manga artist Kirito

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Speaking of which, I also had to participate in club activities during my school years. It seems that apart from the two years when I first met Xigua, I never did that again.

But honestly, it feels really great. While other kids my age are still stuck in school memorizing their lessons, I can not only travel around, but also learn about things that shouldn't be things people my age should know...

However, taking one more step than others is genius, but taking two more steps is madness.

Perhaps, in the eyes of my classmates back then, this was probably how I was...

To be honest, aside from that girl who inexplicably gave herself a card back then, I really can't remember any of the other classmates.

On his way to Tokyo, Kiritani sat lazily on the train, reflecting on these trivial things. He held a sketchbook and pencil in his hand, staring blankly at the scenery rushing past the window. Although it was autumn, the season of falling leaves seemed quite nice. He should go out and gather more material when he had time.

Oh right, the manga club also confirmed their outing... I mean, the club activity. The date is set, but the destination isn't finalized yet. So, we could consider finding a place with a nice view and some hot springs.

Kiritani rested his chin on his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips. If everyone behaved a little better, things wouldn't be so bad. But... never mind, it's better not to expect that.

So, while Kiritani-san was engrossed in his wonderful club activities, the train arrived in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

Even on a weekday, there were still quite a few people in the station, but most of them seemed listless and lethargic, giving off a strange feeling that you might bump into them at any moment. Kiritani patted his cheeks to clear his head a bit, since he was here to work and couldn't get anything done with this lethargic feeling.

He walked out of the station and went to the parking area to hail a taxi to the organization's headquarters.

"By the way, is Watermelon at the company or the club now?"

He hesitated whether to make a call first, but then a car pulled up in front of him—a rather luxurious Ferrari. The woman in the car rolled down the window, took off her sunglasses, and waved to him, saying, "Get in."

Kiritani-san resisted the urge to slap him and sat directly in the passenger seat.

Where's the watermelon?

"The club leader is in the club, and I was asked to come and pick up my senior."

Yes, that's right, this is Miss Strawberry.

"You were showing off to me just now."

"So...is he really handsome?"

She blinked, her eyes filled with anticipation, as if hoping to hear something nice from Kiritani-san.

"I resisted the urge to slap him."

Kiritani-san spoke frankly, "But speaking of which, do you know why Suigetsu wanted to see me? You know, I've been having a lot of headaches lately. Although leaving Chiba temporarily does help a little, I still... don't want to work!"

"That last sentence is the key point, isn't it, senior!"

Strawberry rolled her eyes, looking like she knew it would turn out this way. She pondered for a moment, then looked hesitant to speak.

Kiritani frowned slightly as he looked at the traffic ahead. "Just say what you want to say. It's not like I'm really going to hit you."

"No! Whether we fight or not is irrelevant. Of course, I might be quite excited if you're willing to take action."

Seeing Ichigo's eager expression, Kiritani couldn't help but facepalm. Ah! He almost forgot that Ichigo was an undisguised masochist!

"But when it comes to the matter of the guild leader asking you to come here... Although I am indeed the guild leader's assistant, there are many things I may not know. I am not a senior, so the guild leader will not tell me everything."

Strawberry shrugged, looking helpless. "But the leader has been incredibly busy these past two days. His phone hasn't stopped ringing. Yesterday, around dusk, he seemed to have arranged to meet someone... Maybe he's preparing some new plan?"

"Ah! Whatever, senior, you should just ask the leader directly, we'll be there soon anyway."

"..."

It took about five minutes to finally arrive at the club. There weren't many people coming and going from the magazine office downstairs, but there was a cover of the previous issue of the manga magazine pasted in front of the glass door. The male and female protagonists of Sword Art Online occupied a third of the poster. It has to be said that this kind of resource is really significant.

Furthermore, I'm a little curious whether future works will also take up a third of the cover...

No! That's still too unfair, it leaves no room for anyone else to compete!

Let's tone it down a bit; sword fights and Danganronpa will each make up three-fifths of the episodes...

"The group leader is probably supervising those idiots, after all, she cares a lot about the work 'Black Album'."

...Is it because of that sentence, "I was the one who went first"?

Kiritani-san couldn't help but think of this phrase. However, it's quite popular on the internet right now. Ever since the release of the game "Black Album," it has been hailed as a masterpiece that helps people break free from otaku culture. Subsequently, phrases like "I was the one who started it...", "Why are you so skilled at this...", and "Why did it turn out like this..." have appeared one after another and can be seen in many posts.

