Can I draw Eromanga forever?

"——Please listen to my new song, 'A Life Disliked by My Sister (Lonely Sing-along Version)'."

The 76 black and white keys of KORG Triton Extreme surge up and down, and a light and melancholy melody gradually flows out.

The piano sounds mournful and the singing is lost.

Lin You gradually immersed himself in it, and his fingers began to move involuntarily.

He hunched his neck, shook his head, and seemed to be drowsy, as if relying entirely on his hands to root to the keys.

"The melancholic days, the growing trauma, my redundant negative assets..."

"..."

"!!!"

"???"

"what's the situation?!"

"What happened?"

"Where the hell are you? Is this still Kasugano Yuu-sensei's live studio?"

"I woke up so fast! I heard Kasugano Yuu-sensei singing..."

"Sleep a little longer, sleep a little longer!"

"By the way, Kasugano Yuu-sensei is really quite electric, what's he been up to all of a sudden?"

"Electric wave host?"

"Piano and singing?"

"Wait, Kasugano Yuu-sensei draws, livestreams, talks, plays games... he can do it all. How come he can also play instruments and sing now?"

"What hexagonal warrior?"

"Hey! I have a plan!... How about Kasugano Yuu-sensei debut as a virtual idol right here and now!!!"

“Second!”

“Second!”

“Second!”

"Denpa-kei idol?", "I see, the big news is I'm going to be a virtual idol! (Hi)", "No, how can I be a manga artist at my age?", "Kashiwagi Eri-sensei has been throwing question marks since a while ago, so funny wwwwwww", "Hey, Juju-sama posted a SC!"...

--Ding.

The wonderful singing and playing like clouds and mist ends with a clear key.

Lin You took his hands off the keyboard, took a deep breath, and shook his head.

"It's impossible for me to be an idol. I can't be an idol in this life. I can only draw in books to make a living..."

"Hmm? Still want me to show my face?"

"No, I'm a good-looking anchor. I need 100,000 fans... uh, 1 million fans to show my face!!!"

As per usual.

All live broadcasts turned into gossip.

The background is blank for painting software.

Just a few strokes.

Lin You simply sketched out the image of a girl with long, straight black hair and a plump and sexy figure.

Lin You just chatted for a few words, without keeping the secret for too long, and then explained the so-called important matter -

"Cough cough."

"Back to business!"

"This is the truly important announcement—I, Kasugano Yuu, will be the illustrator for the light novel "Love Metronome" published by the Fuzugawa Bunko. Please give me your guidance."

"!!!", "Really?!", "Is that the new work award winner?", "Eh...", "Who?", "Huh? Not debuting?"...

A light word.

But it seemed to have caused an uproar again.

Some were shocked, some were happy, and some were sad—

"Kasugano Yuu-sensei, why did you stray into the right path!?"

"Has this day finally come?"

"No, things like Kasugano Yuu-sensei coming ashore, wait at least ten years after I die! ...I hope it doesn't happen before I die, and it would be best if you could burn my Eromanga after I die!"

"?"

"Wait, that's a little funny..."

The barrage of comments is flying everywhere, just like the various aspects of human life.

Anyway, Lin You looked a bit like an old man on the subway with his cell phone...

"No, I do occasionally take on light novel illustration work, right?"

"After all, I was always on shore!"

“Painting is life, and singing is ideal!”

"Anyway, hurry up and follow Teacher Kasumi Shiko!!!"

"Thanks for following Kasumi Shiko-chan, nya!"

"Thank you, Kasumi Shiko-chan, nyan..."

No matter how.

The atmosphere of the live broadcast seemed to be still lively, and its popularity was steadily increasing. Lin You supported his face with one hand and scanned several strings of comments.

"Thank you for the SC, Zhuzhu-sama... Oh, I've always been a fan of yours. Your cosplay is always very attentive, especially the magical girl characters that make me feel the longing... Ah, although the one I drew wasn't a magical girl, but a loli succubus..."

"Is Kasumi Shiko-sensei really a bishoujo light novel writer?" ... I swear she is a genuine bishoujo. You'll see for yourself when you attend her book signing event. There's going to be a book signing event in early April."

"How's the new work coming along?" ...Uh, it's being worked on right now!!!"

"Actually, I've already finished the first part of Eromanga from 'Midnight Snow Woman'. I'll be selling it online soon. A version with extra color pages will also be released on COMIC1 along with the new work... Stella-san, you'll have to wait a while; you'll probably have to wait until COMIC1 to see it."

"That's really dedicated, Watasi."

"What? You're saying I was the one who played against Yoshihiro Togashi in the Kyoto Mahjong League finals last week, and performed the incredible move 'Tianhe Jiulian Baodeng' in the fourth round? That's impossible!!!"

"..."

The live broadcast ends.

