Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

Shaking his head to banish these unrealistic thoughts, Kijima Yuta looked at Aki Tomoya, who was still clueless in the arena.

Aki Tomoya was still staring blankly in the direction Eriri had left, not having come to his senses. After a long while, he pushed up his glasses and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, saying, "What's wrong with Eriri? I haven't even made any plans for the club gathering this weekend."

"I'm leaving now. If you have any detailed arrangements, please discuss them in the Line group."

Unexpectedly, Kasumigaoka Utaha also got up, tidied herself up, and prepared to leave. Just as she was about to step out of the classroom, she paused, turned back, and looked seriously at Aki Tomoya, saying, "Tomoya-kun, here's a piece of advice for you: this weekend's club gathering is your last chance to make amends."

"?" Aki Tomoya was also puzzled. They hadn't even started yet, and almost everyone had already left. He scratched his head and looked at Kijima Yuta and Kato Megumi, who were still left, wanting to ask them why.

Yuta Kijima shrugged, while Megumi Kato focused intently on eating her bento box, as if she hadn't seen what had just happened.

Seeing the harmonious scene between the two, Aki Tomoya wisely offered to leave. Staying any longer wouldn't draw Kijima Yuuta's attention to him, and he figured he might as well go back to the classroom and read a light novel on his phone…

"boom."

As the door to the audiovisual classroom closed again, only Kato Megumi and Kijima Yuta remained in the classroom.

At this moment, Kato Keisai tilted his head and looked at Kijima Yuta beside him, gently asking, "By the way, is Eriri really that beautiful and okay?"

Upon hearing this, Yuta Kijima opened his eyes wide and looked at her.

As expected of the perceptive Megumi, I thought you really didn't know about the feud between Eriri and Aki Tomoya just now.

Feeling something, Yuta Kijima blinked at Megumi Kato: "What's wrong, Yuta?"

“It’s nothing.” Yuta Kijima shook his head and continued, “Eri is going through a difficult period right now. If she can get through this, she will be happier in the future.”

"It wouldn't be surprising how things turn out this weekend."

Kato Megumi nodded thoughtfully, it was unclear whether she understood or not...

……

When Yuta Kijima returned to the classroom after lunch break, he noticed that Yotsuba Nakano, who sat in front of him, was acting strangely. She would tilt her head and stare at him from time to time, and when he noticed, she would pretend to be nonchalant and look at her test paper.

After repeating this several times, Kijima Yuta couldn't take it anymore. He propped his head up and looked at Nakano Yotsuba curiously, asking, "Nakano-kun, do you... have any questions for me? If so, just say so, and I'll help you answer them."

He didn't think his charm had developed to the point that a beautiful girl who had just transferred to the school was infatuated with him in just one morning; there must be other reasons for this.

"Ah! Uh... I... I..." Nakano Yotsuba hurriedly raised her hand to cover her face, and quickly explained, "No, no, I was just a little curious about how Kijima-kun could change so much in such a short time?"

As for tutoring, let's observe for a while longer. After all, what if we invite a wolf into our house as a tutor without properly assessing him?

"Is that so?" Kijima Yuta looked at her with half-closed eyes. It was an obvious excuse, but he didn't call it out. "You can change as long as you're willing to make changes. You can't expect to take off when you're standing still, can you?"

As for the issue of chatting during class, neither the top student in the grade nor the transfer student would be reprimanded by the subject teachers as long as they didn't go too far.

Nakano Yotsuba smirked at this standard motivational quote, then pretended not to understand the question and asked Kijima Yuta, "By the way, the teacher explained this question too quickly just now. Kijima-kun, could you teach me again?"

"no problem."

"This is here, and that is..."

The teacher on the podium smiled with satisfaction as she watched the two of them explaining the problem in harmony…

……

Monday's school day passed peacefully.

Walking home, Yuta Kijima admired the scenery along the way; with the hot weather, there were more beautiful sights on the streets.

Just as he was in a great mood, the phone rang.

