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

Aki Tomoya gritted his teeth, each word seeming to be picked out one by one from between his teeth.

Wasn't I clear enough?

Compared to Tomoya Aki, Sosuke Kitahara looked much more relaxed and carefree.

"I want to invite Sawamura-kun and Kasumigaoka-senpai, whether it's to form a club or to establish a formal employment relationship, I want them to help me complete the production of this galgame."

"This is impossible!"

Aki Tomoya flatly refused.

“Aki-kun, you seem to have misunderstood something. I wasn’t asking for your opinion; I was extending an invitation directly to Sawamura-kun and Kasumigaoka-senpai—”

"Join my team under your own name!"

"However, this is our club's activity time. Eriri and Senpai are both members of our club now, and as the club president, I do not allow club members to participate in other projects during this time."

Aki Tomoya looked righteous and indignant. As the president of the doujin game circle, he was negotiating with the other party on behalf of the circle as long as he was there.

"Ah, I really want to punch him." Kitahara Sosuke took several deep breaths to suppress his throbbing fist and asked tentatively.

"Then...why don't you step aside for a moment, and we can talk privately?"

"..."

"..."

Aki Tomoya was furious. Listen to this! This guy is actually trying to kick me out! What does that mean? That's right, Aki Tomoya, you're superfluous here.

Furthermore, Kitahara Sosuke only ever invited Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri. That's right, as the company president, he was excluded first; he wasn't on Kitahara Sosuke's invitation list.

Even if he were stupid, he would understand that Kitahara Sosuke was trying to poach him right in front of him. Although he had to admit that the script Kitahara presented was indeed attractive, it was not the game he wanted to play.

What he wanted to do was to recreate his fateful encounter on the day the cherry blossoms fell in reality through a game, and relive the excitement of that day.

However, he was terrified. Such an excellent script was far too attractive to light novel authors and illustrators like his senior and Eriri, so he absolutely could not allow his senior and Eriri to have any contact with him alone.

He absolutely would not allow any factor to affect his game development progress.

"But……"

Aki Tomoya opened his mouth, trying to struggle, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Kitahara Sosuke.

“An Yi, you know the situation of your clubs. I overheard a little bit about it in the classroom the other day. To be honest, I think it will be quite difficult for you to carry out any activities for the time being.”

Kitahara Sosuke adopted a sincere expression:

"Anyway, everyone's got nothing else to do. Look, why don't you work on writing the proposal first? I've already prepared quite a bit of everything. Maybe I can start..."

Aki Tomoya wanted to refute something, but he couldn't think of anything to say. He suddenly regretted his proposal, which couldn't even reach 500 words, and he regretted inviting Kitahara Sosuke to join.

Now, not only have they failed to achieve their goals, but they've also found themselves in an extremely passive situation.

"puff--"

Eriri, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but burst out laughing as she watched Aki Tomoya's face turn from red to pale.

"Ah, Sawamura-kun smiled. So, are you interested in my game? How about we collaborate? That would be great. I can put your name second in the producer credits."

Kitahara Sosuke extended an olive branch to the girl with a grin.

"I haven't said yes yet."

Eriri pouted. Although she always maintained an elegant young lady demeanor in front of strangers, her tsundere nature naturally kicked in again.

Besides, how can you agree to something like this in person? Tomoya is sitting right next to you. If you say yes, you'll probably end up arguing with him again.

Eriri nodded inwardly. That's right, given Aki Tomoya's personality, the two of them might really have a big fight.

But this story is truly amazing, Eriri is certain that if it were made into a game, it would be top-tier. And the illustrator's status would rise accordingly.

Kashiwagi Eri is a master in the doujinshi world. Although she is indeed interested in posting doujinshi herself, which doujinshi author doesn't want to go straight to the mainstream? She also wants to be praised by her fans to their faces: "Teacher, your work is amazing."

Instead of what I'm doing now, where I can only sneakily open my alternate Twitter account and read comments like "So lewd!" and "So lewd!"

Damn it, the more I think about it, the more tempted I get!

"Okay, it's getting late."

Kitahara Sosuke clapped his hands and closed his laptop. Although Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri hadn't explicitly expressed their willingness to join the production of "White Album 2" after chatting for a while, Kitahara Sosuke wasn't too disappointed.

He knew that nothing would come of it today. This kind of thing only needed to be started, and then they could talk about it privately later. How could he just wield a hoe and steal away someone's hard-earned radish after several years of hard work?

He brought this out not only because he genuinely wanted to recruit Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, but also simply to annoy Aki Tomoya.

"Well, I had a very pleasant chat with everyone today. I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Kitahara Sosuke stood up, waved to Asakagaoka Utaha and the others, paid their bills, and left the cafe.

Just as he stepped out of the coffee shop, his light steps suddenly stopped, and a strange look appeared on Kitahara Sosuke's face, which he quickly concealed.

