manga artist Kirito

However, the weather cleared up in the afternoon, and the temperature reached 34 degrees Celsius, which even vampires couldn't stand, let alone low-level nocturnal creatures like shut-ins.

Especially since Kirito is currently at an amusement park, and it's packed with people. Everywhere he turns his head, he's bombarded with displays of affection. Even though he's definitely no longer single, his girlfriend isn't around! These displays of affection are disgusting!

Well, of course, it was quite nice to have fun with my sister. Not only is she gentle and considerate, but she also doesn't make any unreasonable demands. It's just that Suguha rarely comes to places like this, and she wants to try everything she sees.

But, it's outdoors... 34 degrees Celsius! Even a roller coaster with a breeze can get you scorched by the sun, let alone Kirito wearing black clothes. He almost got burned by the fabric.

But she's still my younger sister after all, as long as she's happy!

Just to clarify, in Chiba Prefecture, families with younger sisters, whether older or younger, are generally very good to them. If not... then that person is probably not a native of Chiba.

"No, it's nothing. I just haven't exercised in a long time, plus this awful weather... Let's rest for a bit before we play." Kirito smiled and ruffled Suguha's hair. Just then, Suguha was about to open her mouth to take a bite of ice cream, so the head pat left her face covered in milky white marks.

"Ugh, brother, are you an idiot?" Suguha glared at Kirito with dissatisfaction, handed him the ice cream, and then rummaged through her backpack, taking out a tissue to wipe the milky white marks on her face.

"Ah, I forgot you were eating ice cream." Leaning against the bench under the shade of a tree, Kirito looked at Suguha, whose cheeks were puffed out, with a somewhat subtle expression, but he didn't really say anything.

Silently, I opened my mouth and took a bite of the ice cream. Feeling the coldness in my mouth, I instantly felt much more awake. Sure enough, daytime is the nemesis of otaku! If I could, I'd just send someone to smash this sun to pieces.

But then again, it seems that Leafa's growth is more than just a matter of age. Kirito scrutinized Leafa for a moment, then looked away at the passersby, especially the women... uh, perhaps Leafa has been drinking too much milk?

You're still a middle school student! If Yukinoshita-senpai were to truly realize how magnificent you are, wouldn't she be so eager to find a block of tofu and smash her head against it? Oh right, Eriri can also be taken along and smash her head against it too.

This level...D? No, it should be...F?

My goodness! Yezi, don't you find it a little troublesome when you swing your knife?

"Brother, your eyes have become lewd. Have those things corrupted your mind? I should have stopped you from moving out back then. I shouldn't have let you become like this! I've failed as your sister!" Suguha frowned as she looked at Kirito. There was no disgust in her words, but Kirito didn't quite understand her expression and eyes.

Well, the eyes are the windows to the soul. A character's success often depends on their eyes. As an erotic artist, Kirito naturally knows that depending on the plot, a character should show certain expressions when they hear certain things... But right now, he really can't understand Suguha's eyes. They're just too complicated.

What is this little girl thinking?

"...Ye Zi, you're overthinking it!" Kirito rolled his eyes. "I'm just happy to see you've grown up, there's nothing lewd about it. Don't forget, I'm the most upright one in the dojo!"

Leaf has grown up in every way.

“Brother is no longer the senior disciple of the dojo!” Suguha tilted his head and said, “If brother stops touching those filthy things, perhaps he can still be called upright!”

"Dirty... doujinshi... erotic comics can't be considered dirty!" Kirito retorted confidently. "They are the crystallization of human wisdom, a textbook guiding immature and naive teenagers on the path to adulthood!"

"You might not believe it, brother, but Dad said he'll try to break your legs when you go back."

"Wait, wait, wait, what did I do wrong this time?"

"It's alright." Suguha gave a kind smile, then picked up her backpack, stood up, and pulled Kirito, who was still eating ice cream, towards the small stall next to them that was making a constant popping sound.

