A newbie's anime life diary

"Pshaw, I don't believe I can't create a better piece than hers."

While encouraging herself, the girl continued to bury herself in her work.

"Knock knock! Eriri~ The banquet is about to start, hurry up and change your clothes!"

Just then, a knock came at the door and a woman's shout came from outside. Eriri, the doujinshi artist who was fantasizing about defeating her opponent and trampling him underfoot, finally came to her senses. Looking at the clock in the room, she shouted back and walked towards the dress that was placed on her princess bed.

"Well, let's just deal with this briefly and then leave."

At the same time, Xuehui's car also drove up to the front of the villa.

The two got out of the car and looked at the villa. Xuehui smiled slightly: "Wouldn't you say I helped Mr. Spencer? Now his position is much more secure."

"Chiba isn't a very big place, and there aren't many people who can host a banquet like this. Even if you're not here, you'll still run into each other, right?" Yukino replied casually, linking arms with Yukiteru.

“That’s true.” Yuki nodded and led Yukino toward the villa. “Come on, your aunt and uncle have arrived, and even Haruno came along.”

"It should be alright, right?"

"Of course it's fine. Haven't you seen how well your parents have behaved these past few days? Today we're just letting them give us an answer in person. We'll be family from now on, and we'll see each other all the time."

"Tch, who said we're family?" Yukino muttered under her breath, but a smile appeared on her face.

Upon reaching the door, one sees Diplomat Spencer standing there to greet guests, dressed in a well-tailored suit, with his meticulously styled short blond hair, and a friendly smile on his face.

If Yukiteru didn't know that Eriri Sawamura's talent for drawing doujinshi was cultivated from childhood by the man in front of him and his wife, he would really think that this man was a gentleman from England.

Hmm... I still don't think there's anything wrong?

Just as he was leading a business acquaintance to the hall, the British man saw Yukiteru and Yukino walking towards him and strode up with a smile: "Hiratsuka-kun, welcome to tonight's banquet."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Mr. Spencer," Xuehui said with a smile, shaking the diplomat Spencer's hand.

"No, no, no, how could it be troublesome? Putting aside the extra guests who came today, I've always been a person who advocates freedom in love, so of course I'll support you." As he spoke, Mr. Spencer smiled and glanced at Yukino, who was quietly holding hands with Yukiteru, and praised, "You two are truly a perfect match. If I didn't know about you two, I would have liked to recommend Eriri to you, Hiratsuka-kun."

"Let's leave that aside. We have a good relationship with Eriri, and she'll get all shy if she finds out." Following Mr. Spencer into the hall, ignoring the gazes directed at him, Yukiteru asked, "We still have some time, so let's go and take care of things first, and then maybe we'll have time to chat with Eriri for a while."

"No problem, they're already waiting in their rooms on the second floor. I'll take you up there."

They walked directly through the banquet hall, climbed the stairs to the second floor, and arrived at a reception room on the inside.

"I won't disturb your conversation any longer. See you later." After saying this to Xuehui, Mr. Spencer left first.

Yukino and Yukino exchanged a glance. Yukinari then reached out and grasped the doorknob, opening the door to the room.

Three people were already waiting inside.

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It's true that you can't be distracted when writing. The previous chapter only took an hour, but this one took more than two hours...

Chapter 120 Let's find a time to get engaged.

Inside the reception room, the Yukinoshita couple and Yukinoshita Haruno were sitting in the chairs waiting.

The couple appeared calm, while Yukinoshita Haruno, though outwardly quiet, was inwardly bursting with excitement.

Thinking back to the things she had casually mentioned a couple of days ago, and the sudden change in her parents' expressions, Yang Nai found it extremely amusing.

These past few days, while reading through the materials sent by Yukiteru on her own, Haruno, who has always been very quick to learn, discovered many things that were even more interesting than anything she had encountered before.

"Click~"

The door to the room opened, and Yukiteru and Yukino, both dressed in formal attire, appeared before the three of them.

"Thank you for waiting, Uncle and Aunt, and Miss Yang Nai."

After glancing at Yukino, who was getting impatient, Yukiteru led her to sit down opposite Yukino and her husband.

Looking at Yukino sitting with Yukiteru, Yukino's mother said calmly, "I didn't expect you to come too, Yukino."

"After all, it all started because of me, didn't it, Mother?" Facing her parents, Yukino was no longer as tense as before. She calmly looked at them and said, "Father, Mother, you should know our purpose, right?"

