32 Chapter 32

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They started drawing and Eriri immediately entered her doujinshi artist mode as she ignored her surroundings to make her drawing perfect. After 5 minutes Eriri was still drawing while Xander already put down his pen, upon seeing that Eriri is still immersed in her own world.

Xander stood up and started looking at some mangas that are being sell here. He saw many things that he saw many people were talking in the internet, he went to the counter and bought it, he sat on the chair and started reading the manga.

Xander was bored and was questioning how does people love this manga, it was the stereotypical high school romance that he can't even understand. A lot of clichés were being used and it was cringe as hell, if you want to know how frustrating it was to read then watch Rent a Girlfriend, you would know how Xander feels about this manga.

After another 5 more minutes, Eriri finally finished drawing hers. She was proud by what she drew and puffed her chest, she turned towards Xander and said excitedly "Hey, you ready?" Xander was feeling pity towards her, he was wondering if he should just surrender and let her win instead of destroying the cute proud look on her face.

Xander just shook his head and nodded his head at her. "Yup, more than ready" Xander said while holding the paper in his hands. "Then let's open it together!" They nodded at each other and opened their drawings at the same time.

Eriri was quite confident on her win, she didn't doubt that she would lose against someone who just randomly appeared, she was drawing doujinshi for how many years now, of course she would think like that.

They opened their drawings and Eriri immediately started introducing her character to him. "This is Sayaka-chan, a member of Volleyball club, she has a thick thighs and huge boo-" Eriri couldn't finish her words as she saw a literal art in Xander's paper.

Xander hold back his drawing skills and draw something with the intention of making something like Shiina made, he didn't use his ability to make a anime just by drawing. He saw Eriri staring at his drawing with her jaw open, he closed it and went back to his seat.

"Oy, are you still here? Earth to Sawamura" Eriri snapped out of it and immediately stared at Xander with aggressive eyes. "Did you really draw this?" She asked while narrowing her eyes, having a hard time believing that Xander made something so beautiful.

"Yup, good right? How about now? Are you ready to give me tour in this place?" Eriri was so lost in thought that she only realized that she lost. Her face started turning red in shame, she was just acting mighty earlier, she didn't know that her enemy was a expert but still bragged. "..F-Fine" she said with a low voice, Xander heard it as he nodded his head. "W-Wait, what are you doing!?" Eriri immediately returned to her mood when she saw Xander was about to crumple his drawing and throw it to the trash can.

"Huh? I'm throwing it, were already done right?...don't tell me you won't accept your lose?" Xander said with suspicion on his voice. "It's not that! Why are you throwing that?" Eriri asked as she took the paper from Xander's hands and started covering it, shielding it from Xander's evil hands.

Xander tilted his head and then gained a understanding look on his face. "I see, you want my work right? Then let's exchange our works, I'll make it a memento and place it in my room" Xander said with a sly smile on his face making Eriri's face red.

"Idiot! Don't decorate it in your room!" Eriri shouted while Xander just laughed at her. Eriri was thinking that maybe she should laminate the drawing that she is holding, it is so special since she never heard of this guy, maybe he would become famous in the future and she would be the one who got his first drawing.

Eriri thought of something as her face turned red, she looked at Xander and said "Hey, Xander right? Can you write your signature here?" She said while raising the drawing that Xander made.

Xander just took a pen in his bag and put here signature while looking at Eriri with a smile on his face, Eriri was embarrassed by Xander's eyes, she can feel it looking at her like a kid. After that they went out of the manga shop, they started walking while Eriri introduced various shop to Xander.

Xander looked at Eriri and asked, "Right, Sawamura-san, I observed from your actions, you are a artist right? A doujinshi to be exact, can I ask for your penname?" Eriri thought about it for a moment then just gave him her penname, it wouldn't hurt anyway.

"Its Eri Kashiwagi, don't tell others about it!" Eriri said while showing a fierce expression that looked nothing more than cute to Xander's perspective. "Yes, yes, I understand ojou-sama" Xander shrugged her threat while smiling at her.

Eriri also remembered that she hasn't asked what his profession are. "How about you? You're a mangaka right? How many works have you made?" Eriri asked while Xander stopped her. "Please don't call me 'you' its rude, just call me Xander" Xander said while shaking his head at her.

"..Okay, then call me Eriri too, Sawamura is too long" Eriri said making Xander nod his head at her. "And about your question, I only made one work, its still currently airing" Eriri was curious about what manga he made as she asked. "What's the name of your manga?"

Xander shook his head making Eriri confuse, "I am not a Mangaka, I am a light novel writer" Eriri stopped at her spot, she slowly turned her head towards Xander. "Author?..not Mangaka?" She asked again as Xander just nodded his head. "Ehh! Why do you write when you have a godlike talent in drawing?!"

