"Eriri's definitely thinking she just discovered some incredible secret."
Sitting on the ground, Shirai Mio looked at the shocked Eriri and let a barely perceptible smile cross her lips.
Shouldering the arduous task of bringing Shiina Mashiro home, Shirai Mio naturally didn't know Eriri's exact route home. But she had found out where Eriri lived.
Once she knew where Eriri lived, deducing her route home wasn't difficult.
To ensure nothing went wrong, the best choice was obviously near the school or near Eriri's house. Near school had too many people—if her drawings scattered there, it'd be instant social death.
So she chose near Eriri's house.
Just "accidentally" spilling the contents of her bag wouldn't cause the drawings to scatter dramatically. The moment she got knocked down, she'd deliberately flung the drawings into the air.
That way, even if Eriri didn't want to look, she'd see them.
Thank goodness there weren't many people around here. Otherwise, she really wouldn't have dared pull this off.
But seriously, her body was way too fragile, right? Facing someone as slender as Eriri, she actually got knocked down for real.
Though precisely because of this, her performance looked completely natural—totally sold it. But damn, her butt really hurt.
Was this the negative effect of [Delicate Body, Easy to Push Down]? Shirai Mio had a feeling there was more to it—maybe other changes she hadn't noticed yet.
But now wasn't the time to think about that. Ignoring the pain in her rear, Shirai Mio put on a nervous expression and hurriedly started gathering the scattered drawings.
After collecting all the scattered pages, Shirai Mio finally looked timidly at the last drawing in Eriri's hand. Her expression showed complete conflict, as if torn between asking Eriri for it back or just turning and running away.
Feeling Shirai Mio's gaze, Eriri snapped back to reality. But she didn't immediately return the drawing. Instead, she asked curiously, "Did you draw all of these?"
"No, I didn't, I mean—" Shirai Mio instinctively avoided Eriri's gaze, looking incredibly guilty.
Seeing Shirai Mio's nervous little expression, Eriri felt a strange urge to tease her. But she suppressed that weird impulse and started thinking about what to say next.
As a fellow 18+ doujin artist, she understood Shirai Mio's feelings perfectly. If she were in this situation, she'd probably be no better off.
After a while, Shirai Mio seemed to accept her fate with a sigh, then said quietly, "Fine. I did draw them. Sawamura-san, could you please not tell anyone? As long as you don't tell anyone, I'll do anything you want."
"That sounds way too easy to misunderstand, you know. You're making me sound like some creepy guy from a doujin. But since you put it that way, how about you let me borrow what you drew first?"
Though it was only half-finished, from the few pages she'd just seen, this doujin seemed pretty good. Who knew that Shirai Mio, who looked like such a pure and innocent beauty, would have this kind of hobby?
Well, she had no right to talk about others.
"Huh!? Right here?"
"Here's definitely not appropriate for looking at these. If you don't mind, how about coming to my place? My house is right over there." Eriri pointed at the luxurious mansion not far away.
"G-go straight to Sawamura-san's house?"
As the legendary Kashiwagi Eri, Eriri naturally knew what Shirai Mio was worried about. She said with exasperation, "Don't worry. I'm not going to use this to blackmail you into doing anything weird."
"Oh."
Having already turned to walk ahead, Eriri didn't notice that after she turned around, Shirai Mio seemed to smile slightly—completely losing that earlier nervousness.
Since Eriri had already offered to look at her doujin, that meant her task was more than halfway complete. Popping the champagne was totally fine. She could even grab some xiaolongbao on the way.
Arriving at Eriri's house, Shirai Mio once again showed curiosity and nervousness.
Wonder if she'd get to meet the legendary Sawamura Sayuri?
Shirai Mio had zero resistance to purple-haired twin-tailed flat-chested MILFs.
Cough cough!
"You don't need to be so nervous. Dad's been busy with work lately and rarely comes home. Mom went back to visit family, so right now it's just us."
"Sawamura-san, you not saying anything would've been better. Now I'm even more nervous."
"Tch."
Eriri glanced at Shirai Mio. She noticed that besides nervousness, Shirai Mio seemed to have a hint of... anticipation? Wait, was this girl actually expecting her to do something weird?
Nah, couldn't be.
After bringing Shirai Mio to her room, Eriri couldn't wait to pull out the drawings and start looking through them.
This was a vanilla doujin with her favorite r*pe elements. Though the art was a bit rough, the plot and dialogue were excellent—exactly her preferred style.
"Sawamura-san, are you really okay looking at these? And you're looking so seriously too."
"It's fine. Actually, I..." Eriri hesitated for a moment, but not for long before continuing. "Actually, I draw these too."
"Huh!?"
As if she hadn't expected Eriri to say this, Shirai Mio froze for a moment before reacting. Then her eyes lit up as she said, "Sawamura-san draws these too? I thought I was the only one interested in this stuff!"
"Yeah. Kashiwagi Eri is my pen name. Have you heard of it?"
If it were anyone else, Eriri wouldn't so easily reveal her pen name. But Shirai Mio clearly shared her interests and also drew lewd art. Even directly telling her identity shouldn't be a problem.
The moment Eriri finished speaking, time stopped.
The system's pleasant yet annoying voice rang in her ear: "Task complete. The host's conquest rating with Eriri has increased by 3 points."
[Eriri's Drawing Skills]
The host's drawing skills will be enhanced. This card is part of the Eriri series set. Collecting a certain number of cards from the same series will provide additional bonuses.
[Eriri's Green Gym Uniform]
Eriri's signature gym uniform. When worn, focus will be slightly enhanced. Part of the Eriri series items.
[Charm Max]
The host's charm will be slightly enhanced. Selecting this card repeatedly will increase the enhancement.
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