I am the devil, I only know how to trade.

Chapter 099? The Military Advisor

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't believe it at all, thinking that this guy was just talking nonsense.

“By the way, let’s talk about something interesting,” Eriri said. “If you could go back in time, how do you think you could prevent him from meeting Kato Megumi?”

"Go back to the past?" Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at Eriri: "That's easy. As long as you go to school with him and come home together, and keep bothering him, how could he possibly know Kato Megumi?"

"Let's be realistic!" Eriri gritted her teeth. "I would never have done something like this before!"

She believed that no matter how she tried to persuade her, she would back down at that time. No matter how much she talked about her future, she wouldn't listen and might even think she was a liar.

It's already difficult to gain trust in your past self, let alone make your past self do things that only your present self can make up your mind about!

Actually... even now, she can't make up her mind, but who can't think of something like that? How easy is it to deceive yourself?

If she could really take the initiative, if she could really run towards the finish line, she would have had the ability to take advantage of the situation when Kato Megumi was studying abroad.

Unlike Kasumigaoka Utaha, who lost to herself rather than to others.

She couldn't accept that person's creative vision and felt that she couldn't become the heroine in that person's mind.

Kasumigaoka Utaha still remembers why she let go: it was because she had tested the limits of her boundaries several times with great care.

If I stay, will you date me?

His answer was no, but he asked if we could play games together.

Then Kasumigaoka Utaha resolutely let go.

Since she can't become the female lead, why bother making a fuss?

Her mind wasn't just about romance; it was also about her growth, the path of a creator. She couldn't limit herself to someone with different ideas; she wanted to grow, she wanted to become an excellent screenwriter and light novelist.

Therefore, the things that Eriri struggles with, she doesn't struggle with.

Even if she were given the chance to call her past self, she wouldn't think about changing anything. Whether it's her current judgment or her judgment in her senior year of high school, she feels that the two of them are really not suitable for each other.

At that time... I can only say that I acted impulsively. I should have come to my senses after the first failed confession.

Eriri is different. Like Kasumigaoka Utaha, she has her own creative desires. The difference is that she always felt that she had a chance, but she never took the chance, and only then did she feel regret.

Especially when her childhood sweetheart was about to confess his feelings, it was just like when a normal person's ex-girlfriend was getting married. It was the kind of ex-girlfriend who truly loved him was getting married, and her feelings were very complicated.

Even if they get back together, they might not be able to live a good life together.

Unlike Eriri, she has never even been an ex-girlfriend.

Fortunately, she had an opportunity, a chance to change the past, and a chance for her childhood sweetheart to win!

She only needs to direct her past self; she doesn't even need to lift a finger...

Is there anything more tempting than this?

"Tsk, didn't you say you wanted to go back to the past?" Kasumigaoka Utaha said speechlessly, "I don't know how much water got into your brain last night to come up with such a bizarre idea. I also don't know if you read this strange light novel and got some ideas, or if you just want to draw a time-travel series of doujinshi. You have to tell me the setting first, right?"

"Hmm... the premise is that I can call my past self," Eriri said weakly. "Through my past self, I can change the present timeline."

"This kind of setting?" Kasumigaoka Utaha pondered. "Hmm, whether you're trying to draw a manga or something, I don't care. I'll just give you some advice. I suggest you two make up in your first year of high school, or even before you met me."

"His desire to make games stemmed from a chance encounter, right?"

"He wanted to make this game, and Kato Megumi 'coincidentally' met him, which is why he dragged Kato Megumi into it. All of this was based on one premise: that he had the ability to make this game."

"Without me, do you think he would have that ability?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised her head and began to analyze seriously: "So, to change things from the root, we need to prevent him from appearing at my book signings, and ideally, prevent him from seeing my light novels. That way, he won't know Kato Megumi, or even me. That's your only chance."

"Or you could try to get Kato Megumi away, like sending her abroad to study early. With your family's resources, doing something like that would be a piece of cake."

"The possibility that your mother will object here needs to be considered. She may not let you spend money so recklessly, and there is no reason for her to. Kato Megumi doesn't seem that outstanding, and she's not worth your family's efforts to win her over."

"Well... you can get to know Kato Megumi beforehand and make sure she doesn't develop an interest in that guy. There are many ways to do this, so choose one yourself."

Eriri rubbed her temples, looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha with disbelief.

Those who play tactics are all dirty-minded!

She was in a state of surprise the whole time, she never expected it could be like this!

