My Cartoonist Girlfriend

"Hmm? Unexpectedly delicious?"

Chapter 287: Commissioned Articles (2/3)

Although it was not simply stir-fried green peppers but was stuffed with meat, Ying Lili didn't expect the taste to be so different.

"Hmm~~~After the sauce is prepared, the taste of the green pepper is overwhelmed!"

Seeing Eriri quickly stuffing a green pepper with meat and eating it, Asakura Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "You, you already know how to cook, haven't you ever thought about this?"

"Subconsciously!" Ying Lili retorted, "I subconsciously feel that green peppers are not tasty, and this is a Chinese dish. Who would do this in Japanese cuisine? Feng Jun, have you studied Aunt Lingzi's recipes?"

"I looked through it a bit, but didn't see this dish. I found it online. The main thing is that the sauce should be seasoned a little heavier to cover the taste of green pepper, which some people don't like."

"Hehe, I'll know later that it can indeed be made delicious."

She picked up another green pepper and stuffed it with meat. Just as she was about to eat it, she reacted and took out her cell phone to take a picture of the lunch box.

"I haven't tweeted for three days. I'll post one at noon."

Then Asakura Feng saw Eriri's little hands jumping quickly on the mobile phone screen. She quickly edited a tweet and sent it out with the photo she just sent.

Kashiwagi Eri: [For lunch today, the green peppers that I always disliked were made to taste delicious. As a reward, I will make dinner today! ]

There was also a love heart at the end of the tweet.

Asakura Feng was right beside him. After seeing this, he smiled and said, "Aren't you just openly trying to attract hatred?"

"Hehe, I'm happy with that. Anyway, everyone who follows me on Twitter knows about our relationship, so I'll just post it. Not many people know what we look like anyway."

After saying that, Ying Lili picked up the green pepper stuffed with meat and took a bite with relish.

"By the way, Feng-kun, do you know how to cook carrots to make them delicious?"

"Carrots?"

Asakura Feng thought about it, shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm not sure either, because sometimes when I eat carrots, I feel that the taste is not good. Maybe it's related to the variety I bought? But if you don't consider the variety and just want the carrots to taste good, I think I'd better make them into kimchi."

"Kimchi? Like spicy cabbage?"

"Yes, but I don't know how to do it. Although there are tutorials online, it seems to be very troublesome." Asakura Feng said, "I'll ask my mother later. She should know how to do it."

"It seems like Aunt Lingzi knows everything. By the way, didn't Aunt Lingzi say she wanted to be a video host? Why hasn't she made any moves yet?"

"I've actually recorded three videos, but I've been studying video editing and subtitles lately." Speaking of her mother's new business, Asakura Feng also laughed, "My mother likes to do things to perfection, otherwise she wouldn't have compiled a thick recipe book in recent years because of her love for food. According to my mother's learning progress, I think we should be able to see the first video of her channel before the end of the year, so don't forget to help her promote it!"

"Don't worry, I won't forget it!"

..........

In the afternoon, the course ends.

Eriri, who had packed her bag and was preparing to go to the art club, received a message from Kasumigaoka Utaha.

After seeing the message, Eriri said to Usami beside her, "Mizuki, you go to the club first. Shiyu is looking for me, I'll go over there for work."

"Okay, I'll go over first then."

After leaving the classroom, Eriri went directly to the second grade area upstairs and found Kasumigaoka Utaha waiting at the classroom door.

"What's the matter? Do you want to talk outside?"

"No need." Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head and said, "It's just something that requires your help. I'll go to your art department to use the heating for a while. I'll talk while we walk."

"Row."

The two of them set off towards the art club, and on the way, Kasumigaoka Utaha told Eriri what she wanted to ask of her next.

"Isn't it the end of the year? Editor Machida and I have agreed to hold a book signing event during the last few days of the New Year holiday. So, I would like to ask you to draw a New Year's picture for me, as well as a promotional poster for the book signing event."

"Hmm~~~ So that's it."

Eriri nodded after hearing this. It was indeed a very ordinary commission, so she took out her cell phone and looked at the calendar.

"Let me see. Apart from the few days we go to Hokkaido, I will never start writing... Well, there is enough time. I can take care of the composition, okay? Don't give me any weird ideas halfway through. It will be troublesome to modify them!"

