Chapter 354: This Is Not a Good Person
Miss Sakurai had instructed her very seriously and had also taught her many things. Yu Linna had patiently taught the parts she didn’t understand. As a famous light novel author in Japan, her words still carried a lot of weight. But she was still young, and in this country that respected the old and cherished the young, her status still couldn’t be compared with the great seniors. But for her to sit on the seat that could represent Japanese light novels was just a matter of time.
Yu Linna’s notebook was densely filled with many more words. Of course, Miss Sakurai wouldn’t even look at it.
As a has-been author, to ask a true supreme god author for advice was a reasonable thing to do. Yu Linna felt that she had learned a lot.
“These are all my experiences. But to truly turn them into your own things, that depends on your own luck.”
The great senior, Miss Sakurai, said with her arms crossed, a little smugly.
“Miss Sakurai, I have a question?”
“Please speak, Linna-kun.”
“Why don’t you take a look at my notes? I think my notes are very comprehensive. Or is there somewhere that is not in place?”
Adhering to the principle of being a good student, Yu Linna displayed her advantage of asking when she didn’t understand, humbly seeking advice from others.
And Miss Sakurai roughly flipped through her notes, then threw them back to her, clearly not very attentive.
“Miss Linna, notes record theory, the successful experiences of others. Don’t rely too much on others’ experiences. Sometimes, what suits you is what’s right. What doesn’t suit you can only be others’ experiences.”
Miss Sakurai said so.
As a successful light novel author, she understood this principle. Although others’ successful experiences could be used as a reference, it could only be a reference. You couldn’t rely on them too much. The notes Yu Linna had taken had clearly written down the key points the person on stage had said, word for word.
By the way, she had taken her notes in English.
“Well, you’re still in the learning stage. You’ll slowly understand in the future. It’s about time. The exchange meeting is almost over. Let’s go for lunch together. For the next month, we can see each other every day.”
Miss Sakurai patted her head and said with a smile.
Perhaps because Yu Linna’s appearance was too much like a child’s, she had accidentally treated her as a little sister. Although she was indeed much younger than her.
“Mmm.”
Yu Linna seemed absent-minded.
What was she not doing well enough?
The stories she wrote, were they really that unsightly? Where was she lacking?
She really wanted to know. The masterpiece she had written in the past, and what she was writing now, what was the difference?
After the exchange meeting, Miss Sakurai took her out for lunch. This exchange meeting, to put it bluntly, was like a lecture. A group of authors from different places sat together to exchange and learn, to broaden their horizons. But to say that you could really learn something from here was obviously not very realistic.
After all, most of the authors who came were here to broaden their horizons and get to know the world.
“I have a friend who will be coming over. Let’s have a meal together in a bit. Don’t worry, she’s a very nice person.”
“Mmm.”
Yu Linna was still thinking about things.
Miss Sakurai knocked her.
“It hurts! What are you doing?”
“I say, if you’re too conflicted, you won’t find your way. Work when you should work, rest when you should rest. This is a professional writer.”
Patting her head, Miss Sakurai dragged her away.
Helpless, Yu Linna followed her to a Japanese restaurant outside. Although she had thought about whether to eat at this university’s cafeteria, Miss Sakurai had said that her friend was already waiting for her at the Japanese restaurant. To be honest, Miss Yu was not particularly interested in Japanese food. She was simply not used to eating it.
But since she had been so kind to invite her for a meal, she couldn’t refuse.
In the Japanese restaurant, a woman with black, shoulder-length short hair was already sitting there waiting. She seemed to have been waiting for a long time, looking at her phone boredly. It was only when Miss Sakurai came over that her eyes lit up.
“Reina, you’re here. Quick, sit down.”
“Mmm, let me introduce you. This is a child I met at the exchange meeting. Her name is Yu Linna. She’s a Chinese-American mixed-race. Come, say hello.”
Miss Sakurai pushed Yu Linna over and introduced her with a smile.
“Hello, my name is Yu Linna. I’m a writer from China.”
Yu Linna smiled faintly and greeted her in English. Later, she seemed to have remembered that in Japan, people were used to bowing when they greeted each other. She also tried to bow, but her bow was very awkward, as if she were deliberately bending over.
“???”
Hase Yuki had a look of complete incomprehension. Plus, she didn’t understand English. How could she know what she was saying?
“You don’t have to deliberately learn our country’s ways. Let me introduce you. Her name is Hase Yuki. She’s a writer from the same period as me. Her hobby, her hobby is… playing mahjong. She’s a hopeless bastard.”
Although Hase Yuki didn’t understand her English, she could tell that she was cursing her, so she… blushed and smiled.
Yu Linna wanted to say, Is it really okay to say that about her? You’re clearly friends.
Miss Hase had her sit down and then ordered the dishes. Because Yu Linna couldn’t understand Japanese, she gave her the menu. And Miss Sakurai ordered her favorite dishes according to her own habits, and also considered that Yu Linna had just arrived in Japan, so she didn’t order the so-called sashimi, but ordered eel rice. After all, she also had to take care of her taste.
