Hasumi Kanoko showed a reassuring smile, sighed and said: "You are finally back. Have you finished handling the affairs of the association?"
Kato Yusuke hummed in affirmation.
"Really? That's good." Hasumi Kanoko nodded, and then asked slightly reproachfully: "I called you many times, didn't you see it?"
"Sorry, my phone is broken and I can't answer it."
Kato Yusuke took out his mobile phone to show it. No content could be seen clearly on the cracked screen, as if it would break at any time.
"That's it." Seeing that Kanoko understood, Ren looked calmly to the left and right, blinked and said:
"Although I understand your feeling of rushing on your way, please don't do this next time, or at least use the public phone to let us know that you are safe."
Kato Yusuke's eyes moved slightly, knowing that she was speaking for him. Just as he was about to express his position, Hui took a step forward.
"Yusuke, don't you have anything to say about Miss Sayu?"
"Well...she had already solved the problem when I arrived at the scene."
"Ah, yes? That's great, but that's not what I'm asking."
The girl stared into his eyes and asked in a nonchalant tone: "Can you please be honest with us about the relationship between you and Miss Sayu?"
As soon as he said this, everyone looked over.
Kato Yusuke froze for a moment and clenched his fists involuntarily.
"...She used to be a very important person to me, but she is no longer..."
Everyone listened silently, with no surprise on their faces.
Through what he did today, everyone present could realize the special nature of Sayu. The focus of the question is why.
Hui shook his head slightly and continued to ask.
"I'm sorry, this statement is too ambiguous. Otherwise, I'd better ask another way. Yusuke, is there anything in the past between you and Miss Sayu?"
"..."
Kato Yusuke closed his mouth tightly and said nothing.
This was the only thing he planned to keep as a lifelong secret.
Because, it's really too unseemly.
Because, it is too willful.
Because, it is too childish.
Because I am really sorry for others.
In addition, it is also because it is too absurd.
How should he explain that he was just chasing a shadow?
Silence dominated the scene, amplifying the dullness and depression of summer.
Kato Yusuke looked at the faces of the four people in front of him, closed his eyes briefly, and then slowly opened them, "...she was once the person I planned to spend the rest of my life with."
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Everyone's bodies trembled, and they unconsciously held their breath, waiting for his more specific explanation.
Kato Yusuke lowered his eyes and stared at something on the ground without focus: "You may not believe it, but we met a year ago..."
"...A year ago." Hui Qing frowned and thought for a moment, "I remember Miss Sayu went to high school in her hometown, right? So you met in Hokkaido?"
"It's not like this."
Kato Yusuke shook his head, took a deep breath, and spoke in a slightly deep voice:
"I met her in Tokyo... I actually came from another time and space."
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Huh……?""""
The four girls opened their eyes wide in astonishment. No matter how many plots they had imagined before, they were still speechless by this astonishing statement.
Immediately afterwards——
"Ah, that's right." Hui said expressionlessly: "Sorry, everyone, I have to go back today. Goodbye."
After she finished speaking, she stopped looking at someone's face, turned around and walked in the opposite direction.
"Kato-san (Megumi)!"
Seeing that Kanoko and Eiri were at a loss, Hassan finally turned his attention to the culprit that caused all this.
"Awesome." Shiyu clapped her hands gently, her tone full of sarcasm: "I never realized that compared to drawing comics and playing games, Yusuke, maybe you are more suitable for writing novels~"
"Xiao Shi, I..."
"Seriously, can't you find a better excuse? Even if you say you fell in love with her at first sight, is it better than this?"
Hasumi Kanoko nodded in agreement and scolded softly: "Kato-kun, this kind of joke is really inappropriate."
Ying Lili put her hands on her waist and agreed, "You idiot, go apologize to Hui."
Shiyu looked contemptuous and cold: "Okay, there's no point in staying any longer. The three of us should go back."
Eirili: "Huh? Where are you going back? Why did you count me in? I still have something to say to Yusuke, so I won't go back!"
"Don't talk nonsense, just follow me."
As Shiyu said this, she pulled Kanoko Hasumi and Eri Riri towards the station.
