manga artist Kirito

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The young man standing in front of the stall, waiting for Eriri to hand over the notebook, pushed up his glasses, looked at Kiritani-kun who was still wearing cat ear headbands, and exclaimed in surprise.

It was precisely because of this bespectacled otaku's exclamation that the tourists in line all craned their necks and stared intently at Kiritani-kun.

"Ah, the original author of Sword Art Online, he looks just like the protagonist... except his hair is a bit long, but the cat ears are awesome!"

"Wait a minute! Isn't Fujiwara-sensei a man? This one..."

"Are you stupid? Don't you know what's under a girl's skirt?"

"...Beast?"

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【NO.263 Summer CM Day 1 (9)】

"Wow!!! This is so cool, Fujiwara-sensei looks amazing right now!"

"Even though I know Fujiwara-sensei is a boy, I still think he's so cute!"

"No, please look down at the notebooks in your hands, and then look at Fujiwara-sensei!"

"No way! Fujiwara-sensei's face is all dark now... but she's cute even when she's angry!"

"I... I think I've flipped some incredible switch?"

The bespectacled otaku standing in front of the stall, listening to the surrounding discussions and feeling somewhat resentful under Kiritani's angry glare, looked rather sullen for a moment.

To be honest, these tourists were clearly trying to lower their voices, but because the distance wasn't far and the area was well-managed, Kiritani-kun could clearly hear what they were saying—really, it's nothing to be called cute, just pretend you didn't hear it.

However, many of them indicate that the doujinshi depicts not the main character of Sword Art Online at all, but Fujiwara no Echizen himself...

That's just like a golden retriever!

Then there are easily imaginable implications, such as looking at Fujiwara Echizen's doujinshi in person...

This is so frustrating!

...I wonder if there's a place nearby that sells canned herring. If I just throw one here, both the culprit and these guys who threatened to see the notebook in person will disappear!

A slow smile spread across his face as Kiritani reached out and placed his hand on Eriri, causing her to stiffen instantly.

What...what should I do?!

Why don't these talkative guys just keep quiet and read their notes?

Oh no, Kirigaya is probably trying to kill me to silence me now...

However, before Kiritani-kun or Eriri could speak, the bespectacled otaku standing in front of the stall forced out what he thought was a harmonious but actually lewd smile and tentatively asked.

"Can I take a picture with Fujiwara-sensei?"

The bespectacled guy took out his phone, which immediately caused a commotion around him, and everyone's attention was focused on Kiritani-kun.

Damn retarded!

Eriri glared angrily at the bespectacled otaku in front of her. "Isn't there enough trouble already? Please shut up!"

However, Eriri is alright if she's not wearing glasses; she can be quite intimidating when she glares at people. But with those super strong black-rimmed glasses... well, forget it.

"Ah!"

Kiritani-kun sneered at the bespectacled otaku, "Want to take pictures? Absolutely not. But I do have something else I'd like to ask you. Could you please come over there and act as sheepdogs?... Come on, pick out your favorite collar and crawl on the ground!"

Pointing to the nearby stalls, Kiritani-kun spoke very seriously.

"Oh my god! Sharp-tongued! Fujiwara-sensei has revealed his sharp-tongued side!"

"A hidden queen? I'd love to give her a piece of my mind!"

"No, I think Fujiwara-sensei is simply angry."

"...But it feels so cool!"

The sale of doujinshi (fan-made comics) never stopped, and many tourists who had already bought their copies remained in place, staring intently at Kirito, making the area even more crowded.

To be honest, Kiritani's appearance not only did not hinder Eriri's sales of doujinshi in any way, but... it even made more and more people here.

Kirito, standing right next to her, narrowed his eyes, emanating an ominous aura. Eriri, however, genuinely didn't know what to say to him, her expression and feelings incredibly complicated.

Incidentally, Asuna was taken to the back to chat by Sayuri Sawamura just now, and Aki Tomoya took Sayuri's place as the shopkeeper... although the tourists there were almost crowding around Eriri's side.

"Um... I just wanted to take pictures..."

"Annoying cross-dressing perverted lolicon, your existence is out of place, hurry up and realize it!"

Oh! Even though I was mocked, why can't I hate it at all? In fact, I find it so enjoyable!

Eriri glanced at the bespectacled otaku who had inexplicably entered a state of obsession, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. She was just cute, and with her long hair she looked a bit like a girl. She could make these masochists turn into this when she was being sarcastic... What would these guys' reactions be if Kirigaya shamelessly put on women's clothes?

I reckon he'd be willing to spend all his money to buy the notebook, right?

...However, I'd better not say too much for now. Kirigaya has started to go into sadistic mode, and even Kasumigaoka Utaha is often rendered speechless by his words. Someone like me, whose fighting power is less than 0.5 geese, will definitely get caught in the crossfire if I open my mouth.

