Tokyo Soft Rice King

After school in the afternoon, Kuroba Akira and Asato Hitomi came to the activity room of the Arts Club after a long absence.

In fact, it has only been more than a week since I last came, but it feels like it has been a long time.

When they opened the door, they saw Shiori and Moe already waiting for them in the club room. After seeing Kuroba Akira, they both smiled, and then looked at the literature club director Asato Hitomi behind him.

Now Kuroba Akira has completely replaced Asato Hitomi and become the backbone of the new literature and arts club.

Of course you would want to come to a club every day if there are beautiful girls welcoming you with smiling faces.

As usual, Kuroba Akira sat in his seat, the middle seat at the lower left corner of the table. The class monitor would sit on his left, Shirai Shiori would sit opposite him, and Moe would sit diagonally across from him, with the four of them each occupying a corner.

After sitting down, Kuroba Akira raised his hand to greet the literary and artistic duo whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Hey, you two, long time no see."

"Yeah! Long time no see, it feels like I haven't seen Kuroba-kun in ages!"

The way Aizono Moeie nodded vigorously was cute and contagious. The bangs on her forehead danced lightly with her movements, and her eyes were sparkling, as if people could truly feel the pure and warm emotions in her heart, like a puppy.

Hei Yuming even wanted to walk over and touch her chin and head at the same time. She was so cute.

Thinking about the Meng Hui at the beginning, who had an aura of "keep away from strangers", but now she has become so well-behaved, Hei Yuming feels that his favorability has been improved very well.

"It's only been a week, and we met last week in gym class."

Shirai Shiori complained about her best friend's warm welcome that was almost flattering, and poured a basin of cold water on her to cool her down. However, from her expression, it can be seen that she actually welcomed Kuroba Akira's arrival, but she could hardly suppress the curled corners of her mouth.

It can even be said that she is looking forward to meeting Kuroba Ming even more than Moehui, because when she hasn't seen him, she fantasizes about him many times. Seeing him can at least curb the speed at which her fantasies expand.

Since she started sleeping naked, Shiori Shirai's sleep quality has improved a lot, her dark circles have also faded, and now she looks much more energetic.

However, she has been feeling this way more often recently. In the past, she only had that impulse when reading erotic novels, but perhaps because she didn't see Kuroba Akira much last week, his image always appeared in her mind, and then it would naturally turn into a plot of expressing love and sexual pleasure for each other, and of course she would be the heroine.

At this time, you will feel your stomach bloating and warmth flowing, the feeling is sometimes gentle, sometimes rough, giving you a feeling of continuous urination...

Then I wet the bed again.

But having been embarrassed once, Shiori Shirai naturally would not repeat the same mistake, so she was very foresighted and wore gloves to play in the snow at home, so she washed her white silk gloves more frequently.

If you release the water in advance, it will not flow onto the bed and dirty the sheets. This is to prevent flooding before it happens.

So she didn't wear gloves today. Hei Yuming also noticed this detail and asked.

"Shiori, you're not wearing gloves today?"

Shirai Shiori blushed slightly and made excuses for herself.

"I've been writing lately and not reading, so I don't think I need to wear gloves."

Then, fearing that Kuroba Ming would continue to pursue the matter and expose the fact that she used gloves to increase friction and the feeling of wormwood, Shirai Shiori quickly changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Where's the detailed outline for Volume 2?"

"It's done. Here, take it."

Hei Yuming took out the second volume outline that he had completed last week from his schoolbag.

Apart from helping with the cultural festival last week, Kuroba Akira used the rest of his time to refine the story outline for the second volume.

"Let's just take a look at it today, and start writing the main content tomorrow. This time, Shiori, you and I will each write one version."

Shirai Shiori took the outline, but before she had time to look through it, she heard Kuroba Akira say something that seemed like it was about a duel. She suddenly felt a desire for revenge and replied with a fighting spirit.

"Then we'll use whoever's writing is better? Okay, I accept your invitation!"

She originally wanted to say challenge, but when she thought about how she was the one catching up with him, she changed the word. In daily conversations, she was also very precise in her choice of words.

Kuroba Ming said while looking at her face.

"Well, if that's what motivates you, then you can... but the articles themselves have their strengths and weaknesses. I'll use whichever is better. I want to extract the best parts of both yours and mine and combine them into a better article."

