The perverted knight also wants to protect the world

Obviously he was about to succeed, but unexpectedly this guy who betrayed the second dimension suddenly showed up to disrupt the situation.

As for Izumi Kan'ya, he had no intention of indulging Aki Tomoya and kept his eyes fixed on him, as if he would keep staring at him as long as he didn't leave.

Looking at the two people who were full of hostility, Ying Lili's eyes turned and she came up with a bad idea.

A bright gaze was cast towards Izumi Kan'aya, attracting his attention.

"Huh? Are you serious?"

"Please, help me a little, I need to stimulate this wood."

"I really can't do anything about you. If anything goes wrong, don't blame me."

A consensus was reached in an instant, and Eriri, who got the approval of Izumi Kan'yo, took a deep breath, then recovered from her state of being a school lady and became the familiar otaku Eriri again.

"Sorry, Kanye, we'll be there soon, and you don't have to act so fierce."

"Hey, Eriri, can't you stop destroying my stage?"

"Who told you to look so rigid? You look like a discipline committee member who is rigid and dogmatic. It makes me angry just by looking at you."

As Eriri suddenly spoke, the seriousness on Izumi Kan'ya's face suddenly disappeared and he returned to his usual easy-going appearance.

A gentle smile returned to his face, and he chatted and laughed with Eriri as usual.

"Eri, do you know this annoying guy...?"

Chapter 25: Chasing dreams also comes at a price

Looking at Eriri who suddenly left him alone and started chatting with Mikiya in a familiar manner, Aki Tomoya made a dry sound.

What's going on? How did Eriri get to know this real person who betrayed the two-dimensional world?

"Hmm? What's wrong with Aki-san? Didn't Eriri tell you that we've been friends since junior high?"

Izumi Kan'aya looked at the stunned Aki Tomoya with a puzzled look.

"We should be considered childhood sweethearts, right? Eriri has also told me about you. Although there were some unpleasant things before, you are Eriri's friend after all. Let's get along well from now on."

Izumi Kan'aya showed a harmless smile, and his acting skills were instantly at their best.

And Eriri, who was standing by, was also amazed at his acting skills, and she also cooperated with him.

"Ryouya, I met Kanye when I was just entering junior high school, and we are very good friends, so don't be so malicious towards him."

"Childhood sweethearts...why didn't I know about this?"

Aki Tomoya asked anxiously.

"Because you didn't ask me."

Eriri said as a matter of course.

Well, you can tell as soon as you hear it, he’s an old QB.

In an instant, I put the blame on Tomoya Aki. Rationally speaking, there is nothing wrong with this. You didn't ask, so why should I say it?

"Well, I'm really sorry, but Eriri has to take care of her relationships outside of her circle, so I usually don't take the initiative to talk to her in school, so you don't know, Amaki-san."

Izumi Kan'aya stepped forward at the right time and calmed down Aki Tomoya's emotions a little.

However, looking at the boy with thick glasses in front of him, he felt inexplicably angry, so he added a sentence at the end of his words:

"Actually, I thought you knew it all along, Amaki-san. After all, you've known Eriri longer than I have. I thought you were taking care of my relationship with Eriri outside the circle, so you took the initiative to not talk to us."

"How could that be? Eriri never told me that!"

"Is that so? Then let me apologize to you on behalf of Eriri. We didn't mean to hide this from you."

Izumi Kan'aya apologized "with sincerity" and looked at the two of them.

"Is this okay?"

He looked at Eriri.

"Well, that's all, thank you."

"Alas, I still think this is a bad idea. It might just backfire."

"You're so long-winded. I know. I have no other choice."

After getting Eriri's nod, Izumi Kan'ya no longer needed to stay here.

He glanced at Aki Tomoya, who was holding his breath and didn't know what to say next, and scratched his head.

"Okay, it's almost time. I have to go to the auditorium first. Eriri and the others should hurry up too. Don't be late."

"Got it, I'll be there soon too."

As she said that, Eriri took a step forward with her legs wrapped in black stockings, ready to rush to the auditorium with him.

Seeing Eriri was about to leave, Aki Tomoya immediately shouted to stop her:

"Wait a minute, Eriri, we haven't finished talking yet."

"Hey, Tomoya, your plan is too naive. Anyone with a little experience in the industry can see that it is completely unreliable. If that's all, I suggest you give up."

"How could that be? I won't give up. This is my masterpiece that embodies my dreams and passion. I will definitely succeed!"

Holding the crumpled piece of paper with unknown writing on it in his hand, Tomoya Aki looked excited.

The whole corridor could hear his loud description of his ambitions, which made Izumi Kaneko frown.

What's wrong with him? What's his plan?

I'll tell you later.

"Yes, yes. I wish you success. Anyway, if you have such a half-hearted attitude, don't bother me. Ask Kanye to see if he will accept your fantastic plan."

Ying Lili said a little impatiently.

"How could this be... This is a plan that I spent a lot of time thinking of. What does it have to do with this guy?"

"Hmm? Don't you know that Kan'ya is a fan artist just like me? You must know Knight, right?"