After the call connected, Yuzuru Nishimiya's clear and cheerful voice rang out from the phone: "Yuta-nii! I've finally found a reason to take my sister to the hospital for a checkup!"

Upon hearing this, Yuta Kijima was overjoyed. He had been thinking about this matter just yesterday, and Yuzuru had brought him this good news today.

Then he found a flower bed by the roadside and sat down, asking seriously, "Yuzuru, what reason did you use to get your sister to agree to this?"

"Hehe." Nishimiya Yuzuru chuckled for a while before speaking, "Didn't you receive your first batch of royalties not long ago, Yuta-nii? The rest will be deposited into Mom's account after the book is officially published, but it's still a considerable sum."

"I often heard my grandmother coughing, so I used that as an excuse to take my family to the hospital for a check-up!"

"My mom originally thought that we shouldn't waste the money and planned to save it for my college expenses, but I insisted on making sure she agreed to my request this time because I said it was money I earned myself!"

Chapter 179 Eriri's Self-Doubt

Although Yuta Kijima had handed over the entire light novel "Tsuki ga Kirei" to her, Yuzuru still implied in his words that it was his royalties, which made Yuzuru chuckle.

"So, when are you planning to go for your medical check-up, Yuzuru?" Kijima Yuta smiled. "Do you need me to go with you?"

"It's tentatively scheduled for Sunday," Yuzuru said. "Yuta-nii, you don't need to come with us yet... After all, the main purpose of this trip is to check on the health of my sisters."

“Okay.” Yuta Kijima nodded and said, “Then remember to let me know if you have any problems that are difficult to solve.”

"No problem! Yuta-nii, thank you so much!"

After hanging up the phone, Yuta Kijima got up and went home.

……

Earth Sunday.

Saturday.

As soon as Yuta Kijima got up at eight o'clock in the morning and stepped out of his bedroom, he saw Yukino Yukinoshita, who had come to his house to hold the cat, as usual.

After communicating for some time, the two became more relaxed when they met.

"Has Yukinoshita had breakfast yet? Would you like to eat here with us?" Yuta Kijima asked as usual. Although Yukinoshita Yukino would always refuse, as her master, he would still ask every time.

As expected, Yukino Yukinoshita gave him a cold look and then replied indifferently, "No need, I'll just make it myself when I get back."

"I see." The answer was as expected. Yuta Kijima turned around and went back to the kitchen to make himself a simple breakfast of fried eggs and bread. When he came out with the plate, Yukino Yukinoshita had already left with Panda.

After finishing my meal, I took out my phone and saw that it was only nine o'clock in the morning.

"It's almost time..."

Yuta Kijima put away his phone, changed his shoes, and headed to the agreed-upon station.

Ever since Aki Tomoya said some indescribable things in the audiovisual classroom that day, Eriri hasn't been to the audiovisual classroom since then, and her occasional chats in the Line group are rather perfunctory.

When it came time to go to Aki Tomoya's house for a gathering today, I arranged to meet him and Kato Megumi at the station before we went.

The agreed meeting time with the two was 10:00 AM, and it would only take about half an hour to get there from my home by tram.

Half an hour later, Yuta Kijima arrived at the station. Since it was the weekend, most of the people on the platform were young people. Later, some people who needed to work overtime on the weekend hurried by. A breeze blew by, taking away a bit of the heat.

In this environment, a girl wearing a hat, a green tracksuit, and black-rimmed glasses sat on a seat outside the platform, her fair skin shining brightly in the sunlight.

She stared blankly at the empty floor, lost in thought.

I didn't expect Eriri to arrive so early today, even though there was still half an hour before the agreed time. It seems that Aki Tomoya's matter still has some thoughts on her mind.

While pondering why she had arrived so early, Yuta Kijima walked towards her and sat down beside her.

"?" Eriri, who was deep in thought, suddenly felt someone sit down next to her. She frowned. Could she really run into a strange person when she was dressed like this?

Just as she was about to reprimand him, a familiar, warm, and gentle voice came from beside her.

"Eri arrived surprisingly early."

Scratching his cheek, Yuta Kijima didn't want to touch Eriri's sore spot, so he just asked casually.