Merge mine with yours?

Delusions automatically started to appear in Shiori Shirai's mind, and she quickly shook her head. She had been manually clearing snow and draining water too many times recently, so whenever she heard certain words, delusions would pop up uncontrollably.

Even though she's still unsure whether she has romantic feelings for Kuroba Akira, she's very interested in health and sports...

This is not good, it is too unhealthy!

In fact, it doesn't matter if it is incomplete. The main reason is that Shirai Shiori is afraid that this delusion will affect her creative state. Although there are many borderline plots in the light novel "Sisters", it is not a sexual novel after all, and does not require such detailed descriptions and portrayals.

If you overthink it, you can't help but write an article full of erotic content... It's okay to read it yourself and use it as a side dish, but it's inappropriate to use it as the main content of a published light novel.

In this kind of place, she really admired Hei Yuming. He could always write in a way that made people feel itchy, but without being too explicit, so it was very suitable to be used as a side dish for slow play.

"But there are differences in writing style, right? Forcing them together would only make the reading feel awkward."

Hei Yuming spread his hands upwards and said to the squad leader.

"We'll have to leave it to our supervisor to unify the styles... Could I ask you, Buchou?"

Anri Hitomi smiled and nodded.

"Of course, this is the part I should be responsible for."

As a result, in the creation process of this light novel, the role of the class monitor becomes much more important than before.

Because the class monitor mentioned that she wanted to persuade Menghui to set aside a portion of the royalties as activity funds, but from her position, she actually had no right to say this. Even as the Minister of Literature and Art, her say was not much because she participated in too little of the creation.

Previously, she was only given the task of correcting typos and expressing opinions, which made the role of the class monitor seem dispensable. That's why Hei Yuming took this opportunity to assign her more important tasks, which would also increase the class monitor's presence and voice.

Whether Menghui can get a share of the royalties in the future depends entirely on the class monitor's eloquence. Hei Yuming does not intend to interfere.

But he had something else he needed Menghui's help with today, so he turned and spoke to Aiyuan Menghui.

"Until the main text of the second volume is finished, we can't decide which plot points to set the illustrations for. So Menghui, you are currently free, right? Could you please do me a small favor?"

"What is it? As long as I can do it, I will do my best to help Kuroba-kun!"

Aizono Moehui is full of energy. As long as she can be used, she is willing to do her best to play her role.

"I'm planning to create a website. Actually, it's already built, but the page is still a bit rudimentary, so I need someone to help beautify it..."

When she heard that she was going to do web design, Aiyuan Menghui, who was originally full of enthusiasm, suddenly became discouraged and said that she was backing down.

"Hey, hey? But I don't really know much about web design..."

If it were in the past, she would probably lower her head and wave her hands to refuse, fearing that her unprofessionalism would cause trouble to the other party. However, because it was a commission from Kuroba Ming, Aiyuan Menghui still mustered up a little courage in her heart and tried to look up and speak.

"If... Kuroba-kun could guide me, maybe I could give it a try..."

"Don't worry, I will definitely explain it to you clearly."

Although Hei Yuming didn't understand web design, he still remembered what the barrage video website looked like in his previous life, so he could just make the layout according to that. However, the overall color and some small icons on it still needed Menghui to help him draw.

It just so happened that Kuroba Ming also wanted Aizono Moe to start trying to use a drawing board. If he switched to using a computer to draw in the future, the drawing speed would also increase a lot.

The next step is to use AI...to allow Menghui to adapt to the more developed Internet era in advance.

"Anyway, Menghui, as long as you're willing to help, as for the reward..."

When she heard the word "reward", Moe Aizono immediately stretched out her hands to stop Kuroba Akira from continuing.

"Well! No need for reward! I can't take any more money from you, Kuroba-kun!"

"Uh...what are you talking about...the money hasn't even reached you yet, right?"

"But, um, giving me half of the royalties from the light novel is already too much. It's clearly the result of everyone's joint efforts... Although you, Kuroba-kun, said that I'm important, uh... that is, the illustrations I draw are important, but I don't think I should be the only one to get the most money... Because without you, Kuroba-kun, there would be no light novel, right?"

Hearing Meng Hui say this, Kuroba Ming unconsciously looked at the smiling monitor and found that the monitor was also looking at him, with an expression that said, "See? It's just like what I said, right?"

