Machete Style Anime

Even if, as in novels, the protagonist encounters a period of weakness that gives them a chance to save the damsel in distress, the danger that might cause them to secretly fall in love would definitely not be completely absent.

"The future claims I met them five years ago, but five years ago I didn't see any reports of disasters like natural gas pipeline explosions or typhoons."

Therefore, the possibility of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress can be ruled out.

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"Love develops over time?"

"Over the past five years, I've often made time to go out on weekends or holidays."

Every time I ask him where he's going, he always makes an excuse about having something to do.

"It seems we should go to Chiba to visit them."

"But, in five years, can someone as privileged as a princess really fall for an ordinary person?"

Even if they become exceptionally successful in the future, enjoy worldwide renown, and are even summoned by the Queen of England for an award ceremony.

"But if it's only this much, it probably doesn't amount to much in their eyes, right?"

"Moreover, these are all experiences from a future past life. Perhaps because of my early arrival in this life, he, who should have already become famous, is still unknown."

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Kato Megumi kept reasoning through various possible scenarios in her mind, but lacking key information, she naturally couldn't deduce the truth.

Ultimately, after overturning her initial assumptions once again, she chose to give up.

"Forget it, it's already a fait accompli. There's no point in thinking about it anymore. I should focus on how to probe this kind of question again later without arousing Xiaoqiong's suspicion."

Although Kasugano Mirai did not ask her to keep it a secret from Kasugano Sora, she also did not explicitly tell her that she could give him his current address and information.

Kato Megumi may be unremarkable, but she is definitely one of the best when it comes to being considerate and understanding.

Since her sweetheart hadn't specifically requested it, she naturally wouldn't go out of her way to cause him trouble.

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It's another weekend. As a genius girl who hates school, even though Kasugano Sora has returned to school at the request of her crush, not having to attend classes is naturally something to be happy about.

That morning, she excitedly started a video chat with her friend.

On the other end of the phone, Eriri was wearing a cheap and ugly green tracksuit, and her once beautiful golden hair, which looked like a work of art, was now messy. She yawned from time to time, completely unlike the elegant young lady she was at school.

Judging from the gloomy expression on her face, Eriri wasn't in a very good mood after being dragged out of bed by her friend for a long phone call early in the morning.

However, last time, when she was drawing a book, she specifically sought out a friend with practical experience for inspiration.

Right now, in order to repay the other party, I have no choice but to risk my life to accompany my friend.

"So, Kasugano-san and Sora have officially started dating, and they've been chatting lately, right?"

"Hmm."

Kasugano Sora nodded repeatedly, her joy evident in her expression.

Because she has confirmed her relationship with her sweetheart, she often finds herself smiling involuntarily while eating lately.

If the Kasugano couple hadn't overheard their children's conversation outside the door that day, they would probably have been completely baffled.

However, even if they hadn't eavesdropped, they might have been able to guess the answer based on their understanding of their youngest daughter.

"Ha~"

Eriri yawned again, and a few glistening tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

I rushed to deliver the notebook to the manufacturer a couple of days ago, and now I feel so relieved.

It just so happens that today is Saturday. After school last night, she immediately dragged a certain noob to the Rift for a children's orphan alliance.

She had planned a fun duo queue game, but at midnight, her partner told her they had something to do the next day and logged off.

Eriri naturally had doubts about this reason, since they were just online friends, or even just game friends.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems like the other party has no reason to lie to her, a friend in the game.

Especially when the other party doesn't know she's a girl.

Ultimately, without the joy of "ranking up" with her friends, and to prevent her family tree from being devastated by teammates' verbal abuse, Eriri simply logged off and went to play visual novels.

They played for most of the night.

In fact, some visual novels have really good storylines. Skipping the storyline just for a few CGs is soulless!

Closer to home.

Eriri, who had played most of the night and only fell asleep around 5 or 6 in the morning, could probably fall asleep even while nodding. Accompanying Kasugano Sora on the phone was truly a case of risking her life to keep him company.

Knowing that her best friend would nag like a mother hen when talking about her crush, and wanting to end the call quickly so she could catch up on sleep, she launched a direct attack: "Xiao Qiong, you said that Kasugano told you that he's not coming back right now to prevent a repeat of what happened before, and that since you and Hui aren't around, he's finding it hard to resist those enthusiastic girls, right?"

"Well, what happened?"

"From what I understand, when he was studying at Feng Zhiqi, even with your help to fend off the fire, there were quite a few bold girls who went after him, including some hot and flirtatious women."

"Under these circumstances, he can still stay true to himself and do nothing, but then suddenly tell you that he might like someone in the future. Doesn't Xiao Qiong have any idea what's going on?"

