I really don't want to be reborn.

Kyosuke Kosaka started his usual flirtatious banter: "I prefer the more straightforward sentences in it. I remember one line that was something like, 'No matter how hard you try, how overconfident you are, or how shameless you are, you still have to use your own hands to protect and cherish so-and-so.'"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little surprised, feeling that the dialogue was not in his style: "You like this type of writing style?"

Looking at her face, he felt a pang of urge to confess his feelings.

The scenery flashed by on both sides of the tram, and in the distance, the sound of the horn on the sea could be heard. Who said that love is the sound of the horn at midnight?

The impulse arose from his heart and took control of his body.

With a serious expression, Kousaka Kyosuke stared intently at the person he liked.

As it turns out, he wasn't as timid as many at school had guessed, nor was he lacking the courage to express his joy—in fact, often all it took was a lamp, a book, and a car full of nighttime scenery.

He blurted out, "I—"

The girl tilted her head, her white headband standing out like a crescent moon in her black hair: "What's wrong?"

He slowly closed his mouth.

Courage slowly receded from my heart, brewing a self-comforting thought: We still have a long time ahead of us.

The sooner the love contract is established, the more painful it will be for him in the cycle of reincarnation. When everything is reset, her feelings for him will experience a huge drop, like a waterfall.

and so……

Kyosuke Kosaka frowned slightly: "I... was wondering if you're tired."

"A little bit, I'll take a nap first."

Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned gently against him, closed her eyes, and listened to the lingering echo of the boy's racing heartbeat.

It seems like this person wants to confess their feelings.

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Blade blade blade...

(Looking forward to it)

Chapter Eight: The entry point for fan fiction must be novel.

To be honest, although his life center has shifted from the temporary apartment to his home—meaning he usually goes straight home after school unless there are special circumstances—Kousuke Kosaka has recently become less willing to go home early.

It wasn't for any other reason than that his sister dragged him to watch not only the innocent and refreshing "D.C.," but also another anime series—"My Wife is a High School Girl."

How should I put this animation...?

As mentioned before, it has a slightly greenish tint, and from the original comics to the anime, it exudes a minotaur vibe—but there are no real minotaurs. Would you eat poop-flavored chocolate?

It's not really curing, it's not really causing depression, and when I was constipated, I strained a lot to poop out just a little bit.

It not only smells bad, but it's also disgusting!

Girls probably wouldn't think much of it, but Kyosuke Kousaka, who is a man both physiologically and psychologically, subconsciously dislikes that kind of thing. Life is already like this, can't we be happier?

Even the most unique aspects of Japanese culture have their limits!

So after school, he would tease, test, and flatter Kasumigaoka Utaha in the literature club room—dawdling until evening before heading home.

"Can't I even take a look at what they're writing?"

Kyosuke Kosaka sat there listlessly, slowly finishing the sixth volume of "A Certain Magical Index". He wasn't too impressed with the new character, Hyouka Kazakiri, and read it in a lazy and distracted manner.

On the contrary, he gets a little excited every time Misaka Mikoto appears.

As expected, although there is a custom in the anime industry to indicate the female protagonist in the title to avoid fan wars, "A Certain Magical Index" is truly an exception.

Yes, yes, the novel's title does refer to Index, but everyone clearly loves Misaka Mikoto more, right? At least the spin-off of A Certain Magical Index is A Certain Scientific Railgun, not A Certain Magical Nun.

After finishing the volume, his gaze naturally fell on the girl who was writing at her desk: "Minister, may I have a look at your masterpiece?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked up at him but didn't say anything.

Silence indicates refusal.

However, she soon received a phone call and frowned in embarrassment: "I'll go out to take this call."

He stood up and covered several sheets of paper with his words: "Don't peek."

After saying that, he walked out of the office and made a phone call in the corridor. His tone was somewhat complicated, with a hint of affection in it: "Will you come back during summer vacation? Hmm..."

After eavesdropping through a door for a while, Kyosuke sneakily approached her spot and openly peeked, discovering that his beloved Kasumigaoka Department Head was indeed writing a doujinshi.

"Is it a fanfiction of 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'? Hmm, this angle is a bit strange..."

There aren't many fan-made works of Haruhi Suzumiya's world-building novels because they're not easy to write, and most importantly, it's extremely difficult to find a starting point.

What is a starting point?

To give an example that everyone understands—for instance, fan fiction about "The Return of the Condor Heroes"—some of these stories involve the protagonist, Yang Guo, gaining memories of the future, which serves as a starting point.

Some of them were Taoist priests in the Quanzhen Sect, who would sneak into ancient tombs through the sewers to steal the Nine Yin Manual—this is one entry point.

Another example is when Yin Zhiping blindfolds Xiaolongnu with a white cloth and is about to undo his belt, he is knocked unconscious by the protagonist who falls from the sky—this is also a starting point.

