Anime Heart

That's why he has time to play games.

I was itching to play and wanted to beat some newbies to boost my self-satisfaction.

For someone with the skill level of a top-tier player, or even a Glory King, Platinum and Diamond ranks are nothing more than easy prey.

If we can come back this early every time, then we can schedule the game time around 6 or 7 pm, right? An hour of game time is just right, not too long and not too short.

I got home at 7 p.m., then spent an hour cooking and eating. After that, I wrote something at 8 p.m., then had a video call with Xiao Xun, wrote something for a while, and then went to sleep.

She really planned out her evenings perfectly, but that also prevented her from feeling empty. People can only relieve loneliness when they have something to do.

As soon as he opened the game, Ma Xiandong found that he had a lot of messages from his friends, many of which were from players he had carried, asking him to "carry" them.

However, these messages came quite early, a day or two before I stopped playing the game, and then there were no more messages.

But there is one exception, and that is the persistent girl 'LXADYZ'.

Every day she would send a message to Arima Kento, "Haven't you logged on yet? But I'll still wait, you'll log on someday."

"Ugh, he's not online again! I don't even want to play ranked games alone anymore. Without you, it feels like all my teammates are noobs."

"Ah~~ It's not online yet! If it doesn't appear soon, I'm going to play ranked matches by myself!"

"Hey, still not online! But guess what kind of person I ran into in ranked matches today? I ran into a smurf! He was so good at Liu Bei, I even want to practice that hero!"

"Waaaaah, I messed up my teammates' game with Liu Bei today, and they all reported me. I'm so sad, I want to cry~~~"

"I still think I'm better suited to mage-type heroes. I got a pentakill with Wang Zhaojun today! I'm so happy, it's a pity you're still not online."

"Wow, I reached Diamond in solo queue today! Lucian, I told myself that once I reached Diamond, I would tell you something, but unfortunately you weren't online."

"I must tell you that thing in person. I will definitely wait until you come online."

This is the last message, sent at 11:30 pm last night. Based on the timestamps of these messages, it can be concluded that the other party really waits for him every day. Although she is also playing games, she is always thinking about whether he is online or not.

"Is this child really that lonely? But her way of speaking seems a bit familiar! Also, what does she want to tell me?"

Yu Ma Xian Dong couldn't help but wonder. He looked at his friends list and saw that his rank was Eternal Diamond V1, and right behind him was 'LXADYA', who was also Eternal Diamond V1.

The opponent's skill level is also quite high, so it's no surprise that they were able to reach Diamond rank on their own.

After checking the other person's game status, which showed that they were offline and had not yet logged on, Ma Xiandong thought for a moment, then sent them a message and started playing the game himself.

Although the other party was so 'devoted,' it was just a game after all, and Yu Ma Xian Dong didn't care much. He just thought he would take her along when the time came.

The message he sent was to tell the other person that they would change their daily gaming time to before dinner, from 6 to 7 pm. If that wasn't convenient, then forget it! They could play games together when they had more time!

After sending the message, Yu Ma Xian Dong immediately bought a bunch of heroes and skins, and then started his ranked journey.

By the time Arima Kousei returned home, he had already achieved a five-game winning streak, and in the last game, his opponent surrendered with a six-pointer.

The game experience was good, so his mood was also good. He turned off the game, put away his phone, and prepared to make dinner.

Arima Kousei had just returned from practicing the piano, while he had just finished playing games; both of them were a little hungry.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: Contact with Friends

After so much time and experience cooking dinner, Arima Kento has become very skilled at handling everything in the kitchen.

His cooking skills gradually returned to the level of his previous life, at least he wouldn't burn the food again.

In less than half an hour, Ma Xiandong served four dishes and a soup along with rice to the table.

"Ah, having someone in the family who can cook is such a blessing!" Arima Kousei exclaimed, looking at the rather sumptuous meal before him.

Arima Kento glanced at his older brother and said, "Kousei, aren't you going to learn how to cook? I have to say, your bento boxes are only slightly better than those in stores."

Upon hearing this, Arima Kousei, who had originally wanted to continue praising Arima Kento's food, swallowed the words back down. His once fair face was now as black as the bottom of a pot.

"If you don't like it, then make it yourself! I'll just make one less batch next time, which will save me the trouble!"

At that moment, Arima Kousei felt that he couldn't praise his younger brother because of his personality, otherwise he would definitely go crazy.

No wonder my father always had a blast teasing my younger brother whenever he saw him! Now I finally understand, this guy really needs to be teased.

Arima Kento thought he had gone too far and quickly apologized, "Sorry, brother, I was just saying it casually! I didn't mean anything by it, but really, don't you want to learn how to cook?"

Arima Kousei gets angry quickly, but he also calms down just as fast. "Hmph, if you dare to give me any more opinions in the future, I will definitely quit, believe it or not!"

"Trust, trust, trust!"

"As for your question, I really don't want to specifically learn how to cook, because I don't think it's necessary. There are already enough people in my family who can cook, so one more or one less won't make a difference."

Arima Kousei explained his reasoning, "Besides, haven't we always lived together? With you around, what's the point of me learning to cook? I'd rather use that time to study and catch up on my schoolwork!"

"Oh, right, you promised me you'd tutor me on what I learned in class today after dinner! Don't go back on your word!"

This reason left Arima Kento speechless, but it was indeed the case; at least they would be living together for the next year.

Furthermore, looking at Arima Kousei staring blankly at him, Arima Kento knew that if he dared to say something like, "Sorry, I have something to do, let's forget about the tutoring!", Arima would definitely dare to beat him up.

