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"Waaah." Izumi Sagiri seemed to want to say something, but her choked sobs prevented her from speaking.
"Sigh, I told you, how could she possibly adapt to a normal life in such a short time? She just wouldn't listen." Yamada Fairy sighed and shook her head, then revealed Izumi Sagiri's original plan: "Hyakusei-sensei, Sagiri really wants you to teach her to draw, but because she's afraid to go out, you can only teach her through video."
"The teacher not only needs to teach her, but also Eriri-senpai and Hashima Izumi-senpai. In other words, two-thirds of the already limited time is taken up. In addition, video teaching is not as detailed as face-to-face, hands-on teaching of 04. So Sagiri is worried that she will not be able to keep up with Hyakusei-sensei's progress."
“‘It’s already my greatest fortune that Hyakuri-kun agreed to teach me painting skills, I absolutely cannot trouble him any further!’ These are Sagiri’s exact words, so… she began to try to train herself to go out and deal with the outside world, at least… to rely on her own strength to come to the Kasumigaoka house for lessons every day.”
Bai Lixiao's breath hitched. If it were him, he would most likely not have made the same choice as Izumi Sagiri—which shows how deep Izumi Sagiri's obsession with "painting" is.
“You don’t have to do this at all. Even if it’s just video lessons, I will do my best. Even if you fall behind, I won’t abandon you.” Baili Xiaofang said softly. Izumi Sagiri, who was leaning on his shoulder, shook her head: “I know that Baili-kun is not the kind of person who would give up. But you are already so busy. There are many teachers who need you to teach. I don’t want to delay your time because of my own reasons.”
How does it feel to be cared for? Some say it's heartwarming, some say it's blissful, but for Baili Xiao right now, it's absolutely terrible!
Looking at the delicate girl in front of him who could be given a princess carry without much effort, Baili Xiao sighed.
He wasn't going to blame Sagiri or say hurtful things like, "Don't worry about me, you're so fragile, what if something happens to you?" He accepted every effort Sagiri had made so far, then looked up at the footsteps that had stopped behind him.
Kasumigaoka Utaha stood there, looking at Hyakuri Akira with a complicated expression—she had been standing there ever since Yamada Elf started speaking.
"Let Sagiri stay here, so I can teach her how to paint." Hyakuri Akira said this calmly, but Kasumigaoka Utaha, who knew him well, knew that he didn't want to appear so calm.
"Okay, I'll go tidy up the room," Kasumigaoka Utaha replied, beckoning to Yamada Elf.
"Don't worry, you don't need to go out anymore. Just treat this place as your home and enjoy painting. I'll buy you anything you need. Please don't force yourself to go out anymore, okay?" Bai Lixiao smiled, and Izumi Sagiri suddenly had a strange feeling: (This might be the most beautiful smile I've ever seen?)
“In the past, if you needed anything from home, you could just ask us for help. Don’t worry, everyone here is a very nice person and won’t have a problem with you over something like this.”
"...Thank you." Izumi Sagiri's voice was very soft, extremely soft. She was so tired that she didn't have time to say anything else before Hyakuri Akira heard her even breathing.
"Get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow, everything will be better."
...
Good morning!
"Good morning!"
At Toyosaki Academy, Kato Megumi walked down a wide corridor. Every now and then, someone would look in her direction and whisper a few words in their companion's ear.
Although she never reached the level of influence of the "two beauties of Toyonosaki", for an ordinary student like Kato Megumi, it was already a "sky falling down" level.
Everything happened because her "working at the Kasumigaoka family" was somehow exposed and spread throughout the entire school at an extremely fast pace.
In addition, she took three consecutive days off during the school term to travel and vacation with Baili Xiao and others, which caused her "attention rate" at school to rise sharply.
"It's all Baili-kun's fault for saying those things. How could I possibly refuse him?" Kato Megumi sighed. If it were the old Kato Megumi, she would never have agreed to "take three days off to go out and have fun"!
But... who told Baili Xiao to say those things at the celebration party after the release?
Even Kato Megumi, who is usually not driven by emotion, was moved and resolutely told her parents, "I need to take three days off to go out with Hyakusato and the other teachers."
Fortunately... after the parents learned that "Baili-kun and the teachers" were the producers of [5 Centimeters Per Second], their original "absolutely not" attitude instantly changed to "Oh, I see. Well, there's nothing we can do then. We'll help you contact the school. Go ahead! Make sure you have fun! Don't keep that long face."
Kato Megumi really wanted to ask, "What exactly made you change your mind?", but of course... she still hadn't been able to ask.
"Kato-san! Kato-san!" A soft voice interrupted Kato Megumi's thoughts. She looked up at the direction from which the voice came, where her two classmates were standing.
"What's wrong? Hoshino-san, Junka-san?" Kato Megumi checked the time. There were still more than ten minutes before class. They should be able to chat for a bit and not be late.
"Kato-san! I heard that you took leave this time because you went out with Kasumigaoka-senpai and the others, right?" Hoshino-san was very excited. In fact, during the three days that Kato Megumi took leave, everyone was talking about her relationship with Kasumigaoka-senpai and the others.
