manga artist Kirito

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Seriously! I can't give this guy even the slightest bit of coldness, otherwise even my best friends will be betrayed.

However, thinking about it carefully... what this guy said is absolutely right, the older sisters are getting more and more perverted.

"Okay, welcome back again!"

With a changed voice, Kiritani watched the girls leave after paying, his expression extremely serene, exuding a strong sense of professionalism.

"Hmph! Pervert!"

Ryunosuke knew that this guy was proficient in multiple voices, and that cute voice he just used was something he often used when meeting his older sisters, like when he would pounce on them and rub against their chests... Yes, he practiced it just to take advantage of them.

"You have no right to call me that, you cross-dresser!"

Kiritani sneered, then looked at the window and paused slightly. There were many students and tourists gathered outside the door, but most of them were men. However, they did not intend to come in. Instead, they stood in a more secluded spot, seemingly watching... Ryunosuke and him.

Hey! This kind of thing shouldn't happen, right?

Kiritani's lips twitched involuntarily. These guys outside didn't seem to be interested in beast girls at all, they were just... staring intently at this side.

Incidentally, Kirito was still wearing his waiter's uniform, but his elegant ponytail had been tied up quite high by the dragon girl class president, and with the black-rimmed glasses he was wearing and the serene smile on his lips, he exuded the unique charm of a literary girl.

Ryunosuke's maid outfit and long, flowing hair, though perhaps lacking in expression, when Kirigaya sits with her... well, the first impression is definitely that they are two cute girls.

Oh no! In my haste to pull off this crazy move, I completely forgot about the tourists who were unaware of the situation.

Ryunosuke and I are probably being stared at like girls right now.

Damn it! Damn it!

Barely maintaining his composure, Kiritani pushed up his glasses and glanced at Ryunosuke out of the corner of his eye. He happened to see Ryunosuke's still twitching eye, so it seemed that Ryunosuke understood what was going on.

…………

"The taste wasn't very good."

They were carrying bags filled with food, and steam was rising from them.

These are various snacks bought from the school gates as you enter the campus. While there are many different kinds, the taste is just so-so. After all, it's a fairly large school festival, and the school is quite stingy.

Of course, Akane Kosaka, who has a hidden foodie nature, didn't want to leave any regrets, so she bought three servings of everything that caught her eye or that she wanted to eat. If the taste wasn't enough, she would make up for it with quantity.

Even so, you still can't eat three servings, right?

"Can't I bring it for someone else? It's not going to be given to you anyway."

Akane Kosaka tried to pull her hand away, but Haruno held on tightly, making Akane roll her eyes. "Suddenly I feel like you're in my way. I shouldn't have brought you to that party in the first place. That way we wouldn't have become so close."

"Wow! I actually regretted it!"

Yang Nai stared at the woman in astonishment, then replied with a smile, "But unfortunately, it was a fateful encounter!"

"My fate is alright, but I'm afraid I'll have to say—'Fate is truly wondrous'?"

"It's necessary, but it's really unfair of Xiaoxi to start looking down on me. I think you're trying to run away!"

"Nonsense, if you didn't mind, would I need to coax you?"

Wiping her mouth with a tissue, Akane Kosaka looked up slightly at the azure sky. "You're not a child anymore. Even if you like someone, you should be mindful of your behavior. You are, after all, a girl, and... perhaps Asuna Yuuki isn't as... as we imagine..."

"what?"

"In short, we still need to take care of Asuna Yuuki's mindset and emotions."

"No Road Race!"

P.S.: Thinking of a name is too troublesome, so forget it and just call me class monitor.

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【NO.381 Exhausted】

Now, I am surrounded by many girls, all of whom are elegantly displaying their stunning figures.

They seemed to have no idea what humility meant, only concerned with displaying their pride.

Ah, no one will come out and rub their breasts and say—that's too modest, isn't it?

Okay, I wouldn't do something like that. At least, even if I were to actually rub it, I wouldn't say anything so outrageous. What if I got shocked? Besides, I don't have a masochistic streak...

But seriously, she's so fair-skinned...

"Ugh……"

With a long sigh, Kiritani stretched lazily and leaned back, revealing a deep weariness.

It's so annoying, really!

With a slightly tilted gaze, one can see the envelopes in Ryunosuke's drawer. There are quite a few of them, and they come in many different styles. Of course, Kirito also has quite a few in his drawer, but slightly fewer than Ryunosuke's.

After all, Kirito was already quite famous at school, while Ryunosuke had kept a low profile and hadn't caused any trouble. Plus, with the maid outfit now... a little more wouldn't hurt.

