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This time, Arima Kento was the first to realize Ako's thoughts.

However, he showed no intention of avoiding it.

After taking two steps, Arima Kento reached out and put his arm around Ayako's slender waist, pulling her into his arms.

The girl's eyes widened in astonishment at Arima Kento's actions.

She had always avoided him before, but now he was actually hugging her on his own initiative. How could Ayako not be surprised?

The next moment, Arima Kento gave his reasons for doing so.

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"Ayako, you're my little sister!"

Looking at the girl in his arms, Arima Kento said, half-heartedly and half-insincerely, "If a little sister wants to snuggle into her brother's arms and act cute, then the guy who tries to run away is the one with a problem!"

Arima Kento once again framed his relationship with Ayako as that of siblings, hoping that only in this way could Ayako restrain herself and prevent him from being swayed by her.

However, it seems like he's insulting his past self!

I just dodged when Ako pounced on me.

"Ahem, I dodged earlier because it happened so suddenly, I didn't expect it, that's why I reacted that way."

Arima Kento said, "Now that I'm ready, that's why I took the initiative to hug you."

"You are my lovely little sister, I would never dislike you."

These words were said to Ako, and also to Arima Kento hypnotize himself.

Upon hearing this, Ayako's expression was quite complicated; she didn't know whether she should be happy or disappointed.

Forget it, as long as I have my brother's embrace, I don't care about anything else.

Afterwards, Arima Kento chatted with Ako for a while longer, then went back to his room.

Actually, chatting with Ayako is the most comfortable thing for Arima Kento.

Because no matter what the topic is, Ayako will listen attentively and then express her own opinion.

There wasn't much going on this weekend, so Ma Xiandong had some free time to write.

In the afternoon, I found some time to pack the dress and mail it to Xiaoxun, who was in the capital.

Then Ma Xiandong called Xiao Xun and told her to be careful.

However, this was met with complaints from the girl, who said that she already had two dresses and didn't need to add any more.

She only needed a few sets of those clothes to change into, and complained that Ma Xiandong was spending money on her again.

But Ma Xiandong listened with a smile, only occasionally interjecting with a question, "Do you want this dress?"

"Sure! Why wouldn't I want it? You've already bought it. If I don't take it, are you going to give it to another girl? Or throw the dress away?"

The girl's voice came through the microphone, and Arima Kenji nodded slightly. If Miyazono Kaori didn't want it, he might really do what she said.

Of course, this will only be the last resort.

Furthermore, despite the girl's complaints, Ma Xiandong could still sense her joy and surprise in her voice.

Like Ako, she was also very happy and excited to be able to give a gift.

"Alright, alright!" Arima Kento said, "From now on, before I buy you anything, I'll ask my girlfriend's permission first, okay?"

"Hmph! That's exactly how it should be done!"

The girl's unique pride and arrogance surfaced in Arima Kento's mind at this moment.

With her arms crossed, chin slightly raised, and golden hair fluttering in the wind, she glanced at herself, then quickly looked away when caught. Her cheeks were flushed, and she looked like she was trying to stay upright.

After hanging up the phone, Ma Xiandong went back to continue writing.

At 11:59 PM on May 31st, the upcoming midnight was extremely important for Arima Kento.

Because two important things are about to happen.

The first was the strong promotion and release of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," and the second was the announcement of the ranking list for the Electric Grand Prix.

Since Ma Xiandong wrote "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," it has been available for free in the public book launch period for two months. It's time to release it on the shelves and shock the world.

Why do you say that?

That's because "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" was really successful.

How good was it? So good that many people thought the book's data was inflated.

10+ favorites, 50+ recommendation votes, 2000+ donations.

This data was from half a month ago; now, on May 31st, the data is even more shocking.

I took a look when I had some free time, and the number of clicks has already exceeded one million.

This is because since "Mortal's Mortal" was launched and signed, it has been featured on the platform without interruption, so the number of clicks, which is equivalent to the exposure rate, has naturally surpassed that of some top authors.

Collections: 20+, Recommendations: 95+, Donations: 5000+, At this point, the number of Alliance Leaders has reached 25, not to mention the other Hall Masters and so on.

Such achievements will naturally arouse suspicion, jealousy, and slander, but when they open the comments section, they will doubt their own judgment.

The number of comments is in the hundreds of thousands; this is something that cannot be achieved by simply boosting scores.

After they opened "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" and read its contents, they were completely convinced and became fans of this book that pioneered the genre of mortal cultivation.

This is why "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" was able to double its data within half a month, proving that the power of word-of-mouth marketing is not to be underestimated.

As mentioned before, the world is cracking down on piracy very strictly, so generally speaking, the subscription-to-receiver ratio is mostly maintained at five to one.

Some top collectors can even achieve a ratio of three to one, or even two and a half to one, while Ma Xiandong's current collection is calculated at five to one.