As he passed by, a cold word came to Kato Yusuke's ears.
Shiyu: "You seem to have forgotten that I hate deception the most."
Kato Yusuke was speechless and looked at Zhenzhan as everyone left and didn't know how to stop him.
In just a few minutes, the scene was completely gone.
Not far away, Xiangaru Zhen ran away when he saw that the situation was not good.
Yoshida hesitated for a moment, then walked over, "Um, Kato, are you okay?"
Kato Yusuke raised his head and said bravely that it was okay.
"Sigh... That's fine. What are you going to do next? The celebration party... probably can't be held. Do you want to find a shop to have a drink together? Of course, you can only drink drinks."
"Isn't it too miserable to drink with an uncle? Forgive me for refusing."
Yoshida was stunned for a moment, with a helpless smile on his face.
He shook his head and said angrily: "You kid is still in the mood to joke and make me worry in vain."
His tone was reproachful, but his eyes were full of concern for his younger generation.
"Thank you, Mr. Yoshida." Kato Yusuke looked deeply at his neighbor and chuckled: "I will take care of the matter as soon as possible, and the celebration party will be held until then."
"Oh, I don't have any problem..."
Yoshida stared at him for a while, as if searching for the true emotion in his eyes, and finally raised his palm and struck his head with a knife.
"If you really deserve it, you should be so carefree. Remember to come to me if you need anything. Let's go first."
Kato Yusuke smiled bitterly and nodded, watching Yoshida walk towards Mishima Yuba. The two waved to him and left quickly.
He leaned against the cold fence of the overpass and stared numbly at the endless flow of vehicles below.
The late sunset shines on the tall buildings, giving off a cold feeling unique to the city.
The air was mixed with the smell of gasoline and soot, which was not pleasant. When the hot summer wind blew, the smell rose to the sky.
Kato Yusuke couldn't help but laugh at himself.
All along, he has been making wrong choices, unilaterally thinking that he can take care of everyone.
Such an attitude is really arrogant and terrible, so it's his own fault for falling into this situation.
Shiyu's slap was like a wake-up call, reminding him that it was time to make changes.
But before that——
There is one more thing he must do.
'Just think of it as an end to everything.' Yusuke Kato thought silently, turned around and walked off the overpass.
…
That evening, An Yilun came home.
A group of people from "blessing software" came here and were going to play the games they bought at the venue.
That's right, I'm talking about "ad" here.
As a work produced by a competitor, they have to play it no matter what.
An Yilun also placed snacks and drinks on the table in the center of the room for everyone to take. Then he sat down in front of the computer impatiently and put the game disc into the PC optical drive.
Hyōdo Michiru whistled "Hugh~".
"Oh, Alan, you said it was easy, but in the end, you really want to play other people's games? You are a Galgame brain."
"It's so noisy. I'm trying to find out about the enemy. How can you, a music brain like you, understand?" An Yilun also retorted and decisively controlled the mouse to open the game.
A window popped up.
The first thing to be broadcast is an opening animation.
In a snowy scene, the logo of "TYPE-MOON" slowly appears in the center of the screen along with the ethereal and distant music.
Then, character paintings and scenes began to play alternately.
"Wow~" Izumi Hashima opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Master and the others actually specialize in doing OPs, that's amazing! None of us have done it."
"Uh-huh-"
An Yilun also coughed hard twice, "I'm sorry, going overseas, a society with a limited budget like ours is really not suitable for OP."
"Ah, I'm just saying it casually. Don't worry about it, Tomoya-senpai. After all, our game is just a fan work, and it's great to have Michiru-san's music~!"
Seeing Hashima Chuhai waving his hands to explain, An Yilun didn't know what to say. He forced a smile and then turned his attention back to the screen.
Entering the main interface, the fresh style art UI does not look like a beautiful girl game, but it is quite comfortable to look at.
Start a new game directly.
The story begins with a somewhat stream-of-consciousness metaphor.
Players who are new to the game may feel confused.
But An Yilun and Haidao Chuhai are both people who have read the script, so they naturally know that this is setting the stage for a fantasy world.
