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

She had just called him for dinner without thinking, and she had simply pushed the door open and barged in. Strictly speaking, it wasn't intentional, so she felt no guilt.

But now that she had a specific ulterior motive—wanting to find out more about their relationship—she couldn't bring herself to do something so impolite anymore.

But her gossipy nature made it impossible for her to suppress her curiosity.

So she gritted her teeth and knocked on the door, but received a reply from Yuan Qianye that she was "busy" and told her not to bother him for the time being.

Are you busy?

What's up?

His answer was better off not being like that; it only fueled Rikka's rich imagination.

Imagine this: late at night, a man and a woman are alone in a room, and just a few tens of minutes ago they clearly indicated that they were having a research session.

My heart felt like it was being constantly teased by soft feathers, growing increasingly itchy.

Unable to break into the room, Rikka, still determined, returned to her own room and went to the balcony.

The long balcony on the second floor of the Yuan family's house is shared by three rooms.

But just as if knowing that Rikka would act in this way, Gen Chiya closed the French windows early on, and drew the curtains inside tightly.

Aside from seeing the light coming through the curtains, Rikka couldn't get any useful information.

I was originally planning to secretly follow behind when Chiya was taking Shiyu to the train station to see if I could find any useful information, but it turned out that my sister had completely blocked that path.

We can only wait until Qianye comes back and ask him directly, right?

I always felt that there was something really wrong between him and Sister Shiyu. It wasn't like what they said, that it was just a simple research activity.

Rikka, with her sixth sense as a woman, strongly sent out such a signal.

The journey from the Yuan family to the tram station was not far.

But Chiya Minamoto and Utaha Kasumigaoka walked very slowly.

Neither of them was in a hurry.

As they walked, the angle of the streetlights changed, elongating their shadows until they gradually overlapped, then slowly separated again, repeating this process.

Kasumigaoka looked straight ahead, quite satisfied with tonight's harvest.

At this moment, not only were the corners of her mouth turned up, but her eyes were also shining brightly, sparkling like morning stars, radiating a feeling of happiness and joy.

"Actually, you didn't need to give me this specially, Qianye."

"That won't do, after all, you're a girl."

In fact, according to Chiyo's opinion, the security situation in Japan has been quite bad lately, with street robberies and indiscriminate killings.

He originally planned to take a taxi to accompany her home, and then come back on his own.

But Shiyu rejected the idea. She was deeply moved to see that Qianye genuinely cared about her, but she didn't want to trouble him or make him work so hard. So she chose a compromise, which was to take her to the tram station like this.

She called her father again and asked him to wait for her at the exit of the station.

Yuan Qianye agreed, which was indeed much more convenient.

"You've been this gentle ever since I first met Chiyo."

Faced with such praise, Yuan Qianye smiled and shook his head without saying a word.

He recounted the interactions that had occurred between the two of them when they were alone in the room.

"Was what you just did helpful to you, Shiyu?"

"Of course it helps!"

Kasumigaoka gave an affirmative answer almost immediately.

At this point, there can be no hesitation or ambiguity; a direct and definite answer must be given.

Qianye needs to realize that everything he did for her was indeed helpful, and a huge help at that, not a waste of effort.

"Actually, I now have a lot of insights and a concrete direction. It's completely different from before when my mind was blank and I didn't know how to continue the novel. It feels great!"

"That's great! I'm glad it's helpful. It seems your idea was right; this kind of firsthand experience-based research is indeed very effective."

"My thoughts are secondary. The main reason is that I owe it to you. Qianye, you did a great job. You were so boyfriend-like and made me feel emotionally involved."

"Really? Looking at it this way, maybe I have a talent for acting."

Gen Chiya joked about himself like that.

Kasumigaoka was touched by his smile, and her heart fluttered.

She mustered her courage, took a step closer to him, and took the initiative to hook her little finger with his.

Yuan Qianye turned his head and looked over.

