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

"If I really liked you, I wouldn't need to resort to such petty tricks," Tsukikawa Shu laughed. "You have no way to resist, and you can't reason with me."

"Well, Yuki, Hiiragi didn't do it on purpose. He had some urgent business to attend to, it wasn't intentional," Yui Yuigahama quickly smiled, trying to smooth things over.

"Hira?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked, puzzled.

Yui Yuigahama used to call Shu Tsukikawa "Shu-chan" in a friendly manner, but when Shu Tsukikawa confronted Chika Nakamachi and Kaori Orimoto, Yui Yuigahama was also frightened and has been hesitant to use that nickname since.

But now it seems that the relationship between the two has suddenly become so much closer, and Yui Yuigahama is no longer afraid of Tsukikawa Shu.

But what puzzled Yukino Yukinoshita even more was that Yui Yuigahama's hand was still holding hands with Tsukikawa Shuu.

"Tsukikawa Shuu, how much longer are you going to hold Yuihama's hand?" Yukino Yukinoshita said angrily.

"Eh?!"

Yui Yuigahama finally realized what was happening. She looked down at the two people below, their fingers naturally clasped together, and hurriedly let go of Tsukikawa Shuu's hand, her face flushed.

In the alternate world, the two people got along very well and were so used to holding hands that they forgot to maintain a certain distance.

"This... I forgot, hahaha." Yui Yuigahama laughed embarrassedly.

"Forgot?" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the two of them with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism.

I have a feeling that there's something fishy going on between the two of them.

But Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't figure out exactly when it started.

Yesterday, Yui Yuigahama was clearly reluctant to get close to Shu Tsukikawa, so how come they've become so close after only stepping out of the student council building today?

The reason for the snow falling under the snow is unclear.

"So, what exactly is this urgent matter you mentioned?" Yukino Yukinoshita put aside the previous troubling question, brushed a strand of hair from her temple, and asked.

Tsukikawa Shuu didn't bother to answer her question and just kept walking forward.

"Hey, the meeting isn't over yet." Yukino Yukinoshita chased after her.

“It’s over,” Tsukikawa Shuu said with a smile. “There’s no need to participate in this stupid discussion anymore.”

"It's over?" Yukino Yukinoshita was still completely bewildered.

"The gist of it is that since Yu Sheng and the others can't come to a conclusion after discussing it, they might as well give up on the social event?" Isshiki Yu said.

“That’s true.” Yukino Yukinoshita thought for a moment and nodded.

The two sides had already started arguing in the meeting room. Continuing the social event would be a thankless task, so it would be better for their school to organize its own Christmas festival.

Chapter 142

The group followed Tsukikawa Hiiragi and Yuigahama Yui, intending to leave immediately and no longer cooperate with the student council of Seaside Comprehensive High School.

However, just as they reached the first floor, a scream suddenly came from the main entrance, followed by a great deal of noise.

"Dead! Someone's dead!"

"Someone jumped off the building!"

"Two...two people jumped together, their faces were all smashed, it was terrible."

"What could possibly be causing you to be so despondent...?"

"Could it be a suicide pact?"

……

Yukino Yukinoshita hurried a few steps to the door and saw two corpses lying downstairs.

It looks like he fell from a great height; his face was almost unrecognizable.

However, based on the other person's size, Yukino Yukinoshita was still able to tell who it was.

Both of them are members of the student council at Seaside Comprehensive High School, one of whom is Orimoto Kaori.

"What happened? Why did he suddenly jump off the building?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was extremely shocked.

When Isshiki Hachiman arrived from behind and saw the bloody mess, she quickly turned her back and covered her mouth, which was about to vomit.

Yui Yuigahama, on the other hand, was already used to it in the other world and was not surprised by it.

Players who die in the alternate world will die in a reasonable manner in reality, without arousing any suspicion from anyone.

The body was discovered, and a cordon was quickly set up. Police and doctors from the hospital arrived soon after, and the scene was chaotic.

Tsukikawa Shu glanced at the two corpses on the ground, then casually walked past them, intending to leave.

