My Cartoonist Girlfriend

Soon, the drinks and snacks arrived. They tasted pretty good and were in line with the price.

Since they came to the maid cafe to play, Eriri naturally wouldn't just eat. She immediately stopped the maid who came to deliver the food, and then called another one, and the four of them started playing board games.

Asakura Kaede is really not very good at board games, but after starting, she also discovered that Eriri is not good at it either, and at most she just knows some rules of the game.

Fortunately, this way I won’t be the only one making a fool of myself.

After playing a board game and being defeated by two maids who were extremely good at board games without giving her any face, Eriri didn't continue playing. After getting a rare photo with the maid sisters, which was a rare opportunity for a girl, she started to eat the cake happily.

Looking at the Polaroid photo in her hand, Eriri proudly showed it to Asakura Kaede and said, "Hehe, you can't envy it."

“I’m not envious.”

Asakura Feng looked at Eriri's smiling face and said, "I think it's other people who need to envy me."

"why?"

After raising his finger and pointing around cryptically, Asakura Feng said, "Didn't you notice? The customers who come to the store are all men who come in groups. You are the only woman among them."

"Huh? That's true." Eriri turned around and looked around, and found that all the customers were male. "Hmm... Am I weird?"

"Don't worry too much about other people's looks, just be happy." Looking at Eriri who was getting a little nervous, Asakura Feng said, "Besides, even if someone you know sees you, you can just use me as an excuse and say that I dragged you here."

"No, you were the one who brought it up in the first place!"

"But in the end, you still had the most fun."

Looking at the smiling Asakura Kaede, Eriri angrily took out her NS from her bag and said, "I'm so mad at you, let's duel!"

Chapter 40 To be honest, I still prefer the Sky-drop series (Please collect it!!!)

It’s called a duel, but it definitely won’t be playing Yu-Gi-Oh.

Although Yu-Gi-Oh has always been popular, whether it is the physical card or electronic version, Asakura Kaede and Eriri are not very interested in playing it. The main reason is that there are too many cards, various card decks and coping methods, which are too hardcore. At most, they can just watch the animation.

Half an hour later, facing another defeat on the NS screen, Eriri helplessly closed the Nintendo Smash Bros. game, looked at Asakura Kaede who was still at ease on the other side and asked, "You really don't hold back."

"I've already put a lot of water in."

Asakura Feng put down the NS and said with a smile: "And you've been playing for dozens of hours, right? How come you're still so bad?"

"Don't you know that it's easy to get started in ARAM but hard to master it? It only took me a few dozen hours, and it's pretty good to finish like this! If you can, let's get in the carriage!"

"Forget it, forget it. We've been playing for half an hour. Let's take a break and order something to eat."

Asakura Feng waved his hand, he was not here to meet up and play games today.

After calling the waitress and ordering two cakes and two drinks, the two began to chat.

Looking at Eriri who was eating dessert again without caring about the calories, Asakura Feng asked with a smile: "Come to think of it, you have been hiding your hobby for so long, have you ever thought about finding some friends?"

"Hmm? How do I find it?"

This time it was Ying Lili who ordered lemon tea. After taking a sip of the icy drink, she said, "Should we find someone online? How reliable are online friends these days? What if a group of people meet offline and I'm the only girl there, and the others are all greasy uncles? Wouldn't that be terrible for me?"

"awful?"

Looking at Eriri and thinking of her identity as a painter, Asakura Feng couldn't help but laugh: "You are really easy to associate with things. How can such a thing happen so easily?"

"Huh, who said we should be prepared?"

Ying Lili said in a low voice: "In fact, I have joined a group of people with the same hobbies online before, but it was boring and the things I saw were all messed up. I quit after a while. The novels are really all lies."

"My sister?"

Nodding, Eriri said, "I read the novel and thought I might find someone who shares the same interests, but it turns out that it's not that simple at all!"

"Novels are naturally embellished. How could it be so coincidental in real life that I could meet several girls who are also otakus at once?" Asakura Feng said with a smile, "In fact, as long as you hide your identity well and join a few more groups, you should be able to find netizens you can chat with, right?"

"Anyway, I didn't have that kind of patience anymore, so I just played by myself after that. It's actually not that bad, there are still a few teachers and sisters in the club who I can chat with, so it's not really boring, it's just that there are no friends of the same age who are homebodies."

After saying that, Eriri also glanced at Asakura Kaede, thinking that she had finally met someone.

Emmm...Actually, it might be better if the girl was a girl, and she wouldn't have so many worries.

Asakura Feng didn't notice Eriri's gaze. After thinking for a while, she said, "People of the same age, isn't senior Kasumigaoka Utaha one? When I was chatting with her in the library before, I learned that she is also a hidden otaku. I think you two should be able to get along well."

"she?"

