My Cartoonist Girlfriend

"No way!"

Subaru Uchimaki retorted loudly, and then began a series of explanations, such as "I just happen to like characters like that" and "I'm not a lolita complex", which made Takasu Ryuji and Kitamura Yusaku next to him stunned.

The two of them didn't know about Subaru Uchimaki's hobbies, and Asakura Kaede didn't have the idea of ​​introducing him in detail. It was not until this moment that they found out that this classmate who looked a bit straight and slow was actually a heavy otaku, and the type who was so otaku that he wasn't interested in three-dimensional girls.

It's awesome, I admire it.

After finally explaining, Usami still said in the end: "Although you tried so hard to explain, there are still suspicions. Please restrain yourself in the future."

"..."

Subaru felt very tired immediately after seeing this and could only lower his head to continue studying.

On the other side, Kushieda Minori quickly brought the drinks, pasta and grilled chicken wings and placed them in front of Oosaka Taiga.

"Dahe, eat quickly."

"Thank you Minori!"

When Oosaka Taiga saw the food, he happily picked up the fork and started eating the pasta.

After eating two bites, she looked at her friend and asked, "Shinori, when will you finish your part-time job today?"

"Me? 4pm, a little over an hour left."

"Then I'll wait for you to get off work. Can I go to your house today?"

"sure!"

"amazing!"

Kushieda Minori also touched Oosaka Taiga's head with some concern, then stood up from her seat and said, "Okay, Taiga, you eat first, I'll continue to be busy. By the way, if you are bored, there are classmates here to study today. Kitamura-kun from the same club as me is also here. You can go over there to play, their study session today is almost over."

"Is Minori your club partner?"

After swallowing the pasta in his mouth, Oosaka Taiga recalled the appearance of Kitamura Yusaku, "The one with glasses, smiling all the time? Hmm... I'm not very familiar with them. I won't bother them. I'll just play with my phone here and wait for you."

"OK then."

Kushieda Minori didn't force it and continued to work.

Soon, it was 4 o'clock in the afternoon and it was time for Minori Kushieda to get off work.

After changing back into her regular clothes, she brought Oosaka Taiga to where Asakura Kaede and the others were and said, "Kitamura-kun, and everyone else, I'm about to get off work, so I'll be leaving first!"

Kitamura Yusaku pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Kushieda-san. Thank you for taking care of us today."

They came here for a study session today, and Minori Kushieda took good care of them after work, including giving them extra fries.

"Hehehe~"

Kushieda Minori smiled and said, "If you want to thank me, please come to this store more often in the future! Then I'll be leaving now, Taiga, and say goodbye to everyone too."

Oosaka Taiga seemed a little shy and hadn't communicated since he came over. After hearing what Kushieda Minori said, he thought that they were all acquaintances of his friends, so after a moment of hesitation he said, "Goodbye, everyone."

After watching the two leave, Eriri whispered, "I feel like Oosaka-san is like Kushieda-san's pet."

After hearing this, Asakura Feng smiled and said, "Why don't you say this in front of her?"

Recalling what happened before, Eriri immediately shook her head and said, "Forget it. Oosaka-san is obviously well-trained. Even though she attacked suddenly, she beat down the seniors in the kendo club in one go. The nickname Tiger is not for nothing. I guess only Kushieda-san can make her behave so well."

After listening to Eriri's comments, everyone nodded in agreement.

In this world, the relationships between some people are so wonderful. People who seem to be unapproachable at ordinary times will be like kittens in front of certain people.

Glancing at Takasu Ryuji, who seemed a little disappointed after Kushieda Minori left, Asakura Kaede clapped his hands and said, "Today's study session is almost over. Let's leave after we finish the remaining questions. We can go to the place where we will have dinner today."

At 4:, everyone packed up their things, officially ended today's study session, and headed to the barbecue restaurant they had booked.

Sitting at the edge of the team, Eriri pulled Asakura Kaede's sleeve and asked quietly, "Why aren't we going to Xuxu Garden?"

After hearing this, Asakura Kaede leaned towards Eriri and explained in a low voice: "Have you forgotten? Takasu's family situation is not very good, and he can't afford the prices at Xuxuen. And don't worry, although the restaurant we went to today is cheap, the quality of the meat is absolutely guaranteed. I've been there several times before. If you want to go to Xuxuen, we can find time to go there later."

Ying Lili finally reacted and stuck out her tongue embarrassedly.

Chapter 51 Barbecue (Please collect!!!)

Xuxuen is the name of a chain of barbecue restaurants. It is very famous in Tokyo. There are several stores in Shinjuku, where Asakura Kaede lives.

