14 Cold sweat instantly broke out across Tomoya Aki’s entire body as he witnessed over a dozen playing cards embedded vertically into the door surface in front of him, reflecting a razor-sharp gleam.
At the exact second the barrage of playing cards flew toward him, Tomoya had felt a very real threat of death.
Even after several seconds passed, he remained in a state of sheer shock due to the psychological pressure of that sudden attack.
His body began to display signs of trembling, and he had to fight hard to maintain consciousness so he wouldn’t pass out from the extreme fear.
“I…
I understand, Akira-kun…” “I promise…
I won’t come to disrupt your activities here again…” Tomoya delivered the statement in broken sentences due to the profound fear.
After finishing his words, he immediately spun around and fled the club room area at top speed, as if the place were the habitat of a highly dangerous creature.
Tomoya completely ignored the presence of Utaha Kasumigaoka, Eriri Spencer Sawamura, and Megumi Kato, who were still standing just outside the door area.
Utaha, Eriri, and Megumi could only stand there frozen, watching Tomoya’s unilateral flight that left them behind without a shred of responsibility.
The gaze of the three girls revealed a shared accumulation of negative emotions: a deep, profound disappointment toward Tomoya’s character.
At this exact moment, the thought of resigning from the video game project that had surfaced while they were on the school rooftop resurfaced with absolute certainty, reaching a definitive conclusion.
“I officially decide to resign from this group.
I see no indication that Rinri-kun possesses adequate competence to lead us in realizing the ultimate video game project he promised,” Utaha delivered the decision while letting out a long sigh.
“I am making the exact same decision.
I never imagined Tomoya would act so cowardly, fleeing and abandoning us here.” “Tomoya’s actions today have completely shattered my trust in him.” “Considering my initial status was an official member of the art club, I choose to refocus on my activities there just like before,” Eriri delivered her resignation while trying to suppress the swell of sorrow in her eyes.
Eriri realized that the emotional ties of the past that had bound her to Tomoya all this time needed to be severed completely.
As she recalled all her past memories with Tomoya, expressions of sadness and disappointment were plain to see on Eriri’s face.
“If that’s the case, I suppose that decision is correct,” Megumi offered a calm nod of agreement.
Among the three girls, Megumi was the figure showing the lowest emotional fluctuation.
To Megumi, the incident that had just unfolded was viewed as an ordinary event that brought no major psychological impact.
Fūju was unaware that the stern action he took to evict Tomoya had turned out to be the primary factor triggering the total collapse of that video game creation group.
Having successfully subdued his anger toward Tomoya, Fūju chose to temporarily halt his proofreading of the Your Name manuscript.
He walked over to the piano and sat back down on the instrument bench.
Right now, he judged that the flow of piano music was the only effective medium to restore his peace of mind.
Fūju felt deeply grateful to possess the technical competence to play the piano well during situations like this.
The beautiful piano melody once again echoed consistently throughout every corner of the spacious classroom.
The musical composition Fūju chose to play was the same as the first song he performed during the lunch break, Tooi Sora e.
Fūju held the view that listening to or playing the theme song of Kasugano Sora’s character was the best option whenever he found himself in a less stable emotional condition.
Throughout the piano performance, Fūju remained unaware that a certain individual had slipped quietly into the room.
The presence level of that figure was so low that her entry was almost impossible to detect visually or aurally by the surroundings.
After successfully entering the Light Music Club room, the female student carefully grabbed a chair from the corner of the room, then sat down to enjoy the piano music Fūju was delivering.
“Megumi Kato?” Fūju asked in a startled tone after finishing the song.
As he turned his body around with the initial intention of returning to his desk to check the manuscript, he discovered a female student sitting behind his position at a fairly close distance.
The presence of the girl triggered a brief startled response in Fūju.
“Wow, it turns out Akira-kun succeeded in noticing my presence again,” Megumi responded in a calm tone while tilting her head slightly.
The look in her eyes revealed a faint flicker of joy.
The statement confirmed that Fūju possessed a consistent ability to detect her presence.
“The fact that I can see you is perfectly logical considering your status is that of a normal human being, not a phantom creature.
I already explained this point to you this morning.” “You entered this room while I was focused on playing the piano, right?
If I hadn’t been in a state of full concentration on the music, the sound of your footsteps entering this room would definitely have been heard by me,” Fūju explained his analysis while walking back to his desk chair.
“I understand that explanation,” Megumi offered a slow nod in response.
“So, what is your purpose in coming here?” Fūju asked a follow-up question while directing his focus back to the manuscript sheets on the laptop screen.
“My purpose?” Megumi tilted her head again in response to Fūju’s inquiry.
“What I mean is, what specific reason made you choose to visit this room?
Shouldn’t you be engaging in video game development activities with Tomoya Aki and your two other companions?” Fūju provided additional clarification with an expression of mild bewilderment.
“That collaborative group is currently declared dissolved,” Megumi delivered the information in an incredibly flat tone, as if the news she shared were not a crucial event at all.
“Dissolved?” Fūju showed a visibly surprised expression upon hearing that piece of information.
He hadn’t expected Tomoya’s mental stability to be at such a low level that he would decide to scrap the video game project just because he faced eviction.
Fūju felt a sense of psychological satisfaction rise within his heart upon learning the fact of Tomoya’s project failure.
“Yes, that event happened as a direct result of the action Akira-kun took just now.
Aki-kun fled from this place due to immense fear, abandoning Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-san unilaterally.
That condition triggered deep disappointment within Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-san, leading both to make the absolute decision to resign from the group.” “Presently, the remaining member in that group is Aki-kun alone, so functionally that condition can already be categorized as a form of group dissolution.” “However, analyzing it from our initial status, our group wasn’t legally registered as an official school club anyway.
Therefore, the terminology of dissolution might be slightly inaccurate to describe this situation, and using the phrase ‘parted ways’ is deemed more representative,” Megumi provided a detailed breakdown while placing her right index finger on her chin to indicate she was processing the analysis.
“If Kasumigaoka and Sawamura felt deep disappointment due to Tomoya Aki’s actions, didn’t you feel the same negative emotions yourself?
Given the fact that you were also among those left behind right outside this room’s door by Tomoya Aki, didn’t that trigger any anger in you?” Fūju offered a nod of understanding before asking a follow-up question to satisfy his curiosity.
“Why should I feel disappointment or anger?” “In principle, the personal relationship shared between Aki-kun and me lacks the depth or characteristics found in the relationship Kasumigaoka-senpai or Sawamura-san share with him.” “Therefore, I have no rational grounds to feel disappointed or angry regarding Aki-kun’s decision.” “However, judging it from a standard ethical perspective, the actions displayed by Aki-kun can still be categorized as a deed reflecting a lack of chivalry, since he abandoned three girls just to save himself,” Megumi attempted to visually express her annoyance.
Even though Megumi tried to show an annoyed expression, the shift in visual components on her face was incredibly minimal, resulting in an expression that looked more like an artificial imitation of a cute movement.
Had this incident occurred during the period before Fūju underwent the world transmigration process, Fūju would undoubtedly have offered a highly enthusiastic response to Megumi’s visual display.
However, in the current real situation, Fūju proved not to feel any emotional stir whatsoever upon witnessing it firsthand.
This was influenced by the shift in Fūju’s psychological orientation after switching worlds, or because the concrete situation in front of him felt lacking in reality.
The objective assessment inside Fūju’s mind right now was simply that the character of Megumi Kato standing before him seemed rather unresponsive or failed to grasp the depth of the situation.
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