Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

After comparing them comprehensively, Sayuri Sawamura can indeed see how terrible Tomoya Aki is.

Her daughter would rather delay finishing her own work to draw the original illustrations for you, and you still have this attitude? Do you really think my Eriri is unwanted?

Looking down at Yuta Kijima next to him, it's clear from any angle that Tomoya Aki has absolutely nothing to offer.

As Eriri's mother, she has to carefully manage Eriri's future happiness.

After making a decision in her heart, Sayuri Sawamura looked at Yuta Kijima with a strange gaze, like a mother-in-law scrutinizing her son-in-law.

Yuta Kijima felt like he was being watched by a thorn in his side, and even the grilled meat he was chewing no longer tasted good.

She glanced up at Eriri across from her and noticed that she was also out of sorts, listlessly shoveling the grilled meat in front of her with a fork, her mind seemingly lost in thought.

……

After dinner, Yuta Kijima followed Eriri back to their room.

Close the door.

Eriri called out, "Yuta..."

"Hmm?" Yuta Kijima, who had just closed the door, heard Eriri calling her. He looked at Eriri in confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Hmm... I just hope Yuta won't take what Mom says too seriously." Eriri blushed slightly, a little embarrassed. "She always says things that don't make sense. Yuta, just think of her as being crazy."

As Kashiwagi Eri, how could she not hear the obvious and subtle disdain her mother held for Aki Tomoya when she spoke at the dinner table?

But since these were all facts, she didn't interrupt.

However, what he said about Yuta Kijima later on is rather intriguing.

Although she knew that Yuta Kijima was really a good person, she also knew that Kato was the one who had always been with Yuta Kijima.

If Yuta Kijima senses something is amiss and gets angry, she would feel really embarrassed.

Yuta Kijima said seriously, "Eri, you've said this many times already."

He chuckled softly, "Don't worry, I really didn't take Aunt Sawamura's words to heart. On the contrary, I'm quite happy that she can joke with us like this."

“How could I possibly be happy…” Eriri couldn’t help but retort.

"How about this, I'll come to your house to draw tomorrow!" She suddenly thought of a way to avoid her mother, and looked at Yuta Kijima with sparkling eyes.

Chapter 163 Heartbeat

"Go to my house?"

"Yeah, you're home alone anyway!"

Eriri raised her eyebrows with a smug look, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "My mother always likes to say some strange things here, so it's better to go to your place where it's quieter."

"Oh, right!" Eriri nodded her little head, a hint of curiosity shining in her sky-blue eyes: "Haimeng told me that you also adopted a panda!"

So, it feels like you guys know everything about my family situation...

Hai Meng, why do you think that is?

However, Eriri was telling the truth; in her home, it was somewhat difficult to make her own way.

“No problem, Eriri, then come early tomorrow. If you come late, you might not see Panda,” Yuta Kijima said.

"Huh? Is it because of the girl you were raising together with Haimeng?"

Eriri looked surprised. Haimeng had already told her the whole story, but hearing it from Kijima Yuta's mouth still felt very novel.

Kijima Yuta: "..."

I'm really speechless. Next, Haimeng, are you going to find out exactly what color clothes I wear every day?

Yuta Kijima is now starting to suspect that they may have installed cameras in his home.

He was also helpless, "Yeah, if you come late, Panda will be taken away by her."

Eriri hesitated a little after hearing this. Although she really wanted to pet the soft panda, getting up early was torture for her, a huge challenge for someone like her who was a night owl.

"Yuta?" Eriri pursed her thin lips and said softly, "...Could you ask your friend to pick up Panda again this afternoon, so you can take care of him more in the morning?"

Faced with Eriri's expectant gaze, Yuta Kijima felt like a million alpacas were stampeding through his heart.

He sighed softly and said, "No problem, I'll discuss it with her when I get back tonight, but just in case, Eriri should come a little earlier tomorrow morning."

It seems that since it was only a morning, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't have any objections.

"Don't worry!"

Eriri's eyes lit up immediately. No girl can resist a soft and cute cat, and she was no exception.

She's even started imagining the scene of Panda crawling around her while she's drawing, so she can give it a peck whenever she gets tired of drawing.

"Then I'll come to your house at nine o'clock tomorrow morning!" Eriri said excitedly.

"no problem."

Yuta Kijima asked unhurriedly, "Speaking of which, will Eriri be brought here by your family driver tomorrow morning?"

"Hmm... I should go by myself." Eriri frowned her cute eyebrows. "I can just have the driver pick me up when I get home tonight."

“Okay, then I’ll get up early tomorrow morning to wait for Eriri’s visit.” Yuta Kijima said with a gentle smile, “Now let’s hurry up and finish today’s task.”

"OK!"

