Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

"what?!"

Seeing Ayumi Takahara's utterly shocked expression, Yu Kitagawa, who had been feeling sorry for his wallet, finally couldn't help but laugh.

"Just kidding, it's a coffee shop~"

Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, Kitagawa Yura, along with Anya who had been watching the whole time, helped Takahara Ayumi finish her untouched food, and unsurprisingly, everyone ate until they were stuffed.

"When will the tutoring start?"

"Let's start today!"

Kitagawa Yu glanced at the time and said.

The three then returned to the coffee shop together.

"Yuanjie Coffee Shop?"

"That's right, this coffee shop and the adjacent Enmusubi Shrine are both my family's properties."

"Wow? So Kitagawa-kun is the head priest of the shrine? That's so cool!"

"It's just a small shrine, come in."

Chapter 8 I misunderstood you

"Dingle bell bell~"

With a crisp ringing of a bell, the three entered the coffee shop.

Kitagawa Yu reached out and switched on the light switch, then flipped the sign hanging at the door to the 'Open for Business' side, before leading Takahara Ayumi behind the bar.

As for Anya, she had already dashed to the bookshelf to grab the comics she had recently taken a liking to.

Comics, magazines, and novels. These are obviously essential for a proper coffee shop.

"Do you know how to make coffee?" Kitagawa Yu asked as he made two cups of coffee for himself and Takahara Ayumi behind the bar, and also made a hot chocolate for Anya.

"This... I don't think I'm quite good at it." Ayumi Takahara observed his operation for a moment, then scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Then you'll be in charge of cleaning and serving meals!"

"Okay. Do I need to change into my work clothes?"

"It's up to you. Our store's uniforms are shrine maiden outfits. If you'd like, you can change in the changing room over there. There are a few sets there, and they should have your size."

Before she could finish speaking, Ayumi Takahara's eyes lit up, and she rushed eagerly into the changing room, leaving Yu Kitagawa puzzled.

"Is it not just boys who like this kind of shrine maiden outfit, but girls do too?"

A pure white top, red hakama, and red rope knots as accessories. In the cramped dressing room of less than two square meters, Ayumi Takahara quickly changed her clothes. When she came out again, she had transformed into an adorable look that made Yuu Kitagawa's eyes light up.

"How's it going? Does it look good?"

Takahara Ayumi ran over in specially made shoes that resembled wooden clogs but didn't make much noise because of their soft rubber soles. She spread her arms and happily twirled in front of Kitagawa Yu.

The hem of her hakama, which had been hanging down naturally, began to bloom quietly like a sleeping spider lily with her movements. Coupled with her clean and energetic smile, which was as bright as a child's, Kitagawa Yuu couldn't help but stare in amazement.

He only snapped out of his daze when Anya, her eyes shining, ran over with peanuts and comics, also clamoring to wear the shrine maiden outfit.

"I'm sorry, we don't have a small size shrine maiden outfit that you can fit in right now."

Kitagawa Yu first patted Anya's head, then turned around and looked at Takahara Ayumi again.

"It looks great, and this outfit suits you very well!"

Kitagawa Yu sincerely praised him, while secretly despising Majima Koji's taste.

Takahara Ayumi's looks and temperament are clearly no less than Shimizu Yuna's, and as for her figure, it's not that it's bad, but rather that they each have their own unique characteristics. Why go to such lengths to become a simp and pursue Shimizu Yuna?

Are breasts more attractive than legs? Or is it that what you can't have is always the best?

Kitagawa Yu was really puzzled. If it were him, he would definitely choose Takahara Ayumi instead of Shimizu Yuna.

"Thank you! This is my first time wearing a shrine maiden outfit!"

Takahara Ayumi twirled around happily again, grinning as she spoke. Perhaps due to excitement or joy, a faint blush rose to her cheeks, making her look even more adorable.

"Alright, don't forget the important thing. Let's make the most of this time while there aren't many customers."

"Yes! Kitagawa-kun... no, I should call him Kitagawa-sensei!"

Kitagawa Yu rolled her eyes silently, picked up her coffee, and walked to the window seat.

"By the way, Gaoyuan, where do you live? Is it far from here?"

"Just call me Ayumi, Kitagawa-sensei. My home is in the Kayama Shopping Street, which is only a 15-minute walk away."

"Then just call me Kitagawa. Adding 'teacher' as a suffix sounds really weird. And the tutoring session will last until 10 o'clock, is that okay? I'll take you home after that."

"No problem, but wouldn't that be too much trouble? I can go back by myself."

"It's okay, no trouble at all. After all, you're a girl, and it's too dangerous for you to go home alone so late at night."

Upon hearing this, Ayumi Takahara was taken aback. Looking at Yu Kitagawa, who had already sat down, she suddenly took a step back and gave a perfect 90-degree bow, which startled Yu Kitagawa.

"I'm sorry! I misunderstood Kitagawa-kun!"

