How to raise a random guy's wife

Eriri was lucky she wasn't scared to death when she woke up to see Kasumigaoka Utaha in this state.

"You...you...when did you come in?!"

"Your current work involves key illustrations for 'White Album,' 'Your Name,' and the serialization of 'One-Punch Man' and '(Former) Takagi-san,' right?"

Eriri took several deep breaths, and her violently beating heart gradually returned to normal. "Huh? What's wrong?"

"I've finished writing the script for 'Your Name,' and I've completed the story for 'One-Punch Man.' You'll be writing the story for '(Former) Takagi-san.'" Kasumigaoka Utaha paused. "So, for quite some time now, you won't need me, right?"

“No…no!” Eriri felt an unease that almost suffocated her. “There’s also…the White Album!”

"I have completed part of the story of White Album, and it is no problem to release it as the prologue."

"Hey!" Eriri slapped the blanket in annoyance. "Kasumigaoka Utaha! What are you saying?! Are you trying to release an unfinished game?!"

"if not?"

"What do you mean 'otherwise'?!" Eriri had already sensed the source of her unease.

Utaha Kasumigaoka, who said those words, seemed to be making a decision...

"Or do you want me to release a story that I'm not even satisfied with myself?" Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned forward, exuding a terrifying pressure. "I could manage the high school scenes, but the university scenes started to spiral out of control. I tried many times, but I could never satisfy myself..."

“Shiha…” Eriri stared blankly at her.

Beneath the oppressive force of terror lies a deep-seated unease and frustration within Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's oppressive aura was not directed at Eriri.

It was directed at her personally.

What Eriri felt was merely the aftershock of the pressure Kasumigaoka Utaha was currently facing.

"If it's just for promoting the website, the prologue is enough." Kasumigaoka Utaha adjusted her body, putting some distance between herself and Eriri. "Next, I need to do some other things, things other than writing..."

"You mean..." Eriri's uneasy premonition had become a reality, but she still refused to believe it, "You don't want to continue with me... with Kasumi Eri and everyone else?"

"There's no way to continue..." Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled bitterly, "How can we continue?"

Kasumi Eri is like the training wheel of a bicycle.

It was Kasumigaoka Utaha's help, but it was also her limitation.

To truly gain the ability to improve, Kasumigaoka Utaha must give up some things.

"I'll finish my current tasks as soon as possible. Regarding 'The White Album,' I'll discuss it with Kong Qing. As for your task, the part where we'll cooperate, I'll..."

"Who cares about you!" Resigned to the reality, Eriri was filled with anger. Her eyes widened, and her voice unconsciously trembled with tears. "I'm nobody to you. Why do you have to tell me what you want to do?"

"Yinglili..."

"Since you've already decided to leave me," Eriri bit her lower lip, forcing back a sob, and after a long while, she spoke again, "Don't pretend to be so reluctant to let me go!"

How could this happen...?

Eriri is still trying to figure out a solution.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is about to abandon her.

How could this be...?

“Eriri,” Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed, “It’s not that I want to abandon you, it’s that you’ve already abandoned me.”

Chapter 605 The Substitute Ex

"I'm the one who's been chasing after him all along, and he's saying I abandoned him!" Eriri complained angrily. "What's wrong with that guy! Whatever, let him do whatever he wants! Who cares!"

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi blinked from behind the desk, "You got dumped?"

"Who got dumped?!" Eriri exploded. "I mean Kasumigaoka Utaha!"

"Senior... what's wrong?"

"She said she was going to do something other than writing," Eriri muttered, "saying she didn't need me anymore, that she didn't want to continue with me, and that I abandoned him a long time ago..."

Judging from Eriri's tone, Kobayashi Megumi felt that she had been dumped.

Well... the situation is indeed quite similar.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri have been working together for a long time.

Eriri was in charge of the visuals, and Kasumigaoka Utaha was in charge of the story.

Now that Kasumigaoka Utaha has suddenly said she's not writing anymore, their collaboration can't continue.

Kobayashi Megumi comforted her, "I understand how you feel. If it were me, I probably would have reacted even more strongly than you."

"No way..." Having spent so much time together, Eriri knows Kobayashi Megumi's personality all too well.

She would never throw a tantrum like I do.

Kobayashi Megumi chuckled, "But thinking about it carefully, what my senior said doesn't seem to be wrong."

Eriri pursed her lips.

She knew about this too.

From a collaborative perspective, it was indeed Kasumigaoka Utaha who took the initiative to terminate the collaboration, abandoning Eriri.

Ultimately, it's because Eriri's creative abilities have improved far beyond those of Kasumigaoka Utaha.

