My Cartoonist Girlfriend

At the signing event, fans were very happy to get Kasumi Shiko's autograph one by one, and they were especially happy to see the author's real face.

The only regret may be that we cannot take photos on the spot, but at this moment, the topic of "Kasumi Shiko is a super beautiful girl" has begun to appear everywhere on the Internet, but no photos have been leaked.

Of course, this is only a matter of time. As long as Kasumigaoka Utaha is exposed to the public once, the information will definitely be dug out in a very short time, and she has already prepared for this.

As she signed novels one after another and expressed her gratitude to the readers who came forward with a smile, Kasumigaoka Utaha gradually realized the hard work of a book signing event.

More than an hour later, it was finally the turn of Kaguya Shinomiya and Hayasaka Ai.

Chapter 222 Dinner (5/5)

When Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai appeared, Asakura Kaede and Eriri behind them noticed them at the same time and couldn't help but look at each other.

After noticing the doubt in Asakura Kaede's eyes, Eriri shook her head and said, "I really didn't know that Kaguya-senpai would come over. She didn't tell me anything. She was busy with the student council election before, and I didn't have much to talk to her about."

Asakura Kaede stroked her chin and said, "In that case, she must really like Love Metronome, so she came to the book signing event."

"Well, it should be."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Machida Yuanzi asked curiously: "What happened to those two female readers?"

Eriri glanced at Asakura Kaede, and after she nodded, she leaned close to Machida Sonoko's ear and whispered, "The black-haired girl is actually..."

When Shinomiya Kaguya's identity was revealed, Machida Sonoko couldn't help but tremble.

Are you kidding? The eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family showed up at the book signing event of her own author. How could she not have any reaction at all?

Swallowing her saliva, Machida Yuanzi whispered, "So, even the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family is reading Shiyu's book?"

"That's not all." Asakura Kaede said with a smile, "According to Eriri and I, another classmate of Shinomiya-senpai, the second daughter of the political family Fujiwara, Chika Fujiwara, is also watching Love Metronome. I just don't know if she will show up today."

Chika Fujiwara is also a reader of Love Metronome, which Asakura Kaede and Eriri saw through Chika Fujiwara's Twitter.

Machida Yuanzi became more and more uneasy, and said while taking a breath: "I don't know whether I should be happy or not."

"Just keep a normal mind." Eriri said calmly, "Don't expect them to help Shiyu with her novel. It's unlikely, and it doesn't make sense, unless one day Kaguya-senpai says she wants to buy your publishing house."

Of course, this is just a casual remark. Acquiring a publishing house requires many steps, including evaluation and negotiation.

As they were talking here, Kasumigaoka Utaha had already signed autographs for Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai.

Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha in front of her, Shinomiya Kaguya naturally discovered that under her slim dress, her figure was many times better than hers, and she couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

But fortunately, she adjusted her mood quickly, and Kasumigaoka Shiyu didn't notice it. She chuckled and said, "Thank you, Teacher Kasumigaoka Shiyu. See you later."

After saying that, she took the book and left with Hayasaka Ai under the gaze of Kasumigaoka Utaha. However, Kasumigaoka Utaha soon discovered that the other party waved to her editor while leaving.

Obviously, this reader does not know his editor, but knows Asakura Kaede and Eriri.

Seeing that Kaguya Shinomiya had discovered them, Asakura Kaede and Eriri looked at each other, said something to Machida Sonoko, and then left the venue.

When I came out, I saw Kaguya Shinomiya and Hayasaka Ai waiting on the side of the road.

"Shinomiya-senpai."

"Kaguya-senpai."

"Good morning, both of you." Shinomiya Kaguya said with a smile, holding a book. "By the way, let me introduce you. This is my maid, Hayasaka Ai, who grew up with me."

Hayasaka Ai also saluted and said, "Hello, both of you. I am Hayasaka Ai, the maid of Miss Kaguya."

Because they are not from the same school, neither Hayasaka Ai nor Shinomiya Kaguya tried to hide Hayasaka Ai's identity.

