manga artist Kirito

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Setting down the large cardboard box, Kiritani smiled warmly and then reached out to ruffle Eriri's hair. "Hurry up and change into your uniform. The school festival is about to start, and I need to get to the venue later. Be good!"

"...You're such a devil!"

Eriri blushed slightly, and after realizing what had happened, she slapped Kiritani's hand away without hesitation. "I only agreed to be a waitress, but I didn't agree to this... what... what cute dog!"

"And what's with this cardboard box? Do I have to squat inside and look really fierce at everyone who comes by? ...Are you an idiot?"

"I...I won't do that! Absolutely not!"

Eriri crossed her arms and roared in refusal.

"Oh dear, it's not good to be angry so early in the morning. Smile and cheer yourself up a bit."

Kiritani-kun still had a big smile on his face, and quickly gave Kato Megumi and the class president a wink.

It's time for all the human waiters and beast girl maids to change clothes, but after Eriri found out what she was going to do... it turned into this.

It took a little... a lot of time, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, Eriri is definitely not going to be there, especially with the class president and Kato Megumi around. It's impossible for her to refuse.

"Shut up! Mind your own business!"

Eriri puffed out her cheeks, looking very angry.

"Please, Eriri!"

With a gentle smile, Kiritani patted Eriri's head before turning and leaving the... or rather, the Kemono Friends café.

At the same time, Kato Megumi and the class president, who still hadn't been named yet, came up and pulled Eriri away without saying a word, quickly heading to the changing room.

Outside the door, Kiritani saw Ryunosuke leaning against the door, expressionlessly munching on a tomato. Kiritani couldn't help but smile. "You promised, Ryunosuke, don't disappoint me!"

"If I have the chance, I'll let you experience this feeling too!"

The words carried a hint of danger, and Ryunosuke's expression turned slightly unpleasant, but... well, in Ryunosuke's opinion, it wasn't anything very important anyway.

"Hey there, Kirigaya-kun~!"

...Sorry, this isn't a dumpling, but rather Kiritani-kun's classmate.

There had been no communication in the past, and apart from the day I became the vice chairman, there was no point of handover at all.

Isshiki Iroha has a good relationship with the student council president, Jouken. When handling various affairs, Isshiki Iroha often appears on the committee and helps out... well, helps Jouken.

In terms of personality, she is not Kiritani-kun's type.

However, this girl is also very special. She is like a completely unlovable Yoko, a degraded Yukinoshita Haruno, a fake Shiroko, a super-enhanced version of Sagami Minami... She is good at hair clips, and she is exceptionally good at them.

Overall, this girl is truly remarkable for leaving such a lasting impression on others.

Although Kiritani-kun wasn't particularly fond of her.

"Is there something you need, Isshiki-kun?"

Kiritani-kun didn't stop, but quickened his pace slightly. He had wasted a lot of time in the classroom, and he needed to get to the opening ceremony venue in advance.

With a rosy face and a faint smile at the corners of her lips, the girl leaned forward slightly with her hands behind her back. "Oh my! Kirigaya-san knows me too. I thought it was true, like what others said, that Kirigaya-san can't even remember the classmates."

Sorry, if the city patrol hadn't told me your name yesterday, I probably wouldn't have known who you were... By the way, you're quite good-looking, should we temporarily assign you a beast girl position?

"If there's nothing else, don't talk too much. I'm thinking about something."

Kirito never really cares about people he's not familiar with, even if they're girls, let alone girls like Iroha Isshiki—getting to know them might be too much of a hassle, so… there's no need.

Iroha Isshiki fell silent. This guy was unexpectedly different.

Kirito took out his phone and asked Yui to do something. He entered the venue and was first greeted by Shiroki, but Shiroki simply greeted him and then went to talk to someone in Iroha Isshiki.

"Hey, Asuna, how are the preparations going here?"

Arriving behind Asuna, Kiritani reached out and hugged her slender waist, resting his chin on her shoulder as he gently inhaled her unique fragrance.

"Ah...yes, everything is ready. There was a slight problem earlier, but it's all taken care of now, so don't worry."

After struggling slightly and realizing she couldn't break free, Asuna let him be. However, there were too many people around, which made Asuna blush a little.

People are really something, they don't even consider the occasion... It's never good to blind others like that.

