Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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Only when those you care about and who care about you are gentle with you will you feel that moment lasts forever.

Only then will you truly feel that the world is a beautiful place.

Therefore, I wrote the character Su Qing.

Whether the world is gentle or not is actually not important.

"The important thing is that I will repay the kindness that the world owes you."

"In your place."

I wrote about this in one of the chapters.

The essence of a novel is a commodity, and naturally, the writer is the merchant who sells this commodity.

Businessmen are meant to cater to the market; they write what readers want to see.

What's the point of a story that nobody wants to read?

But I think every later businessman once had a story he desperately wanted to tell, a story he was as persistent as a fool.

I don't ask about the future, I don't ask when I'll return.

I started writing about Yui Yuigahama, and the story of their encounter, and so far I have only two purposes.

One part is for herself, and the other part is for her readers who like her.

Secondly, I hope that more people, especially those who don't find her particularly interesting or relatable, can better understand this character.

It's not that I want everyone to like her more; there's no need for that.

It is a great arrogance to expect the whole world to like someone.

I just hope I don't dislike Yui Yuigahama's gentleness, that's enough.

In fact, achieving either one would be a great comfort to me, a novice writer.

Chapter 391 The World's Splendor and Grandeur

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A light snow fell over the weekend, obscuring both the stars and the moon.

The night was as dark as ink, clinging thickly to the apartment's floor-to-ceiling windows, letting in not a single ray of light.

In the bedroom, the girl was wearing an adorable cat-themed pajama set, with tiny water droplets clinging to the strands of hair around her ears, shimmering faintly in the dim light.

"You've done quite a lot too, is it really okay to deliberately hide it from us?"

Upon hearing Yukino's voice on the other end of the phone, Yukino did not reply immediately.

After a short while, she shook her head and said softly:

“I did those things not to let anyone know, nor to satisfy anyone’s wishes or needs.”

"I just... wanted to do it, so I did it."

The light and shadow were dim.

Only the lamp on the desk still flickered with Yukino's shadow, and at this moment, no one could not see her face clearly.

"Yeah……?"

Yang Naina's sigh, whether of relief or regret, drifted from the phone, floating out the window and into the distant horizon.

Like snow.

……

Night and day go hand in hand, stars, moon and the sun are always by your side.

It's Monday again in the blink of an eye.

What should have been a lazy Sunday and a drowsy winter day was instead a chaotic scene in Class C of the second year at Zongwu University.

"Hey, I'm not seeing things, am I? Is that Su Qing?"

The boys in the back row of the class noticed that the previously empty seats had been occupied, and they stared wide-eyed and murmured in disbelief.

"Didn't they say he dropped out of school? It's been over a week since school started."

People were whispering among themselves.

"The rumors were indeed false. My wonderful Monday started with the fear of being dominated by Su Qing... By the way, could he come a few weeks later?"

The class monitor of Class C was a boy who wore glasses. His grades were decent, and he was usually quite friendly. But for some reason, he seemed to be in a state of collapse at this moment.

Not to mention the whole school, Su Qing was a lot of talk about during her sophomore year.

The restlessness of youth is always hard to suppress and takes root.

Even if he's already taken, he still can't resist the fact that some girls like him or even have a crush on him.

Soon, a girl with a stern face retorted bluntly:

"Hey, what do you mean? If I remember correctly, you just asked someone for help with a question last time, and you're already turning your back on them?"

The class monitor of Class C stopped talking, only adjusted his glasses, and then squatted in the corner, drawing circle after circle all by himself, occasionally letting out a few indistinct words.

"Heh, trying to play the victim, huh?" The girl who asked the question curled her lip in disdain.

Unable to resist his curiosity, he leaned closer to listen, but couldn't make out anything. So he said angrily, "What are they mumbling about?"

"Um, I think I understand." A boy, wanting to win over a girl, mustered up the courage to strike up a conversation.

"explain."

"He probably meant... Su Qing is here, and our ranking is going to drop another place."

The girl's eyes widened in disbelief.

What an idiot!

……

Su Qing's seat was already packed with people, with seven or eight outgoing men and women crowding around him, chattering and asking questions incessantly.

"Did you really drop out of school last week? And why did you suddenly come back?"—Questions like these.

Actually, they weren't that curious about this kind of thing.

These so-called "normies" in the class are actually just taking advantage of being classmates to try and extract some information about Su Qing.

They then chat and gossip in other classes' social circles, gaining only a negligible sense of "being needed."

