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

His sudden change in expression made Hayasaka Ai ask with some concern, "How are you feeling?"

Yuan Qianye tried hard to suppress his laughter: "It's kind of fun, you should try it too."

Hayasaka Ai also found it interesting; today she had so many first-time experiences in her life.

This is the first time I've gone out with a friend of the opposite sex, the first time I've tried playing with blind box machines at an anime store, the first time I've been robbed on the street, and now I'm experiencing a fish spa for the first time...

She hooked the sandal off her back foot, carefully probed the water's surface with her toes, and then slowly sank it down.

"Ugh—"

Almost instinctively, the moment she lowered her feet, she immediately pulled them back.

How are you feeling?

"It's so itchy."

However... it also seems somewhat comfortable.

This time, Hayasaka Ai was mentally prepared, and her tolerance was noticeably better after trying again.

However, she was still tickled by the little fish that kept kissing the gaps between her toes and all around her jade feet, causing her body to tremble slightly. She couldn't help but make indecent noises, and then she leaned back and fell onto Yuan Qianye.

"Haha...this...it's so itchy...so funny..."

She finally couldn't hold back and grabbed Gen Chiya's clothes tightly, while letting out those intermittent, twitching laughs.

Yuan Qianye held her arm and laughed along, saying, "As long as you're happy, it seems I made the right choice in where I'm from."

Are you happy? Of course I'm happy!

Hayasaka Ai couldn't even remember the last time she had laughed so freely and without any worries.

Fish therapy is truly therapeutic, but most importantly, it's probably because of the good friend who's by her side right now.

Afterwards, the two went to an arcade.

We played table hockey, mole shooting, Road Rash, basketball shooting, and the claw machine together...

As the sun began to set, the two left the arcade and headed to the nearest tram stop.

Hayasaka Ai was holding a large squirrel plush toy. She had just been showing off her skills at the claw machine in the arcade, and at the cashier, she had traded more than a dozen small plush toys for this big one, along with the winnings from Minamoto Chiyo.

When Hayasaka Ai first came out in the morning, she maintained a reserved and polite smile the whole time.

On her way home, her joy was overflowing, which made her seem like she was about to jump up and down like a child, and the upturn of her lips was completely uncontrollable.

As they parted, Hayasaka Ai handed the doll she was holding to Minamoto Chiya: "Really don't want it? Take it back to your sister, she might be very happy."

"No need, she has plenty of these in her room, you can take them back yourself."

"Yes, thank you for spending time with me today." Hayasaka Ai pinched the ears of the hamster plushie.

"What are you saying? I'm quite happy today too."

Hayasaka smiles.

The tram arrived at the station, and she stepped onto it. After standing still, she turned around and gently waved to him.

Gen Chiya responded by making the same gesture.

On his way home, he received a message from Hayasaka Ai.

[Hayasaka Ai: Can we hang out again sometime?]

[Yuan Qianye: Of course.]

When Hayasaka Ai saw this reply on the train, a smile spread from the depths of her eyes, and the curve of her lips filled the entire carriage with a sweet, honey-like fragrance.

"You're back, Hayasaka."

Hayasaka Ai returned to the Shinomiya residence and, on her way back to her room down the corridor, encountered the young lady who had just finished her flower arranging class.

"Wow, you bought so much stuff. You must have had a lot of fun with your friends today. And that squirrel plush toy is so cute."

Hayasaka Ai stared intently as Kaguya took the doll from her hands, kneading and pinching its chubby face: "Young lady, do you like this?"

"Mmm!" As if anticipating something, Lady Kaguya nodded vigorously.

Hayasaka Ai took the doll back without a trace of emotion and said, "This is a prize I won playing games at the arcade. If you want it, Miss, you can try playing it yourself next time you have time."

If you didn't intend to give it to yourself, then don't say things that could easily be misunderstood!

It makes people look forward to it!

Kaguya was indignant.

But even though she couldn't have the big plush toy, she also noticed two smaller plush toys in the paper bag that Hayasaka Ai was carrying: a rabbit holding a carrot and a goofy hedgehog. They were quite cute, at least these...

Hayasaka Ai noticed the young lady's gaze and put the bag behind her back: "This was also obtained at the arcade. It costs 100 yen per challenge, which is relatively easy. Given the young lady's excellence, it should be quite easy for her to obtain."

The implication is that I won't give you this either.

