Chapter 569: Green cafeteria

After Eiji’s fight with Basara was over… No, it can’t even be called a fight on the first side.

From the beginning Eiji only told his shadow army to fight with the protagonist and be spectators.

He only summoned five armies.

The result? His army won by a landslide!

This made Eiji think…

Isn’t the protagonist too vulnerable?

And not at all thinking of himself as too strong. Or rather the ability of the shadow army to never die as long as he has magic or other energy in his body.

That ability makes the durability of his army as strong as a cockroach!

However, since the protagonist in the original work could also do something similar with his army.

How could Eiji not be able to do it?

‘Miss System, you’re so good!’

[…What do you want?]

Her host suddenly praising her, Miss System couldn’t help but be suspicious even though it wasn’t the first time.

That woman is rude.

‘I just wanted to praise my wife for rewarding me. I’m not praising you because I want something, okay?’

[Put aside about who you shamelessly call wife. I don’t recognize that title but is it true?]

‘Yes, that’s right. But if possible, I’d like to kiss you a little.’

[So this is your intention, host! As expected, there’s no way you can praise people for no reason and my answer is no!]

[I’m just the system! Please don’t be a perverted host who wants to do something to the system!]

Miss System said that and she didn’t forget to snort.

The woman who was dishonest and liked to pretend to be the system.

‘Tsk! Too bad.’

Eiji who already had an understanding of Miss System after knowing her all this time did not take her words seriously.

At least in this case.

He was a little disappointed and could only be patient until he had enough power to do whatever he wanted to that woman.

By the time that happened… Hehe.

Miss System: “…..”

Did this guy forget that I can read his mind?

His memory is really bad.

“I didn’t want to say this but… thank you, Eiji.”

With a complicated and reluctant feeling in his heart, Basara thanked the person who had ordered his subordinates to beat him up.

After all, Eiji had healed his wounds with his magic.

At this moment, the two of them were no longer inside the barrier and were near one of the vending machines outside the school building.

The scene looked like two boys skipping class and drinking in such a place.

The heroines who knew they had fought not long ago would be speechless if they saw it.

Those women would wonder if this was still the villain and protagonist?

Eiji would refute what they said if he knew he was called a villain again. He wasn’t a villain, he was the protagonist’s stepfather! So, of course…

He drank his canned drink to the end and threw it into a trash can in the distance before saying, “This is what I have to do, Basara. I don’t want Sapphire to be sad when she sees her son coming home from school battered.”

“…..”

Basara’s lips twitched.

So you did it because of my mom?!

Even so, this proved that Eiji cared about his mother’s feelings which was a good thing. At least the boy wasn’t just greedy for the woman’s body or he did it just to spite him.

Still, Basara would never want to call him father!

However, he also wasn’t sure if he should oppose their relationship because if his mother including Raphaeline loved Eiji, what could he do?

Basara felt his head hurt when he thought of this.

That’s right. It was better to leave the rest to his biological father.

“By the way Eiji, when can I meet my other mother?”

“I will arrange your meeting with Raphaeline later and contact you afterwards. However, it also depends on whether she wants to meet you or not.”

“Can you make it happen? After all, I am her son!”

“I don’t like to force my women. And Basara, did you forget what I said earlier? Raphaeline has problems with her memory after being sealed away for so many years.”

“I…” Basara forgot and he thought that just like him, Raphaeline would also miss him because he was her son. However, she didn’t seem to remember him? This was quite troublesome…

Even so, he still wanted to meet her to see what his second mother looked like.

“Alright, I’ll wait.”

Eiji himself was not sure if Raphaeline had recovered her memories of the child she had given birth to.

Apparently not.

And don’t misunderstand, it wasn’t his doing at all.

The reason why Raphaeline lost some of her memories was because she was sealed inside Spacetime Amber for many years and received memory erasing magic from the first Togami.

If it wasn’t for the magic resistance the woman possessed, she probably would have lost all her memories.

