Crossover anime, and you call this a slice-of-life story?

Hiratsuka Shizuka exclaimed in surprise, never expecting to encounter Shangguan Yun in this place.

"???"

Hachiman Hikigaya, who was walking with his head down and carrying luggage for his sister and Totsuka Saika, looked up in bewilderment. He thought he must have just hallucinated. Why was there Shangguan's voice in this godforsaken place?

However, when he saw Shangguan Yun smiling and waving at him, he didn't react for a moment, but still subconsciously called out, "Senior Shangguan?!"

Komachi Hikigaya, who was standing next to him, was still moved that her older brother had been greeted by someone, but she was slightly taken aback when she heard Hachiman Hikigaya call out his name.

He snapped out of his emotional reverie and fixed his gaze firmly on Shangguan Yun.

Although I had never met him, his name was deeply etched in my mind.

She was able to see her brother again entirely thanks to this person whom her brother called Senior Shangguan.

Hikigaya Komachi had been trying to find an opportunity to thank the other party, but the other party had never shown up, and her brother wouldn't let her bother them.

What a coincidence! We ran into each other in this kind of place.

Although Komachi Hikigaya was very excited and wanted to go forward to thank him immediately, she held back, as now was not the right time.

"Hmm? Hachiman, you know Shangguan?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked back in surprise. She never expected that her problem student would know Shangguan Yun.

The two people are completely unrelated.

"Ahem... By chance, by chance..."

Hachiman Hikigaya realized what was happening and chuckled dryly.

He didn't want his secret to be discovered by Hiratsuka-sensei; that would be incredibly troublesome.

"Huh? You're kidding! Xiaoqi has friends? And they're super handsome guys?"

A girl who got off the bus later, dressed in revealing clothes, with a magnificent chest but a silly pink bun on her head, spoke in disbelief.

"What gave you the illusion that I have no friends?!"

Hachiman Hikigaya complained unhappily. Although he really didn't have any friends before, things are different now. Besides, he's a big star who defeated Kaito Kid, and he has tons of fans.

"It's unbelievable that Hikiko would know someone who looks incredibly powerful."

A man wearing a white hoodie and a headband, who looked somewhat simple-minded, patted Hachiman Hikigaya on the shoulder as if he knew him well, and his tone was unpleasant.

There's still a lot you won't believe.

Hachiman Hikigaya thought to himself, but didn't say it aloud. Komachi Hikigaya, on the other hand, pouted and glared unhappily at Sho Tobe, who had spoken.

Although she often makes fun of her own older brother, she doesn't like others talking about him; this guy, Komachi, is a bit annoying.

"With someone as outstanding as Hachiman, it's only natural that he would make friends like this."

A petite, handsome young man wearing a sports jacket and shorts spoke up for Hachiman.

"Waaah... Saika, you really are my angel."

Hachiman Hikigaya looked "gently" at Saika Totsuka, who was protecting him.

"Hiratsuka-sensei and Hiki-kun, do you know...that boy over there?"

With his short blond hair, Hayato Hayama, seemingly the central figure among the group of teenagers, didn't immediately focus his gaze on Shangguan Yun.

Although the other person's temperament and appearance seemed to far surpass his own, this was not what he paid attention to.

What caught his attention was Yukino Yukinoshita standing next to Shangguan Yun, but she only glanced at him expressionlessly, nodded politely, and then ignored him.

A hint of guilt flashed in Hayama Hayato's eyes, but he quickly concealed it, turning to Hiratsuka Shizuka with a bright smile and asking her a question.

"Ah... I guess we know each other. He's a very outstanding young man."

Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed, Shangguan Yun was truly the most outstanding student she had ever met. Sometimes, he didn't even feel like a student to her, and she would sometimes feel pressured when communicating with him.

No wonder he's the student council president of that school.

"Really? To receive such praise from Hiratsuka-sensei, she must be really amazing."

"Hayato, you're excellent too, definitely no worse than anyone else."

Beside Hayato Hayama, Yumiko Miura, with long blonde hair and regular features, who also seemed to be one of the leaders of this small group, spoke up.

Although the boy opposite her was very handsome and exuded a "socially savvy" aura that even she couldn't ignore, and Hiratsuka-sensei gave him such high praise, she still trusted Hayama more.

Therefore, these students always like to compare themselves to others in some inexplicable way.

"Hmm... what kind of story will unfold between this super-charming handsome guy and the melancholic Hachiman... Hayato-kun is also quite good, both of them are very exciting... this is really thrilling..."

Hachiman Hikigaya keenly heard someone's suppressed excited panting, his lips twitched, and he glanced behind him.

Sure enough, wearing a round hat, with excited eyes behind her glasses and a smile on her lips, Hina Ebina was excitedly imagining something.

'I have a feeling this volunteer activity won't go too smoothly...'

Hachiman Hikigaya thought to himself, having been tricked out of his cool, air-conditioned room by his younger sister.

Hiratsuka Shizuka led the curious group to Shangguan Yun.

It was only then that she noticed that there were quite a few pretty girls around this guy, just like at the aquarium last time.

Yu Ishigami was once again spectacularly ignored.

"How awful..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka clenched her fists.

"Ok?"

Shangguan Yun looked puzzled, wondering what had suddenly happened to Hiratsuka-sensei.

"Phew..." After calming down her bitter feelings, Hiratsuka Shizuka greeted Shangguan Yun and the others, and introduced the people who had come with her.

Shangguan Yun also took the opportunity to introduce his own people.

"It seems everyone is here to volunteer."

Yui Yuigahama scratched her head with a silly grin.

“That’s right. Since you’re an assistant at the forest school, we’ll probably be grouped together. I’m glad you’re here, Shangguan. If it were someone else, I’d be having a headache over how to arrange things.”

