There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

"Actually, I've always wanted to ask... Are you a very strong exorcist?"

Li Nian thought for a moment and replied, "It's pretty strong."

"...How about specifically? For example, compared with the [Prodigy]?"

The reason why Wu Geng asked this question was because the conversation between Dalian Temple and Li Nian showed his recognition of his strength, and he even said that the dangerous people he could not deal with, seemed to be able to defeat Li Nian.

Li Nian thought about it again and pinched his fingers: "... maybe a little bit stronger?"

He used a very humble statement, but Gogen over there couldn't help but let out a small exclamation.

Although he had guessed this a long time ago and had seen him take action when Li Nian was attacked, and guessed that this guy was not an ordinary exorcist, but now after comparing him with the child prodigy, Wu Geng was still very shocked to hear Li Nian admit that he was indeed stronger than the child prodigy.

“Hey, hey… this is too much…”

Li Nian glanced at Wu Geng's expression. She looked at her own stupid face, as if she was looking at a monster. In fact, she understood why she was so surprised.

In the general impression of people, the existence of Dalianji Suzuka represents the group of national-level exorcists, that is, the top force of the Onmyoji Bureau, and it is also believed that Dalianji Suzuka is an outstanding existence among them.

In fact, of course, this is not the case. Perhaps her knowledge and magic power are profound, but Daliansi Suzuka is still young, and is obviously mentally unstable. She also lacks practical experience, and she still has a long way to go before she fully grows up. Even though she has not really witnessed the strength of the first-level exorcists from other countries, Li Nian is still sure that Daliansi Suzuka cannot represent the entire country's first-level exorcists group, nor can she be considered to be among the top ones.

But experts look at the doorway, while laymen look at the excitement. Outsiders always have a misunderstanding that the most famous are the strongest, but they don’t know that those who are really good at fighting are often the least conspicuous.

But Li Nian was too lazy to correct Wu Geng’s misunderstanding... maybe she reached the truth through misunderstanding. Anyway, it was her freedom to think whatever she wanted.

Li Nian joked with a smile.

"Now you know how powerful I am? I told you to stop criticizing me. From now on, you should respect me, love me, obey me, and bow down to me respectfully."

"Bah, no."

Almost subconsciously, Gogen smacked his lips and revealed a look of disgust: "Just brag, I don't believe that you, who has only been an exorcist for a short time, can be so strong."

"If you don't want to believe it, forget it. Who would ask you to believe it?"

Li Nian smiled and shook his head, continuing to concentrate on typing.

Wu Geng looked at his profile. The disgusted expression was pretended, but it gradually subsided. In fact, he understood that Li Nian was just talking nonsense on purpose, and he believed that what Li Nian said was true - because the child prodigy's recognition of him was not false, and his words revealed his trust in his strength, acknowledging that he was more powerful than himself.

Li Nian is a really amazing person.

Not just now, I always feel this way.

He is an excellent student, good at sports, and a good writer. He is also a powerful exorcist. He is both civil and martial, and seems to have all the talents.

I said before that the perfect personality of Dalian Temple Suzuka in front of him was too unreal, so the ability of the person in front of him was also too powerful to be unreal.

It’s just that it’s never shown normally...or rather, Li Nian deliberately didn’t show it.

Even now, he was using a playful attitude to hide the fact that he was a powerful exorcist.

Wu Geng knew why.

He hides his extraordinary side, and is basically taking care of the people around him. Li Nian obviously doesn't want to distance himself from everyone because of his unique side. He wants to laugh and joke, chat casually, and treat each other as equals and in a relaxed manner.

In fact, Li Nian was successful. Wu Geng felt really relaxed and at ease when he was with him, and I think other people felt the same way.

Although he seems to be impolite, lazy and rude in words, Li Nian is actually the one with the most sensitive feelings. He always pays attention to the people around him, provides care at the right time and in moderation, offers assistance with his extraordinary abilities, and then withdraws as if nothing happened.

Wu Geng himself felt that he had received a lot of help.

...When I thought about it this way, I felt that the profile that usually looked quite hateful became harmonious and suddenly became pleasing to the eye.

"Why are you staring at me? Haven't you seen a handsome guy before?" Li Nian suddenly said, "I know you admire me very much now, but there is no need to really fall in love with me, right?"

The pleasing feeling disappeared in an instant, and Li Nian's face became hateful again.

Wu Geng sneered, "Did you get inflated after chatting with the child prodigy? Are you feeling too good about yourself? How could you think I would fall in love with a virgin like you?"

"That's good. It's scary to be in love with a dark and vicious woman."

The so-called verbal confrontation means that the one who really cares loses. After a round of verbal abuse, Li Nian always acted as if nothing had happened. Wu Geng was so angry seeing him like that.

Suddenly, an idea came to him. Wu Geng showed a sad look and looked at Li Nian with tears in his eyes.

