Back in the hallway of the apartment building, Lin Mu and Shiina Mahiru returned to their respective rooms without much conversation.
Since he didn't participate in any club activities, Lin Mu had plenty of free time ahead of him. He opened his laptop and continued to type away.
In his previous life, he was an unsuccessful writer with no grand ambitions. Like most ordinary guys, all he wanted was to achieve financial freedom and have a beautiful girlfriend, realizing a leisurely life of lying flat. This simple mindset couldn't be changed in a short period. Perhaps after he had seen more of the world and truly mingled with high society, he would mature. For now, it was better to focus on making money and improving his living situation. Lin Mu didn't want to subsist on sausages, bread, or instant noodles every day.
He spent an hour organizing his thoughts, completing the first half of the first volume of the novel he planned to submit. After a few more days of polishing, he could send it in and see what happened.
Closing his laptop, Lin Mu stretched his back. He then took out his phone and started searching for information about this world online.
First, he looked up the relatively famous major financial conglomerates.
The Shinomiya family. According to online information, the Shinomiya family was in the top position, known as the heart of the nation. Of course, this was limited to being number one in Japan.
The second-ranked Sanzenin family, however, was even more extraordinary. According to the data, the Sanzenin family had only one heir, a very young girl who had skipped three grades and was currently in high school, named Sanzenin Nagi. And the school she attended was... Seiho Imperial Academy? Wasn't that his own school?
Sanzenin Nagi? The female protagonist from the anime Hayate the Combat Butler?
Thinking of this anime, Lin Mu instantly decided that his choice to be low-key was the correct one. If Hayate the Combat Butler was also merged into this world, then the power level of this world was not low at all. The Sanzenin family, in particular, controlled special powers and was a major conglomerate capable of stirring up storms on the international stage. Unlike the Shinomiya family, which was confined to Japan, the Sanzenin family had countless industries abroad.
Among them, the butlers of the young ladies of these great financial families could master powerful moves, or "special techniques," through training. The hidden depth of these major conglomerates was beyond imagination.
In comparison, the Shinomiya family seemed a bit weak. When watching the anime, it didn't seem like the Shinomiya family had any supernatural powers. Aside from the heir, Shinomiya Kaguya, being a very outstanding woman, they seemed to be just an ordinary conglomerate.
As for the Yukinoshita family, they were even weaker. It seemed the Yukinoshita family was a recently risen family that had used its resources to cultivate a Diet member, giving them a certain amount of say in the political world.
Lin Mu concluded that the Yukinoshita family did not possess any supernatural powers.
Why, you ask?
Yukinoshita Yukino was still in a coma in the hospital from a car crash. If the Yukinoshita family had mysterious powers, wouldn't she have been discharged long ago?
Thinking of the Yukinoshita family, Lin Mu couldn't help but think of the heroine, Yukinoshita Yukino.
Perhaps there was an opportunity he could manipulate. If he remembered correctly, Yukinoshita Yukino's older sister, Yukinoshita Haruno, was a super sister-complex, right? In that case, once he obtained an ability to heal others in the future, couldn't he use that as a condition to have a... deep exchange with big sister Haruno?
As he thought of these wicked things, the corners of Lin Mu's mouth curled up slightly.
Besides the Yukinoshita family, the Saginomiya family was also worth noting. Since Sanzenin Nagi existed in this world, then her good friend, the one known as the Miko of Light, Saginomiya Isumi, must also exist. This one was no simple character; it was said that all supernatural incidents could potentially be caused by a young Miss Isumi being unable to control her innate, powerful spiritual energy.
Even as a demon, Lin Mu was a little scared. If he tried anything funny, what if Saginomiya Isumi just waved her hand and exorcised him as an evil spirit? It was better to take things slow.
If he wanted to build a good relationship with Saginomiya Isumi, or even form a contract with this Miko of Light, Lin Mu felt he should start with Sanzenin Nagi. According to his already somewhat hazy memories, Sanzenin Nagi seemed to be a hardcore otaku who loved anime and manga, and was even a manga artist herself. In that case, starting from the light novel side of things and gradually building up his fame was a good method.
Perhaps there were other ways to get close to Sanzenin Nagi, like being a hero saving the damsel in distress. According to online information, it seemed people often tried to kidnap her to extort the Sanzenin family. But that was too much trouble. It was better to focus on the task at hand and let nature take its course.
Of course, he also had to be more proactive about contracting other familiars. He couldn't go on a rampage relying solely on the Super-Recovery ability given to him by the angel classmate, Shiina Mahiru.
Putting down his phone, Lin Mu stopped overthinking. He rubbed his stomach, preparing to whip up some food to get by.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Lin Mu opened the door and revealed a surprised expression.
"Shiina-san, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Appearing at his door was none other than the angel classmate he had just been thinking about, Shiina Mahiru, who lived in the room next door.
Faced with his question, Shiina Mahiru suppressed her complex feelings and handed him a bento box.
"I accidentally made a little too much food. You probably haven't eaten yet, have you? If you don't mind, could you help me eat this extra portion?"
"Of course I can! But... is it really okay?"
Lin Mu took the bento box, which was still warm, and stared fixedly at her.
"What's wrong? What problem could there be?" Shiina Mahiru frowned, looking at him with some dissatisfaction.