Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

A sweet smile, like that of a doll, graced her small, delicate face, while her large, clear eyes, as pure as a clear sky after rain, were filled with curiosity.

However, Ayako Asuka keenly sensed the cold, absolutely rational scrutiny behind those curious gazes. If she made even the slightest mistake, it would be immediately exposed to Yukiko.

She had learned this lesson countless times since she was a child.

Sometimes she even wondered if Yukiko possessed some incredible superpower like mind reading.

"Please, you're already eighteen years old, okay? Why are you still pretending to be an innocent little girl?!"

"As expected, pink-haired girls are all black inside! That saying is absolutely true!"

Ayako was internally ranting and raving.

However, on the surface, she used the same acting skills she had honed since childhood, frowning slightly and saying coldly, "What, does my elder sister even have to interfere with who I like?"

The air instantly froze.

Neither of the sisters spoke; they simply maintained their expressions and stared into each other's eyes.

"Pfft~"

This final, uncompromising eye-to-eye battle ended with Yukiko's chuckle.

Her big eyes narrowed into two cute crescent moons as she said with a grin, "Little Ayako-chan, don't be so nervous. Although I've never been in a relationship, I know that matters of the heart are very private, and only the people involved can make that decision. I just hope that your choice is the result of careful consideration, and not because you're angry with me about what happened last time."

"I'm not arguing with you! I'm serious!"

Ayako Asuka did not lower her guard. She still spoke coldly in rebuttal, her voice filled with resentment and dissatisfaction, as if she hated Yukiko for saying that to her.

"Yes, yes, of course Ayako-chan wouldn't be that childish~"

Ayako Asuka almost instinctively clenched her fist, but thankfully she managed to restrain herself.

"So, Ayako-chan, can you tell me how you met Kitagawa-san and started dating?" Yukiko said, running over like a little girl and taking her arm, pulling her towards the living room.

Although Ayako Asuka looked reluctant, she was secretly excited because she knew that this should be the last challenge of the night.

"I met my senior when I ran out of my house in the rain that day."

On the soft, comfortable, high-end sofa, Ayako Asuka told Yukiko everything without lying, from how she met Yu Kitagawa to the changes in her feelings for him.

"Is that so?"

"One bowl... no, two bowls of udon noodles and a cup of hot coffee on a rainy day."

"The boy's innocent smile and simple act of kindness earned the gratitude of a hungry and cold girl."

"Later, an unexpected encounter at school led the girl to feel sympathy for the boy after learning about his tragic past."

"Finally, after seeing the girl and boy who posed a threat to him walking so intimately together, he couldn't resist mustering the courage to make his move."

"How romantic this development is!"

Yukiko murmured to herself, her small, fair hands holding a slightly large cup, her big eyes revealing a look of longing.

Asuka Ayako, who was standing to the side, also seemed slightly lost in thought after she finished speaking.

Thinking back on it carefully, her encounter with Kitagawa Yu really does resemble the kind of story that unfolds in a romantic comedy.

Thinking of this, her tense body unconsciously relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Yukiko, though not turning around, had been watching her reaction out of the corner of her eye. Upon seeing this, she was first taken aback, then her lips curled up slightly, revealing a sweet smile that was hard to decipher.

Chapter 16 All Popular People Should Be Burned at the Stake

"Senior!"

At the same time and in the same place, the only difference was that Ayako Asuka's smile was much brighter than it had been two days ago. Her happy expression upon seeing him must have triggered countless heartbreaks and cries of anguish.

Indeed, even though the news that the two of them went home together last night had spread throughout the school and become the most talked-about news in the entire school, and the number of related posts and discussions on the campus forum had exceeded five thousand in just one night, it still did not change the fact that Ayako Asuka would come over to deliver lunch to him every day at noon.

Kitagawa Yu himself, on the other hand, has been questioned by countless people, either directly or indirectly, since he started on his way to school this morning.

If the situation weren't so inappropriate, Kitagawa Yu would have seriously doubted whether these people would have attacked him directly.

If that were the case, he would definitely feel very wronged, because he and Ayako Asuka were just friends and not dating.

However, upon seeing such a sweet smile on the face of Ayako Asuka, the ice queen of the world, all the gloom in his heart vanished as if wiped away by an eraser.

"Huh, today's bento box seems much heavier than the ones from the past few days?" Kitagawa Yu noticed the difference as he took the bento box from Ayako.

It wasn't just the size of the bento box; he could also sense that Ayako Asuka seemed to be much happier than she had been a few days ago.

"It was my oversight. I forgot that you're a boy, so your appetite must be bigger than mine," Ayako Asuka explained apologetically.

But of course, that's not the truth.

In fact, the bento boxes she brought earlier were all taken from her own bento boxes. Even though she deliberately increased the portion size of the bento boxes, it only turned one into one and a half.

