In a crossover anime, the only way to become stronger is by marrying a wife.

"Um……"

Yui Yuigahama thought for a moment, "Hira is still pretty good."

"That'll do then," Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a smile.

"Yeah." Yuigahama Yui nodded.

“However, Ms. Hiratsuka,” Yui Yuigahama then said very seriously, “you absolutely mustn’t let Yuki know about this.”

"If I get together with Hiiragi, she will definitely be angry."

“Oh, I can imagine what Yukinoshita’s expression will be when she finds out you’re dating Tsukikawa Hiiragi. It’ll be quite a sight,” Hiratsuka Shizuka said.

"Actually, I originally wanted to set you up with Yukinoshita." Hiratsuka Shizuka then sighed, "But Yukinoshita is really a bit difficult to deal with. Tsukikawa Shu is really something, he never takes the initiative to pursue her."

As they talked, Hiratsuka Shizuka took out a cigarette again and smoked it silently, feeling frustrated that Tsukikawa Shuu couldn't win over Yukino Yukinoshita.

"So, Hiratsuka-sensei brought Hiiragi into the Service Club for this reason?" Yui Yuigahama asked.

"At first, I never thought about this kind of thing. I just felt that his ability was enough to keep Yukino Yukinoshita in check, so I thought I would have him come along to participate in the school social event."

Hiratsuka Shizuka exhaled a long puff of white smoke and sighed, "But as you can see, Tsukikawa Shu is actually even more difficult to deal with than Yukinoshita."

"Hahaha... I can tell."

Even Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Back then, she had even considered acting as a peacemaker between Yukino Yukinoshita and Shu Tsukikawa. Moreover, upon discovering that Shu Tsukikawa was even more impulsive than Yukino Yukinoshita, she thought she was the only one who could keep Yukino Yukinoshita and Shu Tsukikawa in check during the event.

But now it seems that Tsukikawa Shuu is definitely unstoppable, and he doesn't need outsiders' opinions of him at all.

"Was the Service Club originally established by Hiratsuka-sensei specifically for Koyuki?" Yui Yuigahama asked.

“Yes, that’s how it was originally,” Hiratsuka Shizuka said.

"What about now?" asked Yuigahama Yui.

"Let's deal with the two of you first." Hiratsuka Shizuka revealed a mischievous smile.

"The teacher is so mean..." Yui Yuigahama pouted.

"Well, I'm not the kind of person who forces others to do things, but the underworld will eventually affect everyone, so doing this is to give Yukinoshita a choice." Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled. "Of course, the main reason is to bring together Tsukikawa Shu and the two of you. If it works out, that would be great."

The two chatted as they walked.

"So, after spending so many days together, do you have an answer?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked.

"Um... actually, it already is." Yui Yuigahama lowered her head in embarrassment. "I just don't know how to bring it up. Getting married right off the bat... I've never seen anything like this before."

"That's easy, just wait and see tonight," Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a smile. "Don't worry, trust your teacher~".

……

Everywhere was a sea of ​​flowers, and Tsukikawa Shu was leading the way.

However, during the journey, they unearthed quite a few treasure chests, containing resources, weapons, and other items that would make countless people envious.

And among them are familiar epic treasure chests.

[You have opened an Epic Treasure Chest and obtained 1 Exclusive Class Card, 1 Exclusive Skill Card, and 1 Epic Skill]

……

……

Half a day had passed by then, and Yu Sheng and the others were climbing the last step of the stone stairs with utter despair, feeling as if they were about to die from exhaustion.

Needless to say, Chika Nakamachi and Kaori Orimoto were in extremely weak and exhausted conditions, unable to sustain such a high-intensity stair-climbing exercise. They were climbing entirely by sheer willpower.

As they watched the announcement of Tsukikawa Shuu's reward on the radio, the three of them were already numb. They felt no anger, no jealousy, and no energy to even think about these issues.

The condition of the jade rope also seems rather strange.

"Why? I've already eaten some food, but I'm still so hungry and thirsty..."

Yu Sheng was panting heavily.

It was as if countless parasites were crawling all over him, demanding water and nutrients.

"Hey, after such intense exercise, can you give us some more fruit? We... can't take it anymore..." Chika Nakamachi asked.

"No, it's not time yet. We've only just started climbing the stairs!" Yu Sheng said. "We'll talk about it when we need to deal with those monsters!"

However, when Yu Sheng touched her empty pockets, she realized there was no way she could produce any food.

