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

He knows his own strength. Even in an arm wrestling match at home, he is slightly better than his father. Just now, he was caught up in the momentum and got a little carried away. He held the sword with both hands and hit with all his might!

Even with the mask providing protection, it probably won't be very pleasant.

But Saeko Busujima shook her head dismissively, looking quite pleased: "It's alright."

In less than two weeks, Yuan Qianye has brought her so many surprises!

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he has made rapid progress!

On the third day of Chiya Minamoto's swordsmanship training, Saeko Busujima noticed that his control over the sword was becoming increasingly proficient, and she could no longer handle it as easily as she had at the beginning.

On the fifth day, under her tutelage, Minamoto Chiya learned some basic swordsmanship skills and techniques.

He mastered the technique almost immediately and applied it in actual combat. On that day, Saeko Busujima did not dare to face him lightly equipped again, but instead solemnly put on protective gear.

On the tenth day, Gen Chiya faced three members of the Kendo Club in succession and won each match decisively.

Today, he achieved his first real victory since facing Saeko Busujima!

Although Saeko Busujima was careless and didn't fully unleash her strength, a victory is a victory, and that cannot be denied.

"Congratulations, Yuan-kun! That was a beautiful win. That attack was decisive and excellent."

"No, it's because you taught me so well, senior."

"No matter how well a teacher teaches, it can't compare to a student who is talented and willing to work hard."

Saeko Busujima felt no regret about her defeat; she was genuinely happy for Chiya Minamoto.

Furthermore, her feelings for Yuan Qianye were not limited to the initial gratitude and the comfort and redemption of being accepted by others.

Now, the eyes that look at him are filled with a multitude of complex emotions, including appreciation, praise, and recognition.

"Yuan-kun, let me help you remove your armor."

"Thank you for your help, senior."

Saeko Busujima reached out her hand, but after removing her armor, she didn't immediately create distance between them.

Her slender hand touched Yuan Qianye's chest, then gently kneaded his arm muscles, as if she had drunk some wine, her eyes filled with intoxication: "Yuan-kun, your body is well-developed, full of energy, strong and powerful, you are truly perfect."

They had known each other for half a month, and Yuan Qianye had a basic understanding of Busujima Saeko. He knew that she wasn't taking advantage of him, nor did she have an unusual fetish for human bodies like Hannibal.

This was entirely her instinctive reaction, stemming from her deep devotion to the way of the sword and her uncontrollable longing for his powerful physique.

Like other competitive sports, Kendo, aside from skills and experience, is most about physical fitness, strength, and agility, and Minamoto Chiya happens to be strong in all three.

Knowing this, it's not surprising that Saeko Busujima, who is naturally at a disadvantage as a woman in this regard, would show such infatuation with his perfect body.

The two of them were very close and had a lot of physical contact, which they were already used to.

But the vice-captain of the kendo club, who was not far away, looked gloomy when he saw this scene: "Tch! I really don't understand what's so good about that pretty boy. And the captain is too biased now. He only cares about him all day long and doesn't care about anyone else at all!"

He was surrounded by several followers, and someone laughed, so he wanted to join in.

But suddenly a person walked up behind him, speaking in a sarcastic tone and at a very loud voice, making him seem particularly ostentatious: "Hey! If you have a problem, just say it to my face! What kind of skill is it to gossip behind someone's back!"

The person who came was none other than Sunohara Youhei. He was a reckless person by nature. He came to see Minamoto Chiyo today and happened to hear someone talking badly about his friend. How could he tolerate that? He immediately retorted!

"you!"

"What, you dare to admit it but not to? Want to fight?"

Everyone else in the kendo club looked toward the source of the commotion.

Saeko Busujima noticed the situation and got up to walk over, her face serious: "What's going on?"

She still held considerable authority as the club president, and the murmurs within the kendo club immediately subsided upon her appearance.

"It's alright, let's go."

The deputy minister was already in the wrong, knowing he couldn't beat Saeko Busujima and wasn't as popular as her. Not wanting to cause trouble, he called a few of his followers and left.

"Heh, idiots." Haruhara Yohei couldn't resist adding a cold laugh as he watched them leave.

Saeko Busujima frowned slightly. She didn't like swearing, but knowing that this was from Chiya Minamoto's friend, she didn't say anything more. She looked at the club members around her and said, "Alright, it's okay. Everyone, let's continue practicing."

Gen Chiya looked at Sunohara Youhei and stepped forward: "Why are you here?"

Sunohara Youhei's expression immediately changed when he looked at his friend. He chuckled and said, "Well, after some serious reflection these past few days, I realize that I was wrong about what happened before, but I really didn't know you had an older sister and a younger sister back then! As a testament to our reconciliation, I hope you'll accept this!"