But Kiritani, do you even realize that you're helping me boost sales?!

"Living is shameful, and you can still laugh about it! Seriously, if someone like you wants to continue existing, you should practice inhaling carbon dioxide and exhaling air!"

"I...I'm not even as good as a weed?"

"It smells like sweat, like a beetle. Stop pretending to be a decent human being."

Kiritani-kun, expressionless, crossed his arms and said, "Could you please stop polluting the air here? Why don't you practice your breathing techniques instead!"

"Okay, okay, I'll leave right away!"

His eyes, not yet fully clear, were filled with confusion. The bespectacled otaku quickly left with his notebook, but he only went a short distance before lingering to watch Kiritani-kun.

The tourist who joined later blushed inexplicably. He looked at Kiritani-kun, looking very embarrassed. "Um... could you... scold me like you did before? Ah, of course, I'll buy the doujinshi. I'll get one of all of Kashiwagi-sensei's doujinshi... Hmm, I'll go to Fujiwara-sensei's booth to buy some later!"

"Are you a cockroach? Do you want me to swat you all over with a toilet slipper?"

It must be said that the world is a strange place. For example, there are groups of sadists and masochists. As long as the former exists, the latter will inevitably exist as well.

However, I never expected that the masochistic community would be so incredibly large, and now they can be seen everywhere.

"Come on! Sincerely apologize for your existence!"

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be here polluting the air!"

"Let's go, in the most graceful way!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Kiritani-kun took a deep breath, then patted Eriri on the shoulder, "You wait, I'll make you regret this!"

To be honest, the only time Kiritani-kun has ever thrown out such harsh words is at Akane Kousaka, who's always causing trouble, and even then, he quickly forgets about them afterwards.

However, things are different now. Kiritani-kun has decided to go back and draw the doujinshi featuring Eriri as the heroine—yes, for the winter commercial!

P.S.: Ugh, I have to come up with a title again, this is giving me a headache!

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【NO.264 Summer CM Day 1 (10)】

There was once a question on Zhihu (a Chinese Q&A website) – What is it like to be beaten by your own son?

The issue became a hot topic for a while due to the immense social discussion surrounding it and the diverse and complex feelings arising from the different family backgrounds.

At this moment, a similar problem arose for Kiritani Kazuto – he took Kiritani Kazuko's doujinshi to Kiritani Kazuto and asked how the doujinshi was drawn and if he could give him some feedback.

Of course, the reality is not that bad, but Eriri is clearly trying to win the sales competition with Kiritani Kazuto by using Kiritani Kazuko's doujinshi, which is quite insidious.

What's it like to be at a comic convention and find yourself being turned into a female character and drawn as a doujinshi, especially with your girlfriend right next to you?

If such a question were posted online, it would surely garner many interesting answers. However, at this moment, our subject, Mr. Kiritani Kazuto, found it anything but interesting. His terrible mood even affected many tourists—although these tourists seemed quite happy and excited after being affected.

Sure enough, with the emergence of a sadist, there will inevitably be a submissive.

However, Mr. Kiritani Kazuto had no idea that the tourists surrounding Eriri's stall were all masochistic.

It's annoying!

So, after throwing out some harsh words at Eriri, Kiritani found Asuna and returned to his club's booth, ready to go home.

Similarly, when Kirito saw Ichigo and the others, he clearly felt their malicious concern. Then he saw the notebook in Akane Kousaka's hand—yes, Akane Kousaka was holding a Kirito… uh, no, Kiriko notebook drawn by Eriri.

Furthermore, standing next to Akane Kousaka, Mashiro Shiina was intently looking at the notebook in Akane's hand...

Because he was very annoyed, Kiritani grabbed Akane Kosaka by the collar, called over Ichigo the old driver, and left the venue.

On the first day of Summer CM, Kirito-kun was in a terrible mood, so bad that he wanted to draw a doujinshi of Eriri and sell it tomorrow... uh no, giving it away for free wouldn't be a problem either. However, even if Kirito-kun had the fastest hand speed, he couldn't possibly draw a doujinshi overnight. After all, he couldn't just draw a doujinshi with no plot and no fun, just for the sake of sex, just for the sake of revenge, right?

Okay, while it's true that doujinshi are often just about practicality, practicality alone isn't enough to leave a lasting impression. Just like light novels, it's the endings that leave a sense of regret that make them more memorable.

In short, Kiritani-kun has decided to seriously draw Eriri's doujinshi and release them in the upcoming winter commercial...

Ah, speaking of which, I didn't actually check out Eriri's drawing of that book earlier.

The visual quality and plot are things you at least need to know.

