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Upon hearing the name Kashiwagi Eri, Eriri immediately looked around nervously.

They were afraid that someone nearby would hear them.

Eriri is an otaku, but on the surface she is a rich young lady with mixed-race heritage.

If people knew that the arrogant young lady at school was secretly an erotic artist who drew adult comics, it would be a shame.

That would be the end of it; it would be a social death, and we would have to move to another galaxy.

"Alright, let me formally introduce myself. I am Eriri Sawamura Spencer, or you can call me Eriri Sawamura. My profession is an illustrator... Eri Kashiwagi."

"Yes, I know. She seems to be a very famous illustrator. Jiang Nan just bought a comic book drawn by you, and he seems to be quite conflicted about it..."

Kato Megumi calmly recounted the process of Jiang Nan buying the book.

Eriri naturally knew what the manga she drew was about, so she could only stare intently at Jiang Nan.

"This is appreciation, you know? Besides, I taught you your illustration skills, so what's wrong with me appreciating it?"

"How dare you say that? You used me as a laborer back then."

Eriri gritted her teeth whenever she thought about what had happened in the past.

"Tsk, I've been discovered."

Jiang Nan turned her head away from looking at Ying Lili.

It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish.

In Japan, popular light novels are often accompanied by illustrations.

The illustrations beautifully depict the male and female protagonists and other characters from the light novel.

A best-selling light novel is bound to have an excellent illustrator.

At first, Jiang Nan worked as an illustrator while writing novels, but later she found it too troublesome and wanted to find an illustrator.

However, he was not satisfied with the illustrations drawn by online illustrators, so after thinking for a second, Jiang Nan decided to train one himself.

Moreover, it's about training a free workforce, much like some companies that don't pay wages, using the excuse of training your skills.

At that time, Eriri was not a good illustrator and had no fame.

So Jiang Nan set his sights on her, since he had watched the anime "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" and knew that Eriri had exceptional artistic talent.

Then, under Jiang Nan's various persuasions, Eriri became his free illustrator. However, after drawing for free for a while, Eriri realized what was going on.

"Forget it, those things are in the past. Although you often create plot holes when you write, your excellence is undeniable. Why? Why did you quit? Clearly, with your talent, no one can compete with you."

Eriri asked the question that had been weighing on her mind for a long time.

She couldn't understand why someone with such a bright future would suddenly quit.

Even if he doesn't release any new works, he can still gain a lot of popularity just by filling in some plot holes in his previous works.

Please give me some monthly votes, guys.

If you guys have any extra monthly tickets, please vote for them; the rankings have all dropped.

Chapter 408, Mahjong

Jiang Nan clearly didn't want to answer the question, so he looked at Kato Megumi next to him.

"By the way, Huihui, you haven't introduced yourself yet!"

It's hard to refuse when you don't want to answer a question.

The best approach is to simply change the subject.

Kato Megumi had been listening to the gossip the whole time, but she never expected to hear about herself, so she naturally started to introduce herself.

"Hello, Sawamura-kun, I am Kato Megumi, a second-year student at Toyonosaki High School. It's an honor to meet you here."

"Hello."

Eriri noticed something special about the girl in front of her. How to put it? She was just too ordinary.

Eriri, being an otaku, knows a lot of interesting anime and manga tags.

Arrogant, cunning, gentle, aloof, and utterly emotionless...

However, these labels are almost impossible to apply to Megumi Kato.

Kato Megumi is like an unnecessary extra in many TV dramas.

A supporting female character in anime who can't even get the fifth female lead role.

Even extras who don't even have a single line.

Eriri's mind was filled with such thoughts.

"Eri! Your outfit is a bit strange today. Are you trying to find out if your new work is popular?"

Eriri snorted softly. Although her intentions had been exposed, she was still unconvinced.

"No!"

Kato Megumi looked at Eriri's denial and said softly.

"Proud?"

Eriri: "I'm not being tsundere!"

Jiang Nan said jokingly.

"I remember a saying: 'Arrogance ruins your life'? If you're arrogant, you'll lose the person you like. Tsk tsk, another loser with all the 'loser' traits."

"You're always like this."

Eriri sat angrily with her arms crossed, clearly having forgotten her original purpose.

"Still as easily fooled as before, hehe."

Jiang Nan chuckled to himself.

All you have to do now is finish your coffee and leave.

After that, Jiang Nan refused to come here again, no matter what.

Currently, only Kato Megumi knows his identity in Jiangnan. As long as he pays a small price with some snacks, Kato Megumi will surely keep it a secret.

Soon, the cafe staff brought over several cups of coffee.

After taking a sip of coffee, Eriri looked at Jiang Nan and said with a touch of nostalgia.

"Your personality hasn't changed at all; you're still very unconventional and don't seem embarrassed at all. But why did you leave this place in the first place?"

"Well, I just want to go to a city where nobody knows me. After all, I'm the kind of person who gets bored easily..."

Jiang Nan scooped a spoonful of sugar into the coffee and stirred it gently.

At the time, he actually had too much of a dark past, and since he had left the light novel industry, he went to a new place to develop his dark past.

The reason is that simple.

After finishing her coffee, Eriri felt something was off, as if she had forgotten something.

"Eriri! I'll be going now, see you later."

Jiang Nan stood up and turned to leave.

Then I saw someone I didn't really want to see.

Why are you walking so fast?

A beautiful woman wearing black stockings walked over, her eyes filled with mockery.

Kato Megumi stood quietly to the side, and she could smell the gossip again.

After learning that Jiangnan was actually Jiangnan, Kato Megumi found it all very interesting.

The people who came were all people she had never met before.

A well-known illustrator, a famous female writer, and a well-known old thief from Jiangnan.

interesting!

……

……

Every circle has its own way of making friends.

Take novelists, for example. Ordinary people may rarely encounter the profession of novelist.

However, many of the novelist's friends are also novelists.

Because we can get along well and have common topics.

Circles are isolated from each other.

"I didn't check the almanac before I went out today!"

Jiang Nan covered her face.

Although that's what I thought in my heart, I ultimately couldn't change the course of fate.

So there was one more person at the coffee table.

Four people are just enough to make a set of mahjong tiles.

"Long time no see! I didn't recognize you when we first met, senior!"

When Kasumigaoka Utaha spoke, she deliberately emphasized the two seniors behind her.

"Senior, I feel embarrassed if you say that. I really didn't recognize you just now."

Jiang Nan continued his deceptive tactics.

Do you think I'd be as easily fooled as this idiot next to me?

Kasumigaoka Utaha spoke with a smile.

"Kasumigaoka, what are you saying?"