Asakura Kaede and Eriri also introduced themselves immediately, and then Eriri asked, "Senior, why didn't you tell us that you would be coming to the book signing event today? This way we wouldn't have to wait in line."

"It's okay." Shinomiya Kaguya said with a smile, "I haven't participated in an event like a book signing event before. It's quite interesting to experience a party like this, and I didn't have to wait too long."

After listening to this, Eriri thought for a moment and then asked, "Since you are here, you must really like this novel, right? How about this, we have lunch together at noon? Shiyu has already agreed with us to have lunch together."

"Oh, is that okay?" Shinomiya Kaguya said happily, "Although this novel was recommended to me by Fujiwara-san at first, it is indeed very good. If I have the opportunity to chat with the author, I would be happy to do so."

"Of course! I agreed to this on her behalf. After all, I am also the illustrator of the novel!"

Eriri patted her chest and took charge of the matter. "Kaguya-senpai, do you have any plans for the future? If you have nothing to do, would you like to go to the lounge at the book signing event with us? She will be busy at noon until 11:. Then she will start again at : in the afternoon."

"No need to go to the lounge." Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head and said, "If there is still an hour and a half left, Hayasaka and I will go to the nearby mall for a stroll. I happen to have something I want to buy."

After agreeing on a meeting time at noon, Shinomiya Kaguya left first with Hayasaka Ai, while Asakura Kaede went back to the autograph session with Eriri.

Seeing the two people coming back, Machida Yuanzi quickly asked: "Did you go to chat with those two people just now?"

"Yes." Eriri nodded with a smile. "After all, we are acquaintances. It's natural for us to chat when we meet. We have agreed to have lunch together at noon. I will bring Shiyu with me then. Is that ok, Editor Machida?"

"No problem at all!"

Regardless of whether Kaguya Shinomiya appears or not, Machida Sonoko will not refuse this matter. Although the library will prepare lunch boxes during the book signing event, even if they are high-end lunch boxes, they are still different from eating in a restaurant. With good food to eat, Machida Sonoko will naturally not let Kasumigaoka Utaha eat lunch boxes in the lounge.

As for herself, she could only deal with the situation here in frustration and could not leave. In the few minutes that Asakura Kaede and Eriri were away, she and the staff on site stopped several readers who wanted to take pictures.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was signing autographs at the moment and watched a female reader leave. After seeing Asakura Kaede and Eriri come back, she thought for a while and had some guesses about the identities of the two people who had just appeared.

But she couldn't think too much about it, because there were too many readers queuing up behind her waiting for autographs, and her hands were a little tired.

There is still a two and a half hour signing session in the afternoon. I guess her hands will need to relax for several days after this whole day.

"It seems that Asakura-kun was absolutely right not to agree to the book signing event. I will try to hold fewer of them in the future. They are too wasteful."

As she thought about this, Kasumigaoka Utaha took the novel handed to her by the reader with a smile, opened it and signed her pen name.

Chapter 223 Please Don’t Hurt Singles (1/2, Happy National Day to Everyone!)

At 11:, the morning signing event ended. After informing all the readers, Kasumigaoka Utaha finally put down her pen, stood up with a sigh of relief, and left the scene with Machida Sonoko.

Walking to the backstage, looking at Asakura Kaede and Eriri who were waiting there, she remembered the two special female readers she had met before and asked, "Before, I saw two girls..."

Asakura Feng nodded and said, "They are people we know. You have heard of them before. The one with long black hair is Kaguya Shinomiya from the Shinomiya family. The other girl with blonde hair and a ponytail is her maid."

"...That's true."

Blinking her eyes and confirming that Asakura Kaede was not talking nonsense, Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly realized, "I felt that the black-haired girl had a special temperament. Hmm... Can I be a little proud?"

Eriri smiled and said, "That's fine, but that's all. Okay, let's not chat here anymore. If the morning session is over, then hurry up and go eat with us. Kaguya-senpai and the others are waiting for you."

"Huh? Aren't there just three of us?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was surprised. Why are there two more people?

