A crossover anime! The life of a hero!

"So what would you like to ask me?"

"Hmm... Manager, do you know Yoru no Aiko?" Hoshino Satoru, after briefly recalling some information about Hatori Chise's physique from his past life, then revealed it.

“Yoru no… Aiko…” Yuuko Ichihara repeated the name and gave her answer in less than a minute.

"I know."

"Then, store manager, do you have a solution for this? Preferably something gentle." If it were a boy, Hoshino Gokawa wouldn't have said the last sentence, but unfortunately, Hatori Chise is a girl.

“Yes! But before that, let me ask you a question: are you sure you want to help that girl?” Ichihara Yuuko, who stood up and came to Hoshino Gokawa, did not give an immediate answer, but instead asked him a question in return.

“…I originally wanted to confirm, but seeing how you are, store manager, I feel there might be a trap here, so…” If the other party had said it directly, Hoshino Gokawa might not have taken it seriously, but with the other party’s attitude, he knew there was definitely something wrong.

"So you're planning to refuse, Hoshino-kun?"

He bent down to meet Yuko Ichihara's gaze, seemingly trying to see what she was thinking through his eyes.

"Hmm... Manager, why don't you tell me what the price you'll charge if I agree?"

“A ring that symbolizes love.” Yuko Ichihara slowly stated the reward she wanted, raising her head again.

"Could it be..." Upon hearing this, Hoshino Gokawa immediately thought of the final scene of the anime "The Ancient Magus' Bride," where the two exchange rings.

If he wasn't mistaken, once he took that ring, Elias and Chise Hatori would never be able to see each other again, because the ring represented the complete end of their bond.

Yuko Ichihara, who noticed the change in his expression, showed an expression of "I knew it," as if she had guessed some of Hoshino Satoru's secrets.

"Is it that we can see the future... or is it..."

Just as Yuko Ichihara was pondering something, Gosho Hoshino spoke up.

"Let's call it off this time..."

Although Chise Hatori and Elias's future is none of his business, and they wouldn't know even if he did it, it's still a bit wrong to break up someone else's marriage for no reason.

For example, would you be willing to break up Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa? If so, I can only say it's insane.

Therefore, this matter ends here. The last thing Hoshino Gokawa could think of regarding Hatori Chise was to transfer the life force of a bunch of trees to her so that she could live to be a hundred or eighty years old.

As for the remaining issues, only her future husband can handle them.

Moreover, Hoshino Gokawa's behavior was simply wrong; making decisions without others' consent was, frankly, a bit excessive.

Of course, his original intention was good. At first, Hoshino Gokawa thought that the matter of Yoru no Aiko could be resolved without paying a great price.

But in the end, he underestimated Ichihara Yuuko's concept of equivalent exchange, which in a sense was truly inhumane. However, it is also possible that Ichihara Yuuko did this in order to teach him a lesson.

That is -------------------------

No! Don't overstep your bounds!

"I'm sorry to trouble you, shop manager." After saying that, Hoshino Gokawa turned and left the shop.

"Take care... Hoshino-kun, come again next time when you have time." Seeing his departing figure, Ichihara Yuuko waved goodbye with a grin.

On the way back, Hoshino Gokawa seemed to have figured something out, because when Ichihara Yuuko was talking to him today, her tone of voice suddenly became very strange, and at the end she asked him if he was sure.

“ε=('ο｀*))) Sigh, being straightforward suits me better. If I want to say something, I should just say it. There’s no need to bury it so deep.” Hoshino Gokawa was quite annoyed by their previous conversation.

Therefore, he decided it was better to go to Yuko Ichihara's place less often, otherwise he would have to figure out the multiple layers of meaning in her words every time he went, and he might even end up bald by then.

"Seriously... Riddler, get out of Gotham City!"

After returning home...

"Why is Wuchuan so late today?"

"I was held up by some trivial matters, Mom." Hoshino Gokawa didn't explain much when his mother asked him about it.

"Really... Then hurry up and put your backpack down and eat. Today we have your favorite fried pork cutlet."

"Okay, Mom..." Hoshino Gokawa nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and walked back to his room. After putting down his schoolbag and washing his hands in the bathroom, he went back to the living room to eat.

Chapter Nineteen: A Peaceful Day

"We couldn't reach an agreement..." Saiki Kusuo, who had just sat down in his seat early in the morning and hadn't even put his backpack down yet, suddenly heard Hoshino Gokawa's somewhat dejected tone.

