The three famous people of Toyogasaki Academy are Kasumigaoka Utaha, Sawamura Spencer Eriri, and Aki Tomoya.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, the top student in the school, is a rare literary talent and the most beautiful girl in the eyes of countless boys and girls.
Eriri, an elite member of the art club who won a prize at an exhibition in her first year of school, is a famous young lady who treats everyone kindly. Her popularity in school is on par with the one mentioned above.
Finally, there is Tomoya Aki. Well, after his actions last year, everyone in the school knew him as an obvious otaku, and his reputation was mixed. However, a subversive change took place after the start of the second grade.
Now the three most famous people in the school are all gathered together, and the two beautiful girls who are extremely popular in the school are obviously targeting Tomoya Aki.
Although she was very curious about the relationship between them, even the parties involved said it was best to ignore them, so Kato Megumi could only keep her eyes on the red book in her hand as if nothing had happened.
It was not Kato Megumi who first discovered Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha, but it was impossible for Aki Tomoya not to notice such an obvious gaze.
One is a childhood sweetheart who is still brooding over something that happened before, and the other is a senior schoolmate who is still unable to let go of the past.
…
Has this been discovered?
Eriri subconsciously shrank back behind the door.
It is believed that the reason for being discovered was not from Kato Megumi, but from the gaze of another woman.
The girl next to her childhood sweetheart, named Kasumigaoka Utaha, gave Eriri a subtle teasing look that made her realize that her whereabouts had been exposed.
"Why is that woman here, at this time?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha, that Kasumigaoka Utaha, a tricky woman!
Because of that person's existence, Eriri became even more hesitant.
This wasn't the first time she had quietly followed Aki Tomoya when he wasn't at cram school.
If Eriri puts aside her willful behavior as a young lady for a moment, she can actually think things through.
After the incident in elementary school, Eriri was forced to separate from Tomoya Aki on the front line, and they didn't speak to each other for a long time.
In recent years, we have only communicated through text messages, and exchanged games, comics, and novels in a special way.
This slightly twisted relationship was finally torn apart. After the last incident, such a relationship could no longer be maintained.
The reason is simple. Even if they are secretly like secret otaku friends on the same front and maintain such a fragile childhood sweetheart relationship, it is not a long-term solution after all.
While she was still waiting for a new opportunity, Aki Tomoya had already taken a crucial step.
Her childhood sweetheart, Tomoya Aki, who for some unknown reason suddenly chose the University of Tokyo, no longer offers her the status of a so-called childhood sweetheart.
Eriri, who already felt like she was walking on thin ice in this relationship, couldn't think of anything optimistic at this moment.
If you naively imagine that the other party will make concessions or reconcile easily, the childhood sweetheart approach will only lead to complete failure!
After learning from the painful experience, if we don't take the initiative, the distance will only get farther and farther. Can the BADENDING, which is like a stranger, still have a chance to turn around?
"Xiaxia, why are you here?!"
Eriri has been looking for an opportunity to make a breakthrough with Tomoya Aki, but the existence of Utaha Kasumigaoka makes her mind even more confused.
Although even if Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn't there, Eriri might not be able to completely let go and take the initiative to look for Aki Tomoya, but does she need a reason to pass the blame?
This is how human beings are. Even though the problem is clearly their own, they always seek psychological comfort by throwing the problem onto others.
Let's put this aside for now, the customary childhood sweetheart system will never lose!
…
"Sawamura Spencer Eriri..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha's wine-red eyes moved slightly, and she just glanced at the mixed-race girl who stood at the top of the doujinshi artist in the other world as Kashiwagi Eri.
I don't know if it was because they shared the same suffering, but looking at her hesitant and conflicted look, Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't feel any sarcasm towards Eriri, who had some conflicts with her. Instead, she sighed softly.
Hesitation will lead to failure, decisiveness will lead to failure!
Now, Kasumigaoka Utaha only wants to say these words to Eriri.
Regardless of whether Eriri is hesitant now or can make a decisive move, Kasumigaoka Utaha doesn't think she can get the ideal response from Aki Tomoya.
