Chapter 359 322 – Shizuka Yoshimoto in the Library

Takumi spoke about part of his future plans.

He would open an agency and promote the talent under him.

After that, he would become the male lead, thoroughly abuse his position with the female artists under him, then let them become the female leads or supporting heroines.

Either way, he was just going to have fun. He would do whatever made him happy!

Listening to Takumi's grand vision, Megumi Kato blinked, her expression a little blank and adorable.

I'm just an ordinary high school girl. I don't understand any of this at all!

Still, not understanding was one thing, but Megumi still thought Takumi was amazing.

He was the same age as her, yet he possessed mysterious, almost unfathomable supernatural power. On top of that, he was preparing to open an agency, and apparently, he was also some rookie light novel author.

Then Megumi asked the question she cared about most.

"But what does this… have to do with me?"

Megumi looked at Takumi curiously, her face still blank and cute.

Takumi rested his chin on his hand and replied confidently, "I'm planning to write another light novel called How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend. The heroine will be you, Megumi!

"With that light novel as the core, I'll make a gal game too.

"If everything succeeds, your 'influence' will definitely spread."

"Eh!!!"

Hearing this, Megumi widened her bright eyes.

While she was happy that she could return to her everyday life, her heart also filled with overwhelming gratitude and embarrassment.

She was grateful that Takumi would help her so selflessly to this extent. Megumi truly had no idea how she should thank him.

As for the embarrassing part, that was because of the light novel and the gal game.

Being told all of a sudden that she would become the heroine of a light novel and a game, and thinking that she would be seen by the public, made Megumi feel rather bashful.

As all kinds of emotions overlapped, the thing that filled Megumi's heart most was still hope for the future.

She had thought she would eventually be forgotten, but now, the joy of escaping that fate nearly moved her to tears.

"Takumi-kun~ No wonder you attract those girls so much."

Megumi murmured softly, her bright eyes unable to help staring straight at him.

He had turned the impossible into possible. How could a man like that not make someone's heart flutter?

Now Megumi understood even more why Hakari Hanazono and the others still flocked to Takumi even though they knew he was involved with multiple girls.

If it were her, perhaps she would make the same choice too.

Meanwhile, Takumi stood up from his chair.

As he thought, he walked forward.

"Now that there's Megumi and Eriri, I can't leave out Utaha."

"Without her, the trio wouldn't be complete, and it just wouldn't have the same flavor."

"Unfortunately, with the worldlines tangled together, I can't find the light novel she posted online either."

"I can't just sit around and wait. I'll have to find a way to take the initiative."

As Takumi thought this, he noticed a cute little girl standing by a bookshelf up ahead, reaching for a book on the upper shelf.

Her inky-blue hair fell all the way to her hips, just enough to cover her waist and back.

Her figure was small and delicate. On top, she wore a green sweater vest, with a red ribbon tied at the collar.

On the bottom, she wore a dark purple pleated skirt of moderate length, revealing pale, slender calves that looked like a pair of treasures.

On her feet were brown leather shoes, the laces tied together loosely.

Her watery eyes were like azure gemstones, sparkling with innocent light.

Because she wanted to reach the book on the upper shelf, she was trying her hardest to stand on tiptoe.

Perhaps because she was exerting too much effort, her cheeks had flushed bright red.

"Mmm, mmm, mmm~~~"

Even when she strained herself, the sound she made was extremely faint.

If Takumi's hearing weren't extraordinary, letting him hear even the slightest sound with perfect clarity, he probably would not have heard her at all.

"Shizuka Yoshimoto… She's my classmate too."

She might look like an adorable little girl no matter how one looked at her, but she was indeed a genuine high school student.

Normally, she was as quiet in class as Hitori Gotoh shrinking into a dark corner. Either way, her presence was not very strong.

Seeing how hard she was trying, Takumi walked up and reached out, helping her take down the book she could not reach.

"This is the one you wanted, right, Yoshimoto-san?"

Takumi showed a gentle smile as he handed over the book.

The instant their eyes met, that electrifying feeling struck once again.

A layer of mist immediately rose in Shizuka's bright eyes, and a lovely, luscious blush appeared on her fair, flawless face.

Even the few ahoge on top of her head seemed to sense their owner's emotional fluctuations, bouncing up and down in an extremely cute way.

"Ah… ngh… ah…"

Shizuka's cherry-like little mouth opened slightly, releasing several unclear sounds.

Unable to speak, she grew very anxious. After taking the book Takumi handed her, she quickly opened it and pointed at one passage.

"Hello… I am the manager of this place…"

Takumi read the passage aloud and realized that Shizuka wanted to communicate with him.

However, this child was far too shy and could not speak on her own at all.

But her memory really was incredible. With a book this thick, she could still find the sentence she wanted to say in such a short amount of time.

It seemed Shizuka had memorized every single passage in these books!

As Takumi marveled at this, Shizuka pointed to the book again.

"What are you looking for here?"

"I would like to help you look."

Seeing that Shizuka wanted to help him, Takumi was momentarily at a loss.

He had only come to the library because he wanted to talk with Megumi in a quiet place.

But looking at Shizuka's expectant gaze, Takumi could not bring himself to refuse.

After considering it for a moment, Takumi said softly, "Something related to romance, I suppose. I just happen to need some material recently."

Although he had watched the Saekano anime, that was as far as it went.

If he wanted to adapt it into a light novel, he would still need to modify quite a bit of the content.

This was the perfect chance to use the romance books of this world as reference and improve his literary foundation a little.

After Takumi made his request, Shizuka lit up like a little sun and showed an adorable smile.

She nodded her head with an expression that seemed to say, "Leave it all to me."

After that, Shizuka was like a nimble little rabbit, hopping around as she took down all the books she knew.

In a short time, she had carried dozens of books over to the table.

Seeing Shizuka work so hard, Takumi actually felt a little embarrassed.

"Let me help you carry those. I'm sorry for troubling you."

When Takumi stepped forward to help, Shizuka shyly pointed at the book in her hands.

"I'm sorry. These are probably too many and will trouble you. Please just choose the ones you like."

"Haha~ If you picked them, Yoshimoto-san, then they must all be the best ones. I'll read through all of them. I don't need to borrow them."

Takumi sat down directly and began flipping through the books at inhuman speed.

Strictly speaking, he could actually memorize everything with a single sweep of his thoughts.

But with Shizuka standing beside him, he at least had to put on a bit of an act.

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