Daily life with elves

"Niya, you've heard about the book signing event from Kotori, right?"

Itsuka Shido asked casually.

"I see. No problem. It's just a book signing, right?"

Honjo Nia chuckled. Although she was a famous cartoonist in the world of Date A Battle, she had never held a book signing event because she was afraid of exposing her elf's identity.

But since Shido Itsuka has thought it through and believes that there is no problem holding a book signing event in this world, she is happy to accept it.

After all, "Cellphone Man" was written by Shido Gokawa and illustrated by her, so to some extent it can be regarded as the fruit of their love.

"That's fine! Actually, it's just an autograph. Given the popularity of my novel, I don't think there will be too many people."

Shido Gokawa chuckled. If it was too hard, he wouldn't bother Honjo Nia!

At worst, he would just not become a light novel writer. Recently, he has been thinking that in this world, if he performs magic, he should be able to make a fortune easily.

But the problem is that being a magician is different from being a light novel writer, and you have to be in the spotlight.

But since they have decided to hold a book signing event, it's all the same. Besides, he has already realized that with so many things happening recently, there is no way to keep a low profile.

Shido Itsuka breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, there was no need to think so much. When the enemy comes, we will fight with our soldiers and when the water comes, we will block it with earth.

"Then I have to design a signature!"

Honjo Nia nodded slightly.

"What signature should I design?"

Shido Gokawa asked a little curiously, after all, Honjo Nia is also a cartoonist, it is impossible for her to not have her own signature!

"Couple's signature!"

Honjo Nia responded as a matter of course, and seeing that Itsuka Shido still didn't quite understand, he explained softly:

"Just make a nice-looking signature, a pair, and then combine them together to become our exclusive couple's signature!"

Shido Itsuka nodded in understanding. This was a good idea.

Honjo Niya laughed, then took the initiative to take on the job.

"All right!"

Shido Gokawa smiled and naturally had no objection.

During the book signing event, the two chatted for a while. Since the specific time and place had not been determined yet, only the date had been confirmed, there was nothing to prepare. If there was any news, they could just let the elves bring it over.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Gokawa Shido went to school. Honjo Nia had no intention of following him as she still had to design a signature!

Shido Itsuka walked alone towards Sobu High School. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but it seemed that there were more students walking around him. Maybe it was because they were used to the time required to go to school, so they became punctual!

After walking for a while, Shido Gokawa suddenly felt someone pulling his sleeve. Before he could react, he was pulled aside.

Aki Tomoya, who was passing by, called out, and saw Gokawa Shido holding hands with a girl? Going to the side to chat.

Aki Tomoya frowned. What concerned him was not only that Eriri had met Gokawa Shido at some point, but what concerned him more was that he was actually a little unhappy because Eriri was getting close to another boy.

Doesn’t he only like the two-dimensional world?

While Tomoya Aki was struggling, Shido Gokawa and Eriri had already arrived at a dark corner.

After making sure no one was watching, Eriri took out her phone and asked excitedly:

"This is a painting by Mr. Honjo Souji!"

His face darkened because he recognized it immediately. The composition of the two boys was exactly the same as the photo of him and Honjo Nia kissing yesterday. It was obviously copied from the photo.

Honjo Niya actually used this trick. He did not make the photo public, but others would not have thought of it. He recognized it at once.

And for some reason, Eriri happened to see the painting and came to find him.

"Yes, that's right!"

"really!"

Eriri nodded with shining eyes, and then said excitedly:

"I didn't expect that Honjo Souji also likes 'Double Guns, Double Swords'. Now I want to get to know her even more!"

Shido Itsuka casually replied that the reason why "Double Gun, Double Sword" is not very popular is largely because it is a gay work. Boys must find it difficult to accept it. Probably only fujoshi will like this work!

As for Eriri, although the small notebooks she draws are all bg-oriented, she should also be able to accept this type of work.

Chapter 160: Massive Snacks

"You were with Honjo Souji-sensei last night?"

