What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

He was either complaining about the waste of time and money at the Toyoin Festival, which had tripped up Eriri, and that it was not a job that should be left to students to prepare, or he was planning to go to the Toyoin Festival to promote his own club and attract talented newcomers to help. After his application for a speech on stage was rejected by the student union, he had been planning to find an opportunity to replace the other party's playback materials without authorization, like he did at the school anniversary, and use it to promote the greatness of galgame.

As a result, the operation was exposed during the preparation stage, and the student union issued an ultimatum. Aki Tomoya had already been given an observation disciplinary action at the school anniversary celebration. If he dared to do something serious again this time, he would be suspended from school.

Most students would behave themselves under such a warning, but if Tomoya Aki was afraid of this, he would not be called Tomoya Aki. In his opinion, everything he did was for the good of other students, so that they could understand the beauty of the two-dimensional world. As for the students' own efforts and sweat, the things they loved and their normal lives were of no value to Tomoya Aki. He was taking risks to promote the beauty of the two-dimensional world like he was doing now, just like a saint. It was a particularly great and noble thing that he had to do!

As for suspension, it's not a big deal, it's not expulsion anyway! I'm not afraid of writing it into my file. I will definitely work in the second dimension in the future, so how can I be restricted by the rules and regulations of the third dimension?

So with this idea in mind, his extraordinary action ability made Tomoya Aki continue to tinker with some small actions in secret, but this time the secret was kept better. Even Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't know what he was doing. They could only vaguely guess that it was related to the Toyotsu Festival.

This made her feel a little uneasy for no reason.

Although she had been writing scripts during this period, she was not completely oblivious to what was happening outside. After all, she was not the top student in the school, so she did not have the privilege of catching up on sleep during class time. The limit for her was to skip classes and take a nap in the health room occasionally. So from the conversations with the students around her, she knew a little about the Fengyin Festival.

That was an event organized by the students themselves. Although it is not known why they were able to obtain permission from the school, the party responsible for this event is obviously the student union. Therefore, the warning to Tomoya Aki was issued by the student union, and the student union's highest power to deal with students is only suspension.

But if Akitomo really makes a big fuss, to the point that the Toyonosaki officials have to intervene for the sake of their reputation, then it may not be as simple as just suspension.

However, now Aki Tomoya is no longer willing to listen to his advice. If there is anyone in the entire Toyonosaki who can persuade him, perhaps it is only Eriri.

It was precisely because of this that after learning about Eriri's whereabouts from the art club members, Kasumigaoka Utaha ran directly to the auditorium to find her. Unexpectedly, not only was Eriri in the auditorium, but even Yamada Elf, whose new volume had previously surpassed her in sales, was there. This made Kasumigaoka Utaha's momentum drop all of a sudden, and she was taken advantage of by the other party.

Chapter 193 Schrödinger's Chest

"Teacher Yamada Fairy is not yet an adult, right?" Kasumigaoka Utaha stared at Yamada Fairy, then glanced at Shiki. They looked very familiar to each other. "Should I call the police?"

The first time she met Yamada Fairy, the two of them were together when he asked her about Eriri. However, at that time, there was still a sense of distance between them, not at all like they are now. The golden-haired Lolita looked at the boy with eyes that were about to tear.

Come to think of it, it was this boy who proposed the bet between me and Yamada Fairy. Does that mean that when the two of them were not that familiar with each other, the other party was already confident that Yamada Fairy could beat him?

"My innocence has not been taken away, so it doesn't matter if you call the police!"

Maybe she had been staring at Shiki thinking for too long. When Kasumigaoka Utaha came to her senses, the Yamada Fairy stood between Shiki and Kasumigaoka Utaha as if to block her view, and spoke loudly and confidently.

Si Ji thought that there was nothing wrong with it, but after what you said, I might really be on the police's list of criminals in preparation.

In order to prevent the topic from going off in a strange direction, he took the initiative to ask, "I wonder what Kasumigaoka-senpai is doing here?"

"I'm here to look for Sawamura-san."

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Eriri, which stunned Eriri, who was originally watching the show. She pointed at her nose and asked stupidly, "Looking for me?"

"Among the people here, besides Miss Yamada Fairy and her followers, you are the only one I know. Who else can I look for if not you?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha replied unhappily, and raised her chin towards the backstage: "Excuse me for a moment." After seeing Eriri's eyes flash with a few teasing looks, as if she was going to take the opportunity to show off and control her, she added: "It's about Tomoya."

Eriri, who had been planning to avenge herself for the bullying she had suffered at Kasumigaoka in the past, was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then shook her head vigorously, and her golden twin ponytails began to sway with her movements.

