Chapter 58: Chapter 58: How About Going Back to the Old Profession?
"Alright. I'm calling to inform you that we have something to do this afternoon. If it's not a problem, you can call Anby and meet up at the designated place."
After saying this, Nicole directly hung up the phone. Nekomiya, seeing this, also breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Wise with some shame and anger. It was clear she was blaming him for playing with her tail while she was on the phone just now, and she was almost discovered by Nicole.
But that wasn't all. What had the biggest impact on Nekomiya were the events of last night. Why did so many things happen so inexplicably? The moment she recalled those things, Nekomiya's little face couldn't help but start to heat up, and her mind was also in a mess. When she woke up just now, because of Nicole's call, Nekomiya was in a hurry and didn't think about these things. But now that she was considering it, what was her relationship with Wise now?
Wise: Don't speak, just continue...
Ahem, Wise looked at Nekomiya's face and her inner thoughts, and instantly understood what she was worried about.
"Nekomiya..."
"Wise?"
"I like you the most. Just like how I like Belle and Anby. So, please stay by my side from now on."
"Meow!!!"
Looking at Nekomiya's excited expression, Wise also understood that words alone could not fully express it. So he reached out his hand and continued to stroke Nekomiya's ears and tail, only stopping after she was satisfied.
"Mmm, did Nicole call just now?" Anby also woke up at this time. Her eyes were hazy, and it looked like she was still a bit sleepy. But her cute appearance made Wise unable to resist taking a photo with his phone.
"Yes, Nicole also said we have a commission this afternoon, meow." As she spoke, Nekomiya also stretched. But in fact, she was looking at Anby nervously. After all, in terms of order, she was the one who came later. As for Belle at the side, she hadn't woken up yet. Wait, something seems not quite right. So she and Wise are also in that kind of relationship?! Nekomiya felt a chill run down her spine at the thought.
And Anby, after hearing her words, also nodded. Other than that, she didn't express anything else. Oh no, she did. Anby, right in front of Nekomiya, gave Wise a morning kiss as if to declare her sovereignty. This expression clearly showed that she had already tacitly accepted this matter. Nekomiya and Wise also breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the time, it was almost noon. If they didn't get up soon, they probably wouldn't make it to the commission in the afternoon. Afterward, Wise got up first to prepare lunch. Anby and the others quickly got up, got dressed, and finished washing up. During this time, Belle also took the opportunity to answer some special questions Nekomiya had for her. After knowing the result, the latter also nodded. It turned out that things weren't as strange as she had thought.
And when it was time to eat, Belle was the first to sit to Wise's left. Nekomiya, seeing this, originally didn't want to fight with Anby for a seat. But just as she was preparing to sit on the other side of the dining table, Anby took the initiative to pull her to Wise's right, and then she herself sat directly on Wise's lap.
Alright, although this seemed a bit unreasonable, but to say it was unreasonable, it also seemed quite reasonable.
After lunch, Anby and Nekomiya left first, leaving only Belle and Wise in the shop. Wise, seeing that the time was right, also spoke with a somewhat heavy tone. "Belle, about our income and expenses for this month..."
"Brother, let me explain! Those things I bought online..." Before Wise could finish speaking, Belle hurriedly began to explain the reasons for buying those things, which gave the former a headache.
"Stop, Belle. That's not what I wanted to talk about." Although she had bought so many strange things, Wise could understand, and these expenses were not that large. "Because the Rope-Net account needs to be managed from scratch, the income this month is not considerable. The video store's business is the same as usual. And the main reason for the decrease in income is because of the electricity bill."
Speaking of which, the two of them very tacitly looked at the computer screen at the side. And Fairy, who was just displayed on it, now turned into a string of ellipsis.
"Fairy, explain to me why you use so much electricity!" Belle looked at the electricity bill Wise gave her. The electricity fee, which was five times higher than last month's, was quite conspicuous.
"...I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about."
"This thing, it always pretends to be an 'artificial retard' at times like these. Isn't it because under her control, the HDD is running at full speed all day, so the electricity bill naturally goes up?"
If this continued, their income and expenses would definitely not be able to make ends meet in the short term. Should he exchange some Emotion Value for Dennies? Or should he go back to his old profession and write novels? Thinking of this, Wise also recalled the time when he first started writing novels online.
Because he was idle and had nothing to do at that time, and also wanted to earn some pocket money, he secretly created an account to write novels. Because he had browsed numerous excellent works in his previous life, and because of the collapse of civilization, many novel works from the Old World era were gone. So, the novels he wrote became unexpectedly popular, and many of them were even adapted into comics.
It was just that later, because of the Hollow Zero disaster, and later managing the Rope-master business in an attempt to clear his teacher's name, he had to temporarily put it aside. And this "temporarily" had actually been for several years. Even now, there were still a few loyal fans urging him for updates. The main reason was that there was still a school romance novel for girls that was not finished and had been on hiatus.
And Belle, after hearing Wise's words, also looked downcast. It seemed it was because the pressure of this month's loan repayment was relatively large. "Sigh, I really want to go next door and connect an electric wire..."
"Uh, you're even making this kind of joke now. Is it the influence of the Cunning Hares? Actually, you don't have to take such risks for money."
"That's right, that's right. After all, our relationship is so good that we sleep in the same bed. How can I not be influenced?" As she said this, the expression on Belle's face also turned into a smug smile, and even the gaze she looked at Wise with had an inexplicable meaning.
"Ahem, anyway, you don't have to worry about the income and expenses. The main reason I came to you this time is actually because someone on the Rope-Net suddenly gave us a high-priced commission by name."
"Eh? A high-priced commission? How high?"
"Mmm... come on, that's not the point, okay?" Wise held his forehead helplessly, while Belle, seeing this, playfully stuck out her tongue. Of course, she also knew that this matter was very unusual, she was just a little curious.
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