chapter 338: Plans
At noon, after lunch, the three did not choose to go to a quiet place like a library to write, but instead went to a teahouse not far from the Bunko.
The two Editors were already waiting there. After seeing the three sit down, Machida Sonoko smiled and said, "Kaede, how does it feel to sit between two beautiful girls?"
"..."
Kaede silently picked up the tea poured by Editor Nakajima and took a sip before saying, "I heard Sister Sonoko went to another mixer a few days ago?"
"Hiss!!! You brat are really not cute."
Machida Sonoko now disliked being reminded of mixers the most, but since the person who brought it up was Kaede, she really had nothing she could do and could only silently drink her tea.
Editor Nakajima smiled helplessly and said, "Regarding the identity exposure, it's completely impossible to suppress it online. However, we've already notified the news agencies and internet media we're familiar with. They won't randomly publish your information, and certainly won't fabricate anything. But Kaede, you know that with the current popularity, these media can't do nothing. The Bunko will help you suppress some offline reporter interviews, but online, you're not planning to do nothing, are you?"
"Don't worry, I'm not completely clueless. Blind suppression will only make the backlash stronger. However, Eriri and I will take it easy today. We'll post tweets tomorrow. Hmm... Regarding the news agencies and media that the Bunko has good relations with, if they have any questions they'd like to interview us about, they can give us some. What do you think, Editor Nakajima?"
Editor Nakajima didn't expect Kaede to have already thought of everything before he even said anything. He smiled and nodded, "You brat really don't need me to worry too much. Don't worry, I've got this. Since you agree, I'll organize the questions and send them to you tonight. Just give them to me within these two days. Also, the Bunko's official account will publish an article about you and Utaha's information this afternoon, since it's official. Furthermore, we've also coordinated with Jump, and everyone will release it at the same time."
"Eh? Mine's ready too?"
Eriri's expression was a little dazed, "I was going to contact Sister Kaori later to ask about the progress, but it's already done."
Machida Sonoko, who had recovered, put down her cup and smiled, "Kaede has already arranged everything for you. You don't need to worry about these things at all, just be mentally prepared for using your real name online in the future."
"Ugh... using my real name online, it sounds like a lot of trouble."
Eriri tilted her head and said, "I'm just a manga artist."
"That can't be helped."
Kaede picked out a pastry for Eriri and said, "Today's manga artists can no longer just focus on their manga. Once they gain popularity, with anime, games, merchandise, and a whole series of expansions, it's impossible to always stay behind the scenes. Neither fans nor capital will allow it. Under permissible circumstances, these things can all be discussed."
"Kaede is right."
Editor Nakajima said, "These days, not just voice actors, but more and more authors are also starting to appear in front of the camera. While it will bring some problems, the overall benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Although I know you don't care about these things, I still hope you don't reject it too much. But don't worry, the Bunko doesn't have any activities that require your appearance in the near future. However, for Utaha's love metronome anime adaptation, you might need to appear at the announcement conference. Is that okay?"
"Eh? Is the anime adaptation starting?"
Eriri looked at Utaha in surprise, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Spreading her hands, Utaha said with an irrepressible smile, "I only found out a couple of days ago. I've been bothered by the identity issue recently. It's still in the planning stage, not yet time for an official announcement, so no rush."
Tapping her fingers happily on the table, Eriri continued to ask, "Which company is going to do it? It won't be DEEN, like Kaede-kun's Konosuba, right?"
"Oh, yes, they're doing it."
Utaha nodded comprehensively, "Asakura-kun has already cooperated with them once, and their production quality is very good. They've also done slice-of-life anime before, which I can accept."
Machida Sonoko said, "Actually, there were other animation companies Utaha could have chosen, but she said she didn't know much about the others and thought it might be unstable, so she chose DEEN. But indeed, our cooperation with them is very good now. After discussing it, DEEN was also very willing to produce an anime for love metronome."
Although the matter of their identities being exposed had caused a stir these past few days, there were still many good things happening besides that.
After finishing their discussion and tea, Kaede and Eriri went home.
When they arrived downstairs at the apartment building, neither of them found any suspicious people, and they finally let out a small sigh of relief.
"Mm-hmm, it seems Mom was right. Our address here hasn't been exposed yet."
Eriri lightly patted her chest and said, "Kaede-kun, what if this place gets exposed?"
"It won't be exposed, and the security here isn't to be trifled with, especially against reporters and paparazzi. I'm confident about that. But if it really affects our lives, we can just move."
"Ugh... I don't really want to move."
Eriri felt that she had completely gotten used to life here. Perhaps they could move to a better house than the current one, but it would be difficult to get used to it again.
Entering the apartment, Eriri picked up Camearra and sat down on the sofa with her.
"Kaede-kun, are we really going to take time off to go out and play?"
"I do have such a plan. Anyway, we won't be accepting any offline interviews, and we can update Twitter anywhere. What about you, Eriri? Do you want to go?"
"Of course I want to go, I just don't know where to go. Kaede-kun, first tell me how many days we'll be gone."
"I initially thought about a week."
"A week, huh."
Gently scratching Camearra's chin, Eriri tilted her head back and said, "I want to go to China, but a week is too short, not enough. Let's find a nearby place to relax. No famous scenic spots or anything like that, I don't want crowds, just something leisurely."
"You want it leisurely, and not too far?"
Kaede poured the tea, sat down, and took out his phone to search.
At times like this, he had to rely on the almighty search engine.
Then, when he entered a forum, Kaede saw a user's avatar and immediately said, "Eriri, why don't we just go to Chiba?"
"Huh? Chiba?"