How to raise a random guy's wife

Just buy, buy as much as you want.

One for appreciation, one for collection, and one for evangelism.

“That was my old method. After listening to Hui’s advice, I started to read the plot carefully and realized how much I had missed before. The ending isn’t important. Everyone dies, but everyone’s life is different. Even if the ending is the same, the different process will make the overall feeling different.” Mayu Sagara showed a wistful look. “Especially when the male and female protagonists’ conversation in the ending involves the previous plot, if you just read the ending, it’s just some ordinary and a little cheesy words. But after reading the previous plot, when you read it again, all the past events come flooding back, and you can feel how deep and lasting the love is hidden in those ordinary words.”

"So?" Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that Sagara Mayu had laid the groundwork enough, and what followed would probably be rather unpleasant.

"The one that gave me the best experience was 'Love Metronome.' Kasumi Shiko's control over emotions was precise and restrained. She portrayed the male lead's indecisiveness and the female lead's complex feelings vividly, with natural transitions between emotions and a coherent flow, making it increasingly relatable as the story progressed. However..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha awaits Mayu Sagara's next words, and if nothing unexpected happens, what follows will be the less pleasant main point.

“But that's only if you can see the rest of the story.” Mayu Sagara sighed. “The beginning uses several consecutive plot points to develop the characters' personalities, allowing the two main characters, and even some minor supporting characters, to show different traits. As you continue reading, you realize that these all correspond to what comes later and are essential parts of the whole story… But this unfolding process is too long, to the point of being irritating. I flipped through it several times, and each time I couldn't keep going after reading a third of it. In the end, I practically forced myself to finish it. Only after finishing it and then looking back at the beginning could I understand why things were the way they were here and why the female lead was thinking… and then I was amazed by the meticulous and reasonable overall structure—and that's even with the premise that I knew it was a good story.”

"The setup was too long and the content was too boring, right?"

"Ah... I wish I could express myself so concisely."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze drifted slightly.

Mayu Sagara could obviously have explained it very concisely, but that would have been too weak in persuasive and would have seemed somewhat offensive.

“In contrast, the Bunny Girl Senpai handled it much better. She used unusual circumstances to pique the reader’s curiosity in the early stages, and then introduced the concept of puberty syndrome to keep the reader engaged. She completed the character development in the process of explaining and deciphering the mystery.” Mayu Sagara looked at the printed manuscript in her hand. “But we can’t use that trick here.”

“It’s not like that’s the only trick.” Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a moment, then marked on the manuscript with a red pen. “Like this, change Coco’s appearance here, add some descriptions of the people around her and Kanon’s inner thoughts, and then adjust the order here…”

"Oh, oh, oh!" Mayu Sagara's eyes lit up. "There's another way."

"This part can also be modified to create a contrast with the current impression of the fans."

"It feels completely different! Oh, and this place too..."

"Hmm...that's interesting. We can change this part too."

Kasumigaoka Utaha wanted to give readers an experience different from the game version through detailed depiction.

As someone who has participated in the game's development, Mayu Sagara has a great deal of knowledge about the details of Star Cluster's daily interactions and has a lot of information that Kasumigaoka Utaha needs.

As an otaku, although I can't write books, my opinions are still very reliable.

Eriri was originally sketching out the outlines for Kasumigaoka Utaha's light novel, which was to be adapted into a manga.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sagara Mayu were having a lively conversation, which even Eriri, who was focused on her painting, found hard to ignore.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was discussing the plot with Sagara Mayu, was beaming with excitement, and the smile on her face was one that Eriri had never seen before.

If it weren't for the constraints of gravity, Kasumigaoka Utaha's long, straight black hair would probably be floating happily in the air.

Looking contentedly at the printed draft that had been completely altered, Kasumigaoka Utaha understood why Eriri had been so happy just now.

This kind of inspiring and friendly exchange seems to be really addictive.

She sat back down at the computer and revised the outline and draft according to the results of their previous discussion.

Time passed slowly, and Mayu Sagara received a call from her brother. She had wanted to work a little longer with everyone, but now she had to leave.

"It seems everyone had a good exchange." Kobayashi Sora looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, who were still busy, and shared her thoughts with Kobayashi Megumi, who was organizing documents. "It's definitely more relaxing to communicate with creators of the same age."

Chapter 472: Let's wait and see.

"Akane-nee will be angry if she hears this." Kobayashi Megumi put down the documents in her hand, glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, and her watery eyes darted around, "Honey~"

"Hmm?" This call made Kobayashi Sora's bones go weak.

"I think I forgot something in the bedroom." Kobayashi Megumi blinked. "Would you like to come with me to look for it?"

Kobayashi Sora glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, "Now?"

"Yeah," Kobayashi Megumi blinked, "Don't you want to go?"

"If you want to, of course I want to too." Kobayashi Sora got up to leave.

"Wait a minute," Kobayashi Megumi reminded him, "Take the documents with you."

“Yes, yes, yes,” Kobayashi Sora nodded.

Some cover-up is still necessary.

The two grabbed a few emails and quietly entered the bedroom while Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri were engrossed in their work.

