Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

“…………Tsk.”

In the quiet and dim room, his humming voice, mixed with a hint of dissatisfaction, was heard briefly.

“…Why?”

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Before meeting Aki and his group - or rather, even earlier, before meeting Futaba, Hoshimi had never made any friends close enough to visit their homes.

Maybe he had, but that friendship experience was so bad that he didn't want to think about it again, so he just ignored it.

Although we all have a good relationship, we have almost no contact after leaving school.

Moreover, Xingjian didn’t think that his home was in a good condition to host guests at that time, so he tried his best to avoid any classmates wanting to visit his home.

This was his first time visiting a classmate's home since entering middle school.

At the intersection of the station, Hoshimi saw a girl with short black hair who had arrived at the agreed place early - Kato Megumi, who was wearing cute casual clothes.

The other person also smiled and waved when he saw him.

"Eh... So you went on a trip to Hokkaido?"

On a not crowded tram.

Hoshimi Haru and Kato Megumi sat in the same row of seats, chatting harmoniously like ordinary classmates, but maintaining a proper social distance between the two.

"Well, it's a family trip that Mom and Dad have been planning for a long time."

Kato spoke slowly in a gentle and calm tone, his voice as soft and gentle as that of a lamb.

To be honest, although she looks like an ordinary girl at first glance, you can still feel her specialness if you observe her closely.

"Well... then according to the plan..."

"Well, I wasn't supposed to be home until this weekend."

"So you came back from Hokkaido early because of my invitation..."

I felt as if I was carrying something heavy on my shoulders.

"I'm so sorry, Kato-kun."

"Ah, it's okay. I've been having a bit of a hard time with homework lately anyway. If I have a study session with my classmates, maybe I can help consolidate some of the things I've been struggling with lately."

Kato shook his head as if to say "don't worry about it", his eyes still gentle, and he had no intention of blaming Xingjian for this matter.

Moreover, her conversation was actually vaguely giving Xingjian a way out.

"Kato... he's such a thoughtful and kind child."

The two of them have similar personalities, and Kato's friendliness is indeed a bit scary. To Hoshimi, she feels more like a girl next door who she always talks and laughs with, rather than a classmate she is not very familiar with at school.

"By the way, it seems that Kato didn't agree to Aki's invitation."

According to the future predicted by Aki Tomoya, although Kato rejected his request at first, he later gave a positive response.

There was something subtly different about Kato compared to the future.

"...By the way, Kato-san."

The black-haired boy, who was looking out the window as if nothing had happened, inadvertently spoke and brought up the topic.

"Have you felt...anything strange lately?"

Since Kato was at the center of the storm, the possibility of not being affected was very small.

Maybe she had some kind of puberty syndrome going on with her—Futaba seemed to think so too.

"Well?"

His intriguing question made the short-haired girl, who had been calm, raise her eyebrows, with a hint of doubt on her face.

"Well...like a slight change in your daily life as usual."

"I was suddenly stopped by a boy, told that I was his dream girl, and was even dragged into a club by him. He even forced me to separate from him while I was having dinner with my cousin - does this experience count?"

"Well, well... I mean, are there any paranormal phenomena that go beyond common sense?"

But in a sense, what Kato said does count.

"Like... suddenly being able to hear other people's thoughts, having a soul swap experience with someone, suddenly having a memory that doesn't belong to you, etc. - etc. Please don't look at me with those worried eyes that say 'If you're sick, go see a doctor.'"

"Hmm...but what Hoshimi-kun said sounds like an urban legend."

Miss Kato's worried eyes were filled with a hint of sympathy, so it was no wonder that she didn't believe it.

"But a while ago, Aki-kun would occasionally talk about the future... and sometimes he'd come right, like some prophet who could predict the future."

"Ah... maybe it's a coincidence."

This idiot, if the prophet is exposed too early, he will be stabbed at night.

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I have completed all the additional updates I promised today.

If everyone votes for me like this every day, I can really start taking off from Wuhu by the end of this month (dog head)

Then in the new month, I am thinking about whether to open a reward in advance or something. If the new month is just released, I can release all the manuscripts at once.

But I'm also worried whether anyone will read this book once it's on the shelves...

Aki Tomoya can't predict the future: Chapter 9: The heroine is disqualified (Part 3)

"That guy has a bit of an eccentric personality, and the enthusiasm he occasionally exudes is hard for others to accept. Kato, you just have to bear with him."

Maybe it was because Aki kept saying things like "Kato Megumi is my wife!!" in her ear, Hoshimi herself had subconsciously categorized Kato as "Tomoya's future wife", and whenever she spoke to her, she would unconsciously think that Kato was someone closer to Aki.

It was obvious that Ms. Kato Megumi herself was a little baffled. However, she merely raised her eyebrows and blinked in confusion, without raising her doubts.

"Hmm... But even now, I still find it a little unbelievable that Hoshimi-kun was able to be recruited into Aki-kun's club."

"Haha, maybe it's because I'm not a bigoted monkey."

"...That's not the point. I just feel like Hoshimi-kun, Kasumigaoka-senpai, Aki-kun, and Sawamura-kun are in the same club, and they seem a bit out of place."

