In this crossover anime, I've been bound to two systems.

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Chapter Seventeen: You're telling me this is a high-quality woman?

Did I disturb you?

"Since you know, then leave me alone. What time do you think I went to bed last night?"

"What time is it?"

"...Hey, Suzumiya, if you keep bothering me like this, I'm not responsible if you get a nosebleed later."

"I understand, but at least open the window a little smaller, the morning breeze is still a bit chilly. I won't disturb your rest any longer, goodnight, Touma-kun."

"..."

Touma Kazusa made no attempt to hide her impatience.

Even so, she tacitly approved of Suzumiya Chisato closing the window.

After their conversation ended, she lay back down on the desk, hiding her face in the crook of her arms.

It's such a pity. She's so pretty; it would be so nice if she slept on her side.

Suzumiya Chisato sighed at this pointless thought and returned to her seat.

"Oh, what a pity, Suzumiya, you got a rude awakening."

The boy in the front row witnessed what had just happened, turned around, and spoke softly to Suzumiya Chisato without any ill intent.

Faced with this, Ryoumi Chisato tilted her head in confusion and gave the following reply:

"Um... who are you?"

Touma Kazusa, who was lying on the table next to her, trembled slightly.

[Touma Kazusa is happy; her affection level increases by 1.]

Chisato Suzumiya looked to her left with a sense of helplessness.

As expected of a musically gifted genius, with such keen hearing, even though they deliberately kept their voices down, she still managed to hear them.

"This is a real headache. It's been two weeks since we were divided into classes and they still haven't remembered my name. What a failure."

The short boy with light brown hair didn't seem to care and laughed happily.

"I am Fukube Satoshi, nice to meet you."

A bright smile appeared on Suzumiya Chisato's face the next moment.

"Really, Fukube, you actually gave a very serious self-introduction. I was just joking, didn't you realize?"

"..."

Fukube Satoshi's eyes showed curiosity, while a puzzled smile appeared on his face.

Suzumiya Senri met his gaze, remained silent for a long while, and then spoke.

“Fukube, even if you look me in the eye like that, the fact that I like the opposite sex will not change.”

"……cough."

Fukube Satoshi couldn't hold back anymore.

"No, I didn't mean that at all. I just felt that Haruhi Suzumiya gave me a different feeling than usual today."

Suzumiya Chisato pretended to be confused even though she knew the truth.

"Really? I don't think I'm any different from before."

"Since even she says so, then perhaps my feeling was wrong. But that's good. The previous Haruhi Suzumiya seemed unapproachable, but now she's much more friendly."

Fukube Satoshi extended his hand.

"Anyway, you can ask me anything in the future. I'm not bragging, but I basically know everything that happens at school."

It's here! It's appeared!

Similar to a romantic comedy game, this is a supporting character who is usually inconspicuous but appears immediately when needed to provide information to the male protagonist, and whose importance is almost identical to that of Watson by Sherlock Holmes' side.

If he is really as capable as he claims, then there is no reason to let go of such assistance.

Suzumiya Chisato extended her hand and shook his.

"If there are any problems, I'll trouble you. Please continue to guide me in the future."

"No need to be so formal, let's have lunch together during lunch break."

"it is good."

The morning classes were generally well-behaved, with nothing particularly noteworthy.

Suzumiya Senri listened attentively to the lesson and took notes on the key points on the blackboard in her notebook.

During lunch break, Fukube Satoshi took out his bento box, while Suzumiya Chisato took out a rice ball from her bag.

There are two refrigerators in the apartment. He ate one this morning, and the other is for lunch now. It doesn't taste very good, but we can't waste it.

The two chatted as they started eating.

Midway through the class, Suzumiya Chisato glanced at Touma Kazusa at the next table; the noisy classroom did nothing to disturb her peaceful sleep.

It's a pity her face was still hidden in her arms, otherwise I really wanted to see what she looked like when she was asleep.

