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

"Wait a minute! I was just kidding!"

Eriri was pounced on the bed by Rikka and quickly begged for mercy, and the two girls started playing around.

Yuan Qianye didn't take a bath today, just a simple shower.

When he came out of the bathroom, the main ceiling light in the living room was already off, leaving only the lights on in the hallway.

"I'm all better now."

He went to the other people's doors and called out.

Only Eriri and Rikka responded and came out of the door.

"And what about them?"

"Kazusa took Yukino to the upstairs bathroom to take a bath," Rikka explained. "That's great! Chiya, when will our house have more than two bathrooms? That way, I won't always have to fight with my sister to see who goes first."

Before Chiya could answer, Eriri said unexpectedly, "I thought you sisters always bathed together."

Where did you get this stereotype from?

"Aren't all close sisters in comics and anime like this?"

"That's too naive. In real life, sisters are too familiar with each other, so they just dislike each other." Rikka put her hands on her hips: "For example, my older sister always complains that I don't clean the hair from the drain after I shower, and that I don't use a squeegee to wipe the water off the floor when I leave the bathroom."

Eriri was speechless for a moment: "Why do you still look so proud..."

Gen Chiya had nothing to say about this, so he ruffled Rikka's head, which was completely oblivious to her own righteousness, into a bird's nest, and turned to go back to his room.

After a long time, he was once again spending the night at Kazusa's house, and he was deeply moved.

This room, which is connected to Kazusa's bedroom, is exactly the same as when he moved in.

The window was opened to let in some fresh air, but there was no dust on the nearby table.

The bed was quite soft, and when you lay down, you could smell the distinct scent of sun-dried bedding.

Clearly, even though guests don't come to the house often, Aunt Shibata, who takes care of Kazusa's daily life, doesn't slack off in such a convenient place and keeps the house in good order for Yoko.

Leaning against the headboard, it was past midnight, but Yuan Qianye felt no sleepiness at all.

At this time of day, he should have just finished a round of nighttime exercise specifically for the maid at home.

Thinking about this, he suddenly realized that he had been so busy preparing for the film shoot that he seemed to have neglected the maid, and it had been a while since he had asked her to meet up.

Why don't we take advantage of this school festival and invite her to come to school?

As this idea came to him, he subconsciously adopted a God's-eye view, projecting it above the maid.

But once he saw clearly what she was doing on the bed, he immediately withdrew his gaze.

excuse me.

He took out his phone and started browsing news.

Half an hour later, feeling that the time was about right, he glanced at Yukino's situation.

Then, just like before, it was instantly retracted.

Sure enough, girls take a long time to shower; this is an age-old truth.

It was one o'clock in the morning when everyone went back to their rooms, and the Touma family finally quieted down.

At this moment, Yuan Qianye is speaking from God's perspective.

Seeing that Kazusa, the night owl, was not sleepy at all, and after everyone else had gone back to their rooms, she secretly went back to the living room, grabbed a serving of egg pudding, and went back to her room to eat it.

Eriri and Rikka were lying together on the headboard. Both of them were wearing light white pajamas today, the same color as Minamoto Chiya's pajamas. If he went over, the three of them lying together would look like a matching game.

Rikka smiled mockingly, while Eriri looked furious. Judging from their expressions, and combined with Eriri's action of actively grabbing Rikka's chest, they were probably discussing the more obvious physical characteristics of women.

As for Yukino, she looked a little more refreshed after taking a bath, but she still couldn't hide the fatigue in her expression. Even when she was alone in the bedroom with no one around, she would cover her face with her hand when she yawned, showing her elegance.

It's really hard to imagine what kind of actions or adorable expressions this second young lady will take when she does things she likes with the person she likes in the future.

As Yuan Qianye was thinking, having yawned countless times tonight, she gently shook her head and patted her face. Instead of going straight to bed, she went to the desk in her room, sat down, took out her laptop, and opened it.

really……

He knew that as the school festival drew closer and the filming progress was not optimistic, she would definitely force herself to race against time, just like she was doing now.

Yuan Qianye had already noticed it a few days ago.

After finishing filming each day, Yukino would go home and immediately finish her homework. After a simple review and preview, she would devote all the remaining time to editing videos.

Drag the original video into editing software for simple adjustments, then gradually refine it, color grade it according to the plot development, zoom in on a character's facial expression for close-ups, and add special scenes between different scenes.

Of course, it's also essential to drag the music into the editing track, adjust the volume, and slow down or speed up the tempo to perfectly integrate it into the video content and better showcase the inner emotions of the characters in different shots.

Yukino is a complete novice when it comes to video editing, so in many ways she can't be as efficient as a professional. Therefore, in order to ensure that the final cut of the movie does not disappoint her friends, and also because of her personality of doing everything well, she can only make up for her shortcomings in other areas.