Eiji himself did not know the details because those things were not in the original work. However, it was not impossible for him to recover all of Raphaeline’s memories with Anos’ magic.

He remembered Anos had magic that allowed his targets to explore their own memories as if going back in time.

But, should he say that to Basara?

“I’m going back to class now. Bye, Basara.”

“I also have to go back to my class.”

Basara didn’t suspect Eiji was hiding something, he never knew what the boy was thinking.

[Sorry, but this is for the best! I’m not the protagonist yasashi who is unselfish and kind to all living things.]

[Not killing protagonist Basara and healing him after my army beat him up is my limit.]

[I also allowed him to meet Raphaeline just because she was one of his mothers later.]

However, the heroines who heard his inner voice knew and were confused by him.

Many of them, especially Sapphire and Raphaeline misunderstood and thought Eiji was a tsundere!

He was being nice to Basara even though the boy had challenged him to a fight with him.

Isn’t he rather cute and gentle?

[Sapphire +2]

[Raphaeline +1]

“Oh it’s been a while since I’ve seen that increase. I don’t know why they like me more and more.”

“Gosh, I really don’t know.”

Eiji emphasized that he really didn’t know and looked confused even though on the way to class, there was a smile on his handsome villain-like face.

Miss System and Leme couldn’t help but think that their host was cunning.

He was very good at this, especially when using his inner voice. Among the protagonists or MCs with inner voice systems out there, perhaps only he really knew how to play with that kind of thing.

…

As usual when Eiji returned to his class, the teacher did not reprimand him even though he had missed three hours of class.

His classmates including Rito were also numb and didn’t bother complaining about him.

Although when seeing Eiji again, the protagonist Rito stared at him a few times before averting his gaze and being wary of the boy for fear of him stealing his younger sister.

He still didn’t know about the affair that Eiji and Mikan were having behind his back, he was currently just wondering who the person was who had just fought with that boy?

Yes, Rito had certainly felt the fight between Eiji and Basara before even though he couldn’t see it because it happened inside the dimensional barrier.

However, he felt how terrifying the Shadow Monarch aura released by Eiji was.

That boy’s aura was different from before. At that moment, Rito who had adapted to Eiji’s aura felt a chill and a slight fear as if an ancient monster had occupied their school.

Did that bastard get stronger again?

Damn it!

Since the last time he was defeated by Eiji and given many green hats by him in the past, he had been working hard to increase his power.

Especially increasing the purity of his Void Dragon blood. He thought he was at least close to catching up to Eiji’s power level but after feeling the aura he released a moment ago…

He felt the gap in power between was widening to the point that he was unable to roughly measure it.

Rito clenched his fists as his heart was filled with urgency.

{I have to train harder! Eiji, wait for me. I will definitely have enough power to defeat you and protect Mikan completely from you!}

Eiji: ???

The heroines: ???

Mikan: Ugh… Rito, you don’t have to go that far. If you’re that protective of your younger sister, I don’t know if I can get married in the future?

Rito didn’t know his younger sister was complaining about his siscon tendencies. He himself didn’t realize that he was becoming more possessive of Mikan.

In the original work because he had Lala and other girls who often surrounded him, he was not like that.

However, who in the world had stolen those girls from him to make his mind twisted and more inclined towards his younger sister?

Eiji did not know who it was.

This has nothing to do with him, right?

[Host, it’s you.]

‘Miss System, don’t slander me.’

He denied what Miss System said while paying attention to the English teacher who was teaching.

Although he often skipped class, he at least never slept in class like most protagonists of school genre franchises did.

Of course, that was because rather than sleeping in class when class was in session. Eiji would use that opportunity to talk to Lala and Risa who were sitting nearby.

Oh let’s not forget Lilith who a month ago had moved into his school and sat at the only chair and desk behind him.

As for Yui, Haruna, Run and Asia? Their seats were in the front row which was a bit far away. They rarely talked during class but during break time, they would get together and eat lunch together.

