Li Nian snapped his fingers and sparks appeared on his fingertips. Before An Yi could say, "Anyone can do such a simple magic trick," the sparks turned into a tiny but lifelike dragon that swam happily in his hands, flying up and down along his five fingers.

An Yi was stunned by what she saw.

At this time, the door of the department office slammed open, and Sawamura rushed in while shouting, "The matter with Mr. Li has been settled. Hand over your manuscript to me!"

Chapter 292: The little commotion soon passed

Sawamura, who happened to walk in, also saw the little thing swimming around. He squinted his eyes, as if he didn't see it clearly, thinking it was some small animal. He walked over without any precautions and asked.

"What is that? Is the window open? How could a bird fly in?"

Li Nian looked at Zemura's reaction and noticed the glasses in her hand. She asked curiously, "So Zemura is nearsighted?"

Still in a daze, An Yi subconsciously replied: "Who told this guy to always bend his head to draw... No, that's not the point! What is this!"

"… a product similar to the summoning technique of a shikigami."

"I see, I understand Shikigami summoning... No! Summoning?! Shikigami? It's you... this...?"

The little dragon made of fire flew up and down around Li Nian's fingertips, as if it was very intimate with him, and its cheerful posture was like a living thing, but it was a "creature" that you would never see in daily life. This thing actually appeared before his eyes, flying in the air with a lifelike posture, which made An Yi gradually confirm a fact and he was incoherent for a while.

"I told you, I'm an exorcist, so it's only natural that I know some tricks like this."

Li Nian, who didn't want to repeat the matter again, made a final reiteration listlessly. His eyes had returned to the computer screen. He clicked the mouse and started pushing gal again as if no one was around.

"..." An Yi opened his mouth, unable to understand for a moment. Just as he was about to ask something, he suddenly remembered something that happened to Li Nian. He fell silent and began to think.

"What's wrong with you suddenly being a chuunibana? That's unlike you..." Sawamura, who had just approached, was puzzled when he heard Li Nian's words. He put on his glasses and saw the little thing flying up and down in Li Nian's hand. He suddenly realized that this little thing was not a docile creature like a bird that accidentally broke into the room. He jumped up in fright: "What the hell is that!?"

The little thing with flaming flames on it gave Sawamura a dangerous feeling. She shrank behind Aki and screamed in fear: "What is that! What is that?!"

"Humph, so stupid mortals have poor receptive abilities..."

Gogen, who was standing next to him, was watching the scene with a smile that seemed to be very amusing, and for some reason, he showed a smile that was full of superiority.

"Heh, I remember that when you suddenly faced the facts, your reaction didn't seem to be very good?" Li Nianshi said without even raising his head.

"No, I immediately compared the situation with the plot of the novel I had read before and understood it, okay?"

"I see. Well, this is not the first day I know how deep your chuunibyou is."

The noise had woken up Kasumigaoka at some point. She sat up from the sofa and looked at the commotion blankly for a while. She understood the situation now and walked over with a smile: "What's going on? Why is Li Nian suddenly not going to pretend to be an ordinary high school boy anymore?"

"Let's show off! Stop pretending! That's right, the man in front of you is a high school boy who has obtained the qualification of an independent exorcist at his age and identity, and has made a great fortune in the industry in just a few months."

Li Nian was jokingly saying something out of the ordinary, but Wu Geng knew that was probably the truth, and he joked, "You have excellent grades and are firmly ranked first in the school. Your novels easily won awards and were published. This is what it means to be both literary and martial, intelligent and brave, right? Then you are indeed an [ordinary Japanese male high school student], but you are the template of my tueee department. I guess you are secretly a traveler from another world?"

"..."

"…Wait, what's with that subtle silence? What? Huh?!"

An Yi suddenly asked, "Since you came back from Kyoto..."

"Yeah." Li Nian nodded.