But the fact that Xigua personally supervises the project shows that she really values ​​it.

Kirigaya waved to Ichigo, who was driving to the parking lot, and then took the elevator to the fourth floor. As mentioned before, the third floor was the editorial department, the fourth floor was for anime, and the fifth floor was for games...

This club covers a wide range of topics, and it happens to have many talented people in various fields. Back then, Kiritani-san and Akane Kosaka would use various means to poach them, so even though the club was smaller than those giants, it was still quite formidable—of course, there's no need to mention that Violet Evergarden is the best in the universe.

As soon as Kiritani stepped out of the elevator, he heard Akane Kosaka scolding someone, and she was quite blunt about it. However, everyone here was obviously used to it.

"What happened to yesterday's promise of absolute completion? Now a problem has arisen. Although this isn't the most crucial milestone, even this level of delay will cause enormous losses, do you understand? — I'm asking you, how much time do you need to catch up? If it's more than two hours over, you don't need to come tomorrow! There are many more people here who can do it better than you!"

"One and a half..."

"Fine, I'll give you one hour! If you can't finish it, get back home!"

"……clear!"

Kiritani-san looked at the guy who was cowering after being scolded, and a smile naturally spread across his face. He walked over and tugged at Akane Kousaka's hand, which was almost poking the guy's forehead. "You're on your period? It's still early, why are you so hot-tempered? Can't you relax a little?"

"Huh? You're telling me to let these guys relax? Don't be ridiculous. Didn't you see the unfinished version I sent yesterday? What a mess it is! The quality is at least one level worse than before!"

Akane Kosaka turned around, her temper unabated, "Having Ayane supervise them was definitely the worst choice!"

"Shut up! Your voice is too loud!"

Kiritani-san raised her hand to cover Takasaka Akane's mouth, turned her head to look at the group members, and smiled broadly. "Anyone who can lend a hand, without interfering with your own work, can help Uemura catch up on the deadline within thirty minutes... Hmm, if you don't do a good job, we'll hand this work over to Group 4. I heard they're pretty free lately. As for you guys... I think it's the warehouse manager, that guy, is it Hashima? Ah, that should be him, he said he needed help..."

"No, no, no! Commander Fujiwara, we're fine!"

"What happens in Uemura is what happens to us!!"

"Yes, yes, just leave it to us!"

"Yeah, yeah!! Hahaha..."

Seeing the second group explode instantly, Kiritani smiled rather kindly and turned to Akane Kousaka, who was squinting, and said, "See, the matter is resolved, and the progress won't be delayed."

Anyway, these guys' locations are never fixed, and most of them know a little bit about everything, so Kiritani-san isn't worried at all.

"Why is it still wet..."

Kiritani-san removed his hand, looking at the faint lip print and feeling the slight dampness, his eyes twitched slightly. "I was saying, watermelon..."

He looked up at the woman with light makeup. "Are you going on a blind date today? Why are you wearing makeup?"

"Your Highness Echizen, the commander stayed up all night last night and also has an appointment today."

Lingyin walked past Kiritani-san with a blank expression, trying her best to keep her voice down so that her words reached Kiritani-san's ears.

Then, Akane Kosaka overheard it...

At this moment, Lingyin began to worry that she might be punished by having to clean toilets...

"Oh huh?"

With a rather surprised expression, Kiritani looked at Akane Kousaka, whose expression had subtly changed, and his own expression gradually shifted.

Meanwhile, the teams around them began to prick up their ears, ready to listen to the dramatic exchange between the team leader and deputy team leader.

However, Kiritani-san remained very calm, "A date...that's true, Ah-gua is indeed at this age, I'm quite pleased!"

At that moment, everyone thought the show was doomed and there was no point in watching it.

"What are you so pleased about?"

Akane Kosaka suddenly raised her voice, placed one hand on Kiritani-san's chest, and slammed him onto the table behind him, her expression unusually unfriendly.

"Hey! Watermelon, take it easy, I'm injured!"

Barely supporting himself with his right hand at a 45-degree angle against the table, Kiritani-san displayed his left hand, still wrapped in bandages, to Sushi with a worried expression.

She frowned slightly, but was still not completely at ease. She looked into Kiritani-san's eyes and said, "You were doubting me just now!"

"No way! How could that be!"

Kiritani tilted his head and, from an angle where the watermelon couldn't see, gave the group of guys who were all looking like they were enjoying a good show the middle finger.

What you just said made me very unhappy!

With an air of oppression, Akane Kosaka narrowed her eyes and said, "It's one thing that Lingyin and Strawberry have been having a good time lately, but I know you haven't been having an easy time. But aren't you worried that I might do something to drive you crazy?"

"Okay, I was wrong. I shouldn't have made that kind of joke."

Kiritani shrank back dejectedly. Maybe it really was the day when the watermelon was on its period, otherwise it wouldn't be so hot-tempered.

"I'll treat you to ice cream for lunch... no, let's have something else."

As Kiritani-san said this, he lowered his eyes and said, "You're pressing on me, and my chest feels a little tight."

Akane Kosaka looked down, and... her chest was pressed tightly against Kirigaya-san's chest, but she didn't blush or anything. Instead, she leaned down slightly and put her mouth close to Kirigaya-kun's ear, "So, how does it feel?"

"...I feel a bit of tightness in my chest, um, it's very soft and big."

Kiritani's lips twitched slightly, but he still answered seriously.

"Bigger than Xiaojing, right?"

"How the hell should I know!"

Warm breath brushed against Kiritani's earlobe, making him slightly bewildered. He couldn't understand why Suika, who usually sat aloof and always looked at the big picture, was being so aggressive today... Could it be because of her period? No way, right?

"...Come in with me first!"

Grabbing Kiritani-san by the collar, Akane Kousaka turned to look at the employees who had instantly returned to work. "There are security cameras here. I know who laughed just now. Forget about your wages for the next three days."

Instantly, these guys all looked miserable...

And they cast their hopeful gaze toward Kiritani-san.

He shrugged, indicating that I was probably powerless to help...

Then, he was pulled into the office by this enhanced watermelon. Well, this is Kiritani-kun's office. Akane Kosaka's office is on the third floor of the editorial department. Of course, Kiritani-san's office is usually only used by her.

Then, Kiritani-san was pushed onto the sofa. Akane Kosaka held onto the backrest with one hand and pressed the other on Kiritani-san's shoulder, her face full of warm smiles.

"Hey! You didn't call me here today just to seduce me, did you?"

Kiritani-san was completely unable to remain calm now. "No way, there are so many people here, it won't be good for your reputation."

"Reputation...it doesn't matter, you don't have any anyway."

Akane Kosaka leaned closer, stopping just centimeters from Kirigaya-san's face, and slowly asked, "So, what exactly happened between you and Shizuka that night?"

If you care that much, then go ask your old classmate!

I was so drunk I didn't know anything! Can't you be more careful? Don't you know how I am after drinking?

Kiritani-kun glared at him, clearly very dissatisfied.

Akane Kosaka pursed her lips. "Hey, you don't know what you're like when you drink, do you?"

Kiritani-san rolled her eyes. "If I knew, you would know too!"

Akane Kosaka was silent for a few seconds. She raised her hand to her forehead and said in a low voice, "It's over. It's really over now!"

—Listed by Nani?

P.S.: Watermelon's turn!

P.S.: I have an exam the day after tomorrow, so I'll spend tomorrow reviewing the questions. I probably won't have time to write anything, so... I'll wait until I finish the exam and come back on that day!

Yes, you should say—Echizen is amazing, he'll definitely pass the exam!

over!

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【NO.429 I'm back】

Takasaka Akane

The founder of Rouge en rouge, the owner of the Akasaka Group, is... a woman, a woman approaching thirty!

Why emphasize this?

Well, from the moment she appeared, there wasn't much description of her appearance, but it doesn't matter. After all, she's almost thirty years old, so there's not much to describe. It's better to focus on Strawberry, that masochist, at least you might see some water droplets when you chop her neck—I mean, tears.

But how should I put it, from a certain perspective, Akane Kosaka is ahead of many people, and Kiritani-san also really likes... cough, it's best if everyone just knows this, saying it out loud might lead to a bloody end.

Incidentally, this guy not only doesn't look old, but he's also getting more and more attractive.

Kiritani leaned back on the sofa in an unladylike posture, looking at the face so close to his own, and pursed his lips slightly. "Cold? What's cold? What exactly are you trying to say?"

Akane Kosaka removed her hand from her forehead, stared intently into Kiritani's eyes, and after taking a few seconds to organize her thoughts, she suddenly had a look of realization. "Ah! That's right. If it were Shizuka, and something really happened, you should be getting ready to be dragged off to get married right now."