Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 646 The Curse Lifted

It was already noon on Wednesday when Eriri learned about Xinjoxiang from Serizawa Yu.

The other party still did not come to school today, and it is said that he will rest at home for an extra day.

She hurriedly sent a condolence message on her mobile phone, chatted with Xintiaoxiang on LINE for a while, and then went to the cafeteria for lunch.

Since she came late, the restaurant was already full.

Fortunately, the school has exclusive tables for student union members, so there is no need to worry about running out of seats.

Ying Lili ordered a tempura udon casually and enjoyed it by herself.

Because she was too eye-catching in school, and at the same time bore the title of Ms. Toyosaki, in fact, she rarely came to the student cafeteria, and usually ate the bento prepared by her mother or the maid.

However, she was too hasty to go out this morning and forgot to pack her bento into her schoolbag, and the competition at the canteen was extremely fierce, so the cafeteria became the best choice.

Besides, in a corner of her heart, she actually had a little bit of luck—maybe she could meet that person here.

——It's a pity that things backfired.

The person who wanted to wait did not wait, but an unexpected person.

"...Yo, it's really strange that you come to the cafeteria."

"what?"

Ying Lili raised her head following the voice, and found that the person sitting opposite was An Yilunye.

The other party was holding a tray with a "salmon set meal" on it.The dishes include grilled salmon, stir-fried vegetables, clam soup, small plate of pickled vegetables and rice. It is a simple and delicious combination.

Ying Lili was stunned for a second, then said solemnly:

"I'm talking about you, this is a special seat for the student union? Ordinary students are forbidden to use it."

"Even if you say that, there is no vacancy in other places. If someone comes later, I will naturally give up the seat. You don't have to worry."

"Thanks for being able to speak so calmly, how thick-skinned are you? Besides, I sat down here first, so even if you want to sit, you should first ask other people's wishes!"

"Wow, Yinglili, you guy, I don't know how many animations and games I lent you, but you can say such ruthless words, isn't it too much?"

"--Well!"

Ying Lili was speechless for a while, and then immediately said:

"No! It should be said that I didn't ask you to do that kind of thing. Most of the time, you took the initiative to give me your works, right?

Although I did ask you to borrow things a few times... In short, I will bring it to the school tomorrow and return it to you! "

After such an interruption, she couldn't care less about the seat, so she acquiesced in An Yilun's sitting down too.

"You, I didn't tell you to return it right away. Why do you understand it like that? Anyway, I have extra reserves for most of the works that I borrowed from you, and returning them a day or two late will not affect me."

An Yilun also took a bite of the salmon with his chopsticks, and asked nonchalantly, "By the way...why did you come to the restaurant to eat alone? Where are the other members of the student union?"

"do not know."

"What--?"

"We didn't make an appointment to have dinner together. Everyone should have brought their own lunch boxes. As for Shinjo...she didn't come to school because she was sick."

"Oh! It seems that I haven't seen her for two days. No wonder the group of discipline students have become a lot more lazy. They don't even search for contraband very seriously. I'm not used to it."

Ying Lili asked puzzledly, "Aren't you used to it?"

"Yes."

An Yilun also nodded in affirmation.

"Because of Xintiao's absence, all the comics I brought to school have successfully passed the discipline inspection, which is a good thing for me."

He showed an unhappy expression, gritted his teeth and continued.

"At the end of the day, what's the matter with that guy Shinjo! Is there something wrong with her head? Ever since I quarreled with Kato, she seems to have her eyes on me, and she always troubles me at every turn."

Eriri took a sip of the udon noodles, pointing out the flaws in his words angrily.

"That's not because you secretly brought the manga to school! Xinjo just did what he was supposed to do."

"Well... Although it's true that I was wrong for bringing manga to school, that guy Shinjo is definitely targeting me on purpose! I can clearly feel this.

Even though Yamaguchi and the others from class E brought manga magazines to school, she pretended not to see them.How can such a person be a discipline committee member?Should it be said that she is Kato's follower?It's unbearable. "

Faced with An Yilunye's complaints, Ying Lili stopped the movements of her hands, lowered her eyes sadly, and said something to herself.

"...Xinjo's classmate, she is not as simple as Yusuke's follower."

"Huh? Did you say something? Your voice is so low that I didn't hear it."

"I didn't say anything, this has nothing to do with Lunya and you! Also... Xintiao is not a bad person, so don't say such sarcastic remarks next time."

