Chapter 41
However, Ye Yu quickly realized what was happening.
Kurumi was trying to help him.
The four people who had previously extorted 400 million yen from him had already been wiped out—family and all—by Ye Yu.
But Kurumi didn't know that.
She was probably worried he didn't have enough money, so she found an excuse to help him out.
Three hundred million yen… that was 15 million soft sister coins (RMB equivalent).
Even though the Tokisaki family was extremely wealthy, the money didn't belong to her.
For Kurumi to take out 300 million, she had likely emptied almost everything she personally had.
Looking at Kurumi's face—flushed like a perfectly ripe little apple—Ye Yu really wanted to kiss her.
This was the difference between anime goddesses and women from the apocalypse.
In the apocalypse, forget about someone like Kurumi giving you money—even if the two of you were just playing cards together, you had to constantly stay alert in case she suddenly stabbed you.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Are you a little touched?"
Kurumi saw Ye Yu's dazed expression and felt extremely proud inside.
She had gathered this money by using up all her pocket money, plus selling off some of the gold and collectibles her grandfather had given her.
That was how she scraped together three hundred million.
Her personality was like this—once she decided on her feelings, she went straight for it!
First, offer 300 million to help Ye Yu.
Then, bring him home to meet the family as her boyfriend.
After that, break off that annoying engagement.
And then the two of them could…
As Kurumi thought this, her right hand directly reached up to touch Ye Yu's face.
When the girl he liked was being this forward, how could Ye Yu possibly disappoint her like some dense anime protagonist?
He immediately pressed his left hand over Kurumi's.
His right arm wrapped around her slender waist.
Kurumi let out a startled yelp—she clearly hadn't expected Ye Yu to respond so boldly.
"Ye Yu-kun, you…"
"Pretending to be your boyfriend for three hundred million feels wrong to me."
Kurumi's eyes turned misty, her cheeks burning red.
Right now, the tip of her nose was only a few centimeters from Ye Yu's face.
"Ye Yu-kun… are you unwilling to pretend to be my boyfriend?"
Ye Yu smiled faintly. With his enhanced hearing, he could clearly hear Kurumi's heart pounding rapidly at this moment.
"This is three hundred million. How about I just become your boyfriend for life instead? Otherwise, taking this money would really make me uneasy!"
Looking at Ye Yu's slightly amused expression, Kurumi suddenly didn't know anymore—
Who exactly was seducing whom here?
"Ye Yu-kun, you mean… mmph…"
Following his golden rule of "if you can act, never just talk," Ye Yu directly kissed her.
Kurumi's eyes widened, but soon she melted completely into Ye Yu's skillful kiss.
"Who's in there?"
"Probably Tohka. Kurumi wouldn't be here at this hour."
A somewhat cool, indifferent voice rang out, making Kurumi shiver involuntarily.
Their lips parted.
Kurumi hurriedly broke free from Ye Yu's embrace.
Then she began straightening her already perfectly neat clothes.
Seeing Kurumi's adorable reaction, Ye Yu teased:
"You're making it feel like we're having a secret affair!"
"Hmph! And you're still laughing at me!"
Kurumi pinched Ye Yu in embarrassment and anger.
Ye Yu gently stroked Kurumi's hair. Perhaps because she hadn't become a Spirit yet, her personality was quite different from what he remembered.
But certain core traits had been preserved—he really loved this about her.
At that moment, a figure walked in.
Waist-length pink hair tied into twin tails with black ribbons. She wore a white shirt, a wine-red skirt with white trim, and a red coat draped over her shoulders. A lollipop was in her mouth.
Her red eyes stared at Ye Yu, a trace of curiosity on her fair face.
Though she looked slightly more mature than in his memory, Ye Yu recognized her instantly.
Itsuka Shidou's younger sister from Date A Live, the commander of Ratatoskr, the Spirit known as Efreet—Itsuka Kotori!
Kurumi and Tohka being best friends was already surprising enough.
Now Kotori and Kurumi were close too?
Before Ye Yu could finish marveling, another figure followed closely behind.
Striking white hair, the right side tied back with a blue hair tie. She wore a white shirt under a deep blue coat, and a long white skirt—looking very quiet and refined.
Ye Yu smiled faintly.
Wasn't this our grandmaster—Tobiichi Origami?
This world really was amazing.
Origami was friends with them too?
"Kurumi—I didn't expect it to really be you. Aren't you usually the laziest one?"
"And who is this guy? It's the first time I've seen you bring a boy here."
Kotori, still holding her lollipop, fired off three rapid questions at Kurumi.
Origami—expressionless as always—added from the side:
"Probably her boyfriend."
Kotori's face changed dramatically. Her trembling index finger pointed at Ye Yu.
Then she looked at Kurumi in complete disbelief.
"B-Boyfriend?? You actually have a boyfriend?!!"
Right now, Kotori felt like she was watching her own daughter—whom she'd raised since childhood— suddenly get snatched away by some random pig!
Kurumi's face was now steaming red.
Looking at her childhood friends, for a moment she didn't know what to say.
"Hello, my name is Ye Yu. I'm Kurumi's boyfriend. Nice to meet you both!"
Ye Yu smiled warmly at the two girls.
"I'm Tobiichi Origami, Kurumi's good friend. Nice to meet you!"
Grandmaster Origami extended her hand, and Ye Yu shook it gently.
Kotori still hadn't regained her composure. Somewhat shakily, she reached out her hand.
"I-I'm Itsuka Kotori. V-Very nice to meet you!"
At this point Kurumi stepped forward to make introductions.
"This is Ye Yu. He's in the same literature department as me—and the same class…"
Kurumi pointed at Kotori.
"Itsuka Kotori is a first-year in the medical department at Nerima University. Tobiichi Origami is in the mechanical systems engineering department here too. Origami is a genius in mechanics—she has lots of interesting inventions. I'll take you to see them someday!"
"They're all childhood friends of mine, just like Tohka!"
Hearing Kurumi's words, Ye Yu felt a little surprised inside.
It looked like he really needed to come to school more often. Who would've thought a single small university would contain four anime goddesses!
No—wait. If he included the school nurse Shizuka, that made five.
By now Kotori had finally recovered.
She folded her arms and kept sizing Ye Yu up.
This guy in a suit actually looked pretty handsome.
But she didn't know if he was reliable.
"Hmph. I won't pursue the fact that you hid your relationship from me for now. But why did you bring him to the club? You know the rules—non-members aren't allowed inside!"
Hearing this, Kurumi directly took Ye Yu's hand and said:
"The club is still short one member, right? So I want Ye Yu to join. Then we'll have enough people!"
Kotori looked at Ye Yu skeptically, eyeing his not-particularly-muscular frame up and down.
"Can he even handle it? I won't accept some weakling joining the club!"
Kurumi lightly tapped Kotori's forehead with her finger.
"Stop messing around. Ye Yu is just here to make up the numbers anyway!"
And Origami—who had been silent until now—suddenly spoke up.
"I agree to Ye Yu joining!"
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