See you tomorrow, Kato-san."
Aki Tomoya didn't care too much about Kato Megumi's departure. If she were an ordinary student, she would have gone home long ago at this time.
But that girl is indeed interesting. She is just an ordinary girl, but because of her weak presence, she seems extraordinary.
And seriously speaking, girls like Kato Megumi are actually more special than ordinary female high school students.
I don't know if she has discovered this characteristic of herself.
Time passed unknowingly and it was closing time. After calculating the time, Tomoya Aki looked up and saw that there were no other students in the library except for Kasumigaoka Utaha who was next door.
After packing up his things, Aki Tomoya stood up and politely nodded to Kasumigaoka Utaha beside him: "Goodbye, Kasumigaoka-senpai."
Tomoya Aki walked towards the library door with his schoolbag, pretending not to notice Eriri who was hiding there with sore legs.
He carefully glanced at the panicked Eriri out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help laughing in his heart.
After hiding outside for so long, Eriri still couldn't get rid of the knot in her heart. Perhaps she had thought of the key point, but unfortunately she lacked a little courage.
He subconsciously stopped where he was and looked at Eriri. Even though he pretended not to notice him, it seemed like he was trying to cover up his crime by doing so.
After realizing this, Aki Tomoya no longer wanted to keep up this meaningless pretense. He turned to Eriri and said, "Eriri, is this something that will take a long time to figure out?"
Leaving this sentence behind, he walked straight downstairs regardless of Eriri's confused look.
Eriri looked at Tomoya Aki's back in panic and confusion, thinking about what he had just said.
"What, that guy..."
Were you making fun of him just now?
If that were the case, how arrogant and conceited would Akitomo be now...
But that's definitely not what he meant. Just now, Tomoya Aki's tone sounded more like a teasing tone.
"Sawamura-san, no, Kashiwagi Eri-sensei, you really look like..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha appeared at the door at some point, looking at Eriri with a subtle gaze.
Although she didn't say those two words, Eriri could also feel the mockery of this woman, Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Because of Tomoya Aki, probably during the summer semester of last year, they learned each other's hidden identities.
One is a rising star in the light novel world, and the other is a well-known painter in the doujin industry. With Tomoya Aki as the bond, they got to know each other.
As for secrets, there aren't many between them. Apart from what's hidden deep in their hearts, as "enemies", they also have a mutual understanding and know each other well.
"Xia Xia Xia... Kasumigaoka Utaha! What do you mean by standing behind someone out of the blue?!"
Because she was too excited, Eriri accidentally bit her tongue. She covered her mouth and subconsciously took a step back, then showed her vigilance to Kasumigaoka Utaha without any concealment.
Standing gracefully at the door of the library, Kasumigaoka Utaha maintained her elegant demeanor, in stark contrast to Eriri's flustered appearance.
"Could it be that some blonde tsundere girl was so focused on a boy that she didn't notice someone coming over? Sawamura-kun, you're really interesting!"
A faint smile appeared on Kasumigaoka Utaha's beautiful face, and she teased Eriri at this moment.
It's not that she appeared here like a ghost, but that Eriri's attention was all on Tomoya Aki, which made her not notice the arrival of Kasumigaoka Utaha. Don't make any mistake.
After being hit on the head with facts by Kasumigaoka Utaha, the mixed-race lady with gorgeous blonde hair chose to look away.
She is already pitiful enough now, and she really doesn't want to deal with Kasumigaoka Utaha's ridicule anymore.
However, this doesn't mean that Eriri can't think of a rebuttal.
"Humph, isn't that a certain woman who writes romance novels now abandoned by her loyal fans, Kasumi Shiko?"
The air was suddenly filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Eriri seemed to have found the soft spot of the elegant woman, Kasumigaoka Utaha, and a competitive smile appeared on her face.
The pot calling the kettle black, knowing that his childhood sweetheart had recently left his home, the light novel writer he liked the most had to be described with a different prefix.
"Um, a light novel writer you once liked?"
Eriri's words seemed to have hit the nail on the head, and Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression was obviously a little embarrassed.
No matter who they are, they don't have the confidence to laugh at each other.
To put it nicely, they are now indistinguishable from each other. To put it bluntly, they have almost become the so-called "women of the past."
And the most infuriating thing is that this description actually has no basis in objective facts at all.
"Then can we interview you, a 18X artist who is abusive, about how it feels to be subjected to pLAY by your childhood friend?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha took a step forward with great momentum, making full use of her tall stature to look down at Eriri in front of her.
"What a poor kid! A childhood friend who's become a complete stranger. This is a complete failure for BADENDING."
Her long, beautiful black hair fluttered like waves, shining like blood in the setting sun. With her wine-red eyes, she looked like a witch at dusk.
Eriri's petite figure suddenly fell into the shadow of Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"...You're obviously about the same as me, so don't be too proud now!"
Eriri looked up into Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes.
The situations of the two are not much different. She doesn't think that Kasumigaoka Utaha is much stronger than her now, and she doesn't understand why she is at a disadvantage when facing Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Upon hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha retracted her aura and looked at Eriri with some pity: "How pitiful, Sawamura-san! Do you still regard him as the former Aki Tomoya, or are you unable to see yourself clearly now?"
I thought that as childhood sweethearts, Eriri would understand the current Aki Tomoya better, but it turns out that she is even more confused than she is.
"You're wrong. We're very different now. If you continue to dwell on the past, you'll drown sooner or later. I'll see that person clearly and then make a decision. You, my childhood sweetheart, a blond loser, can continue to dwell on it. No one will sympathize with you!"
After leaving behind some fierce words, Kasumigaoka Utaha went straight downstairs.
Arguing with Eriri has become so boring and meaningless.
Knowing the feelings of this blonde mixed-race girl for her childhood sweetheart, he used to be wary of her, but now this vigilance is unnecessary.
The word "strangers" is really interesting.
At this point, Kasumigaoka Utaha seems to have realized that clinging to the past will only blind one's eyes.
She no longer needed to compete with Eriri, but was looking for the answer to the problem at hand for herself.
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