Three days later, Eriri handed a USB drive to Tomoya.
"Here... I... Sigh, I really don't have much to say, but you should understand. You'd better watch this thing by yourself. If you upload it, I'll turn on you. You understand what I mean, right? Though even if you wanted to upload it, you couldn't. Mr. Fang Zheng specially encrypted all of these to protect the privacy of the people involved..."
"Thank you, Eriri!"
Taking the USB drive, Tomoya was incredibly excited. He bade farewell to the conflicted-looking Eriri, then hurried home with the drive. Once there, he drew the curtains, plugged the USB drive into his computer, and turned it on. Excited yet nervous, he picked up the mouse and opened the video file on the drive.
The screen flickered.
The first thing that appeared was a bedroom, with a bed in the background. Then the camera shook, and Kato Megumi appeared in frame, sitting quietly by the bedside. She was still wearing the outfit she had worn when she first met Tomoya, though she looked somewhat uneasy now.
Just then, Eriri's voice came from offscreen.
"Hehehe, don't be nervous, miss... Now then, answer a few questions first. What's your name?"
"Um... Kato Megumi..."
"And your age?"
"1X years old..."
"What the hell are you doing?"
At that moment, another male voice came from offscreen, and Eriri chuckled.
"What does it matter, Mr. Fang Zheng? Since we're filming a video, shouldn't we make it look more official? Isn't this how these things usually start, with questions?"
"So that's why you're filming this? Do you want to add censor bars and mosaics too?"
"Huh? That's actually a good ide—"
"Good my ass!"
Soon, a thud sounded from offscreen, followed by Eriri's pained cry. Kato Megumi, sitting on the bed, smiled