【30-16 Umii-kusa, Suginami-ku, Tokyo】

In a small three-story building, although it is a weekend, dozens of people are still working hard in the office area.

The large room is not divided into small cubicles, but the office seats are all arranged together in a certain pattern. The ringing of the landline, the shouting, the sound of the fax machine, the sound of the keyboard tapping vigorously...... Countless voices are mixed together, and the energetic and eager attitude of the social animals is almost like an animation production team that is about to start broadcasting tomorrow but has not even completed the character design.

Of course, there's never going to happen here, because here-

【MARS Co., Ltd. Tokyo Branch】

Not to mention that the day before the broadcast, even the character design was not completed, this kind of catastrophic event that is even more outrageous than a comet hitting the earth, even if it is only half a minute later than the scheduled time on the schedule, it will usher in the thunderous wrath of the "MARS Queen".

And while everyone was busy, a woman in a black sleeveless high-slit dress sat in a swivel chair in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window at the end of the room, holding a stack of magazines and newspapers in her hands. The sunlight shone in through her, and the transparent glass did not form an excellent barrier.

A faint warm white light fell on her long dark red hair, caressing the black silk legs that emerged from the side of the high-slit long skirt because of the cocked legs.

The hectic scene in front of her did not affect her reading in the slightest, she was not rambling to absorb useless content to pass the time, not only when buying magazines and newspapers was targeted, but even now she was following the catalog to check with a clear goal, and the reading speed was amazing, and she could check a book in half a minute.

A production executive in an ol costume accidentally dropped the document in his arms on the ground, his face turned pale and he hurriedly squatted down, and quietly turned his head to look at the right side of the huge room while picking it up, and saw that the boss was still looking down at the information in his hand and didn't notice himself before he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yuxi, get up quickly when you have enough rest, and leave directly if you have nothing else to do, your work for today has been completed." A slightly muffled mature woman's voice came from the mouth of the woman in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, still looking down at the newspaper.

Yuki, who was putting away the documents, showed a wry smile on his face, and quickly stood up and bowed to apologize:

"I'm really sorry, President Akasaka."

"If you apologize, save it for tomorrow, because if you don't rest today, you won't be able to do your job well tomorrow."

The tone of the red-haired woman, aka Akasaka Zhuyin, did not change at all. But Yuxi, who was dressed in OL, had a tight scalp, hurriedly put the documents on the desk and carefully put them away, and after completing the handover with his colleagues, he took off his work card and stuffed it into his pocket, and hurriedly walked out of the door.

Walking out of the company's door, Yuki didn't hesitate and directly reached out and called a taxi to a nearby hotel.

Although President Akasaka's requirements for his subordinates are so high that they are perverted, as long as he completes his corresponding work, he will never have to deliberately work overtime to cooperate with those inefficient colleagues to waste time, and he will not be labeled as "coordination problems".

It is because of these that the entire company has become a legend in the industry under the leadership of President Akasaka.

MARS's headquarters is located in Osaka, and she is not an employee of the Tokyo branch, not only him, but also those who are still busy in the building, all of whom are directly commanded by the company's president, Akasaka Zhuyin, and the original branch staff are all on vacation. This team, known in the multimedia world as an all-round team, rushed from Osaka to Tokyo because of the president's order.

In order to...... Help the Queen get a man.

Thinking of this, Yuki couldn't help but blush.

Hojo-sensei...... I'm going to be working with him in the future. After that, be sure to be friends with him at the welcome party, no, if you pour a few more glasses of wine, maybe, hey, hey, hey~~~

Before joining Akasaka Zhuyin, it only took one year as the president to build a budding 18x club into a mid-stream club, and there was an evil smile on his face.

As for whether the famous Kyosuke Hojo will become her colleague and whether he will hold an orientation party, does this still need to be asked? As long as the person who is targeted by President Akasaka, how can he escape?

The super elite team that has assembled itself and others is invincible under the leadership of the Queen!

After Yuki left, the people in the Marz branch were still busy, they were generally not directly responsible for a project, but as the eyes, nose, mouth and limbs of Akasaka Zhuyin, bringing her those games, animations, and other progress of the project team, and conveying her instructions to the project team.

