The room was silent for a few moments before Tomoya finally said with a puzzled look on his face.
"Why?"
[Why do you protagonists like to say "why" so much in situations like this? Can't you guys say something else? By the way, I'm also a little surprised that Megumi rejected the protagonist's confession. That's amazing! Unlike Utaha and Eriri who licked the protagonist in the original work, Megumi is different.]
[In the original work she never even licked the protagonist, she was the one the protagonist licked! Looking at her now, Megumi is indeed better than Utaha and Eriri.]
What!!!
How dare you look down on us!
Utaha who was proud of her beauty and herself, she looked offended to hear Eiji say Megumi was better than her. If it was any other man, she wouldn't have thought much of it. But Eiji, he had taken her first kiss! There was dissatisfaction in her heart when he said the other girl who happened to be in the same group as her was better than her.
Unlike before, this time she was looking at Megumi with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.
Also, who licked Tomoya?!
Eriri was just like Utaha, she also felt offended hearing what Eiji said. Not only did her childhood friend choose Megumi over her, but somehow she was also upset to hear Eiji praise the girl.
Both of them looked at Megumi with jealousy in their eyes.
Tomoya again misunderstood, he thought Utaha and Eriri were jealous and angry because Megumi refused the confession of love they wanted.
{It's true... Utaha Senpai and Eriri liked me a lot, even after I confessed to another girl in front of them. They were still angry at Megumi for rejecting my confession. Ah... I'm so touched. But Utaha Senpai, Eriri, you two have nothing to worry about.}
Utaha and Eriri wondered what was wrong with Tomoya? Who is worried?
{I've decided that you two will also become members of my harem. No need to fight with each other to get my love.}
What Tomoya said in his heart disgusted the two girls. Unlike before, this was the first time they heard Tomoya say something as delusional and disgusting as Issei's protagonist in the past.
Utaha who had previously given up on pursuing Tomoya now felt a real need to stay away from the boy. Once their project was finished, she would quit the group later.
Eriri was dumbfounded, she didn't expect her childhood friend to have the idea to open a harem. Just now she was heartbroken because of that boy, hearing what he thought of her and Utaha, for the first time she felt disgusted at Tomoya. Actually compared to Tomoya in the past, she felt that the current Tomoya was different than usual.
She felt that her childhood friend had become a bastard like Eiji!
Eiji: ???
If Eiji knew what Eriri was thinking, he would argue and say he wasn't that bad, okay? At least he wouldn't let the girls know how perverted he was inside and wouldn't say things like Tomoya in his heart.
The key was that he was good at acting.
Those things lasted no more than five seconds, Megumi of course immediately answered Tomoya's question, even after hearing the boy's inner voice, she didn't feel disgusted and her mind was clear like a holy girl.
She looked at Tomoya and said, "Aki-kun, I only like you as a friend. So if you want me to be your girlfriend... Sorry, right now we can only be friends."
"Can only be friends? Friend zone?!" Although Tomoya was comforted to think Utaha and Eriri still liked him, but still. Being completely rejected by Megumi made him sad and depressed.
Even so.
[Ding! Congratulations host, you have completed the quest.]
[You received a copy of the Visual Novel Fate/Stay Night (Full version). The item has been stored in the system's inventory, you can check it anytime.]
Hearing the system notification, Tomoya's mood became better. At least he was still making money after confessing to Megumi in front of Utaha and Eriri and being rejected.
However, Tomoya still couldn't believe Megumi rejected him. Obviously he was already very handsome now, with the rewards he just got from the system, he would also surely make a lot of money and become rich. As long as he became handsome and rich, wouldn't girls like Megumi, Utaha and Eriri also throw themselves at him?
Tomoya suddenly remembered his eye ability, he looked at Megumi and activated his "Eyes of the Heart".
On the surface Megumi rejected, but inside? Who knows the girl was actually just shy so she rejected him and now she feels very sorry!
A pink screen that only Tomoya could see appeared around Megumi and displayed what the girl was thinking.
[(Aki-kun... It's not that I don't like you. I'm glad you confessed to me. But I don't understand what love is. I just don't understand what I really feel for you. So rather than hurting you by accepting your confession without being sure that I feel the same as you.)]
