"You… what are you doing?!"
Tomoya finally came to his senses, and he also recognized Shinnosuke.
The man who snatched his beret! That destined beret should have been his! That ordinary heroine should also have been his!
Seeing Eriri jump into Shinnosuke's arms, Tomoya's worldview shattered into pieces.
Wasn't Eriri a loyal supporter of childhood friend? And Eriri was an epic-level tsundere; it shouldn't be possible for her to suddenly like someone else, right?
In Tomoya's mind, even if she wasn't with him, Eriri shouldn't be with anyone else.
If the ordinary Megumi was the "heroine" in his life, then Eriri was a "supporting character" with a more prominent personality.
In a bishoujo game, even supporting characters should belong to the protagonist, right? Even if she didn't choose the protagonist, she should maintain her purity for the protagonist!
That was just a different storyline. Maybe in another world, he and Eriri would be together?
Tomoya, who was deep in thought, suddenly realized that Eriri's face was full of tears.
'Could it be? Is Eriri being threatened?'
Tomoya felt he had discovered the truth. It was highly likely that Shinnosuke had found out about Eriri's identity as a doujinshi illustrator!
He was using his knowledge of Kashiwagi Eri to threaten Eriri into being his girlfriend, that's why Eriri was crying while hugging him, right?
Feeling that he had found the truth, Tomoya immediately decided that he would be the one to save Eriri!
As for how to save her? Tomoya wouldn't think too much about it. Even if Eriri's identity as a doujinshi illustrator was exposed and caused her to constantly receive strange looks at school, she must not fall into the clutches of this annoying man in front of him!
"Let go of Eriri!"
"Eriri, don't be fooled by him! One wrong step, and the next step will definitely be wrong!"
Although Tomoya had never seen any adult works, he knew very well that in the humiliation-themed hentai drawn by Eriri, the NTR storyline often started like this.
If Eriri didn't wake up soon, according to the storyline in the doujinshi, she could become a toy!
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Tomoya's sudden appearance startled everyone. Eriri, who was trying hard to smell Shinnosuke's scent, also realized that this was school, and hugging him like this would bring trouble for both of them.
Releasing Shinnosuke, Eriri turned to look at Tomoya, her expression changing from surprise to disgust.
'Childhood friend? How ridiculous.'
Eriri in the other world had plenty of time to think about herself, including that so-called childhood friend Tomoya.
Wasn't Tomoya just an annoying person who didn't care about other people's opinions and only brought trouble to others? Regarding the incident back then, Eriri wasn't wrong at all! She was just an elementary school student at the time; what could a child do?
It was Tomoya who was the root of the problem.
Completely disregarding other people's feelings, a very selfish and self-centered person, all because of his ridiculous pride.
"What do you mean I'm being fooled? Aki-kun, what business do you have looking for me?"
'Aki-kun?'
This stiff address stunned Tomoya for a moment.
'Eriri must be threatened, worried about her identity being exposed, that's why she said that, right?'
'Eriri is protecting me!'
'No, no matter what, I can't let Eriri continue to fall; there's a deep abyss ahead!'
Tomoya's imagination was very rich; he had already imagined a major drama.
"Eriri, does he know your identity and is using it to threaten you? Don't be afraid! Even if your identity is exposed, it doesn't matter! Don't fall into his trap!"
Eriri frowned, knowing that Tomoya must be making up stories in his mind, most likely thinking she was being threatened by Shinnosuke.
Joke, if Shinnosuke wanted to do something, did he need to threaten her?
"Aki-kun, I don't know what you're talking about. Shinnosuke and I have known each other for many years, it's just that we haven't seen each other for a long time. This has nothing to do with you, right?"
Eriri's completely emotionless voice made Tomoya realize that he seemed to have guessed wrong. Eriri didn't seem to be the Eriri of the past anymore.
But Tomoya refused to believe it; he stubbornly thought Eriri was being threatened. If he didn't think so, how should he explain it?
"Eriri, I know you must be threatened by him, don't be afraid! We can ask Aunt Sayuri for help; even if your identity is exposed, it doesn't matter!"
In Tomoya's heart, even if Eriri's identity was exposed, it didn't matter.
Hadn't he himself never hidden that he was an otaku? Why should she hide herself?
As for whether Eriri would have to face strange looks from others, whether this would affect the Sawamura family, all of that was beyond his consideration.
"Do you two know? Eriri's hidden identity is—"
"Shut up."
Seeing that Tomoya was about to reveal Eriri's identity as a doujinshi illustrator, Shinnosuke no longer remained silent.
Eriri was the daughter of the Sawamura family. If Kashiwagi Eri's identity was exposed, it would bring a lot of trouble.
Tomoya's behavior was truly terrible. He spoke on his own without listening to other people's explanations and regarded his own views as the truth.
This kind of person in novels or manga might only be considered a bit awkward and selfish, but in the real world, people like Tomoya were very annoying.
Tomoya didn't expect the other party to interrupt, and Shinnosuke's aura was very sharp, like a drawn sword, making him subconsciously shut his mouth.
"Kazama and Yukinoshita-san, Kori and I have some business with him, could you excuse us for a moment?"
"Okay, then see you tomorrow."
Kazama had great faith in his best friend. He also recognized Eriri, the girl they had helped when they were the Kasukabe Defense Force, and her relationship with Shinnosuke was quite good.
Yukino also didn't believe that Eriri was being threatened by Shinnosuke. As a fellow woman, she didn't see any traces of coercion on Eriri.
After hesitating slightly, Yukino nodded gently, also didn't answer, and directly chose to leave.
She was very curious about Shinnosuke, but Yukino's personality was cold and arrogant; she didn't want to get involved in such emotional turmoil.
Shinnosuke could make the daughters of two major families like the Suotome family and the Sawamura family so infatuated with him; he must be a very skilled playboy. Yukino didn't want to be conquered as well.
[Ding, system task is being processed…]
[New task has been released, please check]
[Task Name: Yukinoshita Yukino]
[Task Description: Yukinoshita Yukino has been hiding her fondness for cats all along. Please make her voluntarily imitate a cat's meow in front of you!]
[Task Reward: 51% shares of Yukinoshita Real Estate.]
Hearing the system's voice in his mind, Shinnosuke was stunned for a moment. Why did he feel that this task was more difficult than the previous two tasks?