Crossover Anime: This is not pure love at all

Having his thoughts exposed so bluntly by Kuroe Minoru, Yamada Ryo silently turned away, his back to him.

"Tch, we've been found out."

Yamada Ryo muttered something in a flat, monotone voice.

"..."

"Hey, hey, hey, you're talking so loudly, you're probably just saying it to me, aren't you?"

Kuroe Minoru's face darkened.

"Don't worry about the details..."

Yamada Ryo turned her head, feigning a shy expression, cupping her cheeks in her hands, and even swaying her body coyly.

"I'll be embarrassed if I tell you..."

"..."

Kuroe Minoru watched her performance with a blank expression.

"Stop babbling and put away your shyness. Your acting is so fake."

Kuroe Minoru interrupted her spellcasting without hesitation, then asked with some confusion:

"By the way, I remember your family owns a hospital, right? You're definitely a rich girl, so why are you working at a convenience store?"

Ryo Yamada was not surprised when Minoru Kuroe revealed his family background.

Or perhaps they simply don't care about such things.

Yamada Ryo sighed and slumped onto the cash register like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

"Because my family doesn't give me any pocket money anymore."

She drew circles on the counter with her finger, her voice tinged with a faint sadness.

"But I've found a really, really beautiful new bass, but I'm probably still short of money, so I can only come here to work and earn some extra money."

"I see."

Kuroe Minoru nodded; this certainly fit Yamada Ryo's character.

"so……"

Suddenly, Yamada Ryo sprang up from the cashier's counter like a zombie, his golden eyes staring straight at Kuroe Minoru, a flash of greed in his eyes.

"Since you already know how miserable I am..."

Yamada Ryo confidently extended a fair palm and laid it out in front of Kuroe Minoru.

"Could you lend me another 500 yen? I'm going to go hungry again today... Dear kind person~"

As he spoke, Liang added a sickeningly sweet aftertaste.

"Borrow money? Sure, then tell me the name of this 'kind person' standing in front of you, and I'll lend it to you, how about it?"

Upon hearing Kuroe Minoru's condition, Yamada Ryo's outstretched hand, which had been so confident, froze in mid-air.

"..."

A deathly silence fell over the cashier area.

"Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Kuroe Minoru's lips curled into a wicked smile (crossed out).

Kuroe looked at Yamada Ryo with a mocking expression.

Yamada Ryo's golden eyes widened slightly as he stared at Kuroe Minoru's face for a full five seconds.

Then, she casually withdrew her hand, her gaze wandering across the ceiling, the cash register, and the chewing gum shelf next to her, avoiding looking into Kuroe Minoru's eyes.

"Ah... that..."

Name? How could she possibly know this guy's name!

Yamada Ryo's brain started working frantically.

This guy didn't even give his name when we met last time! Besides, she was so focused on those 500 yen that she didn't care what a random passerby's name was.

"What's wrong? Can't say it?"

"Could it be that Miss Yamada doesn't even know the creditor's name, yet still wants to borrow money?"

"No way, really?"

"cough……"

Yamada Ryo cleared his throat and turned his gaze back to Kuroe Minoru, who had his arms crossed, his expression becoming extremely serious and earnest.

"Of course I know. You're that legendary, generous, handsome bassist who saves people from starving..."

"Mr. ATM!"

"..."

It's hard.

Kuroe Makoto's fist hardened.

It wasn't until quite a while later that his clenched fist slowly loosened.

Forget it, I'm not going to bother with this kind of nonsensical comedic character.

If he overthinks things, he'll become a comedic character.

Kuroe Minoru rolled her eyes in annoyance and pulled a 500 yen coin from her pocket.

The moment he saw the coin, Yamada Ryo's eyes lit up like two light bulbs, and he reached out with both hands like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

However, Kuroe Minoru flicked her wrist, bypassed her, and dropped the coin into the collection box next to the oden machine next to the cash register.

"Give me two premium salmon rice balls, and a skewer of konjac noodles."

"Huh... what? So it wasn't meant to be lent to me after all..."

Yamada Ryo watched the coin fall into the cash box with a pained expression.

But she still reluctantly took the two most expensive rice balls, added a skewer of konjac noodles, put them in a bag, and handed them to Kuroe Minoru.

But to everyone's surprise, Kuroe Minoru took the bag and immediately stuffed it into Yamada Ryo's arms.

"I'll remember that. My name is Kuroe Minoru. Consider this my treat."

After saying that, Kuroe turned around and strode out of the convenience store.

Yamada Ryo, clutching the warm rice balls and oden, stared blankly at Kuroe Minoru's departing figure.

"Kuroe... in fact..."

She murmured the name to herself, then tore open the rice ball packaging and took a big bite, a satisfied blush spreading across her cool face.

"He's a good man, Mr. ATM."

……

After leaving the convenience store, Kuroe Minoru rode her motorized Pegasus at breakneck speed and soon arrived in Hanamigawa Ward.

By this time, night had completely fallen.

The shops along the street gradually lit up with neon lights, and the pedestrians leaving get off work and students leaving school made the neighborhood quite lively.

Kuroe Minoru parked the motorized Pegasus in a secluded alley and retrieved it into his system space, then walked onto the street.

As he walked, he carefully observed his surroundings.

"According to Kitagawa's description, the sugar man was disguised as a balding middle-aged man who was jogging at night and wearing sportswear."

"The Sugar Man preys on humans to create dark snacks in order to obtain 'happiness'."

"Therefore, they usually target people who seem to be in high spirits or who have just experienced something good."

"But that uncle turned a gloomy-looking office worker into a signboard and took him away..."

Kuroe touched his chin.

"This suggests that the sugar man may no longer care about the quality of his goods, but rather wants to win by sheer volume."

"However... this is also the most troublesome thing..."

"If there were no quality restrictions, who knows how many people it would have arrested already..."

While Kuroe Minoru was analyzing the situation, he was also aimlessly searching the streets.

In my mind, the long-dormant system alarm suddenly sounded!

【warn!warn! 】

[An extremely vicious attack by non-human life forms has been detected in the surrounding area!]

[Target Type: Sugar Man Attack!]

[Perpetrator: Anonymous Sugar Man.]

[Victim: One innocent civilian!]

[Location: Turn left ahead, at the entrance to the underpass next to the third intersection!]

[Host, please go immediately to stop the evil! Save the innocent citizens!]