How many people in this world really care about you and pay attention to you?

"I'm sorry, I don't want to answer these questions. It's my privacy, and I have no right to disclose it. Please don't spread any strange rumors."

Su Qing's voice was as calm as ever, even a little cold, which made the onlookers think of the Ice Queen from Class F.

Wow, so Su Qing is actually a gender-swapped Yukino Yukinoshita?

A person with a perverse sense of humor might make such a connection, but a powerful force quickly interrupted his thoughts.

"Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me."

Hachiman Hikigaya pushed his way through the crowd, and finally, under the puzzled gazes of everyone, stood in front of Su Qing and stared at him, saying:

"Come out with me for a bit?"

Su Qing looked up at him, smiled without saying anything, nodded, and stood up.

"Hey, Hachiman, what's wrong with you? We haven't finished asking you yet!" someone said unhappily.

Hachiman Hikigaya cast a cold glance at him.

"Didn't you hear him say he didn't want to answer? If that's the case, then don't crowd here. Not everyone is interested in your ulterior motives."

Having their little scheme exposed, those people quickly fell silent. Only after Su Qing and Hachiman Hikigaya left did someone dare to speak up:

"What's with the attitude? We're all classmates, what's wrong with asking a question?"

"If they're all classmates, at least it shouldn't be a problem for them, right?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than this rebuttal was heard.

The person speaking looked over in displeasure and found that the person was sitting very close, next to Su Qing.

"If you really care about Xiaoqing, you shouldn't bother him like this, and please take back the words that were bad for him."

Yui's face was serious, but her petite body stood surprisingly straight, and her gaze was so direct. It was hard to imagine that such words came from a girl's mouth.

"You're right. Although I don't really like that guy, it's really awful to gossip about people behind their backs."

The pretty blonde girl walked over at that moment, patted Yui's shoulder hard, and laughed, "You seem to have changed. You would never have said something like that before."

"Thank you, Yumiko..."

When her good friend Yumiko came to speak up for her, Yui smiled happily.

Then she turned her head and looked out of the classroom, tracing her gaze all the way to the boy's side.

Her reddish-brown eyes also sparkled.

"Hmm... I don't think I've changed, but it would be great if you felt I have."

Miura Yumiko frowned, staring at the girl's smile. She instinctively took two steps back to Hayama Hayato's side and asked softly:

"Um... Hayato, I'm not very good at reading comprehension, could you translate it for me?"

……

The end of the corridor.

Hachiman Hikigaya spent a whole year at university alone, just like he did during his three years of high school. He knows better than anyone which places are crowded and which are less crowded.

This was one of the skills he was once very proud of.

He wasn't particularly happy, but he wasn't particularly sad either.

He simply placed a bottle of Max coffee he had just bought into Su Qing's hand, under her surprised gaze.

"For me?" Su Qing seemed somewhat incredulous.

"What's that look in your eyes?"

Hachiman Hikigaya subconsciously touched the back of his head, half-avoiding his gaze. Then, probably feeling embarrassed by his stare, he said in a way that suggested an honest person would just go for it:

"Please drink it, or give it back to me. This bottle isn't cheap..."

"No." Su Qing shook her head, turning the coffee in her palm as she looked down, and smiled, "You suddenly called me out just to buy me this?"

He thought the other person wanted to ask about other things, such as the reason for their disappearance and return.

"Ah, that's why."

As he spoke, Hachiman Hikigaya leaned against the railing.

With a crisp click of a can, he started downing his coffee as if it were a glass of wine.

They seemed determined to drink until they dropped—if drinking coffee could make you drunk.

Su Qing also leaned on the railing, not saying a word, but just squinting at the scenery in the distance.

This winter seems unusually short.

In mid-January, the Tokyo sun gradually warmed up, and the vast city seemed to be immersed in the dripping sound of melting snow.

A breeze is blowing, a little chilly, but it's surprisingly comforting with my Max coffee in my hand.

Su Qing thought that male friendships were probably really that simple.

It doesn't need many words, nor is it overly sentimental.

Only the stingy rooster, who used to be extremely stingy, was overjoyed to hear that you were back and said he would treat you to a meal to welcome you back.

That's all.

After some time, Hachiman Hikigaya casually asked a question.

"How long will you stay this time? Until graduation?"

"Wherever they are, that's where I will be," Su Qing said.

Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but turn around and glance at Su Qing, only to see her clear, unwavering eyes.

And the happy smile playing at the corners of her mouth.