Crossover Anime: This is not pure love at all

Yumiko Miura's smile appeared somewhat distorted, her eyebrows furrowed in grievance, and her face flushed red.

Simply put, he looked like he was about to cry.

Startled, Kuroe immediately deactivated her [Calm and Composed] passive ability and asked in a flustered manner, "Hey, hey, don't cry! What's wrong?"

As we all know, straight men will only ask "What's wrong with you?"

Such problems often not only fail to alleviate anxiety, but may even exacerbate it to some extent.

As expected, when Miura Yumiko heard Kuroe Minoru ask this question, she suddenly couldn't hold back and cried a little.

"Um?!"

At the same time, Yui Yuigahama, who was not far from the classroom, suddenly looked over as if she had triggered a keyword.

"Huh? Yumiko? What's wrong?"

Upon seeing Yumiko's expression, Yui immediately panicked and ran over to hug Yumiko's arm, asking her questions.

"No! It's nothing!"

When Yui came over to check on her, Miura Yumiko immediately swallowed her tears with a touch of arrogance, pretending that nothing was wrong.

But the red at the corners of her eyes betrayed her.

"Huh? Nonsense, you were clearly crying!"

"I didn't!"

"Ah, I know, it's because Kuroe thanked Miura for bringing him the bento, that's why he did that."

"Although I don't quite understand why Miura-san reacted so strongly."

Just then, a gentle voice came, leaving the three people present completely dumbfounded.

It's not that what he said was particularly strange, it's just...

The voice seemed to come from nowhere, without any warning!

Kuroe Minoru suddenly turned around and looked behind her, only to see a sweet-looking girl with a bob haircut looking at them indifferently.

"Good morning, Kuroe-san, Miura-san, and Yui-hama-san."

He was stunned for a moment. Wasn't this Kato Megumi?

He had been wondering why he saw Eriri but not Megumi Kato. Turns out, she was right there in front of him.

"Good morning, Kato-kun."

Kato Megumi didn't seem surprised that Kuroe Minoru called her by her name immediately; she simply nodded.

Then, she turned her gaze back to Miura Yumiko, who was still holding back her tears.

"Miura-kun, Kuroe-kun smiled at you just now, it probably wasn't because he thought your bento was bad."

Kato Megumi said in a calm tone.

"Hmm... if I had to say, he might just be a little bad at getting along with others. When I saw him smile just now, his eyes actually looked quite sincere."

"He also said he was looking forward to the taste today. If he disliked it, he wouldn't have said that on purpose."

As Kato Megumi spoke, she tilted her head, seemingly analyzing the situation seriously.

"what?"

Yumiko Miura was stunned.

After Kato Megumi's analysis, she suddenly realized what was going on.

Yes!

Kuroe Minoru clearly finished her entire bento box yesterday, and this morning she even returned the clean lunchbox to her.

If you really dislike someone, you wouldn't do something like that!

Is she overthinking things?

Realizing this, Miura Yumiko's face instantly turned bright red, down to her ears.

Thinking back to how wronged she looked, almost on the verge of tears, she felt so ashamed she wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear!

"I...I wasn't thinking too much!"

Miura Yumiko's stubborn nature suddenly flared up. She stood up abruptly, grabbed her lunchbox from the table, and rushed out of the classroom with a flushed face.

"Ah, Yumiko, wait for me!"

Yui Yuigahama paused for a moment, then quickly chased after him.

Okay, okay, you two, go out just before class starts.

Then Hiratsuka Shizuka will give each of you a big steamed bun to eat.

The once bustling corner was suddenly left with only Kuroe Minoru and Kato Megumi.

Kuroe Minoru scratched his head, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Thank you so much for getting me out of that situation, Kato-kun. To be honest, I had absolutely no idea why Miura-kun suddenly started crying."

"You're welcome. I'm just stating what I saw."

Kato Megumi smiled faintly, her sweet face revealing little emotion.

"Besides, this is the first time that Kuroe has called me by name, and I'm actually quite happy about it."

"what?"

Kuroe was stunned for a moment.

"Does Kato-kun mean we've been in the same class since first grade?"

No, that's not it.

Kato Megumi gently shook her head.

But before Kuroe Minoru could settle down, Kato Megumi continued.

"We've been in the same class since elementary school."

"My seat was always near Hei Jiang's."

Kuroe Minoru: "..."

"sorry."

"Huh? Why are you apologizing?"

"Um, well..."

What else could it be? Of course, it's because the other person clearly has memories of spending more than ten years with him.

They were practically childhood sweethearts, yet he barely remembered her at all, and even when he checked his memories, he didn't notice her.

It has to be said that Kato Megumi's low profile is just too outrageous!

It's even more outrageous than the inconspicuousness effect of his "miniature detective disguise glasses"!

Just then, the school bell rang.

Hiratsuka Shizuka walked into the classroom carrying her lesson plan.

"Everyone, please return to your seats."

Kuroe Minoru and Kato Megumi exchanged a glance before returning to their seats.

It was only then that Kuroe Minoru noticed the two creatures with large bumps on their heads following behind Hiratsuka Shizuka.

One is golden retriever, and the other is pink retriever.

The two of them came in and returned to their seats listlessly, sitting down obediently.

After sitting down, Kuroe ignored them and subconsciously glanced back at the side.

Kato Yoshimasa sat there quietly, taking out his notebook and pen from his pencil case, ready to start class.

Then, it was as if the whole person blended into the background, turning into a harmless piece of air.

Noticing Kuroe Minoru's gaze, Kato Megumi looked up, smiled slightly at him, and gave him a faint smile.

Kuroe Minoru smiled back, then turned around.

The first lesson was on modern literature by Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Kuroe Minoru rested his chin on one hand, his gaze seemingly fixed on the blackboard, but his thoughts had already drifted far away.

In just a few days, he had already encountered the heroines of many anime series.

Shizuka Hiratsuka, Niko, Yumiko Miura, and Yukinoshita from "Oregairu".

Eriri and Megumi Kato from "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend".

My own neighbors, the unmarried Mrs. Izumi and Sagiri, are from the anime/manga series "Eromanga Sensei".

The last one is Goto Ichiri's "Lonely Rock".

That's true. So far, I haven't found any elements of battle anime. Apart from the monsters from various Kamen Rider series, they're mostly slice-of-life romance anime.

"Heijiang".

"arrive!"

When Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly called his name, Kuroe Minoru, who had activated his "Normal Calm" state, instantly sprang to his feet.

"You answer this question."

Hiratsuka Shizuka pointed to a modern Chinese reading comprehension question on the blackboard, looking at him with a half-smile.

Please analyze the meaning of "youth" expressed in this sentence.

Kuroe Minoru stared at the problem on the blackboard and remained silent for a second.

Then, without batting an eye, he spoke.

"Youth is a lie, a deception, a hypocrite."

"Those who sing praises of youth are hypocrites who see through falsehood but not their own."

The classroom fell silent instantly.

Hiratsuka Shizuka's hand holding the textbook trembled, and she looked at Kuroe Minoru in disbelief.

This... isn't this guy's line?!