A super great writer in the second dimension

　In terms of looks alone, Nozomi Tojo has already won big, plus that super perfect figure, who doesn't like big breasts?

　In her previous life, many people called Nozomi "fat," but when Sanzenin Arashi observed Tojo Nozomi up close, she found that she was not fat at all. On the contrary, not only was she not fat, but she was also very delicate. She really didn't know how she maintained her skin, which was so supple and radiant.

　"Arashi-kun just finished a signing event. Was it an album or record?" Nozomi Tojo asked.

　“It’s not a record, it’s a game,” said Arashi Sanzenin. “It’s an R12-level game, and the medium is a visual novel.”

　“GAL…?” Nozomi Tojo was very surprised: “I didn’t expect you to make something like this.”

　"I used to write novels, as Sister Xi knows, right?"

　"Nozomi-nee..." Tojo Nozomi pursed her lips and smiled with her eyes narrowed.

　“You live near Akihabara and know that Japanese GAL games are actually targeting the adult market, but their essence is still a medium of text.”

　"The medium of writing?" Tojo Nozomi felt that the other party was talking about something profound and unfathomable.

　"I am a businessman. When I look at things, I like to temporarily put logic aside. For example, if you remove the taste and everything else from a bottle of beverage, what's left is just water. Water is not water, but something that quenches thirst. Beverage is just a packaging method."

　For example, cola, juice, and coffee.

　GAL games are the same; they're simply a medium of text. If R18 GAL games are like black coffee for adults, then the GAL games I make are like slightly sweet fruit juice for young girls.

　"Oh, I see... Do you have a template?"

　Arashi Sanzenin casually pulled out a box from the storage cabinet next to the car door.

　The packaging of AngelBeats!! was very simple, with a cover featuring Tachibana Kanade. After casually writing his signature, Sanzenin Arashi handed the thing over with one hand.

　"Let me have a go," Nozomi Tojo said, putting the packaging box away.

　Sanzenin Arashi remembers that Tojo Nozomi really likes topics about love, and she also likes things like love fortune telling, which are typical of young girls.

　The girl's eyes were still somewhat puzzled. After all, the last time they met, he was full of prestige, the heir of the Sanzenin family, but now he's making visual novels. The contrast is just too great.

　The French restaurant recommended by Nozomi Tojo has a cute name on its sign: PICO.

　Below is a set of words: FrenchBistro

　It means French cuisine.

　The shop is a two-story building. The windows on the first floor are transparent, allowing a clear view of the dining environment. From the outside, you can see the fresh and clean style reminiscent of the last century.

　The white tables and chairs were neatly arranged, and there were already three or four groups of guests dining inside. French cuisine is known for its exquisiteness. This country is the most elegant in the world. France is also the birthplace of gentlemen and the stronghold of romanticism. As you walk in through the door, you can see a young waiter dressed as a male escort.

　A white undershirt, with a black jacket over it.

　She looked dashing and spirited, with her golden hair tied in a ponytail at the back of her head, and her fair neck visible through the subtle opening of her neckline.

　Tojo Nozomi slowly approached the waiter, who looked a bit clumsy, from behind.

　What will happen next is something Sanzenin Arashi knows without even watching.

　The Demon King made a hugging gesture with his two disobedient, fair little hands.

　However, their target was not the waiter in front of them, but the two small hills in front of him.

　"Eri, I've brought a guest!"

　That day, Ayase Eli recalled the horror of being attacked in the chest.

　..

340. Eh eh eh eh eh? ? ? ? ! ! ! !

　"ah!!!!"

　The girl called out softly.

　"X-Xi?!!"

　“You guessed right~” Nozomi Tojo laughed. “Let me check on Eli’s growth.”

　"Ah...no..."

　"Oh...is this it? Is this really it?" Tojo Nozomi unleashed her claw-like hand. "Let me confirm this..."

　The scene was too beautiful for Sanzenin Arashi to bear.

　Eli Ayase's delicate and alluring demeanor doesn't quite fit the strong-willed image of a student council president, but that's precisely where her charm lies. The contrast between her appearance and her personality is absolutely irresistible. She's usually very serious about her work, and this mixed-race student council president is quite responsible. Now that it's vacation time, which girl wouldn't want to have fun?

