#321 - Chapter 318 Pretending to be a Couple

"...You can call me a scumbag if you want, but Miss Eto, aren't you being a little narcissistic?"

Amau Shirayuki immediately looked helpless.

What do you mean by a naive and innocent genius young female writer?

"Where's the narcissism? I'm just stating facts ~"

Eto Yoshimura said without blushing at all.

"Naive and innocent genius young female writer, the latter part is fine, but the word 'naive and innocent' is completely incompatible with your [One-Eyed Owl] identity..."

Amau Shirayuki said lightly.

"Oh my ~ Thank you for the compliment."

Eto Yoshimura obviously only heard half of it, because Shirayuki admitted that she was a genius young female writer.

"...Never mind."

Amau Shirayuki said casually: "Although I promised to act with you, my daily life rhythm won't change because of it."

"Yeah, no problem."

Eto Yoshimura nodded and said: "Remember to go on dates with those girls more often, so we'll have enough explosive material."

"So this explosive material is based on the premise that I'm a scumbag?"

Amau Shirayuki immediately rolled his eyes.

However, Eto Yoshimura immediately retorted: "Isn't it?"

"......"

Amau Shirayuki was once again unable to refute.

"Scumbag ~ Scumbag ~ Trash scumbag ~"

Faced with Amau Shirayuki's silence, Eto Yoshimura intensified her efforts, not only chanting scumbag, but also adding the prefix "trash".

"Alright, stop it..."

Amau Shirayuki said in a serious tone: "When exactly are we going to start pretending to be lovers?"

"We can start now."

Eto Yoshimura immediately said: "Wouldn't it be too fake to suddenly pretend to be lovers later? I still have some fame now, so if we wander around the streets and go on dates, the more passersby see us, the less abrupt it will seem."

"Now, huh... It's pretty late today, let's find some time another day to go on a date and act like it."

Amau Shirayuki glanced at the time, it was already evening.

"You're such an idiot, isn't it enough to just send me home later?"

Eto Yoshimura immediately said.

"...I guess so."

She had already started writing the main text of her new book, rushing to publish it within a few months, to reveal the true face of the Washuu family to the world as soon as possible.

During this time, Amau Shirayuki naturally didn't disturb Eto Yoshimura, and just sat there quietly drinking coffee.

............

At the same time, Irimi Kaya and Koma Enji at the front desk could see every move of Shirayuki and Eto sitting in the corner.

"Manager, Miss Eto and Shirayuki have such a good relationship. I always feel that Miss Eto has a sense of distance that's hard to get close to, but Shirayuki and Miss Eto don't seem to be like that."

At this time, Koma Enji sighed.

"......"

Yoshimura Kuzen smiled silently.

Until now, he hadn't told Irimi Kaya and Koma Enji about his past with his daughter. Besides him, only Shirayuki understood Eto the most, so only Shirayuki could get closest to Eto.

"Isn't Shirayuki already the 'King' of Aogiri Tree now? It's not surprising that he has a good relationship with Miss Eto, the former leader, right?"

Irimi Kaya said: "But having said that, Shirayuki and Miss Eto really give people a vague sense of ambiguity, a feeling that is both real and fake, and hard to distinguish."

"Maybe that's just young people, young people have more tricks, I can't quite understand it..."

Koma Enji shook his head.

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When it was time for dinner, the coffee shop was almost closed.

In more than an hour, Eto Yoshimura had only coded more than a thousand words.

Mainly because she had been meticulously crafting it, so the speed naturally couldn't be too fast.

Especially the opening is the most important part of a new book, requiring constant brainstorming, foreshadowing, and laying a good foundation for the entire book.

It's like the foundation of a tall building. If the foundation isn't laid well, then it will be difficult later on.

"It's time to go home."

After packing up her laptop, Eto Yoshimura got up to go home.

And Amau Shirayuki didn't forget to send Eto Yoshimura home.

"Give me your bag too, so it looks more like it."

Saying that, Eto Yoshimura stuffed her bag to Amau Shirayuki.

Amau Shirayuki casually accepted it.

Watching Shirayuki and Eto walk out of the store together, and Shirayuki was even carrying Eto's bag, Kirishima Ayato couldn't help but say: "Sis, why does it feel like...your boyfriend ran off with another woman?"

Kirishima Touka, who was already concerned about this, became even more uneasy after being told this by Ayato, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Isn't it? The intimate way they look is as if they are lovers."

Kirishima Ayato pointed at Shirayuki and Eto, who had just stepped out of the store.

"......"

Kirishima Touka hesitated for a while, and still said: "Shirayuki and I haven't officially started dating yet. That guy says he likes me, but he never rejects other girls..."

"I see..."

Kirishima Ayato roughly understood, "So Sis and Eto are still rivals in love, right? To be honest, I feel like it's hard for you to win against her."

"Just shut up, will you."

Kirishima Touka immediately looked black-lined, and slapped Ayato on the head again, "Can't you say something nice?"

"That hurts!"

Kirishima Ayato immediately protested.

"You know it hurts too? When you ran off to Aogiri Tree without saying a word before, I've been holding back on you for a long time."

Kirishima Touka brought up the old score.

"......"

Kirishima Ayato was speechless for a while, and then confronted Touka again, "Just worry about yourself, old hag."

However, although he was a little stubborn, at least he wouldn't fight with Touka.

He was no longer the same as before.

While bickering with Ayato, Kirishima Touka was also thinking about Shirayuki and Miss Eto all the time.

Although Miss Eto is very mysterious and feels inscrutable, based on her intuition as a woman, Miss Eto is most likely the real rival in love.

Faced with such a rival in love, Touka naturally didn't dare to be careless.

She felt that she should be more proactive, or simply cook the rice and make it a done deal...?

Thinking of this, Kirishima Touka's face immediately turned red.

She felt that she still couldn't do such a bold thing, unless she had no choice...

I'll go discuss it with Yoriko another day first...

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