How to raise a random guy's wife

The little guy is caught in the ultimate battle between two human desires.

Her little hands gripped the rice cake, her once bright eyes now clearly unable to open. She took a small bite of the rice cake, chewed it symbolically a couple of times, and then tilted her head to the side.

Two or three seconds later, her long eyelashes fluttered, and Xiaolin Lan opened her mouth and took another bite, then tilted her head to the side.

This went on for several times before I finally fell asleep completely.

Kobayashi Sora settled Kobayashi Ran in, and Eriri, who had been afraid of waking Kobayashi Ran, finally laughed.

"So cute~" Eriri looked in the direction of Ran Kobayashi, "I must have been this cute when I was little."

Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head. "Feeling sleepy while drawing?"

"Who would start drawing in a notebook at such a young age!"

"If you assume drawing is just a sketchbook, you're hopeless."

Kobayashi Megumi finished eating her rice ball. "Did you two have a fight?"

"..." Eriri looked at her, puzzled. "Isn't it obvious?"

“It was just a little bickering,” Kobayashi Megumi chuckled. “I mean, before I came with Sora.”

The air fell silent for a moment.

Eriri glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha, then looked away at the seaside. "That's not true."

Kobayashi Megumi nodded, "Then there is."

Yinglili: "???"

“It’s nothing serious,” Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled, “It’s just that we probably won’t be working together anymore.”

When they started talking, Kasumigaoka Utaha realized that Eriri had grown to a considerable level of strength without her noticing.

According to the producer, Eriri has high commercial value.

As someone who witnessed her growth, and as someone who believed she would continue to grow in the future, Kasumigaoka Utaha began to ponder an important question after hearing Eriri repeat the line, "Without the help of the plot?"

Should we continue forming a team?

We've been working together for four years now, through one year of high school and three years of university.

As long as Eriri has time, she will always be the only illustrator for Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Is this really good?

By keeping Eriri by his side, he hindered her growth and prevented her from reaching a higher level...

Eriri turned to look at Kasumigaoka Utaha, opened her mouth, and murmured, "Mmm...mmm..."

Although I had expected it, hearing Kasumigaoka Utaha say it made me feel completely different.

Seriously...

Eriri gently bit her lower lip.

Utaha Kasumigaoka has clearly laid so much groundwork.

"I've written quite a few movie scripts already, and I plan to put in more effort later."

I will no longer create comic book scripts; I want to move towards screenwriting.

"In short, this concludes the work."

This comic is coming to an end, and it's about time for our collaboration to end as well.

"So, what are you planning to create next, Eriri?"

I've decided on my direction, so you should think about it too.

Eriri caught her hair, which was being blown about by the sea breeze. "It just so happens that I don't want to continue working with you anymore."

That's right, that's it.

I didn't want to continue creating more works with you. I'm working hard to improve myself, not because I'm afraid of being left behind by you as your screenwriting skills get stronger!

That's right, that's it.

It's not that I was abandoned by you, but that I'm the one who has to abandon you.

I don't want to continue working with you anymore!

It's not that you don't want to continue working with me!

"Hmm?" Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Eriri with some surprise, as if she had noticed something.

"So..." Kobayashi Megumi understood, "You want to continue working with your senior?"

Chapter 514 Adding Flowers to Brocade

"Huh?" Eriri retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? I just said I don't want to continue working with her!"

"I had my doubts just now," Kobayashi Megumi smiled. "Now I'm certain."

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded, "That's what being tsundere is like."

"Who's being arrogant!" Eriri exclaimed in exasperation. "I want to work with you, okay? Even if you don't want to continue working with me now, I still want to! If your screenwriting skills hadn't improved so much, I wouldn't have pushed myself to improve. So I want to keep competing with you, okay? Are you satisfied now?"

Kobayashi Megumi nodded. "Yes, that's the truth."

Yinglili: "???"

"I didn't want to cooperate with you first?" Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "You were the one who started it."

"You clearly said it first!"

“I was the one who said it first,” Kasumigaoka Utaha added, “but you were the one who first expressed the idea of ​​breaking up.”

It was clearly you!

"Wait a minute," Kobayashi Megumi interrupted the two. "Before we arrived, you hadn't even mentioned breaking up, so all the conclusions were just guesswork, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "......"

Eriri glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha, "She was the one who said she was going to write a movie script first."

“I was writing a movie script before, and I even wrote the script for the theatrical version.”

"You still say this work is over!"

"It has to end. The plot is already written. What else can we do but end it? Make it up?"

"..." Eriri thought of the most crucial question, "You even asked me about my plans next!"

"Otherwise what?" Kasumigaoka Utaha retorted. "When my last light novel ended, didn't you ask me what I planned to write next?"

"That's right, because you're the author, as the illustrator, of course I have to prioritize you! Who else should I ask if not you?!"

“You’re an artist, and I want to make a movie where visuals are a major selling point, so of course I need to consider your ideas.”

"Huh?" Eriri grasped the key point, "Visuals? Movie?"

"Animated films, you don't know them?"

“Of course I know…” Eriri stared blankly at Kasumigaoka Utaha. “You mean… you want to make a movie centered around me?”

“It’s a movie that makes visuals its main selling point,” Kasumigaoka Utaha corrected. “What kind of movie is it if it only has visuals and no plot? In the end, you just want to do it without relying on a plot.”

Eriri immediately retorted, "You said that first!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha retorted, "I've said so much, and you just keep repeating that one sentence. Isn't that your opinion?"

"It's because you didn't explain it clearly before!"

"Now you're going to blame your wild imaginations on me?"

Eriri was furious. "After saying so many things that could be misunderstood, you're now blaming people for overthinking?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha had a different opinion: "It's clearly your wild imagination that twisted my words!"

"It was your words that made me overthink!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's temper flared up too, "You!"

"you!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha reiterated, "It's you!"

"A rebound!"

“Another rebound…” Kasumigaoka Utaha was almost swayed. “Are you a child?”

Eriri snapped, "You're the child!"

"Anyway, I'm older than you."

"Sagging early!"

"You're just jealous."

"Black stockings and fat!"

"Shriveled and flat!"

Megumi Kobayashi sighed. Thankfully, Ran Kobayashi had been taken away while asleep, otherwise she wouldn't have heard the two of them arguing so much...

"So," Kobayashi Megumi pointed out incisively, "you both want to continue cooperating with each other?"

""No!""

"Then it's there." Kobayashi Megumi confirmed their thoughts.

Eriri protested, "I already said..."

Kobayashi Megumi smiled, "So let's talk about the specific ideas now."

Eriri: "I..."

Kobayashi Megumi waved her hand, "It's good to give my senior some advice."

Eriri: "...I'll just listen. If it's boring, I definitely won't participate."

“Then forget it.” Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms. “Thinking about it calmly, a movie centered around an artist is indeed quite boring.”

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!!!"