How to raise a random guy's wife

We need to pay attention to all aspects.

He stretched lazily, then felt a gaze upon him as he sailed out to sea. "Mayu?"

"What are you busy with?" Mayu Sagara shifted her gaze somewhat awkwardly.

You can't blame her.

With her figure from the boat trip to Po Island, it's hard to look away when she stretches.

"How wonderful..." Mayu Sagara sighed inwardly.

"It's the project for the second story," Hashima Izumi replied with a smile. "When I showed it to Megumi..."

With gratitude, Hashima told Mayu Sagara about the incident again.

If it weren't for everyone's help, she really wouldn't know what to do.

"I see, that's great!" Mayu Sagara had seen the previous character design sketches, and after glancing at the revised design, she felt it was a pretty good change. "Want to go out for lunch to celebrate? There seems to be a nice new restaurant that opened nearby recently."

“Sure!” Bo Island readily agreed. “Let me pack my things.”

"Hmm, no rush."

"Oh, right." Hashima Izumi remembered the help Sagara Mayu had given her before, "I haven't properly thanked you yet, so this time it's my treat."

"No need, no need," Mayu Sagara hurriedly waved her hand.

She didn't want a meal as a token of gratitude.

Chapter 630 Mutual Appreciation

“I said there was a problem with the materials submitted by that artist, and my brother actually told me to communicate with them myself.” Inside the store, Mayu Sagara, who had just finished lunch, took a sip of her drink. “It’s clearly his job, but he made me do it. Really.”

“Normally this shouldn’t be the case,” Hashima asked curiously, “and then what?”

"I couldn't just leave it like that, so I went to talk to the artist, and guess what happened?"

As Bo Island sailed out to sea, he thought of his brother, "Could it be that your brother broke up with that artist?"

“Yeah! How come you… Oh.” Mayu Sagara thought of her brother who went to sea at Hashima, “That’s roughly what happened, and I ended up having to comfort her and the other three artists.”

"Four?!" Bo Island exclaimed incredulously. "Can he handle it all?"

"They only found out because they were too busy," Mayu Sagara clicked her tongue. "Two of the illustrators were friends, and they mentioned they'd recently gotten boyfriends, so they started comparing them. The more they compared, the more familiar they seemed, and then when they mentioned their names..."

"This is too much..." While stirring ice at sea off Po Island, he said, "Seriously, is dating really that fun?"

She once longed for love, but now...

Akane Akasaka was right; the work itself is the best lover.

“Don’t ask me about this kind of thing, I don’t have any dating experience.” Mayu Sagara sighed. “After seeing Sora and Megumi, I’m really looking forward to marriage, but looking back at my brother, I have absolutely no interest in love—I can’t just find someone to marry right away.”

"Emi and Sora are really amazing!" Hashima Izumi exclaimed. "They have such different personalities, yet they get along so well."

"And the relationship between the company president and the secretary is really appealing," Mayu Sagara said, her eyes sparkling. "They're colleagues at the company, but husband and wife at home. It feels amazing! Novels like 'My Honeymoon with the Company President' or 'My Secretary Husband's Ambition' would be very popular!"

"And there's the adorable Ranran~" Just thinking about Ranran makes the voice of the sailor from Hashima melt. "She's so sensible and cute."

“Speaking of which, Nian Gao took care of Lan Lan most of the time when she was little,” Mayu Sagara recalled. “He would lie down next to Lan Lan when she slept.”

"I was quite startled at first, such a big cat," Bodao Chuhai chuckled. "But it just meowed softly and had a really nice personality."

"Dogs seem to be like that too," Hashima thought of Hazuki Ren's little one, "They're big and have great temperaments, but it seems like small dogs can be a bit more temperamental?"

"It's probably because of a lack of security..." Bo Island guessed. "They're small and easily hurt, so their lack of security makes them react more violently?"

"I heard it can also affect blood pressure and things like that. I was thinking of getting a pet before, like a big cat like Mochi," Mayu Sagara said, pinching her straw. "But then I thought about all my manuscripts, so I decided against it."

"Besides, it would disturb me while I was working, and I couldn't bear to lock it up." Bo Island had also considered getting a pet, "It would be great if my brother could help take care of it, but..."

“So,” Mayu Sagara thought back to her previous unpleasant experience, “shouldn’t an older brother help his younger sister solve problems instead of creating them…”

The two were chatting happily when a voice suddenly rang out.

"Hello," a young man approached with a smile. "I've been watching you for a while now. Could we exchange contact information?"

Somewhat bewildered at sea, Mojima hesitated, "Mayu..."

"Sure," Mayu Sagara readily agreed. "Whose name do you want to add?"

The young man laughed even more heartily, "Of course, both of you should join."

“I hate fickle people.” Mayu Sagara’s face darkened. “No need.”

The young man's smile froze as he looked towards the sea off Bo Island. "Um, actually, I wanted to add you."

"Th...thank you..." Bo Island said, heading out to sea to avoid the other person's gaze. "But..."

"Just getting to know each other," the young man said, taking out his phone as soon as he saw an opportunity. "I work nearby, and we can hang out together sometimes."

“My friend is very troubled,” Mayu Sagara said, her brow furrowing slightly. “Could you please stop doing this?”

"Really? Don't be so nervous." The young man moved closer. "I..."

