How to raise a random guy's wife

Translating the comics he remembered into text without losing their original essence was quite a challenge for Kobayashi Sora.

Especially after reading Akane Akasaka's works, Sora Kobayashi had to admit that the gap between people is sometimes greater than the gap between people and pigs.

Chapter 94: Social Body and Animal Land

Even though we're all using the same language, others just write better than me.

Of course, one can improve through diligent study and practice.

But Kobayashi Sora chose a different path that was more suitable for him.

Find promising creators, provide ideas or gimmicks, grasp the overall direction and general outline, and as long as the style matches, you can produce a large number of interesting works in a short period of time.

Even if later creators are no longer willing to be bound by his ideas, Kobayashi Sora is able to leverage previous collaborations to maintain good working relationships with creators who have grown as a result.

This involves a series of troublesome matters such as interpersonal communication, distribution of benefits, negotiation, and cooperation.

In contrast, Akane Akasaka's approach is simpler and more direct—she is the queen.

Whether it's manga or light novels, Akane Kousaka is top-tier, with countless copyrights in hand, so she doesn't need to be polite when negotiating with anyone.

If you want to cooperate, then listen to me.

If you don't listen to me, don't cooperate.

There are plenty of people who want to work with me, so one more won't make a difference.

Although they look completely different, in reality, Akane Akasaka and Sora Kobayashi are both playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses.

If you have strong creative abilities, you don't need to worry about commercial collaborations.

Skilled in business collaborations, even without creative ability, they can provide assistance to creators.

Just like Kobayashi Sora encountered difficulties in cooperation, Akane Akasaka also faced challenges.

To consistently produce high-quality content, one must be sufficiently focused.

However, matters such as club management and business collaborations often disrupt her train of thought and affect her creative process.

Even Akane Kousaka doesn't have the ability to manage a large club while simultaneously creating high-intensity content.

That's why Kobayashi Sora and Hashima Iori, two capable assistants, had room to perform.

"Here you go." Akane Akasaka handed a folder to Sora Kobayashi. "These are some materials that Iori collected. I'll be flying to Hakodate, Hokkaido in a bit, rest at a hotel for the night, rest during the day tomorrow, and meet with the people from the Cape Bunko in the evening."

Kobayashi Sora took the folder. "What's next?"

"I'll give you a break," Akane Kousaka said with a smile. "You can come with me on a research trip."

“This is definitely not fake…” Kobayashi Sora muttered, flipping through a folder. “Since he did his research beforehand, why didn’t they let him come?”

"Oh?" Akane Kousaka raised an eyebrow. "Are you busy with something else?"

No, not at all.

"He has it."

"Eh?"

“As we said before, you’ve only taken your seat, but you haven’t settled in yet,” Akane Akasaka said, looking out the window. “So Iori is working hard.”

What does "effort" mean?

"It's a traditional craft."

“Insubordination,” Kobayashi Sora said, looking down at the document in her hand. “Now that you mention it, I’m starting to doubt the accuracy of this document.”

"Don't worry, he's not like you."

Akane Kousaka is right.

Like Kobayashi Sora, who pursues profit, Hashima Iori also has a rather persistent pursuit of fame.

Therefore, Kobayashi Sora might provide false information for personal gain, while Hashima Iori would not provide false information that would damage her reputation.

"As always, it's disorganized, with unnecessary interjections, repetitions, and fragmented information. Although there isn't much supporting evidence, it's much more detailed than the information I've gathered. He provided the information he collected truthfully, but the accuracy of the information itself still needs further verification." Kobayashi Sora smiled. "As expected of him."

Akane Kousaka's eyes crinkled with a smile. "Envious?"

There is only one reason why this happens.

Unlike Kobayashi Sora, who used benefits to obtain information, Hashima Iori used his own charm.

This man is extremely popular with women.

Every time he attends a comic convention, he is surrounded by many female cosplayers.

A group of photographers followed behind.

Iori Hashima had a big smile on her face, while the photographers behind her were sweating profusely.

The scene was like a brutally realistic ukiyo-e print.

With a physique and appearance like a male escort, and the same smooth talk as a male escort, Iori Hashima can easily obtain information by selling his personal charm.

However, because they have delved too deeply into emotional skills, they are somewhat weaker in logical thinking.

