Chapter 61: If You Get a Partner, Leave the Group Yourself
The group chat with the four of them did not have a name yet.
But Pu Tong felt that this group would most likely become a silly and chaotic group…
When a group has one silly member, the group will probably evolve into a silly group.
For some people, being silly is related to their genes.
And silliness has extremely strong spreading ability, destructive power, and assimilation ability.
The ability of silly people to influence others was truly powerful.
When Pu Tong received his food delivery, he discovered that the girls were enthusiastically discussing the group name.
Nobody could convince anyone else.
Lin Yuxi suggested calling it “A, B, C, D.”
It matched the current situation of their four-person group and sounded slightly artistic.
However, as the person represented by “D,” Pu Tong strongly objected.
“You can call me Ding if you want, but can you please not add a little character in front of it?”
Xiao Ding Ding.
(Chinese joke: “little Ding Ding” is a slang term referring to male anatomy.)
“Seriously, what the heck.”
Therefore, this proposal was rejected.
Yi Zhi Xuenai was currently drawing Doraemon, so she suggested they simply name the group “Doraemon.”
Then the four of them could switch genders:
Pu Tong would become Shizuka.
The three girls would become Nobita, Suneo, and Gian.
Yu Wanwan originally disliked Nobita, the unlucky, weak, and foolish character.
But after hearing that Nobita and Shizuka were the official couple, she decided to accept it.
However, Yi Zhi Xuenai did not want to become Suneo or Gian.
Adding her own selfish idea, she directly chose to become Doraemon.
Therefore, this unfair proposal was also rejected by everyone!
Pu Tong expressed his strong satisfaction with this outcome.
Being treated as a female character was definitely not a good thing!
Pu Tong:
[Wouldn’t it be better to just call it “Study Group”?]
Just call it Study Group.
Then every day they could exchange their learning experiences…
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[No way!]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[If even chatting for relaxation has to be controlled by studying, I might as well just die!]
After finishing dinner and cleaning everything up, Pu Tong noticed that the girls still had not reached an agreement.
Were these people really this free?
Pu Tong:
[You guys keep chatting. I’m going to preview tomorrow’s lessons.]
Actually, his learning progress had already surpassed the teacher’s teaching speed.
Calling it “previewing” was not quite accurate.
It was more like reviewing and reinforcing what he already knew.
Chatting aimlessly in groups was very addictive.
Many people would say:
“I’m leaving.”
But the next second, they would see an interesting topic and get pulled back in.
When you leave your phone alone for an entire day because of something, then anxiously open it again…
Only to discover there are no new messages at all…
Human relationships could feel so cold.
At such moments, when a group suddenly had someone reply to you or mention you,
even an unfamiliar stranger online whom you had never met before seemed to shine.
However, chatting aimlessly in groups was actually a huge waste of time and energy.
Spending half a day chatting often had no real meaning.
Because if you were not careful, you would either fail to keep up with the conversation or bring up a topic that everyone ignored.
Even if you finally managed to join the conversation for two or three sentences, you would discover that without you, the group could still instantly reach 99+ messages.
In his previous life, Pu Tong had lived a rather lonely life.
He had done this kind of thing quite often…
But now that he had a clear goal and direction, he really did not want to waste time on group chats.
With this time, he could solve several practice problems instead.
In the past, I crazily chatted in groups.
Now, I only want to lurk.
Occasionally chatting in groups was still beneficial for mental health.
But hopefully everyone would eventually become too busy to chat aimlessly,
become fulfilled enough that they no longer needed to seek meaning from group chats,
and have people who genuinely cared about them so they no longer needed to spend time searching for attention online.
After studying for half an hour, Pu Tong went to the bathroom and checked his phone.
Only then did he realize that their four-person group already had a name.
[If You Get a Partner, Leave the Group Yourself]
Pu Tong:
[What kind of weird group name is this?]
Lin Yuxi:
[You don’t understand. If celebrities fall in love, it will definitely cause a huge commotion.
Who knows how many fans will leave and even turn against them.
So this group name is also a reminder for the three of us!]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Of course, there’s another reason.
Single people simply can’t handle this kind of thing…]
It was somewhat a form of self-protection for single people.
Pu Tong thought about it for a while and felt that it was actually acceptable.
They were in the prime years of studying.
Of course, things like dating should not be allowed!
If someone got a partner, they should voluntarily leave the study group.
Don’t disturb everyone else!
Nothing wrong with that.
Yu Wanwan:
[However, the whole thing about celebrities dating causing trouble also has exceptions.
For example, if a favorite couple actually becomes real, their fans will definitely celebrate happily…]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[?]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[I feel like you’re hinting at something…]
Lin Yuxi replied to Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Shut up!]
