manga artist Kirito

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In the space where they were alone, Kirito looked at the blonde girl leaning lazily on his shoulder and felt a little concerned.

"Of course it's because I want to..."

"Speak properly!"

"Okay, I get it."

Alice pouted slightly, leaned her cheek against Kirito's shoulder, and said with a touch of emotion, "The move was so sudden back then, I didn't have time to do many things before I moved, and I didn't even leave you any contact information... Although I think if Kirito wanted to find me, he could definitely find my contact information."

So, both sides are waiting?

"Well, let's not talk about that... The reason I came back at this time is entirely because it took me several years to complete the goal my mother set for me. Otherwise, it would probably have taken even longer. But I think... if it had taken any longer, I wouldn't have seen Kirito when I came back, but Mr. Kazuto Yuuki. Maybe I would have even seen Mrs. Yuuki walking around the streets with Kirito."

"Don't make it a condition that I marry into your family, you idiot!"

"I guess I felt that if I didn't come back soon, it would be too late, so I put in extra effort and just made it in time... Even when I was out there, I kept a close eye on Fujiwara Echizen-sama's information!"

"What's there to pay attention to about erotic illustrators? What's there to notice about what kind of doujinshi I drew today?"

"...Actually, I have them all in my collection. I really like 'Scarlet Street'."

The girl smiled as she looked at the boy she was clinging to. "Speaking of which, could it be that you were too devastated after I left, which is why you started drawing this kind of thing?"

"Wake up, yanderes usually don't have a good ending."

The boy rolled his eyes and tapped her head. "Even the most terrifying blow wouldn't make someone draw erotic content, would it? Just a sudden whim..."

And the lack of companionship, and the increased loneliness.

"Well, anyway... it's good that you're still here."

"I am here."

Seeing the girl's outstretched arms, the boy silently pulled her into his embrace and gently stroked her long hair.

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【NO.412 The Origin of Evil】

The next morning, since it was still a day off, I was woken up and lay motionless on the sofa, just like yesterday.

However, the difference this time is that it wasn't just Asuna who woke Kirito up, but also Alice who lives next door... Kirito suspects that if Asuna hadn't come along, Alice might have kissed her until she woke up and said something like, "If only you could sleep forever!"

Well, what I really mean is this: if he doesn't wake up, then we can keep kissing.

Ah! She Hui is truly wicked!

However, just like yesterday, Shiina Mashiro didn't wait for Kirito to wake her up. She started drawing manga on the sofa early today. In addition, because the kitchen was occupied by the maid and the butler, Asuna and Alice were sitting in the living room chatting with smiles.

Kirito didn't hear it very clearly, but judging from their expressions, they must have been exchanging information... or something?

But to be honest, it would be quite nice if Asuna and Alice could talk quietly like this instead of suddenly starting to argue. After all... they wouldn't be caught in the middle and get caught in the crossfire, or even get hurt by the accident!

Incidentally, Kirito felt that the presence of the butler and maid disrupted the balance of his life.

An old salted fish should lie in a pile of salt like an old salted fish. Even if you are a young lady from a wealthy family, don't just drag out your ace butler. You won't be able to do anything, and it will make you completely useless. Not to mention that as long as the ace butler is around, you won't be able to eat the breakfast, lunch, and dinner that Asuna prepares. That's a huge loss, okay?

all in all……

"Ah! Little Tongtong, I'm going to Tokyo today. Mother said she's going to visit some relatives. Do you want to come with me?"

Alice looked at Kirito with great anticipation. If she brought Kirito along, would she be able to take advantage of the situation to do something?

"Oh, right, I'm going home today too. My brother was really unhappy that I didn't show up yesterday, and then he tattled on me to Mom..."

With a helpless expression, Asuna really couldn't understand what her older brother was thinking. All she wanted was to prevent him from seeing the guy who kidnapped her sister, was it really necessary to do this?

But thankfully, Alice is going home today too...

It wouldn't be a bad thing to let Kirito be alone for a while.

"No, no, I want to go out for a walk today, um, just anywhere."

Lying on the sofa, Kirito, with his deadpan eyes, slightly raised his hand and waved. "As for Asuna, take Mashiro with you too. I'm going for a drive... who knows where we'll end up."

Let's just consider this a source of material!

"That's it..."

Alice looked at Kirito thoughtfully, then glanced at Asuna and pursed her lips slightly. "Alright then! But Kirito, are you going back to the dojo next weekend? I kind of want to see Suguha and Mikasa."

"If I have time, that's no problem at all. I've been thinking about when to go back recently."

Kirito glanced at Asuna's delighted expression, then yawned slightly. "Well then, let's settle on that..."

Although, I have a feeling that it won't be so easy to go back.

Even the best-laid plans can have unexpected twists and turns.

Then, Kirito, whose mental state wasn't very good due to yesterday's unexpected events and overthinking, slumped onto the sofa and fell asleep in a daze.

