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

"Ah, well...if you're here to buy doujinshi, I'm sorry we're out of stock."

Hamada subconsciously steadied his feet and took two steps forward, then turned around and nodded slightly to the black-haired boy with an apologetic look on his face.

She seemed to have mistaken this person for a customer who came to buy doujinshi.

However, Xingjian just smiled at her and indicated that she didn't need to worry about it. Then he turned his gaze to Aki Tomoya who was standing aside, and the faint smile on his face disappeared in an instant.

"..."

However, An Yilun did not meet his gaze. He just turned his face away, lowered his head, and sorted his schoolbag.

"...No, Hajima-san."

In the end, Kato, who had been observing everyone's expressions, put down the water cup in his hand and soothed the slightly uneasy mood of Hasima with a gentle smile.

"This is Hoshimi Haru, Hoshimi-kun—just like us, we're both high school students in the same grade at the same school."

She briefly introduced the boy in front of him to Hashima, and the red-haired girl raised her head slightly and looked at the black-haired boy, who seemed inconspicuous at first glance, with curiosity.

"Ah...hello, senior."

In the end, she still politely greeted him.

"Ah, one more thing, Hajima-san."

However, Kato didn't seem to want to end the conversation. She chuckled and placed the empty cup on the table, then looked up at Hasima who looked confused.

"You seem to have misunderstood just now. I'm not Aki-kun's girlfriend."

"—"

Aki Tomoya, who had been turning his back to Hoshimi and didn't want to talk to him, shuddered all over when he heard this, and Hajima's face was full of embarrassment.

"Ah... am I wrong? No, I'm sorry..."

"it's okay no problem."

Kato waved his hand very gently, the smile on his face still peaceful and did not cause any waves.

"It's okay once the misunderstanding is resolved."

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Beating him up every time you see him can easily lead to aesthetic fatigue (so let's change the way we persecute Midoriya (° ?? °)?)

Sawamura Eriri's Body Can't Shrink: Chapter 12: Parallel and Intersecting Betrayals (Part 4)

"........."

Xingjian, who had been silent all this time, looked at the expressions of the two people and raised his eyebrows thoughtfully.

It seems that Kato is also fighting back in his own way.

"So, what's the matter with you appearing here, Hoshimi-kun?"

Finally, Kato raised his little head slightly and faced Hoshimi with a gentle and somewhat bright smile.

Maybe it was an illusion, but her expression seemed more sincere than usual.

"...I just saw you guys from a distance, Kato, so I thought I'd come over to say hello."

Hoshimi wasn't the type of person who could tell a lie without batting an eyelid - so he spoke the first half of his sentence in a slightly stiff tone before finally meeting Kato's gaze.

"The doujinshi you're selling seem to be very popular. They've all sold out. It must be very hard work."

His eyes conveyed concern for you, asking, "Are you okay?"

In contrast, Kato chuckled and shook his head, the ease and comfort on his face not diminishing in the slightest.

"That's not true. It's all because of Hashima-san's own work that attracts customers. Our help is just icing on the cake."

“Hey, hey hey…”

Obviously taking Kato's compliment seriously, Hasima blushed and chuckled, scratching the back of his head a little embarrassedly.

"........."

Only Tomoya Aki frowned slightly when he heard this.

According to the original development...Hajima's doujinshi is popular, and he should have made some contribution to this success.

He was still troubled by what he foresaw would happen in the future.

"...Hajima-san, huh? I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to buy your work, but I believe the reason your doujinshi sold out so quickly must be because you have an exceptional talent for it."

Hoshimi lowered his head and smiled at Hasima who was standing in front of him, then turned his gaze gently back to Aki who had her back to him, the harmless smile on his face still pure and calm.

"Ren Ye, you must think so too, right?"

"—"

Kato Megumi raised her eyebrows without changing her expression. With her back to Hoshimi, Aki Tomoya frowned and opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

"No, no, that kind of thing..."

Having no idea of ​​the subtle change in the atmosphere, Hamima stood there and touched her nose a little embarrassedly. The frequent compliments from the people around her were almost making her feel a little dizzy.

"Hey, but I just noticed the cover of the book you're selling, Junior. The artwork is still a little rough, but it's sure to become more and more exquisite with time."

Although the boy named Hoshimi Haru doesn't look very outstanding at first glance, if you look closely at his smiling face, you will inexplicably find him more and more pleasing to the eye - this is the psychological activity of Hajima who has been staring at Hoshimi.

"At this rate of growth, she might even be able to join your club and become a valuable creative force for you. Isn't that right, Tomoya?"

However, Hashima didn't know why, the kinder and more humble the attitude of this Hoshimi-senpai was, the more silent the Aki-senpai, who had his back to them, became, and he was unwilling to turn around and look at them face to face.

“…What on earth do you want to do?”

After a moment, An Yi, with a sullen and unfriendly expression, turned his head to look at Xing Jian, his voice low and a little hoarse.

"You are not welcome here, you'd better leave."

Bodao was subconsciously stunned for a moment.

After all, just now, when this senior was about to cheer for me, the warm smile on his face has not yet disappeared from my mind.

Before the awkward atmosphere spread completely, Hajima turned his head to look at the black-haired boy who had been ordered to leave.

The smile on the latter's face remained calm and easygoing, without any sense of embarrassment or panic of being targeted.

Miss Kato blinked beside her, feeling a little regretful that she had just drunk all the water in the cup. Now she couldn't use the action of drinking water to cover up her mental activities.

