Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

Yuta Kijima didn't expect to be scolded by his senior as soon as he entered the classroom. Although it didn't sound sarcastic, something just felt off.

However, Yuta Kijima scratched his head and said, "Kasumigaoka-senpai, you're joking. You are the true gatekeeper of our school. I've heard about your deeds since I first entered the school."

"Hmm...and Sawamura-senpai too." Kijima Yuta didn't forget Eriri, who was standing to the side.

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised a delicate eyebrow, her beautiful eyes fixed on Kijima Yuta. "Oh...you've heard my story?"

Chapter 42 Eriri has no inspiration

Of course, Yuta Kijima knew a lot about Utaha Kasumigaoka's story.

Of course, these were things he couldn't know, but every day he would hear stories of senior students at school who were heartbroken because they had failed to confess their feelings to a female senior.

"It's all because we always hear upperclassmen confessing their feelings to upperclassmen like Kasumigaoka. It's a topic that's been around at school for ages."

Kasumigaoka Utaha turned a page of her book, ignoring Kijima Yuta, and coldly replied, "That's because they're all a bunch of horny perverts who should all commit seppuku."

It seems that Kasumigaoka Utaha doesn't have a good impression of the confessions she's received.

Kijima Yuta naturally wouldn't provoke her, so he shrugged and walked over to sit down next to Kato Megumi.

Because Aki Tomoya's task was delayed, everyone in the audiovisual classroom started doing their own thing. Kasumigaoka Utaha continued reading her book, while Kijima Yuta and Kato Megumi quietly exchanged words.

Only Eriri was involved with Aki Tomoya, because of the different assigned tasks, Eriri could start drawing the original illustrations first.

After all, the female lead has already been decided, and the original artwork of the female lead can be drawn in advance based on Kato Megumi's appearance.

This also caused Sawamura Eriri to be very resentful. Not only was she busy creating works for the comic convention, but she also had to be made demands by Aki Tomoya every day. Most importantly, she was furious to see that everyone in the club was unemployed!

Yuta Kijima was already aware of Eriri's talent for drawing, and had even heard that the school's art club had won awards thanks to Eriri, making her a genius young lady.

As for Eriri drawing doujinshi, he had roughly figured out some clues after interacting with her these past few days, not to mention that he had even run into Eriri before.

In this harmonious and tranquil atmosphere, the audiovisual classroom was filled with peace.

Eriri and Tomoya Aki had an argument during their discussion.

"What! You're still not satisfied? What kind of painting do you need?!"

"I haven't even finished the paintings I'm going to exhibit yet!"

The atmosphere was broken by Eriri's exclamation, clearly she had been angered by Aki Tomoya again.

Eriri bit her lip. "You're not satisfied with this or that. I can't take it anymore!"

The classroom fell silent instantly. Even Kasumigaoka Utaha stopped turning the pages of her book, and Kijima Yuta stopped explaining the problem to Kato Megumi. Everyone pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.

"That's not how it is, Eriri!"

Aki Tomoya took a deep breath and whispered.

At this moment, it's crucial to keep Eriri calm; whether or not everyone in the audiovisual classroom is eavesdropping is irrelevant.

"I just hope to see more nuanced expressions from the female lead (Kato Megumi), because this is a story about transforming an ordinary female lead into an extraordinary one."

“I know it’s a little difficult, but I believe that if it’s Kashiwagi Eri, she can definitely do it,” Aki Tomoya said.

"W-What are you saying?!" Eriri hurriedly changed her words, looking at Aki Tomoya with a wary expression. There were still people in this club who didn't know her hidden identity, and Tomoya just blurted it out like that.

Seeing Eriri's strong reaction, Aki Tomoya glanced around and understood her change.

"Eri, don't be afraid. Everyone here is an otaku, so don't worry." Aki Tomoya gave Eriri a reassuring look.

Eriri gritted her teeth, glared angrily at Aki Tomoya, and turned her head to say, "Anyway, I can't draw it. Kato-kun's face doesn't have any other expression. I've never seen anyone draw it like that before."

Upon hearing the name Kato Megumi, Kijima Yuta turned to look at her.

Kato Megumi remained completely unaffected, staring intently at the exercises on the table, leading Kijima Yuta to wonder if she was wearing earplugs, as she showed no reaction whatsoever.

