I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

"Please help me, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"

Without giving the other person a chance to react, Iori Hatima closed the line right after sending the message.

In the club of Akane Benizaka, Iori Hamajima walked up to the club's boss sheepishly and said, "Excuse me, my sister happened to have an appointment with a friend today. What a jerk. I've told her several times to come to the club, but the girl just can't remember!"

A wave of questioning glances swept across Hasima Iori's face, but he remained unmoved with an apologetic smile on his face.

"No, it's okay, maybe next time."

These two people have their own thoughts.

As for Tomoya Aki, he asked again and again why but never got a response.

Half an hour later, Akitomo heard the doorbell.

"Senior, are you at home?!"

When Tomoya Aki walked to the entrance, he could hear the slightly nervous and gentle voice through the door.

He took a deep breath, and the depression in his heart disappeared, then he quickly opened the door for Bodao to go out to sea.

"You came here alone? That's awesome, go out to sea!"

"Hehehe, I always feel like Senior is praising me like a primary school student who's going on a long journey... After Brother told me the address, I turned around and came straight over!"

After seeing Tomoya Aki, Hamajima seemed to have lost the tension he had when waiting outside the door before going out to sea.

However, when she entered the house later, her face still showed some excitement. This was her first time visiting Tomoya Aki's house.

After receiving the news from Hamajima Iori, Hamajima Isekai was puzzled as to why her brother suddenly gave her such a "surprise", but she still came over without hesitation.

"I was originally looking for your brother, but I didn't expect that he actually called you over. Sorry, I have to go out to sea!"

Aki Tomoya clasped his hands together and looked at Hamajima heading out to sea embarrassedly.

He really didn't expect that Iori Hamajima would do this.

However, he also felt strange in his heart, as if he had been tricked by Iori Hatima for some unknown reason.

Maybe it's an illusion...

"My brother has been acting a little weird lately."

Hamajima Izumi replied half-jokingly, and Aki Tomoya noticed some worry in her eyes.

This made him curious and asked, "What's so strange about this?"

"My brother always wanted me to join his club, and I went a few times. However, he doesn't seem to want me to go recently... Is my ability declining instead of improving?"

Hamajima Izumi subconsciously expressed his worries, without reservation in front of Aki Tomoya.

From her words, Aki Tomoya immediately guessed something.

She has been to Akane Akane's club several times, and recently, Iori Hatima rarely lets her go. Ichimochi Hatima thinks that her abilities have declined, and he does this because he doesn't want her to cause trouble.

However, in fact, Tomoya Aki knew something about the reason.

"After all, everyone has selfish motives."

Aki Tomoya immediately understood what that Hamajima Iori was thinking. After all, his sister was a painter with great potential. It would be better for her to achieve fame in his hands than under Akane Ayaka. After all, Hamajima Iori had told him in person that he would not stay in Akane Ayaka's club for long.

That person had his own plans in mind.

"Senior Akane Benizaka should know. I thought my ability was recognized by that person. He suddenly asked me to go over, and then suddenly told me that I didn't need to go and could come to the senior's place. Maybe it was all a misunderstanding."

Hamajima Izumi smiled, but Aki Tomoya could still see that she was somewhat confused and had some doubts about her own abilities.

Seeing this, Aki Tomoya sighed in his heart, that Hamajima Iori really wasn't afraid that he wouldn't be able to see through it, and maybe Hamajima Iori would always misunderstand it.

This time, contacting Iori Hatima was exactly what I wanted.

Aki Tomoya smiled helplessly, and when he was about to comfort Hamima before going out to sea, his phone's Line alert sounded of a new message.

Without rushing to check the line, Aki Tomoya first comforted Izumi Najima and said, "Izumi, even Kashiwagi Eri is jealous of your ability. You must never doubt your ability. On the contrary, it is because of your ability that Iori is unwilling to hand you over to others."

"Hey, jealousy or something, it's not that exaggerated..."

There was a lot of surprise in the eyes of Bo Dao Chu Hai.

When she first heard what Tomoya Aki said, she was a little skeptical, but after seeing the sincerity in Tomoya Aki's eyes, she didn't think that Tomoya Aki would deliberately make up such words to comfort her.

"By the way, you still don't know who Kashiwagi Eri is?"

Aki Tomoya suddenly asked, since Hamajima Demi had been to Akane Akane's place several times, and at the last New Year's party, Eriri also followed Akane Akane out of the door, Hamajima Demi should have known Eriri's true identity, right?

Moreover, I saw her at the fan convention last year. Although she was wearing a mask, her blue eyes and blonde hair were not something that everyone had.

"…Who? Although Ms. Akane Ayaka showed me the photo, isn't Kashiwagi Eri the same person as Kashiwagi Eri?"

It seems that she didn't associate Eriri with the person who almost turned herself into a steamer last year. She didn't even know that they first met in August last year.

Aki Tomoya couldn't help laughing, but didn't explain anything further.

