In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

Gen Chiyo gently rubbed her head: "Don't worry, this is just how the Yukinoshita sisters express their friendship. You'll get used to it after seeing it a few times."

The final preparation time slipped away quietly.

"Next, the drama club will present a play adapted from a manga..."

The eagerly awaiting audience quieted down.

Haruno, the villain, is the first to appear.

At the same time, Gen Chisato, who was responsible for the narration, turned on the microphone on the side of the stage.

Begin by recounting the story's background and introducing the characters.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

This is a very simple story.

The plot is roughly about magical girls who, after being defeated several times, understand the value of unity after experiencing setbacks. In the end, when they face the villain, they shout about friendship and bonds and charge into battle.

After finally defeating the enemy, he unleashed a barrage of verbal attacks, and even the villain successfully redeemed himself and started anew.

The core of the story is very cliché.

But it is precisely because it is clichéd that it is easier for audiences to understand and accept.

Finally, as Yukino and Eriri ran forward together on the stage, Yukino struck Haruno in the chest with her weapon.

After Yuan Qianye finished his closing remarks from the audience, the story came to an end.

A thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

Frankly speaking, from an adult perspective, the overall level of this performance can only be described as good, not perfect.

But who would apply such harsh standards to elementary school students' stage performances?

Being able to perform on stage is already quite an achievement, let alone the fact that they actually performed a complete story, with several of the main characters delivering commendable performances. This was truly an unexpected delight!

After the host's brief closing remarks.

Everyone who contributed to the performance went on stage to bow in gratitude.

The photography club member, who had been asked in advance, sent him photos of the performance via Bluetooth after Minamoto Chiya stepped off the stage.

The photos were well taken, especially the last few at the end.

The Yukino sisters and Eriri are in the same frame. Their slender and lovely figures are like transparent bubbles under the blue sky of summer, colorful and beautiful to the point of being almost dreamlike.

"Thank you for your hard work, seniors... Thank you everyone for your hard work..."

The performance went smoothly as planned.

"Thanks to you, I had a lot of fun this time."

Yukinoshita smiled happily. This time, she tried to poke Minamoto Chiya's cheek, and the latter endured the discomfort without dodging.

"Me too. Thanks to your help, Sister Yang Nai, the performance went very smoothly, and I'm very happy."

"Don't forget what you promised me, and remember to keep your promise."

"Ok."

After Haruno left, Yukino came to Minamoto Senri's side.

She hadn't had time to change back into her casual clothes, and her kendo girl look still attracted attention.

The two stood side by side, their gazes fixed on Eriri Sawamura not far away.

As soon as she stepped off the stage, several close friends approached her, and the smiles on her face were exceptionally bright.

She also noticed the gazes of Minamoto Chiya and Yukinoshita, and happily waved to them from afar.

Yukino nodded slightly in response, "Do we really think we've helped her by doing this?"

"Don't worry..."

At first, Yuan Qianye thought that resolving a child's inner conflict would be an easy task.

But as he got to know the situation better, he discovered that it wasn't so simple.

Human nature is too complex, and this has nothing to do with age.

Was Eriri Sawamura really sad and upset simply because she was ridiculed by others?

What she finds hard to look back on is the harm inflicted on her by others, or her cowardly avoidance of confronting and resisting bullying?

Eriri Sawamura herself probably couldn't explain it, and Chiya Minamoto naturally had no way of knowing either.

During this brief period, a small commotion occurred on Eriri Sawamura's side.

The sharp-eyed Yukino noticed that the group causing trouble seemed to be the same group that had mocked Eriri before.

She frowned, disapproving, and was about to step forward when Yuan Qianye reached out and stopped her.

"They actually brought that embarrassing manga to the stage! These otaku are so shameless, they don't even blush when they go on stage wearing clothes like that!"

"Hahaha, that last part about friendship and bonds was hilarious!"

"Exactly! What was the drama club thinking? The plot is so childish!"

