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

I finally fell in love with someone, but the difficulty of winning them over is just too much. It's like a super-doubled hell mode.

But not having the courage to even try is not in Kasumigaoka Utaha's character.

Even if the other party is truly a god from heaven, she will still try to reach out and touch them.

Hayasaka Ai calmed herself down, regained her composure, and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha with some curiosity, asking, "Shangguan-senpai, who is this?"

"Hello, my name is Kasumigaoka Utaha, a second-year student at Toyonosaki Private Academy."

Kasumigaoka Utaha took the initiative to introduce herself.

"Hello, my name is Hayasaka Ai, and I am a first-year student at Shuchiin Academy High School. It's nice to meet you."

Hayasaka Ai can switch her personality freely when facing others, showing no trace of her previous awkwardness.

Upon hearing the other person introduce themselves as a student of Shuchiin Academy, Kasumigaoka Utaha already had a guess in her mind, but she still couldn't help but feel a strong sense of crisis.

She's so close to the source, and she's a cute junior student, and she even seems to have some special connections.

Compared to my own past performance, this was an incredibly lucky start.

I just hope she does justice to her blonde hair...

After that, Shangguan Yun didn't speak again, while Kasumigaoka Utaha and Hayasaka Ai subtly probed each other.

But they gained almost nothing of value. Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't even know that her real opponent wasn't the blonde junior in front of her, but a wealthy heiress who had already run a distance on the track.

Fortunately, she didn't know, otherwise it would probably have been another huge blow to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Hayasaka Ai, through her trained keen observation skills, discovers that this beautiful girl with long, straight black hair and a figure that doesn't look like that of a high school student is actually a complete novice when it comes to love.

I am absolutely confident that I can defeat it with my extensive theoretical knowledge.

"Classmate Shangguan, I'll take my leave now."

Kasumigaoka Utaha finished her coffee and stood up.

She knew that sitting there any longer wouldn't make any progress, and she needed to go back and think of new strategies.

For example, learn some baking skills and bring some homemade cookies to wait for Shangguan Yun every day.

Developing feelings takes time and effort. No matter what, first establish a connection with the other person.

Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha leave, Hayasaka Ai remained silent, quietly drinking her coffee.

She began to understand why Shangguan Yun would come to this coffee shop after school; the coffee-making skills at this shop were indeed excellent.

In terms of taste, it can even rival the coffee I brew myself.

This is not because she looks down on the other person. Having started learning various skills from a young age, her coffee-making skills are comparable to Kaguya Shinomiya's tea ceremony.

In this coffee shop, probably only Yoshimura Kozen's skills can surpass Hayasaka Ai's.

"Hayasaka, would you mind talking about something? Why are you having such negative emotions?"

Shangguan Yun looked at Hayasaka Ai and asked, "Logically speaking, it's impossible for a person's negative emotions to continuously give birth to several monsters."

This level of negative emotion is definitely not something that accumulates in a day or two, but rather something that only appears after years of being in a state of extreme repression.

Hayasaka Ai's expression changed slightly when she heard Shangguan Yun's question. She was very tempted. In her situation, what she longed for most was someone willing to listen and let her express her emotions.

Her so-called friends at school were no good, the servants at the mansion were no good, Kaguya Shinomiya was even worse, and even her favorite mother couldn't comfort her because of this.

It seemed that the only person she could confide in was Shangguan Yun, who was standing right in front of her.

Hayasaka Ai pursed her lips, noticing that the waitress who had been standing there had left. She let out a soft breath and slowly began to recount her story.

Listening to the other person's story, Shangguan Yun understood why Hayasaka Ai had such negative emotions.

He never imagined that a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl would be under so much pressure.

The fact that they only spawned a few monsters under such pressure and didn't go insane shows how strong their resilience is.

Ai Hayasaka was born into the Hayasaka family, which was originally a prestigious family, but later lost to the Shinomiya family in the competition. The Shinomiya family valued her excellent bloodline and recruited her.

