Crossover Anime: A Dimensional Journey Starting with Frilian.

Chapter 32: Sleeping Together or Sleeping Alone

After lunch, Kasumigaoka Utaha began writing her novel.

There were fewer customers in the afternoon, so Shichen idly played on his phone behind the cashier to pass the time.

He wanted to try to find someone he knew online. These days, the internet is really convenient; all sorts of people can appear on it.

All you need are keywords.

His acquaintances are all quite prominent people, so someone might have taken a picture of him and posted it online.

Tohru and Chizuka Nishiki were studying a new recipe. The two were very interested in cooking, especially after seeing the time and the satisfied smiles on their faces after tasting it.

The afternoon passed quickly. After having dinner together, they cleaned the kitchen, closed the shop, and went upstairs. Shichen followed behind the three of them and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Today is different from before; Kasumigaoka Utaha is here, so things can't be the same as usual.

I wonder what Tohru and Chizuka Nishiki will do... Thinking of this, I couldn't help but slow down my pace.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Tohru went up to the second floor first, and then when they turned around, they saw Tokichi, who had only gone up a few steps.

"What are you doing?" she asked curiously.

"I think I'm done closing the door. You guys go take a shower first," Shi Chen said, turning to leave.

"It's off, didn't I watch you turn it off?" Kasumigaoka Utaha said.

"Really? I'd better go check it out to put my mind at ease."

"Whatever." Kasumigaoka Utaha ignored him.

Although she felt that the time was a little off, she didn't pay much attention to it.

However, when she arrived at her room, she discovered that Tohru and Nishiki Chizuka had already entered Shichen's room.

She arrived at the door of Shichen's room and saw the two of them rummaging through the wardrobe.

"What are you two doing?"

"Get your clothes. Don't you change into your pajamas to sleep at night?" Thor turned around and asked.

"Of course I wear pajamas to bed too, but why were you two looking for clothes in Chen's room?" Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned. She had already thought of something, but she didn't follow her train of thought at the moment.

"What else could it be?" Nishiki Chizuki took out the pajamas and looked at her with a smile: "Of course, our pajamas are here."

"But... isn't this Chen's room?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Shouldn't you keep your clothes in your own rooms?"

"But we sleep here too," Chizuka Nishiki winked at her.

Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn't surprised by the answer. She asked with a forced smile, "...So you two sleep with Tatsumi every day?"

"Yes, that's right." Nishiki Chizuka nodded with a smile.

"Two people together?"

"Isn't one on each side just right? Are we supposed to take turns keeping Brother Chen company?"

"...Was it like this from the beginning?"

"Hehe~" Nishiki Chizuka laughed shyly.

"Thor, you actually agreed?"

"What's the big deal? I can't sleep on the other side anyway, so it's just sitting empty."

"..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's lips twitched; she wondered if she had misheard.

What kind of outrageous statement is this?

Would a normal girl say something like that?

Don't you like Chen?

What about your possessiveness?

Is the other side something you can just give way to?

"What happened to you?" Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but ask.

"What's wrong with me?" Thor tilted his head in confusion.

"You were so wary of me before, why are you so generous to Chizuka?"

"It probably took time for feelings to develop."

"?"

"Chizuki is right, the most important thing is that Lord Chen is happy."

"You still say you didn't brainwash Tohru?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked Nishiki Chizuka.

"There wasn't one to begin with. Didn't I tell you before? Don't be so narrow-minded."

"...So that's what you mean. But is this a matter of being narrow-minded? Are you two out of your minds? Did Chen do something to you?"

"Tch~ We'd love to see what Brother Chen does to us, but he just won't do anything," Jinmu Qianshu pouted, replying with dissatisfaction.

"He didn't do anything?" Kasumigaoka Utaha blinked, somewhat surprised.

"So you two haven't done anything besides sleeping together these past few days?"

"What else can we do?"

"This guy... is he for real? He doesn't seem like it. Could he have some kind of health problem?"

"You're the one with health problems!" Shichen suddenly appeared behind Kasumigaoka Utaha and patted her on the head.

