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

Suzumiya Chisato became somewhat worried.

After all, no matter how powerful the system's product is, it has only been born for one day. Surely nothing unexpected will happen to it?

What he feared did not happen. When the waiter brought the dishes to the table, he finally saw the Black Wings land on the telephone pole in his line of sight, with several other crows standing beside it.

You just went out to make friends and have some fun.

Honestly, don't worry people.

"Thank you, I'll treat you next time I have the chance."

Suzumiya Senri picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of fried pork chop, and put it in her mouth. It was tender, juicy, and incredibly delicious.

The price of the pork cutlet rice bowl, which was brought to the table along with the dishes, was 860 yen.

Suzumiya Chisato originally intended to pay for the food she ordered herself.

However, Touma Kazusa took out her wallet and swiped her card first, the whole process was quick and natural, giving Suzumiya Chisato no chance to refuse.

This action further increased her perceived coolness in Suzumiya Senri's eyes.

A girl who is good-looking, handsome, and willing to treat you to a meal is even rarer in this society.

"If you really want to thank me, you don't need to reciprocate. After you finish eating, don't worry about me, just go home first."

Touma Kazusa's dinner was an ice cream sundae with mango pudding, topped with chocolate sauce, which looked excessively sweet.

She truly has absolutely no resistance to these sweet foods.

"Don't worry, I'll go home obediently after I take you home. I won't be so shameless as to insist that you invite me in for tea."

"Why don't you go back and do what you want to do? Why waste your time on me?"

“I don’t think helping classmates is a waste of time. I know you don’t like being around other people, and so do I. As two marginal figures in the class, let’s not be so formal with each other and get along well.”

The polite suffixes for her classmates were omitted, and she was addressed by her surname for the first time. This made Touma Kazusa secretly happy, but her actual reaction was to mutter "troublesome guy" helplessly and resignedly, as if she couldn't change reality.

At a table five or six meters apart on the inner side, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri sat together, both of them craning their ears to hear their conversation.

"Tsk!"

After listening for a while, Eriri Sawamura looked dissatisfied and spoke in a low voice.

"We can't hear what they're saying at all from this distance! We should have listened to me and chosen a table a little closer."

Kasumigaoka Utaha mocked her complaint.

"And then we were exposed like this without even figuring things out? Shut up, I can vaguely hear what they were saying."

Eriri Sawamura, who was about to retort, immediately suppressed her dissatisfaction and fell silent upon hearing her last words.

Two minutes later, she gently poked Kasumigaoka Utaha's shoulder with her finger, her face full of expectation.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked displeased and briefly summarized what she had just heard.

"After dinner, he will take that girl home."

"Take her home?!"

Eriri Sawamura's reluctance immediately surfaced.

Why!

Can't I go back by myself?

They don't have legs!

You even had someone else deliver it?!

Seeing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha slowly added a line.

"He asked to do it on his own initiative."

"!"

Eriri Sawamura's angry expression instantly turned into a resentful one, a change so swift it was practically a face-changing act.

She gritted her little tiger teeth and asked, somewhat unwillingly,

"No, why? What were their exact words? Tell me."

Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head.

"There's not much to say about the conversation itself, the important thing is the result, and also... I noticed something was off about you from the very beginning."

"I...Is something wrong with me?"

"You did mention the name 'Qianli' very intimately before, didn't you?"

"!!!"

Eriri Sawamura turned her head to look in the other direction.

"I do not have."

"There's no use in making excuses. The hostility you just showed towards the girl next to him couldn't be clearer."

"How can I not!"

"It's obvious, just like a cat guarding its food, all bared and claws, making you want to kick it away."

"..."

"Can you satisfy my curiosity and tell me why you reacted that way?"

Eriri Sawamura guiltily picked up her drink and took a sip. After a few breaths, her mind gradually returned to normal.

"No."

"..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was rebuffed, but she just chuckled and didn't take it to heart.

She knew Eriri Sawamura all too well; she couldn't hide anything, and her emotions were always written all over her face.

Even if this blond idiot is hiding something, she is confident that she can gain the upper hand, or at the very least, she won't be in a losing position.

The difficult one is that girl who, like her, has long, straight black hair and is very beautiful.

Judging from their conversation, Suzumiya Chisato seemed to be the one taking the initiative.

This triggered a sudden alarm bell in Kasumigaoka Utaha's heart, making her feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.

…………

Chapter Fifty-Three: That's all for today.

After dropping Touma Kazusa off at home, Suzumiya Chisato, just as he had said earlier at the restaurant, did not have any intention of shamelessly going in to ask for a cup of tea.

He returned the backpack to Touma Kazusa and took out a small can of spray medicine from his own backpack.

"It's best to spray this on the injured area a few times after showering. It will be much better after a good night's sleep. You should be able to start taking action tomorrow without any major problems."

"……understood."

"That's all for now, see you later."

After relaying the school doctor's words, Suzumiya Chisato took her leave without further hesitation.

"Where is your home?"

Touma Kazusa called out to him.

"kindness?"

"It's inconvenient to go back so late, let's take a taxi."

Touma Kazusa took out her wallet, pulled out a 10,000 yen bill, grabbed Suzumiya Chisato's hand without saying a word, and slapped it in his palm.

Suzumiya Chisato glanced at the banknotes in her hand, then at Touma Kazusa, who looked completely unconcerned.

He spoke with a sincere expression.

"If Touma wants to take care of me, ten thousand yen is far from enough; you'll have to pay more."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is just payment for the time you wasted on me after school. Go take a taxi home. It's so late. If something happens to you on your way home, I won't be able to explain it to Mr. Juchuan tomorrow."

"It's only a little past seven o'clock. And what do you take male high school students for? How could they possibly have an accident so easily?"

"A guy who's all show and no substance has no credibility whatsoever when he says something like that. He's been outmaneuvered in the long run."

"...!"

Suzumiya Senri held her breath.

It's hard, the fist is hard.

This is the second time this guy has used such words to mock himself.

However, her statement that she is all looks and no substance is, in a way, an affirmation of her appearance.

After changing my perspective on the problem, I suddenly felt much better.

At the same time, the view shifts to a distance of ten meters away on this street.

Two furtive figures huddled behind the small mailbox, whispering to each other.

"Hey, what are they talking about? Why would that woman give him money out of the blue?"

"It seems like they were talking about things like being kept by a sugar daddy or sugar mama."

"what?!"

Shh! Don't be so loud.

"No! You must have misheard. They're still students. How could they possibly talk about such dirty adult topics as keeping a sugar daddy!"

“I don’t want to believe it, but I did hear that word, and it seemed like he even said it…”

"What did you say?"

"Not enough money."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Shh!!! I told you to keep your voice down!