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

Li Nian shrugged his shoulders and had completely given up the idea of ​​​​binding the well grass, because he knew that it was basically meaningless. He chose to concentrate on putting slices of meat on the grill one by one. In short, he first cast a net all over the place.

"The wisest thing to do is to leave those people alone."

Smelling the aroma that was already beginning to spread and looking at the pieces of meat dripping with thick fat on the grill, Qingshan couldn't help but swallow his saliva and hold his stomach tightly.

"S-That's true."

As the first wave of meat was grilled, it then entered a cycle of putting and taking. Although Kamiigusa's approach was just as she said, as if she wanted to turn the dining table into a battlefield from the start, and he and Kanda, who were geographically close to him, were having a fierce battle for food, the table here was prepared for the group, and the grill in the middle was actually quite large, and the food ordered was sufficient, so it didn't develop into a tense atmosphere, and everyone could eat enough.

of course……

"Are you going to snatch the meat that was grilled for less than 30 seconds?!"

"You are too naive, my junior. Human beings are creatures that only eat raw meat and drink blood!"

Not everyone can eat cooked food...

Looking at the scene, An Yi pushed up his glasses and said admiringly, "I see, he is indeed a very energetic person as the rumors say. Is it this kind of personality that creates such unconventional and imaginative works?"

"I hope you can look beyond this tragic scene and see things in a positive light."

Having said that, Li Nian was not surprised when seeing this tragic scene.

Anyway, Kanda had taken Kamiigusa and Shiina's situations into consideration from the very beginning, and specially prepared their portions during the barbecue. Although he was a little busy, in the end he still managed to secure his own portion, so there was no need to worry about him.

Li Nian glanced at Qingshan over there. She was eating more attentively than anyone else. It seemed that she was really hungry today. Li Nian turned around and asked Jianshan next to her.

"Is the food good?"

Isayama was stretching out her chopsticks to pick up the steak that had been grilled for a long time. She hummed with a serious expression on her face. From the way she was absorbed in the meal, it seemed that she was enjoying it very much.

"By the way, I want to ask you something." Li Nian leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Do you know a demon exorcist named Tianruo?"

Isayama's chopsticks shook and he failed to pick up the food, so the beef that was about to reach his mouth fell down. Li Nian was quick-witted and reached out his chopsticks like lightning to pick it up before it fell on the table.

"It's so dangerous..."

"Who were you talking about just now?" Isayama looked at him blankly, as if he was still unaware.

"I said the last name is Tianruo..." Li Nian thought she didn't hear clearly and wanted to repeat it.

Isayama suddenly became nervous, and came over and whispered anxiously: "Don't say that name casually!"

Looking at her nervous expression, as if this name was a taboo, Li Nian naturally felt that something was wrong and frowned.

"what happened?"

Isayama asked him quietly, "Why do you know about Tenjo-sama?"

"…My first [job] was his assessment."

"...Assessment." Isayama obviously knew what Li Nian meant by assessment, and asked suspiciously, "Shouldn't it be Team Leader Jinguji?"

"He said he was interested in me and came to take my place... He seemed to be an important figure? What was his identity?"

Isayama was silent for a while and looked at Kamiigusa over there. Fortunately, Kamiigusa was busy cleaning the grill and didn't notice the whispers here.

Isayama didn't say anything, but took out his cell phone and pressed it. Li Nian understood and also took out her cell phone, and soon received a text message from Isayama.

"Tian Ruo Qing Xian, a national first-class demon exorcist, head of the Curse Search Department."

These few concise messages have fully explained the identity of the man with dark circles under his eyes.

Li Nian's eyebrows kept twitching.

"He is really an important figure..."

The folk name "Twelve Divine Generals" refers to those exorcists who have been granted national first-class exorcist qualification by the Onmyoji Bureau. This shows how rare they are, and it is also a proof of their strength. This Tian Ruo Qingxian is one of them, and he is also the director of the Curse Search Department. I think he is probably a leading figure in the industry.

"Just know it, there's nothing to say." Isayama reminded, not wanting to say more on this topic.

Li Nian said "oh", in fact, he didn't have a detailed understanding of the first-level demon exorcist or the minister, nor did he think that being powerful was a big deal, he just cared more about whether the person had the strength to match the title, but apart from a barrier, he had never seen the person actually take action, so it was hard to make a judgment. It was just a casual question here, in fact, he didn't care too much, knowing that his full name was Tian Ruo Qingxian, and he seemed to be a great person, he was satisfied enough.

