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

Sakuta Azusagawa lay lazily against the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window, a milk dangling from his mouth, his gaze fixed on the receding figure through the glass.

"Yes."

Hachiman Hikigaya leaned against a pillar, hidden in the shadows, his dead fish eyes showing disdain, but not dislike.

"When he first transferred here, he seemed even more颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of listlessness, apathy, and aversion to trouble) than I did."

"As a result, instead of avoiding such troubles, they unknowingly became more diligent than anyone else. The magnitude of this change is simply unfathomable."

"There is no such thing as diligence without a reason in this world. It's just that you have something in your heart that you want to protect, so you have to bite the bullet and stand at the forefront."

As Sakuta Azusagawa spoke, he watched the figure gradually disappear into the shadow of the Shuchiin building.

"If we don't help this idiot, he'll probably stubbornly walk to his death in the cold air by himself."

He straightened up, stretched, and turned around to pat Hachiman Hikigaya on the shoulder.

"In that case, let's two notorious outcasts do our part and not let him rot away on his own."

Hachiman Hikigaya's lips curled slightly:

"Haven't you always claimed that you hate trouble the most?"

"Don't you always claim to be a lonely, rotten element?"

Sakuta retaliated without hesitation, then strolled slowly toward the vending machine at the end of the corridor with one hand in his pocket, waving at Hachiman with his back turned.

"Let's go. After all, if we don't give him a push now, that idiot might actually exhaust himself trying to carry a path that isn't his to the point of death."

"Honestly... they all like to boss people around. Wait for me."

Hikigaya straightened up and stepped out of the shadows.

Two figures, one after the other, gradually disappeared into the distance, stepping on the floor that was scorching hot from the midday sun.

The war continues.

Chapter 80 Miss Shinomiya's Prank

Sunlight, like scattered gold, pierced through the layers of leaves and fell onto the marble pavement.

Although we were already in the shade, the air was still hot and dry.

Duan Zilian wiped the sweat from her forehead, her eyes full of seriousness.

"...So, Shinomiya-san, I really need your help."

He bowed slightly, looking sincerely at the girl in front of him who seemed to blend into the elegant surroundings.

"Ara..."

Kaguya Shinomiya was taken aback.

A few minutes ago, she was pacing alone on this secluded path, pondering the mess between the two schools, when she turned around and caught this transfer student who was sneaking around like a ghost.

As soon as she walked over, Duan Zilian pulled her into this secluded depth as if she had grasped a lifeline, and began to talk non-stop.

"What? So that's what you think."

Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't help but let out a pleasant chuckle.

"You mean you want to frequently appear in our student council's sight as a student of Soubu High School?"

She hit the nail on the head.

"You want to make yourself the spotlight where the two schools' gazes meet, and through our attitude towards you, make those stubborn chaebol children waver."

"At the same time, it will allow the General Armament High School to initially dissolve their preconceived notions about us through your turning point?"

"As expected of the young lady, her summary is so accurate."

After listening, Duan Zilian clapped her hands in admiration.

"This is the best, and slowest, clumsy solution that my feeble brain could come up with."

"Instead of trying to reason with thousands of people, let them see, 'Wow, that guy from Soubu High School is actually walking with Miss Shinomiya and hasn't been struck by lightning yet.'"

He scratched his head and said in a somewhat comical way.

"But that's not fair to you, is it?"

Kaguya's laughter subsided slightly, her face revealing a clear-headed expression, as if she had seen through his thoughts directly.

"As an outsider, you have overstepped your bounds. The people of Shuchiin will only look at you differently and regard you as a sycophantic clown. You will receive countless whispers and malicious words behind your back."

"Back at your Zongwu High School, if someone sees you constantly running here to curry favor with us, they will definitely label you a 'traitor' and a 'sycophant' immediately."

She stepped forward, her gaze fixed intently on Duan Zilian.

"If you succeed, you won't get a reward; everyone will just think it's because the student council did a good job."

"But if you fail, you will be ostracized by both sides and become a pariah of the whole school."

Have you considered the consequences of such a thankless task?

Her red eyes gleamed in the shadows, making Duan Zilian's heart tighten.

"Ah... well, I don't really care."

Duan Zilian smiled and waved her hand.

He straightened his back, took a breath, and in that instant, a certain determination flashed in the depths of his eyes.

"Even if we really end up in that kind of situation, at worst we'll just be talked about behind our backs and cursed a few more times, it's not like we'll lose a piece of flesh."

"Anyway, I hate trouble and never expect everyone to understand me. As long as there are two or three people around me who agree with me, that's enough."

Seriously, I was the one who got cyberbullied by the entire internet before, what are people from two mere schools compared to that?

"We'll see..."

He pursed his lips and looked at the distant sky.

"Besides, in the face of such a mess, someone always has to step up and break the ice between the two schools, right?"

