Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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It's worth mentioning that this restaurant was recommended by Yui; in her words:

"Let me tell you, this restaurant is amazing! Not only is the variety huge, but the food is delicious too! It seems to be run by people from mainland China, so it's decorated in a Chinese style, and the decor is absolutely gorgeous! Plus, there's a subtle sandalwood scent that smells so wonderful!"

After hearing this, Su Qing simply did some calculations with her fingers and then asked a question.

"How did you know? Did you see it online?"

Yui froze instantly, making no attempt to hide the surprise in her eyes. Unfortunately, Yui didn't have a cowlick, otherwise Su Qing would probably have taken a picture of Yui at that moment, captioned it "What happened?", and then sent it to Yui every now and then to see her reaction.

"Xiao Qing, how did you know! I haven't actually checked in here yet."

"you guess."

Su Qing didn't directly tell him that he had seen through her, and then asked him a question.

"Are there any comments online about the shortcomings of this restaurant?"

Upon hearing this, Yui's expression became noticeably awkward, and her thumb and forefinger bent slightly, the tips of her two fingers almost touching.

"The downside... seems to be that it's a little pricey."

"I...I'll pay my share myself! Xiaoqing, don't worry!"

Yui said anxiously. She wasn't worried that Su Qing would think the place was too expensive; they could just go to another place. She just didn't want Su Qing to have a bad impression of her.

"The high price is your drawback, not the restaurant's. Besides, since you're already here, just go in."

Su Qing ignored Yui's words and walked straight in. The others followed suit.

Compared to Yui, the others were indifferent to this flaw.

Yukinoshita has no concept of expensive things. She always has a lot of pocket money left over each month, and over the years she has accumulated a considerable fortune.

Hachiman was even more excited after hearing this. Su Qingfeng's nonchalant attitude must mean he's incredibly rich. He could just fleece him!

Saika glanced at Hachiman from time to time, clearly not having heard Su Qing and Yui's conversation.

However, the higher price does have its advantages. At least now the five of us don't have to worry about not having enough seats due to the large number of people, and facing the awkward situation of waiting in vain.

You see, family-style restaurants are similar to places like Hailaokou; many people don't plan to leave immediately after eating and instead choose to chat for a long time at their seats.

Su Qing had once heard someone say that they went to Hai Shang Lao for dinner one night and waited in line for an hour without getting any food, so they ended up eating at Shaxian instead.

After finishing, she even complained, "Wow, Shaxian snacks are so delicious!"

However, since the island is such a small place, and most of the schools are adjacent to each other, such as Sobu High School, it is quite normal to run into acquaintances. Therefore, there are very few seats left in the restaurant.

Fortunately, Su Qing was quite perceptive and led the group to a table with eight seats.

As for the seating arrangement, it's likely that Saika and Hachiman are sitting on one side, while Yukinoshita, Su Qing, and Yui are on the other side.

Naturally, Yui sat between Su Qing and Xue.

"This exam was incredibly difficult! Who would have thought the answer to the solid geometry question would be just a long string of square roots? Even if I were allowed to copy it, I wouldn't dare. What do you guys think?"

As soon as Yui sat down, she began to list all the complaints about the exam.

Yukinoshita couldn't stand Yui's expectant gaze any longer, so she finally spoke.

"Yes, the questions on this exam were indeed a bit difficult and strange, but that's not usually the case, so you just need to solidify your foundation."

"Xiaoxue is so amazing! She said exactly the same thing as the math teacher!"

Yui's eyes shone with admiration, her worship evident.

"No, the transfer student is definitely more impressive. He probably got a perfect score in math this time."

Yukino's eyes held a slightly complicated expression. She had maintained her usual level in all other subjects in this joint exam, except for math, which had dropped somewhat compared to previous years. She really didn't know how Su Qing had managed to get a perfect score.

"Yeah, yeah, Xiaoqing is amazing too. I've never gotten a perfect score in math in my whole life."

Yui inadvertently revealed a sad truth.

