Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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At this moment, it seemed as if the opponent was casting true magic.

The 180cm sleeves, after being folded several times, instantly transformed into warm gray clouds wrapped around her forearms.

"Alright, now you can use your arm normally, right? We're going to play in the snow later, you can't be like a ghost."

Su Qing glanced at her masterpiece a few times and said with satisfaction.

"A ghost, what is that?"

Mahiru flipped her wrist with a look of novelty, a bright smile on her face.

Yeah, I'm happy again.

"It's one of those ghosts that scare kids at night. You looked just like a ghost with those long sleeves trailing behind you," Su Qing explained.

“Then you’re the ghost, and only cowards would be scared of that, right?” Mahiru retorted.

"Yes, I'm a coward, so I'm afraid to sleep alone at night."

"Anyway, you're already quite familiar with my house, why don't you sleep with me tonight?" Su Qing teased.

It was a cliché that anyone with eyes could tell at a glance, but Mahiru's pretty face flushed bright red, like a cherry on a cream cake.

"I... I might not be ready yet, but if you want to..."

After an unknown amount of time, Mahiru spoke slowly, her heart filled with nervous anticipation.

Spending the night at my boyfriend's house, no matter how you look at it, it's bound to involve... you know... that, right?

Ah... although this is perfectly normal, she doesn't seem ready yet.

It was so sudden!

But for some reason, I'm so happy.

"I don't think you're a ghost, you're a little pervert. What are you thinking? You're really just sleeping."

Su Qing used both hands to knead Mahiru's face, trying to awaken her rationality in this way.

No, it's also possible that he simply wanted to bully her again.

"Yes, what you said was too ambiguous! Why say such things when you're just talking normally!"

Upon hearing this, Mahiru's eyes widened in surprise.

So all that effort she put into developing those feelings was for nothing!

Su Qing, the big liar, is unforgivable!

"Didn't I say I'm a coward? I'm a little scared to sleep alone at home at night."

Su Qing said calmly.

"You're lying. How did you sleep before?"

Mahiru was still sulking, and immediately raised her questions.

"Hmm... Coward's limited-time return event tonight, are you really not coming? Never mind then."

Su Qing sighed, her voice low.

"Although I don't know what day it is today, since it's a limited-time rerun, I'll keep you company..."

This is also only allowed tonight!

Mahiru tugged at Su Qing's hand, casually smoothed her hair, and said, her gaze darting away.

“I thought you were also afraid to sleep alone at night, which is why you agreed,” Su Qing said.

"I'm not a coward, I already said I'm here to keep you company!"

Mahiru pouted unhappily.

"Alright, alright, you're not a coward, you're a little pervert," Su Qing said, amused.

Annoying ghost Su Qing!

You were the one who lied to me first, making me overthink!

Mahiru pouted angrily, thinking that she would definitely make a snowball bigger than his face and throw it at him later!

"Well... I mean, if I were a coward, would you still come and stay with me?"

Mahiru glanced at Su Qing beside her and asked tentatively.

"Yes, of course I will."

Su Qing answered without hesitation, even repeating her answer twice.

Language arts teaches us that this serves to emphasize something.

This is very important; it will be on the test!

"Oh……"

Mahiru made a sound that was hard to understand.

In the twilight, snowflakes shimmered like gold leaf under the streetlights, and a dark gray coat traced gentle arcs in the pure white world.

The girl thought for a moment, then said:

"If that's the case, then I'm a coward too."

Let's make a pact: if either of us gets a limited-edition "coward" item rerun, we'll sleep together and keep each other company!

"Hmm, so we're all cowards then?"

"Hey, you're right, we're all cowards!"

Their laughter shattered in the wind-swept, snowy night.

Not far away, the Yamanote Line buses roared past, crushing the light spots on the platform and sending this answer into the distance.

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Chapter 348 Red Jade Pebbles

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At 9:10 p.m., Su Qing received a message from an unknown sender.

Because he was playing in the snow with Mahiru at the time, he didn't check immediately.

However, while it was supposed to be for playing in the snow, the snow was nowhere near thick enough to build a snowman.

Mahiru's original plan to make a snowball bigger than Su Qing's face also fell through.

However, the girl was not too disappointed.

