There are so many geniuses in crossover anime! What's wrong with adding me?

After finalizing the general arrangements with Kasumigaoka Utaha in the afternoon, he went straight to work at Starry Sky, completely putting the game aside since it wasn't something that could be done in a short time anyway.

Seeing her now has rekindled his memories of this evil plan.

He stared intently at the 'game heroine' in front of him, already planning how to trick her into participating. With a ready-made character design and voice acting, wouldn't it be a huge loss if he didn't make good use of it? Why do you think he chose this damn stomachache game?

It's because we just happened to have readily available materials around us, and also... putting characters from two works by the same author together to make the same game—that sounds really interesting!

Moreover, the person in front of me is not only able to help with the voice acting for the game, but is also a rare top talent in music production!

If we can bring her in, the game's preparations will be more than half done. Then we can figure out how to get the other female lead to join—interesting! So interesting! Gentlemen, I'm excited!

"What are you planning?" Touma Kazusa frowned and glanced at him unhappily.

"...We've been exposed?"

"Do you really think you've hidden it well?"

"Is it that obvious?"

"The expression on your face is practically screaming that you're a villain and want to trample on me. And what's with that disgusting flush? It's so unpleasant to look at!" Touma Kazusa looked at him with disgust. The fact that she didn't slap him on the spot was only because she had just eaten sweets and was in a relatively good mood due to the hormones.

"Ahem," Sakurakoji tried to ease the awkwardness, then asked her with a smile, "By the way! Touma!"

"You said you've been pretty free lately, right? How about joining us for a fun activity?"

"If it's related to your expression just now, get the hell out of here!"

Yale yale...

The first attempt failed, but Sakurakoji was not discouraged and continued to persuade him: "It's really interesting. Anyway, you don't have much else to do, right? It would be nice to participate in some activities with others."

"Putting aside whether I'm actually free or not," Touma Kazusa took a sip of the extra-sweet coffee Sakurakoji had specially made for her, glancing sideways, "why should I participate in those kinds of events with you? Does this place also serve to interfere in the private lives of its guests?"

"Don't say that, aren't we just doing a demolition attack?"

"I don't remember when we became friends. We've only met a few times at most, and we know each other's names, right?" She retorted without holding back. "Or is it that friends are such cheap and easily obtained things to you?"

"If that's the case, I think I need to reassess how stupid you are."

Tsk, she's really hard to fool. Faced with such a troublemaker, Sakurakoji Saige puffed out his cheeks and muttered to himself.

If everyone could be like Shiina Mahiru, not only would she be easy to talk to and manage, but she could also provide a lot of points at once. She's an incredibly rare and valuable character!

Only after comparing her to people born in the Year of the Hedgehog can one realize how precious her character is; she is truly an angel!

Sakurakoji's talent made her nostalgic for the angel who was now dozens of kilometers away in the neighboring city, and she felt "deep hatred" for the sarcastic, arrogant, and loyal dog-like character in front of her.

Although they are all very cute, loyal and clingy later on, the difficulty and process of winning them over in the early stages are just too different, aren't they?

"Your words hurt me deeply! Although what you said doesn't seem to be wrong." Sakurakoji Sai sighed and exhaled a breath of stale air, then began to retort: ​​"But when it comes to stupidity, I don't want to be called stupid by you."

"Touma-san, who doesn't even do her homework, is she really going to have trouble getting into high school next year?"

"...What could be wrong?" Touma Kazusa shifted her gaze to the live stage, her expression unchanged.

"I hope that's true." Sakurakoji Sai chuckled. "Well, it doesn't really matter. As long as you can get a diploma from high school, it doesn't really matter whether your grades are good or bad, since you've already decided on your future career path anyway."

"Even if you want to go to college, as our store manager said, as long as you're not picky, you can always go to a university."

"Wow~ You finally said something decent tonight." Touma Kazusa smiled and nodded in agreement.

"That's right! Even if you get good grades, it doesn't mean anything. Humans aren't just learning machines. There are always things we're good at and things we're not good at. As long as you can do well in the areas you're good at, that's enough."

"Grades are absolutely unimportant!"

“That makes sense, but the premise is that you can graduate smoothly with the minimum requirements.” Sakurakoji Sai said with his chin resting on his hand and his eyes narrowed, teasingly adding, “Well, anyway, there shouldn’t be anyone who can’t even do that, right?”

"..." Touma Kazusa seemed to be captivated by the performance on stage, staring intently at the band members' energetic moves, remaining silent.

Seeing that she had completely lost her previous arrogance, Sakurakoji secretly gave a victory sign and chuckled to himself.

"By the way, have you been eating properly lately? You're not still eating fast food every day, are you?" Instead of pressing his advantage, he changed the subject after winning a small round.

After that, a long silence fell between them; she seemed to have no intention of continuing to talk to him.

Just when Sakurakoji thought she might be angry, she spoke up again.

