manga artist Kirito

“Well, after all, it’s Mashiro…” Asuna seemed somewhat helpless. “You know, Mashiro isn’t interested in anything except drawing. She might spend a lot of time observing the people around her on weekdays, but on weekends… she spends the whole day drawing.”

Don't you... feel tired?

To be honest, if Kirito hadn't been incredibly motivated, or had an editor supervising him, he would never have been able to complete such a large workload... You better learn to slack off!

"Huh?" Shiina Mashiro stopped what she was doing, looked up at everyone, tilted her head in confusion, and then closed her sketchbook. "Class is starting."

"...In short, all that's left for the short manga is Eriri, so finish it as soon as possible and submit it...Hmm, how about submitting it to Weekly Shonen Jump?"

"No objections." XN

"But, this kind of work... doesn't quite fit the art style of Weekly Shonen Jump, does it?"

"It's okay, this is what passionate creation is all about!"

"Don't you think there's too little interaction between the male and female leads compared to the intense battles?"

"Who do you think this is because of?!" Kirito glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha. "This is just a prequel; the main story is more suitable for Weekly Shonen Jump!"

"So, have you decided on a title for the work?"

"..."

The air suddenly became quiet.

P.S.: Requesting votes~ Requesting tips~ Requesting death threats~

Calvin is terrifying!

151

[NO.149 Eriri Wants to Cheat (Bonus Chapter)]

"It's...it's all over!"

Eriri stared at the teacher's explanation of key points with utter despair. She genuinely couldn't understand what the teacher was saying anymore, and she'd forgotten where she'd left off from her previous review. The weekend she'd planned for studying was completely wasted on creating art during a sudden burst of inspiration...

Although there's still time before the Comic Book Fair, inspiration is hard to come by, so when inspiration strikes, Eriri doesn't hesitate to throw all her energy into creating. The pieces needed for the fair are now almost complete.

however……

I have an exam on Wednesday!

With only two days left, the team can put aside their short comic strip for now. After all, coming up with a title for the work will definitely take a lot of time—yes, Eriri believes that most creators are incapable of coming up with names.

Even so, there's only one day left to review... how could that possibly be enough!

In most subjects, Eriri wasn't confident she could get a perfect score, but she was confident she could pass. However, in English and math... she was in a terrible state!

If I don't pass the exam, I'll definitely have to stay for remedial lessons...

Eriri then recalled the summer vacation when the other members of the manga club went off to play everywhere, while she was stuck at school studying – it wasn't just scary, it was downright despairing!

Keep in mind, she also has the CM Expo to participate in... and she absolutely has to win!

Yes, this time Eriri will not ask her parents to help sell her erotic works. Instead, she plans to do it herself. It may sound embarrassing, but the fact that the erotic creator is actually a high school girl will definitely generate a lot of buzz, and the sales of her works may increase as a result.

Of course, Eriri knew that this so-called increase in sales wouldn't actually make her much money, but she just wanted to beat Fujiwara Echizen and crush him in sales!

Eriri originally had no intention of participating herself, but considering that Sword Art Online was about to be published, the popularity of the pen name Fujiwara Echizen would definitely increase significantly, and it would be only natural that Sword Art Online would boost the sales of Fujiwara Echizen's other works... It would be very difficult to win this time!

give up?

Even more impossible!

Eriri plans to start creating manga normally after the CM exhibition, taking the first step by stepping on Kirito's foot, so she absolutely cannot fail the cricket exam.

Squinting, Eriri pondered who could possibly save her from this slacker in such a short time. But soon, she froze. It seemed that... anyone who could be considered a friend was someone with excellent grades. Kasumigaoka Utaha was her senior, and although she was a good helper, Eriri wouldn't ask her for help even if she jumped off this cliff.

Asuna Yuuki is first in her grade...that's fine, but I heard she's going to tutor that genius painter, Mashiro Shiina—seriously, she's already labeled a genius, why does she need tutoring?

Ms. Kato has been overlooked~

Turning her head, Eriri's gaze fell on Kirito, who was slumped over the table, completely asleep. Eriri's lips twitched slightly. "Doesn't this guy worry about the exam at all?"

But come to think of it, this guy never pays attention in class and spends most of his time sleeping, yet his grades on the last exam seemed pretty good—wait a minute! Does that mean guys who sleep in class are all good students?

Yes, that's right, Eriri thought of Kasumigaoka Utaha again.

