After showering in the Kendo Club's bathroom, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka left the Kendo Club with a sore back and aching body. It was already after school, time for club activities.
He and Ikishima Midari had been "dueling" in the Kendo Club for an entire afternoon.
When Ayanokoji arrived at the Cooking Room, Meari and the others were already there.
When Ayanokoji entered, they didn't notice him at first. Instead, they were curiously Surround around a white-haired girl, chattering and asking her questions.
Hanatemari Kazura was the first to notice Ayanokoji. Her face initially showed joy, then she seemed to realize something, lowered her head, and when she looked up again, a faint smile appeared on her face.
"Good afternoon, Ayanokoji," she greeted Ayanokoji in a very polite manner.
"Mhm, good afternoon," Ayanokoji nodded, responding in the same calm tone.
Since Hanatemari Kazura didn't want others to know about her relationship with him, he would play along.
"Ayanokoji, you're here!"
Meari, on the other hand, had no reservations. She smiled happily, energetically waved at Ayanokoji, and came to his side. "Where were you this afternoon? I looked everywhere and couldn't find you."
Meari just asked casually, but it made Ayanokoji's body stiffen.
He cleared his throat and said calmly, "I went to check out the Kendo Club this afternoon."
Ayanokoji briefly explained his whereabouts.
Seemingly honest, he concealed important key information—who he went with and what they did together.
Fortunately, Meari didn't ask that question. A curious expression appeared on her face. "Kendo Club… sounds interesting. Do you have to wear a kendo uniform and cut each other with swords?"
As she spoke, Meari made a sword-swinging gesture.
Ayanokoji nodded and smiled, "Pretty much. If you're interested, I can take you next time."
"I want to go too!" Kurume also raised her hand, unwilling to be outdone.
"I am now the owner of the Kendo Club, so you can go anytime you want," Ayanokoji Kiyotaka promised Kurume and the others, his gaze stopping on the girl everyone was initially gathered around.
"Who is this…?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka asked curiously.
The moment Ayanokoji Kiyotaka saw her, he was captivated.
She had short white hair, emerald green eyes like jade, exquisite and perfect features, and a tall, shapely figure. Her legs, clad in black stockings, appeared especially straight and slender.
Around her neck hung a simple silver ornament. Although the ornament didn't seem valuable, it suited her perfectly, making her neck appear as long and fair as a swan's.
This girl had a perfect face and perfect figure, but Ayanokoji had seen many girls of this caliber at this prestigious high school, so it wasn't enough to make him lose his composure.
However, for some reason, Ayanokoji felt a vague sense of familiarity when he looked at her, as if he had seen her before… Ayanokoji unconsciously looked at her a few more times, trying to find familiar parts on her face.
When she noticed Ayanokoji staring at her intently, a shy blush appeared on her face.
Whether she was embarrassed by Ayanokoji's undisguised gaze or shy because she saw her long-awaited crush, she quickly lowered her head, avoiding Ayanokoji's eyes.
Meari put her hands on her hips, blocking Ayanokoji's view. "Don't look at Anna like that, she's very shy!"
"Meari… I'm fine."
To Meari's surprise, Anna shook her head, bravely looked up, took a step forward, and clasped her hands in front of her, bowing slightly to Ayanokoji like a well-mannered young lady.
"Ayanokoji, hello. Meari told me that you are the owner of this Cooking Room. I'm very sorry for coming without prior notice…"
Anna's voice was very pleasant, making one feel as if bathed in a spring breeze.
However, Ayanokoji thought back carefully, and there was no record of this voice in his memory.
Could it be that he was overtired today, causing dizziness and a muddled head?
He shouldn't have met this girl. Could it be that he, like Jia Baoyu, was infatuated at first sight, and believed he had met this sister before just because she was beautiful?
"It's nothing."
Ayanokoji shook his head to clear it. He smiled and said, "Meari's friends are my friends, so of course, you're welcome. Can you tell me your name…?"
The other party smiled shyly and slowly said her name: "…My name is Anna Kinomiya."
Anna Kinomiya?
Upon hearing this name, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was instantly stunned.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was not unfamiliar with the name Anna Kinomiya; in fact, he was very familiar with it.
Anna Kinomiya is a character from the light novel "A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist" and its derivative works.
She is a lady who possesses all three essential qualities: beautiful appearance, clear mind, and upright character.
She serves as the Student Council President and is the protagonist's admired figure.
In this work, as the novel's title suggests, it is a world without any perverted jokes.
In the world of the novel, Japanese politicians enacted the "Public Order and Morality Act," which prohibited anything implicitly lewd and forbade everyone from being "lewd."
Anna Kinomiya's parents were the ones responsible for promoting this policy.
Due to her parents' influence, she had never been exposed to anything related to lewdness, being too pure and completely ignorant of obscene things.
Even if she witnessed such a scene firsthand, she wouldn't know it was obscene.
The introduction ends here; in short, "Anna Kinomiya" is a character from an anime Ayanokoji watched in his previous life.
However, since Ayanokoji Kiyotaka transmigrated, he has not seen this work released, perhaps because the author felt it was too unprincipled and abandoned the idea of writing it.
So, why was there a living character in front of him, exactly as described in the anime?
After Ririka said the name, she looked at Ayanokoji with extremely eager eyes.
She hoped that Ayanokoji could recall their shared memories through this name and recover his lost memories.
To Ririka's disappointment, she could see a change in Ayanokoji's expression, but Ayanokoji seemed only genuinely surprised by the name, rather than recognizing her.
Ririka was a little dejected, but she quickly cheered up.
She had waited for several years, so what was a few more months?
Anyway, she had already made contact with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, and now she had plenty of time to help him recover his memories.
Even if Ayanokoji's memories could never be recovered... she could still create new memories with him!
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