Chapter 47
Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that perhaps the day she first met Kasugano Toru in the cafe was the beginning of her luck.
Although the work on the second volume was just the beginning, the girl was more confident than when she was working on the first volume. The latest”Love Metronome” will definitely be more popular and more popular than the first volume!
“Well, Kasugano-kun, you know better than anyone why I’m grateful, don’t you? I appreciate that you don’t want to repay a favor, but if you just refuse the beautiful girl’s gratitude and don’t appreciate it at all, it will make me angry.”Kasumigaoka Utaha showed a limited edition coquettish expression that no one in Toyosaki had ever seen, and the coldness in her eyes faded a lot. Kasugano Toru touched the back of his head. Why didn’t this guy play by the rules?
Isn’t the so-called social person just hypocritical compliments and refusals from both parties?
How can you be so hostile?
Kasugano Toru didn’t feel embarrassed after being exposed, because the reason was very simple.
“Senior, I am paid, so these are things I should do. Have you ever seen a black-hearted boss say thank you to his employees?”
“So, in Kasugano-kun’s eyes, I am actually a black-hearted capitalist?”Kasumigaoka Utaha felt much better and was in the mood to joke. Kasugano
Toru swallowed his saliva, because at the same time as Kasumigaoka Utaha’s joking words, the girl also hugged her hands and raised her chest.
“This should be quite white.……”
Of course, Kasugano Toru didn’t dare to say such words, otherwise he would become the number one public enemy of all the boys in Fengzhizaki before lunch break was over!
So he could only look away awkwardly and said with a laugh:”Senior sister, you think too much, you offered me such a high salary, how can you be considered a black-hearted capitalist?”
“”It’s good that Kasugano-kun knows.” The girl raised her chin proudly and continued,”If we talk about capitalists, this title should be more suitable for Sawamura-san.”
Kasugano Toru was stunned. He really wanted to ask: Senior sister, you and Sawamura-san are actually very close, right?
After all, that girl who always talks about rewards does look like a capitalist.
“Speaking of Sawamura-san, Kasugano-kun has been getting along very well with her lately.”
Toru Kasugano swore that for a moment he thought that his belated golden finger had finally arrived after being late for many years.
He would not believe that this kind of jealous development was not something that the protagonist could enjoy.
But it only took half a second for Toru Kasugano to withdraw his thoughts.
This is one of the most common questions in casual chats between friends, and there is no other meaning. If you need to flip through a book like”A Girl’s Hundred Thousand Thoughts” when chatting with girls, Toru Kasugano feels that he will be exhausted sooner or later.
Because apart from anything else, just those seemingly plausible words of Kato Megumi can make him collapse.
“Oh? Kasugano-kun seems to have thought of another girl, is it Sawamura-san?”Kasumigaoka Utaha’s eyes were full of gossip. After all, she was a normal adolescent girl, and she wrote a romance novel, so it was understandable that she was interested in this kind of thing.
“No way, senior, please don’t say that. The family background of the Sawamura family is not something that an ordinary person like me can dream of. Besides, senior and Sawamura are both school beauties in Toyonosaki. They must know how miserable I would die if this statement got to other people’s ears.”Kasugano Toru made a frightened expression, looking as pitiful as a weak person who was bullied.
It is said that appearance reflects the heart, and the boy’s fear was not a pretense.
He was really afraid that if people misunderstood that he had a crush on Sawamura, things would be really troublesome. Thinking of Eriri’s fans and the terrifying background of the Sawamura family, Kasugano Toru felt that the hairs on his back were about to stand up.
And he always felt that if such a rumor really came out, he would be the one who was most unwilling.
Because that would cause a girl to misunderstand.
Although Kasugano Toru repeatedly denied that he did not have such thoughts in his heart, the image of a girl slowly emerged.
A sweet smile, gentle and lovely
“I’m really not feeling right lately.” The boy shook his head and threw the unreliable thoughts out of his mind.
……
Kasumigaoka Utaha left the outline of the second volume to Kasugano Toru. She still has the original on her computer. As long as Kasugano Toru can keep the outline well and prevent it from being obtained by others, there will be no problem.
Kasugano Toru will of course keep the outline well. This is his job. If he wants to get the compensation for the illustrations of the second volume of”Love Metronome”, the premise is of course that the novel can be sold smoothly.
Whoever dares to touch his job, he will be angry!
Of course, Kasumigaoka Utaha did not throw the outline to Kasugano Toru casually. Because of time, she and the boy must start working at the same time.
If you wait until the novel is finished before working on the illustrations, you will definitely miss the scheduled release date. It was mentioned before that because of the battle of wits and courage with the current editor-in-chief, a lot of energy was spent, and a lot of time was wasted in arguing with the previous illustrator, there was not much time left for the girl.
Later, because of Kasumigaoka Utaha’s stupid move, she was forced to adjust and modify the outline, which took more than a week.
Now it can be said that the biggest problem facing the novel”Love Metronome” is lack of time.
So Kasugano Toru had to create illustrations based on the outline without the novel. Fortunately, he was well prepared. Not only did he get all the illustration requirements from Kasumigaoka Utaha, but he also got the scenery and locations that would appear in the novel.
In this way, as long as he did a good job of collecting folk songs and combined with his understanding of the novel through the first volume, he could prepare the work almost perfectly.
Although his illustrations must be adjusted after the novel is completed, it is much easier to make fine adjustments after the finished product is available than to start from scratch with nothing.
I have to say that technology is really good. With devices such as digital tablets, it becomes easy to modify something.
This is how work works. When you have a goal and enough stimulation, you will become full of energy.
For example, now, after reading Kasumigaoka Utaha’s outline, Kasugano Toru suddenly felt full of motivation.
Because people have a sense of substitution. When he finished reading the first volume before, the boy had no good impression of Naoto, the male protagonist.
Why does a person who is useless except for being assashi get the preference of Sayuka?
Love is always a two-way journey. If only one person works hard, such a relationship will never last.
But in the second volume, under his prompting, Kasumigaoka Utaha finally realized that there was a male protagonist in”Love Metronome”.
Kasugano Toru has put himself in the position of the male protagonist. He is never afraid of making efforts. He is only afraid that he will not be good enough.
Of course, even if he works hard enough, for him, the heroine is not Sayuka.
It’s the Makoto who looks more like a certain girl.