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

"Hey, look..."

"Who is that? He's actually fighting that monster Suzuki to a standstill."

"He seems to be a classmate of ours. I think his name is Kitahara Sousuke."

"Hey? That guy looks pretty cool playing basketball."

"Stop being a fangirl, that guy is supposedly a jerk."

"Eh? Is that so?!"

Gradually, more and more people gathered around the court where Kitahara Sousuke and Suzuki Takuma played. After all, Suzuki Takuma was a landmark figure in Toyonosaki, and those who had seen him would find it hard to forget him. Most people were more curious about the boy who could go toe-to-toe with him.

……

"I'm so tired..."

Kitahara leaned against the low wall beside the playground, rubbing his slightly sore and numb arms. Even physical enhancement techniques have their limits; his current physique only lasted for less than half an hour before he felt tired.

If you force yourself to continue, you will experience extreme hunger and distress.

Ultimately, one cannot use the power that is not one's own perfectly.

Kitahara Sosuke planned to take advantage of the break to properly observe the beautiful girls exercising during Japanese physical education class. He certainly wouldn't have imagined a playground full of long, white legs in his past life; it couldn't have happened.

Sports clothes and shorts are the best! A vibrant high school girl... Thinking like this, my body, which had just finished exercising, unconsciously relaxed.

"Hey, Sousuke, here we go—"

Kitahara Sousuke caught the can of peach-flavored soda that Suzuki tossed to him, opened the tab, and took a deep sip, feeling as if every cell in his body was cheering for the chilled soda.

"Not bad. This is the first time I've seen a guy who can go toe-to-toe with me when I go all out."

Suzuki patted the other person on the shoulder. His thought process was simple: if everyone had fun playing ball together, they would be good friends from now on.

"Stop talking, my hands are shaking..."

Kitahara Sousuke curled his lip.

"You seem quite adept at taking the drinks, don't you?"

"That's right, I can usually dodge these little tricks even when I'm right in the face with the stone golem."

Kitahara Sosuke boasted about his reaction speed.

"Hey, Sosuke, you play LoL too?"

Takuma Suzuki asked excitedly, "There are more people playing console games in Japan, but games like League of Legends aren't as popular as they are in China."

As he was talking, a yellow flying object suddenly appeared in his peripheral vision. Suzuki Takuma instinctively tilted his head to dodge it. He was just about to continue chatting with his like-minded friend when a scream suddenly came from Kitahara Sosuke behind him.

"Sosuke, you... you can't even dodge Ezreal's Q..."

"..."

Chapter Thirty-One: You Actually Did It

"What are you laughing at...?"

"I'm not laughing."

"You were clearly smiling."

"I remembered happy things."

Kitahara Sosuke, somewhat annoyed, shifted his gaze away from Suzuki Takuma. The ball was clearly aimed at his teammate, but his teammate had flashed away.

If I hadn't just undoed my physical enhancements, how could a mere tennis ball have possibly caused me any harm?

What are you laughing at again?

Kitahara Sosuke kept rolling the cold canned drink back and forth on his swollen forehead to cool it down, while looking at Hoshizuki Kaede, who was laughing hysterically on the other side.

That's the tennis ball that this guy hit out of bounds.

"No, I also remembered some happy things."

Xingyue Feng noticed the other party's unfriendly gaze, immediately suppressed her trembling body, put her hands behind her back and showed a deeply repentant look. As the perpetrator, she still had a certain sense of self-awareness.

The girl behind him, Hoshizuki Rin, was completely oblivious to this. She walked up to Kitahara Sosuke with her long, fair legs, bent down, and gently poked Kitahara Sosuke's red and swollen spot with her finger.

"It feels bloated..."

"hiss……"

"Has Sosuke's brain splattered out?"

"Please don't say such terrible things, I just have a lump."

Hearing his sister's lame joke, Xingyue Feng, who was standing to the side, almost started trembling again after he had just calmed down. Fortunately, as a student council member, he still had a certain ability to control his emotions.

"Let me take you to the infirmary."

Hoshizuki Kaede finally remembered her duty as class monitor. She first persuaded the students who were watching to disperse and let them continue practicing. Then she made a suggestion to Kitahara Sōsuke.

"No need, it's just tennis..."

Kitahara Sosuke hesitated. Actually, for such a minor injury, if he activated his body enhancement, the swelling would subside in a while. After all, skill enhancement not only improves the four physical dimensions, but also recovery and stamina. Of course, he hadn't tried stamina yet.

