Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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Sakurai's voice suddenly rose a few decibels, but he quickly lowered his head and said apologetically:

"Sorry. I was a little too loud just now."

Actually, Sakurai's voice was already very soft, and it sounded like a normal volume to the others. However, judging from her voice, it was probably the limit for her, so they told her not to worry about it.

"So you're thinking of just giving away a high-performance 4090?"

"Hmm... I noticed that computers with the same chip and graphics card have very different prices, so I..."

"I understand, but you might not have enough money."

"I... I still have a little bit of savings!"

The group was shocked. This Sakurai was practically selling everything he owned. What if he ran out of his last savings and had to eat dirt?

How long have you been dating your boyfriend?

Su Qing suddenly asked.

"Eh...? Well, it hasn't been that long, just a few weeks."

"Sending such an expensive gift after only a few weeks?"

"Hmm... It's my first time giving him a gift, so I want to give him the best I can."

"Arno... I think we should think about it some more."

Yui offered a gentle reminder.

"Indeed, it's not worth spending all your savings on a laptop and a game."

Yukino chimed in. "The purpose of the Service Club is to teach people how to fish, not to help them release all the fish and then end up eating dirt in the school's flowerbed."

Meanwhile, Hachiman is still isolating himself.

“I’ve thought it through… He’s been very good to me, and I want to be good to him too.”

Although the voice was still not loud, it was very firm.

"Since you've made up your mind, just choose one of these laptops that you like. They should all be able to handle the highest game graphics settings. If you don't believe me or want a different model, you can ask someone else."

After showing pictures of several laptops on her phone, Su Qing wrote down the recommended laptop models on a piece of paper and handed it to the other party.

"Thank you so much! I think I know which one to send now."

After Sakurai stood up and bowed to everyone, he left with the note.

Only a few people from the Service Department were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"That's great, the girl went to such lengths to buy the boy a laptop as a gift."

Yui was moved by Sakurai's actions and exclaimed.

"Incomprehensible."

Yukino spoke calmly. In her opinion, gift-giving should be done within one's means, but since it was the other person's money, she had no right to interfere.

"Hey, Xiaoxue doesn't understand?"

Yui paused for a moment, then brought up the topic that girls liked the most:

"By the way, Xiaoxue, have you ever been in a relationship?"

"No."

"Why? Xiaoxue, you must have a lot of guys confessing their love to you, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yukino merely frowned and asked in return:

"Why should I agree to the pointless requests of a bunch of animals that haven't developed any intelligence?"

"That's true, some guys are really awful!"

Yui decisively sided with Yukino, angrily saying, before turning her gaze to the two boys, or more precisely, Su Qing.

"Um... I don't have anything to say either."

Haha, what a joke. I, Hachiman, am destined to walk the lonely path known as the Bear.

Of course, if Caijia wants to come with me... that would be even better.

"Oh, I see. What about Xiaoqing?"

Yui's voice carried an unconscious hint of nervousness, drawing the attention of Yukino and Hachiman. Yukino was simply curious, while Hachiman was thinking, "Hey, you popular girl, just confess your crimes already!"

"I haven't talked about it either."

"I see."

Yui visibly relaxed upon hearing this answer.

"But Xiaoqing, you must have a lot of girls pursuing you, right?"

After all, the other person is handsome, academically excellent, and athletically gifted. He has basically stacked all the buffs. The only question is Su Qing's family background, but this is something that is not a major consideration during student days. So, in a sense, Su Qing is a perfect match.

Hachiman thought to himself with a wicked sense of humor.

"Well, more or less. Quite a few people have confessed their feelings to me in places like the playground."

Su Qing said something that broke Hikigaya's heart with an indifferent expression.

"Hey! Isn't that pretty romantic? Why didn't you agree, Xiaoqing? Don't you like it?"

For some reason, Yui suddenly thought of Xiaoqing looking at her with gentle eyes in the middle of the playground in front of everyone, and then confessing to her. In an instant, her heart started pounding.

"Why."

Because those things happened on campus before the time travel, and after entering society, everyone has lost that so-called courage, or maybe they've just grown weary, so they encounter such things less often.

However, Su Qing never forgot the reason for her refusal; in fact, there was only one reason from beginning to end.

So he said softly:

"because--

I don't believe it.

Chapter 100 Origins and Memories

"Huh? You don't believe me? What doesn't Xiaoqing believe?"

Yui's thought process was clearly not quick enough to come back to her senses; rather, it was Su Qing's answer that was too vague.

"Is the transfer student trying to say that he doesn't believe in love? Shouldn't that be Hachiman's answer?"

Hikigaya:?

Yukino originally didn't want to waste too much time on this topic. In her opinion, she couldn't understand love at all. She knew that life wasn't simply about having nothing but "love," so it was impossible to give up everything for so-called "love."

Just like Sakurai before her, spending all her savings to give her boyfriend a so-called surprise is clearly an irrational act.