"Brother, I want that giant panda!" Pointing, Suguha chose the largest panda among the toys displayed at the stall, while Kirito had to work to get Suguha to say so.

However, Kirito is really bad with guns. If he were given a wooden sword, he could easily take down five or six shopkeepers who had been set up to block his way, but...

"This...is a little difficult?"

“I want it, and it’s getting late, so let’s go home after we get this panda.”

"Alright, since it's my sister's request..."

Kirito took a deep breath, determined not to disappoint his sister's expectations!

Kirito casually tossed a banknote to the shop owner, who responded that he could fire ten shots. Without a word, Kirito picked up the gun and fired almost ten shots in quick succession, nearly scaring the shop owner who was standing next to him to tears.

Did you hit someone or what?

"...Brother, is everything alright?" Suguha pursed her lips and asked cautiously.

"Of course, there's one more shot." Kirito said with a smile, turning his head to look at the shop owner who was covered in cold sweat. "Boss, as long as it's a gun, it'll be fine, right?"

"...Yes, that's right!"

"Sure?"

"Sure!"

After receiving confirmation from the other party, Kirito cracked his neck, and without even aiming, swung his hand back—

He threw the gun at them...

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039

[NO.38 I've remembered what you said]

The move almost made everyone's eyes pop out. No one could have imagined that Kirito would throw the gun directly and knock down the giant panda that was placed at the farthest and highest position. It was just a crazy move.

Especially when he saw the other person happily picking up the panda, the shop owner almost shot Kirito twice with his gun. Moreover, when he saw Kirito's dissatisfaction, Kirito even started arguing with him.

Have you no shame?

While it was true that as long as it was shot down, there wouldn't be a problem, why don't you just shoot it? Throwing the gun down and shooting it down doesn't count, does it? Is this just sophistry?

Upon hearing the other person use an idiom, Kirito immediately wanted to recite a poem and argue with the shop owner, but Suguha, who was standing next to him chuckling, took out some money and slammed it on the table... and so, he got the panda.

On the way home, Suguha hugged the fluffy panda, a happy smile on her face, but she also seemed to want to laugh, probably because of Kirito's actions.

Honestly, if a tougher boss had come along, a fight might have broken out, but the result was that the shop owner was taken down by the two siblings. After all, Kirito, who came from a dojo, and Suguha, the national champion, were not to be underestimated.

"Hey brother, aren't you afraid something might happen?"

"What could possibly go wrong? I didn't do anything wrong. Besides, before we started preparing, I asked him several times if it was okay to use a gun, and he repeatedly assured me, so naturally I just followed his instructions." Kirito looked innocent. "He didn't explain it clearly, so it's not my fault! Hmm, this guy's Chinese grades are probably really bad. We should send him to that other country to study for two years, so that when he comes back, he'll be able to apply what he's learned to other situations!"

"Brother, please don't do that again next time, it will really cause trouble." Suguha shook her head helplessly, her brother was still so unreliable.

"Well, I know!" Kirito grinned. The expressions of the shop owner and the customers standing next to him were quite interesting, especially a few who looked like they hadn't seen it before. I wonder if anyone will follow suit in the future.

"By the way, Yezi, do you really like dolls? I don't remember ever having one in your room."

"I like it." Suguha pressed her face against the giant panda, feeling its soft touch, and showed a very healing expression.

"Oh, I see..." Kirito nodded thoughtfully. He hadn't realized that Yoko liked dolls. He'd buy a couple more next time they went out.

With her face resting on the panda, Suguha shifted her gaze to Kirito. Actually, none of these things mattered; what I liked was…

……

……

Kirito, who immediately became a useless person upon returning home, collapsed on the sofa, while Suguha, after putting her things away, went to the kitchen to get busy.

While watching the uninteresting TV channels, Kirito suddenly remembered something, then picked up his phone and made a call.

The harsh dial tone rang for a few seconds before being replaced by a strong and powerful female voice.

