My love game with them that will lead to certain death

To put it simply, Tomoya Aki's initial confusion about Nagami who occupied Eriri's body, "So cool? How could Eriri do this to me?" gradually turned into curiosity, and finally, he developed a strong interest in Nagami because of his unrestrained dirty talk and unpredictable rebellious behavior.

And after discovering that Eriri had turned into a mysterious "bad woman" who ignored him, this feeling only grew worse.

"How shameless."

Ming Hai blurted out this in his mind.

As expected, those who cannot get what they want are always in turmoil, while those who are favored are fearless.

[Oh, oh, but think about it in a positive way. He is interested in the eloquent and unpredictable "Eri" - that is, you. Although you are a cute girl on the outside, he is still attracted by your inner man. 】

"Is this considered a 'benefit'? Straight guys don't mess with anyone."

If Ayaka or Hikigaya thought this way, Narumi might have a narcissistic mentality like "Is my charm so great that even the same sex can't handle it? There's really nothing I can do about it." But if the target was Aki Tomoya...

The stomach is nourished thoroughly and has never been so delicious.

"Good afternoon, Eriri..."

Looking at the boy with glasses in front of him who was shy and a little inexplicably coquettish, Ming Hai suppressed the urge to vomit.

"Forget it, forget it. Life is like a play. What's wrong with acting it out?"

He forced a cold smile on his face.

"If you want to confess to me, please choose another day, Tomoya. My shoe cabinet is filled with love letters today, so I don't have time to deal with you."

"So, it's time to give up, you closeted blue-eyed bastard."

But what was unexpected was that Tomoya Aki hesitated and turned his face away, with an unnatural blush on his face.

"Who, who said I was going to confess to you, Eriri... Stop being so self-indulgent..."

Ming Hai was stunned by his shy expression no matter how you looked at it.

"Ying Lili" was silent for a long time, and finally tried to find a suitable and reasonable explanation in her mind.

"... Could it be that the positive attributes I cast at the beginning have already made my charm reach this level?"

He was still unwilling to admit the fact that Akitomo was impressed by him, and would rather blame it all on the system.

Chapter 20: You want to get my favor for free?

Ever since the Sawamura siblings exchanged bodies, although no one else, including their family members, noticed anything wrong, some subtle changes in them became a hot topic in Toyosaki Academy for quite a long time.

For example, the lady from a noble family, Sawamura Eriri, who used to smile dignifiedly at everyone (but was also difficult to approach), has become somewhat more familiar recently for some reason, and her words and actions are no longer as reserved as before...

But I don't know why it has a different kind of charm.

For example, if she sees that other students are a little embarrassed to talk to her, she will start the conversation with a nonchalant attitude. Even if a shy boy confesses his love to her, she will give him a way out and resolve the awkwardness in a friendly way.

"That Sawamura Eriri, I always feel like she's very unpredictable sometimes. She's approachable, but it's hard to figure out what she's thinking..."

"Yes, yes, but once you get in touch with her, you can feel her informality... and the way she sparkles in class and on the track is so charming!"

There's no way around it. It seems that the physical agility of the decathlon and the clever mind are still engraved in Minghai's soul even after he changed bodies.

The image of Sawamura Eriri has subtly changed in the eyes of other students of Toyonosaki Academy, and for some reason the number of her same-sex admirers has increased as a result.

Of course, another person who noticed this and became interested in her again was Tomoya Aki.

Eriri has been his follower since the beginning. Even after they broke up, she still tried to get Aki's attention in some clumsy ways, which made Aki Tomoya even more unwilling to have any contact with her.

However, ever since he noticed the subtle changes in Eriri, his mood has also changed a little.

Eriri suddenly changed from the unreasonable and arrogant rich girl to a charming girl who is good at all things and looks mature and steady. This sudden contrast actually surprised Aki Tomoya.

There were also some surprises.

There has always been an idea in his mind - that is, if he finds a very interesting girl in life, can he create a unique and unprecedented beautiful girl love game like other talented game creators?

He had never set his sights on Eriri, but had focused on possible encounters in daily life. Suddenly, he noticed the changes in Eriri.

As a result, a somewhat burning idea arose in Tomoya Aki's mind.

"…I know it may be a little strange for me to say this, and it may be a little sudden…"

It has been a long time since he had spoken so many words to Eriri, and Tomoya Aki adjusted his glasses. They haven't had a good talk like this for a long time, so he was actually a little unsure whether Eriri would agree or not.

