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

She glanced at the R18 area, then shook her head to look in the direction of the all-age area where the boy was heading.

"…It's getting a little more interesting."

After a brief thought, Hayasaka Ai curled her lips and left with the model sword.

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Sawamura Eriri's Body Shrinkage is Impossible: Chapter 11: The Victim's Conviction (Part 3)

"Ah—that guy Qing seems to have been gone for quite some time."

At Kashiwagi Eri's stall.

Eriri sat bored on her little stool, looked at the people coming and going in front of the stall, then looked at the few doujinshi left on the table, and drooped her head a little listlessly.

"Something about checking out other stalls... He must have snuck off to the cosplay area to look at the pretty ladies!"

"They're almost sold out anyway, so let him go wherever he wants. Just remember to come back when he's done."

Futaba on the side lifted her fluffy long hair nonchalantly, and sat leisurely next to Eriri, enjoying the relaxing time after a busy day.

"By the way, Sawamura, have you always called Hoshimi "Haru"?"

The gray-haired girl adjusted the legs of her glasses and looked calmly at the little blonde girl beside her who was fanning herself with a small fan.

Although they had only had a brief contact, Futaba could probably guess Eriri's true character.

"It seems like you two have a pretty good relationship."

And she didn't even notice it.

"Huh? Um...are you okay?"

The cool air in the venue was constantly blown towards Eriri as she waved her fan. The little girl pouted her lips in a cute way, her face looking natural.

"Usually we just play games together and use microphones, and nothing's changed since he shrank. Honestly, I used to think he was difficult to approach and a bit of a jerk—but now it seems he's just a bit of a softie."

"...That guy Xingjian isn't just someone who says one thing and does another."

Hearing this, Futaba, who was holding her cheek with her hand, let out a sigh, and a subtle expression appeared on her calm little face.

"He's probably more complicated than you expected—though not in a negative way."

“…I’ve been wanting to ask this before.”

Miss Eriri looked at Futaba's profile, tilted her head slightly, and gave her a curious look.

"Futaba-san, you and Haru are really close—how did you get involved with him in the first place?"

"The first time we spoke was in the cafeteria snack bar during my freshman year of high school."

Futaba chuckled, her long, slender fingers moving rhythmically on the table.

"I didn't manage to get the fried noodles and bread, and I didn't dare to squeeze into the crowd. That's when I bumped into Xingjian, who had just bought some fried noodles and bread and was squeezing out from the crowd of students."

"...Let me guess, that guy must have been very mean and ate up all the food in his hand right in front of you, Futaba-san. Only when you started to get dissatisfied did he buy you another portion with a smug smile on his face."

"..."

Futaba turned her head and looked at Eriri, who was full of indignation, with a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

"correct."

But in the end, she just chuckled as if nothing had happened, picked up the can of coffee she bought from the vending machine and took a sip.

"It seems that you, Sawamura, have also experienced Hoshimi's evil side firsthand."

"That's right, that guy is really too—asking for a beating sometimes. I really can't figure it out. I've almost been fooled by his light bulb attributes many times. He's clearly a black-bellied monster who cuts through all the evil!"

Thinking of how Hoshimi usually fooled her around and treated her in a sarcastic way with his harmless smile, Eriri puffed up her cheeks like a hamster in anger and waved her little fists at the air.

"When I recover, I'll be the first one to enjoy my twin-tailed whirlwind!"

Unfortunately, the twin ponytails of today's little girls are not yet popular, so she can only have good hopes for the future.

"...Because Hoshimi is not a light bulb."

Futaba looked at Eriri who started talking to herself, then she looked away indifferently and took another sip of the iced coffee in her hand.

"Rather, in my opinion, he is clearly a very special person."

"Well?"

"Would someone who's just white-cutting black be so bored as to care about other people's body shrinking and run around like an idiot trying to solve this problem until he's out of breath?"

"Hmm... well, well... of course I also..."

"And he never cares whether others give him something in return for his efforts. He stubbornly believes that the satisfaction he gets from giving to those he cares about is the greatest reward—in the end, it's more than just a simple idiot. If it were me, I wouldn't care so much. It's just causing trouble for myself."

"Well………"

Feeling that she had inexplicably lost the rationality to complain about Hoshimi, Eriri lowered her head slightly. It was obvious that what she had just said was just her usual talk.

Generally speaking, the outspokenness of someone with a carefree personality like her shouldn't be taken to heart. After all, at this moment, many of her words were simply driven by her current emotions, blurted out without any careful consideration.

Therefore, Futaba just raised her eyebrows calmly, without any intention of blaming Eriri.

"Well, of course, the fact that Hoshimi is an idiot is a proposition that needs no proof. Adding additional descriptions, it's nothing more than—he's a meddling, naive, and clueless idiot."

Futaba paused here and took another sip of the cold, bitter and mellow coffee.

"Of course, I don't mean to praise him. Sawamura, you must not become like him - such a troublesome guy, just having one around is enough."

"........."

Eriri nodded lightly, then raised her little head slightly and looked at Futaba with a look that was vaguely sighing.