"I can't help it. I'm just an ordinary high school boy, and they're the three most famous people in our school. And then again, Mr. Hoshimi is used to being invisible—Ms. Eriri calls me "Lightbulb-kun" all the time."

"This way of speaking, finding joy in the midst of hardship, is truly worthy of being called Hoshimi-kun."

Ms. Kato, sometimes your tone is so flat that it’s hard to tell whether it’s an exclamation or a subtle irony.

"Well, I understand. Kato, you think that I don't have a close enough relationship with any of those three to be pulled into the same club."

Xingjian raised an eyebrow in disapproval.

"But I'm a very happy-go-lucky person. Well, there's no particular reason. If someone wants to be close to me and want to be friends with me, then I respond accordingly—it's probably that simple."

"Eh... is that so?"

"Don't pretend, I know you're the same as me, Kato. If you really didn't want to get involved with others, why would you agree to let Ren join the company?"

"Amazing! I was right."

The girl with short black hair tilted her head, with no sign of being offended on her face - it seemed that she really agreed with what Xingjian said.

"...But, perhaps because of this, I feel a sense of relief."

The short-haired girl sitting next to him was silent for a moment, then looked at him, her eyes curved, and a hint of smile seemed to flash across her face.

"It feels like someone as ordinary as me has found a partner in Aki-kun's club."

Kato is such a magical existence.

He looks ordinary at ordinary times, but he always accidentally says something special at special moments, showing his brilliant side.

There is no doubt that her sudden attack caused some ripples in Xingjian's heart, which was originally as calm as a lake.

“…Well, we’re just passersby.”

"...You're really cute when you smile."

Xingjian pretended to be nonchalant and turned his eyes away, changing the subject.

In fact, he felt the same way.

Eriri Sawamura is a talented painter, Utaha Kasumigaoka is a best-selling novelist, and Tomoya Aki is a magical existence who has accepted the two incompatible girls into his own club.

In the club, only Hoshimi and Kato look like ordinary people in their light.

"No one can understand Cannon Fodder B better than Passerby A."

Therefore, Xingjian said this sigh with a hint of sarcasm.

Kato seemed to still be looking at him, his expression calm and at ease.

"Hmm. Well, since we're all just background characters, Passerby A and Cannon Fodder B have to get along well from now on."

"Eh……"

"If you have something on your mind that you can't tell anyone else, it's okay to tell me."

Kato's smile looks warm - not overly sweet, but it also makes people feel like a spring breeze.

Being treated as a companion, that's probably how it should be.

Feeling something was wrong, Xingjian became a little confused, so he looked away.

"Oh no... I can understand why Ren also fell for Miss Kato."

This is a bit bad. If you are not careful, you might end up like a boss named Zi Mengde.

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"Welcome to Mr. Aki Tomoya's Utopia!!"

In the afternoon, around one or two o'clock in the afternoon.

After Aki Tomoya led the two classmates who visited his house today, Kato Megumi and Hoshimi Haru, into his room, he opened his arms proudly and showed them his collection.

Various comics and light novels are placed on the bookshelf, limited edition beautiful girl figures are placed in the cabinets, and the originally smooth walls are covered with large and small animation and game posters - in a sense, this can also be regarded as a unique room decoration.

"Come, come, come, please sit down!"

Kato and Hoshimi responded to Aki's overly enthusiastic attitude with polite yet awkward smiles, and the two of them sat at a table in front of Aki's bed.

It’s a bit sad to say, this may be the first time since Xingjian grew up that he has visited another friend’s house with girls of the same age.

And this girl is that friend’s future wife.

How should I put it? I feel like I'm just a 300-watt light bulb and that's about to hit me.

——However, Aki Tomoya had already pleaded with him like a savior, and he was almost asking for help from the other end of the phone, so Hoshimi had to bite the bullet and do it.

This is probably what people who are easily influenced by others are like. They easily agree to other people's requests.

However, when arriving at Tomoya Aki's house, Hoshimi, who had already prepared herself mentally, still felt that she was a little too happy too early.

"…I'm talking to Ren."

In Tomoya Aki's bedroom.

He was invited to sit down at the table as a guest (don't ask why a table was placed in the bedroom, it's Renye's fault), looking at the various two-dimensional posters on the wall and the various beautiful girl figures placed in front of the cabinet - finally the black-haired boy withdrew his gaze and spoke in a deep voice with some helplessness.

"I called Kato to your house in the name of a study session - but what are you doing now?"

"Eh?"

Opposite Xingjian, the boy with glasses who had rummaged through the drawers and finally took out the controller and game disc turned around with a confused look on his face.

"Of course I'll drag Xiaohui to play my favorite galgame together."

What's with that matter-of-fact tone?

Hoshimi glanced in the direction of the door - after being invited into the Aki family, Kato volunteered to go to the kitchen on the first floor to get some water, and he just left.

The real owner of this house, Mr. Tomoya Aki, is now leisurely turning on the game console and muttering the name of a beautiful girl's love game.

Who is the host and who is the guest?

"...Have you ever considered that once Kato realizes this isn't a study session, she might leave early?"