Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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Mahiru pointed to countless photos and said countless words. Every time she shared a memory, Yui would chime in with comments, envy, or surprise.

Time slips through our fingers as we flee, bathed in the false yet magnificent moonlight of the heavens.

When you get to the end, there's nowhere left to turn.

We clearly agreed that we would write this book together.

I'm right here, so why are you gone?

"Liar, big liar."

The girl bit her lower lip tightly, clutching the gardenia necklace with one hand.

Sobbing words were squeezed out of her dry throat.

"You promised to create endless memories with me, you promised to take me to the beach this summer, you promised to get married after graduation, but why can't we do any of that?"

“Mahiru…” Yui watched as Mahiru’s shoulders trembled violently, like the most fragile butterfly wings in the world, which would shatter at the slightest touch.

She called out softly, but Mahiru just shook her head, seemingly confused.

"Yui, actually, I don't have a good personality at all. Everything I do is just a facade. The real me is the one who's so sharp-tongued and tries to drive you away. Even though you did nothing wrong, even though you came here to comfort me..."

"But I really don't know how to face you..."

"Whenever I see you, I can't help but think of Qingjun."

"I can't help but think, if it weren't for you, would Qingjun still have left me, and would we have just continued living like this day after day?"

"If that hadn't happened, if you hadn't taken that knife for him, would he have realized that he actually liked you, and wouldn't he have left for that reason?"

"Am I terrible, awful?"

"But most of the time, I wonder if he'll blame me for not being there for him back then..."

"That's not how it is...that's not how it is!" Mahiru was startled by Yui's voice.

She then looked up at the other girl, only to see that the girl's usually smiling face was now filled with tears. Her eyes were bloodshot and her facial muscles were twitching violently.

But she kept repeating, saying:

"That's not how it is..."

"If you were by his side at that time, he would have chased away the bad guys in no time, then gently held your hand and asked if you were hurt. If you said no, he would smile even more gently, and then he would hold your hand tightly all day long."

"Who hasn't had such terrible thoughts? Don't be so self-righteous!"

"I'm not that keen on being friends with you! Who likes being friends with the girlfriend of someone they like?"

"I'm petty too, and I don't really care about you that much."

"We agreed to be friends, but he's been inexplicably cold to me these past few days. I can understand his coldness, but I try to comfort myself by saying it's because of him."

"But today he treated me like that, saying that having me around would annoy you."

"Sometimes I think, maybe Xiaoqing would be my boyfriend if it weren't for you. Although I'm not as pretty as you, not as smart as you, and not as virtuous as you... Ugh, so annoying!"

"But I will also cook his favorite dishes for him, and improve myself little by little for him. We will definitely be very happy together! I will not lose to you, you idiot!"

"But...but..."

Tears are like moonlight that has been crushed, becoming increasingly fragmented.

The girl's voice was the same.

"What's done is done. Besides, isn't this the most annoying and cunning thing ever?"

"Why are there so many 'what ifs'? It's so annoying."

"The reality is that you are a very good girl, a very gentle girl, which is why I deliberately got myself soaked, and that's why I can talk to you like this now, right?"

"Why are you denying yourself? You're so stupid..."

Yui suddenly felt like she was living in an underwater world.

She only realized it now.

The sea is full of water, an endless expanse of water.

Therefore, she could no longer see the world clearly in front of her.

She only saw the girl in front of her, and her rival reached out a hand to gently pat her shoulder, then put his arm around her as if to comfort her or to hug her.

Mahiru's voice was also tinged with heavy tears, but it was still very gentle.

"You're the gentlest girl. I've never met anyone as gentle as you, or as silly as you..."

"So don't cry, don't cry, he won't want to see you cry..."

"You're the idiot...you're the idiot! He's a scumbag, he's a jerk! All he ever thinks about is how to bully and tease Jieyi...You're the one who shouldn't cry, he doesn't want you to cry! And besides, I don't like him at all!"

The two girls huddled together for warmth, the moonlight gently falling and illuminating the wooden floor.

“Then let’s not cry anymore, okay?” Mahiru said.

“No one’s crying. Who’s crying?” Yui said.

The two women looked at each other, and then both burst out laughing.

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As night deepened, Tokyo remained immersed in its dazzling lights and vibrant nightlife.