"Yes." Kato Megumi nodded; there was no point in hiding it.
"Hey! You really didn't participate in the production of [5 Centimeters Per Second]?" Junka blinked curiously. "Please tell us the truth!"
It wasn't just Junka who misunderstood; many people at Toyonosaki Academy held the same misconception—"Kato Megumi must also be one of the teachers of [5 Centimeters Per Second]! Otherwise, why would she go to Kasumigaoka's house during lunch break and after school?"
"Phew." Kato Megumi let out a deep breath: "Junka-kun, I'm sorry to tell you, I'm really not the teacher who produced [5 Centimeters Per Second]. In fact, I'm just in charge of the teachers' lunch and dinner."
"Is that so? Aha, ahaha..." Chunxia chuckled awkwardly and scratched her head.
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back to the classroom now. Goodbye, Hoshino-san and Junka-san."
P.S.: Sorry, I'm terrible at writing and I don't have any drafts saved up. Today's first update was all written on the spot, so it seems I won't be able to complete the 15-chapter update goal.
Update rules after publication: five updates per day.
I updated nine chapters on the first day, owing everyone six chapters. Including tomorrow's update, there will be a total of eleven chapters. I will try my best to reach eleven chapters tomorrow!
Please accept my apology, everyone. I'll make up for the six chapters I missed!
Chapter 0067 The Request from Toyonosaki-sensei! (1/5 Please Subscribe)
"Hey, look, look! It's Kato-kun."
"She's actually back to teaching? Oh right, Shinazugawa Bunko announced that all the teachers' vacations are over."
"Being able to go on a vacation with Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-kun, wow, no matter how you look at it, it's an incredibly happy thing!"
"Stop daydreaming. Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-kun can write and draw such wonderful stories, can you?"
As soon as her right foot stepped into the classroom, almost everyone's eyes fell on Kato Megumi, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Normally, she only chats with a few familiar classmates. She is the "least noticeable" person in the class. She is the kind of person who, after graduation, when someone asks, "Hey, do you know my old classmate Kato Megumi?", the person being asked will be completely confused and answer, "Is there such a person?"
Now, I have to endure the gaze of junior students, senior students, and even teachers and principals all the time. To be honest, it's incredibly uncomfortable.
Of course, as uncomfortable as she was, she couldn't think of any way to stop others from paying attention to her. She could only sigh, "Ah, how do those celebrities manage?" while letting this phenomenon become a habit.
After putting down her briefcase, Kato Megumi took out the books she would need and began to estimate the amount of classes she had missed during the three-day holiday. Her friend Sanaeko, who was sitting next to her, couldn't contain her curiosity and pulled up a stool to sit next to her, ignoring the envious looks from the others and asking a question.
"Hey, how were your three days? Your skin... you've gotten a bit tanned?"
Yes, even though she applied sunscreen properly and tried to stay in the shade, she still got a little tanned from the summer sun.
However, you won't notice it unless you look closely.
"Yeah, I'm quite happy. Everyone takes good care of me~" Kato Megumi thought for a moment and pushed her usual job of serving cold drinks to "Unknown A", while in her imagination, she became the one enjoying it.
"I'm so envious! They can go on vacation during class time, unlike me, facing a bunch of problems I don't understand and having to listen to the teacher rambling on and on." Sanaeko complained, then winked at Kato Megumi: "Well then, I'm counting on you this time!"
"Hmm." Kato Megumi responded softly, then sat up straight—the bell outside rang.
The so-called "request" was actually just Sanaeko's attempt to obtain a "5 Centimeters Per Second" that was "signed by a certain teacher" by leveraging the close relationship between Kato Megumi and Kasumigaoka Utaha and others.
In exchange, Sanaeko had to lend Kato Megumi her class notes from the past three days—and it must be said, the latter is a studious and good student.
Good morning, Sakaki-sensei!
A tall woman in professional attire walked into the classroom. She was none other than the homeroom teacher, Yuko Sakaki—known for her strictness and the only woman among the "Four Great Proctors"!
Her gaze swept across the classroom, finally settling on Kato Megumi: "Kato-san, come to my office. Everyone else, study on your own!"
"Oh no, oh no, that tigress is definitely going to lash out at you!" Sanaeko muttered under her breath. Kato Megumi tilted her head and thought for a moment, wondering if she had done anything to anger the teacher.
Let alone "angering the teacher", she has always been a "law-abiding" good child since she was a child!
(It shouldn't be a bad thing, right?)
With that thought in mind, Kato Megumi followed Sakaki-sensei into the staff room. As if the scene were being replayed, all the teachers who didn't have to teach turned their attention to her!
"Sit down!" Sakaki-sensei gestured, and Kato Megumi said softly, "Excuse me," and sat down.
"Kato-kun, regarding your absence from class these past three days..."
“I submitted an application to the school, and the principal should have approved it. Don’t you know, teacher?” Kato Megumi looked at Sakaki-sensei with suspicion. As her direct homeroom teacher, Sakaki Yuko should be the first to know this news.
"No, no, of course I know. Let me tell you first." Yuko Sakaki rubbed her chest, sighed, and then smiled. "What's the relationship like between Kato-san and Kasumigaoka and the others?"