That is, a more meticulous attitude and more time invested.

It's just that someone who is physically weak is still pushing themselves like this.

However, it is precisely because of this that it is so worrying and so concerning.

For the first few days, Yuan Qianye could only watch helplessly from home, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to call and try to persuade him, as that would seem very awkward.

Now that we live under the same roof, we can't let her continue to force herself like this.

She herself might think that staying up late only a few times a year is nothing, but from his perspective, it's not like that at all.

Even though there hasn't been any substantial progress between them at this stage, and because he proactively revealed Saeko and Utaha's relationship, she is now very wary of him.

But even if I don't say it, I will still feel sorry for you when I need to.

Gen Chiya quietly walked out of the room and then quietly knocked on Yukino's door.

"Which one?"

A clear and pleasant voice came from inside the house asking a question.

Yuan Qianye didn't answer, but simply knocked on the door again.

Yukino didn't ask any more questions and this time she came over and opened the door.

The moment their eyes met, Yuan Qianye spoke earnestly: "Hello, I've come for Night Raid."

Yukino lowered her eyes and sighed helplessly, "Is that so? I'm so scared."

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Chapter 041: Late-Night Rehearsal

"Really? I'm so scared. Before that, could you please call the police first?"

"No, I don't look like such a stupid thug."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Qianye squeezed in sideways.

"..."

Yukino glared at him with displeasure, but her hands moved in a perfectly coordinated manner as she closed the door.

"I knew you weren't asleep yet." Yuan Qianye walked to the desk, leaned slightly over with his arm on the edge, and asked while looking at the computer screen, "How's the progress?"

Yukino sat at her desk and thought for a moment: "Not counting the parts we haven't finished filming yet... about two-thirds."

Yuan Qianye said in a relaxed tone, "That was pretty fast. You don't need to be in such a hurry. It's not good for your health to be busy so late. Get some rest."

Yukino sighed softly and shook her head slightly: "It's not as simple as you say. As I said, this doesn't include the progress of the scenes we haven't filmed yet. In reality, if we consider the overall progress, we might only be halfway done."

"I see... It was really a mistake to entrust such a large workload as editing to you alone."

"It has nothing to do with that; it's simply a reflection of my own inadequacy."

"If you're not capable enough, then there aren't many capable people in this world."

"You came all this way to see me just to say something like that?"

"Of course not... Wait a minute, you're not actually hoping I'll raid you at night, are you?"

"..."

Yukino pressed her fingers to her temples, sighed softly as if helpless or extremely tired, and turned her head to look at him with an expression that said, "You really are an idiot." "Can't you be serious for once? Besides, you don't even have the guts to do that."

Yuan Qianye felt belittled: "What are you saying? I have guts, and I don't care if I break the law. I just don't want to do anything to make you sad."

Yukino's clear eyes flickered, as if she was touched. She looked at the computer screen, which was in standby mode: "Don't say things you know you can't do."

"I'm sorry, but besides Yukino, there are other people I don't want to upset. However, I won't take back what I said; I mean it."

Yukino took a deep breath, not wanting to continue discussing this delicate topic: "What exactly are you planning to do here now?"

Yuan Qianye frankly said, "I was a little worried about you, so I came to help."

"Your presence here will only cause me trouble." After taking a bath, Yukino didn't let her hair fall freely over her shoulders as usual. Instead, she took a loose hair tie and tied her hair up loosely, letting it fall from one side of her shoulder to her chest.

This hairstyle, so different from her usual one, combined with the blue light blocking glasses she wore while using the computer, suddenly made her look much more mature, exuding a sophisticated and intellectual aura.

"As you can see, I'm fine. Although the editing time was a bit tight, as long as everything goes smoothly, there won't be any problems later on."

"What if things don't go smoothly?"

"As long as you stop bothering me here, there will be no 'what if'."

As Yukino spoke, she clicked the mouse to open the video editing software and began previewing the movie footage shot that day.

"These glasses you're wearing, are they the ones I gave you before?" Yuan Qianye looked her over and suddenly asked.

"What...why are you laughing all of a sudden?"

"No, I just suddenly felt very happy. Do you remember the fountain pen you gave me for my birthday when I was in the third grade of elementary school?"

What are you trying to say?

"I've always kept that pen at home and used it carefully."

"Oh."

"'Oh' is such a cold reaction. Shouldn't someone at this point show a gentle, nostalgic expression?"

“If it were in the past, that would probably be true, but things are different now.”

"There's no difference. There's no need to overthink it. I don't know about others, but for me, once some relationships are established, they can never be broken."

"..."