Chapter 43: Narcissist and Tsundere 2
Seiya and Eriri soon reached their designation.
Seiya had to say that Eriri's parents were well off with the money as he looked at the huge mansion. He remembered that Eriri had a British father and a Japanese mother. Her father was a British diplomat while her mother was a simple housewife but what makes them a perfect couple was that they are both otakus.
He had only seen them once or two in the early days of his grade school since his father and her parents were acquaintances.
"Where are your parents?" Seiya asked as he followed Eriri in the mansion but didn't find anyone except some maids.
"They are out of the city due to papa's business," Eriri answered with rosy cheeks as she glanced at Seiya.
"Oh my~, isn't our Eriri become bold enough to bring such a handsome and charming man to her house?" Seiya smirked as he teased Eriri.
"Can you not pull any more bullcrap like that?" Eriri hissed as she moved towards the changing room.
Seiya shrugged his shoulders and walked into her room where she usually works.
It was a very large room. There was a medium size bed with a roof and curtains and a desk where he guessed Eriri used to work.
There was also a bookshelf where many novels and manga were stored.
He then casually pulled a book from her shelf but it turned out to be a hentai.
"Holy !!!" Seiya widened his eyes as his eyes fell on top-notch Milf doujin. The artwork was great and details were also described beautifully. It was also not shota and completely wholesome!
Seiya looked around if anyone was watching and then silently turned the page. It was probably the best doujin he had seen in this world.
And before he knew it, he was so emerged in reading the hentai that he forgot a blond-haired girl in a green tracksuit was looking at him with a smug face.
"This sh*t is good," Seiya said and nodded with a smile. It was wholesome vanilla and with a proper plot.
However, when he was just about to look for a similar doujin, he saw Eriri looking at him with a grin. Now it was his time.
Seiya.exe gone brrrrrr.
"Go on there are more to it. It seems like my senpai is enjoying my art." Eriri said and showed Seiya the photo she took where Seiya was reading the hentai with an excited smile.
Seiya clicked his tongue and then showed Eriri her photo where she made a hilarious shocked face that she made this noon. He was going to see the photo to Utaha as she wanted to see Eriri's face but now he had no choice but to bargain. "Well, I would also like to see my cute Eriri this way."
Eriri twitched and went completely red because of the later part when Seiya called her 'My cute sweet angel Eriri'. Yeah, that's how she heard Seiya.
"Ah-haha, then…" Eriri smiled wryly and extended her hand.
"Deal." Seiya nodded and shook her hand.
They reached the agreement not to offend each other and drew a clear border.
"So which part should I draw? I don't know anything about the original." Eriri said as she sat on her chair and opened her digital pad.
"Oh, I have the script in my head. I should read so that you could understand the character better. So the story starts…"
"Stop! Stop! Don't spill out the spoilers! I don't want to hear it!" Eriri interrupted Seiya as she didn't want to hear the spoilers.
"But then how are you going to draw the characters if you don't know the scenario?"
"Just explain the scene and characters look for starters. I can handle it on my own." Eriri explained.
"Is that okay? Don't you want to read ahead? You could also grasp the character better." Seiya hesitated. He was not an artist but he knew Eriri's ability so he thought she might understand the characters better if she knows the plot.
"Senpai, I think you don't know a thing about drawing or art. Does that mean there is some profession where you are not good at?" Eriri said then smirked as she saw a glimpse of Seiya's weakness.
"Cough* Whether my art is good or not, it has nothing to do with your work. Now I will start explaining the character." Seiya said and started to explain the characters befitting to be illustrated.
Eriri also shrugged her shoulders and started to listen to Seiya. She had to say that Seiya was a good storyteller. The words coming from his lips were well structured and clear that she could even visualize the emotions and whole world in her mind.
[New skill [Story telling (Advance)] is available.]
[Accept: Yes/No]
'Whoa…' Seiya gasped in little shock as he sees another skill created for advanced level. It might be connected to his literature skill but who knows. There is nothing wrong to have another good skill in his arsenal.
He got another skill.
It was then Eriri begin drawing the cover and other characters that would be going to appear in Seiya's novel while Seiya thought about making dinner for the night.
Oh in the last two days, he also upgraded his cooking skill from advanced to expert level so he was not sure how and what Eriri's house chef is going to cook. In the end, he decided to cook for both of them.
"Where are you going, Seiya-senpai?" Eriri noticed Seiya leaving the room.
"To prepare dinner. I am starving like crazy and I am not like you who don't need to eat much." Seiya grinned looking at Eriri's flat runway.
"Get lost!" Eriri screamed and threw a pater roll at him but he was already gone. "Jeez, why does he have to be so mean sometimes…?" Eriri muttered and thought for a second before she smiled and resumed her work.
Part of her smile was due to excitement that she would be going to eat the hand-cooked meal prepared by Seiya.
20 or so minutes later Seiya entered the room with a trolley filled with some dishes.
"Hmm, it's good!" Eriri widened her eyes as she tasted the first bite of the chicken. It was rich with different kinds of flavors balanced perfectly. It was even better than the food her house chef makes.
"I know right?! I have practiced many times before making it. Well, nothing less from the talented me~." Seiya smiled and flicked his hair. "By the way, eat the seed and nuts too. Don't separate them."
"But I don't like nuts especially Fenugreek seeds," Eriri said as she knew that Fenugreek seeds are used by lactating mothers to stimulate breast milk production. It was very harmful to her body who doesn't even have bigger boobs.