He raised his hand to lock the phone screen, stopping Yui's shouting, but the pause lasted less than a moment before Yui's voice rang out again.

He opened his eyes, staring at the unusually active Yui, wondering if he should write a special lock screen program so that Yui couldn't suddenly pop out when the lock wasn't open.

Kirito, having lifted the blanket that Asuna had probably placed on him, scratched his messy hair and stared blankly at the horizon.

There were sticky notes on the desk left by Asuna. Although they were just some trivial tips, they were strangely heartwarming. Even so, Kirito had the idea of ​​taking a walk alone today, but... he had no idea where to go.

Sure enough, they just picked a direction randomly and set off?

After a quick wash, Kirito changed his clothes, too lazy to even fix his messy hair, and headed straight out to a supermarket that always seemed to hold special significance, or rather, a magical place.

Actually, Kirito hadn't thought too much about it. In fact, he had roughly sorted out what happened yesterday while taking a bath last night. Now he just wanted to experience what it would be like to live alone again.

There was no sunshine, and the weather was a little chilly. Kirito strolled lazily down the street. There were many young girls out in groups, as well as couples. However, Kirito was long past the age where he would unleash fire magic upon seeing couples. But to be honest, this feeling was really enviable... a world for two.

It seems like we haven't really enjoyed any time alone together since high school, have we?

No, a few days ago, on Asuna's birthday, she secretly left Shiina Mashiro behind and ran off to Hokkaido to watch the sunrise...

(If you'd like to see more of the above scenarios, please leave a comment. I'll write more once a certain number of comments are received.)

Kirito scratched his head and saw the supermarket in front of him. It was a familiar supermarket, but ever since the last group trip, when he had taken down all the wolves in the supermarket who were even remotely strong, he hadn't seen them again... Of course, the main reason was that Kirito had been extremely busy ever since.

Ah! Speaking of which, it's about time I finished drawing that book. Although there's still a long time until the winter commercial, wouldn't Eriri be making a huge mistake if she forgot about it?

You know, when someone is drawn as the heroine of a doujinshi, the feelings of the fan are extremely complicated. If this doujinshi featuring Eriri as the heroine isn't sold at the winter commercial, then Eriri won't be able to experience these complicated feelings!

So, I'll need to spend some time preparing the script first... and I also need to think about the plot carefully.

"Daddy, Daddy, actually Aunt Alice is also a great artist. I don't really want to say it, but if you're feeling tired, you can ask Aunt Alice to be your assistant..."

Listening to the voice coming through his headphones, Kirito calmly ignored Yui's suggestion.

Well, as for assistants... we've been talking about it since the beginning, but we still haven't found any. Even when we were helping Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi, we suggested that they could act as assistants for a while, but... all they can do is color, draw shading lines, and create halftone dots—simple things.

Kirito's ideal assistant would be someone at the level of Strawberry, or at least someone at the level of Eriri. As for Alice, who is at a similar level... come on, if Asuna were to become an assistant, how could she possibly remain calm?

You know, when Asuna saw so many girls yesterday, she was so jealous she practically drowned out the entire restaurant.

Therefore, Kirito would rather work harder than find an assistant... Well, if it's someone Asuna knows and who doesn't have any special feelings for him, Kirito would be very happy to have one.

Upon entering the supermarket, Kirito heard that incredibly catchy background music again, but this time he didn't see any of the hungry wolves waiting for food. It was probably just a matter of time, since the half-price bento boxes were only offered from dusk to night.

After grabbing a box of Musashino milk and two chocolate bars, Kirito was about to pay when he caught a glimpse of a figure he wasn't exactly familiar with, but who had been talking about lately. A smile appeared on Kirito's lips, and his expression was kinder than ever before.

This must be some kind of chance encounter, right?

At least in my opinion, it was a wonderful encounter.

They are all young men and women with special feelings for each other, who meet by chance, get to know each other through various coincidences, separate for various reasons, and finally meet again...

Well, when I'm all alone, I, Kirigaya Kazuto, am the kind of person who's very casual, to say the kind of casual that's almost inhuman. And right now, I, Kirigaya Kazuto, am about to have a prelude to an encounter with someone.

So, slowing his pace and with a smile on his face, the boy slowly walked toward the girl who was looking at the shelf, her expression slightly troubled.

The boy didn't care about her disheveled appearance. He didn't even say a word, but slowly raised his hand and placed it on the girl's shoulder, and then... he tightened his grip!

"Yeah!"

As if startled, the girl threw a punch, but the boy was prepared. He simply raised his hand slightly and pressed down on the girl's arm joint, preventing her from exerting any force.

He smiled broadly, perhaps even radiantly, and said with a soft laugh, "Finally, I've been waiting for you!"

"Hey! Kiri... Kiritani?"

When the girl saw the boy's face clearly, her expression was as if she had been struck by lightning. The hairs on her body stood on end. She said the boy's name while sweating profusely, and then tried very hard to pretend that it was a real adventure.

