Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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"Do you have anything to eat?"

"Ghost, ghost, ghost..."

The agent, who had just been frightened, was further agitated and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

Hungry……

So hungry...

How long has this body gone without eating?

They didn't even drink a few drops of water, let alone food.

Energy does not appear or disappear without a reason; this is the law that all living things in this world must follow.

Su Qing was in a car accident that day and was almost killed. The system automatically repaired most of the body's energy that had been used up.

Therefore, he has been in a state similar to "feigning death" for the past few days, maintaining his body temperature at an extremely low level, and even his subconscious has fallen into a deep sleep.

But this state is not acceptable.

Over time, even the subconscious mind will believe that it is already dead.

A feigned death becomes a real death.

But Su Qing seemed to really not want to live anymore, otherwise he would have replenished his energy before falling into a deep sleep, instead of returning to this rented room that felt like a coffin to wait for death.

Fortunately, a strange sound had been bothering Su Qing for the past few days, which kept him from falling into a deep sleep.

So what exactly was that sound?

This was Su Qing's first reaction after regaining consciousness.

But he was soon overtaken by another, even stronger instinct.

--eat.

If I don't eat now, I'll really become the first person to die from fasting in the 21st century.

Su Qing's eyes shifted slightly, fixing on the bottles and jars placed on the table.

That was the nutritional meal replacement he bought on his first day in Fuzhou.

Now is the perfect time to use it.

As for water, let's drink some tap water first.

Ignoring the strange person lying on the ground, Su Qing took small steps toward the nutritional tablets.

Aside from the real estate agent, no one noticed a cell phone lying on the ground that had somehow been connected to a computer.

"What's going on over there? Why is it so noisy?"

A faint crackling sound came from the receiver, quickly replaced by a puzzled female voice.

Su Qing heard it, but ignored it.

He calmly gulped down a bunch of nutritional pills, then put his face under the tap and poured a lot of water over himself.

The hunger has lessened a little, but I'm still very hungry.

That voice... it sounds so familiar.

Su Qing thought.

Sight, hearing, smell, and taste—these are the most basic human senses that cannot be actively shut down. However, the cerebral cortex can enter a silent state to conserve energy when processing this external information.

Having gained some energy, the dormant brain began to work.

However, in order to save energy, it only works for a short time before stopping.

For now, eating is still the main focus.

"I know you're listening; I can hear your footsteps."

"You should recognize who I am now, right?"

"..."

"You can choose not to answer me now, or you can choose to hang up and then not answer my calls like you have these past few days."

The voice on the other end of the phone paused.

"If Shiina calls you, or even chooses to cross the sea to find you, will you still choose to avoid seeing him?"

Su Qing paused for a moment while searching for food, then continued rummaging through the food.

He quickly found a pile of leftovers from that day's cooking in the refrigerator.

Meat can't be eaten raw. Although Su Qing really wanted to, a last shred of reason prevented him from eating vegetables.

"I've heard a bit about your situation from Hiratsuka-sensei and Yui."

"Faced with the affections of two girls at the same time, you didn't know what to do, and even fell hopelessly in love with both of them. So, to avoid further hurt, you chose to drop out of school and return to your mainland, right?"

Su Qingsheng slowed down his eating of vegetables, and turned his head as if searching for something.

Finally, his gaze fell on a glowing black solid in the distance.

"Perhaps I don't know everything, perhaps I'm just being presumptuous..."

"But I still want to say, what's the difference between what you're doing and running away!"

On the other end of the phone, across the bay.

The usually calm and collected girl's voice suddenly rose several decibels, her words filled with disappointment.

There are other emotions that cannot be heard.

"Who do you think you are?"

"The culprit, the jinx, or someone who silently sacrificed themselves?"

"And who will find happiness because of what you've done?"

"Is it Shiina? Or Yui? Or some other girl you like, a third one?"

"You always used to make the right choices..."

"But now you're using dropping out as a shield, acting cowardly and self-pitying. None of us asked you to leave..."

Aren't we your friends?

"Friend... even if I can't help you much, at least I can listen, right?"

"Then why did you say goodbye to Shiina and Yui?"

"Why... do I have nothing?"

"Am I...not your friend?"

The girl murmured the same thing again in a daze. Su Qing picked up her phone from the floor at some point, but still didn't say anything.

A light gradually returned to his eyes.

But suddenly he felt that there was a girl crying on the other end of the phone.

"Qing Sang, do you know?"

"The so-called 'I don't want to hurt anyone' nice words are essentially a lack of awareness of even facing one's own feelings."

"Even if we escape to the other side of the strait, the cherry blossoms will still be in full bloom..."

"When spring comes, won't the piled-up fallen leaves just rot even faster?"

The girl's voice gradually became choked with sobs, like plum blossoms welcoming spring snow, and everything gradually melting away.

"So...please become the Su Qing you used to be."

"To become the Su Qing I used to like, always calm and collected, who would occasionally say something strange."

"Running away will only hurt everyone."

"Then please muster the courage to make a choice."

"Whether it's right or wrong, please give them a real answer."

"Also... actually, when you didn't answer the phone, I kept wondering if you were having some kind of trouble, like not having money for food or something?"

"...I suddenly really want to know why?"

The person on the other end of the phone suddenly chuckled and continued.

"...I don't know if you're listening or if you can hear me. Maybe you've really run into some trouble. This time, it's just me talking to myself."

"But that doesn't matter."

"You once saved me... I want to help you in some way too."

“If you didn’t hear me this time, I’ll repeat it next time, and I’ll say it even more than this time.”

"If I still don't see you come back, then I really will have to go to the mainland to find you, just like my sister said."

"But it would be terrible if it turned out like that..."

"So, please come back soon so things don't get too bad."

A gentle breeze began to rise.

The sunlight began to favor this room that had been forgotten by the world.

Yukino's voice seemed to have a warmth, the warmth of melting glaciers.

It is a tender sentiment spoken across the ocean, just for one person.

"I'll wait for you to come back."

"Qing Sang, did you hear that?"

"We are all waiting for you to come back."

Outside the window, the wind rustled and the roadside weeds were still desperately absorbing the little heat they had, their green, a symbol of hope, growing lush and verdant.

It turns out that sound really can be gentler and more pervasive than sunlight.

Su Qing thought.

He absolutely cannot die in this godforsaken place.

He's going back to Tokyo.

There are people who miss him, and people who are waiting for him to return.

There was a girl he longed to see until his death.

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Chapter 383 The Cunning Girls

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Weekend leisure time always seems too short.

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

Walking home from school, Mahiru suddenly turned around and looked at Yui, asking:

"There's a supermarket nearby that's having a sale right now, and they're offering buy-one-get-one-free eggs. Do you want to come with me?"

"Buy one get one free?" Yui was taken aback, then nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Yeah, yeah, I'll go, I'll go, it sounds like so much fun."

“…Buying eggs is no fun game.” Mahiru glanced at the other person, then sighed as she looked away.

"Hmm..." Yui made a sound of deep thought, and beautiful lines appeared on her fair forehead.

"But when you see a buy-one-get-one-free deal on TV, everyone goes crazy for it, right? I just find it very interesting."

"The most important thing is that it's fun to fight for eggs with your best friends!"

The girl spoke with great excitement, and Mahiru could even see stars in her eyes.

Mahiru stopped walking and slightly raised her chin, as if she was thinking.

Now that you mention it... it does seem a bit interesting.

"Right, right, hehe." Yui's eyes crinkled into crescent moons as she smiled, looking incredibly cute.