Anime Crossover: My Youth Begins with Charlotte

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Just like curry massages your tongue through your taste buds, Chika has loved curry since she was a child and is very satisfied with Ram's decision.

The three of them walked into the store with satisfaction and chose to sit at a four-person table by the window. Ram occupied two seats by herself, of course, not because she wanted to.

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Just as she walked over, Fujiwara Chika and Natsuhiko automatically sat down in a row. "This restaurant has really good service. The food arrived in less than ten minutes after we ordered," Ram said, having been lying on the table for a while because she was hungry.

When she heard the kitchen bell ring, she suddenly stood up and watched the waiter pass by her table. She thought it was time for their food, but the waiter ignored her.

She walked right past him. "Sigh, you're keeping me in suspense," Ram said, then lay back down on the table. "Hey, I'm telling you, the more I look at you two, the more I feel like there's something more between you two," Ram suddenly looked up at Fan, as if she had just remembered something.

Chapter Ninety-Two: The Bar Appointment

"What the hell? Stop talking, Ram!" As soon as Fujiwara Chika heard Ram say that, she knew that her worries were about to come true. All along the way, she was worried that Ram would use this thing to tease her and Natsuhiko.

So Fujiwara Chika was very nervous the whole way. Now that Ram had said what she expected, Fujiwara Chika breathed a sigh of relief. What was bound to happen would happen eventually.

Fujiwara Chika turned "403" away, snorted, and refused to look at Ram. "Oh dear, this isn't my fault. My gossipy instincts won't lie to me. You two..." Ram raised her index finger and gestured between the two of them.

"We were together in the haunted house, and now we're sitting together at the dinner table. They say there's always a third wheel in a group of three, so it seems I'm the third wheel?" Ram said with a lewd laugh.

Xia Yan smiled silently to the side, because the more you refute something that isn't true, the more people will believe it to be true. So Xia Yan's way of denying what Ram said was to remain silent.

"You, Ram! I'll sit next to you, okay? You can go in." Fujiwara Chito stood up from his seat and made a show of wanting to sit next to Ram. "The fact that you're changing seats now means you have something to hide. I guessed it."

Ram persisted, wanting to find some amusement in Fujiwara Chika. Fujiwara Chika snorted and sat down, choosing to sit next to Natsuhiko, because she thought that sitting face-to-face with Natsuhiko might make her blush even more.

Ram took a satisfied sip of the water the waiter brought, and just then, the waiter brought out a delicious curry rice for the three of them. "Wow, just in time, I'm so hungry."

Ram didn't care about his image at all, so he started wolfing down his food in front of Fujiwara Chika and Natsuhiko. At first, he ate very slowly, taking only a spoonful at a time.

He made a satisfied "Mmm" sound from his mouth. "It's delicious, isn't it? Looking at how Ram is eating, I want another plate," Xia Yan said to Fujiwara Chika, discussing Ram's eating habits.

Fujiwara Chika laughed, then scooped up about a third of the curry rice with her spoon, put it in her mouth, and sipped it for a long time without swallowing it, a stark contrast to Ram's eating habits.

Xia Yan, who was standing next to her, stopped talking and started enjoying his food. "Burp! I'm full!" As expected, the first person to put down his chopsticks was Ram, whose burp echoed across the next table.

Someone at the next table peeked out curiously to see who could burp so loudly. "Wow, Chika, you still have so much left!" Ram shifted her gaze to the center of Chika's plate. "Wasting food is not good, you know."

Fujiwara Chika knew that what Ram meant was that she wanted to help her finish her leftover curry rice. "I understand," Fujiwara Chika said, meeting Ram's longing gaze. Then she picked up her plate and ate most of it from Ram's plate.

"We get along so well, we get along so well, I love eating with 4.9 people like you." After saying that, Ram finished her plate in no time. By then, Xia Yan had also finished, and Qian Hua's plate was completely clean, without a single grain of rice left.

"Ugh, the sun's gone, it's getting late, but I don't want to leave you guys yet. I had such a great day!" Xia Yan leaned back on the leather sofa and rested his head on his hand.

"How about we go to a bar?"

Chapter Ninety-Three: Deciding to Go to the Bar

"Huh? A bar, you mean one of those places that blasts ear-piercing music all day and has a bunch of men and women headbanging like crazy?" Fujiwara Chika was a little surprised by Ram's suggestion, and at the same time expressed her resistance to going to a bar.

