What's Wrong with Adding One More Genius Like Me to Omni-Anime?

After a busy hour...

"Tasty!!!"

"What is this?! It's so delicious!!!"

"To be able to cook such delicious food, Sakurakoji-kun, you're simply a genius!"

After quickly devouring the three dishes and soup on the table, Kitagawa Marin, praised them repeatedly.

Occasionally, when I glance up and meet his face, the admiration and envy in my eyes are palpable.

"You flatter me, it's just ordinary home-cooked food."

He moved his chopsticks slowly and deliberately, picking at his rice.

"That's amazing! It tastes even better than what you get in restaurants!"

She rubbed her cheek, savoring the delicious food in her mouth. "If I had your cooking skills, I would definitely cook for myself every day!"

"You get used to it after doing it a lot; practice makes perfect."

"Sakurakoji-kun, do you often cook for yourself?"

"Recently, but not often before."

"I see. After all, you're living alone now!"

"If you like, I can bring you some when I come to Saitama next time, or you can come over to my place for a meal if you have time."

"Really? Won't this be too much trouble for you?!"

"It's nothing, just something I did."

"Thanks!!"

"..."

After finishing his meal, despite Kitagawa Marin's strong persuasion, he gave up washing the dishes for her and went back to her room to continue watching movies.

However, he lost interest after watching for a short while.

In the past, he might have found it fascinating, but now—these magical girls' fighting abilities are too weak, not even as strong as himself, making the fights incredibly boring to watch...

The time is... half an hour before my afternoon appointment, I can take a short nap.

He lay down on the small, bright red sofa, curled up, and began to rest with his eyes closed in the afternoon, trying to recover some of his energy.

Physical fatigue is easy to relieve, but mental fatigue is another matter entirely.

In the restaurant and kitchen.

Kitagawa Marin took off the gray coat she was wearing, tied on an apron, and pulled at her collar, suddenly realizing, "Ah, I forgot to wear a bra!"

But after only a moment, she shrugged, finished cleaning up the dishes, and started washing them. "Well, they probably didn't notice! Oh well!"

After drying and tidying up all the dishes, she returned to her room.

"Sakura... ah, is she asleep?"

Her gaze fell on the reclining white figure. She lowered her voice, Kokoro walked to the floor next to him, and lay down, her big eyes darting around as she examined his sleeping face.

Even when he's asleep, Sakurakoji-kun looks so handsome!

Wow! Should I say she's beautiful? She's even more beautiful than me!

How can there be such a handsome boy in the world!

She's also very talented! She cooks incredibly well! And has a very gentle personality... This is absolutely terrible!

White teeth (oh no!)! White teeth, white teeth, white teeth~! Really white teeth!!!

And... she looks so cute when she's asleep, so peaceful and elegant!

She looks like an adorable little baby! It makes me want to kiss her... No, no, no, that would make me look like a pervert! No, no, no!

She shook her flushed cheeks forcefully, and a hint of longing shone in her crimson eyes, hidden by ten manicured nails.

However, if it's just a little bit...

'That won't work either, Desu!!!'

The sound of characters' dialogue coming from the television again made her freeze for a moment, and tears welled up in her eyes once more.

Ugh... it's happening again...

'Since that's the case, then it should be okay if I just take one picture, right?'

'...'

'Yay! Nobody's stopping us! It's settled then!'

She quickly pulled out her diamond-encrusted phone, adjusted the angle, and snapped a picture of his sleeping face.

Click!

Wow~ It looks so good! I want to use it as my screensaver!

Staring at that handsome face she could never tire of looking at, she felt an unusual sense of healing, and she even lost interest in watching the anime program playing on TV.

Five minutes before the agreed time, my phone started buzzing.

Sakurakoji Talent quickly opened his closed eyes, slowly sat up, and turned off the alarm clock.

"I'm sorry, Kitagawa-classmate, I Kokoro fell asleep."

He apologized to Kitagawa Marin, who was waving to cool off.

"No, no, it's nothing! I should be the one thanking you!"

"Um?"

"Pfft, cough cough! It's nothing, it's nothing! Don't worry about it!"

"Oh, I see. Well, it's almost time for me too. I have other tasks to complete later, so what do you think...?"

"Oh, I see... Then Sakurakoji-kun, you can go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me! I've already made plans to go to karaoke with my friends later!"