Yukino's father, the councilor, looked at his daughter gently, nodded, and sighed, saying, "The marriage is now completely out of the question. Not only Yukino, but even Haruno, if you yourselves are unwilling, I don't think anyone in all of Japan would dare to propose. Moreover, thanks to a message from a senior, I've temporarily given up on any thoughts of climbing the ranks and will just focus on doing my own thing in Chiba for now."

Hearing what the other person said, Yukiteru raised an eyebrow. It seemed that because of Yukino's relationship with him, someone had leaked some information to this councilor. But that was fine, it saved him from saying anything more.

At this moment, Xue Mu looked at Xue Hui, who had been silent, and asked, "Although I don't know much about you people, you're not just playing around, are you?"

...Why does this sound so familiar?

Ah~ It was the same situation at Shiyu's house last time, but I asked this question here because I know a little about my identity.

Yukiteru didn't seem to care, and said with a smile, "Yukino has already been approved by my teacher, so how could I possibly be just playing around? Feelings can't be described as just playing around."

“In that case,” Madam Yuki glanced at her youngest daughter, sighed, and said, “then the matter of marriage will not be mentioned again. Although I had hoped to find a suitable family of equal social standing, it seems that Yukino has already found one herself. I don’t expect to receive any help from you in the future, but I only have one request.”

"Please speak, Auntie." Xuehui was a little curious about what the other party would ask for. According to her previous words, she did not intend to use her strength to gain anything.

"Since you truly love Yukino, then you and Yukino should find a time to get engaged," Yukino's mother said, looking at Yukino and Yukiteru.

Um... an engagement?

That turn was a bit too fast.

But thinking about it, it seems there's no other way.

Looking at Yukino beside him, he realized she was clearly blushing from the words "engagement." She definitely needs to work on her thick skin.

Well, I was a little surprised myself.

However, Yukiteru wasn't opposed to the idea of ​​engagement; in fact, it suited him perfectly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Yukino and I haven't been dating for very long yet. We still have more than a year left in high school, so we can take our time getting to know each other. As for engagement, if we feel it's about time, skipping that step wouldn't be a problem."

Although some people in Japan get married during high school, this is still too much of a shock for Yukiteru. He and Yukino are only 17 years old, and they have a long time ahead of them. They can talk about it after they graduate from high school and go to university.

After thinking about it, Xue's mother did not object.

The matter was already over after the death at the cultural festival that day; this was simply a peaceful meeting. Having said what needed to be said, Xuehui felt there was no need to stay any longer, so he said, "The banquet is about to begin, Uncle and Aunt, you should go down and attend. Although Uncle isn't planning on climbing the ranks right now, it's never a bad thing to know some people. Besides, that old man from Sugita Real Estate is here today; Aunt can have a good chat with him. In business matters, getting some resources for development shouldn't be a problem."

Xuehui isn't putting on airs anymore. It would be best if they could get along peacefully. Although they don't know, apart from the other party's youngest daughter, even the eldest daughter is now starting to get involved in insider matters, so consider it a small compensation.

The couple left first, and Yukino and Yukiteru looked at Haruno, who hadn't followed but was still sitting there. She was wearing a burgundy dress, her smooth legs swinging, and she looked at Yukino and said, "Yukino-kun, are you going to the banquet later?"

“I’m not interested in participating, but I still need to say hello to a few people, since I invited them.” After standing up and straightening her clothes, Xuehui said, “You sisters chat for a while, I’ll go downstairs for a bit.”

Then he left the room under their watchful eyes.

Going down the stairs, Xuehui came to Mr. Spencer's side, where he also met his wife, Sawamura Sayuri, and Ms. Sawamura Eriri, the erotic illustrator, who stood to the side with a look of utter boredom on her face.

"I have a feeling you're thinking something bad." The girl had only heard about Xuehui's attendance at the banquet from her parents. It was the first time she realized that this guy, who was usually incredibly lazy and wouldn't even agree to draw a background CG, was actually quite important. Watching him talk to her parents, she felt that the way he looked at her was very strange.

"No, I'm just a little surprised to see Sawamura dressed so elegantly."

Xuehui's words weren't entirely flattery; the girl's mixed British and Japanese heritage gave her a natural advantage in appearance. Her fair, healthy skin, golden twin ponytails, and Asian features made her a very high score.

Moreover, her figure wasn't as bad as I had imagined. Wearing a white dress, Yukiteru's curves were clearly visible. Although she couldn't compare to Kasumigaoka Utaha, she was still quite good-looking compared to other high school girls.

