Can I draw Eromanga forever?

Yoshinoya.

Lin You led Jing Qinrencai to sit down. It was a short break after dinner and the store was empty.

After the last group of guests left.

They were the only ones left in the store, along with the two waiters behind the bar.

Jing Qinrencai was very cautious and followed Lin You's example to ask the waiter for a medium bowl of beef rice.

goo—

After moving and studying hard, I had consumed a lot of energy, and my rumbling stomach was protesting loudly.

Jing Qinrencai covered her stomach with a blushing face and put her face on the bar.

Lin You smiled.

"You're trying too hard, kid sister?"

"I didn't try very hard... Wait, kid sister?!"

Jing Qinrencai widened her eyes, raised half of her face, and stared at Lin You blankly:

"What kind of weird nickname is that!? It's Nina, just call me Nina!"

"Okay, kid sister."

"..."

"There's no need to rush into growing up. High school is an indispensable and precious period in life," said Lin You.

Given a chance to live again, Lin You wanted to be just an ordinary high school student. Things like the president of Ichigo Pro and the behind-the-scenes boss of the Inugami Group were just side jobs.

Hear the words.

Jing Qinrencai pursed her lips.

I'm a little confused about what Lin You means. Is this advice from someone who's been through it all, or is it consolation? Ahhh... I always had this condescending gaze before, even when I was bullied at school. I'd give in, admit my mistakes, and forgive. If I continue like this, I'm sure I'll suffer.

"What are you thinking about, little sister?"

"I'm not a child."

Renai retorted, glaring and stiffening her neck.

Interesting reaction.

Lin You couldn't help but smile, as if she could see the vortex of magnetic lines wrapped around the little girl. She silently clenched her fists, looking stubborn.

"Actually, from what I can see, Niina, you've really matured."

"Eh?"

Suddenly changed your mind?

Jing Qinrencai looked at Lin You in a daze.

He continued:

"But the adult world is very cruel. Constant overtime, constant makeshifts, constant forcing... Look, this Yoshinoya is open 24 hours a day, but that doesn't mean it's a conscientious company, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"Nina, why don't you ask the waitress behind the bar?"

Lin You pointed to the side.

There was a group of two girls wearing Yoshinoya shop assistant uniforms. One had a figure that looked so good that she didn't look like a Japanese girl, and the other was petite and looked like an elementary school student.

Volume 1: Chapter 28: Kawahara Momoka

The two shop assistants were——

RUPA and Satoshi Ebitsuka.

A member of the composing team called "beni-shouga" and also a member of the future band of I Serina, serving as bassist and keyboardist respectively.

"Ok?"

Ebizka Satoshi looked over.

She has a petite figure and a young appearance, with a soft and small face that looks very childlike, but her eyes are a little sharp, cold, and full of defensiveness.

Like a hedgehog.

Jing Qinrencai shrank her neck and asked the question cautiously.

"...Um, is the work here hard?"

"Ah, it's hard—"

"——You two's beef bowls are ready!"

At this time, RUPA stepped forward and interrupted Ebizuka Satoshi's answer.

Two bowls of fragrant steamed beef rice were placed in front of me.

Jing Qinrencai was easily distracted and put on an exaggerated expression with her eyes wide open.

“This is—gyudon!!”

"..."

Rupa smiled as he and Ebizka Satoshi stepped aside, seemingly whispering something.

but.

...Being careful not to complain about the workload in front of customers shows that being a Yoshinoya employee is not an easy job.

Lin You thought.

"Little sister, it seems that Yoshinoya is really... huh?"

Jing Qinrencai was staring at the beef rice on the table. She excitedly separated the disposable chopsticks and started to eat it, enjoying the feast after all the hard work and forgetting everything else.

"Hmm... Um... Lin You, what did you say?"

"I say—you look just like that outrageous Yoshinoya ad."

"what?"

"It's like a pure virgin getting addicted to ○" - let the young girl who just came from the countryside and knows nothing about anything become addicted to beef rice.

"???"

Jing Qinrencai froze in the act of chewing the beef. She turned her head with a click, and her eyes went dark.

pat.

The chopsticks fell onto the table with a crisp bounce, and a grain of rice slipped from the corner of her lips.

“Tokyo is scary!”

"No, I told you it's a Kawasaki."

……

"Is it really alright? This... is poisoning..."

"Of course it's no problem!"

In response to Jing Serina's worried question, Ebizuka Satoshi said unhappily.

She added: "At least... it won't be poisoned."

Lin You agreed:

"The bigwigs up there won't understand. Beef rice is just for decoration."

"?"

Rupa tilted his head slightly, feeling a little confused.

Ebizka Satoshi muttered, "Should I just go work at Matsuya or Sukiya?"

"Well, if the distance is right, I have no objection." RUPA replied.

the other side.

Jing Qinrencai, a girl who adheres to the principle of not wasting, was feeling uneasy and had a conflicted expression.

“It tastes pretty good…”

"What a good kid!"

"Ok?"

"Well, I mean, Momoka's performance is about to start, let's get ready to go to the station."

"oh oh……"

She has a well-behaved and quiet look.

Jing Serina politely said thank you for the hospitality to Ebizuka Satoshi and RUPA, and followed Lin You closely.

The slightly twinkling eyes are full of anticipation.

"...Ms. Momoka's live performance~~~~"

"Are you looking forward to it?"

"Of course! I've been listening to Miss Momoka's songs for a long time. They really touch my soul... It's a pity that Miss Momoka left Diamond Star. Why..."

"Yeah, why..."

……

Ten o'clock at night.

In front of Kawasaki Station, Central East Exit.

At 22 p.m., when Momoka Kawahara's guitar solo sounded, the gentle and powerful sound overwhelmed the alienated and slightly cool air of the night, and Isen Rinna felt that she had come back to her senses.

That clear voice broke through the clamor of the crowd outside the station, like a sudden sound on a pure white snowfield—

After a slightly lonely guitar solo.

She began to sing:

"...The test paper submitted was blank, but my thoughts were confused and lengthy."

"The so-called answer is probably just common sense in name only—"

There is a feeling of being suddenly hit by a flying bullet.

It is a song full of confusion, but why does it make people feel so gentle?

Lin You listened quietly.

"Even if my fingertips tremble, I have to hold the pen tightly!"

"There's no right answer, and there's no point in admitting defeat. I just need to be myself for the rest of my life, and that's enough... No matter how upset I get, there's no tomorrow..."

"..."

A deserted intersection.

Silver-gray hair, necklace, mature lady.

Momoka Kawahara's fingertips leaped and danced on the guitar, and amid the flowing notes, this handsomely dressed street performer, wearing ripped hot pants, black stockings and short boots, and his seemingly cold black eyes were illuminated by the dim moonlight.

Full of intoxicating charm.

Like a strong wind blowing.

It was like something was shattered, and glass fragments flew everywhere.

The songs and melodies with infinite catharsis, the hatred of common sense, the hatred of correctness, the hatred of following the rules, resonate with people——

"She's so gentle indeed."

Lin You thought that this was the singing voice of Kawahara Momoka, and he was not the only one who felt this way.