Anime Crossover: There are a lot of beautiful girls who like me.

Hakamada Sosuke, who was also eavesdropping nearby, predictably twitched his face.

On the other hand, Anna Hanami should have been happy, because this way she could go home with Sosuke Hakamada like before.

However, upon hearing Himegami Karen's suggestion, a hint of hesitation unconsciously appeared in her eyes. After all, Kitagawa Yu's songs were truly beautiful!

Although she doesn't usually listen to music and isn't particularly interested in the songs of big-name singers and bands, she doesn't know why, but she's really looking forward to Kitagawa Yu playing the piano.

That's probably... the charm of live performances!

However, she soon stopped worrying about it, because Kitagawa Yu was the kind of person who was afraid of trouble when it came to things that were unimportant or uninteresting.

He originally joined the piano club simply to avoid Himegami Karen and to hang out with her.

Most importantly, theoretically there are only 25 minutes, so running around is too troublesome.

so......

"No, thank you! Himegami-san doesn't have to do chores today, right? Then I'll treat you to something! Consider it a thank you for the lunch."

Before Himegami Karen could speak, Kitagawa Yu turned to look at Hachimi Anna.

"Hana-kun, let's come together too! Consider it a return gift for the chikuwa this morning~"

Just kidding, Kitagawa Yu couldn't possibly invite Himemiya Karen alone to go shopping and eat; he would definitely have to invite Hachimi Anna as well.

After all, if Anna Hanami goes with him, then Sosuke Hakamada would also have a reason to go along, wouldn't he?

What's more, he really enjoys watching Anna Hanami eat!

Although in the eyes of most people, including his childhood friend Hakamada Sosuke, the way Hanami Anna ate was too vulgar, impolite, and not at all 'girlish'.

But as the saying goes, everyone has their own taste, and in Kitagawa Yu's eyes, all of these things became cute expressions.

In his eyes, this is the kind of anime girl that Yanami Anna is the kind of girl he likes.

“Eh…”

Hanami was unsure whether she should agree to Kitagawa Yu's request.

After the 'lunch incident' at noon today, she became increasingly certain that Kitagawa Yu had no feelings for Himegami Karen.

In this way, if she and Hakamada Sosuke go together, it won't make Hakamada Sosuke see the two of them being affectionate and give up on her. It will just give Hakamada Sosuke more opportunities to get close to Himegami Karen.

Doesn't that turn out to be harmful and useless?

But as a gluttonous girl, if you give her a small spoon she could eat the whole earth, and if you give her an excuse... she has no reason to refuse!

Furthermore, although she was 'full of hostility' towards Himemiya Karen, she also considered Himemiya Karen a friend.

As for Kitagawa Yu, after the "rescue incident" yesterday noon and the "piano performance incident" today noon, she has risen to the level of "gentle, considerate, trustworthy, and very likable friend" in her mind.

so......

"Great! Let's go get something to eat together!"

Just as the scales in Anna's heart were gradually tipping towards agreeing to Kitagawa Yu's request, Hakamada Sosuke, growing increasingly anxious as she remained silent, finally couldn't help but preemptively agree for her.

"..."

When Hana saw Anna turn to look at Hakamada Sosuke, and saw that he was still stealing glances at Himegami Karen, she felt as if she had been punched in the face, and suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.

However, after learning her lesson from angering Hakamada Sosuke yesterday at noon, she ultimately didn't refute him. Instead, she forced a smile and said, "Yeah, Sosuke's right... There's a shop in the shopping arcade that sells super delicious taiyaki and red bean soup. Let's go eat there together!"

Kitagawa Yu, the only one who noticed that Anna was in a bad mood, couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

However, the thought that even without his interference, Hakamada Sosuke would still dump Hanami Anna and get together with Himegami Karen is quite telling.

His resolve only grew stronger.

"It's better to have a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one, so let Lao Ba get dumped sooner and be with someone who likes her, cherishes her, and will truly treat her well!"

Kitagawa Yu thought to himself with a righteous air.

As for Karen Himegami, who was clearly somewhat dissatisfied after Hakamada Sosuke joined... Kitagawa Yu could only silently apologize to her in his heart.

After all, in the original story, she and Hakamada Sosuke were a couple, weren't they?

so......

"By the way, Yu, where can I enroll in a drum lessons if I want to learn to play the drums?"

"If I want to take a talent class, can I take the same class as you?"

"I watched a lot of band performance videos online last night, and I feel that playing drums is the most interesting compared to guitar and bass!"

"If I learn to play the drums, can I form a band with Yu?"

"..."

On the way to the shopping street, Kitagawa Yu looked at Himegami Karen, who was sticking to him and talking non-stop, almost glued to him, completely ignoring Hakamada Sosuke's presence, and suddenly felt that things had gone off track again.

He just wanted Hakamada Sosuke to get together with Himegami Karen as soon as possible, and to get rid of Hanami Anna as soon as possible, so that he could take advantage of the situation... cough cough... right?

Why is it so difficult to operate?

As if things weren't going to go wrong, just as he was having a headache over Himegami Karen, his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

Chapter 25 Discovery!

