Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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As Saika uttered those slightly cruel words, Hikigaya's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

"You idiot, you really haven't seen this before?"

As soon as Hachiman asked his question, the others all looked at Su Qing, hoping to find an answer from him.

"I haven't seen it. Once you've seen these, they're not very interesting," Su Qing said calmly.

Hachiman suppressed the urge to beat Su Qing up, but then something occurred to him, causing that urge to die in the womb.

It's definitely not because he thinks he can't beat Su Qing...

"Waaaaah, Onodera, if only I had confessed to her sooner, she wouldn't have lost!"

Yui was so heartbroken that her little pearls almost fell. She felt that Onodera was so wonderful, and he and the male lead had a mutual crush on each other, a perfect example of mutual devotion, but in the end, he only ended up as a loser.

Sitting next to Yui, Yukino didn't offer any words of comfort, but instead gently patted her back from time to time.

"This character was destined to be a 'loser' from the moment she appeared, so she was never able to confess her feelings until the very end."

This was the first time Su Qing had heard this word, but he tried to understand its meaning from the context.

Upon hearing this, Yui also withdrew her little pearl and asked, unconvinced:

Why is she destined to be a loser?

"There's no reason why," Su Qing said casually.

But the next moment, he felt a sharp, stinging gaze; it was from Yukinoshita, who was comforting Yui…

Su Qing sighed, seemingly also feeling that this answer was too perfunctory, and then continued to explain:

"All works are inseparable from the humanities, and the humanities are naturally reflected in the author's thoughts and ideas."

"The author created the character Onodera, setting aside the so-called novel's highlights and profit considerations, and focusing solely on the 'humanistic' aspect, simply to make all readers of his books deeply understand:

"If you like someone, you should be brave enough to confess your feelings, otherwise you will only lose miserably."

"The more regrettable Onodera's failure is portrayed, the more courage readers will be able to muster in reality."

"From a certain perspective, this comic book can be considered a kind of teaching."

"Is this how it's analyzed? I thought this author was just trying to gain traffic and make people cry, following a standard commercial model." Yukino's calm voice rang out in the Service Club, but it sent a chill down everyone's spine.

【How terrifying!】×N

"Is it possible that the author simply wanted to create a loser character like Onodera?" Hachiman tentatively voiced his opinion, noticing everyone's attention was on him, he became somewhat hesitant:

"Um...you guys see, there's always this talk of 'partisan strife,' right? Like quintuplets fighting over one man, the more plot twists and the bigger the reversals, the more buzz it generates...and the more money they make..."

"There's no need to worry about those things." Su Qing simply shook her head.

"Whatever the author's original intention was, that's not important. I just mentioned [humanities]."

In fact, it's not just authors, but readers as well.

From the moment you begin reading this story, the characters, plot, and even the setting have been imbued with your own colors.

Therefore, the insights and understanding you gain from reading belong only to you.

Even if one's views differ greatly from the author's, it doesn't matter. The author is only responsible for creating the work, and even they may not fully understand it.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yui excitedly raised her hand like a primary school student:

"Hey hey hey, I got it this time! What Xiaoqing was actually saying was—'A thousand Hamlets, a thousand readers,' right?"

"The original quote is 'A thousand readers will have a thousand Hamlets,'" Yukino said helplessly, rubbing her forehead.

If a thousand Hamlets can correspond to a thousand readers, then by reading a few more animal encyclopedias, could one also obtain their own panda?

Thinking about this, Yukino's thoughts began to wander.

She had heard that everyone in Sichuan, mainland China, had a panda, but after the island returned to the mainland, she realized that it was all a lie!

"You...you spoke too fast, you made a mistake!" Yui laughed awkwardly twice. Perhaps because her reason was too far-fetched, or perhaps because she really still had questions to ask, she quickly looked at Su Qing with her bright eyes and asked her next question:

"Then what about Wanlihua? Wanlihua also tried so hard to express her feelings."

Onodera lost because he hesitated to confess, but Marika had liked Raku Ichijo since childhood, saved up so much money on her own, and even grew her hair long—which Raku didn't like—for her!

Wanlihua, a treasure girl who gives her all for Yitiao Le.

But if Onodera writes about regret, then Marika is the tragedy in "Nisekoi".

This tragedy has an unexpectedly beautiful name—unrequited love.

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Chapter 177 The End is Also the Beginning

"The character Wanlihua corresponds to a tragedy. Many works are like this. The deeper the love of a character, the more unrequited it is, and the stronger that love becomes. When it reaches a certain point, the stage for this tragedy is almost set," Su Qing said.

"Um... wouldn't calling it a tragedy be a bit much?" Saika seemed a little unable to accept that a romantic comedy would include a tragic character.

"Isn't it a tragedy?" Su Qing tilted her head slightly, only about ten degrees, seemingly not quite understanding.

"Just to cater to the preferences of the person she likes, she kept her hair long, which she didn't like. The more she sacrificed for Raku, the more tragic the character she became when her dreams and blueprints were shattered by reality."

“This…” Caijia couldn’t refute it… She felt that something was wrong, but what Su Qing said seemed to make a lot of sense.

"Your thinking is a bit too extreme." Yukino disliked Su Qing at this moment; the feeling was so unfamiliar that she was even a little scared.

"Wanlihua remained steadfast in her feelings, bravely expressing her love even when she knew her feelings might not be reciprocated."