Hayasaka Ai was destined to become a servant of the Shinomiya family from birth. She received elite education and officially became Kaguya Shinomiya's personal maid at the age of seven.

While taking care of Kaguya Shinomiya's daily life, he also had to report Kaguya's entire schedule for the day to the eldest son of the Shinomiya family, Hiromitsu Shinomiya.

This is also the root cause of Hayasaka Ai's negative emotions. On one hand, she loves Kaguya and treats her as her younger sister, and on the other hand, she has to be a traitor. This sense of guilt lingers in her heart day and night.

In Hayasaka Ai's own words, she was a despicable snitch.

"Am I being despicable...?"

Hayasaka Ai's tone was self-deprecating. Knowing his true colors, he would probably hate himself.

"No, if you were truly despicable, you wouldn't feel such intense guilt, and those monsters wouldn't have been born. You've done very well. Kaguya is lucky to have a friend like you."

"It was clearly me who betrayed Kaguya. She will never forgive me once she knows the truth."

"If Kaguya gets hurt, will you come out to protect her?" Shangguan Yun asked again.

Hayasaka Ai stopped speaking.

can you?

Of course!

She was the one who least wanted to see Kaguya get hurt, and she would never allow anyone to hurt her.

"So, you did nothing wrong. The one who should apologize is the guy who forced you to do these things. So, do you need me to help you deal with that Shinomiya Hikari?"

Shangguan Yun spoke calmly, showing no liking whatsoever for Shinomiya Hiromitsu, whom Hayasaka Ai had mentioned.

He could tell at a glance whether Hayasaka Ai was lying or not.

His desire to eliminate Shinomiya Hikari wasn't just out of some sympathy for Hayasaka Ai, but also because the other party's target was Shinomiya Kaguya.

Although there hasn't been much progress between him and Kaguya Shinomiya yet, Shangguan Yun won't let anyone who dares to scheme against Kaguya off so easily.

Hayasaka Ai, who was initially touched by Shangguan Yun's words, was startled when she heard him directly say that he wanted to get rid of Shinomiya Hikari.

"This……"

Seeing Hayasaka Ai's somewhat flustered appearance, Shangguan Yun calmly took out his phone, found Shangguan Jin's number, and dialed it.

"Hello? What's up?"

The call connected, and Shangguan Jin's voice came through the receiver.

Shangguan Yun asked calmly, "Huang Guang of the Four Palaces, shall we kill him?"

The person on the other end paused for a moment, then said, "Wait a minute."

Shangguan Yun met Hayasaka Ai's wide eyes without saying a word.

A minute later, Shangguan Jin's voice came from the other end of the phone again: "Trash, kill him!"

Chapter 81 contains an extremely high amount of motherly content.

After hanging up the phone, Shangguan Yun looked at Hayasaka Ai, who was already dumbfounded, and said, "Okay, just tell me what he looks like and his approximate location, it'll be quick."

Hayasaka Ai blinked innocently, wondering how things had turned out this way.

Although he wanted to kill the other person more than anyone else, the current situation seemed absurd no matter how you looked at it.

This is the eldest son of the Shinomiya family. If he were to be killed so inexplicably, it would definitely cause a major upheaval within the Shinomiya family.

Although she knew that Shangguan Yun was no ordinary person, the power and terror of the Shinomiya family had been deeply rooted in her heart since childhood, and she was even more terrified of Shinomiya Hikari, who controlled the Hayasaka family.

Therefore, Hayasaka Ai's mind is in turmoil, and she can't help but fantasize.

'Did they do this for my sake?'

Although she knew the possibility was extremely slim, she guessed that Shangguan Yun was more interested in helping the young lady solve her troubles.

But at this moment, she still wanted to use this reason to numb herself.

After getting to know Shangguan Yun, almost no one could resist his charm.

That innate aura alone makes people want to get closer and explore it.

"Senior Shangguan, are you really going to... that's the eldest son of the Shinomiya family..."