[(I'd rather reject you and let myself regret it. I hope, I can learn soon what feelings I have for you. If it's love... In the future, I will confess to you.)]
Wohohoho!
Tomoya didn't expect that behind Megumi's expressionless face, there was a girl who would hurt herself rather than hurt him.
Tomoya's eyes reddened, he looked at Megumi. Actually when the girl rejected him, there was also hatred in his heart, but now... There was only great fondness for that girl.
{Megumi, I will definitely wait for you! I won't refuse you when the time comes, so take your time.}
"....?" Megumi.
Tomoya then glanced at his childhood friend, Eriri. He was also curious as to what the girl was really thinking. On the surface the girl was now looking at him with a hardness and disgust on her face that surprised him.
But he was calm, he remembered that his childhood friend was a tsundere. So what she showed on the surface was not necessarily what was inside her.
[Why are you looking at me like that? Stop... Don't give me any more hope. Don't you like Megumi? Even though that girl rejected you, you must still like her. Since we were in elementary school I've actually liked you, Tomoya. But now... I'll give up! I'll try to hate you for choosing another girl even though it must be hard.)]
Eriri... Tomoya almost cried!
This was hard, before he only vaguely knew Eriri liked him, but he did not expect that the girl had even liked him for a long time. Even before he received the system and was still a nerd, she already loved him!
What about Utaha? That girl looked even colder to him. Seeing that the two girls were also actually pretending, he was sure that Utaha was also actually harboring a deep love for him.
[(Rinri-kun... No, I can't think about Rinri-kun like before. Eiji-kun, he'll... Tomoya already has a girl he likes anyway. I'm sure Megumi and Rinri-kun will get together eventually. The two of them actually suit each other. And me? I'll back off, there's also a threat from Eiji-kun. If I keep chasing Rinri-kun, he'll be in danger!]
[I don't want anything bad to happen to Rinri-kun.]
UTAHA SENPAI!!
Tomoya shed tears that confused the girls, they thought Tomoya was just sad because Megumi rejected him.
Megumi felt a little uncomfortable making a boy cry, she was about to say something but Tomoya's inner voice made her stop.
{Eiji, you bastard! I know, now I know why Utaha Senpai... Wowowo! Senpai, you really like me. Your love for me is not even less than Eriri and Megumi's!}
Excuse me, who loves you?
Utaha, Eriri, and Megumi were staring at Tomoya as if he was crazy. Eriri who was already heartbroken had lost her love for Tomoya, not all of it of course, maybe half. But it was enough to refute what Tomoya said in his heart.
And why was Eiji suddenly mentioned? That boy wasn't even seen here even though he was here. Tomoya must not know, so it was a bit crazy if he suddenly scolded the other party in his heart.
Utaha who was now being stared at by a teary-eyed Tomoya was annoyed. If that boy dared to approach her and touch her, she would not hesitate to throw the book in her bag at his face.
Fortunately Tomoya was just standing there, but what he was thinking made her even more upset.
{I don't know the details, but to protect me. Utaha Senpai, you are willing to sacrifice your body. It turns out that all this time Eiji Seiya wasn't threatening you using your nude photos or anything like that. That bastard used me, the junior you love the most to threaten you!}
{Ahh!! Don't worry Senpai! Wait for me, soon I'll definitely save you from that bastard's hands! I'll make Eiji pay for using me to threaten you.}
Utaha was getting a little dizzy from Tomoya's misunderstanding and delusions about her and Eiji's relationship.
Who sacrificed her own body for you? You're so narcissistic!
"Enough! Now it's over, right? I'm going home." Utaha said that, she actually left this time and walked out of the room with her school bag.
"W-Wait, Utaha Senpai. Can we talk for a moment?" Tomoya who was moved by Utaha's sacrifice wanted to comfort the girl.
But Utaha who had already reached the door only turned her head slightly and said coldly. "No!"
"...."
After Utaha left, Eriri also walked to the exit, she said "I'm going home too, Tomoya." without looking at Tomoya. Her eyes were red from sadness and anger at Tomoya after everything that happened.
However, Tomoya thought she was sad because she had to give up pursuing her love for him in favor of another girl.
"Wait, Eriri. I..."