"Ugh! Hayasaka, you stingy little devil!" Kaguya's face puffed up with anger.

"Young lady, please don't be so childish. These cheap dolls are not suitable for your status, but if you'd like..."

"willing!"

"Then let's deduct a portion from Miss's allowance next month and have a professional doll maker make a custom-made doll. Miss, please list your specific requirements tonight, and the finished product should be delivered within two weeks at the earliest."

"What?! I don't want it anymore!"

Kaguya angrily flung her arm away and strode off, but after taking two steps, she suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, by the way, you cheapskate, your package arrived! I had it delivered to your door! Humph!"

Hayasaka Ai watched her leave with a calm gaze.

If she buys something herself and wants to share it, she doesn't mind sharing it with the young lady.

But not today. The situation is special. These things today basically contain the good wishes of her good friends. How can good wishes be transferred so easily? Of course, she has to keep them and preserve them carefully.

But Miss said there's a package. Did I buy anything during this time?

Oh, could it be one of them? So fast...

Hayasaka Ai suddenly seemed a little excited and quickened her pace back to her room.

A rectangular express delivery package was placed at her door.

She picked up the package, went inside, and locked the door from the inside.

She put the rest of her things on the desk for the time being, took out a small pair of scissors, and carefully opened the package with anticipation.

The first thing that catches the eye is a few boxes of pastries and a few bags of snacks. Hayasaka Ai takes them all out, then her eyes widen in surprise, and then she suddenly blushes. Her earlobes also glow with a warm, luscious red in the sunset streaming in from the window.

After the food was taken out, underneath the delivery box was a shirt wrapped in plastic film, on which was placed an envelope with a smiley face drawn on it and the words "Thank you..." written on it.

Here's the thing.

Hayasaka Ai recently followed Minamoto Chiya's publicly accessible personal account, which was maintained and operated by Rikka, using her alternate account, and joined the fan group.

Because of his daily check-in activity, his active sharing of every post, and his occasional monetary donations, he was promoted to administrator.

A few days ago, Liuhua specially pulled these managers into a separate small group to thank everyone for their hard work and support during this period, and also mentioned the topic of thanking everyone.

Then, I don't know who started it, but someone said they didn't want any thank-you gift, they just wanted items related to Yuan Qianye.

Then the group suddenly became lively, and the chat content was absolutely chaotic.

The towel Chiya used right after showering, the pillowcase he slept on for a week, his socks...

These die-hard fans are incredibly devoted.

Hayasaka Ai simply looked at the chat history quietly and did not participate.

At the time, she just thought it was too exaggerated.

Humans cannot, and should not, go to such an extent.

However, Rikka stopped the conversation from going astray and said that if anyone really needed it, they could contact him privately instead of continuing to go crazy in the group and discussing such perverted topics.

As if possessed, Hayasaka Ai, still curled up in bed, secretly sent a private message.

And then... it actually arrived today!

It's still a shirt worn close to the skin!

Hayasaka Ai looked at the opened thank-you letter, her feelings now extremely complicated.

I brought the clothes close to my nose and sniffed them. It smelled exactly like the clothes Qianye had on today. It was definitely an authentic product.

But... what am I supposed to do with Qianye's clothes that she's holding?

This is so frustrating.

When she came to her senses, Hayasaka Ai had already finished showering and was wearing the shirt.

The process is smooth.

She stared at herself in the mirror and was surprised to find that the oversized shirt hem just covered the top of her thighs.

When she turned around, her shapely bottom was completely hidden.

She showed half a finger, pinching the cuff of her shirt, and softly waved her hand up and down.

The fabric of the clothes is nice, and they're quite comfortable to wear. I'll wear them as pajamas from now on...

she thinks.

He lowered his head and leaned closer to his collar, taking a deep breath.

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.

On her way home, Chiya Minamoto glanced at Ai Hayasaka's profile.

[Hayasaka Ai: Fighting LV5, Housekeeping LV5, Stealth LV4, Spy LV4, Makeup LV3, Dance LV3, Voice Changer LV2, Lockpicking LV2...]

It's no wonder she's a talent nurtured by a large family; her everyday abilities are naturally exceptional, and she possesses a more diverse skill set than Yukino.

Miss Maid, you're amazing...

More than half an hour later, Yuan Qianye arrived home.

Shihua is preparing ingredients in the kitchen to cook a meal.

Rikka watched TV in the living room.