Anime Crossover: My Part-Time Job as a Giant of Light While Studying Abroad in Chiba

Three minutes later.

"Ugh...!!!"

Kaguya Shinomiya's brain finally reconnected, and countless nerves frantically sorted through the information she had just received, reinterpreting words such as "made a fuss for a long time," "crammed into a small space," and "her bones were about to fall apart."

As she combed her hair, her face grew increasingly red, and terrifying steam rose from her head.

"Hey... Shinomiya-kun, why are you... why are you smoking..."

"No...don't look at me!!!"

Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly turned around, covering her burning cheeks with her hands, her eyes now resembling rapidly spinning mosquito coils.

[What's going on?! Kaguya Shinomiya...Are you an idiot?! What were you yelling about in the street?!]

【It's all Hayasaka's fault for telling me so many things when she got home yesterday, making me misunderstand!!!】

I want to die... I want to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it...

Just as Duan Zilian was about to step forward to explain further, Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly shuddered.

"Hayasaka! Quick! Tie him up and put him in the car!"

With her back to Duan Zilian, she issued her final, shameful command.

"Roger that!"

Hayasaka Ai, standing to the side, was also blushing.

Despite being the perfect maid, she had just imagined those terrible things along with the young lady.

As expected, lack of sleep has made her an idiot; all she wants now is to escape this socially awkward situation.

Hayasaka Ai suddenly rushed in front of Duan Zilian and shoved and dragged him into the back seat of the Maybach.

"Hey, hey, hey! Ms. Hayasaka! Can you please explain to me what's going on right now?"

Duan Zilian resisted frantically.

"You'll understand later!! You definitely will!!"

Hayasaka Ai gritted her teeth and pushed hard.

Amidst the chaos, Duan Zilian was inexplicably stuffed into a luxury car.

With a bang, the Maybach's engine roared like a beast as it fled the shameful and embarrassing street.

The air returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.

Along the street, many passersby stared blankly at the scene before them, exchanging bewildered glances.

"What's going on...?"

An office worker nudged his colleague with his elbow.

"I don't know... Is it a relationship problem? Or did he sneak into a brothel behind his girlfriend's back and get caught red-handed early this morning?"

My colleague pushed up his glasses, looked at the Kabukicho sign across the street, and nodded thoughtfully.

"These days, the bar for young people to be kept by their boyfriends is getting higher and higher..."

……

"Ugh... Ah—!"

In the stuffy, cramped van, Hong Kai yanked off the cowboy hat covering his face and let out a long yawn.

He twisted his somewhat stiff body, causing the car to creak and groan.

In the passenger seat next to him, Hibino Mirai, who was curled up in a ball, was also startled awake. He groaned sleepily and sat up straight, still somewhat groggy.

"Um... Good morning, Kaisan..."

Future rubbed his eyes.

"Good morning, Future, this car is really uncomfortable..."

Then, the two of them stretched out their arms at the same time, making the already cramped van seem even more cramped.

"I'm so thirsty..." Hong Kai smacked his dry lips and said to the person behind him.

"Duan Zilian, go buy me a bottle of water. I remember there are only two thousand yen left in the back of the car."

"Kaisang, can you be a little more understanding of Duan Jun? Don't always order him around like that. Duan Jun, you... eh?"

Looking back into the future, the sound abruptly ceased.

The seats behind were completely empty; there wasn't a soul in sight.

"Hey? Where's Duanzi Lianren?"

Hong Kai was also stunned, scratching his messy hair.

The two looked at each other, neither of them knowing where the boy had run off to so early in the morning.

Chapter 136 The Weight on My Shoulders

The Maybach's V12 engine gradually slowed down after it had completely left Kabukicho, and the car's speed also decreased.

"So, all the 100,000 yen you painstakingly saved was instantly incinerated by the heatwave generated by the monster while you were trying to escape?"

"So, you had no choice but to spend the night crammed into that van?"

In the back seat, Kaguya Shinomiya looked at Rei Duanzi beside her with a complicated expression.

"Yes, that's exactly it."

Duan Zilian was now deeply immersed in the soft leather seats of the Maybach, experiencing the extreme contrast of going from hell to heaven, and let out a long sigh of relief.

However, compared to being crushed by a monster, losing some money is already a miracle.

"Liar..."

Kaguya turned her head and muttered something under her breath.

"Huh? What did you say?" Duan Zilian didn't hear clearly.

"I said, it's great that you're alright!"

Kaguya turned her face away haughtily, looking at the Tokyo street scene rushing past the car window.

"After all, if something happens to you in Tokyo, it will be very difficult for me as the host. The Shinomiya family's hospitality cannot be compromised."

She said it softly, trying her best to hide the relief and relaxation in her tone.

