Returning to the living room, Mochizuki found a thin blanket for himself and lay down on the sofa. It seemed he wouldn't be able to play games with Miss Yamada and the others tonight, since the computer was in his room. He took out his phone and, as expected, the chat group was already being bombarded with messages from the two of them, questioning why he hadn't logged in today. Mochizuki smiled wryly, thinking, "I can't help it." Mochizuki pretended not to see the messages and didn't reply to a single one. He would have to ditch those two for another day! At the same time, he received a long-awaited message from Machida Sonoko.
Machida Editor: Good evening, Moonlit Night Teacher, happy holidays.
Machida Editor: It is scheduled to be published in three days, that is, on May 5th.
Machida Editor: You don't need to buy the physical book; I'll send you a few copies.
Mochizuki sighed. Working at a publishing house was too hard. Was Machida Editor being exploited by her boss? Did she have to work overtime even during the Golden Week holiday? Was she getting double pay?
After complaining for a bit, Mochizuki organized his thoughts and replied.
Light Novelist Wang Yue: Okay, I understand. Thank you, Machida Editor, happy holidays to you too.
Machida Editor: I didn't expect Moonlit Night Teacher to still be awake, haha, sorry to bother you.
Light Novelist Wang Yue: For people in our line of work, isn't it normal to still be awake at this hour?
Machida Editor: That's true, the nightlife has just begun.
Machida Editor: Since Moonlit Night Teacher is still awake, there's one more thing I almost forgot.
Light Novelist Wang Yue: What is it?
Machida Editor: Didn't I give you Eromanga-sensei's contact information last time? She told me that she hasn't received your friend request yet. Confused? (Sticker)
Light Novelist Wang Yue: Eh! That's right. I'm so sorry, I forgot! I'll add her as a friend right away. Apologies (Sticker)
Machida Editor: Oh, is that so? It's okay, Eromanga-sensei even thought you didn't like her illustrations and came to me to complain. Hahahahaha (Sticker)
Mochizuki felt a little embarrassed. He had been so busy playing games last time that he had forgotten about it. It must have been a while, all thanks to Miss Yamada. Mochizuki swiped the screen, looking through his chat history with Machida Sonoko, and quickly found Eromanga-sensei's LINE ID.
Copy ---- Click to find friend ---- Paste ---- Search... Mochizuki's actions were swift and smooth.
The search result was a white-haired loli avatar, with the name Eromanga-sensei. It seemed he was right.
Mochizuki clicked Add, and soon received a notification that the other party had accepted his friend request. Mochizuki was surprised. So fast? It seemed the other party was also a night owl.
Eromanga-sensei: Hello, are you Moonlit Night Teacher? I'm Eromanga, the illustrator for Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, nice to meet you!
Light Novelist Wang Yue: I'm sorry, Eromanga-sensei, for only adding you now.
Eromanga-sensei: No, no, it's okay, Moonlit Night Teacher, it's normal for you to be busy creating excellent works and not have time to play on LINE.
Mochizuki thought, it seemed Machida Sonoko hadn't exposed him. He hadn't been busy creating anything lately, he had just been having fun. It really was just a simple case of forgetting, and the other party was being so considerate of him, he felt really ashamed!
Eromanga-sensei: It's just, it's just I thought Moonlit Night Teacher wasn't satisfied with my illustrations...
Light Novelist Wang Yue: Cough cough! Eromanga-sensei, you don't have to use honorifics with me. I really like your illustrations, they fit the image in my mind very well.
In an ordinary two-story house, a little girl was kneeling in front of her computer, a blanket covering her head, only revealing her face and hands. Her petite hands were holding her phone, communicating with Mochizuki. The little girl had snow-white skin, silver-white long hair, and light blue eyes. Her figure was slender and petite, and her features were delicate and innocent, making her look like a pitifully beautiful girl. She was Eromanga-sensei, whose real name was Izumi Sagiri, still an elementary school student, but she had dropped out of school a long time ago and was staying at home.
Seeing Mochizuki Yo's reply, Izumi Sagiri's hanging heart finally settled down, and a happy smile appeared on her delicate little face, her complexion a little flushed. She felt that the relationship between them had become much closer, and she even dared to send cute stickers to communicate. It seemed that Moonlit Night Teacher wasn't the serious type, just like Machida Editor had said, he was a very easy person to talk to. Hearing from the editor, he seemed to be a high school student, and Izumi Sagiri couldn't help but imagine what he looked like.
Eromanga-sensei: Really? Thank you, Moonlit Night Teacher. I also super love you, and your work!!
Eromanga-sensei: Moonlit Night Teacher. Please call me Sagiri!
Light Novelist Wang Yue: Okay, Sagiri.
Next, Izumi Sagiri asked Mochizuki a lot about his views on character illustrations, as well as her curiosity about the upcoming plot. But Mochizuki couldn't possibly give away any spoilers. In the midst of chatting, Mochizuki slowly fell asleep on the sofa.
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