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

The senior student said proudly that although she was not a sports expert, she could still reach the average level, unlike a certain delicate and weak mixed-race young lady.

"I clearly made 28 last time!"

Eriri immediately retorted loudly.

"Thirty is the passing grade, Sawamura-kun, who's physically weak."

The senior student replied with a smile.

"..."

Damn it! I must pass the next physical test. I never want to be mocked by that gloomy girl, Kasumigaoka Utaha, again.

"You got sick at a time like this? Couldn't you have just held on a little longer? Eriri, haven't you been struggling to draw Kato's subtle facial expressions as the heroine? Maybe this event will give you some inspiration!"

At that moment, Aki Tomoya suddenly appeared and said the same thing, freezing the atmosphere in the group with just one sentence.

"Hey, Tomoya, I'm really not feeling well."

Upon seeing the message, Eriri gently bit her lip, feeling a little wronged. What was with this critical tone? It wasn't like I wanted to get sick.

"But this club activity is really important. If Eriri isn't here, we won't be able to record the scene of our encounter and the heroine's facial expressions in person."

Aki Tomoya, still unwilling to give up, offered his explanation.

"Taking photos and videos is fine too, right? We can show them to Sawamura later."

Kasumigaoka Utaha suggested.

"No way!" Aki Tomoya ignored everyone's advice, his fingers flying across the keyboard. "The secondary transmission of information will lose many important elements. People who aren't present can't feel that fateful feeling. Eriri, don't you have a driver at home? Just have him drive you here, right?"

"..."

There was a moment of silence in the group chat.

"But being sick is really awful..."

"Please, Eriri, hang in there! This game is our club's dream!"

"It's just your dream, isn't it?" Eriri felt a pang of resentment upon seeing the message. Even knowing Aki Tomoya's personality, the girl was still a little angry.

"I'm sick, I'm not feeling well, and I need to take the day off!"

"But……"

Aki Tomoya kept arguing and trying to persuade the other party.

"That's all. I won't be participating in tomorrow's event. If you need anything, just send photos and videos back, and I'll get back to you later. I'm going to sleep now."

Eriri angrily exited the chat app and threw her phone on the bed.

That guy, Tomoya, is such a jerk! What club activities? Is he more important than his own body?

The girl grew angrier and angrier, and started lashing out at the pillow on the bed. Unfortunately, it didn't do much damage, but instead, she started to feel a dull ache in her lower abdomen. Startled, she quickly got up, picked up the bowl on the bedside table, and finished the half-finished brown sugar water inside.

The warm, sweet brown sugar water, with a faint ginger flavor, made the girl feel much better. Eriri then remembered that this was something Kitahara Sosuke had left behind before he left.

"All those boys are such jerks!" Eriri cursed inwardly, then licked the soup off her lips, a faint sweetness lingering on her tongue. "But there's always one who's not so much of a jerk..."

Time returns to the present.

"You've worked hard today too, Aki-kun."

"Mr. Fujiwara, I'm going home now."

After arranging the last item in the grocery store, Aki Tomoya finished his morning's work schedule.

The title of "workaholic" is well-deserved. As a hardcore otaku, Aki Tomoya's room is filled with all kinds of ACG-related items, including light novels, posters, and a bunch of figurines. Anyone who knows anything about this knows how much these things are worth.

Now, after the senior's lecture, in addition to my own hobbies, I have added the responsibility of contributing to club activities, and it will only get bigger in the future.

To achieve this, Aki Tomoya often works two or three part-time jobs on weekdays, and even more on weekends. In this respect, probably no one can compare to him except for the thrifty Aoyama Nanami.

Alright, now I need to hurry and meet up with my senior and Kato. Although Eriri really isn't planning on coming, the club activities still need to go on. I'll just have to do what my senior said and take as many photos and videos as possible to take back with me.

Aki Tomoya hopped on his bicycle and hurried toward the agreed-upon location. The trees and pedestrians on both sides of the street rushed past. As he passed a fork in the road, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flashing past at the corner.

"Eiriri?"

Chapter 178 The Person Has Disappeared

With her slender and petite figure, alabaster-white skin, and her signature long blonde hair tied into two long ponytails, who else could it be but Eriri!

Aki Tomoya stopped the car with his foot, pushed up his glasses with one hand, and after confirming that he was not seeing things, he showed a relieved smile: As expected, Eriri came after all, that's more like it.

"Eri-ri!"

Aki Tomoya called out to the girl's retreating figure from afar, but she seemed not to hear him and didn't even turn her head to look at him.

"Are you still angry?"

Aki Tomoya shook his head. His childhood friend was great in every way, but her sometimes awkward personality was unbearable.

He turned the handlebars around, pushed hard on the pedals, and followed the girl's figure, turning into the alley where he had just seen Eriri.

The alley was narrow, with a few scattered general stores or clothing shops, but there weren't many customers. Eriri certainly wouldn't buy anything from such a remote little shop, so Aki Tomoya sped off towards the other end of the alley.