"...None of your business."

"A healthy body is the foundation of everything. Although I don't know your daily routine, you still need to eat properly. Even when you eat out, you should pay attention to a balanced diet of meat and vegetables, and you should also buy some fruit to keep at home..." Sakura Koji Nakamaru said while wiping the cups, giving a long list of life tips.

But his words clearly didn't resonate with her; instead, they caused her delicate brows to furrow even deeper. Finally, at one point, she could no longer bear it:

"Stop nagging! Are you my mother? What do you know about me..."

At this point, she suddenly remembered that the other person seemed to be in a similar situation, living apart from their parents and residing alone in Tokyo. Thinking of this, she couldn't say anything more, and her angry expression calmed down.

"Look, she's in a hurry again." Sakura Koji glanced around. Fortunately, in the hall where the sound system kept echoing, her little commotion was nothing and not many people paid attention.

"It's precisely because I live alone that I have to pay extra attention to these things. Catching a cold or fever is a minor issue, but what if malnutrition leads to a sallow complexion, thin body, and dry hair, which will affect my appearance?"

"Especially for someone like you who doesn't have many friends, if you have a problem, no one will remind you. You can easily embarrass yourself. Don't you think that's terrifying?"

He pulled out a mirror from somewhere, examined the portrait in it, and after confirming that there were no oversights, put it back.

"..." Upon hearing his insights, Touma Kazusa's face twitched, though she had a lot of swear words she wanted to say.

She thought she would have to hear those tired, pedantic arguments again, but she never expected it to be for this reason.

"Anyway, no one will pay attention to me, so what difference does it make whether I maintain it or not? It's much easier to just be casual." She turned her face to the side, her deep, magnetic voice almost drowned out by the noisy environment.

"Completely wrong! That's just wishful thinking on the part of a lazy person!" Sakurakoji's tone and expression turned serious as he corrected her directly: "The most important reason for maintaining your appearance is not for others to admire, but for yourself!"

"Seeing your perfect and confident self in the mirror every day will change your temperament and atmosphere for the whole day, make you feel happy, and even reduce the urge to die. Instead, you will feel that it would be too much of a pity to really die."

"You don't dress up because you're in a good mood, but to improve your mood! The reason you're so lazy and aimless every day is because you haven't found a goal to motivate you. It's such a waste of your good looks!"

"..." Stunned by his stern lecture, Touma Kazusa even thought for a moment that she had done something heinous.

Volume 1: The Daily Life of Attracting Bees and Butterflies: Chapter 82: Can Sending a Message Really Cause a Shura Field?

"I didn't expect you to be such a narcissistic person." Touma Kazusa couldn't help but chuckle at him, letting out a faint sneer.

“What’s wrong with being narcissistic? It’s a healthy mindset.” Sakurakoji continued to wipe the glasses, pretending to be very busy. According to statistics, most bartenders do this not to clean the glasses, but to show that they are busy and professional.

Even though this isn't a bar, standing around doing nothing can still look a bit silly, right?

"Moreover, for someone as perfect as me, it would be very difficult to feel inferior even if I wanted to."

"Stop talking, I'm about to throw up." Touma Kazusa made a gagging face while covering her mouth.

“Even you, Touma, though I don’t know about other aspects of you, I think at least in terms of appearance, you have the same right to be narcissistic as me.” He ignored her exaggerated behavior, put down his glass, and faced her, saying:

"So don't say things like 'because nobody cares, it's not important for your daily management.'"

"..." Touma Kazusa looked to the side, her face calm and expressionless, her fair fingers stroking her smooth black hair.

"...Do you think I'm good-looking?"

"Sigh~ Is that even a question? Although you're not as pretty as me, anyone would probably think you're a beautiful young woman in the prime of your youth, right? Even though you're not as pretty as me."

"You really are infuriating!" She gritted her teeth and glared at Sakura Koji, the fine wrinkles between her brows making her want to strangle him.

"There's nothing I can do, it's the truth. Even if I try to flatter you by lying, you won't be happy, will you?" Sakura Koji chuckled and pulled out a strand of snow-white hair from behind her head, a color completely opposite to her own, and played with it in her hand.

That's the advantage of having long hair; you don't have to ask anyone for help when you want to play with it, you can take it out and entertain yourself anytime.

“You can choose not to tell me.” She glared at him, her expression displeased.

"You're really rigid. Making jokes more often can help improve your relationships with people."

"There's no affection between us that can be fostered. Even if there is, it would definitely be a karmic entanglement."

"Don't jump to conclusions about things that haven't happened yet. The world is full of possibilities; who knows what the future holds?"

“Unless the world is attacked by people from another world and is about to be destroyed, I probably won’t have any deeper interactions with you.” Touma Kazusa said with her hands outstretched, looking relaxed.

