How to raise a random guy's wife

Iori Hashima said earnestly, "Now you have two paths."

"elder brother?"

“One path is to live in the circle of personal interests, like before, and run the club steadily.” Iori Hashima held up two fingers, looking at her younger sister who was now filled with fighting spirit. “The other path… is to fight alongside the strongest producer and take the shortest route to the top.”

What...do you mean by that?

"Make your choice and set sail."

A choice you won't regret.

-

"It's finished!" Eriri happily raised her hands, startling Mochi.

“This is truly a cause for celebration,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said, sipping her coffee. “It’s a pleasant surprise that the club illustrations, which should have been finished long ago, are only now being completed.”

"Your storyline is still unfinished, isn't it?" Eriri glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha. "By the way, why are you here?!"

"Compared to that, your hostess-like tone is the strange one, isn't it? This is the Sora family home." Kasumigaoka Utaha put down her coffee cup. "As for why I'm here, I'd like to know why all my story emails have disappeared without a trace?"

“Recently…” Kobayashi Sora coughed twice, “I have some things to take care of.”

“I watched it all,” Kato Megumi said. “I was completely absorbed in it, and when I came to my senses, I didn’t even know how to praise it.”

“Well… that excuse isn’t entirely unacceptable.” Kasumigaoka Utaha picked up the printed paper. “For you, it’s a pretty good drawing, Sawamura.”

Eriri skillfully retorted, "I am truly honored to have a writer offer such insightful advice on my drawing, Ms. Kasumi."

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "Just a simple compliment, and you're acting so aggressively... It's so troublesome when your childhood friend with paranoia gets jealous."

“…Heh.” Eriri smirked. “Think what you want.”

"Hmm?" Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes, staring at Eriri.

It feels like... something has changed.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze swept over Kobayashi Sora and Kato Megumi, a sense of curiosity rising within her.

What happened these past few days?

"Huh, that's strange." Kato Megumi noticed the girl in the illustration pulling at a blanket and looking back. "Wait, wait! Isn't this girl wearing clothes?"

“Yes,” Eriri nodded, “I originally wanted to draw a more alluring pose, but the model was too resistant, so I had to draw it as plain as possible in the end.”

"Is this considered bland?" Kato Megumi pointed at the girl in the illustration, weakly seeking approval. "Isn't it a big problem?"

Kobayashi Sora looked over and realized that by Eriri's standards, she did indeed belong to the light and refreshing type.

Although she wasn't wearing any clothes, only her fair back was exposed, and the blanket in the girl's hands covered almost all of her beautiful scenery.

Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned. "This is a big problem."

Kato Megumi found agreement, "Right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Kato Megumi and said, "You take your clothes off when I tell you to, and you pant when I tell you to. That's true professionalism, isn't it, Kato?"

"Huh? Is the problem with me?" Kato Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora, "Sora~"

"Hmm... put on some clothes," Kobayashi Sora suggested. "We're making a game for all ages, and these illustrations might be misunderstood."

"Tch~" Eriri had no choice but to start making changes.

"Speaking of which..." Kasumigaoka Utaha thought of something important, "Has the club name still not been decided?"

"Huh?" Kobayashi Sora was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.

Previously, I had always collaborated with established clubs. This was the first time I had formed my own club, and I completely forgot about naming it.

"This..." Kobayashi Sora thought for a moment, "Gamemaking Company?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at him and said, "Your name is practically useless."

Kato Megumi suggested, "How about calling it 'Sora and His Friends'?"

“Not good.” Eriri looked up. “There are already similar well-known clubs.”

For example, the doujin circle 【Ayuya and Her Happy Partners】, which is centered around the original illustrator Ayuya.

“Besides, there’s only one small person here,” Kasumigaoka Utaha added. “That’s not suitable.”

Eriri bristled, "Who are you calling younger!"

“Whoever is in a hurry is in a bad mood,” Kasumigaoka Utaha replied.

Kato Megumi lowered her head slightly, "Hmm... no rush."

"How about the rice cake company?" Kobayashi Sora had a new idea.

