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

Therefore, she could get pretty much the truth about Minamoto no Chiya from her younger sister, Rikka!

There's no such thing as dating or being in a relationship.

Chiya has been focusing solely on kendo lately, and it was only because Pokjima-senpai, as the head of the kendo club, saw his exceptional talent that she was willing to give him extra lessons. This is because there was no romantic involvement between them.

"What are you talking about, you're only in middle school? Focus on your studies and stop thinking about these nonsense things."

that's all.

This was also Chiya's personal reply to Rikka's question at home!

Therefore, Eriri is not worried at all when it comes to love!

However, while thinking this, she scrolled through her phone and saw a promotional poster for Magical Girl Momo-chan that a two-dimensional blogger had shared.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked through her mind, unleashing long-forgotten memories!

"!!!"

At that moment, Eriri was like the heroine in a suspense film, suddenly realizing some terrifying truth! Her eyes widened in shock!

She stared intently at the promotional poster!

Wait a minute, isn't this a perfect match?

No way, no way...

Long hair...a perfect match.

Swordsmanship...it matches.

Strongly...a perfect match.

Cold on the outside, warm on the inside...a perfect match.

Yamato Nadeshiko... I hate to admit it, but Busujima-senpai really has that kind of aura!

"...Of course, it's because I'm your kindred spirit! Ai-chan, with her Yamato Nadeshiko demeanor and a cool exterior but warm heart! Isn't she the best!"

The words of comfort from that day, so many years later, echoed clearly in Eriri's ears once again.

"...!"

Ah ah ah ah ah! ! !

Qian, Qianye! He found his one and only "Ai-chan" in real life!?

Eriri Sawamura Spencer covered the sides of her head with both hands, her brain trembling!

That makes sense. Qianye suddenly became so passionate about kendo, started to be so close to senior Busujima, and the two even joined the team together after leaving school!

Everything makes sense now!

How to do?

Yukino... Yes, I have to tell Yukino!

At this moment, on the other side of the earth, Yukino Yukinoshita, who had just woken up due to the time difference and was preparing for her morning reading, received a message.

A crying emoji sent by Eriri Sawamura.

After opening the message, Yukino Yukinoshita blinked in confusion.

…………

039: The most senior childhood friend is certain

While reading aloud, Yukino Yukinoshita kept an eye on the messages popping up on her constantly lit phone screen.

After about forty or fifty minutes, the frequency of messages sent was no longer irregular with intervals of several minutes, but became more frequent and rapid.

Judging by the time, Yukino guessed that school had probably ended for her.

Just as she finished her morning reading, she picked up her phone and looked at the series of messages Eriri had sent her, and she roughly understood what had happened.

Has Chiya started dating someone else?

Yukino's first reaction was that she couldn't help but laugh.

She was already beautiful, and her smile was even more lovely. However, she was currently in her own room, and no one could appreciate the delicate beauty of her blossoming youth.

After laughing, she shook her head helplessly.

She felt that such a thing was unlikely to happen.

After all, during the six years they spent together from kindergarten to elementary school, quite a few girls had expressed their affection for Minamoto Chiyo.

But that arrogant guy has never been seen to show even the slightest interest in anyone.

Either ignore it or refuse without hesitation.

However, it's not that absolute. If you really want to talk about it, when you're out with him, he occasionally glances at those young and pretty older women.

After discovering this, Yukino had tried to analyze his behavior and eventually found an answer that was about 80% credible in a book.

That book belongs to the field of child psychology, and it delves into the hidden logic behind many children's behaviors.

As for Minamoto no Chiya's own situation, and Yukino's observation that he was indifferent to most of his peers, there is a psychological analysis that perfectly matches this!

Yuan Qianye comes from a single-parent family and was raised by his father. He is excellent enough, but due to the lack of maternal love, he subconsciously seeks that missing warmth and stability.

Under such psychological circumstances, peers often cannot provide them with this feeling, so compared to the former, they are more willing to turn their attention to older women and are more likely to develop feelings of dependence or admiration for them.

Yukino didn't tell anyone about this discovery, not even Eriri.

She felt that it was enough for her to know about this herself, and besides, the book clearly stated that this was a normal psychological phenomenon, not to mention that Qianye now had a new mother.

