Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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Su Qing looked somewhat helpless after being interrupted by Yukino.

"What's your opinion? If I had to say, it would be female college students who have good grades, excellent character, but lack physical fitness..."

As Su Qing slowly uttered his words, Yukino's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, as if she was not satisfied with the result.

Seeing that Su Qing seemed to have finished his evaluation, Yukino couldn't help but ask:

"Gone?"

"Gone."

Su Qing shrugged, indicating that there was nothing more she could squeeze out of him.

"All right……"

Yukino tried her best to keep her voice calm as usual in order to cover up the slight disappointment.

Is that all he thinks of him...?

[But...is this assessment incorrect?]

What am I expecting...?

Ripples danced in Yukino's clear, spring-like eyes, mirroring the complex emotions she felt at that moment.

"It's getting late. Let's play one last time."

Su Qing glanced at the time and made a suggestion.

"OK, OK, I'm definitely going to beat Xiaoqing this time!"

Despite several rounds of failures, Yui remained highly motivated.

Another round of card drawing has ended...

The youngest is Caijia.

Su Qing is still the winner!

However, Hachiman did not voice his doubts this time, because Su Qing, being a deadbeat, would most likely not admit it.

Oh, he's already admitted it.

"Being able to shuffle the cards is also a skill."

“Truth or dare?”

Caijia asked.

This time, however, Su Qing did not answer in front of everyone. Instead, she got up and walked to Caijia's side, telling her in a very low voice what she was going to do.

But as soon as Su Qing finished speaking, Caijia's face visibly turned red.

"Are we really going to do this?"

Caijia raised her head and looked at Su Qing with an extremely complicated expression.

There was fear, but also joy and anticipation.

"It's just a game."

Su Qing comforted her.

"OK then."

Caijia nodded with difficulty.

"Hey, what do you want Ayaka to do?"

Hachiman tensed up, almost frantic with worry because he couldn't hear what Su Qing was saying!

"You'll know in a minute."

Su Qing naturally couldn't say it directly, so she simply sat back down in her original seat.

"Xiaoqing, what are you saying to Xiaocai? Your face is so red."

Yui noticed that Ayaka's face was flushed, so she leaned close to his ear and whispered something to him.

"you guess?"

"Is Xiao Cai going to confess her feelings?"

Yui realized that the purpose of this game was to simulate reality.

Since this is the last time, it seems a bit unreasonable not to confess.

Following this logic, Ayaka plays the role of Hobe, and Hikigaya plays the role of Ebina.

"more or less."

Su Qing smiled at Yui, then returned to the main topic.

Having calculated that he had given Ayaka enough time to prepare, he looked at her and asked softly, under the expectant and nervous gazes of the others:

"Saika. The person you like is Hachiman Hikigaya, right?"

Su Qing deliberately read out Hikigaya's full name.

It's neither Hikigaya Nanaman nor Kuma Hachiman.

"What... is going on?"

Hachiman, who was initially worried that Saika would actually be asked to do something strange, was now at a loss for words.

He now feels a sense of helplessness, as if he's become the one who's been caught in the crossfire.

"Yes……"

Caijia took a deep breath, using almost all her strength to barely utter that one word.

"Why???!!!"

Yui covered her face and let out a sharp scream.

Yukino's eyes widened, clearly shocked.

[This world... is it fake?]

Compared to the shock of others, Hikigaya's shock was more complex.

Fear……

Excited……

nervous……

Despite his best efforts to remain calm, his arms continued to tremble uncontrollably.

After a long pause, he stammered and struggled to say:

"It's...a game, right?"

Do not have unnecessary expectations for anything without consulting a doctor.

Without expectations, there is nothing to lose, and no sadness to feel about it.

This is the survival rule that Hachiman has firmly believed in since his middle school days.

But now, Hachiman is horrified to discover that this law is subtly faltering.

[It turns out that some things, even if you try your best to suppress them... will still sprout like seeds breaking through the soil...]

Ultimately, expectations are something that people can't completely control!

"No...it's not a game...it's real..."

Even with her face flushed, the temperature emanating from her skin kept rising.

Saika continued to watch Hachiman intently, trying her best to convey her feelings during this opportunity.

The girl who secretly loves the marginalized man speaks in broken, intermittent voices, as if a gust of wind could completely extinguish them.

Yui and Yukino couldn't help but worry about her.

Only the sound can be covered up.

This unspoken feeling was destined to remain unfulfilled.

The subtle, almost imperceptible, yet deeply felt sentiment was eventually conveyed to Hachiman's ears.

He suddenly looked up and met those misty eyes.

I want to say something; if it's true, I should say something.

But when the words are on your lips, you forget what you were supposed to convey.

Time passes minute by minute.

Because of her nervousness, beads of sweat had already appeared on Caijia's forehead.

But she did not choose to brush it away.

She just pursed her lips to herself.

Then they waited expecting an answer on their own.

?

Unrequited love is inherently a self-centered thing that has no future.

But if given the choice, who would choose this bitterness?

Because their family heirs could only be male, her parents feared the division of power and that other branches of the family might seize the opportunity to take control.

Her parents forcibly altered the gender on her resume, forcing her to learn to live as a man.

She just didn't act well.

This remains true even now.

Collective organisms dislike "different types".

Ayaka, who couldn't play the male role well but also couldn't be a woman, had lost count of how many times she had been ostracized.

No one spoke up for her.

No one offered a single piece of paper.

But she didn't want it to be like this.

It's not like she chose to become this "neither male nor female".

She had no choice. Didn't she?

Caijia always thought that was the case.

until one day.

She was squatting in a little-known corner of the school.

Suddenly, a not-so-straight back blocked her way, like a peerless hero transferring all the conflict onto him.

Then, grabbing his hair, he took out a not-so-new handkerchief, and after seemingly organizing his thoughts for a long time, he said to her:

"Go ahead and wipe it. If you don't mind someone like me..."

After saying that, he turned around.

As if leaving her some kind of space, then he muttered to himself:

"Ah. The secluded spot I finally found for being alone is gone."

strangeness.

Although I don't know why I specifically sought out this kind of place, shouldn't I feel disappointed that it's gone?

Why didn't I hear anything...?

strangeness.

I should be the one crying.

But why...

I'm so happy right now.

?