A crossover anime, where people are in Classroom of the Imaginary Era, and behind the scenes, the ki

"That......"

"I want to hug you right now. Is that okay?"

Su Wei was silent for a moment, then opened his arms:

"Sure. I won't lose out anyway."

Having received approval, Karuizawa Megumi took a step forward and slowly walked up.

My heart was pounding in my chest.

But this time, it wasn't because of the blind reliance caused by the "suspension bridge effect" on the brink of life and death in the Black Ball exam.

Rather, it was a decision she made instinctively after calming down.

To be honest, it didn't feel very good when I took that step.

That was a kind of fear—

They fear that if they get closer, they will become even more hopelessly dependent on the other person.

It also feels like a deep unease, a fear that I am not worthy of being treated so gently.

But when the terrified girl actually embraced Suvina's broad arms...

Feeling the boy's strong heartbeat, and smelling the faint soap scent on his school uniform.

That feeling of absolute peace that permeated her nasal cavity and seeped into her limbs instantly melted away all her fear and anxiety.

She felt whole.

It was a wonderful feeling that Karuizawa Kei had never truly experienced in her previous sixteen years of life.

Just as the girl's hands involuntarily wrapped around Su Wei's back, wanting to greedily linger in this warmth for even a moment longer.

At the half-closed entrance of the venue.

Since she discovered that both the Ryuen and Sakayanagi classes had already held meetings for two days to discuss who would participate in the preliminary test, she decided to ask Su Wei for his opinion on Ichinose Honami.

Quite by sheer coincidence, they stumbled upon the scene of Karuizawa Kei tightly embracing Su Wei.

"..."

Honami Ichinose paused in her steps.

I became somewhat at a loss.

Reason told her that she should turn away and pretend she hadn't seen anything.

But an instinct she herself was unaware of restrained her feet.

He stood still, staring intently at the glaring scene before him, his heart filled with a jumble of emotions—bitterness, disappointment, and even a nameless jealousy, all intertwined wildly.

Su Wei, facing the gate, naturally spotted Ichinose standing there blankly at a glance.

He patted Karuizawa Megumi's back gently, his expression unchanged, and offered a suggestion:

"Alright, Ichinose is here."

Karuizawa Kei shuddered, finally being forcibly dragged back to reality from the fictional Gensokyo.

She reluctantly pulled away from Suwei's embrace.

Turning her head, she saw Ichinose staring blankly at her.

Karuizawa Kei's heart skipped a beat.

One could clearly feel that the gentle smile that Ichinose habitually wore on her lips was fading away at a visible speed, leaving her feeling empty.

Immediately afterwards, Ichinose's eyes froze, as if she had been stabbed hard by something. Her originally bright and gentle eyes instantly dimmed, revealing a deep and mysterious look.

I was being stared at by that incredibly imposing gaze.

Karuizawa Megumi hurriedly waved her hands and explained:

"I-Ichinose-kun! Don't misunderstand! It's not what you think!"

"I was just... just trying to comfort me because I hadn't mastered Ripple!"

Su Wei nodded in agreement.

"That's true. She's under a lot of pressure."

Judging from Ichinose's current gaze, based on Su Wei's experience, this girl's inner world is definitely already enacting a melodramatic little drama of "He betrayed me" and "Should I be under the car?"

Essentially, it's about valuing women.

Honami Ichinose is absolutely gifted.

However, having experienced life and death, Ichinose has indeed grown a lot.

Despite being overwhelmed by a bittersweet feeling that welled up inside me for a moment.

But after seeing the two separate quickly and Su Wei come forward to clarify, she felt much better about the heaviness in her chest.

'Maybe... just like Karuizawa-san said, I really have misunderstood?'

'After all, the senior has always been a very good person; it's only natural for him to comfort his classmate.'