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

Kitahara Sosuke used his chopsticks to take a piece of pork cutlet from his bowl and give it to Rin. Under the girl's puffed-out cheeks, he sat down on the other side of Sato Kaoru with his bowl in hand.

"Sigh, I may never be able to chat openly with anyone like Diezi in my life."

Sato Kaoru shook his head somewhat dejectedly. The more dazzling Yoko Shihou was, the more uncomfortable he felt, as if someone afraid of the light was trying to find a shady spot to block the gaze of those attracted by the girl's brilliance.

Therefore, I must work hard and get into Tokyo University so that I can stand proudly beside Choko.

Sato Kaoru glanced gratefully at Kitahara Sosuke, who seemed to sense his embarrassment and offered to switch seats with him, so that he wouldn't have to sit alone in the corner watching Choko and Hoshizuki Kaede chat and laugh.

"Speaking of which... why is Kitahara-kun here?"

Out of the corner of her eye, Sato Kaoru glanced past Choko and looked at the Hoshizuki sisters sitting side by side. Both of them were beautiful girls who could attract the attention of passersby at any time.

“It was just a visit from a classmate. I suffered a minor injury over the weekend and am currently hospitalized at a nearby hospital.”

"is it serious?"

Sato Kaoru asked with some concern.

"Thank goodness, I can go back to school tomorrow." Kitahara Sosuke took a bite of ramen, looking down. "Speaking of which, is Sato-senpai on a date with Yomo-kun?"

"No, no...Choko and I aren't...that kind of relationship."

As he spoke, Sato Kaoru lowered his head in disappointment. He knew very well how Choko felt about him, having followed him all the way from Kyoto to Tokyo, but he didn't have the courage to reciprocate her feelings for the time being.

The reason he suddenly thought of asking Choko out today was actually thanks to Kitahara Sosuke's interference. The girl Kitahara Sosuke carried on his back that they met on Friday afternoon looked so much like Choko.

A strange, uncomfortable feeling welled up inside him. "If only those two were me and Choko..." Sato Kaoru thought to himself.

Recently, he has been in unexpected contact with Choko more often on his phone. Unlike before, he is not always passive. Choko has asked him to go out and play several times. Today, Sato Kaoru suddenly felt like he wanted to see Choko.

Diezi was naturally very happy and followed her brother out.

"Kitahara-kun, don't you think it's more responsible for a man to make some achievements before confessing his feelings to the girl he likes?"

Sato Kaoru took a sip of ramen broth with a slightly bitter expression; the rich and fragrant broth could not dispel the unease in his heart.

"That sounds like a very responsible statement, but it doesn't seem quite suitable for high school romances these days." Kitahara Sosuke chuckled and shook his head.

"If you like her, just tell her. There aren't that many movie plots where the girl who runs away from the wedding is just like that. In the end, you'll just be like a dog watching the girl you like get into someone else's wedding car."

"But if I don't have the ability to make her happy, shouldn't I just leave her alone?"

Sato Kaoru asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"I think sometimes girls who truly like you aren't after your status or family background; they actually care more about your attitude, right?"

While comforting Sato Kaoru, Kitahara Sosuke inwardly complained, "How did the topic turn like this? Why did I have to teach this blockhead how to woo a girl?"

"Kitahara-kun, could you please tell me how you and your girlfriend, that... 'Megumi-kun,' got together?"

Sato Kaoru asked in a low voice with hopeful eyes. He didn't have many friends, and he had almost none who could discuss this kind of thing with him.

"Who?"

Kitahara Sousuke didn't react for a moment.

"So that's Kitahara's girlfriend..." Sato Kaoru looked at him with some confusion, "The black-haired girl you were carrying last Friday..."

"Oh, that's not..."

Just as Kitahara Sousuke was about to explain, three sharp gazes suddenly shot out from behind Sato Kaoru, like blades piercing his body, making Kitahara Sousuke's heart skip a beat, and his back immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

The difference is that Yoko's eyes are threatening with a hint of tension, while Hoshizuki Maple's eyes are more judgmental and angry. As for Rin... well, you can't see any emotion in that child's eyes at all.

"No?" Sato Kaoru seemed oblivious to the three pairs of eyes behind her, even more surprised: "Kitahara-kun, you dumped him after just one weekend?"

"No...that..."

"Brother, when did you become so gossipy? Don't always ask other people's private questions; you won't make friends that way!"

Yoko suddenly spoke up. She patted Sato Kaoru's shoulder, pressing her hand firmly, trying to shut her brother up. Then she gestured to Kitahara Sousuke with her eyes, telling him not to say anything he shouldn't.

"That's actually..."

Kitahara Sosuke's mind raced, trying to come up with a suitable excuse.

"Oh, so So Sosuke has a girlfriend. Which class is she in? Maybe I know her too."

With a sweet smile, Hoshizuki Kaede walked around from behind and sat next to Kitahara Sousuke, pinching his lower back and twisting it hard.

No wonder he ignored me all weekend, he was out cheating on me... Damn it! He might be that Kasumigaoka Utaha-senpai I locked on the rooftop.

As Xingyue Feng thought to herself, she tightened her grip even more.

"Hiss... I can explain!"

Kitahara Sousuke surrendered with both hands raised.

Chapter Seventy-Nine: I Can Explain

"I can explain."

As Kitahara Sousuke spoke, he grabbed Hoshizuki Kaede's small hand, which was twisted around his lower back, and pulled her to a corner to the side.