"Are you...really that unwilling?"

Li Nian was startled when he heard the sad tone. He turned back to look at Wu Geng and saw the girl was about to cry and looked so pitiful. His eyes suddenly wandered.

"What are you talking about?"

"You know, I... I'm not willing to say so many unpleasant things to everyone. Don't you understand what I mean?"

Pressing the handle of Li Nian's chair, Wu Geng slowly moved closer and closer. Li Nian finally stopped typing, and moved his body to create distance again, staring at the watery eyes that were looking up from below.

The girl's red lips moved slightly, her eyes blurred, and she whispered: "What if I really like you?"

Li Nian looked at Wu Geng quietly for a while, and suddenly sneered.

"Then I can only refuse with all my heart."

"…Tsk, has something been discovered?"

Wu Geng smacked his lips in dissatisfaction, and his concentration was immediately ruined.

In the past, she had done the opposite and took the initiative to show affection, which gave this guy goose bumps instead. Now she wanted to try a feint like "What if I really like you?" and then laugh at Li Nian with "—What! I was just kidding, but you were really moved? Disgusting~~~"

Judging from Li Nian's reaction, it seemed that he had seen through her before the last part, and he didn't know what went wrong.

Wu Geng returned to his normal appearance, but still looked at Li Nian unconvinced.

“…Was there something wrong?”

"I knew you had bad intentions from the beginning. Do you think I'm someone you can easily get back at? I'm a man who won't suffer a second time after being wronged once." Li Nian winked proudly, "If you think a mere confession of love can move me, you underestimate me too much. Now I feel that any woman who approaches me has bad intentions. If anyone confesses to me, I will reject them with a stern reaction."

"...You deserve to not be able to find a girlfriend."

Realizing that he had lost again, Wu Geng cursed unwillingly. It seemed that the defense of this straight man seemed to have increased again.

The two of them were totally unaware that the entire scene was seen by several people from Yuigahama's side. However, they were unaware of the intrigue between the two, and outsiders only saw the surface - that is, Gogen was moving towards Li Nian with an unsatisfied expression on his face.

Hikigaya looked shocked.

Yuigahama covered her red face and exclaimed, "W-When did these two..."

Yukinoshita frowned and pointed out directly: "You two over there, this is in a public place, please have some shame, if you want to flirt, please go home and do it."

““There is no flirting.””

Almost at the same time, Li Nian and Wu Geng subconsciously refuted.

"Then you two are still together."

"Did you hear that? Sit back down."

Just then noticing what was going on, Li Nian pushed Wu Geng's head back in disgust.

Wu Geng slapped Li Nian's hand away and sat back down, muttering unhappily, "...What? It's obviously me who's at a disadvantage."

"Hahaha, classmate Li Nian and classmate Wu Geng are still the same." An Yi smiled bitterly, knowing that these two were just scheming against each other as always.

But Kato looked at Gogen who was blushing a little, but didn't say anything.

Chapter 263: A New Beginning for Wu Geng Liuli

The atmosphere was a little awkward, and silence fell between the two of them.

Wugeng secretly went to see Li Nian who had returned to work. No matter whether he was talking to Dalian Temple Suzuka or chatting with himself, this guy almost never stopped typing on the keyboard, as if his writing ideas had never been interrupted. Seeing him typing the words without hesitation, it was as if his mind was flowing without stopping.

"…Are you writing the revised manuscript for the first volume?" Wu Geng asked.

"Yes."

Li Nian had worked in a society before, and he wrote outlines at an absurdly fast speed back then. Now when he writes the main text, it is still smooth and unimpeded as if he has no hesitation at all. Wu Geng, who is reading this, is actually quite envious. She considers herself to be a fast writer, but compared with Li Nian, even if we only count her peak period, her speed is still not comparable to this guy’s average speed... The key is not only the speed, it seems that the quality is also incomparable?

Is this still a human? Isn't this a humanoid coder? Does a professional have to reach this level? But Kasumigaoka-senpai doesn't seem to be that fast...

But Wu Geng naturally would not praise him honestly, he said in a sarcastic tone.

"Is it really good to write so fast? I know that when you seem to be inspired and typing very fast, but when you turn around and look back, you will find that you wrote so fast because what you wrote is garbage."

"It seems that you have a deep understanding of this?"

"..."

"Don't worry, I'm different from you."

"It would be best if you could remain so tough even when you fail." Wu Geng gritted his teeth, hurt by his own words again.

"It's really a failure. It's not my fault, but the readers of this generation are not good enough!"

"How dare you say that..."

"…Of course I'm just kidding. This is a serious matter at hand, so I still want to write it well."

"…Is the matter of great importance?"

"Well, because everyone has expectations of me, I want to respond as much as possible if I can. There are also visible benefits waiting ahead. This is a rare opportunity. If I don't seize it, I will lose." Li Nian murmured to himself, as if he was answering Wu Geng, but also as if he was answering himself.