“My mother told me that bars are full of wolves and tigers, and girls who go in are like lambs to the slaughter,” Fujiwara Chika continued. From a young age, her impression of bars was that they were places where you would get hurt or even die if you went in.

The bar exuded a dark atmosphere for Fujiwara Chika, using addictive drugs to lure other people who came to the bar, of course, not including Fujiwara Chika herself.

Ram sensed Fujiwara Chika's resistance and tried to persuade her to go for some excitement with him, "That's an exaggeration. The bar your mother mentioned is an unregulated bar. The one we're going to today is a legitimate one, and we'll be there to protect you."

Ram still insisted on going to the bar. "I've never been to a bar before, and I'm a little curious about what it's like," Xia Yan said without directly stating whether he supported or opposed going to the bar, only saying that he was very curious.

However, Fujiwara Chika still managed to catch Natsuhiko's excitement about going to the bar. Natsuhiko really isn't good at hiding his emotions; he clearly wanted to support Chika, but he inadvertently revealed that he also wanted to go.

“Right? Bars are so much fun. They're full of interesting people. Now that the three of us are all grown up, we can go there and have some fun,” Ram continued to say to Fujiwara Chika, then nudged Natsuhiko with his elbow.

She was trying to recruit Xia Yan into her camp. "Since Xia Yan wants to go and see, I agree, but you guys have to protect me, okay?" Fujiwara Chika, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly looked up and said to Ram.

Ram paused for a moment, realizing that she was also a girl, and the only man here was Xia Yan.

Since both Ram and Xia Yan wanted to go to the bar, if she continued to deny it, there would only be one outcome: after sending her home, the two of them would go to the bar. Chika didn't want to be the one who was abandoned.

So, they went along with everyone's wishes and agreed to go to the bar. Besides, this was a place that Qianhua had never been to before, no matter what her mother said.

Fujiwara Chika still thinks that people who go to bars are cool, really cool, and she wants to be that kind of cool person herself, breaking away from her image as a good girl.

"Don't worry, with such a beautiful red flower, Xia Yan, as her protector, will definitely protect us well," Ram pounded his chest, indicating that he could also protect Fujiwara Chika's safety.

"Me too, I will definitely protect you 403, definitely." Xia Yan stretched out his palm from under the table, then clenched all his fingers into a fist, and clenched it very tightly, using the strength he put into his fist to show his determination to protect Qianhua.

"Okay, I was just joking. I can protect myself too." Fujiwara Chika was quite happy because the man in front of her said he would protect her. Although she said it, she was actually quite happy inside.

Especially when she saw Xia Yan clench his fists tightly, Fujiwara Chika almost burst out laughing, but in the end, she managed to control her expression and not laugh out loud, only slightly raising the corners of her mouth.

Chapter Ninety-Four Encountering Danger

Ram found a highly-rated bar on her phone and then hailed a taxi to take them there. "You want to go to Xinyue Bar? That bar is a bit dangerous, there are a lot of thugs there."

When the driver heard that they were going to Xinyue Bar, he told them before the car even started moving that Xinyue Bar was a dangerous place and it was best not to go.

"Oh? Is that so? A few of us have never been to a bar before and are curious to check it out. It's our first time and we don't know much about it." When Ram heard the driver say this, her first reaction was to suspect that the driver was one of those people who specifically solicited customers for bars.

"I recommend another bar to you, this one is safer." When the driver saw that the young people were not wearing heavy makeup and had a somewhat naive appearance, he was sure they were not the type of people who frequented bars.

Whether the driver meant well or had ill intentions, Ram was suspicious that he recommended a bar right away.

"I checked on a certain app on my phone, and the bar you mentioned doesn't have a very high rating, while the one we're going to seems really popular~" Ram took out her phone and started searching.

"Is that so? Let me see." Xia Yan also took out his phone to find a reliable bar. He just needed to see if their ratings were high. Sure enough, Xia Yan found the bar the driver mentioned, which was indeed not as highly rated as the one Ram wanted to go to.

"Oh dear, that's how these apps are. They deliberately lower the ratings of merchants. You mustn't believe them!" The driver turned to Ram and the others anxiously, saying that the app's ratings were problematic, but it was the most reliable one.

