"Before that, I'd like to call over that female classmate of mine as well. Knight of Ice And Fire, how do you intend to face her? "
"My name is' Hikiko '… no,' Reiko '! I'm an otaku girl that you guys met on the internet. "Genji sent an emoticon of sunglasses and changed her username in the group chat.
"Alright, let's set it that way then." Seiji agreed.
Then, he contacted Kaori and added her username "Lavender" into the group chat. He also introduced her as "Reiko."
"Hello, Lavender-san. You can just call me Reiko," Genji said.
"Hello … Reiko. You can also call me Lavender," Kaori responded.
"Now that we're all here, everyone. What I want to talk about is about the 'hidden character,' "Seiji said.
"Actually, there's another online friend who wants to go to the doujinshi convention with me, but she doesn't want to go out, so she asked me to set up an outdoor livestream with her as the only spectator … that way, she can go together with me.
This online friend of mine is very important to me, so I agreed to her request. You guys will definitely be reflected on the camera and seen by her. "
"I wanted to tell you who she is, but she doesn't want to, so … I'm sorry." He sent an apologetic emoticon.
A moment of silence fell between them.
"It feels rather unpleasant to be seen by only us," Chiaki told him directly.
"I think so as well. It doesn't feel good," Mika added.
"I … don't feel good either," Kaori said.
'As expected, it'll cause displeasure. ' Seiji thought to himself.
"Reiko, what do you think?"
"I'm also hiding myself, so I won't say much," Genji responded.
"Then, on the whole, it was unpleasant, and I sincerely apologize for it." Seiji sent another apologetic emoticon. "This online friend of mine is really important to me. I want to go together with her like this. If you don't want to be seen by her, I can only try to avoid the camera. "
"Rather than saying that she doesn't want to be seen, it's better to say that she doesn't feel happy because she can't see her." Chiaki sent an emoji of flashing glasses. "She doesn't want to go out, which means that she's staying at home. And why are you unwilling to reveal your identity? "
"I don't know. She just said she didn't want to," Seiji replied.
"With this kind of resistance, it means that her identity should be quite sensitive." Chiaki sent an emoji that pushed up its glasses.
"More accurately, she thinks you're sensitive, but you don't mind …"
"You said that she was very important to you … Even if it made us unhappy, you still insisted on doing it for her …"
"I understand! Seigo, this hidden character that you care so much about is actually your relative, right? "
Chiaki sent a sharp emoticon that said, "I've seen through the truth."
"The famous detective has appeared!" Genji's eyes widened.
"Chiaki … you're amazing." Mika sighed.
"Relative … is that true?" Kaori asked, concerned.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
"I can't deny it, but I can't confirm it either." After a moment of silence, he responded.
"I understand now. Now that I'm saying that I don't mind being shown on camera, it doesn't matter even if she knows my identity and name. "Chiaki smiled.
"Is that really alright?"
"Yep, although it's quite a pity that you won't be able to meet this girl that Seigo believes to be so important to you. Still, it's fine to be introduced to her first. "
"Thank you, Chiaki."
"No need to be polite."
After Chiaki said this, Mika sent the same emoji.
Genji then indicated that it didn't matter if she was shown on camera, as long as she kept her name and identity.
After some consideration, Kaori also indicated that she didn't mind being shown on camera, as long as she kept her name and identity.
Seiji thanked them and heaved a sigh of relief.
…
Late at night, in Seiji's soul realm.
Seiji checked his system.
After learning [Beginner-level Healing], his dating sim system had added many new things. There were new spells, new items, and … new martial arts techniques!
Prior to this, there was only the special reward of [Demon Slash 1] for killing an undead creature for the first time with a sword. But now, there were two new options: [Beginner-level Fist Techniques] and [Beginner-level Footwork].
After carefully looking them over, Seiji felt that these two options were his top priority, as they were the basics, after all.
For him to become a Yin-Yang Master, [spells] were obviously the most important, but [martial arts techniques] needed to be learned as well. At the very least, he needed to make it so that it wasn't an obvious weakness.
He didn't know if [Beginner-level Fist Techniques] could be used together with [Flash Strike] … in other words, could [martial arts techniques] be stacked together with [Attack]?
If it was possible, it would mean that he would have more power and more possibilities. Seiji thought about it for a moment.
Then, he began to practice [Beginner-level Fist Techniques]!
…
The next day.
Seiji improved the description of the villain based on Demon Soldier Sensei's drawing and sent it to Editor Yoshizawa. Then, he focused on drawing.
Later that afternoon, Editor Yoshizawa sent him an illustration contract. After reading it, he printed it out, signed it, and sent it off.
Now that the contract was set, all that was left was his speed. The faster he finished all the illustrations, as well as the front and back covers, the sooner Brother Monogatari could be published.
What Seiji didn't know was that the fact that he had won the illustration job for Brother Monogatari by competing with Demon Soldier Sensei had already become the hottest topic in Thunder Bunko's editorial department!
When Saki contacted Demon Soldier Sensei and canceled the job, he reported this to his superior.
The head editor was astonished.
Since Head Editor Hattori paid a lot of attention to Brother Monogatari, the head editor immediately reported this to the head editor, who was astonished as well.
Saki was called over to explain the situation to the head editor in detail.
This naturally attracted the attention of the bystanders … er, the editors. They asked around, and everyone was astonished.
Wasn't this too amazing!?
The author had stolen the illustration job from an illustrator … and a top-notch illustrator at that! This was inconceivable!
It wasn't unheard of for authors to do their own illustrations, but it was quite rare. But the author had already hired a top-notch illustrator to draw, but the author suddenly jumped out and directly challenged the illustrator, forcefully outshining the illustrator, and stole the illustrator's job … Had anyone ever heard of such a thing before?
No one.
Not a single person in Thunder Bunko's editorial department had ever heard of such a thing! Including the head editor who had been in the editorial department for many years!!
This was truly an eye-opening experience.
"An illustration duel … such a hot-blooded plot actually happened in real life."
"Demon Soldier Sensei is a top-notch illustrator, yet Shore Sensei actually won …"
"He writes so well, and draws so well … he's still a high school student, isn't he?"
"That's right, he's indeed a high school student, and he's only a first-year high school student! I've seen his information before, and it says that he's 16 years old. "
"It can't be fake, right? Perhaps the person who actually drew wasn't Shore Sensei. Or perhaps … 'Idle Dimension by the Shore' is only an agent, and someone else is the one who wrote and drew. "
"Don't be ridiculous! You've been reading too much, hurry and wake up. "
"The same plot, the same main character, and the same author … how amazing."
The editors were all discussing and exclaiming amongst themselves.
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