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

The two fought evenly, exchanging blows and remaining evenly matched.

The powerful shouts of the kendo club echoed from within!

“Gen-kun’s swordsmanship has improved again, hasn’t it?”

"Indeed, the moves are sharper and simpler, with no superfluous movements at all, hitting exactly where you point."

"Looking at him like this, who would have thought that just two months ago he was being brutally beaten by the minister?"

"Geniuses are... ugh!"

A row of Kendo club members, sitting cross-legged on the sidelines, knew they would probably never reach his level in this lifetime, and sighed deeply.

In addition to winning the championship, Yuan Qianye also participated in the national competition.

Playing against different opponents has given me insights.

This realization was gradually digested after recent intense training sessions with Saeko Busujima, and after returning home with her and facing her even more formidable father, Hirotaka Busujima. As a result, his strength has indeed improved.

During this period, his kendo skills improved dramatically to LV6.

In addition to the original "Extraordinary Transmigrators (for better or worse, the probability of you encountering all sorts of events is greatly increased)," a new extra talent has been unlocked.

[Ghost Brain: With expert guidance and rigorous daily training, your reflexes have been greatly enhanced, allowing you to perform 'combat calculations' and 'action predictions' to a certain extent in actual combat.]

The newly added talents are extremely useful.

When Chiya Minamoto is sparring with Saeko Busujima, she can clearly feel everything around her slowing down as long as she concentrates.

Of course, it's not as exaggerated as in movies or games, where the protagonist enters a certain realm and the passage of time almost stops, allowing him to stroll leisurely amidst a hail of bullets.

To put it simply, what Yuan Qianye observed was like a movie playing normally, but sped up to 0.8 times.

But this is already quite remarkable, after all, a duel between masters often happens in the blink of an eye.

Before awakening this talent, Minamoto Chiya faced off against Busujima Saeko, and the two occasionally had victories and defeats.

After awakening, as long as he is careful and single-mindedly seeks victory, his win rate soars to 80%.

The same applies to her father; before awakening, he had only a 10% chance of winning, but after awakening, the odds soared to 50/50.

Such progress overnight led Busujima Dairyu to regard him as a once-in-a-century swordsmanship genius, looking at him as if he were a rare treasure, and reluctant to let him leave and go home every night.

For the past few days, Yuan Qianye hasn't dared to bother the Poison Island family anymore, fearing that he would be entangled with that man again.

In the kendo dojo, the practice session ended with Minamoto Chiya delivering a side slash to Saeko Busujima's abdomen.

The two sat down at the sidelines and removed their masks.

Saeko Busujima wiped the sweat from her brow, looked around, and smiled, "I haven't seen any of Gen's fans today."

Yuan Qianye shook her head: "Don't joke around, senior. Not all of them are my fans. Didn't some girls come over yesterday just to take a picture with you and get your autograph? Besides, the hype should have died down by now. Most people in this society are still rational."

Because of his fame from winning the national championship, during his time back in Tokyo and continuing to practice at school, there were always people who came to the Kawalan Kendo Club because of his reputation.

Students and journalists were among them.

Most of them came because of Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima.

Because of these uninvited outsiders, the Kawanan Kendo Club was in quite a commotion for a while.

However, just as Yuan Qianye said, as time went by, the hype gradually subsided, and things have calmed down in the last few days.

Come to think of it, although it is a national competition, it is only a middle school group after all. It is already an unexpected surprise that it can generate such a short period of popularity as before. This is the normal situation now.

"Um, Minister Busujima...!"

A member called out from the side, presumably wanting to ask for guidance, so Saeko Busujima got up and walked over there.

Yuan Qianye took the mineral water, unscrewed it, and took a big gulp.

"Qianye! Saeko-senpai!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Yuan Qianye turned to look.

Eriri walked briskly over, carrying something in her hand, followed by another girl with excellent looks and temperament.

He understood what was going on the moment he saw the other person.

But he maintained a calm expression, as if he hadn't noticed the girl behind her, his gaze only meeting Eriri's.

"You've worked hard practicing. Here, take this. It's a freshly made red bean cake. The red bean filling is very soft and chewy, and it's especially delicious."

"Thanks, Eriri. I was just a little tired and was thinking of replenishing my sugar when you came."

Gen Chiya smiled and thanked her.

At this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was following behind her, stared intently at Minamoto Chiyo's face. She took a deep breath to suppress her heartbeat, deliberately coughed lightly, and slowly took a step forward.

"...Hmm? Ms. Kasumi Shiko."

Seeing Chiya's surprise, Eriri quickly acted as a messenger to explain: "Chiya, we just ran into each other at the school gate. Ms. Kasumi said she saw you promoting her novel on a TV program and wanted to thank you in person, so I brought her here."

Gen Chiya stood up: "I see... But it's not necessary to trouble Ms. Kasumi Shiko to come all this way for such a small matter."

