Shinchan: Chaos of Anime Multiverse

Eriri, in a fit of rage, raged a little.

Yukino's words also made her snap back to reality, this was just a novel, not real life.

From a creator's point of view, creating a large amount of conflict was indeed something that could attract more readers.

But what Eriri wanted to see was still pure love. She couldn't help but complain, "But if it's like this, doesn't it become a stock-picking story? With no clear female lead, constantly adding new female characters, while subtly hinting at fanservice, this is just the creator's self-indulgence! What's the difference between this kind of work and toilet paper?"

Having her own novel called toilet paper by Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn't even a bit angry. "But aren't light novels already called toilet paper?"

In the Japanese literary world, light novel authors were indeed looked down on by traditional literature authors. Their social standing was vastly inferior.

But there was nothing that could be done. The more successful light novels could make serious money, and the entry threshold was also lower.

"I want to make money. I also want more people to read my work. Only after I make a name for myself can I write the things I truly want to write, don't you think?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's words left Eriri speechless.

"If this novel does get published successfully, I'd love to invite you to be my illustrator."

As everyone knew, so long as the illustrations were good-looking, even if the story wasn't perfect, it would still get attention from otaku.

Then again, who understood the art style that otaku loved more than Sawamura Spencer Eriri?

Eriri was instantly moved. "R-Really?!"

Yukino, standing off to the side, kind of wanted to roast her. 'Eriri, you're way too easy to win over, huh?'

'No wonder she always revolved around Shin-chan. Maybe it was just that Shin-chan had done something that caused Eriri to fully auto-clear herself like a dating sim.'

Yukino felt like she had discovered the truth.

Soon, it was time for the club activity to end. After saying their goodbyes, everyone left.

On the way home, Yukino was full of thoughts. She hadn't expected that student life at Shuchiin would be so exhausting. 'So this is what it means to be a high school student?'

She also hadn't expected the Service Club to become so lively, and she had even made real friends.

Aside from Shin-chan, the other members of the Service Club had also become friends in Yukino's heart. That, to her, was something worth celebrating.

Just then, Yukino's phone suddenly rang.

She froze for a second. Usually, only family members called her.

Her mother and father normally wouldn't call, and her older sister Haruno would just show up directly. She rarely called. So… who could it be?

It was actually a call from her father…

Yukino's father was thoroughly henpecked. All of the family's finances were handled by her mother.

Though he was a prefectural assemblyman, that position had only been secured with help from his father-in-law. His own abilities weren't anything remarkable.

"Yukino, have you missed me?"

"Father, is something the matter?"

He loved his two daughters very much, but his job as an assemblyman kept him busy. Management of the girls had always been her mother's responsibility.

This had also contributed to Yukino's complicated personality.

"Can I ask you to go to the temple with Haruno?"

"The temple?"

"Yes. I heard there's a very spiritual temple over there, so I'd like you and Haruno to go check it out together."

"Okay, let Onee-san contact me."

Although she felt that visiting temples for blessings wasn't very reliable, since it was a request from her father, Yukino still agreed.

"Are you getting used to living outside on your own? Is school at Shuchiin stressful?"

After a bit of small talk, they ended the call. Yukino finally let out a breath. She really wasn't good at dealing with her family.

Opening her phone, she searched for the temple her father had mentioned, and Yukino was a little surprised.

Because all the online reviews were extremely positive. Almost everyone who had visited that temple had sung its praises for being incredibly effective.

'Does a temple like this really exist?' Yukino didn't quite believe it. If it were really that effective, then what's the point of the Service Club? Wouldn't everyone just go there to make wishes?

Yukino returned to her apartment, and just downstairs, she saw her family's chauffeur and a luxury car. Her sister Haruno was waiting by the car.

"Why are you coming back alone? Where's that little boyfriend of yours?"

'Little boyfriend? Is she talking about Shin-chan?'

"That has nothing to do with you, right, Onee-san? I'm already a high school student, I have the right to live my private life how I want."

Hearing Yukino say that, Haruno's expression immediately stiffened. 'High schooler? Private life? Since when did she grow up and become so not-cute?'

"Come on, get in. It's getting late. We still have to go to the temple and get you back afterward."

Yukino nodded and got into the backseat with Haruno.

"Did something happen at home?"

Haruno was silent for a moment. She hadn't expected Yukino to pick up on it.

"There's a little problem with the family's business affairs."

"But it's not to the point where we have to go to a temple, right?"

When her father had called earlier, Yukino had keenly picked up on the exhaustion in his voice.

Her sister's expression also didn't look natural. Some things really couldn't be hidden.

"Praying won't solve the problem, sure, but it's Grandpa who insisted we come."

"Then it can't be helped. Let's go and come back quickly."

The previous head of the Yukinoshita family had passed the position to the sisters' father and retired. For something to happen that disturbed him now… it meant this crisis might be more serious than they had thought.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Just focus on your studies."

Just earlier, Yukino had been thinking she finally understood how hard it was being a student. But in front of her family, she realized, she was still just a child. She didn't even have the right to know what kind of trouble the family was in.

"This is the temple? Looks pretty lively."

Before long, the car arrived at a newly built temple. It wasn't a large temple, but the crowd was huge. Many people were coming and going.

"We've already made an appointment with the monks here. Let's go straight in."

The Yukinoshita family had arranged the visit ahead of time. As long as Yukino and Haruno came, everything would be taken care of.

But what neither of them noticed was that around this temple, a large number of stray cats had gathered. And the moment they arrived, those stray cats began to stir restlessly.

Among them, one large black cat, with its tail split at the base into two, stood out unusually.

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