Anime Crossover: My Online Romance is Megumi Kato

Chapter 152 Troubles

"Ding-dong~ding-dong~"

The doorbell rings.

Yuta Kijima, who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen wearing an apron, glanced at Kaimu Kitagawa, who was constantly circling around him. "It must be Megumi and the others. Why don't you go open the door for them?"

"OK!"

……

Before long, Yuta Kijima's house became lively.

"Shall I help Yuta cook?" A gentle and calm voice sounded behind Yuta Kijima. It was Megumi Kato, who had just arrived at his house.

She rolled up her sleeves and expertly picked up the ingredients that hadn't been arranged yet.

Yuta Kijima nodded and said, "Then Megumi can help me out here."

"Speaking of which, Hai Meng arrived really early."

"Sōbu High School is relatively close to here, so Haimeng comes straight here after school."

Yuta Kijima replied, and also told Megumi about adopting a kitten, as well as briefly describing the situation of Yukino Yukinoshita next door.

"Hmm..." Kato Megumi stared at Kijima Yuta speechlessly. "Yuta, this is really weird, isn't it?"

"Isn't this kind of scenario, where you run into a beautiful girl as soon as you step out, usually something from dating sims? I think all the beautiful girls in Japan are trying to get close to Yuta..."

This is putting more and more pressure on her.

Yuta Kijima coughed lightly and immediately explained, "Actually, she was already living next door before I moved in. I only found out later when Haimeng happened to meet her and told me."

"The cat incident was purely an accident."

"That Yukinoshita-san has no choice. I heard that her family is very strict. If they find out that she secretly keeps a cat, she might lose her source of income."

Faced with Hui's subtle and overt provocations, even though his reasons seemed legitimate, he felt extremely embarrassed when he said them.

Hearing this explanation, Kato Megumi sighed inwardly. Since things had already been settled, she couldn't say much more. However, her sense of crisis intensified again. She peeled the potato in her hand and handed it to Kijima Yuta: "I know what Yuta is trying to say, but I still feel troubled every time I see more and more girls around you."

Kato Megumi's words made Kijima Yuta feel a little ashamed. Megumi doesn't feel very secure right now. What girl doesn't want her favorite boy to belong only to her?

"Don't worry, Hui. If any girl gets close to me again, I'll kick her as soon as I get up!"

"Pfft!"

Kato Megumi smiled wryly and said, "I'm not asking Yuta to cut off his communication with outsiders because of me. I know it's not your intention, after all, everyone has the right to pursue beautiful things..."

Honestly, if she had met a guy who didn't care about his physique and had no redeeming qualities when they met in person, she probably wouldn't have been willing to continue the relationship.

Yuta Kijima: "I..."

Just then, the sound of slippers clattering approached the kitchen.

"Yuta-nii! Yuta-nii! Ah, and Megumi-neechan is here too!" Nishimiya Yuzuru's little head peeked out from the kitchen doorway furtively. After seeing the two people in the kitchen, he immediately turned around and went in, then carefully pulled up the sliding door of the kitchen.

Seeing Yuzuru Nishimiya's cautious demeanor, Yuta Kijima asked considerately, "Is something the matter, Yuzuru?"

Kato Megumi didn't dwell on her conversation with Kijima Yuta, and looked at Nishimiya Yuzuru with concern.

Suddenly caught in the gazes of two pairs of eyes, Nishimiya Yuzuru tensed up and stammered, "It's nothing."

"But... Yuta-nii, I've been feeling a bit unwell lately, sigh."

"Hmm?" Yuta Kijima asked, puzzled.

"Oh dear~" Nishimiya Yuzuru paused, then continued, "Well, I became a light novel author, and although it's largely thanks to Yuta-nii, nobody else knows. Lately, my mom and the others have been acting strange towards me..."

Anyway, since both Kijima Yuta and Kato Megumi in the kitchen knew about this, she had nothing to hide from them.

"I see..." Kijima Yuta responded softly, stopped what he was doing, dried himself on his apron, and approached Nishimiya Yuzuru.

"Actually, I hesitated for a long time before asking Yuzuru to help me with this, because it was not good to put someone like you, who was only in junior high school, in this situation."

Kato Megumi remained silent, knowing she was just an ordinary insider and could leave the matter to Yuta.

Yuta Kijima continued, "Aunt Nishimiya probably just thinks Yuzuru can make money now, so her attitude has changed somewhat..."

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"Hmm..." Nishimiya Yuzuru was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I know the reason, but it's all thanks to Yuta-nii. I'm just an ordinary middle school student, completely unrelated to him..."

This feeling of having no talent, yet being praised by those around her...

She wasn't exactly upset, but she did feel a sense of guilt about not being worthy of her position.

Even her older sister's attitude has become somewhat subtle lately.

Yuta Kijima roughly understood what Yuzuru was trying to say: a family's attitude towards someone who can earn money is different, especially since Shoko's family wasn't in a good financial situation.

After learning that Yuzuru can make money, it will definitely be difficult to go back to the feeling of the past.

"Relax, Yuzuru."