His mind returned to the dinner table, and Li Nian casually put the beef on the chopsticks into his mouth.

"(Chew chew)"

Isayama: “…”

...Did this person eat the steak that I spent half a day grilling as if nothing had happened?

When Isayama began to seriously suspect whether Li Nian mentioned Lord Tenruo's name just for this moment, Aki, who had been observing Kamiigusa for a long time, seemed to be somewhat satisfied and shifted his gaze to Shiina next to Kanda.

The girl sat there quietly, staring at the grill seriously. From time to time, she decisively picked up the slices of meat grilled by Kanda. She only ate the ones that looked good, and she was very accurate in picking them.

This person, who clearly has no ability to take care of himself in daily life, appears more normal than anyone else when he is picky about food.

"But Shiina-san doesn't look like the flower of high mountain that Eriri mentioned..."

When the topic turned to himself, Shiina, who was chewing a piece of meat in his mouth, cast an inorganic look at Aki and tilted his head.

An Yi sighed as if unintentionally, not expecting to be noticed. Instead of taking advantage of the situation like he did with Kamiigusa, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Did I say that? Sorry, I have no ill intentions. I just heard about your story, Shiina-san, and I'm a little curious."

"Amaki-kun, you have to know that rumors are not worth believing at all." Kanda, who knows Shiina's true nature best, said seriously.

"Huh? I also heard that Shiina-san is a world-class artist..."

“…That’s true.”

"World class? That's an exaggeration." Li Nian complained nonchalantly, but attracted the astonished gazes of Kanda and Aoyama.

"Is there anything exaggerated?" Kanda asked.

"What exaggeration is that...?"

"Ah, speaking of which, classmate Li Nian, you always seem to be distant and don't seem to be very interested in our affairs. There's nothing I can do about it..." Kanda said with a wry smile.

"..." Li Nian felt as if his true nature had been exposed accidentally, and his heart suddenly tightened. He thought he had concealed it well.

Fortunately, Kanda didn't say much, just said: "You can find out if you search the name [Shiina Mashiro]."

"Let's talk about it later." Li Nian wanted to skip this topic, but at this moment he remembered something and asked Shiina: "Speaking of which, Shiina-san, I remember you said you wanted to submit your comics to a magazine? What was the result?"

"Comics?" An Yi caught the word and pricked up her ears: "Shiina-san also draws comics? And submitted it to a competition?"

"Yeah." Shiina nodded and replied calmly: "It's still under review."

"It's under review..."

Li Nian recalled that when she first saw her manuscript, she felt that the situation was not optimistic and decided not to ask any more questions.

When An Yi wanted to ask something else, Li Nian picked up the cup of drink, knocked on the table, and raised it high with a smile: "I wish Shiina-san can get a good result, and also to celebrate Qingshan moving in and me getting the job, let's have a drink?"

""cheers!""

Using this as an excuse, Li Nian successfully livened up the atmosphere.

Soon after……

"I can't fight..." Kamiigusa uttered a rare weak groan and fell face down on the table.

Li Nian looked at the people who were happily eating and drinking and almost collapsing in their chairs. He smiled and stood up to pay the bill.

Qingshan sat up hurriedly and said, "As expected, we should all go out together..."

"No need. Money is something that should be spent well while you are alive." Li Nian waved his hand and pushed the door open.

Qingshan was stunned: "What a strange statement...?"

After hearing this, Isayama narrowed his eyes, suddenly stood up, and said with a smile: "By the way, I have something else to say to him." Then he chased out.

When she opened the door, she saw Li Nian still standing outside, looking up, closing her eyes, and taking a long breath.

"what happened?"

Li Nian glanced at her, shrugged his shoulders, and said nonchalantly: "Nothing happened."

"You're lying." Isayama said firmly, "You're not in a good state today. I can still see it, Senior."

"Oh? What did you find out?" Li Nian asked with a smile.

"It seems that a grown man is as lonely as a little kid."

"……How can it be."

"There was a subtle silence for a while?"

"..."

Under Isayama's gaze, Li Nian still gave in. He hummed twice as if giving up, but still said nothing. He just turned and left.

Isayama wanted to follow, but Li Nian left a word.