"What? This guy is Teacher Knight!"

Aki Tomoya pointed at Izumi Mikiya with an incredulous look on his face.

He always thought that the other person was just like him, an ordinary blogger with some popularity.

After all, no one has ever mentioned this matter on the other party’s Twitter.

(Izumi Kan also asked fans not to mention their commercial accounts on his personal account before.)

"Hello, I'm Knight. I heard from Eriri that you, Aki, really like my work. Thank you for your support."

Izumi Kan'aya gave a formal smile.

Then he turned the topic back to the previous question. From the beginning, Akitomo had been talking about some plan.

Did he want Eriri to draw something for him?

"Um, may I ask Amai-san, what is the project you just mentioned?"

It seems that because he knew the identity of Izumi Kan'ya, although he was a little disillusioned, Aki Tomoya's attitude became much softer.

He repeated to him with an excited expression what he had just said to Eriri.

After hearing this, Izumi Kan'ye's brows furrowed.

"How about it, isn't it a great plan?"

Aki Tomoya asked with a proud look on his face.

"Hmm~ Indeed, it is an idea with great potential for development."

"Right, that's right! Let Izumi-san join us too. With Kashiwagi Eri and Teacher Knight, this project will definitely be a great success!"

After hearing Izumi Kan'aya's "agreement", Aki Tomoya immediately forgot the unpleasantness just now and thought about pulling him in as well.

However, he had the idea of ​​making a galgame before.

Unfortunately, there was no suitable helper at the time, and the workload was too large for him to handle alone, so he gave up.

"If Eriri is here, then it's not impossible. I can join in."

"That's great. Thank you very much."

"Huh? Wait, Kanye, what are you doing…"

Eriri looked at Mikiya with horror as he agreed to Tomoya Aki's request.

Giving her a reassuring look, Izumi Kan'aya looked calmly at Aki Tomoya who was still excited on his own, cleared his throat, and changed his usual tone when accepting commercial manuscripts.

"So, how much are you going to offer, Aki-san?"

"what?"

Aki Tomoya obviously didn't react.

"Make a bid. The price for commissioned work. Whether it's making a galgame or illustrations for a light novel, you have to pay the artist."

Izumi Kan'aya said as a matter of course.

"To be honest, this is my first time taking a galgame order, so I don't have much experience. Plus, you and Eriri are childhood sweethearts, so I can give you a cheaper price. Oh, by the way, when is your game going to be released? Summer CM... probably not possible, and if it's winter CM, I'll have to rearrange it. I'll have to raise the price a bit."

As if he was really ready to agree to Izumi Mikiya's request, Izumi Mikiya counted his work schedule on his fingers.

In addition to the commissioned illustration of the little yellow chicken that I received a few days ago, there are also fanzines for Summer CM and Winter CM, as well as a large number of private commissions.

Oh, maybe the teacher will find him some work. Raiji Bunko contacted me before and seemed to want me to draw illustrations for light novels.

Wow, when I think about it, I am really busy.

Unlike Eriri, a manga artist who works entirely in the sea, Izumi Kan'aya has always been amphibious both on land and sea.

"So, how are you going to bid, Tomoya Aki?"

"Well, my pre-order is for a direct share of the profits after the game is released..."

"Is that all? No deposit or anything like that as a guarantee?"

Izumi Kan'aya scratched his head in distress.

He originally thought it was just a simple issue of commissioned work, but he didn't expect it to be more abnormal than he thought.

He turned his head to glance at Eriri and found that she had turned her eyes away and was not looking at him.

really.

Based on his understanding of his childhood sweetheart, he knew that this guy would be foolish enough to come forward and be the scapegoat in the end anyway.

"Student An Yi, although I really don't want to say this, you should also know that our studio needs to make a living. Anyone with a bit of brains would not accept an order like this that has no guarantee at all."

Ah~ah~ I can feel the murderous gaze from Eriri beside me.

"But this is not a commercial game. It's just for the sake of dreams."

Aki Tomoya explained in a low voice.

"An Yi, chasing your dreams also comes at a price. If you want to make the best galgame, time and money are essential."

Izumi Kan'aya said with a serious face.

"Even if you don't plan to sell it in a CM, it costs money to make an appointment with an artist... Of course, if you don't mind the time, I can help you for free because of my relationship with Eriri, but then you have to be prepared to spend seven or eight years."

"How could that be? That's what we work hard for our dreams..."

Aki Tomoya's voice dropped to a low tone.

"Stop, Aki-san, this is your dream, not ours."

Izumi Kan'aya raised his hand to correct him.

"Anyway, I still say the same thing. If the remuneration is in place, even if you want to release it during the summer CM, I can still make the CG and illustrations for you. But if I can't, then I'm sorry."

After saying that, he turned around and patted Eriri on the shoulder, giving her a look that told her to think about it carefully, and then hurried to the auditorium.

"Come find me when you've made up your mind. Eriri and I are in the same class... Oh, you can come find me directly. I don't particularly mind having my otaku identity exposed."

"..."

Aki Tomoya lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.