An Yilun glanced at her unconvinced, took another mouthful of salmon, and asked casually, "...By the way, how are you doing with your recent games?"

"Um--?"

Ying Lili immediately became vigilant, "What do you mean? Do you want me to leak information about the studio to you? Give up, I won't do that kind of thing."

"Hey, I don't think so! It's just... I have something I want to talk to you about."

"...Talk to me? What's the matter?"

An Yilun also hesitated, "Well... are you free later? Otherwise, I'll treat you to a drink. Let's go to the atrium to talk."

Before Ying Lili could ask carefully, he added another sentence.

"After all, there are too many people here, and you don't want to be seen together with me, an otaku, and there will be some scandals, right? So if you have any questions, we'll talk about them later."

Ying Lili looked around, but did not speak after all.

……

In this way, the two came to the atrium after lunch.

An Yilun also bought two bottles of drinks from the vending machine and handed over one of them.

"Here, here is black tea, do you like this brand?"

"Thank you, I'll give you the money."

"No, I told you to drink it, you just take it."

"Huh? What are your intentions...?"

"Don't think so badly about people! It's just a bottle of black tea, and the drink hasn't been opened, what could I have in mind?"

Ying Lili frowned and thought for a while, then reached out to take the black tea.

In order to prevent the other party from taking the opportunity to make some excessive requests, she vaccinated in advance.

"And then? What exactly do you want to ask me for? Tell me in advance, if I want you to help you persuade everyone to agree to your return to the studio... I can't do that kind of thing, so I won't talk about it."

"Who wants to go back? I haven't thought about that kind of thing! I've made it very clear before. Didn't Xiao Jianai convey it to you?"

Ying Lili asked suspiciously: "If it's not this, then what do you want from me?"

"About this..."

An Yilun also leaned against the vending machine, "Puff~" he pulled the tab of the soda, and took a few sips.

"I want to ask, Ying Lili, are you happy with Kato?"

"Huh?" Ying Lili was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

"That is to say... how are you doing with your drawing now? Has Kato forced you to do anything messy? Are you having a good time? Will you be tired or something..."

"Aha--?"

Countless question marks popped up in Ying Lili's head, she was a little puzzled by this series of questions, and gave an answer after thinking for a while.

"Well... If you want to say that you are tired, there will be times like that, but painting is a job I like. How can it be possible to want to relax? I have thought about this when I entered the industry."

"As for you asking me if I'm happy...

I wouldn't have chosen this job in the first place if I wasn't happy.And I get along well with everyone. I went to a camp together last weekend, and I had a great time. "

As if opening a chatterbox, the girl continued talking endlessly.

"Although Yusuke is sometimes very strict, he is really powerful. I have never seen someone as talented and strong as him.

It may be difficult for you laymen to understand, but his level is actually enough to make all painters in the industry feel ashamed or even despaired? "

"I remember that you seem to be a fan of Akane Benizaka, right? You also know how much that person values ​​Yusuke, and you should be able to understand the gold content in it, right?"

"Also, even my mother likes him very much. Not only the kind of favor for the younger generation, but also in terms of creation—"

"--enough!"

"Wow!!"

The suddenly raised voice made Ying Lili, who was speaking vigorously, tremble, and then angrily opened her round blue eyes and stared at her.

"You mean why are you shouting so loudly all of a sudden!? It scared me."

An Yilun also said with a cold face: "That's not what I want to talk to you about."

"……what?"

Ying Lili couldn't help feeling confused when she saw the other party's sudden anger.

"Hey, Yinglili."

"What, what?"

An Yilun also took a deep breath, and then said with a serious expression: "As expected, I still... want you."

As soon as the voice fell, the scene fell into silence.

After a while.

"--Eh??"

Ying Lili was stunned for a moment, and then an inexplicable chill surged up all over her body, and she hugged her body suddenly and pulled back a long distance.

"Ha, ha!? Idiot! Do you know what you are talking about! Do you think that this kind of thing can be said casually to girls? Believe it or not, I will report your sexual harassment to the teacher——!"

She spoke out of embarrassment, her voice was trembling, and her physical resistance made her skin stand up with goosebumps.

Even though they are friends, this kind of request is too out of line and completely unacceptable—!
Obviously, even Yusuke has never said such words to her...

"Wow! Wait a minute wait a minute—!"

