Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

Really ignorant.

Thinking about Aki Tomoya and Eriri's interactions gave her a headache.

"Ahem." Yuta Kijima tried to ease the awkwardness. How did it feel like he was meeting his parents for the first time? "Eri and I met in Tomoya's club."

"Actually, Aunt Sawamura, you don't need to worry. From what I understand, Kasumigaoka-senpai in the club gets along quite well with Eriri," Kijima Yuta said with a smile.

If you argue as soon as you meet, does that mean you have a good relationship?

should……

Seeing this, Sayuri Sawamura covered her mouth and chuckled, "Is this the 'fat woman in black stockings' that Eriri always talks about at home?"

"..."

"Hahaha, I'm just teasing you, Kijima-kun." Sawamura Sayuri opened her folding fan and said with a smile.

"I just didn't expect Eriri to be willing to teach you to draw. She's very sensitive about people calling her 'Eri Kashiwagi-sensei' in front of her, and she won't easily reveal her identity as an artist."

Kijima Yuta felt uncomfortable under Sawamura Sayuri's beautiful gaze and shifted his position slightly. "Because we're in the same club, Eriri didn't try to hide her identity."

He paused, then continued, "I want to draw manga, so I asked Eriri to teach me. After all, Eriri's abilities are... quite outstanding."

"Is that so?" Sawamura Sayuri looked at Kijima Yuta with a smile.

I've only ever heard that this kid is a light novel author. Does he also have aspirations to draw comics?

I wonder if this is his true thought, or just an excuse to get closer to Eriri.

After all, she's his only daughter, so he has to keep a close eye on her.

They really are a handful.

Yuta Kijima replied in a serious tone, "After all, I've read Eriri's works... and I believe Eriri can be of a lot of help to me. I'll have to trouble Eriri a little in the future."

After saying that, Yuta Kijima took out the gift box he had bought at the fruit shop next to the station.

"Huh... Kijima-kun, really, you came all this way, why did you bring a gift?" Sawamura Sayuri looked over in surprise.

Most young people these days don't have such manners.

Just then, Eriri, wearing her pajamas, walked down the stairs from the second floor.

Having just woken up, it adorably yawned while muttering to itself.

"Mom, have you seen my friend? It's already ten o'clock, doesn't this guy have any sense of time?" Eriri rubbed her eyes with her delicate little hands and asked her mother.

Yuta Kijima breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Eriri finally arrive; he simply couldn't handle Eriri's mother.

He wanted to greet Eriri, but unexpectedly saw Sayuri Sawamura wink at him as if to stop him, so Yuta Kijima stopped trying to wake the drowsy Eriri.

He thought to himself: Is this what a real mother is like... deliberately trying to ruin her daughter's life.

And so, Sayuri Sawamura and Yuta Kijima remained silent, with Sayuri leisurely picking up her teacup and taking a sip.

After waiting for a while without hearing a response from her mother, Eriri opened her sore eyes. She had stayed up late to sleep again, and now she was really tired when she got up.

"Mom...Mom! Kijima-kun, you're here too?!"

Opening her eyes and adjusting her black-rimmed glasses, Eriri finally saw Sayuri Sawamura and Yuta Kijima sitting in the living room. Just as she was about to scold Yuta Kijima for being late, she saw this scene!

Yaoshou!

How did this guy manage to start chatting with his mom while she was sleeping?

She knew her mother's personality best, and she couldn't even imagine what had happened during this time!

"Eri, good morning." Yuta Kijima gave a wry smile. "I've finally been waiting for you."

Sawamura Sayuri, never one to shy away from stirring things up, said with a grin, "Eriri, Kijima-kun keeps calling me 'older sister,' so it seems my charm is still quite strong..."

Kijima Yuta:......

Chapter 60: Start Practicing

Eriri had already gone to wash up. After all, it would be embarrassing for her friends to see her looking so unkempt right after she woke up. She ran off without even listening to Sayuri Kiyosawa's teasing.

Yuta Kijima and Sayuri Sawamura sat in the living room. Yuta Kijima felt a little uncomfortable, as Sayuri Sawamura kept glancing at him with a scrutinizing look. "Aunt Sawamura, excuse me... um... where is Uncle?"

He hadn't seen anyone else since entering Eriri's family manor, which made him very curious.

"Huh..." Sawamura Sayuri quickly covered her mouth in annoyance, then looked at Kijima Yuta with a cautious expression, "Does Kijima-kun see that it's just the two of us here and is thinking something bad?"

"Oh dear, that kind of thinking is very dangerous."

Kijima Yuta: "..."

I thought that was your limit, but it turns out it was just mine. Listen to what you're saying, you're using basic attacks like you're going to use a super move. I'm risking my life for this.

No wonder he's the kind of person who can train his daughter to be a doujinshi artist.

Seeing Kijima Yuta fall silent, Sawamura Sayuri smiled and said, "Oh, Kijima-kun, I was just kidding. My house is very safe. If you really had any bad intentions, you'd be packed up and thrown into Tokyo Bay right away, hahaha..."

"As for Eriri's father, he actually wanted to see you today, but unfortunately he had important matters to attend to and couldn't make it. So, I, an old woman of his age, can only entertain Kijima-kun." Although Sawamura Sayuri spoke casually, her words carried a dangerous undertone.