Eriri asked with a bit of curiosity.

"Don't tell you!"

Shido Gokawa smiled mysteriously. He didn't want to talk to the other party any more, so he let the other party guess for himself.

"This is you!"

Eriri said this a little suddenly, pointing at the male character with black hair and white robe in the painting with an affirmative expression.

Shido Gokawa laughed a little awkwardly, but he was sweating in his heart. He didn't expect that Eriri could see through him. What went wrong?

Eriri seemed to understand Itsuka Shido's expression. She smiled softly and pointed at the black-haired boy in the painting and said:

"Here, in the original work, this character doesn't wear a ring, and it's impossible for ordinary people to wear two rings at the same time. At least among the people I know, you are the only one who would do this!"

Shido Itsuka lowered his head. He was indeed wearing two rings on his left hand. One was a pair of couple rings he bought with the Yamai sisters at the amusement park, and the other was a crystal ring that Yoshino had chosen for him before.

Because they were all gifts from the elves, he wore them all. However, generally speaking, due to school rules, he was not allowed to wear rings at school, so he could only put the rings in his pocket at the school gate.

Obviously, it’s because Benjo Nia drew it based on the photo, and he drew it accidentally!

Because the color and position of the ring were the same as the one he was wearing now, Gokawa Shido did not refute it. He just smiled bitterly:

"As expected! It turns out that Honjo Souji-sensei is a cute boy, and you guys are gay!"

Eriri nodded affirmatively.

"No! It's not what you think!"

Shido Itsuka quickly waved his hand, trying to stop the other party from misunderstanding further.

"So it's not what I thought?"

Eriri frowned and looked at the other person in confusion.

"That was indeed me, but Erya is a woman, so I just imagined it!"

Shido Itsuka hurriedly explained. Although he didn't want to say anything more to the other party, he didn't want to be misunderstood like this.

"So Honjo Souji's name is Niya, what a nice name!"

Eriri didn't talk about the previous topic anymore, as if she didn't believe that the painter who could draw such a delicate painting was a man, at least not a young boy.

Shido Itsuka stared at the other person blankly. Is Eriri trying to trick him? When did the golden-haired loser become so smart?

"Then tell Mr. Honjo Souji! I know Ms. Yue, the author of 'Double Guns and Double Swords'. If she's interested, I can arrange a meeting between them!"

Eriri chuckled and expressed her thoughts.

Of course, she didn't just want the two of them to meet, she also hoped to meet Honjo Niya herself!

Naturally, Shido Itsuka could also think of this, but he was sure that this proposal was very attractive to Honjo Nia.

Therefore, Gokawa Shido couldn't refuse on behalf of Nia, so he nodded and responded:

"No problem, I'll tell her. If she's interested, she'll tell you!"

Eriri smiled brightly and turned around contentedly, but did not take a step forward. Instead, she waited for Shido Gokawa, as if she wanted to go to school with him.

For Eriri, this was a matter of course. After all, the two of them were friends, and there was nothing big about going to school together.

Moreover, Shido Gokawa is not the public enemy of women in school like Tomoya Aki. The fact that Nanashi pretended to be Shido Gokawa to offend girls was only limited to the girls in the class, and Eriri, who was in a different class, was unaware of it, so this was a very common thing for Eriri.

But Shido Itsuka doesn't think so. Firstly, going to school with Eriri is too high-profile, which will definitely make more people pay attention to him.

The second reason is that many people in the school know that he has a girlfriend. If such a person like Tiao goes to school with Eriri, it would probably seem very strange in the eyes of these people!

Therefore, Gokawa Shido did not do as the other party wished, but chuckled and said:

"I need to go to the convenience store. The new issue of Weekly Shonen is out today, I need to buy it!"

Eriri nodded in understanding. She also read Weekly Shonen Magazine, but it was bought for her by her housekeeper, so she didn't need to go to the convenience store to buy it herself.

