How to raise a random guy's wife

Chapter 166 Too Natural

Kasumigaoka Utaha gestured with her chin towards Kobayashi Sora, much like Ash was asking Pikachu to use Thunderbolt.

“You’re worried about not being able to keep up with the senior’s writing pace, right? I understand.” Kobayashi Sora nodded. “Also, this kind of plot requires even higher drawing skills. After all, you have to show the psychology, but you can’t show it too obviously. It’s normal that you don’t have confidence.”

"Who lacks confidence!" Eriri glared at Kobayashi Sora. "Someone who knows nothing about manga... Yes, I just don't want this clueless guy interfering with my creative process!"

“Then… how about I do it?” Kobayashi Sora pointed to herself. “I’ll handle the communication issues, that way we can avoid conflict between you.”

Eriri lowered her head, "Hmm..."

"Ah, sorry." Kobayashi Sora realized belatedly, "That was just an excuse, wasn't it? I understand."

He smiled and said, "It's okay if you can't do it, don't force yourself."

"Come on!" Eriri glared fiercely at Kobayashi Sora, "Who's afraid of who!"

Kobayashi Sora used reverse psychology.

The results were outstanding.

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled.

It's like a trainer who has captured a Pokémon.

so......

Eriri held a water bottle in her hand. "Senpai, please accept this."

"No!" Kasumigaoka Utaha shouted, startling Kato Megumi.

“Emotion,” Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms and shook her leg in dissatisfaction, “your voice is all technique, there’s not a single emotion in it!”

"So..." Eriri angrily threw down the water bottle, "Why did I have to do something like this?!"

"Um... this is part of the club activities," Kobayashi Sora explained. "If you help your senior act out the scene, she'll help you back later."

"..." Eriri picked up the water bottle angrily. "You just wait!"

She's already thought of all sorts of positions.

“I’ll be watching.” Kasumigaoka Utaha was not intimidated at all. “Watch your emotions. It’s that normal feeling of wanting to express gratitude after a date, but also hiding a little bit of personal feelings, a feeling of wanting to reveal something but not quite.”

Kato Megumi blinked. "What's so normal about it?"

“Okay,” Kasumigaoka Utaha heard the voice and changed her target, “Kato, you come here.”

"Huh?" Kato Megumi looked a little troubled. "I've never acted before."

“That’s why it feels natural.” Kasumigaoka Utaha waved the printed copy in her hand. “How do you usually do this?”

“Hmm,” Kato Megumi picked up the water bottle and handed it to Kobayashi Sora, “I brought you some canned yellow peaches.”

"That's too natural!" Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed, "They're not classmates, they're upperclassmen! There should be a little distance, and a sense of unease about going to other classes!"

Kato Megumi reiterated, "That's why I say I can't..."

A sense of panic... Eriri recalled the time she went to Kobayashi Sora's class to look for Kato Megumi.

She handed the water bottle to Kobayashi Sora, then looked away, saying, "Here, this is for you."

This time I felt right.

Kobayashi Sora accepted it without hesitation. "Thank you. Is this a return gift for the canned oranges from last time?"

"Too serious!" Kasumigaoka Utaha stared at Kobayashi Sora. "Where's the original feeling? Be more proactive. In this storyline, the junior and senior are pretending to be a couple, while the loser secretly develops feelings for her. When the two don't act intimately enough, the senior has to be more proactive than usual!"

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Sora closed her eyes, searching for that feeling, "Because it's a peach butt, so you're sending canned peaches?"

"Pervert!" Eriri stared at Kobayashi Sora in disbelief.

"Ah, sorry..." Kobayashi Sora replied instinctively.

"No apologies allowed!" Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned. "What kind of talk is that between lovers? Try harder!"

Kobayashi Sora now knows why the drama club has three members: Kasumigaoka Utaha left.

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Sora organized her thoughts, "Let's enjoy this as if she were a junior tonight."

"Shut up! You pervert!" Eriri instinctively stepped back and covered her buttocks.

“Yeah, this feels good.” Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded. “Change the action of covering the butt to the first line, and change the second line to ‘pig’s head’ to highlight the theme.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha muttered to herself, making marks on the manuscript.

“Alright,” Kasumigaoka Utaha ordered, “In the next scene, the junior wants to become a real boyfriend and girlfriend with the senior, but she can’t bring herself to say it, and in the end, nothing comes of it.”

Eriri, imagining Kasumigaoka Utaha being completely at her mercy, began her performance, "There's something I want to tell you, Senpai."

"what happened?"

