Back in his room, Lin Mu took a shower, changed into his pajamas, and then opened his computer to start writing.
As a prolific author, he needed to quickly finish writing the second volume.
After submitting the manuscript to his editor, Machida Sonoko, he could start writing other genres.
For example, perhaps he could write a light novel based on a tear-jerking game he played in his previous life called "Blazing Sky," using its setting to bring some shock to the industry.
As long as he earned enough tears from readers, he believed he would soon achieve financial freedom.
He was deeply moved by this tear-jerking game when he played it, and the music was also incredibly beautiful.
The game tells the story of humanity on the verge of extinction, with a group of beautiful young female warriors fighting on the front lines against monsters to reclaim their monster-occupied homeland, and in the process, gradually finding the meaning of life, saving all of humanity and the world.
As the story progresses, it's revealed that the true identities of these girls, all of whom are beautiful female warriors, are imposters who inherited others' genes and memories—artificial Nabis.
Battles are also accompanied by death; after dying, the girls revert to irrational Nabis. Lin Mu encountered many heartbreaking moments while playing the game.
A group of non-human girls, relying on each other, finding the meaning of existence, and despite being non-human, fighting to save all of humanity.
Lin Mu wanted to bring this shock to the people of this world.
Of course, he admitted he didn't have the writing skills to perfectly present the tear-jerking and exciting plot of that game, so he only needed to adapt the setting and create a similar light novel.
For example, adding the setting of magical girls.
In this world, magical girls were still stuck at the children's anime "Magical Girl Meruru."
Hmph, without the dark plot of an upperclassman getting her head chopped off, how can it be considered a magical girl story?
Furthermore, before writing light novels, Lin Mu had also carefully read works from other imprints.
Among them, several of Dengeki Bunko's works, with sales reaching 1 million, featuring an Another World harem theme, shocked him greatly.
The best-selling author of these Another World harem works was named "Yamada Elf."
En, a very familiar name.
If his memory served him right, Yamada Elf came from the anime "Eromanga Sensei," and her true identity was a cute blonde loli.
One point that made him really want to complain was that in Yamada Elf's works, several heroines would constantly strip naked to provide fan service to the protagonist.
So, was Yamada Elf's secret to becoming a best-selling author simply having the heroines go nude to make readers' blood boil?
Lin Mu felt he could take a little inspiration from that.
Time passed bit by bit.
Around 12 o'clock, Lin Mu yawned and went to bed.
Next door, Shiina Mahiru, however, found it hard to sleep.
It had been a long time since she slept in her own room, and she felt an emptiness, surprisingly unaccustomed to it.
Without that warm embrace, she indeed felt anxious and uneasy.
This also made Shiina Mahiru realize that she truly had romantic feelings for Lin Mu.
Without him holding her, she indeed felt lonely.
However, she was too embarrassed to call him over in the middle of the night.
What if he was already asleep?
Sighing, Shiina Mahiru tried to calm herself down.
As a result, she woke up the next day with dark circles under her eyes to make breakfast.
She had still suffered from insomnia.
After finishing the meal and packing all the bento boxes, Shiina Mahiru took a deep breath and went to Lin Mu's room door to ring the doorbell.
"Coming, coming!"
Lin Mu quickly opened the door.
Shiina Mahiru, feigning composure, handed him the bento box.
She even said seriously, "I accidentally made a little extra today, please help me finish it."
"No problem, I'll enjoy it thoroughly!" Lin Mu smiled and nodded. Then he pulled her in.
Without further ado, he pulled Little Angel Mahiru to sit on his lap.
"Ah… what are you doing? It's early in the morning… don't get carried away…"
Shiina Mahiru exclaimed, subconsciously wrapping her fair arms around his neck, a shy expression on her face.
Her delicate and cute face was flushed, and combined with her watery big eyes and small, rosy lips, it made Lin Mu's appetite stir.
Lin Mu's breathing quickened as he slowly leaned closer.
Shiina Mahiru symbolically struggled twice, then nervously closed her beautiful eyes.
Lin Mu naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity.
