Chapter 1106: NO. 11: The Pot Appears Suddenly

NO. 11: The Pot Appears Suddenly

This is really……

When the employee's text, as firm as striking nail and cutting iron, came into view, the young boss silently closed the window without giving it another glance.

He feared he couldn't resist using the screenshot function.

If the other party were Bi Ze, he would even type a few more words to guide them, making their statement more screenshot-worthy.

But after all, he decided against it.

Occasionally he still wanted to be a good supervisor, reducing the amount of employee statements that boomerang back.

Anyway, Gui She's brain wouldn't think of deleting remarks, so later scrolling through screenshot records would be convenient (x).

Holding that thought, his fingers fell onto the temporary work group.

Over 70 unread messages, mixed with @ notifications, left him speechless; he merely sent a message saying the stream would start in twenty minutes, then stopped looking.

This is Shu Zi Lao Shi's work group.

It stands out that someone is seemingly online 24/7, so whenever someone speaks, someone replies.

Every topic usually has dozens of unread messages; if not checked for a while it becomes 99+, and the content stands out as wildly imaginative, not much different from a typical fan group chat.

Although quite well-known in the Uma Musume fanwork circle, this community is fundamentally just an interest group.

Ailishuma can strictly oversee the creation process and make demanding requests, yet in interacting with members she cannot put on much of an authoritative air.

Thus one can only let the temporary work group's art style drift.

Regarding this, Aomo felt it wasn't quite suitable, but as the party B there was really no need to worry.

Creation ultimately is a personal matter.

Even if the manuscript is born carrying the client's expectations and demands, its entire form is the result of the writer's painstaking creation.

In other words, he only needs to bury himself in writing and show them; if it's OK, it's done; if not, they redo it—what they chat about in the group has nothing to do with him.

He is merely a heartless fanwork mercenary, not here to make friends with them.

Although it cannot be denied, Gong Bi Ru Hua Lao Shi is considered a friend.

But if she truly has something, she can directly communicate via private chat.

The recent messages in the private chat window are still from yesterday's 'game' time; Aomo can guess she probably doesn't want further contact with him.

Although their communication hasn't been frequent, her past message records from years ago can still be seen by scrolling up.

That sense of rejection goes without saying, and it makes him understand and respect her, intentionally avoiding contacting her specially over minor issues that arise when converting a manuscript for illustration.

Contacting Shu Zi Lao Shi is enough; there's no need to have her act as a messenger, since she herself is an artist and exists between producer and editor.

In other words, whether it's Aomo's manuscript or the artwork produced by a series of artists including Gong Bi Ru Hua Lao Shi based on the manuscript, it all must finally pass Ailishuma's review.

All suggestions and reminders about creation can be directly given to her to popularize among other creators, so he currently has no communication at all with Gong Bi Ru Hua Lao Shi; he merely opens the document he uses to set up outlines, preparing to mentally rehearse once more before starting work.

But then Zhong Yue's avatar suddenly flickered.

【Linton Brother, have you eaten?】

【?】

Aomo quickly typed a question mark in reply.

【It's like this, I have someone here who wants to learn about your Uma Musume circle, you know, in this circle…】

Silence.

A silence without any follow-up.

Aomo watched the 'other party is typing' notice appear repeatedly above; almost a minute passed before a new line popped up: 【Are there many people interested in romantic relationships between women, especially sisters, senior-junior, teacher-student types?】

【And also that kind……】

The 'other party is typing' display persisted again for several tens of seconds.

【And also that kind of lust entangled, going mad to the point of forcibly imprisoning the other party, and some where one side seeks a quick death—such emotional stories……

What I want to ask is, in your circle, would you normally like this kind of thing?】

「」

……What's going on?

Is this big brother starting to browse Uma Musume weird fiction?

Is the person you're talking about yourself?

No……That sounds like you can't accept others' hobbies, so you specially came to an authority you deem yourself to seek a reference.

Aomo in silence lifted his head to glance at the indoor folks each doing their own thing, while also occasionally chatting with the horse-eared girls.

The gap between reality and delusion is always clear; he could easily say nobody likes it, but the reality is, indeed quite a few people are enthusiastic about this kind of creation.

To say it's many people is indeed true, but to represent everyone, Aomo himself isn't quite certain.

He vaguely feels the other party's questioning format is problematic; whichever way he answers next, it seems like he'd have to represent the whole circle as seen through their eyes.

Before he could answer, another avatar suddenly jumped.

An avatar with a single hanging brush, its name still the default four Dongyan characters in the group chat.

【Gong Bi Ru Hua: My brothers and sisters, later no matter what you're asked, don't answer!】

【Yuehuanshe:?】

Although he typed a question mark, in the instant the other's avatar shook, he actually understood.

Although Halloween is still a few days away, he already understood everything.

【Gong Bi Ru Hua: In short, don't answer their sudden questions, especially big brother】

【Yuehuanshe: He's quite shocked, right?】

【Gong Bi Ru Hua: Yes】

After that reply, it took almost ten seconds before the other party sent the next line.

【Gong Bi Ru Hua：He already found you!?】

How did you reply!!】

Aomo raised his other hand, placing the two windows side by side, from which it can be seen that side is still there:

【Zhong Yue：Brother Lin Dun？】

Is it inconvenient to answer? Or perhaps I asked too vaguely, making it hard for you to judge?】

You know what you're doing, right?

It seems the mind isn't utterly chaotic; Aomo thought so, yet he didn't immediately go to ease the worries of that helpless person who is like an older brother.

Instead, he took a screenshot and then switched to the window of Gong Bi Ru Hua Lao Shi:

【Yuehuanshe：【picture】，still no reply, how do you want me to reply？】

【Gong Bi Ru Hua：Ah… older brother he also……】

【Yuehuanshe：going online

【You gave him quite a shock】

【Gong Bi Ru Hua：How could I have thought that guy would actually snitch!】

【Yuehuanshe：Snitching? Not necessarily?】

If what you've been doing recently were exposed, he wouldn't necessarily be like this; this attitude seems more like not knowing what you're busy with, only knowing you're looking at those messy derivative works.

【Gong Bi Ru Hua：How can you say those works are messy!】

【Yuehuanshe：6

Given your reaction, Brother Zhong Yue's misunderstanding is also understandable.

Hmm… does that really count as a misunderstanding?】

【Gong Bi Ru Hua：This is me understanding the creator's intentions! It doesn't mean I like it!】

【Yuehuanshe：Oh! Also inequality, praise. jpg】

【Gong Bi Ru Hua：clenched fist. jpg

What kind of attitude is this!】

【Yuehuanshe：The attitude of the person seeking help facing the person seeking help; at least I think I shouldn't be faced with fists.】

After a few seconds of silence, the usual typing-and-deleting process, Gong Bi Lao Shi's next reply arrived:

【Gong Bi Ru Hua：Clearly it's because of you that it's become like this!】

Only you can't, and you shouldn't be so righteous about it!】

【Yuehuanshe：huh？. jpg】