Another morning.
The moment Luo Yu opened his eyes, he saw Mashiro tugging at his pants.
Luo Yu immediately pressed down on Mashiro's hand and asked, "Miss Mashiro, what are you doing?"
Mashiro tilted her head. "Taking off your pants?"
"I'm asking why you're taking off my pants."
Luo Yu felt a headache coming on.
"I want to see Yu naked," Mashiro said expressionlessly.
"Why?" Luo Yu asked calmly.
"It was Ayano's suggestion."
Ayano? Luo Yu paused, then remembered. Oh, Mashiro's manga editor.
Luo Yu said, "So what did she say?"
"Ayano said, 'If subtle emotional expression gives you trouble, why not try more intense depictions?'"
What the hell had that woman been teaching Mashiro? Though, now that he thought about it, Mashiro's manga really did have...
The male lead and female lead bumped into each other on the way to school → they fell in love → the passionate stage of their relationship → they lived happily together. There were no twists at all, not even a villain.
That wasn't even a plot!
"Fine, you just want me to take them off?"
As he spoke, Luo Yu took off his clothes.
"Tough and solid."
Mashiro commented as she touched Luo Yu's skin.
Luo Yu said, "Because I'm a man."
Then Mashiro rested her head against Luo Yu's chest, pressing her ear close to his heart.
"Your heart is beating."
"Because I'm still alive."
"Yu, hug me."
"Okay."
Luo Yu obeyed Mashiro's command and wrapped his arms around her.
"It feels... strange. Why is my heartbeat getting faster?"
A faint blush appeared on Mashiro's face.
Then Mashiro reached for the last layer of protection on Luo Yu's body.
Luo Yu promptly caught Mashiro's wicked hand.
"Yu, take it off." Mashiro looked into Luo Yu's eyes, her tone unwavering.
"Let's stop here for today." Luo Yu started getting dressed. "As for the last piece, let's wait until both of us are ready."
Hearing that, Mashiro dejectedly returned to her room and started working on her manuscript. After getting dressed, Luo Yu followed her in.
Looking at the drafts scattered all over the floor, Luo Yu casually picked one up and began reading.
Sure enough, there hadn't been any improvement at all.
"It's boring, isn't it?" Mashiro's voice came from nearby.
"Yeah, it's boring."
Luo Yu couldn't lie to Mashiro about that.
"Get rid of them. I'll have to redraw them anyway."
"Say, Mashiro." Luo Yu suddenly had a good idea. "Why don't you draw a Flame Chasers manga first?"
"Flame Chasers?"
"It's the light novel I wrote. I've always wanted to turn it into a manga too, but I never had the time. Actually, it's because I was lazy. Perfect timing—I can give you the adaptation rights and let you draw Flame Chasers. That way, you won't have to worry about the story and stuff. Once you've learned the different emotions in it, you can start drawing your own manga again."
Luo Yu handed the Flame Chasers novel to Mashiro. She didn't answer right away.
Luo Yu wasn't in any hurry. He had only made a suggestion, after all. It didn't matter whether Mashiro wanted to draw Flame Chasers or not.
Time gradually passed as Mashiro read Flame Chasers.
Mashiro closed the novel and spoke to Luo Yu.
"Yu, I want to draw it."
And so, Mashiro became the manga artist for Flame Chasers.
After school, at the Light Music Club.
"Good afternoon."
As usual, Luo Yu greeted everyone.
Sure enough, the girls were eating snacks.
Luo Yu put down his schoolbag, sat in his seat, picked up the tea Tsumugi Kotobuki had brewed, and began his daily regimen of healthy living.
"Yahallo!"
Yui Yuigahama's energetic voice came from the doorway.
"Ciallo~(∠?ω<)⌒☆"
Luo Yu suddenly had a conditioned reflex and replied with that.
Everyone was drawn in by the unusual greeting and turned to look at Luo Yu.
Yui Yuigahama asked awkwardly, "Little Luo, is that a new way of greeting people?"
I'm not! I didn't!
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"Just assume I had a weird episode."
After some frantic brainstorming, Luo Yu said that.
