Chapter 471: Chapter 464: I Can’t A Out
"What’s going on?" The Minotaur Artist on the other end of the phone was clearly a bit confused.
"Didn’t I tell you before, there’s an uncertain love rival?" The lazy girl took a deep breath, "What I’m about to say, don’t be scared..."
"Don’t worry, I’m an adult. I won’t be scared, tell me."
"I just... got provoked by my love rival..."
"Which love rival?"
"Huh??"
"You have so many love rivals, how do I know which one it is."
"Nonsense! I only have one love rival, and that’s Hayakawa Kashi... the others are all my good sisters; how could they stab me in the back~"
"Go on."
"She was crazily flirting with Shirakawa, saying he’s handsome, which everyone knows! And even held hands during the after-festival! The after-festival! There were so many people there! Hayakawa just reached out, boldly launched a direct attack, I felt like a loser..."
"Haha~"
"Sister Yin, why are you laughing?"
"No, no, I just remembered something happy."
"What happy thing?"
"My Minotaur manga sales exploded."
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"Ahem... back to the point, you were talking about this Hayakawa, was she fierce during her attack?"
"It’s not about fierce or not; it’s that rarely-seen tactic... unreasonable, just charging straight in, and crucially, you don’t even feel like she’s giving away anything... like a frog being boiled in warm water, little by little eroding your will to resist... turning all opponents into losers..."
"Haha~"
"Sister Yin, you’re going too far! I’ve tolerated you long enough!"
"My Minotaur manga sales exploded..."
"You’re clearly laughing at me, you haven’t stopped at all!"
"Jin, you have to believe me, I’m on your side, I would never laugh at you getting Minotaur-ed and take the opportunity to have you tell me how it felt!"
"Then what should I do now?" The lazy girl said nervously, "You don’t know the situation just now; Hayakawa dared to charge head-on despite the curse... I was truly shocked. I didn’t dare show a too-scared expression at the time for fear of alerting her defenses..."
"Oh~ your school’s curse, right... do people still believe in such childish things?"
"??? What’s childish about it, that curse is really effective!"
"That’s why your rival and you aren’t on the same level... it’s like you’re a Bronze..."
"Gold!"
"Okay, Iron, you’re an Iron, and the opponent is a King-tier... in this situation, it’s hard to turn it around unless you use a bug." The Minotaur Artist Hinata Rion said confidently, "Trust me, I have experience, to draw Minotaurs well, I specifically took a course in love psychology in college and got an A+."
Cute little Ise Yu: "?"
"Sister Yin, have you never been beaten before?"
"Jin, be reasonable! I’m a professional! If you keep this up, I’ll help your love rival."
"Then quickly give me a strategy! I feel like Hayakawa really has an interest in Shirakawa now... it was just a guess before, but at that moment, the aura of rivalry silently emerged between us..."
"Jin, you’re overacting..."
"Say any more and I’ll go back and burn your figurines and limited edition posters."
The Minotaur Artist immediately stopped talking; for an old otaku, the importance of those things goes without saying. She replied obediently, "In my simple impression of Hayakawa Kashi from before, if you want to fight her, you have to strike first..."
"Huh? Didn’t you tell me before that love is war, and the one who confesses first is the loser?"
"That theory applies to 1v1, but when you have such a dangerous love rival, don’t bother with those flashy things, just steal the base first."
"How do I steal the base?"
"Haven’t you already moved in with Mr. Shirakawa? Do you still need to ask me about this?"
"Gah~ Sister Yin, what nonsense are you saying... those things are only after confessing, right... if you give away too soon, you’ll be out prematurely..."
The Minotaur Artist’s tone turned strange, "I mean confess... what were you thinking..."
"..."
Cute little Ise Yu was silent for a moment, then pretended to be ignorant, "Ah? I was also talking about confessing, Sister Yin, you must’ve misheard? Looks like we both thought the same, great minds think alike~"
"Don’t give me that, now tell me, how do you plan to confess?"
The lazy girl mumbled for a long time but couldn’t get the words out, Hinata Rion sighed, warning her, "Don’t blame me for not reminding you, Jin, you’re the destined type, why are you acting as hesitant as a childhood friend? By the time you’re pushed back to your tower, you’ll probably still be farming creeps, leveling up?"
"It’s not like I want to, but confessing... still requires paying attention to the time, place, and atmosphere, right..."
"What auspicious day are you planning to pick?"
"Hmm~ how about Valentine’s Day? When I give Shirakawa the love chocolate, he’ll surely understand my feelings!"
"Ha, typical Onodera thinking." The Minotaur Artist sneered, "It’s because of this that Mr. Shirakawa can be taken by other girls."
"What do you mean..."
"You’re just thinking about Valentine’s Day, what about Christmas? New Year? Can you guarantee other people won’t act up on those days?"
"The-re are no such other people... the girls around Shirakawa... are just a few of us... only..." Cute little Ise Yu’s defensive voice grew smaller and finally stopped, lacking confidence.
"Jin, Jin, please, be more effective!" Hinata Rion said, disappointed, "If you keep this up, I’ll really be able to use you as a prototype for my manga stories."
"Dare you!"
"Then A up there!"
"I can’t A up..." the lazy girl’s face turned red, feeling frustrated, "It’s too hard..."
An old scoundrel with a Black Hearted Lolita on his shoulder noticed the lazy girl sneaking around and, feeling curious, put down the little lolita and walked over to ask.
"Isn’t this Ise Yu? What’s up?"
The lazy girl was caught off guard by the arrival of the main character, and in a panic, she quickly covered her phone.
"It’s too hard... I don’t know how to draw that move... too hard... Sister Yin, you handle it, I’m retreating first."
Hearing it was the Minotaur Artist on the other end of the call, Shirakawa Sawahei wisely chose not to ask further. After all, what could two manga artists discuss... different styles of drawing, perhaps?
"I’m leaving first, remember to go back to your room later."
"Yes, yes." The lazy girl nodded frantically like a little chick while covering her phone.
Shirakawa Sawahei: "?"
When I usually talk to this person... is she this obedient? This is suspicious, right? Or is it another backstabbing vibe?
Just as one wave passed, another one arose, Shirakawa Sawahei sighed, planning to first handle the Black Hearted Lolita issue before coming back to get a full confession from the lazy girl.