"Hmph!"
Eriri snorted, she immediately left without hearing what Tomoya had to say.
"...."
"...."
Tomoya looked at Megumi, the girl who had just rejected him was still looking at him as usual.
"Aki-kun, the sun is almost setting. We'd better hurry home."
"Megumi!"
Tomoya cried again, he was touched because it wasn't like the others. Megumi, did not immediately leave him and still invited him to go home together.
He wanted to hug Megumi, but the girl looked wary as he approached her.
"What do you want to do, Aki-kun?"
"No, sorry. Let's go home..." Tomoya smiled awkwardly, not knowing why, he felt Megumi keeping a little more distance from him.
Maybe it's just his feelings? Well Tomoya actually wasn't wrong.
Even for a holy girl like Megumi, after what she heard from Tomoya's inner voice today. Her liking for Tomoya had actually dropped a few points. Unlike before where she had a slight crush on Tomoya, now she just treated the boy as a good classmate.
Tomoya was lost in his misunderstanding, but who could blame him? After all, the things he saw with the eyes of his heart...
Eiji disabled the typing function on his system interface, the transparent keyboard in front of him disappeared and he smiled.
"Today was very good."
Seeing that there was no one else in the school auditorium but him, Eiji did not rush home.
¶{Host, your typing skills are better than mine.}
"What do you mean, Miss System? I don't understand." Eiji pretended to be confused.
Miss System rolled her eyes. She really did because in the system interface there was also an emoji feature that could display her expression.
It wasn't her actual face of course, but it was enough to tell Eiji that she didn't believe what he was saying.
And there was really no need to ask. As the main system, her host's system also had the function to manipulate the sub-systems installed on a person. For example, in Tomoya's case, her host can also manipulate the "Eyes of the Heart" ability that the protagonist Tomoya has.
All those cool sequences of words that are displayed when Tomoya sees the girls' thoughts, are all actually fake! There was no telling what the girls were thinking, but they certainly weren't thinking what was written on the pink screen!
Those were just words written by her host, he manipulated the protagonist into misunderstanding and thinking the heroines really loved him.
¶{Continue pretending, it's up to you. You're also getting better at being a villain behind the scenes.}
"Villain? Shouldn't it be protagonist?" Eiji shook his head and said: "By the way everything I did today counts towards getting rewards, right?"
¶{Yes... Of course. Want to check the rewards now?}
"That's good. But no, let's do it later now..." Eiji stopped, he didn't finish his words because a blonde girl walked back into the auditorium in a hurry.
"Tomoya! Huh? I'm late...Tomoya is already home."
The plot was still unfinished.
Eiji was still using his magic to make him invisible, so Eriri who returned to the auditorium room still couldn't see him.
The girl looked dazed, the orange light from the window was almost extinguished as the sky began to darken.
The room had also become somewhat darker than before.
"Wuwuwu... Tomoya, you bastard! Until now you forgot our childhood promise and confessed to another girl in front of my eyes!"
"You bastard! You dare to do that to me!"
Eriri began to crouch down and cry, the tsundere girl was completely defenseless when she was alone. At least that's what she thought until Eiji's voice that sounded in her head made her freeze.
[Just now I was about to go home... This tsundere girl suddenly came back and cried because of a broken heart. Although the protagonist Tomoya seemed to already know Eriri's feelings for him, instead of trying to talk to her first, he went home with Megumi.]
[Romcom protagonists are still romcom protagonists, they're the kind of creatures who are very insensitive to a girl's feelings and don't know who to prioritize first.]
[If I were Eriri, I would definitely take revenge on Tomoya. Not to the point of killing people of course, but at least make that man regret not choosing her.]
[As for how? According to many plots from many franchises I've seen in my previous life and as a man. I know the most effective way to make Tomoya regret it is to make him see Eriri dating or doing things with other men.]
[Ahem! What was I thinking? I suddenly thought of those things... Hey, this has nothing to do with me anyway. I've finished watching the entertainment, it's time to go home.]
[As for Eriri? Sorry, I don't want to work overtime.]
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"Eiji!"
Eriri naturally called out the boy's name, her face flushed, she hurriedly wiped away her tears as she didn't want to look embarrassing in front of anyone.