Hayasaka Ai wasn't blinded by the desire for revenge; she was still somewhat worried that Shangguan Yun would get into trouble because of her.

Even if the other party isn't afraid of trouble, if you're the one who caused the trouble, they'll definitely harbor resentment towards you in the future.

"Could it be that Kaguya has feelings for her brother? Would Kaguya be heartbroken if something happened to him?"

Shangguan Yun did not explain, but simply asked.

"That's absolutely impossible. Apart from her deceased mother, the young lady has no affection for anyone in the Shinomiya family. The Shinomiya family is trained in the art of imperial rule, and there is only fighting between them, with no feelings to speak of."

Hayasaka Ai, who had always been by Kaguya's side, was perfectly aware of this.

If there were truly feelings involved, Shinomiya Hikari wouldn't have had spies monitoring her every move since she was a child.

If killing Kaguya could instantly grant him the title of head of the Shinomiya family, she believed that her brother, Shinomiya Hiromitsu, would act without hesitation, and Kaguya would do the same.

This is the Shinomiya family's way of educating children. Don't be fooled by Kaguya's current naive and cute demeanor in front of her and Shangguan Yun. When she gets ruthless, she is absolutely not to be underestimated.

"It's much easier if there are no feelings involved. Alright, stop dawdling. He's just the eldest son of the fourth house family; there won't be any trouble."

Shangguan Yun was not worried at all about the retaliation from the Sigong family. He believed that as long as Sigong Yan'an had even the slightest means to find out any information about the Shangguan family, he would definitely not dare to provoke them.

He only has one son; if he dies, there are other people to take him away.

Dare to cause me trouble? Unless he doesn't even want the Shinomiya family anymore.

Hayasaka Aimi saw that Shangguan Yun had no intention of changing his mind, so she stopped trying to persuade him.

I even felt a faint sense of excitement.

Finally, she was able to break free from that bastard's control, and she no longer had to suffer the guilt of betraying Kaguya every day.

He took out his phone and found a photo of Shinomiya Huang Guang. He was a middle-aged bald man who looked fierce and arrogant just from the photo.

Shangguan Yun memorized the other person's appearance, and then used his spiritual power to probe towards the Shinomiya main family in Kyoto.

Almost instantly, the camera focused on Shinomiya Hikari, who was sitting quietly with his eyes closed in an old-fashioned room.

"Do you have anything else to say to this guy? If you don't want to say anything, I'll just take action."

Shangguan Yun looked at Hayasaka Aimi.

"Huh? Should we just make a move... right here?"

Hayasaka Ai was a little confused. She thought the other party was going to make some arrangements and then kill her in a magical way.

"What do you think? Why would I waste my time on a guy like that?"

Shangguan Yun's words once again refreshed Hayasaka Ai's understanding of his formidable strength.

Keep in mind that they are currently in Tokyo, while Shinomiya Kōkō is still at his main family home in Kyoto. To be able to kill the other party from such a distance, what else could it be but the work of a god?

He couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration for Shangguan Yun once again.

Meeting Shangguan Yun's urging gaze, Hayasaka Ai dialed the phone number that both terrified and disgusted her.

"Hello? Why are you calling at this hour?"

A somewhat disgruntled voice came from across the street, making Hayasaka Ai feel nauseous.

But now that she has a powerful backer, Hayasaka Ai has nothing to fear.

There was absolutely no restraint, nor any roundabout mockery.

He started cursing right away, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances he had suffered over the years.

"Shinomiya Huangguang, I'll fuck your mother's ass!"

"..."

She cursed for a full three minutes, and the amount of profanity she used was countless.

Even Kirishima Touka, who was wiping tables at the counter, was drawn to the view and stared at Hayasaka Ai, who was speaking eloquently, as if she were a god.

'This girl is amazing...'

Shangguan Yun was also a little stunned. He didn't expect the other party to start cursing without saying a word.

But that must feel really good...