manga artist Kirito

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Kiritani smiled, pursed his lips, took the wedding ring from Ryunosuke's hand, and put it on the finger of the girl he loved most, who also loved him most.

"We got married today!"

Her eyes were already curved into crescent shapes. Asuna smiled sweetly and reached out to embrace her husband.

"I am a novice and hope you will guide me in the future~~~"

"Uh-huh!"

PS:

How could it possibly end like this!

This is just the very beginning, the initial idea I had prepared from the start. There are still things you can't even imagine before the grand finale.

As for those who say it's cruel, I really didn't do it, or rather, I couldn't bear to. I think everyone knows how deeply I love Suika and Haruno, how could I be so heartless!

And then there are those who argue with me, telling me not to write the Sushiro route—don't do that, it's unacceptable! It's impossible to torture Asuna, can't the world line fluctuate? Can't the new world line be without Yuuki Asuna? (Holy crap, why am I suddenly acting like a scumbag?)

Most importantly—I actually fed myself dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection)!!!

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【NO.505 Appetizer】

[PS: To reiterate, this volume is actually a product of world line fluctuations, a choice made by Steins;Gate.]

The same applies to everything, whether it's words, actions, or intentions. As long as it's conveyed to the intended recipient, that's enough!

—Is this probably the foreword?

A luxury apartment located in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

Kirito, now seventeen years old, is originally an ecchi manga artist. Two years ago, he debuted in Rouge en rouge's weekly magazine with his new work "Sword Art Online". In just one and a half years, he completed the Aincrad arc at an extraordinary speed, and then started the new Fairy Dance arc. In less than half a month afterward, he released his new work "Danganronpa", which made him famous again.

Well, there are quite a few examples of people who started out at sea, suddenly came ashore, and achieved great success. But there aren't many who can do what Kirito-kun did. After all, besides being a manga artist, Kirito-kun is a well-known light novel master, author of "Black Album," a scriptwriter, producer, and director...

Although he is still young, he has a good relationship with many well-known people in the industry—well, they are all friends he made over the mahjong table. Although Togashi and his ilk are very good at mahjong, they just can't beat Kirito's good luck. In fact, just half a month ago, Togashi announced the resumption of Hunter x Hunter, but to be honest, it was just because Togashi had lost a lot and wanted to make some money by resuming the publication.

Of course, this is precisely why Kirito-kun became the only creator who could hang out in mahjong parlors without any readers complaining. After all, Kirito-kun was doing good deeds while hanging out in mahjong parlors. How many creators who slack off all day lost their budget and had to go back to updating properly?

"Forbidden! You are not allowed to go to the mahjong parlor for the rest of this month!"

"...No, I've already arranged with Shinbo to discuss the anime adaptation of the work."

Kirigaya-kun put down the game controller and turned his head to look at the woman who was still typing away on the keyboard, his expression slightly troubled.

Her real name is Akane Kosaka, and her pen name is Akane Akasaka, but Kiritani-kun prefers to call her Watermelon. Watermelon can be considered a rich girl from a wealthy family with a good background. According to Kiritani-kun's understanding, Watermelon used to be a typical female-oriented doujinshi writer who didn't have a strong career ambition. She believed that it was enough to get along well with friends who shared the same interests. Later, due to a certain incident, her personality changed drastically, and she became the person she is now.

Well, isn't it fine as it is now?

With a slight smile, Kiritani-kun and Shinbo had arranged to discuss Akane Kousaka's debut work, the very thing that led to her current state—"The Cardinal of Gotanda," Akane Akasaka's debut work. Within six months of its release, just three volumes sold a million copies, a first for the niche publisher Rokuseisha. In the blink of an eye, an anime adaptation was decided upon. Unfortunately, neither the publisher nor the author had money or connections, so the anime was used from the beginning to fill a gap in the broadcast schedule, thus becoming a terrible work. Due to the failure of the anime, fans of the original work also abandoned the original.

The rest is history.

However, it must be said that this is a very good work. Perhaps after so many years, this work, which has long been abandoned by fans, may not be very successful even if it is remade... Bullshit! The success of an anime adaptation ultimately depends on the production team; otherwise, even the best work can be ruined.

Perhaps Akane Kosaka didn't have many connections in the past, but things are completely different now. Even without asking outsiders, she can reset things through her own club, but she doesn't want to bring it up...

Of course, Kiritani didn't specify, only saying that he would adapt the work into an anime, without mentioning which work it would be.

Akane Kosaka rubbed her temples with her fingers. "The anime adaptation can be discussed within the company or the club. Rather, both the company and the club are very busy right now, and we obviously don't have enough manpower. And now..."

"It's alright, this was outsourced to someone else, and I will personally supervise it."