After the metaphor ends, the background is explained from the perspective of the male protagonist, and each character is gradually introduced.
There’s not much to say about this part, it’s just that the quality of the original painting is higher and the bgm is better matched.
From An Yilun's sharp perspective, this opening chapter can only be said to be quite satisfactory. It basically follows most of Galgame's regular routines and is unremarkable.
The only thing that could make him slightly excited was Kasumi Shiko's style of description.
"This alone can't be called a Galgame, Kato."
An Yilun also thought with some contempt, and made up his mind to examine this work with a strict eye.
Although it is true that he is a cute otaku with no skills.
But in the field of Galgame, he is the expert among experts——!
If this work does not meet his expectations, he will definitely criticize the production team on his blog!
Of course, he will not target the original paintings, scripts, music, programs, etc., but only the pretentious and arrogant director!
An Yilun also thought of this and swept away the depression just now, his eyes became bright and energetic, as if he had seen someone bowing his head to admit his mistake, and couldn't help but gear up.
"Hey, Toruya-san." Hashima Yinzhi asked: "It's almost time to reach the personal line here? Which character do you plan to conquer first?"
"Hey...I haven't thought about this yet. Is there any problem?"
"Hmm~ I'm very interested in Furukawa Nagisa's route. Can you play with this character first?"
"Haha? Why do I have to listen to your arrangements? I am the one who is playing, right?"
"Well, after all, I haven't read the script like you and Dehai, so I'm a little curious about the character Kato-kun and the others focused on creating. Otherwise, which one do you want to conquer?"
"Well, this..." An Yilun also pondered for a moment: "As for me, I should choose Tomoyo Sakagami, right?"
"Ah." Namishima Dekai blinked and asked thoughtfully: "I have read in the set collection that the role of Tomoyo Sakagami seems to be mainly played by Sawamura-senpai, right?"
"Oh~~ So that's it? Toruya-san." Hashima Yinzhi said in a long voice meaningfully, "You really still remember Kashiwagi Hideo?"
"Eh? Is that so? Toruya-senpai!" Izumi Hashishima found it hard to accept.
She only quit "TYPE-MOON" because of An Yilun. If the facts are really what her brother said, this kind of haphazard behavior is too much!
Hyodo Michiru, who was sitting on the bed, teased with a wicked smile: "Xiu~Alan, you are really not decent, will my sister Izumi be sad?"
"Michiru, shut up! No, it's not the sea, please listen to my explanation!"
An Yilun also made hesitant gestures and said in a persuasive manner:
"Look, Izumi, haven't you always been curious about Eiriri's current painting skills? She basically completed the route of Tomoyo Sakagami alone. This is the best way to observe her strength?"
"Is...is that so?" Izuku Hashima said doubtfully, reluctantly accepting this reason.
"Okay then, Tomonya-senpai, I really want to know more about Sawamura-senpai's current strength. Please choose the route of Sakagami Tomoyo."
"Ah, just wrap it up on me!" An Yilun also knocked on his chest confidently, and the fingers of his hands wriggled like ghosts, as if the game had already begun.
"Don't worry, let's go to the sea! No matter what new elements or systems Kato prepares, I, the Galgame master, will crack it and I will definitely get the full CG as quickly as possible!"
"Yeah~!" Dekai Namishima cheered innocently: "Come on, Toruya-senpai~!"
Hashima Yinzhi glanced at his silly sister, couldn't help but sigh deeply, and suddenly felt a little worried about the future.
Because of his father's work, their family will soon move back to Tokyo. If they are still so close to An Yilun when they go overseas, things will become troublesome.
Especially An Yilun seems to be more concerned about three-dimensional girls now. As an older brother, he has to be on guard.
While thinking about this matter, Hashima Yinzhi opened his laptop and planned to try out the Furukawa Nagisa Line.
By the way, the game disc in his hand was obtained from "re", and he used the non-queuing method.
All in all, instead of discussing their own club's games, all the members of "blessing software" are experiencing other people's games.
And this is just a small microcosm.
Throughout the city, there are thousands of people playing the game "ad" at this time.