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

At this moment, the aroma of roasted salt lemon filled me with curiosity.

However, seeing how much Himegami Karen was enjoying the food, she hesitated for a moment and then gave up the idea of ​​coming over to try it.

"By the way, are you guys going to the piano club at noon today?" Hakamada Sosuke seemed to have thought of something and asked casually.

"Huh? This—"

Upon hearing this question, not only Kitagawa Yu and Banami Anna, but even Himegami Karen, who was eating, couldn't help but slow down.

"Of course I'll go!" Himegami Karen blurted out without thinking.

Her mind is the most innocent.

Going to the piano club not only allows you to have lunch with a guy you like, or even someone you already have a slight crush on, but also lets you hear him play the piano. You can also get rid of that annoying guy along the way, so of course you definitely have to go.

As for the fact that besides herself and Kitagawa Yu, there would also be two third wheels, Yanami Anna and Shikiya Yumeko, she automatically ignored this.

"Where's Hanami-kun?" Kitagawa Yu asked casually, glancing at Hanami Anna.

Clearly, if Anna didn't go, he would never go to the piano club alone with Karen Himegami.

"My words..."

As expected, Hana saw a conflicted expression on Anna's face.

If she goes, she definitely won't be able to have lunch with Hakamada Sosuke.

But if she didn't go, she knew that Kitagawa Yu, who had no feelings for Himegami Karen, would definitely use excuses like "the club members aren't all there, let's talk about the event another time" to make excuses.

so......

Is having lunch with Hakamada Sosuke more important?

Is it more important to "strike while the iron is hot" and intensify efforts to bring Kitagawa Yuu and Himemiya Hana together, so that Hakamada Sosuke will give up on Himemiya Hana sooner?

After being presented with the two options, the clever Anna Hachimi only thought about it for a moment before decisively choosing the latter.

As for... going to the piano club for lunch together, and getting to hear Kitagawa Yu perform a free piano concert... well, that's not important~

"Then I'll come along too!"

Seeing Himegami Karen clasp her hands together and look at her with a pleading expression, Bana spoke up after Anja deliberately held back for a moment.

This finally put the minds of Hakamada Sosuke, Kitagawa Yu, and Himemiya Karen at ease.

At the same time, without even realizing it, Anzu Hachimi's previous frustration and dissatisfaction had vanished without her noticing, and her mood inexplicably improved.

"By the way, didn't Himegami-san say yesterday that she wanted to learn to play the drums? Is that really a decision?"

"Ah, I almost forgot if Xingcai-chan hadn't mentioned it! Yu, which should we choose, an electronic drum kit or a regular drum kit?"

"Well... if you're a beginner, a regular drum kit is enough. Electronic drum kits are too expensive, and many of their functions can actually be replaced by an arrangement keyboard."

"But regular drums look so much bigger than electronic drums, I'm worried I won't be able to move them."

"Electronic drum kits may look small, but they're not any lighter than regular drums. So, whether it's an electronic or a regular drum kit, you, as a girl, can't lift it!"

"...What should we do then?"

"Generally speaking, live houses provide drum kits, so bands don't need to bring their own. Many live houses even provide arranger keyboards, so usually only the guitarist and bassist need to bring their own guitars and basses."

"Which road is more or less!"

"However, if it's a roadshow, you'll need to prepare your own drum set, so I suggest you don't learn to play the drums."

"Can I be the lead singer?"

"Well... if you really want to learn a musical instrument, I think you could try the bass."

Chapter 39 This is my carrot garden!

Time flew by and it was noon.

"Yu, Apricot Sauce, let's go!"

Before the school bell had even completely stopped ringing in the hallway, Karen Himegami had already quickly taken out her lunchbox from her bag and excitedly urged Yu Kitagawa and Anina Hachimi to hurry up.

This made Hakamada Sosuke clench his fists under the desk, feeling a surge of frustration.

Kitagawa Yu stood up only after seeing that Hanami had also taken out a bento box.

"Okay, let's go."

The three of them left the classroom together, which didn't attract much attention in the classroom, which had become incredibly lively after lunch break.

Even if there is a beautiful girl among them, Himegami Karen, whose looks are among the top three and whose figure is the best in the class, it's still the same.

Because their class also has the universally acknowledged number one beauty in the school, Narumi Sena, and Shiina Mahiru, who has already begun to show her angelic aura on the third day, attracting attention almost as much as Narumi Sena.

Furthermore, Himegami Karen has been hovering around Kitagawa since the first day of school, so she is clearly already taken.

So apart from Hakamada Sosuke, almost all the other boys in the class focused their attention on Narumi Sena and Shiina Mahiru.

However, although neither of them is currently in a relationship, one has a celebrity aura and the other has an angelic presence, making them not so easy to approach. Therefore, everyone is currently just admiring them from afar; no guy has dared to boldly approach them.

"Hey, Sena! Let's go have lunch downstairs from the piano department again today!"

A petite and adorable girl with long, dark purple hair and eyes quickly put her neatly organized class notes back into her schoolbag, then ran towards Narumi Sena with her lunchbox.

Unlike yesterday when Narumi Sena had to go to her, today Hayasaka Akari looked exceptionally eager with an expectant expression.