What was finally presented to Kobayashi Sora was this overly detailed but disorganized information.

"I used to envy that." Kobayashi Sora quickly read through the information, inputting it into her brain. Before she could finish organizing it, there was one more important thing she needed to confirm.

"Regarding the outcome of this meeting," Kobayashi Sora asked, "what would be the best possible outcome, and what would be the worst acceptable outcome?"

"The good thing is to continue the cooperation while maintaining quality and quantity; the bad thing is..." Akane Akasaka's crimson lips curled up, "Better to have none than something bad."

"In other words, if the other party is clearly incapable, we would rather halt the production of the second season than let them do whatever they want."

“I’m just too lazy to do it, not that I can’t do it.” Akane Kousaka lightly flicked her nails. “This is one of my early works. If the previous director hadn’t come to me specifically to tell me how much she loved the work, I wouldn’t have commissioned Umibozu Bunko.”

“I understand.” Kobayashi Sora closed the folder. “Simply put, things have now reached the point where we need to figure out how to stop the damage.”

"Oh?" Akane Kousaka raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"These guys are all a rip-off." Kobayashi Sora sighed. "If we expect them to make good animation, it'll be like another Dragon Ball."

"As expected..." Akane Akasaka snorted coldly, "I'm just going for a drink, the rest is up to you."

"It's very difficult."

"I'll give you one-tenth of the reduced copyright fee."

"Let's do it." Kobayashi Sora pulled out two phones in the car and started contacting people with both phones. "Where's the meeting location?"

Akane Akasaka gave an address.

"A high-class restaurant," Kobayashi Sora exclaimed. "Can we finish our meal first and then talk?"

“You should wait until I finish drinking before you say anything,” Akane Kurosaka corrected, “so as not to spoil my mood for drinking.”

“No problem.” Kobayashi Sora’s fingers flew across the keyboard. “Also, I need financial support.”

"One-tenth of the event funds will be deducted from your bonus."

"I also need a few more of your signed color swatches."

"can."

"I need another driver tomorrow."

"Find it yourself, and I'll reimburse you later."

"besides......"

When they arrived at the waiting room, Kobayashi Sora was still busy.

My fingers are a little sore, but I'm thinking about the bonus.

Ok.

It's not sour anymore.

Suddenly, he felt a gaze upon him.

Looking up and around, I didn't find anything unusual.

He frowned, then lowered his head and continued working.

"Megumi," Hiromi Kato looked at her younger sister beside her, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Kato Megumi shook her head. "He must have mistaken someone else for someone else."

Chapter 95 Knowing it like the back of my hand

Although it was expected, this situation is still...

Inside the private room, Akane Akasaka, sitting next to him, used her chopsticks to lift the cheese topping of the crab roe baked with crab meat, stuffed the rich, creamy cheese and crab roe into her mouth, swallowed it with a glass of wine, and then rummaged through the crab meat, leaving only the clean crab shell.

She grabbed the bottle and called out in a puzzled voice, "Another bottle, please!"

"Okay, please wait a moment," came the waiter's reply from outside the door.

Two middle-aged men stared at each other, looking at each other.

Kaikou Rikihiko, the local manager of Kaikou Bunko.

Ryuichi Motonaga, the newly appointed animation director.

Motonaga Ryuichi gave a slightly embarrassed smile. "Teacher Akasaka, it seems you really like the food here. That's wonderful."

“Teacher, this is also out of necessity,” Kobayashi Sora chuckled. “Immersing almost all of your time in creating your work means that the rest of your time has to be compressed again and again. Day after day, it has become a habit.”

“Admirable,” Kaikou Rikihiko echoed, “Only such focus could create such a moving work. I respect you—”

Before she could finish speaking, Akane Akasaka drank a cup by herself.

Kaito Tsuyoshi looked at Kobayashi Sora, "This..."

"I'm sorry, I'm still a minor, so I can't drink alcohol," Kobayashi Sora politely declined. "Please enjoy your meal and drinks."

Kaito Rikihiko and Motonaga Takayuki exchanged a glance, clinked glasses, and drank them down in one gulp.

"Regarding the anime adaptation of this second season..." Ryuichi Motonaga spoke first.

"No rush," Kobayashi Sora said with a smile, stopping the conversation. "There are many details to discuss. Let's eat something first."