Upon first hearing that Kitahara Sosuke was one of their own kind, Kato gumi didn't have much of a reaction, but the others, more or less, developed a bit of interest in the person in front of them.
This was probably the so-called sense of belonging that otaku feel for each other due to shared hobbies. However, they couldn't let their guard down yet. Tomoya Aki and Eriri, these two veteran hardcore otaku, went without saying.
But Kasumigaoka Utaha was a master who could casually throw out ani references from unknown ancient tis with just a few words. So, they had to deal with him carefully.
Fortunately, the upperclassman didn't seem to intend to make things difficult for him, after all, they weren't very familiar yet.
"So, Kitahara-kun, do you usually watch ani and read light novels?" Kasumigaoka Utaha rested her hands on the table, striking a pose that resembled Commander Ikari.
Those alluring wine-red pupils had a huge and unparalleled attraction for ordinary n, like the celestial body called a black hole in the universe. Her beautiful eyes reflected his figure, and Utaha carefully sized up this unfamiliar junior who had sparked a little curiosity in her.
"I only watch the types I'm interested in." Kitahara Sosuke replied with a smile. He didn't ntion that he had read Koi no Beat.
The best ti to win her over had already passed, and ntioning it now wouldn't have much effect. Besides, that was a work she had completed with Tomoya Aki's help, containing so of the upperclassman's personal preferences. Because of this, Sosuke also disliked this novel, which was honestly not bad.
Perhaps because of his frequent ditation practice, he was able to skillfully control his body movents and changes in mood, and the others couldn't see through Kitahara Sosuke's little thoughts at all.
"Then, what are your favorite works?" Eriri, also very curious at this mont, leaned forward and asked Sosuke.
"'Berserk,' 'Claymore'... 'YuruYuri,' 'Sakura Trick,' and many other ani and manga." Kitahara Sosuke told the truth. This world largely shared the sa historical trajectory as his previous life, for example, Giant Soft, Great Law, Toothpaste Factory, Farming Enterprise... whatever existed in his previous life existed here too.
The s about protecting Uncle's smile and Farming Enterprise's 360-degree turnaround also existed. But on the other hand, this world also had significant differences from Sosuke's previous life in so aspects.
For example, there was absolutely no light novel called Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend). In contrast, Kitahara Sosuke's previous life didn't have Koi no Beat, Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri Spencer Sawamura... This was a very simple principle.
Therefore, if he wanted to plagiarize in this world, the preparatory work for research would be very troubleso.
"I really can't tell that you're also an otaku..." Eriri said this in response to Kitahara Sosuke's answer, sounding like a sigh.
"Sawamura-senpai is the sa, right?" Unlike Tomoya Aki, a rare existence who could completely ignore other people's opinions, this little girl was just an ordinary person in terms of personality. She would feel uncomfortable because she liked ani and was criticized by others, and she had suffered considerable hurt because of this hobby.
She had even broken off her friendship with her childhood friend because of it. Kitahara Sosuke could understand this; humans were inherently social creatures.
Tomoya Aki living in his own world, self-absorbed and disregarding others' opinions... was sothing that ordinary people couldn't do.
"A primary school student can possess such ntal fortitude, should I say she deserves to be the protagonist?"
"Speaking of which, what was I doing back then? Going to a bunch of cram schools every day and staying up until midnight doing howork? I really envy those bastards with childhood friends!"
Kitahara Sosuke thought wildly in his heart, but his face remained completely unchanged. He felt that he had reached a new level of hypocrisy.
"Ani, in the end, is just a very ordinary hobby. I don't think there's anything special about it." Kitahara Sosuke smiled and casually answered the blonde girl's question.
He wasn't trying to persuade her of anything; he genuinely felt that way. After a pause, Kitahara Sosuke continued to share his views with the others.
"It has boosted many industries such as tourism and toy manufacturing, and also contributed a large amount of tax revenue."
"Even so, it still suffers discrimination in society, and when certain things happen, it has to bear the responsibility of being the scapegoat."
"In my personal opinion, this country is a bit too harsh on two-dinsional culture..." In Sosuke's eyes, the Japanese attitude towards ani was almost the sa as the social opinion in his hotown towards the internet, treating it as a dangerous flood for children.
Although not exactly the sa, it did bear a lot of bla that it shouldn't. The fact that so Japanese otaku were disliked was their own problem. Even if these people had other hobbies, the result would be just as bad.
There were many young people in the neighboring Countries who liked ani, but he hadn't heard of many extre hikikomori (socially withdrawn) groups like the Japanese otaku. Blaming all these responsibilities on ani was clearly not very accurate.
"That's right! Those guys are clearly just looking for excuses for their own mistakes. It's not ani's fault, it's those guys themselves!" Kitahara Sosuke's words unexpectedly gained Tomoya Aki's approval. He suddenly beca excited and started shouting again.
Kitahara Sosuke was noncommittal about Tomoya Aki's words. Well, whether what this guy said was right or wrong, he actually just found this person really annoying. Too noisy, couldn't he see? The other custors were all looking over here.
He had no awareness of being in a public place at all, causing trouble for others.
"It's because there are terrible otaku like you that otaku are misunderstood by everyone." Sosuke sighed inwardly.
"Have you ever been to the other Country, Aki-kun?" Kitahara Sosuke suddenly threw a completely unrelated question at the bespectacled otaku in front of him.
"No, is there a problem?" Tomoya Aki replied, baffled.
Kitahara Sosuke didn't answer imdiately. He took a sip of black tea, his throat bobbing as he slowly swallowed, and then slowly continued with a sigh.
"Nothing..."
"It's just that, as far as I know, the tolerance for ani among young people in the place across the sea is much higher than in the country we're standing on." Because he had an older cousin who liked watching ani, Kitahara Sosuke had been exposed to ani very early in his previous life.
He had almost watched bit by bit how the so-called two-dinsional culture had gradually moved from sothing extrely niche in the to the mainstream public's view.
It wasn't just works that were hugely popular worldwide like Attack on Titan and Death Note... Once, Sosuke saw Rem actively displayed on the computer screen of a male normie friend who supposedly didn't watch ani at all.
Also, for example, during a casual chat at a company dinner shortly after his university graduation, he discovered that many of the married older sisters around him actually... were all loyal fans of Natsu and Nyanko-sensei.
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