These two people are dead, and the rest of the student council at Seaside Comprehensive High School will also die in various ways.

"Do you know something?"

Yukino Yukinoshita felt increasingly uneasy and called out to Tsukikawa Shuu.

Tsukikawa Shuu stopped in her tracks.

“This world is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface,” Tsukikawa Shuu said quietly. “There is also an underworld, where these people died.”

"The Other World?" Yukino Yukinoshita clearly didn't understand what Tsukikawa Shu was saying. "Are you making up a novel setting?"

"Let's go."

Tsukikawa Shuu didn't explain, but simply smiled at Yuigahama Yui.

Further explanation is useless; the facts have already been stated. Believe it or not, Tsukikawa Shu has no obligation to make the other party believe it.

"Mm." Yui Yuigahama nodded with a smile.

Then, she turned around and said to Yukino Yukinoshita, "Yukino, I'll head back now."

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita watched Tsukikawa Hiiragi and Yuigahama Yui leave.

"Something's not right." Yukino Yukinoshita pondered, resting her chin on the back of her hand. "When exactly did these two start dating?"

After thinking about it for a while, I still didn't understand.

But one thing is certain: Tsukikawa Shuu is definitely a scumbag!

I'm ashamed to admit that I used to have some feelings for him... no, my opinion of him has changed a bit.

Yukino Yukinoshita watched the two people chatting and laughing in the distance, and finally her gaze fell on Yui Yuigahama, and she silently clenched her fist.

……

……

The members of the student council at Seaside Comprehensive High School died in various ways.

The boy who fell with Kaori Orimoto, and Kaori herself, were initially diagnosed with recent unhappiness in their lives and frequent arguments, leading to thoughts of suicide. Some people are also saying that the two of them committed suicide together.

Tamaki died from an infection caused by too many parasites, which devoured her internal organs. Nakamachi Chika died from heart failure due to excessive dieting, which weakened her body.

In addition, a boy and a girl both fell off a cliff. When their bodies were found, they had been eaten away by ants, leaving only two skeletons.

Because Tsukikawa Shu and the others were talking to these people before they died, they were also called in for questioning. But naturally, nothing was found out, and there was no evidence that Tsukikawa Shu and the others were involved in the murders. So the case was closed.

So many people died suddenly, but things were calm at the Seaside Comprehensive High School. It's probably all been suppressed, since scandals shouldn't be aired in public.

In summary, this death was also covered up by the system with various plausible explanations.

Now, Tsukikawa Shu is more concerned about the opening of the new secret realm.

The system has made it very clear that the next opening of the secret realm will not be mandatory, but it will require nearby newbie villages to compete together. They will not only have to compete with people from their own territory, but also with people from other newbie villages.

This is the first time in over a month since the Otherworld opened that people from different towns have come into contact with each other.

"The outcome will likely not be good." Tsukikawa Shu had anticipated this as well.

Having a common external enemy can also make the players inside the game more united.

I wonder how strong the players in the other starting villages are.

Opening the forum, the discussions are still quite lively.

"The strongest player in our Valley Willow Town has already reached level 30, so you can forget about participating in the secret realm!"

"Only level 30? Our leader is already level 35!"

"You're just bragging. Our strongest player is only level 30 after fighting tooth and nail. Your level 35 is pure bullshit. You don't even need to sleep, do you?!"

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean we can't."

"Hmph! He brags without thinking."

The two sides started a war of words.

At first, no one realized that there were actually multiple beginner villages scattered throughout the inner world, so everyone got along well and didn't bother to investigate this issue.

High-level players are able to detect abnormalities in advance, but there are still few experts, and they are more cautious. They will not reveal any information about themselves, and they will not even show up on the forum. They will only hide behind the screen and spy.

Now that they've discovered they're in different areas, the formation of cliques and factions has begun, with groups being created based on different starting villages.

Interestingly, after searching through the posts, Tsukikawa Hiiragi found that her post about "acquiring many virtuous wives" was gaining more popularity than it was losing.

Besides the usual requests from many people to curry favor with him, there are also some who are asking him to come out of retirement.