The current Aki Ryouya is not the junior Jun Ryouya from the past, nor is he the Ryouki-kun who rejected her feelings during spring break.
In this library, there is also "Love Metronome", which was placed on the bookshelf by Tomoya Aki himself last year.
Even though time has passed, Tomoya Aki still demonstrates his strong execution ability and his dedication to his goals.
However, this is exactly the Aki Tomoya who still retains these characteristics, and at this moment he seems so strange and familiar.
Even Kasumigaoka Utaha herself doesn't dare to say that she can clearly see the current Aki Tomoya. Has Eriri, who is hesitant and uneasy at this moment, really thought about it carefully?
So the blonde girl who looks like a loser at this moment is so pitiful.
"Third class in science at the University of Tokyo, should I say it's worthy of you?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Aki Tomoya with a slightly complicated look.
Whether in the past or now, Aki Tomoya always surprises people unexpectedly.
That serious, quiet Aki Tomoya...
"Hmm…"
Dadadadadada——
"Please calm down, Kasumigaoka-senpai. This is the library."
Aki Tomoya turned around expressionlessly and reminded Kasumigaoka Utaha who was stamping her feet in excitement.
call!
"Excuse me."
Be elegant and don't panic!
Kasumigaoka Utaha calmed down and placed her snow-white right hand on her knee.
Think rationally and calmly. Now we should observe carefully and understand the current Aki Tomoya.
It's not too late to make a decision after taking a closer look at this boy who rejected her feelings and was unromantic.
She is Kasumigaoka Utaha, a new light novel writer. She is risking her own innocence to see through the boy named Aki Tomoya!
…
After reminding Kasumigaoka Utaha, Tomoya Aki thought for a moment and realized that Eriri was still hiding at the door and thought she had not been discovered by him yet.
"What an awkward young lady!"
He sighed in his heart.
Aki Tomoya could actually imagine what situation Eriri was in and what kind of mood she was in.
But if she really wants to reconcile or something, can't she just do it?
Even though things were so awkward, her desire to reconcile was written on her face. But when he thought of her personality, Akito Tomoya knew that this guy definitely hadn't really figured out what the problem was!
And actually, things aren't as complicated as Eriri thinks, and Aki Tomoya doesn't care that much about what happened in the past.
Let's not talk about whether anyone owes anyone anything now. Let's just pretend that no one owes anyone anything and get along with each other normally.
Aki Tomoya didn't want to dwell on the past. Although what happened in his childhood had indeed left a shadow on him, it was too hypocritical to talk about it now.
The current situation with Eriri can perhaps be called a cold war, a one-sided one at that.
Because Tomoya Aki didn't care much, but Eriri cared a lot.
So let Eriri do whatever she wants. Anyway, Tomoya Aki really wants to find Eriri.
He had said everything that needed to be said, and he really didn't want to maintain that twisted relationship anymore.
We are childhood friends, and Aki Tomoya thinks that some things should be done in moderation.
Besides, as for mutual understanding, Akitomo was afraid that even if there was a so-called mutual understanding, everyone would become even more entangled.
Then there is Kasumigaoka Utaha, who looks quite calm. She is the one who really does not need too much concern.
Since she intends to see clearly that she is making the decision, let her just be an observer with peace of mind.
But I'm afraid that Tomoya Aki may have thought too little. He seemed to have forgotten that Kasumigaoka Utaha next door, as a writer of romantic light novels, is a woman with both sensibility and rationality.
"Is it true that Aki-san isn't dating them?"
Kato Ena's calm voice sounded in his ears again.
Kato Megumi, who had already seen all the reactions of Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha and the others, could never believe that there was no emotional entanglement between them.
That look of hesitation, that look of wavering, was truly too subtle.
Kato-san is surprisingly gossipy."
Aki-san replied calmly.
It is reasonable for ordinary high school girls to have such curiosity, but in the eyes of others, is the relationship between the three of them like that?
"I'm sorry, Aki-san."
Kato Megumi may have felt that she was asking something she shouldn't have asked. After all, they were just classmates with whom she had a normal relationship, and it would be inappropriate to ask such a question directly.
