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

Watching the girl's energetic figure disappear into the distance, Hokuto Seiji wiped his hands and walked out of the store.

He raised his head, looked up at the clear sky, and murmured softly:

"Tiga... Ah, that name... it just gives me this urge to fight alongside you!!"

He struck a few cool poses like a playful old man, then laughed and went back into the bakery to cook.

Chapter 57 Everyone Has Their Own Secrets

"Well……"

Kaguya Shinomiya sat up sleepily from under the covers, letting out a soft moan like a kitten.

"How long have I been asleep?"

She rubbed her eyes groggily, and it took her several seconds to realize that she wasn't sleeping in the luxurious bed at the Shinomiya family's house, but in Duan Zilian's single bed.

She turned her head slightly; the curtains weren't fully drawn, and a ray of the setting sun's afterglow shone through the gap onto the desk not far away.

Duan Zilian was lying face down on the table, his head buried in his arms, clearly asleep.

The even breathing sounds were particularly clear in the quiet attic.

Kaguya tiptoed off the bed and stepped barefoot onto the wooden floor.

She stopped beside Duan Zilian, tilting her head to carefully examine the boy in front of her.

It must be said that when Duan Zilian is quiet, she does have a rather attractive face, if it weren't for the spittle at the corner of her mouth that ruins the atmosphere.

"Honestly... her sleeping posture is so ugly." Kaguya couldn't help but smile slightly and muttered softly, "She's so cute."

She turned around, picked up a thin blanket from the bed, and carefully covered Duan Zilian's back with it, her movements so gentle that she was afraid of waking him.

After doing all this, Kaguya felt in her pocket and took out her flip phone.

However, the moment the screen lit up, the initial warmth vanished like a receding tide.

The screen displayed a shocking eighteen missed calls and a dozen unread emails filling the inbox.

The senders are all the same name.

Ai Hayasaka.

Why did you take the day off today? Are you feeling unwell?

【Young Miss? Where are you? I haven't seen you around the Shinomiya residence. Why aren't you answering the phone?】

Something's not right. I've located you using GPS. Stay where you are and wait for me.

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!"

Kaguya was stunned for a moment, then clutched her head in pain.

"Damn it! I was so busy dodging the pursuers and buying clothes that I completely forgot to let Hayasaka know I was safe! Has my IQ really shrunk along with my size?!"

Just then, she suddenly heard a rustling conversation coming from downstairs, interspersed with a cold female voice.

"That voice is... Hayasaka?!"

Kaguya was startled and immediately ran barefoot to the stairwell, leaning her small body forward to look down through the gap in the railing.

The atmosphere downstairs seemed to have frozen solid.

Hayasaka Ai was dressed in casual clothes, her eyes so gloomy they seemed to drip water. She held her phone in her right hand, exuding a murderous aura that seemed ready to kill at any moment.

"Gentlemen, I will repeat myself one last time: please hand over the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family. Stop making futile and foolish struggles."

She stared intently at Hong Kai and Wei Lai across from her.

“As soon as I press this number, the Shinomiya family’s bodyguards and the local police will surround this place within thirty seconds.”

"Ah... Miss, things are not as you think."

Hibino Mirai crossed her arms over her chest, a wry smile on her face: "We really didn't kidnap her here..."

"I'm only patiently negotiating with you because the young lady mentioned this shop. Please don't make things difficult for me."

Hayasaka Ai's blue eyes were fixed on the two people in front of her, her finger already hovering over the dial button.

Faced with this situation, even seasoned Ultra Warriors like Gai and Future were speechless and sweating profusely.

"Ah... well... how should I put it, young lady, please calm down, we just..."

Hong Kai also raised his hands, trying to make a harmless gesture.

"Oh no... Hayasaka is really angry."

Kaguya, who was hiding on the stairs, shrank back.

Looking at herself in such a childish state, if she were to go out like this, given Hayasaka's cunning personality, it would definitely become a dark history she could never wash away for the rest of her life! She would definitely laugh at her to death!

"but……"

Seeing Hayasaka Ai's angry and impatient eyes below, Kaguya's heart softened.

She knew better than anyone that Hayasaka was the person in the world who cared most about her safety.

"Fine, since negotiations are unsuccessful..."

Hayasaka Ai's eyes turned cold, and her thumb was already pressing the call button on the screen.

"Haasaka!!!"

A childish voice suddenly came from the second floor.

Kai, Mirai, and Ai Hayasaka all turned their heads sharply at the same time, with Ai Hayasaka also looking up at the second floor in surprise.

Then, a petite figure in a white dress lifted her skirt and ran down quickly.

"Hayasaka! I'm here, you're not in danger!"

Kaguya called out anxiously.

"……what?"

Hayasaka Ai froze on the spot, staring at the unbelievable scene before her. With a "thud," her phone fell directly onto the wooden floor.

