Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist

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Kawanobu seemed to have misunderstood Aragaki Eri's words, saying, "Yes... I can't go back to Japan for the time being, but..."

"It's ok."

Eri Aragaki snapped out of her reverie and said, "Mr. Kawa, whenever you're back and have time, we can meet and talk again."

"No, although I am not in Japan."

Kawakita Nobuyuki smiled and said, "But my wife, and my daughter... Well, how about this, I'll give you my daughter's phone number. You're both young women, so it should be easier for you to communicate."

Eri Aragaki was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and said, "Yes, then thank you very much."

After all, what Nobuaki Kawasaki said makes sense; a young man is indeed easier to talk to than a middle-aged man.

And it's a girl...

Eri Aragaki is even less of a problem. It's not that she's sexist, but she's a girl now, and she's quite pretty...

Simply put, she'd rather have friction than have someone stab her in the back.

Kawakita then said on the other end of the phone, "Then write down the number..."

Eri Aragaki quickly wrote down the number, expressed her gratitude again, and Nobuyuki Kawakita politely hung up the phone.

Then she immediately started dialing the phone number of Nobuyuki Chuan's daughter.

Soon, after the call was connected, a young girl's voice came from the other end of the line, saying, "Hello."

Eri Aragaki said, "Hello, are you Ms. Ayano Kawakami?"

The person on the other end of the phone said, "Yes, this is me. May I ask who you are?"

“My name is Eri Aragaki. Mr. Korekawa introduced me here.”

Eri Aragaki immediately explained her purpose, saying, "I want to rent that apartment in Bunkyo Ward. Mr. Kawa said I can ask you to come and see the apartment."

"Ah, it's the one Dad was talking about."

Ayano Kawa said from the other end, "I know, he just messaged me. When are you free?"

Eri Aragaki thought for a moment and said, "How about this afternoon?"

"Okay, let's meet downstairs at the apartment building in an hour."

Ayano Kawa said, "I'll send you the address."

Eri Aragaki said, "Okay, thank you."

She hung up the phone and waited a while.

My phone vibrated; I received a text message.

The text message contained the apartment's exact address, near Kasuga Station in Bunkyo Ward.

Eri Aragaki glanced at the time; it was just past 12:30 in the morning.

It will be 1:30 in an hour.

She started from the convenience store and it took her about twenty minutes by tram to get there.

The tram swayed and rattled for twenty minutes before arriving at Kasuga Station.

She got off the train and walked out of the station, following the address in the text message for about ten minutes.

We arrived in front of a gray apartment building.

The building isn't new, but the exterior is very well maintained.

There's an automatic lock at the entrance; you need to swipe a card to get in.

There was a person standing in front of the building.

She was a young girl, looking to be in her early twenties, and quite pretty—the kind of pretty that screams "rich girl."

Even considering that Mr. Kawa was able to do business with the Republic, Ms. Kawa Ayano is not just an ordinary rich girl like Eri Aragaki.

Anyway, Eri Aragaki's skin was very fair and well-maintained, and she was wearing light makeup. Her big, bright eyes were much prettier than Eri's listless gaze.

She stood at the entrance of the apartment building, holding a bunch of keys in her hand.

Seeing Eri Aragaki approach, she asked, "Are you Ms. Aragaki?"

While Aragaki Eri thought Kawa Ayano was very beautiful, Kawa Ayano found herself unconsciously drawn to Aragaki Eri when she saw her.

How beautiful!

Eri Aragaki has a beautiful head of long hair and a face that looks somewhat innocent but has striking features.

The key point is... she doesn't look like she's wearing makeup, yet her skin is still so fair, and it must be a rare cool-toned fair skin, with a natural light pink undertone to her fair complexion.

This already made Ayano Kawa very envious.

Most importantly, Eri Aragaki is noticeably half a head taller than her, with a slender and upright figure that is also curvaceous...

Her figure is absolutely stunning, and although Eri Aragaki's eyes look listless, there's an inexplicable sense of aggression about them. If I had to describe it to Ayano Kawakami, I would say it's like having a sleeping lion in her eyes.

Yes, hello.

Eri Aragaki, unaware of Ayano Kawa's current opinion of her, asked, "Are you Ms. Ayano Kawa?"

"Just call me Ayano."

Ayano smiled in a friendly manner and said, "Let's go, I'll take you upstairs to see the house."

She swiped her card, pushed open the door, and led Eri Aragaki inside.

The apartment building was very clean, and the floors were light-colored tiles.

The corridor was bright, with white walls and dark doors on both sides, giving it a rather bourgeois feel.

Ayano Kawa led Eri Aragaki to the elevator and pressed the up button.

The elevator doors opened, and the two people stepped inside.

Ayano Kawa pressed the button for the fifth floor.

The elevator slowly ascended and soon arrived at the fifth floor.

The elevator doors opened, revealing a dark gray carpet in the hallway.

Ayano Kawa walked to a door and opened it with a key.

She stepped aside and said, "Please come in."

The apartment was suddenly laid out before Eri Aragaki.

……

After carefully looking through it, Eri Aragaki felt there were basically no problems. This was exactly the high-end apartment she had imagined!

Ayano then asked, "How was it? Are you satisfied?"

Eri Aragaki said, "Very good, it perfectly meets my requirements."

"That's good... Dad said he should have already mentioned the price to you, it's 200,000 yen a month..."

Ayano Kawakami asked, "Do you think this is okay?"

Eri Aragaki, without hesitation, replied, "Sure, of course no problem!"

"When will the contract be signed?"

Ayano Kawa said, "If it's convenient for you, it can be done in the next couple of days."

"Is next Monday okay?"

Eri Aragaki thought for a moment and said, "I have some things to take care of these next few days."

"Okay, let's meet here next Monday at the same time."

Ayano Kawakami had no objections and said, "I'll bring the contract over. Once you sign it and pay the rent, you can get the keys."

Eri Aragaki said, "Okay, thank you."

The two people walked out of the apartment and stood downstairs.

Ayano Kawa looked at Eri Aragaki and suddenly asked, "By the way... I heard from my father... that you are a manga artist?"

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Lost Dog

"Forehead……"

Eri Aragaki was slightly taken aback, not expecting Ayano Kawano to ask about this, but she still replied, "Yes, but my manga hasn't officially started serialization yet, but it will soon..."

Ayano Kawa asked curiously, "So what's your pen name...?"

Eri Aragaki said, "I don't eat pears."

Ayano Kawakami paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something.

"You're the winner of this year's Tezuka Award, right?"

She immediately smiled and said, "I've read Attack on Titan, it's so well drawn."

A slightly embarrassed Eri Aragaki said, "Um... that's me, thank you."

"Then let's exchange contact information..."

Ayano Kawakami then suggested.

"Um, okay."

Eri Aragaki nodded and said.

For some reason... she felt that Ayano Kawakami seemed a little too enthusiastic after learning that she was a manga artist.

The two immediately exchanged contact information.