"Why now..."

Watching Kitahara Sosuke leave, Aki Tomoya finally breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, he always felt exposed in front of Kitahara Sosuke, as if Kitahara Sosuke could see through everything.

It's okay, even though we didn't manage to recruit Kitahara Sosuke into the club, at least Senpai and Eriri are still there. We just need a game programmer, and we'll find a way.

"Senior, Eriri and Kato, it's still early, how about we discuss the game development?"

Aki Tomoya is in a much better mood now, and his face is filled with the same enthusiasm as always. He can't wait to move the game development process forward as soon as possible.

"Excuse me, Mr. Ethics."

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha's cool voice poured cold water on Aki Tomoya's newly ignited enthusiasm.

"I just had a sudden inspiration for the third volume of 'Love Metronome,' and I need to go back and work on it as soon as possible."

"Really? No problem. I'm really looking forward to your new book, senior. Let's talk about games another time."

Aki Tomoya forced a smile, feeling that everything had gone wrong ever since he met Kitahara Sosuke.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Skills can actually be upgraded.

Kato Megumi walked home along the street, fiddling with her phone with her head down.

As usual, the girl's presence was pitifully low. Even though a little attention would reveal her to be a cute and pretty girl, almost no passersby would linger on her.

Even when participating in club activities or other school events like today, she mostly sits in a corner, listening to others talk eloquently.

Today was a little different. When Kitahara was discussing the script with Kasumigaoka and Sawamura, he unusually sent her a copy as well.

Normally, no one would notice that there's someone sitting quietly in the corner, unable to see anything.

Kato Megumi doesn't feel sad about being often ignored because of her low profile; on the contrary, she's gotten used to it because she's experienced so much since childhood.

At first, she developed the habit of sitting quietly to the side and looking at her phone to ease the awkwardness, even though this awkwardness would eventually go unnoticed by others.

Looking at the file titled "White Album 2" on my phone, I felt a strange feeling, probably joy.

The notification sound of a text message on her phone interrupted Kato Megumi's thoughts. She opened her Line contact list, which was a private chat window pulled from the group chat members of the blessing software community.

"Are you there?"

The news about Kasumigaoka Utaha was as brief and concise as the aloof and unapproachable demeanor she usually displayed at school.

"Is there something you need, Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

Kato, a heavy phone addict, has very fast hand speed.

"There's something I'd like to ask you."

Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed to have been glued to her phone the whole time, and her reply came quickly.

"Senior, please tell me."

"Did Kitahara-kun send you a separate copy of the script for 'White Album 2' before?"

"Ah."

Kasumigaoka Utaha calmed herself down after seeing the affirmative reply, hesitated for a moment, and then sent the message she had already prepared.

"If possible, could you send me a copy?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha watched as the sent message became read, and began to wait anxiously. It was only less than two minutes, but it felt like an eternity.

"Ding dong."

The notification sound of a new message made her burgundy eyes light up; the light blue file was already in her chat history.

"Thank you."

Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly replied with a thank you emoji.

On the other end of the phone, Kato Megumi looked at the little pig with its hands clasped in front of it. A rare, faint smile appeared on her usually calm face. Just as she was about to close the chat app, someone else tapped her on Line.

Eriri: "Kato, Kato, do me a favor."

Kato is a bit busy today.

……

On his way home, Kitahara Sousuke stopped by the supermarket. Marina texted him on Line that she had to do chores today and would be home late. She then asked him to remember to buy some vegetables and meat at the supermarket, as there wasn't much left in the refrigerator.

He couldn't ignore his virtuous and obedient older sister's request, so Kitahara Sosuke picked out some vegetables that he and Marina liked and put them in the shopping cart at the supermarket. He also bought some pork and discounted beef.

Marina loves making curry, and beef and potatoes are always in high demand at home. Let's also pick out some shrimp and eel; Hanako likes to make eel rice and tempura.

Don't ask why I didn't buy the vegetables that Airi likes to eat? This girl doesn't like vegetables, so Kitahara Sosuke took a few puddings and sweets from the snack section to try and appease her, which happened to be something Marina also likes.

After thinking about it, I picked out another 2L carton of milk and put it in the car. I accidentally touched it the other day and realized that the small-sized baby was indeed too small. I need to supplement her diet, otherwise it would be a pity if she didn't grow up.

"I am back."

Kitahara Sosuke opened the door carrying large and small bags, but unfortunately, he didn't hear any welcome messages. Marina and Hanako were busy with something, and Airi was nowhere to be found.

Kitahara Sousuke sorted the purchased items and put them into the refrigerator, leaving behind a bag of strawberry sweets. He then lay on the sofa, snacking while opening his appraisal panel.

Kitahara Sōsuke

Male, 182cm tall, 72kg

Class A, second grade, private Toyosaki Academy