My Cartoonist Girlfriend

So, the three of them came to the Thai restaurant that Asakura Kaede had searched for and asked for a seat in the lobby.

As soon as they arrived at their seats, they noticed three familiar-looking people sitting at the table next to them.

The trio of A-RISE.

The A-RISE trio, who had already ordered their food and were waiting for dinner, were a little surprised when they saw the looks in the eyes of Asakura Kaede and the other three.

Tongdou Ying Lingna, who has long purple hair and a teardrop mole on the left corner of her eye, said with a smile: "Tsubasa, we have been recognized."

"It's really surprising, but the person who recognized us is no less famous than us."

Kirara Tsubasa with short hair looked at Asakura Kaede and took out a light novel from her bag. It was the first volume of Dungeon.

"Hello Mr. Asakura, I'm your fan, can you give me an autograph?"

"..."

Asakura Kaede, Eriri, and Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at each other and took the novel with a smile: "Sure, the leader of a popular school idol group is my fan, this is a very proud thing. Here, an autograph."

"Thank you!"

With a slightly blushing face, Qiluo Yi took back the light novel and asked, "You three are here to eat too. Do you want me to recommend some dishes here? We have been here several times."

After hearing this, Asakura Kaede looked at Eriri beside her.

Eriri naturally understood what Asakura Kaede meant by this action. After all, the expression on Kirara Tsubasa's face when she looked at Asakura Kaede was a little too obvious, and Asakura Kaede didn't want Eriri to think too much about it.

The little hand under the table took Asakura Feng's hand, and Ying Lili looked at Qi Luoyi with a smile: "Sure, I'll trouble you then."

Kirara Tsubasa naturally recognized Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha. After taking the menu from her side, she helped to recommend them.

After making the recommendation, Asakura Kaede directly called the waiter and quickly completed the order.

After the waiter left, Qi Luoyi looked at the three people at the next table and asked curiously, "Although I already knew it, but Asakura-sensei, you three have a really good relationship. Did you come out to play together today?"

"It can't be considered playing." Asakura Feng did not hide anything and said with a smile, "I have a junior who I have known for a few years. She has recently started to be a school idol and has found many friends to form a team. Today we went to visit her and bring her some delicious food as a reward. Since Qiluo is a fan of my books, she should know who I am talking about, right?"

"Yeah, I know."

When talking about school idols, Kirara Tsubasa's relaxed expression also disappeared, "μ's, right?"

Toudou Erina and another person who didn't say much, Yuuki Anju, also looked serious.

μ's has been quite popular these days, so Qiluo Yi and the others have naturally watched μ's videos.

The three of them all had high standards and directly regarded each other as strong rivals.

And now, he met Asakura Kaede and the other two who had done publicity for μ's, and Kirara Tsubasa felt quite complicated at the moment.

Even though the author of the light novel he likes is also the supporter of his opponent in the competition, it seems that they have a close relationship.

After taking a sip of water, Qi Luoyi narrowed his eyes and said, "Teacher Asakura, I am very jealous when I see idols promoting their rivals."

Asakura Feng was not surprised at Kirara Tsubasa's response, and said with a smile: "In that case, then show some strength, otherwise you will not be able to beat μ's in this competition."

Obviously, the two sides were not direct opponents, but suddenly, the tension arose.

Chapter 499: Equally matched is interesting (3/3)

The food for the two tables was served quickly, and the two sides continued chatting while eating.

"I know a little bit about μ's."

After eating a bite of food, Kirara Tsubasa said, "I didn't expect that Otonogizaka was about to be closed down. They want to save the school by becoming a school idol. It's really a bold decision. This is not an easy thing to do. Was this the advice given to them by Mr. Asakura?"

"No."

Shaking his head, Asakura Feng chuckled and said, "It was Honoka's own decision. They also found the members themselves. As for me, I just helped promote them when they achieved some results."

“Is it just propaganda?”

"Of course." Asakura Feng said, "The song was written by one of their members, and the choreography was also done by them, as was the filming and post-production video editing. I really just helped with the promotion."

"..." Qi Luoyi didn't expect that this newly emerged group really had no other helpers. She originally thought that it was Asakura Kaede who was helping them.

Tsubou Erina scrolled through her phone, searching for information and said, "Ayase Eri, I was wondering if she looked familiar. I've seen her dance videos before, and she's an absolute genius. She's the one doing the choreography for the team, right?"