“……?” Wu Geng didn’t quite understand.

"Don't worry about my business. But you said you wanted to publish a book, didn't you? I saw you browsed that webpage for a long time. Is it necessary to be so entangled about publishing a book?"

Li Nian glanced at Wu Geng's computer screen. She had no idea what web page she had been browsing. It was just opening a book. Nowadays, websites have simplified the process to the point of 123 steps. Why did she have to struggle with it for so long?

"No... I won't think too much about something I've already decided. I just visited the homepage of [Become a Novelist] and found that a related essay contest has just started, so I'm now thinking about whether to participate."

Li Nian immediately understood.

The so-called "Become a Novelist" website can be said to be the largest web-based novel serialization platform in Japan. There are many famous works produced on it. To pick out the most famous ones, there are "Guns o Domain", "The Honor Student at Magic High School", and "From the Beginning to Live in a Different World". These works have long been published in paperback versions, and have gone through processes such as comics and animations, and have launched various multimedia linkages, becoming famous all over the world.

If Wu Geng wants to start a book, he will naturally choose this website. With such a large scale, the operator will of course often organize some writing activities to stimulate creators to join in and write new books on related topics. They will also prepare corresponding review mechanisms, select excellent works, provide money, and even help with publishing channels and further publicity.

"I have to participate." Li Nian came to the conclusion decisively, and then curiously asked: "Is there anything to hesitate about? Are there any restrictions? Or will participating in this essay contest cause any loss to the new book?"

"...There are no restrictions, and there is no loss. It can be regarded as an extra opportunity that comes out of thin air." Wu Geng laughed self-deprecatingly: "But when I think about such a large essay contest that will attract all kinds of big names to participate, and I join in to compete with their new works, I feel a little pressured."

Li Nian sneered.

"I just said before that it would be stupid not to seize the opportunity. Do you think you can avoid competing with others by not participating in the essay contest? Wrong. If you publish a book directly, you will not get any bonus. You will be competing with all the books on the website. It's like entering the ocean, where there are both rotten fish and shrimps and giant beasts. Now I draw a pond for you to swim in. Are you not happy?"

"Of course I understand this logic, but..." Wu Geng hesitated to speak.

Li Nian said for her what she didn't want to say.

"It's just that if the book is published normally, it won't enter the public eye so quickly and be compared with other works in the same category?"

"..."

Wugeng glanced at Xuexia over there. She had already opened Li Nian's manuscript and was reading it. She had become very serious without realizing it.

At this moment, Wu Geng recalled the memory of going to the Service Club with Li Nian with the manuscript, and being criticized by this sharp-tongued woman. That was the first time that Wu Geng was "criticized" like that by others, so she is a little scared when she sees Yukinoshita now, and there is still some psychological shadow.

Of course Li Nian knew what she was thinking and smiled indifferently.

"I'm not telling you not to be afraid. It's just that it doesn't matter what a person thinks. No matter what career path you take, as long as you are determined to move up, there is no reason for anyone to let go of the opportunity in front of them. The essay contest has a corresponding review mechanism. It is the main focus of the website operator in the short term, which means that the main attention of the website will be devoted to it in the short term. It also means that you are more likely to be discovered and dug out by the editor. If you don't seize this opportunity and let it go, you are stupid. As for being compared with others, isn't that better? Let you see how much you have grown now and how many comrades you can trample under your feet."

"...Do you think I have grown?" Wu Geng cast a hopeful look.

"How should I know?" Li Nian shook his head and added, "Whether you have improved as an author can only be judged by the finished book. I worked with you on the outline of your book. At least I think your book will be much better than before. If it is worse than before, it only means that you have not grown but regressed."

"…What do you mean by degradation?" Gogen muttered unhappily, "How low can it go?"

"If it was at the infant level before."

"..."Wu Geng's mouth twitched.

"If you degenerate further... you will be called O-egg? It's decided. If you mess up, I will call you that in the future. How about you feel it now in advance? Oh, O-egg-classmate?"

"No way! I'd rather die than do that! Okay, I'll prove it to you. I'll definitely prove it to you. I'll participate. Can't I participate right now?"

Wu Geng, who had been hesitant and held back by fear before, was now pushed forward by another kind of fear. With a sad face, he hurriedly clicked the "Participate in the Essay Contest" button on the web page and finally hurriedly entered the book publishing process.

Li Nian glanced at the words she had quickly typed in the first column for the book title.

"Okay, it's decided. From now on, I'll call you O-egg-san."

"Why!?"

"That's why I want to ask you why you insist on using the title "Crymonster" for so long. Are you really not going to change it?"

"Is there any problem?" Wu Geng looked at him blankly.

"You're looking at me with such an innocent face. I don't know what to say." Li Nian was really tired and covered his forehead: "You're like this and you still say you don't need me and Kasumigaoka to help you check..."