"This is the red-saka of rouge en rouge, what can I do for you?"

"It's me, Akane-nee." Hearing the voice from the other end of the phone, Kirito perked up slightly.

"Oh my, isn't this Kazuto-kun? You finally remembered your guild leader? I heard you've been spending a lot of money on games lately, all your savings are gone. Are you planning to come back and work? Speaking of which, you still have a salary card with me that you haven't picked up yet. When are you planning to come back and check it out? Or, does Kazuto-kun want me to come find you in person?"

"Uh, it's true that it's a bit different from what you said, but it's not that bad." Kirito turned the TV volume down a bit and replied helplessly. What the other person said seemed like nothing, but it revealed a lot of information. So how did you know that I spend a lot of money on games, and what's the deal with that salary card?

I've been lurking for two years now!

"I'm planning to enter the comic book industry..."

"A comic? Is it the story you told me before? Who wrote the script? Is it a slightly melodramatic, dark death game, or something even darker that would make people want to stand guard at your door with a knife after reading it?"

Could your memory be any better? It's been so long... Hey, could it be that editor Machida betrayed us? Hearing the tone of the other person, which seemed to have expected this, Kirito immediately made a guess.

"...The one who's a little bit of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur).

"Perfect timing! We happen to have a project here. Just send me the drafts later. By the way, are you sure you don't want to come back and be my planner?"

"...I'm just trying to draw comics, and besides, with your abilities, you don't need me at all! Don't think I don't know how big you've made the rouge en rouge group."

"Yes, Rouge en Rouge has become quite large, and almost all the original members have left. My most capable assistant, the genius manga artist Kiritani Kazuto, is also planning to go his own way. Ah, it really is..."

"Hey, Akane, are you going through menopause?!" Kirito scoffed. "You talk like you're the one suffering. Didn't you say at the beginning of the year that your old classmates would occasionally come over to help you?"

"..." For a moment, the sound fell silent, and it took about ten seconds to resume, but the sound of turning pages could be heard along the way.

"Oh, perfect timing. I'll have her be your editor. I've already sent her your address. She'll come to meet you after she finishes her handover."

"Whatever. But you really trust what I draw? If it's terrible, your plan is definitely going to fall apart, right? Knowing your personality..."

Have you ever let me down?

"You better be more careful!" Kirito's lips twitched as he recalled this woman's glorious deeds. "Tsk, I'll draw the best version of the artwork! And then, what's with the pay card?"

"Salary card? That's not really important. I figured it out based on notes from our previous conversations. It's basically a gaming platform, and the reason I know you've been spending all your money on games... is simple: the gaming platform you're using is their own!"

"Give me back all the money I spent on the game!!" Kirito roared into the phone. He never expected that the thing that almost made him chop off his hand was actually caused by his own family. This was simply... simply satisfying!

"Either you come and get it yourself, or I'll have your editor bring it over when they come to see you in a few days. Also, you've been telling me to keep an eye out for people named Kayaba Akihiko or something like that, I've been..."

"Wait, what did you say?" Kirito immediately narrowed his eyes, his hand holding the phone unconsciously tightening its grip.

"Still haven't found him, but I did see someone named Fujisawa Kazuki. His appearance is somewhat similar to the Kayaba Akihiko you drew, and he's a game producer. So, what are you going to do about this person you've drawn my attention to?"

"Is it just... similar...?" Kirito sighed deeply. "I'll take a look myself later."

"I see... then let's leave it at that..." Her hoarse gaze paused slightly, then a cold smile appeared. "Finally, I'll remember what you said about me going through menopause, and you, my lord~"

"Don't remember that!!"

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040

[NO.39 It seems, it's about to begin]

Perhaps because he was in a good mood today, Kirito didn't rush to start working after dinner. Instead, he picked up Kasumigaoka Utaha's book and sat down on the sofa to read it.

