Shinchan: Chaos of Anime Multiverse

How exactly was she supposed to "get along" with Suotome Ai?

This was truly too difficult for Kaguya. Let alone Suotome Ai, even outside of Ai Hayasaka and Chika Fujiwara, Kaguya didn't really have any other friends.

And ever since Suotome Ai came to Shuchiin and forcefully became the student council's vice president, Kaguya hadn't had any favorable impression of this Suotome heiress, if anything, she rather disliked her.

She couldn't even explain why she disliked Suotome Ai. Perhaps it was because their identities were similar, yet their fates were entirely different.

Suotome Ai was the only heir of the Suotome family, and the only child of her parents. The whole family doted on her excessively.

Just because Suotome Ai wanted to return to Japan for school, the Suotome family acquired a majority of Shuchiin's shares, accelerated the merger of multiple schools, and made it all happen, just to make her happy.

At school, Suotome Ai could do whatever she wanted, say whatever she pleased, and even freely interact with that boy called Shin-chan without any consequences.

But what about her? She had three older brothers. At least on paper, the Shinomiya inheritance was not meant for her.

In fact, no one could even confirm if Kaguya was Shinomiya Gan'an's biological daughter.

Her mother, Shimizu Nayotake, had been the top hostess at a nightlife club. After meeting Gan'an, he became completely infatuated with her. But she suffered from a severe congenital heart disease.

Due to her illness, Shimizu Nayotake resigned from the nightlife scene and returned to her hometown to recuperate.

When she reappeared, she was already pregnant, and the child was Kaguya.

Everyone in the Shinomiya family believed the child was most likely not Gan'an's. They suspected the child might belong to some random man from outside.

But Gan'an ignored everyone's warnings and kept Shimizu Nayotake by his side, believing the child in her belly to be his own.

Unfortunately, after giving birth to Kaguya, Shimizu Nayotake passed away due to her heart condition.

Gan'an refused to conduct a paternity test for Kaguya. Perhaps even he had doubts in his heart.

Because of her background, Kaguya had always been treated differently in the Shinomiya family, and even ridiculed because of her mother.

Shinomiya Gan'an, the head of the family and the mastermind behind its ruthless expansion, was someone who could use any means necessary. Describing him as cold-blooded and merciless wouldn't even be enough.

And yet, this man who had built a terrifying business empire from scratch became hopelessly lovestruck over a hostess. After Shimizu Nayotake's death, he fell into depression, which in turn rapidly worsened his health.

Such a man… turned out to be a hopeless romantic. And now, the mighty Shinomiya family was about to collapse because of his death.

The rich also have devoted men; the poor are not without heartless ones.

Because he was so unsure whether Kaguya was truly his daughter, Gan'an didn't know how to face her. He left her in the care of Shinomiya Un'yo.

Even though he deeply cared about Kaguya, he didn't know how to interact with her, and more than anything, he feared she might not be his real daughter.

That attitude from Gan'an made Kaguya's position in the family even worse, gradually snowballing into what it was today.

The entire family was like a prison, locking away her sky. Even Hayasaka Ai, her most trusted personal maid, was in fact sent by her brothers to monitor her.

How could someone like Kaguya not feel disgusted when faced with someone like Suotome Ai, whose situation was similar yet completely opposite?

Wanting to steal Shin-chan away from Suotome Ai was Kaguya's silent rebellion against her fate, perhaps even her final struggle.

And then, her father, who never told her anything directly, suddenly gave her a task: to get close to Suotome Ai.

Kaguya did want to complete the task.

From both a personal and a family standpoint, being friends with Suotome Ai would be a good thing.

But as she looked at Suotome Ai not far away, Kaguya found herself at a loss for words.

Ever since becoming vice president of the student council, Ai had been busy every day with all kinds of tasks, poring over large volumes of data, no one knew what exactly she was working on.

"Shinomiya Kaguya, why are you staring at me so much?"

Of course Suotome Ai had noticed Kaguya's gaze. But she didn't care about Kaguya's attitude at all. It was just that today, the look in Kaguya's eyes was a little… unusual.

"It's nothing."

Suotome Ai stretched, then stood up.

"I haven't seen Shin-chan all weekend. I can't hold on anymore. I must go find him and recharge a bit."

"Maeda, where is Shin-chan right now?"

Maeda took out her phone and glanced at it, then confirmed Shin-chan's location.

"Shin-chan is currently on the sports field drinking juice with Kazama Toru."

"Let's go. I'm feeling a bit thirsty too."

Watching Suotome Ai walk away, Kaguya sighed.

"Young Miss… you don't need to push yourself like this."

Of course Hayasaka Ai knew about the task the family had assigned to Kaguya, but she also knew, Kaguya was basically hopeless at socializing. Forcing her to befriend Suotome Ai might only backfire.

Kaguya nodded, her expression somewhat gloomy. 'Maybe… Shin-chan could be a good breakthrough point?'

She'd heard that this Shin-chan had joined the kendo club and some group called the "Service Club." Maybe this Service Club would have some surprises?

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"Fresh-squeezed 100% juice really is the best!"

Shin-chan took a sip of the juice he'd just pulled from the freezer and couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction.

"But Shin-chan… do you think fruits with better appearance would actually be used to make juice?"

Kazama was drinking barley tea. Watching Shin-chan guzzle down his juice, he shared his opinion.

"Usually, it's the damaged or leftover fruits that get used for juicing, right?"

Kazama's logic suddenly made Shin-chan feel like the juice in his hand didn't taste so great anymore.

"Shin-chan, if you don't mind… would you drink mine instead?" At that moment, a gentle female voice came from nearby.

"Oh, it's you, Saeko."

Somehow, Busujima Saeko had arrived beside them. She held out a cup and offered it to Shin-chan.

"This is watermelon juice I made myself. The fruit quality was top-notch, definitely not rejects."

"Wow! Fresh watermelon juice!"

Without hesitation, Shin-chan grabbed it and took a big gulp.

"Ah~ delicious!"

Kazama beside him was speechless, he didn't even know how to begin reacting.

'This guy… is his life some kind of wish-fulfillment fantasy? He just casually mentioned juice, and someone actually showed up to give him fresh-squeezed juice? This is too ridiculous!'

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