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

"No, Shiyu, you've misunderstood me, I just..."

"Stop! Don't come any closer!"

As Shiyu somewhat reacted and shouted to stop her again, Saeko, who had been under even more pressure, slowly woke up.

She rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up: "What's wrong, Shiyu..."

Shiyu silently raised the blanket to cover Saeko as well: "This person wants to murder us."

"Huh?" Saeko thought she was still half asleep and had misheard.

"I just saw you sleeping so soundly and looked so cute, so I wanted to give you a loving good morning kiss. How did it suddenly turn into something terrifying when it came to you?" Yuan Qianye said helplessly, taking a step back to give Shi Yu some sense of security: "I prepared breakfast for you. Since you're both awake, why don't you eat now?"

Saeko thanked him, looking very happy, but Utaha remained wary: "What happens after you finish eating?"

"I've already eaten, and now I have to go straight to school. You two can do whatever you want. Today is the second day of the school festival. If you don't have any tasks at school, it should be fine to stay home and rest instead."

After saying that, he knelt on one knee on the bed, leaned in and kissed Saeko on the forehead, then gave her a few more instructions before leaving.

The two remaining girls looked at each other after he left.

Saeko was alright, but Utaha belatedly blushed.

Despite feeling sore and weak, like after a marathon, Saeko gritted her teeth and got out of bed to help bring over their clothes.

Although I changed into clean clothes after showering last night, most of them are now covered in something, so I can't wear them at all.

Fortunately, Saeko's figure was not too different from Yilin Shiyu's. She took out her clean clothes from the closet, and they fit Shiyu well.

With slightly awkward steps, the two brought the breakfast that Yuan Qianye had brought to the living room. After washing up, they enjoyed it together.

Although it was just a simple sandwich with fruit salad and milk, the two of them were very satisfied with the meal. They had been exhausted the night before and were almost completely drained, so they naturally needed to replenish their energy.

"Saeko, are you going to school today?"

"Well, I can't get away from the kendo club, and besides, I also have the disciplinary committee's patrol duties."

"Can your body handle it?"

"There's nothing physically demanding scheduled today, so it should be fine. But what about you, Shiyu?"

"I'm not going. My body feels as weak as a noodle. I feel so tired even sitting here. I just want to lie down. I'm going straight home."

"Yes, you should get some rest."

"After last night... I estimate I'll need three days of rest to fully recover."

"Hehe, it's not that exaggerated."

"Exaggeration?" Shi Yu chuckled coldly, her eyes dark. "You saw Qian Ye's... appearance last night, didn't you!"

Saeko rested her chin on her hand and recalled with a warm expression: "Hmm, I feel like he does like you, Shiyu, a little more. He was so happy and excited, like a child going to an amusement park."

"Please don't use such mild adjectives to describe him! There were several moments last night when I genuinely thought he was going to 'eat' me alive!"

"Isn't this wonderful? It's undoubtedly a sign of being valued and loved."

"No, that's not what I meant... Why don't you ever understand, Saeko!" Utaha seemed a little overwhelmed.

Saeko looked at her strangely: "What do you mean?"

Shiyu took a deep breath and put down the sandwich in her hand for the time being: "Saeko, you have to know that Chiya is only a first-year high school student today, and he is undoubtedly a teenager."

"Hmm..." Saeko thought for a moment, even more puzzled: "...Utaha, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Shiyu felt she needed to remind Saeko, and said seriously, word by word, "For men, their overall physiological function peaks during puberty, which is still developing. It is usually when they reach the age of twenty-five to thirty-five that their explosive power, endurance, physical strength, experience, skills, and strategies in all aspects reach their peak. Do you know... what this means for us?"

Saeko paused for a moment, then, under Utaha's gaze, shyly lowered her head and pressed her legs tightly together.

Seeing this, Shiyu was utterly desperate.

Is this... only she herself felt that Qianye's "love" for her was too overwhelming and intense, making it somewhat unbearable for her?

Meanwhile, on her way to school, Chiya Minamoto held onto the handrail on the crowded train, looking at the message that Yoko Fuyuma had sent her that morning.

She said she might come to the school to visit the school festival today... This is the first time her mother has taken the initiative to contact her since she learned about the complicated situation around her.

Yuan Qianye was a little confused about the purpose of her sending this message, but she still replied with a polite reply that started with the word "Welcome".

Speaking of which, during last night's gathering, it seemed that both Eriri's mother and Yukino's mother confirmed they would be coming to the school...

The three wives chose the same day, but the specific time was not yet determined.

Thinking of Touma Yoko's overly carefree and unpredictable personality, Minamoto Chiya silently prayed that the three of them would not meet.

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Chapter 50: School Festival Part 6

Yuan Qianye left home very early today. When she arrived at school, there weren't many people, and many stalls in the courtyard hadn't officially opened yet.

However, due to the movie he starred in yesterday, coupled with the promotion by the school's news agency and radio station, his fame at school has once again reached its peak.

Meanwhile, the other two movies playing in the multimedia classroom were, to be fair, not bad from a student's perspective, but they were completely overshadowed by his superior performance.

He himself didn't care much about these things, but he couldn't help it when the people around him saw him huddled together and whispering.

He arrived a bit early, and figured the service department would be empty by now, so he decided to head to the classroom first.

The vice class monitor, Yumiko Miura, and several other girls were cleaning the classroom, laughing and joking.

