Crossover Anime: How a Shameless Person Lives

"Hey, have you heard? Legend has it that you can tell your love life by fortune telling at a foggy crossroads."

"Who told you that? It's obviously fake."

"Who knows, Yumiko, why don't you give it a try?"

"Huh? No way!"

"Well then, that's a real shame."

On her way home from school, Miura Yumiko smiled and said goodbye to her friends.

But the words "divination" and "love" kept swirling in her mind.

"Will it really be accurate?"

A strange sense of anticipation arose within her.

I'll just go once; it's not far anyway, and it won't take long.

"Yumiko?"

Just as she was starting to feel something, Yui Yuigahama's voice came from behind her.

Yumiko Miura snapped out of her daze, a hint of panic still showing on her face, and quickly turned around: "Yui? You haven't gone back yet?"

Yui Yuigahama jogged over, carrying her schoolbag and a gentle smile on her face. "I just went to the convenience store and bought some things. I saw you standing here alone, lost in thought."

As she spoke, her gaze inadvertently swept across the path leading to the crossroads not far away. The fog was slowly spreading, and the streetlights in the distance were becoming blurry and hazy.

"Are you... going over there?" she asked softly.

Yumiko Miura's cheeks flushed slightly. Despite her usual assertive nature, she instinctively looked away when asked this question: "No, I was just taking a walk."

Looking at her like this, Yui Yuigahama suddenly seemed to understand something and said nervously, "Yumiko, you wouldn't... be thinking of going to the Foggy Crossroads to have your love fortune told, would you?"

"How could that be!" Yumiko Miura retorted firmly. "How could I possibly believe something like that that's supposed to fool a three-year-old!"

"Phew~ That's great." Yui Yuigahama patted her chest and explained, "Hiratsuka-sensei told us to go back early. It seems like something happened there, so I think it's better to leave quickly."

"You're so long-winded, Yui. When did you become such a coward?"

Yumiko Miura complained impatiently, but her steps unconsciously faltered.

The budding anticipation in my heart was not dispelled; on the contrary, Yui's words made me care more inexplicably.

Yui Yuigahama gently tugged at her sleeve. "Ms. Hiratsuka specifically told us not to run around after school because of the fog lately."

She paused, her eyes filled with cautious concern, and added, "Besides, those love fortune telling methods are just rumors that people spread casually. It wouldn't be good if something really happened."

"Okay, okay, you're so long-winded. Let's go."

After saying that, she took the lead and walked in the opposite direction from the crossroads, her pace a few degrees faster than usual.

"that……"

Yui Yuigahama watched as Yumiko Miura left, and lowered her hand that had been trying to stop her.

Looking at the intersection in front of me, I swallowed hard and nervously walked in.

This is the only way she can get home; taking a longer route would waste more than 10 minutes.

He felt embarrassed to ask Yumiko to accompany him.

We had to leave quickly while the fog was still light.

……

Just as she stepped into the intersection, a red sports car suddenly sped out and plunged into the fog.

Behind the sports car was a boy with dead fish eyes.

"Ah, my leisurely days."

Watching the sports car plunge headlong into the fog, Hachiman Hikigaya sighed helplessly.

He genuinely didn't want to get involved in these obviously troublesome matters.

As a member of the Beast Society, this seemed to be an unavoidable fate.

"Hachiman, at least Mercury is here this time."

Xiao You rushed out and offered him a word of comfort.

At least this time there's a powerful figure to rely on, so I don't have to fight tooth and nail.

"Yeah, at least if we really run into some trouble, we can save our lives, I guess."

Hachiman Hikigaya chuckled self-deprecatingly, bent down, and walked into the fog.

As soon as I went in, I sensed something was wrong.

The fog seemed to have materialized, sticking to my body and severing my vision, leaving only a blurry white expanse a few steps away.

"Xiao You," he said cautiously, lowering his voice.

"I can't see it, I can't feel anything."

Xiao You draped his arm over his shoulder, revealing seven or eight snail-like eyes that scanned the surroundings.

"Tsk, what a hassle."

……

On the other side, Miura Yumiko walked quickly for several dozen meters, then suddenly stopped.

She frowned and scratched her hair in frustration.

Even though she had already left, she felt inexplicably uneasy. Just now, Yui's eyes when she looked at the crossroads clearly showed an unconcealed fear.

"What a nuisance. He's so timid, yet he won't say it outright," she muttered under her breath, turning back towards the foggy intersection.

She wasn't worried about that idiot Yui; she was just too lazy to listen to people crying and wailing afterward.

Besides, even if there's something at that intersection, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Yumiko Miura made excuses for herself and glanced at the sky.

It was dusk, a time when neon lights are said to be twilight.

It is rumored to be the time when ghosts and monsters are most active.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but when she thought about these rumors, the once clear road markings and streetlights seemed to become somewhat blurry.

All that could be heard was the whistling of the wind blowing through the fog and the faint sound of a car engine.

……

In the middle of the intersection, Yui Yuigahama stood frozen in place, clutching her schoolbag tightly, her face pale.

She had only intended to cross the intersection quickly, but as soon as she reached the middle, the fog around her suddenly thickened, becoming so thick that she couldn't see her hand in front of her face.

All around us was a vast expanse of white, and we couldn't even find the way we came.

Fear crept into her heart little by little. She bit her lip, not daring to shout, and could only move her feet slowly.

Just as she was slowly moving, a crisp sound came from the end of the mist.

Tap tap, tap tap...

Footsteps, accompanied by a slow, rhythmic sound, echoed through the empty streets.

Along with that came the tall figure that was faintly visible in the mist.