He directly lowered his head, his lips covering the girl's soft, cherry lips.
Kiss.
A moment later, Lin Mu covered her eyes and leaned close to the girl's ear, saying earnestly:
"Don't move, it'll be over in a moment."
Shiina Mahiru felt a cool sensation on her eyes, and her eyes, which had been somewhat dry from lack of sleep, were no longer itchy.
She looked curiously at this rogue of a man holding her and exclaimed in surprise, "How amazing, my eyes aren't itchy anymore! How did you do that?"
Lin Mu's lips curved into a smile, and he gently stroked Little Angel Mahiru's hair, replying very calmly.
"It's magic, you know. As long as Little Angel Mahiru's energy is replenished, incredible things can be achieved."
Hearing this, Shiina Mahiru rolled her eyes at him and got up from his lap.
"I'd be crazy to believe you, and I'm not an angel! Don't call me that."
She guessed his palm was too warm, which was why it could relieve the dryness in her eyes.
Lin Mu didn't continue to explain, smiling as he let go of her and began to enjoy Little Angel Mahiru's cooking.
Her culinary skills, he felt, were good enough to open a restaurant.
However, he didn't want her to work too hard, so it was better for Little Angel Mahiru to cook at his home.
He wanted to enjoy this wonderfulness all to himself.
After breakfast and washing the bento box, Lin Mu and Shiina Mahiru left together, taking the train to school.
…
"Yaha-hello~ Student Shiina."
"En. Yaha-hello, Yuigahama-classmate."
As soon as Shiina Mahiru entered the classroom, a curvaceous girl with pink odango hair greeted her with a strange, close-up hello.
But Shiina Mahiru reacted quickly, smiling and responding in the same manner.
"Hehe, Student Shiina, did you check your shoe locker today?"
Yui Yuigahama gossiped, pulling Shiina Mahiru closer and chattering away.
Shiina Mahiru looked at Lin Mu, who had just entered behind her, and sighed helplessly.
"I had to change into indoor shoes, so of course I looked. It was another pile of love letters."
"That means Student Shiina is very popular! I'm so envious."
Yui Yuigahama also wanted to be popular. Although she tried hard to ingratiate herself with others in this class and had a certain level of popularity, she always felt something was missing.
Girls have vanity too, you know.
Shiina Mahiru listened to Yui Yuigahama's words and shrugged helplessly:
"Being too popular is also a bother. With so many love letters, I can't possibly respond to every single person, can I? So I can only pretend not to see them."
The two girls whispered secrets, and soon their conversation became heated?
Silver bell-like laughter rang out, making the boys in Class B Can't help it steal glances in their direction.
Lin Mu didn't interrupt Little Angel Mahiru and Yuigahama-classmate's conversation. He slowly returned to his seat, nodded to Hayama as a greeting, and then focused on Kato Megumi in front of him.
"Kato-san, I fell asleep last night."
Faced with Lin Mu's sudden remark, Kato-san calmly nodded, "Oh."
Lin Mu raised an eyebrow, "In this situation, shouldn't you, Kato, be curious and ask me why I fell asleep?"
"But I'm not curious," Kato Megumi said with a calm expression, effectively shutting down the conversation.
Lin Mu immediately showed a fierce expression, scrutinizing her delicate little face up and down.
"Kato, you just wait tonight. The harassment calls have already been arranged!"
Kato Megumi's heart skipped a beat, "So you absolutely have to call and harass me?"
Scratching her cheek with her finger, she calmly said, "Um, even I would find that troublesome, so could you please not do that?"
Lin Mu waved his hand seriously, looking at her earnestly.
"No, no discussion. I accidentally fell asleep last night and forgot, so you can look forward to it tonight, Kato Megumi-san!"
"Who would look forward to something like that? And my name is Kato Megumi."
The girl calmly grumbled a few words, but the corners of her mouth curved slightly upward.
Although Lin Mu was a bit of a hooligan and had suspicions of sexual harassment, she was still happy that someone would talk to her.
After all, other classmates, and even her parents, would subconsciously ignore her.