Well, seventy percent of them were submitted by male students and tourists. They're really popular, Ryunosuke. I'm so proud of you, brother.

Seeing Ryunosuke's dark face, Kiritani-kun smiled wickedly, "Damn it, I always thought you had potential, but I never expected you to be this awesome!"

That's right. I hadn't paid much attention before, but these things have been coming up continuously since this morning.

"Well, just leave it to me. She's a bit shy, I'll give it to her privately later."

Taking the envelope from the classmate in front of him, Kiritani smiled and gave him an encouraging and supportive look... For a moment, Kiritani thought Ryunosuke was going to pounce on him, but he really didn't expect this guy to be so patient—he was thinking that Ryunosuke was going to pounce on him, so he immediately pretended to faint and went to the infirmary to slack off and sleep, but who would have thought that this guy would calm down, although his face was extremely ugly.

"Thank you. Please tell her I'll be waiting for her on the rooftop this afternoon."

As he spoke, the man glanced at Ryunosuke as if it were an accident.

Kirito could clearly see that Ryunosuke's eyes were twitching incessantly, but due to some restriction, he could only type on the computer keyboard. However, there was no doubt that Ryunosuke now truly wanted to strangle Kirito.

"Okay, okay, I'll bring her along then, so..."

Kiritani gave the man a knowing look, then raised his hand and waved.

But honestly, why did this guy invite someone to the rooftop?

...Is it just because the rooftop is where Makoto fought?

Wouldn't it be better to just schedule a meeting at the broadcasting room? If you accidentally broadcast it on the radio, that would be really exciting!

Kiritani shook his head, truly unable to understand the thoughts of these young people nowadays.

Wow! Kazuhiro looks so handsome today!

The incredibly soft touch, the impactful impact on his back, the accompanying fragrance and black hair made Kiritani-kun close his eyes instantly and sigh quickly.

...It seems there's no rest to be had.

Kiritani frowned slightly, his eyes still closed. "Yinuo... um? Who else? Shizuka? Or Suigetsu?"

Unlike Haruno's eagerness, Akane Kosaka appeared quite mature and composed. "It's me."

Beside him, Ryunosuke had already escaped before Haruno pounced, and very quickly at that. He was now standing at least five meters away on the walkway, his expression unusually subtle. But the current situation seemed quite amusing.

But soon, Ryunosuke began to tremble.

Hino's appearance and subsequent actions undoubtedly attracted the attention of many people, including everyone at the Kemono Friends Cafe. In other words, Kato Megumi, Eriri, and the Dragon Girl class president were all watching this side.

Kato Megumi didn't think much of it. After all, she had met Haruno and Akane Kosaka when she went on a trip last semester, and she had a general idea of ​​what Haruno and Akane Kosaka were like. In fact, in Kato Megumi's opinion, it would be abnormal if Haruno didn't do something out of line with Kiritani-kun.

But it's different in other people's eyes. Many people know that Haruno is an upperclassman and a representative of the school festival volunteer group, but no one knows that she and Kiritani are this close... really.

Not to mention, everyone in the class knew that Kirito had a girlfriend, and she was a gentle and virtuous one at that!

So, what's the situation now?

This is a mistress... no, this is the third mistress, isn't it? If you include her name.

"Hmph! I've been working so hard on stage as a volunteer team for so long, and you didn't even watch my performance. I can accept that, and then I had to help this foodie carry her bag and give her directions. And now you haven't even offered a word of thanks!"

With a sound like her breathing quickened in anger, Haruno pinched Kirigaya's cheek unhappily and glared at him as he opened his eyes. "I'm really angry right now!"

"I want to sleep, I'm so tired."

With his head tilted back and resting on Haruno's chest, Kirigaya-kun's eyes were slightly dazed and tired. Especially with Haruno's chest as a pillow, Kirigaya-kun became even more lazy and wished he could go to sleep right now.

"Hey! Are you that tired? I went through so much trouble to bring you the watermelon, and now you're telling me you want to sleep?"

With an expression of great anger, Yang Nai opened her mouth and took several breaths, staring at the gradually closing eyes, unable to utter a curse.

"She looks quite tired."

Akane Kosaka walked over and looked down at Kiritani-kun, shaking her head slightly with a hint of helplessness. Back then, she had stayed up for four or five consecutive nights, and her total sleep time was only about four hours, which was roughly the same condition Kiritani-kun was in now.

"Huh? I'm the one who's more tired!"

"Is your second professional team all just freeloaders?"

