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

Qiuyue Hongye reluctantly took the knife, rolling up her sleeves as she walked: "In the end, I'm the one who has to kill the fish."

Store manager Dino, suppressing a laugh, followed behind him: "The capable should do more work, right?"

Iori wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Oh, it's the manager and the others who came to help. That's good... Huh? Where did this elementary school student come from?"

Iori crouched down and stared wide-eyed at Hoshikawa Mafuyu, who was holding the dorky cat: "Little sister, you... Ouch!!!"

Iori collapsed to the ground, clutching her feet, her face contorted in pain, convulsing uncontrollably.

Hoshikawa Mafuyu withdrew her right foot expressionlessly: "Young man, I'm three years ahead of you. You should call me senior, not little sister."

"Yes, I understand, senior..."

Lu Nan stood to the side, completely unable to move, because he had been caught head-on by a giant purple octopus.

"Azusa, Azusa-senpai, can you let go of me? I can't breathe..."

Hamaoka Azusa, who was clinging to Lu Nan, let out a flirtatious hum: "What's wrong? You don't want me to take advantage of such a beautiful woman?"

She lightly jumped to the ground, ruffled Lu Nan's hair, and then left with a satisfied smile. "If I can't outdrink you, I can at least outplay you."

Manipulating Xiao Chu Nan is something I, Sister Zi, am an expert at!

Lu Nan stood there speechlessly, smoothing his hair. He really couldn't understand what Senior Zi was doing; she seemed to enjoy bullying him.

Lu Nan pulled Iori up from the ground and nudged him with his elbow, speechless: "Look at you, you pathetic sight! Come on, come on, let's go outside and help Uncle Kotegawa, stop lying on the ground."

Iori said with a bitter face, "I've never seen this senior before. I thought it was someone's kid who ran over."

To be honest, Lu Nan could understand him. After all, he had mistaken him when they first met; Senior Ma Dong's appearance was too deceptive.

Chapter 43 A Pure Land on Earth!

By the time Lu Nan and Yi Zhi went out, the outside was basically all tidied up. The weather was great today, and having an outdoor banquet with tables set up outside would have a much better atmosphere than eating indoors.

"Senior Shou! Is there anything we can do to help?" Lu Nan greeted him, asking if there was anything he and Iori could do to help.

"Oh, it's Lu Nan and Iori. We're almost done here. Iori, go and get some bowls and chopsticks. Lu Nan, ask your friends when they'll be here. If they're almost here, greet them here." Senior A-Shou stretched his arms.

Iori glanced at Lu Nan: "You have friends now?"

Lu Nan scoffed: "Utterly ridiculous. Besides you, I do have friends, okay?"

Iori put her arm around Lu Nan's neck: "You're not some perverted anime otaku, are you? Hahaha!"

"Lu Nan?"

A clear female voice came from behind them. Iori froze, and the two turned around.

Just then, I saw Sesame Rin, who had just gotten off her motorcycle. She had taken off her helmet, and her snow-white neck was covered by her lake-blue hair. Her face, which was slightly red from the wind, was smiling.

Sesame Rin

"Sesame Rin, you're here. You're a bit early, we haven't even started eating yet." Lu Nan glanced at Iori: "What are you standing there for? Go get the bowls and chopsticks."

Iori scoffed and immediately ran away. How come I didn't know that this scoundrel was doing so well? Damn it, I'm so envious.

"It's not too late, is it? After all, you invited me, so of course I had to come." Sesame Rin smiled, casually placing her helmet on the back seat. "Also, I hope you haven't forgotten about tonight, okay?"

She was referring to the camping trip she had mentioned to Lu Nan a couple of days ago, on the last night before the start of the semester. Lu Nan naturally remembered it, but he didn't understand why they had to go camping on the last night, since they had to attend the opening ceremony at nine o'clock the next day.

"Because if we go camping after school starts, we'll have to pick the right time," Shima Rin said at the time.

"Of course I haven't forgotten. Let's go together after dinner."

"Okay, is there anything I can help you with?" Sesame Rin followed Lu Nan into Grand Blue.