…………

With only a dozen seconds left before the opening ceremony, the venue was already packed, but unusually quiet. During this time, no students made a sound, nor did any visitors.

The countdown begins now—ten seconds!

The lights began to flicker, and the stage was reflected in the light.

"three!"

Kiritani-kun stood in the broadcasting room on the second floor of the stage set and made a calm and composed announcement.

"two!

Next, the fingers tap lightly on the earpiece to transmit a signal.

The next moment, the stage burst into light and music reached a fever pitch.

"A special issue from Chiba: Family and Festivals!!!"

Taking a deep breath, Kiritani adjusted his mindset and tone of voice, and shouted out in a more impassioned voice.

"If you believe—there will be no distance!"

The chestnut-haired girl in the audience had a smile on her face.

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【NO.377 Offering Blessings to the Lively School Festival (Part 2)】

The opening ceremony began, and after some inspiring words that set the mood, the stage crew, responsible for making the stage even more colorful, continued to push forward the lively atmosphere of the school festival.

Looking through the glass window at the tourists or spectators dancing below, Kiritani couldn't help but cover his face, feeling a little inexplicably ashamed of this kind of thing, but the reaction... was quite good.

After the lively dance performance ended, the opening ceremony officially began—unsurprisingly, starting with the Chairman's speech.

"Chairman, it's your turn."

Through the earpiece, Sagami Minami, who was still staring blankly at the stage, was notified. Soon, the host, Shiro Kaijun, stood in the center of the stage and announced loudly, "Now, please welcome the school festival executive committee chairman to give a congratulatory speech!"

The dance troupe quickly retreated, and Sagami Minami walked somewhat hesitantly to the center of the stage, appearing quite nervous.

Looking at Sagami Minami, Kiritani-kun's lips curled into a smirk, while Hino, the sister-obsessed girl who had somehow entered the cubicle, sneered, "Hey Kazuto, you haven't prepared something to embarrass the class president again, have you?"

"No, I'd rather not bother with something like that."

Kiritani waved his hand casually, looking somewhat ashamed. "But speaking of which, why aren't you backstage preparing for your performance? What are you doing here?"

Miss Yang sneered repeatedly, "If it were someone else, perhaps these words would have some credibility, but you... tsk, how can I believe you?"

With that, Yang shook his head slightly, smiled at Kiritani-kun, and then left the cubicle.

...Well, they came out of nowhere, and they left just as inexplicably.

Kiritani-kun didn't care too much about that. What he was more curious about was whether Sagami Minami would announce the start of the school festival according to the prepared speech draft.

Of course, besides that, Kiritani-kun also has some ideas, such as whether the siscon might do something underhanded to embarrass Sagami Minami later—in short, Kiritani-kun should be prepared to take over Sagami Minami's mess at any time.

"Uh……"

The start was a little awkward. Sagami Minami began to speak haltingly, basically just reading from a prepared script. Some of her words were completely nonsensical, making Sagami Minami think that she might as well write one herself... Then, Sagami Minami's expression froze.

The first part was all about reading the main storyline of the school festival and our efforts, but... soon, the draft was empty, or rather, what remained was no longer a document, but instructions for action...

"Chairman, do it like the speech... um, the movements should be as graceful as possible."

After a moment of stunned silence, Sagami Minami tilted her head, forced a smile, tossed aside her speech with one hand, and bowed deeply. "Anyway, none of that matters. Let us offer our blessings for the lively school festival!"

"oh oh!!"

"May your blessings grace the lively school festival!!!"

There was thunderous applause from the audience.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the change is pretty quick. I thought I would be fooled."

Kiritani smiled wryly, but his speech was very well received by the audience. Not only did it show his personality, but it also saved a lot of unnecessary time—yes, although everyone came to see the opening ceremony, they didn't come to listen to the speech!

"Ok?"

Suddenly frowning, Kiritani listened to Sagami Nana's complaints through his earpiece, a complaint that seemed to want to explode but didn't dare, and his smile widened.

"What? Does the Chairman think this speech is not good enough?"

Sagami Minami is a very outgoing person. When she talks with her classmates in the outgoing group, she has a lot of insightful opinions on all kinds of unexpected situations and doesn't seem nervous at all. But when she went on stage just now, she was more than nervous; she was panicked. If it weren't for Jing Ke'ai constantly reminding her to stay calm through her earpiece, she probably would have embarrassed herself in front of everyone.