Last night, aside from symbolically giving one fruit to each of the three people, Kaori Orimoto and Chika Nakamachi brought the fruit, he secretly ate all the rest!

Chapter 133 Illusion, Death

Although Tamaki secretly harbored feelings for Orimoto Kaori, when faced with a life-or-death situation, he chose to prioritize his own interests and devoured the remaining precious food to alleviate his unbearable hunger and thirst that was driving him to the brink of madness.

However, in reality, these fruits do not relieve the thirst at all; on the contrary, the more you eat, the more you want to eat, the hungrier you get, and the thirstier you get.

The maggots inside my body have become increasingly rampant...

Besides the worms crawling out of her wounds, Yu Sheng even had hallucinations, feeling that her internal organs were completely filled with worms, and she would lift her clothes to check from time to time.

But every time I tried to find some clues, I found that although I was skin and bones, I didn't seem to have any problems. There was no scene of insects crawling all over my body as I had imagined when I lifted my clothes.

Yu Sheng always comforted herself with the thought that she must be too hungry and tired to have such fantasies.

But the fact that he was getting weaker and weaker was real; the few fruits he had eaten were simply not enough to keep him from weakening.

They need more food and more water.

Yes, more food, more water!

Jade Rope's eyes were bloodshot.

After resting for a long time, Chika Nakamachi and Kaori Orimoto finally recovered enough to support themselves to continue walking.

Almost three days have passed, and in those three days they have only eaten one fruit, which is far from enough to sustain them to continue their mission.

Stumbling and falling, they picked up a tree branch for support, and the two of them could barely walk.

As for Yu Sheng, she seemed to be able to walk normally at first, but soon she also had to use tree branches for support to continue moving forward.

Stumbling and falling as we move forward.

Along the way, there are many paths opened up by other players. They dare not explore those unknown areas, so they can only follow these paths.

If you encounter a huge crevice or fault along the way, you must find another way.

They couldn't climb over the tall obstacles, and they didn't have the strength to jump over the gaps; one wrong move and they would be smashed to pieces.

We took a long detour, but everywhere we looked was a sea of ​​flowers.

A sea of ​​flowers, high and low, covered every building, like a slime mold that enveloped everything completely.

The flower fields varied in height, some as low as half a person's height, others as tall as two stories.

But those waist-high flowers are more threatening; the dense, sprawling sea of ​​flowers makes it impossible to see what's hidden beneath.

However, as they walked, they suddenly discovered a third type of flower sea.

This sea of ​​flowers grows only on a thin layer on the ground, like moss, or rather, like a carpet.

It stands out from the surrounding sea of ​​flowers, winding forward like a road.

“These flowers… seem to only grow where there is ground.” Kaori Orimoto couldn’t walk any further, so she squatted down and then discovered this rule in surprise.

"That means we should move quickly and not worry about missing a step!" Chika Nakamachi exclaimed excitedly. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go! Maybe we'll actually find something good!"

As she spoke, Chika Nakamachi seemed to have regained some strength and continued walking forward, even faster than Kaori Orimoto and Tamahana.

"Wait... wait for us, don't walk so fast." Kaori Orimoto called out weakly as she walked behind, "We haven't recovered yet."

"Hurry up! What if there really is something? If we're even a step too slow, we're gone!" Chika Nakamachi continued to lean on the tree branch and keep moving forward.

It's rare to find a road that can be traversed without exploration, so why not hurry up and move forward!

And so, Nakamachi Chika walked ahead, while Orimoto Kaori and Tamaki Nakamachi lagged far behind. No matter how much Orimoto Kaori called out, Nakamachi Chika continued to move forward.

"I think I can smell food!"

Suddenly, Chika Nakamachi stopped in her tracks, sniffed, and then became overjoyed.

"What food?" Before Kaori could react, Chika Nakamachi was already running forward, seemingly having found food and no longer needing to conserve her energy.

"Where did this food come from?" Kaori Orimoto looked ahead but saw nothing.

It was still just a vast sea of ​​flowers.

If there's anything different, it's that at the end of the road ahead, there's a huge red flower.

The huge green branches are like giant pillars.

The red flower swayed, its petals trembling gently in the breeze.

And so, Chika Nakamachi continued walking toward that giant red flower.

Step by step.

“No…something’s not right…” Orimoto Kaori suddenly realized something and sniffed.

She wasn't smelling the aroma of food, but rather a faint floral scent.