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

She seemed oblivious to the two men's true intentions in acting together.

"Ah I--"

"...Qing and I are going to the bathroom together~Haha."

Before Xing Jianqing could explain clearly, An Yi suddenly put her arm around his shoulders, and with a wry smile, she shouted at the top of her voice to drown out his.

"Xiaohui - cough, no. Kato-chan, just sit here and rest~! We'll be back soon. I've already opened the game for you, you can try it out first, hahahaha -"

"Okay. I'll wait for you then."

Although Kato's face showed some doubts about "Why do boys have to go to the toilet together", he still sat there obediently and stopped asking questions.

An Yi quickly agreed, then pulled Xing Jian and walked quickly towards the toilet.

When the two of them walked quickly to the door of the toilet on the first floor - a place that Kato probably wouldn't notice, Hoshimi, who had remained silent until then, spoke calmly.

"...Renya, I don't mind you digging a hole for yourself and jumping into it yourself, but I really won't go into the restroom. After all, this is not my cafeteria, so you should treat me."

"You're talking like Chashuo is my cafeteria!!"

An Yi let go of the hand on Xingjian's shoulder in annoyance and scratched her messy hair.

"Ah ...

So in the final analysis, why do you want me to leave quietly?

"In the future I foresaw...Xiaohui played games with me all night long today."

"Eh, is that so—huh?"

Hoshimi, who was just planning to agree with him, realized that something was wrong.

"...You mean, you want her to stay at home overnight?"

"Well, well, it seems feasible, doesn't it?"

"...I understand your eagerness and passion for pursuing Kato, Tomoya, but please pursue her within a certain limit."

"I initially persuaded Kato to come along under the guise of a study session, but he pulled out his game console the moment he walked in—it's honestly a bit embarrassing. Now he's pushing it even further, trying to get him to stay the night."

Two teenage boys and girls who haven't even started dating and don't even have any ambiguity spending a night together in the same room may not be a big deal from Aki's perspective, but once you put yourself in Kato's shoes, it's very intriguing.

"I-I wasn't planning on doing anything terrible! I was just playing games with Xiaohui all night!"

Oh, no way? You know, everyone shouldn't trust what a man says when they're alone with a woman, right? No way, no way?

Hasn't the "I just can't get in" trope been played countless times? It's fine if innocent girls don't know, but isn't it too unconvincing for a boy to say that?

"But if Kato-san really did stay overnight at your house, and unfortunately, the news got out, it would be a devastating blow to her reputation. Have you considered this?"

Xingjian's expression was unusually serious. He usually only took off his gentle and approachable look when it came to more important matters.

"If this kind of gossip spreads around school, it will be very unkind to girls. Have you ever thought about how she feels?"

“…Hmm, how could I not have considered that…”

An Yi lowered her head and gritted her teeth, not knowing whether she was struggling with some thought within herself.

"But no matter what, the plan has fallen through now..."

Wow, wow, wow, wow.

Hoshimi invited Kato here under the pretext of a "study session". If Aki forced Kato to stay here overnight, and if Hoshimi left early, Kato, who noticed this, would probably follow him and say goodbye.

After all, the current relationship between Aki and Kato is just that of ordinary classmates, nothing more.

Then Aki's plan of "letting Xiaohui stay here overnight" failed.

If he had driven Hoshimi, the light bulb, away without telling Kato, he might have had a chance to get Kato to stay, but Kato had just emphasized, "I'm waiting for you guys"...

An Yi gritted his teeth in dissatisfaction. He was almost able to hit a perfect line.

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Aki Tomoya cannot predict the future: Chapter 9: The heroine is disqualified (Part 6)

Xingjian raised his eyebrows and tactfully didn't say what he was thinking, otherwise An Yi might become even more angry.

"Having said that, I've always thought your idea of ​​having Kato stay over night at your house was unrealistic. Any girl with a bit of common sense would understand that there are differences between men and women."

"You're so noisy... ugh."

Thinking of this, An Yi blinked as if he suddenly understood something, and raised his head to look at Xingjian who had a calm face.

"what?"

"...Hey, it's okay. Come on, Haru."

"Just tell me if you have anything to say."

"Qing, you should stay here tonight too."

"...?"

"Don't look at me like, 'Is there something wrong with your reading comprehension?' Hey, of course I know what I'm talking about!"

An Yi tried her best to explain her behavior, trying to organize the words in her mind.

"If we're alone, it might get a little ambiguous and scare Hui—but if we're three, we can keep talking about interesting topics and keep the atmosphere light and humorous, right? From that point of view, I think spending the night together is no big deal. And—"

An Yi paused and looked at Xingjian with a serious and earnest expression.

"I believe in Haru, and I also believe that with you here, Xiaohui will feel more at ease. So please—"

An Yi respectfully gave Hoshimi a standard 90-degree bow, and then presented a stack of cash he took out of his trouser pocket with both hands.

"This money is my compensation for you not being able to work. Please stay here tonight! Please!!"

"........."

"If you can't do that, I'll kneel down for you!! I'm serious, as long as you can stay, Qing - Xiaohui can stay! So please!!"

Hoshimi, who was about to leave with her schoolbag, looked at Aki Tomoya who was bending over at a 90-degree angle, with a complicated expression and remained silent for a long time.

This guy is serious.

"........."

What's going on? The more he begged her to stay, the more Xingjian wanted to leave.

A churning discomfort surged from his heart - this unusual feeling made Xingjian frown unconsciously.

Want to get out of here.

He rarely had such intense, tit-for-tat emotions.

"...But I can't leave."

Thinking of the girl who was still quietly waiting for them in the study, he forced himself to suppress the negative emotions that were about to be suppressed.

He couldn't leave Kato Megumi here alone. He could no longer believe the promise made by Aki Tomoya that he would never touch her.

In the end, Xingjian just silently put the schoolbag that was already on his hand aside, turned around and walked towards the second floor, without taking the money handed to him by Ayi.

"Taking money and staying at someone's house sounds like some unspoken financial transaction, so forget about paying."

"Wow, wow—Qing, you really are a good person! If you were a girl, I might abandon Xiaohui and stick with you!!"

"There's no need for that, Duck."

If Xingjian really refused someone, he would probably say "I don't want to do it" seriously, so it seems that he may have acquiesced now.

Although An Yi didn't notice, Xingjian's frown never relaxed this time.

"Great—I knew you were a good friend, Qing!"

An Yi smiled and stood on tiptoe excitedly, then stretched out her hand to Xingjian and clenched it into a fist.

"...?"

Xingjian blinked in confusion.

"Fist bump, fist bump. From now on we're half-brothers—well, no. From now on we're all in the same boat—no, that's not right either. Anyway, from now on we're just good buddies!"

“…………Eh.”

"Yeah, I've entrusted all my most embarrassing situations to you, so of course you're my best friend!!"

Xingjian looked at the bright and sunny smile on An Yi's face and felt a little dazed.

"...If this guy didn't classify himself as a otaku, he might be the class's most popular person."

However, to be honest, the feeling of being recognized by others is a bit strange.

Xingjian himself didn't know why, but in the end, he reached out his hand and bumped fists with An Yi.

After An Yi bumped fists with him, she also taught him a whole set of other moves such as clapping and throwing flowers - he seemed to be in high spirits.

Xingjian had never had such a close friend before, and had never learned this kind of moves, so for a while he was a little unable to keep up with the movements.

Should I be happy that I have gained a friend at this time?

Maybe so.

But Xingjian felt that his mood was not so high.

Even a little depressed.

It's like something went wrong.

After seeing Xingjian agree, An Yi showed a happy expression on his face, put the money that Xingjian did not pocket back into his bag, and affectionately pushed Xingjian's junior with his hand and skipped back to the second floor.

"Ka~to~chan!"

After entering the bedroom, the boy with glasses pushed Hoshimi, who had a somewhat subtle expression, to Kato, and then sat down opposite her with a smile.

"...?"

Kato raised his little head in confusion and took a sip of the water in his hand like a kitten.

"Kato~ Sorry for the long wait! Haru sneaked into the kitchen refrigerator to look for food, so we were delayed a little!"

An Yi, who smiled as soon as she saw Kato, jumped quickly to Kato's side, then bent down and bent her legs, sitting with her in one go.

He concealed the fact that Hoshimi had originally planned to leave quietly from Kato, probably because he didn't want Kato to become suspicious or have any concerns.

"Oh, so I guessed it right."

Hearing this, the girl with short black hair smiled softly and raised her head to meet Xingjian's nonchalant gaze.

"Are you hungry, Hoshimi-kun? But it's not good to eat too many snacks. It's not time for dinner yet, so please be patient and wait a little longer."

"Ah good."

The black-haired boy was stunned for a moment before responding to Kato's concern.

"Please wait a little longer" = "Wait until dinner time" = "I can't leave now."

How should I put it... Is it true that Ms. Kato was kept in the dark by the poorly-acted Aki-san?

But her expression was so natural and easygoing, and she didn't look like she was hiding anything.

"By the way, Kato-chan, how about we have a delayed battle today? - How about extending the study session to tomorrow morning!!"

Aki was in high spirits and gave Kato an infectiously enthusiastic smile.

"I think you can stay here and have dinner before leaving. In that case, why not stay overnight at my house? My parents haven't come home yet, so the three of us can play whatever we want at home without any adults interfering! Of course..."

Aki continued to talk and patted Hoshimi's shoulder, leaving Kato no chance to refuse.

"This guy Haru will be there too!! Even if you don't trust my character and reputation, but considering this guy's character and reputation—I believe you understand me, Kato-chan!"

"........."

How to say it, for the first time, a slightly strange expression appeared on the face of Xingjian, who usually had a good temper.

But even so, he still didn't say a word to refute An Yi, even though he had been clearly arranged by this guy.

"Well……"

Kato looked at Tomoya Aki who looked confident, then looked at Haru Hoshimi whose face showed complicated emotions, blinked, and after a brief silence, spoke in a somewhat embarrassed tone.