"No, you're a guest, how could we make you work? Just wait here for your meal."

"Then I'll just shamelessly wait for my meal. By the way, where's Daimiao?"

Lu Nan pointed to the dazed cat in Hoshikawa Mafuyu's arms: "There it is, being held by Mafuyu-senpai."

Fortunately, I had introduced myself to all the friends who were coming beforehand, so I didn't end up in a very awkward situation.

Shima Rin's eyes lit up: "Mafuyu-senpai is so cute."

Lu Nan remained noncommittal, but said the same thing again: Senior Ma Dong's appearance was still too deceptive.

Soon, the other senior members of the diving club arrived one after another, and the atmosphere inside and outside the store instantly became lively.

Lu Nan was helping to wipe the table outside the door, busy with his work, when suddenly a very familiar car stopped. It was Uncle Kotegawa's van.

"Wow! It's lively here!" Uncle Kotegawa looked very happy, carrying a lot of vegetables. Lu Nan was just about to go up and say hello when he saw a familiar figure get out of the passenger seat.

"Miko-kun? What are you doing in Uncle Kotegawa's car?"

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because mentioning it made Yotsuya Miko want to cry even more. She had set off very early, and everything was fine at first. She was just a few stops away from arriving when, for some unknown reason, a large group of vengeful ghosts suddenly surged onto the train. The carriage was packed full of people like sardines in a can, and she was almost scared out of her wits.

After enduring one stop, Yotsuya Miko finally gave in and found an opportunity to slip off the bus. However, the place she got off at was in the middle of nowhere, so she couldn't hail a taxi and had no choice but to walk the rest of the way.

Fortunately, when Uncle Kotegawa drove back, he saw Miko by the roadside, asked her, and found out that she was a friend of Lunan, so he brought her over.

After listening to Yotsuya Miko's story with lingering fear, Lu Nan really felt sorry for the little girl. She was so young, yet she was forced to become a legendary stress reliever.

The most urgent thing is to let Yotsuya Miko get some rest, since all of this happened because I invited her to dinner.

"Xiao Hua has something to do today and really can't come. He asked me to give you his apologies." Yotsuya Miko followed behind Lu Nan, feeling much better. The sense of security that the god gave her was just too strong.

Moreover, for some reason, the concentration of ghosts here is so low, it can even be said that there are none. This made Yotsuya Miko almost cry. Is this some kind of pure land on earth?

"Sesame Rin, this is Yotsuya Miko, she's a senior in high school, a junior in elementary school." Lu Nan decided to let the kind-hearted person comfort Yotsuya Miko's wounded little heart.

Sesame Rin, who was playing with the silly cat, looked up at the person who came in. She had long black hair like Lu Nan, and her golden eyes were not only not majestic but even a little watery, making her look like the pitiful type. However, there was a strong sense of determination and conviction deep in her eyes.

Wearing a comfortable dark blue sweatshirt and loose jeans, she looked effortlessly cool.

Yotsuya Miko

More importantly, this pretty little girl seems to be...

Sesame Rin glanced discreetly at Yotsuya Miko's hand, which was secretly tugging at Lu Nan's clothes, and pursed her lips.

I don't know if it's what I think it is, otherwise I'm afraid the visitor is up to no good. However, judging from Lu Nan's clear eyes now, he is still the same blockhead and shouldn't be naive about love. Besides, this girl is only a senior in high school. If she dares to make a move, she will trigger the river censorship beast. So, in conclusion, this girl shouldn't be that threatening.

"My name is Shima Rin, nice to meet you." Shima Rin smiled and reached out to pull Yotsuya Miko to her side, making her sit down and handing her a glass of warm water.

"Thank you, Rin-senpai..."

Lu Nan glanced at his phone: "You guys keep chatting, I'm going to pick up another friend."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

......

Lu Nan looked at Yanami Anna with a speechless expression: "So how dare you say you got lost in just a few steps and say something so nonsensical when you asked for help, like 'I'm under that cloud that looks like a cotton candy'?"

