All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends-Chapter 291: You Just Spoil Her Too Much!

Chapter 291: You Just Spoil Her Too Much!

Meijin Tournament.

These past few days, Yukima Azuma had been helping Sora Ginko move house while also registering to participate in the Meijin Tournament.

Ryuuou challenges Meijin the following year—

This is considered an unspoken rule in the shogi world.

Like young geniuses pouring all their strength into breaking through the throne of kings.

Those who can do that almost always leave their names in the shogi world, and often hold several "Eternal" titles.

However, Yukima Azuma entered the Meijin Tournament simply because he wanted to fight the Meijin.

After all, it had been quite some time since the Ryuuou Tournament.

He had been training with Sora Ginko and Hinatsuru Ai to improve his proficiency.

His shogi skills had now reached a subtle and profound level.

If he continued training at a slow pace, he would still need a bit more time.

But if there was a special way to quickly raise his mastery, then only one final step remained.

Unlike Ryuuou—

The conditions to unlock the Meijin Tournament are not available to all players.

They are reserved only for those ranked 2-dan or higher in the shoureikai.

Because of such strict requirements, very few players are able to participate in the Meijin Tournament.

Basically, they are all well-known figures in the community.

At the same time, the quality of the matches is insanely high.

However, for Yukima Azuma now—

In the current shogi world, aside from the Meijin, almost no one else could create any kind of excitement when playing against him.

Level 9 shogi skill had pushed all his moves, techniques, reading ability... to the limit, perfectly fused together.

Therefore, the process of sweeping through the qualifiers and the first few rounds...

There's no need to elaborate on it.

Only one thing is worth mentioning—

While Azuma was "Grinding" through the Meijin qualifiers—

Eriri's manga officially began serialization.

"Sawamura-san Teasing Master."

Published in a monthly magazine.

Just like most manga marketing strategies—

Before starting the official serialization, Eriri had uploaded drafts of the first few Chapters to an online manga platform.

It's a school romance manga with a youthful theme.

A Chapter-by-Chapter romantic comedy style, which is very popular in manga.

The online feedback was excellent.

Especially because Eriri was actually the illustrator Kashiwagi Eri.

Even though Eriri "coming ashore"... um... the news that Kashiwagi Eri-sensei would no longer draw 18+ Doujinshi was a huge shock for fans.

But after a period of complaints and lamentation, fans eventually came around to support the new manga.

After all, life isn't just about the dark stuff.

With how popular the manga is—

It could easily be serialized weekly.

It would definitely sell like crazy.

However, for Eriri...

Weekly serialization is a mangaka's hell.

She would have to work at a high intensity almost every day.

It felt like a guillotine was hanging over her head every single day.

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For a creator, it was truly terrifying.

Like how novel authors have to type every day.

Creative anxiety hitting max level.

Eriri was already in the late stages of procrastination syndrome, and manga to her was merely a hobby.

Even though it made a decent amount of money, as the Ojou-sama of the Sawamura household, she mainly did it for fun, not income.

So in the end, she decided to go with monthly serialization.

...

Sawamura Mansion.

"How is it, how is it?!"

( • ̀ω•́ )✧

Eriri asked with an excited look.

Kato Megumi, holding the serialized manga volume, nodded.

"It feels great, I really like the art style, and the story is very interesting."

At that, Kato Megumi paused for a moment.

Then, she glanced at Eriri with a hint of suspicion.

"Now that you mention it, this plot... is it based on something that happened between Sawamura-san and Azuma-san in the past?"

( •̀ - • )

Eriri had originally been wearing a smug expression.

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Upon hearing that, her whole body froze for a moment.

Then, her fair cheeks quickly turned a soft pink.

"N-No, of course not! It's just the story of a manga, that's all!"

(,,¬﹏¬,,)

Kato Megumi nodded.

Umu, it was indeed something from the past between her and Azuma-san.

Things like this—honestly, anyone could tell just by glancing at it.

The reason Kato Megumi asked,

Was because she felt that Eriri's current behavior had the distinct scent of a territorial claim.

After all, this kind of manga tactic was the same as that "600-page love letter novel" Yukima Azuma had once given her.

But reality proved—Eriri was still just Eriri.

Aho-Baka Sawamura Eriri, completely unaware of the implications.

She was purely here to show off.

Eriri: ♡〜٩( ˃▿˂ )۶〜♡

Umu, well, in that case, it's fine then.

"Cookies are ready, everyone come down and eat."

Sayuri's voice called from downstairs.

Hearing that, the people in Eriri's room all made their way down.

Today, Kato Megumi, Kasumigaoka Utaha, and Yukima Azuma had been invited to the Sawamura residence.

...

In the living room.

Sayuri placed a plate of freshly baked cookies on the table.

Then, with great interest and "Ara ara~" expression, she observed the interactions between her daughter, the two girls, and the one boy.

( ∩´͈ ᐜ `͈∩)

As for the manga her daughter had drawn, of course Sayuri had read it.

Some parts of the story—Sayuri even knew quite well.

At first, Sayuri thought her daughter had finally opened her mind. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

But after a few indirect questions and subtle probing...

Sayuri learned that the manga's plot idea had come from Yukima Azuma.

You're spoiling her too much!

Yukima Azuma was met with a gaze from Sayuri that clearly conveyed that message.

A few question marks appeared above his head instinctively.

( ╹ -╹)?

It was obvious.

Though she was Eriri's biological mother—

Once she confirmed that her daughter had set her heart on Yukima Azuma, she was absolutely certain Eriri wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

Her future would undoubtedly be a happy one.

As the victor of the previous generation's harem war,

Sawamura Sayuri had already begun drawing up plans for this new-generation harem battle.

...

At the dining table.

Eriri bit into a cookie and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha with a triumphant expression.

"How about it? Plot and all, if I want to draw it, I totally can!"

Because she didn't know how to write plots,

Eriri had been mocked multiple times by Kasumigaoka Utaha who practically rode her like a horse.

Now, having found her chance, she was clearly trying to make a comeback.

(ง︡'-'︠)ง

Kasumigaoka Utaha bit into a cookie while casting Eriri a sidelong glance.

She had already read the manga too.

The plot had been revised to a certain degree.

After all, the genders of the main characters had been swapped, and their personalities had been tweaked.

But some of Yukima Azuma's habits were still plainly visible in the female lead of the story.

As for the male lead—

Even though his personality had been somewhat "simplified," one could still easily see Eriri's tsundere traits in him.

When reading the manga, Kasumigaoka had felt a bit of a stomachache.

Because many of the ways Azuma doted on Eriri...

That delicate understanding of a maiden's heart...

Were all things she—the first girlfriend—had personally taught him.

And yet Eriri was now sitting there enjoying the fruits of her labor, seemingly without the slightest bit of appreciation.

Eriri sensed that Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze had turned a little hostile.

She instinctively shivered slightly.

Quietly pulling back her smug expression, her eyes shifted away awkwardly...

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