How to raise a random guy's wife

Kasumigaoka Utaha pressed, "Are you sure?"

"I've been drawing sketches at home lately, without thinking about techniques. I just keep drawing and drawing... I even draw during class, and then the feeling just came to me!"

"And what about the results?" Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed even more eager than Eriri. "Where are they?"

"Not...not yet."

"..."

“I can start drawing now!” Eriri said, pulling out an easel from the corner of the room and skillfully setting it up by the window. “Anyway, we have all the necessary art supplies here, so I can start drawing right away.”

“But…” Kasumigaoka Utaha said with some concern, “Even if you start drawing right away, you can’t possibly finish it all at once…”

Give me thirty minutes.

“Thirty minutes is barely enough time to complete a sketch…” Kasumigaoka Utaha knew Eriri’s drawing abilities well, and considering her recent condition, thirty minutes would probably be difficult even to complete a sketch.

“That’s enough.” Eriri skillfully adjusted the chair height, put on her glasses, picked out a pencil, and smiled in the sunlight streaming through the window. “I’m Kashiwagi Eri.”

Kashiwagi Eri is the idol of bestselling light novel author Shizuko Kasumi.

Chapter 314 Raising the Blade

Years later, when faced with all sorts of artists, Kasumigaoka Utaha often recalls the afternoon of her graduation day.

The sunlight was just right then, casting a soft glow on Eriri by the window, making her look like a fairy radiating light from a fairy tale.

A pencil in her hand is like a magic wand, outlining a beautiful girl with flowing black hair on the canvas.

As the colors emerge, a girl who is cute yet slightly mischievous, quiet yet lively, seems to step out of the painting, revealing a captivating smile amidst the cherry blossoms.

The moment the painting was completed, blue sky and floating clouds appeared, and cherry blossoms danced in the air.

Before spring even arrives, Eriri uses her paintbrush to bring spring to life before her eyes.

It seemed as if some crystalline liquid blurred my vision.

Kasumigaoka Utaha realized her mistake.

A huge mistake.

Seeing Eriri diligently drawing and happily immersing herself in it, Kasumigaoka Utaha clearly realized her own arrogance.

She wasn't that crybaby blonde girl.

He was not a painter, but an outstanding artist.

The moment Eriri picked up her paintbrush, she ceased to be a princess who needed a knight's protection.

Rather, she is a strong, noble, and beautiful warrior who greedily possesses all the virtues and displays them recklessly.

"It's finished!" Eriri cheered, raising her hand. "What time is it now?"

"4:32," Kobayashi Sora said.

"I finished it in thirty minutes, right?"

"Twenty-one minutes and thirty-two seconds," Kobayashi Sora announced the time precisely.

"Well..." Eriri looked at everyone somewhat uneasily, "How did it go?"

"My appreciation skills are just average," Kobayashi Sora said, looking at Kato Megumi.

"It feels great..." Kato Megumi replied, though she didn't know exactly why.

After all, she's not an artist.

Eriri pressed further, "Is there a map that's close to what I saw back in the Nasu Plateau?"

“No,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said. “Not at all.”

"Huh? I knew it..."

“It has already surpassed it,” Kasumigaoka Utaha whispered. “Using the word ‘close’ anymore would be inappropriate.”

"Don't correct my word choice at a time like this..." Eriri glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha, then... "Hahahahahahaha!!!"

Like Akane Akasaka, she laughed arrogantly.

"What the hell... She's completely mistaken!" Eriri declared loudly, "If I can draw it the first time, I can draw it the second time. If she can draw it, I can draw it even better! That wretched woman... I'm going to use my artwork to slap her face again and again!"

“She doesn’t even know how amazing Kashiwagi Eri is, so her judgment of Kasumigaoka Utaha must be wrong!” Eriri looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha with her azure eyes and pursed her cherry lips. “Do you want to come along?”

“My goals are a little different from yours.” Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head.

"Eh?"

“I will use my work to slap both of you in the face again and again.”

"Me...me too!" Eriri snapped, "Just wait until your face swells up!"