"Well, besides her, there is another girl, Sonoda Umi, and they are also responsible for the daily training." Asakura Feng would not hide this information. After all, it would not have any impact.

In Asakura Kaede's opinion, A-RISE has a fixed style. Facing μ's, a newly formed group with nine members who can adapt to various styles, they can only rely on their accumulated popularity to compete. As long as μ's makes steady progress, they will definitely surpass them.

"μ's..."

The video footage he had watched before flashed through his mind, and a smile appeared on Qi Luoyi's face. "It's a good opponent. Although it's the team that you, Mr. Asakura, support, I won't give in easily!"

Qi Luoyi's two companions looked at her and laughed.

After all, they are the champions of the previous session. Although μ's is very strong and their songs and dances are very infectious, they are not pushovers either.

After dinner, the two groups left the restaurant together, and Qiluoyi and her friends' special car was waiting outside. As the signature store of UTX, their travel standards were very high.

Looking at Asakura Kaede, Qi Luoyi smiled and said, "After we go back, we will also start working on new songs. Asakura-sensei, if our next song is better than μ's, can we get you to promote it for us?"

"Um...you guys are the champions of last year, do you still need me to promote you?"

After asking the question, Asakura Feng looked at Kirara Tsubasa's expectant eyes, and had no choice but to look at Eriri beside him.

For this kind of thing, you still have to get your wife's approval.

Eriri naturally didn't think too much about it and nodded to Asakura Kaede with a smile.

After getting Eriri's approval, Asakura Feng finally agreed: "Okay, if you can really break through your own limits, then it's not impossible for me to promote you. It's interesting to have opponents who are evenly matched."

"Great! It's settled then!"

After cheering, Qi Luoyi said goodbye to the three people, got in the car and left with his companions.

Exhaling, Asakura looked at Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha and said, "Let's go back too."

Kasumigaoka Utaha folded her arms, looked at Asakura Kaede with a playful expression and said, "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, even though Kirara Tsubasa is just a school idol now, her popularity is no less than that of an orthodox idol. But when facing you, Asakura-kun, she still acts like a little fangirl. What a sinful man."

Asakura Feng looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha speechlessly, took out the car keys and said, "Alright, alright, why are you talking about that? Get in the car."

He really didn't want to talk more about this matter.

However, having a reader fan of a school idol is indeed a very pleasant thing and gives me a sense of accomplishment.

After returning to the apartment and saying goodbye to Kasumigaoka Utaha, Asakura Kaede and Eriri returned home.

Sitting on the sofa, Asakura Kaede took out her cell phone and told Honoka about her previous encounter with A-RISE.

[The three members of A-RISE regard you as their strong rivals. You must work harder and don’t let yourself be outdone.]

At the Takasaka residence, Honoka, who had just finished taking a shower, returned to her room and saw a message from Asakura Kaede on her cell phone.

After thinking for several seconds, Honoka finally reacted. She shouted and quickly posted the matter to μ's chat group to let everyone know.

Almost at the same time, the μ's members who were originally resting in their respective homes started a group chat in the chat group.

Of course, Asakura Kaede was only talking about A-RISE's opinion of μ's. He did not mention the bet between himself and Kirara Tsubasa, nor was there any need to do so.

It is certain that A-RISE is stronger than μ's now, but μ's' progress is also beyond A-RISE's expectations.

Asakura Kaede doesn't know how long it takes A-RISE to create a song, but it is definitely not as fast as μ's.

Not long after Asakura Kaede sent the message to Honoka, she received a reply, which made Asakura Kaede, who was originally planning to take a bath with Eriri, stop.

Honoka: [Brother Feng! We just discussed that we will have a group training next week. This time we want to use this opportunity to create a new song. We can't let Brother Feng down for your support! ]

Looking at Honoka's message, Asakura and Eriri smiled at each other: "You are really full of energy."

"Yeah, that's a good thing."

Eriri smiled and said, "I was a little worried that μ's would become complacent after their popularity increased, but now it seems that they won't. In addition, they met A-RISE today, which may add some pressure to them. Okay, Feng-kun, it's time to take a shower!"

"Wait, I'll go back to my room to get something."

"Ah, ah, ah? Didn't I say it was just for a shower?"

"Tsk, tsk, I haven't said what I want to take yet."

