Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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However, when he noticed the shopping bags the two women were carrying, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Although I'm curious why Yui is with Mahiru, it doesn't matter anymore.

Finally, I've met you all.

Su Qing's lips began to curve upwards uncontrollably as he slowly approached them, like the approach of dawn from the darkness.

His dark eyes were gradually becoming brighter.

It was as if it had been ignited and illuminated by some kind of flame.

It's time for school to let out, and besides university students, students of all ages are walking along this road.

Su Qing's behavior seemed rather strange to outsiders.

In particular, he had a head of dirty, messy black hair, probably because he hadn't showered for several days, and he also had a strange smell.

It's just that he simply doesn't have the extra brainpower to think about these things.

The three of them were getting closer and closer.

Those two figures, which I had longed for in my dreams but seemed to exist only in my memory, gradually solidified.

A gentle breeze swept by, and Su Qing could even smell the unique fragrance of young girls.

Mahiru, and Yui.

It's so good to see you all. I suddenly realized that I have so much to say to you.

No matter how angry or disgusted you are, I will not leave this time.

Su Qing suddenly stopped, her quiet and gentle gaze following the orange-yellow light onto the girls, like delicate white snow falling on their shoulders.

In that tiny instant, the distance between the three of them was suddenly shortened to a very, very close one.

Under the sky, flushed red with intoxication, the boy smiled, beginning to pay attention to the timbre of his voice and the tone of his voice.

He could have simply called out to them, but at that moment he felt like he was about to perform on the world's most prestigious stage, so he had to rehearse countless times.

Finally, he was ready.

"Mahiru..."

"Mom, is this person a beggar? He's all dirty, um—"

The child's innocent voice abruptly stopped, replaced by a whimpering sound as if the child was about to be abducted.

Su Qing's smile and the lines she had recited a thousand times in her mind came to an abrupt halt, emitting a sound like a mirror shattering.

"Children say the darndest things, children say the darndest things." The middle-aged woman pulled the child beside her and bowed repeatedly, her face full of apology. "I'm so sorry, the child is so ignorant..."

Mother is the epitome of gentleness.

She thought that the other person was so young, he must have suffered a lot while wandering outside, otherwise he wouldn't be like this.

But when the mother and daughter looked up from their bow, they were surprised to find that the boy opposite them had disappeared...

……

Me, dirty?

The boy hid in a corner not far away, in a shadow unloved by the setting sun.

He took out his phone in disbelief, opened the camera, his fingers trembling as he switched to selfie mode, and then his eyes widened in bewilderment more than ever before.

In the mirror, his hair looked like a messy bird's nest, with a few strands hanging freely on his forehead, greasy and tangled, completely lacking his usual neat and tidy appearance.

Those eyes that once looked at the girl with such tenderness were now bloodshot, empty and lost; he could only see the lingering weariness and despair.

Is this me?

Is this me?

Is this still worth it for Mahiru... and for Yui to like him?

Su Qing leaned against the wall, as if all her strength had been drained, and slowly slid down, her clothes rubbing against the wall, making an unpleasant, slightly hoarse sound.

Su Qing covered her head, biting her lower lip hard with her sharp teeth.

Calm down, calm down, calm down.

He told himself to stay calm, or he would go crazy.

I finally figured things out and came back here, and I finally got to see them again. I absolutely cannot ruin myself over such a small thing.

Yes, it's just a small matter.

Su Qing tried to reassure herself.

That's right, all I need to do is find a hotel, take a shower, and change into clean clothes.

Compared to the possibility that Mahiru might get angry and ignore him after they meet, and Yui might be disappointed because of his lack of farewell, this is nothing at all!

Correct.

It's nothing.

But he... absolutely cannot see them looking like this.

I don't want them to think I'm playing the victim, I don't want them to feel sorry for me in the slightest, I don't want...

His thoughts became increasingly tangled, like needle and thread, and his gaze became increasingly stubborn, like a reef in the sea, stubborn to the point of being extreme.

These are absolutely unacceptable...

Dusk fell.

Under the setting sun, amidst the grass and trees.

The stream flowed gently under the bridge, and children played and laughed on the lawns on both sides of the river. Their sounds were carried by the wind, cheerful yet jarring.

Gradually, the dim, yellowish sunlight spread across the world like night.

Walking in that sunlight, the boy's shadow suddenly stretched very long.