"I'd like to see who gets swollen first..."

"You bastard..."

It was the same noisy commotion as usual.

And he was as spirited as usual.

Eri Kashiwagi and Shizuko Kasumi raised their blades toward the queen on the throne.

-

Tokyo Station, Platform 19 of the Tokaido Shinkansen.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri are going to Malz in Osaka for the first consultation on "Chronicles of the Universe".

"Once you arrive, someone will be there to help you arrange your food and lodging. Keep your phone accessible," Kobayashi Sora instructed. "If anything happens on the way, feel free to call us anytime."

"That's all?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked, somewhat puzzled. "That's not like you."

"Otherwise what? Although one is a high school student, the other is already a college student."

"That's true."

“Megumi,” Eriri said, taking Kato Megumi’s hand, “I’ll go see what good food they have over there and bring it back for you.”

"No need... work should be the priority."

"Oh, right," Eriri said in a low voice, "remember to be careful, I heard it's bad for your health."

"Eh?"

"But if you have the chance, write down your feelings. I'm really short on material; what's written online is all exaggerated..."

"Well, even good friends wouldn't specifically write down things like that to tell each other."

"Isn't it normal for good friends to talk about these things? I just want you to put it in writing."

"You mean those kinds of friends who are already married, right?"

"..." The conversation could not continue.

[We apologize for the wait, passengers. The Nozomi train bound for Hakata will depart shortly.]

Finally, it was time to part ways. Kato Megumi and Kobayashi Sora waved goodbye and watched the two leave.

Although we've been together for a long time, this day will eventually come.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri put down their luggage, sat down, and exchanged a knowing glance.

Next, only the two of them were left.

"I thought he would say something to persuade me to stay," Eriri muttered. "After all, he's the one who formed Kasumi and Eri, and now Kasumi and Eri are both gone."

“For him, it was a one-off club anyway.” Kasumigaoka Utaha twitched the corner of her mouth. “Even if we weren’t chosen by Akane Kousaka, the club would still disband.”

"Ah... the One-Punch Man manga that we've been preparing since last year." Eriri suddenly remembered something she'd forgotten for a long time, "and it still hasn't been released... and I guess there won't be time for it either, it'll be delayed for another year..."

"Be content. If it's released, you'll have to do what I did: keep up with the light novel's progress while also taking on heavy workloads." Kasumigaoka Utaha paused. "But being able to defeat you guys under these circumstances is incredibly rewarding."

"Not yet!" Eriri glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha, annoyed. "Stop being so arrogant!"

"Keep your voice down." Kasumigaoka Utaha's plump legs, encased in black stockings, crossed and rubbed together, making a slight sound. "This is a public place."

"Ugh...!"

Time flew by, and the two finally arrived at their destination.

Please wait at the coffee shop near the platform.

"Tsk." Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned upon receiving the message. She took Eriri to a coffee shop, ordered some food, and waited.

Taking a sip of coffee, Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned even more; it wasn't as good as Kobayashi Sora's.

And why isn't this person in charge here yet...?

"Hello, I'm the person in charge this time," Kobayashi Sora greeted them with a smile. "Please take good care of me."

Chapter 315 The Whole Story

"Kong...Kong Qing!?" Eriri stared incredulously at the person who appeared before her. "How is it you?!"

"Why can't it be me?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha understood, "No wonder I only gave you a few instructions before, so you were the one in charge."

Eriri noticed the problem, "Then why didn't you come with us?"

"Well," Kobayashi Sora said helplessly, "after I booked the tickets for you, I found that there were no seats available together."

"Sit next to me?" Eriri complained. "Who wants to sit with you!"

“My wife,” Kobayashi Sora said, pointing to Kato Megumi, who had just returned from the restroom.

"Senior, Eriri, it's been a long time."

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "...I don't feel like it's been that long."

Eriri pressed on, "So what exactly happened?"

"This is a long story..." Kobayashi Sora chose her words carefully, "I'll try to keep it short."

The story begins at the very beginning.