Even after being divided in half, it still wasn't enough to eat.

But now that she has confessed to Yukiko and received Yukiko's support, she can openly ask the cook to prepare bento boxes for two people.

After all, isn't it perfectly natural to give a bento box to a senior you like?

"By the way, senior, can I have lunch with you today?"

Ayako Asuka felt she should act even more convincingly, and she absolutely couldn't let her guard down just because she had passed the test for the first time, lest Yukiko see through her act again.

"This is a long war!" Ayako Asuka silently cheered herself on.

However, Kitagawa Yu, who was unaware of the inside story, was clearly taken aback upon hearing this, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Now it's not just about delivering lunchboxes anymore, it's about having lunch together too?

What kind of plot twist is this?!

The most important thing is that the two are now friends, and even Ayako Asuka herself doesn't mind, so it seems like there's no reason for him, a guy, to refuse.

"of course can."

Kitagawa Yu glanced at the other bento that Asuka Ayako had already taken out from behind her back, and could only agree with a wry smile.

"Hehe, I'm sorry, senior, consider this my way of repaying you for saving my life~" Ayako Asuka thought to herself happily.

So when the two of them walked into the classroom with their lunchboxes and returned to their seats, all the classmates who thought they were used to it were dumbfounded. The whole classroom became so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and even the sound of eating disappeared.

Most of the girls were simply shocked and incredulous.

But the boys' eyes were filled with jealousy, and they secretly sized up Kitagawa Yu with expressions that seemed to want to take his place. Even with Kitagawa Yu's thick skin and calm attitude, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

"Ayako, you really are very charming."

The two sat down across the desk, and Kitagawa Yu admired Ayako Asuka's perfect face up close, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Then you'd better get used to it soon, senior!"

Ayako Asuka winked playfully, picked up an incredibly tempting-looking strawberry, and slowly held it to Yu Kitagawa's lips under the watchful eyes of everyone who was practically driven mad with envy.

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"What's going on? Is this really just a friendly gesture?"

"Liar! That damned liar Kitagawa! He's clearly dating Asuka-san!"

"All those 'normies' should be burned at the stake or beheaded!"

"Long live the FFF group! Heretics should all die!"

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At the back door of the classroom, Ayumi, who was excitedly running over to share her lunch with Kitagawa Yu, also saw this scene, and her eyes widened in surprise.

"Huh? Well, maybe we shouldn't bother Yu and Ayako-senpai?"

Coming to her senses, Ayumi Takahara glanced down at the lunchbox in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then muttered to herself as she left the classroom.

Then, just as she was about to quietly return to her seat and eat lunch alone, a slap suddenly appeared from behind, startling her so much that she almost threw the lunchbox she was holding.

"Huh? What are you still doing here? Weren't you going to find your Kitagawa-kun?"

Although she got along well with everyone in her class, the only person who would do this and have such great effort was her best friend, Chihiro Ono.

"Chihiro? Didn't you go to the cafeteria with Kiku?" Ayumi Takahara quickly gripped the lunchbox in her hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to look at Chihiro Ono, asking curiously.

"I forgot my wallet, didn't I? No, I'm asking you, why haven't you gone to find your Kitagawa-kun yet?"

Takahara Ayumi pouted and snorted in dissatisfaction, "What do you mean 'my Kitagawa-kun'? Yu Kitagawa-kun and I are really just ordinary friends."

Chihiro Ono couldn't help but roll her eyes dramatically.

"Please, I'm not deaf, okay? You clearly called me 'Yu' just now, didn't you? Tsk tsk, you've already changed to such an intimate way of addressing someone and you still say you're just friends? Apart from that 'scumbag Mr. (Kouji Majima)', you've never used such an intimate way of addressing any guy, have you?"

Did I say that?

Ayumi Takahara wanted to argue, but under Chihiro Ono's scrutinizing gaze, she finally said weakly, "Yu and I are at most... at most good friends. Really, just friends!"

"But even good friends can have lunch together!"

Upon hearing this, Ayumi Takahara was stunned for a moment, then suddenly showed an expression of realization three seconds later.

"Yes! Good friends can have lunch together!"

Chihiro Ono covered her forehead, speechless. "That's why I asked you why you were eating your lunch all alone here!"

Ayumi Takahara stuck out her tongue sheepishly and explained in a low voice, "I just thought Ayako-senpai was dating Yu, so I didn't want to bother them."

This time, it was Chihiro Ono's turn to fall silent. Looking at Ayumi Takahara, who was grinning foolishly, she sighed after a long while.

"Ayumi!"

"Eh?"

"You're hopeless, you blockhead!"

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"besides!"

"What else?"

"Stop talking to other boys so casually."

"why?"

"Because you're such an idiot, you're so easy to fool."