“It’s Yuta.” Eriri looked at Yuta Kijima, who was standing next to her with a faint smile on his lips in the sunlight. She unconsciously looked away, pursed her lips, and spoke softly.

"There's nothing to do at home, so I might as well come over and soak up some sun."

“Is that so…” Yuta Kijima nodded. “Eri definitely should get out in the sun more often. Staying at home all the time will make her moldy.”

Eriri gave a somewhat bitter smile, tilted her head slightly to look at the always cheerful boy, and asked, "Yuta... do you think my personality is really that bad?"

"poor?"

Yuta Kijima was taken aback, not realizing why Eriri had suddenly asked this question, but he still shook his head and said, "How could that be? How can you say Eriri's personality is bad?"

Although he didn't understand why Eriri asked the question, he knew it must be related to Aki Tomoya. Objectively speaking, after spending time together, he really didn't think Eriri had anything to criticize.

Moreover, Eriri is considered his "teacher" in terms of manga, and Eriri clearly has no problems.

"Then why are I having fewer and fewer friends... and also... that guy Tomoya..."

Eriri clenched her fist slightly, her voice a little stiff.

"What... I didn't actually send the 'Little Romantic Rhapsody' that Tomoya gave to his junior, did I?"

"I was the one who helped him, yet he's bragging about others in front of me. Clearly..."

"..."

After listening to Eriri's intermittent complaints about Aki Tomoya, Kijima Yuta shook his head. He understood that Eriri was starting to have some self-doubt.

Well... it's like what Shiyu-senpai said, there might be a big juicy story today.

Even Yuta Kijima didn't know how to give an objective evaluation of Tomoya. After all, he was someone who dared to openly play his favorite anime to preach in the school auditorium. No matter what outrageous things happened to him, he probably wouldn't be surprised.

What surprised Kijima Yuta was that if Tomoya hadn't been creating his own game, he probably wouldn't have even bothered to approach Eriri. It was like she only asked him for help when she needed him, and then discarded him when she didn't.

In a way, Yuta Kijima understood why Eriri was so angry, after all, he had spent so much time helping Tomoya Aki with his original drawings, but...

"By the way, has Tomoya told you about the conflict between us?" Eriri asked after a moment of silence.

Kijima Yuta nodded hesitantly. Aki Tomoya had also told him about this before, describing it with utter contempt for Eriri's betrayal...

Eriri saw him nod, then turned to look at the crowds coming and going in front of the station, and asked casually, "What about Yuta? Does Yuta think I'm a traitor?"

Yuta Kijima was taken aback, feeling a bit of a headache from how things had suddenly turned around and he was now the target of all the gossip. If he hadn't handled things properly, he might become one of the gossipmongers at the party later...

Chapter 180 Hyodo Michiru

"If you want me to say it, Eriri..."

Yuta Kijima scratched his head and began to carefully consider his next words.

"Then I'll speak from my perspective?" He paused, then continued, "Actually, in my opinion, Tomoya's attitude is a bit extreme. After all, this matter has been deadlocked for six or seven years now..."

If Aki Tomoya could really maintain his distance from Eriri, then I could admire him. But since he goes to Eriri without hesitation when he needs help, it's hard to judge.

"However..." Yuta Kijima paused for a moment, and Eriri's heart clenched. Yes, she had her problems too, that much was undeniable. She just wondered if Yuta also felt disgusted with himself back then...

"However, Eriri's denial back then did hurt Tomoya's feelings. But I think that everyone was still a child at that time, and they were more objective in distinguishing right from wrong in subjective matters. It's normal for children to be scared. Besides, Eriri, you still drew original drawings for Tomoya later."

In any case, both Aki Tomoya and Eriri have a point in this matter.

The only point that Kijima Yuta found absurd was that Aki Tomoya would actively seek Eriri's help when he needed it, but would forget about her when he didn't. This seemed quite bizarre.

In his opinion, this can be considered as offsetting what happened when they were children. As for the rest, we'll have to see how things develop.