"Ah, the escape facilities here in Tokyo are indeed very convenient. Thank you for your concern, Miss Shinomiya."

Duan Zilian went down the steps and then glanced at the extremely luxurious interior of the car in front of her.

"But...where are we going now? I'm still confused."

"Kaisan and Future are still waiting for me in the car..."

When those two "elders" were mentioned, Kaguya's shoulders visibly trembled.

She recalled her humiliating moment when she brazenly tried to snatch someone from the street, and forced herself to remain calm as she said:

"I'll take you to Ginza!"

She then immediately raised her voice, her tone leaving no room for refusal.

"After all, you're penniless now, aren't you? I'll take you to buy some essential daily necessities, and by the way... to repay the coffee shop for taking you in those two days, and also to pick out some return gifts for the two seniors."

Duan Zilian wanted to refuse, but after touching her empty pockets, she swallowed her words.

After all, he couldn't even afford a bottle of soda right now; he had to pay for his breakfast from the back seat.

Moreover, Tokyo is currently rife with undercurrents, and aliens are lurking everywhere. Since I have to stay here, I really need to make plans for my future.

"Thank you so much for your expense, Miss. I will definitely find a way to make it up to you when I get my salary."

Duan Zilian smiled.

"Hmph, I don't need your measly compensation of washing dishes."

Hearing the softened tone of Duanzi Lian, Kaguya's originally bright red ears finally regained some of their whiteness.

She crossed her arms and maintained her icy beauty demeanor.

Duan Zilian looked at her profile as she threw a tantrum, and finally smiled helplessly.

[Has I been kidnapped on the street by one of Japan's top zaibatsu? I haven't even told Kaisan and Mirai yet. I wonder if they'll post missing person posters all over the place when they wake up...]

But speaking of which... Tokyo is so big, how did she manage to spot me so precisely? Is this the power of the zaibatsu? I should probably ask her...

Duan Zilian stopped her rambling thoughts and was about to speak when she suddenly heard a steady breathing sound beside her.

"Ok?"

Duan Zilian looked in the direction of the sound.

The young lady, who had been arrogantly tilting her head just moments before, was now asleep, leaning back in her chair.

Her delicate nose twitched gently with her breath, and her eyelashes were as long and delicate as butterfly wings.

The Maybach drove down the street, and the early summer sunlight filtered through the gaps in the city buildings, dancing across her fair face in individual frames.

At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya, having shed all her defenses, was as quiet as an elf who had strayed into the mortal world.

Duan Zilian was stunned for a moment.

"Eh? This is..."

"Young Miss is already very tired."

In the driver's seat, Hayasaka Ai suddenly spoke, her voice very soft, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility.

Duan Zilian also looked up and met a pair of blue eyes in the rearview mirror.

"Last night, the news reported that after Tiga defeated the monster... the young lady paced back and forth in her bedroom."

Hayasaka Ai continued, her tone tinged with tenderness and heartache.

"She kept wanting to email you to ask how you were doing, but she was too embarrassed to send the email because she was struggling with the wording. She didn't sleep a wink all night."

"She insisted that I drive all over the city looking for you first thing this morning."

Hayasaka Ai glanced deeply at Danzi Rei through the rearview mirror.

"The young lady... is really worried about you... as a friend."

Upon hearing this, Duan Zilian froze on the spot.

He looked at Kaguya Shinomiya sleeping soundly beside him, completely unsuspecting, and felt as if a wad of cotton was stuck in his throat.

What?! You searched street by street? How is that even possible?!

The young lady... is really worried about you... as a friend.

Hayasaka Ai's words echoed softly in his mind.

Yes, they're friends, right?

Although he always treated the other person as a "little child" who needed to be taken care of, he jokingly said in his heart that he was "taking care of a baby".

But in the end, sitting next to him was a graceful young woman who could worry, feel anxious, and experience both joy and sorrow.

After the disaster ended, I didn't even send her a message to let her know I was safe.

As a man, and as the one being worried about, I really failed in my duty far too much.

As Duan Zilian pondered, she felt a pang of guilt, and suddenly felt a weight on her shoulder.

The girl beside him seemed to have lost her balance because she was fast asleep. Her body tilted slightly, and her head naturally rested on Duan Zilian's shoulder.

She was like a little black cat that had found the most comfortable cat bed, and even rubbed against Duan Zilian's neck.

"!!!"

Duan Zilian's face instantly turned red as the delicate fragrance from the girl's hair entered his nostrils.

He froze instantly, like a stone, his right hand gripping his trouser leg tightly, too afraid to move.

He glanced awkwardly at Hayasaka Ai in the rearview mirror, as if he wanted to ask her for help.

"You're alright...really...that's great..."