"That won't do. The head is very fragile. Even if there are some minor external injuries, the brain, the brain itself... Anyway, you should still go and get it checked out."

Hoshizuki Kaede grabbed the other man's tie and forcefully pulled Kitahara Sousuke up from the ground.

"You were going to say brain matter, weren't you?"

Kitahara Sosuke retorted speechlessly.

"……no."

Hesitated.

"Hurry up and keep up!"

Hoshizuki Kaede tightened her grip, changed the subject with a gesture, and pulled Kitahara Sousuke toward the teaching building.

"Actually, if you hadn't grabbed my collar, I might have lived a little longer..."

……

Do you feel dizzy or nauseous?

"No."

The nurse in the infirmary was surnamed Amamiya, I think. I forgot her name, Kitahara Sousuke. She was in her thirties, very beautiful, but always had a cold expression on her face. Her white coat made her seem even more unapproachable.

However, the professionalism and responsible attitude they showed when treating patients made people feel very reassured.

She first examined the injury on Kitahara Sosuke's forehead, then verbally inquired about his symptoms. She then took out a small flashlight, pried open Kitahara Sosuke's eyelids, shone it into his pupils a few times, and nodded in relief.

"It's nothing serious, just a superficial injury. But since it's on your head, for safety reasons, you should rest from your afternoon classes and observe the wound here for a while."

Ms. Amamiya pointed to the cubicle inside: "Go and rest over there. Oh, and I'm going out for a bit, so it would be best if someone stayed with you and looked after you."

"Let me do it."

Xingyuefeng stepped forward.

"Yes, this is a swelling-reducing spray. Spray it on him in a bit."

Hoshizuki Kaede nodded and took the spray from Amamiya-sensei. Rin, who was following behind Hoshizuki Kaede, also walked into the care cubicle as if nothing had happened.

Ms. Amamiya glanced at the twin sisters but didn't say anything. She didn't care if there was one more or one less student; let the academic teachers worry about skipping class.

"呲呲-"

Kitahara Sousuke felt a cool sensation on his forehead, and the burning sensation began to subside, replaced by a hot, throbbing pain.

"Do you want to sleep in bed for a while?"

Hoshizuki Kaede drew the curtains. Each bed in the infirmary had a curtain around it, which, when drawn, created a closed space. Although it didn't block out sound, it would feel comfortable for Japanese people who value personal space.

"No, I don't think so. It's not like I'm seriously ill."

Kitahara Sousuke sat on the bed, fiddling with the pain-relieving spray he had just used.

"Aren't you going to be sitting here? The student council is pretty busy, isn't it?"

Kitahara Sousuke casually remarked.

"It's just that the first day or two of the semester are a bit busy because many seniors who are going into their final year of high school are busy with their studies, which has created a lot of vacancies. The juniors who are recruiting freshmen have already filled in these past two days."

Kitahara Sosuke nodded, and was just about to continue chatting with Hoshizuki Kaede about school matters when he noticed Hoshizuki Rin standing behind him waving at him.

Why did you come along too?

Xingyue Ling blinked, first silently pointing to herself, then pointing to Xingyue Feng in front of her. Seeing Kitahara Sōsuke's confused look, she then made a gesture of holding her chest with both hands.

Kitahara Sousuke: "???"

What does that mean? Kitahara Sousuke scanned the two sisters with a puzzled look, and suddenly he seemed to understand something.

"What are you looking at?"

Hoshizuki Kaede noticed the malice and a hint of mockery in Kitahara Sosuke's eyes.

"Nothing much. By the way, are you running for student council president?"

Kitahara Sosuke guiltily looked away. It was true. Looking at the Hoshizuki sisters standing side by side in the same white tracksuit, he noticed that Kaede's size was suddenly a size smaller than her sister's.

They look exactly the same when they wear school uniforms, but when they change into a tracksuit, they suddenly shrink. Xingyuefeng, you with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you actually faked it?!

"Hmph, thanks to you, I'm incredibly popular right now."

Hoshizuki Kaede sneered and showed Kitahara Sosuke his phone screen. It was a poll initiated by the Toyosaki Academy website, in which Hoshizuki Kaede had a huge lead of 437 votes, more than 100 votes ahead of the second place, Yomo Choko.

"It's none of my business?"