However, for the "dream" that may be just around the corner...

Whether it is shame or unnecessary self-esteem, you can put it aside for the time being.

"In view of our friendship over the years, could you please consider my humble request... to become the "heroine" of my new project?"

His face flushed and he bent down slightly with a serious face, making a standard request gesture in neon gold.

——In fact, there is a reason why Aki Tomoya dares to be so reckless.

If it weren't for the "betrayal" incident that year, Sawamura Eriri, who has been in love with him since childhood, would definitely express her feelings more unscrupulously.

"And it's obvious that what happened before was Eriri's fault... If I ignore that and ask her directly, Eriri will definitely not refuse."

After all, that was Eriri, who appeared to be tsundere on the surface but actually cared about him to death in her heart.

Although she seems to have become a lot cooler recently, she is still essentially the very easy to figure out and control Eriri.

Aki Tomoya, who was confident of winning, did not consider another possibility at all - that is, the possibility that the person in front of him was not the real Sawamura Eriri. Of course, according to normal human logic, he would not have such an outrageous guess.

It’s a pity that this assumption is reality.

"……what?"

"Eri" raised her eyebrows, and her calm and indifferent tone was a little beyond Aki Tomoya's expectations.

"Well, that's not impossible. But first of all, how much are you going to pay?"

“………Eh?”

"Since you're asking for my help so sincerely, I might consider it. But if you want to ask Ms. Hon Eriri to help, I'm sure you're ready to spend a lot of money to hire me, right? Hmm? Why do you look like that?"

Ming Hai, who thought he was a master at playing Eriri, noticed the dullness on Tomoya Aki's face, and curled his lips in confusion.

"There's a minimum hourly wage for working in a cafe or restaurant. You don't think it's that easy to ask someone for help, do you?"

"Ah, not really. Well... it's just that we have been friends for so many years after all..."

"Can friendship be eaten?"

Besides, it's boring to talk about friendship when the relationship has become so strained.

"Or do you want to take advantage of me?"

"Well, that's not it... Eriri, the fact that you can become 'Kashiwagi Eri' is partly due to me, isn't it..."

Aki Tomoya scratched his cheek as if he was embarrassed, but if he really felt embarrassed, he would not have brought up such things again.

"I just... miss the carefree days when we talked about our interests and hobbies together."

It appeared, it appeared, a combination of soft and hard tactics——! If Ming Hai himself had not mastered the art of sophistry, if it was Eriri, that soft-hearted and stupid idiot, he would definitely be led by Aki Tomoya.

"From the tone of his voice, this guy not only wants to use Eriri as the heroine of some new project for free, but also wants Eriri to help him as "Kashiwagi Eri"."

Otherwise, the relationship has become so strained that you won't even talk to each other when you meet at school. Suddenly bringing up your past friendship for no reason is trying to emphasize something.

“Please… I’m only asking this of you…!”

Seeing that Eriri was hesitant, Aki Tomoya gave her the last reassurance with his most sincere request.

If it were Eriri, she would definitely be touched by these words.

but.

“…Just to me? Oh…?”

A strange smile suddenly appeared on Ying Lili's lips, and then -

He carried Tomoya Aki all the way to the third-grade teaching building, where Kasumigaoka Utaha was, and threw him in front of Utaha with a confused look on his face.

Chapter 21: I’ll also show you the Shura Field!

To be honest, when he was forcibly abducted by Eriri to the third-grade teaching building of Toyonosaki Academy and brought in front of Kasumigaoka Utaha, Tomoya Aki was a little confused.

"Eri, what are you doing...?"

"What's wrong? I was just repeating what you just said to Kasumigaoka-senpai."

"Eri" had a cute and adorable smile on her face, and turned to look at the girl with long black hair and a headband who looked confused at their arrival but still maintained a decent attitude.

"Senior, I would like to ask if there is any precedent in the industry of "hiring others to work without paying them"? "

Ming Hai, who is living in Eriri's body, does not intend to continue to perfectly play the role of this silly and stupid sister who is easily fooled by a few words - at least not now.

“Oh? I don’t know why you suddenly came to me like this, Sawamura-san, but if it’s just a simple question like this, I can fulfill my duty as a senior and tell you.”