His enigmatic gaze made Kasumigaoka feel slightly hesitant. Just as she was about to explain that this was part of the research process, Minamoto Chiyo took her hand.

They held each other tightly, palms pressed together, their fingers intertwined, so tightly that there was no gap between them.

This is bad...

Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a pang of regret at that moment.

When she saw Qianye take a disposable mask out of the drawer just as she was leaving the Yuan family, she should have casually asked him to give her one too.

She doesn't even need to look in a mirror to know how rosy her face is.

However, beneath the initial panic, there was an overwhelming sense of pride and joy.

A simple little test resulted in her future child's father becoming more proactive.

Could this be considered the initial success of her divine skill? Qianye had completely fallen into the trap of her long-planned scheme to slay men.

So all that's left is to follow the steps and "eat" him up one by one, right?

"Chiya, I'm sorry, but I guess I'll be troubling you from time to time like today." Kasumigaoka remained as kind as ever.

“There’s no need to say things like that now. It won’t affect your immersion in the story.” Yuan Qianye spoke with an air of complete concern for her, his eyes revealing his seriousness.

"Pfft."

"What are you laughing at all of a sudden?"

"Okay, darling~"

Kasumigaoka didn't answer his question, but suddenly moved even closer, pressing her body tightly against his, and whispered those words in his ear in a seductive and moist tone.

All the groundwork has been laid; now all that's left is to repeat similar actions as we did today.

Even if that's not the case right now.

But if you keep putting on a fake act, one day it will become real, right?

When they arrived at the tram station, the two embraced like a real couple.

As they were about to part, Kasumigaoka had already taken two steps when she suddenly turned back, stood in front of him, wrapped her arms around his neck, stood on tiptoe, pulled down his mask, and gently kissed his cheek.

Goodnight. You can only think of me, not other girls.

After all, this was the first time she had done something like this, even though she had the mental suggestion that "I'm only doing this to make Chiya even more excited."

But the feelings of liking are indeed very real; the girl may be physically aroused, but her heart is extremely pure.

She made these moves and said these words without even having time to see Yuan Qianye's expression, and she gave him almost no time to react.

The next moment, like a startled cat, she covered her flushed face with one hand and quickly walked away without looking back.

Only Yuan Qianye remained, standing there blankly.

He reached up and touched the side of his face, savoring the soft, warm touch.

It seems that some things have boarded a train that has already started moving out of the station.

It seems that the speed will only get faster and faster in the future.

Shake, shake, shake, shake

Chuanlan Middle School.

Arrive at the classroom at the normal time.

Rikka Takanashi sat in her seat, rhythmically tapping her toes on the floor.

"Eh..."

She rested her forehead on her hand and looked out the window, her expression somewhat melancholy.

When Qianye returned last night, she asked him for a long time but couldn't get any other information out of him.

She even resorted to the cheesy image of "the cutest little sister who loves her older brother the most," which made her feel a little uncomfortable, but she still couldn't get him to budge an inch.

He simply used the same old excuse to brush her off.

What she had seen before was simply Shiyu asking him to recreate a scene from the novel. Her purpose was simple: to understand the specific psychology of the characters in the novel and to gather material for the story.

Just like most creators may need to conduct extensive field research and interviews before creating their works.

But such an answer clearly failed to convince Rikka.

Although she was called an idiot all the time, she wasn't actually mentally deficient.

It's a principle that's easy to understand.

If it was really just to recreate the scene from the book, was it necessary for you to hug so affectionately at that moment?

Not to mention, after you two finished eating, you went back to your room and closed the doors and windows so tightly.

This is an act of trying to cover something up; isn't that a sign of a guilty conscience?

Could it be that the two of them have actually been officially dating in private for a long time?

Am I going to have a new older sister?

Thinking about it carefully, it's not impossible!

The more Rikka thought about it, the more random and nonsensical new speculations kept emerging.

Unfortunately, she couldn't get a definite answer from the person involved, which was incredibly distressing.