I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

"The weird thing is not whether we reconciled or not, but the fact that we were in two different worlds and both reached out to the middle, so the intersection was the weirdest."

This is how Aki Tomoya described their relationship.

Perhaps because he felt that Eriri couldn't understand, he asked again: "Among the people your parents have come into contact with, how many of their parents are graduates of the University of Tokyo, the University of Kyoto, or alumni of Hitotsubashi, and how many of them graduated from Yingchen in the morning? Would you be surprised if they were alumni of those schools?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Lili suddenly raised her head and wanted to say something, but the voice was stuck in her throat.

Because the fact is, if it is because of parents that you come into contact with your peers, it is normal for the parents of those peers to graduate from those schools.

So why should we be surprised by things that we see everywhere around us?

"I'm not a poor boy yet, but you are definitely a daughter of a noble family."

Tomoya Aki looked into Eriri's eyes and said seriously.

Reality is not a fairy tale, but if a poor boy can marry a rich girl, if it happens in a place like Neon, it is most likely that he will marry into the family after graduating from a prestigious university.

Marrying into a wife's family is not an uncommon thing in Japan's upper class, and most of the sons-in-law who marry into the wife's family have real inheritance rights and are raised as their own sons.

Ying Lili is very happy. After all, it is very likely that in the future there will not be a situation where an only child fails to make up for her parents and is arranged to get married without even the chance to choose.

"So it's strange, isn't it? We are in two different worlds, but we finally intersect at the node of the second dimension."

Aki Tomoya stated this fact calmly.

In this country with an extremely heavy hierarchical atmosphere, it is actually unreasonable that they could have any intersection when they were young.

"Eri, you are not dragging anyone down right now. You are only holding yourself back by not being able to figure this out. Don't do this until you are no longer able to control yourself. When that moment comes, you will be very desperate."

Tomoya Aki reminded Eriri.

"Aunt Sawamura and the others are good parents, but they are not qualified to be your first teachers."

So is this kind of family education a failure?

Akitomo didn't want to comment. No one knew what Sayuri Sawamura and the others were thinking. Maybe they just had the capital to make Eriri live a worry-free life?

All he knew was that he was very happy when he learned that Eriri decided to work with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

But afterwards I realized that this guy was running away again, and I was so angry that I couldn't vent my anger.

"Don't run away. You clearly want to work with that senior so much, why are you running away? There are obviously very few things you need to consider, but you insist on leaving yourself with regrets."

As Aki Tomoya spoke, he started laughing.

In fact, he shouldn't be the one to say this kind of thing. Sayuri Sawamura and the others are the ones who should make Eriri understand.

However, whether Sayuri Sawamura had some plan in this, Tomoya Aki did not want to speculate. The mother was very generous to allow her daughter to have an affair with him for more than ten years.

Or rather, spoiled enough!

"So this is why Ren wants to apply to the University of Tokyo as well?"

Ying Lili raised her head and asked another question at this time, as if she had seen the gap between them.

Tomoya Aki knew what kind of answer Eriri wanted at this moment.

He closed his eyes, and after two seconds, a helpless smile appeared on his face: "I said it's for you, will you be happy?"

Eriri didn't answer, but the expectation in her eyes was genuine.

This made An Yilun feel sympathetic towards her, but also helpless.

"Knowing you is my greatest fortune and my greatest misfortune. When we had just entered high school and no one knew our past, if you were willing to get to know me again, I would probably use that answer now. But now I want to apply to the University of Tokyo, just for my own sake."

Just like the rich lady and the ordinary person in another story, people around them would not think that they would have any intersection, but a chance encounter might give the ordinary person a chance to fantasize about them.

But now, Tomoya Aki no longer has any illusions about Eriri.

Remember this feeling. After losing something once, you will never want to lose it a second time!

Chapter 67 Let’s Break Up Together (9/12)

Apply to the University of Tokyo for Eriri?

It's so funny!

When they entered high school, no one knew about their past. At that time, if Eriri had pretended to sympathize with him as a otaku and said something to him, perhaps Tomoya Aki could still have such a fantasy now.

But he actually decided to take the entrance exam to the University of Tokyo for his own sake after the spring break before the start of last semester!

It can be said that getting ahead is the goal of most people, and it is also the most realistic goal. After careful consideration, for a high school student who wants to get ahead in Neon, the most direct shortcut is to study hard and get into a prestigious school.

play games?

Make a ghost game, it’s okay to play games!

Yes, it's about studying. Taking the college entrance exam is straightforward. But in Japan, taking the college entrance exam always involves attending a cram school, especially in Tokyo, where the expenses are a bit high.

In fact, Tomoya Aki still wanted to take care of Eriri's feelings, but what was the point of saying something against his will?

It would be better to tell Eriri your true thoughts.

Whether the other party can understand it or not is one thing, but he has spoken his true feelings anyway.

"..."

silence!

There was a terrible silence on Yinglili's face, and her eyes were trembling, like rippling water under the night light.

In her flashing eyes, Akito Tomoya saw her unwillingness to accept all this.

It's right to be unwilling. He has been unwilling before.

"So, it should be easier to be friends with you."

Aki Tomoya immediately added.

Not to mention being childhood sweethearts, being able to maintain a friendship is already a very rare thing.

He didn't ask for anything else, nor did he dare to ask for more, and he didn't even want to.