　But she's helping out here. This is Grandma Eri's restaurant, which is doing very well. There are a few customers, but not too many either, and the income is very stable. There are also several waiters nearby. You could say that under these circumstances, if you don't have a strong sense of responsibility, who would waste their holiday time working as a waiter?

　The two best friends played for a while before finally settling down. Since their friend had come over, Ayase Eli naturally took charge of serving Sanzenin Arashi's table.

　Sanzenin Arashi felt a little strange.

　From the moment he started, the blond president had been staring at him, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back because she wasn't sure.

　Eli Ayase was also somewhat puzzled.

　Why does this person look so familiar?

　I feel like I've seen this somewhere before!

　But I can't remember it right now.

　Sanzenin Arashi guessed that the girl had been reading MusicStation, not those magazines.

　He only wore makeup on MusicStation, and was dressed in his performance attire with his hair styled with hairspray. Piano performances are very solemn occasions, and the makeup requirements were classical, so it's probably hard to connect the two at first glance.

　Sanzenin Arashi was dressed casually, wearing a hoodie for warmth, which she took off when she entered the restaurant because of the air conditioning, revealing a white long-sleeved shirt underneath. The shirt had a small television drawn on it, with the word "NICONICO" written next to it.

　People who work at Niconico can get these clothes, and they're free.

　As the president of Nico Nico Douga, Arashi Sanzenin wears this logo on all his clothes except for his suits.

　Despite her doubts, Eli Ayase handed over the menu.

　Arashi Sanzenin glanced at the menu, but didn't make his point clear. He didn't know what Eli Ayase was thinking, but he did have LoveLive planned for μ's, and he wasn't in a hurry.

　"Pine needle foie gras," Sanzenin Arashi said casually.

　"Huh?" Eli Ayase paused for a moment, "Do you speak French?"

　He said that in French.

　“I’ll order this dish, pine needle foie gras.” Sanzenin Arashi nodded. “I know a little bit about it. I can talk and read without any problems, about junior high school level, but my handwriting is terrible.”

　It wasn't about showing off; it was just that the menu had French annotations, and I habitually read them aloud.

　"Is this gentleman French?" Eri asked with a smile.

　In upscale restaurants, waiters will engage in casual conversation with diners. This is considered part of high-end service.

　Sanzenin Arashi slowly chatted with the president of Otonokizaka, observing Ayase Eli's unintentional expressions, feeling a sense of leisure and contentment. The conversation only ended when the food was served.

　Tojo Nozomi looked at the two people with a smile.

　'Eri is so oblivious.'

　The name Aoyama Arashi is fairly well-known in Japan, because Sword Art Online has become a semi-national novel. With the help of word of mouth, everyone knows about Sword Art Online, after all, it has sold millions of copies. Then, at the end of the year, the website NICONICO was brought up again.

　A video website that suddenly rose to prominence in Japan is run by a bestselling novelist who recently performed a world-renowned piece, Liszt's "La Campanella." As a result, the name Aoyama Arashi has been featured in many magazines, and quite a few young people recognize him.

　The name Aoyama Arashi also appears in the popular JUMP manga "Inuyasha," and through multiple channels of promotion, people from various fields have become very familiar with Aoyama Arashi.

　Young people who read JUMP, college students who play music, users in the visual novel community, and even people in the IT industry learned about this name through Nico Nico Douga.

　Even before meeting Sanzenin Arashi, Tojo Nozomi knew about Aoyama Arashi, as he was quite well-known in Akihabara.

　While lamenting her friend's obliviousness and lack of awareness of trends, Ayase Eli also found it very strange.

　Not only did the person look familiar, but the voice also sounded very familiar.

　Then she went to serve the dishes.

　As Eri Ayase brought out the foie gras and smoked meat tarts from the kitchen, she happened to pass by the central counter in the restaurant and caught a glimpse of something.

　That was a small bookshelf with magazines. Because French cuisine is quite complicated to prepare, the waiting time is relatively long in the catering industry, so restaurants provide magazines for customers to read, continuing a custom from the last century. Most French restaurants have such a thing.

　'This…' Ayase Eli suddenly paused for a moment.

　There are three magazines on the magazine shelf, all of which are frequently displayed and popular among young people.

　The same person appears on all these magazine covers.

　—Aoyama Arashi, sitting over there.

　One of them is related to music—this person is sitting in front of a piano.

