"Not doujinshi?"
Sato turned back to look at Eriri with some surprise. If it was not doujinshi, then why would Eriri look for a place where no one could disturb her?
"It really isn't!"
Eriri stomped her foot in embarrassment, her pretty face flushed red as she glared at him fiercely.
"Alright, if it isn't, then it isn't."
Seeing her like this, Sato quickly waved his hand, worried that in the next second Eriri might lash out in embarrassment and bite him with those cute little fangs.
After all, those fangs looked pretty sharp, they could probably do some damage.
"Huh? There are chairs up here?"
Eriri huffed and turned her head away, but soon she noticed the tables and chairs on the rooftop, looking as if people came here often.
She quickly turned back to Sato again, suspicion returning to her eyes. "You definitely said 'too' just now, didn't you?"
"No, you must have misheard."
Although Sato denied it verbally, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. Had Kashiwagi Eri-sensei suddenly gotten smarter?
"Hmph! Fine, don't say it then!"
Eriri snorted, her lips pouting high.
Whatever, this lady does not care about such things anyway.
She walked to a chair, reached out her slender fair fingers, and lightly touched the surface. Seeing that there was no dust, she nodded in satisfaction, then gently held down the back of her skirt and sat.
"Hm? What are you holding in your hand?"
Suddenly, her gaze landed curiously on Sato's hand.
"Oh, this? Someone gave me some cookies, I accidentally brought them along."
Sato glanced at his right hand, suddenly realizing he had forgotten to put them down before coming out with her.
"A girl?"
Eriri stared straight at him.
"Mm."
Sato walked over and sat across from her. Then he heard the girl opposite him give a soft huff, arms crossed as she slightly turned her head away.
Looking at the blonde girl in front of him, Sato smiled. "What's wrong? Could it be that Kashiwagi Eri-sensei is jealous?"
"W-Who's jealous?!"
Eriri immediately stood up in embarrassment, her face turning bright red at a visible speed. Even her fair neck and delicate ears were dyed a glistening crimson.
"Relax, everyone got some."
"I told you I'm not jealous!"
Eriri stomped again, baring her small fangs as she glared at him fiercely.
Sato watched her with a faint smile. Kashiwagi Eri-sensei might be an adult doujin artist, but she was unexpectedly innocent, unexpectedly shy, unexpectedly adorable.
Under his gaze, Eriri suddenly realized something.
"Are you messing with me?"
"How could I? Who would have the heart to let such a cute Kashiwagi Eri-sensei feel wronged?"
Sato spoke with a straight face.
"Y-you…"
Caught off guard by his sudden remark, Eriri froze.
She stammered, her face even redder than before, unable to get a word out. Her beautiful sapphire-like eyes lost focus, faint steam seeming to rise from her head, and even her steps became unsteady.
"Hey! Eriri!"
Sato's expression suddenly changed.
No way… could she really faint from embarrassment?!
Bang!
Eriri staggered backward a few steps, her heel hitting a chair before she dropped into it.
Sato quickly stepped forward, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her lightly.
"Eriri, are you okay?!"
The blonde twin-tailed girl did not respond, her eyes blank and unfocused, faint steam rising from her head. In that case…
"Kashiwagi Eri-sensei!"
Swish!
At the sound of that name, a spark of clarity instantly returned to Eriri's eyes. She gradually came back to her senses, still a little dazed, touching her forehead.
"What… happened to me?"
Sato's expression was rather subtle.
Were there really people in this world who could faint from shyness?
Now he was certain, there were.
But why would an adult doujin artist like Kashiwagi Eri-sensei be this pure?
This… made no sense!
Soon, Eriri recovered, her memories flooding back like a tide.
The blonde twin-tailed girl's face flushed red once again, her sapphire eyes widening in disbelief.
She stiffly turned to look at Sato. He met her gaze in silence, and the two stared at each other without a word.
The salty sea breeze blew across them. Sato's bangs fluttered slightly, while the girl's exquisite golden hair danced like a work of art in the wind.
"It's all your fault! All your fault! All your fault…"
Suddenly, Eriri lashed out in embarrassment, unleashing a twin-tail assault, shaking her head as her two golden ponytails smacked into Sato's face.
Sato turned his head and raised a hand to block, his expression calm.
Kashiwagi Eri-sensei's combat power was roughly five, and the attack power of those twin-tails was about 0.5. If she used her fangs, it might rise to around three, but no matter what, she was still weak.
"Huff… huff…"
As expected, Eriri, with her otaku physique, quickly bent over with her hands on her knees, panting heavily. After all that effort, she ended up exhausting herself first.
"Ugh…"
Suddenly, she raised a hand and covered her head, looking uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?"
"My… my head feels dizzy!"
Sato paused for a moment, then could not hold it in and burst out laughing.
"You…"
Eriri tried to say something in embarrassment, but her foot slipped.
Sato sighed helplessly, stepped forward, held her shoulders, and pressed her back down onto the chair.
"Alright, sit and rest first. What if you fall?"
Eriri mumbled something under her breath, but did not continue arguing. Her face remained deeply flushed.
Sato sat across from her and finally brought up the reason she came.
"Eriri, what did you want to see me about?"
After calming down, Eriri rolled her eyes at him. "Obviously to talk about the manga!"
"And… I got the rooftop key for drawing manga too!"
She looked at him resentfully.
Sato froze for a moment, then stood up and bowed deeply to her.
"Thank you very much, Kashiwagi Eri-sensei, for your help."