Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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She asked questions similar to those of the madman. Humans are less likely to feel hostility towards cute things, and most people would try to dissuade her for fear that the girl might be involved with the madman. However, they couldn't resist the girl's persistence and told her.

So Rongcheng gained a madman, and a little girl searching for him.

They were like strange beasts that had wandered into this steel forest, feeling out of place and adrift.

Like a lost soul or a wandering ghost.

……

Tokyo, Sobu High School.

Yukino glanced happily at the freshly made desserts, which were small treats like egg tarts, then looked up at the time, thinking that Yui and the others should be arriving soon.

"Su, congratulations on your comic being adapted into an anime."

"No, that's too impersonal, and it sounds a bit perfunctory."

"Cough cough."

"Um... I didn't expect you to be so capable. I was in a good mood today, so I made some desserts to see if they suit your taste..."

The cool, detached tone faded away with the abrupt end of the smile.

Yukino pinched her brow with a sigh of exasperation.

"What am I doing? Am I acting like an idiot?"

It was just an ordinary congratulation, so why did I dwell on it for so long?

This is truly incomprehensible...

Yukino told herself that a simple congratulation as a friend would suffice.

Suddenly, Yukino felt a light tap on her shoulder. Startled, she reflexively looked up and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing a familiar face.

"Um... Xiaoxue? Hi there~" Yui greeted her apologetically.

"When did you learn to not knock?"

Yukino gave a reproachful look, but didn't blame her too much.

"Ah... actually I did knock on the door, but you didn't seem to hear me."

I thought you weren't here, but the door opened as soon as I pushed it open. Xiaoxue, what are you busy with?

Upon hearing this, Yukino's delicate, creamy skin seemed to be coated with a light layer of strawberry jam. Her gaze began to wander unpredictably, but she still said softly:

"No, no. I was just thinking about something..."

"Oh, by the way, would you like some? These are the afternoon tea snacks from today."

Yukino stretched out her arm and pushed a bag of sweets to Yui, knowing she wasn't doing this to change the subject.

she thought.

"Wow, there's quite a variety of styles today," Yui remarked.

"Yes, I put in a little more effort today."

Yukino smiled faintly.

But for some reason, even when the girl in front of her ate the egg tart and praised it as delicious, she felt that the other girl was somewhat absent-minded.

It's like... there's something you want to tell her?

Another few minutes passed.

Hikigaya and Ayaka also came.

This is a very normal thing; the two people on the other end can be considered members of the department as well.

"Good afternoon, you two. Just in case, I made some for you too, please have a taste."

Although Yukino sensed something was amiss, she simply attributed it to her being a little more sensitive today.

After greeting Hikigaya and the other two, Yukino noticed that Yui didn't talk much after finishing her egg tart.

Seeing the other person's hesitant expression, she immediately understood.

You need to drink tea, right?

"Wait a minute, the water has only been boiling for a short time, let me make it for you."

After Yukino finished speaking, she stood up and poured water into the teapot with smooth and effortless movements, still wearing a relaxed and cheerful smile on her face.

Subsequently.

She gently brushed aside a strand of hair that had fallen quietly behind her ear, and teased casually:

"Speaking of which, hasn't Su arrived yet? Could it be that he's skipping another date with his girlfriend?"

"It seems that Xiao Qing... dropped out of school..."

Bangdang—— Bangdang——

Two crisp sounds followed.

Besides the teapot, it seems that other things also fell from that wooden table, which was almost transparent from the sunlight.

—Something unseen.

……

In Fuzhou, the sky was tinged with a gray haze, which then quickly turned into a vibrant crimson.

It was as if fire was burning the clouds, growing ever more intense.

Bai Qian finally found Su Qing in a corner of a small alley.

The boy was curled up, his shoulders trembling incessantly.

"Cold...so cold..."

Have you seen my cat and dog?

The man's words, as fragile as a child's, flowed continuously from that body.

That voice was so low, so very low.

The voice was so low that it wasn't intentionally meant to be heard; it was more like speaking to oneself, conveying a different message to others.

"help me."

"Someone... will save me!"

"Big brother, it's okay, you'll get better. You're a good person, and Mom says good people are rewarded."

Bai Qian's eyes stung, so she knelt down and tried to warm the other person's body with her thin frame.

