I'm a weird expert in Japan

"Is that why you bought so much food?" An Yi shouted, "Can you finish it?"

However, looking at the boy in front of him eating heartily with his hat brim pulled down so low that only his nose and mouth could be seen, he couldn't doubt his eating ability.

"Have you ever been an assistant?" Lian asked.

"No."

"To be an assistant, you need to know how to come up with excuses and spend the company's money."

An Yi saw Lian's lips curled up, and he continued with a confident look:

"We have to win over the writers and eat and drink with them. Only when the writers are willing to participate in activities can the library be willing to spend the activity budget in advance. After getting the money, the writers' remuneration is handed over in full, and the library's budget is divided into 30% and 70%."

"Why is it only 70%?" An Yi asked subconsciously.

"Seventy percent belongs to others, and whether you can get thirty percent depends on the mood of teacher Xia Shizi."

"Senior Shiyu?" An Yi looked at Shiyu in shock.

He had never heard that Kasumigaoka Utaha would do such a thing.

Although she seems to be able to do it.

In response to An Yi's question, Shiyu did not answer, but kept laughing. She almost choked on her hamburger and quickly drank a sip of Coke to swallow it.

"Amai-kun... Mr. Hong is probably joking." Kato suddenly spoke.

"Ah..." An Yi was speechless, lowered his head and sighed heavily.

"Too sweet, sweeter than honey. If you can't understand this kind of joke, don't even think about doing anything big. It would be better for you to stay at home and look at the R18 beautiful girl paintings while making a perverted smile, drooling, and shouting 'Wives, I'm back'."

"Don't make up strange facts without permission..." An Yi defended guiltily, "Although, although I did..."

His voice became lower and lower, and the second half of the sentence could no longer be heard, but he had already confessed.

"So you dragged me here. To show off your new girlfriend and display your XP?" Shiyu changed her words this time, maintaining a calm tone.

"Please stop, you are quite famous in this town." An Yi continued to remind.

"It doesn't matter. No one will care. For example, look at the three boys by the window. I remember they were the ones who lined up at the front during the autograph session."

"In that case, do I need to step away?" Lian suddenly asked.

"After the book signing, I'll go on a four-person date with my fans with my assistant. Creating some romantic topics like this can be my selling point, right?"

Shiyu lowered her head slightly to peek at Lian's expression.

“I don’t know if it will be a selling point for Kasumi Shiko-sensei, but I know it will be a selling point for Bunshun Cannon.”

Chapter 45: Let XX Fly (2)

"Ah! If that happens, then we can win the Naoki Prize, not to mention the Fantistic Award." Shiyu agreed. "Please discuss this with the library, Assistant."

"That would only increase the expenses incurred to calm public opinion." Lian paused.

Shiyu noticed Lian's eyebrow trembling, and it was obvious that he was referring to his own expenses, not the library.

Not to mention Aki and Kato who were sitting opposite, most of the guests in other seats nearby could probably sense Lian's identity.

"I have a scandal of having sex with a man in Bunshun, but I am still a virgin. Will this change the readers' minds and make them think of me as a cute contrast character?"

"The unnatural virgin role will be criticized. To be honest, your words are so sophisticated that even a 30-year-old young woman would have to admit defeat. And how are you going to prove it to the public?" Lian resisted the urge to complain and fought back in a tone similar to Shiyu's.

"This is..." Shiyu was stunned by the question and showed an expression of deep thought.

"Don't really think about how to prove it!" An Yi interrupted the conversation hurriedly.

He was completely confused now. Not to mention that Kasumigaoka Utaha was chatting so happily with other boys, but this guy was also the assistant that Bunko temporarily sent to her?

"And your social difficulties are just a lie, right?" An Yi added, "You are actually good at chatting with others, right?"

"Not only is he good at it, he's a genius at chatting," Lian said.

Shiyu glanced at Lian innocently, "This kind of conversation also has specific objects, such as the relationship between writers and fans, or the relationship between people who have seen each other's naked buttocks."

