Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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"Idiot! That's the Service Club, don't let me turn it into some kind of literary club without your permission."

"Since we don't have any commissions, we're already in the Literature Department, so it's not a waste of time. Why not ask the teacher to help us find some commissions? After all, it was the teacher who brought up that bet."

"Speaking of which, how was the outcome of that bet determined?" Hachiman asked, also curious.

"As for the commission, of course I'm always trying my best to find one for you. Don't worry about the outcome; that will be based on my personal biases and judgment," Hiratsuka Shizuka answered one by one. Then, she asked another question.

"What are your thoughts on Yukinoshita?"

"An annoying guy." Hachiman was the first to answer.

“A very interesting guy.” That was Su Qing’s reply.

"Haha, your opinions are still divided. I can understand why Hachiman said she's annoying, but Su Qing, can you tell me what's so interesting about Yukinoshita?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't rush to give an answer, but instead curiously asked Su Qing for her thoughts.

"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Of course it's the truth!"

"I heard that she has consistently ranked at the top of her class since enrolling, which shows her excellence. Her delicate features are like those of a darling carefully crafted by Nuwa, which shows her outstanding appearance."

From her initial motivation for establishing the Service Department, we can see that she is a kind-hearted person. However, there are many ways to help others in this world, and she chose the most direct way. Moreover, she hopes not only to help, but also to change a person.

"I suppose he must have encountered many things in the past to make such a decision, which is why I find it interesting."

Su Qing said calmly.

"Well, that's pretty much true. That child is very talented, but even geniuses have their troubles. She's too kind and too honest. But the world isn't kind or honest, so she's had a tough time all this time."

"Your personalities are both very twisted, and I'm worried about whether you'll be able to integrate well into society in the future, which is why I put you together."

Hiratsuka Shizuka turned around, put her hands in her pockets, and said with some emotion.

"So you think of that place as some kind of mental sanatorium? Or some kind of shelter for troubled children?" Hachiman finished speaking, glancing at Su Qing a few times. If it's about personality distortion, does Su Qing count as one of them?

That said, why not send problem children to another world to see what it's like?

"Perhaps," Hiratsuka Shizuka laughed happily a few times, then said.

“But observing you is actually quite interesting.” Then, Hiratsuka Shizuka’s voice became somewhat distant.

"Or perhaps I want to keep you all by my side."

“Teacher Xiaojing is really a good teacher,” Su Qing suddenly said, her tone gentle.

Is he a good teacher?

Speaking of which, could you be the most twisted member of this club, Su Qing...?

Hiratsuka Shizuka's gaze was complicated. When the biology teacher handed her Hachiman's biology homework, she also took the opportunity to ask for Su Qing's homework. The teacher praised Su Qing's biology report highly, commending Su Qing for her thorough research on the living habits and racial characteristics of wolves.

Hiratsuka Shizuka had naturally read the report, but while the report didn't mention anyone by name, it did mention someone by name in every single word.

Wolves are amazing animals; they are both social animals and courageous individuals who can walk alone or in packs. As a Japanese language teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka saw the report as a rare masterpiece in the eyes of the biology teacher, but it was more like a true reflection of the other party as a ruthless observer.

……

In the afternoon, within the Ministry of Service.

Su Qing and Hikigaya entered the club at the same time. As soon as they pulled out chairs and sat down, they heard Yukinoshita say something indifferently.

"I'll deduct seven from you."

"Yes, good afternoon, Yukinoshita."

Since "Konnichiwa" can mean either "hello" or "you all are good," Hachiman didn't know whether Yukinoshita was including him in her greeting.

Back in junior high, a girl next to Hachiman asked him a question. He thought she was talking to him, so he happily replied. But it turned out she was talking to the girl behind him. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to disappear into the ground.

However, considering Hiratsuka Shizuka and Su Qing's comments about Yukinoshita that morning, he felt that his comments must have included them, so he also gave a reply.

"Transfer student is one thing, but I didn't expect you to come today, Hachiman. I thought you'd only come after a few days. Are you some kind of masochist?"

"Well, after all, I did participate in that gamble, and I promised to lend you a hand and complete your request."

"Thank you. The transfer student has a pretty good memory, huh? I thought you had forgotten those strange things you said, but before that, I think I can try to change your weird personality."