Yuta Kijima's mind sharpened, and he immediately straightened his posture, saying, "Aunt Sawamura looks very young... I only came to see Eriri to learn painting, that's all..."

"Kishima-kun... Hahaha, don't be so nervous. Eriri will blame me for not entertaining her friend properly when she sees this."

Sawamura Sayuri interrupted him in a low voice, looking at him with a smile.

"Kijima-kun, don't listen to my mother's nonsense, come up here quickly."

Eriri's shouts could also be heard from the second floor.

Yuta Kijima responded, stood up, and bowed to Sayuri Sawamura, saying, "Well... Aunt Sawamura, I'll go upstairs now?"

He had already understood the underlying meaning in Sawamura Sayuri's words: don't do anything out of line, or you might not be able to leave this mansion today.

"Of course! Kijima-kun, please take good care of Eriri. She's always giving me a lot of trouble."

Sayuri Sawamura opened her folding fan, lightly covered her lips, and said with a smile.

Yuta Kijima finally left Sayuri Sawamura's side and quietly walked to Eriri's door, which was not closed.

He could see the scene inside as soon as he walked to the door.

The room was spacious and decorated in a girly style, but the desk next to the bed was rather messy, probably the result of Eriri working on her manuscript all night.

"Dangdang~"

Out of politeness, he knocked lightly on the door. Eriri, dressed in the same green tracksuit as yesterday and wearing black-rimmed glasses, glanced at Yuta Kijima and calmly invited him in: "Come in, Kijima-kun, oh... remember to close the door."

close the door?

I wonder if Aunt Sawamura will beat me to death later...

Seeing Yuta Kijima standing hesitantly in front of the door, Eriri sighed softly and stood up to close the door herself.

Yuta Kijima was told to find a place to sit down, while Eriri remained standing behind the door, carefully pressing her ear against it.

For a long time, her cautious expression kept Kijima Yuta from speaking.

Yuta Kijima thought for a moment and then asked, "Eriri?"

"Shh~"

Eriri held up a finger, signaling him to be quiet.

"..."

After a while, Eriri finally turned around with relief.

"Kijima-kun, are you alright?"

"Um... nothing's wrong." Kijima Yuta shook his head. Although Aunt Sawamura was a bit eccentric, overall everything was fine, and nothing strange had happened.

Eriri narrowed her eyes and said sympathetically, "I know what kind of person my mother is. She must have said a lot of strange things to you. Don't take it to heart."

Yuta Kijima shook his head again. "It's alright, your mother is quite concerned about you."

Eriri puffed out her pink cheeks and turned her head away. "Of course I know, it's just that sometimes she says some really outrageous things."

Yuta Kijima chuckled softly but didn't respond. Eriri could say what she wanted; he couldn't possibly judge her mother in Eriri's house.

"Okay." Eriri, wearing cute cat slippers, walked to the desk and picked up the drawings on it. "I stayed up all night to prepare these for you. Your task today is to do some basic things, such as helping me with the outlines and coloring."

“I’m not entirely sure about your skill level either. These are just some simple things. Take your time learning them.” Eriri handed the book to Yuta Kijima and said.

Yuta Kijima reached out and took it, saying, "I guess I'm new to drawing. Could you give me some time to get familiar with it?"

He's coming to learn drawing from Eriri today, and after we finished chatting last night, he spent the whole night reading the manga he bought. He should be at least at the level of a manga apprentice.

[Drawing Skill Level 2: 20/100]

Based on what I understand, I've grasped about 70-80% of the level 2, but in practice, I don't know how effective it will be, so I won't exaggerate.

Eriri snorted softly, thinking to herself that if this guy came to her for instruction without any basic knowledge, she would definitely send him away immediately. Wasn't that just a pure waste of time?

Eriri said, "Okay, then you can familiarize yourself with it first. I'll be watching you from the sidelines for a while to see how good you are. Don't be too bad, okay?"

"Ah."

……

Yuta Kijima walked to the desk and sat down, feeling nervous. After all, practice and theory are two completely different things, and Eriri was watching him, so he felt a lot of pressure.

Yuta Kijima placed Eriri's drawing on the table, took a deep breath, focused his attention, and began to concentrate.

Eriri walked over to his side, bent down and looked down at Kijima Yuta as he began to sketch.

Her faint fragrance wafted into Kijima Yuta's nose, instantly easing his tension and forcing him to concentrate.

Yuta Kijima begins sketching.

This work is usually done by the manga artist's assistant. Because Eriri's doujinshi are drawn relatively exquisitely, the quality of the line art is very high, and the drafts are quite beautiful. Kijima Yuta's work is relatively simple.

If the lead artist's drawing is rather sloppy, it will probably be difficult for him to continue, given his current mediocre skill level.

Fortunately, the experience gained from the system was quite useful, and Eriri was there to offer guidance from time to time, which enabled him to complete the tasks assigned by Eriri.

[Drawing Skill Level 2: 30/100]

Chapter 61 A Minor Accident

"It seems you have a real talent for drawing, Kijima-kun," Eriri said reassuringly.

In the span of one or two hours, she witnessed Yuta Kijima's growth from unfamiliarity to familiarity.