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

After Hoshimi asked this somewhat difficult question directly, Eriri paused.

She was silent for a long time and did not answer Xingjian's question.

Just when the black-haired boy was feeling a little curious and wanted to step forward to ask further questions——

"Ding-dong-"

There was a crisp doorbell ringing on the first floor.

Eriri and Hoshimi, whose conversation had reached a stalemate, unconsciously turned their gazes from the second floor to the direction of the living room door on the first floor. Sayuri, who had just separated from them, was walking lightly to open the door.

"Who is the guest?"

However, after Sayuri opened the door, the figure that appeared at the door was a little unexpected.

He was a black-haired boy with glasses, wearing a simple grey shirt and sweatpants, holding a few volumes of comics in his arms.

"Ah, Aunt Sayuri. It's me...Ryouya."

When that familiar figure came into view, Eriri's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Hearing this voice, Xingjian's expression changed rarely.

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Are you stupid! The one who made Hoshimi blush first wasn't Futaba, nor was it Megumi, nor was it Shirogane (eh), it was me, Sayuri! ! () Funny

Sawamura Eriri's Body Shrinking is Impossible: Chapter 6: Reflections of the Past and Extensions of the Present (Part 1)

Chapter 6: Reflections of the Past and Extensions of the Present

About two hours ago, the uneasy Aki Tomoya simply treated the scars on his face for a while, and after careful consideration, he went out.

The place he was going to was the home of his childhood sweetheart, Eriri Sawamura.

It had only been a few days since the summer vacation, but he was already feeling restless and couldn't sit still.

In the past few days, he still had dreams that predicted the future every night, but after waking up, the dreams would gradually become vague as the days passed.

Does this mean that the original future is gradually going off track? When thinking of this place, Aki Tomoya's heart was filled with a little fear.

From the Golden Week till now, he stayed at home except for school time, playing games to adjust his mood. In the end, probably because his condition was too bad, he failed the final exam.

For some reason, the senior student Kasumigaoka Utaha, who would come to his house to comfort him when he was down, hasn't contacted him recently. Even when Aki called to say hello, she would quickly end the conversation with a subtle and complex tone, and then hang up the phone listlessly.

Not to mention Kato Megumi, who should have been her heroine. Ami tried several times to find an opportunity to ask Kato out alone to go shopping, or to invite her home to play games together, but she politely refused with "Sorry, Ami-kun, I already have prior arrangements."

Why am I always unhappy?

——What really made Tomoya Aki unable to sit still was actually Eriri’s neglect.

The guy who would come to my house every summer vacation to find me to complete fan works for the summer comic convention, and would just sit at home and sulk without me, I haven't contacted him for more than a week.

She hadn't appeared since they parted at the mall that day, and even had her report card picked up by a guy he wasn't that familiar with.

Why?

If Eriri wanted to ask for help with something like that, she should have asked him, her childhood friend. Why did it end up being that guy who did it?

Mingming - has always been by her side, and it is always me who helps her clean up the mess when she fails to accomplish anything.

Besides, it was Eriri who betrayed her because of that group of punks, causing her to be looked down upon by them.

Everyone else has the right—but she doesn't have the right to get rid of herself.

The victim of that childhood incident was him, Tomoya Aki, and never Eriri Sawamura.

The more An Yi thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She even felt a little panic rising in her heart.

And fear.

Afraid that Eriri will be taken away.

Even though he knew very well that he would only choose Xiaohui in the future, he was still worried that Eriri would be taken away from him.

That naive follower who had always been following me around since I was little, the childish guy who only started comics because of me and my parents’ preaching, the idiot who couldn’t do anything without me—

She can't do it without herself.

So she can't be taken away from her by others.

Absolutely not.

The more she thought about it, the angrier and more restless Aki became. It was because of this thought that she came to Sawamura's house with a nervous mood during the summer vacation.

Maybe Eriri was angry because of what happened between her and Kato. If I persuade her well now, she will understand and come back to me.

He is the only one Eriri can rely on, and only him.

Absolutely - absolutely not allowed to become someone else.

"Ah, hello Aunt Sayuri. It's me, Tomoya."

Therefore, after Sayuri opened the door for him, even though Aki Tomoya was full of indignation in his heart, he still smiled at Sayuri whom he had not seen for several days.

"Um... Eriri hasn't contacted me in a long time, so I'm a little worried... I want to read this week's latest comics with her to cheer her up!"

Having said that, he subconsciously poked his head towards Eriri's room.

"Is Eriri home now?"

"—"

Eriri, who was standing on the second floor and looking towards the gate, subconsciously took a step back and disappeared from Tomoya Aki's sight.

When she turned her head, she found that Xingjian had already hidden in the corner before her, and her expression did not look very happy.

"Ah, well... it's Tomoya-kun. As for Eriri, well..."

Sayuri's eyes unconsciously glanced upstairs, but under Aki's confused gaze, she finally forced a bright smile on her face that made it difficult to notice anything wrong.

"As for Eriri, that child is traveling~"

"Huh? But she didn't take any final exams, and she asked... one of her classmates to pick up her transcript."

"Well, that kid was really anxious and eager to play, so I booked her a flight a few days in advance. It's just that there's no final exam, so she can just make up for it next semester."

Sayuri smiled nonchalantly and waved her hand, looking just like it was a natural thing.

"Then, then she is now..."

"Who knows where she's hanging out in the country. Daughters take after their fathers. She might be playing in the water in Hawaii or visiting the Berlin Wall. Who knows when she'll be back."

"Ah, uh... t-that's it."

