A crossover anime! The life of a hero!

Fifteen minutes later -----------------------------------

"Are you sure you want to try this?!" Although he didn't go into the convenience store with Hoshino Gogawa to buy it, the clerk's "concerned" words still reached his ears.

"Hmm... I'll give it a try, because I've always been quite curious about this stuff, whether it really smells as bad as the rumors say." Hoshino Gokawa's idea of ​​trying canned herring came from the influence of those people who made short videos in his previous life, after all, everyone he saw showed an expression of ecstasy the moment they opened a can of herring.

That's why Hoshino Gokawa wanted to give it a try, as a way of satisfying some kind of interest from his past life.

"Besides, we're all superhumans, so it won't have much of an impact on us." Hoshino Gokawa maintained an extremely optimistic attitude at this moment.

“That makes sense…” Saiki Kusuo thought about it and it seemed to make sense, so he stopped paying attention to the thing.

……

"Miss Canary! Izayoi and Ishi, we're here!" The voices came from the entrance of the orphanage even before they arrived.

Heave-ho... Heave-ho...

However, unlike yesterday, several people dressed as electricians came today, seemingly to install electrical wires and network cables inside.

"You're here... Come in and sit down!" Canary, who was signing something that looked like a folder, subconsciously turned her head to look at the entrance of the orphanage where Hoshino Gokawa was after hearing his voice. When she saw the two of them, she raised her hand and waved to them.

“Okay… Miss Canary.” Hoshino Gokawa did not refuse, but couldn’t help asking a question when he came to her side.

"Are Miss Canary and the others here to install electrical wires?"

"Hmm... they're here to install electrical wires." Canary nodded slightly, indicating that Hoshino Gosakawa hadn't guessed wrong.

"I see... Miss Canary, we'll go in first then." However, with outsiders present today, it wouldn't be good to expose their special status, and they might even have to change the topics they were going to discuss.

Lobby on the first floor of the welfare home ----------------------------------------

"Yo! You've arrived!" Izayoi Sakamaki, who was mopping the floor in the first-floor reception area, knew that it was Hoshino Satoru and Saiki Kusuo when he heard two distinctive footsteps entering.

What's more, they even shouted something outside before they came in.

"Hmm...it's here."

"That's perfect! I'll leave the cleaning to you guys. I need to go upstairs and tidy up the tables and chairs in the cafeteria first." With that, Izayoi Sakamaki handed the mop to the other person.

"OK!" Hoshino Gokawa leaned the vacuum cleaner against the wall and placed the books he had brought on the table. After indicating that there was no problem, he casually took the mop that the other party handed him.

As for Saiki Kusuo, he put down the coffee pudding maker he was holding and grabbed a rag to clean the house with Hoshino Gokawa.

Chapter Sixty: The Smell

Woo...woo...

The sounds of mops hitting the floor and rags hitting the glass echoed throughout the first-floor corridor, interspersed with very faint footsteps.

"Speaking of which, Kusuo, did you watch 'The Changer' last night?" Hoshino Gokawa started chatting with Saiki Kusuo casually because working alone was too boring.

"I watched it...it was pretty good, but I didn't expect such a dramatic twist at the end." Without turning his head, Saiki Kusuo, who was wiping the windows, used telepathy to express his opinion.

"Yeah, it seems a bit far-fetched to me too. I never imagined that the protagonist group, who represents justice, actually belongs to an organization even darker than the villains." Hoshino Gokawa couldn't help but complain as he recalled the anime he watched last night.

In a sense, the way that anime did it actually makes the official stance seem grand, not following the traditional path, showing that justice is not necessarily justice, and evil is not necessarily evil.

Then, after a while, it was time for lunch.

Since there are more than one issues that need to be resolved by the nominal head of the Canary Welfare Home, they will not be able to have lunch with the other party for the time being.

Although it seems like a pity, she might be glad she didn't attend the group dinner afterwards.

Snapped!

Halfway through the meal, Hoshino Gokawa remembered that he still had a can of herring that he hadn't taken out, so he casually slapped it on the table from his pocket.

"Huh?!" The three who noticed the things Hoshino Gokawa had placed on the table couldn't help but turn their gazes over, but Saiki Kusuo already knew what it was the moment he saw its appearance.

