How to raise a random guy's wife

“Going overseas must be doing intensive self-search right now, reading online reviews while nervously reflecting on their own.” Kobayashi Megumi has some understanding of the situation with original animation. “But that’s just how original animation is. Because we don’t know the plot and it doesn’t have the popularity of the previous work, the audience’s attitude tends to be conservative, and not many people will watch the animation. Many people will only buy the Blu-ray after it’s finished and they’re sure there aren’t any major problems.”

"This is what is called an unpredictable stage. There are countless works that started strong but ended weak in recent years. No matter what, adapted animations have the original work's plot, but original animations have unexpected plot twists that no one can predict." Kobayashi Sora browsed the forum. "So at the current stage, we need to shift the audience's attention from complaining that they don't understand to analyzing the plot and marveling at the unique art style."

Kobayashi Sora shook the mouse. "Comments like this, such as 'This animation is so cleverly budget-conscious,' need a righteous bystander to provide a professional and fair explanation so that everyone understands just how terrifyingly expensive this animation is."

As she spoke, Kobayashi Sora, a complete bystander, switched accounts and provided professional and impartial science explanations.

Kobayashi Megumi leaned closer to him. "Are you going to do this kind of thing all night?"

"Of course not, there are people specifically in charge of these things. I just saw it and replied casually..." Kobayashi Sora paused, then suddenly noticed that Kobayashi Megumi had not only changed out of her work clothes.

"Hey..." Kobayashi Megumi leaned close to his ear, "Do you want to take a shower?"

"Together?"

“I can wash myself…” Kobayashi Megumi whispered, “but I’m too full to move, so I wanted you to help me.”

"Okay~" Kobayashi Sora stood up and walked towards the bathroom with Kobayashi Megumi.

......

"Mmm~" Kobayashi Megumi squirmed, "So comfortable~"

Kobayashi Sora hugged Kobayashi Megumi, "This bath salts smell so good."

"It seems to be milk-based; they say it can improve the skin's moisturizing ability." Kobayashi Megumi stirred the water, which had turned a beautiful milky white due to the addition of bath salts, with her hand. "But there are also downsides."

"harm?"

"You can't see it anymore." Kobayashi Megumi waved her finger on the water's surface before submerging it again. "See? Once it's hidden underwater, you can't see anything."

"Is that a downside?" Kobayashi Sora chuckled. "Being partially visible is also wonderful."

"Really?" Kobayashi Megumi blinked. "Yes, that's the truth."

"How do I verify this?"

"Otherwise?" Kobayashi Megumi tilted her head slightly. "Today... you've been very well-behaved."

"You've had a long day, I want you to get some rest."

“No wonder…” Kobayashi Megumi turned around in the water, her wet fingers lightly poking Kobayashi Sora’s nose. “But… something’s not right.”

"Ok?"

"I just had a late-night snack, so I need to exercise properly now to truly rest." Reaching out to wrap her arms around Kobayashi Sora's neck, Kobayashi Megumi whispered softly in his ear, "Be even more... even more infatuated with me~"

......

woohoo~

The hairdryer blew out a warm breeze, and Kobayashi Megumi's damp hair gradually became fluffy in Kobayashi Sora's palm.

Kobayashi Megumi asked softly, "Is the back of your hair dry?"

"Wait a moment..." Kobayashi Sora turned her wrist and blew the last wisp of air until it was about 80% dry. "It's done."

Kobayashi Megumi then leaned back against Kobayashi Sora.

Kobayashi Sora was prepared. She steadied herself to support Kobayashi Megumi and continued to blow-dry her hair.

"Long hair is such a hassle..." Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora in the mirror. "It takes so long to blow-dry my hair every time I take a shower."

"I do envy your long hair."

"Ok?"

“If my hair were as long as yours,” Kobayashi Sora chuckled, “I could have leaned against you a little longer while you were blow-drying my hair.”

Chapter 772 is yours.

Kobayashi Megumi happily swung her legs, "Then I'll let you lean on me for a little longer later."

"May I?"

"Of course you can..." Kobayashi Megumi paused, "provided you behave yourself."

“I was originally very honest.”

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi puffed out her cheeks slightly, "I won't let you lean on me anymore."

“But I didn’t hold out,” Kobayashi Sora corrected himself, “I soon became unruly.”

Kobayashi Megumi reached out and pressed down on the bath towel. "You rascal, where are you blowing?"

"The place I long for."

Kobayashi Megumi lightly pressed her finger, feeling the size, which was completely different from that of her student days. Her watery eyes looked at Kobayashi Sora in the mirror, "It's all because of you that things have turned out this way. You have to take responsibility."

Kobayashi Sora put down the hairdryer and picked up Kobayashi Megumi, saying, "I will take full responsibility."

......

In the warm bed, Kobayashi Megumi held Kobayashi Sora's head against her chest, gently stroking his hair with her fingers, enjoying Kobayashi Sora's undisguised affection.

In front of others, Kobayashi Sora always appears confident and composed. He is always worried about new problems and tirelessly prepares for and thinks of solutions to problems that have not yet arisen.

Behind those well-planned operations lies countless time-consuming and laborious preparations, which may ultimately be completely useless.

All of these preparations were made for this moment.

In order to be able to face her without worrying about anything else, to let down all my guard, and to completely entrust the time and energy that I usually use to think of countermeasures to her.