Even so, his subsequent hesitant and fragmented speech still elicited a lot of laughter.

If it weren't for the action instructions written in the speech, and the subsequent intermittent speech, those in the audience who wanted to watch the show would have definitely created a laughing atmosphere, letting Sagami Minami experience what it means to be at the lowest point in life and—completely isolated and helpless!

Kiritani-kun had anticipated this situation from the very beginning and had given instructions early on, cutting off Sagami Minami's path to further embarrassment.

In Kiritani's words, Sagami Minami is an inflated woman. If you let her go on stage without enough preparation, she will definitely make a mess of the school festival.

...Yes, knowing your teammate's next move is very important, even more important than knowing your opponent's moves.

"No...no."

The stammering response revealed that Sagami Minami was actually gritting her teeth, wishing she could bite this guy to death—perhaps even if you separated the word "bite," Kiritani-kun had no interest in it at all.

Well, Sagami Minami isn't completely brainless; at least she can see the atmosphere quite clearly and knows that the wording in the speech is most suitable for that slightly awkward atmosphere. However, this doesn't stop Sagami Minami from disliking Kirito more and more.

"Really."

Kiritani glanced at the open door and the dragon maid class president standing in front of it. "In any case, I'll leave the rest to you, President."

This was said during the city's return inspection.

"Don't mess things up again. I'm not Zhuge Liang, and you can keep living in your dreams with all your brilliant strategies. That's all."

With that, Kiritani took off his headset, nodded to the classmate sitting next to him who was in charge of adjusting the sound, and then walked towards the door.

"The Kemono Friends Cafe is ready and waiting for the opening ceremony to end."

Quite lively, the class monitor, dressed as a dragon maid, skipped ahead, looking very cheerful.

Perhaps remembering something, the class representative quickly moved closer, grabbed Kirigaya-kun's arm, and looked at his handsome face. "Hey, Kirigaya-kun, I heard that one of the outfits we prepared was an extra maid outfit..."

"Say one more word and I'll throw you out the window!"

Kiritani showed no mercy with his blank expression.

But then again, how come I never noticed before? The class monitor is so well-endowed! You can see that fair cleavage with just a slight side glance... That's too much!

How could you design clothes like this? Sawamura Sayuri, you're really naughty! Have you forgotten that your daughter is also a member of the beast girl maid community?

Let her see the class monitor's attire and her at least 34D softness... Are you really not afraid...?

Kiritani paused for a moment, then smiled.

Isn't this even better! This way, Eriri can be more natural in portraying the defeated... I mean, the cute dog!

P.S.: No, no, no, I didn't ditch!

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【NO.378 Offering Blessings for the Lively School Festival (Part 3)】

Thus, the opening ceremony came to a jubilant close, and the next stage of the school festival began.

In any case, this unique opening ceremony certainly broadened the horizons of students and tourists, who expressed their disdain for past events where speeches were often lengthy and rambling.

Soubu High School's school festival lasts for three days, and today, as the first day of the festival, is undoubtedly the busiest and most crowded with visitors.

The students were all showcasing their unique talents and doing their best to excel in each project. No one in the world is completely useless; after all, being able to be utterly useless is quite remarkable. However, a few activities were ultimately restricted by the school, and these prohibitions were indeed somewhat regrettable—sorry, this has nothing to do with H!

Yes, let's be pure people today and not discuss H!

Even so, the lively atmosphere of the school festival remained high. It's no wonder it's a school festival; the emotional impact was truly impressive.

Of course, there are also some people who are not affected by the atmosphere no matter what, such as Eriri, the cute dog who wants to be the signboard of the kemonomimi cafe.

I'm not happy at all! Being watched like this!

I must have been so tempted by Kasumigaoka's long, black-stockinged legs that I agreed to it.

Eriri, filled with grief and indignation, made a fierce expression at the customers who peeked into the Kemono Friends café.

But it has to be said that the Kemono Friends Cafe seems to be... unusually popular.

Meanwhile, Kirito, who had been in charge of the venue, was also brought back by the class president. After passing through groups of tourists, they arrived at the classroom door. As soon as they stepped inside, they were met with Eriri, who was holding up a pair of cute, fluffy dog ​​gloves in a super fierce pose. For a moment, Kirito felt that this girl shouldn't be the loser...