"You're talking nonsense, aren't you?" Eriri said as they walked out. "Since we've already met, it would be better if we could have a meal together. Besides, Kaguya-senpai herself said that she wanted to chat with you as the author. She's very interested in Love Metronome."

After hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt the nervousness she had before the book signing event again.

Asakura Feng saw through it and said with a smile: "Senior, there is no need for you to be so nervous. Senior Shinomiya is much easier to get along with than you think. You don't have to worry about her status. You see, Eriri's status is not bad either. She is also a lady, but isn't she usually like this?"

"What do you mean I am just like this!!!"

Asakura Feng didn't care about Eriri's objection. After pinching her cheek with a smile, he looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and said, "Senior, just be calm. It's just lunch."

Kasumigaoka Utaha thought about it and it seemed to be true. Besides, the other party was someone the two of them knew. She nodded and said, "Since you said so, I'll do it."

After saying goodbye to the miserable Machida Sonoko, the three of them left the venue. Because there would definitely be readers attending the book signing event around, Kasumigaoka Utaha was well prepared. She put on a coat and a pair of sunglasses before leaving.

"Well, that's fine."

After putting on her sunglasses, Kasumigaoka Utaha said helplessly, "I really don't want to hold book signing events anymore. Not to mention how tiring it is, the reactions of those readers are really exaggerated, including quite a few girls."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Eriri said very knowingly, "In today's light novel world, aren't all those light novel writers middle-aged men over 30 years old? People like you and Feng-kun are extremely rare. Maybe there are people of similar age who want to make a name for themselves, but it's only a small probability event. The same is true in the comics world. There are very few comic book writers with both outstanding abilities and looks. Hmm...but there seem to be surprisingly many fan artists and illustrators?"

In addition to shamelessly including herself, Eriri also thought of Mayu Sagara, the illustrator who collaborated with Kaede Asakura, whom she had met before. After they met, the young lady did contact Kaede Asakura a few times, but they were all discussing details about the illustrations and never mentioned other aspects, so Eriri gradually felt relieved. Of course, it's not 100% reassuring, that's absolutely impossible.

At the same time, there were many other painters in the industry that she knew. Although they were all over 20 years old, they were all very beautiful.

The restaurant for lunch today was booked by Asakura Kaede. They directly reserved a high-end seafood restaurant nearby that specializes in various Japanese seafood dishes.

Speaking of restaurants, Eriri became excited: "Shiyu, let me tell you, Feng-kun and I made an appointment on the way here. We will go to Hokkaido in November! The seafood there is even better!"

"Hokkaido?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the two of them in surprise and said, "You guys are really leisurely. You actually want to travel to Hokkaido. But do you have the time? I remember there is no holiday in November, and where are your comics?"

"Don't worry about the comics, just draw one more chapter in advance! But we do need to consider the holidays." Eriri frowned slightly and said, "If we only have two days off, we won't be able to have fun. We'll need at least a week to have fun. What should I do, Fengjun? I didn't think of this before. You can't ask for leave, right?"

Yes!

Asakura Feng realized belatedly that there seemed to be no long holidays in November. Without asking for leave, the most they could do was take half a day on Friday, which meant they could go out and play for two and a half days, not to mention the time they had to spend on the plane.

Scratching his head, Asakura Feng showed a distressed expression: "If we ask for leave, even if the school approves it, my parents won't approve it. They will definitely not agree to let us skip classes to go out and play."

Eriri nodded in the same tone: "Yeah, that's definitely not possible. Uh... so does that mean we can only wait until December, until the end of the year?"

At the end of the year, there are holidays starting from Christmas and spring break when you can go out and play, but in that case there is a high probability that you will not be able to celebrate the New Year with your family.

After thinking for a while, Asakura Feng said, "If we can't go in November, then we really can only wait until the end of the year. At worst, our two families can go together."

In the end, Eriri had no choice but to agree: "Okay, this is the only way."

She had originally wanted to go out alone with Asakura Kaede, but it seemed that she would have to wait for another opportunity to implement such a plan.