This was Eiji’s routine when he had no plot or in other words was free!

That was what he was thinking before the first lunch break.

“Sorry for suddenly asking you to come here, Seiya-kun.”

“No, it’s okay. Megumi, I’m a member of the Service club. So it’s natural for me to help with our clients’ problems. You said you needed help.”

The school cafeteria was crowded and many students were seen crowding around to buy food.

He and Megumi were standing not far behind the crowd. A few minutes ago, the girl had sent him a message via Line telling him to come to the cafeteria.

Eiji who had eaten a quick lunch with Lala and the others in class immediately told the girls about the message Megumi sent.

He’s an honest man, okay?

He didn’t cheat on them behind their backs. Although Risa was surprised by his blatant cheating and said “Eiji, I know you’re a bastard who rides many boats but… You’re amazing!”. She praised him instead.

Sometimes Eiji didn’t understand how Risa’s brain worked. Even after knowing he rode many boats and had a harem, she still often played with their group in class and teased each other with him.

After Lala and the other girls gave him the green light which meant their approval.

This was where he was now.

He looked at Megumi, the heroine of the Saekano franchise whose mind was often difficult to understand.

The girl was still pretty and had her usual neutral expression. However, none of the male students in the cafeteria were glancing at her except for him.

Her passive ability must be active, Eiji thought.

“I feel like Seiya-kun is thinking something harsh about me.” Megumi said as if she also had the ability to read minds.

Eiji pretended to cough and said, “That’s just your feeling, Megumi.”

“Really? I believe it.” Megumi didn’t seem to believe his words at all and then asked. “Still, I wonder if Seiya-kun is willing to help me just because he’s doing his duty as a Service club member?”

The girl tilted her head from its position and peered down at his expression. The movement looked rather flirtatious.

Eiji suspected Megumi was flirting with him.

She was showing off the charms of the number one heroine in the original work on him.

[Wait, really?!]

Many heroines were startled by his inner voice that sounded excited.

What is it this time?

Who’s the woman who got you excited, Eiji?

“Of course not. I mean if I could, I would help Megumi even though I’m not a member of the Service club.”

[Or rather, there’s no way I can refuse a beautiful and kind girl like Megumi who asks for my help.]

So it’s Kato Megumi…

Many heroines, especially Utaha and Eriri knew the girl who had a thin air of existence.

They often called her a ninja!

If Levi knew that girl, she would probably see the talent to become a ninja that surpassed herself.

Eiji wasn’t sure if it was a hallucination, but he was 99% sure that he saw the corners of Megumi’s lips lift for a split second.

She was clearly happy despite not showing it on her face.

“Eiji-kun, you’re very kind.”

Megumi changed the way she called Eiji. Now she called him by his first name which meant their relationship had leveled up, right?

Eiji was happy but was it just him or was Megumi more aggressive than usual?

She used to be a quiet girl but now…

Could it be because Tomoya was watching them? Of course, how could Eiji not notice the piercing gaze staring at him when he was talking to Megumi.

That boy had just been to the cafeteria and was actually standing not far from them so he could eavesdrop.

That could be proven by his inner voice that was currently heard.

{Megumi… You refused my invitation to go to the cafeteria together earlier and said you were going to the restroom so I gave up because I didn’t want to be reported.}

{But you’re here! And you’re with Eiji?!}

{Bitch! Megumi, you bitch! What good is Eiji? You said that boy is very kind? You’re blind! He’s a bastard who has a harem and before this… He even seduced Utaha and Eriri!}

The protagonist Tomoya who was still alive and well had an ugly expression.

He felt green when he saw Megumi talking to Eiji, he even saw the flirtatious gestures and gentle smile she showed the boy.

Why, Megumi, why?!

You really are blind!

Tomoya had given up on Utaha and Eriri because he thought they were so dirty.

But Megumi?