And Kasumigaoka Utaha probably noticed that the golden-haired girl in front of her had some "ill intentions", so even though she didn't quite understand what she meant by this abrupt question, she still continued to talk along with her.

"Whether in the industry or outside of it, there is no such thing as helping others for no reason. Helping you is a favor, and not helping you is a duty - this must be a simple truth that everyone is familiar with."

Utaha Kasumigaoka did not express her personal opinions subjectively, but she used the current social consensus to euphemistically express her attitude.

This senior is quite smart. She is worthy of being the well-known beautiful high school girl writer in the industry - Ms. Kasumi Shiko.

Ms. Kasumi Shiko is a young talented writer who made a name for herself in the light novel market with her youth love story titled "Love Metronome" and has thus carved out a place for herself in the industry.

In the real world, Ming Hai Toru had the honor of reading her works, but he had never attended her offline book signing events or collected any information about her real life.

If Eriri hadn't told her brother Toru all the industry secrets that might expose her personal information after the body swapping phenomenon occurred, Ming Hai would probably never have imagined that he had ever met the writer he had a crush on in real life.

Yes, the true identity of teacher Kasumi Shiko is the elusive beautiful girl from Toyonosaki Academy - Kasumigaoka Utaha. This was made clear to Narumi by Eriri after she revealed that her other identity was "Kashiwagi Eri".

After all, although they disliked each other, they knew each other's identities very well. If Brother Jun was in a state of body exchange and met Kasumigaoka Utaha and talked about similar topics but was confused, it would be inevitable that this clever and sensitive woman would notice something.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is "Kasumigaoka Utaha", Sawamura Eriri is "Kashiwagi Eri", and Aki Tomoya is "Taki-kun" - the degree of involvement and entanglement between these three people with dual identities is far more than it seems on the surface.

After all, Eriri gets so angry every time she mentions Kasumigaoka Utaha, and the tense atmosphere between them is so intense that even Ming Hai can't help but hold his forehead when he sees it.

The reason is actually easy to guess.

What could have caused the relationship between the two women to suddenly become tense? Under the premise that there was no conflict of interest or financial dispute, there was only one truth:

the man.

According to Eriri's simple explanation, it's probably that Aki Tomoya once had a favor for the unknown Kasumigaoka Utaha. And Kasumigaoka Utaha naturally had a good impression of him... It's probably a very reasonable but clichéd development.

Ming Hai is actually somewhat tired of this kind of "two women competing for the favor of others" drama. What he appreciates more is the mature women whose ambitions go far beyond love, who are full of danger but also make him want to explore, and who are fascinating.

"Two beautiful girls are so unhappy over a man... a man of this level. It's really unwise to say anything."

At least he could do something within his ability to make sure that Tomoya Aki, who had long been aware of all this but pretended to turn a blind eye to it, could no longer ignore the "elephant in the room".

"Hmm - it's such an obvious truth, but it seems that some people don't understand it. Do they really not understand it or are they pretending not to understand it?"

"Ying Lili" curled her lips and said something particularly intriguing in her innocent tone.

"I, I just think that you have this shining point, Eriri, and I want to dig it out myself no matter what..."

Aki Tomoya shyly adjusted the legs of his glasses. The bright light reflected from the lenses made it impossible to see what his expression was like underneath the glasses.

"You are still saying such high-sounding words. You are such a persistent sophist."

It's a pity that these words are not suitable to be said using the identity of "Eri". Minghai can only sigh in his heart that it would be better if he was in his original body.

But...

"Since your relationship is already so messed up, let me add fuel to the fire."

"I don't quite understand what you're talking about."

Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned and put the paperback book she was reading carefully on the table beside her. Only now did she become interested in their innuendo-filled conversation.

"To put it simply, Ren wants me to be the heroine of his new project."

The girl with long golden hair calmly played with the ends of her hair. Because she was not good at braiding girls' hair and felt that it was a waste of time, Ming Hai always let her long, smooth and beautiful hair fall on her shoulders when she swapped with Eriri's body.

This also makes Eriri's temperament slightly different from usual. The change in appearance may also be the reason for the subtle change in the impression of her by people around her.

"And since they're planning something, they should ask me to design the characters and draw the illustrations, right?"

"Of course..."

Aki Tomoya nodded quickly, which made Kasumigaoka Utaha even more confused.

"But I always feel like you don't seem to be willing to pay me to do the job for you, Renye."