As she said this, she noticed the disdainful look coming from Kasumigaoka Utaha next to her. Yes, even though she was wearing sunglasses, Eriri could still tell that the other person was disdainful of her.

"Uh...what's wrong?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha said: "Please go home and discuss these things in the future. I'm just a poor single dog. Please don't provoke me anymore."

After hearing this, Eriri smiled brightly, patted Kasumigaoka Utaha's shoulder and said, "Oh~~ Don't be like that, if you're really envious, then why don't you go and have a relationship too!"

"No, I'm not interested."

Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head without hesitation. Although she had never said it, deep down she had high requirements for her other half. How could he not be worse than herself, right?

She hadn't thought about these things at first, but after seeing the love story between Asakura Kaede and Eriri, she couldn't help but think about them involuntarily, and the standard in her heart kept getting higher and higher.

As for lowering the standards? That is absolutely impossible.

Chapter 224 Happy Lunch Time (2/2)

For fear of upsetting the single girl Kasumigaoka, Eriri stopped talking about traveling.

Coincidentally, they had already arrived at the restaurant.

Asakura Kaede had already reserved the seat by phone, so Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai, who arrived a few minutes early, had already entered the private room.

Led by the waiter, the three came to the reserved private room and met Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai who were waiting there.

"Sorry, Senior, I kept you waiting for so long."

"It's okay, we just got here too." Standing up, Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and said with a smile, "Hello, Kasumigaoka Utaha teacher, I'm Shinomiya Kaguya."

"I'm Hayasaka Ai."

"Hello, I'm Kasumigaoka Utaha." Kasumigaoka Utaha had adjusted her mentality long ago and didn't show any nervousness. And because she had the same long black straight hair as herself, Kasumigaoka Utaha had a natural liking for Shinomiya Kaguya.

Coincidentally, Hayasaka Ai and Eriri both have blonde hair.

After sitting down, looking at the blonde and black-haired person opposite him, and the blonde and black-haired person next to him, Asakura Feng couldn't help but feel a little amused.

For lunch, of course, the restaurant’s most famous seafood dishes were served. After asking several people if they had any dietary restrictions, the waiter started serving the dishes one after another after they had ordered.

As for Shinomiya Kaguya, she talked about novels with Kasumigaoka Utaha. Since they were of the same age, there was no barrier between them when they talked.

Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha, Shinomiya Kaguya asked, "Kasumigaoka-san, it's amazing that you can debut as a light novelist at this age. As far as I know, Asakura-kun seems to be the only one who can achieve such results, and Eriri-san is in the field of comics."

Kasumigaoka Utaha humbly shook her head and said, "Compared to Asakura-kun, I'm still a long way behind. And as for Eriri, the difficulty of serializing her comics in Jump is much greater than mine."

Eriri put a piece of sea urchin in her mouth and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, saying in surprise: "You actually praised me, I never expected that. Hehe, can you praise me a few more times?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha rolled her eyes at Eriri and said, "Do you want me to search for your past works and show them to Shinomiya-san? I think she hasn't seen them yet."

"Uh... you're awesome, I'd better just eat in peace."

Ying Lili immediately gave in and quickly lowered her head and put a piece of tuna sushi into her mouth.

Seeing this, Kaguya Shinomiya asked curiously, "I've always wanted to ask, what kind of works did Eriri draw before she became a cartoonist?"

Although she now has a smartphone and is working hard to learn IT knowledge, it is still very difficult for her as a newbie to access the vast amount of knowledge on the Internet in such a short period of time, which is even more difficult than learning traditional skills in the past. Therefore, she naturally did not get to know Eriri's past "masterpieces".

In response, Hayasaka Ai, who had been silent and quietly eating delicious food, said, "Miss Kaguya, if you want to know about these, I can tell you when we get home. But now it's lunch time, let's talk about something else."

Hayasaka Ai really hopes that Shinomiya Kaguya will have more knowledge in that area. After all, her knowledge in this area over the past ten years is really worse than that of today's elementary school students.