"Sir, how about we check out this place first? If the environment isn't good, we can go to another one." Xia Yan saw that Ram was almost furious and was about to teach the ill-intentioned driver a lesson.

Fujiwara Chika, who was standing next to Ram, seemed worried that a fight between Ram and the driver was about to break out. She also looked at Natsuhiko with a pleading look in her eyes. Natsuhiko then told the driver to take them to that shop first.

It's not easy to find another car now, so to avoid any awkwardness for either of us, we'll just have to stay in this car. Ram rolled her eyes at the driver's back from behind the driver's seat.

"Okay, since that's how it is," the driver said. He meant well, but his good intentions weren't appreciated. Right now, the driver didn't hate Ram, who had been arguing with him, but rather those people who were frantically posting positive reviews online.

They remained silent the entire way, an awkward atmosphere spreading throughout the car. After about an hour, the driver stopped the car at a doorway. Xia Yan rolled down the window and could see the dazzling lights of the shop from afar.

"We've arrived, you can get out now." The driver parked the car on the side of the road and let the three of them get out. After the three of them got out of the car, the young man who was greeting them at the door was very enthusiastic. "Three of you? Just walk straight along the path (okay)."

The bar is located in a basement, with stairs leading down to the bottom. As soon as you reach the entrance to the stairs, you can smell a complex mixture of odors, including alcohol, cigarettes, and perfume.

"Is this really okay?" Fujiwara Chika was taken aback by the bar's lights when she reached the door, so she stopped and hesitated to go in. "We've come all this way, we'll regret it if we don't go in and take a look," Ram said before walking inside.

Chapter Ninety-Five Stranger

The bar's colorful, dim lights shone on the three men's faces. They looked at each other and felt as if they were capable of doing things that adults could do, and going to a bar was one of those things that adults could do.

Xia Yan led the two girls into the bar and found a seat on the side. Although the seat was far from the center, it was enough to see what the people on stage were doing.

As she entered the bar, Fujiwara Chika kept her head down, as if trying to hide herself in the mixed crowd. If she couldn't see them, they in room 403 couldn't see her either. One by one, people reeking of smoke walked past her.

Although Fujiwara Chika thought going to a bar was a cool thing, the people in the bar were not what she had imagined. A man and a woman were holding opium pipes, puffing out smoke, and leaning against the corridors on both sides of the bar.

While they were talking about something, Fujiwara Chika kept her eyes fixed on Natsuhiko's heels. She followed Natsuhiko's footsteps, trying her best not to look at anything that frightened her.

When Ram entered, her gaze was completely different from that of Fujiwara Chika. During the process, when Chika occasionally glanced at Ram, she felt a little envious. Ram's ability to handle such situations so naturally put Natsuhiko at ease.

As Xia Yan walked into the main hall of the bar following the lights, the noise grew louder and louder, filling his eardrums. The sounds of people talking and shouting made Xia Yan feel uncomfortable.

Xia Yan felt rejected by the environment and couldn't fit in at all. Some people in the bar were dancing and twisting their bodies, but Xia Yan couldn't do the same.

Even amidst such unrestrained music, the more unrestrained the music became, the more Xia Yan wanted to shrink his body, unable to relax at all. The noisy sounds and chaotic smells made Xia Yan feel a little nauseous.

"You two sit here and don't wander off. I'll be right back from the restroom," Xia Yan told Ram and Fujiwara Chika to stay put, keeping his eyes wide open as he watched them with a hint of worry in his voice.

When Ram saw that Natsuhiko was looking at Fujiwara Chika when he said this, he said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of Chika. When you come back, you will definitely see a complete Chika."

Xia Yan nodded, failing to notice the fleeting disappointment in Ram's eyes. "Chika, how's it going? Let's get hyped!" After Xia Yan left, Ram placed her hand on Chika's body, raising and lowering her other hand in rhythm with the music.

This atmosphere is perfect for someone like Ram. Infected by Ram's emotions, Fujiwara Chika also wants to gradually relax and have fun here.

Just as Fujiwara Chika was trying to calm herself down, two unfamiliar men sat down in front of them. "Ladies, are you having a good time?" The two strangers hadn't come empty-handed; there were two bottles of wine on the table.

