Anime Crossover: My Part-Time Job as a Giant of Light While Studying Abroad in Chiba

"Don't worry, there are elderly ladies in the park who feed stray cats."

While brushing the grass clippings off his trousers, Hachiman Hikigaya analyzed with his dead fish eyes full of life wisdom, "I see there's still some uneaten cat food in that bowl. This little guy was probably just craving the sausage that Danzi Rei was holding. That's called using human sympathy for precise fraud."

"Hachiman, please don't confuse the noble creature that is the cat with your distorted view of human relationships."

Yukinoshita coldly retorted, but then turned around reassuredly, "Let's go back to school. The client is still waiting for us."

The three of them walked back the way they came.

Not far behind them.

On the popsicle stick that Hong Kai had already thrown into the trash can, a line of small print lay quietly: [Winner: One more popsicle].

Unfortunately, the wanderer who was rushing to grab discounted goods didn't notice this little bit of luck.

The sun had already sunk halfway down, bathing the streets in a deep twilight. One by one, the streetlights began to illuminate the scene.

On the way back, the atmosphere was surprisingly not so awkward.

Perhaps it was because of the experience of petting the cat together, or perhaps it was the relief of completing the task, but even Yukinoshita, who usually likes to freeze the air, seemed to walk with a lighter step.

"Speaking of which, Duan Zilian."

Hachiman, who was walking behind, suddenly spoke up, "You were laughing pretty disgustingly when you were feeding the cat sausages earlier."

"...Huh?" Duan Zilian almost choked on her own saliva. "That's a smile full of love, okay? How is it disgusting?"

“No, that ‘Ah, I’m healed too’ expression on your face does look a bit out of place.” Hachiman shrugged. “It’s like a hitman suddenly helping an old lady cross the street.”

"Hachiman, your metaphors are always so fresh and unique."

Duan Zilian rolled her eyes. "But I also find it strange. We've only been at this school for a week, but it feels like half a year has passed."

"That's just psychological."

Walking ahead, Yukinoshita casually interjected, "When you're forced to share a room with a group of beings whose intelligence levels are not on the same plane, time does indeed feel relatively longer. That's Einstein's theory of relativity."

"...Yukinoshita-kun, are you indirectly praising your own intelligence?"

"I am simply stating objective facts."

The three chatted casually as they walked through the bustling streets at dusk and returned to Soubu High School.

Service Department Activity Room

"Found it!!!"

The first-grade girl with pigtails held the silver harmonica, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

She carefully wiped the instrument, as if she were holding some rare treasure.

"Thank you so much!

The girl bowed deeply to the three of them, "If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know how to face my senior... This is your most important memory..."

"You are welcome."

Yukino sat down in her chair, regaining her composure as a department head. "Since we've accepted the commission, this is simply our duty. Please be sure to take good care of your valuables next time."

"Yes! I will protect it with my life!"

The girl stopped crying and smiled, bowed again, and then happily ran out of the activity room.

Watching the girl's light and cheerful figure disappear, the activity room fell into a brief silence.

"Well... the ending wasn't bad."

Duan Zilian leaned against the window, watching the girl downstairs excitedly making a phone call. A smile appeared on her lips. "Although I made a trip and my back hurts even more, seeing this scene makes it all worthwhile."

"This is what they call 'self-satisfaction,' isn't it?"

Hachiman yawned, slumped over the table, and thought, "What a cheap youth it is to confirm one's worth by helping others."

Even so, it's better than rotting here like a salted fish.

Yukinoshita closed her literature book and began packing her bag. "That concludes today's club activity. Everyone, you may leave now."

"finally……"

Duan Zilian stretched and said, "I'm going back to lie down. If I don't let my back rest on the bed, I'm going to develop rickets."

"Be careful on the road."

Yukinoshita picked up her schoolbag, paused at the door, and glanced back at Duan Zilian. "Also, remember to change your dressing. If you still have that herbal smell in the classroom tomorrow, I'll ask to have you moved to the hallway."

"Yes, yes, yes, Your Excellency."

……

By the time I walked out of the school gate, it was completely dark.

Duan Zilian and Hachiman parted ways at the school gate.

See you tomorrow, Hachiman.

"Ah, if the world doesn't end tomorrow."

Watching Hachiman ride away on his bicycle, Danzilian smiled.

The world is going to be destroyed? It's not that easy.

He turned and walked back to his apartment.

The streetlights cast a long shadow of him.

A cool evening breeze was blowing, but it was still within a tolerable range.