Indeed, it was just as the class monitor said, blindly increasing Aizono Moe's salary would only make her feel anxious.

It seems that I can only repay her in other places.

"I understand. This time, let me ask for your help as a friend."

“Huh… Yeah!”

Aizono Moeie breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

In fact, in Aizono Moe's heart, she thinks that as a maid, she has to do whatever her master says, which is a natural thing.

However, she also knew that expressing this knowledge out loud would only scare Hei Yuming, so she just thought about it secretly in her heart.

If possible, she would be very willing to do more for Hei Yuming. The more she does, the more she can feel her role and the meaning of her existence.

There is a sense of fulfillment that 'my master really needs me'.

Hei Yuming didn't know that he already had the maid of his dreams. He told everyone the news he had received earlier.

"By the way, Editor Mori told me that the sample books will be sent over next week. Do you want me to bring a few copies for you as well?"

Shirai Shiori shook her head and said.

"No, I don't need it. I want to buy it in person at the bookstore when it goes on sale."

"Well, me too! Then, Shiori, let's go shopping together?"

"Okay, I remember it's released on the 28th... I didn't expect it to be published earlier than expected... I hope it sells well."

Hei Yuming also clasped his hands together and prayed.

"Yes, please, sales must explode...!"

Although the two people's wishes are the same, their reasons are completely different. Kuroba Akira only wants to make money, but Shirai Shiori actually doesn't care about money at all. She just says that good sales mean more people will see it.

She hopes that Kuroba Akira's work can be seen by more people because her efforts are also involved and she is also the user of this pen name.

As Baizi's debut work, she hopes to have a good start.

Afterwards, she would also work hard to have the pen name she and he shared engraved in the great book of history.

……

The next day, the day before the cultural festival, Kuroba Akira asked Fujiyoshi Michio who was packing his school bag after school.

"Hey, Dofu, are you going to the club today?"

"Yes, I will go. Last week, I was in class helping to make props for the cultural festival, and Nishimura-senpai complained to me for a long time."

"He thinks highly of you."

Fujimi Michio replied shyly, rubbing the back of his head.

"Ahaha, that's okay... According to him, it's a rare opportunity to have a newcomer who can be put to good use, so we must use him to the hilt..."

Wow, this is like becoming a slave owner in school, which is the same as me who wants to find useful talents in school.

Kuroba Ming's intuition told him that this senior Nishimura was most likely the same type of person as himself.

"So how many people are there in your club now?"

"Including me, there are five of us... Actually, when I first joined, there were even more people, but later on, many people couldn't stand Nishimura-san's personality and left."

"What did he do?"

"Actually, I didn't do anything. It's just that Nishimura-san is very rude with his words. When he gets angry, he points his finger at people and curses them. Many people can't stand being scolded and quit..."

“Isn’t this really bullying?”

"Well, I don't think it's bullying... After all, Nishimura-senpai is really trying to teach you, so he scolds you harshly. And after that, he'll even teach you how to fix it. His real intention is to help you learn the skills as quickly as possible..."

"I see……"

She has a foul mouth, but she is not a bad person. She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Is she the type of Granny Kobayashi?

Then, when talking about the strength of Senior Nishimura, Fujiyoshi Michio's expression was also full of admiration.

"I mean, Nishimura-san is really amazing! Many professional programmers can't compare to him. Last time, he single-handedly withstood a cyber attack from ten hackers!"

"Holy crap... there's still a hacker attack? What the hell are you doing?"

"Well……!"

Realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag, Fujiyoshi Michio quickly covered his mouth, looking a little flustered, but when he thought that the other person was Kuroba Akira, he felt that it didn't matter if he told him, as Kuroba Akira would definitely keep the secret for him anyway.

But just when he was about to tell Kuroba Akira, Kuroba Akira reached out to stop him. Mainly because seeing Fujiyoshi Michio's embarrassed look, Kuroba Akira knew that most of the people in the computer department were doing some activities that were not allowed by the school.

He planned to go and see for himself.

"Dov, can you show me around your club?"

"Huh? Kuroba-kun, do you want to join our club? But aren't you a member of the Arts Club? You can join two clubs at once... but our club's activities can sometimes be very busy, you know?"

"I'm not planning on joining yet, I'm just going to take a look."

Depending on the situation, I might let you join me instead of me joining you.