My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

Before the Nebula Award was announced, Naoto had been busy drawing. After the Nebula Award was announced, everyone thought that Naoto should be happy.

However, when everyone was ready to congratulate Naoto, he remained unusually calm.

He came back without saying a word, which made people very worried. Was Naoto troubled by something?

"What's going on with Naoto-senpai? He's been so sullen ever since he came back from the awards ceremony. He hasn't told anyone what's wrong. Nanko-senpai, do you know what happened?"

When asked by Jianji, Nanzi opened her mouth, pondering how to answer his question.

In fact, Nanko was naturally most concerned about Naoto's issues.

Actually, Naoto's problem had already shown itself several months ago; he seemed uninterested in anything he did. Even his passion for creating comics had visibly diminished.

Naoto was trying his best to control his irritability, anger, and lack of interest, but Nanako could still sense that he wasn't happy.

Especially after that guy Nan Yunxiao provoked Naoto, Naoto's mood worsened.

In Nanzi's opinion, the reason why Zhiren is in such a bad mood is largely due to the departure of Boss Liu and Meili.

The sadness of losing a friend made Naoto, who was already physically and mentally exhausted, even worse. Coupled with the matter of Nagumo Akira, Naoto's mental state completely collapsed.

Naoto is currently focused on drawing and is trying to distract himself.

However, this method is ultimately not a long-term solution.

This kind of psychological problem is difficult for even Nanzi to treat. At present, the only way Nanzi can think of is to let Zhiren recover on his own.

"Naoto, everything will be alright, I believe in him."

"Seriously, Senior Nanzi, you need to take the initiative! Take the initiative!"

Hearing Nanzi's words, Jianji was furious. Her boyfriend was acting so strangely; even outsiders could see that he was in a bad mood. As his girlfriend, shouldn't she be comforting him at this time?

"what?"

When faced with Jianji's words, Nanzi's eyes showed a slight hint of confusion.

Comfort her? How can I comfort her? I have absolutely no idea.

Seeing Nanzi like this, the others also gently touched their foreheads.

Although in normal times, Nanako is indeed very intelligent, and apart from being even more expressionless than Yukino, practically a "three-no" (no expression, no emotion, no mood), in the eyes of others, Nanako is simply too perfect.

Even Mai had to admit that Nanako was perfect in terms of appearance, personality, academic performance, and sports.

Although she doesn't usually show off, she is definitely a perfect beautiful girl.

But if there's anything lacking about Nanzi, it's only in her love life, which is truly heartbreaking.

If Yukino didn't want to do it, then Kusuko simply didn't understand it at all.

For the couple Zhiren and Nanzi, most of the things that other couples find romantic are simply out of reach for them.

After all, Nanzi wouldn't be interested in those things at all.

But Nanzi is a god, yet she is also a straight man, and still a human being.

Even straight people crave comfort when they're feeling down.

Although Nanko knew that Naoto was in pain, she had no idea how to comfort him. Compared to the male Naoto, Nanko, as a woman, was far more naive in this regard.

However, in other people's eyes, Nanzi was just a little slow to understand emotions, and it wasn't a serious matter.

"So, what should I do? How do you usually do it?"

When faced with Nanzi's question, the others' expressions froze.

Apart from Yukino, who doesn't have a boyfriend yet, the other two were a little shy about how to start a conversation.

When Yoshimi thought of the last time Akito was hospitalized in the highest tier, he also broke down and cried in her arms.

After thinking about it carefully, Ji realized that apart from being held by Akito, he hadn't done anything else.

Mai thought that if it were Sakuta, he would probably make her wear a bunny girl outfit or some other cosplay costume, then lie on his lap, and then say that he was fully revived.

Although both of them found it difficult to talk about, who would have thought that Nanzi had actually secretly used her mind-reading ability and seen everything?

"Can this approach really comfort straight people?"

Seeing the images in their minds, even Nanzi felt a little embarrassed.

Although she doubted whether these things would work for a straight person, Nanko felt that it was worth a try.

"Ahem, anyway, Senior Nanko, please comfort Senior Naoto. With so much going on lately, he must be exhausted. Give him a good hug; that should offer him some comfort."

"Yeah, they say a good night's sleep can make you feel refreshed. I've noticed that Naoto hasn't had a proper rest lately. Nanako, keep doing this, keep doing this."

Yukino, who was standing nearby, secretly listened to the ideas the two were giving to Kusunoko and found them increasingly outrageous.

At the same time, Yukino never expected that her two seemingly quiet and dignified beautiful classmates would actually be so wild.