With a look of utter despair, Eriri didn't know who to ask for tutoring. Even with today's help, she only had two days left. Should she try anything? No, she was starting to give up.

Should I ask him for help...?

He'll be laughed at, given his annoying personality.

……

Boom!

Something made a sound on the table, and Kiritani, who was fast asleep, slightly raised his head, his eyes showing a hint of displeasure, but his eyes returned to calm after seeing the MAX coffee in front of him.

"and then?"

Yawning lazily, Kiritani casually pulled the tab on his coffee and listlessly glanced at Eriri, who stood beside him, looking embarrassed and hesitant to speak.

"……what?"

"I mean, what's the matter?"

It's only natural to offer something in return before asking someone for a favor, and for a tsundere like Eriri to suddenly bring over coffee, it's a sure sign she needs help.

Since Kirito drank the coffee, we can take that as an agreement—after all, we can't rule out the possibility that Kirito might change his mind without any scruples.

"Uh, well... that... I..." Eriri stammered, her eyes darting around, her hands behind her back, her fair fingers intertwined, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"Okay, I got it. It's fine during club activities or after club activities." Scratching his neck with a slight headache, Kirito put his half-finished coffee back in the drawer and lay down to continue sleeping.

"Huh? Huh...you know?"

To be honest, her arrogant voice, when she makes a sound of surprise in China, is actually quite pleasant to listen to.

"Ah, I understand roughly, but I didn't expect you to come looking for me." Lying down without looking up, Kirito's voice sounded a little muffled. "With exams approaching, I can't think of anything else besides tutoring you. Anyway, I have Kato Megumi here, and you're not bad either."

"...Then, let's leave it at that." Eriri hesitated for a moment, wanting to utter something that was typical of her tsundere persona, but realizing that it wouldn't work on this guy, she held it back.

"Because time is short, we can only adopt the most intensive plan. You'd better be mentally prepared... That's all, I need to catch up on my sleep."

Why didn't you fall asleep?!

"Why sleep so much before death, when you'll sleep forever after?"

"If you're so capable, then don't say that lack of sleep affects the skin!" Kirito kicked Eriri. "Alright, get out of here!"

"What?! You should be grateful to have such a beautiful girl like me chatting with you, instead of kicking me out?!"

"If you don't leave now, not only will I stop tutoring you, but after the exams I'll hack into the school's computers and change your grade to a zero, believe it or not?"

"Wait a minute! This...this might be a good idea!"

Seemingly taken aback by Eriri's idea, Kirito looked up at Eriri, who had threatened to cheat, opened his mouth slightly, and finally sighed regretfully, "Actually... Shizuka is behind you."

"……what?"

"What Kiritani means is, 'I'm still here.'"

Then, Jing Ke'ai cracked her knuckles.

P.S.: Recommending a book called "The Guide to Being Conquered". It's all about everyday life... So who exactly is "Chang"?

However, Mikasa is in it...

152

[NO.150 Actually, I'm a genius]

[NO.150 Actually, I'm a genius]

"To be honest, I'm not very good at foreign languages ​​either."

"..."

Sitting across from me were two girls. The blonde one was called Eriri Kawakawa, the "loser," and the black-haired girl with a single ponytail was called Megumi Kato Hassan. They were in the same class as me and both had unique talents. You could tell from the latter's name that it was hers, and the former... well, she was the same.

I'm currently tutoring them, which is what's called a study session. All I need to do is explain the problems to them... Actually, I'd prefer to have Yui hack into the school's computers and modify the data right after their exams.

After all, I'm currently feeling sleepy, so it would be perfect if I could accomplish what they want to do more easily.

However, that golden retriever was a bit silly; it actually blurted it out behind the teacher's back—and it really did, because Jing Ke'ai was right behind her at the time.

As for the result... I almost got beaten up, what a story of bad luck.

Speaking of which, Yezi seems to have exams coming up soon... Will she need tutoring?

It's said that Ye Zi's goal is Soubu High School, but with Ye Zi's grades, she doesn't need any tutoring at all. Besides, Soubu High School has a special class for talented students, and with Ye Zi's special talents, she can easily get in—I'm not talking about her long legs or big breasts!

"Aren't you very knowledgeable about foreign languages?"

That golden retriever with pigtails seems completely unconvinced that I can't speak foreign languages ​​well, which is really frustrating...