It might be a little embarrassing and funny to say it out loud.

But she was already very satisfied just to go downstairs for a walk with Su Qing, to be bathed in the snow, and to see the first snowfall of the year.

Is she really a girl who is easily satisfied?

Mahiru knew that if she told Su Qing about these thoughts, Su Qing would say the same thing about her again.

They'll even say she has no ambition!

Ugh, what does that idiot Kiyo-kun know?

Mahiru suddenly turned her head, her caramel-colored eyes sparkling.

"What's wrong?" Su Qing asked.

"Actually, I didn't like snow before. I never thought about building a snowman or having a snowball fight. I just felt that the house seemed to become more deserted after it snowed."

So I simply can't understand the excitement everyone had when discussing the first snowfall at school.

"But we can't build a snowman now, though we can have a snowball fight."

Su Qing bent down, intending to make a few small snowballs to play with.

But suddenly, the girl shouted, "Ha!"

A snowball, no bigger than a ping-pong ball, hit Su Qing on the back.

The moment the icy touch exploded on his back, he heard the girl's triumphant laughter.

Turning around, I saw Mahiru standing with her hands behind her back, gazing up at the convenience store sign, humming a tune with a joyful tremor, her eyelashes still clinging to the snowflakes she hadn't shaken off.

"A sneak attack?" Su Qing questioned.

"I don't know, I didn't hit it, hehe." Mahiru shook her head in denial like a rattle-drum.

Who would be so stupid as to admit it!

"Playing dumb won't help!"

Su Qing bent down and grabbed a handful of snow, the sand-like snow powder leaking through her fingers.

Aim at the girl's snow boots adorned with pom-poms and throw; the snowball hits the ground and bursts into a silver firework.

"Hehe, Kiyo-kun, you're so clumsy. You can't even hit me. I'm still the better one." Mahiru grinned, showing her teeth, her tone smug.

"You're not even acting anymore?" Su Qing raised an eyebrow and asked, a smile on her face.

"You're the one who deliberately aimed at my feet! You were holding back, weren't you?" Mahiru retorted, saying willfully, "I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore. I wasn't wearing gloves today, I'll play again another time."

"Okay." Su Qing nodded, stepped forward, and took Mahiru's little hand.

I touched it; it had gotten cold.

It's probably because of the sneak attack earlier.

The moonlight shone down, falling like snow onto the boy's shoulders.

While warming Zhenzhu's hands, Su Qing asked:

"And now? Do you still hate snow?"

"If I still hated it, I wouldn't have come down to see the snow with you."

Mahiru smiled gently, her eyes and brows as soft as the first snow melting.

"But I think it's because you're here that I look forward to doing these things with you."

After saying that, the girl suddenly grabbed Su Qing's hand and walked to a place not far away. Then she picked up a straight, withered branch and squatted down in a spot.

Su Qing stayed with her, squatting on the other side. Then he saw the girl carve his name on the ground as if she were writing.

That was a word the girl had silently repeated countless times in her heart—【清】.

Mahiru wrote the character in an extremely delicate handwriting, humming a light tune as she drew a heart around the character "清," perfectly enclosing it, like a winter fairytale encased in a crystal ball.

After finishing everything, the girl tilted her head back, her delicate face full of pride.

How was my performance? Not bad, right?

Su Qing smiled without saying a word, but took the branch from Zhen Zhou's hand and gently "wiped away" the heart. Next to the character "Qing", she wrote the character "Zhou" in a different font.

The two small, neat characters are very close together, just like them at this moment.

Mahiru silently watched Su Qing, feeling that the boy's eyes always sparkled with a beautiful light.

Then, Su Qing used a branch to draw a gentle arc in the snow, forming a heart shape.

It's very small, just enough to cover the character "昼" (day), and only half of it.

The withered branch returned to Mahiru's hands.

The girl understood immediately and clumsily but adorably imitated Su Qing's technique, drawing the other half of a heart until the two arcs merged into one.

It's as romantic as two parallel lines that never intersect.

"So, I actually knew."

Mahiru's voice was soft, yet firm.

"I don't really like snow, nor do I particularly like this world; I just like you."

Qingjun, thank you for coming into my life.

It gave me the courage to try to love and understand this world.

"You are a brave girl in yourself."