Is it a problem to have a harem in a stranger heroine?

As Bai Ye said this, he took out a lunch box, causing Sawamura Eriri to lean back suddenly, and her golden twintails danced like rattles.

"I don't want it! Senior, how could you bring out dark cuisine? Teacher Yinglai is famous for being elusive!"

"Since Teacher Yinglai is so elusive, do you still think the box contains dark cuisine?"

"Oh, yeah!"

Eriri Sawamura pounded her palms, and her originally fearful eyes suddenly lit up.

"Xiao Jun can also cook dark dishes?" Kasumigaoka Utaha came over at some point.

Bai Ye turned his head when he heard the voice, and his eyes happened to fall on Kasumigaoka Utaha's pair of plump and well-proportioned black silk legs that sparkled in the sun.

With this beautiful scene deeply engraved in his mind, Bai Ye naturally looked away, treating it as just an accident.

"Long legs with black stockings, who invented this weapon of mass destruction?!"

Although he didn't dare to say it out loud, he dared to admit that he was a stockings and legs control freak, especially since his target was Kasumigaoka Utaha, his lethality was doubled.

Looking up and meeting Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes, Bai Ye thought it necessary to clarify her "misunderstanding".

"I'm sorry, Aki-san, but I didn't make the dark cuisine."

"Really?" Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't seem surprised. "I can guess that besides his motivation for being an otaku, Ethics-kun isn't very good at cooking."

"Kasumigaoka-senpai, I heard you saying bad things about me again!"

At this time, classmates Tomoya Aki and Megumi Kato came to the cooking classroom. The former was holding a cylinder made of manuscript paper, and his face was full of anger at Kasumigaoka Utaha's sarcasm.

"As long as you're full, cooking is fine. Worst case scenario, there's always takeout. Why waste precious otaku time?!"

"Hmph~ Are you trying to cover up, Ethics-kun? I'm so sorry, but it's too late."

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Aki Tomoya were making fun of each other, while Kato Megumi came to Byakuya and looked at the lunch box on the table.

"Senior, is the lunch box leaking?"

Chapter 39 Is this a sad story line?

Bai Ye knew that he could take the food from cooking class home, but he forgot that he had cooking class today, so he didn't bring a lunch box.

Just then, Kato Megumi took out a lunch box.

"Senior, did you forget to bring your lunch box? If you don't mind, please use mine."

A white plastic lunch box with a cartoon kitten printed on the lid, a common style that can be found everywhere in the market.

"If I use it, what about you, Kato-kun?"

"I have some too." Kato Hui took out another lunch box with water droplets hanging on it, "One is for the lunch box, and the other is for cooking class. Don't worry, senior."

Although Kato Megumi's tone was light, it did not alleviate Bai Ye's doubts.

"Kato-san, are you a bento person? Didn't you eat lunch in the cafeteria last week?"

"Senior, is the lunch box leaking?"

And now, the first words that Kato Megumi said when she walked into the club activity room deepened Bai Ye's doubts.

"Kato-san should know best whether the lunch box leaks or not, unless it's newly bought."

"No, plastic lunch boxes do tend to deteriorate over time, so it's understandable that Kato-san asked."

Bai Ye's doubts about Kato Megumi grew, but he still accepted it with gratitude.

"No leaks, very solid."

"That's good."

After saying that, Kato Megumi put down her schoolbag and sat behind Bai Ye.

On the other side, Tomoya Aki and Utaha Kasumigaoka finished their argument. Utaha Kasumigaoka found a seat nearby and sat down. She fiddled with her bangs and her eyes seemed to show displeasure. Her pair of black silk legs kept shaking, revealing her owner's irritable mood.

Without looking, Bai Ye knew that he was surrounded from the front, back and right. Even though there was an aisle on the right, the gloomy aura emitted by Kasumigaoka Utaha had already enveloped it.

Bai Ye didn't care about the "distance" issue anymore. In the last two club activities, everyone inexplicably gathered around him, and this time was no exception.

"Never mind, today's focus is on what I promised Sawamura-kun."

After thinking about it, Bai Ye raised his hand.

