Chapter 76: Chapter 76: The Youth of a Lonely Boy Will Not Dream of a Passerby Heroine
Chapter 76: The Youth of a Lonely Boy Will Not Dream of a Passerby Heroine
"Wonderful."
After finishing a song, Kato Megumi softly exclaimed in amazement.
Clearly, both of them had no knowledge of playing the guitar at first.
Yet, Yukima Azuma only studied for a short period of time,
And now he could hold her hand, guiding her to play through the entire song.
Even though she wasn't familiar with the instrument,
Kato Megumi understood that this was truly remarkable.
"It's also thanks to Megumi, don't underestimate our connection!"
Yukima Azuma smiled and said.
Kato Megumi poked lightly at Yukima Azuma's side.
She knew she didn't really know anything about it.
So, it was definitely just a tease earlier.
It was just like when he said, "Megumi is very special."
However, Yukima Azuma seemed to be able to read Kato Megumi's thoughts.
He took her mischievous hand in his.
His serious eyes stared deeply into her clear tuberose-like gaze.
"I'm not joking or comforting Megumi, I really think Megumi is very special."
"In this world, there's only one Megumi."
"And there's no need to try and change anything. It might sound like a roundabout way of saying it, but Megumi is just Megumi."
"Hmm, it still doesn't feel like enough to say these words, so let me show you that Megumi is the most captivating girl in the world, okay?"
Halfway through his words, Yukima Azuma realized that he was getting a bit tangled up in his own speech.
But an idea had already blossomed in his heart.
Kato Megumi blinked her sparkling tuberose eyes.
"Show me? How?"
"I can't tell you for now."
Yukima Azuma raised his hand to gesture "shh."
Kato Megumi nodded slightly.
However, within her heart, a feeling of anticipation stirred up like never before.
It wasn't the usual kind of interest, like a "let's see how it goes" curiosity she typically felt when she cared about something.
It was a genuine sense of expectation, even a yearning.
Her heartbeat began to quicken little by little.
Even Yukima Azuma's hope of proving what he said, she now hoped it would unfold right in front of her within the next 30 seconds.
Her other hand, which wasn't held by Yukima Azuma, instinctively placed itself on her chest.
Kato Megumi carefully savored this new feeling.
....
The band practice ended when it was starting to get dark.
Ijichi Nijika looked at Yukima Azuma with eyes full of horror, as if looking at a monster.
Kita Ikuyo was holding Bocchi in a sorrowful embrace, crying loudly.
She was still saying things like "What if we bought the wrong one this time?" "This is actually a bass, right?" "It's too hard!" and similar remarks.
Clearly, the practice session didn't go smoothly.
But at least they were back with the band.
There would be many more practice sessions in the future.
The more they practiced, the more skilled they would become, and in the end, they would achieve something.
.....
Home
Yukima Azuma smiled brightly as he approached Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Senpai, I want to learn how to write light novels."
Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at him.
There was something odd about him today, as if he had something up his sleeve. It felt like a mischievous child trying to do something good before their parents noticed, hoping to lessen the punishment later.
Though she was a little suspicious,
Kasumigaoka Utaha still dedicated herself to teaching Yukima Azuma the skills of writing light novels.
Yukima Azuma's literary foundation was clear.
He wrote just as well as Kasumigaoka Utaha.
In fact, his writing was arguably a bit better.
As for the storyline, there was no need for any guidance.
What was needed were the techniques of writing a light novel, such as controlling the pacing and cliffhanger
After hearing the lecture from a genius light novel writer,
Yukima Azuma confidently took out his laptop.
He started typing!
Kasumigaoka Utaha turned her head to glance at the content in Yukima Azuma's document.
"'Seishun Kodoku Shounen wa tōrisugari no heroine no yume o minai,' what a ridiculous title!"
(t/n: I spent 30 minutes searching but couldn't find anything on google, it only brought up Bunnygirl-senpai but clearly it wasn't, chatgpt gave answers about a LN and Author does not exist. May be original he writing for Megumi, English title is "The Youth of a lonely boy will not dream of a passerby heroine")
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at him with a skeptical expression.
Yukima Azuma just smiled and said nothing.
....
That evening,
"Senpai, can we have ribs for dinner tonight?"
"Ribs, is it?"
"Just make soup! Don't eat anything too fatty tonight."
"Alright, that's fine."
The two of them conversed casually.
Yukima Azuma placed the defrosted ribs on the cutting board.
He pulled out a meat cleaver and started handling the ingredients skillfully.
But after only a few cuts,
Skill: Cooking skill maxed out, level increased.
Skill: Cooking (6->7).
Yukima Azuma stopped his hand.
He pulled up the system panel.
[Owner: Yukima Azuma]
Body: 7
Intelligence: 8
Charm: 8
Skills:
Language Proficiency (lv6) Literature (lv6) Cooking (lv6->7) Programming (lv4) Shogi (lv8)
Notes: Skills below level four (i.e., beginner skills) are hidden and not displayed on the panel.
Looking at his list of skills, his cooking skill had reached level seven.
Yukima Azuma smiled.
Finally, he had a skill that had reached master level.
At least it was worth the effort of cooking for himself every day.
Now, it was time to test it.
Was Shogi truly special?
Or would all skills that reached this level have a special effect?
Yukima Azuma closed his eyes.
In an instant, his eyes opened again.
He casually placed the meat cleaver next to the cutting board.
Yukima Azuma placed his hand on the rib on the board.
His finger glided over the bone beneath the meat, feeling the contact with the flesh.