"I haven't seen it—" Lian denied.

Because he only saw the front side, and he was still in bat mode.

"Oh wow..." An Yi gasped.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's mouth and personality are extremely bad, and she often tells lies for fun. Now An Yi can't tell which of her words are true and which are false.

Especially because Shiyu's performance was in stark contrast to the rumors in school, Kato Megumi's expression had begun to fade, as if her worldview had experienced an Inpark crisis.

Amidst the verbal sparring, Kasumigaoka Utaha finished the double burger and drank most of a cup of Coke to get rid of the choking feeling.

"It's a little bit not enough--" Shiyu said, reaching out to pinch the French fries and dip them in Lian's ketchup.

And dip it every time you eat a bite.

"Hey, this is my ketchup. Are you Abe O-san? You're eating a pork chop and you're using the same sauce twice! Can you please have a little sense of public morality?" Lian finally broke down.

"Your attitude is so bad. I decided to go back and complain to Wenku about your service attitude and ask them to fire you. Then you will never find a job again."

Most Japanese companies adhere to the lifetime employment system and will not fire employees easily. Once fired, it is difficult to find the next job.

"Forget it, stop it..." An Yi had no doubt that Shiyu would do this.

"If that's the case, then I'll post all the dirt I've got on Kasumi Shiko online, and your reputation in the industry will be ruined."

"Oh? Tell me what I did."

"For example, you opened a fake account on 2CH to slander your peers, saying that Hashimoto Fumi is a mentally ill person, full of lies, a narcissist, a psychopath, and mentally ill; that Sakaki Ichiro 'can't sell his books so he has to work hard to write'; that Hihihi is a 'stable shit mass-production machine'. Oh, and you also said that Kodansha's book selection is rubbish."

"...those...were all done by Sugimoto Hikaru, right?" Amaki was speechless.

There should be a limit to misattribution.

"You really know a lot about the industry." Shiyu didn't care.

"Tsk—" Lian continued eating.

Noticing the gap, An Yi quickly brought the topic back to the topic, "Um, senior—"

"Anyway, you're going to bring up that galgame project again, right?" Shiyu interrupted An Yi, "I don't want to give you the same answer again. Even if you bring your current girlfriend to show off, I won't lower my conditions."

"…Um, Kasumigaoka-senpai, I'm not Amai-kun's current girlfriend…"

Kato Megumi raised her hand and explained weakly.

"You've been dumped. Congratulations on getting this rare attribute of an ex-girlfriend. You're no longer a featureless type. That's cause for celebration."

"I can't be happy at all." Kato lowered his eyebrows slightly.

"And after all, how many times are you going to play the ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend joke again?" An Yi held her head.

"Yes, anyway, your attentiveness will only last about half a year at most. Next year, it will move on to the next girl, or the next packaging target. Kato, you'd better be mentally prepared." Shiyu said to Kato.

"Please stop spreading rumors--" An Yi said with a sad face.

When it comes to verbal debate, he is no match for Kasumigaoka Utaha, because he has no idea what the other party will say next that needs to be silenced, and he has no time to prepare himself mentally.

In response to Aki, there was only the sound of the drink cup being emptied, and it was a double drink.

He looked up and found that Si Tiao Lian was also drinking. The man with greasy fingers was holding the cup with his wrist.

and--

“I’m really done.”

"Why, you want to eat too?" Lian seemed surprised, "But the budget is not enough——"

"No, no need..."

In every sense, An Yi didn't want to accept the favor of this "assistant" of unknown origin.

And he is a boy who can argue with Kasumigaoka Utaha without losing.

I always feel inexplicably unhappy.

"It's almost time." Lian wiped her palms clean, "It's time to go to the next place, Teacher Kasumi Shiko."

"Eh? Are you leaving? But I'm still--" Aki Tomoya stood up by pressing on the table and leaned forward slightly.

"Unfortunately, I have something important to do next. I have to attend a very important meeting."

