Who is Tomoya Aki?
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Hahaha... Eriri, aren't you curious how I know about you?"
Seeing Arifureta's message, Eriri imagined a blonde, red-eyed loli with her hands on her hips and an extremely smug expression on her face. Smiling knowingly, Eriri decided to play along.
"Kashiwagi Eri: Not curious!"
"Arifureta (Group Leader): ...Well... actually, I'm a transmigrator... I was a beautiful high school girl before I transmigrated, hehe, and I loved watching anime. You are a character in one of the anime I watched in my previous life, so I know your future! Are you interested?"
"Kashiwagi Eri: Not interested!"
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Eh??? You're not even a little curious?"
"Kashiwagi Eri: Not at all!"
"Chika Fujiwara: Hahahaha, looks like the group leader hit a snag."
"Ashen Witch: I didn't expect someone to handle it like this. I naively accepted it yesterday... what a mistake!"
"Iron-Blooded Hot-Blooded Cold-Blooded Vampire: Haha, not interested in knowing your future? You must be very confident in yourself."
"Flower Hashira: Arifureta, is Eriri's future good or bad?"
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Hmm... it's not a very good future."
"Flower Hashira: Is that so... Eriri, I suggest you listen to what Arifureta has to say. That way, you can change the bad parts of your future."
"Arche Eeb Rile Furt: I think so too. When I first joined the group, the leader told me I would die in the future—killed along with my team. I resolved to make sure our 'Foresight' team avoids that fate."
"Kashiwagi Eri: Oh... if that's the case, then go ahead, tell me, @Arifureta (Group Leader)."
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Oh, okay! I'll upload the memory images directly. Don't worry, I'll edit out some parts."
[Ding, Arifureta (Group Leader) uploaded memory images 'Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Season 1/Season 2.']
"Oh? So it's an anime upload? Well, I guess that's a straightforward way to show it. But why are the parts about me so detailed while others are missing?"
After downloading Arifureta's memory images and seeing the many missing scenes, Eriri felt somewhat better. Could it be that she edited them intentionally?
"Flower Hashira: Wow... Eriri is so cute; no wonder Arifureta likes you so much."
"Arche Eeb Rile Furt: Hey, Eriri's the main character? It's almost all her scenes, unlike mine. The leader's upload barely had any of me."
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Not really; the main character is someone else. I just remembered Eriri's scenes the most, so I forgot about the others."
"Arche Eeb Rile Furt: Ah, I see..."
"Iron-Blooded Hot-Blooded Cold-Blooded Vampire: Haha, so it's true love?"
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Definitely! I collected all the official Eriri figures and filled my room with Eriri posters. Yep, I'm a hardcore Eriri fan."
"Flower Hashira: Arifureta, I understand the posters, but what are Eriri figures?"
"Arifureta (Group Leader): In your era, they're like finely crafted dolls based on Eriri's appearance."
"Flower Hashira: What? Such things exist? I want one too!"
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Huh???"
"Kashiwagi Eri: ...A pervert among us?"
"Ah, understood. This person must have been one of those shouting 'Eriri is my wife' and 'I'm devoted to Eriri' in my past life."
Realizing this, Eriri's mouth twitched as she looked at her message in the group, feeling a bit guilty since she seemed to be part of that crowd in her past life.
"Chika Fujiwara: Hey, aren't we getting off track? We're supposed to look at Eriri's future. Now I get why the leader called her 'blonde loser' when she saw Eriri."
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Right, Eriri, what time period are you in now?"
"Kashiwagi Eri: I just finished my first-year high school entrance ceremony today."
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Oh, so you haven't reconnected with Tomoya Aki yet? Did you watch the memory images I uploaded? I don't think Tomoya is worth your love; true love is with the same sex, and you didn't do anything wrong before."
"Chika Fujiwara: Yeah, according to my in-depth investigation as Love Detective Chika, your feelings for Tomoya are mostly guilt. He completely took advantage of you guys. That's why I concluded that your love for him is entirely misplaced."
"Arche Eeb Rile Furt: This guy is awful. If it were me, I wouldn't want anything to do with him. Also, doesn't the leader have a personal bias here?"
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Huh... really? Playing dumb.jpg"
"Iron-Blooded Hot-Blooded Cold-Blooded Vampire: I don't understand your emotions, but if I were looking for a partner, it definitely wouldn't be someone like him."
"Ashen Witch: Ugh... Eriri, this isn't worth it."
"Flower Hashira: Don't cry, Eriri. I feel for you."
"Kashiwagi Eri: Uh..."
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Eriri, you're not still dreaming about Tomoya, are you? Please don't..."
"Flower Hashira: Eriri, I also hope you'll cut ties with Tomoya..."
"Arche Eeb Rile Furt: Don't worry, leader. I trust Eriri will make the right choice, so you've got to go for it!"
"Chika Fujiwara: Don't worry, Arshe, with my help as Love Detective Chika, the leader will surely succeed."
"Arifureta (Group Leader): Yes, I'll try my best. Persistence is victory. Let's do this!"
"Kashiwagi Eri: Enough with the digression; this is confusing. Who is Tomoya Aki?"
[Ding, Kashiwagi Eri uploaded memory image '1'.]
The conversation left Eriri speechless, and she couldn't keep it up any longer. She uploaded a memory clip of Tomoya Aki trying to chat her up in elementary school, only to be coldly rebuffed and mocked by their classmates. It was like dropping a bombshell into the chat, leaving everyone stunned.
"Arifureta (Group Leader): ???"
"Chika Fujiwara: ???"
"Flower Hashira: ???"
"Iron-Blooded Hot-Blooded Cold-Blooded Vampire: ???"
"Arche Eeb Rile Furt: ???"
"Ashen Witch: ???"