"Don't worry, I'll leave it to you this time." Eriri agreed so readily, and Kasumigaoka Utaha's mood also became happy. "By the way, how about the reward? I will give you the normal price when the time comes?"

"Okay, this isn't a big problem. This isn't the first or second time we've worked together."

Eriri nodded, not caring about the remuneration at all. After all, she already knew Kasumigaoka Utaha very well and she was definitely not the type to cheat when it came to remuneration.

After briefly explaining the requirements for the congratulatory picture to Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri wrote it down in her little notebook, planning to get it done as soon as possible as the art department would start working on it.

When they arrived at the club, everyone was surprised that Kasumigaoka Utaha was also there.

After coming in, Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and said, "You don't mind if I join in the fun here, right? I go to the coffee shop every day to write, so I spend a lot of money."

We are all acquaintances, so there is naturally no problem with having someone come as a guest.

There were extra tables and chairs in the club, so they just moved a set and placed it between Eriri and Usami.

Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha take out her laptop, Usami asked curiously, "Senior, when will the new volume be released?"

"A new volume?"

While waiting for the computer to start up, Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded her chin and said with some anticipation: "It will be released on Christmas Day."

"Hey! Is it Christmas? Will there be many people buying it?"

"It doesn't matter if it's a lot or not, at least it's a good day, I'll definitely buy what I need, no matter if it's a holiday or not." Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "Also, the plot of my new volume happens to be about this season, there will be Christmas content, and the character on the cover of the book is also wearing winter clothes, so it just fits in perfectly."

Eriri also said, "Yes, this girl came to me to ask for an article before, and I guessed that she would prepare to publish a volume at the end of the year, and it turned out to be true. However, the end of the year is the hardest hit period for light novels. Isn't she afraid of colliding with those popular novels?"

"They're all different genres, so it doesn't matter if they collide." Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn't worried at all, and said as she opened the document for the new volume of the novel, "Anyway, among the light novels of the same genre, I've bought and read all the later ones, and none of them are comparable. What's there to worry about?"

After that, he gave the document a title as Usami and Eriri looked on.

【Final Volume】

Is this going to end?

Chapter 288 What do users think? (3/3)

"Is it going to end?"

"Yes, it's going to be finished." Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly tapped the keyboard with both hands, with a hint of reluctance in her tone, "That's all listed in the outline. In fact, this volume should have been finished at the end of the year, but I had a lot of ideas along the way and expanded a lot of stories, so I wrote an extra volume. I have already discussed it with the library, and after it is finished, I think we can start a series of subsequent projects, whether it is comics or animation."

"What about the new book? What genre do you want to write? Is it still a youth campus type?"

"should be."

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded, "As for the new book, I plan to write from a different angle. I won't talk about the specific subject matter. I just got some inspiration and haven't been able to expand it to an outline yet."

"It's really good. It can be completed successfully."

Eriri sighed, looked at Asakura Kaede and asked, "Kaede-kun, how many volumes will it take for Suqing to be completed?"

"Me?" Asakura Feng paused and counted on his fingers, "The ninth volume after the New Year, and there are about 6 more volumes? I plan to publish 15 volumes, of course, I don't rule out adding one or two more volumes if I think of some interesting stories. After all, it's a different world, any inspiration can be put into it, as long as the story is interesting."

Subaru Uchimaki held Jump in his hand, turned a page and said, "Then there is a possibility that you won't finish it next year? I also want to see what kind of story you plan to write when Sosun is finished."

"Well, it's no use asking me now. I don't even have a plan myself."

Asakura Feng spread his hands and said helplessly: "If I were writing a modern story, I probably wouldn't be able to write about daily life, and would still focus on battles. But in this case, it would be similar to novels about another world, and you would need to construct a complete world view, which takes the most time."

Having said that, of course Kaede Asakura cannot express all of his thoughts. He does have some ideas now, and he has accumulated and written some of them in the past, but he has never shown them out.

I guess it will only be possible to release it after "Moqing" is finished. Anyway, whether it is a modern type or an alien world type, Asakura Kaede has prepared it.

After talking about the two light novel writers, Eriri thought about her own comics and tilted her head: "Forget it, I won't talk about mine. Nura can still draw for at least two years. Well, let's draw something for Shiyu first."

