The next day.
Ding dong ding dong ding dong~~~~
The doorbell made Pigu jump.
Yesterday, during her call with Misa, Pigu got Ito's phone number and arranged to meet him at her home the next day.
Pigu scurried to the entrance and opened the door, but it wasn't Ito who appeared before her, but a black-haired girl with a slightly cold expression. Besides Ito, Pigu had also arranged to meet someone else.
The girl was wearing a long white T-shirt with straight, flowing black hair, her slender waist accentuated by a belt, and light brown ultra-short shorts that barely covered her upper thighs, but after a small patch of fair skin, there were black thigh-high socks.
She was Sa Honami, one of the assistants Pigu frequently hired.
Upon seeing Pigu, Sa Honami apologized profusely.
"I am terribly sorry, Pigu-sensei, I had an urgent matter yesterday and really couldn't come. I am so sorry!!!! It caused Pigu-sensei to miss the submission deadline..."
"It's fine, it's fine. Misa helped me find another assistant yesterday."
"Eh? Then what about Pigu today…?"
Sa Honami had originally thought that Pigu was making up for not meeting yesterday's deadline, but it seemed that wasn't the case.
Aside from some popular, hot-blooded weekly manga artists who faced immense pressure to deliver and permanently hired assistants for daily drawing, generally, assistants were paid daily and only contacted when the manga artist needed them.
After all, for Pigu, who released monthly, it was normal to slack off for 25 days out of a month, so she didn't need an assistant coming over every day.
"Come in first."
Pigu welcomed Sa Honami inside and had her sit on the sofa.
A puzzled Sa Honami scrutinized Pigu… Pigu's attire today was also very strange. Previously, she would wear unkempt short-sleeved shirts and shorts, sometimes even without underwear, but today she was wearing a long-sleeved and long-legged tracksuit.
Facing Sa Honami's questioning gaze, Pigu's eyes darted around, her face flushed with shyness.
"I asked you to come today to help me take some reference photos."
"Reference photos…?" Sa Honami tilted her head, looking at Pigu in confusion. Then, under Sa Honami's bewildered gaze, Pigu unzipped her tracksuit, revealing only her underwear underneath.
The lewd tattoo on her stomach and the words "Safe Travels" were clearly visible to Sa Honami.
"Eh eh eh eh eh!????"
Sa Honami stared at Pigu, dumbfounded… Did "Safe Travels" mean praying not to get pregnant? What, what, what was going on? Could it be that Miss Pigu was really forcibly humiliated by someone?
Sa Honami's eyes were filled with shock and pity.
She used to scoff at Pigu's stories about men being like those in adult comics, but now… could it be that what Pigu said was true!?
Sa Honami gently hugged Pigu.
"It's bad enough that scumbag humiliated Miss Pigu, but he even left such filthy words… Miss Pigu, I'll go to the police with you! Where's the evidence? Miss Pigu, please don't destroy the evidence just because you feel it's dirty."
"No, no, no, it's not like that!!!" Pigu quickly pushed Sa Honami away, "It's not like that… I wasn't forcibly humiliated, he… he's a very good man! He didn't violate me even though I was dressed provocatively all day yesterday…"
Pigu roughly explained what happened yesterday.
"What I mean is… I've hit a bottleneck in my new pure-love training manga and I want him to do it again… He's also a doujinshi artist like me, and he read my doujinshi yesterday… He must have written on me to give me inspiration! But the process felt like being drunk, so I didn't feel anything… So…"
Pigu lowered her head, not daring to meet Sa Honami's gaze, "So… I want you to help me film it."
After listening, Sa Honami's mouth twitched.
She used to think all men were criminals, but yesterday she met a man who resisted temptation and now she thinks he's a good person, even asking him to do it again!?
"Then why did Pigu ask me to film it?"
"He might be too busy pranking me and filming at the same time, so..."
Pigu lowered her head, clasping her hands together, not daring to meet Sa Honami's gaze.
"Please! I'll pay you for your assistance!"
"..."
Sa Honami hesitated, wanting to say something. Worried he might be too busy? Does she also want her to help push!?
After a helpless sigh, Sa Honami nodded.
Sa Honami wasn't doing it for the pay… While men weren't all criminals as Pigu claimed, the man's restraint in not violating Pigu yesterday was commendable.
But if Pigu asked him to prank her again… with Pigu's alluring and provocative body, she might really be violated if it happened again.
If she was there, he would be somewhat deterred.
"Alright, when will he arrive?"
"He… he should be here soon, but… but I invited him under the pretense of guiding my drawing, so Sa Honami, please cooperate with me then."
…
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong~~~~
The doorbell rang again, and Pigu quickly ran to the entrance to open the door for Ito.
"Ito…" Pigu's eyes flickered, not daring to look directly at Ito. Ito's gaze passed over Pigu and landed on Sa Honami.
"Ito, please come in first. This is my assistant, Miss Saho To."
"Hmm? Assistant? Pigu, I remember your manga is monthly, right? Why do you need an assistant?"
Ito felt a hint of unease. Could it be that Pigu was angry and found someone to deal with him?
"It's nothing, she… she just happened to be passing by. Let's begin… I drew some storyboard drafts yesterday, Ito, could you take a look?"
Pigu pulled Ito to a chair and handed him the A4 paper with the drafts. Ito quickly glanced at the drafts and understood the general idea.
Well, I'll be.
Ito exclaimed in surprise.
Originally, Ito just wanted to play a small prank, but he didn't expect Pigu to draw it into a manga. The draft ended where the male protagonist pranks the female protagonist.
"How… how did Ito prank me yesterday? Could… could you describe it in detail?"
"Well… it's not easy to describe in words. How about I draw it?" Ito asked tentatively.
"Eh… drawing it would be too much of a waste of Ito's time."
"It's fine, it's fine. I draw quickly, and it's just a draft anyway."
Ito smiled and bantered with Pigu.
"Drafts… drafts aren't detailed enough." Pigu lowered her face, not daring to meet Ito's gaze. Hearing Pigu's reply, Ito was already sure of her intention.
"How about… how about we do the prank again and have Sa Honami help film it? That way, I can use it as reference material later."
Although Sa Honami said so, there was still a possibility that she wanted to trick him. After a slight deliberation, Ito spoke.
"Is that so… No problem, but let's use my phone to record it. I'll send you a copy after we're done, and I can also use it as material for my own doujinshi."
"No, no problem, then I'll leave it to Ito! Please… please prank me to your heart's content!"
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