A reversal of fortune and victory in a world hated by all girls!

It seems Sakurajima is still a bit drunk.

"Why don't we sit down and rest for a while?" Natsuki Aoi asked, turning her head.

This time, however, Anne Sakurajima buried her head in his back and shook her head from side to side.

"What if I don't want to let go?"

A seemingly random remark, tinged with a hint of indifference, instantly brought Aoi Natsuki to her senses.

When I turned my head, I couldn't see her face, and the atmosphere returned to silence.

"Well... if you want to get home quickly, then I'll speed things up. It's really late, so it's better to get back soon."

"..."

Sakurajima Anne's face lifted again, slowly moving forward from Aoi's left cheek until her mouth almost touched his ear, and she spoke:

"What if I insist on competing with Hayakawa?"

This question was undoubtedly a bombshell.

Aoi Natsuki stopped and glanced at Sakurajima. His smile was gone, and his eyes seemed to reveal three or four sharp knives. Goosebumps rose all over his body.

"You're probably joking again, right?"

"I'm not kidding."

Sakurajima Anne spoke with certainty.

The two remained frozen in place.

Suddenly, Natsuki Aoi recalled a very distant memory.

He had just arrived in this world. As Sakurajima An, who was meeting an S-class girl for the first time, he activated the affinity keyword function at night. At that time, only two words popped up on the system panel.

He finally remembered now.

"Greed".

Chapter 105 Intense Possessiveness

"Desires far exceeding those of ordinary people."

But why is this related to Sakurajima? Aoi never thought that Sakurajima had any feelings of affection for him. A month ago, the other party's attitude didn't even consider him a friend. This sudden revelation caught him off guard.

"why……"

“A teddy bear,” Sakurajima Anne suddenly said from his back, her gaze fixed straight ahead. “I once had a teddy bear. It always sat in a corner of the storage room at home, and I would occasionally take it out to play with it when I felt like it. But one day, a friend of mine saw it and really liked it. She wanted to borrow it for a while. I was so happy then, thinking how wonderful friendship was. But later… when she asked to borrow it a second and a third time, my joy diminished day by day. Until the fourth time, I refused her request.”

"You have no idea how badly she cried that day at the front door when she found out I wouldn't lend her my dolls anymore. Do you know how I felt at that moment?"

Sakurajima Anne touched the area below Aoi Natsuki's earlobe with the tip of her nose: "It's an indescribable joy."

"..."

Her slender eyes stretched longer and longer, her bright, mischievous gaze fixed on Natsuki Aoi's profile.

"So, is it your possessiveness that's causing this?"

"Hmm! You have a very strong possessive streak. If... you could choose me over Hayakawa, I would be very happy."

Aoi Natsuki turned her head: "So even if I choose you, I'll be abandoned by you soon anyway, right?"

"Well... who can say for sure?" Sakurajima An's eyes narrowed to slits.

Did you end up throwing that teddy bear away?

"No, I've kept it safe and sound."

"How old were you?"

"Hmm...five years old?"

"Then eleven years have passed?! Don't lie to me. You didn't cherish it before because of your possessive jealousy. I bet you threw it away in less than six months."

"Hahaha, it's a lie, but not half a year, only two days later, I threw it into the brazier on the balcony... and then..."

"Okay, okay! Stop it, I'm getting goosebumps. Don't tell me scary ghost stories this late at night." Aoi Natsuki shook her body, and Sakurajima Anne was jolted up like a crane, successfully interrupting her.

"Isn't this atmosphere fantastic? It's perfect for telling some scary stories."

"I don't like it. If you keep doing this, I'm going to leave you here."

"Hmph." This laugh was a genuine, heartfelt smile from Sakurajima An. It contained no sarcasm, but rather sounded as if she had heard a great joke. Her long eyelashes fluttered, and her tone suddenly lowered. "You're not that kind of person. You would never abandon me."

The embrace became even more intense.

The atmosphere between the two became slightly more ambiguous.

A strange feeling welled up in Aoi Natsuki's heart.

Of all the people Aoi knows, the most unpredictable is Sakurajima. Just when Aoi thinks things are going smoothly, Sakurajima always manages to subtly change the course of events.

Natsuki Aoi shook her head: "Saying cheesy pickup lines won't work."

"Hey~ I thought you, Aoi, were into this kind of thing."

"Absolutely not."

Lily, who was standing beside them, didn't understand a word of their conversation, but it was an adult matter, so she didn't pay too much attention to it. Adults always have their own troubles...

After a 30-minute journey, the three finally arrived at Roppongi Hills Phase 1. Looking at the magnificent buildings in front of them, Natsuki Aoi had seen the surrounding area on the navigation, but when they actually appeared in front of them, she was still taken aback by the sense of luxury.

Especially the price of 80 yuan per square meter automatically displayed on the navigation map, it's as if money is just a string of numbers, and Aoi Natsuki has long lost the concept of it.

After being exposed to the wind for so long, Sakurajima Anne gradually recovered. She then got off Aoi Natsuki's back, walked back and forth a couple of steps, and appeared to be fully awake.

