I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

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Although Aki Tomo doesn't think his health problems are due to overworking himself, and he has recovered, he still keeps the words of those two teachers in mind.

First, ask someone you know if they're free.

The two people in the school group have already been asked. Yoshihiko Kamigo is out, Megumi Kato is out, Eriri... I don't know why they're looking for her. In the end, we'll consider her or not!

After scrolling through Line, aside from the people in the academy and those I've already ruled out, the only ones left are Hashima Izumi, Hyodo Michiru, Hashima Iori, and finally, Kasumigaoka Utaha, whom I haven't deleted from each other's Lines and have almost forgotten about.

Let's not consider going to sea from Po Island for now; what if they're preparing for the CM doujinshi convention this summer?

Michiru Hyodo?

It's too much trouble; he doesn't understand music or anything like that either.

Iori Hajima?

Yeah, I can trick my best friend!

Kasumigaoka Utaha was definitely not being considered at all.

"Iori, want to hang out sometime?"

A question that couldn't be more ordinary.

Aki Tomoya sent it without hesitation.

"?"

"?"

Less than a minute later, they gave a reply: a big question mark.

"You're asking me this kind of question today?"

It's as if even today, Aki Tomo can't ask.

"Hahaha……"

He let out a laugh without any expression, then slowly typed a reply, explaining how free he must have been to send the message on Line.

I guess I should just keep studying!

After explaining, Aki Tomoya felt that he should just continue studying. Taking occasional breaks or going out with friends was out of the question!

Thinking this, Aki Tomo decided to put down his phone and go upstairs to conquer the Red Book of Tokyo University.

He could almost see the past exam questions from the University of Tokyo beckoning to him, so dazzling!

"It's rare that you have time, could you accompany me on this sea voyage? I've already sent her, please."

Iori Hashima's reply surprised Tomoya Aki.

"Aha?!"

Aki Tomoya made an unexpected sound.

Why didn't Iori Hashima come himself, but instead left his younger sister with him? What does that mean?

"Please help me, I have something to do, I'll be going now!"

Without giving anyone a chance to react, Iori Hashima closed Line after sending the message.

In Akane Akasaka's club, Iori Hashima walked up to the club's big boss, feeling embarrassed, and said, "I'm sorry, my sister has plans with her friends today. Honestly, I've told her so many times to come to the club and give it a try, but that girl just can't remember!"

A wave of questioning gazes swept across Iori Hashima's face, but he remained unmoved, maintaining his apologetic smile.

"No, it's okay, maybe next time."

The two of them each had their own thoughts.

As for Aki Tomoya, he asked why again and again but never received a response.

Half an hour later, Aki Tomoya heard the doorbell.

"S-Senior, are you...are you home?!"

As Aki Tomoya walked into the entrance hall, his slightly nervous, delicate voice could be heard through the door.

He took a deep breath, his frustration vanished, and quickly opened the door for the boat trip to Po Island.

"You came alone? That's impressive, going out to sea!"

"Hehehe, I feel like my senior is praising me like a primary school student going on a long trip... After my brother told me the address, I turned around and came straight here!"

After seeing Tomoya Aki, the tension of waiting outside the gate for the boat trip to Hashima Island seemed to disappear.

However, when she entered the house, she still showed a little excitement on her face, as this was her first time visiting Aki Tomoya's home.

After receiving the message from Iori Hashima, Izumi Hashima, though puzzled as to why her brother would suddenly give her such a "surprise," still came over without hesitation.

"I was originally looking for your brother, but I didn't expect him to actually call you here. Sorry, we're going out to sea!"

Aki Tomoya clasped his hands together, looking apologetically at the ship sailing out to sea from Hashima.

He genuinely didn't expect Iori Hashima to pull such a stunt.

However, he also felt strange, as if he had been tricked by Iori Hashima for no reason.

Maybe it's just my imagination...

“My brother has been acting a bit strange lately.”

"Going out to sea," she replied half-jokingly, but Aki Tomoya noticed a hint of worry in her eyes.

This made him curious, so he asked, "What's strange about it?"

“My brother used to want me to join his club, and I did go a few times. But lately, he doesn’t seem to want me to go anymore… Is it because my abilities have regressed?”

During the sea voyage, Hashima unconsciously voiced his concerns, holding nothing back in front of Aki Tomoya.

From her words, Aki Tomoya immediately guessed something.

She had visited Akane Kousaka's club a few times, but recently Iori Hashima hasn't been letting her go there much. Hashima Iori thinks that Akane's abilities have declined and that she's doing this because she doesn't want Akane to cause trouble.

However, Aki Tomoya actually knew some of the reasons behind it.

"After all, everyone has selfish desires."

Aki Tomoya immediately understood what Hashima Iori was thinking. After all, his sister was a highly promising artist. It would be better for her to achieve fame under Akane Kousaka's guidance than to do so under his guidance. After all, Hashima Iori had personally told him that she wouldn't stay in Akane Kousaka's club for long.

That person had his own plans.

"Akane-senpai, you should know, right? I thought my abilities had been recognized by that person. Suddenly they called me over, and then suddenly they told me I didn't need to go and could come to you instead. Maybe it was all a misunderstanding."

Hashima laughed as he left the house, but Aki Tomoya could still see that she was somewhat confused and had some doubts about her own abilities.

Seeing this, Aki Tomoya thought to himself, "That Hashima Iori really isn't afraid that I won't see through it. He might just let Hashima Izumi keep misunderstanding."

My contact with Iori Hashima this time was exactly what I wanted.

Aki Tomoya smiled helplessly, and just as he was about to comfort Hashima about going out to sea, his phone received a notification from a new LINE message.

Before checking Line, Aki Tomoya comforted Hashima Izumi, saying, "Izumi, even Kashiwagi Eri is jealous of your abilities. You must not doubt your abilities. On the contrary, it is precisely because of your abilities that Iori is unwilling to hand you over to others."

"Hey, jealousy and all that, it's not that exaggerated, is it..."

The islander was filled with surprise as they set sail.

At first, she didn't quite believe what Aki Tomoya said, but after seeing the sincerity in Aki Tomoya's eyes, she didn't think that Aki Tomoya would deliberately make up such words to comfort her.

"Speaking of which, don't you know who Kashiwagi Eri is yet?"

Aki Tomoya suddenly asked, "Since Hashima Izumi has been to Akane Kousaka's place several times, and Eriri followed Akane Kousaka to the door during the last New Year's party, Hashima Izumi should already know Eriri's true identity, right?"

Moreover, I saw him at a fan convention last year. Although he was wearing a mask, those blue eyes and blond hair are not something everyone has.

"...Who? Although Akane Akasaka showed me the photo, isn't Eri Kashiwagi just Eri Kashiwagi?"

It seems she didn't connect Eriri, who almost turned her into a steamer last year, with Eriri. She doesn't even know that their first meeting was last August.

Aki Tomoya couldn't help but laugh and didn't bother to explain further.

He remembered that someone had sent him a LINE message, so he looked down and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, Eri Kashiwagi is looking for me."

"what?"

The message on Line was from none other than Eri Kashiwagi, whom Aki Tomoya had just mentioned.

She asked Aki Tomoya what he had decided to do that afternoon, and whether he wanted to go out.

Aki Tomoya glanced up at the boat trip off Hashima Island, then replied, "No time, I'm with the kids!"

Chapter 166 The Childhood Sweetheart Relationship is No Less Powerful

Eriri looked completely bewildered.

After learning that Aki Tomoya was now with Hashima Island, she remembered Aki Tomoya's junior from elementary school.

It got snatched away...