Knowing the content of the work in advance was a privilege for Sagiri, as an illustrator, compared to others.
And because she could frequently communicate with the author himself, her depictions were more accurate and faster, speeding up the novel's publication.
It could be said that, compared to her somewhat insignificant presence for a period before, Eromanga Sensei had now become an indispensable part of Izumi Masamune's work.
This made Sagiri very proud.
Although she didn't receive much praise while working on the illustrations for "puella magi madoka magica," when its illustrator was mentioned, everyone basically recognized the existence of Eromanga Sensei.
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"o 3o Huhu huhu~"
Sagiri was very happy after completing her task for the day, humming softly.
"Hmm, Ni-san should have finished everything, right? It's a bit of a shame, only two volumes… But the happy ending is really great!"
Sagiri planned to go to her brother's room later to inquire about the progress of the work.
The progress a few days ago was just when everyone was trying to save Homura from despair. At this rate, there wouldn't be any more twists, would there?
She believed that with everyone's joint efforts, they should be able to welcome Homura into the law of cycles, and then becoming a 'divine messenger' would mean she was with Madoka, right?
Although Sayaka and Kyoko were still separated by life and death, being able to fight side by side, meet again, and have intimate interactions, with some suggestive language, could be considered fulfilling everyone's 'red and blue forever' CP dream.
It was truly satisfying!
"Well, Ni-san also knows what everyone wants to see. Writing "rebellious story" specifically was entirely to satisfy everyone's sense of loss from the main story's ending…"
Sagiri thought to herself, believing she understood the plot's progression, but unfortunately, she did not grasp the true meaning of 'rebellion.'
Therefore, the result would be a world apart.
This was quite normal. It could be said that no one could predict such a twist in advance. Even Nayuta and Senju Muramasa would only be able to do so after reading Homura Akemi's psychological changes and having a deep understanding of the character Homura Akemi.
It could be said that this twist was a stroke of genius. In terms of the script's excellence, it even surpassed the main story!
Of course, this was just Izumi Chihiro's personal opinion.
The only regret was not being able to see "Witch Night no Kaiten."
However, it might not necessarily be a regret.
Continuing a miracle is not that simple.
The higher the expectation, the greater the potential for disappointment.
For example, he now felt his abilities were insufficient and planned to stop the story of "puella magi madoka magica" here. If he were to continue, he could force himself to write, but to reach a level he was satisfied with, he would only be able to attempt to continue it himself after many years of refinement.
"Knock knock."
"Ni-san."
"Come in."
Knocking on the door, Sagiri stepped in and found her brother still working diligently.
"Sorry, Ni-san, for disturbing your work."
An apologetic expression appeared on the girl's face.
"It's nothing, I'm already in the final stages, the rest can be easily resolved."
Izumi Chihiro paused his movements, turned his head slightly, and gave her a reassuring smile.
"That's good."
Sagiri breathed a sigh of relief.
She was worried that her rushing over too eagerly would affect her Ni-san's writing state.
"Then, Ni-san, are you thirsty? How about I get you a glass of water?"
A smile appeared on Sagiri's small face.
"Hmm, a cola would be nice," he said after a moment of thought.
Two minutes later.
"Clink."
Sagiri placed a glass of cola on the table and did not leave immediately. Instead, she turned to look at the bookshelf by the wall.
'While waiting, I can check out Ni-san's hobbies, and also, see if there are any of those kinds of works…'
Thinking of this, her earlobes flushed red.
In the most prominent position were the works of Senju Muramasa-sensei and Kani Nayuta-sensei, which was not surprising, as she also collected them.
Next were some classic old works, both slice-of-life and battle-themed, all of which she had heard of.
"This is… Eriri-nee-san's work."
In the end, she still found the work she expected.
"This cover is too embarrassing! It's too explicit…!"
Sagiri glanced at the suggestive artwork on the cover, her cheeks involuntarily heating up.
However, aside from a few works by Kashiwagi Eri, she didn't see any other manga.
"So he only supports Eriri-nee-san? Ni-san truly is someone who has risen above low-brow tastes."
Sagiri couldn't help but think.
"Hmm? This one is… a light novel, and a new release? I haven't seen it before, and it seems to only have one volume."
Sagiri saw a work titled "love metronome" and suddenly became interested.
The romance light novels she had seen before were all old works. Clearly, this newly published light novel was highly regarded by her Ni-san, so it must be worth reading.
So she sat down nearby and began to read.
Until half an hour later.
"Haa…"
Izumi Chihiro stretched, and when he looked back, he realized his sister was reading "love metronome".
He couldn't help but laugh and say, "Sagiri, you're so young, do you understand this type of light novel?"
"Ni-san, don't treat me like a child! I'm going to junior high soon!"
Sagiri snapped back, pouting as she replied.
"Which means you're still an elementary school student, right?"
"I'm already in sixth grade!"
"Then I'll rephrase that: a sixth-grade elementary school student."
"Ni-san is mean…!"
…
"Hmph! As punishment, I'm borrowing this love metronome for three days!"
Sagiri closed the book and said imperiously.
"Whatever, I've already finished it."
He waved his hand.
"By the way, Ni-san, are you done writing?"
Sagiri's gaze was drawn to the laptop.
"Come and see if you want to."
Izumi Chihiro moved out of the way.
Sagiri immediately scurried over, flipped the text to the page where she had left her bookmark, and began to read.
At this moment, she was filled with anticipation.
The next moment, her expression was blank.
"Huh? Why is it like this?"
It was another scene that stunned her.
Due to her habitual work as an illustrator, as she read the words, she imagined this twisted image in her mind.
Homura Akemi, unexpectedly, grabbed Madoka Kaname's arm.
Her lifeless pupils changed color.
A strange curve formed at the corner of her lips.
"Ah ah ah ah! Ni-san, what are you doing?!"
Sagiri couldn't help but turn around and question him loudly.
The latter merely sat by the bed, looking at online news on his phone, and said airily, "Don't you think this is very enjoyable?"