Although Akane Kurosaka did tell Kirito to send over all the manuscripts, Kirito felt that the current information was still a bit insufficient. Since Akane Kurosaka also said that the editor might not arrive for a few days, it meant that there was still time.

Kirito has roughly prepared a plan that isn't really a plan. He decided to take a break this week, and aside from finishing the illustrations first, he will focus all his energy on the manga.

As I've said many times before, procrastination is incurable! Kirito may not be at maximum motivation right now, but at least once he decided to work hard to meet his deadline, his motivation definitely ignited. So this rare burst of motivation absolutely cannot be allowed to turn into laziness. After all, when a creator has no motivation, they would rather die than draw.

Thinking back to when we launched a new series of erotic comics, every time the deadline was fast approaching, we would hide and run away, but in the end, most of the time we would still be caught by that woman and locked up in the club, desperately rushing to finish the manuscript... Hmm, this time the editor is obviously not Akane Akasaka herself.

I think I should be very happy!

Let me do the math. So far, I've only drawn three chapters of Sword Art Online. But with my drawing speed and all my free time, I should be able to draw fifteen to twenty chapters, or even more, by next Friday.

If my constitution were as weak as Ryunosuke's, even if I didn't go to school for half a year, Shizuka wouldn't dare to do anything to me, right?

I'm actually quite envious. Ryunosuke hasn't attended any classes since the start of the semester and only received a verbal warning from Shizuka-sensei. But if it were me or Hachiman, we'd probably be punished with an iron fist, right?

Hmm, I feel like I've forgotten something. Kirito flipped through the pages, his brows suddenly furrowing. He felt like he'd forgotten something very important, but his brows quickly relaxed. After all, if it were truly something important, he wouldn't have forgotten it so easily.

After tidying up the table and cleaning the dishes, Suguha took a shower and then dried her hair with a hairdryer. Wearing her pajamas, she walked to the sofa, sat down, and rested her head on Kirito's lap, a slight smile playing on her lips, as if she really liked the feeling.

Honestly, the feeling of using a lap pillow is really great, because if Asuna comes here on a Saturday or Sunday, Kirito usually uses this method to rest his head on Asuna's lap after dinner... He just never expected that it would become Kirito offering his lap to his sister.

Just a little something to add—besides being famous for its sister complex, Chiba Prefecture also has a specialty known for its brother complex!

Actually, this kind of scene isn't hard to see. Back when we were still at the dojo, after dinner every day, all the junior disciples would go home, and Kirito and Suguha's family would sit together in pairs to watch TV.

Needless to say, Suguha's parents are also quite affectionate, and Suguha tends to be rather clingy at this time, mostly just leaning on each other's shoulders, which is still quite intimate. Kirito, as the older brother, doesn't see anything wrong with this, as long as his sister is happy.

Kirito continued reading, occasionally making notes or sticking a note on the book. These actions would more or less disturb Suguha, who was resting her head on his lap. While Kirito hesitated about whether to stop and watch TV with his sister, Suguha took the remote and turned off the TV, then pulled out a novel from the side of the sofa.

Yes! It's still that "Black Album"!

When the book's title came up, some things popped into Kirito's mind, such as the line, "I was right first, so why did it turn out like this?" It sounded really irritating.

I don't think Yezi is really suited to reading this kind of book...

"Hey, brother, it seems like we don't have the second volume of this book at home. Did you lose it?" Suguha suddenly turned over and faced Kirito.

"...There should be some, right? When it comes to buying books, I usually wait until a book is finished before buying it, because some authors who are obsessed with ending chapters might disgustingly cut off the book at the most crucial point at the end, making you anxiously wait for the next volume to be released... In the face of this situation, I choose to buy it only after it's finished!" Kirito pursed his lips. "If it's on the bookshelf, then it's definitely all there; if it's not, then it's really not there."

But then again, I don't think I've ever bought this light novel. I might have it at home... Could it be that Nagahisa brought it over?

"There isn't a final volume; I've looked for it."

"Then I'll go look for it..."