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

Duan Zilian rested her chin on her hand, her tone somewhat helpless.

"Your dark circles are so bad, are you even sleeping tonight?"

"I also take breaks regularly."

Bai Yin lowered his head and gave a bitter smile.

"However... if these problems cannot be resolved now, I will never be able to sleep soundly."

After she finished speaking, Duan Zilian stared at him for two seconds.

In his eyes, the aloof student council president of Shuchiin High School was the same tired boy he had seen in the coffee shop earlier.

"So, that's why I came here."

Duan Zilian looked at Bai Yinyu and chuckled.

"I've brought you a solution."

"Ok?"

Baiyin raised her head and looked over in confusion.

……

Three minutes later.

"no!"

Shirogane Miyuki suddenly stood up and slammed his hands on the table, startling Danzi Rei, who was leaning against her chair, so much so that she almost fell over with her chair.

"Duan Jun, has your brain been melted by the sun outside? Or were you scared silly by a monster?! How could you even come up with such a lousy method!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get excited!"

Duan Zilian quickly waved her hand to comfort him.

"I'm serious... and I personally really don't care at all."

"I ran into Vice President Shinomiya on the way here. I have already informed her and she agreed."

"Seriously, Shinomiya actually agreed to such a reckless request from you?!"

Baiyin stared incredulously at the seemingly carefree transfer student in front of her.

How could he possibly agree?

On the night of their first conversation, the boy comforted him in a coffee shop.

He told him, "People don't need to live such a tiring life; don't force yourself to do things you don't want to do."

But now? Faced with this conflict between the two schools, this transfer student, who should have remained uninvolved, is now willing to sacrifice his own reputation and evaluation to become the "target" for balancing the prejudices between the two schools.

"I'm the student council president of this school! If, during my term, such a thorny issue requires sacrificing a friend to achieve a balance, then what's the point of being president?!"

"President, don't make it sound so tragic. I'm not going to sacrifice myself..."

Duan Zilian really didn't expect Shirogane Miyuki to react so strongly.

He scratched his head, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.

"Duan Jun, why are you so stubborn!"

Bai Yin interrupted him directly, her tone carrying a hint of stubbornness.

"You told me yourself in the store that night, 'If you wear a mask for too long, you'll forget how to breathe!'"

"Have you ever thought that what you're doing now is essentially putting a huge mask of being an outcast on yourself between the two schools?"

"Once you put it on, you can never take it off."

The air suddenly froze in the spacious office.

Two gazes met in mid-air.

Duan Zilian looked at Bai Yin and could truly feel the boy's anxiety about protecting his friends, as well as his sense of responsibility and commitment to his identity.

'This guy... he's clearly exhausted to the point of collapse, yet he's still desperately trying to stand in front of others.'

A warm feeling swept through Duan Zilian's heart.

He calmly looked directly into Shirogane Miyuki's bloodshot eyes.

"Trust me, President, I won't make any unprepared plans."

Bai Yin suddenly sensed a rock-solid confidence and unwavering strength in those eyes.

For a moment, he had a strange feeling, as if the boy in front of him really had shoulders that could hold up the whole sky.

"..."

Seeing that look in his eyes, Shirogane Miyuki had prepared a whole host of rebuttals, but suddenly he was speechless as if he had a choke point.

After a long silence, Shirogane Miyuki slumped back into his chair and let out a heavy sigh.

"Seriously... I can't do anything with you."

He crossed his arms, a hint of determination appearing in his eyes.

"Since you insist on it so much, as a friend, I can't forcefully stop you."

"But I will absolutely not let you do whatever you want on your own."

Silver suddenly seemed to realize something.

“I can’t control what’s going on at Zongwu High School, but I’ll go there too. At worst, I’ll go with you to Zongwu High School and be a ‘target’.”

"So what if I'm looked down upon as a commoner? I'm a commoner who got into university through hard work. I'm the same kind of person as them. There's nothing to be ashamed of."

"No, no, no! Stop, stop, stop!"

Duan Zilian was startled by the overly enthusiastic president's speech and quickly pressed down on Baiyin's shoulder.

“You’re the face of the Shuchiin Academy, yours is like a royal expedition, mine is just rogue diplomacy, they’re completely different.”

"I'll handle Soubu High School, and besides, Yukinoshita is there too, so there won't be any trouble."

He stood up, patted Shirogane Miyuki on the shoulder, and gave him a knowing smile that men often share.