Although exhibitions do not require much manpower, a basic level of indoor hygiene must be maintained.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Ah, Yuan-kun!" The vice class monitor's eyes lit up when he saw him.

The girl who was just joking around with a broom, pretending to play a guitar, suddenly reverted to her ladylike demeanor.

"The few of us are enough here. It was arranged by drawing lots beforehand. Yuan-kun, you should go and do your own thing."

"I see. Thank you all for your hard work." Yuan Qianye nodded and turned to leave.

"Um, Yuan-kun!" A girl stepped forward and mustered up her courage to ask, "I heard that Yuan-kun will be playing the piano on stage today, is that right?"

"Yes."

"Please cheer for our Class F! We'll organize our classmates and A-Jing to come and support you!" The girls clenched their fists.

After the school festival ends, a series of awards will be given out, such as the most memorable class activity and the most worthwhile experience. Although it is just a gimmick and there are no real rewards other than verbal recognition, it is enough to make the pure-hearted high school students feel a strong sense of collective consciousness.

"That's so reassuring."

Yuan Qianye laughed heartily, causing the girls present to have their hearts pound and look away, unable to meet his gaze.

After leaving the classroom, with nowhere else to go, he went to the club building.

He glanced at the Service Department as he went upstairs, but the door was still locked. So he went straight to the second music classroom on the top floor and used the spare key that Kazusa had given him to get to her secret base in the school.

The pieces I will be playing today have been decided; there will be two in total.

The song "Secret" is an interlude from the movie "Secret," which was just shown at school. In the movie, this song not only symbolizes the key to unlocking fate but also serves as a bridge that allows the relationship between the male and female protagonists to be sublimated.

The other piece is Canon in D major, which is a world-renowned masterpiece and needs no further explanation.

I haven't played the piano for a while, so in order not to hold Kazusa back when I perform later, I still need to practice a little.

Around 8 a.m., the school became noticeably lively.

The place was bustling with noise and laughter.

Following the sound of the piano, the first person to appear in front of Minamoto Chiya was Touma Kazusa.

"As soon as I got downstairs, I heard piano music, and I immediately guessed it was you."

"Good morning, Kazusa." Chiyo Minamoto turned slightly to look behind her. "Where's Auntie?"

Kazusa shook her head, not seeming to care: "She got home late last night and left early this morning without saying goodbye."

"So, she's not coming to school today?" Yuan Qianye liked the feeling of having everything under control and hated situations where the outcome was unpredictable. Therefore, if his mother, the only person who knew him well, didn't come to school today, it would be a great thing for him.

"Who knows? Never mind her." Kazusa crossed her arms and came to his side: "How's the training going?"

"Because I was taught by Ms. Kazusa, my basic skills are very solid, which I think is quite good."

"Not bad. I could tell your rhythm wasn't quite right when I went upstairs."

"Is there? Where?"

"Is this how you ask your teacher for help? So matter-of-fact?" Kazusa put her hands on her hips.

Gen Chiyo looked at her and smiled silently, but was happy to play along and cooperated: "Please, teach me, Kazusa-sensei."

"Seeing how sincere you are, I'll reluctantly teach you. Watch carefully, the second short passage you just read should be played like this..."

As Chiya gave up half of his seat, Kazusa sat down next to him.

The two were thigh to thigh and shoulder to shoulder, appearing exceptionally intimate.

In any case, whenever she is with Chiya Minamoto and the conversation revolves around the piano, Kazusa feels inexplicably happy.

Later, around nine o'clock, the others also arrived at the school one after another.

Eriri's mother and Yukino's mother also appeared one after the other, each accompanying their daughter.

The two sides met by sheer coincidence at the school gate.

As Eriri, with her sharp eyes, raised her hand to greet Yukino, Mrs. Sawamura also noticed her first, and her face immediately lit up with a bright smile.

She approached with light steps, her hands elegantly folded in front of her, her posture both friendly and polite.

"Oh my! Isn't this Mrs. Yukinoshita? Hello, what a coincidence, I just arrived and ran into you."

Mrs. Yukinoshita also stopped in her tracks. Seeing that the other woman was the mother of her daughter's best friend, an impeccably elegant smile appeared on her face, and she nodded slightly.

"Good day, Mrs. Sawamura. Today is the school festival, so I came along with my daughter to visit and see what her school life is like."

“You and I are thinking the same thing. Today’s students are really different from us back then. They’re making all sorts of stalls and doing a great job. Seeing this lively atmosphere makes me genuinely happy.”

"After all, this is a rare annual event for them, a precious opportunity. Let's go together and enjoy it..."

Mrs. Sawamura wore a finely textured off-white silk blouse with an ochre-red ankle-length pleated skirt. Her movements were graceful and dynamic, revealing her fair ankles and toes painted with bright red nail polish, exuding a mature and charming aura.

Mrs. Yukinoshita, as always, wore a kimono, her hair neatly tied up with a plain gold hairpin, white two-toed socks and matching black lacquered wooden clogs, and carried an equally exquisite crested bag. Although she was completely covered up, the feminine energy she exuded was in no way less than that of Mrs. Sawamura who accompanied her.

The daughter is beautiful and youthful, and the mother is even more graceful and charming.

These two pairs of mothers and daughters walking in the school attracted a lot of admiring glances from people.