Perhaps noticing Yuta Kijima's gaze, Megumi Kato turned her head and winked at him before calmly returning her attention to her book.

Wow, that's amazing, Hui...

Yuta Kijima admired Megumi's strong composure; she remained calm even when faced with a collapsing mountain.

Aki Tomoya nodded subconsciously.

Kato Megumi's expressionless face is obvious to all, so it's a bit difficult for Eriri to draw the changes in Kato Megumi's expressions of joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. How can we make Kato Megumi have more expressions?

Aki Tomoya lowered his head and pondered.

Eriri was frustrated, while Kasumigaoka Utaha was flipping through a book. All she had to do was wait for Aki Tomoya to finish his proposal and write the next part of the plot.

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed to have thought of something interesting. She propped her chin up with one hand, crossed her right leg, and her long black stockings exuded an alluring aura, truly possessing the potential to bring ruin to a nation. "Since Kato-san's expression is always so calm and unoriginal, why not let Kato-san experience what love feels like..."

"I think Kato-kun just doesn't experience enough things in his daily life. What do you guys think of this method, Ethics-kun?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and looked at Kijima Yuta. "Besides, Kijima-san and Kato-san are such good friends, why don't they go on a date this weekend? I'm sure Kijima-san would be happy to help us with this task."

……

Kasumigaoka-senpai, you...you're such a kind person!

Yuta Kijima didn't expect that Kasumigaoka-senpai could come up with such a clever idea, but he didn't rush to express his opinion. It all depended on whether Megumi was willing or not. He felt that Megumi was always very hardworking. Every time he saw her, she was reading.

He glanced sideways at Kato Megumi, who was focused on her problem. It was obvious that Megumi had heard Kasumigaoka-senpai's advice; a slight blush could be seen on her face.

Yuta Kijima was not at peace. Who said Megumi Kato didn't have other expressions? She just didn't have the right opportunity to show them.

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't speak, but just pursed her lips and glanced at Aki Tomoya. Aki Tomoya subconsciously wanted to say, "Kato-san is the heroine of the game, so I can't..."

“Um.” A light voice interrupted Aki Tomoya’s words, “Even if I go out on a date with Yuta, Sawamura-kun won’t be able to see the drawing.”

Yuta Kijima glanced at Megumi Kato, who had regained her composure. This was indeed a problem; he couldn't possibly be holding up a camera all the time.

If he were to take a picture, Hui's expression wouldn't wait until he pulled out his phone to end.

After all, who would have a camera growing on their head for no reason?

"Mmm." Eriri Sawamura hugged her drawing board and nodded in agreement, her twin tails swaying behind her. "I wouldn't be able to draw this if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes."

As the ace of Toyosaki Academy's art club, Eriri's talent is undeniable; she can draw anything just by looking at it twice. The question is, is she going to go on a date with Kijima Yuta and Kato Megumi and become a third wheel?

Does this mean that while Yuta Kijima and the others are on a date, she'll be standing next to them with a sketchbook, ready to draw whenever Keiichi Kato shows any sign of emotional distress...?

Chapter 43 Everyone is amazing!

What is Eriri's purpose?

Of course, she wants Aki Tomoya to apologize to her first.

Aki Tomoya also realized the problem, and pushed up his glasses. "Why don't we all come to my house? My house is quite big. We can play Galgame together. I believe Kato-kun will understand the meaning behind it."

Eriri's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile, "I think it's a good idea! I can finish my manuscript while Kato is playing games."

Kasumigaoka Utaha closed the book, resting her chin on her hand. "Oh my, is Ethin-kun finally going to show his claws?"

"When we go to Rintoki's house, he might serve us Sleeping Red Tea, and then Rintoki will... achieve his goal." Kasumigaoka Utaha swayed her long, straight legs up and down, and the sharp-tongued Aki Tomoya made her feel quite good.

"I wonder how many obscene doujinshi and pornographic novels are hidden in Mr. Ethics's strangely smelly room?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha appears quiet and composed, with a natural expression and an exquisitely beautiful face that exudes elegance and grace.

But I didn't expect it.

Yuta Kijima never expected to hear such explosive words.

He looked at Aki Tomoya with some concern, wondering if this might awaken some strange fetish in the guy.

