Crossover Anime: Saiyans Starting from Dreams

She clearly didn't expect that she would have the qualifications to be a stand-in.

Her heart was racing, even though she had never been interested in anything around her.

If she could gain the same "superpower" as Qin Chuan... wouldn't that mean she would also have a slight chance to decide her own future?

However, just as she looked at the "arrow" in Qin Chuan's hand with hopeful eyes, Qin Chuan suddenly put the arrow away.

This sudden movement almost caused Kaguya Shinomiya to fall to the ground.

She steadied herself and stared wide-eyed at Qin Chuan—though she didn't speak, her meaning was quite clear.

—Why did you suddenly take the "arrow" back?! According to the procedure, shouldn't you be awakening my Stand next?!

She was even prepared to express her gratitude, but the other party simply glanced at the "arrow" and took it away? (Zhizhi)

Chapter 370 Hayasaka Ai Helps Find Excuses

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qin Chuan also noticed Kaguya Shinomiya staring at him and asked in surprise.

Although the fact that Kaguya Shinomiya possessed Stand-like abilities did indeed surprise him.

After all, Hayasaka Ai has already awakened her Stand. If Shinomiya Kaguya also has Stand potential, it means that both master and servant can become Stand users.

This is quite rare. Could it be that Stand potentials attract each other?

Surprised as he was, Qin Chuan was not going to awaken a substitute for Kaguya Shinomiya right now.

Although Kaguya Shinomiya was a "gift" given to her by the Shinomiya family, she was, after all, a person, not a mindless machine.

He wasn't familiar with Kaguya Shinomiya yet, so of course he couldn't awaken a Stand for her—at the very least, he'd have to wait until she spent more time with him before doing so.

As for why they didn't help her awaken her Stand, and then directly use "Blackbird Lover" to forcibly control Kaguya Shinomiya like Hayasaka Ai did...

It can only be said that Qin Chuan is no longer in the situation where it needed to mass-produce Stand users as it was at the beginning.

Now, he prefers observing other people's reactions to creating Stand users—like when he deliberately teased Fujiwara Chika, making her do something wrong on her own initiative.

Now, Kaguya Shinomiya was clearly getting anxious—she had been intrigued by Qin Chuan's talk of a "stand-in," but Qin Chuan withdrew the arrow that was about to awaken the stand at the critical moment.

This kind of restraint play clearly made Kaguya Shinomiya very uncomfortable, but because she wasn't very familiar with Qin Chuan, she didn't know how to ask for his help.

"What a twisted sense of humor, Master."

Seeing this, Hayasaka Ai, who was sitting next to Qin Chuan, couldn't help but whisper a rebuke to Qin Chuan.

Although she is now Qin Chuan's woman, her feelings for Kaguya Shinomiya are genuine. Seeing Kaguya Shinomiya so conflicted, she couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

Of course, I'm not really blaming Qin Chuan, but just expressing my opinion on his perverse sense of humor.

"Aren't you pretty much the same?"

Qin Chuan glanced at Hayasaka Ai and responded with a half-smile.

When it comes to perverse tastes, Hayasaka Ai is second to none—Fujiwara Chika was initially led astray by Hayasaka Ai.

Qin Chuan hadn't initially intended for Fujiwara Chika to do anything, but Hayasaka Ai's actions led Fujiwara Chika into a strange dilemma: "Should I steal Kaguya's 'fiancé'?"

From this perspective, he and Hayasaka Ai are quite compatible—not only physically, but also in terms of personality.

Hayasaka Ai rolled her eyes at Qin Chuan and didn't continue to refute him.

She was quite self-aware of her own personality and knew that Qin Chuan was right.

Perhaps she is really more suited to be Qin Chuan's maid?

……

After all the commotion, Kaguya Shinomiya still couldn't bring herself to ask Qin Chuan to help her awaken her Stand.

On the one hand, she couldn't be sure if Qin Chuan would help her awaken her substitute even if she asked.

On the other hand, she hadn't really communicated with others for a long time, so it was difficult for her to organize her thoughts on asking for help.

After all, she usually only communicated with a few student council members led by Fujiwara Chika, and the Shinomiya family servants led by Hayasaka Ai.

She had hardly ever spoken to any men, let alone boys her age like Qin Chuan.