It can only be said that one cannot judge a book by its cover, nor can one measure the depths of the sea.

Something like Mai-senpai wearing a bunny girl outfit is something Yukino could never have imagined. Is it true that the more dignified and beautiful someone is in public, the more formidable they are behind the scenes?

Thinking about it this way, would she also...? At this thought, Yukino couldn't help but shiver.

Chapter 151: The Straight Man's XP Investigation

After the social gathering, Nanzi was also thinking about how to comfort Zhiren.

The suggestions from everyone were varied. According to Nanzi, the general idea is that men are very happy when they see their girlfriends wearing revealing clothes.

I feel very happy when playing games, and I also feel very happy when eating the food my girlfriend cooks.

Although Naoto's hobbies are rather unusual, he is hopelessly addicted to drawing.

But Nanko thought that no matter what, Naoto was a normal man, and these things would probably be useful to him.

After thinking it over, Nanzi decided to take a look at everyone's suggestions to make Naoto feel a little better.

However, before implementing the plan, we need to investigate Naoto's current interests.

After making the decision, Nanko first went to Naoto's room.

Since Naoto went to the live-action film crew today to check on the script's progress and hasn't returned yet, Nanako can now investigate with peace of mind.

Although Naoto said he would spend a month focusing on drawing, he even paused his manga work.

However, other matters still need to be handled by the straight people.

In fact, even though the serialization has been suspended, Naoto's life is still not necessarily much easier.

Inside Naoto's room, Nanko carefully surveyed her surroundings.

According to Mikichi and Mai, boys all have some hidden little secrets, and based on these secrets, one can find out what kind of boy each boy truly likes.

Although both Akito and Sakuta are quite secretive about hiding their little hobbies, the girls firmly believe that they simply haven't found them yet.

According to them, once these things are found, they can find out what kind of person Naoto likes recently.

Nanzi was somewhat skeptical of what they said.

After all, Naoto spends most of his time with him, so how could he not know about those strange little things?

Therefore, Nanzi wasn't very confident about finding these things.

"Where exactly will it be placed?"

Nanzi then circled the room and found nothing suspicious.

Nanko knew most of the layout in Naoto's room very well, and sometimes she would even help Naoto clean the room.

If Naoto really is hiding something, then it must be something that Nanako wouldn't normally notice.

At this moment, Nanko first went to the table where Naoto usually drew.

This table, which was originally a desk, has become Naoto's drawing table since it was turned into a drawing table. The once empty surface is now filled with all kinds of drawing tools, and even the drawers, which were originally empty, are now crammed with all kinds of scraps.

Nanzi felt that if there really was something hidden, the possibility of this being the case was very high.

Could it be in here?

Nanzi looked at the ordinary table and then started rummaging through the drawers.

But just as Nanzi had guessed, there wasn't anything noteworthy in the table; it was basically all of Naoto's various sketches. Useful ideas, character designs he wasn't satisfied with, or other things—basically, nothing about Naoto's personal hobbies.

"So, as expected, those things can't be found in Naoto's room?"

After failing to find what she wanted, Nanko was thinking of going back to see if there were any other ways to find out what Naoto liked.

However, during the process of tidying up, Nanzi accidentally tore a small hole in the transparent glove on her hand.

Normally, because of her unique telepathic ability, Nanzi can see part of the owner's past behavior, including some of their emotions, no matter what she encounters.

Because of this ability, Nanzi is unable to read any books.

Left with no other choice, Nanzi found these completely transparent ultra-thin gloves to prevent her hands from coming into contact with other things.

Nanzi didn't expect that she would tear her gloves while packing her things.

However, it was precisely because of this that Nanko happened to come across a part of Naoto's drafts. A part of Naoto's memories during the creative process.

In this memory, after Naoto finished drawing these drafts, he even took out a portion of the drafts.

And they secretly stored these things in a hidden place.

"That's strange, why would Naoto hide these things?"

It was just a draft, but it was stored in a separate place, which immediately caught Nanzi's attention.

Although Nanako couldn't directly see where Naoto had put it due to the angle of her view, she could roughly guess where Naoto had left it based on the direction he had gone.

"The only possibility in this direction is—under the bed?"

Looking at the ordinary-looking bed, Nanzi looked puzzled.

Normally, Nanko wouldn't clean under Naoto's bed, so she was completely unaware of what was going on underneath.

So if Naoto hides something under here, Nanko might not find it.

"What if it's not one of those things?"

Nanzi hesitated for a moment, thinking that if these things were not what she thought, wouldn't it be bad to see them?

After all, could the manuscript that Naoto carefully hid contain some very important secrets?