In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

A situation strikingly similar to that of a certain person...

The two walked side by side towards the school.

Chiya had assumed that this awards ceremony would be similar to the one in Osaka, where they would speak to reporters and school leaders.

Then you wait to receive the award money from them. After going through a few routine steps, it's over quickly.

But this time, the school did not play by the rules. Not only did they invite reporters, but the chairman of the board also used his connections to invite several high-ranking leaders from the Education Bureau to come and support them.

This is not something that can be resolved simply by going through a process.

In the school's conference room, facing reporters from all sides, the school officials showered Minamoto Chiya and Busujima Saeko with praise.

After all, praising them is praising the school, so naturally we'll go all out.

What should have been a commendation ceremony was turned into a personal press conference for Yuan Qianye.

At noon, he was taken by the school to the hotel he had booked in advance, along with Saeko and other members of the kendo club who were participating in the competition, to begin the second round.

In the middle of the night, Sunohara Youhei quietly came over, tightly grasped his good brother's hands, and said with a touch of affection in his eyes, "If I become rich and powerful, don't forget me!"

Yuan Qianye immediately shook off his hand. There were several magazine reporters present. If this were photographed and leaked out, causing misunderstandings, wouldn't he lose all face?

In the end, the day didn't officially end until after 3 p.m.

Looking at the envelope containing 500,000 yen in his hand, Yuan Qianye thought to himself that this money didn't seem so easy to get.

After facing various leaders and media outlets for half a day, his face had become somewhat numb from having to maintain a smile at all times.

"But I just realized that you were so outstanding since you were a child, Qianye, and that you helped so many people."

After leaving the hotel, Saeko Busujima and Chiya Minamoto did not go straight home, but instead tacitly strolled around the nearby shopping street.

The online reports about Yuan Qianye have been too chaotic lately, and even if she tries to pay attention, she will inevitably miss some.

She only learned about his achievements in elementary school when the school had just praised him to the media.

"It was just a small favor."

Chiya Minamoto did not become complacent because of Saeko's admiring and respectful gaze.

His attention was focused on the area not far behind him.

After he and Saeko left the hotel, they were followed by several tails, which he could see clearly from his omniscient perspective.

They were holding professional cameras, clearly hoping to dig up more news about him and Saeko.

Yuan Qianye can now truly understand the troubles of those celebrities. Being deliberately watched in their daily lives is indeed quite uncomfortable, and even annoying.

“There are several people following us,” Gen Chiya confessed directly to Saeko.

They were currently in a bustling urban area, so Saeko wasn't too worried. After a moment's thought, she realized: "Are reporters following us?"

Yuan Qianye nodded: "Let's walk a little faster and shake them off."

Saeko wasn't bothered by his words; on the contrary, she found it quite interesting to experience this kind of thing with Minamoto Chiya.

The two of them quickened their pace and entered a shopping mall.

Several reporters who had been following behind hurriedly chased after them, but lost them within minutes. The reporters looked annoyed and split up to search for them.

Meanwhile, Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima had already returned to the street outside through the employee entrance at the back of the mall.

Yuan Qianye turned around to confirm: "Yes, it's fine now, we've shaken them off."

"..." Saeko remained silent, only looking at his gentle smile.

Chiya was amused by her words: "Saeko, you seem to be very happy."

"Because it's something new that I've never experienced before, being secretly followed by someone like this always gives me a sense of excitement."

That would be really strange to get excited about something like that...

However, compared to the first time they met, when she used force to punish the criminals while revealing a seductive expression that resembled an orgasm.

Compared to now, it doesn't seem like much anymore.

"It's getting late."

"Qianye, are you going back?"

Saeko didn't show any particular reaction, just asked a simple question.

But Yuan Qianye always felt that she was expressing her reluctance to part with him.

And he was quite certain that this was not due to an excess of his ego.

"Although it's not very early, there's still time."

At that moment, the huge display screen on the tall building by the roadside caught Yuan Qianye's attention.

The screen was showing a promotional video for a currently popular post-apocalyptic zombie movie.

Saeko followed his gaze as he turned his head.