But she was too young; even an adult woman couldn't do it, let alone her.

But Bai Qian's actions seemed to have some effect. Su Qing seemed less cold, so he slowly raised his face, like a drowning person struggling to save himself in the last moment.

"I remember you... your name is Bai Qian?"

"..."

"Did you see the cat and dog from that day? The cat had beautiful golden eyes, and the dog had gentle pink eyes."

"You must have seen it... right?"

Su Qing suddenly grabbed Bai Qian's shoulder, squeezing it with terrifying force that made the girl wince in pain.

When he said this, his expression was no longer so ferocious and terrifying, and even his eyes seemed to brighten for a moment, as if they had come to life.

Bai Qian gritted her teeth as if in pain, forcing a smile. "Big brother, there were never any cats and dogs in the beginning. It's because you had someone you wanted to meet that those two cats and dogs appeared in this world."

"Even I..."

"You're lying! You're lying!"

Su Qing roared like a wild beast, his gaze as bloodthirsty as a ferocious beast devouring its prey. The look in his eyes as he fell upon Bai Qian made her think she would die at any moment.

But the other person seemed very tired.

The other person had walked countless miles day and night and asked countless questions, and was now so weak that he was barely recognizable.

There was no water in his throat, and it was already terribly hoarse. Strangely, the boy could still make a sound, but it was no longer warm and magnetic.

"Big brother, please don't do this anymore," Bai Qian said anxiously.

"How could it be fake? How could it be fake... How could it be..."

Su Qing didn't listen to a single word Bai Qian said. His fingernails had already dug into the surface of his skin, oozing out horrifying drops of blood, and were even going deeper.

At this moment, it seems that only this immense pain can bring a moment of clarity.

"Big brother, have you ever prayed to Buddha?"

Bai Qian panicked immediately and quickly continued.

“In fact, when true Buddhist disciples kneel before the so-called Buddha and pray devoutly day and night, they are not worshipping that clay statue, but the Buddha in their own hearts.”

"Therefore, the first thing the Tathagata said after attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi tree was, 'All sentient beings possess the wisdom and virtues of the Tathagata, but they cannot realize it because of their delusions and attachments.'"

"That's your current situation."

“You have lost yourself, you don’t understand what you want, and you’ve been deceiving yourself ever since you left Tokyo.”

"Even if you are a [spirit], you will still die..."

"Am I... [Spirit]?"

The boy looked at Bai Qian from an odd angle, his tone questioning, but his eyes showed no human emotion.

“Yes, do you remember now—uh…”

In a flash, Su Qing was already in front of Bai Qian.

The man reached out and grabbed the girl by the throat, lifting her high into the air.

"what are you?"

"...Why do you know me so well?"

"I am...I am you..."

Bai Qian struggled desperately, her legs shaking violently as she spoke.

But just as she was about to utter the last few words, Bai Qian disappeared.

It disappeared completely, as if it had violated some kind of game rule.

Without Bai Qian, Su Qing suddenly lost her goal.

He began to drift off into a daze again, his eyes, which were always full of smiles, now filled with nothing but chaos.

"Drip-drip-"

The alleyway is right next to the road, where young people driving cars are constantly honking their horns.

"Damn, driving that slowly is worse than walking!"

The speaker was Wang Ning, who had just gotten his driver's license not long ago. After driving for a few months, he felt like the car was a toy in his hands.

Not to mention that his ambiguous partner was sitting right next to him at that moment.

Venting your frustration with the car in front of you like this will definitely make the other driver think you're a real man and very cool.

Thinking of this, Wang Ning felt confident again, so after the car in front of him started moving, he couldn't wait to step on the gas and prepare to show off his skills.

The roar of the engine was particularly jarring in the twilight, and the cracks that had appeared on the windshield at some unknown time made Wang Ning even forget which was which, as taught in driving school.

Until the woman beside him looked horrified and pointed at him, trembling, she said:

"Wang, Wang Ning, are you crazy? You hit someone and then stepped on the gas! You murderer!"

"No, no, no, that's not it, I..."

"Shut up! I have nothing to do with this, I'm getting off!"

……

"Damn, is someone dead here?"

"I don't know... Where's the driver who hit me? Did his mother run away?"

"Don't even mention it, it's probably true."