"Hmph, you know how to talk." Eriri shook her head rather proudly, then said softly, "Do you have time later? I need to talk to you about something."

"That's not a good idea, we're just classmates." With a mischievous grin, Xuehui looked at the girl in front of him. Well, while he didn't have any romantic intentions, teasing her occasionally was fine; it was quite amusing.

"Don't talk nonsense! And you two, don't you know I'm facing a problem right now?" Eriri blushed and glared at Yuki, then made her parents take their strange looks away. She leaned close to Yuki and whispered, "It's about a doujinshi."

"Doujinshi? Oh~ you mean what happened at the summer convention? Right, speaking of the summer convention, I remember I only authorized you to draw fan art, I didn't agree to you publishing doujinshi, right, girl?"

Looking at Eriri's somewhat embarrassed expression, Yukiteru's face now resembled that of an old fox.

"Uh...huh? Aren't doujinshi and doujinshi art pretty much the same? Why are you arguing so much with a doujinshi artist like me? There's absolutely no way we're going to split the profits! All the money goes into maintaining the club." Eriri shook her head frantically, her two golden ponytails swinging wildly. Luckily, Yukiteru wisely took two steps back, or he would have been hit by the twin ponytails' Ora Ora.

"I didn't say I wanted money. Asking for money is so tacky." Xuehui shrugged, then said softly, "Do you... do you have... that... the rest of the doujinshi?"

"...You, the original author, are looking at doujinshi of your own characters?" Eriri looked at Yukiteru's strange interest with a bit of a speechless expression, but this was actually the best thing to do. "Sure, do me a favor. Not just this one, you can also choose from the ones I drew before. Come on, let's go upstairs and talk in detail."

He then led Xuehui upstairs.

"Wait a minute, I still need to say hello to a few people."

Yuki waved his hand, indicating that Eriri should wait for him for a few minutes, and then walked towards a group of middle-aged men not far away. The three men there were members of parliament from the Tokyo area, and they had quite a lot of interaction with people from Chiba, so they weren't bored here.

After chatting with several unusually kind uncles, Yukiteru was patted on the shoulder by someone. He turned around and saw that it was Uncle Isayama Naraku.

"Huh? Why are you alone, Uncle Naraku? Where's Sister Yomi?" Yukiteru suddenly remembered that he had agreed to come with Yomi Isayama today, but she was nowhere to be found.

“He had to rush off to Tokyo because of something urgent. I waited at home for 10 minutes before he messaged me, so it’s normal that you didn’t know.” Isayama Naraku nodded, put his arm around Yukiteru’s shoulder, pointed to the Yukinoshita couple who were talking to someone not far away, and said, “So, all done?”

"Although we didn't gain much benefit, there was no harm either, right? It's not good to get too involved in officialdom, but it's fine to give a little bit of resources in business, after all, she's Yukino's family." Yuki said nonchalantly. Although Yukino is no longer under pressure, the relationship between mother and daughter probably won't be much better than before, and they probably won't have much contact in the future. Peace and tranquility are the best outcome.

"Oh, is that so? Never mind, let's not talk about it anymore. Now that we're at the banquet, why don't you have a drink with your uncle?" After saying that, he directly picked up a glass of red wine and brought it closer to himself.

Xuehui rolled his eyes at him. Although drinking a little red wine wouldn't make him drunk, he had no interest in drinking with an old man here.

Pushing his glass aside, Yukiteru walked over to Eriri and said, "You drink by yourself. I have something to discuss with my classmates."

"Hmm? The young lady from the Sawamura family? It's good to be young. But why don't you consider my Yomi? She's just a little gay, you can just straighten her out."

Isayama Naraku watched Yukiteru walk up the stairs with Eriri, pursed his lips, and nonchalantly made fun of his daughter before heading off to drink with an acquaintance.

Following Eriri, Yukiteru arrived at her bedroom, which, as expected, was large but very messy.

Eriri didn't say much, and simply picked up a stack of papers from the table and placed them in front of her.

Yes, you can go straight to the notebook.

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I'm genuinely conflicted about the character Eriri. Putting her alongside Tomoya is impossible, and I'm also a fan of long, straight black hair. I'll have to think about it carefully (serious face).

P.S.: The final volume of the novel is about to be released, and Kato Megumi will be the winner.

Chapter 121 Should I Debut as a Cartoonist?

Inside the room, Yukiteru was dressed in a suit, and Eriri in front of him was also dressed in a formal dress. However, Yukiteru was holding a manuscript in his hand.

The original manuscript of the fan fiction.

The 18+ type.