"Want to try it... I heard it's the smelliest food in history?" As he spoke, Hoshino Satoru couldn't help but smirk.

"Oh! Let me see!" Hearing this, Izayoi Sakamaki couldn't help but feel curious, so he casually grabbed it with his right hand and held it in front of him, weighing it carefully.

Well, it's not much different from a regular canned food, except it's a little bulging.

Of course, the main reason was that neither he nor Ishi had ever heard of the online name for canned herring.

"How about it... want to try eating this stuff without blocking your sense of smell?" Since everyone present is not an ordinary person, there is no need to worry about what might happen later. Even if something happens, Saiki Kusuo's ability can restore it.

"Hmph! Interesting! I'll participate!" Then, for some reason, Izayoi Sakamaki turned her gaze to Kusuo Saiki, clearly asking if he was coming.

"..." To be honest, Kusuo Saiki really didn't want to participate in this kind of event, since it sounded like he was courting death.

"How about you join me? I'll personally make you coffee pudding later!"

"Well... alright then." This meal was cooked by Izayoi Sakamaki, so Kusuo Saiki was quite satisfied with his cooking skills and nodded in agreement.

"Um... Ishi, do you want to participate? If not, I can help you block the leaked smell." Considering that Ishi might not be able to keep up with the shouting, Hoshino Gokawa turned around and asked him.

"I... also... want to come." Although his Japanese was still halting, it was at least much better than yesterday's heavily accented, awkward guy.

"Then let's all come together. If you can't handle it, just let us know." Seeing that everyone was planning to participate in the challenge, Hoshino Gokawa decided not to delay any longer. He took the can of herring that Izayoi Sakamaki handed him, put it back on the table, and then lightly ran his finger across it.

The next moment ------------------------------------

With a hiss, the smell of canned herring wafted out and quickly filled the cafeteria.

"..."

Meanwhile, Hoshino Gokawa, who was closest to the can of herring, was honestly starting to regret his decision. After all, being a superhuman meant that they could smell many times more things than ordinary people.

Meanwhile, Izayoi Sakamaki, who was sitting opposite Hoshino Gokawa, had a slightly stiff smile on his face at some point, and if you looked closely, you could even see that his facial muscles were twitching.

"..." As for Saiki Kusuo, he doesn't seem to have changed much, but if you give him a gentle push...

thump!

Saiki Kusuo, who was sitting, fell straight to the ground.

Saiki Kusuo is out!

"Should we...continue?" Hoshino Gosaku couldn't help but have second thoughts as he watched Saiki Kusuo faint from the stench.

To be honest, the power of canned herring was a bit beyond my imagination. Of course, the main reason was that they didn't block out the smell. If they had, they wouldn't have been affected at all.

In other words, their current predicament is entirely of their own making.

"Hmph! I've seen far worse things! This is just a stench... Watch me eat it and show you." A surge of competitive spirit rose within Sakamaki Izayoi, who casually grabbed the chopsticks beside her, then picked up a large piece of herring in one go and stuffed it into her mouth.

It was truly done in one go!

The next moment ------------------------------------

"Ugh!" Izayoi Sakamaki vomited up exactly what he had eaten, and not just the herring, but also some of the rice he had just eaten on the ground.

Ugh…Ugh…

Hearing the other person gagging, Hoshino Gokawa thought about canceling the herring challenge.

Ishi on the left actually made a move!

"!!!!!" Hoshino Gokawa was shocked to see that the other party looked completely unaffected.

"Smack..." Then, under the gaze of the three... Yes! Under the gaze of the three! Because Saiki Kusuo, who had just been lying on the ground, had woken up at some point.

then……

"The taste... is a bit salty." This was Ishi's comment, and the three people who heard it seemed to be questioning their existence.

"You! Don't you think it stinks?!" Hoshino Gokawa felt like his nose was going to fail him if he kept smelling it.

"is a bit……"

silence-----------------------------

"Fine! You're stronger now, so I admit defeat..." Looking at the tragedy of Izayoi Sakamaki, Hoshino Gokawa honestly didn't want to try it at all.

"..." As for the other two, although they didn't say anything, judging from the extent of their nods, it was clear that they acknowledged Ishi's status as the number one.