Even though she had also betrayed him by showing interest in his biggest enemy, Eiji.

She was his first love!

He still wanted to believe that Megumi would come back to him after knowing how bad Eiji was.

Compared to that boy, wasn’t the relationship they had nurtured for three months at the game club more valuable?

At least Megumi still held him in her heart, right?

She now disliked him only because she was disappointed to see what he had done before going to prison.

Because of that during this time, Tomoya tried to make himself look good by diligently helping his classmates or others in front of her.

On his way home from school, he even deliberately helped a grandmother cross the street to show that he had changed!

Megumi should have witnessed that scene but why?

Why was she indifferent to her and so gentle with Eiji?!!!

Tomoya roared in his heart and didn’t realize his expression scared some of the students who were waiting in line to buy food at the cafeteria.

They wondered what was wrong with that boy?

Are you so upset about having to wait in line to buy food at the cafeteria?

Or are you just crazy?

As one of the people who knew why Tomoya looked like that, Eiji couldn’t help but smile and laugh.

Megumi was aware of Tomoya’s existence and even heard his inner voice but, she pretended not to know and did not bother to glance at him.

That boy was one of the reasons why she had called Eiji to the cafeteria, she had deliberately created a situation where he saw her with another boy.

Megumi was annoyed with Tomoya for following her around and showing himself off in front of her. She wasn’t stupid and knew he was deliberately showing his good side to her to improve his relationship with her.

Sorry, but that’s not possible.

The only thing Megumi felt for Tomoya was disgust that he had been stalking her for over a week. Any girl would at least feel disgusted and annoyed, right?

And the other reason why she called Eiji here was…

“I’m not as kind as you say.” Eiji said humbly and asked. “So what help does Megumi need from me? Is it help getting rid of a stalker like you asked the service club?”

“That boy must have troubled you a lot and sorry, we haven’t discussed a good plan to mentally torture him.”

Tomoya who was secretly eavesdropping on the conversation of the two people was confused.

{Eiji, what are you saying? You said someone is stalking Megumi? Who is he? How dare he?! And Megumi, why did you ask Eiji for help? You should have asked for my help!}

{With my current strength. I can protect you from that perverted and disgusting stalker!}

Megumi: “…..”

Eiji: “…..”

Even the other heroines felt strange because wasn’t the stalker Tomoya?!

Don’t you realize the person Eiji is talking about is yourself?

Megumi wondered in her heart and yes, Tomoya obviously didn’t know because he was stupid and insensitive in many ways.

She ignored the boy and said while looking at Eiji’s handsome face. “It’s okay, Eiji-kun. I can wait for that matter but the favor I’m referring to now is not that.”

“Then what?” Eiji was confused because before coming here, he didn’t use his Future Insight.

And after seeing the situation, he thought Megumi wanted him to act with her and make Tomoya feel green.

If that was true, he would gladly do it.

“Actually, I just wanted to ask you to accompany me to lunch at the cafeteria because today I forgot to bring my lunchbox from home. Eiji-kun… Do you mind accompanying me?”

“You want to have lunch with me? Sure, I don’t mind.” Eiji skipped over this possibility in his mind and was a little surprised.

He wasn’t sure if Megumi really forgot to bring the lunch box from home or if she was deliberately saying that just so she would have an excuse to invite him to have lunch together in the cafeteria.

In short, Megumi was lying!

However, whether it was true or not.

He himself wasn’t sure.

Megumi smiled a little at what Eiji had said.

While the two started ordering food together.

“…..”

Protagonist Tomoya was frozen in place.

Knowing that the girl he loved called his enemy to have lunch with him made him sad.

His heart that already had several holes from being stabbed by Utaha and Eriri in the past now had new holes.

He even felt like his head was heavier because his green hat was shining brightly! No one else could see that scene except one person.

It was Eiji and he couldn’t help but think…

[Protagonist Tomoya is so pathetic.]

[I’m happy to see him like that.]

…

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