Crossover Anime: The Heroine's Savior in the Other World

A boy in the class immediately let out a smirk, but after being glanced at by Hiratsuka Shizuka, he quickly shrank back and bent over, turning into a quail.

After class, several students came to Kitahara Sousuke to ask him questions.

Kitahara Sousuke certainly wouldn't refuse. Although he wasn't interested in interpersonal relationships in class, he wouldn't pretend to be aloof and make people dislike him.

"I see, thank you Kitahara-kun."

"You're welcome."

"Kitahara-kun, can we study together after school? I have so many questions I want to ask."

A female classmate wearing glasses and with her hair in a ponytail looked at him shyly while holding her math workbook.

"I'm sorry, I had something to do after school today, let's do it another time."

Kitahara Sousuke glanced at Hoshizuki Rin, whose little mouth was slightly pouting, as she had just gone to the restroom and her spot had been taken, and politely declined her offer.

"Sousuke is so busy today..."

Seeing that Kitahara Sousuke had dismissed everyone and was waving at her, Hoshizuki Rin reluctantly returned to her seat.

"I won't forget to tutor you."

Kitahara Sosuke smiled as he looked at the girl's slightly puffed-out pink cheeks. Rin rarely showed her inner emotions, and this was the first time she had done so in front of Kitahara Sosuke.

"Oh……"

"But it might be a bit late today. I have something to do after school this afternoon. How about we find a place to have a study session with Feng tomorrow, which is the weekend?"

"So it wasn't just an excuse to appease them?" Ling blinked and asked tentatively, "Was it with girls?"

"……Yes."

"Oh……"

What is this feeling of guilt?

"Alright then, Mom and Dad won't be home tomorrow, how about Sousuke comes over to study?"

Hoshizuki Rin didn't pursue the matter of what Kitahara Sousuke was planning to do that afternoon.

With the grade-level exams approaching, Kitahara Sōsuke has been taking Rin to the library for tutoring in math and physics every afternoon after school for the past few days. If Kaede finishes her student council duties, she'll also find them and tutor them in Japanese literature and history together.

"Okay, sorry to bother you then."

Kitahara Sosuke agreed after only a moment's hesitation. He visited Hoshizuki's house twice but didn't run into Kaede and Rin's parents. He didn't know if it was a coincidence or something else, but he felt something was off.

"Then I'll go back and tell Feng."

A rare smile appeared on Ling's face.

After school in the afternoon.

Kitahara Sousuke did not leave the school directly, but instead walked towards the empty classrooms in the old school building.

Unfortunately, I had promised Kasumigaoka Utaha that we would meet there last night to discuss the game script and Kitahara Sosuke's thoughts on the third volume of "Love Metronome".

My thoughts were racing when I reached the classroom on the third floor.

The door wasn't locked. Kitahara Sousuke gently pushed open the classroom door and saw a girl with long black hair typing intently on her laptop keyboard, without even greeting him.

Kasumigaoka Utaha seems to be immersed in something extraordinary.

Kitahara Sosuke didn't disturb her and quietly found a seat not far from her. That's how it is for authors; sometimes when their thoughts are flowing freely, inspiration comes pouring out without restraint. If someone interrupts them at this time, not only will their inspiration be cut off, but if they encounter someone with a bad temper, they might even fight back.

However, more than half an hour passed during this wait.

Chapter 157 Kasumigaoka Utaha's Lack of Confidence

Her fingers, which had been flying across the keyboard, gradually stopped, as if she had encountered some kind of bottleneck. Kasumigaoka Utaha's beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her pair of long, black-stockinged legs under the table began to tremble restlessly.

"Senior, milk."

Kitahara Sousuke promptly handed the other person a carton of warm milk, with the straw already thoughtfully inserted, so the other person only needed to open their mouth.

"Ah."

Kasumigaoka Utaha subconsciously opened her mouth and put the straw in her mouth. As she sucked, her baby-like pink face kept bulging.

"Ethics..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked up at the person who had come, but instead of the face with black-rimmed glasses and a fawning expression, she saw Kitahara Sosuke with a playful smile.

"Eh?! Kitahara... junior."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's red lips parted slightly as she sipped her drink, a blush spreading across her cheeks.

While waiting, she suddenly had a burst of inspiration, and she couldn't help but turn on her computer to quickly record the hard-won idea. Only then did she remember that she had asked Kitahara Sousuke to discuss the script with her today.

Moreover, the way this guy inserted the straw and offered milk was exactly the same as Aki Tomoya, who had been pestering him every day lately, asking him to create storylines for the so-called game club.

No wonder I unconsciously called out Aki Tomoya's name.

"Is your novel finished, senior?"

Kitahara Sosuke didn't pay attention to these details. When he saw the other person spit out the straw, he casually put the remaining half carton of milk aside and took out a thick file folder from his backpack.