"What didn't you reach an agreement on?" Saiki Kusuo, turning his head, couldn't help but feel curious about what exactly happened after school yesterday.

"I was taught a lesson in an extremely subtle way." Hoshino Gosaka couldn't help but cover his face and rub his forehead as he recalled everything that happened with Ichihara Yuuko yesterday.

"Is that so..." Seeing his auspicious appearance, Saiki Kusuo didn't want to ask any more questions, so he simply ignored it.

"So what should you do next?"

"There's no other way but to draw some of the tree's life force to extend her life by a hundred or two hundred years, and then see if she can meet someone who is destined to be very important to her in the future."

"Hey! Hey! Since you can do that, why are you even thinking about solving the problems with her internal organs?! Normal people might not even live to be a hundred or eighty years old!" Upon hearing this, Kusuo Saiki subconsciously retorted. After all, if you can make someone live that long, why would you need to solve the problems inside their body?

"That's because her constitution unconsciously attracts some monsters and other unknown creatures to this place. If this isn't resolved, then this city will be reoccupied by those creatures in the future. However, there's a prerequisite: that neither of us is here."

The reason I want to solve this problem is because I'm not sure where we'll go for junior high and high school. If we both go to other places and her health condition isn't resolved, something might happen to our family without our knowledge.

After all, we can't keep our attention on this all the time; there will always be times when we're distracted.

"And that's exactly what I'm worried about." Hoshino Gosaka explained to Saiki Kusuo why he wanted to help Hatori Chise solve this problem.

As for releasing your aura, a tiny, fleeting moment is fine, but if you release it for a long time, the entire planet will probably go into chaos. No one can predict what monsters, humans, and other rabble-like creatures driven by instinctive fear will do.

Of course, there is a way to solve this once and for all: blow up the Earth, and then the monsters will no longer appear.

But the problem is, Hoshino Gokawa isn't stupid enough to do something like this, which would hurt the enemy ten thousand while also damaging himself eighty thousand times!

"I see..." Saiki Kusuo, finally understanding what the other person was worried about, couldn't help but wonder what to do if such a situation really happened.

after awhile……

"Looks like I might have to ask that guy for a favor!" Thinking of his annoying blond older brother, Saiki Yuukan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. To be honest, if it weren't for his parents, he probably would never want to see him again in his life.

As for where Kusuke Saiki is now, he's definitely overseas!

With his IQ of 218, he was able to directly enter a foreign university.

The reason he appears a few years earlier than in the original story is entirely because Kusuo Saiki removed the device that suppressed his superpowers from his head. If things had progressed according to the original story, he might not even be seen in the future. Therefore, feeling the urgency of time, Kusuo Saiki went abroad early to learn more and improve himself.

Because the longer the time goes on, the lower the probability that he will defeat his younger brother.

Back to the main topic------------------------

While Kusuo Saiki was deep in thought, Gosho Hoshino was already beginning to extract the life force from the forest outside the city. Of course, he wasn't going to pluck every single tree, but rather to draw a little bit of life force from each one, since he understood the principle of sustainable development.

Then, without Chise Hatori's knowledge, Hoshino Gokawa injected this life force into her body. If someone else had done it, Chise Hatori might have turned into wood because of the excessive life force from the tree.

But there's no need to worry about Hoshino Gogawa at all, because all the Heroes are experts at using energy.

huh... huh...

For Chise Hatori, this feeling was simply a comfortable breeze brushing against her cheek.

Then, time slowly passed until lunchtime.

Sa... Sa...

Hoshino Satoru, who was drawing something on a blank sheet of paper because he was bored, subconsciously stopped what he was doing and turned to look at the person who was approaching him.

The fiery red hair that was ruffled by the breeze clearly identified the person.

"What's wrong, Hatori-kun?"

Hoshino Gokawa's expression remained completely unchanged after revealing the other party's identity.

"Um... I wanted to say that your drawing is beautiful! Hoshino-kun... I... can I call you that?" Feeling the pressure from the other person, Hatori Chise couldn't help but become nervous, and even her words became intermittent.

“Okay…” Hoshino Gokawa nodded slightly.

"Hoo..." Having received his consent, Hatori Chise subconsciously exhaled, and some of the pressure on her body also eased.

"So... what brings you here? Or is there some problem you need my help with?"

"Eh?! No! I don't want to trouble you! I just... just wanted to thank you for your help before." Upon hearing this, Hatori Chise quickly waved her hand to deny it, and then explained to him why she had come.

