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

Rikka tried to reach out and pull Eriri's arm to calm her down, but as she spoke, her voice began to distort, her lips curled into a wild grin, and she eventually had to raise the back of her hand to cover the lower half of her face, her shoulders twitching suspiciously.

"Don't... hehehe... don't affect Shiyu-nee's performance... pfft!"

That final, clear burst of laughter completely betrayed her.

"Shiyu...you have twenty seconds left." Yuan Qianye paused in the middle of his prompting, not for any particular reason, but simply because he was also trying hard to suppress a chuckle and his voice was trembling.

"...!!!"

Shi Yu's face was so red it looked like it was about to bleed, and even her ears and neck were not spared.

The previous losses in the matches had never made her feel so intensely embarrassed, almost to the point of exploding! But now she was truly on the verge of a meltdown!

She pressed her lips together tightly and, without saying a word, released her arms from around Saeko.

Then, without looking at anyone, she turned around, walked quickly back to the sofa, sat down heavily, turned her face slightly to the side where no one was, and silently announced the complete failure of this challenge with her silent back.

Eriri wanted to kick her while she was down, but Rikka held her back tightly, and her other hand covered her mouth completely, leaving only a series of muffled "Ugh ugh ugh!" sounds.

Saeko remained relaxed and at ease on the field, showing no intention of resting. Indeed, she didn't need to rest. She directly extended an invitation to Yukino: "Yukino, shall we continue trying now?"

Yukino took a deep breath, quickly suppressing the remaining smile on her face and regaining her cool and serious expression: "Come on, please guide me."

For her, failure is certainly a pity, but it would be even more shameful and unacceptable for her to lose the courage to try and the drive to make progress because of it.

"Okay, please give me your guidance." Saeko responded with a smile, her left hand holding the cup still resting steadily in front of her, while her free right hand hung naturally at her sides, like a pine tree quietly waiting for the wind and rain.

Eriri broke free from Rikka's seal and immediately opened her eyes wide, staring intently at the two people in the center of the living room. A faint hope rekindled in her heart—maybe Yukino was just careless! This time, she'll definitely be able to…

However, ten seconds later.

Eriri couldn't bear to look at her and turned her head away, closing her eyes tightly.

Yukino was once again subdued by Saeko in one move.

The second attempt ended even faster than the first.

This time, her neck was choked by Saeko's elbow, making it impossible for her to move at all.

Shi Yu continued to implement her strategy of "outsmarting" others.

Or rather, she was truly forced into a corner.

She no longer tried to directly shake Saeko's balance.

Instead, they attempted to attack Saeko's lower body.

He tried to grab her leg to make her lose her balance.

In one instance, she suddenly reached out her fingertips and swiftly attacked Saeko's waist and armpits, trying to tickle her!

When that failed, he resorted to the same pinching and squeezing motions he used when dealing with Chiya in private, which were like flirting.

But all the crooked methods and evil tricks are useless in the face of absolute power.

Saeko remains steadfast amidst the storms and waves.

Of course, you can't really stay still. Shiyu's little hands are quite mischievous; if she grabs you and pinches or twists you, it will still hurt a little.

Saeko enjoys pain, but only in front of Chiya, and only he can bring her pleasure in that way. As for Utaha, forget about it.

Since she couldn't let Shi Yu continue to act recklessly, she naturally gave her a taste of her own medicine, leaving several red marks on Shi Yu's thighs and arms.

In that attempt, Shiyu didn't gain any advantage and ended up in tears...

In short, throughout the entire eighth game, Saeko was like an insurmountable mountain, standing in the way of Yukino and Utaha.

With each futile attempt and each increasingly rapid defeat, the two gradually felt a growing sense of powerlessness and frustration.

The previously tense and exciting competition has now turned into a silent struggle of constant attempts and futile efforts.

The atmosphere at the scene gradually turned into a subtle, suffocating sense of isolation.

Eriri initially managed to cheer Yukino on, but later she hung her head, no longer surprised by Yukino's defeat; she had become numb to it.

Everyone present agreed that Saeko Busujima was very strong, but before today, no one knew that she was so strong that it was almost like science fiction.

Is this really a human?

The eighth game felt like the end was getting further and further away.

The theme of today's entire match, I don't know when, shifted from the outcome between Utaha and Yukino to how to defeat the great demon king guarding the scene before us.

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Volume 2: Chapter 121: Being with Qianye... is really quite comfortable (6k) (4)

It was 4:23 PM.

Seeing that Yukino and Utaha's eyes were gradually becoming confused and numb due to the continuous setbacks, and even revealing a trace of self-doubt and confusion.

Finally, Yuan Qianye could no longer remain silent and watched, and took the initiative to declare the near-massacre of the match over.

Continuing this is pointless; Saeko's strength is on a completely different level from theirs, utterly unreasonable.

As long as she is determined not to throw the game, this match will never end.

Although both Yukino and Utaha are inherently competitive, this time, after being unilaterally and forcefully terminated by Minamoto Chiyo, they were both unusually obedient and did not object or insist on continuing.

They simply sat silently in place, their eyelids lowered, a palpable sense of oppression surrounding them.