Hiratsuka Shizuka spoke casually, saying that since they were acquaintances, things would be much easier, avoiding unpleasantness due to disagreements.

And if I remember correctly, the beautiful girl with long black hair next to him is Haruno's sister, right?

"Speaking of which, Shangguan, I didn't expect you to know Hachiman."

Hiratsuka Shizuka still didn't give up trying to find out about the relationship between Shangguan Yun and Hikigaya.

After all, the other party was a problem student under her supervision who had experienced that kind of thing before, and many things were confusing and baffling to her.

Meanwhile, Shangguan Yun, who was on the other side, seemed very mysterious to Hiratsuka Shizuka.

So she had a feeling that there must be some special secret between the two of them, which might even be related to the previous student disappearance case.

Chapter 194 Discovering an Elf

"It's nothing, I just helped Hachiman solve a few minor problems."

Shangguan Yun replied indifferently.

Having never witnessed certain things firsthand, Hiratsuka Shizuka could never have imagined the scene at that time, let alone the existence of ghouls.

However, Shangguan Yun was not wrong. For him, dealing with the group of ghouls led by Gecko was indeed just a minor problem, not even a minor problem.

Hachiman Hikigaya remained silent. Although it was nothing to Shangguan Yun, it saved his life.

If Shangguan Yun hadn't appeared, he couldn't imagine what his fate would have been.

Tortured to the point of utter collapse? Death? Or transformation into a complete monster?

Neither of these outcomes is acceptable to Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Yeah……"

Hiratsuka Shizuka could tell that Shangguan Yun was unwilling to say much, and knew that she wouldn't be able to get anything out of him, so she changed the subject to the volunteer activity.

"Alright, let's put our luggage down first. We'll be starting to do the chores soon."

Hiratsuka Shizuka clapped her hands, showing no awareness whatsoever of being a teacher or volunteer.

After saying that, he took the lead and led everyone forward.

Although they were volunteers together, the two groups remained distinct and showed no intention of integrating.

Shangguan Yun walked beside Hiratsuka Shizuka, with Yukinoshita and Ishigami Yu on her right, and Gabriel and Winette following behind.

Hiratsuka Shizuka's team was larger, with Hikigaya Hachiman close behind. Although he wanted to "switch sides" to Shangguan Yun's side, he ultimately did not take any action.

Following them are Komachi Hikigaya and Saika Totsuka, then Yui Yuigahama, and finally Hayato Hayama's trio at the rear.

"Does Yukinoshita know that guy named Hayama? Ah, because I noticed that the way he was looking at us was a bit strange. I don't think he was looking at me."

Yuya Ishigami keenly noticed the occasional glances cast his way by the popular guy named Hayama, but he naturally didn't think that he was being looked at.

Therefore, the other party's goal is already very clear.

Yukino Yukinoshita remained calm and said in a composed tone, "Well, he's someone I know. His family and my family are somewhat related."

His words suggested he didn't seem to care much about Ye Shan's existence.

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't have many thoughts in mind; her encounter with Hayama here was just a coincidence.

Although some unpleasant things happened during my elementary school years, those are things of the past.

Aside from Hayama being the one who seemed to care and even felt inexplicably guilty, it had nothing to do with her.

"Is that so..."

Yu Ishigami didn't ask any more questions. He had only mentioned it casually, and was just a little surprised that someone would recognize people from their group.

Shangguan Yun remained silent, because he seemed to have sensed something unusual just now.

This aura was neither human nor demonic, and it was pitifully weak, not even reaching the first rank. If it weren't extremely special, and if he hadn't impulsively scanned it with his spiritual power, he might not have been able to detect it.

'I never expected to encounter a newly hatched Pokémon.'

Elves are a special kind of life form, whose birth conditions are unclear and whose probability is extremely low.

Although elves are extremely rare, they are of little use to powerful individuals; they are merely highly ornamental.

However, since he had already encountered them, Shangguan Yun naturally wouldn't let them go. It wouldn't be bad to catch them and make them pets for Xiao Ai and Kanna.

I'm sure they'll love this adorable pet.

Shangguan Yun naturally didn't go to catch it now. Anyway, the elf was in the mountains and wouldn't run away. He could just take it with him on his way back.

……

The group found the person in charge of the event, who led them to the main building to put down their luggage, and then led them to a "gathering square".

Nearly one hundred primary school students were waiting in the "Gathering Square".

They were all sixth-grade elementary school students, but their physiques were not uniform at all. They looked very disorganized, with some even shorter than each other's chests. Their clothing was also haphazard, and they were chattering noisily.

Shangguan Yun remained expressionless. Back when Xiaoxiaozi attended the same elementary school, he had already witnessed just how chaotic elementary school students could be.

However, the others had never seen such a scene before. Looking at this zoo-like sight, Yui Yuigahama was completely dumbfounded and stood there dumbfounded.

Even Yukino Yukinoshita's body stiffened slightly for a moment. The thought of having to deal with these "unknown creatures" made her face turn pale.

Is this a zoo?

With a furrowed brow, Miura Yumiko bluntly expressed her thoughts.

"Hey... Yumiko..."

Hu Buxiang panicked, fearing that someone would overhear and cause a conflict.

"That's...that's terrifying..."

Yui Yuigahama took a few steps back.

The sharp gazes of the teachers standing in front of the noisy group of elementary school students swept over them. The students, who had been chattering, immediately shut up upon meeting the teachers' eyes, straightening their backs and looking straight ahead.

It is evident how much psychological trauma their teachers inflicted on their young minds.

After everyone quieted down, the teachers gave another serious reprimand, seemingly adept at handling such situations.