Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

Yuta Kijima didn't interrupt her, listening to her introduction with a faint smile on his lips.

Before long, their ramen was ready.

"Is it good?" Michiru Hyodo asked with a smile. She was quite concerned about whether her friends would accept her recommendation, so she quickly asked as soon as she saw Yuta Kijima slurp down a mouthful of noodles.

Yuta Kijima nodded, scooped up a spoonful of the thick soup and drank it: "It tastes great. I didn't expect it to taste so good at this roadside stall."

Although the taste was no different from what you'd find in a regular restaurant, the generous portion made it a great choice, so he was still willing to give it a good review.

Michiru Hyodo smiled happily, "I knew it."

They continued until they finished the ramen and soup in their bowls.

Michiru Hyodo, completely unconcerned about her image, patted her still-unchanged little belly and exhaled a breath of hot air, saying, "Ah, it's only when you're hungry that you can truly enjoy a bowl of hot ramen like this!"

Yuta Kijima sat on a bench, watching the line that was gradually forming in front of the ramen stall, and sighed, "Has Michiru not been here for a long time either?"

Hyodo Michiro was still basking in the afterglow of her full stomach, enjoying this rare moment, when she heard his profound question and paused in surprise.

“Yes, I’ve rarely come here since the live house where we perform started issuing new rules.”

"Your father..."

"How could he possibly agree to me doing these things?"

"Forming a band at school is already a huge concession for me..." Michiru Hyodo put away her usual frivolousness and spoke slowly and calmly.

"..."

Yuta Kijima consciously avoided touching on the topic again.

He took his phone out of his pocket and checked the time.

It's almost 10 o'clock.

Putting away his phone, Kijima Yuta looked at Hyodo Michiru and asked, "It's getting late, aren't you going home?"

"Rin must have called you a lot by now, right?"

“Yes.” Michiru Hyodo took out her phone and showed Yuta Kijima the screen full of missed calls.

"You have no idea how outrageous the things Allen said this afternoon were."

"It's like if I don't help him compose, I shouldn't stay at his house anymore, as if our previous relationship was fake if I don't help him."

"..."

Yuta Kijima couldn't figure out how Tomoya Aki's thought process worked.

Perhaps it was the eagerness to achieve results without wanting to be the band's manager...

At this moment, Shibuya seemed to have entered another dimension; the steel city under the flashing neon lights seemed like a different world from the daytime.

Michiru Hyodo and Yuta Kijima also stopped occupying the chairs at the ramen stall.

The two walked along the street, enjoying the warm evening breeze, aimlessly strolling along. Kijima Yuta didn't know how to persuade Hyodo Michiru.

Hyodo Michiru seemed to have no worries about where she would sleep tonight. She held the guitar strap in one hand and looked around at the familiar yet unfamiliar city.

Just as Yuta Kijima was feeling troubled, his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

Upon picking it up, they discovered it was none other than the missing person, Tomoya Aki.

Yuta Kijima stopped and gestured for Michihiro Hyodo to stop for a moment, then moved his phone to his ear.

"Tomoya, didn't you come to pick up Michiru?"

"Huh? Yuta, didn't you already find her?" Aki Tomoya sounded quite shocked on the other end of the phone. "Do I still need to go pick her up?"

Yuta Kijima's face instantly darkened.

Haven't you figured it out yet?

He glanced at Michiru Hyodo, who was still looking around, and asked in a slightly lowered voice, "So what are you doing right now?"

"I'm watching the first anime episode of the day. You know, I even took the afternoon off from my part-time job to look for Michiru. It would be such a waste not to make good use of this time."

"What are you thinking? Are you planning to interfere with Michiru?"

"I'm calling her again, but she doesn't want to answer my calls, does she? If she doesn't want to answer the phone, what good will it do if I go there?" Aki Tomoya said, seemingly having seen through everything.

Yuta Kijima remained expressionless, unsure how to respond. No wonder Michiru Hyodo didn't seem to want to go back; being with this guy meant that Michiru probably cooked all the meals at home.

Aki Tomoya thought about it and realized that what he said might have been a bit inappropriate, so he continued, "Yuta, please tell Michiru to answer my call. I will sincerely apologize to her on the phone."

Kijima Yuta: "..."

After a long silence, he sighed softly and said, "Okay, I'll pass on your message to Michiru..."

After hanging up the phone, Kijima Yuta looked at Hyodo Michiri, who seemed not to be paying attention to them.

Chapter 263 A chance encounter?

"Is that Allen?"

Before Kijima Yuta could even speak, Hyodo Michiru asked first.

Kijima Yuta hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "He's very worried about your safety and wants you to go home as soon as possible..."

