Today was the weekend, and Eriri Sawamura was in a rare mood to go out for a walk.
She remembered staying up late to meet deadlines recently, and thanks to her efforts, her new work was finally published.
Eriri couldn't resist and went to a bookstore to check on the sales of her new work.
The result was naturally good; as Teacher Kashiwagi Eri, a famous artist of humiliating-themed doujinshi in the industry, her new work naturally had many buyers.
Seeing this, Eriri was quite happy and decided to leave.
But just as she stepped out of the store, someone suddenly called her name, which made Eriri's mind go blank.
"I've been recognized. Is it a student from my school?
But how did they recognize me? I clearly disguised myself. People who haven't seen this appearance shouldn't recognize me.
It's over! If people at school find out I'm a doujinshi artist, my life will be ruined.
No matter what, I'll pretend I didn't hear it and try to muddle through. Maybe the other person will think they made a mistake."
Having made up her mind, Eriri lowered her head, pretended nothing had happened, and walked straight ahead.
...
Meanwhile, Tanaka Masao, seeing her initial reaction, had already determined that she was Eriri Sawamura from the anime world.
Although her secondary dimension image in his previous life was somewhat different from the real world.
However, her iconic appearance and looks, far superior to ordinary passersby, easily allowed people to connect the two.
Tanaka Masao hadn't expected to have transmigrated into an anime world. If there was Eriri, would there also be Kasumigaoka Utaha?
Was this a single anime world like "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," or was it a multi-anime world?
This discovery made Tanaka Masao somewhat happy. Encountering anime heroines was a otaku's dream.
Seeing Eriri about to leave, Tanaka Masao called out again.
"It seems it really is Zecun Student."
Being called by name again, Eriri's heart sank to the bottom. She knew she had been exposed.
She turned her head and glared fiercely at the man who called her name. After one look, Eriri was stunned.
"Who is this?"
She couldn't recall where she had seen Tanaka Masao, guessing that since he could call her name, he should be a student from the same school.
And judging by his appearance, he was undoubtedly an otaku like her, which made things much easier to handle.
As one of the school's beauties, Eriri still had some fame, so she quickly accepted the fact that she had been recognized.
Now, the task was how to handle the aftermath.
Seeing more people approaching, Eriri, afraid of being known by more people, said to Tanaka Masao,
"Hey, you, come with me."
As she spoke, she bared her fangs, her threatening intent very obvious.
Facing the invitation from Eriri, Tanaka Masao nodded in agreement.
"Okay."
On one hand, he wanted to get to know the famous 'loser heroine'.
On the other hand, she was a famous doujinshi artist and should have channels for publishing doujinshi.
This place was already quite secluded, and Tanaka Masao was quickly led by Eriri into an empty alley.
Facing the gloomy surroundings, Tanaka Masao couldn't help but look around.
His behavior was noticed by Eriri, who was walking ahead, and she couldn't help but ask,
"Hey, you..."
"I am Tanaka Masao."
Hearing this name, Eriri couldn't help but exclaim,
"Oh, Tanaka, such a common name. What are you looking around for?"
Tanaka Masao scratched his head: "I just thought this place might be a bit too secluded, haha..."
To try and leave a good impression on Eriri, he even smiled.
However, his dull voice, combined with that smile, always gave people a perverted feeling. (See the book cover for details)
Eriri's body couldn't help but tremble.
Only then did she realize that to keep her little secret from being discovered by more people, she had actually come to such a deserted alley with an unknown man.
It felt so familiar.
As an experienced artist, Eriri's mind was already filled with a hundred and eight different scenes.
Although she was happy about her sudden burst of inspiration, the most important thing at the moment was to leave safely.
Eriri tossed her head, trying to make herself sound more confident.
"Hmph, none of your business."
She crossed her arms and asked, "Are you also a student at Private Toyogasaki Academy?"
"No, I'm not." Tanaka Masao shook his head, "I'm from Chiba."
"Someone from Chiba Prefecture?"
Eriri couldn't help but frown, "How would someone from Chiba Prefecture know me?"
She stared intently at the somewhat chubby man in front of her, couldn't help but think to herself.
"Could this guy be some kind of stalker or pervert? Should I call the police now?"
Thinking this, she had already put her hand into her pocket.
After only two and a half seconds of thought, Tanaka Masao knew how to respond.
"Actually, meeting Zecun Student was purely a coincidence."
"Coincidence?"
"Yes, it's a coincidence, because I'm a fan of Teacher Kashiwagi Eri."
When the four words 'Kashiwagi Eri' came out, Eriri's entire head exploded.
If it was just being known for buying doujinshi, that would be no big deal, at most, her classmates would laugh at her.
But if people around her knew her identity as a doujinshi artist, then she would truly be finished.
She took a few steps forward, grabbed Tanaka Masao's collar, and asked fiercely, "How did you know?"
You know, her identity as Kashiwagi Eri was known by very few people.
To protect her, her mother usually helped with the publication of her manga.
So outsiders didn't know that Eriri was Kashiwagi Eri.
And the only people who knew her true identity were her parents, and of course, one other person...
In Eriri's mind, a figure she both loved and hated instantly appeared.
Tomoya Aki.
She wouldn't suspect her parents, so the object of her suspicion inevitably turned to Tomoya Aki.
"No, it can't be him."
Eriri was unwilling to believe that Tomoya Aki would reveal her identity, but for some reason, she couldn't help but make the association.
Once suspicion arises, the accusation is already established.
She bared her fangs at Tanaka Masao and asked somewhat angrily.
"Tell me, who told you?"
Tanaka Masao was unaware of Eriri's rich inner thoughts, and he couldn't possibly tell her that he had learned about it from the anime.
So he said somewhat vaguely,
"I'm a fan of Teacher Kashiwagi Eri, and I accidentally found out while chatting with other people."
"Accidentally!"
Eriri was somewhat gritting her teeth.
How could something so important be learned accidentally?
At this moment, she had already made a rough deduction based on the existing clues and her own guesses.
She couldn't help but curse inwardly.
"It must be Lun Ye who accidentally exposed my identity while chatting online with this guy named Tanaka."
Eriri's mood at this time was very unpleasant. She was breathing heavily, her body constantly rising and falling, and her eyes seemed to be spitting fire.