In this crossover anime, I've been bound to two systems.

"That's because you didn't explain yourself clearly in the first place!"

"Is this the point? Do you really want to discuss such trivial matters with me here?"

"of course not……"

Eriri Sawamura's volume decreased noticeably.

After confirming that the other person seemed to have had a similar experience, she revealed why she had lied.

"You know, when I woke up this morning, I thought it was just a dream..."

"That was definitely a dream!"

Upon hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly became agitated for some reason. Her pretty face turned red, and she seemed to be trying to convince herself rather than Sawamura Eriri.

After all, she didn't experience that kind of dream last night.

Eriri Sawamura was baffled by her outburst. Her princess-like temper flared immediately, and she was about to retort when Kasumigaoka Utaha unexpectedly apologized.

"I was being disrespectful. I apologize for interrupting you. Please continue."

Eriri Sawamura felt like she had been punched and then patted on the head to make up, leaving her with an extremely uncomfortable feeling of being stuck between two extremes.

She kept reassuring herself that it was important to get down to business and that it wasn't worth arguing with this wretched woman over such a trivial matter.

"I initially thought it was just a dream, at most a little more real than other dreams. That's what I thought until I left the classroom and overheard the girls' conversation."

“You said ‘before you heard the conversation between those girls,’ which means that you changed your mind after you heard what they were saying.”

"That's right, that's exactly it. Their conversation made me think that it's impossible for such a coincidence to happen in the world."

"What do you mean?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was outside the classroom earlier, and only overheard Sawamura Eriri's lies halfway through, so she missed a lot of crucial information.

"The person they were talking about at that time had almost identical characteristics to the person in my dream."

At this point, Eriri Sawamura paused slightly, turning her head to look at Utaha Kasumigaoka, who happened to be looking at her as well.

"Can such coincidences really happen in this world?"

"..."

The two stared at each other at very close range, their deep blue and wine-red eyes surprisingly serious.

"I see. That's why you lied on purpose, saying you found something, in order to deliberately find out that person's information and, incidentally, also find out which school he attends."

Eriri Sawamura nodded, then looked up towards the southeast, where the Minegashiro University Affiliated Academy was located.

"...At least we know the area where that person is active, so no matter what actions we take next, we won't be running around like headless flies."

"Humph~"

"why are you laughing!"

"It's nothing, I just think you handled this matter very well."

"Use...use your words, I've always been smart!"

"Yes, it's just that my grades have never improved."

"You stinky woman, what would happen if you didn't snap at me a few times a day!"

"I'm sorry, it's become a habit. I'll try my best to correct it in the future."

"That kind of statement is even more infuriating!"

The argument between the two did not continue, firstly because they were both preoccupied, and secondly because Eriri Sawamura's stomach started growling at an inopportune moment.

Kasumigaoka Utaha stopped teasing her about it. After the bickering, she frowned, as if she was thinking about something important.

Eriri Sawamura opened her lunchbox and glanced at the person next to her.

"Hey, have you had lunch yet?"

"Thank you for your concern, I've already eaten."

"Um... about my question from before."

"what?"

"You had that kind of dream too, didn't you?"

"We've discussed this much already, do you really still need to ask such a question?"

"I just want a definite answer."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu nodded.

"So what was the content of your dream?"

"If you're willing to tell me about this first, Sawamura, I can reveal some details to you as appropriate."

How could I possibly tell you? Fine, don't tell me then.

Eriri Sawamura silently began to eat.

"Now that you know which school that person attends, what are your next steps, Sawamura?"

"What to do? Of course, I have to find him. If he really is the guy from my dream... I need to ask him face to face what exactly happened!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha did not agree with her approach.

"Confronting someone is not a wise approach. People who have done something wrong will not admit it unless they are caught red-handed."

"What do you mean?"

"Let's remain calm for now. The other side may not know that we've noticed something amiss. So what we need to do next is to investigate secretly and see if we can find any other clues, rather than foolishly rushing out and exposing ourselves."

"..."

Although she was reluctant to admit it, Eriri Sawamura did feel that Utaha Kasumigaoka's suggestion was more appropriate.

"But before that, there is one more important thing I want to confirm."

"what?"

"You remember what the person in your dream looked like, so you must remember their name too, right?"

"kindness."

"Then tell me, what's his name?"

"His name is... wait, why didn't you say it first?"

"Because I asked first."

"This reason has already been used before."

"Really..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha pressed her fingertips to her forehead and sighed helplessly.

Did you bring your phone?

"Bring it."

“If we both type that person’s name together and then show it at the same time, will that be fine?”

"can."

The two took out their phones, tapped away on their phones, looked at each other's expressions, and slowly showed each other their phone screens.

【The Melancholy of Suzumiya】

【The Melancholy of Suzumiya】

At this point, Kasumigaoka Utaha abandoned her last shred of hope that this was merely a coincidence, and she suggested...

"Let's go to Fengcheng University Affiliated School to investigate after school this afternoon."

"After school, we still have games to discuss."

Now that you understand that what happened to us wasn't a coincidence, do you still feel like talking about such things?

"It's also..."

…………

Chapter 44: It's common sense that the friend fee is doubled.

"Wow--"

The sound of flushing water rang out, and Suzumiya Senri pushed open the stall door and came out to wash her hands at the sink at the entrance of the toilet.

Xiao Hei was very considerate of him and didn't relieve itself in his pocket, which was good. However, it resisted wiping its bottom afterward, and it took quite a bit of effort to clean it up. This is a bad habit, and he needs to correct it as soon as possible.

Unlike most students who bring their own lunch from home, I just bought something to eat for lunch today.

Looking at his increasingly depleted wallet, Ryoumiya Chisato felt somewhat melancholy. He possessed two systems, yet now he was still worrying about the lack of living expenses.

I still have about 15,000 yuan left, and my family won't transfer living expenses to me for another half a month.

On average, it costs 1,000 yen a day.

Tokyo, this international metropolis, has an alarmingly high cost of living; a thousand yen can only buy you a meal at a small restaurant.

If I want to ensure I have three meals a day for the next two weeks, I guess I'll have to buy some groceries and cook at home.

I got a beginner-level cooking skill from a blind box. It's supposed to be good enough for most home cooking, so it's a shame to just leave it unused.

There are still 300 points left in the Pure Love System, which can be exchanged for 300,000 in the store at any time, based on a 1:1000 ratio.

This gave her confidence, but unless she was on the verge of starvation, Suzumiya Chisato didn't want to exchange her points for money. After all, money could be earned anytime, but points were not so easy to obtain.

She spent 300 yuan to buy a rice ball and bottled water at the school cafeteria, and Suzumiya Senri ate as she walked back to her classroom.

He would occasionally break off some grains of rice with his fingers and pass them to the open part of his shirt. The black bird's head would quickly pop out and snatch them away. The man and the bird worked together very well.

A junior female student carrying a badminton racket walked past her. Suzumiya Senri looked at the close-fitting trousers under their pleated skirts, pondered for a moment, and then turned and walked in the other direction.

He took out a tissue to wipe his hands, then took out his phone and opened the LINE app. In the message waiting list, there were no unread messages.

As expected, it's not that easy to make that person lower their guard.

Suzumiya Chisato arrived at the place she had been at noon yesterday. She turned the corner at the end of the corridor and slowly approached the corner space under the stairs with light footsteps.