"I finally know my senior's home address. It seems my importance in his heart has risen another level, and I'm getting closer to my goal…"
Kani Nayuta followed the GPS and arrived at Detective Slope. She turned around sharply, and a building appeared before her. The name 'Izumi' on the nameplate was very conspicuous.
"I'm here!"
She chuckled, muttering to herself, "Senior, I'm here!"
"Senior? Who are you? You're not referring to Chihiro, are you?"
Yamada Elf suddenly appeared from behind her, looking strange.
"Chihiro? You're calling my senior by his name, and so intimately at that. Who are you?"
Kani Nayuta's eyes immediately became 'kindly'.
"Yamada Elf, his neighbor and… friend!"
Yamada Elf patted her chest, subtly showing a sense of pride.
"Heh."
Kani Nayuta felt like laughing after hearing that.
"You call Chihiro'senior'. Are you his junior from school? Or perhaps…"
Yamada Elf's eyes were full of suspicion.
"Yamada Elf, I have heard that name before."
Kani Nayuta's eyes flickered as she continued.
"You're an industry insider, as expected!"
Yamada Elf first said it as a matter of course, then her expression became proud again, "Hmph hmph hmph, it's good that you know me. After all, I'm also the number one creator on the Oricon charts!"
"Don't misunderstand! I've only heard that Yamada Elf has been trying to ride on my senior's coattails recently, even tweeting that she's the best light novel author… It's hilarious. Other than that, I've never heard of her existence."
Kani Nayuta smiled with narrowed eyes, showing the naturally dark side of a girl in love.
"Hah, what big words you have!"
Yamada Elf was furious. She said sharply, "How dare you look down on me like that? Are you saying you're very good? An author's fighting power is their sales. If your sales aren't higher than mine, then take back what you just said!"
"A peculiar theory, but if we're talking about 'fighting power', I should be quite a bit higher than you."
Kani Nayuta's face was beaming with a confidence she had never shown before.
"Hmm? So confident?"
Yamada Elf had a bad premonition.
She suddenly realized one of Izumi Masamune's online acquaintances.
Could this person be…?
"Let me introduce myself, I am Kani Nayuta."
The Silver-haired Girl pressed her hand to her chest and smiled elegantly.
"Pfft!!"
Yamada Elf was so surprised that she stumbled back three steps, almost losing her balance.
It really was her!
One of the industry's supreme legends!
…
"Since you two have already met, I won't bother with further introductions."
Izumi Chihiro poured each of them a drink, then sat on the sofa.
"Ah, so this is senior's home? I wish I could live here forever!"
Kani Nayuta spread her arms, her voice full of longing.
"Alright, sit down."
He pursed his lips.
"Hehe."
Kani Nayuta crossed her hands behind her back, making a cute little expression. After sitting down, she quickly shifted her hips to get closer to him.
Miss Elf, meanwhile, was in a state of self-isolation, her head down and not speaking.
Just as she had said, sales were the most direct comparison. The sales gap between her and Nayuta was several times over, far greater than the distance between her and Izumi Masamune. This was enough to extinguish her arrogance.
Of course, after a brief period of dejection, Miss Elf quickly perked up again, as if the unpleasantness from earlier had vanished from her face.
"I never expected Kani Nayuta to be like this. I thought someone who could write such light novels would be older."
Yamada Elf said, very surprised.
"Did even my 'Divine Eye' fail to penetrate this thick wall of coldness?"
She made her chuunibyou gesture again, covering her face.
"I also thought that the Yamada Elf-sensei, who everyone considers so pathetic, would be such a beautiful girl. Logically speaking, she should have been some fat middle-aged man…"
Kani Nayuta also looked surprised.
What she said was the most common evaluation in the industry.
Yamada Elf's forehead seemed to have three black lines forming.
Alright, you have high combat power, I'll give you a few points!
"Ni-san, is everyone here?"
The adorable silver-haired loli came down from the second floor, still looking a bit shy.
"Senpai's younger sister...!?
Kani Nayuta's gaze was instantly drawn to her.
"You are... Nayuta-sensei?"
Sagiri looked at her face and easily connected the Kani Nayuta her brother had described to the person in front of her.
The same silver-haired loli, but with a world of difference in their figures. This shocking fact made it difficult for Sagiri to accept at first.
"Sagiri, can I call you Sagiri?"
Kani Nayuta was very enthusiastic from the start, because wanting a harmonious family, dealing with the relationship with her sister-in-law was a very important matter!
"Mhm... Then I'll call you Nayuta-nee-san?"
Sagiri tried addressing her.
"Mhm! Sagiri can spoil me as much as she wants, nee-san!"
Kani Nayuta began to refer to herself as 'nee-san'.
Such behavior was too direct.
"Damn it..."
Sagiri quietly clenched her small fists.
Even if you're my favorite author, that kind of thing is out of the question!
The last to appear was Mashiro.
When she walked out the door, she completely missed the strange atmosphere in the living room and walked indifferently to his side.
"Chihiro, it's time to hit the road."
It gave the illusion of a cold-faced killer.
Everyone's expressions were a sight to behold.
"Don't suddenly say such terrifying things!"
Izumi Chihiro broke out in a slight sweat.
"Then, hit the road together?"
Mashiro tried a different phrasing.
"You always hit the nail on the head at just the right time."
Izumi Chihiro's expression was helpless.
"Thank you."
Mashiro nodded.
"I wasn't complimenting you!"
The girl received another retort.
...
"Wait! If I'm not mistaken, you came out of the room, right! Could it be that..."
Kani Nayuta rubbed her eyes, barely believing what she had just seen.
"Because Chihiro is my..."
"Mhm, Mashiro is currently living at my house, because she really needs someone to take care of her, and I happen to be the best choice."
Izumi Chihiro decisively interrupted Mashiro's casting.
Otherwise, after hearing that sentence, Nayuta would very likely experience an overload.
"Why not..."
Kani Nayuta was a bit flustered, but she still realized that from her position, she had no right to question, so she swallowed her words.
Today, the girl's mood was like a roller coaster, rising and falling.
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