"I see..." An Yi had a complicated expression, but he seemed to have sorted out his logic all of a sudden. He also knew that the big change in Li Nian was caused by the spiritual disaster. Maybe it was at that time that he awakened his talent as an exorcist... Thinking of this, An Yi completely accepted the fact and let out a long sigh: "I don't know when he became an exorcist... No wonder he is related to the "Child Prodigy", including the fact that he suddenly ran out of the department office in a hurry before, and he always asked for leave and disappeared suddenly before, it was all because of doing this kind of work... I understand, the changes in you are much greater than I thought."

Kasumigaoka didn't miss the word "Kyoto". She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Li Nian. She was very curious, but she also knew that now was not the time to ask questions.

"That's it. Anyway, the income of an exorcist is higher than you think. Even if it's a few million, I can still afford it."

"……I see."

"Hey, hey? What did you understand?" Sawamura was the only one who was still at a loss, his eyes wandering blankly at the Charmander flying in the air and the people present.

"Please have some tea, Sawamura-san." When Sawamura came in, Kato turned around and leisurely went to make tea, and now he brought it to Sawamura.

"Ah, thank you. I'm a little thirsty..." Kato's behavior was too natural, so Sawamura took the teacup naturally. When he handed it to his mouth, he suddenly came to his senses, put the teacup down, and said hurriedly: "That's not right! Why! Even Kato, why do you all look like you have understood everything? Only I am excluded?! Exorcist? Kyoto? Child prodigy? What the hell! Explain it to me clearly!"

"...Alas." Li Nian sighed slightly irritably, with an expression that showed he didn't want to talk anymore. Wu Geng saw this and sneered.

"What's going on? Didn't Sawamura hear it at the beginning? This guy is an exorcist, as you can see. Don't you understand when you see this fire dragon?"

"Well……"

Sawamura stared at the little fire dragon. At this moment, the little thing seemed to be tired of flying, and lay on the back of Li Nian's hand. The swirling flames touched the skin, but it seemed that no harm was caused at all. Li Nian ignored it and continued to click the mouse, but the little fire dragon yawned before lazily lying down, and the slender column of fire it exhaled could be felt even here. No matter how you look at it, the flame is not a harmless thing like an eye-smoothing trick.

"I am an exorcist" - these are the words the boy just said casually. After calming down, Sawamura could of course recognize that it was the form of an oriental dragon. This creature that only appeared in mythology was Li Nian's further explanation.

After understanding this matter, Sawamura suddenly remembered the scene when he first met Li Nian and he easily beat down a few thugs in an alley.

Not to mention Gogen, who was the closest to this guy, Senior Kasumigaoka also seemed to be in the know. Looking at Kato's calm look, it seemed that he also knew about this matter. It seemed that she and Amai were the last to know about this matter.

Indeed, this guy named Li Nian is a famous person in the school. Sawamura has heard a lot of rumors about him, such as that he once fought off a gang of gangsters at the school gate, that he has connections with the underworld, and that he has a close relationship with Dalian Temple Suzuka... If he is an exorcist, then many things can be explained.

"Ahh! I understand! I understand, okay? You said this Li is an exorcist, right? And he's been hiding it from us until now, right? "

Li Nian didn't think he had done anything that needed to be held accountable, so he said helplessly, "There's no need for me to tell you, right?"

"Why are you hiding it? If you have such an amazing job, you should publicize it as if the whole world knows about it, right? That's what young people like today who are full of desire for performance should do? Like a child prodigy!"

"No, should we say that young people nowadays are much more restrained, the so-called low-desire generation? Even Suzuka herself probably doesn't want to be publicized... Well, anyway, I don't want to be watched like a monkey, so please keep this matter confidential."

"If you want to keep it a secret, keep it a secret until the end! Why are you suddenly telling it now?"

"Isn't it An Yi who is worried about the production budget? He's even thinking about selling his kidney. I thought it would be better for me to pay for it instead of making so much trouble. But he didn't believe that I could come up with that amount, so I thought I'd just reveal my real job to avoid you asking me questions later."

"Just for such a superficial reason?"

"…On the other hand, I told you my identity as an exorcist so that you would remember to find me first when a spiritual disaster occurs."

"…You sound very reliable, but could you please stop playing with butter while you say it? It makes it less convincing. So why are you playing with butter?"