It was the first draft of the third volume of "Love Metronome" that Kasumigaoka Utaha had given him, the version that was returned by the editor.

"Not yet, I just had some new ideas." Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly regained her previous cool demeanor. "I've read the script outline Kitahara-senpai gave me last time. I've made a preliminary estimate that if I were to fill in and refine it, it would probably reach around 200 million words in the end."

Two million words is a considerable amount of text for a gagame. If converted to a txt novel format, it would be about 4 to 5 MB.

A typical volume of a Japanese light novel is around 18 to 28 words, which is equivalent to a light novel that has been serialized for more than ten volumes.

In short, it's a considerable amount of work, considering that Kasumigaoka Utaha's "Love Metronome" has only just begun preparing for its third volume.

However, it's only a difference in scale. Compared to Kasumigaoka Utaha's self-serialized "Love Metronome," which requires her to conceive the plot, gather materials, and negotiate with the light novel editor, "White Album" has Kitahara Sousuke already set the outline, plot, and character endings. All that's needed is to fill in daily life and details to enrich the game's script. It's much easier in terms of difficulty.

"Hmm, it's about what I estimated."

Kitahara Sousuke nodded.

"This is the first section of the game's prologue that I wrote last week. Take a look."

Kasumigaoka Utaha opened a file on her desktop and turned her computer screen toward Kitahara Sousuke.

The first thing Kitahara Sousuke noticed when he looked at the computer wasn't the article, but the computer specs.

Good heavens, this is the most powerful laptop on the market! Kasumigaoka Utaha is actually using it to type! Programmers and game enthusiasts are devastated!

Kitahara Sousuke also has a laptop, but it's an old friend from middle school, and its specs are outdated. Besides writing, he can only use it to watch videos.

The rich girl in black stockings truly lives up to her reputation.

"Okay, that's fine, let's leave it at that."

The text was fluent and the character portrayals were natural. Kitahara Sosuke only glanced at it twice before nodding slightly.

"Aren't you going to take a closer look?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyebrows furrowed slightly again, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure.

She has been juggling three jobs in the past month: her own serialized novel, "Love Metronome," the game club of Aki Tomoya, and now Kitahara Sosuke's "White Album."

Although she is very busy, given her personality, she would never allow herself to be perfunctory with her work.

So even so, she was still working very hard to improve the script for the prologue. Although time was short and she could only finish the first section, the fact that the other party only glanced at it and then lost interest was undoubtedly a disregard for her efforts.

"I've been watching it very carefully."

Kitahara Sousuke noticed the dissatisfaction in the girl's tone. He pointed lightly at the computer screen and said, "I read about a fifth of the first section that you wrote, senpai. It's amazing. You completed it to such a high standard in such a short time. I'm very satisfied."

"Don't you have any comments?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha asked in confusion.

"No, just follow the outline of the plot. As for the details of the characters and some minor plot lines, you can handle them yourself."

Kitahara Sousuke shook his head.

"But...you should at least offer some suggestions, otherwise I'll..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha gently bit her lip. It had become the norm for the game club to have their work repeatedly rejected and reworked by Aki Tomoya, and the other party always complained with vague reasons such as "it's still a little short" or "this is not the story I wanted".

The same goes for "Love Metronome". The third volume was completely rejected by the editor and needs to be revised from beginning to end. It is unknown when it will be completed.

When it came to Kitahara Sousuke, this guy didn't make any requests at all?

"Do I absolutely need to offer any advice?"

Kitahara Sousuke asked in confusion, and seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's determined gaze, he reluctantly started browsing through the first section of the text again.

At last……

"How about we make the female lead's breasts bigger..."

"Kitahara-kun, please ask your illustrator for this suggestion. I'm only responsible for the text."

Kasumigaoka Utaha slammed her hand on the table, silencing the other person.

"..."

Kitahara Sosuke struggled for a while, but finally could only sigh deeply: "Senior, I know you are strict with yourself, but when it comes to scripts, I've handed them over to you, so you have complete control. I'm an outsider, so as long as you don't deviate from the outline and just write whatever comes to mind, you can figure out the rest yourself."

"But……"

"Senior, have you been having some troubles lately?"

Kitahara Sousuke suddenly asked in a serious tone.

"...What's bothering you?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was caught off guard by the other party's words and suddenly froze for two seconds.

"Why are you suddenly so insecure? Senior, aren't you Kasumi Shiko-sensei? A super popular young female writer! You should be throwing the script in my face with a nonchalant, 'take it or leave it' attitude. Why are you acting like a timid new writer?"

"..."

"So, my problem is that I've become insecure?" Kasumigaoka Utaha thought to herself.

Chapter 158 Aki Tomoya Appears Again

Taking advantage of Kasumigaoka Utaha's dazed state, Kitahara Sosuke quickly picked up the first draft of the third volume of "Love Metronome" and returned it to her.