All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends

Chapter 141: Raid on Izumi Sagiri's House

The next morning.

"Guardian..." Yukima Azuma smiled brightly and greeted Kurokawa Akane.

Just like last time, Kurokawa Akane quickly ran up to him.

As the distance closed.

Yukima Azuma noticed something different.

The sharp smell of blood that used to cling to Kurokawa Akane's body had completely disappeared.

It wasn't suppressed, but completely gone.

It seemed that the light novel had worked.

As long as the illness in her heart was resolved, it seemed like the adolescence syndrome could be eradicated.

As he thought about this.

Suddenly, Kurokawa Akane lunged at him.

The slender arm of the girl wrapped around Yukima Azuma's neck, pulling him into a tight embrace.

In that position, it was as if she wanted to merge forever into the boy's embrace.

The distance was slowly erased.

Yukima Azuma could even feel the girl's fast heartbeat through the soft fabric.

His thoughts were completely interrupted.

After a moment of being stunned, Yukima Azuma lifted his hand and gently patted Kurokawa Akane's back.

After all, this was good.

Kurokawa Akane had so many things she wanted to say.

She wanted to thank Yukima Azuma for saving her from that dark world.

Or perhaps, she wanted to express the emotions she had bottled up all this time.

But when she actually met him, the words caught in her throat.

Her arms around Yukima Azuma's neck.

Kurokawa Akane couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

Tears fell, with feelings of emotion, joy, fear, and relief.

After crying for a long time, Kurokawa Akane finally stopped crying.

When she pulled away from Yukima Azuma's embrace, she was still choking up.

She took a thick envelope from her bag and handed it to Yukima Azuma.

It was her feeling after reading the book.

In the end, she chose this method, the simplest way.

Actually, Kurokawa Akane wanted to say it directly to Yukima Azuma.

But now that the guardian had regained his emotions, she felt too embarrassed.

So she chose this intermediary method.

Yukima Azuma took the envelope and put it away.

"I'll find some time to read it carefully. Let's go, we should have breakfast first. You have work later, right, guardian?"

"Do... do you want a little love? My today..."

Kurokawa Akane had vaguely realized that the boy in front of her might not be the kind of person she once thought.

But she still quietly brought it up.

Yukima Azuma was a little stunned and then nodded.

The two silently agreed to this little lie.

Kurokawa Akane pulled Yukima Azuma's collar, making him bow his head, then shyly kissed his lips.

She had never felt this way before.

Now, perhaps this was the real first kiss of Kurokawa Akane.

....

After breakfast.

Yukima Azuma took Kurokawa Akane to the anime production site.

"Guardian, goodbye."

"Azuma, goodbye."

The two waved goodbye.

This scene, for the staff on-site, still felt somewhat unreal.

After all, that doll-like girl really didn't show much emotion.

But right after that.

The staff were stunned.

When they saw Kurokawa Akane arrive.

The staff member in charge of directing the voice acting politely said:

"Kurokawa-san, let's start today's work, good luck."

Previously, Kurokawa Akane would only nod indifferently.

But today.

"Yeah, let's do our best together!"

Kurokawa Akane said seriously, with a full energetic smile on her face.

Her voice was full of vitality, making it clear to everyone that the girl was determined to give her all.

The staff member chatting with her rubbed his eyes.

Nani kore, who are you?

Where did the emotionless doll go?

Did someone get kissed by Truck-kun and isekai into her body!?

.....

The other side.

After leaving the workplace.

Yukima Azuma went to the Chiyoda area in Tokyo.

Today, Yukima Azuma had an appointment.

Yesterday, when he visited the studio.

Yukima Azuma happened to ask the anime director about the progress of the movie production.

Overall, there hadn't been any major changes.

The only minor issue might be with one of the designers.

This person was a famous illustrator who had worked on the illustrations for much romantic-comedy anime series.

They was the core artist for this movie.

Eromanga-sensei.

It wasn't that Eromanga-sensei's drawings were problematic.

In fact, the issue was the communication between the production team and Eromanga-sensei, which was extremely difficult.

Normally, the work for an anime movie like this would be carried out through in-person meetings.

The artist would submit their work, the director would review it, and then they would discuss any issues.

But it seemed Eromanga-sensei couldn't meet in person.

Most of the communication was limited to messages on Line.

One could only say that Eromanga-sensei's drawing skills were excellent.

If not, such a lack of communication would certainly lead to the collapse of a production step.

After Yukima Azuma understood the issue, he arranged to meet with Eromanga-sensei.

The plan was to talk about the problems that had accumulated on the current illustrations.

Perhaps because of Eromanga-sensei's recognition of Yukima Azuma.

The famous artist, always "headless and tailless," agreed to meet Yukima Azuma.

The meeting location was decided to be Eromanga-sensei's house.

It was located in an apartment in Chiyoda.

After paying for the ride and getting out of the car.

Yukima Azuma looked up at the apartment before him.

This was not a large apartment, at least much smaller than Yukima's own house.

It also had two floors.

There were some plants around the entrance.

But it was clear that it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.

The weeds were overgrown, and the trees that had been planted weren't pruned, looking quite unkempt.