However, it was clear that the girl was very uneasy at the moment, especially since she was currently being pinned against the wall.

...Well, perhaps because she was being watched with a smile, a blush quickly rose on the girl's pretty face. She tried to look to the side, pursed her lips tightly, and appeared very nervous.

"Are you surprised? Are you surprised?"

Kirito kept a close eye on the girl named Asada Shino. In the past two days, he had clearly experienced the terror of this source of all evil. Shiina Mashiro may have been a natural black-hearted person from the beginning, but back then Shiina Mashiro was still somewhat natural. But now she can really be renamed Shiina Mashiro.

The person who caused Shiina Mashiro's dramatic change was none other than Asada Shino, who seemed to be acting guilty.

"Ha...hahaha! What a...amazing encounter, Kiritani-kun!"

She hesitated for a long time, then finally clenched her fist as if to encourage herself, and then spoke with a dry laugh.

"Yes, what a strange encounter! I was planning to go to your house to find you, but I ran into you before I had prepared the oil drum and cement. It seems that I won't be able to take the opportunity to cut it into seventeen pieces, put it in the oil drum, fill it with cement, and sink it into Tokyo Bay when you open the door."

Kiritani Kazuto looked utterly disappointed, as if he had truly intended to do so.

"Hey! I'm not some True Ancestor! Being split into seventeen parts really does kill you! Even if a True Ancestor were cut up, put into an oil drum full of cement, and sunk into Tokyo Bay, they wouldn't be able to recover, right?"

The girl stared wide-eyed at her classmate, who seemed quite serious, with shock and fear. "What did I do wrong to deserve this? Wait, wasn't that the threatening phone call you made before? It made me call the police! I was being extra careful when I went out today!"

She is lying!

Kiritani Kazuto was well aware of this. According to Yui, this guy didn't leave the house at all yesterday, and didn't even make or receive any phone calls.

As expected, young lady, you're still too naive. Don't you know that science changes the world?

"Seriously, was it necessary to scare me like that?"

As if she had made some kind of explanation for Kirito in her mind, Asada Shino showed a look of understanding. She raised her hand to her rather ample chest and slowly let out a sigh of relief. "You could have just told me what you wanted to say. Although we haven't talked much at school, we're still classmates, and Mashiro and I are quite close. If you need any help, just let me know. If I can help, I definitely will!"

Can anyone tell me what this guy was thinking just now?

What could have made you think of my earlier words and that previous phone call as a joke?

Hey girl, aren't you a little too confident? Did you think I'd ignore how nervous you were just now? You clearly know you've been exposed, and now you're trying to pretend you don't know anything? —Even without Yukino's family's mind-reading ability, I could see right through you, you idiot!

Kirito grinned, revealing a smile he thought was terrifying but was actually quite cute.

"If that's what you think, then let me put it simply: could you... go outside and stand in the road and get hit by a car? If not, I can drive you, okay?"

"Who would be stupid enough to do what you say!"

Asada Shino pressed one hand to her forehead, while holding the other hand in front of her. "Well... I think, Kirito-san, your current thoughts are dangerous!"

Actually, it's not that dangerous... The most dangerous thing is locking you in the basement and changing your name to "housewife"!

P.S.: So that you can still see me alive in the future, there will only be one chapter today.

By the way, I'd like to recommend two books. First, there's my father-in-law's "Cute Girl League of Legends," and he already has a completed novel called "My Wife from My Past Life Came to My Door."

Secondly, "Anyway, I'm the Agent," is a new book by a certain silly cat, supposedly featuring an abnormal magic swordsman...

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【NO.413 Truly well hidden】

Asada Shino, a... classmate.

We didn't actually have much interaction; to be precise, we had met very few times before.

But for some reason, I always felt that she knew me quite well, even that she understood my personality and way of doing things quite well.

Of course, at times like these, one shouldn't think about the three great illusions of life.

After all, just yesterday, some of the things I thought were just illusions were proven to be true—so, the so-called three great illusions of life actually have at least a 60% chance of being true, right?

But no matter what, I don't think Asada Shino is a good classmate, really!

I've never seen anyone teach others common sense like this. I believe that if Shiina Mashiro and Asada Shino continue to interact, perhaps one day when she sees me enjoying Asuna's lap pillow as a daily occurrence, she will not only sneer but also take a picture and upload it to Twitter, adding a series of captions... Or perhaps, Shiina Mashiro will say something like, "Ha! You two are such a pair of scoundrels!"

Yes, that's what I think. So, as the source of all evil, Asada Shino should be taught a lesson, right?

So, when I finally met Shino-san, whom I had been looking forward to, I gave her a rather warm smile. Even though it was almost a friendly smile, I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, especially when I saw the slightly frightened look on Shino's face when she saw me... Well, I think my perverse sense of humor is kicking in again.

In short, I've decided today to show Sinon why the flowers are so red.

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