Normally, Akasaka Zhuyin must have sat there, accepting the audience of his subordinates like an emperor, giving advice, or mercilessly abolishing projects that have no potential, or kicking out those who are dragging down projects, or caring for those projects that are really lacking in energy.

Like a god dwelling in the clouds, that little jade-like hand gently flicks, creating works that can shake the hearts of the otaku.

But today, now, no one would bother the Queen without knowing whether she was alive or dead.

It's been a week since I arrived in Tokyo from Osaka, and I've been busy for so long, and today is the time for the president to enjoy the fruits of the hunt.

Although the woman sitting there reading the newspaper had no expression on her face, anyone who knew her a little bit could tell from those eyes that Akasaka Zhuyin was already so excited that she couldn't do it!

The newspapers and magazines she put aside, on the pages spread out, without exception, a name appeared - Kyosuke Hojo

"Yomiuri Shimbun": [Kyosuke Hojo! Triple Break! A rare genius! 】

The Yomiuri Shimbun, which has always been keen on the famous writers of the times, is not stingy with praise, and the worship between the lines can be regarded as a courtship letter, so I almost want to grab the collar of the person reading the newspaper and tell each other that I like Kyosuke Hojo, he is the greatest writer of neon in the next 100 years, and our Yomiuri Shimbun will soon exclusively serialize him!

Buy me newspapers!

"Mainichi Shimbun": [Kyosuke Hojo: I will assume the social responsibility of a writer and pass on the beauty I feel to everyone through my works]

This newspaper almost followed Hojo Kyosuke's speech at the award ceremony, talking about dreams, hard work or something, and it almost didn't say that Hojo Kyosuke was a saint, and then I was afraid that he would start selling books on chicken soup for the soul.

Leaving aside these big national newspapers, the reporter of the "Hokkaido Shimbun" was drunk, but what he recorded was transmitted back to the headquarters early, and the newspaper in Kyosuke Hojo's hometown even interviewed Kyosuke Hojo's grandparents and neighbors overnight, and Grandpa Hojo did not hesitate to tell a little secret, his grandson's silver fangs in "One Punch Man" were based on him.

……

"Boring."

Akasaka Zhuyin threw the last magazine on the table next to him, stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked in the direction of Koenji.

Perhaps for some mediocre people, these compliments can bring out the best in him, allowing him to create works that are beyond his own strengths. But for that man, these frivolous reports would corrupt him, like the girls around him, stumbling on his feet and making him linger and unable to move on.

If it weren't for the purpose of gathering intelligence and making 100% preparations, Akasaka Zhuyin wouldn't have wasted time reading these stupid things, newspapers or whatever, and it would have been better to praise the stinky feet of politicians.

Come on, Kyosuke Hojo, get into my pocket and unleash all your talents under me!

The place she looked at was where Kyosuke Hojo's company, Carbonic Acid Animation Production Company, was located.

"Huh? Hey~~ Did you actually make a company in order to accompany Ying Lili? ”

Megumi Kato blinked her eyes and said with some surprise, although she was surprised, she could only feel this emotion from the content of her words, whether it was her tone or expression, she was so brisk.

"I wanted to say it a long time ago, Megumi, you're really a little dark." Sakura Yamauchi had a smile in his eyes, staring closely at Megumi Kato's white melon seed face.

"Well, that's the belly black, well, oh, I'll make a good note of it." Megumi Kato nodded:

"But it's something like Kyosuke would do, if it were him."

"Megumi, can a girl like you really exist in reality?"

Sakura Yamauchi grabbed Megumi Kato's hand with shiny eyes, on the one hand, Yukino Yukishita, who will maintain absolute reason to stop Kyosuke from doing bad things, and on the other hand, Megumi Kato, who can understand Kyosuke with great adaptability and be by his side, and tolerate him with unique gentleness, is perfect!

"Alas, let me ask more, this sentence should be a compliment, right?"

"Of course! Do you think I'm saying that you're a weird character out of a cartoon? Sakura Yamauchi immediately denied it.

"Huh~~~? I didn't feel it before, but now I ......" Megumi Kato's expression became a little subtle:

"Well, since Kyosuke isn't here, I'll go back first, see you next time, Sakura."

"Stop! You're rude like this, Megumi, the next moment you walk out of the house, I'll die immediately because of excessive sadness, but not necessarily! Yamauchi Sakura grabbed the girl's little hand tightly.

