With a hint of contempt in his eyes, Sousuke quickly shifted his gaze away from Tomoya Aki and his bicycle. He did not like this person.
And...
"Just kidding. My living wife is right in front of me. Why should I waste extra thoughts on this guy?"
Even though he said that, Kitahara Sousuke honestly admitted in his heart that he was indeed a little bothered by the other's presence.
So, pretending not to know the guy at all, he subtly shifted the topic to him.
"Speaking of which, that person just now seemed to be a student at Toyonosaki Academy..."
"Does Katou-senpai know him?"
He said this with an uncertain tone while observing the reaction of the "Classmate B" in front of him.
"Aki-kun is quite a celebrity at school, you know,"
Wearing a beautiful dress, Saint Megumi in heroine mode replied with an expectedly light and airy tone. Her face showed no hint of what she was thinking, like that of an emotionless girl.
"As expected... no good?"
What Kitahara Sousuke really wanted to know was not information about Tomoya Aki, but simply the opinion of one of his wives-to-be about that glasses-wearing otaku.
Unfortunately, at this moment, Sousuke could not get any useful information from that face that could definitely be called that of a beautiful girl.
Moreover, due to the height difference, when Katou Megumi lowered her head, Kitahara Sousuke could only see her white, round beret, which made him feel a little helpless.
If she were truly an emotionless girl, it would be very convenient, but the person in front of him was definitely not that type of character.
"However... there is still a long way to go."
Kitahara Sousuke regained his spirits and quickly put the matter of Tomoya Aki aside.
In this pleasant and soft atmosphere, he chatted with the three-dimensional version of his two-dimensional wife for a while longer.
A single episode of anime is only a little over twenty minutes long, and the content it can show is just a very small part of that character's life experience.
But in this brief moment of contact, the character of Katou Megumi, in Kitahara Sousuke's mind, was transforming from a two-dimensional paper doll into a three-dimensional existence, gradually becoming real.
Then, he noticed Katou Megumi's occasional glances down at her phone.
Although one of the keys to pursuing a girl is to be thick-skinned, this was their first meeting, and it was far from the time to be persistent and annoying.
Besides, he still had things he needed to do next.
Kitahara Sousuke's eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly, deciding to quit while he was ahead.
"Well then, if senpai ever needs any help in the future, please do not hesitate to come to me," Kitahara Sousuke said earnestly, holding his phone.
They had exchanged Line contacts during their conversation just now.
"Okay, I will. Thank you for today, Kitahara-kun = _ =," Katou Megumi's soft voice drifted into his ears, giving him the feeling of listening to a hypnotic ASMR.
If someone spoke like that in his ear before bed, it would definitely make him feel very comfortable, but this voice during their conversation made Sousuke feel a bit conflicted.
"And that expression again... could it be that she dislikes me?"
Kitahara Sousuke's eyes widened slightly, not feeling very confident in his inner thought.
However, in the end, he did catch a very faint smile on Katou Megumi's face.
The weight in his heart lifted, and Kitahara Sousuke let out a long sigh internally.
He was not the protagonist of this anime. Neither the black-haired straight-haired senpai, nor the blonde twin-tailed childhood friend, nor the seemingly ordinary female classmate B would suddenly appear out of nowhere by his side.
To emphasize how ordinary someone is while they are clearly living an extraordinary life is a very cruel act toward the truly ordinary people around them.
At this moment, for Sousuke, who had no system or sugar daddy, if he wanted to win the heart of the wife he desired, he had to take the initiative.
Calculating the timing of the plot events long in advance, waking up especially early, and taking a slightly longer route, all of this was worth it.
The development of things so far was perfect, and Sousuke could finally relax for the time being.
Slowly returning the way he came, his scheduled workout for today was not yet finished. Kitahara Sousuke had just intended to continue.
Then, something suddenly came to his mind, and he turned around, calling out to Katou Megumi, who was also preparing to leave.
"Katou-senpai!"
"Kitahara... kun?"
A girl's questioning voice came from the top of the slope.
Without hesitation, Kitahara Sousuke spoke his mind without reservation.
"That white beret really suits you. Please do not just throw it away, okay!"
After about two seconds of silence, Katou Megumi's fingertips brushed against the brim of her hat as she softly replied.
"Okay."
Kitahara Sousuke still could not discern what she was really thinking from her answer.
But he really did not have the mind to consider these things right now.
The morning had passed, and as time flowed, the air became warmer.
In this season full of lies, the warm breeze carried the slowly falling cherry blossom petals from both sides of the road. Kitahara Sousuke wholeheartedly thought that the girl standing above was incredibly beautiful.
"That is right, I just love Katou Megumi!!"
How much did he love her?
Probably to the point of wanting to get married, go on a honeymoon, and have children immediately.
He really wanted her...
However, although the legal marriage age for women was sixteen, Sousuke's own age was definitely still too young, no matter how he looked at it.
Oh right, let us take this opportunity to introduce myself a bit.
Kitahara Sousuke, that was his current name.
Several months ago, after simply waking up one morning as usual, Kitahara Sousuke inexplicably appeared in an unfamiliar room, arrived in this strange world, and possessed another identity.
His appearance was not much different from his previous life, and his parents were still his parents from his previous life.
Although they had been beautified by the two-dimensional world, he would never mistake them; they were definitely those two people.
So Kitahara Sousuke quickly adapted to this new identity.
Unlike his previous life, his parents' life trajectories in this life were completely different from before.
They were currently residing in Japan and were on a long-term business trip in Europe.
That was it.
No dead parents, and regrettably, no extra younger sister who did not exist in the original history, and no system or golden finger, just a very ordinary transmigrator from China.
Well, now he also had the identity of a Japanese high school student.
His physical age was still a few months away from sixteen.
Height 191 centimeters, weight 86 kilograms, pretty healthy, right?
Due to personal interest, he had been taking detailed measurements every day in the current stage, and there were definitely no major errors.
After the brief confusion of the initial stage of transmigration, he was currently continuously training with the goal of surpassing the All Japan Karate Champion Kyogoku Makoto.
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