He could also achieve an average subscription of around 40,000. With 40,000 average subscriptions, and each chapter earning one cent, that's over 4,000 yuan. And with each chapter containing 2,000 words, that's about 2,000 yuan per thousand words...

Therefore, online writers are a pyramid-shaped profession; with an average subscription of over 10,000, their monthly income can easily exceed 100,000.

If the average order is 60, plus the full attendance bonus, the monthly income is barely 1,000.

The thought of making money soon filled Yu Ma Xian Dong with excitement.

After all, this was his first pot of gold in both his lives, and it wasn't a small amount.

The Electric Shock Grand Prix ended at noon today. All voting for the light category has ended, and netizens can still read the book, but the voting channel has been closed.

The list was originally scheduled to be released shortly after midnight, but due to an unusual increase in the number of recommendation votes for a certain book in the last few days, the staff investigated whether vote manipulation had occurred, which is why the release time of the list was postponed.

The novel with the unusually high number of recommendation votes was Arima Kento's "Date A Live".

Originally, it was a foregone conclusion that the great author would be number one and Ma Xiandong's book would be number two.

However, since the day before yesterday, the number of recommendation votes for Arima Xiandong's "Date A Live" has increased wildly, while the number of recommendation votes for that great author seems to have stagnated.

This makes it impossible not to have doubts.

But let's have our doubts!

Arima Xiandong wasn't worried at all. He knew his own family and was certain that he hadn't cheated!

"A straight body casts a straight shadow"—that's the mentality of Ma Xiandong.

Dengeki Bunko officially announced that the rankings would be released after midnight.

At the same time, the winner of this season's Rookie of the Year will be determined, and the official sales date will be announced.

Regardless of anyone's thoughts, June arrived as scheduled a minute later.

Chapter 221 Half a Month Ago (If you can join the group, please check the introduction or related information about the work and then join the group.)

Just after midnight, Ma Xiandong opened the author section on Diaoniang, refreshed it, and waited for the newly created VIP volume to appear before he began uploading chapters.

He was originally supposed to update thirty chapters on the day of the book's release, plus a guaranteed three chapters for those who donated, for a total of thirty chapters.

However, that was the situation half a month ago. Now that he has 25 alliance leaders, he needs to make up for the chapters for the remaining 12 alliance leaders. Each alliance leader has three chapters, so he needs to...

Damn it, I only have fifty chapters saved up right now. It looks like even publishing them all won't be enough!

Never mind, I'll just publish these chapters first. Anyway, I have the potential to become a tentacle monster, and writing 10,000 to 20,000 words a day shouldn't be a problem.

After publishing the paid chapters of "Mortal's Journey to Immortality", Arima Xiandong opened the website for the Electric Shock Grand Prix.

Once you enter the website, the first thing you see is a list: the rankings for the Electric Shock Grand Prix.

The top-ranked title is Arima Kento's "Date A Live," with 100.3+ votes, while the second-ranked title is "Fantasy Demon Blade," with 98+ votes.

It's fair to say that Arima Xiandong won by a narrow margin this time; the fanbase of that legendary figure is truly incredibly powerful!

In addition, there are graphic explanations below the list, analyzing the abnormal data of recommendation votes for "Date A Live".

After carefully reading through the text, Arima Xiandong finally understood why he had surpassed that master and forcefully climbed to the top of the list.

It turns out that the author, who uses the pen name Senju Muramasa, became a fan of Date A Live after reading it.

Although he was a fan, he was also a competitor, so Senju Muramasa kept reading silently without saying much.

However, after a meeting between authors, Senju Muramasa encountered his original idol, Izumi Masamune, and also learned that Arima Kento was the author of Date A Live.

Originally, Senju Muramasa only had Izumi Masamune as his idol, but now he has added another one, namely Arima Kento, who is in the same grade as him, also known as 'Kanojo Neko'.

After learning that Izumi Masamune was also a fan of Date A Live, Senju Muramasa had a different idea.

She doesn't really need to win first place in this grand prize competition; her pen name "Qianshoucunzheng" alone is enough to make the book a bestseller.

However, Date A Live, being a new book by a new author, is different.

The fact that he won first place in the Dengeki Grand Prix and also defeated the legendary Senju Muramasa makes for a very attractive title and ensures that Date A Live won't flop.

If it doesn't flop, Date A Live won't be canceled, and we'll be able to see what happens next.

Furthermore, since his idols were fans of this author, Senju Muramasa wanted to help Date A Live.

Therefore, she recommended Date A Live on social media platforms such as Twitter, and called on her fans to vote for Date A Live.

Because of this, under the call of top-tier players, Date A Live was able to defeat Fantasy Demon Blade and become the winner of the Dengeki Grand Prix.

Now the onlookers understood that there was no shady dealings; it was simply because "Date A Live" had also gained fans among the top players on the charts.

The truth came out, and Arima Kento was very grateful to the great god named Senju Muramasa.