In this crossover anime, I've been bound to two systems.

"But...it's impossible no matter how I think about it! How could he willingly be...be...forced to do that kind of thing!"

“I don’t know the specifics of what you experienced in your dream, but you need to understand that this is reality, and things can’t all go according to what you dreamed about.”

"But even so, this is... this is just too shameless! Ah! He returned the money! Things weren't as we thought after all!"

Let's turn our attention back to the main entrance of the Touma residence.

"Okay, no need. It's very convenient for me to take the tram home. It would be a waste to not use the tram monthly pass. See you tomorrow."

Suzumiya Chisato refused the Fukuzawa Yukichi offered by the rich young woman, said no more, waved goodbye, and left.

Even if you don't take a taxi, wouldn't it be better if you just left the money behind instead of saying so?

He previously said he was struggling financially and wouldn't accept money from you. What an inflexible idiot!

Touma Kazusa angrily clutched the money Suzumiya Chisato returned in her hand and stepped into the house with a cold face.

After a short while, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri emerged from the shadows and quickly caught up with the receding Suzumiya Chisato.

As she passed by the Touma residence, Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head to glance at the mansion and also memorized the surname on the plaque.

After that, Chisato Suzumiya went through the ticket check as usual, entered the tram station, boarded the tram as usual, and got off at the familiar stop.

He never noticed that from the moment he left the school gate, two little tails had been hanging behind him.

He behaved as usual, walking all the way home.

The two people who were following at a distance saw him enter the house and wait quietly for a moment before turning their heads back around the corner.

The tension slowly dissipated, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Tracking is a very physically and mentally exhausting task. Once they relax, fatigue washes over them like a tidal wave, soaking their entire bodies.

Kasumigaoka Utaha took off her hat and gently fanned her face with it. She suggested...

"Don't rush home. Let's find a place to sit down for a while, organize the intelligence we've gathered, and discuss our next move."

Eriri Sawamura nodded, gently rubbing her lower back, and the two walked into a nearby cafe.

Kasumigaoka Utaha stirred her coffee, and it was she who began the summary.

"The biggest gain from today's operation is that we have confirmed that the person who appeared in our dreams does indeed exist in reality."

Eriri Sawamura nodded.

"Furthermore, he seemed quite normal, with nothing particularly strange or noteworthy about him, just like any other student you'd see on the street. Of course, since we only followed him and observed him for a few hours, this conclusion might not be entirely accurate."

Eriri Sawamura nodded again.

"Our goal today was simply to get a preliminary understanding of his true situation. Now that we've achieved that goal, I think we can end our operation today. As for what his connection is to our dreams, we already know his school and home address. There will be plenty of opportunities to investigate in secret later. What do you think?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha explained her thoughts in detail, and when she asked the last question, she looked up and met Sawamura Eriri's eyes with a rare sincerity.

Eriri Sawamura was taken aback. She had never seen Kasumigaoka look at her like that before. Was this the expression this woman showed to her comrade when they were on the same side?

I felt a little uncomfortable, but what she said was indeed true.

So she nodded again.

"Okay, let's call it a day then. Go home and rest early. We'll see what's going on tonight. If we have those incredibly realistic dreams again, we can exchange information tomorrow within what we deem acceptable."

After saying this, Kasumigaoka Utaha finished the rest of her coffee in one gulp, yawned, and stretched lazily.

Eriri Sawamura glanced at her empty cup and asked,

Are you going straight home?

"Yeah, I'm really tired after walking around outside all day. I'll go back, take a shower, and go straight to sleep."

"I see. Then I'll head back right away."

"Okay, I'll pay the bill."

"..."

The two parted ways in front of the coffee shop.

They each got into a taxi and drove away from the spot.

Kasumigaoka Utaha sat in the back seat, closed the door, and spoke to the driver.

"Just drive around this area and come back."

"Huh? Okay."

Although he was puzzled, the driver did as instructed.

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Chapter Fifty-Four: Expense List?

Upon returning to her small apartment, the first thing Suzumiya Chisato did was walk to the rattling window and let the Black Wings in from the outside.

"Why are you pecking at the window so hard? Doesn't your mouth hurt? Why don't you come in with me through the front door? Why do you have to come through the window?"

Suzumiya Senri complained casually.