An Yilun also saw her fierce reaction, and quickly made up for his slip of the tongue, "I wasn't talking about that kind of topic just now! I just wanted to invite you to join me!"

"……join in?"

Ying Lili was puzzled when she heard this word, and asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"

"that is--!"

An Yilun also scratched his cheek, and said awkwardly:

"...Because I have also formed a club here, so I want to ask you if you want to consider joining? Although the size is definitely not comparable to Kato's, but the degree of freedom is very high!?"

"If you are willing to come to my side, let's not talk about anything else... At least I can guarantee that I will never restrict or squeeze you, and let you create freely."

"To be honest, I'm planning to make a great Galgame here, but I just lack high-level painters, so if you are willing to come, it will be of great help..."

"—Lun Ye."

Ying Lili suddenly said: "Where did you get the money to play games? Are you going to use Yusuke to give you...?"

"What! I also work part-time, okay!? But... because I can't help but buy all kinds of goods, I might have to use some of the money at first..."

"...Do you want to use that money?" Ying Lili asked softly: "You didn't do anything when you were in the studio, don't you plan to return that money to Yusuke?"

"--Well!"

Facing her disappointing eyes, An Yilun seemed to be choked, and immediately turned his gaze aside, staring at the ground under his feet.

"...What do you mean I didn't do anything? Isn't it because of my suggestion that Kato came up with the idea of ​​making a game? What's more, I didn't ask him to send the money."

"But! The money was clearly promised to be your reward for making the program. When Yusuke made the promise to you, we were all present and heard it clearly, right? But you..."

"This……"

An Yilun's expression also changed, and he smacked his lips.

"Tsk, of course I know about that kind of thing, so I clearly rejected it. It was he who insisted on asking Xiao Kano to stay, and I was also very troubled. Besides——!"

He raised his head abruptly, and said solemnly:
"It's not that I have to use his money! I also have my own partners here, it's not that I can't attract investment, it's just that I have to spend a little bit of money..."

"……Partner?"

Ying Lili asked again: "Let's not talk about whether there are any idiots who will invest in you. Even if there are, a game can't be made just by having money."

"Hey, that idiot's way of speaking is too much! But you are right, so I am also recruiting some partners for a while. The person in charge of the script is me, the music is my distant cousin, and the artist...is going to sea. .”

"Eh? You said going out to sea...could it be HASHIMA going out to sea—!?"

"Yes. Why did you show that expression? Didn't you two reconcile later? You shouldn't be hostile to her anymore, right?"

"No! Isn't she on our side? When did she promise to paint for you? We haven't heard of such a thing at all—!"

"Oh...so that's what you said."

An Yilun also calmly pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said calmly:

"I can't tell you too much about the specifics, but she has indeed promised to come to my side in the sea, and she will probably withdraw from Kato's side in the next two days."

Ying Lili couldn't help being stunned, and then suddenly reacted.

"Liar! Didn't Izumi Hashima betray us by doing that? How could she do that! And it happened at such a time... Yusuke... Yusuke..."

As she said this, she couldn't help becoming anxious.

Obviously that kind of thing just happened a few days ago, and now a new crisis is about to appear.

What would Yusuke think?
Thinking of this, Ying Lili immediately wanted to run to find that person, but An Yilun also blocked the way first.

"Eriri, are you planning to go to Kato? I haven't finished my sentence yet?"

"Lunya...you get out of the way! Thanks to you for doing such a thing! I really misjudged the person—!"

An Yilun's expression froze as well, he clenched his fists and then loosened them, and finally knelt down on his knees with a plop, and an earth seat came on the spot.

Ying Lili was startled, she was quite frightened by this sudden action, and panicked.

"Huh? Wait! What are you doing? This is outside—??"

She looked around frantically as she spoke, for fear of being misunderstood by someone who saw this scene.Fortunately, there is no one passing by in the atrium at this moment, so there is no need to worry for the time being.

"Hey, Yinglili!"

An Yilun also ignored her reaction and said loudly: "Please, this is my lifelong request, please join my club—!"

"No, why are you talking so loudly!? Don't you feel ashamed at all for acting like this?"

"Of course I have that kind of thing! Even now I am so ashamed that I want to die! But I can't die until I succeed in convincing you."

"Well……"

Feeling the determination in the other party's words, Ying Lili couldn't help but gasped.

An Yilun also raised her head abruptly, her eyes focused on her face.