As the daughter of Spencer, a diplomat, if Eriri were really as despicable as portrayed in the anime, she would have been exposed at the family's annual summer festival party long ago. How could she have maintained her image as a rich young lady until now?

You can say that such a person is love-struck and lacks intelligence, or that she is naive and lacks cunning, but you can never say that she is stupid.

Hearing her best friend's question, Kasugano Sora's smile remained unchanged, but this time, her voice was much softer when she answered: "I know."

"I knew you wouldn't... wait, you knew?"

Eriri instinctively wanted to say she didn't know, but when she realized what words her friend had just said, her sapphire-like pupils suddenly widened, her sleepiness vanished instantly, and her voice involuntarily rose eight octaves: "You know?!"

"You knew what this meant, yet you still agreed to it?!"

Clearly, Kasugano Sora had anticipated her friend's reaction long before answering the question, so she put her phone aside after answering and only brought it back to her face after the sound stopped.

Before her best friend could ask, she smiled and explained, "How should I put it?"

"I'm actually a little unhappy, but mostly happy."

"Because he could have chosen not to tell me the truth, but he chose to tell me the truth."

Seeing the indignant look on her best friend's face after hearing this, Kasugano Sora retorted, "Is Eriri trying to say that that doesn't count as telling the truth?"

"Of course not!"

In the picture, Eriri angrily waves her slender arms, like a lioness baring her teeth and claws.

"What kind of truthful confession is this?"

Kasugano Sora showed considerable patience in response: "I understand that Eriri's request for a truthful account is that she hopes to reveal all the information about the girls he's attracted to or even those he's already dating in the future. But if you put yourself in her shoes, you'll understand her thinking."

"Imagine you have a younger sister who has always loved you since childhood. You were away for a few months due to an injury, and when you come back, you tell her that you met a girl you like. What do you think she will do? And what would you do?"

Upon hearing this, Eriri's expression froze completely.

What would she do?

If it were her, she would definitely question the other party about why they did this immediately, and might even escalate the situation to the point of no return.

The moment that answer came out, the indignation on her face vanished, replaced by embarrassment, and her gaze became somewhat guilty and evasive: "Of course I choose to forgive him!"

"Yes, I'll take that statement seriously."

"It must be true."

She was clearly trying to defend herself, but her voice was so weak and lacked conviction.

Kasugano Sora ignored her friend's stubbornness and continued, "Mirai probably changed her story because she considered this point, but this story is no different from telling the truth."

“A smart girl can guess the truth from this sentence, and even if she’s not smart, she’ll know the truth when he comes back.”

"If we had revealed the truth beforehand, things wouldn't have escalated to the point of being out of control."

Eriri listened to her friend's eloquent talk in disbelief, completely forgetting that she had brought up the topic earlier in order to go to bed early.

Looking at her friend's face on the screen, which showed no sign of grievance or distress, she couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Qiong, how can you accept this so calmly?"

"It's not really peaceful~"

Kasugano Sora first refuted her friend's choice of words, and then said softly, "In fact, of course I also feel jealousy, anger, and rage."

"But when I think about how I got to where I am now because of my mistakes back then, I have no complaints at all."

"Uh…"

Eriri looked bewildered upon hearing this reason.

But upon closer reflection, it makes a lot of sense.

If it weren't for her best friend accidentally pushing Kasugano Mirai down the stairs, causing her to transfer schools, given her attitude towards her sister and her parents' attitude towards their relationship, they would at least have gotten engaged, if not married after high school graduation.

Once they're engaged, given their family's unique dynamics, the effort required to have someone else steal their partner would be incomparable to what it was before.

"Secondly, although there is a gap between my family and Eriri's family, we are both considered upper class in the eyes of ordinary people."

"Eriri must know what the situation is like at this level, right?"

"As long as he doesn't abandon me in the future, even if he finds another girl outside, as long as he can accept the conditions I set for him, I can accept it even if he brings her home."

Chapter 108: A Love Story with a Green Apple [4k]

After hearing her best friend's explanation, Eriri fell completely silent.

She understood what her best friend had just said, after all, her family was also in that social class.

If it were her, and it were for the purpose of arranging a marriage, she would be confident and capable of doing what her best friend described.

But when facing a man she loves to the core, she could never be so carefree!

Even if the mistake was made by oneself.

After a long pause, Eriri finally asked hesitantly, "Then... does Kasugano-san know that Sora knows the truth?"

On the screen, Kasugano Sora paused for a moment, then a faint smile appeared on her face: "What difference does it make whether you know or not?"

"How can it be unrelated?"