonist to extend the story.

Generally speaking, just as Lani said, there really is no problem.

The problem is that the first volume already indicated it was a pure love story, but you've made the male protagonist fickle, creating a huge difference in style that will undoubtedly make readers of the first volume uncomfortable.

Scratching her long hair, Kasumigaoka Utaha understood the problem and said with some distress, "This is troublesome. You're right, if we release it like this, there will be huge problems. Among the readers who have accumulated from the first volume, there will definitely be some who are dissatisfied. And I can't guarantee that new readers will like both volumes. Lani-san, what should I do?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha finally understood that this seemingly aloof Miss Lani was indeed very knowledgeable, and she immediately found a problem with her novel.

After taking a sip of coffee, Lani shook her head and said, "I just read a lot of books. If you ask me to write, I'm not very good at it."

Then, she looked at Luo Yu, who hadn't said a word.

"Your Majesty, you must have some ideas, right?"

Luo Yu nodded and said with a smile, "That's true. Ms. Xia Shizi, what are your thoughts on the character settings of the male and female protagonists in the novel? Let's start with the male protagonist, who is a straight man."

"The male lead?" Kasumigaoka Utaha answered without hesitation. "He has a gentle personality, is tolerant of others, and is good at observing details. However, he is hesitant at first when interacting with the female lead, but gradually opens up under the influence of Sayuka."

"So, what about the female lead, Sayuka?"

"Outstanding appearance, excellent abilities, top academic performance, outgoing and cheerful, determined and unwavering in the face of decisions made."

Listening to Kasumigaoka Utaha list a series of the heroine's strengths, Luo Yu nodded and said, "It's clear that your portrayal of the heroine is more complete than that of the male protagonist, right?"