Having finally finished revising the manuscript, Kasumigaoka Utaha stretched out a big yawn, revealing her breathtaking curves.

After skillfully saving the file, Kasumigaoka Utaha stood up, stretched a bit, and walked over to Eriri. "How's it going?"

"Mind your own business!" Eriri retorted irritably.

"What kind of talk is that?" Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "You adapted my novel, how could I not care?"

"Okay." Eriri pointed to the original manuscript beside her. "Then could you help me black out the areas I marked, and the areas where I added halftone dots..."

"Isn't this something Kong Qing does? I don't know how."

“Oh right,” Eriri turned her head, “I thought you were like Mayu, able to provide me with real help.”

“Heh…” Kasumigaoka Utaha sneered, “It’s good that Mayu is here, able to provide me with real help during the creative process, instead of hypocritical sarcasm.”

Eriri snorted, "Yeah, Mayuka is different from some people who know nothing but still give orders blindly."

"That's right. Just the fact that they can honestly express their feelings makes them much better than some people."

Mayu Sagara, who had already returned home, sneezed several times.

"It's just that someone has a high opinion of themselves and mistakes other people's true thoughts for jealous prejudice!"

"It's obvious that someone's words were laced with hostility, yet you blame others for misunderstanding?"

"Anyway, I'm different from her, so what!" Eriri retorted, "You're just as good at nothing but sarcasm!"

"I never intended to be like everyone else," Kasumigaoka Utaha said nonchalantly. "I'm just like this, and I won't change it."

"That's why you have no friends!"

“That’s why I’m too lazy to make friends,” Kasumigaoka Utaha corrected. “If you meet a friend and then try to imitate her to become one with her, are you making friends or looking for a role model?”

"I don't!"

"Then what are you doing?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

"You have nothing else to say, right?"

"Do you tube!"

"Just change one word?"

"What's it to you how many words I change!"

“Well…” Kasumigaoka Utaha pinched her chin and looked Eriri up and down. “She definitely looks better like this. The way she was chatting so happily with Mayu just now was a bit unfamiliar to me.”

"How dare you say that to me?" Eriri glared at her with her bright blue eyes, clearly displeased. "Who was chatting so enthusiastically with Mayu just now?"

"Jealous?"

"Who would be jealous of a wicked and gloomy woman like you!"

“It’s naturally pleasant to communicate with readers who are honest about their thoughts.” Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned forward slightly. “Well… but it’s also interesting to interact with readers who say one thing and mean another.”

"Huh?" Eriri instinctively shrank back. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

“Imagine a fan like this.” Kasumigaoka Utaha’s lips curled up, her red eyes half-closed with pleasure. “She clearly loves my work, but because of her awkward personality, she can’t express her thoughts frankly. She can only clumsily hide her love for my work, and savor it carefully when no one is around. She has so many things she wants to say to me, but she can never say them out loud—isn’t that adorable?”

"Who's cute!"

“I wasn’t talking about you,” Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled. “Or do you think I was talking about you?”

Eriri looked away. "I... I just can't stand your self-righteous and delusional thinking!"

“Thinking about it, it makes sense.” Kasumigaoka Utaha admired Eriri’s appearance. “Besides, having a fan like that will motivate me to keep working hard.”

"Really?"

"Of course, if I could write something that would make such a stubborn fan unable to control their passion and take the initiative to confide in me, wouldn't that be very fulfilling?"

"Hmph..." Eriri tilted her head back, her golden twin tails bouncing with each step. "In the end, it's all just wishful thinking on your part. That kind of thing will never happen!"

"I'm really looking forward to that kind of situation." Kasumigaoka Utaha's red eyes sparkled. "The image of a fan who is so conflicted because of her love but also because of her personality makes it hard to express herself is so exciting to think about."

"You vile and gloomy woman! You're delusional!"

"I'll wait and see."

"..." Eriri glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha with dissatisfaction.

This idea is too much, it's practically like admiring... I can't think about it, I can't even picture it.

"Huh..." Eriri suddenly noticed something, looked around, but only saw Mochi lying lazily on the refrigerator watching the commotion. "Where are Sora and Megumi?"

"Now that you mention it..." Kasumigaoka Utaha also noticed that Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi were missing. "They went out?"

"No, she should have told me before leaving..." Eriri stiffened, then slowly turned her head like a robot, looking towards the bedroom.

If someone disappears without saying goodbye, there are basically only a few possibilities.

Behind the rocks on the beach, in the shower room of the swimming pool, in the jungle during the fireworks festival, in the cave for a test of courage...

All of these situations share a common theme.

Eriri's face turned red at a visible speed.

Kasumigaoka Utaha took off her slippers, and her feet, encased in stockings, landed silently on the floor.

Move closer to the bedroom.

"What...what are you going to do?" Eriri panicked instantly.

“This is a very necessary and proper research project.” Kasumigaoka Utaha blinked and gradually approached the bedroom door.

Eriri bit her lower lip lightly, and followed Kasumigaoka Utaha in taking off her slippers and following behind her.

Chapter 473 Since We're Here

"Meow?" Nian Gao made a curious sound. Why did these two stop arguing all of a sudden?

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised a finger to shush, signaling for Mochi to be quiet.