Who is Sōsuke? Is he calling me?

Kasumigaoka Utaha waved at him with a smile, then quickly took two steps and stood behind him with a distinct Wei-Jin stance. Now, Kitahara Sousuke and the unknown boy were facing each other.

"Kasumigaoka-san, is this the boy you were talking about, the one who can write articles that move you?"

Koichi Matsushita stared at Sousuke Kitahara with disbelief before asking a question.

"Yes, Sōsuke wrote a fantastic script, even I am ashamed of my own."

Kasumigaoka Utaha "intimately" leaned close to Kitahara Sousuke's arm, pretending that the two were very familiar with each other.

"Hello, I am Koichi Matsushita, a third-year student and the head of the Literature Club."

Although it was still somewhat unbelievable, Matsushita-senpai still greeted Kitahara Sousuke politely.

"Hello, senior. I am Kitahara Sousuke, a second-year student. I am not a member of any clubs."

Kitaen Sousuke glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha beside him, who had a half-smile on her face. Although this woman pretended to be very close to him, she was carefully avoiding direct physical contact.

Are you using me as a shield?

"I heard that Kitahara wrote a great script. I wonder if I could have a look at it?"

Koichi Matsushita said.

“This…” Kitahara Sosuke hesitated for a moment, “I’m sorry, senpai, because the content of the script involves some secrets of game production, it cannot be disclosed at the moment.”

"Is that so? Since Kasumigaoka-san said you're really good, I believe she wouldn't lie about something like this. So, are you interested in joining our Literature Club?"

Koichi Matsushita asked.

"This one……"

"Sousuke has already formed a gaming club, so he probably won't have time, President."

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and helped Kitahara Sousuke decline the invitation to join the company.

“Is that so? That’s a real shame.” Matsushita Kou nodded. “Then please let me read the game after it’s published.”

"must!"

Finally, Koichi Matsushita glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha, wanting to say something more. But seeing the latter earnestly brushing the dust off Kitahara Sousuke's school uniform, he could only give a helpless wry smile and bid farewell to the two of them.

"Hey, the person's already gone, senior, please stop hitting me."

Kitahara Sosuke dodged Kasumigaoka Utaha's arm with annoyance. This girl clearly didn't know how to take care of people; the force of her patting clothes was all directed at the person.

Chapter 136 Marina is Sick

"You spotted me. You're very perceptive."

Seeing Matsushita Koichi walk away, Kasumigaoka Utaha reverted to the indifferent attitude she had when they first met.

"We meet again, Kitahara-kun. Don't you have a proper explanation for standing me up last time?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms and stared at the boy in front of her. She was still angry when she thought about it. She had never been so embarrassed before. It was because of this guy that she was locked on the rooftop for a whole afternoon.

"Senior, are you referring to the time you asked me to meet up to discuss game script optimization?"

Kitahara Sousuke asked cautiously.

"Hmph, thanks to Kitahara-kun, I got to enjoy the breeze on the rooftop all afternoon."

"Um, would you believe me if I said I didn't know you were locked on the rooftop, senior?"

Kitahara Sousuke scratched his head awkwardly. He had gone straight back when he saw that the rooftop door was locked. If he had checked carefully at the time, his senior might not have had to be up there in the wind.

"Hmph, if apologies were enough, what would we need the police for?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha snorted, then winked mischievously at Kitahara Sosuke with her wine-red eyes: "Junior-kun will take responsibility, right?"

Calm down, don't let your senior lead you by the nose.

"Please tell me, senior, if it's within my power to do so."

Kitahara Sosuke appeared very sincere, but his tone showed no sign of yielding to the other party's seemingly coquettish manner.

"Tch, she's only slightly better than those boys, just a tiny bit." Kasumigaoka Utaha held up her index finger and thumb, making a "tiny bit" gesture. "Your junior hasn't finished writing the game script yet, has he?"

Here you are, you really are after my script.

"Yes, there are still many details to fill in."

Kitahara Sosuke nodded without hiding anything. He could grasp the outline and plot, but he needed someone with literary skills to polish the details. He could do it himself, but it was not as easy and effortless as it was with a professional.

"Your junior knows I'm a light novel author, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha asked.

"Yeah, I heard An Yi mention it before. I've also read your work, and... it's really impressive."

Kitahara Sousuke nodded.

