If I don't capture the girl, I will die

"Well, I feel a little regretful—"

After a moment's hesitation, Sayuri Sawamura said that it was extremely arrogant to interfere in other people's lives. Although she was the elder, their relationship was at best average.

There is a hint of tenderness hidden on Sayuri Sawamura's pretty face, whose age seems beyond belief. She knows a little about Ji Qi's situation and knows that his parents had an accident and he has to rely on himself for a living.

Therefore, she would not say anything, and her maternal instinct was aroused in her heart.

As the saying goes, if you want to make an unfamiliar woman have a better impression of you quickly, there are several ways. One is to arouse her resonance, and the other is to arouse her maternal instinct...

Ji Qi meets all the requirements.

Of course, a lot of this is thanks to Eriri.

People's kindness is limited, and most of them will only share it with people they know.

Ji Qi shrugged. "It's actually a lot easier without that much pressure. Besides, I plan to personally provide the background music for the game later. If the critics knew that I was wasting my talent on something like this, they would probably be so angry that they would take back everything they said before."

"possible."

Imagining the scene described by Ji Qi, Sayuri Sawamura's bright eyes curved into crescents and she smiled happily.

"Yugi... Himeshichi-kun, don't you think Eriri is very much like the heroine in a gal? Look at her, she has so many attributes, like tsundere, blonde with twin ponytails, a lady, an erotic painter, a childhood sweetheart—"

Following Ji Qi's words, Sayuri Sawamura naturally changed the topic from piano to games.

As she spoke, she glanced at Eriri, who was currently lowering her head, her beautiful blonde hair covering her delicate, palm-sized face, making it impossible to see her expression clearly.

However, when Sayuri Sawamura didn't say the last word, Eriri...

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PS: This is a two-in-one chapter with 4000 words, so it counts as two chapters!

Chapter 324 Can I be your heroine?

"mom!"

Eriri suddenly stood up and shouted in a voice that surprised even herself.

Although she successfully interrupted what Sayuri Sawamura wanted to say, she also attracted their strange looks.

Ji Qi looked at Eriri, whose eyes were rolling and blushing, and shook his head helplessly. He thought that this was a sign of Eriri's inner joy because her mother mentioned her childhood sweetheart...

As for Sayuri Sawamura, she keenly noticed that Eriri's mood was different from usual.

She narrowed her eyes and her signature mischievous smile appeared on her face again.

"Um...Mom, you guys must be thirsty after chatting for so long. I'll go get you some tea!"

Facing the two people who were waiting for her to continue, Eriri stuttered.

Sayuri Sawamura did not expose her, and said with a smile: "What a sensible and good daughter you are, go ahead."

Eriri breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head, put on her pink slippers and left the room.

"See, this is a textbook reaction. It's very suitable for a heroine, right?"

Sayuri Sawamura looked at Eriri's disappearing back, and even though Eriri was not there, she still continued chatting about topics related to her.

The only pivot of their relationship is Eriri, and Ji Qi knows that very well, but I still want to complain that your daughter is actually the heroine...

Unfortunately, before their story began, she already had someone she loved.

With these thoughts in mind, Ji Qi casually replied: "Well, the blond, tsundere, and childhood sweethearts can be said to be standard characters."

"Then why don't you consider adding her as the heroine of your game, Ji Qijun? You can get materials anytime and anywhere in real life, and the character you make will definitely be amazing."

Sayuri Sawamura was selling her daughter to Himechi like a salesman.

"I don't mind, but Eriri clearly said no. And Eriri still has other work, so adding another heroine will definitely increase their workload."

Ji Qi spread his hands. He didn't think much about what he heard. He just treated it as if Sayuri Sawamura was chatting normally.

"Eri, ah, Eriri..."

Judging from Eriri's growth trajectory, the open-minded Sayuri Sawamura never interfered in her daughter's emotional issues.

But as a mother, who doesn't want her daughter to find a boyfriend or husband who is better?

Although Eriri behaves like a dead otaku at home, she is different from those real otakus who only rely on their parents. She is talented, works hard and has a talent for painting. She can be said to be a goddess-level otaku.

Sayuri Sawamura knows that the best partner for Eriri is someone who is interested in the two-dimensional world, has common hobbies with them, and can clearly distinguish them from reality.

Yes, it’s Ji Qi.

Having lived with Eriri for more than ten years, Sayuri Sawamura could naturally see the stirrings of Eriri's girlish heart.

It's just that for some reason, her daughter is extremely obsessed with her 'childhood sweetheart', so she is caught in the current dilemma. If Sayuri Sawamura's thoughts were known by Himechi, he would definitely complain that this is all a setting...

Sighing in her heart, Sayuri Sawamura got the answer and changed the topic with a smile and started chatting with Ji Qi.

Sayuri Sawamura is very good at chatting, but no matter how many topics she has to talk about, she will eventually run out of things to talk about. So after almost an hour, Sayuri drank a sip of tea made by her daughter and found an excuse to get the two young people, Himeshichi and Eriri, together to play.

There is a large balcony on the second floor of the Sawamura family's castle-like Western-style house, and the bedroom connected to it is Eriri's boudoir.

Ji Qi stood in the quaint room, opened the curtains, looked at the distant scenery, felt the unique humid and hot breeze of summer, and squinted his eyes comfortably.

The scenery here is nice...

"Who allowed you to enter my room without permission?"

Eriri, with messy hair, sat on the chair in an ungraceful manner and spoke to the uninvited guest with gritted teeth.

"Your mother asked me to come in." Ji Qi replied calmly, and then he added, feeling a little hot: "Miss, don't you feel hot? Why don't you turn on the air conditioner?"

"The house is so big, it would be very expensive and wasteful to use the air conditioner! It's not the weather that I have to use the air conditioner now."