"..." Sakurakoji Sai stared at her intently, then said, "I never expected to hear such anime-like terms as 'otherworldly being' from your mouth. It really surprises me. I feel like your persona is about to collapse."

"Don't get me wrong! This was just a late-night anime scene that happened to be playing on TV when I was bored, and I just happened to borrow it!" She slammed her hand on the table angrily as she explained, her face slightly flushed.

"Hey, hey, let's just say that's how it is." Sakurakoji Sai gave her a warm smile.

"Gurgle!" Her expression gradually turned fierce, her unexpectedly well-developed breasts above her slender waist heaved up and down, her knuckles clenched so tightly they turned white, as if she might suddenly attack someone at any moment.

This prompted Sakurakoji to quickly change the subject: "Speaking of which, now that you're on vacation, Touma, what are your plans? Aren't you going to go on a trip or something to relax?"

Touma Kazusa gave him a disdainful look for his habit of always changing the subject when things weren't going well: "You're not a child anymore. Who would be excited to run around as soon as they have a holiday?"

"That's true. Anyway, it probably doesn't make much difference to you whether you have a holiday or not." Sakurakoji's talent was obvious, and she took the liberty of drawing a conclusion. "Then how about you try cooking during the holiday? If you learn how, you can make your own bento boxes when you go to school. That would be great, wouldn't it?"

"Why do I have to do housework and cooking myself when I can just let the nanny do it?"

"Hmm? If you have a nanny to cook, why do you still eat out every day?" Sakurakoji asked, puzzled.

“That was… because it was too annoying, so I refused.” Her tone was slightly agitated.

The specific reason for his frustration is probably something that shouldn't be pursued further here, Sakurakoji Saiki judged.

“By the way, how about we exchange contact information? That way we can keep in touch at other times. Actually, I wanted to do this last time, but I felt you would get impatient and refuse outright, so I held back.” Sakurakoji Sai took out his phone from his pants and suggested to her.

"Why do you think I wouldn't refuse now? I'd like to hear your reasons." She glanced at him, her eyes cold.

“That’s because… ah.” Sakurakoji Sai, who was about to answer, stopped speaking softly when he saw the unread message displayed on his open phone screen. After seeing the contact’s name, his hands trembled so much that he almost dropped his phone.

"So you've finally developed dementia early because you've been meddling in too many things? You can't even hold your phone properly anymore," Touma Kazusa said sarcastically from the side.

"Maybe……"

Upon seeing the other person's name, Sakurakoji Saiki lost all interest in arguing with her. He felt a chill run down his spine, a strange feeling of being caught cheating. At the very top of the chat box, it read: Ogiso Setsuna.

Why did the mere appearance of these two names together make him feel parched and surrounded by danger?

"What? Someone texted you?" Touma Kazusa asked, noticing that he was staring at his phone.

"Well... that's right."

"Judging from your reaction, you're not a woman, are you?" Her usually calm tone seemed to have grown even more displeased.

"..."

"I'm going back!" She abruptly stood up and walked towards the gate of the Starry Sky Gate.

"So sudden?" Sakurakoji Saito was surprised, then continued the previous topic, "What about their contact information—"

“Don’t get me wrong, Sakurakoji,” she turned around, crossed her arms, her attitude visibly cold, “I’ve said it many times, I don’t want to get along with you.”

"Your only use is that you make pretty good desserts."

After saying that, she turned and strode away, leaving him with a graceful silhouette.

"..."

"Ha..." Sakurakoji Saito sighed deeply. He hadn't expected that just exchanging a message online before even meeting in person would cause such a stir. Was this the power of a love-hate relationship between sworn enemies? Terrifying indeed.

He couldn't help but swallow hard at the sight of the person on his phone who had caused the incident.

I never expected that she would take the initiative to contact me in such a short time. Recalling her personality, I felt like I was being entangled with a woman of a different kind.

If he could, he'd rather be the one secretly plotting and harassing others, able to attack or defend as needed. Instead, he'd rather be actively targeted and preyed upon by yanderes and those with a strong preference for certain women, then locked in some dark corner and subjected to torture, or even dismemberment…

Stop, that's enough, you don't need to think about it anymore.

Fortunately, this time, although her partner is a little willful and scheming, he is not harmful. He is the type who, even if his partner betrays her, will quietly stand at a distance and wait for him to change his mind until she realizes she has been dumped.

In a sense, she was an angel and the perfect girlfriend in some respects.

Unfortunately, his life was full of hardships, and women were destined to only affect the speed at which he drew his sword!

He examined the girl's letter:

[Sakurakoji-kun, what are you doing right now?]

We've started our spring break these past couple of days, but I don't really have any plans yet. Right now, I'm just enjoying some awesome, idle time at home!

[So boring.gif]

He smiled knowingly, as if he could see her lying on the bed, holding her phone in both hands, her legs swinging in the air.

After thinking for a while, he carefully considered his words and decided to tell the truth about his current situation.