"When did you get up here?" Kasumigaoka Utaha hadn't noticed him coming up at all.

"While you're pressing me for details," Shi Chen rolled his eyes at her and pushed her into the room.

"Why are you blocking the doorway?"

"Why did you push me in here? You don't want me to sleep with you too, do you?" Kasumigaoka Utaha took a step back from Tokimitsu, staring at him warily.

"I'm not a casual girl."

"Shiyu, we're not just any girls. We only took the initiative because of Brother Chen," Jinmu Qianshu emphasized.

"Yes, yes, I don't care about anyone except Lord Chen," Thor added.

"...You two are pretty quick to pledge your loyalty." Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. Go wash up and go to bed. Aren't you tired after a long day?" Shi Chen asked.

He had originally planned to come up a little later, but when he suddenly heard that Kasumigaoka Utaha's tone seemed less unhappy, he seized the opportunity to join the conversation.

Come to think of it, he's upright and has nothing to fear. He hasn't done anything inappropriate for children, he's been well-behaved, and he wasn't even doing it on his own initiative, so what's there to be afraid of?

I'm already worried since it's only just begun. What will happen when there are even more people?

Be tougher!

"Sleep? How do you want to sleep? Do I have to sleep with you too?" Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms and glanced at him.

"It's not that bad. You can go back to your room and sleep. There's no rule here that you have to sleep with me."

"I'm going back? What about them?"

"Of course we're the same as before," Thor replied matter-of-factly.

"Mmm." Chizuka Nishiki nodded in agreement.

"No way!" Kasumigaoka Utaha rejected the idea without even thinking.

"Why?" Thor looked at her strangely.

"Why else? Do you think it's normal for the two of you to sleep with Chen?"

"What's the big deal? It's been going on for more than just a day or two."

"...From now on, everyone go back to your own rooms and sleep!"

"No way, I want to sleep with Lord Chen."

"Mmm, I want to sleep with Brother Chen too."

"You two... what's your decision?" Kasumigaoka Utaha had no choice but to pass the question to Tokiomi.

She had already figured out that Tohru and Chizuka Nishiki were fools; they were too generous and probably didn't even have common sense.

There may be hostility, but there is no possessiveness. Perhaps watching anime has made him lose his mind and become detached from reality.

After all, they're cosplaying without any shame. Who in their right mind would cosplay as a dragon maid every day?

I wear the horns and the big tail from morning till night; no matter how much I like them, it's impossible to wear them.

"Me? I can't make a decision." Shi Chen shrugged and spread his hands.

"What do you mean?"

"In our family, the minority obeys the majority. Once the two of them decide on something, there's nothing I can do to stop them."

"Majority rule? Your family? Are they both part of your family now?"

"Yes, they're all alone now."

Thor's father is there, but it doesn't matter whether he is or not.

"Alone..." Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned.

That's when she understood why the two of them were so open-minded. When you're alone, you have someone to rely on, so you don't care about anything else. The key is that they're both so young.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you two..." Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the two apologetically.

"It's alright, we don't mind." Jinmu Qianshu waved her hand: "As long as Brother Chen is here, it's fine."

"Yes, I want to be with Lord Chen forever."

"Me too."

"..." Kasumigaoka Utaha withdrew her sympathy. These two were optimistic and didn't need her consideration at all.

"In that case, I'll join this family too!" Kasumigaoka Utaha said resolutely, "That way I'll have a say in the decision, right?"

"Why did you join in?" Shi Chen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and ask.

"What? They can join, but I can't?"

"I don't care, but once you join, we'll be family," Shi Chen reminded him.

"We're family, and I don't dislike either of them."

"Really? What about me?"

"You? Hah~" Kasumigaoka Utaha sneered, changing the subject: "So what's your decision now? Let them both go back to their rooms to sleep, or continue sleeping with you? You said you didn't want to before, right?"

Shichen looked at Tohru and Nishiki Chizuka, only to be met with their pitiful gazes.

"..."

Being soft-hearted is a real problem; sometimes you simply can't make a decision.

So here's the question: is it better to make one person unhappy or two people sad?