"Ah? What do you mean?"

"That's right. I always thought Kitagawa-kun was a withdrawn, difficult-to-get-along-with, nerdy, weirdo."

"Heh. Just because you like someone and don't like socializing, you'll be seen as a shut-in or a weirdo? That's so Japanese~" Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

However, the predecessor was actually misunderstood. Before junior high school, the predecessor was quite cheerful, but later suddenly became 'isolated' and 'unsociable'. It was just because he was worried about running the coffee shop which was getting worse and worse every day, not because he really disliked socializing.

In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed quickly.

Just like the previous days, this coffee shop located in the alley didn't have a single customer all night, so Ayumi Takahara's work uniform was basically a waste of time.

"That's enough for today. I have a pretty good understanding of your situation."

Kitagawa Yu stretched lazily, glanced at his phone, and spoke.

The tutoring time wasn't as agonizing as I'd imagined; in fact, it passed by quickly.

Ayumi Takahara isn't very bright, but her foundation is surprisingly solid, which suggests she did study very hard in the past.

So all she lacked was a thorough understanding of how to apply these formulas and theorems. After three hours of probing that night, Kitagawa Yu already knew how to help her.

"Practice questions?"

"Yes, it's all about doing practice problems! For you right now, if you want to improve your grades quickly, all you need to do is practice a lot of problems and have them explained. There's still a month and a half until the next monthly exam, so tomorrow we'll go and get all the past exam papers from the same period. They should all be kept in this resource room."

Under a night sky filled with twinkling stars, Ayumi Takahara, carrying her schoolbag in both hands, turned her head to look at Yu Kitagawa beside her, who was still planning her tutoring schedule. The frustration and sadness she felt suddenly seemed to dissipate a lot.

"So Kitagawa-kun is this talkative? Then why is he always alone?" Ayumi Takahara wondered to herself.

Because Kitagawa Yu had been in the same class as Majima Koji since first grade, she knew a little about Kitagawa Yu. However, what happened today undoubtedly shattered her previous impression of Kitagawa Yu.

"But since Kitagawa-kun is so serious, I have to be even more serious and energetic!" Ayumi Takahara silently cheered herself on.

"I am home."

"Okay, then I'll head back."

"Wait a moment!"

"what happened?"

"You haven't given me your contact information yet!"

"Oh, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."

They exchanged phone numbers and Line numbers, then Kitagawa Yu waved goodbye, turned around, and quickly disappeared into the night.

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Chapter 9: Eating melons is indeed human nature

"Hey, Ayumi, what's going on between you and that Kitagawa Yu from the next class?"

"Yeah, yeah, Ayumi, are you dating that Kitagawa Yu? He's such a reclusive otaku, a weirdo!"

Perhaps because they were seen going to the resource room together during break and going home together after school, rumors that Kitagawa Yu and Takahara Ayumi were dating had already spread in a small circle on the third day of their tutoring program.

Ayumi Takahara's two friends, who initially thought it was just a prank, couldn't help but surround her.

“Kitagawa-kun isn’t weird! He just… just prefers to be alone in peace and quiet.” Ayumi Takahara frowned slightly, somewhat angrily defending Kitagawa Yu.

However, her reaction caused her two friends to exchange a glance and instantly become excited.

"Have they already started using such an intimate term as 'Kitagawa-kun'?"

"So you and he are—"

"We...we're just friends who happened to go to cram school together," Ayumi Takahara whispered.

This was, of course, the excuse that Kitagawa Yu had taught her, since Kitagawa Yu didn't want to have any rumors with Takahara Ayumi at school.

But when these words came from Takahara Ayumi, who wasn't good at lying, they sounded like she was trying to hide something obvious.

Especially when faced with the teasing looks from her two friends, Ayumi Takahara blushed with embarrassment, which only fueled people's imaginations.

"Oh, so you were going to tutoring class together~~" Friend A deliberately dragged out the last syllable.

“Hey Ayumi, why have you been doing so many practice problems whenever you have a spare moment these past few days?” her friend B chimed in.

"Although Kitagawa's grades aren't as good as Majima's, and his personality is a bit eccentric, he's still quite handsome, and he and Ayumi are a good match~"

Takahara Ayumi wanted to explain, but her friend B continued, "But I heard that the 'elf princess' in the first year has been delivering lunch to Kitagawa-kun every day at noon lately!"

"Huh? Is that really true?"

It's true that being a gossip lover is human nature. As soon as Ayumi Takahara heard this, she immediately forgot about defending herself and her face was full of curiosity.

“I heard about this too! And the bento boxes they sent were really high-end!” Friend A said.

"Do you think Asuka might also have feelings for Kitagawa?"

"That can't be right! After all, Asuka even rejected Ito-senpai, who's a third-year student!"

"But Kitagawa-kun isn't any less handsome than Ito-senpai!"

Friends A and B exchanged another glance, their faces showing an expression of 'I knew it'.