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

Thankfully, after returning home yesterday and seeing everyone, I felt safe and secure again, and that discomfort subsided a little. I also stopped having nightmares...

"!"

Shihua's beautiful eyes slowly widened.

She had no idea that the situation had become so critical!

Just as she wrote in her diary, Chiya downplayed the importance of her family's statements. Although she stated the facts, she clearly omitted too many details.

fraud!

He had already promised me that he wouldn't hide things from me in this kind of situation anymore...

Shika was a little angry, but she was still the same as always. The thought that Qianye had returned safely was more important than anything else.

Despite her dissatisfaction, she made a decision in her heart: no matter how much he subtly suggested she take a bath first when he got home tonight, she would not compromise.

As punishment, he will not be satisfied today!

"...After this incident, I realized that every seemingly ordinary day I had lived was actually a series of miracles."

Life is long, but it can also become extremely short due to various unexpected events.

People lose their lives in accidents all the time: car accidents, falling objects from heights, earthquakes, elevator malfunctions, choking on food... the list goes on and on.

I have examples around me, including myself who just experienced a poisoning incident, and Kazusa's mother.

If her illness hadn't been detected and treated earlier, it would have deteriorated to the point where even if it were discovered now, it would probably be too late to save her.

I am not God, and I can never predict whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

So I've decided that from this moment on, I will cherish every day of my life.

I need to work harder, both in kendo and in piano.

Keep up the good work in your studies, work hard on your book writing, and don't neglect making money either; improve yourself in every way.

Become a capable man who matches your ambitions.

In addition, I also want to take the initiative to confess my feelings to Saeko. Not only her, but I also like a girl named Takanashi Touka.

I don't know if she will accept it, she might be sad... but even so, I don't want to keep delaying and waiting any longer.

The original plan to wait until I officially entered high school before taking any concrete action was too late. In the meantime, I would subtly and indirectly reveal some information to her.

Then, on her birthday, May 8th, after the new semester begins, tell her everything.

Despite the difficulties ahead, for someone who has escaped death in a certain sense, it seems there is really nothing to be afraid of.

I hope everything goes smoothly, so I can think about how to confess my feelings to Toka.

In short, wish myself success.

Go, Chiya Minamoto!

"!!!"

Upon seeing the final scene, Shihua suddenly stood up without warning.

Her hands gripped the sides of the diary tightly, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

No, you better be a little scared!

You actually plan to say something like that to Saeko on her birthday! What are you thinking?!

Telling her something like this on such a happy day would absolutely break her heart!

If you do this, how am I supposed to get along with Saeko in the future? I won't be able to show my face in front of her with a clear conscience!

And also, after confessing to Saeko... am I next?

Shi Hua's cheeks were flushed red.

How do you want me to respond?!

Are those casual physical interactions you have in your daily life no longer enough for you?

There's absolutely no way they could agree to that...

Putting everything else aside, what will happen to Mom, Dad, and Liuhua? How will the neighbors and friends view them?

But if you don't agree...

Toka thought of how Chiya had been so dejected because of her one-sided distancing.

She simply couldn't make that decision.

Extremely shy and also extremely distressed, Toka's head seemed to be steaming, and she began pacing back and forth in the room, completely lost.

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"Why have you been smiling the whole time we met? Is something making you happy?"

On the way to the competition venue, Touma Kazusa, who was sitting in the back seat of the car with Minamoto Chiya, finally raised questions about the situation she had discovered earlier.

Yuan Qianye's gaze shifted from a certain point to her, his lips curving into a wide smile that he made no attempt to hide.

"Nothing special, I just inexplicably feel really good."

When Kazusa met his smile up close, her girlish heart fluttered, and she was momentarily speechless.

Miyoko Kudo, who was driving, chimed in with a cheerful laugh.

"It seems you're very confident about today's match, Qianye."

"I am confident, but that's only in comparison to the other contestants. I'm still a little unsure about facing Kazusa."

Even if you say that, I won't go easy on you.

"Just do your best. I'll be unhappy if you go easy on me."

"...Hmph, you've got quite the ambition."

As Chiyo watched Kazusa unconsciously cross her arms, her smile widened and became even brighter.

Kazusa felt even more embarrassed by this. Unable to bear the other person's direct gaze, she turned her head to look out the window.

At that moment, Yuan Qianye felt that Toka, with her rosy cheeks and curled-up pillow, was really cute.

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The SK Piano Competition for Youth Groups in Tokyo, held at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.

Unlike the piano competitions that Yuan Qianye had participated in before, this piano competition not only had age restrictions for participants, but also requirements for their past achievements.

Only those who have achieved results in major piano competitions are eligible to register for the competition.

In other words, this is a competition between professional pianists.

By isolating ordinary people from the competition, there are no weaklings among those who can participate.

However, even among geniuses, there are geniuses.

Following in the footsteps of world-class pianists, Touma Kazusa is clearly a standout among her peers in the field of piano.

She has never been good at making friends since she was a child, and she spends almost all her free time playing the piano.

They are both talented and hardworking.

Among her peers, she was truly unrivaled, finding no equal.

Because of her connection with him, Yuan Qianye's piano skills had reached LV6, and he was in an exceptionally good mood today.

Therefore, he even performed beyond his usual level in today's game.

Despite this, they only managed to get second place in the end.

The champion is undoubtedly Kazusa.

But more than anything else, what Yuan Qianye was looking forward to was how Toka, after reading his latest diary, would greet him when he got home.

He seemed a bit hasty, but the timing of this event was too coincidental, and he really didn't want to miss this opportunity to try.

…………

Volume 1: Chapter 170: If others knew he was a "siscon"...

It was a little after 5 p.m.

competition is over.

Yuan Qianye and his two companions walked out of the concert hall.

"Then I'll go back first."

Hearing him say that, Kudo Miyoko said in surprise,

"Hey, shall we go celebrate?"

After all, we've already won both the championship and the runner-up titles.

Yuan Qianye smiled.

"I'll skip today. I've already told my family about my situation, and they're preparing dinner and waiting for me to come home. Oh, by the way, you can come along if you don't mind."

Miyoko Kudo didn't answer, but instead looked at Kazusa.

Kazusa shook her head.

"Never mind, I'll head back now."

He just said they're family, why is she rushing over to join in the fun?

Besides, I just went there a couple of days ago and bothered you, and now I'm going again. I feel like it's not good to go so frequently.

"I see." Yuan Qianye nodded, but didn't continue to invite him. After all, he was just being polite. "Then let's leave it at that for today. There are still a few days of spring break. Kazusa, you should be at home these days, right?"

"That's right, what do you want to do?"

"I'll probably set aside a day to see you later, for the one we've been doing before. Could you please help me again?"

Kazusa didn't understand at first, but after looking at Minamoto Chiya for a moment, she quickly realized what was going on.

"Oh, that... I understand."

"Thank you so much. I'll contact you again later. I'll bring you whatever you want to eat."