"If you're planning on asking me to join Tomoya's weird club, I'm sorry, but I don't have time for that kind of thing..."

It is true that the stage art work for the Toyosai has come to an end for the time being, but even if we put that aside, Eriri still has her own things to do - Natsu Comic can only sell old issues temporarily, and there is a lot of illustrator work that has been piled up in the past period of time - just the rework of the stage art requires her to keep an eye on it all the time.

Some people may say, isn’t there a stronger Mashiro Shiina here?

But in fact, in the work of stage art, we cannot simply judge the importance based on the ability to draw: when it comes to painting, Eriri and Mashiro are indeed the two pillars of stage art, but if we look at all the work, Eriri is actually the one who is more like the protagonist.

The reason is simple: Shiina Mashiro's communication and teamwork abilities are just like the rise and fall of Yukino's chest, almost in a superposition state of existence and non-existence.

This was one of the main reasons why Shiki had kidnapped Eriri to work for Mashiro. The other reason was to trick other members of the art club into coming over to help as free labor...

"It's not that. Although I did want you to come over before, that's not the problem right now."

Kasumigaoka Utaha gave Eriri a look that told her to "follow me" and headed backstage.

Eriri thought for a moment and just as she was about to follow, she heard Shiki's nonchalant voice: "What you're talking about should also be related to the Toyotsu Festival, right?"

"Is that so?" Eriri looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha in surprise.

The girl always found it hard to imagine that Aki Tomo, who looked down on the Toyoin Festival, would be related to the Toyoin Festival?

"I have no obligation to tell you such things." Kasumigaoka Utaha answered indifferently, trying to keep her tone calm.

"It seems that it is possible." Yukinoshita Yukino, who had been silent, suddenly said, "As the founder of the Toyoin Festival, I hope to be able to sit in on the event. Whether good or bad, I hope to receive the most genuine feedback from other students about the Toyoin Festival."

"I didn't say this matter is related to the Toyoin Festival, and please..." Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at Yukino's bow tie: "Junior sister, please respect other people's privacy. Don't you have anything you don't want others to hear?"

"No."

Yukino said without hesitation.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was speechless for a moment, then frowned: "You're lying."

Seeing the two of them suddenly at loggerheads, Eriri looked extremely nervous, and Nagisa Furukawa on the side had already been confused. Nanami Aoyama seemed to want to mediate but didn't know who to start with. Mashiro Shiina was still sleeping, and only the fairy Yamada was excitedly waving the script rolled up into a trumpet in his hand and shouting "Fight, fight!".

Although Shiki was looking forward to what would happen if the two of them really fought - most likely Kasumigaoka Utaha would be killed instantly by Yukino, after all, the latter had learned Aikido - but reason told him that it was not a good thing to let the two of them clash in the auditorium, so he spoke up to interrupt their confrontation.

"Senior Kasumigaoka is a well-known person in Toyosaki, and teacher Kasumigaoka Shiko is my favorite light novel writer. So, as long as you say 'this matter has nothing to do with the Toyosaki Festival', I will definitely believe you and will not delve into the conversation between you and Eriri. I can also comfort the others."

Shiki said with a smile, and his tone sounded sincere, as if he would believe it as long as Kasumigaoka Utaha dared to say it.

So Kasumigaoka Utaha subconsciously wanted to follow his words and say "It has nothing to do with the Toyoin Festival", but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them.

If you think about it carefully, facing Shiki's righteous words, I just said 'it has nothing to do with the Toyone Festival' and then told Eriri that 'Ren is also going to sabotage the Toyone Festival'. The contrast is so great that even I can't speak.

What's more, if it was the Eriri of the past, Kasumigaoka Utaha could be sure that she valued Tomoya very much and would definitely choose to help. But now Eriri, who has rejected Tomoya's repeated invitations for the Toyotsu Festival, whether she cares about Tomoya as much as before, or in other words, in her heart, which one is more important at this time, the 'Toyotsu Festival' or 'Tomoya's prank', is another matter.

This made Kasumigaoka Utaha fall silent.

"Can't you tell it? Since you can't tell anyone else and it's related to the Toyoin Festival...how about this?" Shiki saw her expression and immediately understood. He compromised and said, "I'm also a person related to the Toyoin Festival. How about letting me listen to your conversation with Eriri, and then we can discuss whether to tell everyone about it?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a moment, and finally chose to trust Shiki's character (or gambling character?), and nodded slightly.

Chapter 194: That’s it?

After bringing the two backstage, Kasumigaoka Utaha said solemnly: "It seems that Tomoya is planning to do something at the Toyotsu Festival."

