Crossover Anime: This is not pure love at all

"Why?"

"ha?!"

Yumiko Miura's eyes widened suddenly.

"You, you, you...I..."

Yumiko Miura stammered for a while, then frantically waved her hands in the air before finally clenching her fists in embarrassment and annoyance and gently punching Minoru Kuroe's shoulder.

"You idiot! You blockhead! What kind of guy would ask a girl such a blunt question?!"

Miura Yumiko said in a slightly exasperated and coquettish tone.

"Then... forget it?"

Seeing her ashamed and indignant expression, Kuroe asked tentatively.

"No way!"

Unexpectedly, Miura Yumiko screamed as if a cat's tail had been stepped on.

The next second, as if realizing something, her voice gradually softened, carrying a pitiful tremor.

"If you want a kiss... then hurry up and kiss me..."

After saying this, Miura Yumiko seemed to have exhausted all her courage. She nervously closed her eyes and slightly raised her snow-white chin.

Her long eyelashes trembled in the setting sun, and strands of tears clung to them, fluttering and dazzling.

Looking at the shy and demure woman before him, ready to be taken advantage of, Kuroe Minoru's heart skipped a beat.

My first kiss!

Are you handing it over?

Now? Here?!

Kuroe took a deep breath and slowly leaned closer.

The two drew closer and closer, and could even clearly feel their warm breaths mingling together, filling the air with a cloyingly sweet and ambiguous atmosphere.

10 centimeters... 5 centimeters... 3 centimeters...

Just as their lips were about to touch!

"Buzzing—"

A phone vibrated abruptly in the quiet corridor, like a thunderclap from a clear sky!

"..."

"..."

Kuroe Minoru's movements froze instantly in mid-air.

Yumiko Miura also suddenly opened her eyes.

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with resentment and helplessness at being interrupted.

"Who could it be... calling at this hour..."

Yumiko Miura pouted, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes.

Kuroe sighed helplessly and took his phone out of his pocket.

Caller: Yukino Yukinoshita.

Kuroe Minoru's expression instantly turned serious.

Yukino Yukinoshita's problem might be due to her personality or her physical condition.

Just like Mrs. Yuihama is prone to encountering perverts, she is also prone to getting involved with monsters.

Given that she doesn't usually make casual phone calls, it's likely that she's encountered danger again!

Thinking of this, Kuroe immediately wanted to slide to answer the call.

However, when he caught a glimpse of Yumiko Miura's dejected face beside him, he paused.

Kuroe's brain was working at lightning speed.

The next second, he made a bold decision.

With a quick press of his thumb, Kuroe Minoru decisively pressed the mute button on the side of his phone.

The shrill ringing stopped abruptly, and the corridor returned to silence.

Under Miura Yumiko's surprised and puzzled gaze, Kuroe Minoru suddenly reached out and gently cupped her cheek.

"Why?"

Before Miura Yumiko could react, Kuroe Minoru lowered his head and kissed her soft lips.

Like a dragonfly skimming the water, it separates with a light touch.

The whole process took less than a second, yet it left Miura Yumiko's mind blank for a moment, leaving her only with a warm sensation on her lips.

"You, you did it again!"

After realizing what was happening, Miura Yumiko covered her burning cheeks, glaring at him with a mixture of embarrassment and anger, "You didn't even give me time to prepare..."

"Sorry, sorry, this call is a bit urgent, so..."

Seeing Kuroe Minoru's apologetic expression with her hands clasped together, Miura Yumiko's anger subsided considerably.

"Well... answer the phone now, I'm going home first."

As Miura spoke, he grabbed the phone from Kuroe Minoru's hand, pressed the answer button, and then ran downstairs without looking back.

Watching Miura Yumiko disappear like a gust of wind around the corner of the stairs, Kuroe Minoru stood there, somewhat dazed, holding his phone which was still on a call.

His fingers unconsciously touched his lips, where the softness and faint sweetness of a young girl's lips seemed to linger.

What brand of lipstick is it...?

No, no!

Why did you think of this?

"call……"

Kuroe Minoru let out a long sigh of relief, a surge of intense relief and gratitude welling up inside him.

In his previous life at Dongda University, he had seen plenty of those emotional confession posts on the forum.

If you encounter the situation described above, the probability of getting a crisp, loud slap across the face from the girl is as high as 90%.

However, Yumiko Miura considerately answered the phone for him, leaving him alone.

"What a good girl..."

Kuroe sighed silently to himself, and his feelings toward Miura Yumiko began to change.

However, now is clearly not the time to reminisce about that first kiss.

Kuroe quickly composed himself and held the phone to his ear.

"Feed? Yukinoshita-kun?"

There was a hint of nervousness in Kuroe Minoru's tone that he himself didn't realize.

However, what came from the other end of the phone was not the panicked cry for help he had imagined in the face of danger.

"Hei Jiang, you answered the phone thirteen seconds slower than I expected."

The voice beneath the snow remained clear and calm, "Did I disturb you while you were dealing with something important?"

"Forehead……"

Kuroe coughed twice, sounding a bit guilty. "I guess so... cough, let's not talk about that. Are you alright over there? You didn't encounter any monster attacks, did you?"

"Yes, I'm fine, I'm staying at home right now."

Meanwhile, in a luxury apartment on the other side.

Yukino Yukinoshita was curled up in a large single sofa chair, her arms gently wrapped around her slender legs, and her chin resting slightly on her knees.

This is a pose that reflects a lack of security, yet also a touch of girlish charm.

Her other hand, which wasn't holding the phone, gently reached out and unconsciously twirled a strand of long, black hair that fell across her chest, spinning it around and around.

"Phew... It's good that you're alright."

Hearing that she was safe and sound, Kuroe Minoru, though somewhat helpless, still breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "So, what happened that caused you to call me so suddenly?"

"I found it."

Yukino loosened her fingers from her hair, and her eyes instantly sharpened.

"Hmm? What did you find out?"

Upon hearing this, Kuroe asked with some curiosity.

"You mentioned to me before that the Grongi are playing a murder game called 'Kikiru,' right?" Yukino's voice came through the receiver, carrying her unique confidence and certainty.

"I recently compared the deceased's age, occupation, time of death, and the specific coordinates where the body was found..."

"There's also the autopsy report and a series of anomalies."

Yukino paused, took a deep breath, and continued.

"I have cracked the killing pattern of one of the Gurongi."

"Based on this pattern, I have already pinpointed the location and approximate time of its next murder."

"What? Tonight?!"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"No...it's nothing."

Kuroe forced his voice to sound natural and then spoke.

But his expression remained serious—if it was tonight, why hadn't the system given prior notice?!