He really didn't dare to tell anyone that Aki Tomoya was currently sitting in front of the TV watching anime, even though he was calling Hyodo Michiru every few minutes.

"Is Allen watching anime right now?"

"..."

Yuta Kijima looked at her in surprise. She shouldn't have heard their conversation.

Seeing Yuta Kijima's expression, Michiru Hyodo immediately confirmed her guess, but the light in her eyes dimmed slightly.

If Aki Tomo could come and pick her up in person and apologize to her face, she would definitely go home with him.

But the current situation...

"That's just the kind of personality Alan has. He probably thinks I have nowhere else to go but his house. Anyway, the worst outcome is that I'll just have to accept my fate and go home."

"And... those anime... I really don't know how Allen got so addicted to these things."

Michiru Hyodo sighed, then looked at Yuta Kijima with a strange expression. "Speaking of which, Yuta, you don't look like a typical otaku at all."

“I’ve heard your name mentioned by Allen so many times.”

"Not everyone who likes anime has the same personality..."

Yuta Kijima was slightly speechless. How many people like Tomoya Aki, who are so otaku, do you usually see?

Few people could openly preach at a school assembly.

Shaking his head inwardly, Yuta Kijima explained, "Rin's personality is indeed a bit... unique. It's just that Michiru, you haven't been exposed to enough ACG enthusiasts."

Michiru Hyodo nodded as if she understood, and reached out to take her suitcase from Yuta Kijima's hand. "It's already very late, Yuta, you should go home first. Thank you for your help today."

Yuta Kijima didn't return the suitcase to her; he just looked at her with a slightly strange expression.

The two stood frozen in place for a moment. Michiru Hyodo smiled casually, then lowered her head in silence, staring at the empty ground, lost in thought.

To be honest, Yuta Kijima's confusion about Tomoya Aki has only intensified.

Some seemingly simple and easy-to-understand questions have been made so complicated by this guy.

Looking at Michiru Hyodo, who no longer had the cheerful demeanor she displayed when they first met, Yuta Kijima finally spoke softly, asking, "Are you planning to go back to Tomoya's house later... or your own?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Michiru Hyodo managed a forced smile, barely managing to stay composed as she tried to maintain her composure. "We'll just find an internet cafe to spend the night..."

"Anyway, I've seen many people living like this online, and I've heard that the facilities there are quite complete."

Her gaze darted around, refusing to look directly into Kijima Yuta's eyes.

Yuta Kijima knew she had some money left, but given how high the prices were in the area, even the cheapest internet cafe probably wouldn't last more than a few nights.

Besides, she also has to go to school regularly.

If she went home after a day or two, that would be fine, but the problem is that she's stubborn and stays in that unsafe place for several days.

It's really hard to say whether something bad might happen...

Island nations have a long history of such cases.

The most famous example is "God Maiden," a girl who runs away from home and has no money, eventually leading her down a path that many people don't want to see...

Kijima Yuta pondered for a moment, then looked up at her: "If you don't want to go back to Tomoya's house, how about you come to my house for the night?"

Just as Michiru Hyodo was about to lose her temper with the strange atmosphere, she heard Yuta Kijima say this and looked at him in surprise.

"Yuta's family?"

"Then, Uncle and Aunt...wouldn't...and we..."

Although she usually seems indifferent to details, that's only with people she's close to. She's quite embarrassed to meet someone like Yuta Kijima, whom she's only met a few times.

Yuta Kijima shook his head. "I live alone now, and there's a spare room in my house."

Hyodo Michiru looked at him curiously. Was he already living alone at this age?

But though she couldn't bring herself to say it, she was secretly a little tempted.

Just like she said, she only learned about spending the night in an internet cafe while watching videos online, but then there were all sorts of unexpected things that happened.

However, after seeing Aki Tomoya's perfunctory attitude and her parents' lack of support, she decided to overcome the difficulties.

At worst, I'll just end up busking on the streets.

Seeing that she was still hesitating, Yuta Kijima advised her again, "This place is a mixed bag. If you, a girl, spend the night alone in an internet cafe, your safety may not be guaranteed."

"Besides, you know about my relationship with Tomoya, so you don't need to worry about anything bad happening..."

Of course, Michiru Hyodo knew that Yuta Kijima meant well; otherwise, he wouldn't have come to find her so late at night.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Then... I'll be bothering you tonight..."

Seeing that she had finally agreed, Yuta Kijima breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, he was the first person to find her, and if she really insisted on spending the night at an internet cafe, Yuta Kijima would be really worried.

He took out his phone and searched for the location of the tram stop, then said to Michiru Hyodo, "Let's set off then, otherwise the tram will stop running soon."

Michiru Hyodo responded and followed Yuta Kijima with her guitar on her back.