"Mmm ~ ~ ~"
Chiaki stretched lazily and made a comfortable sound.
Then, she took out her cell phone and tapped on it, her mouth arcing upwards.
Seeing this, Seiji knew that she was playing "Anna" again.
Summer Night had already sent people to investigate this game. They hadn't received the report yet, but it should be soon.
So far, he hadn't heard of anyone getting into an accident due to playing this game … hopefully, he was just overthinking things.
"Chiaki, roughly how many people in our class are playing 'Anna'?" Seiji inquired.
The tomboy thought about it for a moment upon hearing this.
"About half of the students. There are also quite a few who downloaded the game but failed to get an account. "
The game required a recommendation code to download, and the account application process was like drawing lots. With such an anti-marketing system, nearly half of the students in their class had fallen for the game. It was evident how charismatic "Anna" was.
Seiji originally wanted to download the game and try it out, but then he changed his mind and decided to wait for the investigation results.
Although he really hoped that he was overthinking things, he kept feeling like there was something hidden behind this game.
The night gradually deepened.
After Chiaki and the others left, Seiji went to his study.
The moment he went online, he saw a message from Hana.
"Your novel is not bad, I guess. It's worth reading."
"Thank you for your patronage and support," Seiji replied with a warm smiling emoticon.
He then saw a disgusted emoticon from Hana.
Seiji automatically imagined a tsundere emoticon and smiled, indicating that he wanted to have a video chat.
The call soon connected.
"I'd like to say something about the position of your adjutant …"
"I'm not going to be your harem manager," the cat-eared hat girl stated coldly.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
"What?" He made a silly sound.
Adjutant = harem manager?
'Hey hey, that doesn't seem right! '
"I'm not trying to create a harem at all!" Seiji didn't know whether to laugh or cry after he realized what was going on.
"It's actually the same. Stop denying it."
"You have to deny it! It's not what you think … "
"That's exactly what I think. At any rate, I'm not going to become a harem manager, hmph!" Hana turned her head away from Seiji.
Seiji didn't know what to say and was speechless.
"Then how about changing the way I put it … No, changing the position. How about being a consultant?" He said helplessly, "Is that okay?"
"I didn't do anything. I'll help you, but I won't become anyone to you … "Hana said. She then felt that something was off." At any rate, don't give me any titles! Although I am your ally, that is all. "
"… Alright, up to you." Seiji decisively chose to skip this topic.
"I'd like to hear your advice on how to create a Spirit-branded Retainer team, Lord Ally."
…
The next day.
Seiji went to school with Mika and the others, and he mentioned what he was going to do.
"A Spirit-branded Retainer team?"
"Yes, my goal is to fight against my older sister, Yui Haruta, and her Spirit-branded Retainers," Seiji explained.
"This is going to be incredibly difficult, and there's a certain amount of risk involved. After my team is created, it'll probably take a long time for everyone, including myself, to grow to the point where I'm strong enough to challenge her.
Mika, Sensei, I'd like to invite you to join me. I'd like to have a formal discussion with you tonight and explain everything clearly. I hope that you'll consider … "
"I agree to join." Feng Wu didn't wait for him to finish before smiling. "There's no need to consider too much. Please allow me to become your Spirit-branded Retainer, Haruta Seiji -sama."
Mika and Chiaki were both rendered speechless.
"Don't call me 'sama' … I'm quite happy that Sensei is willing, but I still hope that you can listen to my explanation first and make a decision after some consideration." Seiji smiled wryly.
"I think that there's no need to consider at all. But, if that's what you want, I'll listen to you," Feng Wu spoke in a gentle tone while looking at him.
"… I feel like this isn't joining a Spirit-branded Retainer team, but rather a harem." Something flashed in Chiaki's eyes. "Creating a team is actually creating a harem!"
"I expected that you would say that! But, this really isn't. It's a serious matter, Chiaki, "Seiji stated solemnly.
"Yep, you're quite serious about creating a harem."
"Hey!"
The tomboy chuckled at this.
"Honestly, when can I Awaken to Spiritual Abilities as well? A Spirit-branded Retainer team … it sounds really interesting." Chiaki had an expression that said "I really want to join you."
"This isn't a matter of whether it's interesting or not."
"Don't deny it, Seiji. You're actually quite excited about this, aren't you?" Chiaki looked directly at him. "Creating your own team to challenge your powerful older sister? Are you just treating it as a mission? Don't you find it interesting at all?"
Seiji was rendered speechless.
"To be honest, I do find it interesting. It's not just a mission," Seiji told her honestly. "Although this wasn't something I wanted to do, I'm indeed … rather excited to challenge Sister Yui."
"I'm going to let the older sister who chased me out of her family witness my true power!" Chiaki made a hot-blooded pose and spoke in a male voice.
"That's not my motive … but I suppose I can understand it that way."
"Let's name this story 'Rebellious Abandoned Otaku!'"
"It doesn't feel imposing at all." It wasn't like she was a rebellious Luo Shu.
"How about 'Rebellious Abandoned Otaku?'"
"It's about the same." It wasn't like she was piloting a Gundam to battle.
"'Iron-blooded Abandoned Otaku!'"
"No matter how cool an adjective is, it won't be cool if it's combined with the word 'abandoned otaku.'" Seiji indicated that this joke was over.
If it was him, he definitely wouldn't use the word "abandoned otaku" as the name of his story. He felt that if he did, his readers would likely comment on it.
"At any rate, defeating Haruta Yui is a challenging goal. I'm working hard to achieve this goal. Gathering companions who are willing to become Spirit-branded Retainers is the first step."
…
Genji had complex feelings about this.
She had just received a phone call from Seigo asking her to meet up during lunch break.
Meeting up with him was supposed to be a good thing, but what Wakaba Chiaki told her last week … she still hadn't thought about it.
Just what was he doing over the past few days? Was he really going to kill someone? If that was true, how should she deal with it?
She knew that she could delay it for a bit longer. She wouldn't ask him what he was doing and would give herself more time to think about it.
But she would have to deal with it eventually.
Harano Seigo … Haruta Seiji was a Spiritual Ability user. He lived in a different world from ordinary people.
Genji had tried imagining how she would feel if he killed someone right in front of her … but she couldn't imagine what it would be like.
She couldn't imagine how she would feel or how she would react if she personally witnessed such a scene. After all, a real human life was different from novels, anime, or movies!
She had already considered accepting or giving up … but she still couldn't make a choice.
Genji wasn't confident that she would be able to maintain her usual attitude if they met at such a time. But since he said that it was something important, she didn't refuse.
What could it be?
If it was something related to a game or a light novel, that would be fine.
Especially when it came to the illustration for "Brother Monogatari". As an artist, she had something to say.
But if it was something related to "that side" …
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