"Nonsense, the spare clothes have already been taken out!"

Despite Eriri's shy expression, Asakura Kaede still went to the bedroom.

Today's bath is destined not to be peaceful.

..........

After the weekend, Asakura Kaede and the others returned to school and started their study life again.

However, after entering the third year of high school, classmates in the class are all reviewing for the entrance examination, and they have less free time than before.

To be honest, Asakura Kaede and Eriri are the two people with the most free time among them.

During the break, Kawashima Ami looked at the exercise book recommended to her by Eriri and felt overwhelmed.

Looking at Kushieda Minori who was standing beside her, Kawashima Ami asked for help: "Minori, let's have a study session! These exercises are too painful!"

Chapter 500 Request? (1/3)

Although Kawashima Ami's academic performance is pretty good, she has often had to take leave to work since the second half of last year, and her grades have inevitably dropped. Now she is barely ranked in the upper-middle level of her grade.

As a strong-willed girl, Kawashima Ami didn't want to go to an ordinary or even bad school for college. She originally wanted to go to a prestigious school.

She originally thought that as long as she studied hard, there wouldn't be any problems. But now it seems that her work still has some impact on her, especially in science subjects such as mathematics and physics. She can no longer keep up with the application of many knowledge points.

When Kawashima Ami said she wanted to hold a study session, Kushieda Minori naturally had no problem with it and agreed with a smile, "Sure! I've also reduced my part-time job recently and focused on my academic studies!"

After working twice as hard as she did part-time, Kushieda Minori finally saved enough money for her university tuition and no longer had to work so hard.

After agreeing, Kushieda Minori looked at her best friend, Oosaka Taiga, and said, "Taiga, why don't you come to the study session too? Didn't you say you wanted to get into a good university?"

"Woo..."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but as soon as he said this, Oosaka Taiga's expression became bitter.

Similar to Kawashima Ami, Oosaka Taiga has now also entered the exam preparation stage and started studying with her boyfriend Takasu Ryuji.

However, in the past two years of high school, Osaka Taiga has never studied hard and was content with just having average grades.

But recently, after knowing that Takasu Ryuji wanted to get into a good university and find a good job in the future, Oosaka Taiga's thoughts changed.

She also wanted to get into a good university, preferably the same university as Takasu Ryuji.

Scratching his hair, Oosaka Taiga said softly, "I've been reviewing again recently, but it feels so difficult."

"It's okay, Taiga!"

Takasu Ryuji smiled and said, "I'll join in too. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll teach you."

"Okay!"

Looking at Takasu Ryuji, Oosaka Taiga smiled sweetly.

Watching the interaction between the two, Eriri pulled Asakura Kaede's arm and asked in a low voice: "Kaede-kun, how far do you think they have progressed? Will they..."

Asakura Feng looked at Eriri speechlessly: "This is in the classroom, can you please stop driving all the time?"

"No way! Aren't you curious?"

"emmm..."

Indeed, it is impossible not to be curious.

However, Asakura Kaede was basically certain that the two had not taken the final step. After all, if Takasu Ryuji really did something, given Takasu Yasuko's personality, Asakura Kaede and Eriri, as neighbors, would have known about it long ago and would not have invited them to eat red bean rice together or something.

Shaking his head, Asakura Kaede whispered, "Ask Takasu later. Taiga will definitely not tell you, no matter if it happened or not."

"Yeah, that's right."

Eriri understood and stopped dwelling on the topic. She looked at her friends and asked, "Since you're going to have a study session, why don't you just come to our house? The living room is big and it's more than enough for everyone to have a study session together."

Kawashima Ami smiled and said, "We think so too, even without you telling us. Your place is the most suitable place. Besides, we still need your Feng Jun to guide us in our studies!"

"Hmph, you want to borrow it? Not impossible." Ying Lili tilted her head back and started calculating. "Remember to bring some snacks as bribes when you come over, otherwise I won't lend it to you."

"That's a bargain." Kawashima Ami's eyes lit up instantly. "I'll pay double. Can you lend it to me to take outside?"

Eriri rolled her eyes at Kawashima Ami and said, "You wish!"

She knew what Kawashima Ami was planning. She just wanted to see her angry.

Although I know that Kawashima Ami won't really do anything, this guy is, in some ways, more threatening than Kasumigaoka Utaha.