Crossover Anime: Miss, please don't do this, I still have a silly cat to raise.

I no longer focus too much on the excessive pressure that interpersonal relationships put on me. I have new hobbies and new friends. I can now swim freely in the sea off Jigu Island all because of his words back then: "I'll take you to see something real. Maybe you'll like it there."

From then on, it was as if she had embarked on a different journey in life, a life that was real yet dreamlike.

When Banami looked towards the south of the road, she could only vaguely see some shadows.

It looks so far from here.

The distance between us.

Can he really see clearly? Or is he just telling me not to worry?

……

After the second dive, everyone gathered together to rest and eat.

"Ah, it was so beautiful, like a dream." Yoshihara Aina was still savoring the beautiful scenery she had just seen underwater while biting her chopsticks.

“Yes, even in the shallow water, it’s so beautiful it makes you want to buy a camera,” Kohei nodded and said.

"Because it's the perfect time for light to enter the water," Senior A-Shou said with a smile.

"It's definitely worth watching," Senior Ashi exclaimed.

"This trip was definitely worth it," Hamaoka Azusa exclaimed. "By the way, where's Lu Nan? I haven't seen him."

Dai Miao looked up from her food: "Boss said he wants to rest on the deck for a while, meow."

Chapter 192 Get some rest

Banami felt that today's meal was particularly unpalatable to her, and she even had a little trouble eating it. She just unconsciously poked at the food in her bowl with her chopsticks.

"I see." Hamaoka Azusa narrowed her eyes.

"Then I..."

"Nanaka-nee, I'm not going to the third diving trip."

"What's wrong, Anzu?" Nanaka asked, puzzled.

"No, I'm just feeling a little unwell and want to rest for a bit," Banami said somewhat apologetically. "Sorry."

Nanaka waved her hand: "It's okay, I know, you get some rest."

"I'll go first then, I'll go rest on the deck for a bit."

Hamaoka Azusa watched as Hanami left and silently sat back down, her eyes crinkling. She decided to give this opportunity to someone else.

When Banami went up to the deck, she saw Lunan lying there like a big dog, sunbathing with his belly exposed.

Banami silently sat down next to him.

Lu Nan didn't open his eyes, but he turned his head slightly, as if listening to the commotion.

"Lu Nan, are you alright?" Banami asked softly.

Lu Nan opened his eyes in confusion: "Why do you ask that? I'm fine."

Banami chuckled and looked up at the seagulls soaring in the distance: "I'm just worried that you might be sad because you can't go deep-sea diving with me."

Lu Nan pulled his hand out from behind his head, rubbing his slightly sore arm: "No, I'm the kind of person who's very content. The sea is beautiful, whether it's the shallow water or deep diving, I'm very satisfied. Plus, I have friends with me, so it doesn't matter."

Banami gently shifted her body, and under Lu Nan's bewildered gaze, moved his head onto her lap: "That's good, I was just... worried about you."

Looking at the sky, which was now a third of the way obscured, Lu Nan suddenly realized that his friend Lao Ba was quite capable: "Don't worry, didn't I tell you earlier not to worry about me?"

Lu Nan laughed: "It's great to be diving. I didn't expect that I could enjoy it not only in the sea, but also on a boat."

"on board?"

"Yes, I just thought of it while driving towards this place."

"For example, everyone talking happily about what they saw at sea, eating together on the boat, and sailing on the sea bathed in the sea breeze and sunshine... It's just so enjoyable."

"For me, this is the kind of relaxation I haven't felt in a long time."

Lu Nan closed his eyes contentedly, feeling the warmth of the sun on his body and the salty sea breeze in his nostrils: "Even the usually noisy seniors are like that, lying at the stern like cats sunbathing."

Unbeknownst to Lu Nan, Banami's expression was unusually gentle as she softly stroked Lu Nan's head, as if gently comforting a child.

She listened quietly to someone's mutterings, like an older sister picking up a child from school and listening to them tell him what happened that day.

Lu Nan gave a bright smile at the end: "So, whether it's the shallow water or deep diving, I like it very much and I want to come again next time. So don't worry about me. I brought you to the diving club, so I will stay with you."

