Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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However, the two were probably in "working mode" and were not distracted by this.

"Well... having a good mindset, like being able to adjust quickly even if you do poorly on a test."

Yui racked her brains but could only come up with this answer.

Her relationship with the Ministry of Revenue was just so-so; she only had contact with them because of Miura, so she didn't know them particularly well.

I only learned about this so-called "advantage" she just mentioned from a casual conversation I overheard between Miura and a few others during the last joint entrance exam for the three schools.

As for why Yui knew so much?

This all started when Su Qing emphasized that "the teaching is very strict"...

"Be lively and provide emotional value."

This is Ayaka's answer, which is remarkably similar to Yukino's.

"To sum it up, he is a male college student who is mentally healthy and can take care of himself, and can be found anywhere."

Listening to the evaluations of the others, Su Qing found that they were largely accurate and similar to what she had observed in her daily life.

"Isn't that extremely bad?"

The Ministry of Revenue felt a chill run down its spine.

Young people are always arrogant, believing themselves to be among the most unique in the world, but they come to realize their own limitations through repeated failures.

Even so, she still harbored some kind of illusion about herself.

Now, Su Qing bluntly shattered this illusion.

"That is indeed the case, but until we get a final answer, there is still hope."

Yukino analyzed calmly.

Once you've made a decision, no matter how slim the chances, you must grit your teeth and strive to achieve it.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Since you don't have any outstanding qualities, use the hormones your body secretes during puberty to increase your chances of confessing your feelings."

Su Qing took out the idea she had already come up with.

"What do you mean?"

Yui and Ayaka asked.

"It's somewhat similar to the suspension bridge effect. In short, the goal is to spend as much time alone as possible with Ebina during the school trip, further increasing her affection for him, and finally finding a suitable place for the final confession."

Su Qing explained her thoughts to the others.

"So we'll be responsible for building the 'suspension bridge,' and then he'll come to the rescue like a 'hero'? That seems a bit difficult to achieve."

Hachiman thought this method was not feasible.

While it is indeed a practical method, it is undoubtedly difficult to implement during a school trip.

"There's no need for that. When men and women are alone, hormones naturally increase in secretion. Tobe only needs to start with topics that Ebina is interested in, and then casually bring up some topics between men and women."

Su Qing shook her head.

"So you're starting with humanity's most primal instincts?" Yukino summarized with a hint of helplessness. Although she felt a little awkward about Su Qing's way of explaining things, that was basically what she thought too.

"I learned this from a proper book, Yukinoshita, don't make it sound so strange."

Su Qing said with a serious expression.

"what book?"

Yui, Yukino, and the others all cast curious glances their way.

“The Psychology of Love,” Su Qing said. “I read it when I was in the first year of junior high school.”

"You still remember it so clearly from the first time you watched it?"

Yui asked in surprise.

Why read those kinds of books?

Yukino also expressed her confusion.

"That's what having a good memory is all about. When I was buying secondhand psychology books, the seller just gave them to me as a freebie. It would be a waste not to read them."

Su Qing explained each point.

"In short, it coincides with my thoughts. If you have no objections, Mr. Hubu, we will adopt this strategy."

Yukino didn't want to talk to Su Qing right now, so she turned to ask the client for their opinion.

"Oh... actually I didn't understand at first, but I did understand the part about increasing favorability and then confessing. So I'll leave it to you guys."

The Ministry of Revenue didn't feel embarrassed at all, and laughed a few times as he spoke.

"Then let's decide on this for now. We'll help with the confession location and stuff. Now we just need to figure out how you're going to talk to Ebina."

Yukino quickly made arrangements, "May I ask what you and the other person usually talk about and how often?"

"The content is just about taking a shower and sleeping, and we just talked about the frequency on e last night."

"Taking a bath and sleeping? Isn't that a bit too bold...?"

Hikigaya's expression clearly showed confusion.

We've already talked to this point, do we really still need their help?

"Do people usually talk about these things before they're together?"

Yukino, Yui, and Ayaka all frowned, looking suspicious.

They practically had "Are you still living in a dream?" written all over their faces.

"Really?" Seeing that no one believed him, the Minister of Revenue pulled out his chat history and showed it to everyone. "See? I told you so, didn't I?"

The group was initially hesitant about whether they should look into the other person's privacy.

After all, it involves things like taking a shower and sleeping.

However, when they saw it clearly, they all hesitated to speak.

Hu: Are you asleep?

Ji: Not yet, I need to take a shower now.

User: Okay (emoji)

That's all?

Is this really just "showering" and "sleeping"?

"I'm quite confident. I'll write it down first; it might just be the key to my success."

