Anime Crossover: Post-Apocalyptic Survival, My Stand is the World

Not even the slightest trace of its existence was left.

Chapter Seven: Senior, Your Heart Is Beating Chaos

The crisis has been resolved.

But the atmosphere inside the art studio was even more frozen than when the monsters had ravaged the place.

Eriri's legs gave way, and she collapsed onto the cold floor, gasping for breath of the hard-won fresh air, her golden twin tails drooping limply.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, however, managed to stay upright and not collapse.

She leaned against the easel beside her, her beautiful wine-red eyes fixed on Su Chen, as if trying to see right through him.

Her rapid breathing and the violent heaving of her chest betrayed the turmoil within her.

It took her a full half minute to find her voice, which still trembled slightly.

"Who are you?"

This was the second time she had asked the same question.

The first time was before Su Chen instantly killed the monster.

The second time was after she witnessed that mind-blowing miracle.

My state of mind is completely different now.

Su Chen turned around and looked at her stunningly beautiful face, which was filled with vigilance, shock, and inquiry, without fading his smile.

He didn't answer, but slowly walked up to her.

"Me?" Su Chen's voice was very soft. "Just an ordinary high school student who happened to be passing by."

This answer caused Kasumigaoka Utaha's pupils to shrink abruptly.

That’s it again!

Perfunctory! Utterly perfunctory!

Can an ordinary high school student stop time? Can they summon a golden giant out of thin air? Can they turn a monster to ashes with a single punch?

You are a liar!

An unnamed anger, mixed with the humiliation of being mocked, rose from the depths of her heart.

She instinctively wanted to switch to her sharp-tongued mode and use the most cutting words to pierce the hypocritical mask of the man in front of her.

But before she could speak, Eriri, who was sitting slumped next to her, preemptively launched an attack with a sob in her voice.

"It's all your fault, Shiyu!" The blonde girl pointed at her, her deep blue eyes filled with tears and lingering fear. "If you hadn't insisted on being so stubborn and stayed to draw that lousy picture, we would have left school long ago! And none of this would have happened!"

"Huh?" Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and instantly turned her gun on Eriri. "Now you know to blame me? Who was it yesterday who cried and begged me to stay and keep this 'inspiration-depleted' blonde loser company with me because the deadline was approaching?"

"I, I was..." Eriri's face flushed red instantly, and she stammered, unable to speak.

"It's better than that scheming senior who only knows how to hurt people with her words but can't do anything when things get tough!"

"It's better than that blonde loser who just cries like a baby who hasn't been weaned when something happens!"

It seemed the two were about to put on a classic "chicken fight" scene at the scene of their near-death experience.

Su Chen rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

"All right."

He spoke, his voice not loud, but it seemed to possess a certain magic, instantly silencing the two tense girls.

His gaze fell on Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"Now is not the time to argue."

"Kasumigaoka-senpai, I saved you. Logically speaking, you should at least say 'thank you' first, right?"

These words, like a needle, precisely pierced Shiyu's proud pride.

Yes, no matter how mysterious or wicked this man was, he ultimately saved his and Eriri's lives.

This is the truth.

But should she bow her head and thank him?

How could the proud Kasumi Shiko admit defeat so easily!

A perfect, business-like fake smile appeared on her lips, and her tone returned to its usual composure and sharp tongue.

"Oh I got it."

"Isn't it because some unknown 'passing high school student' just happens to like using this classic hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trope to satisfy his pathetic vanity of wanting to be worshipped by beautiful girls?"

"From this perspective, we just happened to meet your 'needs'. So, isn't it a bit much to say thank you?"

These watertight, barbed remarks left Eriri, who was standing next to her, completely stunned.

As expected of Ms. Kasumi Shiko, she's still so stubborn even at a time like this!

However, Su Chen laughed instead of getting angry after hearing this.

He looked at the black-haired senior in front of him who was clearly panicking inside, but was still using her sharp tongue as armor to desperately maintain her pride, and found her incredibly cute.

"Senior, do you know?"

Su Chen suddenly said.

"what?"

"Sometimes, being too stubborn can be a disadvantage."

