11 Sagiri!

Ryuuto handed them the print and glanced at Sagiri and Izumi as they read the novel slowly and intently to the point where they became fully absorbed in it, forcing him to forget that Shirakawa Runa was waiting for him outside.

'I should call her. Wait, that is not an option; should I text her?' Thinking for a second, he directly started to type a message and texted her on the 'Chaton.' application, and he saw her replying to him in instant.

"It is alright; Mayumi-san from your dorm is with me, so we are having fun." "So, take your time there, and good luck with your novel, Ryuuto-kun."

He was initially shocked to learn that Mayumi-san was there, but he soon came to understand that it was not such a bad thing, and because of Shirakawa's upbeat nature, he was confident that she would be alright—even when interacting with Mayumi-nee.

"Hoho, your little girlfriend, I see." Even though Ryuuto was slightly alarmed by Ayame-san's voice, he did not intend to hide and gave her a slight nod while grinning.

"I just asked her out today. And because I was hurting my leg, she accompanied me to the building, but she left to go shopping mall, until I finished my work here."

With that confirmation, Ayame let out a chuckle as she patted the kid's head, recalling how Shiro had told her how different this kid was and how serious he tends to work like this.

"Wow, Kashima sensei sure is fast. I am still single in my second year." Even Izumi sensei was grinning at him, since he was done with the reading of the volume and had a clear idea of how well defined this light novel was and it's potential.

"It is really good." Even a small smile appraised Kashima, coming from the shy silver-haired girl, who was still hiding behind Izumi and rarely praised someone out of her own will.

"Thank you, Izumi sensei, Sagiri-chan."

Kashima grinned, making the girl hide behind her brother, but this time she was out of her brother's shadow and finally sat in front of Kashima without much fear.

'Izumi sensei, work hard, or your partner might get stolen.' Ayame san gave Izumi that kind of look, and Izumi just winced at the sight of it. He then sat next to his sister and thought it was good that his sister was able to be a little open in front of others.

However, he was unaware that his sister's talent for novels could make her open up so easily.

'Shit! This is definitely thanks to Lolicon-king title.' As Kashima stared at the present and the notification in front of him, he noticed something strange. Peering at the small girl's head, he could see that it was filled to +10 favorite points, earning him another reward from the system.

[Host has acquired the title of Saint Chef.] [Under the effects of this title, the host will become more proficient in cooking every hour, increasing their magic buff and other buff by 10% until they possess all the knowledge related to this title.]

"Haha! Yuki Asuna-san must have served as Kashima sensei's model for this book, as your description of the heroine fits her."

"Eh!" When Kashima heard that name, he momentarily lost his breath in realization of how fortunate he had been to change many of the characters in the book; otherwise, he might not have been able to explain how he had learned so much about their personalities.

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'Hmm! What is this?' Having previously harbored suspicions about the girl who accompanied Ryuuto, Mayumi wanted to find out if she was genuinely a good person or not, if only for Ryuuto's benefit.

She had no idea that the girl in front of her would have such a sweet and vivacious personality and that she would even find it enjoyable to converse with her.

Not to say, even though the girl had been in a relationship with one other boy in middle school, Mayumi could tell that there was no lingering feeling for that boy left within this girl, and she is really looking forward to her date with Ryuuto next day.

"Hmm, although we are just going to have something to eat, Mayumi-san, do you have any idea what Ryuuto like to eat." While the two of them were conversing, Ryuuto managed to speak with Ayame Kagurazaka and signed the agreement, which entitles him to a 23 percent profit share from sales.

This was a pretty advantageous arrangement for him. So, he accepted the proposal, where he was also trusting Ayame-san, whom Shiro had introduced to him, and let the matter end here.

"Then, Ayame-san, thank you for your hard work." While Izumi pledged to purchase all of Ryuuto's light novel volumes in the future, the other party merely thanked him for working for their company. Ryuuto responded with a bow to Ayame.

"Thank you, Izumi sensei. Also, happy to work with you too, Sagiri-chan." The girl ducked behind her brother once more when Ryuuto got down on his knees to meet her eye level and offered a handshake; however, she still clapped her hand to Ryuuto before bolting back behind the couch.

"Hey, Sagiri, that's not good." When Ryuuto saw Izumi trying to apologise with a smile, Ayame and Ryuuto almost laughed at her typical cutesy pose. However, Ryuuto was unaffected by her act and brushed it off with a smile.