Ever since she fell from the fake balcony and caused the plot to go out of control, the expression of the girl who was usually very methodical has been tense, and she couldn't even catch some of the jokes thrown to her by Li Mo.
——Of course, it is also possible that she herself felt that it was not a good thing to speak too sharply in public, especially when her sister was present.
Then her gaze drifted to Gogen Ruri, whose tail was literally lifted up by Li Mo's praise.
Although they had known each other during a previous hot spring trip, she had never really communicated with Gokou Ruri - Gokou Ruri seemed to have some subtle opinions about her. She had a good relationship with everyone else, but kept a distance from her.
And Yukinoshita Yukino is not the kind of person who would take the initiative to lower herself to communicate with others, so the final result is that the relationship between the two can only be regarded as 'familiar strangers'.
So when she had an accident this time, Gokuri Ruri immediately stepped forward to help her, which still surprised her a little. After all, before this, the other party's attitude towards her had never been very friendly.
The only problem is...
"I feel like there's something strangely familiar about that cat-ear-growing state just now."
Xue Nai glanced at Li Mo and asked pointedly: "Is it a 'curse' this time too?"
"It's cat ringworm."
Li Mo insisted.
"Is ringworm a disease like this?"
Yukinoshita Yukino, who once wanted to raise a cat but gave up for various reasons, also looked up a lot of relevant information, and her eyes became even sharper.
"There's no law that says the wizarding world can't have its own unique illness, right?"
"Humph……"
The girl snorted lightly, but because she was indeed saved, she had no intention of pursuing the matter further. She just looked at Gokuri Ruri from time to time, thinking about whether she should find an opportunity to feed her... ahem, treat her to a meal to express her gratitude.
Gokou Ruri was made suspicious by her frequent glances with some strange emotions, and subconsciously hid behind Li Mo, making Yukinoshita Yukino look a little lost.
Li Mo didn't notice these small details. He just took out a few cups from somewhere: "Would you like something to drink? Hot cocoa or butter beer? If you like, I have some iced American coffee here..."
"Don't you have anything more normal to drink?"
Yukinoshita Yukino asked, "For example, simply pouring juice from a bottle into a glass."
"That wouldn't show your sincerity."
Li Mo said this dryly - this was the answer that the house-elf said while smashing its head on the chopping board after he asked the house-elf the same question (it seemed to think that it was an incompetent house-elf because it failed to satisfy Li Mo).
Li Mo, whose face was splashed with blood, never made similar requests again after that, but just silently accepted the kindness of these little things.
Although whether this is considered good intentions depends mainly on the tastes of the people being served, perhaps the closer they are to Europeans, the more satisfied they will be? Li Mo himself is not too sure...
The topic returned to the stage. The performances of other students after them also went smoothly. Although the band that performed after Li Mo and his group looked a little heartbroken, apart from being so out of tune that it was worse than the end of the band's first live performance, which tortured the audience's ears, there were no major problems.
When Li Mo finished a cup of butter beer that was a little too sweet and was about to go to the buffet table to get himself something refreshing, he was caught by Amakusa Shino who was waiting at the backstage exit.
"Asakura-san, come here."
Next to Amakusa Shino stood a boy and girl who looked like college students. The boy was much taller than the girl and there was no expression on his face, but the girl's expression was quite vivid, as if she had just had a very good chat with Amakusa Shino.
"President."
Li Mo came in front of Tiancao Xiao and, out of courtesy, did not mention the word "deputy" in the other party's position.
"Let me introduce you, these two are teacher Yumeno Sakiko and her assistant."
Tiancao Xiao stepped aside and said to Li Mo.
Li Mo's expression became subtly tense upon hearing this: he and Gogen Liuli had just drastically altered the other's brilliant script, and now he was caught by the real owner. Even someone as thick-skinned as Li Mo would feel extremely embarrassed...
He composed himself, extended his hand towards the girl, and made a handshake gesture: "Hello, Teacher Yumeno Sakiko."
As a result, the expression on the face of the girl with the bow headband became very strange. She looked like she wanted to laugh but was embarrassed and had to try hard to hold it back.
The man's face flushed slightly, and the hand that was about to reach out froze.
"Asakura-kun,"
Amakusa Shino smiled and said to the tall man, "Actually, this is Teacher Yumeno Sakiko."
"……joke?"
Li Mo asked with a frown.
"It's true."
Amakusa Shino answered seriously, but judging from the look on her face as if she was trying to hold back her laughter, it seemed like she was doing it on purpose.
“People often make mistakes.”
The man continued to extend his hand without caring and grasped Li Mo's hand: "Hello, my name is Nozaki Umetaro."
Li Mo's height is considered relatively tall in the island country, but the other party is half a head taller than Li Mo. While shaking hands, Li Mo noticed that his palm is also bigger than his own. This is the first time Li Mo has met someone with a palm bigger than his own. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He could clearly feel the hard calluses on the fingertips where he held the pen.
"My name is Chiyo Nozaki, and I'm Umetaro... Mr. Yumeno Sakiko's assistant."
At this time, the girl with long chestnut hair also said with a smile.
"Nozaki..."
Li Mo was stunned by the fact that they had the same last name. Then he immediately recalled the content of their previous conversation: "Oh, I remember the news said that the two of you were married?"
"Ah ha ha……"
The girl...the young woman laughed dryly, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Yes."
Nozaki Umetaro nodded decisively: "If I were to use a shojo manga analogy, my relationship with Chiyo has now come to an end!"
"I hope you can stop saying such unlucky words, Umetaro..."
Miss Chiyo sighed, but judging from her expression, she seemed to have gotten used to her husband's complaints, or maybe she simply enjoyed it?