They even left her behind.

If they continue to cooperate, Kasumigaoka Utaha will find it even harder to improve, and her cooperation with Eriri will become increasingly difficult.

Rather than ending things on bad terms, it's better to end things gracefully now.

Eriri can understand Kasumigaoka Utaha.

But they were unwilling to accept it.

Because... she's a fan of Kasumigaoka Utaha.

That was true then, and it is true now.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, however, decided to do something other than writing.

“I know that Eri Kasumi can’t help her now, and might even hurt her.” Eriri said, looking aggrieved. “But it doesn’t have to be that she has to give up drawing. Even if she doesn’t want to work with me, she can work with other artists. Just replace her with someone other than me.”

This is some kind of "ex-boyfriend stand-in literature"...

However, Eriri's words do make sense.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's dilemma is that she needs rich experiences to stimulate her creative work, but because the Kasumigaoka Eri model is functioning well, she has no opportunity to experience them.

So, by simply finding a less outstanding collaborator, Kasumigaoka Utaha will encounter all sorts of situations during the creative process, which will enrich her experience and help improve her creative abilities.

"About this matter..." Kobayashi Megumi had just begun to speak when there was a knock on the door.

Kobayashi Sora walked into the office with the documents in hand, followed by Kasumigaoka Utaha. "The process is almost complete. You just need to sign it."

Upon noticing Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri looked up and their eyes met.

Eriri gave a soft snort and turned her head to look to the side, her golden twin tails swaying as she did so.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Kobayashi Megumi took the document, glanced at it briefly, and then showed it to Eriri. "Regarding what we just talked about, your wish has been fulfilled."

"Huh?" Eriri looked at the document. "Mononoke? Isn't that the anime that Uehara is going to make? The producer... Kasumigaoka Utaha!?"

Eriri suddenly turned her head to look at Kasumigaoka Utaha, and then at the seaside of Hashima Utaha.

Her attention was focused on Kasumigaoka Utaha just now, and she only noticed that Hashima Izumi had come in with her.

Bo Island smiled somewhat sheepishly as he went out to sea.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!" Eriri demanded, "What's going on?"

“Didn’t I tell you yesterday? I’m going to do something other than writing,” Kasumigaoka Utaha replied. “I’m going to be an anime producer.”

Eriri's eyes widened. "You want to be an animation producer?"

"What?" Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "I can't be an animation producer."

"You..." Eriri was speechless for a moment. Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had participated in the production of several anime, seemed like she could really develop in the direction of an anime producer. "Wait, do you even know how to be an anime producer?"

“I don’t know.” Kasumigaoka Utaha pointed to Kobayashi Sora. “So I asked someone who knew.”

While Eriri and Kobayashi Megumi were complaining, Kasumigaoka Utaha found Kobayashi Sora.

With obvious dark circles under her eyes, Kasumigaoka Utaha earnestly told Kobayashi Sora about her decision: "I want to become an anime producer."

Kobayashi Sora didn't ask Kasumigaoka Utaha why she made that decision. Instead, she asked another question, "Which one do you want to be?"

This touches on a gap in Kasumigaoka Utaha's knowledge: "Which one?"

"The animation producers we usually talk about are divided into producers from the production company and producers from the production company. The production company needs to treat the animation as a commodity, while the production company needs to treat the animation as a work of art," Kobayashi Sora explained. "Because RER is currently investing in other animations while also producing its own animations, it's best to decide which one you want to do before you start, considering your future development direction and career plan."

"What are the specific differences?"

"Simply put, there is not much difference in essence, only the starting point and the focus of the work are different."

Which one are you?

"Me...?" Kobayashi Sora chuckled, "I'm good at both."

"Is Senior going to be a producer?" Hashima Izumi overheard their conversation. "Sorry, I was just passing by."

"It's nothing." Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head. "It's not a secret, what's wrong?"

Hashima Izumi asked earnestly, "If you're going to be a producer, senior... would you like to be in charge of my animation?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha recalled, "Isn't your animation producer your brother?"

After the project was proposed by Hashima Iori, Hashima Iori became the producer, the senior student became the director, and Eriri became the art director.

However, the project is still in the final stages of development and production has not yet officially begun.

“We have different ideas!” Bodao Chuhai puffed out his cheeks, looking angry. “We even had a fight before.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha hesitated, "But I don't know anything yet..."

"I believe in you, senior!" Hashima Izumi looked at Kobayashi Sora, "And Kobayashi-senpai is here too."

Kobayashi Sora thought the suggestion was good, "I happen to have other tasks to give to Iori."