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

weak……

"Yinglili..."

It seems to have become a little clearer...

"Eri, cheer up!"

Suddenly, a strong voice pierced through the thick clouds and haze, and a beam of light descended from the sky, instantly clearing Eriri's confused mind.

As if startled, the emptiness in her eyes vanished, and the eerie environment quickly faded away from her.

Under the watchful gaze of Yukino Rikka, Chiyo Minamoto, Eriri's eyes gradually cleared.

The first thing I did after coming to my senses was...

Aside from feeling somewhat relieved to see the Service Department, which felt very familiar to her, her face was burning with pain...

She hesitated, unable to speak, and instinctively raised her hand to touch her face.

Rikka, feeling both guilty and relieved, grabbed her hand tightly: "That's great, Eriri! You scared us to death, you know? You just suddenly fainted and was saying some really scary things."

From an outsider's perspective, Eriri's behavior was far more embarrassing than Rikka described.

Not only did he lose consciousness, but he also exhibited symptoms similar to those of an epileptic patient, including but not limited to a blank stare, rapid breathing, intermittent convulsions, and even drooling from his slightly open mouth.

"Eri, how are you feeling right now?" Yukino asked with concern.

She was actually starting to regret it. If she had known Eriri would react so strongly, she shouldn't have made that suggestion to make Chiya confess.

"Uh... I'm fine... Uh!"

Eriri's body suddenly trembled again as she replied!

Because she found herself in the position of being held in Minamoto Chiya's arms!

She leaned her upper body against his chest, her head resting on his chest.

"How about we go to the infirmary?"

Although Chiyo Minamoto had a general idea of ​​why Eriri was in this state, he was still somewhat worried.

Yukino agreed: "Yes, it's safer to have the school nurse give us a simple physical exam."

"No...no need!"

Eriri's joy at finding herself in the arms of her favorite Chiya was fleeting.

After regaining her senses, she immediately remembered what he had just said.

She suppressed the bittersweet emotions welling up inside her and immediately stood up.

"I...I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so...I'll be going now."

Eriri wore a rather forced smile, and didn't dare to look at Minamoto Chiyo's expression as she spoke.

The next moment she turned around, her pace quickening noticeably as she left, and she even forgot to close the door to the service department when she left.

The sound of running gradually faded into the distance.

"I'll go see her."

Rikka gave her older brother a reproachful look.

She actually has quite a few questions she wants to ask him, but it's really not the right time.

Her friend was clearly feeling down, and she was really worried about leaving her alone, so she quickly followed after her.

After Rikka left, only Chiya Minamoto and Yukino remained in the Service Club.

Yukino sighed silently, her gaze directed at the person beside her clearly conveying the message, "Look how many people you've hurt without even realizing it."

Yuan Qianye also felt quite troubled, but still felt responsible as the "perpetrator," so he stood up and said, "I'll go take a look too."

But Yukino immediately retorted, "There's no point in you following them."

"We can't just sit here doing nothing."

"Going there now will only complicate things further."

Yukino's tone was so firm and unequivocal.

Eriri knows all too well how to alleviate her current situation.

It's not just because they are close friends with a long-standing relationship, nor because they share the same female perspective.

Rather... it was because she herself, who harbored similar feelings, had already experienced that feeling before her.

"Leave it to me... You rest here. If we haven't returned by the end of lunch break, remember to lock the door when you leave."

"If you need any help, just let me know."

"Doing nothing is already the greatest help you can give."

Yukino looked at Chiya Minamoto, as if she still had something to say, but in the end she said nothing and quickened her pace to leave the Service Club.

She then properly closed the classroom door.

That night, as expected, when Yuan Qianye returned home, he was stuck to Rikka and couldn't shake her off.

It's not about incest; Rikka is genuinely curious about the entire process between him, Saeko, and Utaha, from the development of their feelings to their official confirmation of their relationship.

During the day at school, because I was worried about Eriri and wanted to stay by her side the whole time, I didn't have a chance to ask.

Now that I'm home, I have nothing to worry about, so naturally I'm going to enjoy the gossip to my heart's content!

When Shihua got home around 10 p.m.

Unable to contain her gossip, she immediately told her older sister about it.

"Oh, I see." Toka's reaction was indifferent; she simply nodded slightly to indicate that she understood, without any change in expression.

