Crossover anime, the harem life of a healing sorcerer

"senior!"

Saten Ruiko was both embarrassed and anxious, sensing that he was playing hard to get. They clearly had feelings for each other, but he wouldn't confess, deliberately keeping her in suspense.

How can I get a girl to confess her feelings first?

"I've already called you Ruiko, are you still going to call me senior?"

"Then... Xiao Xuanxuan?"

The girl with long, straight black hair was biting her chopsticks when she unintentionally tilted her head in a cute way.

Nangong felt his heart race and almost couldn't handle it. Even Xiaomeng's verbal tic was just "Little Nangong," and to hear such an affectionate term coming from the junior's mouth was astonishing.

"It sounds like a puppy. You should just call me senior." Nangong said, both amused and exasperated.

"Because it's my special nickname."

Saten Ruiko flashed a sweet smile, tinged with a mischievous glint in her eyes. She, who had once been teased by Nangong-senpai, was now getting her revenge.

The two of them ate and chatted happily.

"I heard there was a major accident in the 17th school district last night, and many factories have stopped operating," Saten complained. "The prices of groceries at the supermarket have gone up, and the tissues on the shelves are all gone..."

For a girl who barely manages to survive in Academy City with money from her parents, the cost of living has increased. She has to reluctantly give up many things she wants to buy and instead opt for everyday necessities.

Saten Ruiko was thinking about whether she should work part-time at a convenience store during the summer vacation, as there were some work-study programs available at school.

In Academy City, all students are eligible for scholarships, but they are tied to the school's ranking and the student's ability level. Sakugawa Middle School isn't a prestigious school; there are no Level 0 students with research projects, so the scholarship is barely enough to buy a crepe.

From Nangong's perspective, it was merely a contract fee for human experimentation. The investments from numerous institutions in Academy City would simply be used to monetize the research conducted on students.

This city is a large testing ground.

If Hai Leizi were to fall into poverty, it would be an unexpected turn of events that Nangong Xuan would not want to see.

"Wait, tissues?" Saten asked suspiciously. "Could it be related to your senior in some way?"

No wonder he's known as "the script-reading expert," Tearful Master is truly perceptive. Years of immersion in urban legends have naturally cultivated his excellent insight and imagination.

"I did it," Nangong readily admitted.

The 17th school district bombing resulted in a miraculous zero casualties.

Saten Ruiko always believed that Zero was not a bad person who would harm or kill innocent people.

"By the way, what was it that you mentioned you needed to do earlier?" Saten asked with a hint of worry.

Nangong said casually, "I dealt with that polarization ability user. Villains always die because they weren't finished off. I won't make such a basic mistake."

In a heavily guarded police car?

"The method is..."

The girl with long, straight black hair couldn't hide her shock.

"A blank sheet of paper, and he severed his neck using [spatial teleportation]."

As he spoke, Nangong Xuan finished the last bite of Mapo Tofu. The fiery chili sauce resembled a bloody "tomato sauce." The white tofu looked like pig brains.

Saten Ruiko suddenly lost her appetite.

"...Is it to avenge Kuroko?"

"You could say that. My [reply] bore the brunt of her pain. So, I'm seeking revenge for the broken ribs," Nangong said. "Only I can 'bully' her."

That's a really domineering statement.

But this man was killing for another girl. Does he prefer twin tails to long, straight black hair?

The girl felt a pang of sadness, a feeling she couldn't quite describe. As if possessed, she asked, "What if I were the one who got beaten? Would the senior also be so enraged for a woman?"

Nangong pushed up his glasses and said, "Even if you say that..."

Saten Ruiko thought she would be rejected, and her mood grew heavier and heavier.

"I took care of a bunch of thugs yesterday. Those who bullied you have all disappeared from the world."

"Hey?"

At that moment, the girl's heart was deeply touched.

She cannot be indifferent to the death of others. Even if someone nearly harms her, she will not have any thoughts of revenge, nor will she even feel sorry for their fate.

However, a senior who is protective of their own really makes you feel safe.

Saten said blankly, "So, the legendary Kira..."

"It was me too," Nangong admitted.

I was reluctant to eat the beef because Grandpa Lei wasn't well-off either, but in the end, after much persuasion, he finally filled his stomach. We finished every last bite of food – a true "Clean Plate Campaign."