"...Even though you guys are complaining about each other so much behind each other's backs, I still feel like you two have a very good relationship."

There seemed to be a hint of yearning and envy in her tone.

It seems that Eriri has never had such interpersonal relationships.

"No, I'll complain even more vigorously in person. After all, that guy sometimes has no memory unless he's taught a lesson in person."

Hearing Eriri say this, Futaba just shook her head calmly, and a natural and calm emotion appeared in the depths of her eyes behind the lenses.

"Besides, isn't this what friendship is all about? Whether it's in person or behind someone's back, they'll openly point out their shortcomings. But when they need help, they'll definitely lend a hand without hesitation, without needing any reason."

She leaned against the wall like a lazy kitten, looking lazy and indifferent.

“…Because we are friends.”

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Sawamura Eriri's Body Shrinkage is Impossible: Chapter 11: The Victim's Conviction (Part 4)

Her words left Eriri silent for a long while.

Maybe I am caught up in the contrast and confusion between other people's experiences and my own experiences.

"... I heard about you, Sawamura, from Hoshimi."

"Eh……?"

"Don't worry, that guy didn't reveal the secret to embarrass you or mock you. He just revealed a little bit of the inside story to seek my advice. All I know is that you and Aki Tomoya used to have a good relationship, but later parted ways because of a small matter."

Futaba calmly shook her head slightly, and her clear and logical explanation made Eriri, who was still a little uneasy, feel a little relieved.

"To be honest, it was only after I learned about this incident that I gradually understood why Xingjian extended a helping hand to you. Perhaps it makes more sense to interpret his actions as helping people of the same kind."

"……Eh?"

Eriri frowned, feeling a little confused at first, but then she suddenly understood something.

"Could it be that the source of the puberty syndrome that Haru had experienced before was..."

Eriri's expression changed as the guess came to her mind.

"...It's almost the same, but his position is completely opposite to yours, Sawamura."

When Futaba said this, a hint of darkness flashed in the depths of her eyes, which were originally filled with rationality, and her voice, which was pretending to be calm, finally gradually became lower.

"Completely... the opposite... ah."

Eriri finally understood what Futaba wanted to say, and her face turned a little pale.

During her childhood breakup with Tomoya Aki, Eriri believed that she was the one who betrayed Tomoya Aki and that it was she who caused him to be despised and ignored by everyone.

So, if Xingjian had encountered something similar before, and was in a completely opposite position to herself...

The little blonde girl lowered her head, her fingers accidentally clutching the hem of her skirt.

She has never been stupid, she is just a little bit thick-skinned and doesn't pay too much attention to details.

But now, with Futaba's brief reminder, even Eriri, who never paid attention to details, keenly noticed something.

"........."

Her expression was complicated and tangled, and one could vaguely see some uneasiness and annoyance from beneath those beautiful blue eyes.

Xing Jianqing was once a victim of betrayal.

However, I once said to him shamelessly, "People who have not experienced it should not pretend to know it," and even expressed noncommittal about his existence at the beginning.

"...Has Qing always been on that side...to help me?"

Facing Eriri's mumbling in a voice so low that it was almost like talking to herself, Futaba simply raised her eyebrows, supported her cheek with her hand and looked away.

She couldn't always take the other person's emotions into consideration during a conversation.

"...Maybe so."

Even this ambiguous answer added a heavy tone to Eriri's already complicated expression.

No wonder Xingjian's expression suddenly became subtle when I talked about this topic before.

A person who had been betrayed, after knowing the unforgivable things that Eriri had done, still did not say much, but chose to help her - even breaking up with Lun.

What on earth was he doing this for—why was he willing to go to this extent for himself?

Ying Lili bit her lower lip, her expression uncertain and unpredictable.

"Sawamura, you'd better not think too much about it. It's obvious that Hoshimi has no romantic feelings for you."

As if she could see what Eriri was thinking at the moment, Futaba calmly took another sip of the half-empty iced coffee.

"Rather, it's hard for that guy to develop romantic feelings for anyone. So let's just think in the simplest way."

Futaba savored the mellow coffee that slowly seeped into her mouth, then put the can aside with a cold and calm expression, and turned to look solemnly at Eriri, who seemed a little puzzled.

"—That guy isn't a behavior management guru who constantly prioritizes maximizing value and benefits. He's only doing this because he thinks it's right to help you."

"—"

"So, instead of worrying about why that guy is trying to help you, why not use your little brain and think about something else."

Futaba paused, and her eyes, looking directly at Eriri, gradually became serious and sharp.

"Sawamura, are you really worthy of Hoshimi reversing her position to help you?"

Futaba, who has always been a bit lazy and doesn't like to talk to others, would actually question her so clearly - this was something Eriri had never expected.

"Well……"

Ying Lili was stunned for a moment, then opened her mouth, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start. Her eyes became evasive and uncertain.

"me……"

She wanted to raise her head proudly and naturally as usual and say, "Of course, I will definitely not let him down."

But whenever this thought flashed through her mind, the look in Tomoya Aki's eyes, who had been ostracized because of her, would reappear in her memory.

It was a look of despair and resentment that said, "I will never forgive you again."

"I………"