I asked this subconsciously out of curiosity just now, but now it seems that I didn't pay attention to the air.
"You don't need to apologize, Kato-kun. I don't mean to blame you."
A trace of helplessness appeared on Tomoya Aki's face. He was just simply surprised and had no other intentions.
"Besides, there's no need for me to lie to you."
Regarding the question about Kato Megumi, Aki Tomoya has actually already answered it once.
After hearing this, Kato Megumi nodded. Although she still had doubts in her heart, she also understood that she was not qualified to know more details.
Whether it's Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha next door, or Aki Tomoya across the way, I'm actually not familiar with any of them.
Although Kato Megumi was among the three people, she did not really participate in it. At this time, she only needed to be a bystander.
And except for Tomoya Aki, the two girls of the same grade and senior who were extremely popular in the school did not notice her.
It would be better to treat what happens next as a youth love campus story played out on a late-night TV series, Kato Megumi thought to herself.
Kato Megumi has already clearly found her own position at this moment.
She has a weak presence and no direct relationship with these three people. She is just the person who happens to be standing closest to the center of the incident. As a bystander, she only needs to fulfill her obligations as a bystander.
The three famous people in the academy seem to have nothing to do with each other on the surface, but the fact is surprising. They have established an unusual connection long ago.
In Kato Megumi's opinion, such rapid development seems to be a bit conventional.
In Kato Megumi's eyes, the most special one should be Aki Tomoya.
Take the present moment for example. He remains calm and composed in the eye of the storm, immersed in his own affairs with peace of mind. He seems passive on the surface, but he always holds the initiative. It is indeed special.
Kato Megumi and Aki Tomoya met for the first time on spring break. Like other girls, she paid attention to fashion magazines and tried to dress up that day.
The opportunity to meet Tomoya Aki was among the drifting cherry blossoms. My hat fluttered in the wind and landed on a boy of the same age as me. Can such an encounter be called romantic?
It was indeed a bit dreamy and romantic, but Kato Megumi did not cause any ripples in such an incident at the time.
But in reality it was just a chance encounter.
The other person was a boy that everyone in the school knew, and she was the inconspicuous one.
Kato Megumi, who was already used to being forgotten, was amazed at the coincidence at the time, and she didn't think that Aki Tomo would remember her.
However, when she helped her teacher to find Tomoya Aki last time, she found that the other party still remembered her, and Kato Megumi had a new understanding of this boy.
After school started after spring break, something quite unexpected must have happened to Tomoya Aki, who seemed a little out of place here.
Just like the ghost stories published in magazines, Kato Megumi felt at first that it was a bit like a supernatural event.
"The rejection is just an illusion. Rather than saying Amami-san is deliberately showing that rejection, it's more like she no longer has the need or the time to do so..."
Kato Megumi seemed to have found one of the reasons why Aki Tomoya seemed out of place.
What kind of place is the University of Tokyo? As an ordinary female high school student, Kato Megumi's first impression was how boring it would be for people who planned to enter there.
No matter how you look at it, last year's Tomoya Aki didn't seem like someone who would have that kind of goal, and that's how the so-called sense of incongruity came about.
"So, are Sawamura-san and Kasumigaoka-san also responsible?"
Kato Megumi glanced at Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha again without leaving a trace, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
"…Maybe there's a deeper reason."
After comparing the current differences between Aki Tomoya and the other two, Kato Megumi does not think that those two people were the reasons that prompted Aki Tomoya to make a subversive change.
Unconsciously, Kato Megumi suddenly woke up. In this subtle atmosphere, she did not find the truth of the triangle relationship she expected, but instead realized that the boy Aki Tomoya was different from others.
In this place where atmosphere and air are important, Aki Tomoya, who was assigned to the same class after the spring break, has completely ignored all external factors and is heading towards the place he longs for, no, it should be said that he has chosen it himself.
"See you tomorrow, Aki-san."
Kato Megumi closed the red book of Fuzugawa University, then stood up and politely said goodbye to Aki Tomoya.
It was already this time, she had to go home.
"Please take care."
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