How to raise a random guy's wife

"Well... didn't you guys not have any similar experience before?" Kato Megumi asked, somewhat puzzled. "Why don't you just continue creating like before?"

Eriri's little tiger teeth gleamed. "So, we decided to create short stories to improve our teamwork, and of course, we wanted to reach a different level than before."

"Art originates from life but transcends it; to put it bluntly, it cannot be divorced from life," Kasumigaoka Utaha pointed out. "To improve, one must naturally draw inspiration from life. We thought we had gained something and were overjoyed, but it turned out to be a false alarm... Did you take him for a medical check-up?"

"A physical examination?" Kato Megumi was taken aback. "Ah, I've already had a premarital checkup."

"That's why!" Eriri couldn't stand it anymore, "They've already had a premarital checkup, so why didn't they... My character's meeting started two minutes later!"

Kato Megumi looked somewhat troubled. "You said it yourself... that's your character."

Eriri grew increasingly irritated. "I don't understand you guys. It's been so long and you still haven't... What do you two do when you're all lovey-dovey together?"

"Well..." Kato Megumi looked away.

"Wait a minute." Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her red eyes slightly. "It's this one."

"Hmm?" Eriri cast a questioning look at her.

"Doesn't it feel a bit astringent?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked, her expression revealing that she had discovered something interesting.

"What?" Eriri asked, confused. "I didn't do anything."

“No, no, no,” Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her finger, “you misunderstood. It’s not that not reaching home plate means nothing was done, but rather…”

Eriri's eyes lit up, "Besides home plate..."

Chapter 324 Confession Leads to Leniency

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri's gazes simultaneously turned dangerous, and Kato Megumi subconsciously took a step back.

"Um..." Kato Megumi thought for a moment, "Actually, I suddenly remembered that I seem to have something to do, so let's do it another day..."

"Don't run away!" Eriri grabbed Kato Megumi. "Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely."

"Well... even if you say that, I don't really have anything to be honest about."

"Then tell me everything!" Kasumigaoka Utaha entered creative mode, her black hair flying like a demon, her eyes shining, "The sweet whispers of intimacy, the last-minute restraints at the brink of conflict, the struggle between desire and reason..."

She became more and more excited as she spoke, "It's amazing! Even though the two of them could do anything, longing for each other and wanting to be together all the time, they had to restrain themselves for the sake of a perfect wedding, anxious about each other's insistence, yet also delighted by each other's self-control. It was like dancing on a knife's edge, struggling and leaping on the edge of reason..."

This looks like a pigeon with dyed feathers!

“Come on, open your hearts and describe your feelings.” Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri grabbed Kato Megumi together. “On one hand, you want to use your charm to overwhelm the other person's rationality, making them recklessly fall for you; on the other hand, you hope the other person will persevere, yearning for a perfect wedding. If the other person can't hold on, you'll feel regret; if the other person does hold on, you'll feel that your charm is insufficient. Under this contradictory psychological influence, you repeatedly test the other person's bottom line… a deep affection surges and settles in your heart, like layers of accumulating turbulent waves, like a dangerous bomb. And you're playing with fire next to this bomb, constantly adding gunpowder to it…”

Eriri initially didn't think much of it, but after Kasumigaoka Utaha described it that way, she suddenly felt that it was much more exciting than home run.

"That's it!" Eriri exclaimed excitedly. "It's almost like burying their heads in the sand. Even though they've gotten that close, they still maintain a final distance. The two of them, deeply in love and unable to control themselves, begin all sorts of wonderful explorations..."

Kato Megumi blinked. "For example...?"

Eriri began reciting the menu in a censored voice, "For example, 〇×, ×〇, 〇××, ×〇×, 〇〇×, just in time for my hair to grow long..."

“Ah, you can do that?” Kato Megumi looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha. “This kind of thing needs a good plot setup, otherwise it would be a waste.”

“Indeed,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said thoughtfully, “The key is which side should bring it up. If the man brings it up, it doesn’t feel quite right, and if the woman brings it up, it feels a bit off…”

Kato Megumi then looked at Eriri, "What should we do in this situation?"

“Generally speaking, it’s best to start with a lucky break,” Eriri gestured, “like accidentally glancing at something when you turn your head.”

"So this is the boring plot?" Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms. "You haven't improved at all, Eriri."

"Then you come up with the plot!" Eriri snapped. "I want to see what kind of plot you can come up with!"

"No matter what kind of plot you can design, I cannot agree with compromising and using coincidences for the sake of a plot."

"Who needs your approval! Readers are interested in the plot; as for the reasons behind it, a quick glance is enough!"

"Those are your readers!" Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't stand Eriri's attitude. "It's because you keep thinking like this and compromising time and time again that your screenwriting skills haven't improved!"

"I'm an artist, an artist!" Eriri emphasized. "I'm an artist! You figure out the plot yourself!"

"Even artists need to understand the plot in order to create visuals that convey a sense of story."

"Then just write a plot that's easy to understand and touching, and I'll draw it after you've read it, right?"

"If you don't draw, what am I supposed to write? Stick figures?"

"If you don't write anything, what am I supposed to draw? The Faceless Man?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri exchanged sharp words, then turned around at the same time and said in unison, "Megumi, what do you think?!"

Their eyes met in the air.

Kato Megumi was no longer there at some point.

"Where is he?" Eriri's eyes were full of confusion.

“Is that even a question? They escaped…” Kasumigaoka Utaha bit her lower lip lightly. “Such deep scheming.”

"Eh?"

"Don't you understand? She deliberately brought up the topic and then ran away when we let go."

"what?"

"It's all your fault, you were so easily led astray."

"Aren't you the same!"

“Of course it’s different,” Kasumigaoka Utaha corrected. “I was led astray by the two of you. If it were just Megumi alone, I definitely wouldn’t have been led astray.”

"You're stubborn as a mule!"

"I don't want to be told that by you, you tsundere."

"You're the one who's being arrogant!"

"..."

-

"So, it can be said that this project does not violate your event regulations and falls under the category of normal idol activities." Kobayashi Sora was in a video conference with the Love Live! event organizers. "Is that correct?"

"Regarding this, I can only say that it doesn't violate the current rules of the event. Love Live participants are all school idols, and their activities are limited to school club activities. However, once it involves the commercial realm..."

Kobayashi Sora nodded. "From what I understand, college idol activities, especially those of famous college idols, all involve themselves in commercial activities. For example, the collaboration with local communities, such as 'Hot Summer Days,' has greatly boosted the local tourism industry, and the local community has also provided them with a lot of support."

"That's right, but there's no precedent for such comprehensive systemic support as Superstar."

“So this is an opportunity,” Kobayashi Sora added. “If this approach is promoted, Love Live’s influence can rise to another level.”

"We need to discuss this further internally."

"Alright, I'll wait for your news." After ending the video call, Kobayashi Sora tapped her forehead.

Regardless of the outcome, the project must continue, but appropriate adjustments will be made.

With a sigh of relief, Kobayashi Sora took a bottle of Ramune soda and had only taken two sips when she heard Kato Megumi open the door.

"I am back."

"Welcome back," Kobayashi Sora smiled.

"Sky blue".

"Ok?"

Do you like my hair?

"I like it."

"Then you can touch it..." Kato Megumi pursed her lips slightly, "You can only touch it, okay?"

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Chapter 325 Caught Off Guard

Dirty~~~

Kato Megumi sat in front of the mirror, while Kobayashi Sora, behind her, held a hairdryer at a distance, drying her hair from root to tip in the direction of hair growth, layer by layer.

The girl's hair slid through her palm, strands fluttering in the wind, revealing glimpses of her delicate ears and the fair skin of the back of her neck.

Kobayashi Sora gained a deeper appreciation for the smooth feel of Kato Megumi's hair.

"We agreed that you could only touch..." Kato Megumi mumbled, her little face flushed.

"It's still touching no matter how you touch it..." Kobayashi Sora lightly flicked her fingertips, letting the girl's hair coil into a circle on her fingers. "When are you going to have another heart-to-heart talk with Eriri?"

"I'm not going." Kato Megumi glared at Kobayashi Sora in the mirror, but it wasn't very intimidating; only deep affection welled up in her eyes and across her brows.

After blow-drying her hair until it was fluffy and slightly damp, Kobayashi Sora put down the hairdryer, hugged Kato Megumi's soft body from behind, and whispered as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, "So beautiful."

Kato Megumi pursed her lips slightly, but the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up. "How's Love Live?"

"We still need to hold a meeting to discuss it, but the result has already been determined."

Why?

“Because of greed, once you’ve made a little, you want to make more,” Kobayashi Sora explained. “The initial intention was to provide a bigger stage for school idols, but as Love Live became more and more popular and anticipated, the scale of the event also grew larger and larger. Equipment, venues, personnel... all aspects required financial support. Dreams can only gather a small group of people, but interests can attract more people. As more and more people joined, interests became more and more important.”

"If the Superstar project succeeds, we can leverage RER's capabilities to expand comprehensively, generating even more profit from a range of derivative products such as figures, anime, and DVDs." Having recently learned more, Kato Megumi also gained further knowledge. "So, Love Live! wouldn't refuse such a collaboration now. So, the purpose of this meeting... is to reduce risk and increase returns?"

"That's right, there will be a series of supplementary clauses later to prove whether Superstar is related to Love Live."

"If our project succeeds, it's relevant; if it fails, it's irrelevant."

"That's exactly what they mean. In order to take a stand, they'll inevitably have to condemn us righteously in order to absolve themselves of any responsibility."

"If they succeed, they will emphasize the help they provided and the hard work they put in in order to gain more benefits."

"The love and concerts that once brought countless moments of emotion and miracles become profit-driven commercial activities when it comes to business collaborations," Kobayashi Sora murmured. "Trying to move them with dreams and passion is just wishful thinking."

"Sky blue".

"Ok?"

"I like you more and more."

"Huh?" The sudden declaration of love caught Kobayashi Sora off guard.

“In the past, you must have participated in many such business activities, promoting dreams but talking about profits.” Kato Megumi grasped Kobayashi Sora’s large hands, which were folded over her lower abdomen. “After witnessing so many cold transactions of interests, it is only natural that you have become more focused on money.”