"Just consider it doing me a favor. Tomorrow afternoon, you'll personally show me around Xiuzhiyuan. I'd also like to see what a prestigious school is all about."

"That's it?" Baiyin was stunned for a moment.

"That's settled then. Once things have calmed down, remember to come to my shop for extra espresso when you have time, Chairman."

"……Um."

Seeing Duan Zilian's "Don't worry" look, Shirogane Miyuki finally gave in.

But he added in an unquestionable, serious tone.

"Tomorrow afternoon, I will issue you a special pass issued by the student council."

"Tomorrow I will let them all know that you are my friend, Shirogane Miyuki. Anyone who dares to gossip behind my back will not be let off lightly."

"Thank you very much for your support, President. It's getting late, so I'll head out now. You should take a nap too."

……

Stepping out of the well-ventilated student council room, Duan Zilian stood in the corridor and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew... The start went fairly smoothly, but there's still a lot of mess to clean up afterward."

As the lunch break had just ended, students from Shuchiin Academy were already gradually appearing in the corridors.

Several of them always looked at this oddly dressed person with scrutinizing eyes, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"Hi." Duan Zilian waved to a boy who was secretly watching him.

"..."

The other person was startled by this sudden over-familiarity, immediately turned their head away, and quickened their pace to leave.

"They are very vigilant. No wonder they are noble elites."

Duan Zilian shrugged and was about to walk towards the connecting corridor of Zongwu High School.

Suddenly, he spotted a somewhat familiar figure by a secluded flowerbed in the distance.

"That's... Yu Ishigami?"

Duan Zilian squinted. At that moment, Ishigami stood nervously under the shade of a tree, talking to someone.

Because of the distance and the obstructed view, Duan Zilian could not see the other person's face clearly.

"He always seems like a reclusive shut-in, but he's actually having a secret rendezvous with someone in this secluded corner? Could it be... he's got a girlfriend?"

Just imagining Yu Ishigami in a romantic relationship made Duan Zilian shudder.

"Forget it, it's best if I don't get involved in other people's tumultuous youth."

Duan Zilian didn't pay much attention. In this campus full of youthful troubles, everyone has their own little secrets.

He looked away and walked towards his own classroom, whistling the tune he had learned from Hong Kai.

……

Chapter 83 After Climbing to the Highest Point

After Duan Zilian left, the student council room returned to silence.

Shirogane Miyuki collapsed onto the swivel chair, utterly exhausted.

He lowered his head and looked at the gold ribbon on his chest that symbolized the student council president.

Then, he opened his palms, revealing calluses that were not typical of his age, caused by years of high-intensity work and pen-holding.

These hands, and everything in this room, and the privileged young men and women born with silver spoons in their mouths, seemed so out of place.

Shirogane Miyuki's eyes gradually became somewhat confused.

At that moment, a golden and arrogant figure flashed through his mind.

"Kid, are you resentful? Do you think this world is unreasonable?"

"Then stop crying like a defeated dog here! If you want respect, climb to the top! Climb to the place where everyone has to look up to you, or even look up to you!"

It was that sentence that ignited the fire in Shirogane Miyuki's heart during his first year of high school.

He studied desperately and pretended desperately, finally donning this "flawless" mask and sitting in the highest position.

But what happens after you climb to the top?

Faced with the invisible and intangible class barrier between the two schools, his "power" seemed so pale and powerless.

Not only does it fail to resolve prejudice, but it also forces students to watch as newcomers like Duan Zilian act as their shields.

Shirogane Miyuki sighed softly, his gaze falling on the pile of documents that almost reached his head.

"Teacher Diye..."

"If this road was built to protect the people standing on it, how can I make everyone willingly walk on it?"

"What...should I do?"

……

At the same time, in the faculty and staff office of Zongwu High School.

"Regarding the incident in the corridor this morning, the outcome has been decided.

Hiratsuka sat quietly behind her desk, looking at the girl standing in front of her, her tone tinged with helplessness.

"Yamamoto, who was in charge, has already received a stern reprimand from the principal."

"He and his fellow members of the sports department who participated in the riot will all have to stay this week to participate in volunteer activities for the post-disaster campus repairs as punishment."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Hiratsuka-sensei."

Yukino Yukinoshita stood straight, her hands folded in front of her.

The girl's delicate face revealed no emotion, but after this conflict, the coldness in her eyes had deepened.

Looking at her, who seemed to have sealed off all her emotions with ice, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt a deep sense of apology in her eyes.

"Yukinoshita, you have done very well."