"I'm not a masochist, okay?" Hachiman quickly retorted, seeing the two talking to themselves without giving him a chance to interrupt. He had already felt Su Qing's strange gaze, how could this guy take it seriously!

"So that's a stalker?" Yukinoshita pondered for a moment before offering a more reasonable explanation.

"Hachiman Kuma, I never thought you were a stalker. Listen to me, stop now, there are stalkers everywhere outside."

Su Qing stopped pretending and looked at Hachiman with a look of regret, as if she were looking at a child who had gone astray.

"How could you believe that so easily!" What happened to being friends? Damn it, Su Qing, if he were a friend, shouldn't he have stood up for his reputation at a time like this?!

Because he didn't want to be labeled a pervert, he temporarily ignored even the shameful nickname "Hachiman".

"Hachiman Kuma-kun? What kind of nickname is that?" Yukinoshita asked in confusion.

"Speaking of Hikigaya Kuma-kun, cough cough, this has to start with a biological research report..." Su Qing sat up straight, looking like a storyteller.

Hikigaya quickly reached out and covered Su Qing's mouth, stopping the bad news that was about to spill out.

Su Qing is really a good friend of mine; he tells everyone everything!

Despite Hikigaya's strong dissuasion, the intelligent Yukinoshita still managed to come up with a general idea.

"He must have written something strange in his biology homework, like 'I want to be a lonely bear' or something like that, which is quite in line with his twisted personality."

"Wow, Yukinoshita-san, you guessed it so quickly. It seems that Hachiman's personality really leaves a deep impression."

Su Qing generously gave high praise to mainland Chinese boys.

Damn these guys. Hachiman was indignant, but he had something more to be curious about.

"Why is this assumption based on the premise that I have feelings for you?"

"Isn't it?"

"You're so narcissistic that even I can't stand it anymore."

Hachiman curled his lip in disdain and said again.

"Do you not have any friends?"

"Before discussing this issue, we need to discuss the definition of a friend..."

"Alright, I knew you had no friends the moment you said that."

"Is this from your experience of having no friends?"

"That's all in the past. I became friends with Su Qing a few days ago!" Hachiman said proudly, as if to prove something.

Yukinoshita looked at Su Qing, seemingly questioning Hikigaya's words.

"Well, I think Hachiman is quite interesting."

"Is that so? Making friends with the specific purpose of observing human diversity? That's understandable."

"Hey, hey, hey, Su Qing isn't that kind of person!"

As he spoke, Hachiman looked at Su Qing, and Su Qing also looked at Hachiman. After confirming with their eyes, Su Qing was definitely not someone with such low tastes!

"Before the transfer student transferred, you can't deny that you didn't make any friends during your entire freshman year, right?" Yukinoshita pointed out the problem sharply.

"Well... enough rambling, at least you've made friends now. But you, who seem so popular, don't have any friends?"

"Do you understand?" Yukinoshita stood up and walked towards the window, continuing as she spoke.

"I'm so cute that most of the guys who get close to me are attracted to me."

“Useless goodwill and affection only cause trouble, right? Tell me your story,” Su Qing said with great interest.

"That's true. Because of this, my indoor shoes were stolen sixty times when I was in elementary school, fifty of which were done by girls. So I had to bring my indoor shoes and recorder home every day."

Yukino nodded in agreement with Su Qing's statement, then returned to her seat and continued speaking.

"That sounds tough." Hikigaya thought of the conversation between Hiratsuka Shizuka and Su Qing that morning. It's one thing for Hiratsuka Shizuka to be a teacher, but how did Su Qing, who had only been a student for a little over a week, guess that?

"There's nothing I can do about it, I'm just too cute." A hint of melancholy flashed in Yukinoshita's eyes as she spoke.

"No one is perfect. It's understandable that people ostracize those who are more outstanding than themselves because of their own cowardice. Strangely, the more outstanding a person is in this world, the harder their life seems to be."

That's why I want to change the world, including people.

"Changing the world is such an exaggeration, isn't it?" Hachiman retorted.

"Question: When a stronger individual emerges in a weak group, the group may choose to exclude the individual out of fear of the individual's absolute strength, causing the individual to gradually become unsociable. What should the individual do in this situation?"

