This is not the date I wanted.

As if pushing open a heavy door, the sunlight slowly walked towards the city, dispelling the darkness bit by bit.

Then, the morning sun peeked out from behind the mountain peaks, painting the sky and clouds a light orange.

"oh oh……"

"What a beauty……"

The elves opened their eyes wide at the beautiful scene before them. Even Erya couldn't help but be intoxicated by it.

"Ah...I lost again..."

After a long time, Erya let out a sigh and said with conviction.

"Thank you...Bilijiang, young man..."

"...zZ~"

"Ok?"

Hearing a gentle breathing sound, Niya turned her head in confusion. At this moment, Mengyue and Shidao were leaning on each other's shoulders, closing their eyes and falling into a deep sleep.

"Ah... after all, he fell asleep."

"Relaxed. Finally relaxed."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mengyue, Shidao."

As if they had expected this situation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Tohka and Yoshino picked up a blanket that they had prepared in advance and quietly covered the two of them.

"that……"

A little confused about the current situation, Erya asked in a low voice.

"Those two people... haven't slept at all since the day before yesterday. Before that, they basically stayed up late."

Origami replied softly. After staring at Shidou's face for a moment, she looked at Mengyue beside him, let out a frustrated sigh, but finally looked away honestly.

"..."

Erya was speechless for a moment. She knew that the other party was sleep deprived because he was preparing a work for the duel with her, as well as a plan to attack DEM and save Erya.

(Really? What is it about me that is worth them paying so much for me?)

Such doubts could not help but arise in his mind, and he probably knew that he could not get the answer by thinking. Erya smiled bitterly and looked into the distance.

And this sunrise in front of us is probably the last thing the two of them want to convey to Erya.

The sun slowly rises into the sky, and the boundary between day and night is approaching the building little by little.

Erya closed his eyes and waited for the dividing line to cross the building.

The sun brushed across my cheeks, and the temperature in the air changed accordingly.

So warm. This simple thought emerged in Erya's mind.

"call……"

After taking a long, deep breath, letting the fresh air enter his lungs, Erya slowly opened his eyes.

The originally dark and silent night has disappeared, replaced by a colorful and beautiful world illuminated by warm sunshine.

I'm alive!

Honjo Niya was aware of this very clearly at this moment.

Because she is alive, she can sit here;

Because she is alive, she can greet the sunrise of the new year like this;

Because she is alive, she can appreciate the kindness given to her by others;

Because she is alive, she can clearly see this beautiful world.

"...Meng Yue, Shidao."

Admiring the rising sun in the distance, Erya spoke softly in a gentle and cheerful tone.

"Happy New Year."

postscript

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Hello everyone, I am the chess player.

Eh? Meng Yue and Shidao? Unfortunately, those two were exhausted this time, so I can only answer your questions in this postscript by myself.

Cheer up everyone, there should be thunderous applause here!

Well, enough joking, I will now look at some of the questions in the book review section. (Looking through the book...)

———————————The collision of otaku girls——————————

This is more of a review before writing this volume than a review within the volume. Many readers seem to be curious about what kind of story will unfold between Meng Yue and Er Ya, who are both otakus.

Here, I want to clarify one thing. When I first conceived the character of Liang Yi Meng Yue, it had nothing to do with the original Niya. (When I wrote it, the twelfth volume had just been published.) So the overlap of attributes that you think is purely coincidental.

And strictly speaking, the otaku attributes of Mengyue and Niya are not the same. Honjo Niya is more like a product that Laoju has brought together all the elements of ordinary Japanese otaku, while what I conceived is my personal ideal otaku form.

As for the conversation between the two, to be honest, I was confused at first. After all, there were not many people around me who had the same interests as me, and the otaku girl had only chatted with a few of them online, and there was almost nothing similar between her and Honjo Niya.

Therefore, when I was thinking about this, I arbitrarily added an attribute to this article that was not in the original work, or highlighted an attribute that was not obvious in the original work.

seek death.

Well, careful people can find out. Erya in the story often deliberately tries to touch Mengyue's sensitive spots, on the one hand to enrich the dialogue between the characters, and on the other hand to develop the plot and conflicts reasonably.

Of course, it would be a bit too much to say that everyone was seeking death, so I muddled through many of the conversations by relying on Erya's jokes and Mengyue's complaints.

However, this is probably how otakus communicate.

By the way, I think the design of the character of Honjo Nia is very thoughtful. She may not be my favorite character in "Date A Live", but she is the character that I think has the most potential to be explored in depth. This volume of the original work is obviously a transitional volume, and Honjo Nia's presence in the later period is a little thin, which makes me feel a little regretful.

Of course, I am not saying that Lao Ju’s design of Erya is not full enough. After reading the original work carefully, I found that Erya’s otaku attributes are indeed described vividly, which refreshed my understanding of the concept of "otaku".

But how to say it... it's a pity. My personal hope is that I can see some unique shining points from Honjo Nia.

If it goes well then, I might try to write it in a later plot.

——————————————Combination, future records————————————————————————

You think I am referring to Stone Gate, but the truth is my JOJO's Bizarre Adventure!

Well, strictly speaking, it's both.

How should I put it? After all, the original work is in front, so I believe many readers have an idea of ​​the direction of the plot. So when I was conceiving it, I planned to add some plots that were not in the original work to increase expectations.

The future records of the appearance of the origami scroll are foreshadowings for this scroll.

