"You!"
"Kiss… kiss me!"
"Huh? Is he really going to kiss her?"
At this moment, Erina, who was secretly reading a copy of 'erizhi kong' manga in her bedroom, had a face so red it looked like blood was about to drip from it.
With an excited and hopeful heart, she wanted to flip to the next page to see the subsequent incestuous plot, but…
"Ah?"
"Why is it gone again?"
"Seriously… did they end up kissing or not?"
"Every time it gets to the most anxious part of the story, that dog author suddenly breaks off the chapter. I really want to mail him a ton of razor blades!"
Closing the manga she had just finished, Erina seemed to want more.
Finally, she couldn't help but turn her head and softly ask Hisako Arato, who was browsing a manga website on her computer, "Hisako, what about the next one?"
"My lady."
"Are you talking about 'erizhi kong'?"
"Yes!"
"That's the one."
"It's finished for now. The author has only drawn up to this point. If you want to read more, you'll probably have to wait until next Monday!"
After saying that, Hisako continued to browse the manga website, carefully selecting some manga that she believed would suit Erina's taste.
"Monday?"
"Today is only Tuesday."
"I still have to wait a few more days to see the rest of the story?"
Upon hearing Hisako's explanation, Erina's watery bright eyes immediately dimmed!
Sigh!
So annoying!
I really want to find that dog author's address.
Then mail him a ton of razor blades and make him work overtime every day to update.
…
At first.
Erina truly scoffed at these manga and light novels.
After all, deep down, she always believed that these things were vulgar and only liked by "commoners"!
However, it was precisely these things that, for a 16-year-old blooming girl, served as a "spiritual food" for passing the time.
She had even become quite obsessed with them recently, often forgetting to eat and sleep!
Of course, looking at the original work.
Erina's hobbies were not limited to cooking and manga.
During the Practical Training, she enjoyed secretly playing poker with Hisako at night and would hum little tunes where no one could see her.
As Secretary, Hisako, after learning that she recently enjoyed reading manga and light novels, often stayed up late browsing online to help her select some.
Her reading speed was astonishing; she could quickly finish ten or so light novels or several manga every night!
Initially, Hisako found it difficult to choose.
Because she didn't know what themes or types Erina liked to read.
But gradually, as she understood more deeply, she discovered that Erina seemed to enjoy reading "pure" stories.
Therefore, during this time, Hisako would recommend such manga to her, making sure she had enough to read!
…
"My lady."
"On the way back from buying manga, guess who I saw?"
Then, Hisako, remembering something, mysteriously asked Erina.
"Who?"
Erina, feeling a little down, couldn't help but be startled.
Hisako, said faintly, "Alice."
"Her?"
"Isn't she still in Northern Europe?"
Upon hearing this, Erina's expression became serious, and her beautiful eyes flickered.
She remembered that before the age of 5, she and her cousin, Alice Nakiri, lived together.
But after that, she went far away to Northern Europe, and the two gradually lost contact, even letters ceased.
So much so that Erina had almost forgotten that she even had this cousin!
"My lady, what do you think her purpose is in coming to Totsuki Academy?"
Hisako continued to make conversation.
Erina lifted her eyelids slightly and replied calmly, "No matter what her purpose is, she is the person in the world who most wants to defeat me, but I have nothing to fear."
"With her talent, it's still too early for her to surpass me!"
"Mm-hmm!"
"My lady."
"In my heart, you will always be the strongest!"
Hisako Arato quickly showered her with praise, then continued, "But when she returned to Totsuki Academy this time, she seemed to have brought a follower with her!"
"My intuition tells me that although this follower of hers appears lazy, his own strength might be greater than Alice's."
"So, Lady Erina, you'd best not take it too lightly!"
"Hmph!"
"No matter who it is."
"I will step on them all."
Erina's eyes instantly turned cold, and she let out a cold snort.
What she sought now was to ascend to the highest position in Totsuki before graduation, so as not to disgrace the Nakiri family's name.
For Alice, she might still have some familial affection. But if even she blocked her path forward, then Erina would certainly not go easy!
…
"By the way!"
"When you came back, did she discover you?"
Immediately, Erina thought of a very serious problem and anxiously asked Hisako Arato.
"No, no."
"My lady, please rest assured."
"Every time I go out to buy manga and light novels, I wear a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a mask. I absolutely do not go out without being completely covered up."
"So, a normal person seeing me would definitely not realize that I am your Secretary."
"And it's late at night, and the light is so bad, she Alice shouldn't have noticed me, right?"
Probably sensing Erina's current worry, Hisako quickly patted her chest, replying confidently.
"That's good."
"This secret absolutely cannot be known by her!"
Thinking of this, Erina's suspended heart finally relaxed.
If her cousin knew that she, a dignified Nakiri, had recently become obsessed with these things.
Wouldn't she be utterly mortified in front of her then?
…
Loneliness!
Hunger!
Are the two worst things in life.
But luckily, at night, there's the Izakaya run by Sosuke.
Warm food and a slightly tipsy atmosphere, in this most bustling city, always soothe the most empty hearts and stomachs!
Gurgle gurgle!
Gurgle gurgle!
At this moment, placed in front of Rindo, was a pufferfish hot pot making a "gurgling" sound.
Looking closely, this pufferfish hot pot actually used a special paper hot pot.
At the same time.
The ingredients in the pot were also varied!
There was pufferfish skin, bone-in pufferfish chunks, as well as flower-shaped carrot, shiitake mushrooms, green vegetables, Tofu, and so on.
Compared to the Sashimi just now, the ingredients were very abundant!
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