……

Ten minutes later, the four people in the store sat around a round table.

Kaguya sat on a large chair, her two short legs dangling in mid-air.

With a flushed face, she stammered as she recounted her entire ordeal: the alien attack, being shrunk, and her stay at this place. She even honestly explained why she forgot to reply to her email.

She didn't even dare to look the woman in the eye when she spoke.

After she finished speaking, she looked up shyly and nervously, only to find that Hayasaka Ai sitting opposite her had her head down and her shoulders shaking wildly.

"!"

Kaguya's mind immediately went into overdrive: "Are you... are you alright?"

Hayasaka Ai's face was already flushed red, and there were even faint tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.

"Pfft... Haha... Hahahaha!"

She finally couldn't hold back and completely lost her composure.

She leaped over the table, pulled Kaguya's petite body into her arms, and began to roughly rub her soft face with both hands.

"Wow! You're so cute! Young lady! You're just being unfair!!"

"Hey! Hayasaka! Don't push your luck!"

Kaguya struggled desperately, waving her little arms angrily, but she was no match for Hayasaka.

She had long anticipated this kind of socially awkward scene, but she didn't expect it to come so violently.

After she had had her fill of laughter, Hayasaka Ai finally stopped smiling. She took a deep breath, and her eyes regained their alert clarity.

She glanced at Hong Kai and Wei Lai, who were standing beside her serving tea and water.

"So, the transfer student who's still sleeping upstairs, and these two men in front of you, are here to protect you?"

Hayasaka Ai stared at Kaguya and asked.

"Mmm." Kaguya nodded obediently.

“No.” Hayasaka Ai refused decisively.

"Huh? Why?!" Kaguya exclaimed anxiously.

"I cannot tolerate my young lady being guarded by two unidentified adult men with a high school student in a completely undefended store."

Hayasaka Ai's gaze swept over Kai and Mirai like a knife: "And that Dada alien will definitely come back. What can you do to guarantee the young lady's safety?"

Hongkai and Weilai were not happy to hear this.

“Hey, little girl, we’re not those kinds of people,” Hong Kai muttered discontentedly. “Besides, when it comes to protecting people, we’re professionals.”

Hayasaka Ai ignored them and reached out to grab Kaguya's wrist:

"Young Miss, come with me to the Shinomiya family's secret sanatorium. What kind of spell have these three men cast on you? How could you trust them?"

"No... not really."

Kaguya struggled for a moment, but surprisingly, she wasn't pulled away. However, the feeling of breaking free startled Hayasaka Ai.

"Since you insist on staying, let me thoroughly investigate the background of these two people first."

Hayasaka Ai squinted her eyes.

"No...no way!" Kaguya shook her head resolutely after hearing this.

"Why not?" Hayasaka Ai frowned.

"Because...because..."

Kaguya stammered, biting her lip.

As Kaguya Shinomiya, she is very intelligent.

From Duan Zilian's amazing skills when she first came to her rescue to the composure of the two men when she was attacked in the coffee shop... she had long had an absurd yet reasonable guess in her mind.

She knew that these three people were definitely more than just "coffee shop clerk and high school student".

But she didn't intend to ask or expose it.

"Haasaka."

Kaguya suddenly grasped Hayasaka Ai's hand, her ruby-like eyes revealing a firmness and maturity.

Everyone has their own secrets.

She said softly.

Hayasaka Ai was stunned. Looking into the young lady's resolute red eyes, she seemed to see the lonely and proud Princess Kaguya from the past.

After a while, Hayasaka Ai let out a soft chuckle.

"Is that so? Is this Miss's answer?"

Before he could finish speaking...

A cold glint flashed in Hayasaka Ai's eyes, and her previously quiet body suddenly sprang to life! Using the table as cover, her right leg shot up, delivering an incredibly sharp high sweep kick straight for Kai's face!

[If you can't handle this, I'll knock the young lady unconscious and take her away today! Hold back a bit at the last minute, don't kill her...]

Hayasaka Ai secretly made her plans.

However, the next second.

Hong Kai simply leaned back casually, and the sharp leg grazed the brim of his hat.

"Hayasaka! What are you doing!" Kaguya shouted anxiously as Hayasaka Ai suddenly attacked.

Hayasaka Ai missed her first attack, her eyes instantly turning extremely dangerous. She drew a short knife hidden in her boot and, like a blur, stabbed at Mirai beside her.

Faced with the dagger thrusting at him, Hibino Mirai was only slightly shocked. He raised his left hand and deflected the blade just as it was about to pierce him, then gently tapped Hayasaka Ai's wrist with his fingers.

Snapped!Snapped!

Hayasaka Ai felt a numbness in her wrist, and her arm instantly lost all strength.

“Miss Hayasaka, please calm down…” Mirai spoke gently, her tone even carrying an apology.