Chapter 105

Ten-plus minutes later.

He carried out a sumptuous breakfast and sat down beside Izumi Sagiri.

"Can I really eat this?"

Izumi Sagiri had a ring of milk around her mouth, muttering indecisively in her heart.

The bacon was black-brown, the eggs had bits of shell in them, and the sausage looked like it had been chewed into pieces by a dog.

It must not have been cooked through, so after cutting it open and finding it still frozen inside, it had been put back in the pan and hacked into pieces to be refried.

"Disgusting."

Eriri spat it out immediately, smiling sheepishly.

Come to think of it, the seafood rice made by that disgusting otaku was actually delicious.

Disgusting otaku, don't let me find a chance to get back at you.

And...

How am I supposed to confess to that woman, Kasumigaoka Utaha...

Tomoya.

Hehehehe~

"I'd better make breakfast, Eriri-nee."

Izumi Sagiri helplessly took the English breakfast from the plate, which looked sumptuous but was actually inedible.

A glass of milk, a beaten egg coated in egg wash, fried in a pan—that would have been enough.

Or it could be a bit more complex: slice some tomatoes, lettuce, fry a piece of bacon and ham, and make a toast sandwich.

7: The Decisive White Beret

The rooftop of Shuchiin Academy, which offered excellent privacy.

This place was perfect for a big showdown.

In the shade, on an old bench.

A disgusting otaku was sitting together with a beautiful girl whose expression was almost always calm.

"You seem to be in a good mood."

"Kitakami-kun, aren't you worried at all?"

Kato Megumi blew in the cool rooftop breeze and asked Kitakami Yoru faintly.

"Not really. Grades don't improve overnight; they require bit-by-bit accumulation."

Kitakami Yoru smiled as he took two cans of black coffee from his pocket, handing one to Kato Megumi.

"It's a bit bitter, maybe you're not used to it, but with finals coming up, you need this for reviewing, right?"

As he spoke, Kitakami Yoru opened his and started drinking.

"Thanks. Did something good happen recently?"

Kato Megumi noticed that when Kitakami Yoru was with her today, he smiled frequently, which hadn't been the case before.

"Yeah, maybe my name will be cleared soon."

"No need to worry about being expelled from Shuchiin for failing grades."

Kitakami Yoru held the black coffee can in his large palm and stood up, looking down at the beautiful scenery of Shuchiin from the rooftop.

Eriri didn't come today.

I wonder when Eriri will go to clarify things with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

But summer vacation is coming soon, so it doesn't matter for now.

Still, what kind of conflict could they have that would make Eriri act so foolishly as to steal Kasumigaoka Utaha's stockings and panties as revenge?

I'm a little curious, but it's none of my business. Anyway, no matter how the fire in the backyard burns, it won't reach me, right?

Isn't that so?

"Is that so? Congratulations..."

Kato Megumi paused, looking at Kitakami Yoru's back.

After saying that, she took a sip of the black coffee.

The moment it hit her mouth, she almost cried, showing a disgusted expression.

╮(︶﹏︶)╭

"Yeah."

Kitakami Yoru responded softly, not telling Kato Megumi directly that the culprit was Eriri.

Final exams, time is tight.

After catching some breeze on the rooftop, the two left separately.

Kato Megumi drank the black coffee in small sips, not throwing it away despite the bitter taste.

Actually, once you get used to it, it's not that hard to swallow.

"Let's go back and review for a while."

Kato Megumi's seat was near the front, so she walked in through the front door and returned to her seat.

At this moment, the hot-headed Aki Tomoya was thinking about how Eriri hadn't come to school for days, not looking where he was going.

He walked quickly through the narrow aisle and squeezed against Kato Megumi.

Kato Megumi politely made way, but Aki Tomoya was so focused on his cute childhood friend Eriri that he could have passed quickly.

He didn't mean to avoid her at all, brushing against Kato Megumi's shoulder and accidentally stepping on her toe.

He didn't seem to notice at all, continuing to walk quickly.

"Ow..."

Kato Megumi let out a soft cry; although it didn't hurt, it was uncomfortable.

When she looked back at Aki Tomoya, she frowned slightly, feeling a bit displeased.

Kato Megumi, who rarely got angry, was angry now.

Aki Tomoya walked all the way out, taking advantage of the lunch break to check Eriri's classroom, only to find she still hadn't come to school, which made him worry.

"Eriri hasn't come for days. Her health has been poor since she was little; did she get sick again?"

"By the way, did I just step on someone?"

Aki Tomoya rubbed his head and looked at his foot, having no memory of it at all.

He had absolutely no impression of Kato Megumi, who had very low presence!

Aki Tomoya walked back to the classroom unhurriedly, sitting alone in his seat.

"A young lady like Eriri shouldn't need me to worry, right?"

"If she's sick, a private doctor will go to her house to treat her; she doesn't even have to leave the house..."

Aki Tomoya muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear, thinking of himself.

His childhood friend, Sawamura Spencer Eriri, a cute young lady with noble status and a prominent family background.

And what about him?

An ordinary life, an ordinary person, with nothing to show for it except for having many fans online.

Completely unworthy of Eriri.

Deep down, Aki Tomoya knew it, but he was the only one who lacked the courage to take that step.

Agreeing to one would destroy the feelings of the other.

Including Kasumigaoka Utaha-senpai.

The noble, cold, and stunning Kasumigaoka Utaha, with a hot body and suitors lining up three times around Shuchiin, had excellent grades, outstanding athletic performance, and was a best-selling light novel author.

Both of these people liked him deeply!

Thinking of this, Aki Tomoya couldn't help but feel a surge of pride, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

At school, the "flower on the high peak" in the eyes of his classmates, the cold and cute Eriri, and the cold, noble, and sexy Kasumigaoka Utaha, both liked him.

"Look, Aki Tomoya is smiling like an idiot again. What is he doing?"

"Ignore him, he's just a hardcore otaku. Probably thinking about his 2D wife."

"That's true. Someone like him would probably be too shy to even say a word to a girl."

"Hahaha, you're right. We wouldn't even dare to dream of top-tier beauties, but ordinary girls are easy to chase..."

At a nearby seat, several boys who considered themselves "normies" laughed while looking at Aki Tomoya.

"Heh, I'll say it to make you jealous: you definitely wouldn't guess that Kasumigaoka Utaha-senpai and Eriri, whom you fantasize about every day, are both in love with me, right?"