Su Qing didn't respond, but instead asked the two of them a question.

"Well, if it's because of fear of strength that they're being ostracized, then they can choose to hide their talents or simply choose to join a group with a similar level of individual ability, right?" Hachiman pondered for a moment and offered his opinion.

“Then we should help most of the individuals in the group become as strong as ourselves,” Yukinoshita replied.

"Hmm, both of your answers are very interesting." Su Qing stroked his chin and then gave his evaluation.

"Hachiman chooses to eliminate the point of conflict directly, while Yukino chooses to eliminate the environment that creates the problem. However, Hachiman, we can't hide ourselves forever, and often we can't choose the environment we're in."

"Well... that seems to be true."

"Under the snow, changing one's own environment is equally difficult. Are you really confident that you can make most people as strong as you?"

"It's better than doing nothing at all, and not needing to be as strong as me, just stronger than their former selves. That way, they won't reject stronger individuals."

Yukino frowned, but still gave her opinion in a calm manner.

Su Qing shook her head.

"Human desires are like rocks falling from a mountain; once they start, they can never be stopped."

"It's Nietzsche's philosophy, right?" Yukinoshita naturally had some knowledge of this famous philosopher.

Su Qing nodded and continued, "People are greedy. Once your help doesn't achieve what they consider absolute fairness, the conflict between the collective and the individual will escalate into a conflict between smaller groups. Then they will become even more greedy and demand more help from you. What should you do then?"

Yukinoshita did not answer this time, but instead fell into thought.

"As intelligent as you are, you should understand that there are inherent differences between individuals. Even with the same amount of help, the achievements will be different. So, in order to achieve so-called absolute balance, you must give more help to the weaker ones. But this will cause dissatisfaction among the stronger ones. This is people's prejudice, because they often only think about themselves."

“Once prejudice is formed in people’s hearts, it will be like a mountain that cannot be removed no matter how you try to move it.”

"So, does that mean we should just do nothing?" Yukinoshita bit her red lips, as if she was dissatisfied with the outcome.

Su Qing's gaze was deep and unfocused; she did not answer her question.

"As you just said, no one is perfect. People may ostracize those who are excellent out of jealousy, but that is only because of the gap between excellent people and them. In their eyes, they can also do it if they grit their teeth."

But what if the gap between you is like an insurmountable chasm? They will admire you, respect you, and even consider it an immense honor to have been classmates with you. They may not feel guilty about their actions, but does that matter? They will only boast to outsiders about knowing you, what they said to you, and what they did together.

"Should I see this ostracism as an opportunity to hone myself and spur myself on to constantly break through my own limits?" Yukinoshita understood Su Qing's meaning and murmured.

"Under the snow, we have no choice in our environment, nor can we choose to change it. Many times we are helpless, so all we need to do is change ourselves."

Perhaps you are very capable, but one day you will encounter problems that you cannot solve alone. When that time comes, try to seek help from others. As I said that day, I will lend a helping hand and fulfill your request.

After speaking, Su Qing looked at Hachiman beside her.

"Hachiman, you too."

"Oh... thank you." Hachiman was somewhat touched. He had never felt such sincere words from someone before. Although Su Qing was a bit sly, he was undoubtedly his best friend!

"Then why did you do that?" Yukinoshita didn't refute Su Qing's point of view, but instead asked about the other party's motivation.

Do I even need to think about it? Because I'm kind!

“Because I find you all very interesting,” Su Qing said with a smile.

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Chapter 50 Yui's Request (Part 1)

"Interesting, what do you mean?" Yukinoshita frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the answer.

But Su Qing had no intention of continuing to answer, and the scene became somewhat awkward.

"Knock knock knock," was the sound of knocking on the club's door. The polite knocking immediately ruled out Jing Ke'ai.

"Please come in," Yukinoshita replied in a cool, clear voice.

As the club's door slowly opened, a plump girl with a side bun walked in cautiously, her eyes unconsciously scanning her surroundings, a clear sign of unease.

"Um, excuse me, it was Hiratsuka-sensei who asked me to come here."

As her gaze shifted, Yui quickly spotted Su Qing sitting in the center of the classroom. She suddenly became both excited and a little flustered.