Looking at the long and short paragraphs of text on her phone screen, Yukino felt that typing a reply would be too much, so she simply made a voice call instead.

As soon as the call connected, she heard Eriri's anxious and panicked voice: "What should we do, Yukino!"

Yukino remained unaffected, a faint smile still playing on her lips, and she even had the energy to crack a joke: "What, what should we do, Eriri?"

"Oh, it's...it's..."

Perhaps realizing that as her childhood friend, she didn't really have any standing to be so anxious about Yuan Qianye dating someone else.

After talking for a while, Eriri finally said what she was going to say next.

Yukino stopped teasing Eriri, mainly because she didn't want to expose Eriri's girlish feelings, which she believed hadn't yet been noticed by others.

"Don't worry, things are definitely not as you think, Eriri."

Eriri's tone quickly became agitated again: "But I've already found irrefutable evidence!"

Before Yukino could speak again, she blurted out everything she had noticed before, like spilling beans!

As Yukino listened, she became increasingly at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

That's not how you use the word "evidence"; at best, this can only be considered speculation.

Not to mention that you were wrong in your prediction.

You should know that when Chiya said he liked Ai-chan, that wasn't what he really meant. He only said that to help you.

If Yukino had simply disbelieved it before, she could now be certain that Eriri had made up her own ideas and fabricated the whole thing.

After much effort, she finally managed to calm Eriri down temporarily, putting her mind at ease and making her believe that Gen Chiyo wasn't the kind of person who would confuse the virtual with the real.

After calming down, Eriri thought about it carefully and realized that Chiya, being such a proud person, would definitely not bother to hide anything if he were dating someone; he would just announce it directly.

As expected of Yukino, every time I just have a simple chat with her, I can resolve my troubles!

If only she were still here with me...

Thinking of this, Eriri felt melancholy again: "Yukino, I miss you so much. When will you be able to come back?"

"Don't worry, it will be soon. The third semester will end and summer vacation will start. I'll probably go back in late July. Let's get together then."

"Okay, it's a deal! We'll invite Chiya and Rikka along then, and we'll go watch the summer fireworks together. It'll be so much fun!"

"Um……"

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It was an ordinary Sunday noon in early June.

"Qianye! Sister! I won again!"

Rikka returned home and burst into the living room in a flurry of activity.

Toka, who was bending over and massaging Minamoto Chiya's cervical spine with her elbow, stopped and turned around to look back.

Yuan Qianye also got up and twisted his stiff neck from side to side, looking at her: "What's wrong with you this time?"

"Ta-da!" Rikka exclaimed, holding up a long strip of lottery ticket with both hands, looking at her with an expression that said, "Praise me!" "Okinawa Beach Resort Hotel 3-day, 2-night voucher!"

Yuan Qianye reached out and took it to examine it: "Hey, not bad, all-inclusive for two people, where did you get it?"

"There was a promotion at the convenience store. You could enter a lucky draw with your purchase receipt, and I won the grand prize with just a few clicks! When the prizes were announced, someone even offered 20,000 yuan to buy it, but I didn't sell it!"

Shika exclaimed incredulously, "This shouldn't be happening! You didn't even agree to this?"

Rikka pouted, dissatisfied: "Don't make me sound like such a money-grubber. Even I have things more important than money!"

Shihua was quite pleased: "It's really rare that you thought of your sister, so I won't stand on ceremony."

Rikka snatched the ticket from her hand: "A three-day, two-night invitation? You don't have time to go. Besides, you'll have plenty of opportunities to go out and have fun in the future."

Father's Day is coming up soon, so... I'm planning to give this to my mom and uncle. They didn't have any ceremony or go on vacation when they got together, so this is my gift to them. I hope they have a good time this time.

Gen Chiya and Touka looked at Rikka with her head down and a slight smile, exchanged a glance, and their gazes softened.

Shihua walked over and ruffled her sister's hair: "It's rare for you to be so sensible. Let's order your favorite pizza and fried chicken for lunch today. It's on me."

Rikka's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"

Shihua, who had just picked up her phone, was about to put it down: "If you don't want to eat, then forget it."