Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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While Hachiman Hikigaya was still trying to convince himself, Su Qing had already opened his bag and was taking a look.

Inside were pieces of cookies of uniform size.

When you pick up a piece, you can feel its delicate yet slightly rough texture, and you can also notice that the edges of the cookie are gleaming with an enticing golden luster.

"Correct answer." Yui Yuigahama snapped her fingers, her tone full of pride. "I made this first thing this morning, you know. How is it? Isn't it much better than the first one I made?"

"Indeed..."

Hachiman Hikigaya opened the bag in disbelief, even sniffing the cookies.

The aroma is wonderful...

"Hmm~" Since Totsuka Saika had never seen Yui's charcoal-colored cookies before, she was caught off guard when she saw the tempting cookies. After taking a bite, she exclaimed in surprise, "I never imagined that Yuihama, you are such a good cookie maker!"

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Yui Yuigahama rubbed her nose, but she didn't think all the credit was hers. "It's all because Yuki taught me so well."

"Well... I didn't teach you anything."

Looking at the bags of cookies, Yukino Yukinoshita felt a pang of emotion. After taking a bite of a cookie, she looked at the other person with tender eyes and whispered:

"It looks like you've really put in a lot of effort."

"What? Xiaoxue is just like my mom."

Yui Yuigahama gently patted Yukino's arm, instantly eliciting laughter from the group.

"Xiaoqing, what do you think of today's cookies?"

After they finished playing around, she asked Su Qing somewhat nervously.

"It's crispy and crunchy, quite delicious. I could open a dessert shop."

Su Qing held the bag of cookies in one hand and stuffed the cookies into her mouth with the other.

When you get a little tired of the food, take a sip of tea brewed by Yukino Yukinoshita.

“I’ve wanted to ask you for a long time, are you what people in mainland China call a ‘reincarnated starving ghost’?”

Hachiman Hikigaya had to admit that the cookies Yui brought today tasted far better than he had imagined, but the problem was, no matter how delicious the cookies were, who would eat them like a glutton?

"What nonsense are you talking about? If I were a ghost reincarnated, I'd come looking for you on my first night."

"Would it work to put onions at the door of the room?" Hachiman asked, offering what he considered a useful method of exorcism.

"Isn't that something to counter vampires?" Yui Yuigahama reminded her.

"If it's Hachiman, I'm afraid nothing we put in will make a difference." Yukino Yukinoshita came to this reliable conclusion after a moment of thought.

"So why does it have to be based on me being attacked by a demon..." After making a token protest, Hachiman suddenly asked curiously, "If you want to open a dessert shop, you'll need other desserts, right? Yui, have you learned any others?"

"Haha... Actually, I've only been practicing making cookies lately. I don't know how to make anything else."

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Chapter 207 Entrustment by the Ministry of Revenue

"Opening a cookie specialty store would be a good idea."

Su Qing gently picked up another cookie and said in a serious tone.

"Wouldn't that kind of business be eliminated because it has too few product varieties?"

Although it's not good to say that we'll be eliminated before we even open the store, I think it's much better than being ruthlessly crushed by our competitors.

"Then let's try making cookies in different shapes, like bunnies or kittens. That should increase sales significantly." After careful consideration, Su Qing quickly came up with a way to boost competitiveness.

"How could anyone choose to buy something just because of its shape..."

Before Hachiman could finish speaking, Yukino said earnestly:

"I think... we should make more cat-shaped cookies."

It really can boost sales...

At that moment, Hachiman made up his mind.

If Su Qing suggests that I buy anything in the future, I must firmly refuse to buy it.

This guy must be a complete shrewd businessman!

"Why is it based on the premise that I'm opening a shop! And why make me sound so miserable?"

Yui spoke out fiercely for herself.

"It's okay. Even if you only know how to make cookies, it's fine. Once you know how to make cookies, you'll learn other things much faster."

Yukino also offered a soft word of comfort at that moment.

"How long?"

Su Qing was quite curious about this data.

“If learning to make cookies takes a month, then other things of similar difficulty should take a week…” Yukino thought to herself, and after hesitating for a while, she changed her mind and said, “Wait, half a month might be more realistic.”

"Wait! Why did Xiaoxue specifically change the time just now? And why did she say it in a more exaggerated way!"

Yui is self-aware, but not much.

"This gives you more time, and we look forward to you creating sweets that surpass Yukinoshita's."

Su Qing tried to cover for Yukino.

However, Yui had already seen through Su Qing's little scheme.

"You idiot, Xiao Qing!"