"If you have nothing to do," Eriri reminded her irritably, "you can go scoop the cat poop."

Kobayashi Sora didn't have much talent in this area. "Then what do you suggest?"

“Hmm…” Eriri thought for a moment, then picked up her pen and wrote a line.

"【blessingsoftware】?" Kato Megumi tilted her head. "This is..."

“That’s good.” Kobayashi Sora nodded. “Blessing software, games are software too, wishing software all the best, that’s a good meaning.”

Eriri opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

"【blessingsoftware】?" Kasumigaoka Utaha vaguely felt that it wasn't as simple as it seemed.

Following Eriri's naming logic...

Eriri's club, 【egoistic-lily】, can be interpreted as 【willful Lily】 or 【e-lily】, which is Eriri herself.

If we translate "blessingsoftware" literally...

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow, "【Megumi Soft】, which is... 【Gentle Megumi】?"

"Ugh!" Eriri blushed instantly.

"Huh?" Kato Megumi let out a faint sound of surprise.

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Sora touched her chin, a vague sense of crisis creeping in.

"Tsk." Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her leg.

Sure enough, something happened that she didn't know about.

Chapter 192 Do you like it?

"That's...not good." Kato Megumi waved her hand. "I'm just a model...I haven't done anything."

"Don't say that," Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile, "This name contains the little girl's lovely sentiments!"

"No way!" Eriri denied loudly, "I...I just picked one randomly!"

"Oh?" Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "If a random choice has such a deep meaning, wouldn't it be like confessing your feelings if you took it seriously?"

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's smile deepened.

Eriri crossed out the name she had chosen, "You guys have chosen it, I'm not going to care anymore!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha suggested, "How about 'belovedblessing'?"

[My beloved Megumi]... Kobayashi Sora suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

Eriri glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha, "Can't you be serious for once?"

“I just don’t want you to say that to me,” Kasumigaoka Utaha retorted. “Who started it first?”

"Hmm... Megumi, come and get it!" Eriri looked at the only reliable person.

Kato Megumi thought for a moment, "Hmm... how about [Clearsky]?"

“Clear sky…blue sky?” Kasumigaoka Utaha’s lips curled up.

"Well... that's one way to understand it." Kato Megumi's gaze drifted. "After all, she's the producer."

Eriri opened her mouth, then glared fiercely at Kobayashi Sora.

Why are you glaring at me?

I didn't even glare at you.

Kobayashi Sora sighed, "What Kei said makes sense."

Eriri scoffed, "I don't feel that way at all."

“I meant the previous sentence,” Kobayashi Sora pointed upwards, “I didn’t do anything, so it’s not appropriate to name it after me.”

Moreover, if the game succeeds, he will officially take over as the RER representative and will certainly not remain in the club.

If the game is unsuccessful, there's no need for him to stay in the club.

Therefore, it is more appropriate to remove his elements.

"Yes." Kato Megumi had the same thought when her own name was in it. "We should use the name of someone who made a greater contribution, like..."

Kobayashi Sora suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "How about Kasumi Eri? We can borrow your name and boost sales even further."

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms over her chest. "As expected of you."

Don't overlook any factor that might boost sales.

"Why is her name before mine?!" Eriri complained.

"Because the overlapping part of Kashiwagi Eri and Eriri's names is at the end," Kato Megumi pointed out the key point, "If we use Kashiwagi Shiko, then only the senpai's real name element is left."

"..." Eriri began to regret her naming logic.

"Well~" Kasumigaoka Utaha said calmly, "I don't really care."

“You should think of it this way,” Kobayashi Sora reminded him, “Kasumi is one word, and Eri is two words. An inch longer, an inch stronger.”

"Hmm... alright." Eriri shook her head, her golden twin tails fluttering in the wind. "Whatever you want."

With a wave of his hand, Kobayashi Sorako finally gave the doujin game development circle, which had been working hard but had no name, an official name—[Kasumi Eri].

A popular light novel author and a popular doujinshi illustrator.

The club's name alone is enough to support a portion of its sales.