Next to the door was a family name sign, Izumi.

This was Eromanga-sensei's home.

Yukima Azuma walked up and pressed the doorbell.

The bell rang for a long time with no sound from inside.

Instead, his phone vibrated.

Yukima Azuma took out his phone to check.

It was a message from Eromanga-sensei.

"The key is on the grass to the left."

Yukima Azuma looked to the left.

It took him about three minutes to search.

Finally, under a patch of weeds, he found the key.

He picked it up and examined it closely.

The end of the key had a thin string tied to it.

The string was loose and stretched towards a window on the left side of the second floor of the apartment.

Now Yukima Azuma could imagine how this key ended up here.

He used the key to open the door.

Upon entering, he arrived at the entrance area.

There were only two pairs of slippers in the entrance area, and the air was somewhat cold.

On the right side, on a shelf, there was a picture frame.

Yukima Azuma's attention was drawn to the picture.

It was of a man, a woman, and a small girl.

A happy family photo, the standard of a three-person family.

The woman and the girl both had silver hair, their cute faces looked nearly identical.

Yukima Azuma recognized that this was Eromanga-sensei from both the past and present.

However, what caught Yukima Azuma's attention wasn't the mother and daughter.

It was the man standing next to them.

He looked at the photo for a moment, feeling surprised.

The man in the photo, Yukima Azuma recognized him.

He was someone Yukima Azuma knew in this life.

His last name was also Izumi.

When Yukima Azuma first arrived in Tokyo, he didn't connect this Izumi with Izumi Sagiri's Izumi.

After meeting Kasumigaoka Utaha and beginning to pursue her, Yukima Azuma frequently visited the bookstore that Kasumigaoka Utaha often went to.

He went there to read books and also to meet Kasumigaoka Utaha and make progress in courting her.

One-third of the books in the library corner on the second floor of Yukima Azuma's house were from that bookstore.

The owner of that bookstore was the person in this family photo.

Because he went there often, Yukima Azuma was quite familiar with the bookstore owner.

Since Yukima Azuma was a regular, the bookstore owner, Izumi, had often helped him by keeping him updated.

Whenever Kasumigaoka Utaha appeared at the bookstore, Izumi, the owner, would send messages to Yukima Azuma.

"No wonder... I haven't been able to reach him recently."

Yukima Azuma muttered to himself, his gaze dropping.

At that moment, a series of knocks echoed from above.

Yukima Azuma looked at his phone.

Eromanga-sensei had sent more messages.

"Go to the farthest room on the second floor."

"Don't run around in someone else's house!"

"What are you doing?"

"Don't mess around!"

Looking at the messages, Yukima Azuma chuckled softly, a helpless smile forming.

There was really no other way.

Inviting a strange man into your home was indeed a risk for a small girl.

If it weren't for the passion and dedication that she had for her work, this silver-haired girl likely wouldn't have allowed him into her apartment.

Yukima Azuma obediently didn't wander around, but went straight to the second floor.

Finally, he stopped in front of the door at the far end.

This door had a pink flower-shaped nameplate.

It read "Izumi Sagiri."

Looking at the nameplate, Yukima Azuma smiled.

"Eromanga-sensei, I'm standing outside the door now." Yukima Azuma called out.

However, there was no response, only more messages.

"If there's anything, just say it. I'm listening."

Looking at this message, Yukima Azuma sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"Eromanga-sensei, don't be too unreasonable! If this is how you're going to communicate, why did I come all the way here?"

"Even if you don't want me in your room, at least open the door, we can talk through it."

Yukima Azuma didn't press her to come out.

He cleverly avoided the sensitive topic.

Asking a Hikikomori to leave her room was like asking Bocchi to hug strangers on the street—it was an impossible task.

"Is this... not okay?"

"Of course not! Please take your work seriously!"

"But..."

"No buts! Eromanga-sensei, you know how much effort I've put into this project!"

There was complete silence on the other end.

A moment later, strange noises could be heard coming from inside the room.

Objects clattered against each other.

After a long while, the door finally creaked open just a tiny bit.

The gap opened, but there was no further reaction.

Yukima Azuma tried to push the door a little more.

Immediately, he saw inside the pink-colored room.

Izumi Sagiri, dressed in sportswear, looked like a little green dumpling.

She wore a large pink cartoon mask.

Sitting in the corner of the room, far from the door.

She was leaning against her small bed.

Still vigilantly watching the door like a frightened little animal.

Yukima Azuma had a moment where he wanted to rush into the room and tease the cute little girl.

But in the end, he restrained himself.

That would be too cruel.

Moreover, it might create a psychological trauma for Izumi Sagiri.

Yukima Azuma sat down on the floor outside the door.

As he had said before, one person inside the room, one person outside the door.

He took a tablet out of his bag.

Yukima Azuma began to briefly explain the points the anime director had communicated, as well as his own requests and suggestions for the illustrations.

At this moment, Izumi Sagiri, who had been cautious earlier, saw that Yukima Azuma was truly talking about work.

She clearly relaxed much more.

She grabbed the tablet from the corner of the room, started taking notes, and began adjusting the illustrations according to what Yukima Azuma had said.