"Is that so... Then I'll accept your thanks. If there's nothing else, I suggest you go back to your seat, because..." Before Hoshino Gokawa could finish speaking, the class bell rang.

Jingle bell…jingle bell…

"Uh! I'm sorry!" After realizing what had happened, Hatori Chise apologized to him and hurriedly returned to her seat.

"It seems my help wasn't in vain." It was just a small thing, but the other person came to thank me, which proved that she had good character. Therefore, Hoshino Gokawa felt that his previous help was not wasted.

Meanwhile, back in her seat, Hatori Chise saw the note her deskmate had passed her.

"Isn't it terrifying!"

"Hmph..." Upon seeing these words, Hatori Chise couldn't help but purse her lips, and then she picked up a pen and wrote on it.

"There is a bit of that, but I think it's more about the kindness in his heart than the horror."

Thinking of the peaceful and serene painting she had just seen, Chise Hatori felt much more relaxed.

"!!!!" The deskmate who took back the note looked surprised.

Chapter Twenty: Kusuke Saiki

"Oh! I didn't expect you to call me! What happened? Is it because you feel like your parents are left without anyone to protect you now that you're going to high school in another city?"

The blond boy, who was communicating with his family via video call on his phone, seemed to have said something quite extraordinary.

"I've wanted to ask you this ever since... how do you see so much from my face... Kousuke!" Kusuo Saiki felt a chill run down his spine at his older brother's ability, as if he had no secrets at all.

There's a saying that goes, "The person who understands you best is not your friend, but your enemy!"

"You bastard..." Through this sentence, Kusuo Saiki understood that his opponent still had not given up on defeating him, even though he had already lost 4399 out of 0 wins.

"Alright, let's get to the point. I have things to do later."

"Tsk..." The other party's attitude annoyed Kusuo Saiki, but since he was the one who approached the other party about this matter, he couldn't lose his temper.

"Can you make an alarm that can cover the entire city? Not now, of course, but I'll need it in the next few years."

"Hmm... what are you planning to be wary of?" Saiki Kusuke didn't give an immediate answer, but instead asked him a question in return.

"Things like monsters or yokai."

"I see..." Kusuke Saiki nodded slightly, seemingly understanding why the other party needed such a thing.

"Can you do it?" Saiki Kusuo asked again.

"can."

"Then it's up to you." Just as Saiki Kusuo was about to turn off the video call after receiving the reply,

"Oh dear... I never said it was free!" Saiki Kusuke's slightly cheeky voice came through the phone again.

"...What do you want?" Kusuo Saiki was silent for a moment before asking.

"Hmm...tell me who scared you so much that day." It seems Kusuke Saiki is also concerned about what happened two years ago...

No! I should say I'm curious about something that happened three years ago.

"...Never mind, I'll figure it out myself." Not wanting to cause Hoshino Gosakawa any trouble, Saiki Kusuo prepared to turn off the phone video again.

"Wait! I'll compromise! Tell him if he's even human..." Seeing that Saiki Kusuo was about to refuse, Saiki Kusuke quickly made concessions on the terms.

a long time……

"...Yes." Saiki Kusuo hung up the conversation before the other party could reply.

at the same time------------------------------

"Hmph... Hmph..." After getting the last piece of the puzzle and ending his conversation with his younger brother, Kusuke Saiki turned around and went to a blackboard.

Next, he stood on the stools that had been set up and then forcefully drew a large circle on a photograph.

“Hoshino Gosuke… if I defeat you, does that mean I’ve won against Kusuo?” Looking at this photo, Saiki Kusuke couldn’t help but smile, as if he was imagining the exaggeratedly worshipful expression on Saiki Kusuo’s face after he defeated him.

As for why he didn't try to gain Saiki Kusuo's admiration by eliminating cockroaches, it's because he thought it was too easy and had no interest in it at all.

"Please do this! If you do, I'll look at you with great admiration!" If Kusuo Saiki knew his brother could do this, he probably wouldn't mind saying it to Kusuke Saiki in this way, after all, cockroaches are really scary!

Now let's shift our perspective to Hoshino Satoru's side.

Hoshino Satoru, who hadn't trimmed his nails for several years, suddenly noticed that his nails were a bit long today and decided to trim them in his room.

"Click...click..." To prevent the nail clippers from breaking, he used energy to enhance them. However, Hoshino Gokawa seemed unaware of a superstitious custom in this country that said cutting nails in one's room at night would prevent one from seeing one's parents off when they die.