Rikka panicked when she saw this: "Wait a minute, sister! I might have been too emotional and didn't explain clearly. It's Chiya, not anyone else! He's dating Saeko-nee and Utaha-nee! Not one after the other, but at the same time! At the same time, you understand?!"

"You can speak a little louder, the hard-of-hearing old man upstairs will soon be able to hear you." Shihua remained calm, yawned, put her schoolbag in the living room, and went straight to the bathroom to wash up.

Rikka followed beside her, still chattering on and on: "Seriously, sis, you're so calm! Do you know what it means that Chiya is dating two girlfriends at the same time? It means that in the future I might have two sisters-in-law, and you might have two sisters-in-law! And thinking further ahead, when they have babies, we'll... oh wait..."

Seeing that even after she had gone to such lengths, her older sister remained unmoved, Rikka finally realized something was wrong: "...Sister, you...you actually knew about this all along, didn't you!"

"Hmm." Shihua washed her hands and squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush.

"That's outrageous!" Rikka immediately jumped up, clearly dissatisfied. "Since you already knew, why didn't you tell me sooner!"

"It's not something to be proud of, so I don't think there's any need to tell you. Besides, it's a matter of privacy. It might not matter to Chiya, but we should at least consider Saeko and Utaha's feelings."

"..."

This response left Rikka speechless, and it did seem to make sense.

However, she was still very upset because the two people in her family had a secret and excluded her from it.

Her cheeks were puffed out as she tried to say a few more words.

But Toka had already put the toothbrush in her mouth and casually waved her hand to signal that she should stop bothering her.

So Rikka could only turn around angrily and go to Chiya's room.

At this moment, Yuan Qianye was typing away at his computer, preparing the outline for his next novel.

Hearing the sound, he turned around and saw Rikka come in, her little face puffed up and looking very sad. He could easily guess what had happened with a little imagination.

Before she could even speak, he immediately saved the document using a shortcut and stood up, saying, "Come on, let's go outside and talk."

Upon entering the living room, the two sat on the sofa. Rikka stroked the black wings that had flown into her arms, touched the bird's head, and expressed her dissatisfaction.

"Actually, I didn't intend to hide it from you guys on purpose. After all, like Toka said, I personally don't care what I say to you guys, but I definitely have to consider Saeko and Utaha's feelings."

"How could you tell your sister!"

"Who said I told her? I accidentally revealed it myself. She noticed the strangeness in my interactions with Saeko and the others, and after questioning me, I had no choice but to admit it."

"Huh? Really?"

"Really, really, I treat you and Shihua equally. How could I be so biased and deliberately favor one side?"

Sincerity was reflected in Gen Chiya's eyes.

Oh, I see...

Rikka felt somewhat relieved, and her lingering emotions dissipated instantly.

As long as I'm sure I haven't been excluded by my sister and sworn brother, that's all that matters.

Lately, she's had a vague feeling that the two of them are secretly plotting or doing something behind her back, but she hasn't been able to find any evidence.

Looking back now, there may have been some concealment, but it's unlikely that they did anything secretly.

"Alright, let's not talk about me anymore. How's Eriri doing?"

"Before my sister came back, Yukino and I had a video call together. Although she kept smiling during the chat, I could tell that she was just forcing a smile so that we wouldn't worry."

After being appeased, Rikka was almost completely obedient to Chiya.

Indeed, ever since he was given the role of his adoptive brother, he has been quite competent. As his younger sister, Rikka's various legitimate and illegitimate, reasonable and unreasonable requests have been basically fulfilled.

"I'm still feeling down..."

"Um……"

The brother and sister fell silent, thinking about Eriri.

Rikka suddenly reached out and poked Gen Chiya's waist.

"Brother, after seeing Eriri's reaction today, you should know how she really feels about you... about you... about you, right?"

"Ah."

"You don't dislike Eriri, do you?"

"How could I hate it?"

"I think so too, after all, you two are so close. Speaking of Eriri, she's very cute and has a great personality. Although her figure doesn't seem as...voluptuous as Saeko or Utaha, she's actually quite well-endowed when she takes off her clothes. Her skin is so soft and smooth, and her waist is incredibly slim. I feel like I could easily wrap my arm around her."

"Rikka, what are you trying to say by suddenly saying all this?"

“It doesn’t mean anything special…” Rikka secretly observed her older brother’s expression and mustered up her courage: “…I just felt that since you’re already dating both Saeko and Utaha at the same time, then…it wouldn’t make a difference if Eriri did too.”

"..."