In late April, the first month of school, which is also the most stressful month, is about to pass quietly.
With the upcoming Golden Week, both students and wage earners can take a breather.
Seeing that string of red lights representing the days of rest, perhaps people live for this...
"Sawamura-kun?"
In the studio, a member of the art club looked at Eriri who was standing at the door of the exclusive studio and pushed her.
"Huh?"
The absent-minded Eriri came to her senses and turned to look at the art club member with a dazed look.
She stood at the door for about two or three minutes, but never went into her exclusive studio. Finally, she attracted the attention of other members in the studio.
Ying Lili scratched her face with her fingers and shook her head slightly: "I'm fine, I was just thinking about something..."
After she finished speaking, she awkwardly pushed the door open and walked into her private studio.
The door was closed, and Eriri disappeared from the sight of the art club members.
"It's because of that Kasumigaoka-senpai!"
Someone whispered that Kasumigaoka Utaha had just come to see Eriri, and the two of them went out alone and talked about something.
"Before it was Kasumigaoka-senpai and that Aki, now it's Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-san, this..."
A group of girls started gossiping.
It wasn't until the end of last week that the rumors about Tomoya Aki and Utaha Kasumigaoka died down in the school.
Relying on the imagination of a group of students and by comparing the reactions of the two people afterwards, it was enough to come up with many stories.
Now, at this time, Kasumigaoka Utaha takes the initiative to find Eriri again, so what is the connection between the two?
In the art club, the girl who failed to stop Kasumigaoka Utaha last year was hiding in the corner and was feeling quite uneasy.
A group of boring people seemed to have found a spice at this time.
At this moment, one of the people they were discussing was sitting in her own studio, shaking her legs and thinking, separated by a door.
"Something's wrong!"
There was a gleam of doubt in Eriri's green eyes.
That Kasumigaoka Utaha, the woman who had recently caused such a stir at school with her childhood sweetheart, had come to the studio to look for him...
she--
What is your intention?
"She keeps asking me to be in charge of illustrating her new work. What on earth was she thinking? Did she think I was an idiot?!"
There is definitely a conspiracy, there must be a conspiracy!
Although collaborating with Kasumigaoka Utaha sounds very exciting, she had to suppress her feelings as a creator for the moment. The fact that Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly found her was very strange.
They just had a fight with each other shortly after school started, what's the point of talking about cooperation now?
After all, what happened between that person and Tomoya Aki?
The more Ying Lili thought about it, the more annoyed she became. In her eyes, there was something wrong with this matter no matter how she looked at it.
This period, that attitude.
Ying Lili said, is this person really not here to cause trouble on purpose?
The person who explained the pros and cons to her and then told her that he wanted Kashiwagi Eri to be the illustrator for the new work looked no different from before, but Eriri just felt an indescribable sense of incongruity.
Ahhh, what on earth does that woman mean?!"
Eriri grabbed her hair, her head almost exploding because of this.
After hearing that Tomoya Aki had taken the initiative to find Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri had heard many rumors in school.
Although I know that the credibility of those rumors is equal to zero and other people's speculations lack logic and cannot stand up to scrutiny, they have still caused a sensation in Fengzhizaki Academy.
Even if we don't know what exactly happened between the two of them, it must be something complicated!
There was another thing that made Eriri very angry.
That is, when mentioning Aki Tomoya, the other party's eyes were first angry, and then became full of ridicule, and it was obvious that the ridicule was directed at her.
Although such ridicule had been seen before, something abnormal happened. Normally, Kasumigaoka Utaha should have made some sarcastic remarks to her at this time, but she completely ignored her, with pity in her eyes, as if she cared about her feelings very much, and pretended nothing had happened.
At that time, Eriri seemed to be performing a one-man show.
"Just thinking about it makes me angry!"
Ying Lili clenched her fists, still angry about what happened before.
She calmed down and carefully recalled the actions of Tomoya Aki and Utaha Kasumigaoka in the days following that day.
It turned out that after that, Tomoya Aki was still the same as before, going to the library when he should go to the library, and going to the cram school when he should go to the cram school.
The same goes for Utaha Kasumigaoka. She goes to school and goes home normally every day. It seems nothing special. But there are rumors that when she sits in the classroom during breaks, the aura on her body sometimes becomes quite strange and scary!
And after that, Eriri didn't notice any further contact between Tomoya Aki and Utaha Kasumigaoka.
So, did they reach some kind of agreement in secret?
Feeling excluded, Eriri felt a little unbalanced.
Of course, she did not show this imbalance in front of Utaha Kasumigaoka. If she had shown it, based on her understanding of Utaha Kasumigaoka, that person would definitely take advantage of the situation to make trouble.
However, what Eriri didn't know was that the imbalance in her heart was quite dangerous.
If Kasumigaoka Utaha knew that Eriri was feeling so unbalanced because of that incident, she would probably be scared.
Maybe she wouldn't mock Eriri, but instead would look at her lovingly and tell the girl that her idea was dangerous!
Eriri, who knows nothing now, thinks that Tomoya Aki and Utaha Kasumigaoka have secretly reached an agreement not to bring her along to play!
"But, Kasumi Shiko's new work..."
Eriri looked at the paintbrush on the table, and her mind drifted to Kasumigaoka Utaha's new work.
It was impossible not to be moved. She was also a reader who had developed a similar yearning and admiration for teacher Kasumi Shiko after she was recommended to read "Love Metronome" by Tomoya Aki at that time.
Collaborate with new and popular light novel writers.
The fact that Eri Kashiwagi came ashore and joined forces with Shiko Kasumi is really a very hot topic.
Of course, Eriri is considering herself as a creator, not considering causing a sensation in the industry.
Kashiwagi Eri and Kasumi Utako, a perfect match?
It sounds pretty good. Ying Lili is a little moved...
"No, no, no, I almost wavered. I can't let my guard down before I figure out what that woman is planning to do!"
Eriri woke up instantly, holding her head and reminding herself not to be fooled by Kasumigaoka Utaha's current appearance.
"Unless she kneels down and begs me!"
To show her determination, Eriri thought this in her mind.
More than that, she actually began to fantasize.
Eriri smiled foolishly as she imagined the scene of Kasumigaoka Utaha kneeling at her feet.
"Hehehe…"
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