“My name is Hase. I’m a light novel author. My favorite theme is sis-con. Although that’s what I say, I don’t actually have a younger sister. I do have an older sister. My hobbies are playing mahjong and going to the women’s bathhouse to openly look at people’s naked bodies.”
“Pfft!!!”
Miss Sakurai was just drinking tea when she was hit by Hase Yuki’s earth-shattering introduction, and spat out a mouthful of tea. It was a good thing that Yu Linna didn’t understand Japanese. If she had understood, that would have been the end!
“What’s wrong, Miss Sakurai?”
At this time, Yu Linna was drinking tea, quietly waiting for her dish to arrive. Seeing her spit out a mouthful of tea, she couldn’t help but feel strange.
Wasn’t Miss Sakurai supposed to be a translator? What was she doing?
Faced with her curiosity, Miss Sakurai didn’t dare to say what her good friend had just said so shockingly.
“By the way, actually, I like lolis. Young girl, you’re my type.”
Miss Hase stared at the drinking Yu Linna, a smile on her face, and a slight blush. Although she looked beautiful when she smiled, Miss Sakurai felt that this person would definitely do something criminal!
“Mmm?… Are you praising me? Arigato.”
Yu Linna didn’t understand what she was saying and just smiled politely, even saying “arigato.”
At this, Hase Yuki showed an even happier smile, as if she had been completely healed.
“Reina, this child, is she an angel? I’m not in heaven right now, am I?”
“Wake up! She doesn’t even understand what you’re saying! Thanking you is also out of courtesy! Wake up! No girl likes a pervert like you!”
“Che.”
Hase Yuki’s expression immediately turned to disgust. She had thought she had found an angel.
“Miss Sakurai, what was she saying just now? Can you translate?”
“This… she said you’re very beautiful, and she likes you very much, as if she has a younger sister.”
I’m sorry, little cutie. I didn’t mean to lie to you. But to not shatter your fantasy, this is the only way. Sakurai Reina silently cried in her heart.
“I see. Then please thank her for me. Ah, no need. I’ll do it myself. Arigato.”
And so, Yu Linna thanked her again.
Hase Yuki covered her nose, trying her best not to die, but she really wanted to call for a blood bag, otherwise she would die from a nosebleed.
“Reina, I think I’m about to die. As expected, I still want a younger sister. Why didn’t Mom and Dad give me a younger sister?”
“You can just shut up. You’re already 24, a big girl. Even if you want to be a sis-con, you have no chance.”
Hase Yuki was a pervert.
But Miss Sakurai didn’t want to say it. Whether it was out of respect for her friend, or to protect Yu Linna’s weak and beautiful fantasy, she didn’t want to say it.
But Hase Yuki didn’t care about this. She looked at her unscrupulously, admiring her beautiful face. It had to be said that Yu Linna’s appearance was really beautiful, both moe and cute. Her dazed expression made one’s heart itch. Especially her watery eyes, blinking, so cute.
If I had such a younger sister, I would have no regrets in death.
“Hey, is your name Yu? I’ll just call you Linna then. To be honest, I want you to be my younger sister. You don’t have to do anything, just live at my house and act spoiled to me every day. I’ll prepare dolls and snacks…”
It was hard to imagine that on this serious face, the words that came out were so shameless.
“Miss Sakurai, please translate.”
“…”
How on earth am I supposed to translate that!
“Ah Xue, can’t you be a little more serious! What are you saying in front of a child? You’ll be disliked!!”
“Reina, I’ve found the meaning of life.”
“Meaning my ass! Quick, put your hand down! Don’t go and pat her head! You’re literally committing a crime! You’ll go to jail!”
“But she’s not against it. You see, she’s quite obedient. It’s just that her eyes are a little dazed.”
“Duh! You’re just bullying her for not understanding Japanese!”
Yu Linna looked at the two of them, you say a sentence, I say a sentence. She couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
Not knowing Japanese is really quite troublesome.
Should I go and learn some Japanese…
And while Hase Yuki was patting her head, she showed a silly smile. Her serious face was completely ruined!
“Bang!”
“Ah~! It hurts! Reina, why did you hit me~”
“Xue, if you keep this up, you’ll really commit a crime. Don’t be like this. Turn back while there’s still time.”
Yu Linna couldn’t understand their interaction at all, just taking it as the normal way Japanese people got along, not taking it as a big deal. Because at this time, the food was served, and Yu Linna could finally try Japanese eel rice.
She had heard of this dish many times in the Conan anime, and today she could finally have it once.
“Mmm, the taste is not bad.”
This dish was more in line with her Chinese taste.
She had heard that this dish was quite expensive. For Miss Sakurai to be so generous as to treat her to it, she would have to repay her next time.
As for that Miss Hase, although she was a bit strange, she should be a good person.