Yuta Kijima even heard that a boy from a certain school confessed his feelings to Kasumigaoka-senpai and was rejected, but he still persisted in confessing to her every day. Perhaps this is the unique charm of Kasumigaoka-senpai.

The voices kept pouring into Aki Tomoya's ears, leaving her speechless. Then, her body trembled slightly, and Aki Tomoya said with a flushed face, "Utaha-senpai, please stop talking. I'll have Yuta accompany us to the club activities."

“I’ve already asked Yuta to guide me in writing the proposal. Although he’s not a member of our club, you could say he’s an outsourced staff member.”

Aki Tomo has been verbally attacked by Kasumigaoka Utaha before, but never with anything this sharp.

However, he did have some of his collection in his room, and Aki Tomoya was thinking that he should carefully hide the treasures before the club activities.

Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha looking at him, Kijima Yuta nodded, "Yeah, I'm just helping Tomoya revise and giving him some guidance. After all, it's better for him to achieve his dream on his own."

"Yuta is very talented, and his light novel will be published soon," Aki Tomoya said supportively. If he hadn't spent all his money on buying a wife, he would definitely have hired Yuta to help him with the writing.

"Oh..." At this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha subconsciously quickened the rhythm of her leg shaking, making Kijima Yuta worry whether the thin black stockings could withstand it.

"I wonder what Kijima-san's light novel is called? Can I know?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked curiously.

As a well-known light novel author in the industry, she knows what kind of skill is needed to write a light novel that meets publication requirements.

Of course, there may be times when editors make mistakes and approve some light novels that have no highlights. Only when you start writing a novel can you discover the difficulties involved.

I never expected that this friend of mine was writing a novel, and it's already about to be published.

She's read all the light novels online recently, but none of them are really suitable for her. The industry is really hopeless these days.

She hadn't had any inspiration for a long time since the last volume was published. Fortunately, her editor hadn't been urging her to submit her manuscript recently.

Before Kijima Yuta could speak, Aki Tomo preemptively answered Kasumigaoka Utaha's question, "Your Lie in April, that's what Yuta wrote. I even helped promote it on my website."

"However, aside from the publishing staff, I've read Yuta's first volume. I believe you'll love it if you see it, Uta-senpai, since it's Yuta's first work."

Aki Tomoya briefly recounted Kijima Yuta's works, but he was the type who couldn't stop talking once he started discussing AACG-related content, so Kijima Yuta had no choice but to interrupt.

"It was just a lucky break that it passed the publisher's review. If Kasumigaoka-senpai wants to see it, I'll bring it to the club activity this weekend." Kijima Yuta planned to show Kasumigaoka-senpai a sample copy that the publisher had given him.

If you're not in a rush, you should be able to see the finished product in bookstores in about ten days. Right now, the publisher is preparing for promotion.

Flicking her black hair, Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled gently: "If possible, please ask Kijima-san to bring it to me this weekend."

If he hadn't just heard about Aki Tomoya being subjected to a barrage of verbal abuse, he wouldn't have believed that Kasumigaoka-senpai could be so quiet and elegant.

Thinking of this, Kijima Yuta looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha carefully, nodded and said, "Of course."

Of everyone in the audiovisual classroom, only Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri didn't know that Kijima Yuta was a light novel author.

So when Eriri was talking about this, she was also staring at Yuta Kijima with curiosity.

After hearing that Yuta Kijima had agreed to bring his novel to Tomoya's house over the weekend, she felt relieved. After all, she was also a hardcore ACG enthusiast and was interested in any related works.

When she first learned that Kasumigaoka Utaha was the author Kasumigaoka Utako, she couldn't believe it. Although she eventually accepted the result, she didn't change the way she interacted with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

It's just that the two of them have a special friendship, a love-hate relationship.

Aki Tomoya seemed to have not finished speaking, and then said to Kijima Yuta, "Actually, everyone in my club is very talented."

"Utaha-senpai is actually the author of 'Love Metronome,' which you like, Yuta. Eriri is not only famous in the school's art club, but also a well-known illustrator in the industry, 'Kashiwagi Eri.' Kato-kun... is the heroine of our game, and also a very important one." Aki Tomoya reintroduced everyone's relationships, this time on a deeper level.

Before he could finish speaking, Yuta Kijima noticed that Eriri's face was flushed and her eyes were darting around, as if she hadn't gotten used to Tomoya Aki's blatant declaration.