He handed me several books, all about kendo.

Saeko Busujima chimed in, "I read these books when I first started practicing kendo. They introduce the history and etiquette of kendo. They're good for reading in your spare time. You're very thoughtful."

With his kendo instructors all recommending it, Gen Chiya naturally accepted.

"Thank you for what you did earlier."

He hadn't heard what others had just said about him, and he knew that while Sunohara Yohei was a bit stubborn and eccentric, he wasn't a mad dog who would bite anyone he saw.

Because of his close relationship with Saeko Busujima, he has been acting rather flamboyantly in the kendo club lately, and it's easy to figure out what's going on with a little deduction.

Sunohara Youhei waved his hand dismissively: "No need to thank me, I'm leaving now to buy something to eat."

"I haven't had lunch yet either, let's eat together, it's on me."

Chiya also invited Saeko Busujima to join them, but she politely declined because she was busy instructing others on sword-wielding techniques.

However, she did make a point of mentioning that they would meet at the kendo club in the afternoon as usual, and then go to her house together to continue practicing.

Yuan Qianye agreed.

"Wow, you and Busujima-senpai are really close."

As he left the kendo club, Sunohara Youhei remarked casually.

Chiya did not deny this point. During this period, he was so eager to improve that he was almost inseparable from Saeko Busujima, just like he used to cling to Yukino.

It's even worse.

After all, no matter how close he and Yukino were in the past, it was only at school, and they basically went home separately after school.

He could count the number of times he had visited Yukinoshita's house on one hand.

In contrast, the situation at the Pokjima family's house was completely different. He came and went smoothly more than ten times, and during this period, he also ate dinner at her house.

Although the Busujima family seems to have plenty of money, Saeko Busujima herself has stated that it's not a concern.

But one should still have self-awareness; one can't simply accept someone's advice not to mind.

Saeko Busujima had been teaching him diligently for so long, helping him relax his arms after practice, giving him a wooden sword, and cooking him delicious meals every night. The taste was excellent, and the meals were a well-balanced mix of meat and vegetables.

A while ago, he tasted her pan-fried cod and was immediately impressed, praising it highly.

Then she remembered it and specially made it again last night, and it tasted even better than last time!

Only after asking did I learn that she had specially asked someone to buy top-quality ingredients for Yuan Qianye because she saw that he liked them!

All these favors and kindnesses far outweigh the words I said to her at the police station back then.

I need to seriously think about how to repay her...

As the two walked quickly to the school store, they ran into Eriri and Rikka, who were walking together.

"Oh, what a coincidence, Chiyo, you're shopping too?" Rikka's eyes lit up when she saw Chiyo. She knew that with his personality, she would definitely ask him to pay for the things she was carrying.

I didn't realize how happy I was until I had a brother!

Liu Hua saw Haruhara Yohei and politely greeted him.

Although this person was loud and boisterous, he had been standing in front of me, explaining that he had secretly slipped the book and CD into Qianye's bag, and even showed me the purchase record!

Aside from these inexplicable issues, he's a very easy person to get along with.

Eriri also gave a brief greeting.

As they walked towards the lawn in the front yard after buying their things, she clenched and unclenched her small hand holding the bread, finally unable to resist asking, "Qianye, shall we go home together today?"

Gen Chiya shook his head, giving an unsurprising answer: "I have to go to the kendo club after school, and then I'll go to Busujima-senpai's house to continue practicing, so we won't be together."

really……

Eriri kept her head down all afternoon, looking listless.

She realized that she and her childhood friend had been growing further and further apart lately.

He no longer spends as much time with me as he used to.

After Yukino left, I entered junior high school, and everything seemed to change.

She was saddened by this change, but there was nothing she could do and she didn't know what to do.

If Yukino were still here at that moment, she's so smart, things definitely wouldn't have turned out this way...

During the break between classes, Eriri took out her phone, opened the messaging app, and browsed aimlessly.

At that moment, she heard the conversation of several girls not far away.

"That really handsome Minamoto Chiya, is he dating Busujima-senpai, who's a senior student, right?"

"Definitely, I saw them going home together last time!"

"Really!"

"Seriously, they're practically inseparable at school. Why would they be so intimate if they weren't a couple!"

"Waaaaah, I know I don't have much hope, but hearing this news still makes me really sad..."

Don't you have a childhood friend?

"Forget it, he's not even as good as one of Yuan's toenails."

Eriri couldn't help but chuckle; her mood, which had been gloomy all afternoon, finally eased a little at this moment.

That poor childhood friend would be furious if he knew he lost to his toenail!

However, Eriri wasn't worried at all about the rumors circulating about Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima dating.

Although she hasn't had many opportunities to spend time with Minamoto Chiyo lately, she and Rikka still stick together as usual!