After leaving Yamada Elf's house, they were just about to get into the car when they saw a boy carrying two large shopping bags walking over from the distance.
When he saw Yamada Elf, he paused in surprise.
"Elf? Going out somewhere?"
"Oh, Masamune."
Yamada Elf smiled.
"That's right, I'm heading out! I'm going to visit the game company I've always loved!"
"Oh, and let me tell you something. I've signed with Fujikawa Fantastic Bunko now. I'll be preparing my new novel soon, so tell your little sister to get ready. I'm going to invite her to be the illustrator for my new series."
"Huh? Ah, got it. But I can't guarantee Sagiri will agree."
"Hmph hmph, I'll negotiate with her myself. Alright then, see you later~~"
After saying that, she got into Machida Sonoko's car with the others.
Once inside, Utaha noticed the boy entering the house next door to Yamada Elf's and asked:
"Neighbors?"
"Yep. He's also a light novel author, although he isn't nearly as famous."
Sitting on the other side, Yukino asked:
"From the way you described it, his younger sister is an illustrator? She must be very young too, right?"
"That's right. She's young, but she's an incredibly talented artist!"
Yamada Elf grinned.
"I wonder if you've heard of Eromanga-sensei?"
That was a name impossible not to recognize.
Utaha immediately nodded.
"Of course I've heard of her. But I never expected Eromanga-sensei to be so young. If I remember correctly, she's already been active for several years."
"That's true. But the current Eromanga-sensei is the second generation."
"The first Eromanga-sensei was her mother. Unfortunately, she passed away several years ago."
"Then her daughter inherited the name and became an illustrator herself."
The three women in the car had not expected such a story.
Still, being able to become a professional illustrator at such a young age clearly showed that the second-generation Eromanga-sensei possessed remarkable talent.
Utaha silently wondered if she should tell Eriri about this later. She would probably be interested.
Fastening her seatbelt, Sonoko said:
"Everyone buckled up? Then we're off."
"Elf-sensei, don't forget that you need to visit the publishing company tomorrow. Do you need me to pick you up?"
"No need. My brother will come with me tomorrow."
"Alright then."
Nodding, Sonoko started the car.
After driving them to the company building, she headed back to the publishing house.
Stepping out of the car, Yamada Elf looked up at the building before her and exclaimed excitedly:
"Ohhh! It's the company's building! I've wanted to come here for so long, but outsiders aren't allowed inside!"
Standing beside her, Utaha smiled.
"Come on. Afternoon tea should have arrived already."
After entering the building, Utaha didn't take Yamada Elf to the top floor since Ichin was currently with the development team.
Instead, she brought her directly to the Bloodborne development department.
As soon as they exited the elevator and saw the lively atmosphere inside, Yamada Elf cheered.
"I really made it here!"
"Come on. As expected, everyone has already started enjoying afternoon tea."
As Utaha led her over, everyone noticed the little blonde girl beside her.
Aoba curiously exclaimed:
"Oh! So you're Yamada Elf? You're just as cute as in your photos! Nice to meet you, I'm Suzukaze Aoba!"
"Nice to meet you!"
After greeting everyone, Yamada Elf noticed Ichin, who had just received his milk tea after previously being blocked from view by others.
Without hesitation, she took several game cases out of her bag and rushed over.
Standing before him, she excitedly said:
"Hello, Mr. Ichin! Could I have your autograph?"
"Ah, hello there. Sure, no problem."
Although he hadn't expected her to ask for an autograph immediately, Ichin still smiled and accepted the game cases.
Using a signature pen, he wrote his name across them.
"Thank you for supporting our company's games."
"Because they're genuinely fun!"
Looking at the signatures on the boxes, Yamada Elf looked overjoyed.
Ichin laughed.
"Now that you've gotten your autograph, why don't you sit down and relax? Everyone's just chatting and having drinks."
"If you're interested, later you can also try out our two games currently in development: Bloodborne and Phasmophobia."
"Of course, they're not finished yet, so you'll only be able to experience small portions."
"Really?! Thank you so much!"
Ichin nodded.
"You'll be Utaha's colleague from now on, so this much convenience is easy to provide."
"That said, I'd appreciate it if you kept everything about the games confidential."
Yamada Elf immediately raised her hand in guarantee.
"No problem! I'll absolutely keep it secret!"
As they sat together drinking milk tea, Yamada Elf quickly blended in with everyone.
Since she was visiting her favorite game company and everyone around her happened to be girls, she didn't put on any airs.
Meanwhile, Eriri had just heard from Utaha about Eromanga-sensei.
Her face was full of surprise.
Swallowing the coconut jelly she had been chewing, she curiously said:
"Eromanga-sensei, huh? That child definitely has talent."
"Her art style is already approaching maturity. Considering her age, if she later enters a university art program and continues refining her skills, she'll definitely become even more outstanding."
Hearing that, Utaha smiled.
"Interested?"
"Then later, ask Emily to introduce you."
"As long as you reveal your identity as Kashiwagi Eri, I'm sure she'd be delighted to meet you."
"Uh... let's forget about that."
Eriri awkwardly twitched her lips.
"I retired from the scene a long time ago. Let's not bring that up anymore."
She had already decided to bury her former doujin artist identity forever.
"The current Eromanga-sensei lives next door to Emily anyway. Once they become closer, we'll meet her eventually."
"And she's even younger than Emily, so there's no rush."
After saying that, Eriri moved over to Yamada Elf and asked more questions about Eromanga-sensei.
When Yamada Elf heard that Eriri wanted to meet her, she immediately agreed.
"No problem!"
"I'll ask her later. It shouldn't be a problem."
"Though that girl has some rather strange hobbies. She might ask you to become her model or something."
"A model? That's no big deal."
Naturally, Eriri had no idea what kind of "model" she was referring to.
She nodded without hesitation.
"That's fine. Back in school, we'd take turns being models while everyone else practiced sketching."
Hearing that, Yamada Elf narrowed her eyes thoughtfully as she looked at the blonde big sister who shared the same hair color as herself.
However, she chose not to explain further.
"Okay~~ Then let's exchange contact information! Once I talk to her, I'll contact you!"
Only Ichin, sitting quietly in the corner while sipping his milk tea, wore an amused expression on his face.
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