In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

Working only 4 hours a day and still getting 2000 yen per hour, that's obviously preferential treatment, right?

"Hey, Xiaojing?"

A girl's surprised voice came from behind. Hiratsuka Shizuka swirled her wine glass; she knew who it was without turning around.

Yukinoshita sat down next to Hiratsuka Shizuka and asked with a smile:

"Xiaojing, why didn't you tell me you were coming here?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka took a sip of her drink:

"I'm just here for a couple of drinks, there's no need to make such a fuss."

"Hey~! Is Xiaojing already starting to find me troublesome?"

Yukino Yukino immediately put on a tearful expression, clutching her chest as if she were very hurt.

"Come on."

Hiratsuka Shizuka rolled her eyes, picked up her wine glass, and got up to leave, leaving Yukinoshita Haruno somewhat taken aback.

"Hey! Xiaojing, where are you going?"

"To your office."

Yukinoshita immediately beamed with joy and followed Hiratsuka Shizuka, disappearing around the corner.

Yoshikage Kira was still wiping cups, pretending to be working hard.

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Hiratsuka Shizuka popped a Pocky stick into her mouth, casually sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, and asked:

"So, what do you need me for?"

"Ugh, how heartless! Can't I just talk to Xiaojing if there's nothing wrong?"

Yukino looked aggrieved, initially thinking she was just a pushover, but the next second she retorted, "Besides, shouldn't I be asking Shizuka, what are you doing here?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka replied calmly:

"Didn't I tell you? I'm just here for a couple of drinks."

Is it really that simple?

Yukinoshita asked with a smile, "Kira-kun is your student, right, Shizuka?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka paused slightly, bit off the Pocky stick in her mouth, held the remaining piece in her hand, and stared intently at Yukinoshita Haruno:

"You knew from the beginning?"

"That's it."

Yukino stretched, showing off her beautiful figure without reservation. "After all, he's one of Yukino's few friends, so it's normal for him to pay attention, right?"

"Yukino?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka was somewhat surprised. "He and Yukino are friends?"

"Well, who knows?"

Yukino Yukinoshita rested her elbows on her raised thighs, her delicate white hands supporting her cheeks. "They were classmates in both elementary and middle school. I thought they would get along well, but Yukino's reaction was colder than I expected."

Hiratsuka remained silent, but inwardly he was ranting and raving:

With an older sister like you around, isn't it normal to react coldly?

She could already imagine the scene: Yukinoshita Haruno dragged Yukino to meet Kira Yoshikage, but both of them reacted very coldly, which undoubtedly disappointed Yukinoshita Haruno who was looking forward to some fun.

But Shizuka Hiratsuka was very clear about the wicked personality beneath Yukinoshita Haruno's obedient appearance. She was clearly not the kind of person who liked to give up easily, and if she didn't get to have fun, she would only become more and more ruthless!

Yukinoshita seemed to sense Hiratsuka Shizuka's worry, and a slight smile appeared on her lips:

"Don't worry, Shizuka, I won't do anything unnecessary. Now that she knows Kira-kun works here, Yukino probably won't come back. I also won't fire my employees for no reason. Everything will proceed as usual!"

"It's not that simple."

Hiratsuka Shizuka felt somewhat helpless; despite Haruno's assurance, she remained worried.

She is, after all, a teacher. She wouldn't dare say she understands her students 100%, but she does have some understanding of their personalities.

Kira Yoshikage's most prominent trait is his aversion to trouble!

He had little interaction with the other students in his class, and he was even too lazy to participate in club activities. This was probably because he found managing interpersonal relationships to be very troublesome and not helpful to him.

Although Hiratsuka Shizuka felt that Kira Yoshikage's thinking was a bit too realistic, she couldn't find a reason to refute it.

Because that's just how reality is.

The relationship between classmates is constantly evolving.

Shizuka Hiratsuka had very close friends in elementary school, and they even made a promise to stay together for life.

however.

When they entered junior high school, they were unable to attend the same school.