When Ying Lili heard this, her face suddenly turned gloomy.

She had more or less guessed that this was the case, but she still felt very uncomfortable when she heard Kasumigaoka Utaha say it.

Si Ji's expression was rather strange, as if he was wondering, "Did you call everyone out just for this?"

"Don't underestimate Tomoya's ability to take action," after noticing Shiki's expression, Kasumigaoka Utaha warned seriously, "If it were him, he might do something that would shock everyone."

"..." Si Ji rubbed his temple and asked, "Then what exactly will he do?"

"It could be to seize the stage initiative at the Toyoin Festival, promote the ACG world in public, preach to others about the gals you like, and other similar behaviors."

Kasumigaoka Utaha rubbed her forehead and guessed uncertainly: "Anyway, it was an intrusion at the level of a broadcast accident."

Four Seasons' expressions became more subtle.

"What do you want to say with that strange expression?" Seeing that Shiki still looked indifferent but with a hint of interest, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but frown and asked.

"No, I just think that Kasumigaoka-senpai, who usually looks very mature, is just a child who has not yet reached adulthood."

Four Seasons answered calmly.

To be honest, when the other person had a stern face and declared in a tone as if the world was going to end tomorrow that he had something important to tell Eriri, Shiki imagined a lot of possibilities in his mind surrounding the two key words, Tomoya Aki and Toyoon Festival.

For example, Tomoya Aki offended the Yakuza, and they wanted to behead him and hang him up to sacrifice to the gods at the Toyotone Festival to make the Yamaguchi-gumi great again; for example, Tomoya Aki colluded with terrorists and led to a terrorist attack at the Toyotone Festival; or for example, Tomoya Aki was suffering from a terminal illness and planned to create a grand art explosion at the Toyotone Festival to let his life end in splendor.

Although it may seem strange and even a bit ridiculous at first glance, to be honest, these things are not completely impossible to happen. Take the most ridiculous terrorists for example. After all, Fengzhiqi is backed by Maple Leaf Technology, and the boss of Maple Leaf Technology is Qiu Lingwenping. If someone spreads rumors that Qiu Lingwenping will attend the Fengyin Festival, then if security is not well implemented at that time, it is very likely that terrorists will really come to try to talk to Qiu Lingwenping... At that time, whether or not to evacuate the crowd will be a big problem.

After all this time, this is it?

Because of the different perspectives on the issue, the severity is naturally not the same.

From the students' perspective, suspension or even expulsion is already a huge matter. But for Four Seasons, which once played a dangerous balance between several major countries, no one died. It was just a student who liked to show off and cause trouble. How serious was it?

"We are discussing serious matters now, so I don't want to say anything unpleasant," Kasumigaoka Utaha was obviously very dissatisfied with Shiki's attitude of not taking her warning seriously: "But if you insist on showing this attitude——"

"No, no, no, Kasumigaoka-senpai, you misunderstood. I just wanted to say that if it's just this level of things, then I think you can rest assured."

Shiki said lightly, "We just happened to have quite a bit of sponsorship left over, which we can use to prepare more comprehensive security measures on the day of the Toyotsu Festival. We will make sure that whatever plan that Tomoya-san has, it will become nothing more than waste paper."

"Is this really okay?" Eriri asked anxiously, "I heard from Yukinoshita that the remaining budget is not a small amount of money. If we spend it all on something like this..."

"Don't worry about it. I was just looking for a way to spend the money reasonably."

Si Ji waved his hand nonchalantly. “Just like some labs will rush to spend all the money on their books before applying for funding at the end of the year, otherwise if there is any surplus, the funding they can apply for next year will be very likely to be reduced. Although there are no clear requirements for sponsorship, it is better not to have too much left over, otherwise you may not be able to get as much sponsorship next time.”

"It feels like opportunism." Kasumigaoka Utaha commented.

"Please call us pragmatists," Si Ji corrected solemnly, "Opportunists don't do things honestly."

"Besides," Si Ji added seriously, "if a problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem."

"If only it could be solved that easily."

Eriri still looked somewhat uneasy.

After all, Akihiro Tomoya, who can move around like a cockroach, can rush into people's faces, and has strong vitality, will indeed scare a lot of people once he starts to cause trouble.

"So don't feel any burden. The Toyotsu Festival is a festival held to make everyone happy. If you are really that worried about that Tomoya-san, then you might as well hire someone to keep a close eye on him." Shiki consoled, "With this double insurance, you can feel at ease, right?"

Eriri blinked her azure eyes, looked at Shiki and replied uncertainly, "Probably?"

