She was caught red-handed.
Erina, flustered, averted her gaze, feigning indifference.
Then, she took a deep breath, suddenly walked up to Sosuke, and said, feigning composure, "Nonsense, I... I don't like this kind of lewd manga!"
"Hehe!"
"I understand, I understand everything."
Sosuke gave a strange smile, his eyes even more cunning.
Seeing him smile so "detestably," Erina was filled with both regret and shame.
But in truth, Sosuke was not wrong at all; she truly did enjoy reading such manga. And most of the time, she would hide in her dorm room, reading until her face was red!
Finally, the emotionally complex Erina couldn't stand his gaze anymore.
Moreover, she had meticulously disguised herself today, and she never expected to not only run into Sosuke by chance but also be recognized by him!
Helpless, Erina could only glare at him fiercely, then intended to lead her secretary, Hisako, away from the place.
...
However, just as she brushed past Sosuke.
Inadvertently, she actually saw that the bag in Sosuke's hand also contained several manga books.
She stopped, observed them for a moment, and then asked in surprise, "This is... erizhi kong?"
"Yes!"
"The original author is a regular at the Izakaya."
"Today, the Izakaya is temporarily closed for renovation!"
"Since I have nothing to do, I decided to come to Akihabara to visit him."
"I heard that this manga, erizhi kong, has been quite popular recently. I remember when he first came to the Izakaya, he was worried that this manga would be canceled due to low popularity!"
"Now it seems he has finally made a name for himself in the industry."
With that, Sosuke lifted the bag in his hand and continued nonchalantly, "Here! When we parted, he specifically gave me some original manuscript drafts."
"And just as I came out from his place, I happened to see you here."
"What? You... you know that dog author?"
Erina was first stunned upon hearing this, then her eyes instantly lit up, as if she was particularly excited.
"You like this manga?" Seeing Erina's sudden change in expression, Sosuke was slightly taken aback.
"I... I don't like it at all!"
"It's just that I heard that dog author always likes to stop at the most exciting parts, making me really want to send him 1 ton—no, now I want to send him 5 tons of razor blades!"
Oh, well!
What a hypocrite.
Seeing Erina like this, Sosuke felt too exhausted to even complain.
...
"Well... that, I just occasionally read it."
Knowing that she had been too excited just now and had inadvertently shown her love-hate relationship with the work.
Erina's face turned completely red again.
Afterward, she leaned in slightly and anxiously asked, "Those original manuscript drafts he gave you, do they... do they have the latest plot?"
"What are you thinking? Original manuscript drafts are definitely from before. However, he did give me the latest volume, which is about to be released to the market from the publishing house."
Sosuke glanced at the almost irrational Erina and replied irritably.
"Latest? Is it... is it Volume 4?"
Hisako stepped forward from the side and asked.
Sosuke didn't reply, only nodded slightly.
"Lady Erina, the erizhi kong I bought from the bookstore last time was Volume 3."
"And according to the release date, Volume 4 should only be available next week. So the manga volume in Sosuke's hand is definitely the latest!"
After receiving confirmation from Sosuke, Hisako quickly whispered to Erina.
"Really?"
Erina's heart was filled with pleasant surprise.
...
"Sosuke, can you lend... lend me the latest manga?"
Then, Erina's pretty face flushed, her eyes twinkling.
After all, this was the first time in her life she had been so thick-skinned as to ask a man to borrow something.
"Are you admitting it?"
Seeing this, Sosuke just smiled and said.
"Admitting what? I... I won't admit that I like reading these manga!"
Erina pouted, not even realizing how soft her voice was at that moment.
"Alright! Don't I know you well enough?" After saying that, Sosuke took the erizhi kong manga, which hadn't yet been released to the market, out of the bag and handed it to her.
"You're really lending it to me?"
Erina looked at the manga in front of her, her lips slightly moving, probably smiling because of it?
"Yes!"
"Remember to return it to me after you've read it."
"Thank you."
Erina immediately took the manga from Sosuke's hand, full of gratitude towards him.
Immediately after, she quickly flipped through it, and upon seeing that the contents were indeed the latest plot she hadn't seen before, her happiness was overflowing!
...
As the birthplace of anime, Japan's emphasis on this aspect is certainly imaginable.
When you go to Akihabara, you can completely feel the strong manga atmosphere, which will enter your nostrils and seep into your skin.
Every building has various manga and game promotional posters, and every sales assistant lady selling anime products is super charismatic.
That feeling of entering an anime world seems to be truly felt only here.
At this moment, Erina, who had just come out of the manga bookstore, was quickly attracted by a claw machine on the roadside!
Inside the claw machine, there were only black rabbit dolls, the kind that erizhi kong's female lead, Kasugano Sora, often held in her hands.
And these dolls precisely "melted" Erina's heart, making her wish she could possess them.
"Hisako."
"How can I get the plush toys out of there?"
Erina stopped and pointed at the claw machine, asking.
Playing claw games is common knowledge for ordinary people.
However, for Erina, who couldn't even use a washing machine in the original plot, it seemed very unfamiliar, and she had no idea how to play.
"Lady Erina, you need to first buy some game tokens with money and insert them into this slot."
"Then, use the joystick and these up, down, left, and right directional buttons to operate it, and when the time is right, use the claw to grab it out!"
Hisako quickly explained.
"That simple?" Erina seemed to understand a little.
"Lady, this game looks simple, but it's actually very difficult to operate."
"Even if the claw grabs the plush toy, it will suddenly loosen when the claw reaches the very top, falling vertically, and everything returns to square one." Hisako Arato replied.
"Is that really true?"
Upon hearing this, Erina's eyes couldn't help but flicker.
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