"Well, they're friends, and best friends too," Kato Megumi replied—at least that's how she viewed Kasumigaoka and the others!
"Well... I wonder if I could do you a favor, teacher?" Yuko Sakaki said, while shyly pulling two books from the bookshelf, namely the first and second volumes of "5 Centimeters Per Second"!
"Look, if it's convenient, could you please give me your autographs?" Yuko Sakaki's cheeks were flushed. As a teacher, asking her student for something like this felt incredibly embarrassing no matter how she thought about it. "~Don't get me wrong, I mean just one teacher's autograph is enough, no need to bother everyone..."
In this world, anyone who is better than you in some aspect can be called a teacher, so it's not surprising that teachers at school call Kasumigaoka and others "teachers".
"This is not fair! How could you, as the homeroom teacher, do something like this? I'm the first one who can't stand it!"
Before Kato Megumi could answer, a protest rang out from the other side of the faculty office. Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see it was a history teacher.
"Um, Kato-kun, since your homeroom teacher has already made the request, I'll swallow my pride and ask you this: could you please get Mr. Hashima to sign this illustrated poster? I did attend the release event, but unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to get an autograph..."
The history teacher clasped his hands together, a fawning smile on his face: "I'm a die-hard fan of Hashima-sensei (Liao Nuo Zhao)! Although Kashiwagi Eri-sensei's drawings are also very beautiful, I still choose Hashima-sensei! So, please help me!"
As if a floodgate had been opened, the office instantly erupted into a noisy commotion. Every teacher wanted Kato Megumi to get their autograph first, and some even got red-faced and angry over it.
(What's wrong with this world? Or am I just outdated?)
Kato Megumi's mind went blank. She clearly remembered that when Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-kun had just dropped out of school, these teachers kept saying things like, "If students don't study hard, they're doomed."
But how long has it been? Not only the students, but even the teachers have become fans of "5 Centimeters Per Second"?
P.S.: Regarding the question raised by everyone about whether there are any Chinese characters, yes, there are, but the name is "Celestial Empire". Of course, there will be anime characters related to the Celestial Empire, but they haven't appeared yet.
Chapter 0068 Drawing a Picture of the Monkey King! (2/5, Please Subscribe)
"I'm home." The sound of the door opening and a weak greeting came from the entrance.
"Welcome back." Baili Xiao recognized Kato Megumi's voice, smiled, and looked over.
What did he see? Kato Megumi was actually holding a thick stack of books! Based on his familiarity with the light novel series "5 Centimeters Per Second," Baili Xiao immediately realized—it contained both volumes one and two!
"What's wrong? Someone... disliked [5 Centimeters Per Second] and threw them at you?" Baili Xiao went up to take the "mountain of books" from Kato Megumi's hands, his brows furrowed tightly.
The people busy in the living room also noticed something was off about Baili Xiao's tone and gathered around.
"That's too much! Even if you don't like '5 Centimeters Per Second,' you can't just throw these books around like that!" Yamada Fairy's face turned red with anger. '5 Centimeters Per Second' was a novel she considered incredibly good. To have these books thrown around like this was a denial of her taste.
Kato Megumi waved her hand, and Hashima Izumi, who was standing next to her transit group, saw that she wanted to say something and handed her the juice in her hand: "Megumi-neechan, have some water first, and then talk slowly."
Clearing her burning throat with juice, Kato Megumi recounted her experiences at school with a wry smile, adding at the end, "I admit '297 Centimeters Per Second' is great, but did the teachers really have to go to this extent?"
"Well, who knows?" Baili Xiao shrugged, a smile he couldn't hide on his face, his eyes falling on Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri: "Utaha, Eriri, you need to go back to school every week. If anyone asks for your autograph then, you should sign it for them so that Ahui won't be so tired every day."
"Okay." Seeing that the two had agreed, Baili Xiao looked at Kato Megumi again: "Megumi, thank you for your hard work. Let me introduce you to a new partner."
Izumi Sagiri saw Hyakuri Akira waving at her and timidly stepped forward.
"This is the erotic artist Eromanga-sensei, whose real name is Izumi Sagiri. She will be studying here from now on." Baili Xiao grinned and pointed at Kato Megumi: "This is Kato Megumi. Like Utaha Eriri, she is also a student at Toyonosaki Academy. I usually call her Megumi. Of course, this is a name that belongs only to me. You can call her whatever you like."
"Baili-kun, you've forced the name 'Ahui' on me, okay? I've never agreed with you calling me that." Kato Megumi protested as usual, but she knew Baili Xiao wouldn't listen.
Extending her right hand, Kato Megumi smiled at Izumi Sagiri: "You must be Eromanga-sensei, whom Hyakuri-kun often talks about? Nice to meet you, please take care of me from now on!"
"I...I don't know anyone with that name. Please, please don't call me by that name anymore...Nice to meet you..." Izumi Sagiri was clearly a little shy. In fact, she was the same way when Hyakuri Akira introduced her to Eriri Riha Island before they went out to sea.
"Okay, Hui, what are we having for lunch today? I'm starving."