Crossover Anime: The Heroine's Savior in the Other World

Chapter Twelve: The Sister Who's a Master

When the bell rang at noon, some students who were studying in the classroom couldn't wait to rush to the school cafeteria, but most people still preferred to bring their own lunch from home.

"Kitahara, I've made plans to have lunch with Tanaka and the others. Want to come along?"

Yoshihiko Uesugi kicked his stool and asked, holding an orange bento box. Kitahara Sousuke turned around and nodded, about to agree, when he felt someone tugging at the hem of his shirt.

"Ok?"

"I'm...hungry."

Xingyue Ling had somehow moved her chair and sat down next to Kitahara Sousuke's desk, blinking her amber eyes as if it were perfectly natural.

"Ah, I'll go find Tanaka now..."

Yoshihiko Uesugi tactfully left his seat, giving the other man a look that said, "I understand, buddy, this is all I can do for you."

"What about your lunch?"

Kitahara Sousuke asked.

"Feng left it in the student council's activity room this morning, but I don't have the key."

These sisters usually eat lunch together. Kitahara Sousuke looked up at Hoshizuki Kaede's seat in front of him. Well, she hadn't shown up since the vice president dragged her away this morning.

"Do you want to go to the cafeteria to buy something?"

"..."

"The fried noodle bread sold at the school store is also quite good."

"..."

Xingyue Ling sat there, her hands resting between her thighs, which were covered by black pantyhose, neither nodding nor shaking her head, her eyes fixed blankly on the lunchbox in Kitahara Sousuke's hand.

"Would you like to try this...?"

"it is good--"

"..."

"This guy must have laughed just now," Kitahara Sosuke thought, sensing a strange hint of joy in the girl's unchanging expression. He reluctantly placed his lunch on the table.

Kitahara Sosuke opened his lunchbox, which contained eight neatly arranged rice balls, smaller than those sold in stores, wrapped in emerald green seaweed sheets, with rice mixed with corn kernels, diced ham, small pieces of cucumber, and carrot.

Marina also carefully sprinkled sesame seeds and seaweed flakes on top to ensure the aroma and flavor.

"Please use—"

Kitahara Sousuke pushed the lunchbox toward the other person.

"I'm starting to eat! Awooo!"

Cute girls are a pleasure to watch when they eat. This rice ball, which Kitahara Sosuke could eat in two bites, took Hoshizuki Rin four or five bites to finish.

Looking at the other person's cheeks puffed up like a hamster eating, Kitahara Sosuke couldn't help but recall how he and Airi used to fight over snacks at home.

So I grabbed a tissue and wiped the sesame seeds and rice grains off the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, I felt it was a bit presumptuous of me to do that to a girl I'd only known for less than a day, so I quickly apologized.

"Excuse me."

"?"

A hint of doubt flickered in his amber eyes.

Slowly swallowing the rice ball in her mouth, Hoshizuki Rin seemed unconcerned about Kitahara Sousuke's earlier behavior, simply saying, "It's delicious."

"Right? My sister made this."

Kitahara Sousuke's words revealed a faint sense of pride. Having always been an only child, he had found it difficult to understand the feelings between siblings, so he cherished it all the more.

"younger sister!"

Xingyueling picked up another rice ball from the lunchbox, took a small bite, and her eyes shone with curiosity.

“Unlike Hoshizuki and Rin, I have two younger sisters, but there’s a big age gap between them. They’re both in middle school now, and my older sister makes the bento boxes.”

"Oh……"

"Aren't you going to eat?"

After finishing another rice ball, Xingyueling asked with some confusion.

"I'll eat after you finish."

"Oh, please—"

Rin leaned forward, her legs in black pantyhose pressing against the outside of Kitahara Sosuke's left leg. She pulled out a tissue and handed it to him, then pouted at him. Her lips, glossy from eating, were even more lustrous and moisturized than any lip balm she had used.

"You seemed to really like it just now, this is a thank-you gift."

"..."