Eriri looked at Aki Tomoya gloomily, and suddenly forced a smile: "Sure enough, I got it wrong. I'm sorry, Tomoya."

The three words "I'm sorry" moved Akitomo deeply. He had waited for a long time and finally heard these three words from the other person's mouth.

"I'm sorry too, Eriri, for making you isolated. I'll take it half and half."

Not only Eriri has to say these three words, but Tomoya Aki also has to say them.

Because of their common hobbies and everyone's prejudice, Eriri was isolated and Akitomo was left alone. The helplessness they felt at that time was probably the most impressive moment for both of them.

The regrets caused by various factors have been constantly accumulating in our hearts. Now that they have been put on the table, who knows whether each of us can really let go of them?

But what Eriri wanted to say at this moment was: "Ryouya, I think I've been heartbroken..."

Her words made Aki Tomoya bite his lip.

If you say so, Eriri can be considered as Tomoya Aki's first love.

"I just broke up with my boyfriend, so please don't become someone more pitiful than me."

Aki Tomoya replied in an exaggerated tone.

"Don't make others laugh, idiot!"

Eriri replied weakly, and at this moment she was completely unable to laugh.

However, this was probably the easiest communication they had had since elementary school.

This is also the closest I have ever felt.

They were childhood sweethearts, and on the day they visited a fan convention together, they both broke up.

The two looked at each other in silence, and finally it was Aki Tomoya who broke the silence and offered to take her home.

After safely delivering Eriri to Sayuri Sawamura, it was already completely dark.

"I'll take my leave now."

Tomoya Aki bowed slightly to Sayuri Sawamura.

"It's so late, why don't you stay overnight!"

Sayuri Sawamura spoke politely, observing the expressions on Tomoya Aki and her daughter's faces inconspicuously.

Without waiting for Aki Tomoya to respond, Eriri said unhappily, "Mom, you're really annoying!"

It was embarrassing that she could even come up with such a suggestion. Today was already embarrassing enough for Eriri.

At this time, Aki Tomoya also replied: "I appreciate your kindness, I won't bother you anymore, goodbye."

After saying goodbye, Akitomo left without stopping.

Sayuri Sawamura originally wanted to ask someone to see him off even if he didn't stay overnight, but Tomoya Aki didn't give her such an opportunity.

After closing the door and looking back at Eriri's depressed look, Sayuri Sawamura seemed to understand something. At this time, she came up to Eriri, held her face and said, "You will become ugly like this, smile!"

"I don't want to laugh. I feel like I'll cry if I laugh..."

Ying Lili puffed her cheeks and her face flushed slightly.

Looking at her like this, Sayuri Sawamura, who had already seen the clues, had a thoughtful look on her face.

After a while, she asked carefully, "Broken heart?"

Eriri didn't answer, but from her expression, Sayuri Sawamura could already tell the answer.

As her mother, Sayuri Sawamura thought at this time that Eriri was strong enough for not crying in front of others.

But now she wanted to hug Eriri more.

Sayuri Sawamura hugged Eriri and asked about what happened today.

With her mother's care, she did not hide anything, but told Sayuri Sawamura what happened before she came back in a weak tone.

Telling her mother about those things also relieved some of Eriri's burden.

"Breaking up in love also means starting over. Eriri has never lost to anyone!"

Saying this to Eriri, Sayuri Sawamura began to feel somewhat suspicious towards Tomoya Aki again.

It's okay for her to say a few words about her precious daughter's breakup.

"It's hard to lose to yourself..."

Eriri sighed in Sayuri Sawamura's arms.

It’s not that I lost to others, but that I lost to myself. There’s nothing much to say, but I’m very unwilling to accept it.

Especially after realizing that she had been avoiding it recently, Eriri finally faced it all. While experiencing the taste of it, she also remembered her collaboration with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

That is probably the happiest thing that has happened to me recently, being able to collaborate with a light novel author whom I admire.

"Oh, right, the fireworks display is coming soon. Let's think of something happy. The fireworks display!"

At this time, Sayuri Sawamura was also trying to divert Eriri's attention. If she didn't think about sad things, she would feel much better.

But it would have been fine if she didn't mention the fireworks display. Once she mentioned the fireworks display, Eriri thought that there would definitely be another party at home that day, and she would have to wear a mask again.

"I'm tired. I'm going back to my room first."

Even though she hated the thought of that day coming, Eriri understood that it was something that had to be done.

Looking at Eriri, who is still very strong, Sayuri Sawamura's eyes are full of worry.

What it's like when she's alone, only Eriri knows.

Chapter 68: This is how we got here (10/12)

The CM fan exhibition lasted for three days, and although Aki Tomoya only went for one day, thanks to his schoolmate, Namijima, he was able to relax well.

Considering what happened later, Tomoya Aki will probably remember August 12th for the rest of his life.

He arrived at the cram school early as usual on Monday. On this day, Aki Tomoya was surprised to find that there was someone who arrived earlier than him.

"Good morning, Kudo-san, you're here really early!"

After greeting Mr. Tsubota and Junko Harumi, Tomoya Aki came to his seat and greeted Sayaka Kudo who was sitting next to him, while sighing.

Kudo Sayaka looked like she didn't sleep well. She squinted her eyes and looked over: "Aki, can you please not use honorifics? We are obviously the same age."

When talking to people of her age, Kudo Sayaka doesn't seem to like using honorifics.