"There are so many things to complain about that I don't even know where to start." Kasumigaoka Utaha looked utterly helpless, then glanced at Sakurakoji Talent with a pointed look. "Talent-kun, although she is indeed easy to understand and not particularly bright, your shameless flattery at your very first meeting just to get closer to her is hardly praiseworthy. If anything, it's making me want to throw up."
With that, she covered her mouth and made a gesture like she was about to vomit.
"You're absolutely right." Sakurakoji Talent immediately admitted his mistake.
"Hey! What do you mean, saying to my face that I'm not very bright?! You're provoking me, aren't you? You definitely are, aren't you?" Eriri puffed out her cheeks and glared angrily at the beautiful face that made her want to vomit.
"The moment you still couldn't tell whether I was provoking you, you were already out."
"Curses! That's so infuriating!"
"Um," Sakurakoji Talent helplessly interrupted them again. "Shouldn't we get to the main topic soon?"
If he let them continue, the sun might set before they were done. These two looked like they would start fighting the moment they met, but could they actually have a pretty good relationship?
"Ah~ You're right." Kasumigaoka Utaha stopped teasing her and raised a hand toward Eriri. "Sit down, Sawamura-san. Would you like to order a drink first?"
"...I want unlimited refills and a parfait sundae. You're paying!"
"Sure, sure."
No matter how many times Kasumigaoka Utaha witnessed her textbook tsundere behavior, it still amazed her. There really was a character like this in the world. Wasn't she practically a rare treasure?
"Then let me introduce you. This is the illustrator I mentioned earlier, my schoolmate Sawamura Spencer Eriri. Her name is a little unusual because she's half Japanese and