However, Kiritani really didn't want to look at it. It felt too strange. In order to understand his opponent, he was even willing to look at the doujinshi drawn by his opponent.

If Kirito's life were a visual novel, this would definitely be a very important save point. Although the choices he makes won't lead to an ending, this subtle older brother will at least make Kirito feel a lot of strange stares in the coming years.

For Akane Kosaka, the appearance of these doujinshi completely disrupted her little plan for creating embarrassing moments—yes, one of the mischievous girl's plans was carried out ahead of time.

However, facing Kiritani's dark face, Akane Kousaka spoke without any hesitation—Ah, I heard that someone here is selling your doujinshi... no, I mean Sword Art Online doujinshi. It is said that this doujinshi artist is your good friend, Eri Kashiwagi!

Then, Akane Kousaka, who was still temporarily labeled as a patient, was pressed against the car window by Kiritani-kun, almost causing a car sex incident—a real car sex incident. Anyone who thinks too much about it should go stand in the corner. Yes, stand in the corner.

"Actually, you don't need to care about people. Compared to some genius erotic artist, your experience is nothing."

Akane Kosaka rubbed her head, feeling a headache coming on. She hadn't been careful with her touch; her head was killing her.

"He dares to go out in women's clothing to find inspiration, you know, the kind who actually tries it out himself, and he even cosplays the female protagonist of his doujinshi and sells his doujinshi at CM conventions with her on the cover... Pretty impressive, right!"

"Are you a Mach idiot? Can't your octopus brain be any smarter? Don't use examples that I already know."

Seeing Akane Kosaka's almost-laughing expression, Kiritani-kun calmly gave her a look, "If you don't shut up in three seconds, I'll pluck all your eyebrows!"

We'll strip you naked down there too, so you can experience this kind of shameful play.

"Okay, I'll shut up."

Faced with Kiritani's rude treatment, Akane Kosaka could only accept it passively.

Strawberry, who was driving, pretended to be calm and focused on driving, but in reality, she wished she could take out her phone to record what had just happened. What a rare opportunity! The president and Fujiwara-senpai's embarrassing history is very rare, okay?

...It just feels a bit strange.

Especially when she inadvertently turns her head and sees Kiritani-kun, Ichigo-san will unconsciously think of that fake "Black Album" celebration party, and the tattered cloth that flew out of the dressing room and covered her face... Is Fujiwara-senpai still wearing blue and white panties now?

Ahhh!! Miss Strawberry, what are you thinking? Focus on driving. If the president or Fujiwara-senpai, those two perverted sadists, find out, it'll be terrible. You might wake up the next day to find yourself in a sea of ​​panties... um, the original kind.

"strawberry."

"Yes! I am here. What are your orders, Fujiwara-senpai?"

Seeing Strawberry's startled expression, Kiritani's lips twitched slightly. This guy must have been thinking about doujinshi just now, right?

"Go to the apartment first, then go to the hospital."

"Okay, I understand, Fujiwara-senpai. Leave it to me!"

Hey, is the strawberry thinking about being juiced, or is it just past its juice-release period?

"Watermelon, Asuna, Mashiro, and I will get off at the apartment later. You go to the hospital with Ichigo first. I'll be there tonight... Hmm, if you dare to sneak back to the club, then please don't mind that you won't even be able to have porridge for dinner, okay? Well~ I mean, I'll tie you up and stuff my sock in your mouth."

"Kimi-kun, you can't be so perverted!"

Asuna glanced casually at Akane Kousaka's strained expression and slapped Kiritani on the forehead with a chop to the head. "Especially in front of your girlfriend, you've given yourself away."

P.S.: From midnight until now, it's been $920, which is nine updates... not bad.

Hmm, is your quantity really that small? [Reaches for razor blades]

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【NO.265 Interlude (Part 1)】

On the second day of Summer Commercial, Kiritani-kun did not attend the event. As usual, he handed over all the work of selling doujinshi to the circle. Perhaps it was because he was in a bad mood, perhaps it was because of habit, or perhaps it was both.

However, there was some good news that day. For example, Akane Kosaka's health was recovering quickly and she could be discharged from the hospital in two or three days. After that, she just needed to rest and recuperate. Of course, this was impossible for Akane Kosaka, since there were just too many things waiting for her to do.

As for how to deal with this situation, Kiritani-kun had already made preparations, so he didn't care at all. He just happily rolled Akane into a ball and told her that if she was hospitalized again, he would never come to accompany her, let alone take over all her work.

Furthermore, Asuna's light novel published by Shinazugawa was released on the same day as the Comiket event. Not only did its sales not decrease due to the Comiket event, but they actually increased significantly, with total sales reaching 230,000 copies on the first day alone—you could call her a master of romance novels, right? And that was just on the first day.