Chapter 5

As a representative of Japanese cuisine.

The tweets of a certain blonde tsundere were almost always about food introductions.

Only today, there was an additional book review.

That book review, which Shizuka had just read, now gave her countless new insights upon reading it again, and the inspiration in her mind kept flowing endlessly as the review was introduced.

However, when Shizuka scrolled down.

Hmm, there's something new!

PS: "Teacher Shizuka, when will the third volume of 'Rhythm of Love' be released? Someone said that if the author doesn't update, they can be locked in a small black room, and given a meal for each chapter written. Is that true?"

Shizuka: "……"

Hey, hey, hey, don't say such terrifying things in a questioning tone, okay? What do you mean by giving a meal for each chapter? At the very least, it should be a full meal!

Fortunately, she didn't respond first, and Shizuka felt quite clever.

She looked at the replies again.

In just a few minutes, there were already over 200,000 replies, and the number was still increasing.

There were serious ones:

"Eri-ne-sama also likes light novels? Indeed, otaku and chefs are one family."

"Buy, buy, buy, must buy. Being able to read the same light novel as the God of Taste, Mom, thank you for giving birth to me, I'm so happy."

…

And there were not-so-serious ones:

"Locking in a small black room is a must, but giving food might make the author lazy, right?"

"What? Locking in a small black room and providing meals? Is it the food made by Eri-ne-sama? Oh, I suddenly envy the author called Shizuka so much!!"

"Do light novelists get such treatment? No way, I have to write, I want to become a light novelist, I want Eri-ne-sama to lock me in a small black room, and feed me after each chapter I write!!!"

"Hey, can you guarantee that your novel will attract Eri-ne-sama?"

Looking at these silly comments, Shizuka's lips twitched. Are these guys all masochists?

However…

Shaking her head, would these silly netizens really like her novel?

After a moment of silence, Shizuka suddenly muttered to herself: "Sousuke Tsuchi, I'm starting to be curious about your identity. What should I do?"

At the same time.

In the hallway,

Sousuke Tsuchi, who was preparing to report to the teacher, was also muttering to himself: "Rhythm of Love? Shizuka Tsuchi, Shizuka, why does it feel so familiar…"

Rubbing his chin, Sousuke continued to ponder.

"Is it an anime I watched in my past life? Hmm…"

"Erased Teacher? My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute? Oreimo…?"

"Wait!"

Seemingly remembering something, Sousuke carefully recalled.

After a while,

He slapped his head and said,

"Hehe, it's Oreimo, huh? Haha… Speaking of which, did I just spoil the plot to one of the heroines? What a… pleasure!"

Sousuke Tsuchi, a Chinese穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but it's more commonly known as "穿越者" or "穿越者" in the context of web novels and light novels. For this context, it's better to use "穿越者" or "穿越者". Here, I'll use "穿越者" for consistency.), has a golden finger, a standard configuration person!

Sousuke: "I can go to hell with this standard configuration. I only have one dream now: to get rid of the golden finger, make a lot of money, live a pleasant daily life, and finally bring my otaku sister back to China to settle down. Only the river crabs can save me!!"

Reiterating: Sousuke has a golden finger!

At this moment,

There was a virtual panel in front of him that others couldn't query, and it clearly displayed:

Memory LV4/? (10/2000) {As long as you are willing, you can recall most of your past. You can also spend a little experience to upgrade this.}

Look, a standard leveling system, isn't it useful?

Sousuke: "The memory experience has dropped to 10? No wonder I just recalled… It seems I should stop drinking whisky."

Listen, is this human talk?

However,

Only he knew that it was necessary. The virtual panel in front of him was a damn golden finger!!

Back then, in his naivety, he upgraded his memory to LV5, and… the virtual panel changed slightly.

The record became: Memory LV5 (As long as you want, even the first cry of your newborn self in your past life can be recalled. Memory experience is increasing. Perhaps, you can recall the whispers of the void before your life began…)

Hahaha…

Cthulhu, this is Cthulhu, right? What whispers from the void before life? That's definitely Cthulhu! If you really recall it, your SAN value will drop drastically, definitely!

Sousuke: "This doesn't scare me!"

So,

Fearless, at the age of eleven, he got drunk like a salted duck egg. He still remembered the first time, how the older brother called Daisuke opened his mouth wide, watching his drunk younger brother pull his father, calling him "brother"…

Let's not talk about his father's expression.

Just the law alone.

Remember, in Japan, underage drinking is a crime!

If it weren't for the Tsuchi family…

After a chaotic scene, Sousuke understood his pain, yes, his butt hurt, and his limbs were probably half-fractured… At the same time, he understood what kind of damn golden finger this was.

Humans have limits, but Sousuke, with his golden finger, has no limits!

Sounds cool, right?

However,

While you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. As you transcend the ordinary, certain great beings will also be drawn to you!

Sousuke deeply believes this.

The evidence is the piano competition he participated in at the age of eleven.

As someone who had only studied for less than half a year, Sousuke felt no guilt about competing with pianists of all ages across Japan.

As long as you look at the skill bar (virtual screen) showing Piano LV6 (22/99999), under your fingers, even Chopin would forget his sorrow, and even Beethoven would regain his hearing and cheer for you…

Cool, right?

However,

That piano competition was the last time Sousuke played the piano!

Of course,

It wasn't because the performance was bad, but…

He didn't even finish playing the piano piece in the competition before he noticed something was wrong!

The audience was entranced…

The critics were speechless…

Sousuke was completely immersed…

Then,

Experience points skyrocketed, and Sousuke felt a blood-red haze before his eyes.

"Piano level officially enters LV7, do you confirm? Perhaps, you can now play the majestic sounds of the primordial universe, which might stir the memories of certain great beings…"

The blinding red made Sousuke stop. The young him glanced at the audience below.

They were like madmen.

"Why? Why did you stop!"

"That's the heavenly music of paradise!"

"Finish it… please, finish that piece?"

"Skip the judges' comments, finish that piece!"

…

"Really, the SAN value is dropping drastically." Shaking his head, Sousuke left the piano, and what awaited him was Daisuke Tsuchi with his mouth still wide open, and the anger of their father, no, their two… no, three fathers.

According to Daisuke's recollection, Sousuke didn't show off for half a month.