After saying that, without warning, he snapped his fingers crisply into the air.

"The World"

This time, he didn't announce it loudly.

He activated his ability in a whisper, a voice only he could hear.

Om-!

Time stood still for the second time before Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Her mind is still functioning.

But her body was completely imprisoned in place by an invisible, supreme power, unable to move even a finger.

For the first time, a look of "horror" and "panic" appeared in those beautiful wine-red eyes.

What does he want to do?

Under her gaze, Su Chen slowly walked up to her, so close that she could even see his long eyelashes.

Then, Su-Chen slowly leaned down and brought his lips to her small earlobe, which was slightly red with shock.

A warm, slightly soapy masculine scent wafted over her most sensitive skin, sending shivers down her spine.

"Senior sister..."

Su Chen's voice, like the whisper of a demon, resounded directly into the depths of her soul.

"Your heart is beating a little fast."

boom--! ! !

These words were like a thunderbolt from the heavens, striking Kasumigaoka Utaha's mind and shattering all her composure, pride, and pretense!

Can he hear my heartbeat?!

In a state where time has stopped?!

This realization filled her with even more fear and shame than when she was facing the monster!

Doesn't this mean that I have absolutely no secrets from him?!

"——Time (とき) is moving and coming out. (Time begins to flow.)"

Su Chen straightened up and stepped back to his original position, as if he had done nothing.

The static world has resumed its flow.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, on the other hand, seemed to have all her strength drained away, and her body swayed, almost causing her to fall.

Her cheeks, starting from the base of her neck, rapidly and visibly flushed with an exquisitely beautiful blush!

It was so red it looked like it could drip blood.

"you you you……"

She pointed at Su Chen, her lips trembling, but she couldn't utter a single word.

My brain is completely filled with the lava of shame, anger, and chaos.

This was the first time in her eighteen years of life that Kasumigaoka Utaha had been so completely overwhelmed!

Chapter Eight: The Blonde Loser's Wound

Kasumigaoka Utaha is plunged into unprecedented chaos in her life.

Her cheeks were burning, her mind was blank, and the man's whispers in her ear were like the most vicious curse, looping wildly in her mind.

Heartbeat...

He heard...

This realization made her feel even more ashamed and powerless than being killed by a monster.

Her sharp tongue and pretense, which she was so proud of, were as fragile as a thin sheet of paper in the face of this man's unreasonable abilities.

Su Chen nodded in satisfaction as he looked at her distraught and angry expression.

To deal with a hedgehog covered in quills, you have to use the most swift and decisive method to remove all of its quills at once.

Clearly, the effect was outstanding.

He ignored the black-haired senior who had fallen into a state of self-isolation and turned his gaze to another corner of the room.

There, the blonde girl with twin ponytails was still slumped on the ground, hugging her knees, like a frightened, trembling little animal.

Su Chen walked over slowly, squatted down in front of her, and extended his hand.

"Can you still walk, Sawamura-kun?"

His voice returned to its usual gentleness, a stark contrast to the "nasty" tone he had used when teasing Shi Yu.

Eriri raised her head, her beautiful deep blue eyes still wet with tears and lingering fear.

She looked at Su Chen's outstretched hand, then subconsciously glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was still "out of commission" next to her, and her face flushed.

Although, although this man is mysterious, strange, and even a little scary.

but……

Just now, it was indeed him who saved me.

Moreover, his profile is quite handsome when he squats down.

A jumble of random thoughts flashed through Eriri's mind.

Ultimately, the instinct for survival and a touch of admiration for strength in the young girl overcame fear and reserve.

She reached out her slightly trembling little hand and placed it on Su Chen's broad and warm palm.

"I...I can do it myself..."

With Su Chen's help, she shakily tried to stand up.

However, she seemed to have forgotten that in the chaos just now, she had twisted her ankle badly while trying to avoid the monster.

"oops!"

As soon as I regained my footing, a piercing pain shot through my ankle.

Eriri cried out in pain, lost her balance, and fell forward again with a scream.

This time, she didn't fall onto the cold floor.

Instead, it crashed solidly into a warm and firm embrace.