"She left, but agreed to meet up with the male lead again.
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"Hmm … overall, it's a classic story. It's fine if you want to write it that way, but it's too similar to the story of the first female lead, so I feel like it's not enough."
Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation. "I think that we can put more effort into the details. The male lead and female lead are rivals at the beginning, so we should be able to write quite a few interesting plots," Yukari said.
"We should focus on the changes in their emotions, from hating each other to becoming friends, to awakening their feelings for each other, but finding it difficult to say it out loud, until it finally explodes! They ignore everyone else's gazes at them at the airport … "
* Cough cough. * She hurriedly stopped the car.
"Although the overall story is rather cliché, I think it'll be quite interesting if we write the details well."
"I agree with that. However, it's quite difficult to think of the specifics. Do you have any ideas? "
"I do! I think that we can write it like this … "
Yukari and Seiji continued their discussion, and they had quite a pleasant conversation.
Shika Kagura silently watched from the side. Apart from drinking tea, eating desserts, and refilling their cups, she didn't do anything else.
Yukari seemed to have unknowingly ignored her, but she had actually been paying attention to her.
She simply watched from the side without any intention of interrupting. She didn't even say a single word.
Something was obviously off about this.
It wasn't that Seiji didn't want her to interrupt, but that she was far too quiet. She was coldly watching from the side, as if …
A black cat that gave off an ominous feeling?
Yukari didn't know how to describe this subtle feeling.
Seigo, who was sitting across from her, didn't do anything else apart from smiling and thanking his adopted younger sister when she refilled their cups. This didn't seem like his usual style.
Logically speaking, he should have at least said a few words to her, but he didn't … perhaps this was just how they interacted.
At any rate, it was rather strange.
…
They had quite a pleasant conversation. Yukari wanted to continue chatting like this forever, but when she looked at the time, she saw that it was about time.
"I have a present that I want to give you."
She picked up her bag and took out an elegantly wrapped gift box from it.
"I wish you a happy Winter Snow Festival, Seigo."
She handed the gift over to him as she spoke.
"Thank you." Seiji accepted the gift box. "I didn't prepare a present for you. Sorry, I'll return the favor later."
"No problem." The purple-haired girl smiled. "Open it and take a look. I hope that you'll like it."
"I won't be polite, then."
Seiji opened the gift box and saw a beautiful notebook as well as a silver fountain pen.
"I hope that you'll be able to write even more and better stories," Yukari told him.
"Thank you for your wish. This present is excellent. I like it," Seiji said sincerely as he picked up the notebook and fountain pen.
Yukari then looked towards Shika.
"I also have another present that I'd like to give to Kagura-san." She took out another adorably wrapped gift box from her bag.
"I wish you a happy Winter Snow Festival in advance." She handed it over.
"… Thank you." The black-haired girl accepted it.
Yukari didn't feel confident at all when she saw that Shika's expression didn't change at all.
After listening to Wakaba's information, she still hesitated for quite a while before finally deciding to give Shika a small present out of courtesy: a cute cat plushie. As a present for a girl she didn't know well, this was a fair choice.
Shika had a cold personality, but she wasn't a bad child. That was Chiaki Wakaba's evaluation of her.
Since Shika was able to become Seigo Harano's adopted younger sister and was valued by him, she definitely wasn't a bad girl. She should be able to correctly understand the kindness of others. Yukari believed this to be the case.
Giving her a present probably wouldn't have the opposite effect … but since it was impossible to tell on the surface, it was difficult to be certain.
Since she had already given it to Shika, she decided not to think too much about it.
Yukari deeply realized that it would be difficult for her to deal with such a girl.
She wanted to have a good relationship with Shika, but she had no idea how to do so.
By the way, just how did Seigo become adopted siblings with such a girl? What exactly happened? Why couldn't she tell him?
Yukari was truly curious, but she also knew that she shouldn't investigate too deeply right now. Otherwise, Seigo might dislike her. In the future, when she became even closer to Seigo, she would naturally be able to find out.
After a while, Yukari said goodbye and left. Seigo walked her out the door.
Shika took the present back to her room.
After Seigo returned to his room, he also brought the present back to his room. He then opened up his system and checked his [Gifts].
Yukari's pastries were worth 10 points, while the notebook and fountain pen were worth 10 points.
[Writing level-up card: [Wish]]
This card contained the wish from the purple-haired girl that he would be able to write with more emotions. After using it, his [Writing] stat would be permanently increased. The lower his stat, the greater the increase.
[Drawing level-up card: [Heart of Love]]
This card contained Yukari's feelings of love. After using it, his [Drawing] stat would be permanently increased. The lower his stat, the greater the increase.
[Direction Indicator Card: [Feelings of Loneliness]]
This card contained Yukari's feelings of loneliness for not being able to spend the Winter Snow Festival together with him. After using it, he could choose a person with a favorability rating of 65 or higher, and he would immediately know their location.
Seigo was rendered speechless.
[Heart of Love] and [Feelings of Loneliness] made him feel guilty.
However, there was no point in feeling so conflicted. He decided to be grateful and use them properly.
[Writing] and [Drawing] stat increase cards could be immediately used.
[Direction Indicator Card] seemed rather subtle, but it was actually quite effective. He would be able to instantly know where the person he wanted to find was when he needed them.
Seigo lay down on his bed after he finished looking at them.
He chose [Wish] and chose [Use].
The glowing card transformed into specks of light that drilled into his brain, giving him a warm feeling … and causing him to fall into a daze.
Moments later, he woke up and chose [Heart of Love] and chose [Use] again.
He experienced the same feeling as Yukari.
When he checked his system again, he discovered that his [Writing] and [Drawing] stats had both increased by a whole 15 points!
Seigo got out of bed and went to his study to experiment.
His [Writing] ability had obviously improved, and his detailed descriptions were even better.
As for his [Drawing] ability …
Although his [Drawing] stat hadn't increased by much on its own, thanks to Peach-sensei's [Gratitude] and Yui Haruta's [Gratification], his [Drawing] stat had already exceeded 40 points.
And now, his [Drawing] stat had increased by 15 points in one go, and the result was … that his drawings were actually quite good!
Seigo's eyes lit up as he looked at his drawing of a beautiful black-haired girl wielding a demon sword.
He was drawing Shika-chan.
Shika, who was wearing a black dress, was looking in front of her. She was holding a scabbard in one hand and unsheathing her sword in the other. The sword was half-unsheathed, and it shone brightly. She leaned forward slightly, as if she was about to rush forward.
She wasn't as beautiful as the real person, but she was still drawn quite well. At the very least, she was much better than she had been in the beginning.
'Let her take a look. '
Seigo went to knock on his adopted younger sister's room door.
The door opened.
"Shika-chan, I tried drawing something, and I think it's pretty good. Take a look."
The black-haired girl widened her eyes in surprise when she saw the drawing he showed her.
"This is … me?"
"Yeah! What do you think? "
Shika-chan took the drawing book and took a closer look.
"Amazing …"
This drawing couldn't be said to be particularly good, but it had a moving sense of beauty. It was easy to tell what the artist was thinking.
"Brother … is this the Winter Snow Festival present that you're giving me?"