"Really? Here I thought it could help your 'body' to grow." Seya shook his head. A hidden part of flat waifu is that they are picky eaters and he could easily see why the case is.
"P-Pervert! Don't say that out loud! You are just picking on me!" Eriri covered her chest shyly.
"Why would I want to pick on my cute kohai? I might not be a good person but I would never play with the health of someone else." Seya said and continued to eat without minding Eriri.
Eriri blushed and nodded as she was called cute kohai. Seiya was right at that part. He might be a total jerk sometimes but he would never pull this kind of stunt to corner Eriri.
"Then I would trust you this time. It can't be helped senpai is insisting this much." Eriri smiled and flipped her non-existing twin-tail as her hair wasn't tied.
Seiya raised his brow as he saw Eriri biting a piece with a sweet smile. Tsundere personality aside, Eriri was a kind of sweet and understandable person. Seiya knew that Eriri had some insecurities about her body and personality where even he was involved but he thought it was her strong demeanor that makes Eriri strong.
That's why he wanted to do something special for Eriri and help her groom as an artist.
They then chatted for a while during their dinner before retiring to their previous work.
Eriri returned to her table while Seiya lied on the carpet with a light novel book and started reading it.
Eriri asked why he was on the floor as it could get cold but Seiya explained that he likes to read books that way. Especially cramped up places filled with books was his ideal place to read books and relax.
After a while, Seiya looked at the time and decided to return home.
"Hey, Eriri. It is time to sleep. Come on, wind up." Seiya stood and stretched his arms.
"You… can go. I have to… finish it…" Eriri said with dark bags under her eyes.
Seiya sighed and switched off the lamp on her table.
"What are you doing? I can just finish it. Don't you want to see the finished product?" Eriri stood up to retort but then saw Seiya sitting on her bed.
"I never said that I wanted to see it finish this day. You can complete it however you want with Machida-san's consent." Seiya said and then tabbed his lap. "Come on now. I will give you a head massage since I am feeling a little better here and you better not ask any question."
Eriri blushed when she saw Seiya offering a lap pillow and wanted to question him but she was so sleepy and tired that she can only abide by his order.
She then walked towards him and fell into his lap without thinking much. Due to sleep deprivation, she couldn't even think properly that she was lying on Seiya's lap.
She couldn't help but take a sniff since Seiya also smelled good for some reason.
Seiya couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. For some reason, girls around him developed a weird fetish to sniff him. First Utaha and now Eriri, even Aisu, and Yoruichi started doing that.
"Sleep well." Seiya then smiled and started massaging Eriri's head. For someone who had master-level massaging skills, it was not hard to make Eriri sleep in seconds and relives her from all the worries. The next day when she would wake up, she will feel good and eventually become much better at her work which then benefits him.
In no time, she fell asleep on his lap so he decided to take his leave. He then adjusted the pillow under her head and covered her with a blanket. After that, he caressed her cheek for one last time before exiting the room.
Why was he excited for her? He didn't know.
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It was when she was around seven when a family visited her home.
Eriri was seeing a boy who visited her home with his parents. It was a formal dinner that her father hosted for another family.
She didn't know the purpose of the dinner but it was the first time that she saw the boy with brown hair and golden eyes. What stood out the most was his elegance and gentle attitude that made him stand on another level. The boy was the perfect image of an ideal talented young boy that shines like a sun in the sky.
"Eriri-chan, why don't you take him to your room and show him around?"
Eriri nodded and asked the boy. The boy gently agreed and walked to her room.
She was happy to show him her room and her toys but…
"What a drag…"
As if taking a cloak off, the boy immediately changed his attitude from a gentle young man to an icy cold person. He had now become a different person in a split second.
"Don't mind me, do whatever you want."
That saddened little Eriri.
"B-but I wanted to show you my games and toys…!" Eriri hesitantly spoke.
"Toys and games? Tch, those are for kids."
The boy rudely declined that further upset the little girl.
"You *sniff* you are also a kid, whaah!" Tears started to flow from her eyes.
"W-wait, oi, don't cry. My mom is going to kill me! Jeez!" The boy panicked and started to console the little girl, "Okay, okay fine, you win. Now just show me whatever you want before my parents take their leave."
"Really?! Then come with me, I will show you the best games and toys of my collection!" Eriri also took a 180 turn and smiled and dragged the brown-haired boy around her room.
It was her first time making a friend from a family with higher standing. The brown-haired boy also displayed a good piano skills as well as various other things he knew.
It was at that time when that little girl witnessed two sides of the boy, one was a cloak of a gentle and elegant boy and the other was his cold personality but one thing was common, he was a caring boy from the heart.
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[Status]
Name: Seiya Kanie
Age: 16
STR: 34
AGI: 44
STA: 49
INT: 100
WIS: 60
CHA: 86
LUC: 90
Innate Ability: Natural Narcissist.
Other Abilities: Exercise, Skill Maker, Appraisal, Inventory, Mystic Eye (left) of Life Perception
Skills: [Mathematics (Invincible) +], [English (Expert) +], [Literature (Master) +], [Science (Advance) +], [Cooking (Advance -> Expert) +], [Basketball (Master) +], [Mental Resistance (Invincible)], [Teaching (Advance) +], [Management (Expert) +], [Taste Resistance (Expert) +], [Music (Expert)] +], [Massage (Master) +], [Hand Sign language (Advanced) +], [Acupuncture (Master) +], [Accuracy (Master) +], [Singing (Prodigy) +],
NEW! [Story telling (Advance) +]
System Points: 870]
(AN: I kind of messed up as I added Singing instead of music so I corrected it.)
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