It would have been fine if she hadn't said anything. As soon as Kasumigaoka Utaha was mentioned, Eriri came to the fore. She cut a piece of cake and ate it viciously before saying, "The difference between her and me is too big. Even if we have some overlapping hobbies, it's hard for us to talk about it. That's right!"

I see, a war between small breasts and big breasts? This is indeed a factional dispute that has existed since ancient times.

"Hmm~~~Is that so? That can't be helped." Asakura Feng leaned forward slightly, staring at Eriri and said, "Then I'll have to put you in an awkward position for now. I'm the only person of your age that you can communicate with."

"Hmph, I think it's you who can't find someone of your age. I should pity you and communicate with you." Ying Lili said stubbornly with a slightly red face.

Asakura Feng didn't say anything back because he heard something interesting at this time.

At the table diagonally behind him, two male customers who had just sat down were communicating with the maid, and they also asked the maid to change the way they addressed them from master to onii-chan.

After thinking for a while, Asakura Feng asked, "Eri, don't you want the maids here to call you by a different name?"

"This? I don't really care. Since we're in a maid cafe, it would be more fun to have the maid call us master, right? Why are you suddenly talking about this?"

Asakura Feng glanced at the area behind him and chuckled, "I just think that everyone has different preferences. Some people like the character of a younger sister."

"Hmm~"

Eriri also noticed what was happening over there, and said with a nonchalant curl of her lips: "These days, the competitiveness of the sister party is still okay, but only Izumi Sagiri has some competitiveness, right? I don't know why there are still so many sister-con parties. Wouldn't it be better to have childhood sweethearts?"

"But it seems that childhood sweethearts are more miserable, right?"

"No way!" Eriri slammed the table excitedly and said seriously, "Childhood sweethearts have natural advantages! Isn't it great to have two innocent children who know each other well? For example, didn't Kirino in My Sister end up tearing up the book in the end?"

"That's Shimei, she's different." Asakura Feng shrugged and said, "But as for me, I still prefer the sky-drop type."

"Hey! You are also a heretic!"

"Tsk, if you say so, then apart from your favorite childhood sweetheart character, aren't all others heretics?"

"That's right!"

You are really persistent.

Recalling the games and anime comics he has watched in recent years, Asakura Feng said: "If I have to say, the only one that can satisfy you is probably Conan, right? There are childhood sweethearts in it, and Aoyama the old thief is also a staunch defender of the childhood sweetheart faction."

"That's right!" When Eriri heard this, she immediately puffed out her chest and said proudly, "Childhood sweethearts are the best. Teacher Aoyama is definitely the pillar of our childhood sweetheart faction! Asakura, it's not too late to join us now!"

"No no no."

Asakura Feng smiled and shook his head: "I don't have a childhood sweetheart, so I really don't have a personal obsession in this regard. In my opinion, the sky-drop type is the best. This kind of heroine who suddenly appears in front of you and becomes your own heroine after getting along with you, this feeling is better in my opinion."

"Emm~~~It's impossible to refute."

Eriri found that she couldn't win against Asakura Kaede, so she could only use the cake to make up for her dissatisfaction, "Ah... Anyway, these light novel writers and cartoonists are just too weak. What's wrong with letting my childhood sweetheart win more often?"

Asakura Kaede smiled without saying anything, looked at Eriri, and found that the girl really didn't realize the meaning of his words.

Hmm...was I being too cryptic?

Chapter 41 I Almost Went to That School (Please Collect!!)

The experience of the maid cafe was quite good. After coming out of the store, Eriri gave it a rating of 9.

"I wanted to give it an 8, but since I got a group photo, I'll give it a 9~~"

Eriri looked at Asakura Kaede with a smile on her face: "Where are we going to play next?"

"It's all right. Is there anything you want to go to?"

"Hmm...how about the game hall? There are a lot of machines that can grab figures!"

That...

Asakura Feng nodded and said, "No problem, but you should have been there before. It's not easy to catch it. It's harder than the ordinary claw machine."

"It's okay, it's okay. Experience is the most important thing. What if we catch them?"

I don't really trust machines that are obviously debugged.

However, Asakura Feng did not stop Eriri. At most, he could stop her before she got too excited. Catching her a few times would not cost much money. Just have fun.

After arriving at the game hall, just as Asakura Kaede expected, Eriri, who spent almost 3000 yen, didn't get any figures. She only used the remaining coins and with the help of Asakura Kaede, she got a small doll, which was better than nothing.

After putting the doll into her bag, Eriri followed Asakura Kaede out of the arcade and said depressedly, "I was so close just now, but it got even crooked when it fell, making it even more impossible to catch it."

"That's how claw machines work. You just get used to it."

Asakura Feng said calmly, "Ever since I failed ten times in a row at another game hall, I no longer dare to try this kind of thing."

