Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

Sure enough, the girl's eyes followed the movement of the bamboo skewer.

In this case.

"Ah..." Yuta Kijima swallowed the takoyaki on the bamboo skewer in one gulp.

Nakano Satsuki's bright eyes immediately dimmed as the fragrance dissipated; it really smelled so good.

"I'm sorry, this is the last one after all. If you want to eat some, I'll take you to buy some later," Yuta Kijima said, swallowing a takoyaki.

It was impossible to feed her anything, but I couldn't bear to look at her pitiful little eyes, so I decided to spend a little more time taking her to the stall.

"Hmm~ Is it really okay?!" Nakano Satsuki looked curiously at the handsome male classmate in front of her who wasn't behaving very gentlemanly.

"of course."

"But you just said you're a new student who's about to transfer here?" Yuta Kijima asked.

The new semester has already started for a while, are there still new students transferring in at this time? But judging from her expression, she should be... a new student, right?

"That's right! We came to the school festival to see the learning environment for the future." Nakano Satsuki said a little embarrassedly. After all, it's not easy for new students who have just transferred to the school to integrate into the student group, so it's important to come to the school in advance to check out the student atmosphere.

Moreover, the classmate in front of her seemed to be a friendly person, and she could feel that the surrounding classmates were all looking at her.

Looking at the energetic and adorable girl in front of him, Yuta Kijima smiled and said, "Then you'd better have a good tour of Toyonosaki today. Today is the perfect opportunity for you to see the most authentic school life."

“Of course! And the snacks sold at school smell really good!” Nakano Satsuki smiled, pleased with Kijima Yuta’s friendly attitude.

"And the oden here will help you pass your exams! I have to buy some!"

"..."

"Haha...Is that so?" Kijima Yuta scratched his cheek a little awkwardly.

Even this cute girl in front of me likes this kind of promotional gimmick...

"Of course!" Nakano Satsuki exclaimed with delight, then stood on tiptoe to look in front of Kijima Yuta and said sincerely, "Look, so many people are queuing up, it must be useful!"

Is this the chuunibyou factor inherent in everyone in this island nation? Kijima Yuta sighed helplessly, but he didn't rashly shatter the other person's fantasy.

However, it seems that the girl in front of him becomes a bit naive whenever the topic of studying comes up, and he wonders if it's just his own perception.

……

After paying, Yuta Kijima stood by the oden stall waiting for Satsuki Nakano. He checked the time and it was only 10:30. Yuta Kijima thought he would buy some good food to take back to Megumi.

The long queues showed no signs of decreasing, and anything related to academic performance sold very well at the school.

A little later, Kijima Yuta was somewhat surprised to see Nakano Satsuki carrying oden for an unknown number of people, even though he had considered that Nakano Satsuki might not have eaten breakfast.

But that's way too exaggerated.

"Uh...this...this isn't all for me; some of it is for my sister." Nakano Satsuki noticed his surprised look, moved the oden she was carrying slightly behind her, and blushed slightly as she spoke.

"Wait a minute." Kijima Yuta asked in surprise, his face full of curiosity, "You have an older sister?"

"Yes." Nakano Satsuki pursed her lips, looking a little shy.

Although that's what they say, actually half of it was for her to eat, and the rest was divided among Yotsuba and the others.

Yuta Kijima nodded and didn't press further, thus resolving his confusion about why she had bought so much oden.

Those who come to participate in school activities early in the morning have probably not eaten breakfast, so it's understandable that they buy extra food.

“Let’s go then.” Kijima Yuta looked at Nakano Satsuki. “I’ll take you to the place to buy takoyaki.”

“Okay, thank you,” Nakano Satsuki said softly.

She blinked, looked at Yuta Kijima's profile—sharp features, elegant and dashing—and thought to herself that she was really lucky today. So she smiled gently and asked, "Are you famous at school, senior?"

"Hmm?" Yuta Kijima was a little puzzled by this and said, "After you transfer here, we'll be in the same year, so you don't need to call me senior. But why do you think I'm famous at school?"

Did you check the school forum beforehand when you were researching the school?

“Huh? So you’re not your senior?” Nakano Satsuki asked in surprise. “And all the classmates around you seem to be paying attention to you.”

Yuta Kijima's face darkened slightly. He was helpless about this phenomenon. Some people paid attention to him because of his own changes, but most of them got to know him on the school forum.

Of course, most people who believe rumors are usually indecisive and just follow the crowd.

Yuta Kijima shook his head: "Sorry, I haven't introduced myself to you yet. My name is Yuta Kijima, and I'm in the same grade as you. You can just call me Kijima."

"As for why other people are paying so much attention to me... you'll find out later, it's really hard for me to explain the reason to you."

“I see…” Nakano Satsuki looked up at him.

……

Standing in front of the takoyaki stall, Yuta Kijima looked at the students shouting outside, and a few black lines appeared on his forehead. Is this the new way of advertising?

All I could hear was...

"Eating these takoyaki will definitely make me pass this exam!"

"Takoyaki made with the help of a master chef in the kitchen!"

Come and buy now!

Such propaganda almost made Yuta Kijima think he had joined some kind of pyramid scheme.

"Kijima-kun! Do the takoyaki here have such special properties?!"

