Anime Crossover: My Youth Begins with Charlotte

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Shirogane Miyuki gritted his teeth upon hearing this, but maintained his composure and dignity, concealing his anger. Theoretically, Fujiwara Chika had offered a way out; the two of them could simply have a casual exchange, and agreeing was only fair. But this brat was so ungrateful! He was still furious.

Getting angry won't solve anything. "Let's begin then. Miss Secretary, please pose the questions." He smiled slightly. He'd show a commoner like him what true intellectual superiority looks like! You're not even on the same level in any aspect; do you even deserve to set your sights on Kaguya?

"Okay! Let's begin!" Chika seemed very excited and started thinking, pulling out a small notebook. "I'll ask ten questions now! Whoever answers first gets a point, and the one with the highest score wins! If it's a tie, we'll have to answer an extra question. In any case, you have to answer all ten questions."

"First question, please listen to the question—4546 × 492 = ?"

How could anyone possibly answer that! The secretary is definitely biased towards the president. But that's normal... Xia Yan was calculating rapidly in his mind, but progress was extremely slow... But the president didn't even give the answer?

“2236632…?” He said uncertainly. “Xia Yanjun is amazing! He actually got it right!” Fujiwara Chika finished pressing the calculator buttons and gave him her approval.

"Wow, he actually got it right? He even got one point? I thought it was Guild Master Shirogane answering ten questions in a row to mock a loser like me..." Xia Yan was somewhat surprised. Shirogane Yukiyuki was even more furious.

I actually lost a game! It must have been a mistake. Now my grand slam is over, and Kaguya is going to laugh at me. "I let him win." I absolutely can't afford to make any more mistakes in the next few games!

"If you're not good enough, you're not good enough. What kind of logic is that?" Kaguya Shinomiya continued to make sarcastic remarks. How could she be defeated by such an idiot?! She's just plain stupid. Does she really want to lose?

For the next ten rounds, Xia Yan struggled to survive. No matter what, even for the sake of Guild Master Baiyin's reputation... he couldn't just go easy on him. Even if only a few people witnessed it... he still had to save face!

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Result

"Hey...did Shirogane throw the game? Was he trying to make Natsuhiko's loss less embarrassing?" Fujiwara Chika looked at the scoreboard with some surprise. "It's a tie. I thought we wouldn't have to do the bonus question."

"You always have to leave your opponent some room to maneuver." Shirogane Miyuki appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil. A draw! A crushing defeat! How could this be?! "Bonus question, I will win."

"So sure, President Shirogane? How do you know the last question isn't one you're good at?" Fujiwara Chika flipped through her notebook. "But surely no one can't answer it... So pay attention! It's time to answer first!"

"What is the next line after 'Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger'?"

Huh?! This question is way beyond my scope! Shirogane Miyuki was completely flustered; this was bad… Sure enough, Natsuhiko hesitated before giving the answer. “A… a pagoda to suppress the river demon…?” What the heck is this?!

Xia Yan's first reaction was, "We're doomed." He'd won, but it felt worse than losing. "Damn it! Why did I even argue like that?! Now I'm done for! I've offended a big shot, someone's going to die!" He secretly glanced at Kaguya; her face looked terrible too! She was probably doomed…

"Congratulations, it must be... Mr. Xia Yan." Shirogane Miyuki, who had maintained a calm expression—in his mind, he finally couldn't keep it up anymore, and left with an extremely ugly expression. "I remembered I have something to do."

Why does he seem kind of cute for some reason? He should be looking gloomy and angry, but why does he seem sad? Xia Yan was a little confused, but Shinomiya Kaguya had already come over to talk to him.

"Ah... um, you were really good just now." How did you lose? What happened to Shirogane Miyuki? What just happened? Even if you were going to throw the game, you shouldn't have gone that far! Shinomiya Kaguya was a little confused, feeling that this shouldn't have happened.

This is so awkward. Thank goodness I didn't see any shocking statements like "whoever wins, she wins"... Ahh, Kaguya-sama isn't someone who needs to be chosen! She's the one who chooses the men.