After scolding Su Qing as usual, Yui kept spouting hypothetical scenarios like "If I'm serious, I can learn it in a week without any problem" and "If I get Xiaoxue's help, I can learn it in two and a half days without any problem," which made the others laugh and cry.

"And I don't want to open a dessert shop in the future."

Yui concluded.

Seeing that Yui didn't seem to be joking, everyone except Su Qing looked on with curiosity:

"So what do you want to do in the future?"

"Secret, secret."

Faced with the questions from the group, the answer seemed somewhat difficult to say, causing Yui to lower her head shyly.

Seeing this, the others wisely stopped asking questions.

Su Qing, however, vaguely knew the answer.

When he glanced thoughtfully at Yui, he was surprised to find...

Although Yui was looking down slightly, seemingly lost in her own world.

But in reality, her bright and cunning eyes were secretly glancing at herself not far away from an angle that was hard for others to notice.

Seemingly realizing that Su Qing had discovered her "spying," Yui hurriedly withdrew her gaze and lowered her head even further.

After noticing this scene, Yukino also stared at the two of them thoughtfully for a while.

[Su Qing and Yui—it seems... they're sharing a secret?]

Xue Nai had no time to think further.

dong dong——

The knocking attracted everyone's attention.

"Please come in."

"Hello..."

Aside from one particular instructor with an iron fist, almost everyone who comes to the Service Department has a request to fulfill.

However, the people who came this time were a bit unexpected for Yukino and the others.

“Eh, it’s Hayama and the Ministry of Revenue.” Ayaka said with some surprise.

Ye Shan and Hu Bu walked in one after the other. Hu Bu, who was standing behind Ye Shan, looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, which made it hard not to think of something.

"Can I really say that?"

Hubu hid behind Yeshan and asked in a low voice.

"There's no other way now, is there?"

Faced with his friend's sudden request for relationship advice, he was at a loss and brought him to the Service Department for help.

"What's the matter?"

Yukino got straight to the point.

"Go ahead and speak," Ye Shan said, gently patting the Minister of Revenue's shoulder as he saw that the latter was still hesitant.

"Ahhh... okay, I'll talk!" Hubu was initially hesitant when he saw Hikigaya, but seeing Su Qing there, he figured there shouldn't be any major problems.

Moreover, even Ye Shan didn't have any good ideas, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Um...actually, I like Ebina, and I plan to confess to her during this school trip..."

"Eh! You actually like Himeko?" Yui looked shocked, as if she had heard some unbelievable news.

Hachiman and Su Qing reacted much more calmly, with almost no change in expression.

"So you want us to help you confess your feelings?" Yukino hadn't expected this request to be like this.

"That's true, but I'm a little hesitant. Don't you think it's embarrassing to confess and get rejected? You might not even be able to be friends anymore."

The Ministry of Revenue expressed its concerns.

That's right, and it might even ruin your reputation in the class...

Hachiman deeply understands this.

However, the next moment, he was patted hard on the shoulder.

"what happened?"

Upon seeing that it was Su Qing, Hikigaya asked.

"Don't overthink it. The reason you acted that way is because you met a real jerk."

Su Qing said in a deep voice.

"Top-tier?" Hachiman found the word novel and quickly grasped its general meaning, but he immediately sensed something was amiss. "Wait, how did you know what I was thinking?"

"Your thoughts are as transparent as a jellyfish," Su Qing explained casually, adding a touch of sarcasm.

"You special..."

The camera focuses on Yukino.

"If that's the case, why confess at all? After weighing the risks and possibilities, you should make your own choice," Yukino said calmly.

Out of politeness, he symbolically asked Hayama and the Ministry of Revenue:

Would you like a cup of tea first?

"Ah... I'm not in the mood for tea right now," the Minister of Revenue said, clutching his head in despair.

"Thank you, I'm not thirsty either," Ye Shan replied.

"Really? Actually, even if we wanted to drink, there weren't any extra cups." Yukino muttered to herself in a very low voice.

The cups were purchased with departmental funds; there were exactly five of them.

"The hesitation stems from not knowing the possibilities..."

The Minister of Revenue suddenly looked at Yui and asked expectantly:

"Yuihama, aren't you and Ebina quite close? Do you know what she thinks of me?"

"Hahaha... He should be a good person, right?"

Yui guiltily glanced to the side—what's Xiaoqing doing here!

Yui quickly turned her head to the other side.

Phew, Xiaoqing is gone.

As she went through this series of smooth steps, Yui's face unconsciously flushed red.

"A good person? Isn't that a great compliment? So Ebina really has feelings for me too?"