Kiritani-kun picked up some fruit from the table, popped it into his mouth, and chewed it slightly. "Besides, knowing you're short-staffed, why are you preparing so many new projects? Are you trying to overwork yourself to death? Ichigo and Ayane have been complaining to me about it lately, but since it's you, I can't really say much... How about this, we take a couple of days off and go out for some fun?"

"Oh! Right, there's supposed to be a fireworks festival in Kyoto in a couple of days, shall we go check it out?"

"..."

Akane Kosaka looked at Kiritani-kun's smiling face and fell silent. A thoughtful look flashed in her pretty eyes, as if she was really considering whether or not to take a vacation.

But soon, Akane Kosaka seemed to remember something important and quickly said, "Oh right, my aunt called me today about something at school."

Yes, Kiritani-kun is a student... let's just say he is.

At seventeen, he's a second-year high school student. Logically, to graduate, he should have an attendance rate of at least two-thirds. But Kirito-kun is different. Apart from the opening ceremony, he hasn't been to school... no, when Suguha entered Soubu High School, Kirito-kun was also there.

Yes, I went to the school twice in total.

...Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that Kirito's homeroom teacher was also Akane Kosaka's old classmate, Kirito would probably have been dragged out and beaten to death long ago.

As for his studies, Kiritani-kun had already completed not only high school courses but also university courses. Moreover, the only use a graduation certificate or a future university diploma would have for him was to make him look better; otherwise, it would be of no further use.

"You want me to go back to school?"

Kiritani raised his eyebrows high, his face full of suspicion and disbelief.

My dear watermelon! Although the students at school are not much different from me in age, our thinking is completely different, and a bridge of communication cannot be built at all—in other words, do they want me to go back to school?

Dame! Damedes!

And Watermelon, don't you think about it? Even setting aside my charm, Kirito alone has a huge fanbase at school. How can he possibly concentrate on his studies? Besides, being a fan is all the rage these days… The other day, the creator of the light novel *The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!* married a fan who sells his books in bookstores. I'm sure many of you know that, right? And then there are fan artists, like Snowman, Snowman, Snowman, and so on—so Watermelon, do you even realize that letting me out like this is actually quite dangerous for you?

...As his thoughts raced, Kiritani-kun suddenly fell into a deep, inexplicable contemplation.

...What happened? Suddenly, it feels like everything has gone wrong as I've been thinking about it.

Yes, although these were emotions that were never expressed or felt too clearly, as someone who had lived in this place for many years, Kiritani-kun could naturally sense something. However, despite noticing it, Kiritani-kun didn't ask, thinking of letting things take their natural course... But, as expected, it left quite a few deep impressions.

Regardless, Kiritani-kun has personally experienced Akane Kosaka's thoughtfulness and care over the years. It would be truly bizarre if he didn't feel anything at all!

"It's up to you."

Akane Kosaka handed Kiritani a tissue, saying with a hint of helplessness,

"Then let's just forget about it and not go."

Taking the tissue and wiping his mouth, Kiritani crumpled it into a ball and threw it in the trash can, then smirked, "Sushi, it's your turn to cook today."

Yes, Akane Kosaka is a very capable woman; she can master anything in a short time.

The only problem is—the cooking!

She found cooking quite challenging.

Of course, Akane would feel good if she could cook for Kiritani-kun herself, whether it was breakfast, lunch, or dinner. But the premise is that she has to know how to cook. Compared to Kiritani-kun, who can cook anything with eggs in it perfectly, Akane... can make miso soup or fried rice, but anything else is just asking her a hard time!

—By the way, Akane Kosaka learned how to make miso soup after studying with Ayane for a while.

So, after a few seconds of silence, Akane Kosaka picked up the phone expressionlessly.

"...Okay, okay, I'll do it!"

Kiritani-kun stood up blankly and walked towards the kitchen. Although Akane Kosaka usually took care of Kiritani-kun, this care did not include meals. So in the past, they would either order takeout or eat at a hotel, until one day Kiritani-kun suddenly felt like showing off his cooking skills...

Therefore, when you don't want to eat out or eat instant noodles, you need Kiritani-kun to step in.

Yes, Xigua also worked very hard to learn how to cook yesterday!

So, Akane Kosaka followed Kiritani into the kitchen. Kiritani was tying his waist-length hair into a high ponytail because he was too lazy to cut it, and then put on an apron. For a moment, he looked quite like a wife.

He then opened the refrigerator and took out the ingredients he had bought a few days ago. After closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, he roughly decided on the dishes. Then he turned around and looked at Akane Kosaka, who was leaning against the door and quietly watching him. "Even though it's just the two of us eating, wouldn't it be better to make a little more?"

"You decide."

"Oh, I see... Then please go out first, there will be a lot of smoke from cooking later."

Treated as completely irrelevant, Kiritani-kun, who was leisurely making preparations, made a pleading gesture to Akane Kousaka, the meaning of which couldn't be clearer.