"How did you answer that last question? That was amazing!" She could only ask, still completely bewildered. It was just a low-level hobby... so how did Chika even know about these things?!

"Well, um... no, it's just that the things I usually watch are weird and strange, nothing compared to President Shirogane, who has real talent." Xia Yan scratched his head. "I...I...I have something to do, so I'll go first. Have fun, Miss."

Before she could take two steps, Fujiwara Chika grabbed her arm. "We can talk about it later, okay?" Chika said with a smile. "So, Kaguya, are you happy today?"

"Of course I'm happy—I only meant to annoy Shirogane, but he really disgusted me... It's just that I probably didn't achieve my goal of confessing." Shuo silently complained from the side. This young lady really messed things up.

"I'm very happy to have seen something different." Kaguya's smile was quite stiff. "The student council is very busy, and I have to go help Shirogane. Also, Natsuhiko-kun said he has something to do, so I'll go first."

"I'm so glad you had a great day." Chika waved. "I'm happy too."

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Leaving in the Present

They discussed going out together, but couldn't come up with a suitable option, and everyone started to have a headache about it.

Seeing that they had absolutely no idea where to go for fun, Fujiwara Chika suddenly said something.

"How about we go to the amusement park together? I haven't been anywhere to have fun in ages." Fujiwara Chika felt a little eager to go, thinking about how long it had been since she'd been there.

After hearing this, Xia Yan looked around at the people, but no one responded appropriately to the suggestion.

He forced himself to speak, "Well, this is an option. Is there anything the rest of you would like to do?"

"We can go have a nice meal." Ram wasn't very interested in playing; he preferred eating.

After listening to their different points, Xia Yan synthesized their opinions and suddenly came up with a better one.

"How about we go for a barbecue in the countryside? That way, we can relax and enjoy some delicious food!"

"But don't we need to bring a lot of stuff?" Kaguya Shinomiya thought that having a barbecue in the wild must be a very troublesome thing, and she didn't really want to go.

"I know a barbecue spot that's not far from here. I'm sure you'll love it when you go."

Xia Yan said it directly, and the others were very happy to hear it, but they were also very curious.

"Let's go have some barbecue then. I want to experience what it's like to have a barbecue restaurant in the wild."

After everyone reached a consensus, Kaguya Shinomiya breathed a sigh of relief, but they still hadn't decided when to go.

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at the group and voiced her opinion, "Since none of us have anything to do right now, let's go together?"

“Okay, let’s go now!” Xia Yan was the first to respond.

Ram and Rem, standing to the side, stared at each other with grim expressions, unsure of what to say.

Kaguya Shinomiya noticed their unusual behavior and asked directly, "What's wrong with you two? Don't you want to go?"

At first, Rem and Ram were very passionate, but now they have suddenly fallen silent.

Ram snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "Rem and I have some things to take care of, so I'm afraid we won't be able to go with you for a while."

Kaguya Shinomiya immediately relaxed a lot. "~You guys have something to do, so you can't come with us?"

"We'd like to go a little later, would you mind if we waited for us?" Ram still wanted to go out with them.

“Okay, let’s meet here again later!” Kaguya Shinomiya agreed without hesitation.

Ram and Rem weren't entirely reassured when they saw that Kaguya Shinomiya had agreed to their request, and they glanced at the others beside them.

"We're leaving to take care of some things, we'll come back to find you (Good Money Zhao) when we're done!" After saying goodbye to them, he hurriedly left Yu.

After the two people left, they had nothing to do and were suddenly idle, so they just sat there.

With nothing to do, everyone was looking forward to the barbecue, but since Kaguya had promised Lum and the others, they could only wait here bored.

Everyone felt that time was passing exceptionally slowly. Each person sat there leisurely, thinking about their own things, absent-minded.

Chapter Eighty: An Encounter

After a long silence, Shuo suddenly spoke up and asked, "Xia Yan, can you tell us how you won?"

