Multiverse: Invasion of the 2D Heroines

Yukinoshita carefully opened the bag every movement so cautious, it was like a bomb technician at work then froze, stunned to find Mr. Panda merchandise inside. She checked her own bag it wasn't there. Obviously, she'd dropped it sometime earlier.

That's why the dog had picked it up and returned it to her.

A dog that understands human speech?

How adorable no, it's absolutely terrifying.

Wait… someone who can understand dog-language is even more bizarre. Yukinoshita wondered if Yoru Moonshadow had been a dog in a past life.

"What are you glaring at?"

Yoru raised a confused eyebrow Yukinoshita's glare was brimming with malice.

"What glare? Just looking at a creature normally. Why are you so fixated on my gaze? Still not giving up, are you? Our lives will never, ever intersect!"

Yukinoshita spoke calmly and coolly, then earnestly warned him not to daydream.

"You're really full of yourself!"

Yoru replied with a teasing smirk did she already forget how disgusted he was earlier?

"Full of myself? No, I just happen to be a perfect person~"

She brushed black locks from her porcelain cheek and delivered it matter-of-factly but she hesitated just so slightly on the word perfect, betraying insecurity.

"Oh? Perfect, huh~~~"

Yoru stretched the tone teasingly, and his gaze discreetly shifted or so he thought to a flaw on this otherwise flawless beauty.

That glance darkened Yukinoshita's expression; her blue eyes radiated cold, murderous intent, like an intimidating feline glare.

In response, Yoru did something childish: he pulled a face, stretching his mouth with his finger.

Before Yukinoshita could see it, a new girl entered straight black hair, white headband, wearing sunglasses that hid her face. But her graceful jawline, light-blue dress hugging her full figure, and legs encased in black stockings all hinted at stunning beauty.

She sat down right between them.

"Uh"

Yoru's prank suddenly looked like he was harassing this mystery girl. Embarrassed, he dropped his finger. The girl blinked in mild surprise, then offered him a soft smile that eased the awkwardness.

Before they knew it, the train arrived. All three boarded and found three empty seats together but now Yukinoshita was sandwiched between Yoru and the mystery girl.

Yoru opened his laptop to catch up on the latest anime news.

Hmm? His email was flooded mostly commission invitations. He usually deleted them, but now he desperately needed money. He started accepting several gigs brace for a heavy workload.

"Oh?"

An announcement popped up "Love Metronome" offline signing event today.

"Today? The 'sow' is holding a signing event?"

He muttered, checked the time it was already over. Too bad, he thought, I'd have loved to see what a sow looks like in person.

His personal blog had over 999 notifications. Scanning through, Yoru frowned most comments were from that "sow" and her fans, likely not flattering.

The comments section was an all-out war. On Twitter, her super-stans had gone full-on trash-talk mode.

Yukinoshita, seated beside him and quietly reading, paused at the mention of "sow". She shot a glance at Yoru, then returned to her book.

On the other side, the large-busted girl with sunglasses also opened her laptop.

"Drift into asshole territory again?"

Yukinoshita's eyes flicked over to see the girl typing swiftly, fingers tapping out a message.

Yukinoshita glanced apparently, she was logged into Twitter.

Tap tap tap the girl next to Yoru also joined in the typing.

Her DMs read:

"Sow, did your fans get traumatized at your offline signing today? (pic: pig at signing event)""Oh? Didn't go? Right, how could you show your face when you hang out with roaches in damp, dark, fetid places.""As for whether I scared my fans, I bet you hoped I'd reveal my beauty so your creep brain could drool over it?""Sorry, not falling for that. If you saw my face, you'd probably die wagging your wiener at it. (pic: cute anime girl looking disgusted)""Who gets horny over a pig? (emoji: vomit)""Not sure why you're even alive…""Sigh, anyway…""..."

That relentless DISS unicorn one-sided roast continued, and Yoru had no time to reply every time he typed a comeback, she pounced with new insults. Finally, out of words, he tried one last line but an alert popped up: "The other party declined to receive your message."

Yoru's lips twitched she blasted him in private message and then blocked him just for kicks. She even used private DMs to maintain her lady-like image on Twitter.

As he debated posting from a burner account under "Love Metronome," he reconsidered.

"Chiba Station…"

They'd arrived. The mystery girl had already left at an earlier stop Yoru hadn't really noticed, nor did he care.

That verbal tirade had almost sounded like spoken words floating into his ears.

Yoru raised his eyebrow. Yukinoshita's gaze looked strange like she was about to say something, but decided against it. He found it… oddly entertaining.

He shrugged internally. Whatever the case, he planned to go home and cook maybe boil, fry, or bake an egg? No matter what, the ingredients in his Demon King ring were sure to taste delicious.