My daily life with the Shiina sisters

Shiina Mahiru followed behind helplessly. After returning, Imagawa Kaede originally wanted to cook, but was driven out of the kitchen by Mahiru.

"Have a light dinner. Your face is still swollen." Shiina Mahiru's voice suddenly came from the kitchen.

"Okay, I'm willing to do anything you make." Imagawa Kaede responded while unpacking the snacks.

Imagawa Kaede picked out a few that tasted better, took them to the kitchen, and handed them to Shiina Mahiru's mouth like a treasure.

"It's time to eat soon, so eat less snacks." Shiina Mahiru still didn't want to pay attention to Imagawa Kaede. She suddenly regretted going to reduce the swelling on Imagawa Kaede's face.

"Try it. I bought it especially for you. I tried it and it tastes pretty good."

Shiina Mahiru thought about it carefully and it was true. Before, Imagawa Kaede basically didn't eat snacks or any kind of sweets. Today, when she saw him buying so many snacks, she felt a little strange. Now she knew the reason.

At this point, she remembered how Imagawa Kaede had been courteous to Shinomiya Kaguya in the past. Whenever he thought of something good, he would give it to Shinomiya Kaguya. At that time, she was very envious of Shinomiya Kaguya's experience of being bored.

Who would have thought that this kind of experience would happen to her now?

"This should be sweet, I don't like eating this kind of thing." Shiina Mahiru finally chose to reject his kindness. She felt that this kind of feeding was too intimate.

"I heard that girls generally like sweets. So Mahiru doesn't like that?"

The boy in front of her seemed a little annoyed and lost. Shiina Mahiru suddenly found it funny as she looked at his clumsy appearance. It turned out that there really were people who, once they made up their minds, would be kind to others without expecting anything in return. Even if they just heard from others that a woman might like something, they would give it to her.

Combined with what he had done in the past, she seemed to understand him a little better. The way he treated Kaguya Shinomiya before might be due to this reason, including his ruthless rejection of Kaguya Shinomiya today.

He, Imagawa Kaede, is such a person. When he likes someone, he seems to want to bring the best of the world to her. When he doesn't like someone, he will go and cause trouble for that person even if that person just passes by.

Just like a little kid.

Thinking of this, Shiina Mahiru suddenly felt that he was also very pitiful. He originally liked Shinomiya Kaguya so much, but now he can really reject Shinomiya Kaguya's invitation. There must have been something that made him change that feeling.

She guessed that something particularly serious must have happened, perhaps she was severely rejected.

So is he now a substitute for Kaguya Shinomiya? Did he transfer his feelings to himself just because he was rejected by Kaguya Shinomiya, or did he do all this just to impress Kaguya Shinomiya?

Shiina Mahiru is just kind-hearted, not stupid. By the time she reacted, the snack had been placed on a plate beside her.

The small wooden spatula in her hand had already fallen into the hands of Imagawa Kaede. Looking at Imagawa Kaede completing the subsequent steps of cooking, Shiina Mahiru felt that there was no point in thinking so much. Anyway, there would never be a worse time in her life.

If he could really be nicer to me, even if it meant becoming a substitute for someone else, it would still be better than being despised, right?

Her parents were also in a similar marriage. Originally, they did not plan to have children and basically lived their own lives. Her appearance was probably due to their indulgence after drinking. She became a trouble in the eyes of both parties. If it weren't for her, they would have divorced long ago. Now, only because of her existence, this marriage may continue until she comes of age.

But the relationship between the two had actually died long ago. The woman was keeping a gigolo outside, while the man was busy with his career. Strictly speaking, she should have been raised by the maid, Aunt Xiaoxue.

After thinking about it, she picked up the snack from the plate and stuffed it into her mouth.

“It’s not too sweet and tastes surprisingly good.”

Imagawa Kaede, who was originally cooking seriously, finally showed a smile:

"Right, those snacks were recommended by others online. I was originally planning to buy them when I went out to buy ingredients tonight, but I didn't expect you to go too. The one I just tried tasted the best."

Mahiru looked at the smile on his face and felt that he was suddenly a bit like herself, a bit like the self who used to look forward to being praised by his parents.

She took the wooden shovel from Imagawa Kaede's hand and gently pushed him away.

"Go out and wait, it will be ready in a moment."

"This is almost done, why don't you go out and rest for a while?"

"You go out first, and come over later to help me serve the dishes."

Looking at Imagawa Kaede who was reluctant to leave, Shiina Mahiru suddenly felt like coaxing a child. She felt that she was a bit like the heroines of those light novels or girls' comics.

After going through many hardships, she finally won the love of her fiancé, the villain. But at this time, a man with ordinary family background but great talent suddenly came and wanted to compete with the villain Imagawa Kaede for her.

The final result is most likely that she will follow the male protagonist away, leaving the villain Imagawa Kaede alone and sad.

She felt very happy when she imagined the Q version villain Imagawa Kaede kneeling there crying and reaching out to her to keep him.

Imagawa Kaede also thought of this in his mind. The two of them were in sync with each other. According to Imagawa Kaede's memories of anime in his previous life, Imagawa Kaede was a template for a villain male protagonist. It is estimated that Shinomiya Kaguya would gradually fall in love with Shirogane Miyuki during her first year, and according to the original owner's personality, she would probably ignore Shiina Mahiru.

And in the end, during the chaebol chapter, the original owner did some weird things, and then some upright male protagonist suddenly got all the benefits, and he would either die or disappear, or he had already thought of the way to die, such as Shiina Mahiru turning evil and dying together with him, or his family going bankrupt and he couldn't stand the blow and then taking a leap of faith.