In everyone's eyes, the president was exceptionally powerful, and no one could rival him. But today, Xia Yan suddenly won.

Although the matter was already resolved, Shuo couldn't help but ask about it.

Xia Yan frowned when he heard Shuo's question, not expecting Shuo to suddenly bring it up again.

"I only won by luck, let's not talk about it anymore." Xia Yan didn't think it was something worth bragging about.

Shuo could tell that Xia Yan didn't really want to bring it up, and that he had only asked out of curiosity.

He glanced at Kaguya Shinomiya beside him, who seemed not to have heard him, and Natsuhiko only gave a vague reply.

And so it ended, and Shuo said nothing more.

However, the question raised by Shuo made the previously quiet atmosphere awkward once again.

No one in the room spoke, and Fujiwara Chika sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

However, he also felt that Ram and the others would definitely be here for a long time, and it would be awkward to keep them here, so he took the initiative to offer a suggestion.

“We’re getting a bit bored waiting here, and Rem and Ram have things to do. Why don’t we go out for a walk?”

Kaguya Shinomiya heard the suggestion, looked at Natsuhiko, and asked, "Natsuhiko, what do you think of Chika Fujiwara's opinion?"

"Not bad, let's go!" Although Xia Yan didn't really like shopping, he was bored here anyway.

Moreover, by agreeing, he could better demonstrate his gentlemanly manners, so he agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that Xia Yan had already agreed to the proposal, Shuo didn't say anything more and quickly followed suit.

After discussing it, the group left the place together and soon arrived at the mall.

There were still many people on the street. After seeing the dazzling array of things, Kaguya Shinomiya and Chika Fujiwara were completely out of control.

They ran into a shop, and Xia Yan saw this situation and had no choice but to follow closely behind.

Kaguya Shinomiya and Chika Fujiwara wandered the streets for a long time without feeling tired, while Natsuhiko behind them couldn't keep up.

"You two slow down, wait for us!" Xia Yan said with difficulty.

The two people walking in front stopped. At that moment, Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly realized that the people walking towards them were Ram and Rem.

However, Kaguya Shinomiya, fearing she might be mistaken, urged Natsuhiko behind her, "You two hurry up."

After Xia Yan arrived, Ram and Rem happened to pass by them, and they exclaimed in surprise.

"Those two are Rem and Ram, what are they doing here?" Kaguya Shinomiya completely ignored Natsuhiko's question and instead called out to the two people passing by her.

"Lamu, didn't you two have something to do? What are you doing here?"

Because the mall was too noisy, Ram didn't hear Kaguya Shinomiya's voice at all and walked right past them.

At that moment, Fujiwara Chika suddenly grabbed Rem, who was standing next to her, and said, "What are you two doing here?"

The two people stopped immediately when they heard someone calling their names.

Chapter 81 Awkwardness

Ram and Rem turned around and saw Xia Yan and his group, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

The two of them had never expected to run into them here, and suddenly they didn't know what to say.

Fujiwara Chika looked at Rem and asked, "What are you two doing here? Did something happen?"

When Rem heard this question, she was at a loss for words and could only freeze for a moment.

Ram noticed that Rem didn't know how to answer, so she stepped in and said, "We did have something to do and needed to come here, so we came to the mall."

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at Rem and asked, "Have you guys finished with your work?"

She knew very well that Ram and Rem wouldn't give her much of an explanation right now.

"We have some things to take care of, so we'll leave now. We'll meet at the place we agreed on beforehand when we're done."

After Ram finished speaking, he grabbed Rem and left without looking back. Kaguya Shinomiya watched them leave and finally couldn't help but say something.

"Come to the barbecue place later, we'll just wander around here for a bit and then head over."

Kaguya Shinomiya felt that there was no need for them to return to the original place and wait for the two of them.

The two stopped in their tracks, turning to look at Kaguya Shinomiya. "Where are you?"

They actually wanted to meet somewhere, but they didn't know where.

“It’s just on the west side of this city. Just ask around and you’ll find out,” Xia Yan told the two of them without hesitation.