Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

Once her mind was cleared, she forgot about the unpleasantness from before and even looked at Yuta Kijima and said, "Yuta, although it's a bit rude of me to say this, would you like a collector's edition of your own?"

Kijima Yuta: "..."

He quickly shook his head: "I don't need it."

"Oh..." Eriri felt a little disappointed upon seeing this.

Seeing her slightly disappointed expression, Kijima Yuta almost laughed in exasperation. Is this collector's edition really appropriate?

"Alright!" Seeing that Eriri had recovered, he reminded her, "If you'd like, shall we begin the work we need to complete today?"

“No problem!” Eriri dragged her chair to the desk and said energetically, “Yuta, wait for me to bring you the original drawing I made earlier. I’ll take a closer look and see if there are any areas that need improvement.”

Now that Kijima Yuta has no problem replicating his persona, she can go all out and make a big splash!

……

Then the two of them got busy with their work.

Kijima Yuta's thoughts were interrupted only by a knock on the door.

"Um……"

Yuta Kijima stretched and loosened his stiff muscles. Seeing that Eriri was still engrossed in creating her manga, he didn't disturb her but got up to open the door.

"Kijima-kun, it's already noon, aren't you coming down for lunch?"

As soon as the door opened, a pleasant and melodious voice rang out in front of Kijima Yuta. Even though she was already a woman with a daughter who was not young, you could never tell that Sawamura Sayuri was a mother.

"Aunt Sawamura..."

Seeing that it was Sayuri Sawamura who came upstairs to remind them to go down for dinner, Yuta Kijima turned around and glanced at Eriri, who hadn't reacted yet, and replied softly, "Aunt Sawamura, please wait a moment while I call Eriri."

Sawamura Sayuri chuckled softly upon hearing this, "Oh dear, Eriri is getting harder and harder to manage these days. We need Kijima-kun to get her to do anything."

Yuta Kijima gave a slight twitch of his lips, walked straight up to Eriri from behind, and patted her on the shoulder: "Eriri? Eriri?"

"Huh?" Eriri frowned, her rhythm interrupted. She turned around impatiently and, seeing that it was Yuta Kijima who had bothered her, regained her composure and asked, "What's wrong, Yuta?"

"Aunt Sawamura is calling us down for dinner." Yuta Kijima gestured to Sayuri Sawamura standing at the door.

Sawamura Sayuri immediately put on an angry look: "Eriri, don't you listen to your mother anymore? No matter how much work you have, you can't forget to eat!"

"mom!"

Eriri, seeing that there were still outsiders present, said something that sounded rather distressed: "Couldn't Mom just bring the food to my room like usual?"

"Eh? But Mom wants to have a nice meal with Eriri." Sayuri Sawamura tilted her head and said sadly.

This is a great opportunity to properly assess Eriri and her good friend Yuta Kijima. She doesn't want to have only a superficial understanding of her daughter's development.

That's not a good mother.

Upon hearing this, Eriri glanced at the sketches on her desk and hesitated. Going downstairs for dinner wasn't out of the question.

But the biggest problem is his mother; who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause this time...

At this moment, Yuta Kijima suggested, "Eri, let's go downstairs to eat. Otherwise, sitting at your desk all day without exercising will affect your health."

"Hmm... alright." Seeing that Yuta Kijima also said so, Eriri had no choice but to compromise.

"As expected, Eriri still listens to Kijima. Oh dear, I'm no use as a mother to Eriri at all."

"Sawamura Sayuri said with a smile."

“Aunt Sawamura…” Yuta Kijima said with a wry smile, “Let’s go down quickly.”

If you keep talking nonsense, I'll just let Eriri eat in her room.

……

At the large dining table.

Looking at the dazzling array of food on the table, Yuta Kijima couldn't help but sigh again, "Those evil capitalists!"

Eriri, sitting opposite Yuta, noticed him staring blankly at the food on the table and asked, "What's wrong, Yuta? Is there nothing you like to eat?"

She paused for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully, "But that's true, none of these taste as good as what Yuta makes himself."

Although she had only eaten the food cooked by Yuta Kijima once, she reminisced about it for a long time afterward.

After thinking about it this way, Eriri lost all interest in the delicious food in front of her.

Upon hearing this, Sayuri Sawamura, sitting in the main seat, covered her mouth with her hand and giggled, "Can Kijima-kun cook?"

Yuta Kijima nodded and said, "I'm just curious why I haven't seen Uncle Sawamura every time I come here."

"Oh, so that's what you're curious about." Sayuri Sawamura said with a smile, though her expression was gentle, one could sense a dark aura emanating from her. "Eriri's father recently returned to Japan to attend some kind of conference."

"To be honest, I'm really worried that he might be seduced by some shady women over there."

"Who knows, Eriri and I might end up being abandoned and ending up on the streets."

"Sawamura Sayuri said in a gloomy tone."

What a damn meeting! I can't even go with them! How infuriating!