Seeing the usually lively and energetic Nishimiya Yuzuru looking so wronged and guilty, Kijima Yuta patted her head with a bit of heartache.

"It's alright. If you really can't hold on any longer, you can let me know, and I'll personally visit Aunt Nishimiya..."

Although this is the most difficult method, not to mention whether Yaeko Nishimiya will be angry after knowing the truth, what I am more worried about is whether they will be willing to accept Yuta Kijima's kindness.

However, these are things we'll have to consider later.

Since Yuzuru can no longer hold on, he will naturally take over.

However, after hearing Yuta Kijima's promise, Yuzuru stubbornly shook his head: "It's not that I can't go on, it's just that it feels a little uncomfortable to hide this secret from everyone."

"I don't have anyone I can confide in..."

After all, only the three people present knew about this.

(A certain slutty senior: Hmph...)

At that moment, Megumi Kato appeared from the side and said lightly, "You can tell me if Yuzuru is unhappy in the future."

"Although we rarely meet, the internet is so advanced now, you can confide in me whenever you have any troubles."

Yuzuru Nishimiya is not an immature little girl; on the contrary, her most painful problem is that she is too mature, which has led to increased psychological pressure.

Chapter 153 Shock

Kato Megumi gently stroked Nishimiya Yuzuru's head. "I know Yuzuru is persisting because of Shoko, but it's okay. If you really feel the pressure, you can tell her the truth."

"After all, you still have your brother Yuta here."

"Ah."

Comforted by the two, Nishimiya Yuzuru regained some of her spirits. She quietly accepted Megumi's caresses, and after a short while, she spoke, "I'm just worried that if others find out the truth, they might think I'm... shameless, since I can't really do anything..."

Yuta Kijima, who was standing to the side, heard their conversation clearly. Seeing how much effort Megumi put into taking care of Yuzuru, he smiled knowingly.

"Yuzuru should take this opportunity to study hard, but what you're saying is indeed a bit dangerous."

"In that case, Yuzuru, please don't tell anyone about this except your family and us."

"Especially in schools."

Yuta Kijima reminded him, "Of course, if you really can't hide it anymore, you must let me know immediately. I will definitely help you. Don't try to be brave."

He felt that this matter probably couldn't be concealed for long, but for now, he would just drag it out as long as possible.

At the very least... it would be best to wait until Nio's follow-up examination and treatment are carried out.

"Don't worry, Yuta-nii!" Hearing the two of them comforting her like this, Nishimiya Yuzuru felt a warmth in her heart.

She wasn't the type to give up so easily; she had to resolve her sister's issue no matter what.

"Wow~"

At that moment, the kitchen sliding door was pulled open from the outside.

"Hey? You haven't started cooking yet, so why did you close the door?"

Kitagawa Kaimu came in, looked at them, and asked curiously.

Closely following behind was Nishimiya Shoko.

When she came in and saw Yuta Kijima, she smiled gently and gestured as she asked, "Let's come in and see if there's anything we can help you with."

Seeing Yuzuru and Megumi pursing their lips, Yuta Kijima spoke up first: "We were just about to start cooking, so we thought we'd close the door so the smell of cooking oil wouldn't bother everyone."

Then he looked at Shoko and smiled while signing, "There's nothing more you need to do. You just need to wait patiently for your meal."

Kitagawa Kaimu looked at the three people in the kitchen suspiciously, then her gaze shifted to the ingredients that hadn't been cleaned up yet. "Isn't this not ready yet?"

“These are the ingredients we’ll need for the later dishes.” Kijima Yuta said with a serious face, “It’s already 5:30, so we can start cooking.”

"What?! If Yuta does everything, then we'll just be freeloaders!" Kitagawa Kaimu said, puffing out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

"Quickly! Leave the rest of the ingredients to us!"

"Uh... okay."

Yuta Kijima nodded, handed the few vegetables that hadn't been processed yet to Haimeng, and turned to Megumi: "Then let Megumi help me here, and you can take the rest out to process."

"Yeah, no problem!"

Upon hearing that she could finally help, Kitagawa Kaimu happily grabbed Shoko and carried the vegetables out of the kitchen. As for competing with Kato Megumi for the position of assistant, she hadn't even considered it.

Upon seeing this, Yuzuru followed him out of the kitchen.

In an instant, only Yuta Kijima and Megumi Kato remained in the kitchen.

He winked at Hui and said gently, "Then I'll have to trouble Hui to help me."

“No problem.” Kato Megumi looked up at him and said in a calm tone, “Or rather, I’m glad I was able to help Yuta…”

……

"Mmm! No matter how many times I've eaten Yuta's cooking, it always feels like the most delicious food in the world!"

Kitagawa Kaimu picked up a piece of salt and pepper chicken wing, took a careful bite, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Nishimiya Shoko and Kato Megumi ate very politely, then looked at Nishimiya Yuzuru.

The dejected feeling from when I first arrived at his house was completely gone. It's true that good food can save a person's mood. Now, my chopsticks are flying across the table.

Yuta Kijima also smiled, it seems necessary to cook a big meal for everyone from time to time, not for any other reason than to keep everyone happy.