Banami was so captivated by that even somewhat flamboyant smile that she couldn't help but lose herself in thought. She pursed her lips, gently moved the hand on her head, and her fingers seemed to unconsciously brush against Lu Nan's lips.

Banami looked down into his eyes and said softly, "But I still worry about you."

“You’re always there to comfort me when I’m sad, so I think I should be there for you when you’re unhappy.”

As he spoke, his fingers slowly brushed across Lu Nan's forehead, eyebrows, nose, and finally rested on his lips.

"I think you won't always be that happy."

"I think you need a gentle embrace."

"I think I should be by your side."

I think I'm hopelessly in love with you.

Seeing her lips tremble slightly, she didn't utter the words that had been swirling in her heart. She simply lowered her head, and then lowered it again, until she kissed the spot where her fingers had been resting.

Seeing that her face was flushed, Banai straightened up and smiled slyly at Lu Nan's surprised and bewildered face.

He then bent over again, this time not raising his head for a long time.

"Lu Nan".

"Uh-huh?"

“We have already made a pact and are now very, very good friends, so you can rely on me for anything.”

"……it is good."

"Now, shall we lie down here and rest? They still have some time before their dive is over."

"I won't mind if you just stop secretly kissing me."

"Pshaw, dream on! I kissed her openly and honestly... Okay, get some rest."

……

"Everyone! Our boat diving activity has come to an end!"

"Let's go back to land!" Nanaka said with a smile, "The event was a great success!"

"Ow!"

Everyone happily agreed, and then it was free time.

The seniors gathered together for a lively discussion, while Hamaoka Azusa sunbathed with the little cat, drying its wet fur. The girls also excitedly gathered to discuss the photos on Chisa's camera, talking about the underwater scenery.

"So, what happened to you, Yana?" Yoshihara Aina asked, puzzled.

"Huh? Ah, what happened to me?" Banami said after regaining her senses.

"No, how should I put it?" Yoshihara Aina narrowed her eyes: "I always have this feeling that I don't like you, like I'm looking at someone who ran away. Is it just my imagination?"

Banami immediately scratched her head and laughed awkwardly: "Haha, how could that be? You must be imagining things!"

Looking at Hanami's radiant face, which seemed to have been blessed with a long-awaited rain after a drought, Yoshihara Aina hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is that so?"

"Of course! Oh, let's not talk about that. Help me pick out which photo is best for me to post on my WeChat Moments?"

"Oh, let me see..."

……

"One three."

Lu Nan turned to look at Iori.

Iori looked completely bewildered: "What are you doing?"

Lu Nan gripped his cards tightly, gritting his teeth as he said, "We're playing Dou Dizhu, right?"

“Yes.” Iori blinked in confusion.

Who are you?

"Farmers."

"What is my identity?"

"Farmers."

“Fine.” Lu Nan stood up, staring intently at Iori: “So you mean you played your royal flush to beat my pair of twos just so you could play a three-of-a-kind to let the landlord with only one card left pass? If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation, I’ll have to invite you to play Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”

Just as tensions were about to rise, Kohei, holding a card, pondered for a long time before finally saying "Pass."

Lu Nan was so angry he laughed. "Damn, the landlord only has one three left in his hand."

Whose generals were these Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick?!

Chapter 193 Drinking in Turn

The hotel where Peek a Boo and his group were staying seemed to be brewing some unusual storm.

"Alright, everyone, listen to me."

Senior Ashi stood in the middle of the crowd, arms crossed, and solemnly said, "As everyone knows, 80% of the reasons people come to Jigu Island are to experience the round-drinking game."

Senior Ah Shou shook his head and sighed: "But for some reason, the restaurant we had booked with suddenly closed down, so we had to give up."

"NO!!!"

"Eek!!!"

"Do not!!!"

The elders let out a heart-wrenching roar, as if their very existence had been robbed of its meaning.

"The temporary closure... it wasn't sudden, was it?" Banami sighed.

"The seniors are really something..." Yoshihara Aina covered her forehead in exasperation.