My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess-Chapter 258: So Many Hopes, So Many Regrets

"Weren’t you supposed to focus on drawing?" Shirakawa Sawahei retorted, "What do you need the WiFi for?"

The dawdling girl was momentarily stunned and seemed somewhat flustered and annoyed. "Of course, I need it to find some inspiration! Inspiration is crucial for drawing manga, okay!"

She puffed up in anger, came out of her room, and peeked downstairs, indeed spotting Shirakawa Sawahei standing next to the router, causing her to stomp her foot in fury.

"Shirakawa! So it was you playing tricks!"

"I’m just thinking of your editor. If you procrastinate even on the first Chapter, you’ll lose all the good impressions now."

"Hmph! Shirakawa, don’t look down on me!" the dawdling girl fumed. "I’ll draw it right now for you to see!"

"Oh, then we won’t call you for dinner tonight."

"No need! I, Ise Yu, will not be intimidated by this!"

"Hmm, understood."

In a huff, the dawdling girl returned to her room, thought for a moment that something wasn’t right, and poked her head out to ask, "Shirakawa... you were joking, right? You’ll still call me for dinner, won’t you?"

"..."

On the first day of becoming a manga artist, the dawdling Ise Yu felt the immense pressure from professional manga artists in person. Especially after midnight, under some unknown mysterious force, a wave of sadness and frustration welled up.

Rushing out drafts is so exhausting... Why is the plot so hard to think of...

My hair is going to fall out, it’s so hard...

So why did I want to become a manga artist...

I’m still young, I should be out eating, drinking, and having fun, not suffering over drawing manga...

Can’t give birth to people, I’m very... oh, I can give birth, then never mind.

With an air of melancholy, the dawdling girl pondered and pondered until she snuck over to knock on Shirakawa Sawahei’s door in the middle of the night.

"Shirakawa... so many expectations, so many regrets... you know... ow, ow, ow... stop pinching, I’m fine, I’ll go to sleep... let go... I’ll go to sleep right away."

"Any regrets left?"

"I don’t dare anymore... I’ll go to sleep properly... boohoo... let go, my face is going to disappear."

"..."

The next day, after preparing breakfast, Shirakawa Sawahei knocked on Ise Yu’s door.

"I have something to do today, breakfast is ready, take care of lunch yourself."

There was silence in the room for a moment, then there seemed to be a dull thud, followed by the dawdling girl’s yelp as she rolled up in an air conditioner quilt, scurried over, opened the door, and called after Shirakawa Sawahei.

"Shirakawa! Where are you going to play?"

Shirakawa turned back to see the cute little Ise Yu’s outfit and was stunned, his expression odd. "Do you have a habit of sleeping naked?"

"Huh? Nope, I’m wearing pajamas underneath." The girl said as she opened up the air-conditioned quilt wrapped around her body, revealing her smooth little belly.

"..."

"Ah... sorry..." The dawdling girl’s cheeks flushed red, she pulled down the disheveled hem of her pajamas, then buttoned a few buttons, cleared her throat, and said, "Shirakawa, just now, let’s pretend nothing happened..."

The cohabitation bonus event of pajama benefits appeared!

"Ahem... um... Shirakawa, you haven’t answered my question yet... where are you going to play~"

"Where I’m going... what’s it to you?" Shirakawa cruelly uncovered her secret intentions. "Don’t think I’ll take you along, have you forgotten what you said yesterday?"

"What did I say yesterday?"

Shirakawa: "?"

Is this girl pretending to be dumb, or has she been dawdling so much she developed the memory of a fish?

"You said you’d diligently become a proper manga artist so Editor Morihara wouldn’t have the chance to rush you."

"What? I said such a terrifying thing? I must have been hypnotized! It doesn’t count!"

"Hypnotize you?"

"Huh? Shirakawa, don’t you know? It’s a setting Rion and her cult often use that can make..."

"Alright, alright... no need to educate me on bizarre book knowledge." Shirakawa said with a headache, "No one hypnotized you... Just draw your manga well, I’m going to buy flowerpots with Tachibana."

"Huh? Is Demon King Shirakawa’s second harem member going to bloom?"

"I’ve told you how many times, don’t call it that!"

"Okay, okay... I won’t say anything... Since Tachibana is going, is Sakurazawa going too?"

"Probably."

"Then I also want..."

"I refuse."

"Huh~ Why so cold... Shirakawa, I’m begging you."

"Begging won’t work, I don’t want to rush drafts with you again. Don’t forget last time when you were drawing that Azure Lane fanbook, how you managed to sleep standing up."

"Wasn’t it because you wouldn’t let me lean on your shoulder!" The dawdling girl argued, "Now is not like before, I’m a professional manga artist now, how can I still be as freewheeling as before!"

"Shirakawa, believe me, I’ve changed, now I can freely come and go, enter the state anytime."

"Just take me with you, please~ It’s boring staying at home alone... Plus, hanging out with friends in town is healthier than playing games all day, don’t you want to see a fair-skinned, lively and energetic cohabitant bishoujo?"

"..."

"I’ll take you out next time." Shirakawa Sawahei casually promised, "Today, just draw well, and when you perform better, I’ll take you out for a walk."

"What’s this, sounds like you’re talking to a pet! Shirakawa, do you think it’s embarrassing to take me out? I have a variety of outfits to choose from! Taking me out wouldn’t be shameful at all!"

Shirakawa turned and patted the cute little Ise Yu on the shoulder, speaking earnestly, "Since you’re so adorable and your style so versatile, taking you out might overshadow other girls."

"For the sake of other girls’ self-esteem, please stay home."

After speaking, Shirakawa didn’t wait for the girl’s reaction, he turned and left. Ise Yu, having received a rainbow fart from Shirakawa, couldn’t help but stand dazed for a while.

Can’t believe it, Shirakawa actually praised me~

Hehe, is this the peak of my life? Shirakawa actually praises people? And he praised a girl!

Could it be, I’m actually the first girl he’s ever praised?

No, judging by his practiced manner, he must have practiced on other girls!

Hmm? Who on earth... who stole Shirakawa’s first time to praise someone?

The dawdling girl’s mind gradually wandered off course, seemingly forgetting her original goal, giving Shirakawa a chance to reach the door, quickly open it, and slip out.

That was close, almost got entangled by this troublesome one...

Although the dawdling girl gave Shirakawa quite a bit of benefit early in the morning, it didn’t change his reluctance to shop with her—she was really like a hamster, wanting to buy everything, even stockpiling like a wholesaler, buying shampoo by the dozen, using a different scent each day, like an ancient emperor flipping plaques to choose concubines, and most importantly, she still loved bubble baths at her age. If not for another bathroom upstairs, Shirakawa thought he could just burst into her bath and splash her bathwater away.

Shopping with the dawdling girl was a torment, but shopping with Tachibana Tomoku was much easier. The last time he and translucent went shopping, it was when she picked a gift for him.

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