As a result, new classmates and new relationships quickly replaced all the relationships from elementary school. Hiratsuka Shizuka's energy level didn't allow her to maintain the relationships from elementary school while cultivating relationships in middle school, and even her best friends were quickly forgotten.

After all, the internet wasn't as developed when she was in elementary school. Once she went to different schools, it was almost impossible to keep in touch, unless the other person lived next door to her.

However, this relationship cannot be considered a simple classmate relationship; rather, it is that of childhood friends and childhood sweethearts.

Similarly, when Hiratsuka Shizuka moves from junior high to high school, the interpersonal relationships she forms in high school will completely replace those in junior high. She will make new good friends and form new social circles, which will continue until graduation.

Because when she graduates, she and her friends will inevitably go to different universities due to differences in their grades and aspirations.

By then, university relationships will have taken over from high school relationships.

Once Hiratsuka Shizuka entered the workforce, she rarely kept in touch with even her university classmates.

From elementary school to high school, with classes changing every year, there were a maximum of 468 students over 12 years. Adding the 40 classmates in university, the total number of students reached 500.

Even after removing duplicates, there are at least four hundred people.

Of these 400-plus people, Shizuka Hiratsuka still keeps in touch with only about ten, all of whom were her former friends.

As for the other classmates, she had long forgotten their names.

Even if Hiratsuka Shizuka wanted to get together with her old friends, she couldn't always manage to arrange it.

Human energy is always limited. Everyone has their own life, their own work to do, and their own family to take care of. Where do we find so much free time to get together every day?

Even if they finally make it to the weekend, after a week of being a corporate slave, they are exhausted and just want to rest.

As for the gathering? Maybe next time, there will be time next time.

Oh, right.

Even if you have the time, you might not have the money.

Not everyone can be as rich and have as much free time as Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Mortgage payments and car loans—either one can drain their wallets and leave them breathless.

"Eh."

Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed softly. She had always felt that high school students should be more energetic, and she held them to that standard.

But she really couldn't be strict with Yoshikage Kira.

Kira Yoshikage was already doing his best just to stay alive, so how could he have the mind to cultivate completely useless interpersonal relationships?

Therefore, Hiratsuka Shizuka did not require Kira Yoshikage to build good relationships with his classmates; she only hoped that he would join a club. Unlike classmate relationships that need to be cultivated every year, at least the members of a club would not change much within three years, and there was no need to put too much effort into maintaining them. This would add some color to Kira Yoshikage's bland school life.

Although she might be accused of meddling, that was all Hiratsuka Shizuka could do.

click!

Hiratsuka Shizuka chewed the Pocky stick in her mouth and subconsciously reached for the box, but found nothing.

Looking down, I saw that the box was empty.

Hiratsuka Shizuka subconsciously reached for a cigarette, but ultimately gave up.

She raised her head and called out:

"Yang Nai".

"Huh?" Yukinoshita Haruno tilted her head in confusion.

"Come with me to buy some things."

What to buy?

"Pocky".

Yukino looked at the empty Pocky box in Hiratsuka Shizuka's hand with a hint of surprise in her eyes:

Are you trying to quit smoking?

Hiratsuka Shizuka replied casually:

"Just trying it out, what if I can quit?"

"Then I'll send someone down to buy it."

"Come with me, I want to go for a walk."

"Alright, I'll go down with you."

Yukino Yukinoshita stood up with a smile and left the office with Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't actually plan to come back; she asked Haruno to go for a walk so that Haruno could drive her home.

After all, she had just been drinking, so she couldn't afford to drive under the influence.

As for Yoshikage Kira, since she's already confirmed that his working environment is decent, there's no need to interfere too much. Jobs paying 2000 yen an hour aren't easy to find; don't let her cause Yoshikage to lose his job—

That was originally what Hiratsuka Shizuka thought.

As she passed through the lobby, she saw two pink-haired girls walking toward the bar.

"Ara."

Yukino Yukinoshita also showed an interested expression, "Kira-kun is as popular as ever~!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't think they were just there to drink, because their purpose was very clear: to get Kira Yoshikage.