An Yi reiterated dissatisfiedly: "It's not an adult version! The version for all ages! All ages, no exposed nipples, no on-base, super healthy, ok? The kind that wouldn't be weird to appear in a high school club activity room!"

“Tomoya, you’d better throw away your ridiculous reserve as soon as possible. Until now, you still don’t understand that the plot is the essence of gals? The so-called gal players pursue the moment of pushing the girls down! It’s okay if you are stupid, but please don’t lead our script astray, okay!”

"No! I won't give in on the one thing about all ages!"

"I'm talking to you... No, don't lead me astray! We're discussing how Li Nian suddenly became an exorcist."

"It hasn't changed at all, has it? I thought I'm usually like this, right?"

"Uh……"

Sawamura was speechless for a moment, looking Li Nian up and down. Indeed, he gave people the same impression as usual. It didn't seem strange to know that he was an exorcist...

"What's this feeling..." Sawamura muttered.

"It feels like a puzzle is being completed. It's very interesting, isn't it?"

The one who answered her was Kasumigaoka.

Sawamura clapped his hands, thinking that she was absolutely right.

Yes, just like completing a puzzle, it just makes this person's personality become more three-dimensional and complete.

Speaking of the impression Li Nian gives people, it is an intuitive one of strength and steadiness, a strong physique and excellent abilities in all aspects, a relaxed attitude that seems like he can do anything, reflecting a kind of transcendent standard - if you felt it was a bit strange before, and felt that this character was too far away from the stage of a male high school student, now that you know that he is an exorcist... after knowing that he is the kind of human being who is inherently detached from the world, you feel that the impression he gave people in the past was natural.

He can also write excellent articles. Sawamura has to admit that he is talented because she is attracted and moved by him. It is indeed as Gogen said, this is what it means to be good at both literature and martial arts... If you think about it carefully, how can there be such an excellent guy in the world? Isn't this simply...

At this moment, Sawamura suddenly remembered the person who had just painted beautiful and gorgeous pictures on paper in the studio where she stayed before she came... Mashiro Shiina.

“…Is this another genius?”

Li Nian caused this commotion, but he didn't think too much about it. In fact, he had been concentrating on pushing the gal to watch the plot. He was stunned when he heard the words, and looked up at Sawamura. He felt that she was looking at him blankly, and what was reflected in her eyes seemed to be a monster. He frowned immediately and glanced at Kasumigaoka next to her. He knew that this person had said something unnecessary again, and there was a hint of blame in her eyes.

Kasumigaoka stuck out her tongue.

Li Nian thought about it, then laughed and said simply.

"Yes, I am a genius. This is something that only appears once in a thousand years. You have never seen anything like this, right? Then you have to look at it more. After all, we are going to make games, and we will have more time to work together in the future. If you are not used to it, you will be startled by trivial things in the future. I can't stand it."

Sawamura suddenly came back to his senses.

Yes, the true genius she knew seemed too otherworldly. He would hardly say a few words all day long. Most of the time, he would just sit quietly in front of the canvas, not saying a word, as if he was thinking about various things... He was not as boastful as Li Nian.

Sawamura snorted, showing a look of disdain, and said proudly with his hands on his hips, "I was just thinking about something, and I just listened to you bragging. Calling you a genius is flattering you, but you are just a little bit better than others. What do you think you can do? An exorcist is so great? There are no different levels of exorcists? How are you compared to that well-known "child prodigy" you know?"

Perhaps he felt that as both were young exorcists, Li Nian could not be compared with the [child prodigy].

"Well... in terms of fame, they are a hundred thousand blocks away."

"Yeah, so, young man, don't be proud." Sawamura patted Li Nian's shoulder with a smile, thinking that compared with the prodigy, Li Nian was nothing special - thinking this way, it seemed that he could accept this guy's identity as an exorcist that came out of nowhere.

Li Nian was not happy with the feeling of being pitied: "Wait, I'm a little better than Suzuka, what do you think?"