Yes, as long as he doesn't recognize Kato Megumi, that's fine!

Even if she continues to have a cold war with him, she can choose to get to know Kato Megumi.

If it's impossible for me to rekindle my relationship with him back then, wouldn't it be easy for me to meet an ordinary girl?

Since she has an approachable, wealthy image at school, she can just use excuses like the art club is short of people and models to fool Kato Keishin's art club, and that's it.

Kato Megumi's expression is a huge challenge for the entire art club; this kind of expression is the hardest to draw!

Yes, that's what we'll do!

Thinking of this, Eriri trembled with excitement.

If everything could be salvaged, wouldn't the childhood sweethearts win?

"Alright, now tell me, why do you have such a strange idea? You asked me out just to talk about this?" Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "I thought you had changed your mind and wanted to continue working with me."

"No, I won't continue working with you until I finish this project. After I finish it, I'll work with you in a much better way, so next time you won't be able to reject my work, and I'll show you what a god-level artist is!" Eriri grinded her fangs. "I invited you here today because my mother is here on business, and I just stopped by to see you..."

She could already picture the scene of that guy confessing his feelings to her.

As for her only thinking about how to break them up, and whether they would choose her if Kato Megumi wasn't an option, she didn't consider that at all...

Chapter 100? Eriri's Past

That evening, after Eriri returned to her apartment, she took out the phone Luo Feng had given her, put fifty yen on it, and dialed again.

This stuff is so cheap, might as well use it.

The other party answered the phone very quickly.

"Hello, who are you?"

"I really am you from the future..."

Beep, beep...

When the other party hung up the phone, Eriri's eyes widened. Couldn't people trust each other more?

She took out another fifty yen, but this time she found it didn't work.

She took a closer look and almost fainted; it was going to cost 100 yen!

Never mind, a hundred it is, it's just a small amount of money.

She put in 100 yen and dialed the number again.

"Hello, who are you?"

Because Eriri chose different dates, she always heard herself answering the phone normally.

It seems the number I called was different? Otherwise, if it were the same number, I should have blocked it immediately.

"I know everything about you. If you don't believe me, you can ask me. Please, give me some trust."

Eriri felt wronged, but considering it was her, she couldn't say anything.

Even if she wanted to beat herself up, she didn't have the means.

"Tell me, how much money did Mom give you to mess with me?"

“It really wasn’t her. Here, ask me a question that only we know, and she doesn’t know, and that will confirm her identity.” Eriri breathed a sigh of relief and perked up when she saw that Eriri was finally willing to listen to her.

Good job, that's it. I'm sure I can make her believe me.

"Only we know this, and she doesn't? Hmm... are you trying to trick me into telling me?"

Eriri was speechless with anger.

Hold on, hold on, this is my past self.

No matter what kind of person they are, you have to endure it!

Many people believe they can easily connect with their past selves, but that's not actually the case.

Even the same person with the same nature will do different things at different ages, and it's hard for the future self to understand why the past self was so silly.

This is the change brought about by differences in education and experience.

"You're asking me, not me asking you, why are you trying to trick me into saying this!" Eriri said, somewhat exasperated.

"Okay, since you're so eager to lie to me... what's my favorite brand of cup noodles?"

"When I stay up late, I don't care what kind of instant noodles I eat, so what preference do I have?"

"Hmm... okay, you got one right. Let me think of a harder one..."

Beep, beep...

Did he hang up the phone again?

If Eriri weren't so reluctant to part with it, she would have smashed her phone.

But when she saw the display on her phone, she immediately understood that it wasn't that the other party had hung up; it was simply that her time was up!

Damn it, I need to spend more money!

She topped up another hundred, this time on the same date as last time.

Why did you hang up? I thought you gave up.

“No, this call from the future is precious. This is a trial version, and I don’t know how long it will last!” Eriri said quickly. “Tell me quickly, I need to gain your trust as soon as possible so that I can get you to do something that changes the future.”

"Change the future? What do you mean, change the future? You really do have something for me to do. Tell me, what is it? If I'm in a good mood, I might do it for you since you're such an amusing conman."

"Big sister, I'm calling you 'big sister' now, hurry up!" Eriri felt like crying: "After we had a cold war with Tomoya, it took us three years to start exchanging a few words, five years to start borrowing anime and games from each other, and seven years to be able to have normal conversations."

"When did we ever have a normal conversation? You were definitely an imposter!"

Eriri patted her forehead.

I'm dizzy!

The person I called was my first-year high school self, not my second-year high school self!