At this point, Natsuki Aoi was too tired to say anything more, and all she could think about was going home to sleep.

See you Monday, bye-bye.

Sakurajima Anne turned around, her smile unchanged: "Bye~"

Watching Aoi and Rina leave, Sakurajima Anne turned and walked into the revolving door, took the elevator up, and after arriving at the 27th floor, she turned right into a corridor, while also taking a key card out of her pocket.

The image of Aoi carrying her on her back, with a backpack full of tools in her left hand and holding Rina's hand in her right, made her grin involuntarily.

She was genuinely drunk for the first half of the trip, but her condition improved after she got off the bus. She mainly thought she could pretend for a little longer after hearing Aoi say she would give her a ride.

As expected of you, Aoi, you brought me back from such a long distance.

The door opened.

The lights in the room turned on automatically with a single button. The large living room was empty. Sakurajima An threw her entire backpack onto the carpet next to the shoe cabinet, then took off her shoes, wearing only a pair of thick cotton socks, and stepped onto the floor.

She opened the small cabinet on the left, which contained a small freezer. She took out a bottle of chilled grape-flavored drink, then went to the kitchen, took out a bag of chilled bayberries from the refrigerator, and then walked straight to her room at the far end of the corridor.

Upon entering, instead of turning on the lights, I walked to the desk, put down what I was holding, and turned on the desk lamp.

A soft yellow light spread outwards.

I opened the Apple computer next to me, opened the school forum, and looked to see if there were any posts by that person. While reading, I popped a bayberry into my mouth.

About twenty minutes later, she stretched, then bent down to take off her cotton socks and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Anne Sakurajima is a natural beauty. She doesn't need makeup to be a striking beauty. Even when she's wearing loose pajamas and her hair is up, she's still beautiful.

After a busy day, she leaped onto the soft bed and snuggled into the covers.

She habitually sleeps on her side.

Even though science suggests that sleeping on your side is bad for your heart, she believes it's a lie.

She kept her eyes open, her gaze lingering on the corner of the bedside table.

In the dim light, an old teddy bear remained sitting there.

She smiled slightly at the doll.

"Good night."

Then she slowly closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

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P.S.: In the future, I'll try to minimize chapter breaks. If an event can't be fully explained in 2k, I'll use 4k as a chapter; if it can be explained in 2k, I'll use 2k. (This has been meticulously edited. Modifying the chapter's word count will require more words than before, but this will not incur any extra costs! Adding words, adding words, adding words, adding words, adding words, adding words, adding words, adding words, adding words).

Chapter 106 Clues of the Divine Girl

……

"Wow, Hayakawa, you're quite talented at drawing."

"No, no... it's just a simple outline, nothing much."

Ayano Takahashi flipped through a few pages of the original manuscript and looked at the sound effects in her other drawings: "See? You're really talented. It's only been a week, and your hand is already so steady. Hayakawa, you're a born manga artist!"

"No, no, no, please don't say that! I, I just practice a little bit when I have time at school, it's nothing special." Hayakawa waved her hands repeatedly in denial. She had always felt that her life was very ordinary, and if she had to add a talent to it, it would be very troubling for her.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems Hayakawa really cares about drawing manga. I'm completely moved by you." Takahashi Ayano stroked her chin, squinted her eyes, and nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, the two were still in the room where Ayano was drawing manga. Three meters away from them, Natsuki Aoi was also sitting there looking at a JP manga.

Originally, he didn't want to come, but since Ayano said that the Tezuka Award from JP was about to start and she wanted to participate, she wanted to come up with a great topic, so she invited him along as well.

Before coming, Natsuki Aoi had specifically looked into the competition, but she still had some questions.

"Does this Tezuka Award refer to Osamu Tezuka?"

(Osamu Tezuka: A legendary Japanese manga artist and the founder of modern Japanese animation. His works include Astro Boy, Black Jack, and Three-Eyed Boy.)

"No, although they are similar, the two competitions are different. The Tezuka Osamu Award is an award established by TV Asahi, and its prestige is relatively higher. Generally, only exceptionally outstanding manga can win it. For example, the first winner of the tenth award was Higuchi Asahi's 'Ace of Diamond'. The first winner of the fifteenth award was Arakawa Hiromu's 'Fullmetal Alchemist'. You can see the prestige of this award from that, right?"

The Tezuka Award, on the other hand, is a unique competition held exclusively by JP (Japanese publishing company). It is held twice a year, and the winning entry can receive a prize of up to 200 million yen, which is a considerable sum. In addition to the winner, second and third prizes are also awarded, as well as some honorable mentions.

All their works will receive tremendous attention, and if all goes well, they might even pass the editorial meeting and be serialized as a long-running series! Although this possibility is small, there are still such talented comic artists..."

Ayano looked away as she spoke.

Aoi Natsuki asked curiously, "Who are you talking about?"

“Um…” Ayano Takahashi felt a little embarrassed to say it, but after a few seconds, she finally said it, “I… Isayama Hajime from Attack on Titan…”

"what……"