Anime Crossover: My Girlfriend Has a System

Ye Ziye was unaware of what Kudo Nami was thinking. He was focused on preparing for his work, as the opening time was fast approaching. He was a professional barista.

As darkness fell in Tokyo, the moonlight was no longer visible outside the pet cafes nestled at the foot of the skyscrapers, replaced by dazzling neon lights and the clamor of cars on the streets.

Perhaps in the countryside, you can still see the moonlight at around six o'clock in the evening.

The streets were bustling with people. Office workers in suits, loosening their ties, walked with their colleagues toward an izakaya to release the stress of a day's work.

These men face pressure from their superiors at work and from their families after get off work.

However, the people who are able to leave work at this time are probably those who do very easy jobs. Those who are under too much pressure are still working overtime like crazy.

The clock ticked tirelessly, and the melodious classical music playing in the shop made even the cats yawn involuntarily.

The music playing in the shop is Nami Kudo's personal playlist. This rich young lady has great taste, at least that's what the customers think.

Ye Ziye stopped wiping the cups as the shop door opened, and he welcomed his first customer of the day.

And she was a regular customer, none other than Hitomi Akiyama from yesterday. For some reason, she's been getting off work exceptionally early lately, and she's always the first one there every day.

However, getting off work so early didn't seem to make her happy; she wore a slightly melancholy expression despite her exquisite makeup.

Upon entering the store, Hitomi Akiyama didn't waste any words. She strode to the bar with her long legs encased in stockings, sat down, and rested her chin on her hand.

"Ye Zi-kun, do you know any drinks that can cheer me up? I got yelled at by the boss again today..."

Hitomi Akiyama works as a light novel editor, and the reason she was criticized is probably because of lax censorship.

"Hold on."

Ye Ziye was unusually polite today before turning around to prepare drinks.

However, Hitomi Akiyama didn't seem to notice Yoko's politeness and remained seated sighing. Judging from her expression, she must have had her wages docked.

Ye Ziye didn't have any way to make people happy, but he had heard that eating sweet things would make people happy.

Although this is a coffee shop, it doesn't just sell coffee. Because there are many cute pets in the shop, children often come to play during the day.

Children don't like bitter coffee, so Nami Kudo also sells milk tea and other beverages in her shop.

However, this was Ye Ziye's first time making these things, because the barista who came during the day was in charge of this part of the work. Fortunately, the shop was well-equipped and his cooking skills were sufficient.

200 grams of papaya, 250 ml of milk, one scoop of vanilla ice cream, and three small pieces of ice cream shavings.

After preparing the ingredients, just put them in the machine to mix. There's no skill involved, so Ye Ziye can't make the taste of level 3, but it's definitely much tastier than what's available on the market.

Ye Ziye took two more cranberry cookies from the insulated box and placed them in front of Akiyama Hitomi.

"Papaya milkshake, cranberry cookies, please enjoy."

"Mature women don't drink milkshakes, Yezi-kun, you still need to work harder on this!"

Hitomi Akiyama stirred her papaya milkshake with a straw, uttering unusually affected words.

"Scientific research shows that eating sweet things makes people feel happy. I just did what you asked. Besides, those two cookies were a free gift."

Kudo Nami, who was tidying up the flowers and plants, suddenly froze, feeling that she, as the store manager, was losing her authority more and more, as her employees dared to give away things from the store for free without her permission.

"Alright, since this milkshake was infused with your magic of happiness, Ye Zi-kun, I'll drink it!"

Ye Ziye glanced at Akiyama Hitomi and thought, "As expected of a light novel editor, even her words are full of anime and manga vibes."

Chapter 25

"Ah! It's delicious! As expected of Ye Zi-kun, it tastes better than anything I've had at other shops!"

After taking a sip, Hitomi Akiyama gave the papaya milkshake a very high rating, but Ye Ziye noticed something amiss. Didn't this woman say that mature people don't drink milkshakes? It seems she drinks them often.

Meanwhile, Kudo Nami, who had switched from tending the flowers to petting the cats, was also somewhat tempted. She was only twenty-five years old and was very interested in these desserts, but she had never tasted Yoko's before.

I'll have Yezi do it for me separately when I get off work!

Kudo Nami thought to herself, "Exploiting employees is the boss's prerogative."

"Ye Zijun, you were right. Eating something sweet really does make people feel happy."

Before long, Ye Ziye's milkshake and the two cranberry cookies were all gone. Akiyama Hitomi was no longer the woman who said eating sweets was childish.

"Is that so? That's good."

Ye Ziye pursed his lips, but still didn't smile. He felt satisfied with being able to do his job well.

He was never a greedy person, nor did he think he was superior to others just because he was a time traveler. He only wanted a peaceful life.

"Oh? You don't seem to be in a good mood, Ye Zi. What happened?"

Hitomi Akiyama twirled the straw with his long, slender fingers, a faint, enigmatic smile playing on his lips.

She works as an editor, which means she meets many people regularly. In most cases, editors not only look at the work, but also at the people involved.

She hadn't noticed it earlier because she was in a low mood, but now she realized that Ye Ziye seemed a little different from usual today. Although he was still calm, he was showing more emotional fluctuations.

Hitomi Akiyama knew the handsome young man in front of her well; he was extremely bland. She had once witnessed a group of fairly pretty female office workers surrounding Ye Ziye and saying some inappropriate things.