"Well……"

Yuta Kijima was speechless for a moment. He didn't know whether he should criticize the advertising method in front of the girl, so he slowly approached the student who was shouting, who was the same waiter he had just bought takoyaki from.

Upon seeing Yuta Kijima arrive with a cute girl, she greeted him warmly, "Kijima-kun! Would you like to try our signature takoyaki? There's a discount if you buy now!"

"Is this kind of promotional method popular now?" Yuta Kijima asked curiously, looking at the crowd that had already gathered in front of the booth.

"Although it looks like it's working quite well..."

"Haha, actually, it was our class monitor who came up with this idea." The girl looked at Yuta Kijima's handsome face, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I heard that the results of last week's exams will be announced after the school festival ends, and those who didn't pass will have to attend a training course organized by the school over the weekend..."

Chapter 131 Nakano Satsuki

After receiving this information, Yuta Kijima finally showed an "I see" expression and said, "No wonder so many people believe your propaganda. The school's move is a bit too ruthless, isn't it?"

Delivering a decisive blow after the happiest moment has ended is utterly ruthless.

Seeing the two chatting happily, Nakano Satsuki, standing behind Kijima Yuta, turned pale and even trembled slightly.

It's too scary, Toyosaki Academy...

After the school festival ends, a training program will be set up for students who did not pass the exam. This...this...this!

What kind of terrifying school have these sisters accidentally wandered into?!

Even after Yuta Kijima finished talking to the girl, Satsuki Nakano's mind was still racing with wild thoughts.

Yuta Kijima glanced at Satsuki Nakano and was about to ask her to go buy takoyaki together. The girl had just told him that if he went to buy them, they could avoid the hassle of queuing and buy them in advance.

But seeing Nakano Satsuki's pale face, she exclaimed in surprise, "Nakano-kun, are you...are you alright? What happened?"

Could it be a case of low blood sugar?

"N-nothing...it's nothing." Nakano Satsuki suppressed the bitterness in her heart and shook her head: "I was just a little taken aback when I heard about the school's treacherous actions."

Yuta Kijima said, "That's true, but you're only transferring here next week, so you shouldn't worry about that. As long as you pass the exams smoothly, it'll be fine."

“Yeah.” Nakano Satsuki smiled helplessly, then pursed her lips and hesitated before saying, “What if my grades aren’t good? Is that the end of me…?”

Although she was the one among the five sisters who cared most about her grades, the fact that her grades never improved made her feel a little resigned, especially considering that her upcoming school life would be an endless series of training courses.

Deep down, she was already considering which school to transfer to next.

Upon hearing this, Yuta Kijima immediately understood the girl's academic situation and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, as long as you're willing to study, you definitely won't be going to the training courses held by the school."

Hearing Yuta Kijima's words of comfort, Satsuki Nakano sighed inwardly and said, "It's easy to say, but no matter how hard I study, my grades just won't improve..."

"..."

Is this child the type who studies diligently but fails to achieve results in exams? It seems he has been completely defeated by reality.

"I'm sorry." Nakano Satsuki's pretty face flushed, her eyes darting around as she tried to shift the awkwardness. "My grades are indeed a bit bad, so when I heard about weekend tutoring..."

Her grades weren't just average, they were downright terrible. However, she still had to maintain some semblance of decorum in front of Kijima, after all, a beautiful girl with such dismal grades just didn't seem right.

Nakano Satsuki's dream is to become a teacher, so she is naturally sensitive to topics related to grades. If she continues to have such grades, it will be difficult to even graduate, let alone become a teacher and teach students.

"Actually, improving grades can be difficult in some ways, but easy in others." Yuta Kijima smiled and reassured her again, "We have a student in our school who went from being at the bottom of the class to being first in the grade."

"Huh?! It's...it's fake, right?" Nakano Satsuki exclaimed in surprise.

To rise from the bottom of the class to the top of the grade sounds like a complete supernatural event!

You must be lying to me!

"No," Yuta Kijima shook his head. "You'll know when the exam results come out."

Although the results haven't come out yet, he's confident he'll get first place in his grade. Saying it aloud does make him a little embarrassed, but it's fine as long as it boosts Nakano's confidence.

"Don't worry," Yuta Kijima continued, "If you lose confidence now, you definitely won't have a chance to improve your grades."

“Yes.” Nakano Satsuki nodded blankly.

I had been eagerly anticipating the announcement of these results for a long time.

I really want to get to know such an inspiring person, if I could...

Yuta Kijima smiled and said, "Let's go buy some takoyaki."

"Ah."

……

"Nakano-kun, how does it taste?" Kijima Yuta asked.

"Mmm...uh-huh..."

Nakano Satsuki raised her hand to cover her puffed-out cheeks, nodding repeatedly, unable to utter a single complete sentence.

Only after she had completely swallowed the fragrant takoyaki did she exclaim in a surprised voice, "It's so delicious! It tastes even better than any takoyaki I've had outside before!"

"Huh? Is it really that delicious?" Yuta Kijima thought to himself as he took a small bite of the takoyaki in his hand. It was indeed quite delicious, but not as exaggerated as Nakano had described.

"I wonder if I'll actually pass my grades after taking this?" Nakano Satsuki then said with a shy smile.