Cartoonists and their assistants

"Look, it's about to rain. Kirino is coming to visit me later, so can you talk about this later?"

Kanzuki Masashi directly resorted to delaying tactics.

The words spoken by people in different capacities have different effects.

Ayase Aragaki was also worried about her best friend's safety going home so late, so she nodded and said, "I understand, Machi-nii, and Kirino too, I'll be going now."

Her figure disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Da da da……"

At the same time, the rain started to fall.

They quickly followed the passageway into the station to take shelter from the rain.

"Phew~ I finally got through it."

Kirino Kousaka wiped the sweat from her forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is just a delaying tactic. Once the seed of doubt is planted, it will take root and sprout."

Mizuki Machi said calmly.

"But anyway, thank you so much, cousin!"

"Cousin? I only said that to gain the trust of your friend."

"This is fine, cousin. From now on, you can call me Kirino, right?"

Kirino Kousaka adopted a defiant and persistent expression.

"Hey, you bastard, don't push your luck! You insist on claiming kinship, you're shameless!"

Eriri looked displeased.

"I can also call Ms. Yuriko 'older cousin'!"

"This...is completely different!"

She thought of something, and her tone softened.

"Never mind all that, Kirino. Since you call me cousin, I'll help you this once."

Kanzuki Masashi smiled slightly.

"You're such a siscon!"

Someone muttered a curse under their breath.

"Cousin, can you help me resolve the issues between me and Ayase?"

"As the saying goes, what you hold onto for too long will eventually fall. If you want to build a good relationship with Ayase, simply trying to keep it from her won't work! The best way is to make sure you share the same hobbies! Let her fall into depravity!"

"The same hobby? No way, Ayase has a lot of opinions about otaku, and there's no way to change that."

Kirino Kousaka's eyes lit up, but then she denied it herself.

"You can do it subtly, like recommending some light novels with a more artistic feel to Ayase, gradually making her get used to it, and then finally getting her to accept it..."

"This method is indeed feasible!"

"Cousin, do you have any light novel recommendations?"

"Try Nayuta Kana's 'Silver Season,' and Ayase will definitely get hooked."

"it is good!"

Kirino Kousaka was overjoyed and couldn't wait to try it.

......

After seeing off Kirino Kousaka and Chiyo Sakura.

The two discussed the issue on their way home.

"Hey, why are you so enthusiastic about helping her?"

"Isn't this what you wanted to see, Eriri? Otherwise, why won't you let me leave?"

"Well... it doesn't have to be this much help! I think you're just too excited about being called 'brother'!"

"I just felt it was necessary to change Ms. Ayase's twisted thinking."

Eriri was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh as she thought about the other person's behavior.

"Seriously, this is the first time I've ever seen a yandere personality in real life. It's terrifying."

"So this is what they call favoring daughters? How terrifying!"

He said jokingly.

136 Fulfilling the promise, the girl's teasing

Just three days later.

Mizuki Machi then received another call from Kousaka Kirino.

Kirino: Cousin, I've already shown Ayase Keira's Silver Season. Luckily, Ayase doesn't understand it and thinks it's just a regular literary novel. After she read it last night, she cried to me about it, which made me laugh so hard!

This shows that the girl cherishes this friendship very much and truly trusts him.

Perhaps it was because of his glamorous identity as a cartoonist, or perhaps it was because of his previous help.

"Seriously, isn't that a bit too sweet? Does she really think of me as her brother?"

He made a comment and then replied.

True wisdom: Don't let your guard down. Gradually weaken her resistance. Once her mindset is changed, she won't be able to stop even if she wants to!

Kirino: I know that, it's withdrawal symptoms!

Kirino: She appears frequently in games, and she's also in the sister x sister game I've been playing recently. Rinko is addicted to it and can't stop!

True knowledge: ?

Although both are addictive, are they actually comparable?

Kirino: Sorry, I typed too fast.

At that moment, he seemed to see the girl blushing with embarrassment.

To ease the awkwardness, he offered a comforting remark.

True Knowledge: It's nothing, it's just girls playing adult games, I've heard about it a lot in the industry.

Kirino: Ah, that's true. My cousin only knows old houses, so it's really nothing special.

Kirino: Does my cousin like any siscon visual novels?

True knowledge: the emptiness of fate.

Kirino: Wow! I like this too! Cousin, we have the same taste!

Kirino: Sora, who is sickly, taciturn, and has an insane brother complex, is just too cute!

Kirino: Who wouldn't like a little sister like that!

Mizuki Machi's expression was somewhat strange.

He certainly agreed with that statement.

Who doesn't love the legendary German orthopedics, especially for those who are obsessed with their younger sister and don't have one?

Why did the topic turn into discussing adult videos?

However, it doesn't seem appropriate to stop abruptly, so let's just treat this as a pure and friendly discussion among enthusiasts!

During a period of summer vacation.

Mizuki Machi continued to follow up on the entanglement between Kirino and Ayase.

Kirino was very proactive, seemingly looking for an excuse to talk to him about things related to anime and manga, novels, and even visual novels.

This is not surprising.

For the girl, Yuriko Tsukishita was an idol-level figure, and they shared the same hobbies. Since she usually had no one to share with, she naturally turned to him for support.

However, judging from the progress of Ayase's conquest, it shouldn't happen so frequently after a while.

.......

"Does Zhenzhi still remember?"

Eriri is currently struggling with something.

Last summer, at the fireworks festival, she made a promise with Masahiko—

I'm going to wear a yukata for him this year.

"It was just a casual remark, not a serious agreement. I guess Makoto didn't take it to heart, right? Should I wear it or not...? That guy hasn't even given any opinion. Ugh!"

After agonizing for several days, the girl finally convinced herself.

"It's just a piece of clothing, nothing special! A lot of people wear it anyway, nothing special."

So she went to her mother, Sayuri, to order a yukata that she liked.

"Oh dear, could it be that you're planning to wear this specifically for Xiao Zhenzhi?"

Sayuri Sawamura asked with a playful expression.

As someone who's been through it all, she understood her daughter's little scheme perfectly well.

She was already impressed that I was brave enough to take this step today.

"No, that's not it! I just wanted to try it out myself!"

Eriri, of course, denied it outright.

"hehe."

This time, Sayuri Sawamura chose to see through it but not say anything, lest she embarrass someone and make them change their mind.

The invitation to the fireworks festival arrived as scheduled.

Before setting off, Mizuki Machi sent a message.

True Knowledge: Does someone still remember? The promise made last year.

Eriri: What promise?

"Ok?"

He admitted that he was somewhat disappointed when he saw the message.

Is she still so unlovable?

However, when he arrived at the meeting place, he burst out laughing instantly.

The girl was already dressed in a snow-white yukata, adorned with pale cherry blossoms.

It turns out this guy was pretending not to know, just to give him a surprise.

They're starting to use tricks, huh?

"True knowledge, how about that?"

Eriri's face flushed slightly, her blue eyes held a hint of allure, and her fingers twirled and stirred the golden ends of her hair, which resembled a work of art. Her porcelain-like skin was far more vibrant than the solid color of her yukata, making her look like a blooming golden lily.

"suitable for you."

Mizuki Machi blurted out a comment that the male protagonist of the anime novel, Riyasashi, often made.

He used to scoff at it when he first saw it, thinking to himself that all he ever said was that one sentence.

When it came to his turn, he realized that there was indeed no more fitting description for the moment.

"Are you captivated by my natural beauty?"

The girl was quite pleased and smiled sweetly.

"That's not true."

"You're lying! Admit it, don't be embarrassed."

Mizuki Machi's lips twitched.