Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

"...Ethics-kun, you feel that your future has been taken away by Hoshimi-kun—that's why you did such a disgusting and despicable thing."

She pointed out the crux of the problem directly, and Tomoya Aki's expression became visibly gloomy.

"Disgusting and mean... Eriri's words were harsh, but why did you say that to me, Senpai? Don't you think this is totally unfair to me?!"

An Yi waved his hands in a somewhat dejected manner, looking very excited.

Maybe it was because he had always felt that Kasumigaoka Utaha was someone he could rely on - but at this moment she was not on his side at all, and was even against him.

"That was clearly my future—that was supposed to be my happiness!! Because of a random stranger who suddenly intervened, the entire plan was thrown into disarray. What does that mean to me?!!"

"...So you've agreed, Ethics-kun?"

Complex emotions still flickered in Shiyu's wine-red eyes. If one had to categorize these emotions, they would probably be disappointment and disgust.

"Because Hoshimi-kun is blocking your way, you must remove this obstacle—let him no longer be able to hinder you from running towards your bright future, and let him become a most insignificant and dusty passerby in your happy life."

She took a few steps back, allowing her right hand to rest steadily on the computer keyboard.

"...Senior, you've already deduced it, so why do you insist on me saying it myself?"

An Yi forced an ugly smile, then took a deep breath and said everything he wanted to say.

"Ah, that's right...! I did do what happened to Hoshimi. I admit that."

He let out a long breath, and then a hint of ferocity and madness appeared on his originally delicate face.

"Although I don't understand how you knew this, Senior, it was clearly that guy—that guy who stole my things. He was the one who was at fault first! I was only acting in self-defense. Is that even wrong?!"

“…your things?”

Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head and smiled. Her calm attitude formed a sharp contrast with the excited tone of Aki Tomoya.

"So far, what has belonged to you, Ethics-kun? Is it the club, me, or Sawamura-kun? Or do you think we are all your property?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha clapped her hands generously, and slowly walked towards him with a smile on her face that Aki Tomoya could no longer guess.

"You're even more arrogant and selfish than I thought... Lixin-kun."

With the most elegant smile on her face, Kasumigaoka Utaha gave Aki Tomoya the heaviest blow.

The latter looked away as if he was afraid to meet her gaze, but still clenched his fists stubbornly - unwilling to admit that he was wrong.

Shiyu paused, then asked the question she had always wanted to ask in a resounding voice.

Xing Jianqing Can't Be Alone Again: Chapter 9: A Climax Concerto (Part 4)

"So, you've never liked me and Sawamura-san—right?"

"........."

Tomoya Aki wanted to deny something, but because he couldn't do it with a clear conscience, he could only keep his mouth shut.

"Sawamura and I fought for your joining the club, fought openly and secretly for you, and you ignored us even though we expressed your feelings so many times. It's not because I'm slow, but because our relationship would cause trouble for the running of your club, so you cleverly chose to ignore it and pretend not to understand, right?"

The black-haired girl's eyes seemed to be tinged with red - she must be truly moved.

"...The same thing happened at the hotel..."

She thought for a moment as if she was hesitating whether to say it out loud.

Kasumigaoka Utaha knew very well what the consequences would be after saying this.

But she finally took a deep breath, made up her mind and blurted out -

"We were so close, and we could be together."

“…………I’m sorry, because…”

An Yi couldn't stand the continuous questioning anymore. His psychological defenses had long been shattered by Shiyu's attack. He frowned in pain, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"...I can't be with you, senpai, or Eriri."

"Why? Are you still stingy with your reply even at this time?"

"No, I do... like you guys. Or rather, I used to like you guys."

In a rare display of genuine emotion, Tomoya Aki gently held his forehead with his hand, looking extremely tired.

"But I can't be with you... My pride and inferiority complex will never allow me to be with either of you."

When he said this, he took a deep breath and then expressed his true thoughts in a very serious tone.

