Crossover Anime: I'm at Shuchiin Academy, and my surname is Uchiha.

Chapter 115 The Second Dimension is Wonderful

Uchiha Ryo: "So, Little Lonely really likes eating in places like this?"

Goto Ichiri: "...Um, this..."

"Besides, Little Lonely's dream is to become a popular guitarist, which is great."

Goto Ichiri sat on the ground and looked up at Uchiha Ryo beside him.

"Ling...do you think I can do it?"

Just as Uchiha Ryo was about to speak, Goto Ichiri suddenly curled up and hid in a corner, then poked his head out and looked towards the corridor.

Over there, three female students are chatting.

Goto Ichiri: "She is!"

Following Xiao Gudu's gaze, Uchiha Ryo saw a cute red-haired girl.

"Who is this?"

Goto Ichiri lowered her head. "A person completely different from me, cute, athletic, and lovable Kita-kun..."

Uchiha Ryo glanced at the other person. "Little Lonely knows her?"

Goto Ichiri: "I don't know him... but Nijika said she wanted to find a lead singer and guitarist, and I heard that Kita-kun can play the guitar."

But... but am I, someone like you, supposed to invite them?! Little Lonely is completely afraid to talk to strangers, let alone invite them.

Uchiha Ryo stood up. "Then let's go invite them."

"Huh? Who's going...me!"

Goto Ichiri shook his head desperately, but Uchiha Ryo pulled him up from the ground.

In Class 1-B of Toyonosaki, Goto Ichiri, standing at the door, looked in horror at Uchiha Ryo leaning against the corridor behind him.

"I...I'll do it?"

Uchiha Ryo nodded. "That's your business. Doesn't Little Lonely want to overcome his social anxiety and take the initiative to talk to others? This is an opportunity."

Goto Ichiri took a deep breath. Great! It's just talking to someone! She can do it!

Pushing open the back door of the classroom, you see a red-haired girl quietly reading a book.

Goto Ichiri: "....."

Kita Ikuyo noticed the person at the door, but seeing that the other person didn't seem inclined to speak, she continued reading.

One minute later...

Kita Ikuyo: "Um...you're Goto from Class A, right? Are you here to see someone?"

Goto Ichiri: "...Me...me..."

Little Lonely wanted to turn around and look at Uchiha Ryo, because that might give him a little courage.

And Uchiha Ryo... did not disappoint her expectations either.

Uchiha Ryo carried Kotori into the classroom. "Kita-kun, she wants to see you."

After saying that, he put Goto Ichiri down and turned to leave.

Goto Ichiri glanced blankly at Kita Ikuyo, who looked puzzled, then looked at Uchiha Ryo's retreating figure without turning his head.

It seems... that's all I can say!

Goto Ichiri: "I like it..."

"Um?"

"sorry!!"

Goto Ichiri dashed out of the classroom as if his life depended on it—

Uchiha Ryo, who had been staying in the corridor, gently rubbed his forehead. It seemed that it wouldn't be possible to make Xiao Dugu more confident in a short time...

Uchiha Ryo shook his head, temporarily ignoring the fleeing Goto Ichiri and the chasing Kikawa, and instead went to the clubroom where Aki Tomoya and the others had been last time.

However, as he stepped through the door, he sensed that a cold war was brewing inside.

"What's going on?" Uchiha Ryo quietly approached Kasumigaoka Utaha's side.

While reading, Kasumigaoka glanced at Eriri sitting there and Aki Tomoya opposite her.

Aki Tomoya once again tried to invite Eriri and Kato Megumi today, but Eriri refused.

So Aki Tomo muttered to himself in disappointment, "You promised to play games with me, but you were just lying to me. As expected, the two-dimensional characters wouldn't deceive me."

This soft complaint infuriated Eriri.

Did I lie to you? What was she honing her painting skills for since she was a child? Wasn't it the dream we had as children?

I waited for you for so long, but in the end you thought of me because of Kato? After thinking about it, I still agreed to your request, but you used me as a tool to recruit others, and in the end!