In my opinion, she should be the epitome of strength and courage, not a tragedy. Yukino's voice was calm, but her eyes held a complex expression.

"The essence of unrequited love is a tragedy. And the more so-called beautiful qualities are created, the better the effect of this tragedy will be."

As if unaware of Yukino's complicated gaze, Su Qing continued speaking calmly, her voice revealing little emotion.

"Then how should we understand the 'humanities' that Qing just mentioned?" Yui interrupted Yukino, who quickly looked away.

"From the general public's perspective, it's probably like this: if you like someone who is destined to have no emotional response, you should give up as soon as possible."

However, I prefer that, for whatever reason, you shouldn't easily change yourself.

As Su Qing finished speaking, she added with a smile:

"Of course, what I said only represents my own opinion. Just like Yukinoshita said, everyone has their own understanding of each character. So there's no need to take what I just said too seriously."

Upon hearing this, the members of the Service Department nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Yukino wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Su Qing glanced at her a few times, intentionally or unintentionally, when he said those words.

"But Onodera and Marika are really pitiful." Yui felt a pang of sadness whenever she thought of these two female protagonists.

And for some reason, she always seems to easily empathize with these "loser" female protagonists.

"Strongly support!" Hikigaya gave Yui a firm thumbs up.

"Really?" Su Qing smiled and looked at Yui, who nodded vigorously.

"It must be very painful to not be able to be with the person you like, right?"

"Would you?" Su Qing asked back.

"No way?" Yui tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

"Not necessarily. Didn't Hoshino just accept that boy's confession?" Hachiman found the blind spot.

Yukinoshita just mentioned that Hoshino already has someone she likes. In this situation, she suddenly accepted another boy's confession, and judging from her demeanor... it doesn't seem like she did it because she was shy, right?

Although they were far apart, Hachiman, through years of experience, could now observe from a distance that the boy exuded an aura of "confession, failure, and finally emo."

"Hey! Speaking of Hoshino-kun, Yuki, you still haven't told me whether she likes Kiyoshi or not." Yui had completely forgotten about this.

But now, whenever Hachiman mentions that name, the curiosity that had been building up in her heart immediately resurfaces.

However, Yukino did not answer Yui's question immediately, but instead glared at Hachiman with murderous intent.

Why bring up Hoshino-kun again?

After sensing the murderous aura, Hachiman realized that he had said the wrong thing.

So, on a sudden impulse, he pulled Su Qing close to him and whispered in his ear:

"If anything happens to me later, remember to save me!"

"Is there any benefit?" Su Qing asked in a low voice as well.

Hachiman was taken aback. Why was he bringing up benefits when it was a friend's business?

But seeing Su Qing's malicious smile, Hachiman gritted his teeth and said painfully:

"I'll treat you to water during the next PE class..."

Su Qing didn't say anything this time, but just smiled and patted Hachiman's shoulder, making the latter feel a chill in his heart.

My allowance has decreased again this month...

Noticing the awkward atmosphere, Yui realized that Yukino might not be able to tell her, so she quickly chuckled and changed her words:

"Actually, I didn't really want to know that much~ I was just asking casually."

"The person who likes me should be me, right?" Su Qing said slowly at that moment.

"What?!" Yui froze instantly.

“Since Hoshino-san has already accepted the boy’s confession, it shouldn’t be a problem for me to say it back, right?” Noticing Yukino’s gaze, Su Qing roughly knew what she wanted to say, and after explaining, continued:

He confessed to me during the sports festival, but I rejected him. Yukinoshita happened to see it too.

"You thieving cat!" Yui thought angrily.

Fortunately, Xiaoqing refused!

"The sports festival hasn't been that long, has it?" Saika asked疑惑地, "Then... why did Hoshino-kun suddenly accept someone's confession?"

"It's very likely that they're trying to attract Su Qing's attention in this way," Hachiman boldly guessed, and he was right.

"It's best not to make assumptions without evidence," Yukino advised at the right moment.

“That’s right, so let’s leave it at that.” Su Qing stepped in to smooth things over and began to change the subject:

"Speaking of which, has the story of Nisekoi come to an end?"

"Yeah, it ended a long time ago," Yui said.

"But that just means the author's story has ended, right?" Su Qing said with a smile.

"Hey, what does that mean?"

"In any case, those female protagonists have truly appeared in your life."

Like I just said, it's based on your own understanding, a unique heroine who belongs only to you two, isn't it?

Su Qing gently picked up a comic book, quickly flipped through it, then gently closed it and put it back in its original place.

Under the questioning gazes of everyone, Su Qing said:

"The original story has come to an end."

"Our own story has only just begun."

"Isn't it?"

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P.S.: I'm a bit tired tonight, so I'll only write 3000 words for now and add the remaining 1000 after midnight. Sorry for the delay.

(The update was completed at 1:29 AM on the 7th. Apologies again.)

Chapter 178 Hiratsuka Shizuka, eavesdropping?

The next moment, Su Qing changed the subject:

"Besides, romantic comedies are romantic comedies, and life is life."

"What's the difference between the two?" Yui asked, still confused.

The others were also curious about what Su Qing was going to say next.

"You've hit the nail on the head." Su Qing glanced approvingly at Yui. "The former's ultimate goal is to fall in love and get married, but for the latter, these are just stops that an ordinary person has to go through."

Compared to the entire journey, falling in love and getting married is just the beginning.

Yui and Ayaka were still confused, but Hachiman was the first to speak: