How to raise a random guy's wife

Chapter 435 Thank Me

Inside the mansion, Eriri, who was finally able to rest for a while after a long hiatus, did not put down her pen, but instead began to try to update the panty series that she had stopped writing for a long time.

Eriri's drawing skills improved dramatically while working with Akane Kousaka.

Even without the pressure of work, Eriri's creative enthusiasm remains undiminished.

She couldn't wait to show more of her progress.

Of course, there is another reason.

Before working with Akane Kousaka, Eriri created her works alone in an extremely quiet environment.

In order to catch up with the schedule, Kasumigaoka Utaha also came to her house during the remaining communication time to work on the creation at the same time.

Da da da da...

Besides the sound of the wind outside the window, there was also the constant sound of typing on a keyboard.

After Maltz finished his work, the sound of typing on the keyboard in the room showed no sign of stopping.

To be honest, Eriri is starting to get used to it.

Sometimes, without that sound, she feels awkward when she paints... But no, it doesn't!

Eriri turned to look at Kasumigaoka Utaha, "Why are you still here?!"

"The scenery here is beautiful." Kasumigaoka Utaha picked up her coffee cup, took a sip of the slightly cool coffee, and leisurely looked out the window. "And there's free coffee to drink."

"What do you take other people's homes for?!"

"Hmm... a place to relax?"

"You're making me feel a little awkward, like a guest!"

“You’re overthinking it.” Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. “Actually, I’m quite troubled right now.”

"I can't tell at all."

"You can probably understand that after a period of intense creative work, what follows is endless emptiness and a strong urge to rest and be lazy."

Eriri wanted to refute, but Kasumigaoka Utaha's words were so accurate that she deeply agreed with them.

“But it would be terrible to slack off at this time.” Kasumigaoka Utaha gathered her long, black hair. “The intense creative work I did before made me realize just how much I can do. If I slack off now, not only will the ability to create quickly that I developed disappear, but even the hard-earned improvement will gradually deteriorate.”

"so what?"

"Therefore, at this time, you need to find a creator with similar experiences in a familiar environment. With mutual encouragement from the other person, you can simulate the previous creative state, ensure the continuous output of works, gradually adjust, and find a creative rhythm that suits you. Only in this way can you maintain the speed of creation, master the previous improvements, and stabilize your own abilities."

“I see…” Eriri’s lips moved.

Well, since Kasumigaoka Utaha came here to stabilize her creative state, then it's not that she can't accept it.

After all, she was quite looking forward to Kasumigaoka Utaha's work.

I've also gotten used to the sound of her typing on the keyboard...

"If you want to express your gratitude, just say so," Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile. "You're welcome."

"Huh?" Eriri stared at Kasumigaoka Utaha. "Who wants to thank you!"

“I gave up my own rest time to help you stabilize your creative state.” Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Eriri. “Don’t you feel any gratitude towards me at all? As expected of Eriri.”

"Can't you stabilize your own condition through this? Why should I thank you when you don't thank me!"

"As expected, there's not a shred of gratitude..." Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed dramatically.

Eriri bristled, "They're gone now!"

"You mean it was just now?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

"You were the one who brought it up first."

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!"

"Shout twice more. It's your house anyway, so no one will complain about disturbing the peace if you shout as much as you want."

Yinglili: "..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha stretched, feeling a bit tired, but after playing with Eriri for a while, she immediately perked up.

Eriri ignored Kasumigaoka Utaha and turned back to drawing.

The pencil scratched across the drawing paper, and Kasumigaoka Utaha enjoyed the sound, once again entering a creative state.

"By the way, Shiyu."

"Ok?"

"Can they solve it?"

"Mr. and Mrs. Kobayashi?"

“This way of addressing us feels… even though we’re all the same age.” Eriri shook her head. “Yeah, it’s the problem with ‘Liella! Superstar.’ That’s going to be hard to solve.”

“Of course it’s difficult.” Kasumigaoka Utaha stopped typing. “It’s a common problem.”

“Indeed.” Eriri nodded. “I’ve played quite a few visual novels, and there are quite a few with the same problem. Although it’s a little annoying, it’s generally harmless, and there’s no need to put in a lot of effort to fix it.”

"Although Akane Akasaka isn't a good person, her understanding of creative works is indeed far beyond that of many people." Kasumigaoka Utaha recalled a question that Akane Akasaka had casually mentioned when she was drunk, "The more common a problem is in the industry, the greater the benefits after solving it, because she has done something that many people cannot do. Regardless of the outcome, this courage is the driving force for the continuous development of the industry."

There are no perfect works; problems will always exist.

However, if we ignore this problem simply because it is widespread, then a second widespread problem will soon emerge, followed by a third, a fourth, and so on...

Avoiding problems will only make them multiply.

Choosing to solve a problem is a success, regardless of the final outcome.

"But the fact that the problem is widespread means that it is difficult to solve, or that it will require a great deal of effort to solve." Eriri knows this all too well.

Her scripts generally suffer from weak plots. Is it that she doesn't want to address this issue?

It's because she doesn't have that ability.

To solve this problem, she would need to spend more time thinking about the plot, but the final result...

Or, at a great cost, one might seek help from Kasumigaoka Utaha.

“If they can’t solve it…” Eriri, who also knew about the Superstar project, said, “it will be difficult to launch many subsequent projects.”

“Kuyou wouldn’t do something she’s not sure of.” Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn’t as worried as Eriri. “Besides, she has Megumi to help her.”

“Megumi…” Eriri sighed, “She finally made a good friend, and she even got married.”

After marriage, she'll definitely be inseparable from her husband, doing all sorts of things.

How could anyone have the mood or energy to go shopping with good friends?

Thinking of this, Eriri glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Well... thankfully, it seems like she won't be getting married for a long time.

Chapter 436 Head-to-Head

Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes dangerously. "I have a feeling you're thinking something very rude."

"No, not at all." Eriri denied decisively.

It's perfectly reasonable.

People with a personality like Kasumigaoka Utaha...

It was fine before, but after working with Akane Akasaka for a while, Eriri felt that Utaha Kasumigaoka was clearly running headlong towards Akane Akasaka.

If she could draw, she'd probably be the next Akane Kousaka.

Having witnessed her upgraded version of herself, Kasumigaoka Utaha showed no intention of changing; on the contrary, it seemed as if she was about to level up.

But then again... I seem to be...

Eriri shook her head.

No matter what, it's really strange to be thinking about these things at this time.

I'm still a high school student.

Just because someone around me is getting married doesn't mean other high school students have to get married too.

What's the rush?

but......

"Seeing the people around me achieve happiness makes me feel a little lonely, and I can't help but start thinking about my own future, wanting to be as happy as the people around me."

A voice expressed Eriri's true feelings.

"Yeah...that's not true!" Eriri answered instinctively, then quickly corrected herself, "You're the one who thinks that way, aren't you!"

“Actually…” Kasumigaoka Utaha said seriously, “I can understand that thought.”

"Really?" Eriri thought about it and it made sense. She wasn't the only one who witnessed Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Sora, so it was normal for Kasumigaoka Utaha to have similar thoughts.

“Of course it’s true.” Kasumigaoka Utaha lightly flicked her nails. “I’m surrounded by a bunch of people like you who have no independent thoughts and just follow the crowd. I’ve seen plenty of people like you.”

"What do you mean, 'someone like me'?! I'm not like that at all!" Eriri realized her mistake for the umpteenth time. Kasumigaoka Utaha was not as normal as she thought!

"Seeing others get married makes you want to get married too; seeing others get buried makes you want to pick out a small box?" Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her legs, her plump legs wrapped in black stockings pressing against each other, presenting an alluring shape. "Seeing only a few commonalities while ignoring a large number of differences is incredibly foolish."

"Let me think about how I became stupid!"

“That’s why I call you stupid, because you only think about it. If you were to actually go and find someone to marry just because someone around you got married, I would just quietly watch an idiot do something stupid and say nothing.” Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled. “Everyone has many things in common with many people, but the similarities are distributed among different individuals and then combined, which makes it impossible for any two individuals in the world to be exactly the same. It’s naive to think that you should do similar things or have the same things as another person just because of one commonality, and it’s even more foolish to take action on it—being born special and insisting on fitting in.”

"It's precisely because you're so arrogant that you're so withdrawn!"

"Otherwise?" Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "Hide your hobbies, erase your talents, lower your intelligence in exchange for that sense of belonging that makes people feel safe in the crowd?"

"So what?" Eriri retorted without backing down, "Change your personality, disguise your thoughts, and use a cold attitude and a hurtful tongue to build up sharp thorns and curl them into a ball to protect yourself?"

The air fell silent for a moment.

"Mr. and Mrs. Kobayashi have arrived," the servant announced after knocking on the door and receiving a response.

Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi entered the room and immediately sensed a strange atmosphere.