"Is it also a grab-hand job?"

"Yes, it's a limited edition Luffy figure. Several people tried to catch him but failed. It's just a machine with a tampered mechanism. It's impossible to catch him. It's just a gimmick."

"Okay, I finally understand."

Sighing, Eriri patted her cheeks and said, "Don't think about it anymore. It's only 3000 yen anyway. Just think of it as paying for a lesson. Asakura, there's a game store over here. Shall we go check it out?"

"Okay, let's go."

The two soon arrived at a game store in Akihabara. Similar to other stores in Akihabara, the storefront looked small, but the interior was very deep. As soon as they entered, they saw many game enthusiasts choosing and purchasing games.

At the same time, Asakura Kaede also saw several pre-order game signs in the store.

"The past is gone, Eriri, have you pre-ordered this game?"

Ying Lili also saw the billboard and nodded, saying, "It's pre-ordered, but not in this store, but in the store we met before. This one is a bit far away. Hehe, there will be a new game in two days. I wonder if this zombie game is fun!"

"I only pre-ordered the digital version. I've been increasingly leaning towards digital versions when buying games lately. As for this game, I don't think it's too bad. After all, it's an exclusive, so it can't be too bad."

Thinking back, it seems that the media reviews of this game were average, but according to the distant memories deep in Asakura Kaede's mind, the feedback among players was quite good.

"Media ratings are becoming less trustworthy, especially pre-release media reviews. You can only make judgments after watching the live broadcast by online anchors. Otherwise, you can just test the product yourself like we did."

"Isn't it too much to say that you're testing poison?" Eriri rolled her eyes helplessly at Asakura Feng, picked up the Sekiro on the shelf in front of her, took a look at it, and put it back.

"Well, after I finished the game, I didn't want to play it again. The clanging sound of iron hammering immediately came to my mind."

In the end, Eriri didn't buy the game, but Asakura Kaede bought a copy of Yoshi's Crafted World for NS which happened to be on sale. She didn't buy it when it was first released, but now that she saw it was on sale, she bought it to kill time.

The two of them went to pay the bill together, and Asakura Feng was somewhat surprised to see the boy who was sitting next to her in a seat and slapping her face.

"This uniform, Shuchiin? It's rare to see students from Shuchiin go out to buy games like this."

Eriri also saw the boy turn around and leave after paying the bill, and whispered, "But his hair is a little too long. It's covering one of his eyes."

As for boys' hairstyles, Ying Lili doesn't really like hair that is too long.

Asakura Kaede did not respond, but raised her eyebrows instead.

Shuchiin, the boy who covered one eye and looked a little indifferent or even depressed, isn't this guy the real man Ishigami? A boy who impressed Asakura Kaede, even more than the president Shirogane.

Thinking back carefully, I saw a report in the news last year that the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family was admitted to Shuchiin High School. I guess the real man is also in the first year of high school now, in the same grade as me?

"Asakura, don't just stand there, it's your turn to pay."

"Ah good."

Asakura Kaede came to her senses and quickly put the game on the cashier's counter and paid.

After paying the bill and leaving the game store, Asakura Feng could still see the back of the real man in the distance. Under Eriri's puzzled expression, he explained: "In fact, if I had listened to my parents' advice before, maybe I would be studying at Shuchiin now."

"Huh? Were you originally going to Shuchiin?"

"It's not that I'm going to go, but my parents suggested it last year. After some consideration, I decided to choose Toyosaki." Shrugging, Asakura Kaede said, "Although Shuchiin has the vast majority of children from wealthy and official families in this country, it's definitely difficult for ordinary people to fit in with the atmosphere there. And as for the pressure of further studies, I don't think that with my grades, I can't get into an ideal university at other schools."

Eriri nodded and said, "Indeed, and I heard from my father that the reputation of Shuchiin has declined in recent years. It is said that some students in the school are too proud and look down on others. The school is also said to be very troubled, so my parents did not let me go to Shuchiin. But according to my father, the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family has joined the student union of Shuchiin. I wonder if there will be any changes in Shuchiin this year."

"It would be great if there were changes. After all, it is a prestigious school with a long history. But for me, I am very happy living in Toyosaki now, and I will not have any intersection with Shuchiin in the future."

"That's not necessarily the case. What if I meet a student who graduated from Shuchiin in my future work?"

"I don't plan to be a corporate slave. Isn't it nice to be a light novel writer?"

"...Hehehe, that's right! I don't plan to do that either. Being a fan artist is pretty good too."

Looking at Eriri who was smiling, Asakura Feng said with some emotion: "Eriri, can you have some ambition?"

"Ugh?"

Then she heard Asakura Feng say: "You can't be a fan artist all your life, right? At least try to become a cartoonist."

Eriri was a little dazed, and Asakura Kaede's words quietly took root in her heart.