Hearing Eriri say this, Asakura Feng looked over curiously and said, "Did the senior ask you to write an article?"

"Yes, New Year's greetings and autograph session pictures are not difficult to complete. They will only take a few days." Ying Lili's calm tone revealed her absolute confidence in painting.

As she spoke, she also looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha: "By the way, after you finish this book, are you still going to ask me to help you with the character design and illustrations for your new book?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha had never thought about this question before, and immediately began to think seriously: "Well... if you have time, that would be great. After all, your painting skills are improving all the time, and it would definitely be worthwhile for me to work with you."

"sure!"

Eriri smiled and said, "I'll give you a friendly price then."

"Friendship price." Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled helplessly, "The friendship price of a popular cartoonist is still not low, but of course it's no problem."

..........

As for the collaboration on the new book, it’s still early, we can talk about it when the time comes.

That night, Kasumigaoka Utaha sent a text message to Eriri who was playing games.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: [Asakura-kun’s birthday is in two days, so the clothes you bought should be used, right? ]

Eriri, holding the handle in one hand, picked up the phone and took a look at it, then put it down immediately and looked at Asakura Kaede who was typing on the keyboard on the other side.

Feeling Eriri's gaze, Asakura Feng turned around and asked curiously: "Hmm? What's wrong?"

"No, nothing?"

Her twin ponytails swung quickly, and after Eriri denied it, she turned her body sideways and picked up the phone at an angle where Asakura Kaede couldn't see it.

This scene was naturally seen by Asakura Kaede, who smiled and shook his head.

It seemed like she was talking about some girlish topic with someone again and didn't want him to see it.

After making sure that Asakura Kaede would not see it, Eriri puffed up her little face and started chatting with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Eriri: [Don't say this suddenly, Feng-kun almost saw it! ]

Kasumigaoka Utaha: [Didn’t you say you don’t draw comics at night? How come Asakura-kun saw it? ]

Eriri: [But when I was playing games, Feng-kun was typing next to me, so it was easy for him to see! ]

After more than ten seconds, Kasumigaoka Utaha came back.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: [As expected of you, you guys are doing different things, but you still get together. Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. You haven’t answered the question I asked you. ]

Eriri: [What's the problem? (cute face)]

Kasumigaoka Utaha: [Don't play dumb, I'm still waiting for your user reviews! ]

Eriri: [What...what do you want this for?]

Kasumigaoka Utaha; [Isn't it good to use it as the postscript of the last volume of my novel? ]

Ying Lili; [You are still good at playing. 】

After a pause, she replied with a slightly red face, "I think... I think I can use it, but I may not tell you what I think of it."

After all, God knows what will happen when she puts on that outfit.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: [It's okay. I'll come and urge you when the time comes. Just don't forget what happened back then.]

No, if she continues talking like this she feels like she’s about to drive off. Eriri immediately ended the topic and stopped chatting with Kasumigaoka Utaha and started concentrating on playing the game.

Unfortunately, the content of the conversation with Kasumigaoka Utaha just now kept surfacing in Eriri's mind, making her unable to help but imagine it.

Hmm... Fengjun should like it, right?

Come to think of it, I haven't been to the beach or swimming pool this year? I haven't had the chance to show Feng Jun my swimsuit.

Thinking of this, Eriri immediately moved her chair to face Asakura Feng and asked, "Feng-kun! I have an idea!"

Asakura Feng didn't even move his head, obviously he was in high spirits when typing: "What?"

"Look at me first!"

There was no other way, Asakura Feng could only stop what he was doing and look at Eriri: "Okay, tell me what's going on?"

"I was just saying, we haven't been to the beach this year!"

"This?" Asakura Feng was stunned for a moment, then said, "Didn't I ask you? You said you didn't go because there were too many people."

"Forehead......"

It seems like this is really the case?

Her face flushed with embarrassment, and Eriri immediately said, "No matter what, I've decided that we must go there next year, whether it's renting a private beach or booking an indoor swimming pool or something!"

Asakura Kaede naturally had no objection. Summer was a perfect time to see Eriri's swimsuit.

If she survives until next year, Eriri will definitely look great in a swimsuit.

I'm kind of looking forward to it.