"Generally speaking, that kind of situation only happens to the strange anime characters that Sakura said, right?"

"Sure enough! Hui, you're really black-bellied and very good at holding grudges! ”

"I'm going back."

"Sorry, sorry! I say I'm sorry! Kyosuke's mom and sister are at home today, are you sure you won't come in and visit? ”

Sakura Yamauchi asked, although he didn't come to visit his parents on purpose, but Megumi Kato's dress was not casual at all.

A translucent white lace short-sleeved top is draped over a bright tank top, a slightly larger sailor hat is lightly worn on the head, and the thighs exposed under the miniskirt show off the white and striking complexion.

Although she is a girl with a weak sense of existence, Sakura Yamauchi was surprised to find that compared to the pear pear in the wardrobe who is all green sportswear, Megumi Kato is like a heroine favored by the painter, as long as it is not a day when she needs to wear a school uniform, her outfits are always carefully selected, which is both fashionable and can highlight her own advantages.

Even if she is not the person she really wants to meet, Sakura Yamauchi still feels a feeling of "being valued" from the girl. This kind of girl who will treat dating with heart and prepare carefully.

It's amazing!

Just like me! Yamauchi Sakura nodded affirmatively in her conscience, no matter when, even if it was just sneaking out with Kyosuke at night to forage for food and supper, she would choose an outfit that suited the weather, mood, and Kyosuke. Of course, Kyosuke's outfit was also chosen by himself~~

If you calculate it this way, wouldn't you pay more attention to dating Kyosuke than Megumi? After all, I have carefully prepared two outfits~

The two of them are now standing at the entrance of Ruyiliao, there is no one in the living room anymore, and the others are either doing their own thing or accompanying Mikiko Hojo to drink tea and chat in the courtyard. Compared with a fake British aristocrat who was too busy painting to give priority to enjoying black tea, this wife, who even had countless daughters-in-law to help take care of, was more like an elegant nobleman.

"And then stay here for dinner! If you hadn't let Kyosuke see what you look like now, Megumi wouldn't have been willing. ”

Sakura Yamauchi continued.

"Huh? I'm just wearing it very ordinary, and I saw it in last week's "NINI", and I tried to wear it like this when I happened to have similar clothes in the wardrobe, and I didn't have too many ideas. ”

Megumi Kato's tone and expression were unusually calm, only the small hand holding the strap of the white canvas satchel was distinct because it was too hard:

"It's Sakura, you, oh, even when you see a girl who thinks you're good-looking, you want Kyosuke to see it right away~~It's a good relationship~~"

The girl's bob swayed lightly, like the fluctuating sunshine in tone.

Sakura Yamauchi didn't speak, just tilted his head and squinted his eyes to look at Megumi Kato.

"What's wrong~~" Being stared at by that unsettling gaze, Megumi Kato, who has always been calm, couldn't stand it.

"First of all, I panicked and explained that the outfit on my body was not specially prepared to meet Kyosuke, and then I shifted the topic to me for a small revenge for debunking your careful thoughts, and finally tried to confuse the matter of meeting with Aunt Mijiko."

"So cunning, Megumi, this kind of calm cunning is really a great stunt."

"Go back!"

As soon as her little face was hot, Megumi Kato immediately turned around and was about to walk outside the door.

How could you not go! Kyosuke's mother is at home, and this kind of practice of coming directly to the house without making an appointment will be misunderstood about my relationship with Kyosuke.

Ah, sure enough, I should have sent a message to Kyosuke in advance......

In the girl's careful thoughts, she was absent from the celebration banquet yesterday, but she came to congratulate early in the morning today, Kyosuke should be, how much will he be happy, right?

And Sakura, isn't it good to be a fool obediently! Isn't it the same as a funny character who jumped out of a cartoon to suddenly become so smart!

"Aunt Mijiko! Kyosuke's friend is here! Yamauchi Sakura shouted directly.

Megumi Kato's movements froze, and he quickly turned around and quickly began to tidy up the clothes that were messed up by Sakura Yamauchi's pulling. Mikiko Hojo came in a warm voice, followed by the little Kaseko and the smaller Momotaro.

"When we first met, I was Megumi Kato, a friend of Kyosuke's."

The girl folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen and bowed slightly. The hat shook slightly, but it was still firmly on the head, but the canvas bag on the shoulder suddenly slipped off.