Su Qing's first reaction was to remind Yukino to write it down in a notebook.

"Confidence? I think it's more appropriate to describe it as poor language comprehension."

Yukino retorted.

"People always see what they want to see. The fact that he can understand it this way at least shows that he is not insecure."

"I still don't think it's an advantage, but whatever you think..."

Yukino sighed softly, but in the end she still picked up her pen and wrote down the three words "not inferior".

Although she admitted that it was somewhat far-fetched.

But she is not a dictator.

As the minister, I naturally have to adopt the opinions of my department members.

That's only natural... right?

Chapter 211 Strange...but not unpleasant

Given that the Ministry of Revenue's role here was practically nonexistent, Yukino originally wanted him to leave directly so that the Service Club members could have a better discussion.

But as if by some unspoken connection, Su Qing spoke just as Yukino had organized her thoughts:

"Minister of Revenue, you can go back now. Leave me your contact information, and we'll contact you if we need anything."

"So you don't need me anymore? But it seems like I wouldn't be of any use here anyway."

The Ministry of Revenue, unusually self-aware, took out his phone, exchanged contact information with Su Qing, and then left.

"He still retains a sliver of rationality and self-awareness, and his initial assessment is that when faced with some difficulties, he will not act rashly out of momentary passion and disregard the consequences."

After the Ministry of Revenue left and closed the door of the Ministry of Service, Su Qing suddenly spoke.

"Not writing it down? Well, that's a good thing, I suppose. If we look for it again... we probably won't find it."

After seven or eight seconds, noticing that Yukino showed no intention of writing, Su Qing asked.

"Wait...where did you get that from?"

Yukino wasn't distracted and didn't hear; she was just a little hesitant about how Su Qing had figured it out.

"Ever since Hayama left, he has frequently made movements such as leaning forward, placing his hands on his knees, and slightly bending his knees. These movements are enough to show that he had wanted to leave for a long time."

These actions became especially noticeable and frequent after we failed to get any useful information from him through questioning. Furthermore, he readily left after I told him to, and even seemed to subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief.

These should be sufficient to demonstrate my point.

"These...were also learned from 'The Psychology of Love'?"

Hachiman gasped, realizing just how terrifying Su Qing was!

"How could that be? This is from 'Microbehavioral Psychology,' and the seller gave me 'The Psychology of Love' as a gift when I bought this book."

Given how foolish Hachiman's question was, Su Qing had no choice but to look at him as if he were an idiot.

"I haven't read any psychology books..." Hachiman coughed twice, trying to dispel Su Qing's misunderstanding. "By the way, do you read a lot of psychology books?"

"Yes, I wanted to ask that too. Does Xiaoqing want to be a psychologist in the future?"

Yui secretly reached into the cookie bag she had personally handed to Su Qing, and quickly stuffed it into her mouth when he wasn't looking. Then she asked casually.

She didn't regret giving it to Su Qing.

As far as Yui was concerned, she didn't mind giving all her cookies to Su Qing.

She only wanted to "steal" one to try because Su Qing said her bag of cookies was tastier.

However, her movements were easily caught by Su Qing.

Feeling embarrassed that she had "stolen" the other person's cookies, causing the child to go hungry, Su Qing quietly took out a few cookies and placed them in front of Yui's table.

"I just read it casually."

"This doesn't seem like something you can just casually read..."

Yukino was born into a prestigious family and had a broader perspective than the others, but the memory and analytical abilities displayed by the boy before her were exceptional, even somewhat frightening...

This reminded Yukino of the "hyperthymesia" the other person had mentioned before, but she was more inclined to think of it as "photographic memory".

After all, those who suffer from hyperthymesia live extremely painful lives…

"But even if this is an advantage, it doesn't seem like it can be a factor in successfully confessing one's feelings, does it?"

After Yukino quickly wrote it down, she continued to ask questions.

"If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who raised the problem. Isn't it a good thing to help others understand themselves?"

Su Qing said with a wicked sense of humor.

"That's a terrible idea... but let's keep it for now."

Yukino felt that she was acting strangely today.

Resolving the issue by ignoring the person who raised it is just avoiding the problem itself.

But at this moment, she could vaguely understand what Su Qing was saying.

[Oh no... but surprisingly not bad.]

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's continue discussing how to improve Ebina's favorability in the beginning. Yui, you should know better than anyone what Ebina likes to talk about, right?"

Su Qing seemed unwilling to continue the topic.

"Let me think... does BL count?"

After chewing several cookies in a row, Yui didn't feel that there was any difference between her bag of cookies and Su Qing's bag.