If it were a long-term relationship or an important day, it would be understandable, but based on the situation just now, it's clear that's not the case.

Even if you want to express your feelings, there are many ways, and it should be done without affecting your quality of life or future plans. Furthermore, shouldn't love be based on mutual understanding? Would someone truly be genuinely happy to receive a gift from their girlfriend that they'd practically "go broke"?

If that's really the case, then it means the relationship is nothing special.

Moreover, according to Su Qing, the configuration he initially proposed was already sufficient to run the game smoothly, so why continue to pursue a higher configuration?

Without a doubt, this was irrational behavior. Yukino repeated to herself once again.

Meanwhile, Hachiman was prepared for Su Qing's revenge. He had sensed something was wrong and immediately pulled Su Qing close, knowing from his own experience that she was definitely up to no good.

Come on, let me guess what Su Qing is going to say next?

It must be something:

"The premise for answering this question is that a girl has pursued and confessed to you, right? As for Hachiman... I wish him and Saika happiness."

Hehe... my Cega... (inserting my own agenda)

"Xiaoqing, is it as Xiaoxue said?"

Su Qing simply shook her head and continued:

"I never deny or disbelieve things I haven't seen, and their existence will not change because of my affirmation or denial. What determines my judgment is always what is in front of me."

?

Impossible, absolutely impossible! My friend Su Qing would never pass up such a good opportunity to mock himself at this time.

Hachiman suddenly realized something: did he really understand Su Qing? Or rather, what made him think he understood Su Qing?

Just because you've known him for less than a month, do you think you can understand his behavior and logic perfectly, or at least have a basic understanding of it?

Thinking back, when Su Qing first transferred to the school, based on his sunny appearance, he assumed that Su Qing was a popular person like Ye Shan.

Then, when classmates tripped him up in class, he immediately retaliated. Later, the two of them joined the Service Club together, and he kept saying strange things like, "I think you guys are all very interesting." Then he immediately turned into a Breaking Bad guy who was even dumber than Yuihama.

And then...and then their relationship just naturally improved. Even yesterday at this time, the other person went out of their way to save face for him, though he felt it wasn't really necessary...

But when he sensed the atmosphere of the Service Club and Saika, he felt that the "collective" wasn't such a bad thing after all.

But now, he suddenly felt that Su Qing was somewhat unfamiliar.

"I see. So you maintain a rational perspective, remain undisturbed by external influences, and only trust your own judgment?"

Yukino nodded, analyzing Su Qing's words and arriving at her understanding. It must be said that Yukino felt a certain resonance at this moment, just like when they discussed the contents of the book earlier. Perhaps, further discussion and exchange would yield even greater gains.

Just as she was about to speak, Hachiman preemptively said:

"Speaking of which, what have you been looking at since just now?"

Hachiman noticed that Yukino wanted to continue, so he looked at the speech draft on Su Qing's desk and asked her about it.

Yukino frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, thinking that she could only wait for the next opportunity.

Yui's CPU had already burned out from the previous conversation between the two, and she was not quite ready to join in on such profound topics. After Hachiman spoke, her attention was drawn to Su Qing's table.

"It's just a speech. Didn't we say there would be an awards ceremony on Friday? Professor Hiratsuka asked me to speak as a student representative."

Su Qing waved his speech draft and said casually.

"It seems so. So you just went to get this from the teacher?"

Because commendation ceremonies are only held for more important exams, such as final exams or large-scale joint exams. Normally, after an exam, only the two sides of the "honor roll" are updated. However, final exams and large-scale joint exams are often related, so it is rare to hold a commendation ceremony for the first monthly exam.

"Correct."

"Then can I take a look?"

As a perennial academic underachiever, Yui has never spoken on stage as a representative in her entire life. As for her friends? It can only be said that academic geniuses do not associate with academic underachievers (except for Su Qing and Yukino).

So this was the first time she had ever seen something like this, and she seemed quite excited.

"See? I'll give it to you."

"Then I'll take a look."

Yui reached out her small hand to take it, glanced at it briefly, and then exclaimed in surprise.

"So...so many!"

"Do I have to write all of these down?"

Yui looked at Yukino and Su Qing questioningly, since the former had done the same thing, she also had the right to speak.

"Not really. Generally speaking, as long as you are familiar with it and make sure you don't stumble too much when you go on stage, that's fine."

Hachiman slowly typed a question mark. How come he remembered that this person had delivered a fluent speech without looking at the script at the end of last semester?

"Is Xiaoxue the same way?"

"No, it's more convenient to write everything down directly."

(Notes here and there refer to complete mastery)

Yui opened her mouth in surprise:

"All of these?!"

"Yes, about two hours should be enough."

Yui's mouth gaped even wider, but she quickly smiled with delight:

"Xiaoxue is amazing!"

He then returned the speech to Su Qing and encouraged her: