Seeing Eriri's shy yet expectant gaze, Sayuri Sawamura turned her head away somewhat awkwardly.
How could she tell her daughter that, according to the novel "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" from her previous life, the heroine wouldn't be Eriri?
Moreover, in the novels and anime of her previous life, Eriri was not the female lead at all.
She's still a victim, Eriri, the blonde loser.
The Thunder Bluff minotaur Sawamura Spencer Eriri—this character setting lets Eriri know that even as Eriri's mother, she could be killed.
Therefore, Sayuri Sawamura wisely kept her mouth shut.
She laughed and changed the subject, instead discussing with Eriri the creation of a doujinshi for this year's Summer CM.
Eriri already had an idea, but she didn't have any thoughts yet.
Sawamura Sayuri scratched her cheek in annoyance. Another problem was that, compared to Eriri, her workload had been much heavier lately.
She became a teacher at Eriri's school and ran a coffee shop. Although the manga had ended, the light novel she was working on was also nearing its end.
However, she still has some collaborations to complete with Shinazugawa Bunko, not to mention that Sayuri Eizawa had just come up with a plan.
She also plans to leverage the network she's built up over the years to find some companies to collaborate with.
When the weekend came, while Eriri stayed home to finish her manuscript, Sayuri Sawamura left her house.
Taking the tram, following a route she knew very well, Sayuri Sawamura arrived at the Shinazugawa Bunko.
"Yuriko, you've finally arrived."
Sawamura Sayuri had just arrived at the foot of an office building when she saw Machida Sonoko waiting for her at the entrance.
"Yuanzi, what are you doing waiting for me here?"
With her short hair, Machida Sonoko, an elite editor at Shinazugawa Bunko, exudes a capable and efficient aura when dressed in office attire.
However, given their similar ages and the years of contact they've had, Sayuri Sawamura knows her editor quite well.
Don't be fooled by her seemingly nice appearance; her personality is actually quite terrible.
She can't help but tease the authors under her wing. When she first started out, Sayuri Sawamura was also teased.
Despite being older than Machida Sonoko, she received no respect whatsoever.
"Because, Ms. Yuriko, you are our Shinazugawa Bunko's cash cow! How could I not come out to greet you when you come to our editorial department?"
Sawamura Sayuri, who walked up to Machida Sonoko, glared at her in an annoyed manner.
"If I hadn't been tricked by you a year ago, I might have actually believed you."
Machida Sonoko completely ignored Sawamura Sayuri's complaints.
She led Sayuri Sawamura into the office building, then took the elevator, and finally arrived at the editorial department of Shinazugawa Bunko.
If it were an ordinary author, it would probably only attract the attention of their own editor.
However, as one of the most popular light novel authors in recent years, Sayuri Sawamura is also quite famous in the editorial department of Shinazugawa Bunko.
Unfortunately, Sayuri Sawamura had business to attend to at the editorial department today.
Led by Machida Sonoko, Sawamura Sayuri arrived at the president's office of Shinazugawa Bunko.
"The president is waiting for you inside, so I'll go get to work now."
When no one was around, Machida Sonoko winked at Sawamura Sayuri and then turned and left.
Sawamura Sayuri walked into the president's office of Shinazugawa Bunko with a smile on her face. In fact, she had been to this office many times before.
However, this time, Sayuri Sawamura came with the intention of cooperating.
As for the cooperation plan, it's the idea that Sawamura Sayuri had when she was helping Minami Kotori.
While helping Minami Kotori and Kousaka Honoka become school idols and saving Otonokizaka Academy, they also packaged them into an idol group.
Collaborations will be made in various aspects, including animation, novels, manga, radio dramas, and music, following the Love Live! project from the previous life.
In that case, the world will surely be swept by a wave of Love Live! fandom.
When Sayuri Sawamura emerged from the president's office again, a slight smile appeared on her lips.
Actually, the collaboration with Shinazugawa Bunko was quite simple. They proposed the project and assured the president of Shinazugawa Bunko that she would be responsible for creating the light novel.
Then, Shinazugawa Bunko only needs to cooperate with the publicity at that time.
Actually, the key to this project is those nine lovely girls and a music company.
Sawamura Sayuri stuffed the draft of the project she had finished yesterday into her handbag and walked to the editors' office.
However, at this moment, she was surprised to see that Kasumigaoka Utaha was sitting next to Machida Sonoko.
When she entered the office, the two were discussing something.
"Yuriko-senpai!"
As if sensing Sayuri Sawamura's gaze, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was dealing with Machida Sonoko's teasing, turned her head to look at the office door.
She shouted excitedly, then abandoned Machida Sonoko and rushed to Sawamura Sayuri.
Faced with Kasumigaoka Utaha's excitement, which was completely different from her usual calm and elegant demeanor, Sawamura Sayuri awkwardly averted her gaze.
Perhaps at first, Sayuri Sawamura would have seen this as a junior's admiration for a senior in the industry.
However, once she realized that Kasumigaoka Utaha harbored ill intentions towards her, Sawamura Sayuri could no longer bear to look directly at the girl's enthusiasm for her.
This enthusiasm is based on the premise that the girl wants to push herself down.
This is absolutely terrifying!
"Xiao Shiyu, you're too cruel. You abandoned me just because you saw Yuriko-sensei."
"Yuriko-sensei, it seems you've already discussed it with the club president, and the result is quite good."
Dressed in an office lady outfit, Machida Sonoko walked gracefully up to Sawamura Sayuri. From Sawamura Sayuri's face, she could tell what was going to happen.
"Well, the cooperation has been initially agreed upon. Now it's up to me."
"It seems that your project, Ms. Yuriko, is quite ambitious."
Machida Sonoko brushed a stray hair behind her ear, her captivating eyes slightly narrowed as she looked at Sawamura Sayuri.
Sawamura Sayuri didn't say anything, but simply took the rough plan out of her small bag and handed it to Machida Sonoko.
Of course, this project also caught the attention of Kasumigaoka Utaha.
She finally managed to move a little away from Sayuri Sawamura and get closer to Sonoko Machida, and the two of them started looking at Sayuri Sawamura's project together.
After they finished reading, both of them looked up and stared at Sayuri Sawamura in shock.