How to raise a random guy's wife

Ran Kobayashi, holding rice cakes, asked, "Can rice cakes go too?"

"of course."

"Mochi!" Ran Kobayashi raised the cat's paw. "We're going camping!"

"Meow?"

-

"You...are you going out?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked, watching the family of three carrying things into their car.

"Yeah, we're getting ready to go camping," Kobayashi Sora replied casually.

"Bring rice cakes with you!" Ran Kobayashi added.

"I see..." Kasumigaoka Utaha cracked her knuckles. "Hmm..."

Kobayashi Megumi observed Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression and winked at Kobayashi Sora, "You've come at the perfect time."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was taken aback. "Huh?"

"We've prepared too much stuff." Kobayashi Sora sighed. "You know my habits... I didn't want to bother you since you were resting, but since you're here, let's set off together and help us carry some things."

Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at the large bags and packages, "You've prepared way too much."

"Better safe than sorry..." Kobayashi Sora hadn't finished speaking when she saw Eriri's car approaching.

Then it braked suddenly and started to turn and make a U-turn.

"Eri-chan, Mommy!" Ran Kobayashi recognized Eriri's hand and waved her little hand in greeting.

So the car stopped again.

It strolled over slowly, like a haughty, spoiled child.

"Ranran~" Eriri got out of the car and hugged Ran, who rushed towards her. "Did you miss Mommy?"

"Yes!" Ran Kobayashi answered loudly.

"Ranran is so good~" Eriri took out some snacks from the car and handed them to Kobayashi Ran. Then she looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms over her chest. "I was wondering why you came."

"I want you to take care of it!"

This atmosphere...

Have these two had another fight?

It still feels like that awkward awkwardness.

“Let’s go camping together,” Kobayashi Megumi suggested.

"Together?!" Eriri was taken aback. "Camping!?"

She glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha again, "Together?!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Did you freeze?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

"Eri-chan, Mommy~" Ran looked up at her, "Don't you want to go camping with Ran-ran?"

"Of course I want to." Eriri glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha. "Hmm... okay, I'll go too."

Everyone worked together to load the prepared items onto the vehicle. With two more people added, there was even more stuff.

Fortunately, Kobayashi Sora has a habit of preparing in advance and even preparing in excess, otherwise it would have been really difficult to handle.

The car started, with Kobayashi Sora leading the way, followed by Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Kobayashi Sora asked around about what happened last night, but couldn't find any clues.

After Kobayashi Sora left last night, the atmosphere at the gathering immediately became much more lively.

After a few drinks, many people started to raise their voices.

"In aerial combat, the side that gains rear position wins. So it's like dogs fighting, each aiming at the other's weak point and chasing its tail. The process of enduring acceleration loads to seize the enemy's rear and shoot them down is what's called dogfighting," Ichiro Itano explained, gesturing as he spoke. "Then, the clever missile will calculate, [this pilot can only withstand 11G of load, and the aircraft's performance will likely maintain a maximum turn rate of Mach 2, reaching its furthest point], and then fly in that direction ahead—bang! It crashes right into..."

He spoke with great enthusiasm, and those around him listened intently.

The shops all had similar scenes, and although the topics of conversation varied, the atmosphere was similarly lively.

Eriri responded simply to the other people's attempts to strike up a conversation with a polite yet distant smile.

Seeing an opportunity, Sagara Mayu pulled her aside and whispered something to her.

Eriri looked relieved to finally be able to eat something in peace.

"You must really hate this kind of scene." Sagara Mayu glanced at her older brother, who was bustling around like a bee in the crowd, and sighed helplessly. "Why don't we just go back?"

"Well..." Eriri picked up a piece of fried chicken. "If I go back, I'll have to cook for myself. Why don't I come here and eat something?"

As she said this, Eriri's gaze kept drifting towards the doorway.

It should be... soon, right?

Chapter 827 Things Don't Go As Planned

"Ah, Kasumigaoka P is here!"

Someone spotted a beautiful figure at the door.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, dressed in a coat and carrying a bag, looked like a queen walking toward the throne.

At first, some people questioned Kasumigaoka Utaha's abilities, believing that she was able to become an animation producer in such a short time and arbitrarily control RER's resources because of her relationship with Kasumigaoka Eri.

Now, with the successful submission of the final episode, both the various problems that Kasumigaoka Utaha solved during the production process and the high praise for "Mononoke" online have dispelled those rumors.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's abilities are undeniable.

The production team members, who can devote all their energy to the production without worrying about other issues, are the ones who understand this best.

Now that everything has settled down, everyone expressed their gratitude to Kasumigaoka Utaha with a warm welcome.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Mayu Sagara exclaimed.

"Really?" Eriri, who had just been staring at the doorway, now seemed completely captivated by the food on the table, and began eating with her head down.

Kasumigaoka Utaha walked over, passing Eriri, and took a box containing CDs out of her bag, handing it to Hashima Izumi. "Here, a present."

A crew member exclaimed in surprise as they sailed out to sea, "A white box?!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha took off her coat and sat down. "I'm a little late because I was waiting for this."

"White box" is a term used in the animation industry to refer to the initial video media distributed to production staff before the animation is broadcast; it is essentially a white box containing videotapes with sample footage and other content.

This white box is naturally the final episode of "Mononoke".

Iori Hashima called out to a shop assistant, "Excuse me, could you lend us a projector?"

The shop assistant blushed under his gaze and quickly helped with the projection.

As the countdown ended, the final episode of Mononoke was finally presented to everyone in its entirety.

Viewing the fruits of others' labor, viewing the fruits of one's own labor, and seeing the lines one has drawn come to life on the screen—the excitement and joy are indescribable.

With tears welling in her eyes, Hashima said, "Shiha... thank you..."

Her voice was choked with sobs.

Bo Island had imagined how great her debut work would be, but she never expected it to be this great.

During the production process, Kasumigaoka Utaha provided her with the greatest assistance.

He is not only an animation producer, but also a senior and teacher.

The creation of the final episode also owes much to Kasumigaoka Utaha's guidance.

“This is your own story,” Kasumigaoka Utaha patted Hashima Ukei’s head, “the result of your hard work.”

"Yes!" Hashima Izumi nodded vigorously, a smile appearing on his slightly flushed face as tears streamed down his cheeks. "I will continue to work hard in the future, and make even better and more amazing animations with you!"

The others watched this scene in silence until Taro was the first to applaud.

Amidst enthusiastic applause, Eriri quietly watched this scene.

That's great...

Great.

Fried chicken is delicious.

The black tea is a bit astringent.

It's alright.

pretty good.

Clearly...

After watching the animation, the atmosphere became even more enthusiastic.

Even when they went out to sea at Hashima Island, they had a couple of drinks. Mayu Sagara was there to take care of them, kneading, stroking, and supporting them as they went out to sea.

Iori Hashima and Fumio Sagara couldn't stand it anymore, so they forcibly separated the two and took their respective younger sisters home.

Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha both had to drive, so they didn't drink.

Since I wasn't drinking, there was no need for me to stay here any longer, so I left first.

Back home, Kasumigaoka Utaha took out her key and opened the door. Eriri followed her inside. "Utaha, thank you."

"Ok?"

"Thank you for opening the door for me."

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "......" What's there to thank me for?

As they entered the house, Kasumigaoka Utaha took off her coat and hung it up, then handed Eriri a pair of slippers.

"Shiyu, thank you." Eriri smiled as she changed into her slippers.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "...Want some water?"

“Shiha,” Eriri said with a smile, “thank you.”