"I... um..." Eriri hesitated for a moment, feigning hesitation, "I forgot."

"Stop." Kasumigaoka Utaha clicked her tongue. "Something doesn't feel right."

Kato Megumi asked curiously, "Eriri performed very well."

“It’s the plot, writing it like this is too boring.” Kasumigaoka Utaha began to ponder.

“Hmph,” Eriri let out a smug snort, “that’s your own problem.”

Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha in such an embarrassing situation is truly...

“Alright, let’s continue with the topic about butts from this morning’s episode.” Kasumigaoka Utaha instantly got into character. “I want to tell you something, senpai.”

Kobayashi Sora got into character, saying, "I also feel that what I said this morning was too much."

“I’ve given up on that.” Kasumigaoka Utaha finished her lines and then began to correct Kobayashi Sora, “Change ‘excessive’ to ‘straightforward’ to better suit the male protagonist’s personality.”

Kobayashi Sora nodded, confirming that it was indeed as Kasumigaoka Utaha had said.

"Continue," Kasumigaoka Utaha reminded her.

"Um... what is it?"

“Let’s be quiet for a bit.” Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a moment, her gaze falling on Eriri, and she suddenly had an idea. “My butt isn’t that big.”

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!" Eriri exclaimed, blushing and covering her bottom. "What do you mean?!"

"Think about it, a girl musters up the courage to confess, but then gets discouraged. She wants to talk about something else, but her mind is full of thoughts about her senior. She's silent for a while, but can't stay silent any longer. She can't think of anything else, so she can only find a topic from what she just said, and in the end, they talk about peach butts." Kasumigaoka Utaha asked rhetorically, "Haven't you experienced this kind of hypocritical inner struggle?"

As expected of Kasumi Shiko, she was able to depict the shy yet delicate emotions of a young girl's budding love in such a short time with a clever plot. Although it is not described directly, the cute girl's shy appearance is already vivid on the page... No, wait!

Eriri suddenly realized, "You can come up with lines as you please, but what's the point of glancing at me like that!"

Chapter 167 What Confidence

"You're just a character actor, what's wrong with me glancing at you?" Kasumigaoka Utaha retorted. "Are you afraid of being seen off?"

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!"

"Mmm, I heard you." Kasumigaoka Utaha replied casually, then reminded Kobayashi Sora, "Continue."

"Even if you say that..." Kobayashi Sora said helplessly, "Where were we just now?"

“Let’s try again,” Kasumigaoka Utaha repeated. “I have something to tell my senior.”

"I realize I was too blunt this morning."

"I've given up on that."

"What's that?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was silent for a moment, then said, "My butt isn't that big."

"Uh...oh."

"Tsk." Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes slightly. "Not up to standard? What kind of reaction is that?"

“I should be the one saying that…” Kobayashi Sora sighed, “The character is supposed to be a junior, but your condescending senior attitude is completely wrong.”

"..." Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her leg, her sandal-clad feet leaving a dent in the sand. "Sawamura, come here."

"..." Imagining the scene of tormenting Kasumigaoka Utaha in the future, Eriri began her performance, her annoyance mixed with helplessness, "I... my butt isn't that big."

She has a kind of pitiful and delicate air about her.

I want to bully them.

Kobayashi Sora gave a reassuring smile, "Here we go again, no need to be so modest."

"What kind of reaction is that?!" Eriri's eyes widened. "Pervert!"

"Change it to 'Strange'," Kasumigaoka Utaha marked. "This is more in line with the affection level."

"Have more confidence," Kobayashi Sora encouraged.

"What confidence?" Eriri asked, puzzled.

Kobayashi Sora added, "The confidence of a peach-shaped butt."

"I already said it, it's clearly not true!"

No, no, no, that's not true.

"Seriously, forget it! I'm not talking to my senior anymore."

"Very good, perfect." Kasumigaoka Utaha clapped her hands. "There are still some lines that need to be revised, but it's already very good here."

"I see," Kasumigaoka Utaha gradually realized.

It was indeed necessary to put on an act.

Unlike when facing his senior female classmates, the protagonist has a feeling of wanting to bully his junior female classmates.

It's not just a simple age gap, but also a difference in emotional control.

After working hard for half a day, it's finally time to rest.

The group found the only shop on the island that was open only in the summer and sampled the island's specialty—passion fruit ice cream.

"So, I still have some... well, is that a question?" Kasumigaoka Utaha was still thinking about the content of the light novel. "If the same day keeps looping, a lot of problems will arise."

Kobayashi Sora raised an eyebrow. "For example?"