The kitchen knife made a loud sound on the chopping board.
"Wow, I'm scared to death!"
Asami, who was studying in the living room, trembled reflexively and turned around, "Kato-zai, Sayu-zai, what's wrong with you?"
"Ah, it's nothing."
Sayu waved her hands repeatedly.
"Really? Then call me if you have anything."
Asami turned back and continued studying.
"So what happened? Why did Yusuke give guidance to that teacher Kasumi Shiko?"
The girl stared at him with a scrutinizing gaze.
There was one part surprise, two parts curiosity, and seven parts questioning.
The charming little face is slightly bulging, and the skin looks a bit delicate under the light.
Plus the posture of looking up at an oblique angle of 45 degrees.
It was more like a kiss than an interrogation.
So Kato Yusuke responded to the other party unceremoniously.
"Hmm...!"
The amber eyes widened slightly.
The sweet scent lingers on your lips.
He just tasted the other person's taste wantonly. There was a calm look in his eyes, as if he didn't even know there was a third person in the room.
So the girl had no choice but to move her eyes desperately, trying to remind him of this.
But the young man obviously didn't care, his eyes like the night sky were flashing with amusement, and his strong arms even wrapped around his slender waist, keeping them close together.
On the tiptoes of the girl, the cute slippers she bought from Don Quixote were about to fall off.
Going up along the graceful arch of the foot, the smooth and jade-like calf is a little weak.
Sayu, who was troubled by this "friend-to-eye-to-eye-offense" emotion, seemed to have two villains in his head, one black and one white.
The devil-looking one told her: You are just being intimate with your boyfriend at home, there is nothing wrong with her.
The angel-looking one told her: It would be too embarrassing if Mami saw her, and it was wrong.
only……
Can she really refuse Yusuke? - Sayu couldn't help but think like this.
(I always feel... just thinking about it is so annoying.)
So, the push that was meant to be resisted turned into hugging the other person's neck.
The jaws also open slightly.
While observing Asami, who had her back turned to this side, she carefully cooperated with the bad guy.
His expression is very endearing.
…
Maybe it's been tens of seconds, maybe it's been a few minutes.
"...bo."
The inaudible sound disappeared into the air.
"So Yusuke." The girl licked her lips, "What is the situation?"
Amid Sayu's slightly disordered breathing, Kato Yusuke smiled and rubbed the other person's head.
"Well, according to the other party, because he lacks experience in love, he wants me to help refer to the plot and provide some inspiration. The reward is quite generous."
After hearing his words, Sayu lowered her lips as if she couldn't accept it, "How generous is that reward?"
Kato Yusuke raised four fingers.
Sayu frowned slightly, "A whole day?"
He nodded first, then shook his head.
"It's just during the school lunch break. If there are any changes, the other party will notify you in advance."
After thinking about his afternoon break for a moment, Sayu widened his eyes in surprise.
"There are so many. Is that girl rich?"
Kato Yusuke paused, "It seems that the first print and reprint of "Love Metronome" have already exceeded 300,000. If we can maintain this momentum, the final sales volume may reach one million copies."
"...Hmm, I don't quite understand. But it does sound pretty powerful."
After thinking for a moment, Sayu tilted her head and asked.
"So it's just guidance? Did the girl have any other requests?"
When she said this, the girl's soft little face showed a rare vigilance, and she looked very cute.
Kato Yusuke couldn't help but laugh and shook his head in denial.
Seeing this, Sayu relaxed his expression.
"I understand, that's okay."
Then he continued to handle the ingredients on the chopping board and added a sentence at the same time.
"Today's dinner has stir-fried bitter gourd."
Hearing this, Kato Yusuke subconsciously frowned, then returned to his original state.
"Oh, I see."
He nodded in response, his tone showing no emotion.
"Then I'll go review too."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Listening to the movement behind her, a smile broke out on the girl's face, she stuck out her tongue and whispered something.
"Fool……"
His tone was as light as humming a song.
…
And the other side.
"You met Mr. Eromanga? And he was your junior?"
It took me a few minutes to digest this shocking news.
The first two things that Machida Enko thought of were——
1. Is the other person handsome?
2. Is it possible to reach commercial cooperation with the other party? Design character and scene illustrations for some other works of the company.
The former is out of concern for the writer he is responsible for, which is private; the latter is out of consideration for the company he works for, which is public.
As a woman with a capable personality, Machida Enko directly expressed these two questions.
At the same time, he complained: "Why didn't you tell me when we were in Hehe City?"
"Huh...who knows, maybe I forgot."
The girl lying in the bathtub said to the phone as if nothing had happened.
"The first question is, compared to appearance, as a painter, what should be valued more is the painting skills, right?"
"Second question, actually I recently hired him as a guidance counselor."
"As Fusugawa Shoten's most popular work right now, I think we should focus mainly on "Love Metronome". I don't think he will be able to draw illustrations for others for a long time, so I'm sorry, Ms. Machida."
After finishing speaking, the other side of the phone suddenly fell silent.
In what Shiyu just said.
It seemed that she responded to both questions raised by the other party. But in fact, the girl cleverly concealed her sincerity and at the same time threw the question back to the other party. It was really difficult to deal with.
The seductive body was soaked in hot water, and before Shiyu showed a victorious smile...
"That being said, shouldn't it be just Xiaoshi who wants to keep it exclusive?"
Machida Enko on the opposite side continued to speak.
"Although Xiaoshi's speech just now was very arrogant, I clearly remember your frustrated expression when you were cut in half."
"..."
A brief silence.
"...Ms. Machida?"
"What's wrong~? Little poem?"
"Suddenly I feel like I won't be able to submit the manuscript on time this month."
"It doesn't matter~ This kind of thing won't happen. Because then I will buy Xiaoshi's favorite snacks and come to your house a week in advance to rush the manuscript?"
"...You will obviously be promoted in the future?"
"Ah! So you already know."
Machida Enzi said leisurely and leisurely: "That's why we need to consider the problem from the perspective of the entire editorial department. I heard that there are many works that still can't find a suitable artist."
"...But Mr. Eromanga has only drawn this illustration so far. Doesn't it match the type of other works?"
"Well~ I don't know yet how he performs in other genres of works, but even at his current level, there are still a few works waiting for him, and he can also use Mr. Eromanga's reputation to drive sales~"
This time, Shiyu remained silent for a longer time.
In a place where Machida Enko couldn't see, the girl's expression kept changing, just when she was about to say something.
"Pfft...ahaha!"
There was laughter from the other side of the phone.
"Ms. Machida...?"
"Ah, sorry, sorry~ Ah, Xiaoshi's reaction is so cute, so I couldn't help but want to tease you."
Machida Enko said with a smile: "Regarding the matter of Mr. Eromanga, I'm actually not that anxious, so just feel free to write small poems and strive to become a writer who sells one million copies of his debut work!"
Shiyu, who had drooped eyebrows, quickly soaked the part below his eyes into the water, causing ripples.
In this confrontation, the girl, who was still very immature, faced the editor's offensive and lost without any doubt.