"I'm serious, the only languages ​​I'm really good at are Mandarin, Chinese, and English. As for Arabic, cat language, dragon language, and the like, I don't understand them at all."

"Enough, you bastard! None of us want to learn any animal language from you!"

"Ah, cat language...you really don't know it?"

"Hey, Kato, you actually believed that?" The blonde with twin tails stared at the black-haired girl with a disbelief in her eyes. "You actually believed what this guy said! -- This, this is naive?"

"If it's with you, nothing would be strange, right?" It was still the same calm voice with black hair and a single ponytail.

"Well, let's get started now." He lazily took out three test papers and pushed them in front of them. "If you can finish this test paper today, you'll at least get an excellent score, if not a perfect score! — If you don't understand anything, just ask me."

Why are there three exam papers for two people?

"Are you an idiot? Of course there's a third person."

"Is Kazuto-kun talking about Shiina-kun?"

"Ah, it's Shiina, but she lived in England before transferring here, so she's not like the twin-tailed girl who's not even good at English, even though she has British blood... Hey, do you think you can pull an SSR?" Kirigaya-kun's eyes held a hint of mockery, but his expression remained listless.

"I can't be bothered to complain about you!" Eriri suppressed her annoyance and buried herself in her test paper.

—Oh, I almost forgot that Britain has left the EU. No wonder Eriri looked so depressed when we talked about gacha pulls. It turns out she no longer has the legendary European bloodline.

"Speaking of which, are those test papers... useful?" Ms. Kato was a little worried. Although her grades had always been average and she planned to study hard on Saturdays and Sundays, she felt that extra tutoring was quite necessary since she spent those two days at the dojo...

Well, just reaching the passing grade is enough.

Yes, Megumi Kato never aspired to be a top student.

"Of course, I hacked into the school database before get out of class ended, and this test paper was copied from there. There might be some changes later, but not too many. So as long as you can finish these papers, passing is definitely not a problem," said the genius Kirito calmly.

"What's the difference between this and changing your grades after the exam? And how come you're so skilled at this? How many times have you done this? Did you always get your grades this way?" Eriri was utterly shocked. She came here for tutoring, but this... hey, this is cheating, isn't it?!

"There is a difference. This is not the first time," Kirito calmly replied. "This is just the first step. After all, this is just a mock exam. The real exam is probably not even out yet. So, your task tonight is to finish these few papers. Tomorrow is the real tutoring session!"

"Wait, all the exam papers?" Eriri exclaimed in shock, clutching her head. "How can I possibly do all the exam papers in one night! You're sending me to my death!"

"I heard that the country across the strait has something called 'three years of college entrance exams and five years of mock exams.' If it were Sawamura-kun... he'd probably be dead by now." Kirito sneered. "Alright, hurry up and do your papers."

"—You all have a foundation, but you didn't review beforehand, which is why you're now relying on me. I'm not a very diligent person, so I'm too lazy to highlight the key points and explain them to you slowly. After you finish the test... tomorrow is Asuna's turn!"

"Hey, coffee or strawberry milk?" Ms. Kato Megumi, who had gone out sometime earlier and returned with drinks, asked.

...Kato really is elusive.

"Just give me coffee."

"Coffee, thank you."

"You two have a really good relationship..." Kato's tone remained calm and even.

"Liking coffee and caring about others have absolutely nothing to do with each other. But speaking of which, Kato, which subject are you not very good at? Physics? Or history?"

"It's a biological subject~" Kato Megumi said casually, turning her attention back to the exam paper.

"Biology...it's actually much simpler than English." Kirito tapped the table. "Watch out, look at the one next to you! How will you know what a blonde loser looks like if you don't look at her!"

"...I kind of want to laugh, but Sawamura-kun is angry, and with Hito-kun~"

"Kiri! Tani! Kazu! To! — You bastard, go to hell!!!" The little dog with its fur standing on end, and its cute twin tails suddenly came out. Kato Megumi seemed to have expected this, and calmly took two steps back, getting out of Eriri's attack range.

"You damn sissy, would it kill you to shut up?"

"No, but it'll feel really uncomfortable holding it in." Kirito shrugged, grabbing Eriri's ponytail. "You know some things can't be held back; they have to come out when the time comes."

Speaking of which, if you stand behind Eriri, grab her twin tails, and make her kneel down, that position... tsk!

It's definitely Eriri, let's go!