Yuta Kijima clicked his tongue, realizing he had picked a very dangerous topic.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Eriri on the other side couldn't stand it anymore and called out in a sweet voice, "Mommy!"

Seriously, why would you say something so baseless, especially when your friends are around? It's really embarrassing.

"Uh-huh."

Sawamura Sayuri snapped out of her daze, looked at Kijima Yuta with her phoenix eyes, and said with a smile, "I'm so sorry, Kijima-kun."

"It's alright." Kijima Yuta shook his head tactfully, then suddenly remembered something and added, "If Aunt Sawamura has no objection, you can call me Yuta from now on."

"Huh? Really?" Sawamura Sayuri covered her mouth, glancing at Eriri beside her in surprise, "Can I really use such an intimate term of endearment?"

……

Chapter 162 Little Lily's Disdain

Yuta Kijima was speechless.

He realized that he should keep quiet and not say anything in front of Eriri's mother, which was too abnormal, especially since her slightly exaggerated performance was putting a lot of pressure on him.

“Of course you can.” Kijima Yuta looked directly into Sawamura Sayuri’s eyes. “But it’s not an intimate term of address. I think it’s perfectly normal.”

"Really~"

Sawamura Sayuri rested her chin on her hands, watching Kijima Yuta with a smile until Eriri couldn't stand it anymore and then looked away. "Speaking of which, Eriri hasn't brought any friends home since she had a falling out with Aki-kun when she was little."

Yuta Kijima didn't respond.

Your next line isn't going to be something like, "This is the first time I've seen Eriri happy since you came, Yuta," which sounds like something out of a domineering CEO's perspective.

"Of course not," Sawamura Sayuri said with a smile.

"!!"

Yuta Kijima was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

I don't think I said what was on my mind just now, or do you have mind-reading abilities?

"Oh, I don't have any mind-reading abilities," Sawamura Sayuri explained with a smile. "It's just that Yuta-kun's thoughts are all written on his face, so he's too easy to guess."

"Uh..." Kijima Yuta's expression changed, and he quickly lowered his head, focusing his attention on the food in front of him.

"Eh?"

Sawamura Sayuri blinked, a surprised expression on her face: "Did I guess everything just now?"

"I was just making wild guesses after reading some CEO romance novels from China."

Eriri, who witnessed the whole thing, sighed and rubbed her forehead.

As expected, things have progressed to the point she feared most. Yuta, completely powerless, is being manipulated by his mother.

"Mom...please let Yuta finish his meal in peace..."

Seeing that Sayuri Sawamura still looked like she hadn't had enough, Eriri quickly tried to dissuade her.

Sawamura Sayuri was surprised, tilted her head, and rested one hand on her cheek: "But Mom just wanted to liven up the atmosphere at the dinner table."

Eriri pouted and complained, "How are we supposed to eat if you're like this!"

My mother is always like this; she never considers my feelings in front of my friends.

If things continue like this, how can I ever invite Yuta to my house to draw for me again?

Sawamura Sayuri suddenly became serious and said, "By the way, Eriri, why haven't I heard you mention Aki-kun lately? Didn't I see you staying up all night every day to help with the key animation?"

Eriri was taken aback; how did this old lady suddenly steer the conversation to this topic?

She felt annoyed whenever she thought about Aki Tomoya. Ever since she helped him finish the concept art for the game, he had been busy with something else.

Even when I asked him to help me buy some of the latest published games and books, he refused in every possible way.

Eriri bit her lip lightly, trying to sound nonchalant as she said, "Who knows what he's up to this time? Anyway, I'll never agree to draw for him again!"

"They'll be humble and submissive when there's trouble, but they'll disappear without a trace when there's no trouble."

Sawamura Sayuri covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes wide as she looked at Eriri: "No way, Eriri, you've helped him so much, and he hasn't even said anything in return?"

"Well……"

Eriri remained silent for a moment.

Although it's true, it still makes me feel quite sad.

Seeing that Eriri was a little downcast, Sayuri Sawamura tilted her head and looked at Yuta Kijima: "I think Yuta is better. Not only does he help Eriri draw manga, but he is also an ACG enthusiast. That way, they can have common interests in the future."

She extended a slender, white finger and gently touched her fair cheek, smiling as she said, "Actually, your father and I ended up together because of ACG."

Seeing that the topic had unknowingly turned back to him, Kijima Yuta coughed lightly: "As for Tomoya, he should be staying at school for a training course this weekend."

"He probably failed his exam last week."

Sawamura Sayuri sat in a chair, her phoenix eyes looking at Kijima Yuta, her pretty face full of surprise: "Is Aki-kun's grade still this bad?"

"It seems his condition hasn't changed much after all this time," she said calmly, her eyes slightly narrowed.

Upon hearing this, Kijima Yuta wisely shut his mouth. He could now see that Sawamura Sayuri harbored a great deal of resentment towards Aki Tomoya.