Chapter 80: KTV
Izumi Chihiro nodded gently, a hint of sadness in his expression, but it quickly faded.
"But this is only our first work, and there will be many more works to be completed in the future, so there's no need to be sentimental."
He said with a smile.
"Mm."
Sagiri nodded.
"Ni-san, why don't we celebrate?"
She spoke again.
For a creator, a stable completion of their debut work is, of course, something to be happy about.
"Okay."
He agreed casually.
Just then, the doorbell rang, followed by the familiar noisy voice of a girl.
"Chihiro, open the door for me, quickly!"
"Eriri, don't get agitated, we can talk slowly if there's something wrong..."
Izumi Chihiro stood behind the door, discussing it with her.
"Heh, you have the guts to do it, but not the guts to take responsibility, do you? Do you know? Now you have a recognized nickname among readers, 'Old Thief,' and I feel this nickname is indeed fitting! You ruthless Old Thief!"
Eriri grumbled from outside the door.
"Open the door quickly!"
She urged again.
"Not going to fight?"
"Fight? How ridiculous, I, Eriri, am a civilized person."
"Heh..."
Izumi Chihiro let out a meaningful chuckle, then opened the door, maintaining a distance from her.
Once bitten, twice shy.
"Why are you standing so far from me?"
Eriri's gaze was disdainful, "This is clearly a sign of a guilty conscience!"
"Guilty conscience? I just don't want to get a mouthful of your hair."
Izumi Chihiro raised an eyebrow.
"Hm? Is Sagiri here too?"
Eriri's gaze suddenly fell on the silver-haired loli.
"Good morning, Eriri Onee-san."
Sagiri greeted softly.
"Mm..."
Eriri nodded her chin, then turned her gaze back to him, questioning, "You should know what I want to say, right?"
"Eriri, are you here to celebrate the completion of demon slayer with us?"
Izumi Chihiro answered evasively.
"Celebrate the completion?"
Eriri looked stunned, then glanced sideways, "What's there to celebrate? It's just finished."
"Well, all right then, Sagiri and I still have to celebrate, so I won't entertain Eriri. You should go back now."
Saying that, he waved his hand as if shooing away a fly.
"Ah? I... I... I'll celebrate with you then."
Eriri was confused by his actions, so she nodded in agreement.
Though it was called a celebration, Sagiri had only mentioned it casually, with no specific plans, so it ultimately fell to him to decide.
"How about this, shall we go to KTV to sing this afternoon?"
Izumi Chihiro thought for a moment and then said.
"KTV? Really? Sagiri has never been."
Sagiri's eyes instantly lit up, very eager.
For a primary school loli, it was a mysterious, unknown place.
Because she had no friends, was young, and had never been taken by an elder to experience it.
"KTV? Well, it's been a long time since I've been, I suppose I can accompany you, it's not impossible. I've been a bit tired from drawing lately, so a break would be good."
Eriri gave herself an excuse, also for others to hear.
"As long as you agree."
Izumi Chihiro didn't care much about that.
Although her attitude was poor, her behavior was very real. As soon as Eriri entered the private room, she immediately ordered a song.
"Me first! Me first!"
She seemed more eager than anyone else.
In fact, the only time she had been to such a place was with her childhood friend when she graduated from primary school.
Other than that, there had never been a suitable opportunity.
Although she had time on weekends and would think of it, asking her to directly invite someone was absolutely impossible!
Upon arriving at the KTV, Eriri unleashed her fervent nature and began to sing enthusiastically.
"Eriri Onee-san seems very enthusiastic..."
Sagiri said from the side.
"Ahem, isn't it because none of you are singing? We can't just waste money, can we?"
Eriri, who was singing, coughed a few times and explained.
"Sagiri, you can try it."
Izumi Chihiro coaxed his sister.
His sister's speaking volume had always been very low, and this was a good opportunity to use singing to help her change that habit.
"Then..."
Sagiri pondered, then gritted her teeth and made up her mind.
Then, she chose a favorite anime song, and her tender voice echoed in the private room.
The two listened quietly from the side.
"Sagiri's voice is quite nice."
Eriri commented.
Izumi Chihiro just nodded, a look of relief on his face.