He remembered that someone had sent him a line message, so he looked down and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"what happened?"

"Nothing, Kashiwagi Eri is looking for me."

"what?"

The message on Line was from none other than Kashiwagi Eri, also known as Eriri, who was just mentioned by Aki Tomoya.

She asked Aki Tomoya what he had decided to do in the afternoon and whether he wanted to go out.

Aki Tomoya looked up at the island going out to sea, then replied: "I'm busy, I'm taking care of the kids!"

Chapter 166: Childhood sweethearts are not inferior to others

Ying Lili looked confused.

After she knew that Tomoya Aki was now with Tomoya Nagishima, she thought of this junior high school classmate of Tomoya Aki.

Got intercepted...

There was nothing much to say, so I could only hang up the phone silently, and then compare the pros and cons of the junior schoolmate department and the childhood sweetheart department.

Time flies and it is July 23rd. It is Friday the 20th and Toyonosaki Academy has already held its graduation ceremony. The first summer of the third year and also the last summer of high school has arrived.

With a thirst for knowledge, Eriri asked a freshman from a famous university, "Which one is stronger, the junior schoolmate or the childhood sweetheart?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha, a freshman in the Faculty of Literature at Keio University, a top private university, pretended to think for a while.

She first looked at Eriri who looked curious, then shook her head, and then nodded, which made Eriri's mood fluctuate.

"What's going on? Tell me!"

Just from the body language, Eriri was panicked.

I have no idea whether Kasumigaoka Utaha is more optimistic about the childhood sweetheart type or the junior school girl type.

"Personally, I prefer..."

Under Eriri's gaze, Kasumigaoka Utaha opened her mouth, and then paused at the last moment.

This suspenseful approach made Eriri think of the most hateful creature in the world.

She took a deep breath and couldn't help muttering in her heart: "One day I will have a knife in my hand and kill all the broken dogs in the world!"

Keeping it a secret now is simply inhuman!

"Senior sister department."

"????"

Eriri looked doubtful.

She thought she had heard it wrongly.

"You're playing tricks on me!"

"Teacher Kashiwagi Eri, your childhood sweetheart is doomed to fail. It's better not to hope for the best."

Kasumigaoka Utaha chuckled.

She doesn't care about childhood sweethearts or junior schoolmates. It has nothing to do with her. No one knows what's wrong with Eriri today, and she suddenly asks her such a question.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you still like that person?"

"Yes, I still like you, but I'd like to have a chance to play together."

Eriri replied honestly.

Her answer surprised Kasumigaoka Utaha.

She doesn't deny the feelings in her heart, but Eriri can also tell the other party directly. It's just that because they were not a normal childhood sweethearts in the past, Eriri feels a little regretful about this and wants to do something that is more in line with a childhood sweetheart relationship.

"Maybe it's a little late for the relationship to normalize. This is already the last year of high school."

Eriri first looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha with disdain. She knew very well that the other party looked down on her in this regard.

However, Eriri had the same idea.

Why did someone who came out of the shadows later than her become someone more capable than herself in the eyes of others? His childhood sweetheart's perception of her was a bit biased.

"who are you?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Eriri in disbelief. Her exaggerated look made Eriri a little annoyed.

"You are definitely not Sawamura Eriri to be able to say such powerful words!"

“…Not only am I not angry, but I’m actually a little happy, hehehe!”

Ying Lili was not angry at all because she didn't know why she should be angry.

It's such a refreshing feeling to surprise Kasumigaoka Utaha!

It's like a Jedi counterattack!

"You think I'm jealous? I'm just envious of Renye's normal relationship with others, stupid stupid stupid stupid!"

Eriri stuck out her tongue and said tauntingly.

Jealous of Bo Island's sailing?

When we met at a doujin exhibition just last year, I was quite jealous because Tomoya Aki never praised her books, but he praised the doujinshi of Tomihashima Izumi to the sky in front of her.

If she could keep her mind balanced, she, Eriri, would be a great saint.

But as a matter of fact, Hamajima's ability to go to sea is indeed very strong, and his potential should not be underestimated. In this regard, Akitomo is not wrong.

"Angry!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was so angry that her teeth were itching. She didn't realize that Eriri could be so arrogant to her!

She couldn't help but put her hands on Eriri's shoulders, exuding an amazing aura.

"W-what?!"

Eriri, who was suppressed in an instant, raised her head and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha who was covering her, unable to move.

This woman is so terrifying!

"Eri, you are such a person, such a person..."

goo-dong-

Eriri swallowed subconsciously and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha in front of her with some fear.

But after waiting for a long time, she still didn't get any further news from Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha silently let go of Eriri and did not say the next words that Eriri had been waiting for for a long time.

Her attitude left Eriri confused.

What exactly does the other party want to say and express? !

“It’s been great working with you.”

While Eriri was constantly guessing, Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly said something.