The girl, with a layer of fine sweat stains on her smooth forehead, snorted and made a commoner statement that was extremely inconsistent with the image of a young lady.

Ji Qi seemed to have gotten to know Eriri all over again, and said in disbelief: "...I didn't expect you to be unexpectedly frugal, Eriri."

I feel a little bit angry.

What was your original image of me? Living a life of extravagance and luxury?

It's totally unfair!

Ying Lili glared at Ji Qi with great dissatisfaction.

Ji Qi lazily said to Ying Lili on the balcony: "Ying Lili will definitely be a good wife in the future!"

"What... you pervert! You control your younger years! You pervert! You idiot!"

Ying Lili's fair face turned red instantly, and she panickedly patted the desk in front of her with her little hands, obviously thinking of something in Ji Qi's short words.

Ji Qi, who had suffered a setback in his quality, waved his hand calmly, "The words you used all have the same meaning... Forget it, compared to this, what do you think of the promotional poster picture Ying Lili?"

"Of course the more conspicuous the seat, the better!"

It’s not my money anyway, Ying Lili said indifferently.

"Not this, but the drawing itself."

"Hey, your gaze is creepy... Let me make it clear in advance that I can only draw one full-color poster at most. This is my limit! Leave the rest to your sister, because coloring is too troublesome. I estimate that it will take me more than a week to draw this one alone!"

Ying Lili, who felt uncomfortable all over because of Ji Qi's eyes that seemed to be squeezing the sows in the pigsty, grimaced.

"One is enough. I'll need the help of Teacher Kashiwagi Eri for the remaining brochures." Ji Qi nodded with satisfaction.

"Black-hearted boss."

Ying Lili muttered to herself. Her scalp tingled when she thought about her recent workload. It was even busier than when she was in school!

"I'm planning to draw a poster for each of the three heroines for promotion. Eriri, whose one are you going to be in charge of?"

Ji Qiyi clapped his hands. Originally, Eriri and Sagiri had different painting styles. In order to avoid the error of inconsistency between the original paintings, they came up with a solution.

1: Unify the painting style. 2: Each person shares the responsibility of completing the branch quest.

The first option was definitely too much to ask, so they chose the second option.

Eriri was in charge of the character and illustration of Shiwa Megumi, while Sagiri was in charge of the scenes and cg for herself and Megumi.

The two people have clear division of labor.

This was the result after several arguments.

That's why Himeshichi asked Eriri which heroine she would draw.

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PS: The internet was down at night, so I couldn't send the coded code out o(￣ヘ￣o＃)

Chapter 325: Eriri-chan's Great Victory

Who is it?

Eriri scratched her itchy hair. First of all, she could ignore the character of her sister. Eromanga-sensei would definitely not let her draw her if she didn't want to. Then she had to choose between the characters of Megumi and Kasumigaoka Utaha.

To be fair, she is very familiar with the role of Kasumigaoka Utaha, and has a good relationship with the three-dimensional Utaha, so let's choose her.

After sorting it out in her mind, Eriri told Ji Qi her answer.

"No problem, then I'll leave Hui's to Mashiro!" Ji Qi turned around, leaned against the balcony, and gave a thumbs up.

Hearing the unfamiliar name, Eriri muttered in confusion, "Mashiro?"

"The foreign artist I hired was originally an art painter, and he's super good."

"what……"

Why do more and more people know how to draw? Normally, shouldn't there be very few people who have the talent for drawing? Why are there so many girls around this guy who can draw?

Eriri pursed her lips with some displeasure. She felt that her existence was becoming more and more insignificant. Even the random heroine Kato Megumi could hardly compare to her!

But when it comes to painting, she is still very confident in herself!

Especially recently, her painting skills have improved a lot.

"By the way, Eriri, what game are you playing?" Ji Qi, who didn't like silence, left the windowsill and walked slowly to Eriri. Seeing that she was pressing the handle, he asked with interest.

Eriri replied without even looking up: "Amber Concerto."

"That's the one you like to play often." Ji Qi watched from the side for a while, then shook his head. Should we say that Ying Lili is indeed a very nostalgic person? This game called Amber Concerto is an antique from ten years ago, but she can still play it with relish. He has seen it more than five times.

But the characters in this guide seem a little different?

Did he remember that he wasn't the character wearing retro prince clothes before?

"Really? You're so long-winded. Sometimes I want to try other roles too!"

The slender little hand trembled subconsciously, and Ying Lili's fair skin turned pink. She retorted loudly, as if she was hiding something.

Ji Qi curled his lips, smelled the fragrance emanating from the girl, and said nothing more.

He did understand the girl's mind, but he was not yet able to read her heart.

Ji Qi moved a chair and looked at her for a while. When Ying Lili was used to this silence and gaze, Ji Qi suddenly said, "Ying Lili, you can play slowly. I'm going home first."

"Ah, yes. Go back quickly and stop bothering me." Ying Lili was stunned at first, then waved her hands with an extremely impatient look, which was very unpleasant.

In fact, she didn't think so in her heart.

It should be the other way around.

"Don't slack off, work hard. Also, it's time to wash your hair, Eriri!"

Ying Lili's body stiffened.

"Ahhh, you are so rude! It's so troublesome to wash a girl's hair with long hair! Also, don't you know how to talk to girls?!"

"I'm telling the truth...I'm all oily."

Ji Qi suppressed his smile and said, seemingly not caring about the girl's feelings at all. But did he really not care about the girl's feelings? No. He knew that according to their current relationship, it would not affect him to tell the truth.

Ying Lili was already thin-skinned to begin with, and she was so angry when someone pointed out this to her face that she wanted to bite Ji Qi directly, but she couldn't refute it.

She had indeed not washed her hair for two days...she even felt a little itchy.