Crossover Anime: I'm at Shuchiin Academy, and my surname is Uchiha.

Chapter 201 Generation Gap Can Occur Even Among People of the Same Age

During free time, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the group of elementary school students could finally relax for a short while, whether they stayed in their rooms or played in the backyard.

"Ling, those middle school students who call themselves the Monster Detective Club have already gone into the mountains. Let's follow them during our free time!"

Chitanda pointed to the mountains, while Fujiwara Chika followed behind, looking as if they could set off at any moment.

"You two, get your minds back on track. If you're really bored, go help in the kitchen with the ingredients."

Fujiwara Chika: "Tch... This place isn't fun."

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "If you're not having fun, go help out, Uchiha! And Shirogane-kun, you two come here."

Hiratsuka Shizuka carried the wooden box to the backyard, put it on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked around.

"And what about Yukinoshita?"

Uchiha Ryo: "I'm chatting with elementary school kids over there, and Amakusa-senpai is there too."

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked up and saw Yukinoshita and Amakusa Shino sitting on a wooden chair at the edge of the backyard, next to a little girl, chatting about something.

"Fujiwara and Chitanda, you two call Amakusa and Yukinoshita over here to help in the kitchen. Uchiha and Shirogane, one of you come with me to move some things, and the other go up the mountain to get some firewood."

Shirogane Miyuki and Uchiha Ryo exchanged a glance.

Uchiha Ryo: "Then I'll go get some firewood."

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded. "You can go. Just pile the firewood you find in the backyard. After all, we need to feed more than sixty people, so we'll probably need a lot of firewood. After Shirogane helps me move these things, I'll have him go help you."

"No need, I'm fine on my own."

With the power of Wood Release, firewood is nothing to him. However, gathering firewood did give him an opportunity to go up the mountain.

"Ling!!"

Chitanda ran over quickly. "You're going up the mountain, right?"

"Okay, go gather some firewood. I know what you're going to say. Just stay here, I'm fine on my own."

Chitanda Eru scratched her head awkwardly. "Well, although I did think about going up with you, I think it's better if I stay. But since you're going up the mountain, could you ask the detective group if they found the yokai?"

Uchiha Ryo: "...That's possible. If I run into someone like that, I'll ask them for you."

After saying that, Uchiha Ryo turned and walked up the mountain. At the same time, Yanyun-chan in the room also jumped out and silently followed her master up the mountain.

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Cooking area —

The hotel provided them with a separate cooking area, which was actually a large washbasin where they would wash rice, vegetables, and other chores.

When Fujiwara Chika went to call Amakusa Shino and the others, Yukinoshita also came over with Tsurumi Rumi.

Of course, it wasn't just Tsurumi Rumi who went to the cooking area; many elementary school students who thought they could cook would come over to help.

Yuki quickly scanned the ingredients. Pork belly, carrots, onions, potatoes... It seems their dinner is curry.

The variety of ingredients isn't extensive; they're mostly common curry ingredients found in ordinary households. Considering the cooking skills of a sixth-grade elementary school student, it's quite suitable for them.

Chika Fujiwara: "Curry... I prefer ramen for dinner~"

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Oh, Fujiwara knows a lot! That's right! Ramen is the best thing in the world!"

Yukinoshita gave the curry a rather neutral review.

"Making curry is a safe choice. Although it may not result in a lavish and luxurious dish, it won't be a complete failure either."

After all, Yukinoshita glanced at Tsurumi Rumi beside her and the three people opposite her, Shirasaki Hana, who were chatting and laughing.

As for elementary school students, with their help, it's impossible for them to make those complicated dishes.

Yukinoshita picked up a potato and handed it to Tsurumi Rumi, asking, "Can you peel it?"

"Don't underestimate me, how could I not know something so simple!"

Although Rumi Tsurumi is an elementary school student, she never thinks that she can only do what elementary school students should do.

A smile played on Yukino's lips; she seemed to see a reflection of her past self. "Why doesn't Rumi go with Hana and the others? Look how happy they are over there!"

Across from them, Chitanda, like a leader of children, was leading a group of young girls in washing rice and vegetables.

"The senior was also cutting radishes here, but I didn't fit in with them... Besides, I don't know what Xiaohua and I were talking about. They're so childish, just like little kids."

You're only eleven or twelve this year, but as Rumi Tsurumi said, because of her thinking ability that is beyond her peers, an invisible mental gap has appeared between Rumi and Shirasaki Hana and the others.

Just as older people don't understand why young people are addicted to the internet, and young people don't understand the joys of health preservation for older people, generation gaps can also arise among people of the same age due to differences in thinking.

Suddenly, Chitanda appeared to the side and overheard Tsurumi Rumi's speech.

"But no friend would be unhappy, right? Playing happily with classmates, that's what makes childhood memories so wonderful."

Rumi Tsurumi: "I don't need those bad memories... I can make friends when I go to middle school or high school, right?"

The girl put down the peeled potato she was holding and handed it to Yukinoshita, who skillfully took it and began to cut it into pieces.

Rumi Tsurumi believed in her own judgment! She looked forward to the future and believed that everything would get better after entering a completely new environment.

"I'm sorry, but your idea is wrong."

Yukino Yukinoshita's serious expression shattered Rumi's beautiful dream. Rumi turned her head, staring at Yukinoshita with some resentment, but Yukinoshita still spoke.

"When you get to high school, your ideas will still be ahead of your peers, because while they are progressing, you are also progressing, and then everything will just repeat itself."

Rumi Tsurumi: "What makes you so sure?!"

"..."

"Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth."

Yukinoshita said something out of the blue, and Tsurumi Rumi fell silent upon hearing it.

I chatted with this beautiful lady for so long today, and although I still don't know her name, I only know that they are from Shuchiwon Academy, but...

Rumi Tsurumi seemed to see a part of her own future in Yukino.

Just as Yukino saw her past reflected in Rumi... wasn't Yukino herself once a loner? While Kaguya Shinomiya had Ai Hayasaka at home and Chika Fujiwara at school, what about her...?

"Then... what should I do?"

Rumi Tsurumi's tone finally softened.

Just as Yukino was about to speak, she felt the ground begin to shake violently. An earthquake? How could there be an earthquake!

Without hesitation, Yukinoshita immediately grabbed Tsurumi Rumi and prepared to hide. Just as the others were about to take action as well... the earthquake suddenly stopped.

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Hey, what's going on? The magnitude of that earthquake was obviously not low, how did it stop so quickly?"

Chitanda: "Teacher! Ryo-kun! Ryo-kun is still gathering firewood on the mountain!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the mountain road not far away. "Is everything alright? You saw how that guy performed at the sports festival, and he didn't shake for very long... He probably just tripped and fell once."