Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

Although his back hurt quite a bit from being hit, he felt that if the reward was his first kiss later, he would feel like he had already made a huge profit.

"Huh?! That's it?" Eriri's eyes widened, her mind filled with questions.

Shouldn't it be XX leading to XX, and then XX?

I had already come up with the script, but it turned out to be such a simple development.

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Upon hearing this, Yuta Kijima and Megumi Kato exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

What is Eriri's regretful question? Is there some reason they overlooked?

"No...no, I mean it's fortunate that Yuta stepped forward, otherwise Megumi would have been in real danger!"

Eriri only said half of it with a regretful tone before realizing she had gotten a little too excited. A blush rose on her fair cheeks, and she quickly tried to salvage the situation.

Seeing that Eriri had returned to normal, Kijima Yuta and Kato Megumi assumed they had misheard and nodded gently in agreement.

Indeed, if Yuta Kijima hadn't appeared in time, it would have been a very painful experience for both Megumi Kato and Yuta Kijima.

After a moment's thought, Kato Megumi considered the series of events that followed, feeling a mix of guilt and shyness.

After a pause, Yuta Kijima didn't say much, then looked at Eriri, "Eriri, have you had breakfast? I bought a lot, would you like to eat some together?"

"OK, all right."

Because she needed to maintain her image as a young lady in public, Eriri hesitated for a moment before readily agreeing to Kijima Yuta's "request".

She had originally planned to go to the cafeteria to buy breakfast, but as soon as she stepped out of the audiovisual classroom and saw the bustling crowd, she instantly lost her motivation.

She simply couldn't bear the thought of having to cross the crowd and wait in line.

Upon hearing this, Kijima Yuta also rearranged some of the food. Fortunately, he had already eaten beforehand. He had originally planned to deal with the extra food that Megumi couldn't finish, but since Eriri hadn't had breakfast either, he decided to give it to her.

Seeing the snacks on the table cut in half, Eriri asked in surprise, "Huh? Yuta, aren't you going to eat them?"

"Yes, I already ate downstairs in the teaching building. This is specially brought for you, so please eat without worry. I selected these myself."

"That's it, then I won't be polite."

Yuta Kijima smiled and shook his head. "It's nothing."

She reassured Kato Megumi, whose eyes also showed gratitude.

……

"Thank you, Yuta. I thought I was going to go hungry this morning." Eriri squinted her eyes comfortably, her tone relaxed.

"It's nothing." Kijima Yuta coughed lightly. Anyway, you were just doing it incidentally; the main purpose was to bring food for Megumi...

"Mmm." Eriri looked at him with admiration and then said, "By the way, you haven't helped me with my drawings in a while. Don't fall behind in your drawing skills."

After giving Yuta Kijima the prepared sketches at his house, I haven't had the chance to see him paint in person since. I wonder if he's been slacking off.

As Eri Kashiwagi's first disciple, it's still necessary for her to occasionally give Yuta Kijima a push.

"Don't worry," Yuta Kijima said. "I plan to practice a bit more before I start drawing manga. I'll need Eriri's help then."

Eriri crossed her arms and nodded seriously, "No problem, no problem."

I can't let you tarnish my reputation as Eri Kashiwagi!

Kato Megumi remained silent, unable to find a topic to discuss, clearly feeling helpless as well.

Yuta Kijima changed the subject, saying, "Does Eriri know what Utaha-senpai is doing? She shouldn't have any work today, right?"

During their last chat, he only knew that Shiyu-senpai was going to participate in the production of the drama club's script. Now that the school festival has started, why haven't he seen her?

After the hot spring trip that day, his senior sent him the latest draft of "Love Metronome," but he hadn't read it carefully yet.

"stare--"

Upon hearing Kasumigaoka Utaha's name, Eriri immediately narrowed her eyes, her expression full of disdain.

She bit her lip with her small canine teeth, but still said, "That woman, this afternoon is the drama club's first performance, she must be on site giving instructions right now."

She turned her face away: "You know, this is a script that she spent a lot of effort writing. She won't let all that hard work go to waste."

Although she and Kasumigaoka Utaha usually hate each other, when it comes to crucial moments, she is also the one who understands the other the most.

For example, if you don't know the location of Kasumigaoka Utaha, you can't go wrong by asking Eriri.

This is probably what people mean when they say that the person who knows you best is your enemy.

Chapter 134 Alexander

Yuta Kijima suggested, "Why don't we go watch the drama club's rehearsal? We're just sitting here doing nothing anyway."

Given their relationship with Kasumigaoka Utaha, it wouldn't be a problem for them to go and watch the drama club rehearsals.

"Sure," Kato Megumi quickly agreed, her tone flat.

"Huh?" Eriri complained a little. As a reclusive homebody, she finally had the chance to slack off during the school festival, and she didn't want to have to run around like this again.

What's more, she was going to see her arch-rival, Kasumigaoka Utaha.

“This is a rare school festival,” Yuta Kijima chuckled. “It would be such a waste to just waste our time here.”

"Hmm..." After thinking it over and over, Eriri nodded dejectedly.

……

Kasumigaoka Utaha is feeling very bad right now.