In the end, I still helped wipe it. Kitahara Sosuke had a toothache look on his face. He always had an innocent and naive expression, but he always managed to do something that touched people's hearts. Maybe that was a talent?

However, after doing this once or twice, once you get used to it, the feeling of raising a small animal is truly irresistible.

"bell--"

A series of hurried footsteps approached, and the classroom sliding door was suddenly pulled open. Xingyue Feng rushed in like a gust of wind and tightly hugged Xingyue Ling, who was eating.

"Sorry, there's been a lot going on since school started, and the student council president was rambling on for too long. Are you hungry? I'm heating up my food in the microwave in my office... Ring! Where did you get those rice balls?"

"Feng, do you want some?"

"Oh, thank you... Ah, no, Rin! How could you eat other people's food like that?"

"Sousuke said it's okay..."

"Huh? Sosuke? What did you do to my sister?!"

"Calm down."

Kitahara Sosuke calmly brushed aside the other person's hands that were trying to grab his collar, and sighed inwardly, wondering if the older sister had stolen all of her younger sister's liveliness while she was still in the womb.

"This is a story about a careless older sister who locked her lunchbox in her office and then suddenly disappeared, leaving her poor younger sister so hungry that she had to ask a new classmate she had just met for help. Um, do you want to hear the details?"

"..."

"Anyway, thank you for taking care of Rin..."

Xingyue Feng turned her face away somewhat embarrassedly.

"Hmm, my whole stomach is filled with Sousuke..."

Xingyueling nodded seriously, sat down in the chair, and gently stroked her slightly protruding belly.

Hey, stop making those innocuous jokes with that innocent look on your face, or your sister's about to hit you again.

"Feng, is there any food left?"

"Hmm, aren't you full yet?"

Xingyue Feng placed the steaming pink bento box on the table, opened the lid, and saw dishes divided into compartments on the left and a full layer of rice on the right.

Rin took the lunchboxes from the two sisters, blinked, and then pushed the lunchboxes toward Kitahara Sousuke.

"Please accept this as a return gift."

"Hey, Ring, there's one for me in there too!"

"It's okay, Feng can eat with us."

Why do you act like I'm the outsider? Hoshizuki Kaede stared intently at Kitahara Sōsuke, her eyes conveying a message that said, "Try touching me if you dare."

"The cafeteria seems to still be open, oh my god..."

"maple……"

"...Never mind, never mind."

Xingyue Feng ultimately succumbed to his sister's gaze.

"The cafeteria food is sold out. As a way of repaying you for taking care of Rin, let's eat together."

Hoshizuki Kaede proactively put half of the rice into Kitahara Sousuke's lunchbox, and then shared some of the dishes with him.

"Eat up quickly, I specially heated it up in the microwave in the office, you're lucky."

"Please treat Feng to rice balls."

Hoshizuki Rin took a rice ball from Kitahara Sousuke's plate and handed it to her older sister.

"Oh, thank you."

Huh? What kind of lady are you? When did you change your surname to Kitahara, Rin? Hoshizuki Kaede angrily took a bite of the rice ball, and oh, it was actually quite delicious.

Why didn't you wipe Feng's mouth?

Ling turned her head and asked abruptly.

"Ok?"

"A thank-you gift for lunch."

As she spoke, Xingyueling stretched out her finger and gently stroked her lips.

"Hey, what did you just teach my sister?!" (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"..."

Chapter Thirteen: A Few Things About Being a Plagiarist

In Japanese high schools, there are only two classes in the afternoon. Excluding classes aiming for top universities or senior students, most students finish their classes around 3 p.m.

This is mainly due to the Japanese education system's widespread emphasis on students' physical health and overall development. It's simply fantastic; compared to the cutthroat competition in Chinese high schools where evening self-study doesn't end until 9 PM, it's heaven.

After school in the afternoon, it's usually the clubs' domain. Students usually join clubs that interest them or to expand their social circles. However, there are also members like Kitahara Sousuke, who belong to the "Homecoming Club".