"Only in front of Kato...only in front of her can I hold my head up high and not be looked down upon by others. I can show her all my achievements, and she will sincerely praise me and say how amazing I am."

These feelings cannot be obtained from Shiyu and Eriri.

"...It's not that I have no feelings for either of you, it's just that only Kato...she has the lowest threshold and is the most considerate of my self-esteem. So...she is the only one who can be my heroine."

“…………Is that so?”

After a long silence, Shiyu raised her head and pursed her lips slightly, a smile that was slightly sarcastic and tired appearing on her lips.

It seems that my guess was not wrong.

"Only she has a low threshold" can be translated as "only she is the easiest to coax", and further translated as "only she can cater to this otaku and take care of his fragile self-esteem".

Thinking of this, the smile on Shiyu's face gradually widened, but she didn't know who the sarcasm was directed at.

"I understand, Ethics-kun."

She suppressed all the emotions that were floating on the surface and put on a charming, elegant and calm smile again.

"By the way, aren't you curious about why I know what you did in private?"

The girl tilted her head with a faint smile, looking as cute and naughty as a little girl who was sweetly flirting with her lover.

"Why... because you are the author of Kasumi Shiko, and you asked that fellow Hoshimi to help you... what else could it be?"

An Yi raised his eyebrows a little confused. Shiyu's question seemed a bit stupid to him, as if she was asking a question even though she knew the answer.

"No, you're absolutely right, Ethics-kun."

Shiyu just nodded lightly and then added slowly.

"Yes, I'm the light novel writer Kasumi Shiko, who rose to fame with 'Love Metronome' thanks to the recommendation of you, the online blogger TAKI-kun—Ami-kun. To repay you, I joined your club to write game scripts. Recently, she's been in the news again for plagiarism."

"...?"

An Yi frowned in confusion. He didn't understand why Shiyu added so many prefixes in her words that they both already knew.

"However, you are still wrong about one thing, Ethics-kun."

The black-haired girl with a headband raised her head, smiled, put her hands behind her back, turned around calmly, and returned to the desk.

"I was running out of ideas a while ago, and I did ask Xingjian-kun for help—but he was terrible. None of the suggestions he gave were feasible, and he didn't help me at all."

“………Eh?”

"At that time, a very strange account appeared. The owner of this account plagiarized my work and took the top spot in the Newcomer Award by relying on the inspiration I had accumulated over the years. When you think about it, it's really a bit too much."

"Senior, what are you talking about? That person is clearly——"

"Stop quibbling, Ethics-kun."

Shiyu turned around with an embarrassed expression.

"That plagiarism thing was done by you from the beginning, wasn't it?"

"Wait wait wait—what are you talking about, Senior?"

"Ah, you're still trying to make excuses after all this? It was you who couldn't stand Hoshimi-kun, plagiarizing my work and then throwing this filthy water on him - continuing to deny it will only make your favorability decline further."

Next to Shiyu's cheek appeared the computer desktop with the fabric peeled off.

But what really made Aki Tomoya's face suddenly turn pale and his legs start to tremble uncontrollably was...

What appeared on the computer screen was my own appearance, captured completely by the camera.

And in the square at the bottom of the screen, there was a shrunken image of a large group of stunned students sitting in the auditorium.

"...?"

When Tomoya Aki suddenly realized what Shiyu's intention was, his dry lips began to tremble slightly.

At the same time, on the rooftop of the same teaching building.

The blonde girl, wearing the perfectly fitting Toyonosaki Academy uniform, was lying on a bench, staring at the blue sky in boredom, with a cold smile on her lips.

Her eyes were fixed on the sky, but her look was extremely sharp and full of murderous determination.

——Haysaka Ai didn't say anything. She just smiled quietly and changed to a more comfortable sleeping position, listening carefully to the sound coming from the Bluetooth headset that she only wore on one side.

That was the conversation between Kasumigaoka Utaha and Aki Tomoya in the lecture hall, when the confrontation had truly reached its climax.

"These are just appetizers, Aki-san."