"What should we eat tonight...?"

Duan Lian patted her stomach. "I'm tired of convenience store bento boxes. How about I buy some groceries and make myself some fried rice?"

Chapter 10: The Final Chapter of Everyday Life

Duan Zilian was awakened by screams coming from the window in the early morning.

The constant squeaking and scratching sounds, like someone frantically scratching at the glass with their fingernails, kept Duanzi Lian awake.

"...It's so noisy."

He groggily reached out from under the covers, trying to touch the alarm clock on the bedside table.

But as soon as his hand reached out from under the covers, a bone-chilling cold made him pull it back.

So cold.

Yesterday was a sweltering early summer day, but when I woke up it felt like the dead of winter.

Duan Zilian rubbed her sleepy eyes and forced herself to sit up despite the soreness in her back.

The room was terribly dark.

He glanced at his phone.

6:05 minutes.

Logically, it should have been light by now, but it was still pitch black outside the window, as if a thick black cloth had covered the entire city.

Is it going to rain heavily?

Duan Zilian yawned, walked barefoot to the French windows, and reached out to pull back the curtains.

--call!!!

The moment the curtains were drawn back, even through the thick double-glazed soundproof glass, the sight before him caused his pupils to contract sharply, and all his sleepiness vanished instantly.

This can't just be a downpour; the world outside is being torn apart by the wind.

The sky was dyed a bluish-purple, looking incredibly eerie, with a huge cloud layer resembling a funnel, slowly rotating above Chiba City.

The streetlights swayed wildly in the strong wind, flickering on and off.

The ornamental trees along the roadside have been uprooted and are lying haphazardly on the road. Countless garbage bags, billboards, and even bicycles parked on the roadside are flying in the air like pieces of paper.

Boom!

A plastic flowerpot, seemingly out of nowhere, slammed into the glass in front of Duan Zilian with a loud crash before shattering and falling to the ground.

Duan Zilian was so frightened that she took a step back, her heart pounding.

If this glass breaks...

hum-

My phone suddenly vibrated.

The screen lit up in the dimly lit room, displaying an urgent news pop-up:

[Emergency Weather Warning: A special storm warning has been issued for the entire Chiba Prefecture. Record-breaking wind speeds have been recorded. Residents are urged to stay indoors and away from windows! This is not a drill!]

Immediately afterwards, Line rang.

The sender was Hiratsuka Shizuka.

[Jing Ke'ai]: Urgent notice to all members. Due to extremely severe weather, the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education has issued a school closure order. All schools are closed today.

[Jing Ke'ai]: All students must stay home, lock doors and windows, and absolutely refrain from going out! The wind is strange; don't risk your life! Please reply upon receipt!

The class group chat exploded instantly.

[Ministry of Revenue]: Really?! Long live school closures!

[Yumiko Miura]: Huh? How can I go out to get my hair done in this weather? It's so annoying.

[Hayama Hayato]: Everyone, please be careful. The cherry blossom tree in my yard was just blown down.

[Yui Yuigahama]: Waaaaah, this is so scary, my dog ​​keeps barking...

Duan Zilian stared at the scrolling messages on the screen, her fingers growing cold.

He replied "Received" and then left the group chat.

He glanced out the window again.

"What kind of weird weather is this...?"

Duan Zilian swallowed, feeling her throat go dry.

Loneliness surges up like a tide. At times like this, being alone in a dilapidated high-rise apartment, listening to the apocalyptic wind outside the window, is truly a form of mental torture.

"Let's...let's eat something first."

He forced himself to move, went into the kitchen, and opened the refrigerator.

There was also half a plate of fried rice left over from last night, two cans of beer, and a few slices of toast.

"Enough to eat for a day."

Duan Zilian put the fried rice into the microwave.

As the microwave hummed, the lights in the apartment flickered suddenly.

Sizzle—sizzle—smack!

The lights went out.

The sound of the microwave oven's turntable abruptly stopped.

power cut.

"..."

Duan Zilian stood in the dark kitchen, looking at the fried rice that hadn't even heated up properly, and her mentality collapsed.

"No way... God, are you kidding me?"

No electricity.

He turned on his phone, and the signal strength dropped from full bars to just one bar, and it was extremely unstable.

Duan Zilian, holding her phone, walked around the dimly lit, quiet room where only the sound of the wind could be heard.

Finally, he wrapped himself in the blanket and curled up on the sofa in the living room.

This is very embarrassing.

The phone still has 78% battery remaining.