A hat flew over and hit the young man, landing on the ground.

The young man's attention was drawn, and he turned to look in the direction from which the hat had flown.

"Sorry I'm late." Fumio Sagara approached, picking up the hat. "Do you know this person?"

“Brother!” Sagara Mayu’s eyes lit up. “We don’t know him.”

“That’s one-sided harassment,” Iori Hashima approached with a friendly smile. “Going to sea, do you want to get to know him?”

Bo Island shook its head vigorously as it sailed out to sea.

"Um... excuse me..." The young man turned and left as soon as he saw two people arrive.

"If you don't want to agree, just refuse," Iori Hashima said, sitting down next to her sister. "You'll get targeted."

“That’s usually how it is,” Fumio Sagara said, sitting down next to Mayu Sagara. “When he sees two girls, he just goes up to them and asks for their contact information.”

“Then we’ll judge which is easier based on their reactions,” Iori Hashima added. “What if we just ask one of the girls for their contact information…”

Fumio Sagara flicked the dust off his hat. "The other girl, out of consideration for her companion, won't agree either."

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with mutual appreciation.

"Don't talk to your sister about these dating tips," Mayu Sagara complained, "You've made my already zeroed affection level go back to negative."

"So you're saying it was a negative number before? I was wrong about what happened before, don't be angry." Fumio Sagara defended himself, "Besides, knowing these techniques is also beneficial."

“You can gain an advantage using these techniques,” Mayu Sagara glared at her brother. “What good will it do me to know them?”

“I can use the same technique, and you can prevent it.” Fumio Sagara shook his index finger. “I know that the same technique is because I’m good at it, but telling you is just a brother’s care for his sister.”

Mayu Sagara gave a light snort, sounding annoyed. "Well, thank you anyway."

“We just happened to be passing by and saw what was going on, so we came to check it out.” Iori Hashima looked at Iori Hashima. “Your second story should be finished by now, right? How’s it going?”

"Brother..." Poshima asked earnestly, "Can you go and die?"

Iori Hashima: "???"

Chapter 631 Half-dead

Not only Iori Hashima, but Mayu Sagara and Fumio Sagara were also stunned.

"Going out to sea?" Mayu Sagara asked. "What's wrong?"

“I said…” Fumio Sagara looked at Iori Hashima, “What exactly did you do?”

“Hmm…” Iori Hashima looked thoughtful.

Seeing him deep in thought, Fumio Sagara felt somewhat relieved. "It doesn't seem to be anything obviously bad."

Otherwise, there would be no need to think.

“No,” Iori Hashima shook her head, “I was wondering which one it was.”

Fumio Sagara: "So, just how many bad things have you done?!"

"Ah! No!" Poshima Izumi was startled from his reverie. "I... I was thinking about the story."

Iori Hashima relaxed. "Then I don't need to reflect on it."

Fumio Sagara warned, "You'd better reflect on this!"

"Still thinking about the story? Wasn't it already revised?" Mayu Sagara speculated. "Is it the third story?"

“It’s still the second story,” Hashima Izumi gradually sorted out his thoughts, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter. “Actually, after finishing the revisions, on the one hand, I breathed a sigh of relief, but on the other hand, I had some doubts. Was what Utaha discovered really just a problem with the character’s costume design?”

Mayu Sagara retorted, "Otherwise what?"

"From a professional perspective, Eriri is an illustrator, so she can spot problems with the costume design at a glance. Utaha, on the other hand, is an author and scriptwriter, so the problems she can spot are obviously plot issues!"

“So...that does seem to be the case.” Mayu Sagara pondered, “But the plot is complete, so there shouldn’t be anything that needs to be changed.”

“What Utaha discovered was a problem that didn’t really matter whether it was modified or not,” Hashima Izumi seemed to recall Utaha Kasumigaoka’s hesitant expression, “It was the character’s motivation.”

Mayu Sagara recalled the scene of setting sail from Hashima, "I remember Jorogumo's motivation was to rebuild the village and live like before, right? Is there a problem?"

“We live in the city, so we yearn for rural life,” asked Boshima Izumi. “If you were to actually live in a village, would you want to repeat that kind of life?”

"Hmm..." Mayu Sagara thought for a moment, "If Jorogumo doesn't know about other kinds of life, then it's normal for her to want to repeat this kind of life, right?"

"But the audience knows that, so compared to nostalgia for the past, a simpler and more direct obsession is better." Poshima Izumi explained with an example, "For instance, when people reminisce about high school life, what are they actually reminiscing about?"

Mayu Sagara puts herself in that shoes, thinking, "It must be my past self, right?"

"What happened to Lenovo's technique just now?"

"Technique... Ah!" Mayu Sagara suddenly realized, looking at her brother, "Can you just die?"

“Hey…” Fumio Sagara clutched his chest. “Even though I know it’s not directed at me, my brother is really heartbroken.”

"That's enough." Mayu Sagara gave him a disdainful look.

"So..." Iori Hashima raised an eyebrow, "what exactly do you mean?"

“Like what my brother just said about techniques for pursuing girls,” Mayu Sagara explained. “He uses them himself, they’re the methods for pursuing girls, and he teaches them to me, it’s like an older brother educating his younger sister.”

Fumio Sagara laughed. "So you knew."