"...Tsk! Well then, this clumsy woman, completely useless in the kitchen, will leave the kitchen first and quietly wait in the living room for Mr. Kiritani's extraordinary culinary skills!"

I was tempted to stay and watch how the dishes were prepared, but since Kiritani-kun had already made his intentions so clear, lingering would only get in his way...

Actually, it was just that Akane Kosaka was standing at the doorway, and Kiritani-kun felt that if the door wasn't closed, cooking fumes would escape outside.

She started working on her own, and Akane Kosaka smiled helplessly. As she turned around, she closed the kitchen door behind her. Then she sat back down in her original spot, looking at the document she was working on, listening to the faint sounds coming from the kitchen. For a moment, she felt at a loss, or rather... she had that feeling of not wanting to work.

But this feeling... is wonderful!

The woman was outside preparing work plans, while the man was in the kitchen organizing ingredients and cooking... It felt like an old married couple.

Closing her laptop and putting her work aside for the time being, Akane Kosaka leaned back on the sofa, her eyes half-closed, creating a surprisingly pleasant and subtle feeling.

Well, while enjoying this feeling, it's okay to slack off a little... right?

Slowly, Akane Kosaka closed her eyes and drifted peacefully into sleep.

She didn't know how much time had passed when Akane Kosaka suddenly felt a pain in her nose. She opened her eyes blankly and saw Kiritani-kun's face with a hint of resentment. Akane was a little confused, but instinctively she reached out and slapped away the hand that Kiritani-kun was pinching her nose.

"What are you doing?"

"dinner time!"

Kiritani waved his hand and pointed to the dishes on the coffee table.

The dishes were all simple, but neither Akane Kosaka nor Kiritani were picky eaters; in fact, they were quite similar in their dietary preferences.

The rice and soup were served separately. Kiritani picked up his chopsticks and sat down on the blanket instead of the sofa, appearing very casual.

"Although it's dinner, it's better to have some soup beforehand."

"……Um."

Seemingly not fully awake, Akane covered her lips with her hand and yawned softly. Then she sat down with Kiritani-kun, took the soup he offered, and took a small sip.

Meng Ran's expression turned slightly complicated. Kaho Saka tilted her head. "The taste is so strange...it tastes like it's made with boiled soybeans..."

"If you don't like it, don't force yourself. This is also my first time making this kind of soup."

As he spoke, Kiritani reached out and took the soup bowl from Akane Kosaka's hand. The soup wasn't much less, but he still drank it all without hesitation. Of course, Kiritani knew that this kind of soup wasn't very tasty, and it was quite different from tomato and egg drop soup, but unfortunately, many people liked it!

"By the way, what kind of soup is this?"

“Miso”

"Oh, it's miso soup... Hmm?!"

Suddenly, Akane Kosaka stopped, blinking gently. This was the first time in many years that Kiritani-kun had seen such a cute and innocent expression on her face.

Akane Kosaka looked at the soup that Kiritani-kun had already finished drinking and opened her mouth slightly... Did I just push away something important?

Or rather, is he... is he implying something?

Ps:

This character's storyline doesn't deviate much from the main storyline, and in fact, it can change quite a bit. If you find any plot holes that you can't figure out yourself, post them in the thread and I'll answer them for you!

yishang.

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[NO.506 There is actually a bridge between illusion and reality]

Late at night.

In the pitch-black room, only the faint moonlight filtering through the gauze curtains provided a little light.

Kiritani was torn between his inner demons and his own, essentially choosing between being a beast and being worse than a beast. The reason was quite simple: on Kiritani's bed lay an unbearably ripe watermelon, wearing a thin nightgown with its neckline wide open, revealing her delicate collarbone.

Although Mr. Kiritani is not a collarbone enthusiast, if you look down a little along the collarbone, you can see the deep cleavage and the snow-white hemispheres. Combined with his slightly dreamy eyes, the allure is instantly amplified to the extreme.

In particular, Mr. Kiritani's current position made him feel quite awkward!

Yes, Kiritani-kun is a man who likes to be in a passive position, but as long as he likes it, he can't be passive in everything, right?

Yes, yes, at least not now!

Caught between Akane Kosaka's hands, Mr. Kiritani, lying on the bed, couldn't help but swallow and open his mouth in exasperation.

"Watermelon, you..."

"Kazuto!"

"……Um?"

"I like you!"

With her cheeks slightly flushed, Akane Kosaka spoke these simple words with deep emotion.

At that moment, Mr. Kiritani froze, blinking blankly as his brain began to race, trying to find the most suitable and perfect response.

However, Akane Kosaka did not give him that time.

"So, it's okay, there's absolutely no need to endure it..."

As she spoke, she slowly leaned down, her soft breasts pressing against Mr. Kiritani's chest, bringing an extremely soft experience while also conveying a sense of oppression that made it difficult to breathe.