As a chain barbecue restaurant, Xuxuyuan focuses on high-quality environment and ingredients. Although it is not the highest-end, as a chain restaurant, the price is also medium-to-high. If you don't order ingredients like wagyu, it's not a big problem to eat it, but if you order high-end ingredients, the price will go up directly.

Asakura Feng has been there several times with her family. The environment is indeed very good and the food is quite exquisite, but in fact, a large part of the value of the consumption is offset by the environment and service.

To make an analogy, it is a bit like Haidilao in China, but the prices at Haidilao are much cheaper, even if the consumption levels on both sides are converted.

If it was a dinner party or if it was just you and Eriri, Asakura Kaede wouldn't mind going there, but for a classmate gathering like today, considering their respective spending power, it would be better to go to an ordinary but delicious restaurant.

I can't go to Xuxu Garden today. Although Eriri wasn't too disappointed, she still whispered, "I wanted to try my luck. When I went to eat barbecue with my parents a few times before, I met several voice actors eating there. I still have photos with them!"

"Are you so lucky? So many times?" Asakura Feng looked at Eriri in surprise.

As a mid- to high-end chain BBQ restaurant, many celebrities from various circles go there, such as many voice actors who regard BBQ as a regular item. You may see them at the table next to you or in the next box that day. In addition to voice actors, some celebrities and even members of girl groups go there for dinner.

"I've only encountered this once, when Sakurai Takahiro and a few non-voice actor friends went to a dinner party. They didn't take pictures, but they asked for an autograph."

When it comes to Kao-ge, Eriri's mind immediately emerged with that famous scene, but because there were other people around, she didn't say it out loud.

Covering her mouth with her hands and smiling, she said, "I have met Ogura Yui, Hayami Saori, and Tomatsu Haruka."

I have to say that Eriri is really lucky, but looking at her, she must have gone there many times to encounter this.

The barbecue restaurant is not far away and it only takes about ten minutes to get there.

Asakura Kaede had been here before and had the store's reservation phone number, so she reserved a seat in advance and didn't have to worry about queuing or anything.

After coming in, the seats were arranged as for the study session, and after sitting down, the boss handed over two menus.

The prices at this barbecue restaurant are quite affordable, and there is basically nothing outrageously expensive, so there is no psychological burden when ordering. After each person ordered a few items, they asked for some Coke and juice, and then began to wait.

Kitamura Yusaku stretched his body and said with a smile: "This is the first time I have participated in a study session like this. It feels good and efficient. Do you want to continue holding it during the next few days of vacation?"

Takasu Ryuji was the first to agree: "I was planning to review carefully in my free time these few days. This is my first exam after entering high school, and I don't intend to fail it."

After thinking for a while, Uchimaki Subaru also said, "Well... it's pretty boring at home, it would be nice if we could study together."

Then, the three of them turned their eyes to the man and two women opposite them.

Asakura Feng also agreed and said, "I have no objection, but as long as it's not consecutive, it's fine. It's not good to keep studying during the rare vacation. It's necessary to relax appropriately."

After hearing what Asakura Kaede said, Eriri breathed a sigh of relief. If she really used the remaining six days to study, Eriri would really have no time to play games, which would undoubtedly be bad news for her.

"Yes, one day at a time."

Hearing Eriri say the same thing, Usami Mizuki also nodded: "It just so happens that I might have to go out with my mother tomorrow, so we'll decide the specific time the day after tomorrow."

After deciding on the holiday plans for the next few days, various ingredients were served one by one, and the baking tray was gradually heated. It was time to start today's barbecue dinner.

The aroma of beef tongue, marinated beef slices, pork belly, and pork tenderloin spread all over the baking tray made Ying Lili, who was still thinking about Xu Xuyuan, swallow her saliva.

When many people eat barbecue together, there are usually one or two people who are mainly responsible for the grilling. This time is no exception. The task of grilling is mainly handed over to Asakura Kaede and Takasu Ryuji.

Asakura Kaede is a man of practice makes perfect, while Takasu Ryuji has maxed out his housekeeping skills, including cooking; barbecue is easy for him.

The two men used tongs to divide the roasted beef tongue, and then began to turn over the other meats.

Asakura Kaede picked up a large piece of pork belly, cut it into strips with barbecue scissors, and divided the meat between Eriri and Usami Mizuki.

After expressing their thanks, the two girls quickly picked up the lettuce, wrapped the meat in it, and started eating happily.

After Eriri finished eating what she had on hand, she looked at Asakura Kaede and asked, "Let me grill it for you for a while, otherwise the meat in your bowl will get cold."

"can you?"

"Of course! It's not like I haven't eaten barbecue before!" Eriri confidently took the tools from Asakura Kaede's hand, carefully picked up a few slices of beef, and put them on the baking tray.

After watching Ying Lili's skillful movements, he felt much more relieved and started eating the barbecue in his bowl.

