Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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But even if you were going to tell me, there was no need to put your finger on my lips, was there?

Fate... that's certainly interesting...

These were Su Qing's many thoughts, so many that even Su Qing herself couldn't remember or count them all.

However, I didn't bother to remember or count them.

But from that moment on, Su Qing suddenly felt:

It's okay to believe in fate sometimes, though.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

A gentle autumn breeze carries the delicate and sweet fragrance of gardenias from afar, quietly seeping into my heart.

Su Qing couldn't help but chuckle.

After all, gardenias bloom in the warm and bright months of May to August, but now it's already late autumn in October, so where can you find those colorful gardenias?

As my thoughts drifted away, it seemed as if a voice gently whispered in my ear:

Yes, there are no gardenias here.

Let's see and observe.

Isn't the girl, as lovely as a gardenia, standing quietly before you?

Her caramel-colored eyes sparkled with a warm and dazzling light, like gardenia petals gently caressed by a breeze in the sunset, radiating a soft and alluring glow.

The smile that graced her lips was like a gardenia petal swaying gently in the early summer morning light—pure and captivating.

But a girl who is like a gardenia is not simply like a gardenia.

She is the most beautiful and resilient gardenia in the world.

The air, crisp with autumn air, is filled with the fragrance of gardenias, a scent not typical of this season.

……

P.S.: I'm planning to write a bit about a yandere's request, so it'll be a little twisted for a while. Is that okay with everyone? (I'll write it even if you don't).

Chapter 145 Mochizuki Liu & Li

"There are also school trips?"

After the sports festival ended, the Service Club members gathered in the activity room to chat.

After hearing Yui and the others discuss the destination of their school trip, Su Qing asked in surprise.

“Right, after the sports festival, it’s time for the school trip,” Yui replied matter-of-factly.

"And the cultural festival comes right after the school trip." Hachiman replied matter-of-factly.

"Is that so? The destination for the school trip has already been decided?"

It's not that Su Qing was ignorant; for most parts of the mainland, there are no study tours, only [study break trips].

"I heard from the rumors that it's in Kyoto, but we'll probably have to wait and see." As the strategist and head of the intelligence group in the Service Department, Yui shared the information she heard from Yumiko.

“Kyoto,” Su Qing repeated.

"Don't you like Kyoto?" Yukino asked, seeing Su Qing's uninterested look.

"Hey, I think Kyoto is great! I heard there are tons of tourist attractions." Yui thought Yuki was asking her, and her eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"I'm asking about the transfer student..."

Upon seeing Yui strike up a conversation, Yukino realized that the other party had misunderstood and explained.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Xiaoxue, I was just too excited~"

Because they all got along very well, even if such an embarrassing thing happened, they just thought it was funny and didn't feel disgusted like when Hachiman was once told by a girl.

[It's so nice; the atmosphere is completely different now than before.]

Hachiman sighed inwardly, then looked at Su Qing, who remained calm, and saw her slowly speak:

"Tourism... to put it bluntly, isn't it just about going from your own tired city to someone else's tired city and contributing to their GDP? So to be precise, it's not that I'm not interested in Kyoto, but rather that I'm not interested in [tourism] itself."

[Hey, where's Hiratsuka-sensei? Come quick and see who has the more twisted personality!]

Hikigaya feels like he's now comparable to Meng Jiangnu, and he's always complaining about my twisted personality, but even I am really looking forward to this school trip (actually because of Saika sitting next to me)!

And why doesn't Minister Yukinoshita say that we need to correct this guy's personality?

"Then isn't Xiaoqing going?!" Yui's face showed panic when she heard Su Qing's words.

[No way! I was planning to visit those tourist attractions with Xiaoqing and Xiaoxue! o(╥﹏╥)o]

"Can I not go?" Su Qing was taken aback for a moment, then lowered her head as if seriously considering whether or not to go.

"Huh...?" Yui was stunned for a moment.

[I was just saying it casually! Why did you take it seriously?!]