"The only thing missing between the two schools is a connecting factor. Once that factor is there, prejudices and differing opinions between people will gradually be broken down. This is what two of my friends told me."

Kaguya was slightly taken aback.

A gentle breeze rustled through the leaves.

A ray of sunlight, filtering through the leaves, transformed into a few golden specks, falling on Duan Zilian's not-so-broad shoulders.

Looking at the boy's languid yet determined demeanor, something deep within Kaguya's heart was stirred.

"Really..."

Kaguya chuckled softly, her eyes gradually becoming gentle and lively.

"Your personality... you just can't shake this habit of taking on heavy burdens no matter where you go."

She turned around, her back view appearing incredibly pure in the sunlight. She had just taken her first step when she suddenly remembered something.

A sly glint suddenly flashed in her beautiful eyes. She turned around and looked into Duan Zilian's eyes.

"How about this, Duan, I can help you build momentum, after all, you're so willing to sacrifice."

Kaguya Shinomiya tiptoed slightly to close the distance.

"If you sincerely call me 'Shinomiya-neechan', I'll agree to this proposal, how about it?"

Her elegant chuckle made the alluring red stand out even more in the shadows.

"!"

Duan Zilian's newly built-up heroic spirit was instantly shattered.

He took a half-step back as if he had been electrocuted, staring at the elegant young woman in front of him as if he had seen a ghost.

"Are you...are you serious?"

Duanzi asked with a pained expression, his voice filled with disbelief.

"What do you think?"

Duan Zilian experienced an internal storm; her brain was spinning wildly in that instant, and she finally figured out the reason.

That vengeful young lady! She's definitely getting revenge for the day I called her "little sister" at the mall! Is this woman's heart only as small as a pinhead?!

"Ah...this...I..."

Duan Zilian clutched her school trousers tightly, her old face burning hot enough to make a pancake.

He was in a state of intense inner turmoil.

[Duan Zilian, it's just embarrassing once! What's the big deal?! Just call her "sister," and you'll get the help of the daughter of the most powerful Shinomiya Zaibatsu in all of Japan, and you can save the idiots in two schools without shedding a drop of blood! This deal is worth more than getting Ultraman Tiga in Monopoly!]

His lips trembled for a long time, his voice stuck in his throat, barely audible.

“j……ji……”

"Just kidding."

Before he could utter a sound, Kaguya Shinomiya burst out laughing.

She turned around as lightly as a breeze, interrupting his humiliating admission of defeat.

She walked briskly towards the exit of the tree-lined path with her hands behind her back, her voice carried on the wind.

"Come find me at the archery club at Shuchiin Academy after school this afternoon, and I'll teach you how to shoot arrows."

"The people there... at least have a more stable temperament, which is a relatively easy starting point for you, an outlier."

Oh, by the way.

Kaguya stopped at the intersection.

She turned her head slightly, and a hint of coldness and domineering arrogance, truly befitting a wealthy heiress, flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"My original plan was to find out the family backgrounds of those who were the ringleaders in Shuchiin, and then have a friendly conversation with their parents about the allocation of social resources."

"Since you've stepped forward to take responsibility, then let's try your clumsy method first."

After listening to this seemingly calm but potentially bankrupt Mafia speech, Duan Zilian shivered violently, and the sweltering heat behind her instantly turned into a cold wind.

He lowered his head to experience this society where power reigns supreme.

[Ah...this is truly devilish...directly targeting parents? Is this the most unvarnished form of business warfare in capitalism? The power of the chaebols is indeed terrifying.]

"Okay... I understand, thank you... Shinomiya-san."

"Oh right, I still need to go talk to President Shirogane about some details. I wonder which class he's in..."

Duan Zilian had just raised her eyes to ask another question when she discovered that the end of the tree-lined path was already empty, and the figure of that aloof young lady had long since disappeared around the corner.

"Never mind... I'll go find out myself."

Duan Zilian sighed and continued walking towards Xiuzhiyuan.

……

Chapter 81 Fujiwara Chika Wants to Improve Relations Between the Two Schools

"Everyone! I think we absolutely cannot continue to stand idly by like this!"

In the board game club's activity room, Fujiwara Chika slammed her fist on the table in indignation, causing the dice on the table to bounce wildly.

"Huh? Chika-chan, what's gotten into you all of a sudden?"

The commune member next to him looked up in confusion.

"Let's think about it carefully! The relationship between the two schools is really terrible right now!"

Chika paced back and forth in the room, heartbroken.

"In the future, we'll be facing evacuation drills together, dealing with midterms together, and we might even have to organize a cultural festival together! If we live in this oppressive atmosphere, Chika-sama's happiness level will plummet!"

"Chika-chan is right... but it's not like we've just started to dislike each other."

One of the members waved his hand and said.

"Yeah, Chika-chan, what can we possibly do?"

"Of course! We can take the initiative to break the ice!"