"I've paid the bill and I won't be back. I want to go out for a walk alone and breathe some fresh air. Please help tell them that they don't have to wait for me and can go back by themselves."

Isayama was frozen in place by these words, watching Li Nian walk further and further away, yet he felt as if he had never before known this boy, and his vulnerable side... It turned out that this man also felt lonely sometimes.

Chapter 96 It’s time for people to comment

It's another school day.

Li Nian came to the classroom carrying her schoolbag and came to her desk. She glanced at Wu Geng next to her. Wu Geng was lying on the desk catching up on her sleep, but he walked straight over and knocked on the desk gently without any sense of tact to wake her up.

Wu Geng, who was woken up, raised his head with difficulty and cast a murderous look.

"I'll kill you."

"So, saying this with two dark circles under your eyes doesn't have much of a deterrent effect... Were you working on the manuscript late last night?"

Wu Geng nodded weakly, his eyelids drooping, and he looked really sleepy.

Li Nian asked in confusion, "Didn't they say the revisions were almost complete? Why are they dragging their feet so much?"

Gogen replied glumly: "…because there are always new problems that arise."

Although Wu Geng told Li Nian that her revisions were nearing completion before the holiday, in fact, when she finished and read through the entire text, she discovered new problems caused by the revisions. When she revised that part, there was an error in the corresponding plot. This went on and on, and no matter how she revised it, it was not satisfactory, so Wu Geng spent the entire weekend repeating the same thing.

When Li Nian heard this, he understood what situation Wu Geng was facing and smiled knowingly.

"This is the inevitable setback on the road to progress... So, it hasn't been completed yet?"

Wu Geng perked up a little, slowly pulled out a stack of thick bound manuscript paper from the drawer, placed it on the table, and snorted provocatively.

"No, how could this little difficulty defeat me?"

It seems that she has completed the revision.

Although the repetitive process lasted until three o'clock in the morning last night, it still did not reach the level she expected for Wuchen. But she felt that there was nothing else she could do, so she just regarded it as a finished draft and printed it out first.

A hint of pride appeared on Wu Geng's pale face, and he spoke to Li Nian with a mocking tone.

"I plan to go look for those people today. Then, what about the person who promised to write something to compete with me?"

Li Nian smiled, opened her schoolbag, took out a stack of manuscript paper and put it down gently.

"I've also written the beginning part these days."

The thinness of the manuscript seemed pale in comparison to the thick stack of papers written by Wu Geng. However, Wu Geng suddenly became serious, picked up the manuscript paper and flipped through it, first counting the pages and estimating the number of words, then he put away the contempt on his face and revealed an expression of surprise.

Although there is not too much, as Li Nian said, it seems to be only the length of the opening part of a novel, which is about 30,000 words, but Wu Geng did not think that 30,000 words are too few, because considering the length of time from the time when Li Nian said he remembered to write the beginning to now, this amount is very good.

She originally thought that even if it was just a beginning, Li Nian would not be able to produce it until today. But now there was a stack of manuscript paper in front of her, which was the real content, and she couldn't help but believe it.

Wu Geng showed a trace of relief on his face: "Not bad, it seems that you have worked hard recently."

Li Nian shrugged indifferently, thinking that if he told Wu Geng that he had written these 30,000 words in just five hours last night, the girl's expression would be even more exciting. However, when he was told that he had worked hard, Li Nian still accepted it happily and replied with emotion, "Of course."

Even if there were only five hours, they were five extremely fulfilling hours in which every minute and every second was utilized. During this period, Li Nian devoted twelve points of focus and concentration.

For someone like him, the measurement of time has lost its conventional meaning. As a result, Li Nian dare not say that the 30,000 words he wrote have reached the pinnacle, but he is confident that he has done the best he can.

Wu Geng heard him accept his compliments calmly, but he felt unhappy. He said to him sarcastically: "It's just the beginning. Why are you so proud? How can it compare with the manuscript I have already completed?"

"Bibi realized that the value of an article is never measured by the number of words."

"You can only be proud now."

Li Nian didn't care about Wu Geng's hostility at all. He said, "Let's exchange it and see?" and naturally reached out to take Wu Geng's manuscript, but Wu Geng slapped it away.

Li Nian looked at him in confusion, and Wu Geng spoke slowly.

"Leave it in suspense for now."

She also handed Li Nian's manuscript back, apparently wanting to get an objective evaluation from others first to determine the winner.