Nagi's words startled Utaha.
She didn't expect Nagi to think so deeply about creating the second heroine.
"Looking for someone with a personality similar to Mayui's to create her profile?" Utaha repeated the words, as if she wanted to ensure her understanding.
"Yes, I think it's a good way. Through communication and interaction with this person, Mayui's character can be made more real and clear."
"You're very concerned about Mayui, are you Team Mayui?" Utaha's tone was slightly teasing.
"I don't have any special feelings towards either heroine. It's just that in the second volume, Naoto and Sayuka were too biased, making the story a bit dull."
When Utaha heard this, her expression changed slightly and her tone turned cold. "I don't think boring evaluations are responsible statements."
"I'm not saying the novel as a whole is boring, I'm just talking about what happened."
Their conversation hit a dead end, they stopped talking and just drank their coffee in silence.
Nagi looked at the watch on his wrist and realized that he was running late.
"Kasumigaoka-senpai, thank you for the coffee. There's something else I need to do, so I'll be leaving now."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and left the coffee shop. Utaha watched him leave, feeling slightly disappointed.
She knew Nagi's criticism wasn't wrong, she wanted to run away from her problems, but she knew running away wasn't the answer.
She began to think about her own creative path.
Utaha decided to apologize to Nagi first. She had just caused trouble for no reason.
Thinking like this, she ran out of the coffee shop and searched for him.
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Today, Tomoya was riding his bike on a familiar route.
A gentle breeze blew from behind, pushing his bike forward.
This slope, also known as Detective Slope, was the only road he could take.
The journey out was enjoyable like crossing an oasis, but the journey home was like entering a desert, short but challenging.
As he was about to rush down the hill as usual, an unidentified flying object appeared in front of him.
He was surprised to see that it was a white hat.
But what surprised him even more was that the hat wasn't floating like he imagined, but rolling down the slope.
"Oh...! Wait, please...!"
Tomoya also looked back. A girl his age stood on the slope, her white skirt fluttering in the wind. She reached out her right hand towards the rolling hat, and her left hand covered her wind-blown hair.
The hat was picked up by a boy, Tomoya recognized him, Nanaba Nagi, the top student in his class.
Nagi approached and chatted with the girl, they seemed to get along well.
The warm sunlight shone, the warm wind blew, and cherry blossom petals fluttered on the long slope.
This was a story of encounter, affection, and shining love.
Tomoya was also inspired by this scene and continued riding his bike. He began to think about the next plot.
He imagined them walking under the cherry blossoms holding hands, enjoying the beauty of spring.
He imagined them watching the stars together at night, listening to each other's thoughts, deeply interested in each other.
But when Tomoya realized, he found himself in the middle of the road and a commercial vehicle approaching.
It was over, he was thinking about his plan and didn't pay attention to the traffic!
He suddenly realized he was in danger, Tomoya's heart rate increased, and he felt scared and helpless.
He wanted to escape, but his body seemed unable to move, unable to move.
He clearly had an idea to create a work that would bring spring to the 2D industry, but could he do it?
*BAM*
There was a loud noise, and the commercial vehicle crashed into Tomoya's body. His body was thrown and formed an arc in the air.
Time seemed to stop at this moment. Tomoya's body floated in the air, then fell heavily to the ground.
Blood flowed from his body and stained the ground red. His body twitched in pain, but he couldn't make a sound anymore.
At the same time, Nagi began chatting with the girl.
"Thank you, Nanaba-kun." She said with a smile.
"Is this your hat? Are you classmates? Who are you?" Nagi was a little confused.
She took off her hat, then said with a calm smile again, "I'm Kato Megumi, in the same class as you, and I've talked to you before."
Nagi felt a sense of familiarity in his heart when he heard this. He looked at the girl in front of him carefully, her smile, her eyes, her voice...
He finally remembered that Megumi had helped Mahiru deliver a message.
"Oh, it's Kato-san, I remember. I was confused and a little lost at that time. I apologize."
"It's okay, many classmates don't know me." Megumi's smile revealed that she actually didn't care. Instead, she felt bothered by her low presence.
Nagi's interest was piqued, he couldn't even recognize her. Although they hadn't interacted much before, he would definitely recognize her appearance.
Nagi was very confident in his memory.
"Next time, I'll remember." He said.
"Really, thank you, Nanaba-kun." Megumi seemed skeptical.
"I swear." Nagi raised his hand and gestured to swear.
"Don't be too serious." Megumi covered her mouth and laughed.
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After chatting briefly with Megumi, Nagi continued to his next destination: the Sawamura residence.
After a month of hitting a dead end, he abandoned his idea at that time and decided to block Eriri's door.
As painful as it was, he would comfort her later.
When Nagi arrived at the door and knocked, it opened quickly.
"It's Nagi-kun! I haven't seen you in a long time, and you finally agreed to look for me!"
The 'girl' who opened the door was Sawamura Sayuri, Eriri's mother. When she saw Nagi, her face was filled with a happy smile.
"Long time no see, Sayuri... Nee-san." Nagi muttered under his breath.
"Are you here to see Eriri? She's out. Go to her room and wait for her to come back!"
"This isn't good." Nagi hesitated.
"You're still lacking communication! Come in quickly!" Sayuri enthusiastically pushed Nagi into her daughter's room.
The room was filled with Eriri's unique scent, and Nagi quietly observed the furnishings in the room.
Everything here revealed Eriri's unique personality and taste.
Clothes in the room were scattered on the floor, making Nagi feel helpless. He reluctantly found a spot next to the bed without clothes and sat down.
Half an hour later, Nagi couldn't stand the mess in the room anymore, and decided to help clean it up.
He started picking up clothes from the floor one by one and sorting them into categories. As he concentrated on cleaning, he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening.
He raised his head and saw Eriri, wearing a green sportswear and thick-framed glasses, standing at the door, staring at him in surprise.
"Why are you here!! And why are you holding my panty!???"