The moment after, his finger moved slightly.
The bone, which normally would require a strong cleaver to cut, simply split into two pieces with just a light press from Yukima Azuma.
His movements didn't stop.
Before long, the rib was broken down into small pieces suitable for cooking.
He turned on the faucet.
After washing his hands, Yukima Azuma looked at his left thumb joint.
He gently pressed his thumb joint with his right hand.
Immediately, his left thumb naturally dislocated.
With just a slight pull, the dislocated thumb instantly returned to its original position.
Yukima Azuma took a deep breath and closed his eyes again.
The truth had been confirmed.
All skills that reached level seven, the master level, had a special transformation.
This allowed Yukima Azuma to possess a supernatural ability related to that skill.
The ability that came with Shogi allowed him to influence the real world as if it were a chessboard.
The ability that came with the cooking skill allowed him to see the entire world of ingredients.
As long as the ingredients were within his special line of sight,
Yukima Azuma could easily analyze any creature, like a professional butcher.
The muscle fibers, the weakness of the bones, how the joints connected.
All of these things became transparent in Yukima Azuma's eyes.
And he could easily separate them into the shapes he desired.
Yukima Azuma took a few deep breaths before dismissing the ingredients vision.
Whenever he activated this vision, he always felt the urge to dismantle everything.
....
Cook, Cook, Cook.
Dinner was ready.
After taking a sip of the rib soup,
Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately widened her eyes.
Yummy~.
The sensation was so specific, it was hard to describe with words.
Kasumigaoka Utaha thought that if this were an anime about food, that bowl of rib soup would be sparkling golden.
Then, she would take a sip, and her clothes would automatically explode, plunging into some kind of illusion or something.
Huh... wait a second?
"You didn't put any aphrodisiacs in the soup, did you?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha asked, wary.
Yukima Azuma: ???
Yukima Azuma: Do you think I'm the type of person to do something like that?
Kasumigaoka Utaha: You tell me, why do I feel so stimulated after eating this?
...
Friday.
After school.
Today was club activity day.
So, Eriri went with Yukima Azuma back to his apartment.
Coincidentally, Kato Megumi also wanted to check out Shiratamaru, so she came along too.
And right in front of Toyogasaki School, Kasumigaoka Utaha was clearly waiting for them.
Thus, the three beautiful high school girls surrounded Yukima Azuma and walked back to the apartment together.
Sounds great, right?
However...
Utaha's gaze seemed like it could kill.
If it had only been Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha might have gotten into a fight with her.
But today, Kato Megumi was also there.
And because she was wary of this dangerous opponent, Kasumigaoka Utaha unusually refrained from teasing Eriri today.
As a result, when the three of them arrived at Yukima Azuma's apartment door,
They saw a shiny black expensive car parked in front of the door.
Yukima Azuma glanced at the license plate.
It was definitely Eriri's family car.
And in front of the apartment door,
A towering stack of cardboard boxes was piled up.
It looked like they were preparing to move.
"Oujou-sama, everything has been moved in. Since we don't have the keys, we could only temporarily leave it in front of the door."
The butler of Eriri's family reported.
"Sawamura-san, what are you planning to do?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled sweetly, but her tone was so cold it could send a chill down your spine.
Eriri cleared her throat.
"Ahem, of course, I'm renting a room. I need to finish the illustration work for White Album before Comiket this summer. The deadline is too tight."
"To save time, I figured I'd directly communicate with Azuma for the most efficient results."
"So, I'll rent a room here at Azumam house. Whenever I have free time, I'll come over to work."
"There's no other choice. It's all for the sake of our club's game!"
Eriri's words grew more forceful.
In the end, she puffed out her chest, trying to appear confident.
Kasumigaoka Utaha coldly smiled, also puffing her chest out, but exuding a terrifying aura.
"I disagree."
Eriri felt as though she had been struck a powerful blow.
What did Kasumigaoka Utaha eat when she was growing up to have such a large chest?
However, despite being defeated, Eriri refused to back down.
"If you disagree, so what? You're just a tenant. The landlord is Azuma!"
"Besides, why can you rent a room but I can't? It's for the club, after all."
"Now that the club room is taken by the student council, we need to hold club activities at Azuma's place. Do you expect me to run back and forth every time?"
Eriri's reasoning had been carefully thought out long before she heard that the club room was taken over by the student council.
Kasumigaoka Utaha paused for a moment, unable to immediately rebut.
Yukima Azuma took out the key and opened the apartment door.
The butler of Eriri's family began moving Eriri's belongings in.
The boxes mainly contained drawing boards, documents, computers, and other materials.
Eriri's personal belongings took up only a small portion.
It seemed that Eriri was truly here to work.
"Place it in this room."
Eriri pointed to the empty room next to Yukima Azuma's.
"Move it to the second floor."
Kasumigaoka Utaha spoke, setting her limit.
The butler of Eriri's family looked at Yukima Azuma with an awkward expression.
He master, Miss Sayuri, had given him instructions.
In addition to obeying the young lady, the butler also had to listen to the orders of Yukima Azuma, the young man.
And, Yukima Azuma's orders took precedence over Eriri's.
So, in this awkward situation, the butler decided to look to Yukima Azuma for a final decision.
"Move it to the second floor. I'll show you the way."
Yukima Azuma made his decision.
It had to be fair.
The butler nodded.
Eriri was left stunned.
Why was my family's butler listening to Yukima Azuma like this?
Aren't we not even married yet?
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