Seeing this, Eriri carefully approached Yukino, gently took her arm, and whispered, "Let's go back to our room and rest for a bit." She then got up with Yukino and walked towards Rikka's room.

Rikka understood immediately and ran to Shiho's side, took her arm, and led her to her older brother's room, away from this sad place.

Today's defeat was a huge blow to them, and they all felt heavy-hearted. They need time and space to process it on their own and let their turbulent emotions gradually calm down.

As for the result of this best-of-nine match... it no longer seems important at this moment.

The memory of being treated like a helpless child, easily and repeatedly humiliated, has a shock and sense of shame that far outweighs the initial desire for victory born out of momentary spite.

Today's experience will likely remain a nightmare for them for a long time to come, one that they will be unable to shake off.

Watching the two figures leave dejectedly, Saeko felt a little guilty, even though she had achieved her goal: "I'm sorry, Chiya, did I go a little too far?"

Yuan Qianye shook his head: "It has nothing to do with you. This is their own choice."

If we were to investigate this strictly, he might bear a small part of the responsibility for fueling the fire.

But perhaps the greatest responsibility lies with Yukino and Utaha themselves, who are both so stubborn.

If they hadn't started arguing so fiercely in the first place, they wouldn't have been taught such a terrible lesson by Saeko.

"However, I don't regret it at all. On the contrary, I'm quite happy. This way, I can say that I truly participated in the experience of interacting with everyone. When I look back on it in the future, I won't be an outsider." Saeko seemed quite happy.

Yuan Qianye noticed that her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her amethyst-like eyes were narrowed into long arcs.

Based on his understanding of Saeko, his interaction with Yukino Utaha just now didn't seem to involve even a tenth of her true strength; it was merely a warm-up.

Therefore, it's impossible to be tired, which means...

Is she acting so cheerful because she's excited?

He successfully and properly "disciplined" Yukino and Utaha, satisfying his sadistic desires.

Yuan Qianye's memories drifted by. "Shiyu...you have twenty seconds left." There was a pause in the middle of Yuan Qianye's prompt, for no particular reason, simply because he was also trying hard to suppress a chuckle and his voice was trembling.

"...!!!"

Shi Yu's face was so red it looked like it was about to bleed, and even her ears and neck were not spared.

The previous losses in the matches had never made her feel so intensely embarrassed, almost to the point of exploding! But now she was truly on the verge of a meltdown!

She pressed her lips together tightly and, without saying a word, released her arms from around Saeko.

Then, without looking at anyone, she turned around, walked quickly back to the sofa, sat down heavily, turned her face slightly to the side where no one was, and silently announced the complete failure of this challenge with her silent back.

Eriri wanted to kick her while she was down, but Rikka held her back tightly, and her other hand covered her mouth completely, leaving only a series of muffled "Ugh ugh ugh!" sounds.

Saeko remained relaxed and at ease on the field, showing no intention of resting. Indeed, she didn't need to rest. She directly extended an invitation to Yukino: "Yukino, shall we continue trying now?"

Yukino took a deep breath, quickly suppressing the remaining smile on her face and regaining her cool and serious expression: "Come on, please guide me."

For her, failure is certainly a pity, but it would be even more shameful and unacceptable for her to lose the courage to try and the drive to make progress because of it.

"Okay, please give me your guidance." Saeko responded with a smile, her left hand holding the cup still resting steadily in front of her, while her free right hand hung naturally at her sides, like a pine tree quietly waiting for the wind and rain.

Eriri broke free from Rikka's seal and immediately opened her eyes wide, staring intently at the two people in the center of the living room. A faint hope rekindled in her heart—maybe Yukino was just careless! This time, she'll definitely be able to…

However, ten seconds later.

Eriri couldn't bear to look at her and turned her head away, closing her eyes tightly.

Yukino was once again subdued by Saeko in one move.

The second attempt ended even faster than the first.

This time, her neck was choked by Saeko's elbow, making it impossible for her to move at all.

Shi Yu continued to implement her strategy of "outsmarting" others.

Or rather, she was truly forced into a corner.

She no longer tried to directly shake Saeko's balance.

Instead, they attempted to attack Saeko's lower body.

He tried to grab her leg to make her lose her balance.

In one instance, she suddenly reached out her fingertips and swiftly attacked Saeko's waist and armpits, trying to tickle her!

When that failed, he resorted to the same pinching and squeezing motions he used when dealing with Chiya in private, which were like flirting.

But all the crooked methods and evil tricks are useless in the face of absolute power.

Saeko remains steadfast amidst the storms and waves.

Of course, you can't really stay still. Shiyu's little hands are quite mischievous; if she grabs you and pinches or twists you, it will still hurt a little.

Saeko enjoys pain, but only in front of Chiya, and only he can bring her pleasure in that way. As for Utaha, forget about it.

Since she couldn't let Shi Yu continue to act recklessly, she naturally gave her a taste of her own medicine, leaving several red marks on Shi Yu's thighs and arms.

In that attempt, Shiyu didn't gain any advantage and ended up in tears...

In short, throughout the entire eighth game, Saeko was like an insurmountable mountain, standing in the way of Yukino and Utaha.

With each futile attempt and each increasingly rapid defeat, the two gradually felt a growing sense of powerlessness and frustration.