Yamauchi Sakura, it's completely unreasonable! When pulling the shoulder bag strap into place, Megumi Kato couldn't help but whisper in her heart. It was the first time she had seen this, this kind of ...... It's really hard to describe.

Listening to the obviously nervous voice, the girl with bright yellow eyes like a cat smiled happily.

"Hey, you're the friend Kyosuke said you're coming back to play, right?" After Mikiko Hojo introduced herself, she took Megumi Kato's hand without seeing it.

The girl subconsciously wanted to ask Kyosuke Hojo why she knew she was coming today, but she was very good at telling true lies and immediately reacted, it was the lie of the aunt opposite.

looked at Sakura Yamauchi, who was snickering next to him, and Megumi Kato understood something for a while.

It's really, something hard to describe...... It's weird.

"Excuse me~~~"

The girl changed into slippers and used the skills she had cultivated with the Kato sisters for more than ten years to get along with children, and instantly became "best friends" with Kaseko!

"Soga, because no one came to apply, so Ying Ri Li and Kasumigaoka-senpai went to help?" Megumi Kato nodded, finally understanding that it was a serious company with a registered capital of more than 300 million yen, not spending 300 million yen to play house games with the little girl.

"I always feel that you don't understand it at all." Yamauchi Sakura Fox doubted.

"How come, Sanye has already made it very clear." Megumi Kato immediately denied:

"However, why did Kyosuke only ask Eiri Ri and Kasumigaoka-sani for help?"

"Megumi, you're bad~"

Yamauchi Sakura chuckled, and the expression of Miyasui Sanye next to him also became subtle.

It's such an obvious provocation.

"Huh? What's wrong? What I want to say is that if Kyosuke still needs someone to help, I just don't have anything to do today~" Megumi Kato tilted her head, and everything she said was the truth.

"That's an animation production company, and the only ones among us who can have anything to do with that industry are Glass and Naoka, and the others will probably only be able to help Kyosuke do some inconsequential little things."

Yukino Hyakuri explained.

"Soga, Ying Lili is the trump card of the art department, and Kasumigaoka Senpai can write a script that leads the drama club to win awards." Megumi Kato nodded.

“……”

Sakura Yamauchi blinked, and his eyes drifted to Mikiko Hojo next to him.

Miyasui Sanye pursed his lips, not knowing what to say for a while.

"That, Megumi, the relationship between Ying Li Li and Shiyu and the animation production company may be deeper than you think."

Nishinomiya Glass whispered, she has been staying with Ying Lili and Kasumi no Hills, and she has forgotten that these two still maintain the character of a talented girl in painting and a literary girl in school.

However, the former was deliberately kept secret, and the latter was that no one dared to ask her.

"Actually, Ying Lili has already been a cartoonist for a long time, and Shiyu also officially debuted as a light writer three years ago."

They have already consulted the two of them on this kind of thing, after all, as long as they bring someone to play in the house, these things will be exposed sooner or later. Kasumigaoka Shiyu didn't care, but Ying Lili hesitated a little, but thinking of Megumi Kato's unparalleled stealth performance, he said with confidence that it didn't matter.

However, considering that Aunt Mei Jizi was still present, Glass was really embarrassed to say that Ying Lili painted comics only as an assistant part-time, and his job was actually a well-known book painter in the industry.

"Huh~~~?"

Megumi Kato exclaimed, her eyes narrowed cutely.

Caricaturist? Light writers?

The one who was called the perfect lady in school.,Surrounded by fashionable characters standing at the top of the student pyramid.,Ying Lili, who has nothing to do with the otaku in terms of words and deeds or makeup.,Actually a cartoonist?

And the top talented girl in the school.,I've already booked a university to recommend admission.,No one dares to approach Kasumigaoka Shiyu.,It's actually a light writer.。

This...... It's amazing.

I thought it would be amazing to be friends with such two people, but I didn't expect there to be even more amazing things.

Now everyone is sitting in the courtyard, white-painted wooden tables and chairs, the morning sun is not too scorching, a graceful and luxurious mother and a group of young and beautiful girls, drinking tea and chatting, laughter and rustling of leaves, although the cherry blossoms have fallen is not in the slightest detracting from the pleasant spring color.

(End of chapter)