The sarcastic group were probably upperclassmen, so they acted with complete impunity towards Eriri and the other girls who were noticeably shorter than them.

Seeing them laughing and joking, Eriri Sawamura seemed uneasy, but this time she did not choose to turn around and run away, nor did she choose to swallow her anger.

Instead, she stepped forward, tilted her head slightly, and retorted crisply in a clear voice, "What...what's it to you! Idiots!"

The group of sarcastic guys were all stunned. They never expected that the guy they had bullied to the point of not daring to speak before would actually talk back now!

Just as anger flashed across their faces, and they were about to teach this petite girl a lesson...

The drama club's senior members, with unfriendly expressions, silently approached from behind, grabbed their necks tightly with their arms, and dragged them into a nearby grove of trees.

Gen Chiya stopped Yukino's hand and slowly lowered it, smiling as he said, "...Look, she's alright now."

[You have successfully resolved Eriri Sawamura's inner conflict, her affection for you has increased, your charm stat has increased by 1, and your free attribute points have increased by 2.]

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017: The festival traditions are also quite good.

Name: Minamoto Chiya

【Strength: 7.8】

[Agility: 7.5]

[Physical Fitness: 8.2]

(Average human strength for eight-year-olds is 5.3)

【Charm: 14.9】

[Free allocation points: 2]

[Skills: Japanese LV5, Chinese LV5, English LV4, Cooking LV3, Painting LV1, Piano LV1, Aikido LV1...]

Chiya was very satisfied with the reward for completing Eriri Sawamura's mission.

Don't underestimate just a few attribute points.

However, it should be noted that his attributes naturally increase at an average rate of only about 0.1 per month over time.

One attribute point, rounded up, is roughly equivalent to the total natural growth of one of his attributes in a year.

The total improvement of a single attribute over approximately two years is undoubtedly of great value!

Without hesitation, Yuan Qianye allocated the two attribute points to Strength and Agility respectively.

He has always been trying to average out his various stats, trying to become a perfect all-rounder.

However, each mission results in a forced increase in charm points.

Add a little more if there's too much, and add 0.1 or 0.2 if there's too little.

Yuan Qianye had reason to suspect that the system wanted to mold him into a walking succubus incarnation, but he had no evidence.

"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly looking at the sky and sighing?" Yukino Yukinoshita, who was standing to the left, asked, but her tone didn't seem very worried.

Yuan Qianye shook his head and casually replied, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

Sitting to his right, Eriri Sawamura seemed very concerned, her big, cute eyes looking at Chiya Minamoto as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Finally, she overcame her shyness, thought for a moment, and handed over the bottled water she had just bought.

"Um... if you get thirsty while running, I have some water here that you can drink."

Yuan Qianye wasn't thirsty, but seeing Eriri's complicated little eyes filled with expectation and fear of being rejected, he thanked her and accepted it.

It's currently physical education class, a week after the school festival ended.

Class 1 and Class 4 attend classes at the same time.

Today's lesson was about long-distance running, and most of the students were sighing and complaining.

Eriri Sawamura and Yukino Yukinoshita, both with constitutions of 3.4 and 3.5 respectively, are both sickly and contracted the flu and developed fevers the day before yesterday. It's unclear who infected whom.

Although I have recovered, my body is still weak, and my hands and feet are limp. Therefore, I have been granted the privilege of not having to participate in the long-distance run today.

Yuan Qianye has exceptional stamina; even without using his full strength, he was the first to finish the race.

Then, while he was resting on the sidelines, the two men came over to him on their own.

Chiya felt that her extremely high charm attribute had indeed had an effect on Yukino, the little study girl.

After all, even if he doesn't take the initiative, she's already started to habitually gravitate towards him.

As for Eriri Sawamura, needless to say.

After the school festival, she naturally regarded the two people who had been by her side and helped her during this time as friends. She liked to do things with them whenever she had nothing to do, and would often share her snacks with them.

"By the way, Yukino, I've already talked to my parents at home. Starting this afternoon, I'll also be attending the same tutoring center you're currently in."