Crossover Anime: This is not pure love at all

"A monster?!" Yotsuba exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, a monster called the 'Sugar Man'."

Kuroe patiently explained, "These monsters usually disguise themselves as humans and lurk in the city, specifically targeting people who seem happy and in high spirits."

"They stick out their tongues from their bellies, grab humans, and turn them into things like acrylic standees. Then they use these standees as raw materials to process a drug called 'dark snacks' for themselves to consume."

Yotsuba was stunned, her face turned pale, and she instinctively hugged her arms tightly.

"Turn into...snacks?!"

"Yes." Kuroe Minoru nodded.

Last time you were on the street, you were targeted by the Sugar Man and turned into an acrylic standee. After I killed that Sugar Man, I rescued you and brought you back here to deactivate your acrylic standee form.

"Because the state is broken by a white light, and the person who is captured is usually ambushed and has no memory of being captured, so you think it's teleportation or alien abduction."

After listening to Kuroe Minoru's explanation, Yotsuba's brain worked at lightning speed, trying to digest this massive amount of information.

Monster... Sugar Man... Turned into a snack...

Then, the boy in front of her defeated the monster and saved her!

Yotsuba's eyes lit up again, even brighter than before, as if twinkling with adoring little stars.

"So..." Yotsuba excitedly leaned forward and grabbed Kuroe Minoru's hand, "You're actually a superhero hiding in the city, silently protecting everyone, right?!"

"Just like Action Kamen on TV!"

"..."

Why have you all watched Action Kamen?!

He really should go to Saitama and see if there are any potato-headed brats there.

It just so happens that Crayon Shin-chan did a collaboration with Den-O before!

Kuroe Minoru's lips twitched slightly as he looked at Yotsuba's fanatical expression.

How come this girl's thought process is so similar to Kitagawa Kaimu's?

However, since she had already imagined it that way, it saved him a lot of trouble in explaining.

"Well... that's roughly the idea."

Kuroe Minoru coughed nervously, subtly withdrawing his hand. "In short, this matter is extremely dangerous. For your safety and the safety of your family, you absolutely cannot reveal a single word to anyone, understand?"

"Yes, I understand!"

Yotsuba nodded vigorously, her eyes resolute. "Your identity as a hero must be kept secret! I, Nakano Yotsuba, will absolutely protect your secret with my life!"

Seeing Yotsuba's confident expression, Kuroe Minoru finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Gurgle..."

Just then, Yotsuba's gaze inadvertently passed over Kuroe Minoru and landed on the large blue box behind him.

By the light of the courtyard lamp, she could vaguely see transparent signs, bound with red rope, piled high in the box.

"Kuroe-kun... those... could they all be...?" Yotsuba swallowed, her voice trembling slightly.

"Yes, these are all people we rescued today."

Kuroe Minoru turned around, picked up his pen, and said, "I was just about to release them one by one."

"So many?!"

Yotsuba covered her mouth in shock, but then her boundless energy and instinct for helping others instantly took over.

"Let me help you!"

Yotsuba volunteered, rolling up her sleeves. "How long would it take Kuroe to finish this by himself? More people means more strength!"

"You'll help me?" Kuroe raised an eyebrow. "This isn't some fun game, and after we're released, we'll have to hide so they don't find us, otherwise it'll be a real hassle to explain."

"No problem! Leave it to me!"

Yotsuba patted her chest, looking confident. "I'm the ace substitute runner in the track and field team! When it comes to speed, I'm a pro!"

Seeing the girl's energetic appearance, Kuroe Minoru smiled helplessly.

"Alright, then you'll keep watch for me. Signal me when there's no one on the street outside, I'll take down the signboard, and then we'll hide together."

"Yes, sir!" Yotsuba gave a playful salute.

And so, on this quiet night, a strange and somewhat comical scene unfolded beside the courtyard wall of the Kuroe family.

Yotsuba lay by the fence gate, peeking out half her head and looking around.

"Sir! Left side safe! Right side safe! Streets clear!"

Yotsuba lowered her voice, turned around and gave Kuroe Minoru an "OK" sign.

"Um."

Kuroe Minoru picked up an acrylic standee, used the tip of his pen to sever the red tongue, and then threw it forcefully over the courtyard wall.

"Thud!"

"withdraw!"

Kuroe gave a low shout, and the two instantly and tacitly shrank back to the base of the wall, holding their breath.

Outside the wall, a flash of white light appeared.

The young salesman from before appeared outside, still crawling backward with a look of terror on his face.

"Help... Someone please help me..."

But halfway up, he suddenly found himself backed up to the front door of a house.

The terrified cries echoed slightly in the quiet residential area.

"Eh? Eh?"

The salesman looked around strangely; it wasn't an underground parking lot, and there were no monsters in front of him.

This is just a residential area.

"I...I'm not dead?"

The salesman trembled as he reached out and touched his body. After confirming that no part was missing, tears welled up in his eyes.

He clearly remembered being cornered by the monster, its scarlet tongue curling towards him.

"I'm saved... I'm saved!"

After cheering, he scrambled to his feet and ran wildly toward the other end of the street without looking back, as if afraid the monster would catch up with him again.

However, judging from this, this guy probably won't dare to do any more sales work that requires him to be out in the field...

Hearing the footsteps fade into the distance, Yotsuba cautiously peeked out. Once she was sure the person was gone, she excitedly turned to look at Kuroe Minoru and whispered a cheer:

"Yay! Mission accomplished! Next, next!"

Seeing Yotsuba enjoying herself so much, Kuroe Minoru's mood, which had been somewhat tedious due to the repetitive nature of the activity, inexplicably relaxed as well.

With Yotsuba's help, the originally tedious work efficiency was greatly improved.

The two were like perfectly coordinated secret agents, one acting as lookout and the other defusing mines, hiding and playing their way through the game with great enthusiasm.

Before I knew it, the acrylic standees in the big blue box were almost empty.

"Thud!"

As the last signboard was lifted, the uncle walked away in a daze, and the "disappearing act" finally came to a successful end.

"Phew—mission accomplished!"

Yotsuba plopped down on the lawn, wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, and her face beamed with a sense of accomplishment.

"Thank you for your hard work, classmate Zhong..."

Hei Jiangshi immediately stopped talking.

Yotsuba hasn't revealed her name yet, so wouldn't it be strange to reveal her surname directly?

Yotsuba, sitting on the ground, was completely unaware of this, and simply waved her hand, saying, "Just call me Yotsuba!"

(Important issue!!!)

(Should we accept Yui's mother or not?)