Shinji immediately fell silent.
Sakura apparently still hadn't settled the score over him sneaking a look at her diary yesterday.
"Shirou, when will your manuscript be ready? I've wanted to read it for ages. Without a manuscript to read, I'm going to die..."
"Not yet." Shirou said somewhat guiltily. "You know what I've been busy with lately. How could I have time to rush out a manuscript? Besides, why are you so desperate to read it? The game's development will definitely make the deadline, so don't worry."
"I want to read it! The plot's getting really exciting, and the heroine is so interesting. What exactly happened at the castle?"
"Didn't you say you didn't want a girlfriend?" Shirou looked at Shinji in confusion and took a bite of rice. "Why are you so interested in the heroine and gal games?"
"Obviously. How could real girls possibly be as cute as two-dimensional ones? You don't need to take care of two-dimensional girls; you just need to worship them. Real girls are different—not only do they take time, they'll drain you dry... Uh, ahem. Anyway, I don't like real girls!" Shinji declared righteously, casually pulling the USB drive out of the computer as though victory were already in his grasp.
"Just hurry up and give me the manuscript! Then we can go on a killing spree in Akihabara!"
Shirou lowered his head and ate, while also putting some food onto Sieg's plate now that he had finally settled down. "We'll talk about it later. I'll work hard on the manuscript."
But rushing out a manuscript was impossible. He would never rush out a manuscript in this lifetime. There would be no updates; all he could do was coo. Every pigeon was talented, and their cooing sounded so nice.
In short, he would