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"We are going to file my corporate taxes," she announced, pulling up a massive, terrifyingly complex digital spreadsheet. "And after that, you get the absolute privilege of cleaning up the line art on a 50-page background project that my assistant didn't finish. Isn't this the most thrilling date you've ever been on?"

With a mix of intense curiosity and profound dread, Kenji double-clicked the file. Shigure_Ui_[Loveho_Date_Hen_Full_Version].mp4

The "Full Version" of the video turned out to be a grueling, three-hour-long instructional live-stream playback. Ui had anticipated exactly what kind of fans would click a clickbait title like "Loveho Date Hen." To punish them, she had recorded a marathon session of her doing the most mundane, exhausting parts of an illustrator's life. "We are going to file my corporate taxes,"

The video didn't open to a neon-lit room or a romantic visual novel setup. Instead, the screen flickered to a highly detailed, hand-drawn background of a messy art studio. Piles of sketchbooks, glowing drawing tablets, and empty tea mugs filled the frame. In the center sat the virtual avatar of Shigure Ui herself, holding a stylus like a weapon and staring directly at the camera with a look of utter, unadulterated judgment. The "Full Version" of the video turned out

As the video faded to black, a final drawing appeared on screen. It was a custom illustration of Ui wearing a smug, victorious smile, holding a sign that read: Go touch some grass.

By the end of the video, Kenji hadn't received a single cute anime trope or sweet confession. Instead, he had unironically learned the fundamentals of independent contractor tax deductions in Japan and the most efficient way to render digital foliage.

"Welcome to your fantasy date," Ui's voiced rang out, dripping with heavy sarcasm. "I hope you brought your wallet, because we are going to do something incredibly romantic and intimate today." Kenji leaned in, holding his breath.