Chapter 237 Mascot.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Nozaki,"
After getting to know each other a little, Li Mo took the initiative to apologize: "For some reason, I messed up your script."
"It's okay. After all, it was a script I wrote in high school. Looking back now, I realize it still has a lot of flaws."
Umetaro Nozaki doesn't have the stubbornness and mysophobia of some creators who say, "You dare to tamper with my work? Go to hell."
Although his expression remained unchanged throughout, Li Mo could sense a slight softening in him: "And I can see that until about the middle of the show, you were actually still following the script. It was only after the female lead almost got into trouble that the style suddenly changed. This kind of thing is quite common after all..."
He glanced at Li Mo approvingly as he said this: "Being able to come up with such an effect in a hurry is already quite outstanding."
He then added in a low voice, "Is the young lady okay?"
"Thank you, he's very nice. I'm glad you don't think we wasted your script."
Li Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's not the case at all,"
Nozaki Umetaro shook his head. "Rather, I really like your adaptation. It breaks away from ordinary love stories and turns them into interesting adventures... And those blazing stage effects and acrobatics are outstanding, complementing each other perfectly! In fact, some of the plots have given me a lot of inspiration..."
"Yeah, I like that one too."
Assistant Miss Chiyo also looked at Li Mo sincerely: "Especially that ode to joy composed of the driverless old car's horn, door opening and closing, and engine sounds... Can you tell me how you did it? That's really amazing, is it a recording?"
"No, it's magic."
Li Mo said seriously.
"Hahaha……"
Assistant Miss Chiyo seemed to have a low sense of humor. She probably thought Li Mo was playing a strange joke, so she started laughing again.
Amakusa Shino sighed and said, "Alright, alright, I get it. I'll give you credit for this Founder's Festival. No need to keep mentioning your club. The previous order from the Minister to abolish the club has long been rescinded. Congratulations, you can rest easy now."
Li Mo nodded with satisfaction.
Then he curiously asked Nozaki Umetaro: "By the way, after knowing that the script was written by Yumeno Sakiko, I went to look for her works and read them... There's a question in there that I'm a little curious about. Can I ask it?"
"As long as it doesn't affect the core plot, it's fine."
Nozaki Umetaro said calmly, "Of course, if you want to hear spoilers or something like that, I won't answer."
"Of course not those."
Li Mo asked excitedly, "Didn't teacher Yumeno Sakiko often have raccoon cats appear in strange places in her previous works? That should be the mascot of the work, right?"
"Actually, it's the editor... No, that's right, it's the mascot."
Nozaki Umetaro was about to say something when his wife elbowed him calmly, so he immediately changed his words.
Li Mo pretended not to notice the couple's little interaction and continued, "I noticed that some time ago, these civet cats suddenly disappeared, replaced by a bunch of bugs that look like Paras... Of course, those bugs are also very cute, but I still want to ask what's going on?"
"Because I have learned love."
Nozaki Umetaro said this solemnly in a very sacred tone.
"Cough cough cough..."
Miss Chiyo blushed and started coughing.
Umetaro Nozaki immediately began to ask about his well-being.
The expressions of Li Mo and Amakusa Shino became subtle: Oh, what a corny couple.
"Then why hasn't Paras appeared in recent issues?"
Seeing that Nozaki Umetaro was sure that his wife was fine, Li Mo asked again: "Could it be that your understanding of love has deepened?"
"It's mainly because I was warned by Ren○Dang."
Nozaki Umetaro said calmly.
"Cough cough cough..."
Li Mo, confused by the unexpected answer, started coughing.
Although they are a bit strange, I have to say that the Nozaki couple have good personalities and it is quite pleasant to chat with them.
But soon the two decided to say goodbye and didn't even want to participate in the final game session.
They said they had to go back and finish the manuscript because the deadline was approaching.
After watching the Nozaki couple leave, Li Mo began to feel fortunate that he could finally go to the beverage counter to get some less greasy drinks.
But before he had taken a few steps, he was stopped by Yukinoshita Haruno.
"Yo~ boy."
She greeted Li Mo happily.
"What's the matter, Miss Yangno?"
Li Mo sighed and felt like he was going to have a stomach ulcer.
"Congratulations on the success of your performance, of course."
Yukinoshita Haruno nodded, looking genuinely excited about Li Mo's performance. "That magic trick where a car appears from under a shiny cloth, I've only seen something similar in David Copperfield. Compared to you, most magicians have wasted half their lives, simply wasting their time creating boring things."
"Okay... let's get straight to the point, Ms. Yang No, what exactly do you want to do?"
Li Mo couldn't help but interrupt the other party's long speech and asked.
"Just getting to know the future great magician again. After all, being able to perform something like that in an improvisational performance is quite impressive."
Yukinoshita Haruno said cheerfully.
Of course, Li Mo didn't believe even a single punctuation mark of what she said.
"However, compared to Asakura-kun, Yukino's performance is somewhat unsatisfactory."
Yukinoshita Haruno said leisurely, "Not only did she not take the initiative to carry on the storyline like you did, but even the spotlight as the heroine was stolen by that kid who suddenly appeared... She barely even participated in the subsequent sideshows. The only bright spot was the harmonica playing at the end..."
"I think most people would be at a loss if faced with such a situation. Yukino-san was able to cooperate with us in that situation without any problems. She's already quite an outstanding person."
Li Mo had no idea what Yukinoshita Haruno meant, so he could only speak vaguely.
"Although this is just my personal opinion as a sister...but just like I told Asakura-kun before, Asakura-kun really has no interest in Yukino-kun at all?"
Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile: "If you are really interested, I might be able to give you a little help..."
Li Mo calmly distanced himself from the woman who was full of lies: "I'm sorry, I'm very disgusted with having a sister-in-law like Miss Yang Nai after marriage, so I can only give up with regret."
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