Eriri raised her hand with great enthusiasm, now filled with anticipation for tomorrow.

"..."

The time spent concentrating on work flies by.

Before he knew it, it was six o'clock in the afternoon. Although Yuta Kijima hadn't done much work, he still felt completely drained after all that busy work.

"call……"

He let out a soft breath, put down his paintbrush, and turned to look at Eriri.

Eriri was still focused on sketching the characters she was drawing, completely oblivious to everything happening around her. The soft glow of the setting sun streamed into the room and shone on her.

Her skin, like a work of art, shone with a dazzling luster, and her focused expression made her appear even more elegant, with her delicate, curled eyelashes trembling slightly.

At that moment, Yuta Kijima realized the true value of the title "Elegant Lady Toyonosaki".

The main reason is that the Eriri he usually sees is the most natural version of herself, so he is quite unaccustomed to seeing such a quiet Eriri now.

Time passed quietly.

After a while, Yuta Kijima saw that Eriri still showed no sign of wanting to stop and rest.

He stood up, moved closer to Eriri, glanced at the exquisite drawing on the table, and then at Eriri, who hadn't noticed him at all.

People always say that men who are focused on their work look handsome, but at this moment, Yuta Kijima feels that the gender can be reversed.

"Yinglili."

As it got later and later, Yuta Kijima decided to remind Eriri to balance work and rest, so he gently patted her shoulder and said, "Eri, it's getting late, you should get some rest."

"Well……?"

Eriri blinked her sore eyes, turned her head, and saw Yuta Kijima standing in the afterglow of the setting sun. His chiseled face looked very gentle in the slanting sunlight.

For a moment, Eriri almost thought she had been working too hard and had ended up in some beautiful, pure love visual novel game's CG.

"Eiriri?"

With Yuta Kijima's call once again, Eriri finally snapped out of her busy state of mind. Thinking about the strange thoughts that had just popped into her head, a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.

"W-what's wrong?" Eriri asked, trying to remain calm. "Is something the matter, Yuta?"

“It’s getting late, I’m going home. Besides, you’ve been working for a long time, you should take a break.” Seeing that Eriri had finally put down her work, Kijima Yuta smiled slightly.

"Ah...oh, oh." Eriri looked at his warm and gentle smile, her cheeks flushed slightly, and turned her head away. "Isn't Yuta going to eat dinner here before going back? Mom should be finishing dinner soon."

"I won't trouble Aunt Sawamura."

Yuta Kijima shook his head.

"How could it be troublesome?" Eriri muttered, then urged again, "Yuta, why don't you wait a while? Otherwise, it would be too rude of me to ask you to help me so much and not let you finish your meal before going back..."

"It's only 6:20 now." She picked up her phone and looked at it. "It's such a hassle for Yuta to have to cook again when he gets home."

"Really, it's not necessary." Yuta Kijima smiled and said, "I have some things to do tonight, and it would be quite late if we had dinner here."

"After you finish eating, you can ask the driver to take you home!" Eriri's eyes lit up.

"Uh... I do have something to do, Eriri..."

Yuta Kijima paused for a moment, but still had no intention of bothering Eriri again.

"Oh, okay."

Seeing that he still insisted, Eriri had no choice but to accept it, though a visible disappointment appeared in her eyes.

Chapter 164 Mother and Daughter Conversation

"Then let's go, I'll see you out."

Eriri pouted: "Otherwise, if Mom sees this, she'll start nagging me nonstop."

Yuta Kijima nodded.

Seeing that he had no intention of staying at all, Eriri felt inexplicably irritated: "Seriously, Yuta, do you think my house is some kind of den of dragons and tigers, that you're avoiding it like the plague?"

Yuta Kijima chuckled awkwardly, "I really had something to do this time. I'll make sure next time, Eriri."

"Tch~" Eriri glanced at him disdainfully.

……

The two quickly walked down the stairs, only to find Sawamura Sayuri sitting on the sofa, elegantly sipping her coffee and looking at them with surprise.

Sawamura Sayuri sat on the sofa, holding a freshly brewed coffee in both hands. She took a small sip before asking, "Isn't it not time to eat yet? Are you hungry, Eriri?"

"Did you do something physically demanding and need to replenish your energy?" she teased the two of them with a smile.

"Mom!" Eriri gritted her teeth, her canine fangs gleaming. "Can you please stop saying things that don't make sense?"

“…” Kijima Yuta: “Aunt Sawamura, I’m so sorry, I have some things to do and I need to go home first, so I won’t have dinner here.”

"Ah?"

Sawamura Sayuri put down her coffee, completely ignoring the furious Eriri, and looked at Kijima Yuta with her phoenix eyes, asking, "Can't we finish dinner before going back?"