At this moment, Su Qing was thirsty, so he picked up the warm water that the waiter had just brought and took a few sips. When he saw that everyone was looking at him, he put down his cup and said sincerely.

"Actually, I was just lucky. I happened to be good at the parts of the test."

In fact, Su Qing was telling the truth. Less than a month was a bit of a stretch, and he also needed to do local Japanese exam papers to get used to the exam format and style. It was impossible for him to get a perfect score without a bit of luck.

Of course, relying on 1% luck presupposes having 99% ability.

However, apart from Yui who believed it, the others all showed "Do you think I believe it?" Su Qing herself knew that saying such things was somewhat pretentious, but it didn't matter. Wasn't the point of getting good grades to show off in front of acquaintances?

This is one of the few sources of enjoyment in one's student life.

"Hey, let's exchange our report cards! It sounds like a lot of fun, I've heard students from mainland China do that all the time!"

"You got this from the internet again?"

"Hehehe~ I don't know, I don't know, just tell me if it's true or not~"

"Well, that's true, but it still depends on the individual's wishes."

"Hehe, then I'm right!"

Yui looked at the group excitedly, while Su Qing was frank, saying that since his grades were already on the list, it didn't matter whether they were shown or not.

However, I can't be all alone.

"Hachiman, let's switch roles."

"Uh... never mind, mine isn't anything special."

"Whether it looks good or not, I will decide after I see it."

The only response from Hachiman was Su Qing's kind smile.

School bullying, this must be school bullying!

Hachiman inwardly groaned, but still took out his report card from his bag and exchanged it with Su Qing. Even though the list contained all of Su Qing's grades, he couldn't help but want to see Su Qing's report card with his own eyes.

"Xiaoxue, Caijia, let's switch places."

With the atmosphere already set, there was no need to refuse, and so the five of them exchanged their report cards.

After exchanging ideas for a while, Su Qing's faucet valve could no longer be turned off.

"Let's take a look at the menu first. See what you want to eat and order it. I'm going to the restroom."

Su Qing handed a menu to the group and then got up to leave.

When Yukino saw Su Qing leave, she also got up, said "I'm going to the restroom too" and left. The others didn't suspect anything. It couldn't be that Yukino was deliberately going to the restroom to block Su Qing, could it?

Chapter 88 If you want to do it, just do it!

"What...what are you doing here?"

Su Qing, who had just come out of the restroom, was startled by the snow standing under the sink outside.

"You were the one who did what happened to Miura, weren't you?"

"What Miura said?"

"No, she asked someone to call me out of the classroom, apologized, and then left."

"Then why do you think I did it?"

Yukinoshita gently bit her soft lips, her gaze becoming increasingly complex.

Ever since Su Qing arrived at the Service Department, things have become increasingly complicated. Furthermore, she couldn't imagine anyone else besides Su Qing doing such a thing.

"Besides you, I can't think of anyone else who did it."

"I feel quite honored that you said that?"

Su Qing made a self-deprecating joke, then turned on the faucet in the sink. A stream of clear, transparent water gushed out instantly, making a crisp and pleasant splashing sound.

“I don’t understand the point of doing this. You should know that even if Miura apologizes, it’s not sincere. It’s just superficial.”

The only response from Yukinoshita was the sound of water splashing against the bottom of the sink. Yukinoshita didn't urge her, but simply stood there patiently waiting.

A moment later, Su Qing turned off the tap, shook her hands, and took out a tissue from her pocket to wipe her hands, which still had water droplets. As she wiped them, she turned to look at Yukino and asked a question.

"Don't you think it's pointless to do this?"

"Although I don't know what method you used to get Miura to apologize to me, she won't change her opinion of me because of this apology. In fact, she'll hate you too. And I don't care about Miura's opinion of me. Nothing has changed, has it?"

Beneath the snow, her eyes, as calm as a lake, gazed silently at Su Qing without the slightest ripple.

What do you think of Yui?