It's like... a big sale at the mall, and if you don't hurry, you'll miss it.

“Okay!” Narumi Sena said with a seemingly calm smile, but in reality, she was even more anxious and expectant than Hayasaka Akari.

After all, there are a lot of people who like to have lunch on the benches in the atrium, and if you go late, you might not be able to get a seat.

"So tell me, will anyone in the piano club play the piano today?"

When Hayasaka Akari spoke, she subconsciously lowered her voice, as if afraid that someone else might overhear and snatch away the feng shui treasure spot that the two of them had 'accidentally' discovered yesterday.

"Well... I think so."

Narumi Seina subtly turned her head and glanced at an empty seat in the last row of the classroom, then said in a low voice, feigning hesitation.

In fact, she had already noticed Kitagawa Yu, Himegami Karen, and Hachimi Anna leaving the classroom together with their lunchboxes when the bell rang.

That was just a little habit she had unconsciously developed during her breaks between classes these past two days.

"I wonder which handsome upperclassman is playing the piano..." Hayasaka Akari muttered to herself, a look of longing on her face.

"Why is it a senior, and not a senior or a classmate of ours?" Narumi Seina asked curiously as she looked away.

"Because I'm a girl, of course I would hope that the guy who can play such a beautiful piece is some kind of elegant and handsome guy~" Hayasaka Akari explained with a grin, linking her arm with hers.

"As for why it's an upperclassman and not one of our classmates, isn't it obvious? It's only the third day of school; yesterday was the second day. How could anyone possibly decide which club to join so quickly?"

Hayasaka Denori analyzed seriously.

It must be said that her analysis initially sounds quite reasonable.

However......

"You guessed wrong. That handsome guy who plays the piano isn't just in the same grade as us, he's in the same class too!"

As Narumi Seina thought this, she couldn't help but chuckle to herself, while also feeling a strange mix of shyness and pride.

Even the smile on her lips unconsciously became even brighter.

However, in less than two minutes, the smile on her lips vanished, because...

"Ah! Our spot has been taken!" Hayasaka Akari's voice was full of surprise and anxiety, causing Narumi Sena to frown slightly.

Actually, if it were just that the bench directly under the piano section, which they discovered yesterday, had been occupied by someone else, it wouldn't be so bad.

The problem is, the person who took the bench before them was actually Shiina Mahiru. This... is probably more than just a coincidence, isn't it?

"That's right, Shiina lives next door to Kitagawa. She must have heard Kitagawa playing the piano at night," Narumi Sena thought to herself.

Then she remembered that she seemed to have seen Shiina Mahiru enter the activity building during her lunch break yesterday.

This made her even more certain of her guess—Shiina Mahiru must have deliberately chosen this bench.

But how can this be allowed?!

She was the one who discovered this 'carrot patch' first!

If it were just Shiina Mahiru taking it away once in a while, that would be fine. But if it were taken away by Shiina Mahiru every day... Even with her gentle and harmless nature, like a little rabbit, she would still get angry and bite when she saw the carrot garden she had been protecting being ravaged by an outsider fox!

At this moment, Hayasaka Akari, who was standing there blankly for a long time without saying a word, turned her head to look at her.

"What should we do? Sannai, how about we go to that bench over there? It's a bit far from the piano club's activity room, but we should still be able to hear it, right?"

Based on her past understanding of Narumi Sena's temperament, Hayasaka Akari originally thought that Narumi Sena would definitely agree after hearing her story.

However, before she could even finish speaking, Narumi Sena, who had been gathering her courage for a long time, shook her head vigorously and said softly in a sweet, obedient yet incredibly firm voice, "No, let's go eat with Shiina-kun!"

joke!

Even if Shiina Mahiru may not know, she also deliberately chose this bench yesterday.

At times like this, she has to pick up her weapons, prick up her ears, and bravely reclaim the carrot garden that rightfully belongs to her!

Moreover, she had a perfectly plausible reason for doing this, one that left no room for criticism.

"Huh? Shiina-san, why are you sitting here all alone? Perfect timing, Akari and I were just looking for a place to eat our bento boxes, how about... we eat together?"

Chapter 40 Shiina Mahiru's Surprise

Shiina Mahiru, who was sitting alone on a wooden bench with her head down and had just opened her lunchbox, looked up when she heard the sound.

Upon seeing Narumi Sena's impeccably beautiful face and her gentle, sweet, and friendly smile, he was momentarily stunned, and the movements of his hands involuntarily stopped.

It has to be said that after more than a year of training, the mask on Narumi Seina's face is becoming increasingly convincing, leaving no trace of disguise.

However, the fact that Narumi Seina would appear here at this time says a lot.

At least, Shiina Mahiru, who has been a top student since childhood, realized immediately after regaining her senses that it was probably no coincidence that Narumi Sena and Hayasaka Akari were eating bento boxes in the courtyard today.

However, she didn't know at the time that Narumi Sena also lived in the same apartment building as Kitagawa Yu, and even on the same floor, only she had moved in a week earlier than her.

So she thought that Narumi Sena had discovered this 'carrot garden' by accident yesterday.

"Okay!"