She knew Eiji had been here since she and the others gathered, but she didn't expect that boy to still be here now!
He must have seen her crying for quite some time already.
So embarrassing!
Eriri's tsundere mentality began to rise, she stood up and looked around with a fierce expression.
"Come out Eiji, I know you're here! And don't get me wrong! What you saw earlier was just... I was just..."
"Just what? You're obviously crying like a heartbroken girl. But don't worry, I'll pretend I didn't see it."
The sound of footsteps was heard from beside Eriri, from the darkness suddenly the figure of a handsome silver-haired boy in a school uniform gradually appeared. A normal person would think the boy was hiding in the darkness before, but Eriri thought Eiji was using his superpower to make him invisible before being discovered by her.
After hearing his inner voice all this time, she naturally knew Eiji and some of the protagonists weren't actually ordinary humans, they had superpowers just like the characters in the anime.
[How did Eriri know I was here and watching? Obviously I've used invisibility magic to hide my presence.]
The corners of Eriri's mouth raised slightly, what she was thinking was true. With eyes that were slightly red from crying, he looked at Eiji in disbelief.
"Pretending? Huh!" Eriri snorted and said, "You've seen it! I can't believe you'll keep your mouth shut about what you saw after leaving here!"
"So?" Eiji stood in front of Eriri, he looked at the girl in confusion. Not even bothering to ask directly why the other party could find her or even trying to comfort her. The two of them had a tacit understanding, it was just that Eriri did not know that he knew she could hear his inner voice.
Just like the other heroines.
"So I want you to shut up. Y-You... You can't tell others what you see and hear." Eriri said while folding her arms, her flat chest did not sway, only her twin ponytails swayed slightly.
She really felt embarrassed that Eiji saw her crying and cursing Tomoya earlier.
"Isn't the situation reversed? In this situation shouldn't I be the one to say..."
"Eriri, you don't want people to know, do you?"
Eiji with an evil smile said to the blonde girl. He was just pretending of course and wanted to know what Eriri would do.
Eriri's reaction seemed a little exaggerated, she took a few steps back and looked at him warily.
"What do you want?! You, do you want to threaten me and force me to do something obscene? You want me to serve you with my body?! Eiji, you lewd beast!"
"Just with your mouth and without any evidence. Do you think I'll be afraid? You're dreaming!"
"That's quite detailed. But no, you're thinking too much. I didn't even bother filming one of the second year school prima donnas crying from a broken heart watching the boy she likes confess to another girl in front of her eyes. Hiss! Although it would be interesting to see the reactions of the students in this school after finding out what happened to you, I'm really not interested, I want to go home right now."
"Goodbye."
Eiji said and waved his hand at Eriri before turning around and walking towards the exit.
However, someone grabbed his hand.
"Wait!" Eriri was dumbfounded, this was wrong. Even though she had thought of several plots in her head, but she didn't expect Eiji to just leave right away.
Eiji looked at Eriri strangely. Could this girl be thinking about what he said in his inner voice earlier? He also expected this, but he didn't expect Eriri to pretend that he was threatening her.
No wonder the girl was saying things that villains in hentai franchises usually do.
The girl didn't scold him, she was actually giving him evil ideas.
[Worthy of being a doujinshi artist, Egoistic Lily. Don't tell me in this situation you actually want me to threaten you to do something obscene?]
"What's wrong? Eriri, I've said it clearly. You don't have to worry, I really accidentally saw you earlier and I have no interest in threatening you just because of this."
"Who do you think I am? I'm a good student. Besides, I have several beautiful girlfriends and fiancées to do something like that if I want to."
This boy is too honest, right? Eriri was silent, Eiji didn't even bother to lie and admit that he had many women in front of a girl.
She had always thought Eiji was a handsome man who lusted like an animal. As long as a girl showed him her panties or a soft piece of meat, the boy would immediately become a wolf and eat the girl.
But now... She seemed to have misunderstood?
Even so, she was also surprised that Eiji could guess what she really wanted to do! Eriri of course wouldn't admit it, actually after hearing what Eiji said in his inner voice about how to make a man regret rejecting the woman who loved him.
