Crossover Anime: This is not pure love at all

The store manager walked over in a fit of anger, grabbed Aki Tomoya and pulled him aside, then bowed repeatedly to Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kuroe Minoru with a face full of apology.

"I'm so sorry, gentlemen! This staff member is new, and usually... she wouldn't act like this. I'm so sorry to have bothered you!"

"Manager..." Aki Tomoya still wanted to explain.

"Shut up! Get back to the kitchen and wash the dishes!"

The store manager glared at him, then grabbed Aki Tomoya by the back of his collar and dragged him toward the staff passage.

Watching Aki Tomoya's resentful and aggrieved figure disappear around the corner, Kuroe Minoru finally turned his gaze away and sat down in the seat opposite Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"Phew... finally some peace and quiet," Kuroe Minoru said casually.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the handsome young man sitting opposite her, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes, before a wise smile appeared on her lips.

"It's nice to meet you again, my benefactor."

Shi Yu's voice was soft and melodious, carrying the dignified air of a well-bred lady.

"Or should I now call you... Mr. Kuroe, the author of Pokémon?"

Kuroe Minoru was slightly taken aback, then smiled.

"I don't think I left my name that night, right?"

"Although you didn't leave your name, your Line nickname 'The Black River is Honest' makes it easy to guess that your surname is 'Black River' with a little thought."

Shiyu gently tucked a strand of black hair behind her ear, her movements elegant.

In fact, if we consider her true nature, she would have already made flirtatious remarks.

But not today!

After all, the person sitting opposite is...

Kasumigaoka Utaha's pretty face flushed with two alluring peach-red blushes.

If he dislikes this type of girl, their relationship might end before it even begins.

If they actually get together...

She can change her nature.

She didn't want to miss out on the only boy who had ever made her heart flutter in the first half of her life.

"Cough... Impressive..."

Kuroe Minoru felt that Kasumigaoka Utaha today seemed a little too "well-behaved" than in the original work.

But then she thought that the other person seemed to only act that way towards people they liked, and they had only met twice, so it was normal for her to remain serious.

Without much thought, he went straight to the point: "Let's talk about the novel's contract. What kind of terms can Fantasia Paperback offer?"

Seeing that Kuroe Minoru was getting down to business, Shiyu also adopted a professional attitude, taking out a pre-prepared letter of intent from her bag and handing it over.

"The editor-in-chief has a very high opinion of your work. As a newcomer, we can skip the usual review process and offer the highest royalty rate of 10% per book, with an initial print run of 100,000 copies. Furthermore, if the response is positive, the paperback will fully dedicate resources to promoting the copyright development for comic book and anime adaptations."

Shiyu paused, then looked sincerely at Kuroe Minoru with her watery eyes: "This is the highest sincerity the paperback can offer. Kuroe-kun, what do you think?"

Kuroe took the contract and quickly scanned it.

With the help of the "Advanced Writing Mastery" course, he not only understands writing, but also has a clear understanding of the ins and outs of these publishing contracts.

This contract is indeed free of traps, and the terms are so generous that it doesn't seem like it's for a newcomer.

"No problem, I agree."

Kuroe nodded readily, took out a pen he carried with him, and signed his name on the contract.

Seeing Kuroe Minoru sign the document, Kasumigaoka Utaha finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart, and a hint of undisguised joy flashed in her eyes.

Great! Mission accomplished!

"It's a pleasure working with you, Professor Kuroe." Shiyu smiled and extended her fair right hand.

"It's a pleasure working with you." Kuroe Minoru gently squeezed her fingertips, then let go.

After the business was over, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Kasumigaoka Utaha held the coffee cup in front of her, took a small sip, and a slight blush appeared on her fair cheeks.

"Um... Mr. Kuroe."

"Just call me Heijiang, you don't need to call me teacher."

"Okay, Kuroe-kun." Shiwa changed her form of address smoothly. "Actually, besides representing the library to sign the contract today, I have a personal matter I'd like to ask you about."

"May I ask for your guidance?" Kuroe raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm." Shiyu nodded. "The last time you saw me was when I was doing a book signing for 'Love Metronome.' But recently, while writing the third volume, I felt like something was missing in terms of the characters' emotional shifts and the tension in the writing. Until I read your 'Pokémon'..."

"Your writing style is very similar to mine; we both belong to the literary style, but yours is much more natural than mine..."

Shiyu's eyes became incredibly serious. "Your control over the rhythm of battles, and your writing style that can depict the bond between Pokémon and trainers with just a few strokes, truly amazes me. So, I'd like to ask you to take a look at my manuscript and give me some pointers on my writing style... Is that alright?"

Is it...okay?

Kuroe Minoru was a little embarrassed. He had clearly obtained this skill through cheating, but now he was being asked for advice by the author, whom he had grown up from scratch.

That's strange.

……

at the same time.

On the other side, the Goto family.

The closet was dark, narrow, and even smelled slightly musty.

"Waaaaah..."

A caterpillar dressed in a pink tracksuit was curled up in the deepest part of the closet, crying and trembling from time to time.

Goto Ichiri hugged the electric guitar tightly, buried his face in his knees, and tears fell like beads from a broken string.

"Kuroe-kun... didn't come the day before yesterday..."

"After school today... and yesterday... he didn't come either..."

"He really is dead..."

In Ichiri Goto's mind, the memory of the "future" that "God" had given her kept flashing back.

The ruins were shattered by the meteorite.

Countless ugly and disgusting insect monsters are mercilessly slaughtering the terrified humans who are fleeing in panic.

To protect those behind him, one figure transformed into a gray-white werewolf covered in bone spurs, facing the overwhelming swarm of insects alone.

He was bitten, pierced, and beaten until his body was covered in wounds, with grayish-white sand constantly peeling off his body.

Finally, using the reflection of a single tear, the boy donned the dazzling starry armor, and like a god descending, he kicked the enormous meteorite made of monsters into the sky.

In the background of that memory, a song that was clearly very uplifting, yet seemed incredibly tragic when paired with that scene, kept playing.

"Be The One".

……

"Kuroe-kun... she's so kind... she's willing to practice with someone as useless as me every day..."

Goto Ichiri sobbed.

That day, she also saw the firework explode in the sky.

But the next day, news reports on television and the internet were overwhelming, saying that it was just an unregistered large-scale fireworks display.

However, only Goto Ichiri, who possesses that memory, knows the truth.

Those weren't fireworks.

From that day on, Kuroe never came to the old school building's storage room again, nor did he ever come to the school again.

"He must have...sacrificed himself to destroy that meteorite..."

Goto Ichiri became increasingly upset as she thought about it, and cried even harder.