How to change the future that cannot be changed? I believe that when everyone saw the angel connection between Mengyue and Erya predicting Erya's inevitable death, I believe the first reaction was to think of the stone door, how to create the illusion that Erya looked stabbed but was not actually dead.

Instead of thinking that the character appearing in the picture is not Honjo Niya at all, hahahahahahaha!

Well, considering the direction of the story, I modified a key plot of the original novel when incorporating this plot.

Artemisia.

This character actually made his first official appearance in the original work. When Alan was held back by the elves and Shidou was saving Nia, he suddenly appeared as Cheng Yaojin and pressed Shidou to the ground and rubbed him madly.

I changed this to a scene where he fell into Shidao and Mengyue's trap and was knocked unconscious. (Slanting eyes)

Well, when we saw this, everyone thought that Niya could survive in the form of a spirit crystal, but after all, this would be a huge deviation from the original flow, and the spirits that would appear in the next volume would sleep forever in the universe, and a key plot that I had conceived later would not be able to unfold. So of course it cannot be changed.

So, how to keep the plot on track after the unexpected twist? It's simple, just let Alan show off his magic. Haha, you guys keep calling me the strongest magician (laughs), this time I'll let Sister Alan slap you in the face.

Ellen Mira Mathers - Well done!

————————————————One day I will have a knife in my hand and kill all the broken dogs in the world——————————

Ah, I'm so scared, so scared~

(Even though I said no, my body was enjoying it. Hum~)

I expressed disdain in my heart, but pretended to be afraid on the surface.

Ahem - seriously, page 65 of this manga drawn by Shidao and others, as well as the serialized novel on the Internet, are all my own ideas.

You may be very mad about the last chapter, but to be honest, isn't it also very enjoyable? (shrug)

Learning to whet the reader's appetite is the basic skill of the author. If you can see such a heart-wrenching story, then it is natural that Shidao and his comics can convince Nia with their strength in the story.

As for many people asking whether the novel plot in the story will appear in the next story.

No comment, leave it to your imagination.

But I can answer you responsibly. If you just think like this, you are totally wrong. (Evil smile)

————————————————Magic changes, new characters——————————————————

Well, I believe everyone knows that when I was writing Shidou's Runaway Volume, I had already stated that I would make a considerable amount of changes to the second volume.

Like the future records mentioned above, the defeat of Artemisia, and some scattered details.

However, the most obvious one is undoubtedly the new character added this time - Ai Wulian.

I would like to point out that this character has nothing to do with the original work. Like Meng Yue, this character is a new character that I came up with myself. However, this time, she is not a spirit, but a magician, and a magician of DEM, who replaces Origami's position in the previous world line and stands on the opposite side of Shidao and the others.

Why did you design this character? The main reason can be summed up in two words: balance.

After Mengyue joined the protagonist team, the overall strength of Shidao and others has been greatly improved. To be honest, although I have confirmed with authoritative sources that Westcott is still very stable, I personally still hope that there will be more clear factors to ensure the strength of the villain.

Otherwise, wouldn't Eren be the only loyal and capable subordinate of DEM? Damn, this is a replica of Gin from the Black Organization. (Tears). So, this volume actually has another purpose - to strengthen the villain.

This is not just about DEM, but also about the threat level of Nia. To be honest, the description of the battle to save Nia in the original work is very poor. To be honest, when I first read this part in the original work, I didn't even understand what happened in the battle, and Nia's soul crystal was taken away by Artemisia.

It's the same as playing games. If there are no levels that are challenging and difficult, it will be meaningless even if the player's character attributes are enhanced to a high level.

To sum up, I created the new character Ai Wulian to facilitate the subsequent plot development.

However, what is stated in the appeal are merely superficial reasons.

The character Ai Wulian...actually has a reference prototype.

You guys! You guys! The inspiration for this character came from you guys!

Don’t you like Mengyue very much?

Are there many people who want to see Meng Yue’s desperate reversal of the plot?

Isn't this the same as Wu Lian? Many people asked me why I chose this name. The reason is very simple, Ai (ai) Wu (wu) Lian (lian) - love (ai) without (wu) pity (lian).

Even though he likes the other person, he doesn't even have the most basic compassion and wants to see the other person's desperate expression in torture.

What a twisted and heterogeneous love! The difference between Wu Lian and you is that she turned her desire into actual action.

I have said it a long time ago that those of you who are expecting a reversal of the dream moon will eventually regret what you said. Watch carefully, everything Wu Lian does next is equivalent to your sins, and these are just the beginning, pay the price for everything you have done! Foolish human!

——Hhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ! ! ! ! ! !ヾ(?°?°?)ノ?

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Um, what did you see just now? You didn't see anything, right?

OK, go to the next keyword.

——————————————————————I don’t want to read the original work anymore——————————————

...Hmm. To be honest, when I saw this comment, I felt a little weird.

Of course, this is a compliment from my perspective. I am indeed happy. But it is not appropriate to deny the original work based on this.

After all, this novel is just a fan fiction, not an original one. Even if it is modified better, I am just standing on the shoulders of giants to take a closer look and add a few strokes according to my own ideas.

Going back to the source, if there was no "Date A Live", there would be no "This Is Not the Date".

Although I personally often complain about some of the plots in the original novel, this can only be considered a minor flaw at most, not a defect.

I like the novel "Date A Live", that's for sure, otherwise I wouldn't write its fan fiction.

The original novel is still very interesting. Although Lao Ju's plot development is a bit exaggerated, in my opinion, it is not as unrestrained as rumored.