But since there was indeed a new issue coming out today, he didn't question Shidao Gokawa's words. Instead, he chuckled and went to school alone.

Looking at Eriri's back, she is still the familiar golden-haired loser, who is very easy to fool.

Shido Gokawa smiled casually, and then really came to the convenience store. Anyway, Honjo Nia asked him to buy it this morning, so he might as well buy it early.

"Isn't this Itsuka-san?"

A cute girl's voice rang out in the convenience store, and it turned out to be Fumino Furuhashi, a classmate of Shido Itsuka.

"Furuhashi-san?"

Shido Gokawa looked at the other person with a little surprise, then looked at the shopping basket in the other person's hand, which contained a large number of snacks.

Fumino Furuhashi tried to explain in a panic, but she was speechless and couldn't find any excuse, so she blushed and seemed a little shy.

In her mind, it was too strange for a girl to buy so much food, and she felt that she had gained weight recently, and she didn't know why.

Shido Itsuka didn't think much about it. If he knew what the other party was worried about, he would definitely burst out laughing. After all, such a small amount of snacks was really nothing compared to the appetite of Tohka and Rokuko.

What concerned Gokawa Shido was what happened in class yesterday. The other party had talked in his sleep in front of the whole class.

Others accepted his explanation, but it was just a lie he made up. He had not prepared any science homework for Fumino Furuhashi.

So, why would Fumino Furuhashi, who should have had no connection with him, say something so easily misunderstood in her sleep?

Chapter 161 Surprise Inspection

But before Gokawa Shido could ask anything, Furuhashi Fumino suddenly looked at Gokawa Shido seriously and asked tentatively:

"Itsuka-kun, if a girl confessed to you, how would you respond?"

"Of course I chose to reject her!"

Shido Itsuka replied without any hesitation, then looked at the other party suspiciously. Could it be that Furuno Fumino really fell in love with him?

Yesterday, after hearing Fumino Furuhashi talking in her sleep, he had this guess. She asked this question just now. Doesn’t it sound like he wants to confess?

Therefore, Gokawa Shido categorically rejected the other party's temptation, which meant that he wanted to tell the other party that if she thought about confessing to him, he would definitely refuse.

But after hearing Gokawa Shidao's reply, Fumino Furuma didn't show any discouragement on his face. Instead, he nodded thoughtfully and murmured:

"What do you mean? And the way you asked just now shouldn't have any deep meaning, right?"

Itsuka Shido asked back.

Fumino Furuhashi thought for a long time and made up an excuse, but it was obvious that she was not very good at lying, and the nervous expression on her face was completely exposed.

Itsuka Shido asked with a bit of curiosity.

"If it's Gokawa-san, he should have a girlfriend!"

Fumino Furuhashi responded in a low voice.

Shido Gokawa looked at the other person in surprise. If he could really tell that he had a girlfriend just from a few words, it would be quite impressive.

Moreover, if the other person knew that he had a girlfriend, she would probably no longer like him!

"Because Gokawa-san didn't ask for details about the girl, like whether she was cute, her personality, or her relationships, and simply rejected her outright. That's obviously the kind of answer someone who already has a girlfriend would give."

Fuminori Furuma explained calmly.

Shido Itsuka nodded slightly, and he understood the other party's explanation.

Most people's reaction would be to see what kind of girl she is, or not consider her unless she is someone special. But Gokawa Shido just directly refused, so Furuhashi Fumino concluded that he already has a girlfriend.

Itsuka Shido smiled lightly and gave the other person a thumbs-up in praise.

Furuhashi Fumino blushed a little and smiled, whispering:

"Ah."

Shido Itsuka nodded slightly. He knew this of course. He also knew that the reason why Furuno Fumino wanted to take the science exam was because she wanted to study astronomy in university. The reason she wanted to study astronomy was because she watched the stars with her mother when she was a child, so now she wanted to know more.

"Aren't you interested in knowing why?"

Fumino Furuhashi asked, tilting his head.