"Cry, cry, cry!"

"During music class just now, everyone sang the school song together, and the teacher said I sang it completely off-key!"

"Our music teacher is also our vocal club instructor..."

"what to do!"

"Yu, do you think I'll get kicked out of the vocal club?"

The message was sent by Miyamoto Benxia, ​​and unlike the happy message from yesterday when she just joined the vocal club, this one started with three crying emojis.

Based on Kitagawa Yu's understanding of her, this expression wasn't just a casual gesture; she was genuinely on the verge of tears.

"Those without talent struggle desperately, while those with talent fail to appreciate it..."

Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but think of Okita Sawa, and sighed silently.

At that moment, when he looked again at Himegami Karen beside him, who was still chattering away like a cheerful little bird, full of longing and anticipation for learning the drums and forming a band with him, his mindset unconsciously changed slightly.

"Hey, you won't be kicked out of the vocal club~" Kitagawa Yu replied after a moment of silence.

Clubs aren't companies, so expulsion is definitely out of the question.

However, it is quite possible that not assigning lyrics to Miyamoto Honatsu would be a way to indirectly discourage him from participating.

At that time, given Miyamoto Natsumi's pride, she definitely wouldn't have been able to stand it and would have voluntarily withdrawn from the vocal club.

Then, because she loves singing so much, she will stubbornly form a choir by herself, and in order to fill the number of members, she will try every means to pull Okita Sawa and Sakai Kanade into it.

In this way, everything will return to its original trajectory.

"So, will Sawa meet another boy who likes her in the choir and start dating him? If that's the case... then what's the point of my existence, what's the meaning of these sixteen years of my life?"

"Yu, what's wrong?" The usually oblivious Himegami Karen finally noticed that he seemed to be acting strangely and asked with concern.

"It's nothing, just a friend from junior high school who asked me for advice on some vocal issues."

Kitagawa Yu smiled, then subconsciously adjusted her phone to an angle where she could see the chat interface, and typed again:

"I think you could talk to your instructor and ask them to let you sing the middle range. That should prevent you from singing off-key."

"Anyway, the vocal club's performances are mainly choral pieces, and each person only sings a few lines~"

The innocent Himegami Karen was immediately relieved after secretly glancing at Kitagawa Yu's reply.

However, the perceptive Anna subtly sensed that behind Kitagawa Yu's smile, his mood was still somewhat down.

"Does someone as sunny and cheerful as him also have moments of low spirits?"

"never mind......"

"Here, have this first serving~" Anna said, putting down the spoon she had just picked up and handing the still steaming red bean soup to Yu Kitagawa.

Although she was also feeling down and somewhat erratic and emotional, she clearly adjusted her mindset much faster than Kitagawa Yu.

Even if it's only temporary.

"It tastes even better when it's hot~" Anna tilted her head and reminded her again.

Red bean soup is a thicker kind of red bean soup, usually with added sugar and rice cakes, making it soft and sweet.

In early April in Tokyo, the weather is still a bit chilly. After school in the afternoon, a bowl of hot red bean soup like this can really give you a feeling of comfort.

At least for Kitagawa Yu at this moment, watching the foodie girl in front of him eagerly pick up the second bowl of red bean soup and start eating without caring that it was hot, and then her cute appearance of constantly panting after being burned, he did feel that his original low and uneasy mood was swept away and healed by... the red bean soup that he drank.

"Hey! That's my taiyaki!"

"Give me half, and I'll treat you to oden tomorrow!"

"Huh? Huh... Deal!"

"..."

Hakamada Sosuke, who had been secretly watching Himegami Karen, finally turned to look at Kitagawa Yu and Hanami Anna.

Seeing Kitagawa Yu first devour his own taiyaki in two bites, and then reach out to snatch Hanami Anana's, a strange thought suddenly popped into his head.

"Huh? They're already that close? That's strange. Could it be... that Kitagawa-kun likes Anna?"

As it turns out, Hakamada Sosuke's intelligence is quite normal when it doesn't involve Himegami Hanako.

When he saw Kitagawa Yu taking the initiative to interact intimately with Hanami Anna, he immediately guessed that Kitagawa Yu seemed to like Hanami Anna, and then... he became excited!

"That's right! If Kitagawa-kun really likes Anna and really dates her, then he won't be able to accept Himegami-kun anymore, right? In that case, wouldn't I be..."

Hakamada Sosuke became more and more excited as he thought about it.

Although he really couldn't understand what Kitagawa Yu saw in Hanami Anna, or what about Hanami Anna that could compare to Himemiya Karen.

But this didn't stop him; in an instant, he came up with more than a dozen ways to bring Kitagawa Yuu and Banami Anna together.

For example, when his parents and sister are not at home, he would invite Kitagawa Yu and Hanami Anna to his house, and then leave halfway through, leaving the two of them alone.

Alternatively, you could change the setting to a restaurant, karaoke bar, or other places suitable for couples.

It must be said that although Hakamada Sosuke has never had a girlfriend, his theoretical knowledge in this area is indeed quite extensive.