"... In this case, I can barely admit that you are a bit of a genius? Oh, yes, I came to you to talk about this." Sawamura suddenly remembered the original purpose of his rushing over here, and immediately threw away the trivial matter of the exorcist. He immediately stretched out his hand, and asked Li Nian impatiently for something: "I have already talked to your editor about the illustrations for your new book - so hand in the manuscript quickly! I don't want to see it, but considering the work schedule, I want to finish the illustrations quickly, so I need to confirm the content as soon as possible!"

Chapter 293: Who isn’t an old single dog?

"...What? You've already contacted the library? Why haven't I heard Ms. Machida mention that?"

"I just found it."

"Is it settled?"

"Of course. Who am I? Kashiwagi Eri! A well-known name in the industry. Once I tell you my pen name and tell you that I want to do the illustrations for your new book, it's only natural that she will happily agree."

Li Nian was puzzled. He had not received any contact from this side. "You agreed without asking about my intention?"

"...It said [Thank you for your attention, I will contact Mr. Muzi and let him make the decision], isn't that a promise?"

"...How can this be considered an agreement made in ecstasy? Didn't you say no at all?"

"It doesn't matter. Your answers will only be [yes] and [agree], right? It doesn't matter. Just hand in the manuscript! Sasa, hurry up."

Although it's not decided yet, Li Nian has also learned about it. Logically speaking, he still has room for choice, and according to the process he can pick out a style that he likes more from among several painters... But Li Nian himself quite likes Kashiwagi Eri's style, so he had specifically consulted Sawamura about it before. Since Sawamura has already taken the initiative to talk to Ms. Machida about it, he who has the decision-making power will of course only give a positive answer. If there are no accidents, the matter is basically settled.

"...I didn't prepare a paper manuscript. I'll give you a Word document and a USB drive?"

"What era still needs that kind of thing? Just send it to me through Line... Oh, by the way, I didn't add you as my friend... And the same goes for other people..."

At this point, Sawamura's eyes secretly swept over the other people present, especially glancing at Kasumigaoka who was yawning wrapped in Li Nian's clothes, and muttered, "I only added Renye..."

An Yi knew at a glance that the blonde with twin ponytails was too embarrassed to ask to be added to a line, so she said at the right time: "Then let's all add each other as friends and form a group. It will be convenient for us to discuss and exchange information together when we play games in the future."

Li Nian and Sawamura had already taken out their mobile phones, turned on the infrared function and added each other as friends. At this time, Li Nian had already sent the file. Sawamura, who received the manuscript file, smiled so hard that his mouth was crooked, but he soon noticed that there were other people watching here, so he immediately straightened his expression and added other people as friends.

Then she looked towards Kasumigaoka with hope - she really liked the work "Love Metronome" and was lucky enough to have a line with Kasumigao Shiko at this time...

Kasumigaoka noticed her glance and the shy way she was holding the phone, smiled slightly, and took out her phone: "Then please add me as a friend, Sawamura-san."

"...! It's my honor!"

"Look, we haven't added each other as friends yet?" Li Nian pointed his phone at Wugeng.

"Please don't send me harassing messages with the intention of flirting with me."

"Got it. I'll send you the virus file later."

After the usual round of bad words to each other, at least they did not reject each other's friend request and added each other as friends.

"If you want to chat me up, I'd welcome it." Kasumigaoka had already added Sawamura and handed over her phone.

“That’s really worth looking forward to.”

Wu Geng said disdainfully: "This lsp." Li Nian pretended not to hear him.

When she added Kato as her friend, she saw Li Nian's picture and asked curiously, "So Li Nian likes birds?"

"What?" Li Nian was puzzled.

"I see that you, Li Nian, use a pigeon as your profile picture?"

"...Hehe, I don't like birds, I just like pigeons."

"...Huh? Why?"

"Well, forget it if you don't understand. It's better not to understand the meaning. Good boy, don't ask."

"Oh."

Although he was still very curious, since Li Nian had said so, Kato tactfully stopped asking.

They added each other as friends and were pulled into a group by An Yi.

Sawamura lay down on the sofa with a smile, and it seemed that he couldn't wait to read Li Nian's manuscript.

Kasumigaoka walked over to Li Nian and looked at Sawamura, saying, "Okay, you just casually revealed it again?"

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