Eriri was stunned when she heard his words as she started ranting about Xander wasting his talent. "So? What is the name of the light novel you made?" She was a little mad at him for choosing that path, she was thinking that maybe he suck at writing that's why she hasn't heard of his name yet

Xander smiled mysteriously at her which made her twitch, "Its..." Xander was giving a suspense that made Eriri slapped his side. "Ouch, sorry, sorry, its actually 'Your Name'" Xander revealed the name of his novel to Eriri as she froze. "You're Yogiri-sensei..?" Eriri started mumbling some things like "(I thought Yogiri-sensei was an old man with beard)"

Xander was pissed by that comment since it was already the second time he heard that statement in this day. "Hey! Why do people even thought of me as an old man?" Eriri twitched when she heard his question.

"Never mind about that, are you really Yogiri-sensei!?" Eriri literally shouted at his face. "Yeah, is it really that hard to believe?" Xander said while just walking, he saw a Maid Cafe and pulled Eriri to enter it. "W-Wait, why are we going there?!" Eriri could only complain as they already arrived inside the cafe where they were greeted by maids. "Good morning, Master and Mistress!" The maids said making Xander nod in satisfaction.

"Please come here, are you two in a date?" A maid asked while leading them to a table. "No we are no-" "Yes" Eriri was about to deny it when Xander beat her to it. She then saw the special discount for couples in a poster.

Eriri could only glare at him while showing her single fang. "What would you like to order?" The maid asked as she merely smiled at their interaction. She was already used to customers like these, so she only ignored it and asked for their orders.

"Since we are in a maid cafe, then its gotta be omurice right?" Xander said while looking at Eriri who started to follow his mood. "Hum, we also want to see you doing the magic thing" Eriri said while smirking at the troubled maid.

The maid immediately went away after taking their orders, while Xander and Eriri just chuckled by what they saw, "By the way, what was in your mind when you wrote Kimi no Nawa?" Eriri was curious to how did Xander wrote the book, because for the people of this world, Xander's imagination is too high for them, the most famous work in this world is just a boring high school anime that is full with clichés. "Nothing really, I just thought that this world is so pitiful without my presence so I made it" Xander said with grin on his face, "Yeah right" Eriri just sneered at him.

They kept talking for a few minutes, until the food finally arrived, though the one who bought the food was another maid, "What happened to the other maid?" Eriri asked as she looked at the new maid in the eyes.

"Um, she is busy right now" the maid said as the two just nodded their heads. "Can you do the magic?" Xander asked as the maid accepted their request with a smile on her face.

The maid started her chant while Xander and Eriri watched in interest, after the spell was done the maid ran immediately, clearly embarrassed by what she did. "I'm surprised though, Eriri are you not fan of my book? And here I thought that I already made all of my readers my fans" Xander said while shaking his head.

"No, its not like that, it's just I'm having hard time believing this situation, first I was just looking for some new release then I was coerced by a guy to tour him and surprisingly that guy is a famous Author who made the top 1 light novel right now" Eriri said while sighing, she was thinking of bragging to Tomoya later since he mentioned that he would love to meet Yogiri-sensei.

Xander chuckled when he heard what Eriri said, "Get used to it, we might meet again in the future. Oh right, Eriri, why do you think I'm an old man?" Xander asked as he remembered being called old man for the second time today. "Ah, t-that.. its because of your book, you use words that old people use and your story has dept in it, so I thought that the writer was an old man, I'm sorry about that" Eriri said her apologies while being embarrassed, she is not as thick faced as Utaha who can just immediately say an insult infront of a person's face. Xander thought carefully about his light novel, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Eriri, can you show me to a Light Novel shop? I want to see how dirty they made my book" Xander asked Eriri while wondering whether the publishing company changed anything to his book. "Hm? Okay, It's just nearby" Eriri agreed immediately, she lost the bet and she was his guide for the day, she can't refuse because she has a huge pride.

After eating in the Maid Cafe, they paid the bill and went out, they saw many people in cosplays walking not ashamed by their outfits, Xander respected them for that.

"Here we are" They arrived at a certain place where there are many customers inside. "Is this place famous?" Xander asked seeing the bunch of people entering the shop. "Not really, its just this is the only shop that sell your book, the others were sold out immediately so people can only come here" Eriri explained making Xander nod his head.

"Is my book really that famous for them to come here?" Xander asked making Eriri glared at him, "Of course it is, its like a water in the middle of the desert for otakus" Eriri said while Xander smiled at her. "Does that mean you like my book, Eriri?" Xander asked while keeping a sly smile on his face. "Ye-, Idiot! I-It's not like I like it or anything!" Eriri was about to say yes when she saw the smile on Xander's face.

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