In the anime, cultivating a girlfriend starts from childhood

Then she smiled and waved to Ryosuke, "See you next time, Mr. Ryou."

Before it got dark, Yamada Fairy's eyes turned black and he fell into complete despair.

"Isn't this Machida Sonoko? Long time no see."

A mature red-haired woman slowly walked up to the stall.

"Akinosaka Akane? It's been a long time since we graduated from university." Machida Sonoko raised her eyebrows and replied in the same tone.

Akane Benizaka was just passing by the stall, and even though she caught a glimpse of her former college classmate, she had no intention of coming over. After all, everyone has their own jobs and lives now.

But the name from Machida Sonoko's mouth attracted her deeply.

Ryou, the biggest new dark horse in the light novel world this year, even has the potential to become the new pillar of the Fuzugawa Bunko.

A copy of "Sword Art Online" is far ahead on the best-selling list.

The book "Four Lies" brought countless boys and girls to tears.

Her club needs this kind of talent.

Akane Benizaka's original creative concept was that it would be enough to get along well with friends who share the same interests.

When she and her partners received the news that their work would be adapted into an animation for the first time, they were very happy.

But later, due to reasons from the publishing house, her debut work was turned into a shitty animation, which dealt a severe blow to her physically and mentally.

From then on, her personality changed drastically and she began to frantically hoard resources, connections, and snatch talents.

Now, her goal is to recruit all outstanding talents and create perfect works.

This is to tell everyone that Akane Akasaka's work is not shit.

Those who don't adapt her works carefully are the real garbage in the industry.

She stared at Ryosuke with her wine-red eyes.

She opened her red lips and began to introduce herself: "Hello, Mr. Ryou, I am Akane Benizaka, the founder of the doujin club 'rouge en rouge'."

After these words were spoken, Eriri and Sayuri Sawamura looked surprised at the same time.

This club made a splash at last year's Winter Comic.

It gained fame as soon as it debuted, and is now a large-scale club in the fan community. It even has the potential to become a top-level club in the future.

Akane Benizaka picked up a doujinshi on the stall, flipped through a few pages, and sneered, "Things like this that can't be sold don't have much value, Mr. Ryou."

"Join my club. It's all about money, fame, and future growth. In my club, you can get everything a creator can get. If you agree, we can even give you all the profits from our summer comic."

Although it was an invitation, her tone was strong and unquestionable.

Hiratsuka Ryosuke asked quietly and calmly, "If I join your club, can I get everything I want?"

Hongzaka Akane nodded and said with a confident smile: "Of course."

Ryosuke then asked, "You said these things are worthless and can't be sold? And if I join you, I can gain money and fame?"

Akane Benizaka felt that Ryosuke seemed to be moved, and she had more patience for someone with creative talent at Ryou's level.

So she looked Ryosuke straight in the eyes and smiled, "Not bad."

Hiratsuka Ryosuke nodded, his tone calm, without any emotion, "Your conditions sound good."

Then he changed the subject and stared at the uninvited guest, Akane Hongzaka, with his calm eyes, with the coldness in his voice not concealed at all.

"But...I refuse."

Chapter 108: Bet with Akane Akane

got rejected.

It's not like Hongzaka Akane hasn't thought about this situation.

But this was the first time she was rejected so directly and without hesitation.

Akane Ayane is a wealthy family. Even at last year's winter comic, the club's sales exceeded 10 million yen.

She doesn't care about the profits, everything she does is to realize her long-cherished wish of "revenge".

To achieve this goal, we need to continue to attract talent.

As long as one is human, there will be desires.

She was also a creator of her debut work, which was adapted into an animation.

So in the face of Ryosuke's rejection, she did not give up completely.

Instead, I began to think about the other party's needs from the perspective of a creator.

Money? The other party is already a best-selling light novel writer.

Famous? It seems that there is no shortage of him. He is the biggest dark horse in the light novel industry this year and is in the limelight.

When Akane Hongsaka thought about her past experiences, a light bulb went off in her head.

He spoke slowly, his voice full of confidence.

"Teacher Ryou, you don't want your work to be adapted into shit, right?"

"Aincrad is full of fantasy. Whether it is adapted into a game or an animation in the future, it will be a very good subject matter."

"My club already has a complete industry chain for comic and game adaptations, and is also preparing for animation. Our technical level is no less than that of some formal clubs in the industry. If you join us, I guarantee that your hard work will not be in vain."

"Kashiwagi Eri is the illustrator of your work, and it seems to me that she is completely dependent on you for her creation."

"As for her current level..."

She threw the doujinshi in her hand back onto the stall and took out a small notebook and pen from her bag.

Swish swish swish~

After just a few minutes, a sketch was completed.

Akane Ayaka tore off the drawing from her own notebook and held it in front of Ryosuke.

Finally, she glanced casually out of the corner of her eye and noticed Sayuri Sawamura sitting in the main seat selling doujinshi, and thought to herself.

Is she Kashiwagi Eri?

There are a lot of painters in the industry who are just barely reaching the first-class level at this age, and their potential has almost reached its limit.

