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

Compared to her mediocre camera skills, her true talents lie in drawing and character design. Once the original drawings are complete, they can be printed out in batches and distributed as flyers at the school festival, allowing more people to appreciate their work in the multimedia classroom.

"She won't force herself, so I don't need to worry about her. Besides, she has Rikka to keep her company."

"You two siblings are working together, each keeping an eye on one, right?"

“You could say that.” Yuan Qianye laughed happily. “Alright, just leave me alone for now. Let me see how you’re editing it, Second Miss.”

"I've told you so many times, don't call me that."

"I just thought it would be cute to call you that, I apologize."

"..."

As a result, no guarantee was given this time either. Yukino could never do anything about it in this kind of situation, so she simply let him be.

Actually, the idea of ​​asking him to go check on Kazusa had just flashed through her mind, but then she thought, rather than letting him bother someone else, it would be better to let this annoying guy stay here and bear it all by herself. After all, Kazusa had been filming all day and needed to rest...

"Why haven't you started yet? Are you tired or have no ideas? I'm free right now, you can ask me for help anytime."

"I'm just thinking about what background music to use for this clip. It's okay to stay here, I just hope you can keep quiet."

"Good~"

The two-day weekend getaway flew by.

On Monday morning, when Yuan Qianye arrived at the school gate, she could see a large billboard outside the gate, displaying the countdown to the start of the school festival in large font. It was decorated with colorful ribbons, creating a festive atmosphere.

The school festival is on Friday, June 7th, and today is the 3rd, Monday.

Including today, there are four more days until it officially begins.

Yukino, after returning from the training camp, has already forgotten what I told her. She was editing videos until after 2 a.m. last night before going to rest. I wonder how she's feeling today...

As we entered the school gate, Saeko was once again standing at the entrance maintaining order: "Chiya, good morning. How's the filming going?"

Gen Chiya gave a rather smug thumbs up: "Everything is under control. I'll give you a few internal tickets later, so you can bring your friends to the multimedia classroom to watch it."

Since there were two other unfamiliar upperclassmen accompanying Saeko, she still used the respectful terms for her seniors.

"Thank you, I'll be looking forward to it."

After saying goodbye to Saeko, Chiya entered the classroom. Overall, it didn't feel much different from usual, and the free time before class was still noisy.

When he entered the classroom, several boys greeted him and then spontaneously gathered around, naturally starting to chat about the new season of anime and the newly announced game.

Gintama has released the School Arc, and there are rumors that the latest Fire Emblem game will be released next year. Everyone seems to be very interested in these things.

Even Chiya was unaware of this, and Tobe even took out his phone to show him the promotional video at double speed.

After watching the show, Yuan Qianye felt that the boy with dreadlocks who seemed to be the male lead didn't quite fit her aesthetic, but the older female characters were all pretty good. They had powerful voices and large breasts. Everyone agreed and chuckled in hushed tones.

This drew disgusted stares from the girls around him.

Of course, besides Yuan Qianye, he is also handsome, and even when he doesn't smile seriously, he still has a kind of roguish charm.

"By the way, Chiya, did you know that there's a special perk for us boys at this year's cultural festival?" Hubu suddenly leaned closer and whispered mysteriously.

"Helping the girls set up the venue, moving things around, or something like that?"

"That's an unavoidable obligation, how can it be called a benefit? That's what I'm talking about." The Ministry of Revenue's fingers moved deftly across his phone, indicating that he often played mobile games.

Yuan Qianye watched as he clicked into the school's rudimentary chat forum, then clicked on a seemingly unremarkable post. He then flipped through the pages to the middle of the fifth page and clicked on a URL sent by a guest account. After a moment of loading, the top few photos appeared, and Yuan Qianye's eyes widened slightly.

The photos on the webpage—Saeko, Utaha, Yukino…—were all people he knew very well.

His gaze swept over the text at the top of the website address, and he involuntarily read it aloud: "The First Annual 'High Mountain Flower' Popularity Vote at Soubu High School..."

"Huh?" The girls around them heard this and looked over in confusion.

"Shh! Don't read it out so loudly!" Hubu was extremely nervous. Seeing that the girls around him hadn't heard anything and had withdrawn their strange looks, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He lowered his voice even further than before: "I already said this is a perk exclusively for us guys, so don't shout it out so the girls won't know."

Yuan Qianye sighed helplessly, "These things are posted on the forum, they'll find out sooner or later."

"That's true, but we don't want them to know that we were involved in this activity in private."

"Yeah, if they find out we made up this ranking for them in private, they'll definitely look down on us. I'm trying to find a girlfriend during my three years of high school."

Yuan Qianye asked, "Did you create this poll ranking?"

"No, we don't know exactly who it is. We just heard it from the upperclassmen. It seems to be a website made by a member of the computer club. Whatever, it's not important to us. Qianye, don't you want to know who the most popular girl in our school is?"

"The results are already in, aren't they?"

It was clearly displayed on the Ministry of Revenue's mobile phone.

Saeko Busujima topped the list with 21 votes.

Kasumigaoka Utaha followed closely behind, receiving eighteen votes.

Yukino Yukinoshita came in third, receiving fourteen votes.