In addition, as the daughter of the Shinomiya family, she had always lived a life of ease, never having to ask anyone for anything.

So in the end, Kaguya Shinomiya could only steal glances at Qin Chuan from time to time, hoping that Qin Chuan would take the initiative to awaken her Stand.

Unfortunately, her gaze was ignored—or rather, Qin Chuan noticed it but didn't care.

And so it went until the banquet was almost over, and Kaguya Shinomiya still hadn't been able to voice her request.

Fortunately, in the final lesson, Fujiwara Chika spoke up and resolved Shinomiya Kaguya's problem:

"Qin Chuan, why didn't you awaken that substitute for Kaguya?"

It wasn't that Fujiwara Chika noticed Kaguya Shinomiya's distressed expression; she was simply curious why Qin Chuan wouldn't help Kaguya Shinomiya awaken her Stand.

Although she might not have the chance to become a Stand user herself, if Kaguya Shinomiya became a Stand user, she could ask Kaguya about it.

After all, Qin Chuan wasn't a student at Shuchiin Academy, so even if Fujiwara Chika wanted to ask him questions, she wouldn't have many opportunities to see him normally...

Upon hearing Fujiwara Chika ask the question she had been wanting to ask, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but cast a grateful glance at her...

Although Fujiwara Chika didn't notice anything at all.

"It's probably because Lady Kaguya hasn't been able to break free from the power of the Shinomiya family yet."

Qin Chuan did not answer, but Hayasaka Ai, who was standing to the side, spoke first and gave Shinomiya Kaguya and Fujiwara Chika an explanation.

As Qin Chuan's maid, Hayasaka Ai naturally had to help Qin Chuan solve his problems—so she lied through her teeth and explained to the two of them.

"Kaguya-sama has almost no say in the Shinomiya family, which is why she goes unnoticed... But what if Kaguya-sama became a Stand user?"

Having said that, there was no need for Hayasaka Ai to say anything more; Shinomiya Kaguya had already imagined what would happen next.

If he became a Stand user and possessed power that would threaten others, then Shinomiya Hikari would definitely not let him off easily.

The reason why Kaguya Shinomiya can still live her life as a pampered young lady without having to worry about the power struggles for family inheritance is ultimately because she poses no threat to Hikari Shinomiya and others.

So, Qin Chuan's refusal to help him awaken his substitute is actually for his own benefit?

Upon hearing Hayasaka Ai's explanation and having mentally reconstructed the entire process, Kaguya Shinomiya showed a hint of shame on her face.

Her gaze towards Qin Chuan carried a hint of apology, as if she were apologizing for her anxious actions just now.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but glance at Hayasaka Ai—Hayasaka Ai's expression was calm, as if what she had just said had nothing to do with her.

Hayasaka Ai couldn't possibly be unaware of Qin Chuan's true thoughts; her words just now were definitely fabricated on the spot—and the key point is that they sounded quite reasonable.

Judging from the expressions of Kaguya Shinomiya and Chika Fujiwara, they believed it.

Moreover, perhaps sensing that Qin Chuan was considering her feelings, Kaguya Shinomiya's gaze towards Qin Chuan changed.

If she was still a little resentful towards Qin Chuan because of the Shinomiya family's arrangements, they have now at least progressed to the level of friends.

This was probably the first time Kaguya Shinomiya had ever considered a boy as a friend.

Chapter 371 Kaguya Shinomiya: Am I the Challenger?

"Although there's not much of a chance today, there's still a possibility that Kaguya could awaken that Stand when the time is right, right?"

As the banquet was drawing to a close, Fujiwara Chika, with a satisfied expression on her face, spoke to Qin Chuan and Shinomiya Kaguya.

"In that case, why don't you exchange contact information first, so you can communicate more in the future?"

Fujiwara Chika was naturally satisfied, after all, she had learned today that Qin Chuan was actually a person with "superpowers".

This undoubtedly satisfied the girl's strong curiosity, and Qin Chuan estimated that Fujiwara Chika would frequently contact him to ask about related matters in the coming period of time.

However, Fujiwara Chika did not forget her main task—in order to get rid of her strange thoughts as much as possible, Fujiwara Chika decided to bring Qin Chuan and Shinomiya Kaguya together.