"Xiao Qing, go away! I'm so bored without you!"

During this period, Yui's coquettish skills have become superb. The first victim is obviously Ms. Yukino, and the second victim is Su Qing, who is currently dizzy from Yui's flirting.

"Xiaoxue, why don't you try to persuade him too?"

Seeing that Su Qing was not speaking, Yui assumed that he was just naturally quiet, so she decisively called for reinforcements.

However, Yukino did not answer her immediately. Yui looked over curiously and found that her savior was actually covering her mouth to suppress a laugh.

"Tourism...contributes to GDP...pfft..."

Su Qing was once again certain that the second young lady of the Yukinoshita family had the same strange sense of humor as always.

"Okay, I'll definitely go. Stop shaking me, I'm dizzy." Su Qing pulled away from Yui's hand, rubbed her forehead, and said helplessly.

"Okay~"

This time, it was a one-sided victory for Yui.

Just as Yui was celebrating her victory, the Service Club's door was knocked on after a long time.

"Minister, stop laughing."

Su Qing deliberately addressed Yukinoshita as "Minister," reminding her to stop laughing.

Yukino quickly realized that she had been laughing for a while, so she forced herself to remain calm and let the people outside in while suppressing her laughter.

"Is this... the Service Club?" The woman who entered was about 1.6 meters tall, with a pretty and cute face and fair skin.

Su Qing noticed that the other person was looking around the service department as soon as they came in, and then tentatively asked a question.

“That’s right. Do you have any requests?” Yukinoshita, as the department head, asked.

"Any request is acceptable? And can you help me complete it?" The woman seemed a little distrustful of the Service Department members and asked again.

"As long as it's not illegal or criminal, most requests are fine, and we'll do our best to complete them. Why don't you tell us first?" Su Qing said, noticing the woman's unease, and tried his best to reassure her in a gentle tone.

"I understand." After listening, the woman took a deep breath and then began to explain her request.

"I am Mochizuki Riki from Class A of the second year. My request this time is to ask you to find my childhood friend and lover, Mochizuki Ryu."

"Looking for someone? Does that mean they've gone missing? Shouldn't we call the police in this situation?" Hachiman asked, this request seemed rather serious.

“No, you can only report a missing person to the police if they have been missing for more than 24 hours, and you need an immediate family member to bring the relevant documents…” Mochizuki Rika lowered her head, looking very disappointed.

"Wangyue Liu... Wangyue Li, are you siblings?" Su Qing asked.

"No... We are from the same orphanage. The director gave us our names. We have no relatives since we were little and have depended on each other for survival."

Although it hasn't been more than 24 hours yet, even if it had, the dean is getting on in years, and I don't want to cause her any worry about this.

"I'd like to try asking someone to look for it myself first, and only if that doesn't work will I report it to the police," Mochizuki Rika explained further.

Upon hearing that the two were not siblings as imagined, but rather came from the same orphanage and had been destitute and dependent on each other since childhood, the entire service department looked at Mochizuki with extremely sympathetic eyes, except for Su Qing.

"We will do our best to help you find your lover!" Yui felt that the woman in front of her was too pitiful. Not only did she come from a bad background, but her only childhood sweetheart and lover had also disappeared. Anyone would find it hard to accept this!

"Really? Thank you!" Mochizuki was overjoyed upon hearing this, and it was clear that she cared a lot about Mochizuki Ryu.

"Wait, I want to ask how you determined that Mochizuki Ryu was missing?"

Since it concerned a person, Yukino wanted to know more details.

"Because...because..." Faced with Yukino's sudden question, Mochizuki Rin stammered, and after a long while, she seemed to recover and said:

"I... I'm actually living with Ryu. He hasn't come home since noon, and none of his classmates have seen him this afternoon. He hasn't answered my calls or messages either. He's never done this before! He always replies to me so quickly!"

As Mochizuki Riko spoke, she became more and more excited, her voice growing louder and louder until she finally stood up.

Chapter 146 Who's Lying?