No one can tell whether it is the person dragging their shadow along, or the shadow desperately pulling the person to stay.

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Chapter 385 Jianghu Wanted Poster

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Orange clouds drifted across the sky, and the setting sun lingered calmly on the horizon.

The afterglow filtered through the dappled leaves, like a calm and gentle gaze silently falling on Mahiru and Yui's faces.

The two girls stopped in their tracks at the same time, and immediately turned around to look anxiously to the left and right, as if they were looking for something.

But along the way, besides students going to and from school and parents, there was nothing else special to see.

"...Is it an illusion?" Mahiru pursed her lips unwillingly. "For a moment just now, I felt that Kiyo-kun was looking at me, as if he had just been behind us."

Is it really just an illusion?

Mahiru refused to believe it was a coincidence.

But if it's not a coincidence, and if Su Qing really has returned, why is she avoiding them?

"I don't think... it's a coincidence," Yui said with inexplicable certainty.

Upon hearing this, Mahiru looked over.

“If it were only you who felt it, it could be called a coincidence, but if I felt it at the same time, it definitely cannot be a coincidence.”

Yui took a deep breath, her eyes stinging slightly for a moment.

“He used to say that he didn’t believe in coincidences. If it were him, he would be even more convinced that someone did it on purpose.”

"So... Xiaoqing must have come back."

So, you actually said something like that...

Am I... actually not aware of you at all?

Mahiru lowered her eyes for a few seconds, seemingly lost in thought.

Then he raised his face, took a few deep breaths along with Yui, and said as he walked:

“Since it’s not a coincidence, and there are so many people here, maybe someone saw Kiyosu. Yui, could you... come with me and ask him?”

"Two people are more efficient, that's common sense, right?" Yui asked with a smile, then, as if cheering herself on, "Okay! Go Yui! Catch the ghost in the shortest time!"

ghost?

Does it refer to hide-and-seek?

Mahiru was slightly taken aback.

The current situation can indeed be aptly described as a game of hide-and-seek.

Both girls had photos of Su Qing on their phones, so they didn't need to spend too much time describing her appearance.

Soon, they asked about the mother and daughter Su Qing had met.

"Excuse me, have you seen this guy in the photo?"

Yui blinked and asked with sincere eyes.

"Hmm? This boy..." The mother was clearly stunned for a moment, and then began to frown and think.

This must be the guy we just met, right?

However, isn't the difference a bit too big?

Did I admit I made a mistake...?

"Ah, it's a beggar... mmm—"

The daughter's thoughtless remark was once again covered by her mother's hand.

She quickly smiled apologetically at the pink-haired girl in front of her.

"Uh... this guy, right? I've seen him before, I've seen him before."

"Really!" Yui's excited voice summoned Mahiru over as well.

The mother was suddenly met with the eager gazes of the two girls.

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, he seemed to be looking at you and the girl next to you just now, but I don't know why he suddenly disappeared."

I wanted to ask for more specific information, but it seemed that was all the other person knew.

The two women exchanged a glance, thanked the mother sincerely, and even gave her a box of eggs they had snatched at a low price as a token of their gratitude. Then they continued searching for clues.

in situ.

The mother held her daughter's hand in one hand and the gift of eggs in the other, her face glowing as if from the setting sun.

Even the eggs in my hand were a little hot.

The younger daughter, however, jumped for joy, exclaiming, "Wow, Mommy, it's an egg!"

Helpless, the mother squatted down and looked at her seriously, "Don't talk like that again, understand?"

"What?" The little girl tilted her head, her voice childish, and asked in confusion.

"You mean you're calling someone a beggar?"

"But that older brother was dirty and smelly..."

"That won't do either!" The mother's voice suddenly rose several notches, and the little girl was immediately frightened and burst into tears.

She sniffled and asked, looking aggrieved, "Why, why?"

“Because, my older brother doesn’t really want that either, but he might not have a home,” the mother sighed.

"No home? Why?" The little girl stopped crying and became completely curious.

“Not everyone has a home, and some people’s homes are cold and indifferent even if they do,” the mother patiently explained.

"Cold and indifferent?" The little girl looked up and said innocently, "Does it mean that no one cooks for my big brother when we get home?"

The kitchen is one of the few forbidden areas in the house.

Especially when they were cooking, her parents would never let her in. Later, she asked her kindergarten teacher.