This Japanese girl was way too straightforward.
“If you get a partner, leave the group yourself.”
Hopefully, it would not become a situation where two people in the group left together…
[Yi Zhi Xuenai retracted a message.]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Haha, nothing happened!]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[By the way, I suddenly remembered something important.
I plan to release the first chapter of Doraemon tonight. Pu Tong, help me take a look and give me some advice.]
This topic change was extremely forced…
Yi Zhi Xuenai sent several pictures to the group.
They were exactly her first chapter of Doraemon:
“The Robot from the Future World.”
Doraemon had many episodes and countless gadgets.
Pu Tong could not remember every detailed storyline.
But he still remembered the first episode, the place where everything began.
It was from this episode that the blue robotic cat entered everyone’s memories.
At that time, almost every child had imagined owning a robot like Doraemon.
A robot that could make all their wishes come true.
Yi Zhi Xuenai’s drawing was actually very good.
Because the original Doraemon was created in an earlier era, her version even had more detailed artwork than the original version Pu Tong remembered.
Of course, there were also many shortcomings.
Her drawing style was too realistic.
Because of that, it lacked the humorous and heartwarming feeling that made people smile.
However, considering that this was her first time drawing it, the level was already quite impressive.
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Since this is the first chapter, I made it in color.
Later, I’ll probably draw it as black-and-white manga.]
Yu Wanwan:
[Xuenai, your drawings are amazing!
Before this, I could only imagine it from what Pu Tong described.
Now I actually have an image in my head.]
Lin Yuxi:
[Since becoming a celebrity only makes you lazy anyway, you should just make a living drawing manga!
You can draw, Pu Tong has lots of stories.
Work together.]
Pu Tong felt that this idea was actually possible.
He really did have many manga and anime stories in his mind.
The only thing missing was someone willing to put them on paper.
Unlike novels, manga did not rely as heavily on writing style.
As long as the story and visuals were good, it could become successful.
At that time, one person could provide creativity and the other could provide the artwork.
Selling the copyright alone could make a huge amount of money.
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[But thinking about it carefully, forget it.
I’m too lazy.
If I really became a professional manga artist, I’d probably be driven crazy by people demanding updates.]
Being an otaku was fine as a hobby.
She did not want to turn her personal interests into a way to make a living.
There was a reason people said:
You should not turn something you love into a job.
Lin Yuxi:
[I knew it…]
Yu Wanwan:
[Keep going.jpg]
Honestly, when she first saw this suggestion, her heart immediately panicked…
A male-female partnership sounded dangerous!
A boy and girl working together to create manga felt exactly like the kind of situation in a light novel where feelings could easily develop.
That kind of thing was too terrifying…
Fortunately, this Japanese girl gave up.
Otherwise, she really would have been anxious.
Yu Wanwan:
[Being lazy makes life better.]
Lin Yuxi:
[That's just how you anime fans are.]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Who are you calling an anime fan?]
Pu Tong:
[Has being an anime fan become something to be ashamed of?]
Now that was something he couldn't let slide.
What was wrong with being an anime fan?
He had to defend their honor!
Pu Tong:
[I shout at the top of my lungs: *I am an anime fan!* At that very moment, I feel like I'm the strongest person in the world. No one is more refined than I am. No one has grander ambitions. No one is stronger. I will either change this world or destroy it. When even my subconscious embraces this truth, everyone else instantly seems insignificant. I become proud. I look down on everyone. I understand everything in existence. I am a god! I am an anime fan! I am a god! Fellow anime fans who agree, feel free to repost.]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Alright, alright! Reposting it right now!]
Yu Wanwan:
[?]
Lin Yuxi:
[?]
[Pu Tong has been muted by Yu Wanwan for one hour.]
[Yi Zhi Xuenai withdrew a message.]
Yu Wanwan:
[Take your cringe somewhere else! (Angry)]
Only then did Pu Tong remember that among the four people in the group, one was the group owner, two were administrators...
And he was the only ordinary member.
He was literally at the very bottom of the food chain.
The happiness belongs to them. I have nothing...
Still, this worked out perfectly.
Now he could focus on studying.
He was an ambitious young man who genuinely wanted to gain knowledge through learning. Hanging around in the group chatting with those academic slackers was probably the wrong use of his time.
Three minutes of chatting, three hours of studying.
Pu Tong tossed his phone aside and resumed teaching himself new material.
Self-study had now become his primary way of acquiring knowledge. As far as the learning process went, the teacher's pace was still a bit too slow, so he'd have to figure this part out on his own.
(End of Chapter)
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