In the conference room, people gathered together again.

Izuku Hashima stood in front of the conference table, looked at everyone present slightly nervously, encouraged himself secretly, and then spoke loudly.

"that--!

I am Demi Namishima, I am 14 years old, and I live in Nagoya with my family. My hobbies are animation, games, and painting~!

I am very honored to be a member of "TYPE-MOON". I would like to ask for your advice in the future, please————!"

After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply.

The clear and loud voice echoed in the room, sounding full of energy.

Pah pah pah pah——

"Welcome to join us and go to sea!"

An Yilun was also the first to applaud, smiling like a kind old father, very pleased.

"Congratulations on passing the exam and going to sea."

Sitting next to him was Namishima Iori, with a handsome face and a smile on her face. She was also clapping and applauding to express congratulations.

"Senior Renye, brother... thank you...!"

Namishima Dekai straightened up and said, his expression seemed like he wanted to cry, but he was also sincerely happy.

Whether he was sincere or just following the crowd, others also applauded.

An Yilun also looked sideways at Hashima Iori beside him, and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "You are not one of us, why are you here?"

Although the voice was small, Namishima Iori still heard it and responded with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for two years, so you are too cold, Toruya-kun?"

"I've said it several times, right? Don't call me 'classmate' in a nasal voice."

An Yilun said unwillingly: "Besides, didn't you move to Nagoya? Why did you come back?"

"Well, didn't you see that the person standing above is my sister? As an elder brother, I naturally have to accompany her. What's more -"

Namishima Iori continued without squinting:

"The winter COMI at the end of the year is coming soon, and I naturally want to attend the long-awaited event. I don't know how many business cards, emails, notebooks, boutiques and money I will receive this time? I am looking forward to it now.

I can’t stop~”

"Iori, you are indeed still doing that kind of thing...!"

"What reason is there to stop?"

"Don't make me repeat myself... I just don't like how you look like this!" An Yilun also said from the bottom of his heart.

As a conservative who sticks to the rules, there is a huge ideological conflict between him and his former friend who pursues fame and wealth!

The two met in the spring of their first year in junior high school.

Having the same hobbies, they only chatted for a few dozen minutes and became like-minded brothers.

At that time, Iori Namishima was already an elite among otakus. Not only did he possess a profound reserve of knowledge and a rich collection of collections, but he even had connections that were beyond the reach of Ai Yirun.

In the summer of that year, he went to Comiket for the first time with the other person, and he further saw the other person's power.

From big-name fan creators, to well-known cartoonists and animators in the commercial field, to big shots with the title of director and president, there are all acquaintances of Iori Hashishima.

Even with some important people they met for the first time, Iori Namishima was able to naturally chat with them and win their favor, and her social skills were unparalleled.

Of course, An Yilun was also severely shocked, but at the same time, he was even more fascinated by this first otaku friend he had made in junior high school.

Even if the other party is a handsome but carefree young man, and he is accompanied by a different girl every time we meet, he shows an annoying look that makes people itch!

——But he is still willing to interact with the other party, and he is happy for it!

It wasn't until he saw clearly the true nature of Namishima Iori's speculator that he would choose to part ways with him a year later, until the other person moved his family out of Tokyo and completely disappeared from his world.

In a nutshell, there was indeed a regrettable and unbearable bad relationship between the two.

While An Yilun was thinking about this, Bo Dao Chuhai also came over.

"Senior Renye, can I sit next to you?" The person involved pointed to the empty seat on his right and asked, dragging him back to reality.

"...Huh? Well, of course. Please sit down and go to sea."

"Okay~~Thank you, senior."

"There's no need for you to be so polite."

An Yilun also waved his hands pleasantly, feeling very comfortable.

Unlike his unpleasant ex-friend, Chuhai is the only fellow fan and disciple he has maintained.

"I always feel that Izuku and Aki-san are exactly the same." Hui, who was sitting opposite, suddenly said something with mixed emotions in his tone.

Hearing this, An Yilun couldn't help but ask: "...are you praising or criticizing? Depending on the options, it seems that there can be various explanations."

"Uh, none of that. I don't mean to praise or criticize you, I just express my feelings."

"Don't use excuses like those of elementary school students to deal with people."

"Well, this is..."

Megumi's eyes wandered between An Yirunya and Hashima Dekai, and said thoughtfully: "How should I put it? I just think that you two should have shared a quite fulfilling time two years ago~"

"Well, this is not bad..."

An Yilun also scratched his head and turned his attention to the busty loli on the right, who gave him a sweet smile in return.

He was unable to refute or deny the views put forward by Hui, after all, they were facts.

During the six months before Hashishima went to sea and moved out of Tokyo.

The other party is his chosen successor, a comrade who deeply loves the same works, and a disciple who has inherited his otaku knowledge and spirit——

He has indeed been protecting this girl who is younger than him.

Although I didn't recognize each other the first time they met again, this was a true portrayal of their friendship at that time.

For An Yilun, who had lost two comrades in succession, the appearance of Hashima Dekai was like a new hope, allowing him to recover a little from the setbacks in elementary school and junior high school.

——The significance of it is extraordinary.

Seeing his look of reminiscing about the past, Shiyu joked: "It's great, I've got a clingy schoolgirl character from Ethical Classmate."

"Well……?"

"A junior high school student, different uniforms, a heavenly appearance, coupled with the dedication of waiting for the ethical classmates... I feel like I really let people see the essence of a dog-type female character."

"Yes...yes."

"If you add "yes" at the end of the sentence when you speak, it will be perfect."

"Yes? Isn't that the mouth habit of the heroine in "To Heart 2"? So Toruya-senpai likes this~? Well, I can try to add it~!"

"Huh...what nonsense are you talking about!"

Facing the innocent Haidao Dehai, An Yilun, who didn't want to be misunderstood for his hobby, also defended himself repeatedly and couldn't help but complain.

"Besides! You've been called a dog-type female character by others, aren't you angry?"

"Huh? No way, I don't hate dogs anyway~!"

"Ugh...good, so dazzling..."

"I hate it~~Senior."

"~"

Shiyu's eyes flashed with amusement, and he looked sideways at Yinglili, who was sitting on the right and was unusually quiet.

"Well, after hearing what the woman from two years ago said, what does the woman from six years ago, Sawamura, think?"

"...If you keep talking, I will not draw the characters in the work, but change it to a humiliation version of the author Kasumi Shiko."

Shiyu didn't care about this and laughed.

"But, judging from the time, it is obvious that you two have known each other for a longer time, right? But you, your childhood sweetheart, lost to the woman from two years ago~"

"——!"

Even though she knew she was deliberately fanning the flames, Yinglili couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

As the first original artist of the art department, she was originally inspecting the works brought by Hashima Dekai, but was disturbed by their noise, so she impatiently said something to the other side.

"I said, are you done yet? Is this the time to talk about these gossips? Can't we get down to business? Our studio is not for you to have fun!"

"..."

"..."

An Yilun and Bo Daochang immediately stopped talking, and then responded one after another.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, Sawamura-senpai! I was so excited to see Tomoya-senpai that I accidentally got carried away."

"It's not your fault, Izuku. After all, you were influenced by me... But even if you say you want to talk about business, Yinglili, what is business?"

"……Huh?"
To be continued...