"Stop pulling and tugging!" Xingyue Feng smoothed out the wrinkles in her clothes, looking annoyed. "What's there to explain? I don't need your explanation."

The girl raised her chin and stared intently into Kitahara Sosuke's eyes, saying that no explanation was needed, but at that moment Kitahara Sosuke realized that it would be foolish not to say anything at all.

"Actually, that person is Sifang."

Kitahara Sousuke whispered in Hoshizuki Kaede's ear.

"What?! You don't know about Choko and Sato-senpai...!"

Hoshizuki Kaede stood on tiptoe and grabbed Kitahara Sosuke by the collar, pulling him down so he could only bend over to look her in the eye. She looked furious, as if she wanted to punch him a couple of times.

"This guy not only hooked up with a third-year female student, but he also stole her boyfriend?"

Sifang Diezi's affection for her childhood sweetheart, her older brother, was a well-known secret among her close friends, and Xingyue Feng was certainly aware of it.

What angered Hoshizuki Maple even more was, where did she fall short of Yomocho and Kasumigaoka Utaha? Those two lumps of meat in front of her?

"Let me finish." Kitahara Sosuke held the girl's hand, gently prying open her fingers one by one and stroking them softly in his hand, his eyes tender. "It was Yomo who asked me to help her win over Sato-senpai."

"Huh? What exactly happened?"

Xingyue Feng withdrew her hand, not wanting the other party to take advantage of her.

"To put it bluntly, it's a couple simulation. You know Sato-senpai's personality; he's the sullen one in the class, doesn't like to socialize with others, and is as dull as a block of wood."

Kitahara Sosuke continued his rambling: "So, Yoshikazu asked me to impersonate Sato-senpai and find a way to quickly get him to open up. Then, on Friday, during a practice session on the playground, I happened to run into Sato-senpai on his way home. To avoid being misunderstood, I had to pretend I didn't know him and hide my face on my back..."

Kitahara Sosuke stared straight into Hoshizuki Kaede's eyes, as if afraid the girl wouldn't believe him, even though he also felt that the reason was actually full of loopholes upon closer examination.

"Really?" Xingyue Feng looked at the other person suspiciously. "Then why do we have to find you? You and Diezi shouldn't have known each other before, right?"

"Maybe it's because my heroic act last time garnered so much praise from my classmates... Σ_(???」∠) Ugh."

"to be frank!"

Xingyuefeng angrily withdrew her fist.

"To be honest... maybe my life before was a bit like Sato-senpai's now. We were both the antagonists in the class and didn't have many friends."

You know, this kind of personality is rare, and I happen to be one of them, so I might be able to empathize with Sato-senpai's thoughts..."

Kitahara Sosuke smiled bitterly, putting on a forlorn expression, as if he was being haunted by unpleasant memories from the past, and even sighed in a pretentious manner.

"then you……"

Why didn't you discuss it with me first?

Xingyue Feng thought for a moment, realizing that this wasn't something she could say from her current position, and then asked instead, "You spent the whole weekend simulating being a couple with Diezi? You didn't even have time to contact me?"

"No way... I'm really busy with other things."

Kitahara Sōsuke cried out in protest.

"Really?"

"Seriously! If I had known Maple was looking for me, I would have been glued to my phone 24/7 waiting for news."

Kitahara Sosuke put on a playful grin again, his eyes fixed on Hoshizuki Kaede. The girl's blushing face and lowered head made one want to hug her.

"Don't use such a disgusting name! Humph, what does it have to do with me? You can imitate whoever you want."

Xingyuefeng tossed her hair, as proud as a swan.

A man's words are deceitful. Xingyue Feng shook her head, trying to shake off the jumbled thoughts in her mind. She and this guy weren't that close yet.

As he spoke, Hoshizuki Kaede glanced at Kitahara Sosuke's collar, which was being pulled askew, and somewhat embarrassedly reached out to straighten it before turning around and returning to his seat.

Kitahara Sousuke secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Yomo Choko, who was nervously watching him and Kaede, and subtly gave her an OK sign.

Sifang Diezi turned her little face away, pretending not to see it.

Sitting at the farthest point, Hoshizuki Rin blinked her big eyes, sometimes looking curiously at Kitahara Sousuke and Hoshizuki Kaede, and sometimes staring suspiciously at Kitahara Sousuke and Yomo Choko's quiet interaction, her face as calm as ever.

What did Kaede and Sosuke talk about?

As soon as Xingyue Feng sat down, Ling leaned over and asked curiously.

"Hmph, that guy got himself into a lot of trouble. I'll tell you when we get home."

Xingyue Feng sneered. If he found out that this guy was talking nonsense, he would be in for a world of hurt.

"Kitahara-kun, did I say something wrong?"

After watching the tense situation calm down with some nervousness, Kaoru Sato asked a somewhat embarrassed question.

"It's okay, it's just a misunderstanding."

Kitahara Sousuke shook his head, not daring to say any more to him; this guy never considered the occasion when he spoke.

I've heard of people cheating on their partners before, but I never expected that Kitahara, who was so close to his girlfriend back then, would do something like this.

Besides, both "Megumi" and Hoshizuki are very nice girls. Isn't what Kitahara did a bit inappropriate? Should I remind them?

Sato Kaoru opened her mouth, wanting to say something but then swallowed it back. What right did someone like her have to lecture others about matters of the heart?