"Don't get agitated. Maybe he has some unavoidable circumstances." Ayaka and Yui gently comforted Mochizuki Rin, as her current behavior was quite abnormal.

However, if we put ourselves in their shoes, we might not be able to remain calm either.

"Yes...yes, there must have been some unavoidable situation...otherwise, Ryu wouldn't have done that." Mochizuki Ri repeated herself over and over, as if trying to convince herself. It took her a long time to calm down before she said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I was just too emotional..."

"It's alright. Let's think about how to find Mochizuki Ryu first. You should know where she often goes or might go, right? Also, if possible, I hope you can provide me with a picture of Mochizuki Ryu."

Yukino shook her head, and then began to ask about Mochizuki Ryu.

“Of course, I know everything about Ryu…” Mochizuki Ri said proudly, then opened her phone’s photo album and showed everyone a front-facing photo of Mochizuki Ryu.

Although it was only for a moment, everyone vaguely saw that Mochizuki Rin's photo album was almost entirely filled with Ryu, but they just sighed that the young couple had a great relationship and didn't think much of it.

“He usually only goes to the same pool hall and coffee shop…” Mochizuki Riko listed all the places Ryu might go, and Yui was responsible for writing them down and then posting them in the Service Club’s e-group.

"What about interpersonal interactions? Is it possible to go to a friend's house or something?" Su Qing suggested another possibility.

“No…impossible. Ryu is very withdrawn. She doesn’t know anyone else besides me,” Mochizuki Riki said with absolute certainty.

"Has it always been like this since you were a child?" Su Qing frowned and asked.

“From childhood to adulthood, it has never changed,” Mochizuki Rika affirmed once again.

Seeing that the other party's attitude was so firm, Su Qing didn't say anything more. Hachiman then suggested other possibilities:

"Um... could it be that he has already left Tokyo and gone to some other city or something..."

Seeing everyone staring at him, Hachiman awkwardly scratched the back of his head and explained:

"Yeah, sometimes you just want to go to some city where nobody knows you and start a new life, right? I've had that thought before... but it was before, and it was just a thought."

"Impossible! Ryu only has me left! He would never abandon me! Don't talk nonsense!"

Mochizuki Riki roared almost in a howling tone, like a wounded deer roaring before its death.

"Sorry, sorry, it's just a possibility..." Hachiman felt like he deserved to die. The couple was already heartbroken enough with the man's inexplicable disappearance, and he shouldn't have said anything more.

But I only suggested one possibility, so isn't the other party's reaction a bit strange?

"Then let's split into groups to search. For safety, let's split into three groups, one for men and one for women."

Su Qing suggested.

“Then I’ll team up with Hachiman,” Saika said first.

"But, Aya, you...?" Yui was taken aback. Wasn't it supposed to be a mixed-gender group? Why are Aya and Hachiman in a group?

"Ah...sorry, I misspoke. I'll be in a group with Mochizuki then..." Ayaka realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly corrected herself.

"No need. You and Hachiman will be in one group, Yukinoshita and Yui will be in another, and I will be in the same group as Mochizuki. That arrangement is fine."

"Why?" Yukino asked, arms crossed, puzzled.

Su Qing's group assignments are clearly contradictory.

"Totsuka-kun's situation is rather special. His physical abilities are different from those of ordinary men, and you should have studied Aikido, right? So Yui is a perfect match for you."

Su Qing gave her reasons.

How do you know I've studied Aikido?

Yukino nodded at first. After Su Qing said that, she also felt that the other party's grouping was quite reasonable. However, she quickly realized that she had never said in front of the group that she knew Aikido. How did Su Qing know?

"I heard it from others. Anyway, time waits for no one. Let's split up and set off separately to find Wangyue Liu." Su Qing didn't explain further, stood up to prepare to leave, and said to Wangyue Li at the same time:

"Although we agreed to your request, since it concerns a person's life, we can only help you search until the club activities end."

If you still can't find your lover after that, this service is over, and I suggest you call the police.