You still haven't remembered the promise you made back then; you're just immersed in your own anime world!

Eriri thought a lot. She really wanted to ask Aki Tomoya what he was thinking and where he placed himself.

But the end of emotions isn't through insults or venting, but through silence...

As Kasumigaoka Utaha relayed the story, Uchiha Ryo looked at Aki Tomoya, who was bowing his head and remaining silent.

He doesn't dislike the simple term "homebody," because many people like to stay at home, including himself.

However, some pure otaku have fallen into a state of frenzy. This is especially evident in Japan, a country where anime and manga culture is very popular.

The crimes committed by the otaku in the news may have happened right next to you. Although Aki Tomoya is not as crazy as those people, he is already deeply involved and unable to extricate himself.

"Let's have a proper talk, Aki Tomoya."

Uchiha Ryo sat opposite Aki Tomoya with a smile. Since you've already chosen to be on the opposite side, don't expect your childhood friend to help you.

What he needs to do is not only make Aki Tomoya give up, but also untie the knot in the heart of the proud twin-tailed girl behind him.

"Aki-kun, you said you prefer anime because only two-dimensional characters won't lie to you, right?"

Aki Tomo didn't say anything, but just nodded silently.

Uchiha Ryo: "Anime characters may not deceive you, but they are ultimately not yours... or rather, not just yours."

"You're a two-dimensional character, that's true, but have you ever considered that you might be deceiving yourself?"

"In your love for anime and manga, you may become self-indulgent and self-admiring. But we are not as good as we imagine, nor as bad as we imagine."

I don't know what your status is in the anime/manga community, or what contributions you've made.

But those who criticize, praise, or insult you in the virtual world, you are not that important to them in real life.

You like anime, and so do I. But do you have to go to such lengths to praise and promote it, ignoring everyone else's opinions and just being yourself?

Uchiha Ryo took a deep breath.

"Ever since I came into this world, I've understood one thing: I'm not a character from a light novel, nor a character from an anime or game! In this world without a protagonist, everyone is real!"

Anime and manga are wonderful, but they depict many things that don't exist in reality. While you like anime characters, why forget about real people?

Sawamura also likes staying at home, but she still maintains her rich girl persona in real life. What about you?

Aki Tomoya gritted his teeth.

"What do you know? Someone like you, a rich young master from Shuchiin Academy, a social butterfly who gets girls adoring him wherever he goes! And yet you understand us ordinary people who like anime so well. Anime saved me, and that's enough!"

Uchiha Ryo chuckled, his tone becoming serious.

"How can I not understand?!"

Being an otaku and being a "normie" aren't contradictory, are they? Isn't that girl with twin tails over there one?

Actually, I was a lot like you back then. I loved anime and manga, and was immersed in it, but that was a way of escaping reality, a form of self-deception. Because all the beautiful things in anime and manga are things that are hard to experience in real life.

But I became so engrossed in it that I forgot about reality! When I returned to reality, countless pressures came crashing down on me, and I was forced to fight against life and strive to survive.

later....

Uchiha Ryo didn't continue.

Because later I traveled through time and came to this world, a world that used to be a two-dimensional world.

"Later I realized that the world of anime will always be my haven, but one must always look to the future and eventually set sail!"

Uchiha Ryo: "Aki-kun, we're not on the same page. Perhaps you think what I'm saying makes no sense at all, then let's settle things with strength. And in the way you're best at!"

"Let's have a year to bring out the games our clubs have developed and put them to the test."

Aki Tomoya left the classroom, but before leaving, he said the same thing he always said.

"I will definitely make the best game ever!"

Kasumigaoka looked at Uchiha Ryo and suddenly asked curiously.

"Hey, Junior Ling, you're way ahead of that shut-in type in every way, why bother with a game competition?"

Uchiha Ryo smiled.

"If a cheetah and an antelope were to compete in strength, the antelope would be resentful even if it lost, because strength isn't its forte. But if the cheetah still won in a speed contest, the antelope would probably feel so inferior that it would despair..."