My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

"By the way, Kobayashi must be a staff member of Dengeki Bunko, right..."

Dongfang Bai looked at Kanna, who had finished eating, and pondered in his mind. He was completely unaware that Eriri, who was sitting opposite him, was staring at Dongfang Bai's face and occasionally turning her head away.

"Eri, I'll take Kanna to her guardian first, and then I'll tutor you."

Dongfang Bai stood up, seemingly intending to find Xiaolin's contact information by phone. He wouldn't be able to tutor Eriri if he didn't send Kanna back.

Eriri was taken aback for a moment, then slowly said, "It's okay. I don't have anything to do right now, and there's no one at home. I'll go with you."

"Isn't this troublesome?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing~"

Eriri waved her hand, seemingly unconcerned, while Dongfang Bai nodded, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

"Hey?"

The call was quickly connected, and a familiar voice came from the other end. Dongfang Bai said, "Is this Sister Changpu? Are you free now?"

"What's wrong? It must be something you need to tell me again. Yakumo-sensei only calls when she needs me to do something, boohoo~"

Kagurazaka Ayame on the other end of the phone made a fake crying sound. Dongfang Bai's lips twitched and he said, "Indeed, 683 has something to ask you. Does Dengeki Bunko have someone named Kobayashi...?"

Wait a minute, Dongfang Bai suddenly realized something very important: it seemed that he had no idea what Xiaolin's full name was, only that her surname was 'Xiaolin'.

Upon closer reflection, it seems even the anime doesn't reveal Kobayashi's full name...

"what's wrong?"

Kagurazaka Ayame on the other end of the phone was a little puzzled. Why did Dongfang Bai suddenly stop talking? It felt a bit strange to her.

"...Does Dengeki Bunko have a staff member with the surname 'Kobayashi'?"

"Kobayashi?...Kobayashi...Ah, speaking of which, it seems there is such a surname in the planning team."

Kagurazaka Ayame suddenly remembered, while Dongfang Bai breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although he didn't know her name, he at least knew her surname; otherwise, he wouldn't have known where to begin.

"Could you give me her contact information? I need to talk to her about something..."

"Sure, but what type do you like...?"

"Hey."

Dongfang Bai was too lazy to even complain; a simple "hello" was enough to express his feelings. Kagurazaka Ayame, on the other hand, was quite happy because she had teased him, and laughed continuously on the other end of the phone.

"Okay, okay, I'm not teasing you anymore. I'll send you my contact information..."

It took a long time to get Xiaolin's contact information. After calling Xiaolin to come to the designated location, Dongfang Bai finally felt relieved and handed the little flying dragon over to him.

"I'm sorry... I've troubled you again..."

Xiao Lin scratched his head sheepishly. Kanna always seemed to find Dongfang Bai for no apparent reason; this was the second time. Was it a coincidence or fate?

"Goodbye, Bai."

Kanna stood obediently next to Xiaolin, waving her little hand. Dongfang Bai smiled slightly, patted her head, and then waved goodbye, telling her to come and play again when she had the chance.

"But that child is really cute."

Eriri Sawamura exclaimed that the child was like a girl who had stepped out of an anime. In fact, Dongfang Bai thought that Eriri was more like a girl who had stepped out of an anime.

A half-Japanese, half-American, blonde with blue eyes and twin tails, the ace of the art club, a popular doujinshi artist, and with a tsundere personality—this is more like someone who stepped out of an anime, right?

"Okay, where should we go for tutoring?"

Dongfang Bai looked at Eriri beside him, and after thinking for a while, Eriri suddenly blushed. She seemed to be struggling with whether or not she should say it.

"Um, how about we go to my place? All my textbooks are there, and my parents aren't home today..."

(aeei)

This is definitely a hint, a strong hint.

"understood."

Dongfang Bai blushed as well. Come to think of it, he hadn't been inside Eriri's house since his last visit. Today he was tutoring Eriri, and he probably wouldn't be back until later in the evening.

……

Several tens of minutes later, Dongfang Bai and Eriri arrived at her doorstep, and Eriri walked in with practiced ease.

"Sorry to bother you."

Dongfang Bai said softly that all the lights in Eriri's house were off, making it feel quite dark. So Eriri immediately turned on the living room lights, which made it much brighter.

"Come to my room."

Eriri blushed slightly and invited Dongfang Bai to her room. Dongfang Bai swallowed and followed her up to the second floor before entering her room.

To be honest, this was his first real time coming in; the previous time was purely accidental.

Upon closer inspection, Eriri's room is quite ordinary, with only some otaku items placed around the room, making it look more like a nerdy guy's room than a girl's room.

If Eriri's fans at school saw this room, their impression of her would definitely be shattered.

"what!"

Eriri's expression suddenly changed. She saw the manuscript on the table, and her face paled slightly. She realized that she hadn't finished her manuscript for this week, and it was due the day after tomorrow. She had planned to have dinner tonight and then stay up all night...