"Okay, have fun!"

"You too, keep up the good work!"

"Well..."

"..."

Carrying a thick stack of TV DVDs containing over a hundred episodes, Sakurakoji Talent left her house.

Reaching the corner of the stairwell, he quickly returned to his room, put his things down, and then rushed off to the next agreed-upon location.

Fujisawa City, in front of Fujisawa Station on the Enoden.

"It's just a Chihaya, yet she dares to keep us waiting. She has quite the nerve."

Seeing his swaying white hair as he hurriedly approached from afar, Sakurajima Mai instantly spotted his conspicuous figure. Once he stood before her, she crossed her arms and said with slight displeasure.

"..."

I glanced up at the large clock inside the station: 14:31. Oh, I see, it was indeed a minute late.

Although he acted very quickly, it seems there was still a slight delay.

"It's only been a minute?"

"Didn't I say that I would have left if I had been a second later?"

"So the reason you're still here is... Ouch! Ouch! I was wrong!"

Pretending to be in excruciating pain, he managed to escape her foot-stomping attack.

Luckily, I was wearing leather shoes today, so cleaning them was easier...

He looked at the slender, well-proportioned, healthy woman in front of him, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes—she wasn't dressed up in a particularly formal way.

She was simply wearing a gray coat, a white inner shirt, and a light purple mesh skirt, and her hair was styled the same as before—naturally loose with a slight restraint.

Speaking of which, have girls recently developed a strange fondness for gray clothes? Has this become a trend indicator in street culture?

That's right, the person who accompanied him on his date this afternoon was Sakurajima Mai —or rather, she asked him to accompany her on her date.

"Anyway, since we're here, let's get started."

Sakurajima Mai waved her hand, issuing the command.

"Sure, but where do we want to go?"

"After all, I'm the one who asked you to come. Chihaya, is there anywhere you'd like to go?"

"I'm fine with anything, as long as we don't go to Sakurakoji Park."

"Ah~ it's that park around here, right? But why? Do you live nearby?"

"Hmph~ A very reasonable deduction, but unfortunately it's not."

Himemiya Chihaya gave a stingy smile and offered no explanation.

"Just consider it an incompatibility between me and that place."

[Note: This place really exists, and it seems to be the only one in all of Japan. There's also a Sakurakoji Apartment next to it. However, there's also a Sakura Pavilion Park in Kawasaki, and a Kawasaki Sakura Garden in Hiratsuka City—it's just a coincidence, a perfect coincidence!]

Hey, if it weren't for her, I probably wouldn't keep coming here all the time...

Although Sakurakoji's hometown could be destroyed with a flick of his wrist, he couldn't do that; his mother would be heartbroken, and besides, his uncle's attitude was alright.

However, it would be a little awkward if I actually met them.

By the way, beating people up at that banquet back then was really fun! Let's call him again sometime!

"Really? Never mind,"

Sakurajima Mai didn't ask any further questions. After thinking for a moment, she made her decision, "Let's go to Kamakura then. It's been two years since I came here, and I haven't been there yet."

"Really?"

"Unfortunately, it's true."

He asked this question because Kamakura and Fujisawa are two adjacent cities, with a straight-line distance of only a few kilometers between their city centers.

The two stations are connected by the Enoden. From Fujisawa Station, where they are now, to the last station, Kamakura Station, it's only a 10-kilometer journey that takes about 30 to 40 minutes.

Such a short distance, in China, is only the distance between the city center and the suburbs of a fourth or fifth-tier city.

"Alright, let's go! I'll risk my life to keep you company today!"

"No, it's nowhere near the point of risking your life... Besides, going on a date with me is something countless guys dream of. You should feel like you've hit the jackpot."

"What a coincidence, going on a date with me is something countless girls pray for every night before they go to sleep."

"..."

"Hurry up, or some attractions will close soon."

"Good..."

"Oh~ so this is the Great Buddha of Kamakura, what do you think?"

"Generally."

"This art museum is pretty good, better than I expected. What do you think?"

"It's just so-so."

"As expected of National Treasure Museum, its collection is definitely better than that of ordinary museums. What do you think?"

"It's alright."

"... I'm going to punch you!"

"Haha! Just kidding!"

After wandering around a few places and exploring Kamakura City, the two boarded the train back to Fujisawa.