Sometimes she would feel embarrassed, but Ye Ziye always remained expressionless, as if he had no feelings at all.

But this very person is now experiencing emotional fluctuations, and Hitomi Akiyama feels that she has discovered something interesting.

Ye Ziye wasn't too surprised to be exposed by others; too many things had happened today.

He wasn't some business tycoon who could perfectly hide his emotions; he was just a bit mild-mannered, and he still got emotional when things happened.

Looking at Akiyama Hitomi in front of him, Ye Ziye was considering whether or not to confide in this woman.

You know, it's really hard to keep things bottled up inside, especially so many things. Ye Ziye doesn't consider herself a very strong person.

What happened today has deviated from the basic concepts of his life over the past ten years.

What if you were forcibly kissed by a stranger?

There aren't many guests yet, so Ye Ziye plans to chat for a bit.

"You were forcibly kissed?"

Hitomi Akiyama's voice rose a few decibels as she looked at the handsome young man in front of her, her eyes gleaming, and asked another question.

"Male and female?"

The assessment is complete; this woman has a very strange fetish.

Ye Ziye waved her hand repeatedly.

"It wasn't me, it was a friend."

A standard excuse, fabricated out of thin air.

However, this excuse doesn't seem to be very common in this world, so Hitomi Akiyama didn't suspect anything, and the excitement on her face subsided a bit.

"If it's about being forcibly kissed, then it depends on how the person looks. If they're ugly, I definitely wouldn't want to, but if it's you, Ye Zi-kun, I'd be happy to!"

Automatically filtering out Hitomi Akiyama's words, the image of Artoria appeared in Ye Ziye's mind.

With skin as white as snow, a straight nose, and a delicate face, plus her dazzling golden hair styled in an updo and those emerald green eyes, Ye Ziye felt that she definitely belonged to the category of beautiful girls.

"The kind of person who is very good-looking, like someone who looks like Takuya Kimura!"

Ye Ziye felt that she had given a very fair assessment: there was a Takuya Kimura in this world, and he was just as popular as in her previous life, except that he had retired from the entertainment industry to get married and have children.

Upon hearing the name, Hitomi Akiyama's eyes lit up, and she adopted a lovesick expression.

"Of course I'd be willing! In my heart, Takuya Kimura is someone who can rival you, Ye Zi-kun!"

But you don't know each other!

Ye Ziye was somewhat confused, but she still thanked Akiyama Hitomi for her high praise in her heart.

Upon hearing his question, Hitomi Akiyama adopted a serious expression and said, word by word,

"Ye Zijun, you must remember, whether you're a man or a woman, if you're kissed by someone who's good-looking, even if you don't know them, it's definitely not a loss! How many good-looking people are there in this world? Most people never get this kind of treatment in their entire lives!"

"Isn't it a loss...?"

Although he knew it was fallacious reasoning, Ye Ziye still pondered it seriously, because there was no other way.

After a moment, he decided to accept this fact. He hadn't lost out. However, it was his first kiss, and the hasty nature of it made him feel a little uncomfortable.

However, he felt that he might never cross paths with Artoria again, so he decided to keep this matter buried in his heart.

Chapter 26

Another half hour passed, and the pet cafe became lively, with almost every chair occupied.

After explaining the reasoning to Ye Ziye, Akiyama Hitomi did not leave the bar, but instead ordered herself another cappuccino.

At this moment, there was no trace of frustration on her face. She was all smiles, chatting with Ye Ziye from time to time, as if she had no intention of leaving that night.

She occupied the best spot, closest to Ye Ziye. Although the other guests were unhappy, they couldn't say anything, since they had arrived late.

"Ye Zi Jun, I wish that story had happened to us!"

Hitomi Akiyama hadn't yet recovered from that fabricated story; her eyes were sparkling with desire as she seemed to be fantasizing about something happening between herself and Yoko.

Ye Ziye ignored her. The shop was getting busier, and he still had to prepare coffee.

Hitomi Akiyama seemed somewhat dissatisfied, a resolute glint in her eyes, as she took out a 10,000 yen bill and slammed it on the table.

"I've made up my mind! Ye Zi, go play me a violin piece!"

After these words were spoken, the store became even quieter. Most of the customers looked at Hitomi Akiyama, while a small number of people who were visiting the store for the first time were somewhat confused.

"Are you sure?"

Ye Ziye stopped making coffee, looked at Akiyama Hitomi, and checked again.

"Ok!"

Looking at the 10,000 yen on the table, Hitomi Akiyama felt a pang of heartache, but she still nodded.

This is a rule in the store, but it was only established when Ye Ziye came, and very few people know about it, except that Akiyama Hitomi happens to be one of them.

By chance, Kudo Nami learned that Yoko could play the violin at night, and in order to increase viewership, she decided to make it a nightly staple.

Ye Ziye was naturally unwilling; he was a barista, not a violinist, and Kudo Nami only wanted him to sell his body.

After democratic discussion, the two decided that if a customer was willing to pay 10,000 yen, then Ye Ziye could perform.

This somewhat outrageous price was also set by Ye Ziye, because he didn't think anyone would spend 10,000 yen to listen to a barista play the violin.

But he was wrong. The day after the rule was established, someone spent 10,000 yen, and today is the second time.