Banami tilted her head and stuck out her tongue: "Eh, I was just too nervous!"

"If you disgust me again, I'll throw you into the sea."

"Wow, that's so cruel!"

Our classmate Lao Ba seems to be in a good mood; he's even humming a song.

"Are you in a good mood?"

“Yeah, right.” Banami smiled and said, “It’s always good to get a free meal.”

"And I started craving that fish as soon as you sent me the picture, it must be so delicious!"

Chapter 44 I have a friend...

"So it was premeditated all along." Lu Nan found it somewhat amusing. Was this guy a little too fond of eating?

She loves to eat, but you can't see any fat on her body. She's very well-proportioned. You don't know where all the nutrients go. In a sense, Hanami Anna might be the enemy of all foodies.

"Actually, it's not that. It's just that if you don't invite me, I'll be dragged along by Kusuke and Karen to be a third wheel again." Banami kicked at a pebble with her head down, looking sullen and like a pufferfish.

"So I told you to refuse, are you stupid? Can't you even learn this?" Lu Nan mocked mercilessly. After all, this operation looked like it was causing high blood pressure. It was not as good as the humanized version of the big yellow dog next door, at least that dog learned not to eat shit.

Banami got even angrier: "Why are you talking to me like that? I know how, okay? I'm just still learning. And instead of being grateful that this beautiful girl came, why are you scolding me?"

Lu Nan glanced at Ba Naijian with a puzzled look: "Sister, are you running a fever? Should I be thanking you?"

Banami coughed twice: "It's a bit of an exaggeration, but you see, isn't it really impressive to be able to invite a beautiful girl to a dinner party? So..."

"so?"

"So feel free to invite me to any future gatherings! I'll protect your dignity!"

Lu Nan looked shocked, with an expression that seemed to say, "How could you say such nonsense so directly?" This made Banai feel a little uncomfortable.

"The abacus beads are almost hitting my face, you're so greedy."

Banami scoffed and muttered, "From a general perspective, what I said is correct. Anyway, you, Lu Nan, won't have anything else..."

Banami blinked, looking at the two figures, one black and one blue, in front of her, lost in confusion.

But Lu Nan ignored her and began introducing them: "This is Anna Yanami, a second-year student, so she's kind of an upperclassman, but don't treat her like one. If she suddenly starts talking about childhood friends or sudden infatuation later, just pretend you didn't hear it. This is Rin Shiba, and this is Miko Yotsuya."

After the introduction, Lu Nan didn't linger, because the kitchen was already getting busy, and he couldn't just sit idle; he had to go and help out.

"Hello, senior.

Hello, senior.

"Huh? Ah! Hello, hello." Banami scratched her head, completely baffled as to what went wrong with her plan to freeload a meal. How come Lu Nan has two such beautiful friends?

Thinking of this, Banai couldn't help but look at the two junior girls. They were both very pretty, and each seemed to have their own unique features. The girl named Shima Rin had hair color that was quite similar to hers. Shima Rin's hair color was more like lake blue, slightly darker, while Banai's was sky blue.

Old Eight

There's a saying that goes, "When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss is probably gazing back at you." Just as Banami was speculating about Shima Rin, Shima Rin was also secretly observing this girl who had suddenly appeared.

Lu Nan has probably been too busy lately and hasn't told me many things yet. Although I don't really have the right to say such things, the child has only been in this world for a short time, and it wouldn't be good if he were deceived.

As his mother... I mean, as a friend who cares about him like a mother, I still need to understand him to some extent, just out of concern, yes.

This senior, Hanami, well, she does seem a bit unreliable. Although she's very pretty, she inexplicably exudes a kind of "loser" aura. No matter how you look at her, she doesn't seem like she's likely my rival.

Girls of the same age always find it easy to get to know each other in the right place, and soon the three of them were chatting together, sharing their daily cosmetics, affordable and delicious desserts, and the most fashionable topics for girls—gossip and their love history.

Unfortunately, Miko and Shima Rin are rare candidates who have almost no romantic history since birth, so this important task naturally fell to Hanami, even though that incident was like a dark history for her.