To the side, Eriri, with her hands cupping her face, watched the scene before her with a bitter expression.
She was truly envious!
She really wanted to put herself in their shoes!
As a creator, to be loved by more people was her lifelong wish.
Gokou Ruri made no attempt to hide her envious gaze.
Previously, when she planned to become a light novelist, her goal was simply to earn money, but now, what supported her more was an ideal in her heart: to become a famous light novelist and have more fans who loved her works.
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
"Ahem, you guys are a little too enthusiastic, aren't you?"
Gokou Ruri couldn't help but interrupt.
"Yeah, this isn't a fan meet-and-greet, hey! You've gone way over time!"
Eriri shook her head, clearing her mind, and said.
"Then let's end it here."
Izumi Chihiro also spoke up when he saw the situation.
"Meddlesome guys!"
Kousaka Kirino pouted.
"Urusai!"
Kurusu Kanako also mumbled.
"It's true we talked for too long, but seeing how much everyone likes Izumi-sensei, could we exchange contact information?"
Then, led by Makishima Saori, they exchanged contact information.
"It was quite interesting, though. Everyone had a great time chatting."
Kani Nayuta still felt like it wasn't enough.
"Nayuta, you could totally host your own fan meet-and-greet. It would definitely be packed with people, much bigger than this."
Eriri said when she saw this.
"I can't."
Kani Nayuta immediately denied it.
"Why not?"
Kousaka Kirino asked curiously.
"Because Senpai definitely wouldn't come."
Kani Nayuta said without thinking.
There was a hint of coquetry in her tone.
"Tch."
Eriri 'tch'ed and turned her head away in displeasure.
Kousaka Kirino 's heart was instantly filled with intense curiosity about the relationship between the few of them.
She was also very interested in the CP pairings mentioned online!
However, asking such questions directly would be incredibly tactless, so she could only determine it through her own judgment.
But she couldn't figure it out until the end of the gathering.
"Goodbye, Izumi-sensei, Teacher Kani..."
Kousaka Kirino waved goodbye reluctantly.
Although she didn't make any otaku friends this time, being able to meet Izumi-sensei and Teacher Kani Nayuta was already enough to make her feel happy.
And the next two weeks would also be happy.
The release of Volume 4 of Re:zero - Starting Life In Another World and the broadcast of puella magi madoka magica were both imminent.
["Hahaha, do you guys know who I met in Akihabara today?"]
Kousaka Kirino , unable to contain her excitement, typed a line in the otaku group chat after tossing and turning in bed.
["Who?"]
Someone asked.
["It's Izumi-sensei and Kani Nayuta-sensei!"]
She typed.
["How could that be? I don't believe it."]
["Just trying to get attention. Those two teachers are elusive; no one has ever seen them."]
["You haven't been scammed, have you? I heard some people like to impersonate celebrities and then take female fans to hotels..."]
A baseless statement drew numerous doubts.
["Why are you all doubting me? Of course, what I said is true! Their voices are exactly the same!"]
Kousaka Kirino thought of a reason to confirm the truth.
["Then give us proof, send a photo."]
Someone else said.
["A photo? I didn't take a picture with them."]
["Then why are you even talking!"]
Kousaka Kirino felt a hint of injustice.
She received a private message from Gokou Ruri: "Idiot, stop talking. Izumi and the others don't want to expose themselves to the public. Don't do anything like secretly taking photos."
"What do you take me for! Of course, I wouldn't do something like that!"
Kousaka Kirino felt discriminated against, and even more wronged.
"Forget it, if they don't believe it, then so be it!"
She gritted her teeth and resolutely closed the chat group.
Let others think she was bragging!
"This idiot..."
Gokou Ruri glanced at the subsequent content in the group, thought for a moment, and informed Izumi Chihiro.
"I see, let me think."
He pondered for a moment and posted a tweet.
["Yesterday, I went to Akihabara with a few friends for some location scouting. It was more interesting than I imagined."]
"Is this considered fan service?"
Gokou Ruri saw this message immediately.
When people in the group saw this message, due to the timing, they would naturally assume that Kiririn Rino might have been telling the truth. Even without actual evidence, everyone would be inclined to believe Izumi-sensei's claim.
Sure enough, after seeing this message, they all changed their tune.
Black Cat: Look at the group again.
Kousaka Kirino was in self-isolation, planning to spend her time playing games when she suddenly received this message.
"?"
She was a little puzzled, secretly glanced at the group, and found many people @ her, either apologizing or asking for Izumi-sensei's contact information.
After Kousaka Kirino figured out the whole story, she immediately broke into a bright, sunny smile, her heart filled with warmth.
Fanning Izumi-sensei was indeed the right choice!
"Hmm? Why would Izumi-sensei specifically post this message? Oh right... it's that Black Cat!"
Kousaka Kirino suddenly realized.
Affection +50!
...
Meanwhile, under Izumi Masamune's Twitter, the style was completely different.
"Excuse me, the friends you mentioned wouldn't happen to be..."
Kani Nayuta-sensei?
Eromanga-sensei?
Kashiwagi Eri-sensei?
Kasumigaoka Utaha Sensei?
Beautiful Editor?
Several layers of replies were built underneath, selecting a few individuals from the social network Izumi Masamune revealed, reflecting the current tendencies of the CP fans.
Although it wasn't a meticulous investigation, the fans had a blast, investing more than they would in stock trading.
From this, it can be inferred that if an official 'party struggle' were to occur in the future, the intensity of the war would likely far exceed the current struggle between the Touma faction and the Setsuna faction in "White Album"!
...
"What are these people doing!"
Izumi Chihiro glanced at his Twitter replies the next day, feeling quite speechless.
He wasn't Matsuoka, so why were there so many CPs?
"Is it because of "White Album" after all?"
He clearly realized this at that moment.
Before "White Album" came out, this trend was actually very faint and rarely mentioned, but ever since "White Album" appeared, the emergence of the 'White Scholars' immediately changed the landscape of the 'war'.
"Is this the backlash?"
Izumi Chihiro murmured to himself.
He had a premonition that the struggle for power was far from reaching its peak…
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