Thinking of the scene of Tomoya confessing to Megumi with affection. Besides being sad, jealous, and angry. She also had a bit of resentment towards Tomoya. After all in the past, Tomoya seemed to have forgotten. But she always remembered that she and Tomoya had promised to work together, just the two of them to create many works that would shake the world of otaku. The two promised that in high school after they practiced in their respective fields, they would form a two-person group.
She who in fifth grade elementary school already liked Tomoya thought it would be a two-person world. She with her manga/doujinshi drawing talent, and Tomoya who would be her assistant. After that, Eriri even thought the two would get married in the future.
But when they met again in high school, Tomoya became a nerd and had no shame in admitting that he was an otaku to everyone at school. At that time Eriri was also a person who cared about reputation and hid her Doujinshi Artist identity. Due to differences of opinion, her and Tomoya's relationship became cold until the boy invited her to join his group.
Blessing Software.
There Eriri thought it was just her and Tomoya, she was happy that Tomoya at least remembered the promise they made. But no, Tomoya also invited the girls. Kasumigaoka Utama and Kato Megumi.
She often fought with Utaha to get Tomoya's attention, but Tomoya was very dense. He a piece of wood until today, that boy confessed to Megumi in front of her eyes.
The girl she had never considered as an opponent was actually the winner.
Although from Eiji's inner voice she had already been told about this, she still held hope and that hope eventually collapsed.
Don't know if Tomoya did it on purpose or not, but whatever it was. Eriri who was tempted by what Eiji said, she wanted to make Tomoya regret what he did.
Even if she had to do obscene things with Eiji. After all, besides Tomoya, the other boy she knew and had an impression of was Eiji. Eiji was also very handsome, she had actually drawn several male characters with faces and figures similar to Eiji in her doujin.
Eriri blushed, she pinched her skirt with one of her hands, her other hand squeezed Eiji's hand which was bigger than her.
Speaking of bigness, he wondered how big Eiji's was in the...
"....." Seeing the girl's gaze slowly fixed on his pants instead of answering, Eiji thought a girl like Eriri was actually already a pervert, even if he didn't do anything of her stimulating heart. If Tomoya didn't have a plot armor that protected the heroines from other males in the original work, that boy would've had a green hat for making his childhood friend wait so long.
"Ahem! If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. Eriri, you should also go home soon." Eiji certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity, but it was still important to keep his image from being too disgusting. So at this time, he said softly and smiled gently at Eriri.
This was completely different from his indifferent and malicious attitude towards Eriri earlier which left the girl dumbfounded of course.
¶{Eriri's little heart skipped a beat, she did not expect that the evil man in front of her who was usually rude to her would suddenly become so gentle. The words and gentle smile that the man gave her, made her dazed.}
¶{This distinct contrast made her blush hard! The harem halo didn't remain silent either, he made the girl bolder! Vooggh!}
...Miss System is so cheerful, she must be in a good mood.
Are you sure that's what Eriri was thinking?
By the way who are you calling a evil man?
¶{Of course it's you, host. And see? Although it's not 100%, I'm sure Eriri is getting more and more willing to give the protagonist the green hat!}
"That's... E-Eiji, sorry I seemed to misunderstand you. But can you help me?" Eriri bit her lip, her white cheeks colored by a blush, there was no longer the fierce girl, now there was only the girl with a soft, pleading gaze.
Eiji stepped back slightly, he looked at Eriri in surprise.
[Hey who are you? Did I hear you wrong? Eriri apologized?! Are you still the tsundere Eriri Sawamura Spencer?]
"Favor? What favor? I have to rush home... Even so, I'll take a moment for you. So tell me, as long as I can do it. I'll do it."
Even if it's something obscene.
I'm willing to lend my body to you.
The last two of course Eiji didn't say, only he and Miss System knew.
Would it be so surprising if she apologized? Eriri did not admit it, but she knew she was a tsundere. Even so, that didn't mean she couldn't apologize!
But put that aside.
Eriri who saw Eiji suddenly being so kind to her was a little suspicious, but she felt comfortable being treated gently like this. Tomoya had never even been this gentle to her, she...she felt Eiji was getting more and more pleasant to look at.
The decision in her heart was getting stronger.