Chapter Sixty-One: The Four-Dimensional Pocket

"What's wrong with you guys? Why do you look so pale..." Looking at the three boys who came down the stairs with pale faces, Canary couldn't help but wonder what they had done to make them look so bad.

"Nothing... just... ugh!" Izayoi Sakamaki, the only one of the three who had eaten, couldn't help but gag again when he remembered the pungent smell that had hit him right in the head.

He should be much better if he didn't eat it, because Hoshino and the others had already dealt with the herring can and the stench before they came down. As long as he doesn't let the familiar smell trigger his memories, he shouldn't vomit.

But it's different with Izayoi Sakamaki; the smell of that canned herring still lingers on his tongue.

"???" Canary looked at Izayoi Sakamaki, who was covering her mouth as if she wanted to vomit but was desperately trying not to, and couldn't help but have a series of question marks pop up above her head.

What does this mean?! Don't tell her that the other person only felt like vomiting after looking at their own face!

"It's like this, Miss Canary... I actually brought a can of herring to see what it was like, but I didn't expect the can's power to be a bit beyond our imagination. After Izayoi took a bite, she turned into this." Considering that Izayoi Sakamaki was not in a good position to answer, Hoshino Gokawa helped explain the reason for him.

To avoid Miss Canary misunderstanding his actions.

“Fermented herring…” Miss Canary, upon learning how they had gotten themselves into this state, was at a loss for words.

Although she had never tried it herself, she had heard of its reputation, but Canary never imagined that they would actually want to try it.

"vomit……"

Then another retching sound from Izayoi Sakamaki pulled her back to reality from her thoughts.

then---------------------------------

"Ha...ha..." The canary laughed out loud, not in a very kind way, because it was the first time she had ever seen the other party like this.

Really! She never imagined that Izayoi Sakamaki would ever show such an expression.

"..." Seeing that the other party had actually started laughing, Izayoi Sakamaki was at a loss for words. After all, this was one of the few times he had embarrassed himself in front of the other party recently.

"Here... have some water to get rid of the smell." Hoshino Gokawa said, taking a 600ml bottle of mineral water out of his pocket and handing it to the other person.

"Thank you..." Izayoi Sakamaki didn't stand on ceremony and took the bottle, unscrewed it, and poured some into her mouth, like rinsing her mouth.

"Wow...wow...wow..."

"Pooh!"

Then, feeling about the same, Izayoi Sakamaki casually vomited on the lawn next to her.

"Ah! I feel much better now..."

Then, feeling that the taste in his mouth had finally become much lighter, Izayoi Sakamaki subconsciously let out a long breath.

"Speaking of which, I suddenly have a question I want to ask you..."

"What's the problem?" Hoshino Gokawa, upon hearing these words in his mind, couldn't help but turn his head to look at Saiki Kusuo, who was standing to his right.

"Did you modify your pocket into a four-dimensional pocket just like Doraemon's?" Recalling how he had pulled out canned herring and bottled water from his pocket earlier, Kusuo Saiki couldn't help but want to associate himself with that well-known cat-shaped robot.

"Hmm... more or less, but it doesn't contain any of those magical gadgets." Hoshino Gogawa didn't deny this, because his pocket was indeed designed based on Doraemon.

"really……"

After the herring can incident and that little episode, Hoshino Gokawa and the others began their afternoon work, continuing to clean and put the clutter in the right places.

During this time, Izayoi Sakamaki did not forget the promise he made to Kusuo Shiki, so around 2 p.m., he personally went upstairs and made him a coffee pudding by hand.

As for the taste...

Great!

At the very least, Kusuo Saiki was very satisfied with the meal.

Then, slowly, evening arrived, and it was time to say goodbye.

"Well, we're off then! See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

The two sides said almost exactly the same things as yesterday.

However, one thing was different from yesterday: the house behind them was now brightly lit, but otherwise nothing had changed.

But in a sense, only a house with lights on can be considered a proper home, because it means that someone is waiting for you to come home.

Over the next few days, Hoshino Gokawa and Saiki Kusuo basically repeated this process:

Help them ---> Have lunch ---> Help them ---> Go home for dinner.

It's summer vacation now, but they're living a busier life than when they're studying. If other classmates knew, they'd probably wonder what they're after.