But an unexpected thing happened today: Dongfang Bai came back with her to catch up on her studies, so this manuscript...

"Aren't you finished drawing yet? Do you need my help?"

Dongfang Bai glanced at the manuscript and found it was about yuri (lesbian romance)... Anyway, it's still quite early, so it shouldn't be too late to get back.

"You...you can actually draw...?"

Eriri slightly opened her mouth, revealing a rather prominent canine tooth. This was the first time she had ever heard of Dongfang Bai being able to draw. But after thinking about it carefully, she figured he probably only knew the basics, like coloring...

"I'll give it a try."

Dongfang Bai gave an OK sign. Actually, if he weren't lazy, he would even like to draw his own light novel illustrations. Although his drawing skills are not high and he can't compare to Eriri and Sagiri, he is still better than many artists in the industry.

"Then I'll leave it to you. I've already drafted it."

Eriri handed Dongfang Bai a draft with a basic framework and outline. Dongfang Bai glanced at her other drafts and immediately began writing, at a remarkably fast pace. Even Eriri's eyes widened slightly in surprise.

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"..."

Eriri raised her eyebrows slightly, bit her lip, and stared at Dongfang Bai, making him a little uncomfortable. So Dongfang Bai asked helplessly, "Eriri, where is your original manuscript?"

"Hmph~ I'm just taking a short break, I'll start drawing right away."

Eriri snorted and turned her head away. She suddenly felt a strange sense of frustration. She had worked so hard in the first place so that she could have something to show off to Dongfang Bai when she met him in the future.

As a result, she discovered that her only skill, 'drawing skills,' was not something to boast about. Dongfang Bai became a super popular new light novel author within a few days of arriving in Japan, completely matching or even surpassing her in terms of reputation and years of experience.

And now, the other party can even draw.

That's why Eriri was a little annoyed for a moment. Dongfang Bai seemed to have noticed this, then smiled slightly and pretended to be troubled as he rubbed his temples.

"Drawing is really difficult. I just can't draw the shapes in these places well no matter what."

"Hmph... Hmph~ Since that's the case, if you ask me, I might as well teach you."

Although Eriri's face showed a haughty expression, her bright and lively expression revealed that she was in a very good mood. Even as she spoke, her tone revealed a joyful one.

"As expected of Ms. Kashiwagi Eri, speaking of which... isn't this a little awkward?"

Eriri was clearly pleased by Dongfang Bai's praise, and she even unconsciously puffed out her chest. However, Dongfang Bai's next sentence left her a little confused. What did he mean?

"We're both high school students, aren't we? Don't we feel awkward drawing R18 doujinshi together in an empty room? Why don't we do something else?"

"..."

Eriri was stunned. Upon reflection, it seemed to be true. Because she had drawn so many before, she took drawing R18 doujinshi for granted and hadn't realized it at all.

A teenage boy and a teenage girl are drawing R18 doujinshi together in a place where no one will bother them...

"What...what do you want to do?!"

Eriri's face instantly turned red. Realizing what had happened, she took two steps back and shouted at Dongfang Bai, "Are you planning to tie me up in this empty house and do SM or even more lewd things?!"

Eriri, who draws R18 content every day, couldn't help but think of this kind of scenario. If Dongfang Bai really tried to force himself on her, should she not resist, or pretend to not resist...?

"What are you thinking about all day? I'm telling you, studying, studying."

Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes, then casually picked up the English textbook that Eriri had placed on the table. Has this girl become obsessed with drawing in too many notebooks?

"My initial purpose in coming to your house was to help you with your studies, right? How about we study first, and then I'll help you with the original drawing later."

Actually, Dongfang Bai was just making up an excuse. He felt that if he were to draw R18 doujinshi with Eriri in this somewhat ambiguous environment, the atmosphere would become quite awkward.

They might even feel that something might happen that they themselves have no control over.

"...Study."

Eriri felt a strange mix of emotions for a moment. So this person really just came to her house to tutor her? Damn blockhead, he deserves to be punished by heaven!!!

With such a cute girl by his side in a completely undisturbed environment, this guy is actually thinking about studying?!

Actually, Dongfang Bai also felt his heart race a lot when he was with a beautiful girl like Eriri, and even felt a little embarrassed. The only way for him to calm down right now was to study...

So the two of them began their studies.

"Okay, tell me about this grammar problem."

Dongfang Bai, wearing non-prescription glasses, stared at the exercises Eriri was writing below with his dark eyes. He suddenly noticed that Eriri had stopped writing, so he looked at her with some confusion.

"Eiri Riri?"

Eriri's gaze didn't seem to be entirely focused on the question; instead, she kept glancing at Dongfang Bai, because it was the first time Eriri had seen him wearing non-prescription glasses.

There was a unique charm about him that was completely different from usual, which made Eriri stare at him intently, her face occasionally turning a little red.

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Although studying was a bit of a mood killer, sitting so close to Dongfang Bai while studying still made Eriri's heart flutter. This was the second time her heart had raced this fast since their last date.

dong dong dong...