No matter from what angle, Shin-chan absolutely couldn't let Aki Tomoya reveal Eriri Sawamura Spencer's identity as Kashiwagi Eri in front of a crowd.
"Let's go to the rooftop and clear things up."
The Shuchiin Academy teaching building was very large, and the rooftop was open to the public, though it had a dedicated safety net to prevent people from committing suicide.
Shin-chan walked in front, and Eriri followed without hesitation.
Aki Tomoya never expected things to develop like this. Just one sentence from Shin-chan had shut his mouth, making him feel extremely humiliated and furious.
Watching Eriri follow right behind Shin-chan without taking a single step away, Aki Tomoya could only take a deep breath and follow too.
At this point in the situation, he could only lie to himself, 'Eriri is definitely being tricked by that guy.'
Walking behind Shin-chan, smelling that familiar scent, Eriri completely ignored Aki Tomoya behind her, and even her gaze started to turn hazy.
These past few days, Eriri noticed her sense of smell had become much better than before. The scent on Shin-chan's body was too pleasant, it was the scent of pheromones.
Being able to smell that scent meant her body must have fallen in love with Shin-chan at first sight on its own.
Compared to the other world, the scent on Shin-chan's body had less of a tobacco smell and more of a refreshing youthfulness.
"Hehehe." Eriri suddenly seemed to think of something and couldn't help but giggle foolishly.
Shin-chan also had the memories of another world. That relationship between those two people, wasn't it basically master and pet? She didn't even need to rack her brains to win over Shin-chan, could she just instantly take her place?
What a joke, who would still dare call her a loser dog? What? Kato Megumi? Now that Shin-chan had the memories of the other world, the two of them definitely wouldn't end up together.
This time was her, Eriri's, great victory.
The faculty office was on the third floor, not far from the rooftop. School hadn't officially started yet, and aside from student council members, most students had already left early.
At this time, the rooftop was completely empty. Standing there, one could even see students gradually walking out of the school below.
Unfortunately, a sharp and harsh voice broke the current silence.
"Eriri, now it's just the three of us. Don't worry, with me here, there's no way he can do anything to you! Even if he tries to use your identity as Kashiwagi Eri to threaten you, don't ever give in!"
'Please, you're my childhood friend, you're my game illustrator, don't betray me!'
But the moment he locked eyes with Eriri, Aki Tomoya felt something was wrong.
Eriri's gaze at him carried no emotion at all, like she was looking at a stranger.
Just now, Aki Tomoya had been determined to expose her identity regardless of anything. Eriri now had absolutely no feelings left for Aki Tomoya.
"Aki Tomoya, I've known Shin-chan for a long time, we just haven't seen each other in a while. He didn't threaten me, and I don't know what 'special identity' you're talking about. If there's nothing else, don't bother the two of us. We still have things to talk about."
Eriri responded calmly and decisively, leaving Aki Tomoya with his mouth agape, not knowing what to say. Her cold attitude sent chills through his entire body. He had a very bad feeling, that he might lose Eriri forever. Though to be fair, he never really had her to begin with.
Aki Tomoya understood Eriri's gaze. If he continued to pester her, she might completely cut ties with him.
"Then you two talk. I'll go first."
With an awkward laugh, Aki Tomoya turned to leave, though in his heart he was shouting.
'Am I really just going to leave like this? Shouldn't I go teach that bastard a lesson? He's stealing my female lead, and now he's stealing my childhood friend too!'
But what could he even do? He was just a shut-in. Shin-chan was way taller than him, he wasn't a match at all.
Hating himself for being too cowardly, his body honestly walked off the rooftop, and even thoughtfully closed the rooftop door behind him.
After closing the door, Aki Tomoya suddenly realized, he couldn't leave yet. He hadn't even successfully invited Eriri to join his club yet.
He'd obediently walked off the rooftop like that. Later, if he sincerely begged Eriri, she probably wouldn't reject him, right? After all, it was Eriri he was counting on.
Thinking this way, Aki Tomoya quietly turned around and leaned against the door to eavesdrop. He even found a reason for himself, he was doing this out of concern for Eriri's safety.
Quietly approaching the rooftop door, he pressed his ear against it.
Eriri and Shin-chan were standing rather far from the rooftop door. Aki Tomoya had to strain his ears just to faintly catch a bit.
'Why did Eriri's tone sound like she was acting spoiled? Someone like her—so tsundere—how could she possibly act spoiled toward a guy? Am I dreaming?'
After focusing a bit more, he finally heard what Eriri was saying.
"Master, I missed you so much! Missed you so much! Missed you so much!"
Aki Tomoya, '??????'
'Who set my childhood friend to this mode?'
Had Eriri already fallen to the dark side without him knowing?
Aki Tomoya felt the world spin. He had only one thought in his heart, 'Run! Run far away! I have to escape this place!'
On the rooftop, after Aki Tomoya left, Eriri couldn't hold back anymore and pounced into Shin-chan's arms.
At this moment, there were only the two of them on the rooftop. After learning that Shin-chan also had the memories of another world, Eriri began calling him "Master."
In front of Shin-chan, she wasn't the perfect daughter of the Sawamura family, she was just Kei, longing for love and companionship.
"Kei, long time no see. I missed you too."
The time they spent together in the other world wasn't fake. Shin-chan also had the memories of that other world, and it was hard to feel disgust toward Eriri, who had accompanied him for over ten years.
But still, a pet dog he'd raised for ten years suddenly turning into a beautiful girl to repay him, this kind of thing was just too outrageous. Was his romantic luck really that good?
"Still, call me Shin-chan. 'Master' sounds way too weird."
"When it's just the two of us, I want to call you that."
Eriri was still a tsundere, but when facing Shin-chan, she wouldn't act that way anymore. Tsundere? Destroyed instantly.
After all, she had spent more than ten years with Shin-chan as a pet, enjoying his care and companionship. How could she keep acting tsundere now? The current her could enjoy the alone time with Shin-chan honestly.
Eriri was very clear, Shin-chan was a gentle, caring, but not very straightforward person. If both of them weren't honest, how could they ever end up together?
She instinctively reached out and gently stroked his hair, the feeling was familiar.
"Even though I don't know what happened that gave us those memories in our minds, I know one thing for sure, I absolutely never want to be apart from Master again!" Eriri looked at Shin-chan seriously and said what was truly in her heart.
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