Fujiwara Chika hadn't seen the packaging of these two bottles before, but the aroma emanating from them convinced her that they must be exceptionally strong liquor. What were these two men up to?

"Ram...shouldn't we go? I want to go find Natsuhiko." Fujiwara Chika pulled Ram aside and suggested that the two of them go find Natsuhiko first.

Chapter Ninety-Six Encountering Danger

"Okay, I'll tell them and we'll leave." Ram felt a little uncomfortable with the arrival of the two strange men. They had taken Xia Yan's seat, and Xia Yan would need to sit there again when he came back from the restroom. But Ram couldn't bring herself to tell them.

"Ladies, would you do us the honor of having a drink with us?" After saying this, the two men asked the waiter to bring two empty glasses, then poured two glasses of wine into them. The men picked up the glasses, swirled them, and then handed them to Qianhua.

When Ram saw the man handing a wine glass to Chika, she said, "Excuse me, I think we have to go now." Ram mustered up her courage and said that they were going to find their other companions, but the man's hand was still holding the wine glass.

Fujiwara Chika held Ram's hand and lowered her head. When the man reached out his wine glass towards Chika, she moved her body back slightly, showing her resistance, especially since it was a man with stiff, black hair on his hand.

Fujiwara Chika didn't notice the big gold watch or the big gold ring. Instead, she noticed the thick black hair on the back of the man's hand. Fujiwara Chika shook her head vigorously and made a "hmm" sound. The man became even more interested when he saw Chika doing this.

"Miss, we are good people." Usually, people who say they are good people are bad people. For example, when playing the werewolf game, the werewolves will say they are good people as soon as they start. This sentence did not reduce Qianhua's resistance.

"Miss, have a few drinks with us, and I'll let you go find your friends." The man with the big gold watch tilted his head back and looked at Ram, then glanced at the wine glasses on the table.

It seemed that Ram couldn't avoid it this time, so Ram sat back down in her seat and took the wine glass that the man had handed to Chika. When she first took it, the smell of the wine was so strong that it made her eyes water.

Ram sniffed the wine and moved her glass away. The man was still staring at Ram. "Just a little bit." Ram took a small sip. "Is this young lady not giving us any face?" The two men's attention shifted to Chika again.

Seeing Ram drinking with a satisfied grin, Fujiwara Chika and the others were not satisfied. No woman could refuse to drink in front of the two brothers. Seeing Ram's courage, Fujiwara Chika felt she had to be stronger too.

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She couldn't always rely on others, so she mustered up her courage, picked up the wine glass in front of her, and took a big gulp. This gulp was much more than what Ram drank. Ram saw that Fujiwara Chika had drunk so much.

"Chika, are you alright?" Ram moved to Chika's side. This wine was really strong; after only a short while, a blush had already spread across Chika's cheeks.

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"Miss has a good capacity for alcohol. I misjudged you. I thought you couldn't drink at first. Turns out you were just being coy and trying to whet our appetites." The two men were still not satisfied when they saw that Ram and Fujiwara Chika had both drunk their wine.

She poured two more cups into the glass. "Why isn't Xia Yan here yet? Did he fall into the toilet?" Ram thought to herself, unconsciously glancing in the direction of the toilet before standing up.

"Hey, miss, are you standing up to switch seats with me?" The man saw Ram stand up and deliberately said this to stop Ram from leaving. Then he stood up and piled Ram on his own seat before sitting down next to Chika.

"Are you alright, Miss?" The man asked, noticing Qianhua clutching her head.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: Danger of a Thousand Flowers

After drinking the wine, Chika felt something was wrong. At the same time, Ram also felt weak. When the man pushed her, Chika wanted to stand up and pull him away, but she had no strength.

"Where did Xia Yan go? Why isn't he here yet?" Qianhua muttered to herself as she moved to a corner.

Xia Yan spent a long time recovering in the toilet. He originally just wanted to stay in the toilet and find a quiet place to rest for a while, but he didn't expect that Xia Yan, who was pretending to come to the toilet, would actually have a real stomachache at this time.

"Oh no, I'm out of toilet paper!" Xia Yan clutched his stomach. He had just had a big bowel movement, but after feeling relieved, he realized he hadn't brought any toilet paper with him. He quickly pulled out his phone to message Fujiwara Chika and Ram.