"Hmm? Ni-san, did you buy the Shiratori magazine?"
"It's on the small table in the living room."
…
While Izumi Chihiro was cooking in the kitchen, Sagiri, who had completed her planned tasks, came down from the second floor.
"I wonder if Eriri-nee can handle it?"
She opened the magazine with this question.
After reading it, Sagiri nodded and praised, "Eriri-nee seems to be adapting quickly. As expected, experienced people are different…"
After all, she had drawn manga before, even if it was just for doujinshi.
Some things, when she wanted to do them, she could.
But this was just the beginning. For a manga artist, serialization can last for several years, or even decades. The real test is whether they can maintain the quality of the manga's content.
"I wonder what Mashiro-nee is thinking right now. Is she feeling pressure? Is she feeling jealous? Or… is she feeling nothing at all?"
Sagiri's thoughts turned.
Compared to Eriri, who easily showed her emotions on her face, Mashiro was an elusive and unfathomable person in her eyes.
She was also the person she worried about the most.
Even she, who had assumed the other party to be one of her future rivals, couldn't help but want to care about her.
Would it be the collapse of a myth? Or would the king always return?
During lunch, Sagiri glanced at Mashiro's state once or twice, found nothing unusual, and had to temporarily withdraw her scrutinizing gaze.
…
Izumi Chihiro logged back into his Twitter account, preparing to post a new tweet.
Since the fans were looking forward to it, and he also had this idea, he put it into action.
[@Kashiwagi Eri, I recently saw some interesting comments from fans, and only then did I realize that Teacher Kashiwagi Eri had betrayed the underground world and gone mainstream. So today I read Teacher Kashiwagi Eri's work. Hmm, I can only say it's so-so. The art style is good, and the plot is decent, but that's only for newcomers. For a popular author like Teacher Kashiwagi Eri, I can only say she underperformed. I believe Teacher Kashiwagi Eri will adjust her state and bring us better works in the future!]
This looked like a malicious post, and indeed it was.
Soon, fans started commenting below, causing a slight ripple in the calm internet.
Eriri had drawn manga all morning, and after lunch, she was about to rest for a while. When she went online, she suddenly discovered a message where she was tagged.
After looking at the specific information, she immediately became furious.
"You, Chihiro, how dare you be sarcastic to me in public! You really have no shame! You're asking for a beating! If I weren't busy drawing recently, I'd go kick down your front door!"
Eriri grumbled and cursed for a few moments, then carefully considered her words and replied.
She wasn't the type to suffer a loss and stay silent. Her desire for revenge was very strong!
[@Izumi Masamune, Teacher Izumi really understands me. I did underperform a bit. But Teacher Izumi is paying so much attention to my debut work, which reminds me of Teacher Izumi's struggles when he debuted! Compared to my debut process, Teacher Izumi must have been very anxious back then, right?]
These words were very aggressive!
Many netizens below also took the opportunity to explain Izumi Masamune's difficulties in his early writing career. He wasn't as glorious as he is now, having gone through a major test, and a large part of his success was due to Kashiwagi Eri's special promotion, which gave Izumi Masamune the opportunity to rise.
Otherwise, the outcome might have been different.
For both parties, or for passersby who already knew the actual situation, their 'bickering' was not a sign of an unhealthy relationship or impending separation, but rather more like a scene of flirting.
["To be fair, Teacher Izumi really should thank Teacher Kashiwagi Eri. Without Teacher Kashiwagi Eri, there would be no Izumi Masamune today."]
["You silly goose, those two have a great relationship! Don't you understand there's a trait called 'tsundere'? Kashiwagi Eri-sensei is definitely an old tsundere!"[
["Wuwuwu, finally interacting with Kashiwagi Eri-sensei again, my CP heart is satisfied! I declare today a victory for Kashiwagi Eri-sensei!"]
["Huh? You all think Kashiwagi Eri-sensei is a girl, but isn't that just a rumor? Not credible! Or did I miss some big news?"]
["Kashiwagi Eri-sensei is now a female-oriented artist at Shiratori Publishing. The probability of him being male has greatly decreased. Besides, even if he were a boy, would that be a problem?"]
["You, something's off about you! I checked the ID name, and it's not Mafuyu-chan? (Shocked)"]
["Hehehe, too many female fans! Too many CP fans!"]
…
The internet was abuzz for a while.
Izumi Chihiro and Eriri bickered a few more times.
Providing everyone with a good show.
With this exchange, Eriri's identity as Kashiwagi Eri-sensei was officially acknowledged, allowing everyone to comfortably use that name.
Eriri: Chihiro, you actually caused my identity to be exposed! Just wait to face my wrath!
Izumi Chihiro: Oh please, wasn't it exposed a long time ago? Don't try to pin that on me! It's because you're too stupid and don't know how to change your art style.
Eriri: Are you an idiot? That's not something you can just change. I don't have the talent for it!
Izumi Chihiro: That's just because you don't try hard enough!
Eriri: How dare you!!
They even continued to argue in the chat box for a while.
Time danced by, flowing away like water.
A month had passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, everyone's daily lives were, one might say, unchanging. Each person was diligently working on what they wanted to do, dedicating themselves to the future.
Except for a certain shut-in author with the literary level of an elementary school student.
"I've been slacking off for another month… If this continues, when will the new work ever come out?"
Yamada Elf lay sprawled in a cross shape on her large bed, sinking into a temporary state of decadence, recounting her sins as if in a sage mode.
Once the sage mode passed, she would return to her normal state and couldn't help but play mobile games again.
But this couldn't go on.
Because the money she had on her had been significantly depleted due to buying a house. Fortunately, there were still royalties to sustain her; otherwise, she would have had to consider freeloading meals from next door.
Wouldn't that be too shameless?
How could she, the esteemed Yamada Elf, the future God of Light Novels, do such a thing?
However, if she were to just write a new work like this, she truly had no motivation at all.
Therefore.
"I must gain Eromanga-sensei's approval!"
Yamada Elf's eyes seemed to burn with fire.
Next, she planned to employ some unconventional methods!
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