"Is that so? Even if I know all this, I'll be silenced?" Saten's expression was complicated.

Nangong simply said, "I will never hurt you."

This sentence was exactly the same as what she had said before, which completely relieved the girl's heart.

After lunch, Saten Ruiko cleaned up the dishes, behaving like a dutiful wife. Nangong tried to help but was politely refused. She didn't comment on her senior's actions and silently went into the kitchen.

Nangong began to wonder if he might trigger some kind of "hammer ending".

At this moment, the jealous old lady pulled out a kitchen knife from the kitchen and then "sacrificed her own family for the greater good"—for her, a baseball bat was more convenient.

When Saten Ruiko reappeared, she had taken off her apron. Unexpectedly, she brought out a small cake.

"Actually, I wanted to celebrate developing my new ability today. I was going to tell everyone, but something unexpected happened and my plans were disrupted," the girl stammered. "I'm a bit strapped for cash lately, so I could only afford a small piece of cake."

I'm sorry, early spring!

If I invite my best friend over, then I can't have anything else happen with my senior later... Well, it's not that I was so busy making him delicious food that there wasn't enough cake to go around.

Saten looked up and smiled brightly: "Just like my birthday, the most important day, I want to spend it with the person I like."

For those without abilities, perhaps the day they are "born" with abilities is the day they truly live.

"Okay, I'll light the candles for you."

Nangong Xuan intentionally or unintentionally ignored the word "like".

"De~"

Nangong snapped his fingers, demonstrating his precise [fire-starting ability] to Zuotian, lighting all the candles as if by magic. The girl was not to be outdone. A gust of wind blew by, and she used her mind to draw the curtains, creating an atmosphere of a "candlelight dinner."

We seem like a couple with superpowers.

Saten Ruiko closed her eyes, smiled faintly, and made a wish. When she opened her eyes, she took a deep breath, and her cute cheeks puffed out.

"call--"

Aero Hand!

The principle is to set up invisible high-pressure air jets when touching an object, but Saten Ruiko has not learned the specific calculation formulas, so the way it is presented is a little different, more like manipulating airflow.

This time, the girl installed the jet nozzle inside her mouth. The force was so great that her long, straight black hair swayed in the wind.

"Perfect!"

Saten jumped up with joy at his achievement of blowing out thirteen candles in one go.

"How about it, senior? I imitated your fireball breathing technique. I must be the first Devil Fruit user in Academy City to blow wind with my mouth, right?"

It turned out to be the case.

Known as the "Updraft," Tearful Lord mastered Wind Release without any formal instruction.

Nangong was amazed and took it seriously: "Your combat talent is impressive. You've developed so many interesting uses without any professional training."

Perhaps it was the skirt-lifting maniac's instinct to manipulate wind elements. The skill he used to enchant the golden baseball bat can be tentatively called [Wind King's Barrier].

When Nangong Xuan revealed the name of the move he had come up with, he immediately won Zuo Tian's favor.

"Let's call it that!"

Nangong also shared many ingenious ideas, such as making the baseball bat "invisible" by altering the refractive index of the air, which was inspired by the [polarizing ability]. The [Wind King's Hammer], which can be released by directly condensing air, is not far off.

"So, my ability is quite interesting." Saten is growing to like herself more and more as a [Void Force User].

Therefore, I am reluctant to part with it.

Seeing how well Lei Ye could blow out candles, well, it's a bit lewd, Nangong Xuan actually... no, he had a bold idea.

And so, the two of them finished the cake together. For Saten, spending her first "birthday" alone with a boy was something that should only be done by lovers.

Nangong asked, "Leizi, what kind of wish did you make?"

"I won't tell you." Saten blinked. "A girl's secrets are secrets too, you know, senpai~"

Nangong chuckled: "Even if you don't say it, I can read it anytime using [Mental Control]. In fact, my [Reply] has a built-in mind-reading function. I know everything about the time this body has experienced so far... about Leizi."

"Hey?"

Saten Ruiko was stunned.

Suddenly I understood why Dr. Nangong knew so much about girls' private matters, even their little habits... In fact, he had already mentally created various intimate "little angels" for Satoshi.

Saten stammered, "Then, the scene of taking a bath also..."

"Yes, I saw it," Nangong said without changing his expression.