You don't need to worry about Kosaka Honoka.
Even without your intervention, Kosaka Honoka will forge ahead.
You're at most a catalyst.
“Kato, do it with me!”
“……Saying something so misleading makes me uncomfortable.”
On the way home, a man and a woman caught Yan Xi's attention.
Yo, isn't this Kato Megumi? You've become quite a sight for sore eyes these past few days.
The one persistently bothering Kato Megumi is the male protagonist of "The Quintessential Quintuplets," Anya Rento.
This Anya-kun has a bad reputation domestically, the kind of guy that even dogs would shake their heads at.
To put it simply, Anya Rento knows that Kashiwa-zaki Shizuka and Sawamura Eriri have feelings for him, but he neither accepts nor rejects them.
He utilizes this affection to bind them by his side as tools, completing his game with Kato Megumi.
These actions are enough to describe him as scum.
While Yan Xi is also a piece of scum, there is a hierarchy even amongst scum, and he naturally looks down on Anya Rento.
Yan Xi actively approaches Kato Megumi, greeting her with, "Kato-san, long time no see."
"You are...Yan Xi-kun. It's only been a few days, so it shouldn't be 'long time no see,' right?"
"Paying attention to things like that? You really are you." Yan Xi muttered in a sarcastic tone.
"Oh, nothing much." Kato Megumi didn't show much emotional fluctuation. Her calm tone made the person conversing with her feel relaxed.
Except for the still-喋喋不休 Anya Rento.
"Kato, who is this?"
Yan Xi's appearance gave Anya Rento a sense of crisis.
He had a ‘love at first sight’ for Kato Megumi, and Yan Xi is the kind of popular handsome guy that girls love.
"This is Yan Xi-kun, he's my friend."
Kato Megumi added silently in her heart, even though we only met once.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Anya Rento, and my relationship with Kato is as you see!"
Anya Rento doesn't hide his hostility towards Yan Xi at all, treating him as a rival.
"Wow, such blatant animosity, Anya Rento-kun." Yan Xi raised an eyebrow, a mischievous look on his face.
"Do you like Kato-san?" Yan Xi asked bluntly.
"Wh-What!? How could I!? I don't!" Anya Rento denied vehemently, his face reddening.
"What about you, Kato, how do you feel about Anya-kun?" Yan Xi asked Kato Megumi.
"Even if you asked that, Yan Xi-kun..." Kato Megumi furrowed her brows slightly, it was a barely noticeable curve.
Seeing the topic shifted to her, Kato Megumi felt a bit troubled.
However, if asked about her feelings for Anya Rento, she didn't need to hesitate at all.
"I'm sorry, Anya-kun, you're a good person." Kato Megumi handed him a "good person card."
Anya Rento clutched his chest and took a step back, stubbornly saying, "Don't hand out good person cards in situations like this, it makes it seem like I got rejected!"
"I never confessed!"
Don't say it, Anya Rento-kun is going to cry!
In the original work, their first encounter was when Anya Rento was riding his bicycle past Detective Slope and suddenly saw a white beret.
The melodious and clear voice that reached his ears, the white dress, white skin, and legs that flashed before his eyes, and the way the hat's owner was flustered – all of it deeply moved him in an instant.
Anya Rento rushed over to help Kato Megumi pick up her hat, but aside from Kato Megumi thanking him, the two only walked together for a short while and didn't even speak much. Anya Rento didn't even remember what Kato Megumi looked like… After all, she's an inconspicuous, ordinary heroine.
This incident sparked Anya Rento's creative inspiration, and he called it a "fateful encounter."
The object of Anya Rento's love at first sight might not have been Kato Megumi, but the girl in his memory.
But the girl in his memory is Kato Megumi, so Anya Rento falling for Kato Megumi at first sight is perfectly fine!
Genius, discharged from the hospital!
"You don't even have the courage to confess your feelings, your character is truly nothing special." Yan Xi said sarcastically.
This guy completely forgot that he was also a procrastinator, and yesterday's confession was also initiated by Sakurajima Mai.
"I..." Anya Rento's face flushed red, feeling a sense of urgency.
"Um, can we not discuss this topic?" Kato Megumi raised her hand.
She already handed him a good person card, if Anya-kun impulsively confesses, she would have to reject him again, wouldn't that be a little cruel?
Yan Xi nodded with a smile at Kato Megumi, she let out a sigh of relief, then was startled by Yan Xi's turn of events.
"No, I refuse."
Kato Megumi: "..."
Kato Megumi remembered, this guy is a bit of a black belly.
Actually, Yan Xi was already quite restrained.
He originally wanted to kiss Kato Megumi in front of Anya Rento, then say, 'Kato Megumi's first kiss isn't yours, it's mine!'
But doing so would be disrespectful to Kato Megumi, so Yan Xi thought better of it.
"What were you two talking about?" Yan Xi asked.
Kato Megumi explained, "Anya-kun wants me to join the game club."
In this world's timeline, Anya Rento's 'fateful encounter' happened just a few days ago.
Then he coincidentally learned that Kato Megumi was his classmate and wanted to invite her to join the game club to make games.
"If she doesn't want to, there's nothing he can do." Yan Xi said.
Anya Rento said seriously, "Kato, if you listen to my reasons, you'll definitely join! Please give me a chance to explain!"
"This... alright."
Seeing Anya Rento go this far, Kato Megumi could only listen to what he had to say first.
"Great!"
Anya Rento was very happy, but he was too happy too soon.
Anya Rento and Kato Megumi found a nearby fast food restaurant to talk in detail, but…
"Why did you follow us!?" Anya Rento said through gritted teeth.
Yan Xi sat in the seat next to them, smiling and saying, "Don't mind me, talk amongst yourselves."
Kato Megumi understood, she was probably being treated as an amusement by Yan Xi.
Should it be said that he's someone who has come into contact with unnatural phenomena? He feels a bit free-spirited.
"Forget it, you can listen if you want!" Anya Rento pushed his glasses up, ignoring Yan Xi's presence.
"Kato, I want to make a game with you as the heroine!"
Then Anya Rento began his usual spiel, first talking about the touching feelings of that day they first met, the girl in his memory, and he even took a jab at how Kato Megumi was completely unremarkable.
Yan Xi listened from the side, lamenting Kato Megumi's good temper.
If it were any other girl, she would have splashed Anya Rento with her drink!
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PS: This is the first chapter today, the update is a little late.
It will be released tomorrow, the first day's performance is very important, please ask all the bosses to support it, I will definitely update as fast as I can!