"Anyway, I brought a new client today, Little Yukino," Yui Yuigahama said happily.
A new client? Was there new entertainment to watch? Luo Yu immediately placed a plate of snacks before himself and had Tsumugi Kotobuki refill his tea, looking completely ready to enjoy the show.
Then a silver-haired figure appeared in the doorway.
Well, if it wasn't little angel Saika?
"Huh? Hachiman, why are you here?" the newcomer asked as she looked at Hachiman.
"I'm here for club activities. Why did you come?"
Hachiman asked in return.
"Hachiman, aren't you going to introduce her?"
Luo Yu always appeared at just the right moment.
"Oh, this is Ayaka Totsuka from the second-year tennis club," Hachiman introduced her to everyone.
Ayaka Totsuka introduced herself as well. "Hello, everyone. I'm Ayaka Totsuka."
Yukino Yukinoshita said, "Then, Yuigahama, why did you bring Totsuka here?"
Yui Yuigahama answered with a smile, "Well, I'm a member of the Service Club too. I wanted to contribute to the club, and then I saw Saika looking really troubled, so I brought her here."
"Yuigahama..." Before Yukino Yukinoshita could finish, Yui Yuigahama interrupted her again.
"Little Yukino, you don't need to thank me. I'm just fulfilling my duty as a club member."
"No, Yuigahama, what I wanted to say was that you aren't actually a member of the Service Club." Yukino Yukinoshita revealed a shocking fact.
"I'm not!?" Yui Yuigahama cried out.
"That's right. I never received your club application, nor did we get approval from an advisor, so you aren't a club member."
"I'll write one! I'll write however many club applications it takes!"
Watching the farce in the Service Club, everyone from the Light Music Club turned to look at Ritsu Tainaka.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? I submitted Luo Yu's club application ages ago!" Ritsu Tainaka shouted.
Mio Akiyama looked awkward. "It's just that seeing them somehow reminds me of Ritsu back then."
The girls all nodded.
Ritsu Tainaka scratched her head awkwardly. "I'm telling you, I won't forget things like that again."
"Then, Totsuka, what is your request?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked the key question.
"All right, I'll accept this request. I just need to help you improve, right?" Yukino Yukinoshita accepted the request.
"Y-Yes." Ayaka Totsuka nodded.
Hachiman Hikigaya asked, "So what are you going to do?"
"Then everyone will run until they collapse, swing their rackets until they collapse, and practice until they collapse." Yukino said this with a smile.
The Light Music Club Still Isn't an Official Club?
There's a demon here!
The girls from the Light Music Club all moved two steps away from Yukino Yukinoshita, afraid of getting caught up in it too.
"As long as they don't train to death, train them like they're going to die? Senior Yukino, I support you!"
Still gleefully fanning the flames from the sidelines, Luo Yu said, "As a Honkai Impact 3rd player, isn't helping a tyrant commit evil just basic procedure?"
"Oh? Since Luo Yu supports me so much, why don't you join us? The Light Music Club members can come too."
She'd gone completely berserk! Yukino Yukinoshita had completely gone berserk! In her current state, even if a dog passed by the door, she'd probably drag it off for training.
Watching the fun was one thing, and sometimes becoming the fun wasn't unacceptable either. But not today.
So Luo Yu said, "We'll pass, Senior Yukino. We still have practice later, right, President?"
"That's right, that's right. We still have practice later, so we won't disturb you," Ritsu Tainaka quickly said to Yukino Yukinoshita.
The other three girls nodded repeatedly.
"Is that so? What a shame." Yukino Yukinoshita looked regretful. "I hope your practice goes well. Let's go, then."
With that, Yukino Yukinoshita led the Service Club members out of the clubroom.
After Yukino Yukinoshita left, all the girls breathed a sigh of relief. Ritsu Tainaka came over and patted Luo Yu on the shoulder. "Good thing you reacted quickly, Luo Yu. Otherwise, Senior Yukino would have dragged all of us out for training."
Luo Yu brushed Ritsu Tainaka's hand away and said, "It's nothing, but we really should start practicing."
With that, Luo Yu began tuning his instrument.
Seeing this, the girls began tuning their instruments as well.
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