Chapter 18: Aoi: Plan complete?

After teasing Rika and making plans to meet on the weekend, Ito continued to refine his manga.

Speaking of which... the idea of a perverted group member who acts like an old man actually being a loli—a flat-chested loli—is also a good idea.

The female blonde is the male protagonist's online gaming teammate. One day, the male protagonist and his teammate meet offline, only to discover that the teammate is actually a blonde tsundere girl. Ultimately, the tsundere girl uses the explicit pictures the male protagonist usually sends her to deduce his fetish, then threatens him with it, eventually cuckolding the heroine.

Finding plot in H-anime, and explicit content in mainstream anime.

Although most Underworld manga don't have much plot and are mainly explicit, successful Underworld manga require both exquisite artwork and a compelling plot.

Even though it's the Underworld, Ito wants to reach the top!

However... besides Rika, will there be other characters he was familiar with from his past life in this world?

Ito was very curious!

Although he was curious, Ito didn't dwell on it too much.

After taking a deep breath, Ito shook his head, clearing out some distracting thoughts. Meeting familiar memories from his previous life was lucky, but making money was the most important thing now!

Moreover... Ito didn't know why, but he felt exceptionally energetic, as if he wouldn't get tired even if he stayed up all night.

[Ding! Ito's Anti-Cuckold Manga proficiency +10.][Ding! Ito's Anti-Cuckold Manga proficiency +10.]

Next door, Aoi, half-asleep, kept hearing similar system notifications in her mind... What was going on? Why was his proficiency increasing so quickly even without her adding points?

[Heaven rewards diligence, and the host's actions have given him inspiration, so proficiency has increased.]

Wait... bringing inspiration can increase proficiency?

Aoi suddenly found another system loophole!

Cultivation points can directly and rudely increase his proficiency, but they cost cultivation points.

If I use the cultivation points to create more materials and inspiration for him, won't I be able to get proficiency for free?

For example, strengthening his body.

The male protagonist in a manga and a real man are two different things. In a manga, draining ten people's bodies at once might not even be possible, and fifteen to twenty times a night is commonplace.

Although it won't be strengthened to the exaggerated extent in the manga where the female protagonist can be in a hot tub, who would dislike having a good body? Making him closer to the male protagonist in the manga will definitely increase his inspiration!

Plan complete?

Moreover... it's always good to have more energy when the three of us are together later!

However, today's cultivation points have been used up, so I'll have to wait until next time.

...

Time came to the next day. When Aoi woke up, she found that the system was still constantly showing notifications of increased proficiency. Usually, Ito basically slept until almost noon, then ate lunch and breakfast together.

Seeing that Ito was still asleep, Aoi, who got up early to make breakfast, also made a portion for Ito and sent it to his room. Hearing the sound of the door opening, Ito skillfully switched the computer screen to the desktop.

Ito still didn't know that Aoi already knew what manga he was drawing.

After an entire night of grinding, the rough drafts were basically finished. The next step was inking and coloring. Even after four rounds of strenuous activity last night and drawing manga all night, Ito didn't feel tired at all.

"I'm coming in~"

Knocking on the door, Aoi, dressed in a suit uniform, placed breakfast next to Ito's computer desk.

"Haven't you slept yet? Rika and I are going to school first. You should eat breakfast and go to bed early."

"Okay~"

Ito casually put his arm around Aoi and kissed her on the cheek. "Go to school quickly, it's not good to be late."

"Don't kiss my face so hard!" Aoi tsundere-ly pushed Ito away. "You're getting drool all over my face! What if it leaves a mark, how am I supposed to go to school?"

"Go, go~"

After seeing Aoi off, Ito continued to grind on his manuscript... Even though he had stayed up all night, Ito didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, he was full of energy.

Speaking of which... how did she know I hadn't slept?

Ito was a bit puzzled.

Usually, he doesn't eat breakfast, and Aoi doesn't prepare it for him when she makes breakfast... So why did she suddenly prepare breakfast and bring it over today?

Could Rika have put a camera in my room?

Last time, Ito saw many videos of Aoi being secretly filmed on Rika's phone, so even if Rika secretly put a camera, Ito wouldn't be surprised at all.

However, Ito didn't pay too much attention and continued to grind on his manga.

Firstly, there was no place in his room to hide a camera, and secondly, his window and Rika's window were very close. Although the curtains were drawn, she probably just saw the light in his room.

On the way to school, Aoi complained to Rika that Ito had stayed up all night drawing manga again and hadn't slept, which only strengthened Aoi's determination to save up cultivation points to improve his physical health—and to help enhance his manga skills by finding source material for him.

When they arrived at school, their butts hadn't even warmed their seats before the teacher called them to the office.

To their surprise, the one who had summoned them wasn't their homeroom teacher, but the art teacher—Sakuragi-sensei.

Sakuragi-sensei, dressed in a neatly pressed teacher's uniform, had dazzling golden, shoulder-length hair. Though she always claimed to be "forever twenty-nine," she had already been teaching art back when Ito was still a student.No one dared to ask her real age.

"Sakuragi-sensei, is there something you need us for?"Aoi and Rika looked at her, puzzled. As an elective teacher, she only appeared once a week, and most students didn't know her well.

But Ito, a manga artist in his previous life, was quite familiar with Sakuragi-sensei thanks to his art skills. Since she found out Aoi was his girlfriend, she often liked to tease them.

"It's like this," she said, a glint in her eye. "I have a distant cousin from England who's transferring here."

"Huh? England? Transferring from that far away? Why?"

"She's into manga. The industry here is way more developed, so she wants to study in Japan. But... she's a pampered young lady from a rich family. All she knows is drawing—she can't even take care of herself. So… could I ask you two to look after her?"

Sakuragi-sensei paused, her expression sly.

"She's from a wealthy family, you know. Rent and living expenses won't be an issue. And since Ito draws manga too, they might inspire each other."

Aoi's eyes lit up."Thank you so much, Sakuragi-sensei!"

She was well aware of their family's situation—and the fact that they were always short on money.

"However…" she added, shifting tone slightly, "as I said, she has zero life skills. So you'll need to put in some real effort."

"It's fine. Taking care of classmates is part of my duty as class monitor," Aoi replied coolly.Taking care of a rich girl who can't cook or clean was nothing—as long as the money was in place, everything else was negotiable.

"That's good," Sakuragi-sensei said, pulling a photo from her pocket and handing it to Aoi. "Her name and phone number are on the back. Please pick her up at the airport after school today."

"No problem."

Aoi took the photo, and Rika leaned in to look.

In the picture was a fair-skinned girl with golden hair and a delicate, doll-like beauty.

They flipped the photo over.Written on the back was her name:

Shiina Mashiro.