Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

"Are you currently in Shanghai, the capital of the Republic?"

This was something Eri Aragaki hadn't expected, and she said curiously.

Hearing the name of the Republic again... well, I do miss it, but only for a while.

She doesn't have the ability to directly settle in the Republic right now, but she believes that it is something she will definitely be able to do and will do in the future.

After all, Japan is doing well now, but in twenty years... Japan might not be doing so well.

Soaring prices, rice shortages, and oil shortages are not really problems for the truly wealthy.

But the key point is... Japan is very likely to face nuclear annihilation.

In addition, influenced by Eri Aragaki's previous incarnation, she naturally wanted to go back to being an alarm clock person.

Sasakawa Nobunari, on the other hand, seemed to have misunderstood Aragaki Eri's words, saying, "Yes... I can't go back to Japan for the time being, but..."

"It's okay."

Eri Aragaki snapped out of her reverie and said, "Mr. Sasakawa, whenever you're back and have time, we can meet and talk again."

"No, although I am not in Japan."

Nobunari Sasakawa smiled and said, "But my wife, and my daughter... Well, how about this, I'll give you my daughter's phone number. You're both young women, so it should be easier for you to communicate."

Eri Aragaki was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and said, "Yes, then thank you very much."

After all, Sasakawa Nobunari was right; a young man is indeed easier to talk to than a middle-aged man.

And it's a girl...

Eri Aragaki is even less of a problem. It's not that she's sexist, but she's a girl now, and she's quite pretty...

Simply put, she'd rather have friction than have someone stab her in the back.

Sasakawa Nobunari then said on the other end of the phone, "Then write down the number..."

Eri Aragaki quickly wrote down the number, expressed her gratitude again, and Nobunari Sasakawa politely hung up the phone.

Then she immediately started dialing the phone number of Sasakawa Nobunari's daughter.

Soon after the call connected, a young girl's voice came from the other end, saying, "Hello."

Eri Aragaki said, "Hello, are you Ayano Sasakawa?"

The person on the other end of the phone said, "Yes, this is me. May I ask who you are?"

"My name is Eri Aragaki. I was introduced to this place by Mr. Sasagawa."

Eri Aragaki immediately explained her purpose, saying, "I want to rent that apartment in Bunkyo Ward. Mr. Sasagawa said I could ask you to show me the apartment."

"Ah, it's the one Dad was talking about."

Ayano Sasakawa replied, "I know, he just messaged me. When are you free?"

Eri Aragaki thought for a moment and said, "How about this afternoon?"

"Okay, let's meet downstairs at the apartment building in an hour."

Sasagawa Ayano said, "I'll send you the address."

Eri Aragaki said, "Okay, thank you."

She hung up the phone and waited a while.

My phone vibrated; I had received a text message.

The text message listed the apartment's exact address, near Kasuga Station in Bunkyo Ward.

Eri Aragaki glanced at the time; it was just past 12:30 in the morning.

It will be 1:30 in an hour.

She started from the convenience store and it took her about twenty minutes by tram to get there.

The tram swayed and rattled for twenty minutes before arriving at Kasuga Station.

She got off the train and walked out of the station, following the address in the text message for about ten minutes.

We arrived in front of a gray apartment building.

The building isn't new, but the exterior is very well maintained.

There's an automatic lock at the entrance; you need to swipe a card to get in.

There was a person standing in front of the building.

She was a young girl, looking to be in her early twenties, and quite pretty—the kind of pretty that screams "rich girl."

Even considering that Mr. Sasakawa was able to do business in the Republic, Ms. Sasakawa Ayano is not just an ordinary rich girl like Aragaki Eri.

Anyway, Eri Aragaki's skin was very fair and well-maintained, and she was wearing light makeup. Her big, bright eyes were much prettier than Eri's listless gaze.

She stood at the entrance of the apartment building, holding a bunch of keys in her hand.

Seeing Eri Aragaki approach, she asked, "Are you Ms. Aragaki?"

While Eri Aragaki thought Ayano Sasagawa was very beautiful, Ayano Sasagawa found herself unconsciously drawn to Eri Aragaki when she saw her.

How beautiful!

Eri Aragaki has a beautiful head of long hair and a face that looks somewhat innocent but has striking features.

The key point is... she doesn't look like she's wearing makeup, yet her skin is still so fair, and it must be a rare cool-toned fair skin, with a natural light pink undertone in her fair complexion.

This already made Ayano Sasagawa quite envious.

Most importantly, Eri Aragaki is noticeably half a head taller than her, with a slender and upright figure that is also curvaceous...

Her figure is absolutely stunning, and although Eri Aragaki's eyes look listless, there's something about them that's undeniably aggressive. If I had to describe Ayano Sasagawa's eyes, I'd say they have a sleeping lion in them.

"Yes, hello."

Eri Aragaki, unaware of Ayano Sasagawa's current opinion of her, asked, "Are you Ms. Ayano Sasagawa?"

"Just call me Ayano."

Sasakawa Ayano smiled in a friendly manner and said, "Let's go, I'll show you up to see the house."

She swiped her card, pushed open the door, and led Eri Aragaki inside.

The apartment building was very clean, and the floors were light-colored tiles.

The corridor was bright, with white walls and dark doors on both sides, giving it a rather bourgeois feel.

Ayano Sasagawa led Eri Aragaki to the elevator and pressed the up button.

The elevator doors opened, and the two people stepped inside.

Sasagawa Ayano pressed the button for the fifth floor.

The elevator slowly ascended and soon arrived at the fifth floor.

The elevator doors opened, revealing a dark gray carpet in the hallway.

Sasagawa Ayano walked to a door and opened it with a key.

She stepped aside and said, "Please come in."

The apartment was suddenly laid out before Eri Aragaki.

……

After carefully reviewing it, Eri Aragaki felt there were basically no problems; this was exactly the high-end apartment she had imagined!

Sasakawa Ayano then asked, "How was it? Are you satisfied?"

Eri Aragaki said, "Great, it perfectly meets my requirements."

"That's good... Dad said he should have already mentioned the price to you, it's 200,000 yen a month..."

Ayano Sasakawa asked, "Do you think this is alright?"

Eri Aragaki, without hesitation, replied, "Sure, of course no problem!"

"When will the contract be signed?"

Sasakawa Ayano said, "If it's convenient for you, it can be done in the next couple of days."

"Is next Monday okay?"

Eri Aragaki thought for a moment and said, "I have some things to take care of these next few days."

"Okay, let's meet here next Monday at the same time."

Sasakawa Ayano had no objections and said, "I'll bring the contract over. Once you sign it and pay the rent, you can get the keys."

Eri Aragaki said, "Okay, thank you."

The two people walked out of the apartment and stood downstairs.

Ayano Sasakawa looked at Eri Aragaki and suddenly asked, "By the way... I heard from my father... that you're a manga artist?"