Natural Swordmaster 98

Title: The Strongest Form

“Kasumigaoka-senpai looks a little guilty? Is it just my imagination?”

Utaha and Eriri heard the voice and turned their heads, only then realizing that Megumi had arrived at some point and was sitting on the sofa next to them, looking at the coffee shop menu.

When did she get here? This ability is too much, isn’t it? Is it really because of her low presence, not hiding her aura?

“The storyline was changed a lot by the editor, it might be very different from the manuscript I gave you guys.”

Utaha was indeed a little guilty; she would let Eriri find out for herself later.

“I see, what else can we do.”

Eriri nodded in understanding, completely unaware of what she was about to face.

‘Love advisor? I accidentally overheard it, it really made me a little curious.’

‘Does Eriri like Nohara-kun that much? What kind of story happened between the two of them?’

Megumi felt for the first time that her low presence was a good thing; she could quietly gather a lot of information.

Appear! The strongest form! Megumi’s information!

Megumi finally found the proper use for her presence.

Yukino and Shinnosuke arrived late. Seeing Shinnosuke, Eriri no longer cared about the illustration matters.

She immediately went up to Shinnosuke. If she had a tail, it would definitely be wagging.

“Shinnosuke! I know a really delicious restaurant, how about we go eat after we’re done shopping?”

Utaha’s gaze at Eriri sharpened.

Wasn’t it her turn to treat today? She hadn’t received royalties yet! The restaurant Eriri was looking for must be very luxurious; her savings might not be enough.

“Sure.”

Shinnosuke didn’t need to worry about money now. After getting those shares, there wasn’t actually a big change, only Shiro’s quality of life had improved significantly. Premium dog food and canned food were piled up at home, and Shiro was also working hard to learn how to open cans.

“Hehe.”

Looking at Shinnosuke, Eriri recalled the manga she drew yesterday. Unfortunately, some details were still not perfect. It would be great if Shinnosuke could be her model.

It would be even better if they could practice it.

Seeing Eriri’s expression, Yukino knew she had no good intentions. She, who had been rejected and mocked by Eriri, was now very angry.

This rebellious dog!

Eriri saw Yukino, remembered their conversation yesterday, and also sneered with disgust.

‘This President Yukinoshita has no idea how terrifying that woman is. I just need to quietly run away! Waiting for the benefits at the end!’

‘The only thing that scares me is that Suotome Ai also has memories from another world, so she definitely won’t sit still in this world.’

From the fact that Ai had been in contact with Shinnosuke all this time, it was clear that this terrifying woman was definitely planning something.

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While Eriri and Yukino were openly and secretly competing, Suotome Ai was also enjoying her rare leisure time.

In a very luxurious bedroom, in front of Ai was a computer desk, several large screens connected into one.

If you looked closely, you would see that one of the screens seemed to be connected to a surveillance camera in the Zebra Butt coffee shop. The interactions of several people were clearly visible under her monitoring.

On another screen was precisely the manga Eriri drew yesterday. Ai was staring at the Shinnosuke drawn by Eriri with an evaluating gaze.

After tasting a little, Ai shook her head. Eriri’s mind was as poor as her body. Shinnosuke was much stronger than Eriri imagined.

“Shinnosuke-sama...”

The clothes Shinnosuke took off that day were draped over the back of her chair. Pulling the sleeve and kissing it, Ai’s expression was very intoxicated.

“Just wait! Shinnosuke-sama, Ai will come and live with you soon!”

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Kaguya and Hayasaka also arrived. This time, no bodyguards followed the two of them, only a few bodyguards secretly watched to prevent unexpected things from happening.

For Kaguya, participating in club activities and going shopping with classmates on the weekend was a very magical experience.

“You guys came so early?”

In front of everyone, Hayasaka had to maintain her image as an energetic gyaru girl. Although she and Kaguya had arrived ten minutes early, they were still a little late compared to the others.

“Of course, we wanted to chat a bit earlier.”

Yukino’s expression changed a lot when she saw Kaguya. She was very serious about handling requests.

Currently, there were only two requests in the Service Club: helping Megumi overcome her presence issues and helping Kaguya make friends.

Of course, Yukino sharply sensed that both Megumi’s and Kaguya’s requests had hidden secrets, but these were not issues that the Service Club needed to solve.

Wanting to increase presence and make friends were very normal requests; the Service Club would definitely handle them seriously.

Kaguya and Hayasaka also sat on the sofa, and the place became a bit crowded.

Kaguya picked up the coffee shop menu, somewhat confused, not knowing what to order at all.

This seemed to be the first time she ordered at a store outside. As the eldest daughter, even her daily meals had to follow recipes specially made by the Shinomiya family, only considering nutritional balance, not taste.

Hayasaka ordered a glass of juice for Kaguya and also ordered a brownie, helping her young lady overcome her confusion.

“Have you already chosen the brand you want to buy? But for phones, there aren’t actually many choices either.”

Eriri thought for a moment, feeling that Kaguya didn’t need to choose either. Just directly choose the most common fruit brand; a closed system was suitable for tech-challenged people like Kaguya.

“Um, I’ve already chosen it, just buy the latest model. The phone card and other matters will be handled by the family.”

“After buying the phone, shall we go shopping again at the mall?”

“Of course! It’s rare for Shinomiya-san to be able to go out.”

Listening to the low, lively conversation of the several beautiful girls, Shinnosuke’s expression became bitter.

Getting that limited edition Gundam figure was too difficult, wasn’t it?

Shopping was also too painful.

“Sawamura-senpai, you should restrain yourself a bit and let Katou-san interact more with President Shinomiya.”

Yukino cleared her throat twice. Eriri was really too active. The more she looked at Eriri, the more she felt Eriri was like an energetic puppy that didn’t know where to channel its energy.

As Yukino, who could turn into a cat at any time, she didn’t like Eriri at all. Why couldn’t she be as understanding as Shiro?

“I accidentally ignored Katou-san again.”

Eriri was a little embarrassed. The main characters of the club activity should be Megumi and Kaguya.

Seeing everyone’s attention focused on her, Megumi felt a little worried.

Currently, she didn’t really want to increase her presence.

These past two days, Megumi had thought about it carefully. She wanted to increase her presence so that Shinnosuke could notice her.

But the reality was that even if she maintained her current presence, Shinnosuke could notice her in an instant.

If her presence became normal, she would lose her uniqueness and also lose many advantages.