I took the book Xiaxi handed me and opened the first page…

On it was a long-black-haired girl in a black dress. Her face was flushed, lost in some kind of pleasure. The top had slipped off her shoulders. Budding curves lay mostly bare and pale. Both hands lifted her skirt, showing slender white thighs and that unspeakable place.

Snap!

I shut the book at light speed. My face went bright red. I stammered and couldn’t get a clean sentence out.

“Y-you, you… what is this?!”

“Character design sheets. By the way, the first page, Elisa, is the one I’m most satisfied with.”

“This is a lewd book, right? It’s a lewd book, isn’t it?!”

“If you insist on calling it that, I won’t stop you.”

Watching Xiaxi grin at me with a wicked little hehe, I suddenly realized type matchups are real in this world.

What do I do—Is it illegal to hit a loli? I felt I was about to lose it.

Xiaxi crawled across the sofa toward me, kneeling at my side. “Why not flip it? How will you know if you’re satisfied unless you look?”

“No way I’d be satisfied!”

She sat very close. She carried a warm, milky scent, maybe her body wash. Only then did I realize she was my age. I couldn’t help blushing.

I scooted aside, putting a little distance. She glared, unhappy. “What, do I smell sweaty?”

She tugged her collar and sniffed, then shoved her sleeve to my nose. “Smells nice. Wanna sniff? Think I’d make bank selling ‘original-scent’ underwear? Ehehe!”

“Get lost!”

I pushed her hand away, face burning. She looks like such a cute girl. Shame she’s a perv.

She didn’t care. She crawled to my side, craned her head at the book, and urged, “Alright, Chidori-sensei, quit pouting. Open up. Are you the type who can’t work unless you get one off first?”

“Are you one of those ‘will die if not lewd’ people?” I snapped. “Fine, I got it. I’ll open it.”

I opened the book. Xiaxi finally went quiet, and we flipped through the so-called “character design sheets” lewd book together, page by page.

This was seriously mortifying. Sitting with a same-age girl, reading a lewd book. And it was drawn by the culprit right beside me.

Compared to my burning ears, Xiaxi was engrossed, wearing a smug ‘this lady is a genius’ face.

Honestly though, aside from being too lewd, everything else was solid. You could tell Xiaxi studied the source. The character vibes were on point. My favorite was the male lead, Lin Zheng. He totally had that L-from-XX Note vibe. Couldn’t praise it more.

Though drawing eighteen centimeters down there felt really unnecessary.

Each design sheet had a main illustration, plus four basics below—joy, anger, sorrow, and delight. She’s a pro illustrator. No issues. They looked great.

But still…

I sighed and couldn’t help saying, “Loli-Lover-sensei, you really won’t listen to me at all.”

“No way. And stop calling me that. Call me Xiaxi. Xiaxi, got it?”

“That doesn’t matter!”

I flipped back to the first page, the female lead Elisa. “I told you the key issue, right? Look closely again.”

Xiaxi took the book, squinted, examined it, then praised herself. “Looks great. What’s wrong?”

I silently flipped a few pages and stopped at the other heroines and supporting girls. It’s not that they’re bad. Some people will love them. In certain ways, the designs really land.

Xiaxi pouted, getting annoyed. “Chidori-sensei, just say the problem. This edging is painful. Spit it out.”

What are you even saying…

I pretended not to hear the second half and said seriously, “I’ll be blunt then. Loli-Lover-sensei, I told you at the editorial office. That thing…”

“Which thing?”

“The chest…”

“Chest?”

“Make the chest bigger!”

I yelled it, face flaming. Being around her was dragging my bottom line lower and lower.

Every female in these sheets is loli-fied. What kills me most—every chest is barren. Damn it. I asked her so seriously back at the office!

“Eh? Such a hassle…”

“You’re the one refusing to listen. You did it on purpose, right? You said ‘no problem’ at the office, yet the drawings ignored me completely!”

“Tsk. It’s because there are too many pervs like you who love huge oppai that the world gets this filthy.”

“You’ve got nerve! What you draw preaches ‘flat is justice’ like a cult. You’re a cult leader dragging down humanity’s standards.”

“W-what? That I absolutely can’t pretend I didn’t hear! You’re a walking stud mutt with nothing but oppai on the brain. Why not marry a cow?”

“You… I’m gonna explode. Cult leader!”

“Stud mutt!”

“Cult leader!”

“Stud mutt!”

…

We bickered for a long time. Neither of us budged an inch over our bottom lines.

We argued until our mouths went dry. Both of us were panting, staring each other down. She even bared her teeth at me, like she’d pounce and bite any second.

I had no energy to keep sparring, and it was pointless anyway. So I suggested, “If we keep this up, it’ll never end. I’ll call Miss Jinmu and ask her.”

Xiaxi panicked instantly. “No! Don’t call that old woman. Let’s just talk it out ourselves!”

But the call was already dialing, and Miss Jinmu picked up quickly.