Very uncomfortable.

Her beautiful face was furrowed as she looked at the drama club members who were busy at work.

She had come here to instruct them without even having breakfast in preparation for their afternoon play premiere, but the performance just didn't meet her expectations.

The story will definitely end with the male and female protagonists living happily ever after. After all, the main purpose is to promote Toyosaki School and hope that nearby residents who come to visit will have a good impression of it.

Much of her expertise lies in plot construction, which falls within her area of ​​strength; otherwise, the drama club wouldn't have chosen her to handle the script.

This wouldn't be a problem for a regular drama, but to be more innovative, this time the premise is a damsel in distress rescuing a hero.

In short, the story is about a prince in distress who is unexpectedly rescued by a female knight. After a series of events, the prince decides to abandon the princess with whom he has no emotional connection and elope with the knight.

To be honest, after hearing the plot of the story from Eriri, Kijima Yuta was a little speechless.

It's really novel and should attract a lot of girls to watch.

"Um... Kasumigaoka-san, you see everyone has been rehearsing for a long time, if possible..."

The president of the drama club approached Kasumigaoka Utaha with a bit of nervousness, but finally mustered up the courage to ask.

Knowing the current situation, he would never have wanted to ask Kasumigaoka Utaha to be the scriptwriter for this event, but as the only person who could win a literary award for the school, he really couldn't find anyone else suitable to take on this important task.

There was no way around it; Kasumigaoka Utaha was too intimidating on set. She would immediately point out any slight mistake, to the point that no one dared to discuss taking a break with her.

In the end, he, as the president of the drama club, was elected.

Glancing at them, Kasumigaoka Utaha lazily yawned, forcibly suppressing her inner irritation as she continued to soothe the so-called drama club members.

The club president, an ordinary male student wearing black-rimmed glasses, smiled wryly after hearing Kasumigaoka Utaha's platitudes and returned to the middle of the club to prepare for the next rehearsal.

Seeing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. She shouldn't have wasted her time participating in the so-called theatrical performance, but since she had already written the script, she had to be determined to carry things through perfectly.

Kasumigaoka Utaha picked up the prepared script and looked at it. It was just some simple dialogues. Why was the prince's performance unsatisfactory?

Just as she was about to continue watching the group preparing to start rehearsals, her phone suddenly rang.

When I took it out, I was surprised to find it was my junior from elementary school.

Yuta Kijima: Senior? If it's alright, could you come and watch your rehearsal?

Although she had no idea what the junior was up to, she still replied.

"Whatever, there are no restrictions here anyway."

Their play rehearsals are not off-limits to outsiders, or rather, there are some curious students and tourists who have stumbled in watching from below the stage.

Yuta Kijima: Senior, have you had breakfast yet? Should we bring some over on our way?

Kasumigaoka Utaha hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the crowd who were already ready and waiting for her to call the start, and replied, "Okay, but I might need my junior to buy some more for me..."

Continuing to rehearse like this won't produce any better results, so let's give everyone a short break. After they've rested, we can have one last rehearsal. We don't have much time left for them.

"Everyone!" Kasumigaoka Utaha arrived backstage and called over the few people who were already prepared at the front desk.

"Kasumigaoka-san? Is there a problem?"

The drama club president walked up to Kasumigaoka Utaha with a surprised look on his face and asked, puzzled.

Could it be that some opening preparations were not done well? Although Kasumigaoka put a lot of pressure on them, they also respected Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was in charge of the on-site guidance, for the sake of the smooth performance of the play.

Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head and said, "No, I just thought everyone was a bit out of sorts, so I thought I'd let them take a break."

"There's not much time left. After the break, let's rehearse one more time and then wait for our debut this afternoon."

As soon as Kasumigaoka Utaha finished speaking, everyone present immediately relaxed and began to chatter amongst themselves.

"Can I finally rest for a bit? I'm almost exhausted. If I had made it this morning, I wouldn't have even had breakfast yet."

“Me too…” a weak voice immediately chimed in from the side.

"Let's do one last rehearsal; we can't afford any mistakes in this afternoon's performance."

"..."

Seeing that everyone had regained some energy, Kasumigaoka Utaha pulled the club president aside and said, "I've already asked someone to bring over some food. Please distribute it to everyone later."

The drama club president, who had been pulled aside and was feeling a little nervous, suddenly felt a surge of joy upon hearing this and exclaimed, "Really?! Kasumigaoka-kun!"

"Well, everyone has been rehearsing since early this morning and they're all a bit tired. This is for the sake of the rehearsal effect later."

Kasumigaoka Utaha pursed her lips. This should have been something you, the president of the drama club, should have been considering.

She also felt a slight sense of dissatisfaction towards this irresponsible president.

The drama club president was clearly also reminded by Kasumigaoka Utaha. He awkwardly scratched the back of his head and hurriedly tried to make amends: "This... I didn't think it through. How about this, Kasumigaoka-san, just tell me how much it costs in total, and I'll pay for it with the club's funds."

"Never mind," Kasumigaoka Utaha said casually. "This is my way of acknowledging everyone's hard work these past few days."

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