That's why she took the initiative to ask Qin Chuan and Shinomiya Kaguya to exchange contact information.

However, when Qin Chuan saw Kaguya Shinomiya pull out her old-fashioned flip phone, he couldn't help but twitch his lips and suggested:

"It's best to get a smartphone. After all, using LINE to communicate is much more convenient than sending emails these days."

Although he knew from the original work that Kaguya Shinomiya was still using a flip phone, he still felt a sense of temporal displacement when he actually saw her take it out.

"Is this so...?"

Kaguya Shinomiya tilted her head in confusion. Having never really experienced the convenience of smartphones, she didn't understand why she needed to switch phones.

Having grown up in the information cocoon of the Shinomiya family, she always felt that a mobile phone was enough for making calls and sending emails.

Although she often saw people taking photos with their phones at school, she always felt that it was a meaningless function, so she almost never used the phone's camera function.

But after hearing Qin Chuan say that today, Kaguya Shinomiya hesitated for a moment, and finally said:

"I understand. I'll try a smartphone later."

Fujiwara Chika stared wide-eyed at Shinomiya Kaguya, as if she was seeing for the first time that Shinomiya Kaguya could be so easy to talk to.

You should know that in the student council, Fujiwara Chika had tried to persuade Shinomiya Kaguya to get a new phone more than once, but Shinomiya Kaguya had always refused.

As it turned out, Qin Chuan had only mentioned it casually today, and Kaguya Shinomiya had actually decided to change her phone.

Is this what makes a fiancé valuable? Even my best friend can't compare to a guy's words?

Fujiwara Chika seems to have become a bit withdrawn.

Kaguya Shinomiya was oblivious to Chika Fujiwara's thoughts. She earnestly exchanged phone numbers and email addresses with Qin Chuan, then smiled as she looked at the names in her contacts.

Aside from the Shinomiya family and a few members of the student council, this was the first time she had received contact information from other people.

It was also the first contact information I got from a boy my age.

Her initial resistance to Qin Chuan had completely disappeared at this moment, and she was beginning to accept this "fiancé" who had been forcibly arranged for her by the Shinomiya family.

Of course, despite saying that, the Shinomiya family never officially announced their relationship, and the "engagement" was only tacitly understood.

If someone really wants to disregard the influence of the Shinomiya family and get engaged to Qin Chuan first, they can still beat them to it.

"Then, should Fujiwara and Hayasaka also exchange contact information with Qin Chuan?"

After receiving Qin Chuan's contact information, Kaguya Shinomiya looked at Ai Hayasaka and Chika Fujiwara and made the suggestion.

She had a very enjoyable chat with the group today, so even though Qin Chuan was already her "fiancé," Shinomiya Kaguya didn't mind that the two of them got Qin Chuan's contact information.

However, to her surprise, the reaction she received after saying those words was not what she had imagined.

"I don't need it."

Hayasaka Ai raised her hand and said calmly.

"I already have Lord Qin Chuan's contact information."

"what?"

Kaguya Shinomiya looked bewildered—why does Ai Hayasaka have Qin Chuan's contact information?

Kaguya Shinomiya had no idea that this wasn't the first time Hayasaka Ai and Qin Chuan had met, nor did she know that Hayasaka Ai had left early several times before just to see Qin Chuan.

In her memory, Hayasaka Ai should have met Qin Chuan for the first time today.

So when she heard that Hayasaka Ai already had Qin Chuan's contact information, her mind went blank for a moment.

However, immediately afterward, Fujiwara Chika's voice rang out from the side:

"Actually, I already have Qin Chuan's contact information..."

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Shinomiya stared wide-eyed at Chika Fujiwara.

She did know that Fujiwara Chika had previously helped her investigate Qin Chuan, and perhaps had even had contact with him.

After all, the way Fujiwara Chika and Qin Chuan talked just now was clearly not the first time.

What she didn't expect was that Fujiwara Chika had already exchanged contact information with Qin Chuan... This was already beyond the scope of the investigation!?

So, after all this time, I'm the last person to get Qin Chuan's contact information?!

Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly felt her previously good mood plummet to rock bottom.

She couldn't explain why, but she just felt very unhappy, and even the way she looked at Fujiwara Chika became unfriendly.

……

After the banquet ended, the crowd gathered in the banquet hall dispersed.