The sight of blood and gore made her beautiful eyes shine.

But she didn't speak. Instead, she met Yuan Qianye's gaze the next moment and obediently put her hands behind her back.

In public settings, she is Minamoto Chiya's senior and the head of his kendo club.

But when they were alone together, she would naturally become a submissive woman, obeying his every command; all she had to do was listen.

Faced with Saeko Busujima like this, Chiya Minamoto felt his heart inexplicably beat a few degrees faster.

"If you don't have anything else to do later, Saeko, let's go see a movie together."

He extended an invitation.

Saeko immediately nodded: "I'm fine."

"What movie would you like to watch?"

"I rarely go to the movies, so I guess I'll find any movie interesting. You can decide."

Yuan Qianye nodded. He was a man of action and never overthinked things.

He immediately took out his phone and quickly booked a table at the nearest movie theater.

As for the movie she decided to watch, it was naturally the zombie movie that Saeko had just clearly shown interest in.

In a peaceful and ordinary world, wouldn't this be considered a different kind of "return to the main storyline"?

"All done, let's go."

"Ah."

"Let's buy some popcorn or fries later, they're essential for watching movies."

"There are milk tea shops right on the street. If you have time, you can buy a drink here."

"We really are on the same wavelength; I had the same thought."

Saeko felt a slight unease in her chest, unable to suppress the joy and excitement welling up inside her. She could only keep her lips pressed together, unable to relax for even a moment.

Dating……

This must be what a date is like, right?

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After things at the school came to a close.

After watching a movie together and having dinner at a popular online restaurant, Chiya Minamoto returned home at 9 p.m.

The reason he was up so late was because he took a detour and first took Saeko home.

He had complete faith in Saeko's fighting ability before, and he still does now.

But for some reason, I always feel uneasy if I don't see her safely home with my own eyes.

Therefore, even though Saeko repeatedly declined, saying it was fine for her to go back alone, he still insisted.

Some things have indeed changed over time.

When Chiya returned home, upon hearing the commotion in the entryway, only Rikka, barefoot, came running over to greet her.

The weather starts to warm up in April, and you won't feel cold even if you don't wear socks at home.

"Where's Toka?" The first thing Yuan Qianye did when she got home was to go to the bathroom and fill the bathtub with water.

Rikka followed him like a little shadow: "Going to help out at Daddy's shop, and Mommy too."

"Is Mom alright?" Yuan Qianye asked, sounding somewhat worried.

After all, she's pregnant now.

Rikka shook her head: "It's okay. The doctor said everything was normal when I went to the hospital for a check-up the day before yesterday. He also suggested that I do appropriate exercise every day to improve my physical condition and also to benefit the development of the fetus."

"I see..."

Thinking that her father and Toka were also at the shop, she knew they wouldn't let her mother get too tired, so Yuan Qianye felt relieved.

"By the way, Qianye, business at the family shop has been booming lately!"

Rikka became exceptionally excited when the topic of this came up.

"We've only been here for less than ten days, and we've already achieved the sales volume of a whole month in the past!"

“Is that so?” Yuan Qianye smiled, not at all surprised.

The celebrity effect worked, but this time it wasn't thanks to Yoko Touma's influence, but rather his own fame.

He left the water in the bathtub running for a while, and used the time to go back to his room to get a change of clothes.

Rikka continued to follow him excitedly. He had come back last night, but he hadn't said more than a few words before going to bed.

Then this morning he left very early again and only just got home. Now that she finally has a chance, she naturally wants to share all the good things that have happened at home with him during this time!

"After you won the championship at the Yulongqi event, a lot of people went to Dad's bar to check in, including many journalists. They were very generous in spending money in order to learn about you. I also went to help out during this period. Some customers even gave me tips after they found out that I was your sister!"

"Really? That's great, that's great."

Rikka was in high spirits and didn't seem to care about Chiya's perfunctory attitude towards her.

After taking a shower, the brother and sister sat together in the living room, not planning to rest so early.

Although Shika and her parents are not here, there are some things that can indeed be discussed beforehand.