"Work?" An Yi's eyes lit up, "Is 'Love Metronome' going to be adapted into an animation? There is absolutely no information... Can you reveal the initials of the production company... No, I can guess it that way--!"

While An Yi was making excited guesses, Lian had already taken the post-meal waste to the trash can.

"Well, I'll go first." Shiyu also left her seat, picked up her bag and walked out the door.

"Ah... Shiyu-senpai..."

An Yi could only sigh and sit down again, but found that Kato seemed to be thinking about something.

"I'm sorry, Kato, Shiyu-senpai is just like this..." Amai tried to help Shiyu who had already left the table.

Kato shook his head, "No, nothing—"

In fact, she didn't really mind Kasumigaoka Utaha's attitude. After all, the fact that her behavior was inconsistent with the rumors was already too much to bear.

But when the boy who claimed to be an assistant was adjusting his scarf before leaving the store, Kato, who had been sitting there, saw his face.

Like you've seen it somewhere?

Chapter 46 Chapter 1: Kasumigaoka Utaha's Speeding ()

Compared to the city of Watari, which is located in the neighboring prefecture near the border between Tokyo and the prefecture, Naoetsu Town can be said to be so remote that it can be considered a rural area.

It’s not that Zhijiangjin Town is backward.

There is a highway leading to the town, and the urban planning and construction has kept up with the times.

Although it may still be a little worse than Tokyo.

After a long journey of one and a half hours, when the sun tilted to a certain angle, Lian parked the car on the roadside in front of a torii entrance at the foot of the mountain.

“We’re already here.”

Before Lian got out of the car, she called out to Kasumigaoka Utaha who was sleeping on the passenger seat.

When we just left Hehe City, this guy was still chattering about everything, but as soon as we entered the highway tunnel, he became quiet and dozed off.

"It's been a long journey..." Shiyu yawned as she got off the car and stood in front of the stone steps. "When I think about it, apart from school trips, I've never been to such a far place before."

"I don't want to drive so far if I can." Lian pressed the key remote and locked the car.

"Will someone steal cars in this remote suburb?"

"That's not the case." Lian looked at the nearby Naoetsu Town area and said, "Let's go."

"Ah."

After Shiyu agreed, she naturally walked to Lian's left side and put her arms around his arm in a very natural way. Then, she held Lian's wrists with both hands as if she was hugging something, and her chest just rested on his elbow. The touch similar to mashed potatoes stimulated Lian's brain nerves.

"No, Shijo-kun, if I had to use a metaphor, it should be similar to the texture of cotton candy."

"Hey! Did I just say that?"

"That's not the case, but from what I know about Shijo-kun, your vocabulary should be so poor that you can't find the right adjective." Shiyu said, "And this kind of touch is probably something that even your friends can't experience, you should be happy."

"You're wrong to say that, right? Do I think you're a sex doll? And you're trying to feel the touch of a giant!" Lian pulled his arm away. "And don't talk nonsense just because you're in the wilderness. It's unfair to Shizhu!"

"I know, I know. You like big breasts. You're not interested in tablets like that."

"If Shizhu hears this, he will have nine ways to make you regret saying this. Nine ways!"

"As long as you don't tell anyone, no one will know."

"Why does it sound like an affair? As long as the parties involved keep it a secret, it's fine?"

"Isn't it? You brought me from Hehe City to a place where no one knows us, isn't it to avoid being seen?" Shiyu pinched her chin, "Although I am a little hesitant to do this kind of thing in the wild, but when I think about the next place being a shrine, I feel a sense of guilt for desecrating a sacred place... Shijo-kun's choice of place is unexpected."

"I'm talking to you..." Lian rubbed her arms, erasing her body's muscle memory of the soft touch, and stepped onto the stone steps of the shrine.

Shiyu followed him, "Don't be so disgusted, it's rare that I want to show a little service spirit for the things ahead."

"It's not dislike." Lian resisted the urge to roll his eyes.