I won't go into detail about fanfiction where the protagonist kills Yin Zhiping and becomes the dragon knight himself.

Anyway, that's the gist of it. But the entry point in Kasumigaoka Utaha's outline is quite rare. Her entry point is actually Haruhi Suzumiya's rampage!

That is, the very famous "Endless August".

Kyosuke Kosaka got a headache just thinking about the scenario that was similar to his own. Besides feeling a sense of shared suffering with the goddess, he also thought about other things.

The novel "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" will be adapted into an anime twice in the time frame it takes to air: once in 2006 and again in 2009.

"Endless August" didn't make a big splash in the 06 anime scene and didn't leave a deep impression. What left a deep impression on him was the wacky thing that Kyoto Animation produced four years later.

The 09 anime series "Endless August" faithfully followed the original story, re-enacting the events eight times with a different director, new animation, and new sound recording for each episode, successfully portraying the recurring summer vacation that Haruhi wished for.

What does that mean?

That is to say!

These eight episodes are basically the same, except for the same plot and the same voice actors...

For the vast majority of viewers, this was repeated a full eight times!

Oh, so what if you're from Kyoto Animation? Everyone in Kyoto is a Yuki fan! We'll share the joys and sorrows with our beloved Yuki!

He still remembers the scene after watching the eighth episode. The atmosphere of the online discussion felt like it was Chinese New Year – people were shouting "It's finally over!" and shedding tears.

At that time, Kousaka-kun, who had not yet discovered his own reincarnation problem, was still a sentimental boy, and he also shed tears.

It's not easy.

Kyosuke Kosaka has only been involved in these past few years; he is unaware of what will happen next.

That was at an awards ceremony for the Kyoto Animation Awards, sometime after the first decade of the new century.

According to Torii, the author of "Beyond the Boundary," during the ceremony, he and the Kyoto dignitaries were chatting and laughing when, in a moment of joy, he asked the question: "Why did you make the endless August last for eight weeks?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the smiles of all the Kyoto Animation employees present gradually disappeared...

They might have a high-class vibe, but they always give off a silly impression.

Kyosuke Kousaka shook his head, trying to shake off the fear that had gripped him from those nearly identical eight-episode anime series. He looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha's outline while listening intently to the sounds outside.

"If we start from here, oh? The first-person perspective is actually the Great Moe Goddess? That's a bit difficult."

"Wait! What's with this wild idea that completely messed up the timeline in a fit of anger?"

He flipped through the outline of the doujinshi written by the girl and found it somewhat immature but also very interesting. Kasumigaoka Utaha wrote this as if she were a kitten seeing a cat toy for the first time.

Oh, the kitten has finished its phone call.

He quickly returned to his chair and casually asked, "Whose call was that?"

The girl slowly relaxed her brow: "Family."

The definition of "family" is a bit broad. He was almost certain that something must have happened in this guy's family, but he didn't know if it was good or bad: "If you have any difficulties, you can tell me."

I hope you can see through my nonchalant expression to the deep concern I feel inside.

"You care a lot?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly walked up to him and asked this question.

Looking down at him from above, the tall and voluptuous girl seemed to see through his indifference and sense his concern. Her beautiful eyes were full of laughter: "Kousaka, are you concerned about my family situation?"

He looked up and stared into those gentle eyes: "I care a lot. Although I know that friends should have some privacy, I still can't help but care."

"...I see."

"Yeah, what should we do?"

Meeting his burning gaze, the girl, who was clearly on the offensive, inexplicably blushed and backed away: "Find a way yourself."

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Something happened at home, so I didn't have time to write or update until now.

Thanks to Ruriya, Kumo, and the First Puppet for the venomous words; they were already around 170, and with the unintentional venom from other readers, I still have to update another chapter...

I'm fine, no problem!

Chapter Nine: Time Slows Down, and We Hesitate to Remain Together

I've said before that being in love is like playing basketball.

It requires both offense and defense, as well as feints.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's decision to let him figure it out himself put her on the defensive, waiting for him to make the first move. Unfortunately, girls' minds are too complicated, and he himself had little experience, so he didn't take any overly aggressive measures.

Now, blow the whistle for me!

It's halftime!

Judging from her expression, Kyosuke was pretty sure it wasn't anything bad, so he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he brought up her doujinshi: "I've noticed you're planning to scramble the original story's order, or did you just get it mixed up yourself?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't ask him if he had secretly read her outline. Many things are best left unsaid between the two of them; insisting on saying them outright would only ruin the atmosphere.

"It was intentional, you know. Anyway, it doesn't matter if it's messed up, right?"

"Indeed, the plot of the novel 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya' is perfectly fine. So how do you plan to write it?"