Yuan Qianye felt that the voting result was fairly fair. From his personal perspective, the three of them were equally attractive to him.

But it's a different story for the other students at the school.

First of all, Saeko and Utaha are second-year students, which gives them an advantage in terms of fame compared to Yukino.

Saeko, compared to Utaha, also serves as the captain of the kendo club and a member of the disciplinary committee. Last year, she led Soubu High School to an unprecedented achievement in the national tournament, so her popularity is naturally higher.

"The voting has only been going on for a short time, and a considerable number of boys are still unaware of it. By the time the voting deadline arrives, the outcome will still be uncertain."

"I see." Yuan Qianye nodded thoughtfully, handed the phone back to Hubu, and smiled: "Judging from how excited you all are, you must have already cast your votes."

The boys chuckled and tacitly agreed.

Teenage boys may lack the courage to directly pursue girls, but they not only have the courage, but also a great deal of courage to gossip about them in private.

They joked around with each other, revealing who the other people had voted for.

Hobe voted for Ebina, a classmate, because he found Ebina's quiet and approachable demeanor in class endearing.

Da Tian voted for the girl who had come up from the same junior high school as him.

Fujisawa, however, was somewhat surprising; he voted for Rikka.

Gen Chiya's feelings were complicated: "How should I put it... Fujisawa, as Rikka's older brother, I advise you to give up as soon as possible. Although Rikka seems approachable, she is actually very shy. Moreover, due to her family background, she prefers more mature and stable men."

"It's just a vote, don't make it sound like I'm about to go after her."

Fujisawa tried his best to save face, but after hearing Minamoto Chiyo's words, he couldn't help but look somewhat disappointed.

"It's just a gentle reminder, don't worry about it."

I'm sorry, Fujisawa. Although there was some exaggeration in what I said, it was all for your own good.

"If it's Chiya, you'll probably vote for Yukinoshita, right? I've seen you two together at school several times recently."

"No, he'll probably vote for Sawamura. She comes over to have lunch with him all the time, and I think I heard Chiya mention before that they've known each other since they were little."

"I think it's more likely to be Busujima-senpai. They were in the same middle school and even won a championship. Now they're in the same club in high school, so they must have a very good relationship."

While they were gossiping and chattering, Yuan Qianye had already taken out his phone and clicked on the website for the competition.

He scrolled down the first line of the screen until he saw Kazusa's name at number seventeen, where she only received a single vote.

Incidentally, Eriri and Rikka are ranked fifth and sixth respectively.

"I would vote for her."

Yuan Qianye clicked the vote button, and a message thanking her for participating flashed on the page. As a result, Kazusa's ranking rose directly to twelfth place.

"Touma Kazusa... the girl in Class I, huh? I think I remember her. Didn't she beat up a boy before?"

"That's because that clueless guy keeps bothering her."

"Chiya, are you serious? No matter how you look at it, Touma Kazusa doesn't seem to be as good as the others."

"Everyone has different standards of judgment. I think she will show an absolutely dazzling and shining side at this school festival."

"What do you mean?"

"Come to the multimedia classroom on the day of the school festival and you'll find out."

At noon, the Service Department members gathered as usual.

After greeting Yukino face to face, Chiyo quickly turned her gaze back to examine her closely.

His helpless chuckle displeased Yukino.

"What?"

"I know you like pandas, but you don't have to cosplay to this extent."

Yukino frowned in confusion, until Eriri, who was also staring at her with the same confusion, suddenly realized and leaned closer, staring intently into her eyes with a worried look: "Really, Yukino? You have dark circles under your eyes."

Actually, it wasn't as serious as Eriri said. At most, Yukino just had slightly heavier eye bags, giving her a slightly haggard look, and a fragile beauty that suggested she was a sickly young lady who might break at any moment.

However, for those who care about her, it's a completely different story.

Yukino subconsciously raised her hand to touch the area around her eyes, but then quickly withdrew it, saying casually, "It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night."

Rikka was worried: "Yukino, have you been working too hard lately? We've been leaving all the post-production editing to you."

Yukino shook her head: "Everyone's responsibilities are arranged in advance, it has nothing to do with you, and it doesn't matter anyway, you don't need to worry, the editing is progressing smoothly and we can make it in time for the school festival."

After she finished speaking, she immediately opened her laptop, appearing as if she was about to get into work and didn't want to be disturbed.

Seeing this, the others didn't say anything more.

Eriri and Rikka subconsciously looked at their leader.

Yuan Qianye smiled gently, assuring them that everything would be alright with him there.

He got up, glanced at the editing progress on Yukino's computer screen, then said goodbye and left the Service Club to go upstairs to the second music classroom.

Kazusa is practicing the two scenes that were not filmed at the end of the movie, holding the script.

The heartbroken expression on her face after witnessing the male lead kissing the female supporting character.

And the female lead she played in the movie, when she was about to die and did not receive a response from the male lead, let her tears slide down her cheeks, her sincere weakness and regret were heartbreaking.

The kissing scenes were all filmed smoothly during the two-day training camp last week.

However, in these two scenes that were extremely emotionally charged, Kazusa was simply unable to convey the feeling described in the script.

"how's it going?"