"Aki-san, I have an opinion on the setting of "Flash Girls"."

Although he was depressed that Byakuya spent the entire cooking class with Kato Megumi, his anticipation of seeing Kato Megumi become the heroine in "Flash Girls" suppressed his depression.

"Does Senior Xiao have any new ideas?"

Bai Ye didn't answer him first, but turned to look at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"How many character arcs did Kasumigaoka-san write?"

"One, I've been perfecting this character arc these past few days."

Kasumigaoka Utaha took out a manuscript paper of nearly 10 pages.

As for the copywriting of "Flash Girls", she only needs to be responsible to Tomoya Aki, accept his review and get his approval.

But ever since she knew that Bai Ye was "Bai Ye's Eyes", she began to want to get Bai Ye's evaluation.

"But, is this really okay?"

While she was struggling with her conscience, her hand had already unconsciously reached out for the manuscript paper.

"Xiao Jun, you can take a look. Um... After you're done reading it, please share it with everyone else. You can also offer your opinions, although I may not necessarily accept your ideas."

The moment Bai Ye touched the manuscript paper, he felt Kasumigaoka Utaha's hand tremble, but he did not let go.

The character line written by Kasumigaoka Utaha is, in simple terms, the line of the male protagonist's senior sister, mixed with elements of past lives, memories, yandere, etc., allowing Bai Ye to see through her thoughts at a glance.

"Is this the only story Kasumigaoka-san wrote? Are there other character arcs? Just an outline is fine."

Kasumigaoka Utaha lowered her head in silence for a moment, then shook her head.

What everyone doesn’t know is that due to her lack of social interaction, the characters in Kasumigaoka Utaha’s works are all taken from people around her, such as herself.

Bai Ye understood that the outcome of this character line could be seen from the gloomy expression of Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Even so, he still spoke.

"Kasumigaoka-san, a gal game can't have just one heroine, and there can't be just one character arc."

Kasumigaoka Utaha understands this very well. She also knows that Aki Tomoya's purpose of forming the club is not only for "Flash Girls", but also because he has a secret affection for Kato Megumi.

I just need to follow the instructions, but why can't I help myself the moment I put pen to paper?

Bai Ye read the manuscript. To be honest, he was impressed by Kasumigaoka Utaha's writing style, but the content was...

"Have you seen it, Aki-san?"

"I've seen it. Senior Shiyu sent it to me yesterday."

"So what do you think, Aki-san?"

"Well, there's nothing wrong with Shiyu-senpai's writing style, but the content... well, I think there could be more choices. It's not that this choice is bad, but I just didn't find that feeling."

Aki Tomoya's ambiguity made Bai Ye narrow his eyes and shake his head in his heart.

Typical Party A requirements.

Because it is a senior sister line, there is no common ground with Kato, and it is very likely that Aki Tomoya will deny it. The only intersection that can be called is probably the "fateful encounter" of the male and female protagonists.

But doesn’t everyone have his or her own “fateful encounter”? What does this mean?

Party A only wants to see what it wants to see, and sometimes even Party A itself is not clear what it wants, so it makes demands like "chaotic white" and "colorful black".

As a boy himself, Bai Ye probably understands what Tomoya Aki desires in his heart, but he has no responsibility to say it, nor does he want to interfere too much in Tomoya Aki's inner troubles.

"Take a look, Kato-kun."

Passing the manuscript to the next person, Bai Ye expressed his opinion.

"It's absolutely impossible for Flash Girl to have only one character arc. The average gal game has 3-5 character arcs, not to mention the intersections between them."

"Well, I agree with Senior Xiao. There are too few character arcs. Can Senior Shiyu write more character arcs?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha still lowered her head and nodded, her tone somewhat lost:

"Ethics-kun...and everyone, what character arcs would you like to see?"

"this......"

"Choose from the orthodox line!" Bai Ye interrupted. He didn't want the topic to be entangled between Tomoya Aki and Utaha Kasumigaoka. Whether it was for himself, Eriri Sawamura, Megumi Kato or the entire club, it was the best choice to cut the Gordian knot now.

