The decision to have Eriri leave this club wasn't a sudden whim, but something he had considered long ago.
The relevant matters had already been prepared. Today he just took advantage of this atmosphere to say it directly.
Murakami Yuu knew that hidden beneath Eriri's tsundere exterior was a gentle nature. She felt that promises made to others should be properly fulfilled to the end. This was an undoubtedly beautiful quality with nothing wrong about it.
But this didn't mean she had to work for free for Aki Tomoya's so-called dream because of an initial promise.
Murakami Yuu previously had no particular feelings about the fang-toothed little tsundere. Now that some things had happened and he understood his own feelings, he obviously couldn't just watch her continue staying by another man's side.
He was someone with relatively strong possessiveness. Although the relationship wasn't confirmed yet, he still felt very displeased about someone he cared about being too close to other men.
His mentality was becoming increasingly emotional. He didn't know if this was a good or bad thing.
Murakami Yuu thought this.
"What the hell are you saying! Eriri would never leave the club!"
The first to react to Murakami Yuu's words was Aki Tomoya. His tone was very agitated. He even directly took two steps to come before Murakami Yuu.
But when he discovered that face-to-face at close range he needed to look up at the other party, he bit his teeth and took a step back, making the oppressive feeling brought by the other's height dissipate somewhat.
"She will leave. She isn't happy staying here, adding bricks and tiles to someone else's delusion, being forced to do things she's unwilling to do. This isn't the club activity she hoped for."
"What do you know! Making romance games that move players - this was something we decided from the start. It's our dream."
Mentioning the word dream, Aki Tomoya's mood temporarily calmed. His tone also didn't have that earlier agitation. He reached up to push his black-framed glasses, looked toward Katou Megumi and Kasumigaoka Utaha to the side, then turned his gaze to the somewhat at-a-loss Eriri:
"Even if we don't have an activity classroom now, I don't think our club activities will die here. The activity location can be changed to my house, the library, family restaurant...
In any case, it will continue, won't be any different from before. Kasumigaoka-senpai and Katou-san are still here. Eriri wouldn't leave the club, right?"
Aki Tomoya's expectant gaze made Eriri feel somewhat at a loss. She opened her mouth but didn't know how to respond.
At this time, Murakami Yuu's hand gently placed on her head. A gentle, pleasant voice came out, rippling from her ears to her heart:
"You don't need to expend so much mental energy considering other matters. Eriri only needs to look at me. Leave what follows to me. Right now, I'm Eriri's diplomatic spokesperson."
The half-joking words made Eriri instantly calm. The reluctance and guilt in her heart were temporarily set aside, while her cheeks became somewhat red.
After nodding to Murakami Yuu, she silently lowered her head and no longer actively met Aki Tomoya's gaze.
Aki Tomoya was dumbfounded at Murakami Yuu's action. His hand trembled as he pointed at Murakami Yuu, unable to say a word.
The intimate behavior between the two was like smashing a glass vase on his head. With a "crash," both his thinking and speech functions lost effectiveness. He could only stand there silently enduring the unwillingness and indignation that abused him back and forth.
He stood there like a joke.
"Aki-san is very good at talking. Not only did you previously use past friendship to get Eriri to agree to your invitation to join the club, now you're also bringing along the other two people in the club to apply top-down moral spiritual pressure on her together.
Your rhetoric level is so high - you shouldn't make game production your dream, but should become a public speaker instead. The upper limit of future development is clearly much higher. Won't you consider it?"
Taking a step forward, blocking Eriri behind him, Murakami Yuu stood before Aki Tomoya.
"You... I don't understand what you're saying!"
Aki Tomoya looked up at him, withdrew his action, and turned his head to the side:
"I only know that the Eriri I know isn't the type of person who promises someone something then goes back on her word midway. I can be certain of at least this point."
Murakami Yuu tilted his head. The expression on his face was somewhat strange. He already knew before that Aki Tomoya would be an unlikeable guy, but he didn't expect he'd be disgusting to this extent.
Simply reaching the level of nauseating.
Not wanting to waste more time with this guy - clarify things early and leave with Eriri early.
"Eriri won't make her own decisions based on your thoughts. Just as I said earlier, she'll leave this club."
"What right do you have to make this decision for her? Move aside, I want to talk directly with Eriri!"
"No need. Yuu can represent my meaning."
Eriri came behind Murakami Yuu. One hand grabbed his clothing hem, revealing half her body.
"How... how can this be..."
Aki Tomoya's face was full of disbelief, then became agitated again:
"If you leave, what about our club? What about the game progress that's half-finished?"
Murakami Yuu felt his clothes being pulled and slowly dragging down. He turned his head to look. Eriri's expression was somewhat pained.
Having clearly promised to help but then leaving midway - regardless of what kind of person Aki Tomoya was, looking at it from a rational, moderate angle, this approach of leaving everything and walking away was indeed somewhat inappropriate, a manifestation of irresponsibility without accountability.
Although Eriri was tsundere and not straightforward, her nature was kind and gentle. It was normal for her to feel guilt about this.
With Eriri's current favorability toward Murakami Yuu, when making a choice between Aki Tomoya and Murakami Yuu, she would undoubtedly directly lean toward Murakami Yuu's side without any exception.
If Murakami Yuu now pulled Eriri and threw down a line "she's withdrawing from the club" to Aki Tomoya, then directly took her and left, it wasn't impossible. Eriri definitely wouldn't resist, only obey.
But this simple and crude action would inevitably leave a knot in her heart - guilt related to promises, to agreeing to something then breaking one's word.
Murakami Yuu wouldn't selfishly only consider his own thoughts. He cared about and was concerned for Eriri. He didn't want her to have negative emotions after this matter.
So from the very beginning, he had other plans.
A way to let Eriri leave this club without any guilt.
"Swoosh."
The door was pulled open without warning.
"Yo, Yuu, sorry I'm late."
Totsuka Reita unceremoniously pulled open the door and walked in. Another person followed behind him.
...
Advanced 30+ Chapters for Harem in Daily World in
pat/reon.com/Sleepy_Hua