Lin You leaned back in his chair and stretched. Besides the usual pop-up messages on his phone, there were also Nishiki Chitsuka's cat-raising diary, Yuigahama Yui's meaningless chat, and Jing Serina's book report...

No more text message bombardment from my sister.

Yuki ran back to the Suho household in a huff, clutching the black rabbit doll her brother had given her. She added another reason: it was for her brother. She also decided to buy some black stockings and a succubus cosplay outfit. She was definitely going to be even more sultry than Sagiri...

My sister can't be this cute!

Lin You remained skeptical.

Then, he was bored and scrolling through the messages on his phone. Kasumi Shiko's avatar flickered, and a text message of thanks was sent.

"Lin-kun, thank you for your hard work. You've done so much publicity for me..."

"I've also taken that idea into consideration—'Why did it turn out like this... For the first time, I have someone I like and someone I can be friends with for life. These two joys overlap, and these two joys bring me even more joy. This should have been a dreamlike, blissful time... But why did it turn out like this...'"

Senior sister, you have become soft again.

Clearly, when we were chatting yesterday, she showed me her black stockings with a look of disgust.

Amidst the vibrant chat messages, Lin You sighed as he used his secondary account to check his Twitter homepage, where his fans had inexplicably increased after the live broadcast of his singing and playing. A small column of text caught his attention.

Zhuzhu followed this account.

Lin You took it out to check, and sure enough, he found a message from Zhuzhu in the private message. The other party first expressed gratitude and used a lot of honorifics, which seemed a bit clumsy.

After all, in front of such a popular "Kasugano Yuu", Zhuzhu, the mysterious COSER who never participates in offline activities, although popular, is ultimately just a small COSER and can never compare to the creator.

The live broadcast just now.

In addition to promoting "Love Metronome" under Fuzugawa Bunko, it also directly brought a large wave of traffic to Zhuzhu!

Not only grateful but also excited.

So much so that Lin You saw the end of the private message, which contained Zhuzhu's personal LINE account.

"I was still thinking about how to contact Zhuzhu, but she came to me on her own initiative. So gravity really does exist... Ahem, this is—"

After adding Zhuzhu on LINE, friend authentication was completed in seconds. I can imagine that the person on the other end of the phone might be nervous.

Amidst a few polite yet reserved greetings, like those of a little girl who was afraid of making mistakes.

A new message popped up.

Izumi Sagiri: "...Brother, the live broadcast is over, can we play games together?"

Volume 45: Chapter : Mrs. Izumi, a Flirtatious Lady

Twelve o'clock at night, one meter.

This is the time and distance between Lin You's house and the balcony next door.

Chiba, with an area of ​​269.8 square kilometers and a population of 97.5, was likely already asleep. Sagiri Yugi was offline, and Yuki wasn't around. Lin You wondered: Is Zhuzhu up yet, too?

Still exempt.

Zhuzhu, whom Lin You just met on the Internet, seemed a little reserved. She didn't seem as cute and tough as Lin You had imagined. Was it because of the thick barrier of the Internet?

Speaking of which, Sasuiha cosplays solely for her own satisfaction. She doesn't care about what others think, and doesn't like attending events. At the same time, she's very proactive, and when she sees something she wants to do, she'll immediately execute it. It's no surprise that she'd proactively contact "Kasugano Yuu"...

Shaking his head, Lin You thought to himself: If I go to find Qian Shu, she will probably invite me to stay up late to watch some inexplicable gun battle movie; if I go to find love -

The answer is obvious.

Lin You once asked her if she was prepared to shoulder the weight of someone else's life and the burden of "willing to get pregnant"—in fact, Hoshino Ai probably did. Lin You thought to herself: It's me who should be asking myself, is it time to take a new step?

Carrying their lives...

At this time.

A night breeze blew slowly between the two balconies, and Lin You looked up. A silver-haired, mature woman, wearing adorable pajamas with a somewhat childish cat pattern, stood on the balcony of her room, combing her long hair.

Ayako Izumi.

Walk out of the room.

She waved her hands vigorously at a distance of one meter, facing Lin You with a smile as beautiful as a flower.

"Xiaoyou! Good evening!"

"Good evening……"

Lin You's response seemed much weaker.

He stared at the mature woman next door who was one meter away from him.

Even though Ayako Izumi is a single mother who independently raised her adopted daughter Sagiri to elementary school, and is also a true "Eromanga" teacher, she always easily reveals an expression like a little girl seeing a cake, and is extremely excited.

From Tokyo to Chiba.

The house that Lin You moved into was right next to the Izumi family. Especially between Lin You's room and Miss Ayako's room, they were so close that they could just open the window and walk across.

You don't even need to string paper cups together as a megaphone and throw them over.

Miss Ayako would often throw pebbles at the window glass and make soft cat-like calls to Lin You to come out.

This made the story more interesting.

Izumi Ayako said: "Sagiri seems to be very tired from playing today and has fallen asleep, hehe..."

"Right……"