"Although it may be a bit discouraging to say this, I advise you, Suzumiya, that it would be better if you gave up."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Fukube Satoshi smiled and glanced to the side before quickly finishing the rice in his bento box.

He stood up and gestured for Suzumiya Senri to come out with him.

The two walked side by side down the corridor.

"What I'm about to say isn't malicious slander because I hate Touma-san, but something that actually happened. It's not exactly a secret at school, and I'm just stating it. I want to make that clear beforehand."

"What do you want to say?"

"You know our school has a special music program, right?"

"I know, the students in that class always look down on the students in the regular college entrance exam class with an arrogant and haughty attitude. To be honest, it's a bit annoying."

"Haha, that's a fair assessment. Did you know that Touma Kazusa was originally a student in the music special admissions program?"

"Oh? I really didn't know that."

"Do you want to know the reason why she was transferred to the regular advanced class?"

Although there was information about Touma Kazusa in her past life memories, so much time has passed that she has forgotten most of the details and only remembers the general outline.

So Suzumiya Chisato immediately shook her head and made a gesture of listening attentively.

"Because she broke the rules, Touma-san, she gave a beautiful knee raise to a student in the music class who was persistently pursuing her."

Fukube Satoshi grinned as he demonstrated a leg-raising and forward-kicking motion, but his legs were too short to execute a very graceful movement.

"Like this, she swiftly and cleanly kicked that guy down, making him writhe on the floor clutching his crotch. Touma, as if trying to get rid of the unpleasant sensation left on her foot, then went on a rampage, kicking over all the tables and chairs around her. The scene was quite terrifying."

"...You described it in such detail, did you see it?"

"Yes, a friend and I happened to be passing by the music class at the time, and I witnessed the whole thing with great interest. In the end, that boy couldn't even stand up properly and had to be carried to the infirmary by a teacher who rushed over."

"Huh, is that so? So what happened afterward? Was Touma punished?"

"How could that be? Who do you think her mother is? She's a world-renowned musician—Touma Yoko—who sponsored our school with a huge amount of funding and an extremely expensive piano!"

"You don't need to excitedly say that name. I know that woman is very powerful, so under her influence, the final result was that nothing came of it?"

"Well, you can't say that. Although the school didn't pursue the matter, the person who was kicked down by Touma seems to be quite popular in the music class. After that, everyone in the music class showed the same attitude towards Touma."

Fukube Satoshi did not reveal the specific facts.

However, based on the information he provided, Chisato Suzumiya could easily draw her own conclusion.

"I see, that's why she transferred to our class."

Fukube Satoshi nodded.

The two walked slowly and talked, and before they knew it, they had reached the end of the corridor.

In the corner of the wall, there are two vending machines side by side, one selling drinks and the other selling staple foods such as bread and rice balls to fill one's stomach.

Suzumiya Chisato took out her wallet and bought two cans of drinks from the vending machine.

He bent down to pick them up, and as he turned around, he put the two drinks into the two pockets of his shirt.

However, when he turned around, he saw Fukube Satoshi's unnatural expression and the way he instantly withdrew his right hand.

Oh... I thought one of the two cans was for me...

Ah... I bought this for myself and Touma...

An awkward atmosphere spread between the two.

But Chisato Suzumiya reacted quickly.

"Thank you, Fukube. In return for the information you provided, I will perform a magic trick for you."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Fukube Satoshi's reaction, he immediately spoke again.

Tell me right now! What drink do you want?

"what?"

"Hurry up!"

"The... the cola is ready!"

"for you!"

Suzumiya Chisato took the drink out of her left pocket and handed it to Fukube Satoshi.

Fukube Satoshi looked at the herbal tea drink in his hand, unsure of what expression to make.

"What a pity, I'm still not quite there yet. I almost succeeded. I'll go back and practice, and then I'll find another opportunity to show you."

"Pfft... Hahaha, Suzumiya, you're such an interesting person."