Although Miss Eriri rolled her eyes when she heard her mother's excuses on the second floor, it was obvious that the emotions Sayuri wanted to convey to Tomoya Aki were also very accurate.

"It's really not convenient today. If you really have something to say, let's talk about it next time" - Even if Amami planned to shamelessly come to Eriri directly, he felt embarrassed to stand there stupidly at the door after hearing the subtext.

In the past, when Sayuri visited Sawamura's house, she would always let him go in first, but now he was still standing at the door of the hall.

It was obvious that Sayuri really didn't intend to let him in.

"If that's the case... then there's nothing we can do..."

After being frustrated again and again, even Tomoya Aki felt that it was a bit too much.

He smiled awkwardly and shook his head. After saying goodbye to Sayuri respectfully, he turned around and walked away dejected because he didn't get what he wanted.

The door was closed by Sayuri, and the smile on her face as she watched Renye leave gradually disappeared the moment the door closed.

She looked up at her daughter standing upstairs without saying a word.

But Eriri turned her head away, stubbornly refusing to meet her mother's gaze.

"........."

Hoshimi leaned against the window and watched Amaki stomping her feet hard on the ground after leaving Sawamura's house, and then she walked away slowly around the corner of the road with an even more dejected look, holding the newly bought comic book in her arms.

His slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and then Xingjian turned his gaze to Eriri, who was standing in front of him with a gloomy expression.

No one knows what she is thinking now.

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I'm tired of having Midoriya appear all the time, I only let him appear when he should.jpg

Sawamura Eriri's Body Shrinking is Impossible: Chapter 6: Reflections of the Past and Extensions of the Present (Part 2)

Eriri's room.

Sayuri just went about her own business with the excuse of "you two peers should have fun together". She didn't rush over to ask about her daughter's well-being or dig into her affairs. It seemed that she didn't want to put too much mental pressure on her daughter.

So, this mess naturally fell on the head of Hoshimi, who walked into the room with Eriri.

After turning on the light in the room, the furniture in Eriri's bedroom came into view of Hoshimi as the light shone on her.

In the center of the room is a luxurious Simmons mattress. In one corner is a workbench piled with a large number of comic manuscripts. Next to it is a desktop computer with high configuration that can be seen at a glance. The bookshelf near the bedside table is filled with a dazzling variety of comic magazines and light novels.

I have to say, Eriri's bedroom is so spacious it's practically a small living room. Besides the aforementioned amenities, there's even a Blu-ray TV on the wall opposite the bed. Various game cartridges and discs are scattered on the floor, along with a controller connected to a console. The floor is covered in a high-end, priceless blanket. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, there's even a small, not-at-all-small balcony, with a lush, leafy tree leaning against one side.

Eriri walked into her room silently and skillfully. The room was completely unchanged from when she left.

She jumped onto the bed and collapsed on it like a social animal who was finally able to go home after working overtime for several days. Her four little hands and feet lay there quietly, and she looked like a salted fish who didn't want to work hard anymore.

Maybe this is the healing feeling brought by one's own bed - Xingjian also felt a little bit about this.

"...Eri, you haven't answered my question yet."

Hoshimi leaned against the wall with his hands folded, feeling a little awkward - to him, this place was always Eriri's "territory", and he subconsciously began to restrain his hands and feet.

Although he didn't think now was a good time to ask questions, the question just now would be put in front of the two of them sooner or later.

"Now you're back home. From now on, if you let Sayuri...sister handle the shrinking of your body, it might be more efficient than me."

Naturally, Eriri no longer had to endure the humiliation of living in a cramped student apartment with him.

After all, apart from having experienced puberty syndrome once, Hoshimi's understanding of this aspect is not even as good as Futaba, who has always been giving him advice. It is always safer to let adults arrange such matters.

"........."

Eriri did not answer this question, but just got up from the bed in silence, then walked to the workbench, climbed onto her chair with some difficulty, and began to organize the comic manuscripts on the table.

"...No, I still want to be with you, Qing."

After a long and even somewhat awkward silence, Eriri spoke in a small voice.

But that didn't sound like a conclusion reached after careful consideration and weighing of the pros and cons - it sounded more like a decision made on impulse.

"…………well."

As if understanding Eriri's feelings, Hoshimi sighed with a complicated expression.

"Just so you know, your body has already shrunk, so being angry won't work."

"I... didn't. I was just sulking."

Eriri uttered these words stubbornly, and her movements in organizing the comic manuscript became faster and faster.

This was the manuscript she had originally planned to release at the Summer Comic Con.

"If I had stayed home, even if Lun was rejected today, he might have come back one day in the future."

Her voice seemed to reveal emotions other than stubbornness.

Unfortunately, Xingjian just stood there and looked at her figure with her back to him, and could not see the expression on Eriri's face at all.

"Besides... I don't want to see Tomoya like this again. He must... hate me like this."

What's going on? There was a hint of crying in her voice.

Hoshimi, who was particularly bad at dealing with girls (even children) who liked to cry, adjusted his posture a little unnaturally - his eyes paused on Eriri's bedside table as he looked around.

There lay quietly a photo frame with a picture embedded in it.

In the photo, Eriri looked just like she does now, no older than six or seven, smiling happily. The boy with glasses standing next to her, also smiling foolishly and making a V-sign, looked remarkably familiar.

“…I see.”

Xingjian frowned as if he had figured something out in an instant, but said nothing.

It seems that the problem does lie in the past shared by Eriri and Aki.

However, Hoshimi is not a time traveler from another world, nor does he have a golden finger that can read people's minds. So far, he has no idea what happened in the past between Eriri and Aki that led to their current situation, and even became the knot that caused Eriri's body to shrink.