"Huh, what about people?"

Aki Tomoya rode his bicycle out from the end of the alley, looking twice at the bustling street, but he couldn't find the beautiful figure from before at all.

He was about to suggest looking along the main road, but before he could get in the car, his phone rang urgently.

Aki Tomoya took out his phone and immediately started sweating. The caller ID on the screen was Kasumigaoka Utaha's name.

"Ethics Guy, you arranged for us to arrive at the designated location early, but the organizers are sound asleep at home?"

Pressing the answer button, Kasumigaoka Utaha's unfriendly voice came through the microphone.

"Oh, senior, I'm sorry, something came up and I was held up. I'll be right there!"

Aki Tomoya apologized meekly while looking around the roadside with some reluctance, but he still couldn't find that long golden hair.

So he could only keep apologizing, quickly get back on his bicycle, and head towards the agreed-upon location.

It's alright. Now that we've confirmed Eriri is here, we'll just meet at the agreed-upon place. She's probably already seen me, and she's probably just being her tsundere self again. What a hassle...

Aki Tomoya kept muttering to himself as he rode further and further away.

In a quiet alley in the East Exit District, Kitahara Sousuke and Airi finally found the clothing store recommended by Kamigo Yoshihiko.

The girl stopped wanting Kitahara Sosuke to hold her hand halfway through the journey. The reason was simple: they had bought a lot of snacks along the way, and holding hands would interfere with Airi's eating. So, they formed a line with one in front of the other, with Kitahara Sosuke carrying the snacks and Airi eating them from behind.

"This is it."

The two walked to the entrance of the clothing store. The store was not big, only about 60 square meters. A wooden sign hung on the glass with the words "Chow Chow Tailoring" written on it. A few shiny clothes were hung at the entrance as a way to attract customers.

Upon entering the store, the interior decorations were much more exquisite than the exterior. Kitahara Sousuke looked around and saw that the left wall was covered with exquisite cosplay costumes of different colors and sizes, but none of them were crudely made.

He counted them one by one and found that he could recognize the owners of many of the clothes, so the store's level of authenticity seemed to be quite high.

On the right is a row of tall wooden cabinets, filled with figurines, dolls, masks, colored contact lenses, wigs, and a whole host of other anime-style items.

Hello, welcome.

The shop owner, a woman in her thirties, was sitting idly behind the counter flipping through a Jump magazine when she heard the bell at the door announcing the arrival of customers. She waved her right hand listlessly.

"Feel free to look at anything you want, just don't break it."

"Hello, we'd like a Saber cosplay outfit." Kitahara Sosuke pulled Kitahara Airi, who was engrossed in making takoyaki, in front of him. "As for the size, this is the one, girl. Do you have anything suitable here?"

“Saber…”

The shop owner casually looked up. There were plenty of people who wanted to cosplay as Artoria, and she had sold quite a few of these outfits here, but very few could truly capture the essence of the character. She wondered what kind of person this time would be like.

Sigh, the cosplay community these days is going downhill. Very few people actually study the characters and recreate them. They're all just talking nonsense while wearing a layer of anime skin. That's all.

However, once her gaze fell on Kitahara Airi's face, she couldn't take her eyes off her.

The girl had a delicate face and thick, long blonde hair, and a very slender and well-proportioned figure. Her cute and pure temperament instantly attracted him.

It's been a long time since I've seen a child with such good conditions.

"Huh? What's your name?"

The shop owner asked curiously.

"I am Kitahara Sosuke, and this is my younger sister, Kitahara Airi. We came here on a friend's recommendation and would like to buy a Saber outfit from you."

Kitahara Sosuke patiently explained, supporting Airi's shoulder.

"Oh, oh." The shopkeeper's surprise vanished, and she resumed her previous lazy demeanor. Without asking who the recommender was, she rummaged through the cabinet behind her for a while before taking out a box and placing it on the counter.

“Saber’s armor originally cost 10 yen, but since you like it, you can take it for 7 yen.”

Such arbitrary pricing! Is it just a matter of liking something and then offering a 30% discount?

"Can we take a look?"

"Please."

Kitahara Sosuke opened the box, and on top of it was a complete set of armor, including a breastplate, waist guard, skirt, and a drape in front of the skirt. The material seemed to be plastic, very light, but it was coated with some kind of material that had a metallic sheen.

After taking out the armor set, underneath it was a neatly folded blue long dress. The soft fabric looked expensive, and the cuts and stitching were exquisite, with no flaws in sight.

"so beautiful!"

Ellie gasped in surprise, touching the soft, long dress with obvious delight.

"It's really good."

Kitahara Sousuke nodded. He was a novice and didn't know much about the quality of cosplay costumes, but from his first impression, 7 yen was indeed worth it.

"Want to try them on?"

Kitahara Sousuke suggested.

"May I?"

Ellie's eyes lit up as she looked at the shop owner next to her.