This deep and passionate love filled Kobayashi Megumi's heart completely.

While Kobayashi Sora was infatuated with her, she was also deeply infatuated with him.

Megumi Kobayashi cupped his face in her hands, conveying her endless love to him in the most direct way.

"Darling..." Kobayashi Megumi kissed his ear, "I'm so tired."

"I'll go turn off the lights."

"But I don't want to sleep right now..."

"That......"

"Are you tired?" Kobayashi Megumi whispered. "If you're not tired... then I'll leave everything to you~"

Become more infatuated with me...

Just like how I'm infatuated with you.

-

At dawn, Kobayashi Sora opened her eyes in the morning light and reached out to touch the space beside her, only to find nothing.

He stretched lazily, threw off the covers, picked up the folded clothes from the bedside, put them on, and walked out of the bedroom while buttoning his shirt.

The living room was filled with the aroma of breakfast. After a quick wash, Kobayashi Sora skillfully made two cups of coffee and placed them on the dining table.

As they entered the kitchen, Kobayashi Sora hugged Kobayashi Megumi from behind, resting her chin on her shoulder and expertly slipping her hands under her apron.

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi puffed out her cheeks slightly, "I'm making breakfast."

"You do your thing." Kobayashi Sora hugged Kobayashi Megumi. "I'll hold you a little longer."

"You don't even want to let go for this short while?"

"Hmm..." Holding the sweet and soft Kobayashi Megumi, Kobayashi Sora answered truthfully, "Because you look so cute when you make breakfast, so I have to hold you."

"I just can't do anything with you..." Kobayashi Megumi leaned against him, slowly making breakfast.

His body temperature and the warmth of the sun intertwined, making people feel cozy and warm.

After breakfast, Kobayashi Sora drove Kobayashi Megumi to the company.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Kobayashi Megumi flipped through the documents. "Next week is episode two, then episode three... I remember episode three is supposed to have a major plot twist, right?"

Weekly anime usually have a fixed rhythm. For example, the third episode must have a major development, and when the story progresses to the middle, that is, the seventh or eighth episode, there should be fan service content.

This is what is known as the "X-word Law".

“That’s true for other anime.” Kobayashi Sora gripped the steering wheel with both hands and looked ahead. “But Mononoke made some adjustments because of its subject matter, so the third episode isn’t as important.”

"Ah...right, the original three episodes have been condensed into two." Kobayashi Megumi recalled her conversation with Hashima Izumi. "Of course, there won't be any fan service in episodes seven or eight, so we'll have to rely on some unexpected plot twists—how's the production team doing?"

“Currently, five productions are running simultaneously, plus two outsourced episodes. Most of the work can be handed over to outsiders, so there shouldn’t be any problems with staffing.” Kobayashi Sora paused. “The animator Taro is in charge of is a bit troublesome. Although he draws very well, he’s a bit slow. I’ve made some preparations. The outsourcing company is one we’ve worked with before. Apart from the art direction, their other capabilities are quite reliable.”

Kobayashi Megumi nodded. Kobayashi Sora said that if it was considered reliable, then it was at the level of being extremely reliable.

"At the current pace, we can basically deliver everything two weeks ahead of schedule." Kobayashi Megumi put the documents into her bag. "So far, things seem to be going smoothly."

Submit the finished film to the TV station a week or even earlier in advance so that the station has time to review and test broadcast the film, in order to avoid any broadcasting accidents.

Of course, this is the ideal situation. There are also cases where the film is sent to the TV station at the last minute before broadcast, and this happens frequently.

Conversely, different TV stations have different practices; some strictly limit delivery time, while others are more lenient, and these need to be determined in advance.

“Everything went smoothly at first,” Kobayashi Sora said, as always preparing for the worst, “but basically if one link goes wrong, it will fall like dominoes, crushing the entire line.”

“So what if all plans are exhausted?” Kobayashi Megumi said, looking at Kobayashi Sora, who was driving intently. “But I’m not worried.”

Kobayashi Sora chuckled, "That's exactly what I wanted."

After parking the car and entering the company, the two briefly responded to the greetings from the employees before arriving at the Mononoke production team.

"Good morning," Kobayashi Megumi said calmly, facing the gazes of the production team. "Last night, the first episode of our anime 'Mononoke' finally aired on TV. This is a good start. The next eleven episodes will depend on everyone's hard work—thank you for your efforts."

After a few pleasantries, production manager Aoi Miyamori spoke first, "We'll be conducting a full preview check for episode 3 at noon today."

The production schedule is explained: "CG inspection for episode 6 will begin at 4 PM."

Another production assistant followed up with a report, "Editing of episode seven will begin at 5 PM."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "I have a project to discuss with Ms. Machida later, and I should be back around this afternoon."

“Some food in the refrigerator is about to expire,” Kobayashi Sora added. “It’s okay to eat and drink whatever we want and take it home.”

Chapter 773 A Clear Conscience

Kasumigaoka Utaha skillfully maneuvered the car to change lanes, while a woman's ethereal and elegant voice reached her ears.

Machida Sonoko sat in the passenger seat. Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had just bought a car, was enjoying the feeling of being in control. Machida Sonoko, who had always worked as a part-time driver, could now leisurely sit in the passenger seat and play on her phone.