She wanted to try if Eiji's idea that wasn't said directly from his mouth would work?
"Then... From what you've seen, you must have known my problem, right?" Eriri asked even though she knew Eiji already knew her problem, she still had to pretend because she couldn't say what his inner voice said.
Eiji nodded. "Incidentally I also saw when a boy confessed to a girl named Megumi. That boy is also Utaha Senpai's junior, I know him."
"His name is Tomoya, right? Eriri, you like that boy, but the other party actually likes a girl named Megumi and confesses to her."
Eiji shook his head, he looked at Eriri as if he was pathetic.
"Don't look at me like that!"
"Okay, I won't stare at you like that. Continue."
Eriri snorted, she folded her hands again, the gentle girl from earlier was gone and now the tsundere girl appeared again.
Eiji didn't complain about this, actually in this situation, he would rather bully Eriri who became a tsundere girl.
If Eriri knew what Eiji was thinking... Forget it. She looked at Eiji and said: "You know. So I want you to help me take revenge on Tomoya!"
"Help me make him regret not choosing me, his childhood friend who has liked him since elementary school!"
To further convince Eiji, Eriri told a little about the relationship between her and Tomoya so far even though the other party obviously already knew.
Eiji who heard everything held his chin, outside the moon was already shining and the room was only illuminated by the moonlight from the window.
This situation gave Eiji a vibe that was familiar with...
[Damn. Why do I now feel like the protagonist in that JP novel with a school romance theme. A heroine asks for the protagonist's help to take revenge on the boy she likes for hurting her feelings by confessing to another girl in front of her eyes.]
[Oh my... This drama wasn't gory, but it was a bit mentally draining so I got a bit of a stomachache.]
[...Just kidding. I'm healthy, my ammunition has been restored since last time, I can exercise all night.]
Eriri who had also read novels with such themes in the past nodded mentally. It was true, her problem was somewhat similar to some of the heroine in the book so she found it a little funny. She didn't expect that one day she would do this kind of thing.
Life was so unpredictable.
But Eiji, what does that last one mean? Ammunition? Exercise? As a doujinshi artist, Eriri vaguely understood what Eiji was saying and she blushed. Her fists clenched, she refrained from attacking Eiji with her twintail attack.
Bah bah! On the surface his face looked very serious, but inside he was thinking of perverted things!
Eriri felt her body a bit hot, with her hands, she made a motion to fan her pretty face.
"Is it hot here?" Eiji asked.
"Yes, it's a bit hot." Eriri said, she loosened the tie on her school uniform slightly and made her white neck exposed more.
"...."
¶{This little girl is quite interesting... Host, it's time to eat!}
This woman... I don't know why she is more excited than usual.
Do you now understand the fun that comes from eating the heroine and giving the protagonist a hat? I think so.
And Eriri, are you feeling hot? I can't believe it! Even though all the air conditioners in this room are turned off, the night breeze blowing from the window is enough to make your panties cool.
By the way how long has it been? Eiji realized that he would be late getting home tonight.
"Um... Eiji, how do you answer? Will you help me?" Eriri asked, she got this idea from Eiji, but she wasn't sure if the boy was willing to do it with her or not.
Although her breasts were disappointing and not as big as a fat cow like Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri was confident in her other assets. As a heroine, she is also an above-average beauty!
With silky blonde hair, pretty blue eyes, soft snow-white skin, and slender legs. Tomoya would definitely regret choosing Megumi over her!
"Sure, leave it to me. Eriri, I understand what you want to do. I'll help you." It actually didn't take long for Eiji to agree, just three seconds after Eriri asked, he immediately agreed which made the girl speechless.
"So what should we do? Even if I say that, d-don't go too far, okay? I want us to do it slowly." Eriri asked with nervousness and embarrassment on her face.
Eiji smiled, the blonde twintail girl looked very cute now. Tomoya, even after you got system, you are still the herbivorous protagonist.
After confessing to Megumi, you can actually still get Eriri easily as long as you persuade the girl harder with sweet words.
But what did you do? You just gave up and went home.
Because of that. Don't blame other men who preceded to eat your childhood friend.
"Don't worry, I have an idea. First, can you call Tomoya with your cell phone? Use video call."
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