Ahem, how come this has the same formula as the urban novels from many years ago? Something like the return of the military king or the coming down of the mountain by a miracle doctor.

Of course, these are just Imagawa Kaede's fantasies. If the island country's big conglomerates were so easy to be swallowed up, they would not have been able to develop for so many years.

After dinner, Imagawa Kaede took a shower and returned to his room. He lay down comfortably on the four-piece suit that Shiina Mahiru had changed. As for why he had to change it, I think everyone understood.

He dialed a number and after a while the call was connected and a pleasant voice came from the other end.

"Mo Ximo Xi, why did you think of calling me? Do you want comfort? If you really have to, it's not impossible for me to comfort you." The tone of the voice on the other end of the phone was a little arrogant, but apart from the arrogance, the only thing left was concern.

"Eri, you, we are childhood sweethearts after all."

"Tsk, there are many people who are your childhood friends, that Shinomiya... I'm sorry..." Sawamura Spencer Eriri, obviously realized that she had said the wrong thing, and her tone suddenly became apologetic and at a loss.

"It doesn't matter. I've given up. Some things really can't be forced."

Feeling the calmness in Imagawa Kaede's words, Eriri was also happy for him, but the words were already on his lips: "Then you must remember what you said today. If you regret it later, I will definitely laugh at you."

Of course she knew about the entanglement between Imagawa Kaede and Shinomiya Kaguya. Although her family's rank could not reach that level, as one of Imagawa Kaede's few friends, she still knew a lot about it.

It was actually quite a coincidence that the two met. Although the golden-haired loser was rather sloppy at home, she was still a young lady after all, so it was not surprising that the two knew each other.

The main reason was that the original owner felt that this girl was different. She was a blonde and blue-eyed mixed-race. Plus, Eriri was indeed cuter. Since the original owner couldn't invite Shinomiya Kaguya to dance, Eriri was naturally a better substitute.

In fact, the acquaintance between the two can be blamed on Imagawa Mikiko's instigation. Even the original owner's first meeting with Shinomiya Kaguya can be traced back to her. The original owner was relatively introverted at the time (this blame should still be put on Kassan's strictness). In order to change this situation, she asked Imagawa Kaede to invite other little girls to dance.

(The subsequent entanglements naturally arose, and I won’t describe the process, otherwise it would take up a chapter or two here)

Imagawa Kaede smiled and said, "From today on, I am the man that Shinomiya Kaguya cannot have."

After hearing this, Eriri couldn't help laughing. Imagawa Kaede's reputation was too bad. If he hadn't stood up for her a few times, she wouldn't have wanted to bother with him just by hearing about the ridiculous things he had done.

"Okay, stop laughing, I want to get down to business."

"Hahaha..." However, Eriri ignored his words and laughed even louder.

"I'm going to write a light novel soon, and I'd like to ask Kashiwagi Eri to draw some illustrations for me."

Imagawa Kaede threw the bomb confidently, but the effect was not so obvious.

"Stop it, I don't want to draw illustrations for toilet paper. Of course I can help you draw, but I need to read the light novel you wrote first." Eriri habitually gave Imagawa Kaede a blow when it came to such professional fields.

Imagawa Kaede was a little surprised by Eriri's reaction, but he didn't dwell on it at the moment.

"I'll show it to you after I finish writing it. It's just a rough idea now. I'll send it to teacher Eri Kashiwagi first. After all, teacher Eri Kashiwagi is quite famous in the fan community~" Imagawa Kaede decided to give it another try.

"You, you, you... I don't even know anyone named Kashiwagi Eri, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Imagawa Kaede curled her lips and said, "Do you think you are Eromanga teacher? Your reaction time is too long."

“Okay, okay, stop pretending, I was originally planning to draw it myself, but I’m not good at the 2D style yet, otherwise I would have drawn it myself.

Although you usually hide it well, I felt that it looked familiar after seeing Kashiwagi Eri's work. After comparing it carefully, I believed it for the most part. However, after combining it with what you just said, I can confirm it 100% here. "

The process that Imagawa Kaede deduced from the results was still relatively reasonable, but this wave of Shrimp and Pig Heart completely ignored Eriri's bloodshot face.

What should I do if my friend finds out my identity as the artist of this book? I'm waiting online very urgently.

Eriri's heart had already fallen into wild thoughts at this moment, especially the evil smile of Imagawa Kaede and the various plots in the humiliation book she drew. Eriri suddenly felt that she would spend the future in the basement.

"Then what do you want?" Ying Lili's voice trembled a little.

Imagawa Kaede didn't have so many strange thoughts now, he just said lightly:

"Didn't I tell you? You'll draw illustrations for me when the time comes."

"That's it? Okay, okay." Ying Lili agreed hurriedly.

Seeing that she had almost agreed, Imagawa Kaede no longer had any desire to chat:

"Can you draw some characters with big breasts? Did you use your own body as a reference when drawing the book?"

After saying this, Imagawa Kaede held the phone farther away.

"Baga, silly, stupid, what do you know? And you are not xx+, why do you go back to the fan community, asshole."

"Ah, yes, yes, I read it for the naive side, but you as the author seem to also..."

"No one said the author of the picture book should be xx+."

"Okay, I don't want to hear these reasons. I'm sleepy. Please kneel down and be at peace."

After saying this, Imagawa Kaede, in a good mood, hung up the phone and went to bed peacefully.

On the other side, Eriri started to make things difficult for her pillow, but thinking about the deadline, she finally gritted her teeth and continued drawing.

"Asshole, I will definitely laugh at your toilet paper writing later."

(This chapter is close to 4k, so please don't blame me for some of the descriptions.)