“Then I’ll be frank. My editor rejected the third volume of my novel,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said, sounding a little unhappy. “While it was expected, I have to admit that I’m currently facing some creative blocks.”

"So, Kitahara-kun, let's collaborate. Your script has many brilliant parts. I'll help you refine the details, and you help me find inspiration for the third volume, how about that?"

"I remember you were a member of Aki's club, right? Shouldn't you discuss this with Aki?"

Kitahara Sousuke asked curiously.

"These things have nothing to do with the game club; it's just a collaboration between me and Kitahara-kun."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile.

"Love Metronome" is her life's work, and there's another unspeakable reason behind it, which is why she felt she had to finish it.

As for Ethics-kun... he'll understand in time.

"So, we have a good cooperation?"

Kitahara Sosuke smiled and extended his right hand to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"Pleasant to work with."

Great, now we have artists and writers, they can handle the game programming, and we can buy or use free open-source libraries for the soundtrack.

All that's left is the voice acting. Kitahara Sosuke naturally thought of Aoyama Nanami. Aoyama's dream is to become a voice actress, so maybe he could ask her for help with the voice acting for the galgame.

Kitahara Sousuke then discussed the game's storyline with Kasumigaoka Utaha, and then sent her all the progress he had made on the script so far.

At the same time, he also received a draft of the unpublished third volume of "Love Metronome". After promising to read it carefully when he got back, the two parted ways and went home.

"By the way, senior, that Matsushita senior from earlier..."

Before leaving, Kitahara Sousuke couldn't help but ask one more question.

"That's right, Matsushita is pursuing me."

Kasumigaoka Utaha proudly smoothed her long black hair.

"He's just a bit annoying. He wrote a lot of poems and things to try and move me. Since he's the president of the literature club, it's not good to embarrass him. So all I can say is that someone has already written an article for me that I'm ashamed of."

"Excuse me for asking, who is that person...?"

Kitahara Sousuke's expression was rather unpleasant.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Kitahara Sosuke, whose face had darkened, and smiled like a little fox: "That's right, it's you, junior."

"..."

On his way home, Kitahara Sousuke made sure to buy some commonly used vegetables and meats. Yesterday at dinner, he noticed that the food in the refrigerator was almost gone.

"I am back."

Kitahara Sosuke habitually greets people upon entering the house. Usually, Marina will greet him gently with "Welcome home," or Airi will ask, "Did you bring pudding?"

Today, all that greeted him was the sound of hurried footsteps coming from the second floor.

"You idiot, Sosuke!"

Ellie rushed down the stairs. The girl was wearing a light yellow loungewear set, with her long golden hair cascading down her back. Her pretty little face showed a hint of anxiety.

The girl ran over like a gust of wind and bumped right into his arms. Because their relationship had improved a lot recently, Ellie would sometimes be a little intimate with him in private, but this kind of welcoming ceremony, like a swallow throwing itself into his arms, was a first for her.

"What's wrong today? Sorry, there's no pudding."

Kitahara Sosuke smiled and caught the girl's soft body, giving her a quick lift. Lolis have three good points: they're delicate and easily pushed over. Airi is quite cute when she's not being tsundere.

"I don't want to eat pudding."

Kitahara Airi realized that her actions seemed a bit too excited, but there didn't seem to be any outsiders around, so it wouldn't hurt to let that idiot Sosuke hug her a little longer.

After all, the other side has been performing quite well recently.

"You idiot, Sousuke, come here right now! Marina is sick!"

Although her thoughts were interrupted by Kitahara Sosuke's hug, Airi remembered the important matter and still wiggled her body to slide off Kitahara Sosuke.

"Ok?"

Kitahara Sosuke's expression turned serious. He changed his shoes, took Airi's small hand, and followed her upstairs to the second floor.

Marina's room on the second floor

The girl lay weakly on her bed, wrapped in a thick blanket. Seeing Kitahara Sosuke enter with Airi, Marina forced an awkward smile.

"Nisan, you're back."

Chapter 137 Two Fukuzawa Yukichi cards earned him a "Onii-chan" (older brother/brother).

Kitahara Sosuke walked over and gently touched Marina's forehead with his hand. He felt a heat coming from his palm, and it seemed that the temperature was not low.

"You have a fever. Have you checked your temperature?"

Kitahara Sosuke looked at Airi beside him.

"Tried it."

Ellie quickly handed the thermometer from the bedside table to the other person; the small LCD screen displayed the previous temperature reading.

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