Then the two of them grilled for a while, which basically ensured that both of them were well fed and satisfied. By the way, Ying Lili also got to satisfy her craving for barbecue.

Seeing Asakura Kaede eating the food she had grilled, Eriri felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction, and her face turned red unconsciously. Fortunately, because of the heat from the grilled meat, everyone's faces were flushed, so no one would notice.

Although it is not a high-end barbecue restaurant, the barbecue is a big part of it, and the atmosphere is what makes it great. Today's barbecue was very satisfying for everyone.

We ate and chatted, talking about some interesting things in our respective classes, and two hours passed quickly.

After paying the bill on a AA basis, today's event came to an end.

Takasu Ryuji and Kitamura Yusaku were going the same way, so they walked together. Usami Mizuki and Uchimaki Subaru both had to take the train, so they left together as well. In the end, only Asakura Kaede and Eriri were left.

Looking at Eriri beside him, Asakura Feng asked, "I'm going to get my bike. What about you? Should we ask your family to pick you up?"

Eriri shook her head and said, "No, I can just wait for the bus back, it's only a few stops away."

Asakura thought for a moment, checked the time, and, extremely rarely, looked at Eriri with a little nervousness and said, "How about I take you back on my bike?"

"...well?"

Ying Lili was stunned for a moment, and her heartbeat inexplicably began to accelerate.

Chapter 52 Unconsciously Approaching (Please Collect!!!)

After arriving at the place where Kaede Asakura parked her bicycle, she unlocked the bicycle and looked at Eriri beside her.

Today, Eriri did not wear a skirt like she did before, but instead wore a pair of dark-colored cropped pants, so she didn't have to worry about exposing herself if she sat in the back of the car.

"Come up, it's getting late, I'm afraid your family will worry."

"It's okay. I told my parents and went back after dinner."

After explaining, Eriri shyly sat on the back seat of the bicycle.

"Um... I remember you can't carry people on a bicycle, right?"

"It's okay, as long as we aren't discovered, isn't it?" Asakura Kaede said with a smile as he got on his bicycle.

Eriri was also amused by Asakura Kaede's words: "How can you be like that? If you get caught, don't regret it."

"Don't worry, it's just a lesson from the police. Sit tight, let's go!"

After thinking about the address that Eriri had just told him, Asakura Kaede planned the route and pedaled his bicycle.

"ah!"

Eriri was also startled by the sudden movement of the bicycle, and quickly grabbed Asakura Kaede's clothes to steady herself.

It was the first time for Asakura Kaede to carry someone, but Eriri was not heavy at all, so carrying her was not a burden for Asakura Kaede.

In a direction that Eriri couldn't see, Asakura Feng said with a smile: "Although I am still confident in my skills, in case of sudden bumps on the road, you'd better hold on tight. I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your balance with just those thin clothes."

"Ugh?"

Eriri looked at the small piece of clothes in her hand, blushed, and slowly placed her hands on Asakura Kaede's waist, but she didn't dare to use force.

Feeling the movement coming from his waist and Eriri's body leaning towards him from time to time, Asakura Feng felt that the decision he made today was indeed the right one.

After experiencing the initial nervousness and shyness, Eriri finally relaxed slowly. On the slightly boring way home, she chatted with Asakura Kaede, and the distance between the two of them was unconsciously getting closer.

The two were lucky today and did not encounter any patrolling police. They successfully arrived at the villa area where Eriri lived.

He slowly stopped the car, looked at the big villa with lights on in front of him, and turned to look at Eriri who was still sitting on the back of the bicycle: "We're here."

"Ah."

Ying Lili nodded, got out of the back seat, walked to Asakura Feng, and said with a chuckle: "Thank you for taking me back. Are you tired? How about coming to my house for a while?"

Although he was somewhat tempted by Eriri's invitation, Asakura Feng still shook his head and said, "No, it's getting late today, and I have nothing to do. I'm really sorry to bother you. I'll come visit you again when I have the chance."

Today, Eriri's family must be here, and he doesn't want them to think that he doesn't know etiquette. Maybe they won't care about this little thing, but Asakura Feng still cares about it.

After turning the bicycle around, Asakura Feng said, "Okay, you should go back soon too. You've studied all day today, so go to bed early and don't stay up late playing games."

"Oh! I wanted to play some games to relax!"

But what Asakura Feng said was true. She was indeed very tired today. Eriri also gave up the idea of ​​playing games and waved to Asakura Feng, saying, "Bye~"

"Okay, bye, let's talk on Line if you have anything to say."

After watching Asakura Kaede ride away on her bike, Eriri returned home humming a song.

As soon as I opened the door, before I even changed my shoes, I saw my mother's half head sticking out from behind the entrance, secretly staring at me.

"Don't be so scary!"

"Hey hey hey~~~"