Xingjian curled his lips slightly, and another meaning gradually emerged in the smile on his face.

Is this his attitude towards his former "best friend" - now a tool that has no use to him?

It's really... not a surprising answer at all.

Unfortunately, even that decency and politeness were deliberately pretended.

Just when Xingjian was rubbing his hands together, wanting to obey the nausea rising in his heart and kick Aki in the stomach without thinking twice -

"If he's not welcome here, then am I?"

An extremely childish girl's voice came from behind Xingjian.

"—"

When Aki and Kato, who were standing by, looked in the direction of the sound, their faces showed varying degrees of surprise and astonishment.

I don't know when she walked to the back of the stall, and the little girl wearing a mask and sunglasses took off her baseball cap, revealing a beautiful pair of golden ponytails.

She slowly walked in front of Xingjian, using her small body to block the latter. The little girl took off her glasses and stared at the black-haired boy with glasses with her clear blue eyes.

"Let's find a place to talk for a while...Ryouya."

“………Eh?”

Aki Tomoya stared at the little girl in front of him in a daze. After noticing the strange yet somewhat familiar aura around her, he gradually overlapped her face with the face of his childhood sweetheart in his mind.

Finally, as if realizing something, he stretched out his trembling hand and pointed at the blond-haired, blue-eyed little girl in front of him with some disbelief.

“You—are you…?”

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Look, I'm here to give you bosses more updates (funny)

If nothing unexpected happens, the next chapter might be the end of this volume...? (Of course, it could also be the next chapter, which is not far away anyway) Then we can start the third volume.

Once I finish the third volume...I can go on a killing spree (click my finger)

Sawamura Eriri's Body Can't Shrink: The Final Chapter: A Fist That Never Swung for Herself (Part 1)

About ten minutes ago, at the entrance of Kashiwagi Eri's stall.

The blonde girl, with her hat brim slightly raised, glared hostilely at the slim and graceful girl with a black hairband standing before her. Her young face was filled with rejection and disgust, as if she was not a stranger. (Although the other person was not a stranger at all.)

"Kasumigaoka Utaha, why are you here?!"

She questioned him viciously and in a bad tone, but Shiyu, who was standing in front of her, just lowered her head and smiled.

"Ah, I happened to be going to the editorial office today, so I stopped by to see how Kashiwagi-sensei was doing and the sales of his new work—why, you don't welcome me?"

She even bent down and rubbed Miss Eriri's tender and chubby little face with a smile, as if she was playing with her favorite doll.

"Ugh—Kasumigaoka Utaha! What are you doing to me, woman—Ugh, this is so rude!"

There was no way around it. Miss Eriri's body had shrunk, and even when she was questioning, her voice was so babyish that it made it impossible to get angry at all.

Eriri struggled for a long time until Kasumigaoka Utaha herself was satisfied and slowly let go, and she was able to break free from Utaha's "bonds of love".

"I'm so sorry that I didn't let you see me in such a miserable state, unable to sell anything. You must be very disappointed, right?"

Eriri adjusted her collar and stared angrily at Shiyu, who was much taller than her.

The latter just chuckled and raised his eyebrows, seemingly not caring about her sarcasm at all.

"Ah, Sawamura-kun is already in a bad state right now. Not only has your body shrunk, but you also have to ask others to look after your stall... Eh."

Shiyu paused slightly when her gaze fell on the gray-haired girl sitting at the table, looking at her with indifferent eyes.

She thought that the boy named Xing Jianqing appeared here.

"I'm Hoshimi's friend, Rio Futaba. That guy kind of left early."

Futaba seemed to see through Kasumigaoka Utaha's thoughts and spoke lightly, giving the simplest and most understandable explanation.

"...I see, Futaba-san."

Hearing this, Kasumigaoka withdrew his curious gaze and nodded.

"I'm Kasumigaoka Utaha, a third-year student. Thank you for your guidance."

"Senior Kasumigaoka, I've long heard of your great name."

After a brief conversation, the two people who were not very familiar with each other did not say anything else.

After nodding slightly to Futaba, Kasumigaoka Utaha turned her gaze to Eriri who had been observing her from the side.

Looking at her childish yet mature face, Shiyu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"……puff."

"What are you laughing at, you guy?"

"I'm just curious. Why do you think I came here to laugh at you, Sawamura-kun? Am I that boring?"

Shiyu squatted down slightly and looked at Eriri, who was still puffing up her cheeks but looking unhappy, with equal eyes. Finally, she tilted her head and smiled gently.

"Can't you simply understand that I came to see you because I'm worried about your safety?"

"—"

Upon hearing this, the annoyance and anxiety on Eriri's face froze slightly, and were replaced by gradually clear and distinct astonishment and dullness.

“…Are you serious?”

Shiyu smiled faintly and gave her a wink - and then Eriri realized that she seemed to be teased.

"You——Kasumigaoka Utaha!!"

Unfortunately, no matter how much she hated him, she couldn't find the right words to fight back. She could only stare at Shiyu with a red face and the eyes of a vicious dog.

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Sorry, Sawamura-kun's physical performance is so adorable that it's made me want to bully you twice as much."

Ms. Shiyu seemed to say something unfriendly to Ms. Eriri with a smile.

"I'm just kidding. Actually, I came here because I was worried about you, Sawamura-kun. It's on my way anyway."