Finally, she withdrew her gaze and spoke seriously to Ryosuke, enunciating each word.

"I respect the original artist, but for me, a painting of this level can be easily copied in just a few minutes, and the fact that the sales of even a fan book are so dismal is very telling."

This sketch of Akane Ayaka happens to be the heroine on the book's promotional page.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this painting is of a very high standard.

Even if he copied Kashiwagi Eri's painting style on the spot, he would have surpassed the original artist Kashiwagi Eri.

The person who was most stimulated was Eriri herself.

She stood aside, staring at the illustration, gritting her teeth.

A drop of cold sweat rolled down her fair forehead, and she was deeply shocked.

Whether it is Umetaro Nozaki in the past or Akane Ayaka now.

She feels that she can't even compare to him now.

Could it be that, just as Akane Benizaka said, I am the one who relies on Ryosuke unilaterally?

Is Kashiwagi Eri really just a dispensable existence that can be replaced at will?

Hiratsuka Ryosuke stretched out two fingers, pulled Akane's arm away from her eyes, and asked coldly: "Ms. Akane, we just met for the first time. Don't you feel rude to belittle my friend right away?"

"I'm just stating a fact. My new project requires a high-level copywriter, and your work will also need a team like ours that strives for excellence in quality in the future." Akane Ayane said calmly, and then she placed her painting on the table and continued, "Teacher Ryou, it's a very painful thing to watch your hard work being turned into shit by some people with a casual attitude."

Manure work?

No matter how you look at it, Eriri's level can't possibly be as high as Fensaku's, right?

Is she talking about herself?

From what she said, Hiratsuka Ryosuke guessed that she must have suffered some degree of trauma.

But this was not a reason for her to belittle Eriri.

"Kashiwagi Eri is a very serious and hard-working person. Miss Akinosaka Akane, you have no right to deny the results of other people's hard work here."

At this point, Ryosuke's mouth curled up slightly, and his tone gradually softened, "As for Kashiwagi Eri, I would like to correct your statement. Rather than saying that she depends on me, it's better to say that I depend on her."

This is what Ryosuke really thinks.

Human beings are very complex animals. No matter who they are with, they will unconsciously speculate on other people's thoughts and ideas.

Of all the girls he knew, the most innocent and the one who didn't need to be guessed at all was only Eriri.

Because she is a girl who is a little bit arrogant, hardworking, positive, and always shows her feelings on her face.

It's very easy to get along with him, he hardly requires any brainpower, and he's super easy to please.

And if it weren't for Eriri, there's no telling when his first book would be released.

When Eriri heard what Ryosuke said, her heart was filled with turmoil.

The shock these words brought to her was even greater than the shock Benizaka Akane had just felt.

At this moment, she felt like her network connection was disconnected, her body's reaction could not keep up with her brain's thinking.

He just stood there stupidly and blinked.

Ryosuke just said... that he depends on me?

Am I so important to him?

At this moment, Ying Lili's mind was blank.

Only one sentence kept echoing in her empty mind: "I am the one who depends on her."

Boom boom boom!

Eriri seemed to be able to hear her own heartbeat now.

The rapid heartbeat allowed her body to reconnect with her brain.

She lowered her head and covered the painter's hat tightly with both hands, completely hiding her face under the hat.

Use escape to cover up your secret joy.

But the sunset-like blush near her crystal ears and her slightly trembling body had already betrayed her.

This idiot always said something inexplicably that she couldn't respond to.

It was like this at the art exhibition, it was like this on the tram, and it is like this again now. Doesn't he know what shame is?

Eriri's performance caught the eyes of Yamada the Fairy standing beside her and made her dumbfounded.

The fairy couldn't help but secretly said in her heart.

It seems that the relationship between Kashiwagi Eri and Ryosuke is more than just that of partners. Morika is really pitiful.

It's no wonder. Although Ryosuke looks cold, he is a good person at heart.

This was the case with Nishimiya Glass back then, and it is also the case with Kashiwagi Eri now.

Fortunately, Morika and I are good sisters on the same front, and I, Yamada Fairy, will never betray her.

Akane Benizaka's target is Ryou, and she doesn't care about anyone else at all.

When she saw the present Ryosuke, she thought of her naive self in the past.

He sneered at first, then said seriously, "In fact, my club's sales in this summer's comic have exceeded 10 million yen. And you guys are having trouble even selling all these doujinshi, right?"

Ryosuke responded calmly, "Ms. Akane Ayaka, do you think that Kashiwagi Eri's works can't be sold out? Then how about making a bet?"

Hongzaka Akane raised her eyebrows and said with a hint of anticipation: "Interesting, tell me about it."

"If we don't sell all these doujinshi, I'll join your club."

As soon as Ryosuke finished speaking, before Akane Benizaka could answer.

Ying Lili, who was standing nearby, couldn't help herself. She stepped forward and grabbed his arm, her deep blue eyes full of blame and anxiety.

I thought to myself, idiot, these are just some doujinshi, if they can’t be sold out then they can’t be sold out, why would I make such a bet with her!