Even if the difference in fighting strength is too great, Arima Kousei will definitely make a move because he knows that Arima Kento will not really hit him. Relying on this, he can definitely run rampant for a while.

However, if you anger Arima Kento, there's no guarantee he won't actually hit you, so you need to find a balance.

Just as Arima Kousei's mind was racing, Arima Kento looked helpless and said, "Alright! But it can only be one hour at most, no more than that."

"Great! As expected of my brother, he's so considerate!"

"What does this have to do with whether he's your brother or not! Hurry up and eat, wash the dishes and start right away, I have other things to do afterwards."

About ten minutes later, all the plates were empty, but there was still some rice left. However, this could be used for tomorrow's bento, so as long as proper preservation measures were taken, it would be fine.

"Xiandong, won't you help me wash the dishes? That would make it faster!"

Arima Kousei watched Arima Kento walk toward the living room with a drink in his hand and couldn't help but say something.

Unexpectedly, Ma Xiandong didn't even turn his head, and said, "Dream on, go wash the dishes!"

Arima Kousei shrugged. That was one of his younger brothers' flaws; he was sometimes too lazy, and he couldn't change that.

Arima Kento sat on the living room sofa, took out the remote control and turned on the TV. Although young people rarely watch TV nowadays, he wanted to turn it on and watch something.

After pressing all the buttons, Arima Kento concluded that the phone was indeed more interesting, and he should turn off the TV!

Since the widespread adoption of smartphones, almost all young people have developed a psychological condition called "smartphone addiction."

However, this is something that cannot be avoided, because things that used to require going out or asking for help can now be done directly on a mobile phone.

If the problem can be solved without any hassle, who wouldn't want to do it?

Besides, the world inside a mobile phone seems more interesting.

The rapid development of the Internet has led to the growth of mobile networks, and the functions of every mobile phone are becoming more and more powerful.

Perhaps it won't be long before computers are outperformed.

This is something that cannot be avoided in the development of the times; the only thing that can be affected is each person's self-control.

People with strong self-control are naturally less susceptible to temptation.

Arima Kento is a person with some self-control, which can be seen from the fact that he can limit himself to playing mobile games for only a small amount of time each day.

Now, he uses his phone mostly to send emails, mostly to Kaori Miyazono, and a few to his friends.

Those three girls were all his friends. Although he couldn't see them for a long time, he didn't want to sever their relationship.

My dad said that connections are built up little by little, so never underestimate anyone, especially those you haven't seen for a long time.

Perhaps during this time apart, the other person has become someone you look up to!

Never underestimate any ant, because you never know if it might be the ant that crawled into the elephant's ear and caused the elephant to fall down.

As he tapped on his phone, Arima Kenji sent out email after email, some greeting friends, others asking what Miyazono Kaoru was up to.

His friends all replied to his emails, which he checked one by one and then responded to.

Actually, friendships are quite simple. That's all there is to it. Haste makes waste. Just take it slow.

"Oh, I'm painting an oil painting." That was Shiina Mashiro's reply to him.

Arima Kento replied: "Wow, you're really amazing! It's a pity I can't afford it right now. I'll definitely ask you to paint an oil painting for me someday. That's my goal! Also, let's eat ice cream together next time we meet!"

"Okay." As always, it was so concise. Yu Ma Xian Dong was a little emotional. He had seen girls with no personality, no emotions, and no feelings before, but Shiina Mashiro was a unique case.

"I'm practicing my voice, and maybe I'll be able to debut soon. Then you'll be able to hear me sing songs, all of which I wrote myself!" This was Bing Wu Xiaoxue's reply.

Arima Kento sincerely praised, "You're amazing! You're about to debut and you can even write your own songs. I'll definitely buy your records to support you!"

"Not at all, but thank you for the compliment, it gives me even more confidence!"

Eriri Sawamura also replied, "I had a falling out with my friend, what should I do! I'm so annoyed!"

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Arrogance

"Huh, how could this be?" Ma Xiandong sent this message, also somewhat puzzled.

He remembered the time he spent with Eriri Sawamura. Although she kept saying that his friend was no good, she couldn't let go of him at all.

He deeply understood Eriri's insincere words and true feelings, which is why he knew that the relationship between her and her childhood friend, Aki Tomoya, was very deep.

At least that's how Eriri sees it.

Given that situation, why did Eriri and Aki Tomoya fall out?

Perhaps because Ma Xiandong is an outsider and has no access to her life, Eriri can freely confide in him about things she usually can't talk about.

Arima Kenji was somewhat surprised by the lengthy email, but he still read it carefully and couldn't help but marvel at Eriri's fast typing speed.

What he didn't know was that Eriri used voice input to type. She felt a little embarrassed to send voice messages directly, so she used a voice-to-text input method.

After reading all the emails, Arima Kento finally understood why Eriri had fallen out with her childhood friend, Aki Tomoya.

I never expected that the whole thing would start with a discussion about anime.

Eriri Sawamura is undoubtedly a hidden otaku, while her childhood friend Tomoya Aki is a consumerist otaku who doesn't care about other people's opinions.

The two watched anime together and played fan-made games together, so they naturally became very good friends.

But the problem is that Eriri Sawamura at school is not like that; she wants friends, not just friends who stay at home.

Because of some egregious incidents involving individual otaku, the Japanese government is quite indifferent to otaku. Eriri Sawamura wants to have normal friends, so she naturally can't show her otaku side.

So she hid herself and presented herself as a perfect young lady at school, which made her very popular and achieved her goal.