Kasumigaoka shook her head vigorously: "No, this is extremely important to me, I'm really grateful to you..."

She bowed deeply, bending over at a ninety-degree angle.

Eriri stood to the side, smiling broadly. She felt she had done a good deed, even if it was just a small thing like leading the way, she still managed to help someone.

Gen Chiya stepped forward and helped Kasumigaoka up. With ulterior motives in mind, he felt somewhat embarrassed by her deep and formal bow: "Kasumigaoka-sensei, you really don't need to do this. I was just mentioning it casually..."

“My name is Kasumigaoka Utaha, Minamoto… classmate, you don’t need to call me teacher anymore. I’m not a great person and don’t deserve the title of teacher.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha paused, gazing at Minamoto Chiya standing right in front of her, inhaling the faint scent of sweat emanating from his body after his workout. She couldn't help but take a shallow breath.

"What you thought was a casual remark brought my novel, which was about to be canceled, back to life. It was the first novel I published, into which I poured my heart and soul... Its importance to me... it's no exaggeration to say it's my child, so I'm truly grateful to you."

Even if it's just to repay a debt, if there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask. I won't refuse.

As he spoke, Kasumigaoka bowed his head once more.

Child...child...!

Did Qianye's casual remark really have such an important effect?!

Eriri couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement, and at the same time, she was overjoyed because she now knew just how amazing her childhood friend was.

After learning how amazing he is, I can't help but feel happy for him.

At the same time, Gen Chiya's gaze also briefly sharpened.

[You successfully resolved the predicament faced by Kasumigaoka Utaha, which was especially important to her. Her affection for you has increased, and you've gained 2 attribute points and 2 charm points.]

Compared to before, this reward is quite generous.

Kasumigaoka Utaha can now be selected as the binding target.

Following Yukino Yukinoshita, Eriri Sawamura, and Saeko Busujima, the fourth study princess has been chosen.

Yuan Qianye glanced at her skills again in a very short time.

He glanced at the other miscellaneous skills, but only the most outstanding "Writing LV5" piqued his interest.

However, we still need to deal with the immediate issues first.

"I understand. I appreciate your thanks, but there's no need for any repayment."

Once again, Chiya helped Kasumigaoka up, who was slightly agitated at the moment, speaking gently and softly, just as she had done at the Japanese restaurant that day.

"I hope you can understand, Ms. Kasumi Shiko, that I am just speaking my mind in front of the camera as your fan. You don't need to feel too much pressure. All of this is... well, it's all a result of your excellent work."

The boy had gentle features, a clean neck, and his collarbone was faintly visible beneath the open collar of his kendo uniform. Even after exercising, his appearance was still refreshing, handsome, and not greasy at all...

How could there be such a gentle and outstanding person, especially since he happens to be one of my fans?

They were very considerate and calm in the face of my gratitude, and did not try to make any demands because of my kindness, and did not expect anything in return.

What makes me so lucky to have a male fan who's worthy of being an idol in a first-love campus drama, and who, during the crucial award interview, thoughtfully promotes my work...

The system binding interface that Yuan Qianye had not noticed.

The area around Kasumigaoka Utaha's portrait, like the other three, slowly turned pink.

The level that others gradually reach through long-term interaction.

She easily reached an agreement in just two meetings, which lasted less than an hour in total.

Eriri was initially watching happily from the sidelines, but she gradually noticed something was wrong, and the smile on her face slowly disappeared.

No... weren't you here to thank Qianye? After he finished speaking, why did you just stare at him blankly with that sticky, almost stringy look in your eyes?

Kasumigaoka looked into Minamoto Chiyo's eyes and felt her heart pounding: "I...I understand. I will continue to work hard so as not to disappoint my fans...and you."

Yuan Qianye laughed heartily: "Yes, that's good."

"Yuan... Yuan-kun, if it's alright, could we exchange contact information?"

"of course."

Writing is a valuable skill, not to mention that this world is somewhat similar to his original world.

There are many writers, celebrities, and literary works, but none of them exist in this world.

In Japan, famous writers are highly respected.

Once I catch up with Saeko Busujima in kendo, I might be able to start trying to improve my writing skills.

Eriri felt increasingly uneasy.

She stared intently at Kasumigaoka, whose face showed a shy yet affectionate expression as he exchanged contact information with Chiya.

She now belatedly feels some regret, but there's nothing she can do about what's happening before her.

Because Kasumigaoka Utaha was just having a normal conversation with Chiya. Although the way she looked at Chiya and the little gesture of biting her lip from time to time were a bit noticeable, she didn't do anything out of line at all.

After exchanging contact information, Kasumigaoka Utaha, with her hands behind her back, slightly tilted her head back and puffed out her chest, shyly extended an invitation: "Minamoto-kun, if you don't mind, may I invite you to dinner tonight?"

"Have a meal!?"

Eriri couldn't hold back at all; she spoke up completely instinctively.