Su Qing nodded thoughtfully, but still did not answer Yukinoshita. Instead, she asked a completely unrelated question.

Yukino frowned, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"A very outgoing girl... To be honest, the day she came up, she immediately grabbed me and said she wanted to help me with club activities, which caused me a lot of trouble. She also always clung to me without any sense of boundaries, and often spoke without thinking."

When Yukinoshita said this, she clearly fell silent for a moment, and Su Qing did not choose to interrupt, but simply waited quietly for Yukinoshita to continue.

“But… I don’t dislike it, at least it works for her. After all, Yuihama is a good girl.”

"A good child?" That's quite a peculiar answer.

Su Qing sighed inwardly and then asked.

"What would you do if Yui was falsely accused of being a bitch or a thief, and was subjected to all sorts of vile and offensive remarks?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, let's treat this as a situational dialogue game. Shall we give it a try?"

"In short, first collect evidence of their rumors, investigate why they spread rumors, and then send them all to jail."

Yukinoshita's usually calm eyes finally showed a flicker of emotion, which could also be sensed from her slightly angry words.

"Is that so? But what's the point? Not all rumor-mongers will get the lesson they deserve, and even if they do, not everyone will change. Their filthy thoughts may not change either, right?"

"...These two things are different in nature; you are trying to confuse the two concepts."

Yukinoshita shook her head. The rumor-monger had already damaged the reputation of others and might even affect their normal lives. If she did nothing, she would only be encouraging their arrogance and would be indirectly endorsing this terrible world.

"Yes, they are indeed quite different, but to me they are the same."

"How can they be the same?"

"When you said you were going to send them to jail, your emotions clearly flared up a bit, didn't they?"

"This doesn't prove anything; it's perfectly normal for people to have emotional fluctuations."

"Then why are you emotional? Is it because you can't stand their rumors? Or is it because you can't tolerate those filthy words, or perhaps—it's because of Yui?"

Yukinoshita didn't reply immediately; perhaps she was also pondering why.

In fact, humans are creatures that are highly susceptible to the influence of emotions, especially the younger they are; in fact, this is simply human nature.

We often don't think about why we do these things. Emotions burn like wildfire in our chests, our heart beats faster, our blood boils, and certain glands in our bodies seem to be manipulated by an invisible hand, causing a surge in secretion.

Ultimately, this power, fueled by emotion, transcends the constraints of reason, driving our bodies to act before our brains can even process it, leaving us no time to savor the sudden impulse and decision.

"Don't you feel a lot better when you say you want to send them to jail?"

Like a long-suppressed flame in one's chest, finally finding its target, allowing all the injustice and resentment to be released and quelled for a moment.

"I do not deny that."

Su Qing, however, seemed to have thought of something and sighed.

"Of course, after all, Yui is your friend, isn't she?"

"Friends?... I'm just protecting my new members from harm caused by unfounded rumors."

Okay, okay, a new member, right? Well, it's too much to ask her to say something like that.

Su Qing recalled that when Hachiman asked Yuki if she had any friends, Yuki spoke eloquently about the definition of friendship. It was unrealistic to expect someone like that to frankly say the word "friend" on her own.

However, things may not be the same in the future.

"Then it's only natural for me to protect the reputation that my president deserves, right?"

Taking advantage of Xue Zhixia's words, Su Qing answered her previous question.

"Moreover, what I hate most is these underachievers who keep talking about talent. They have no idea how much effort we high achievers have to put in to maintain our grades. Every time the rankings are released, we are on tenterhooks, afraid that our rankings will plummet overnight."

Su Qing's face showed a pained expression, as if she was really recalling the countless painful days when she studied until late at night and lost all her hair.

Su Qing truly lives up to his reputation as a folk face-changing artist. Just a moment ago he was all serious, but now he looks rather comical.

This was the first time Yukinoshita had seen this during their time in the Service Club, and she was so composed when they last discussed "Journey Under the Midnight Sun," yet she was so different now.