Neon lights glitter, and light and shadow intertwine, making this bustling city seem as if there is no night, blurring the lines between day and night.

Even the dawn faded from people's sight.

But the brighter the night, the dimmer the dawn.

Does that mean the more unfortunate the night, the stronger the dawn of the next day?

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After the drizzle, the air became exceptionally fresh, as if even the dust had been washed away.

The stars in the sky suddenly lit up.

It's like a beam of light.

I have traveled across mountains and seas, from afar, to come to you, to shine for you.

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"Hey, Yui." Mahiru turned over, facing Yui.

"what happened?"

“I’ve actually already studied the courses for this semester, so… I’m thinking of taking a leave of absence in a few days. I want to go to the mainland to find him and explain things to him.” Mahiru spoke seriously, not like she was joking.

"...Going alone is not an option."

"I will take good care of myself. I used to live alone."

"Then how are you going to find him? The mainland is so big," Yui asked.

“I’ve heard where his hometown is.”

“Oh yeah…” Yui thought for a moment and said, “But even so, the area is still too big. It might take one person a long time to search, but two people can double the efficiency. So if you’re going, take me with you.”

“Your parents won’t agree, will they?” Mahiru stated directly.

"About my parents... I feel really sorry for them. I feel so guilty for doing that."

Yui's eyes sparkled, as if starlight flowed through them, and her gaze was as gentle as the starlight.

"The book says that you will not only meet one person you like in your life. Even if you miss them, there will be another one."

"But I think, even if there's more than one, there certainly won't be too many. If we always wait for the next one, won't we end up with nothing?"

"Oh dear, these are all just excuses."

She changed the subject abruptly, saying with a grin, "Mahiru, actually I heard it at the hospital that day, I was just pretending to be asleep..."

"That's why I said you're the gentlest girl..." Mahiru said softly.

Yui smiled noncommittally, then turned and stared intently at the ceiling.

“I’ve never been too willful in my life, but now that I’m an adult, I want to be willful just this once. This may be the first and only time I’ve ever been this willful in my life.”

"Thank you."

"I should be the one saying thank you."

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The stars were very bright that day.

Starlight streamed through the window, illuminating the small room with a sense of peace.

The two girls' hearts were also filled with warmth and hope.

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PS: 100 million words reached! Congratulations!

Chapter 382 Crossing the Ocean

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Saturday.

In the slightly lonely air, an emotionless, synthesized female voice played on a loop.

"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."

It's happening again. What's going on?

Yukino couldn't get through to the phone number she got from Shizuka Hiratsuka on the very first day.

She even suspected that Hiratsuka Shizuka was playing a trick on her.

But there is no reason for this, and it is completely unreasonable.

Most importantly, Yukino initially tried to contact the other party using something like "e".

Without exception, they all failed.

These eleven digits now seem to represent all hope.

Yukino stared at the unfamiliar numbers, her lower lip pressed tightly together, as if she were in a daze.

The blue light emanating from the electronic screen reflected in the girl's icy blue eyes.

I played it seven times on the first day, and ten times on the second day...

Is it that you simply don't want to answer the phone, or that you've encountered some trouble that you can't resolve?

Both of these situations... are absolutely terrible.

"Oh, my silly little sister, who are you secretly calling?"

"I tried calling you from the door, but the line was busy. Luckily, I just remembered that I have a key to your house."

Perhaps because she understands more and more what she wants to cherish, even after becoming the head of the Yukinoshita family, Haruno has recently maintained a frequency of meeting with her sister once a week.

"Sister?" Yukino was taken aback, then turned around and saw it was Haruno. She belatedly realized and said, "Sorry, I didn't notice. But you can just come in next time, after all, we're family..."

"Ah~ all that hard work and busyness is just to hear something like that~"

Yang stretched his body out with both hands pointing to the sky, but it sounded more like a cheer.

Then, like a useless middle-aged man, he sat down on the sofa without any regard for his image and casually asked:

"So you weren't calling Su Qing, were you?"

"...What weird thing are you holding in my hand?" After a short silence, Yukino pretended to flip her phone over.

With technology so advanced these days, it's possible that it really exists.

Yang Nai knew it was a joke, so he didn't pay much attention to it and just crossed his legs and continued.

"I heard from Teacher Xiaojing that that guy dropped out of school and went back to the mainland, right?"

"Um……"