"The most popular storylines are usually childhood sweethearts, the one that falls from the sky, the senior and junior, the cousin, the eldest daughter, the maid, the club friend, etc. Since Kasumigaoka-san has written a storyline about an older senior and a younger sister, why not write a storyline about a childhood sweetheart? Then choose one from those. All of the above are the most popular on the market."

"Okay..." Kasumigaoka Utaha was very confused now, but she could still listen to Bai Ye's words.

At this moment, Bai Ye felt Kato Megumi's body leaning slightly towards him. He turned his head and met her eyes.

"Senior, regarding this character line..."

"Kato-san, if you have any opinions, please feel free to share them. We might be able to come up with better ideas by pooling our wisdom."

"Yeah, Kato, just tell me what you think!" Aki Tomoya echoed.

Kato Megumi looked at Bai Ye, then at Aki Tomoya.

"What exactly is the story of "Flash Girl"?"

"Well...Kato, you are the heroine. Your feelings are important. This is a story that changes you into the heroine!"

The theme of "Flash Girl" has not been determined yet, but Bai Ye thinks it is too early to talk about it now.

"Kato-san, what do you think of this character arc? You might cross paths with the protagonist in the future, so just share your thoughts."

"Well..." Kato Megumi gently put down the manuscript, and when she opened her eyes again, she looked at Aki Tomoya, "I feel that the protagonist is very unhappy. Is this a sad story?"

Chapter 40 People Driven Forward by Guilt

"Overall, I think the story is quite enjoyable. The heroine and the hero were separated in their past life due to misunderstandings and war, and they were never able to meet. The heroine, carrying the memories of her past life, reunites with the hero in this life. After that, the heroine puts aside the entanglement of her past life and embarks on a new journey, and finally they are together."

In the opinion of Tomoya Aki, this is an overall happy character line. Although Senior Shiyu only briefly mentions the part about the origin of the previous life in the character line, more ink is spent on the new journey after the reunion in this life.

"Is that so? Maybe I misunderstood."

Kato Megumi didn't say much, she sorted out the manuscript paper and handed it to Sawamura Eriri.

"It's your turn, Sawamura-kun."

"Hmm...do I need to read it too? Isn't that what Kasumigaoka writes about?"

Although she said no, she still took the manuscript.

Aki Tomoya expressed his opinion on the senior sister line, but Bai Ye had a different opinion from him.

If we use four words to describe it, it is:

Don't mean what you say.

Did Kasumigaoka Utaha just briefly mention the origins of her previous life?

How can this be? !

Didn’t you see how vividly she described her past life connection, and how the pen marks on the manuscript paper were so vivid?

If she was someone who easily forgets the past, would she recall the past at every key plot after they meet again in this life, and would she look like this now?

Utaha Kasumigaoka held her forehead with both hands, and her drooping bangs made it impossible to see her face.

In Bai Ye's opinion, the character line written by Kasumigaoka Utaha is a kind of stubborn plea.

She uses a long passage about her unknown present life to cover up her reluctance to the known past, hoping that Akitomo can also see through her stubbornness and plea for reconciliation disguised under the words.

But, did Aki Tomoya understand it?

Bai Ye folded his hands, silent.

His purpose today was to use the character line written by Kasumigaoka Utaha to bring out the inadequacy of the story line of "Flash Girls". He then brought up the childhood sweetheart line, adding fuel to the fire and talking about its necessity to the point where it would attract Aki Tomoya's attention, and then led the topic to finding materials, and finally to Sawamura Eriri.

But now, the heavy character arc of Kasumigaoka Utaha is like a mountain pressing down on the club activities, and the air seems to be frozen a little.

He was thinking: If Kasumigaoka Utaha continues to put too much emotion into her writing but still doesn't get a response from Aki Tomoya, Kasumigaoka Utaha will probably be drowned in the haze and guilt of the past and never recover.

Bai Ye understood that he had a responsibility in this.

The guilt for the past is the key he uses to open the dusty heart of Kasumigaoka Utaha, but now Kasumigaoka Utaha uses this key to add another lock to the box called "the past".

The first rule of the "Gentleman's Code": Try not to let girls get hurt, either physically or mentally.