It seems that as childhood sweethearts, she has suffered a lot from the other party and was poisoned badly. Si Ji has no good solution for this situation and can only use facts to prove everything. I believe that as long as she goes through a few more desensitization therapies, she will be able to break free from that guy's shadow.

And Kasumigaoka Utaha also began to doubt her life, wondering if she was really making a big deal out of nothing. How come a situation that seemed so troublesome to her could be dealt with by Shiki with just a few words?

She still looked absent-minded when she said goodbye to the others in the hall and left. I hope she didn't trip on the way. After all, unlike Yukinoshita Yukino Sawamura Eriri and the others, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't see her feet when she lowered her head...

"Will what Kasumigaoka-senpai said have any impact on the Toyotsugi Festival?"

Yukino asked Shiki.

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal." Si Ji immediately responded, patting his chest: "Just trust me as much as you trust the macarons in afternoon tea."

"Aren't macarons, which have no advantages other than being pretty, one of the biggest pitfalls in afternoon tea?" Nanami Aoyama complained, "They are totally untrustworthy..."

By the way, as a working soldier, she had almost no time and spare money to enjoy afternoon tea. It was only after she became a maid that she started to drink afternoon tea under the intentional influence of Fuyu Kishi. Therefore, she was deeply impressed by the cloyingly sweet macarons.

Chapter 195 Sawano Yasusuke

Without cheating, the power of a single person is extremely limited.

This is true even for Tomoya Aki.

He was not omnipotent, and after being warned and alerted by the student union, his actions were naturally restricted to a great extent.

But he had no intention of giving up. It was just that in this situation, he needed a little external help, such as Taisuke Sawagenaga, one of the few boys who had shown kindness to him.

"Thank you so much, Taisuke."

In the corner of the classroom, Amaki Tomoya said gratefully, "When the Fengyin Festival starts, I will definitely be watched closely by the lackeys of the student council. I can only rely on you then."

As he spoke, he handed over a USB flash drive - although it was a pity that he couldn't go on stage in person to give a speech, playing the video he recorded through the projector was the best he could do now.

"I'll make some noise first, maybe it will turn into a mess, anyway, I'll attract those guys' attention, then Taisuke, you just need to drag the video into the playlist on the computer in this crappy studio."

Aki Tomoya said excitedly: "Of course it would be best if you could wait by the side until it's over. Otherwise, I'm afraid the video will be cut off by someone who comes back and finds something wrong."

During the school anniversary last year, he took the opportunity to study the equipment in the school auditorium and studio. Although he did not understand much, he still learned some simple operations.

"No problem, just leave this little thing to me."

Sawaga Taisuke nodded, and a cunning smile appeared on his seemingly honest face: "By the way, what about the thing I told you before..."

"Are you saying you want to join my club?"

Amaki Tomoya hesitated for a moment. In fact, he was still a little resistant to this. After all, in the future he envisioned, the club was centered around him, and the members were Kasumigaoka Utaha, Sawamura Eriri, and the "heroine" who had not been found until now.

Although he himself had no subjective intention of having a harem, as a man it is natural for him to have an inexplicable longing and satisfaction for this situation.

In this case, if he were to add another boy to the club, he would naturally feel a little conflicted and uncomfortable.

However, when he thought about the fact that the club was not established smoothly, maybe it would be better to first boost its popularity and then recruit members. So he asked Taisuke, "But our club is going to make a bishoujo game. What will you be responsible for here, Taisuke?"

"You can leave all the chores to me," Sawaga Taisuke bent his arms and made a bodybuilding pose. Although his biceps did not show obvious arches, Sawaga Taisuke, who had always participated in sports clubs, was indeed much stronger than the thin dog Aki Tomoya. "I still have some strength."

Amaki Tomoya thought about it, then nodded and agreed: "Okay, then you will be the third member of our club."

"Thank you, Director," Sawaga Taisuke happily complimented Aki Tomoya, and then asked, "By the way, I heard that Kasumigaoka senior seems to be in your club too..."

In fact, Kasumigaoka Utaha has never stated that she has joined Tomoya Aki's club, but as mentioned before, Toyonosaki is full of students and patrolling discipline committee members. Except for super-sly corners like Goto Ichiri who has a slime-like strong perception of hiding places, ordinary people will always be seen by other students.

After being spotted several times appearing in and out of the club classroom illegally requisitioned by Tomoya Aki, the fact that Kasumigaoka Utaha had joined the club of this weirdo Tomoya Aki became almost an open secret within Toyonosaki.

"Senior Shiyu is indeed helping..."