Akane Kosaka reached out and tapped Haruno on the forehead, and quite hard at that. "This guy must have a lot of work piling up and is working like crazy to catch up... But speaking of which, it seems like there's been a lot going on lately."

"Alessita, what right do you have to talk to me like that!"

"Tail-walking Yang, you've given me a little more."

"Hey, how about we take Kazuto-kun to rest first? There should be some available seats in the infirmary right now..."

A very quiet voice came from behind, and the girl stood in front of them, her eyes very clear.

"Um, do you need me to show you the way? I might be busy, though."

"...No need for that. I graduated from here. I'm your senior, so I know the way."

Yang chuckled and gave Kosaka Akane a look.

So, Akane Kosaka nodded to Megumi Kato in a greeting manner, and then picked up Kiritani-kun in a princess carry.

Yes, to the astonishment of everyone in the entire Kemono Friends Cafe.

P.S.: I also want a chest pillow...

Honestly, it's hard to even sleep in this world!

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【NO.382 I also like…】

I should say I expected this kind of thing to happen.

For the past two days, I've felt inexplicably listless and lethargic, lacking energy. I initially thought it was just because I had something to do but was being lazy. I figured it wasn't a big problem, since I've always been like this, and it's hard to believe that lack of sleep is the cause of the problem.

Then, a cold wave hit a couple of days ago, and I didn't get much sleep. I just went about my usual work and routine, and I didn't even notice my own weakness and abnormality... No, I should say that even Asuna didn't notice, which was a bit unexpected.

Of course, it's also possible that Asuna has been quite busy lately, so her minor quirks haven't escalated as much as they usually do.

The workload increased considerably because of Sagami Minami's idiocy—to be honest, it would have been much simpler to just do Sagami Minami's tasks directly than to separate them and hand them over to her.

However, once you've made a promise, you should do it well no matter what.

Last night I couldn't finish my drawing properly. I felt like something was missing. I guess I was in a state of mental numbness or dazedness. And no matter what kind of work it is, you have to spend a lot of energy to do it as well as possible. I thought that this level of fatigue would be fine once I finished the opening ceremony at school and found a quiet corner to take a nap... Ah, it turns out that forcing myself to stay awake is just forcing myself to stay awake.

So, in a state of severe mental confusion, when she knew that Haruno and Akane Kousaka had arrived—a situation that was reassuring and justified—she relaxed completely and fell asleep.

Of course, at first I wanted to sneak a nap next to Kato Megumi, since having Kato Megumi next to me makes me feel safe and comfortable... But, as expected of the class president, the Dragon Girl still takes class discipline and class points very seriously.

But no matter what, it was very comfortable to rest my head on Yang Nai's chest... I fell asleep instantly.

In the darkness, I felt myself being picked up, the movements were very gentle, and it felt strangely familiar, as if I had been held like this often before... Oh well, it doesn't matter.

When I woke up, the sky outside was already tinged with the colors of dusk. In this rare quiet and sunset, the faint red glow draped a beautiful veil over the lovely woman sitting beside me, who was turning the pages of a book... This scene seemed so familiar.

Akane Kosaka appears to be a cold and aloof older sister figure. Sitting on a chair next to the infirmary, she leisurely flips through a paperback book published by her own bookstore. Her eyes, which often reveal a sharp gaze, are now unusually peaceful and serene, and a faint smile occasionally appears at the corners of her mouth... Perhaps, this smile, or even Akane Kosaka's relaxed and quiet demeanor at this moment, is very rare to outsiders.

However, for me, Kiritani Kazuto, it's something I see every time I wake up from my afternoon nap.

However, that was two years ago, before I left the club to truly become a junior high school student... Hmm, there's a strange sense of warmth about it.

He didn't choose to break the silence, nor did he care why only Akane Kousaka was here. After all, he was human, and everyone likes to appreciate beautiful things. So Kiritani-kun didn't want to do anything right now; he just wanted to watch this scene that he had seen countless times but hadn't seen in a long time.

So, at dusk, I looked at this woman, who was reading a book... Time passed slowly.

However, it wasn't long before this woman, who lacked her former domineering and crazy nature, was about to return. Immersed in her books, she suddenly looked up and met the gaze that was watching her.

"...It came a little earlier than I expected."

A faint smile still lingered at the corners of her lips, her serene expression gradually returning to normal. "Is everything alright?"

"There must still be some problems, right?"

With that uncertain expression, Kiritani-kun seemed a little uneasy.

Of course, this wasn't because I was staring at Akane Kosaka; I just felt a bit weak in my limbs, probably because I hadn't rested enough.