"So, please be my partner and fight side by side with me, and realize your dreams with me! Yinglili..."

"Len...also...?"

"To be honest, I've been reflecting on it recently. I'm really selfish, selfish and immature, and I've been acting badly about your affairs."

"……what are you talking about?"

"I have deeply realized my mistake, and I promise that I will not treat you so excessively in the future, and we will definitely become as good as before."

"……before."

"That's right! Do you remember when we went to visit the New Year's shrine together when we were young? I said at that time that I would make the best Galgame in the world, and you, Eriri, also said that you would become my artist."

"That kind of thing..." Ying Lili whispered: "How could I still remember? I've forgotten it a long time ago."

"—That's okay!"

An Yilun also changed to kneeling on one knee, and solemnly extended a hand.

"Please, come to my side, make peace with me, and realize our dreams with me!"

"--Varied……"

Ying Lili opened her eyes slightly, looking at this scene in surprise.His eyes became extremely complicated in an instant, and he couldn't help pursing his lips tightly.

To be honest, she had looked forward to the day when she and An Yilun could clear up the misunderstanding and truly reconcile countless times.

Although she has been unwilling to admit it, she actually attaches great importance to the identity of her childhood sweetheart with the other party, and even regards it as the pillar of her heart, even playing the role of her childhood sweetheart in the game.

If in the past, she would have bowed her head and begged An Yilun to admit her mistakes, she would have been so excited that her face would be beaming with joy.

But now, there is an indescribable emotion lingering in his chest.As if some kind of curse had been lifted, her mood seemed to become transparent.

—Some key things have changed.

It's like a photo album in the back of my mind is turned to a new page, and old memories have been replaced by new photos.

Even in retrospect, some things have already been turned over.

What made her think about it day and night was no longer that childhood sweetheart, but the person who had always been by her side like an older brother.

The innocent wish she said in the shrine when she was a child has been covered by the warmth and sweetness of amazake, and the feeling that hovers in her heart has a name.

—— "Even if it's just out of goodwill, you must never swing between two people."

My mother's exhortation suddenly sounded in my ears.

Ying Lili shook her eyelashes lightly, thanking her in her heart.

"...Sorry, Lunya."

She let out a calm breath and took a step back.

Facing the other party's frozen eyes, she clearly said:

"I appreciate your invitation, but I can't go to your place.

I have decided to become Yusuke's number one painter and dedicate everything to him.

I will not betray Yusuke.

So sorry, I can't promise you. "

As the words were finished, part of the inner obsession seemed to dissipate.

There was a relieved and sad smile on Ying Lili's face, and she suddenly felt that she seemed to have matured a little bit, and was finally able to face up to the curse she once had.

Facing such a naked and decisive rejection from her, An Yilun's expression couldn't help but froze, and his expression became gloomy.

"...Ah, is that so?"

He stood up from the ground on his knees, and asked sarcastically: "So, you still like that guy Kato, right?"

Ying Lili nodded slightly, "Well, I like Yusuke. It's not for friends or family members, but for lovers."

"---Varied!"

An Yilun was also suddenly speechless, obviously did not expect to hear such a frank answer from her mouth.

Ying Lili looked at him, smiling slightly, polite and distant.

"Anyway, thank you for speaking to me.

Although I can't help you as a companion, I will still cheer for you as a classmate. I hope you can realize your dreams and make the best games.

Now, I'm going back to Yusuke. "

After finishing speaking, she raised her foot and walked towards the teaching building.

An Yilun also stared at her back silently, until she was about to enter the room, and finally couldn't help shouting.

"——Do as you please! Ying Lili, she will come to help me anyway, even if I don't have you, it doesn't matter!"

Ying Lili stopped suddenly, turned around, showed a heart-pounding beautiful smile, and responded with a pure and sweet voice.

"Well, you have to work hard, Lun Ye."

"Eh……?"

"Be good and realize your dreams~"

"Ying... Lili...?"

An Yilunye's eyes suddenly widened, clearly reflecting the girl's shadow, and his lips trembled slightly.

Ying Lili nodded with a smile, and entered the room freely, her golden hair disappeared on the other side of the door.

An Yilun also stared at this scene in a daze, gritted his teeth for a moment, intense regret suddenly pressed down on his heart, and tears welled up from his eyes.

He clenched his fists tightly, looked up unwillingly, and finally realized one thing clearly at this moment.

—I have lost something forever.

……

(End of this chapter)