　The headline, "[A world-class performer suddenly appears in Japan, but is only sixteen years old]," seemed to lift a thin veil from the girl's heart, instantly clearing her mind.

　Eli Ayase doesn't follow games or go online much, so she doesn't know about Nico Nico Douga, which is popular among young people.

　But she knows them... MusicStation has performed on their stage before, and...

　He is still the president of the company that founded School Idol.

　Kira Tsubasa is an employee of that NVR idol company!

　After staring blankly at the magazine cover for a while, the girl's eyes suddenly widened as the jigsaw puzzle-like fragments in her mind came together.

　"Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh???!!!"

　This, this, this...

　..

341. Idol Economy Circle

　Ayase Eli's feelings were complicated. While she kept saying that School Idol was no good and not professional at all, she also wanted to join in. To put it simply, this feeling was like when a viewer watches a movie like Superman and thinks that they could do it too.

　Even with NIOCNICO's chief planner and president sitting there, she still didn't know what to say.

　Arashi Sanzenin knew long ago that Eli Ayase longed to be an idol and wanted to stand in front of everyone to show herself, but he didn't think much of School Idol. In the original timeline, when μ's was first established, he also mocked Kaguya and others, but eventually joined μ's.

　While observing Ayase Eli out of the corner of his eye, Sanzenin Arashi was somewhat uncertain. Nico's younger sister had been arranged to debut by him, and Nico herself had been instilled with certain things by him. Would the plot still develop according to the original route?

　"It doesn't matter," Sanzenin Arashi pursed her lips, a slight smile playing on her lips.

　He saw Ayase Eli standing to one side, holding a plate of French dishes such as foie gras, but her eyes were fixed on the magazines next to her. After a quick look, he understood—because the magazine covers all featured him, and the student council president must be feeling very confused right now.

　Those big, bright blue eyes kept glancing towards the dining table. She was carrying dishes and could have gone straight there, but she hesitated. This hidden little tsundere was really wonderful. Sanzenin Arashi was in a good mood.

　'Eri, you cute little rascal…' he thought to himself, then coughed and looked away.

　"Arashi-kun is really a bad person." Tojo Nozomi glanced over, and Sanzenin Arashi met her gaze, with a hint of mutual appreciation between them.

　That's how the friendship between these two cunning individuals was born.

　"Oh, not at all. I just have high expectations for something. Besides, some people's reactions are really different from what they seem. They're quite adorable." Sanzenin Arashi took a sip of water. "Nozomi-nee knows I'm working on SchoolIdol, right?"

　Sanzenin Arashi deliberately spoke in a voice that Ayase Eli could hear: "I do have high expectations for the idol industry. A new project is about to be launched, but, as you know, School Idol sounds good, but they are just a group of students who are still learning. They have not experienced formal training, and their singing and dancing skills are not as good as those of active professional idols."

　Tojo Nozomi smiled but didn't say anything.

　Mashiro was still drawing her line art at this time. Basically, apart from Sanzenin Arashi and Chino, she didn't like to talk to anyone.

　Hearing this made Ayase Eli feel much better. She deeply resonated with it. What School Idol? They're just a bunch of students.

　Carrying the food tray towards Sanzenin Arashi, Ayase Eli suddenly paused, remembering a name she had used earlier.

　Sister Xi?

　Ok?

　Sister Xi?!

　Ayase Eli looked at Tojo Nozomi with slight surprise. After placing the dishes on the table, she stood to the side. Fortunately, there weren't many customers in the restaurant, otherwise she would have had to suppress her curiosity and focus on serving customers.

　At this moment, she pricked up her ears to listen to what the people at the table were saying.

　'I'll make you explain things properly later...' Ayase Eli thought to herself. Her best friend was hiding something from her. Ayase Eli considered Tojo Nozomi a close friend, so she was a little jealous.

　"Let me share my expectations for School Idol," said Sanzenin Arashi.

　Nozomi Tojo became interested, and Eli Ayase pricked up her ears.

　To put it bluntly, the reason why School Idols are unprofessional is because they lack formal idol activities and formal company training. The appearance of Sanzenin Arashi changed this situation. It's true that Ayase Eli wanted to express herself, but she didn't want to become a School Idol.

　Her goal should be to become an entertainer in the AKB48 style.

　At this moment, whether by coincidence or by design, Sanzenin Arashi said directly, "Does Nozomi-nee know AKB? My expectations are all about AKB."