After entering the room, the jet-black wings landed on the desk.

Strangely, it kept pecking at the lamp switch with its beak, but because it was only one day old and too weak, and because the lamp was old and the switch was stiff and difficult to press, it couldn't turn on the lamp no matter what it tried.

After trying several times, it stopped moving, slowly turned its head, and looked behind it at Suzumiya Chisato, who was taking out her phone to take pictures of it while chuckling softly.

"Sorry, I just found it so interesting that I couldn't resist taking a picture. It should be very interesting for you to look at when you're older, right?"

Suzumiya Chisato tried to explain, but it was to no avail.

He could vaguely detect a hint of resentment in Ya Ya's dark eyes.

"Okay, if you don't like it, then don't take the picture. I'll take you to take a shower."

Suzumiya Chisato put away her phone and walked over to pick it up, but it flapped its wings reluctantly, resisting Suzumiya Chisato's approach.

"What's wrong? You can't refuse to take a bath."

"..."

The black-winged creature tapped the lamp a few more times with its beak.

This time, Suzumiya Chisato understood. Her actions just now were not just playing around, but she did have a purpose in trying to turn on the lamp.

But why?

With this question in mind, he followed the Black Wings' instructions and turned on the desk lamp.

After the desk lamp was turned on, Ya Ya used its beak to peck at the exercise book that was standing upright next to it.

Suzumiya Chisato's doubts deepened, but he still did as he was told, taking out the exercise book and placing it under the light of the desk lamp.

The black wings turned around, and a few small creatures hopped to the side, lowering their heads and slightly opening and closing their beaks.

Suzumiya Chisato didn't quite understand what it meant by doing this, but when it returned to the lamp and placed what it was in its mouth on the pure white exercise book, the situation suddenly became clear.

That was a hair.

To be precise, it was a very long hair, roughly seventy or eighty centimeters long.

After finishing this task, the Black Wings obediently stepped aside and preened its feathers with its beak.

Suzumiya Chisato leaned forward, picked up a strand of hair, and examined it in her palm.

He initially thought it was Touma Kazusa's hair, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't.

The hair wasn't pure black, but had a yellowish sheen; it was blonde.

He pondered quietly for a long time, but with only a single golden hair here and too little crucial information, he couldn't draw any concrete conclusions.

But without a doubt, this was some kind of signal that the Dark Wings were sending to themselves.

Meeting the expectant gaze of the dark wings, he began to guess.

"Were you fed by a blonde lady on the street?"

"..."

"Ah, isn't that wrong?"

Suzumiya Chisato scratched her head.

"So, there are blonde girls at school who like me?"

"..."

"Like you?"

"..."

The black-winged creature flapped its wings in a huff, flew to the foot of the bed, and landed, no longer wanting to pay attention to him.

"It's not my fault, there was just too little information."

Because the previous unorthodox system guaranteed with absolute certainty that events in the Sims would not affect the real world, Chisato Suzumiya did not consider the most crucial aspects at all.

He stared at the blond hair for a while, but after failing to reach a useful conclusion, he simply stopped thinking about it. He took a small packet of chopped walnuts from his bag, tore it open, and placed it on the table.

"Dinner is here. Eat it yourself if you're hungry."

After giving his instructions, he picked up his change of clothes and went into the bathroom.

The apartment he rented didn't have a bathtub, which is common in Japanese homes; it only had a small shower space.

This didn't matter to Suzumiya Chisato, since he didn't have the habit of taking baths anyway; as long as he could get his body clean, that was enough for him, he didn't ask for much more.

While showering, he mentally reviewed the situation of Goto Ichiri and Touma Kazusa.

Both of them were in trouble; they were commonly referred to as problem girls.

Goto Ichiri suffers from severe social anxiety and has a personality like a rabbit, easily frightened by the slightest disturbance.

Touma Kazusa, on the other hand, intentionally acts cold and isolates herself, refusing to have contact with others.

Building a good relationship with both of them and gaining their approval is not an easy task.

However, after a day of meticulous work, I have managed to get them to lower their guard and stop resisting me.

I became friends with Goto Ichiri, and then I could use that connection to help her, gradually discover her strengths, and help her gain the affection and respect of others. It would be even better if I could also gradually change her original insecure and timid personality.