The blonde girl stretched herself like a lazy kitten, then curled up her upper body, the smile on her lips becoming more satisfied and intriguing.

At the same time, it is also colder.

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I will give you two updates in a row according to the schedule. I have to go out early tomorrow morning. I guess I will die in the West Lake orz

I'll find a Starbucks by the West Lake to finish writing updates for my bosses! (Funny)

Xing Jianqing Can't Be Alone Again: Chapter 10: A Symphony of Interplay (I)

The originally quiet auditorium, when Kasumigaoka Utaha unveiled the screen on her computer——

It completely exploded.

Whether it was the confused students sitting under the podium, or Sawamura Eriri standing in the aisle with a puzzled look on her face, or even Hoshimi who had come to her senses while standing on the podium—

Everyone stared blankly at the image that suddenly appeared on the projection screen.

What appears in the camera is the graceful back of a girl with long black hair and a headband, and a pale-faced boy with glasses standing in the center of the picture, looking at a loss.

From the moment she said, "I did do what happened to Hoshimi, I admit that," everyone sitting in the auditorium heard every word of the conversation between Kasumigaoka Utaha and Aki Tomoya after that.

And when the camera was completely exposed under everyone's eyes, the originally silent auditorium suddenly exploded.

"What the hell happened to that amount of information??"

"Xingjian was framed?"

"I think that person is Tomoya Aki, right? He's the otaku Tomoya Aki who almost got into trouble in the academic affairs office by showing anime at the school celebration?"

"But why is he targeting Xingjian?"

"Oh, now that you mention it, I remember that Aki founded a club last semester and recruited two of the most beautiful girls in our school! Hoshimi was also in it, but she quit at the end of the semester!"

"Is this internal club bullying? Amaki feels his position is jeopardized by Hoshimi, so he's targeting him?"

"It's possible, it's possible!!! I'm telling you, some otakus fantasize about being the protagonist in a bishoujo game all day long, and then put themselves in the shoes of the male protagonist, not allowing the girls around them to have any interaction with other members of the opposite sex!"

"Fuck, that sounds disgusting..."

Because the situation had changed so drastically, everyone was busy whispering and exchanging opinions with the people around them. After the shock, everyone was discussing it with red faces - there were even people who wanted to watch the fun and posted on the forum that "there is a good show to watch in the auditorium". Soon, a crowd of onlookers flocked to the door of the auditorium, looking extremely excited and curious.

"Wait—no, that's not it!!!"

Realizing that he had been tricked, An Yi tried hard to calm himself down, and then used the last of his rationality to glare fiercely at Shiyu, who remained calm.

"Shiyu-senpai—I never thought you were such a person! You actually tried to trip me up!!"

"Ah, you're no less capable than me in this regard, Ethics-kun."

However, Shiyu just smiled indifferently, and An Yi's righteous accusations seemed to be powerless as if hitting cotton.

"When you first formed the club, you pulled me and Sawamura into your organization. Because we both had feelings for you, you didn't pay us a cent and let us work for you. But later, you found a girl you liked more and kicked us aside. What you did was no more noble than what I did."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar again in the auditorium that was receiving the real-time broadcast. Many students even stared with their eyes wide open in astonishment - they had really never heard of or seen such a god-level exposure and quarreling scene.

"I didn't expect An Yi to be this kind of person..."

"Didn't you just hear it? This guy shamelessly dragged someone to work for him without even paying them just because they helped him before..."

"Ah, that's a bit..."

"Both Sawamura-san and Kasumigaoka-senpai are interested in him? And he's liked both of them, but he refuses to date either of them. Instead, he flirts with other girls and leaves them to fend for themselves."

"Fuck... This is the scumbag Aquaman..."

"Then I understand Kasumigaoka-senpai... This kind of scumbag should be exposed and his bones pulverized!"

For a moment, everyone started gossiping and arguing fiercely again. Seeing the crowd on the screen instantly exploded, Aki Tomoya's expression obviously became much more panicked.