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

"I was practicing the piano in the classroom just now, and you know I always put my phone on silent at times like this."

Of course, that was before. Ever since Kitagawa Yu left, her phone, which only had a handful of contacts, had never been turned off or had its sound turned off.

"How have you been doing at your new school lately?"

"Hmm, not bad. Aunt Takakura is not only our piano teacher, but also our art class homeroom teacher. Because of Aunt Takakura, she usually takes good care of me."

"That's good"

Seeing that Sakai Kazuna was able to bring up her deceased mother on her own initiative and was still practicing the piano, Kitagawa Yu felt much more at ease.

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"And you? Are you doing well at your new school? I heard that people in Tokyo like to treat all outsiders like country bumpkins. I hope you're not being bullied by them?"

"No, not really. After all, you know how strong I am. Who the hell would dare to bully me? But I do feel a little out of place, but it's only the first year of school, so it's probably normal."

"Serves you right! Who told you to abandon me and Lai Xia to go to Tokyo, you jerk who values ​​women over friends!"

"What do you mean by 'better friends than friends'? I was clearly pursuing my dreams!"

"hehe!"

On the other end of the chat interface, Sakai Kazuna gritted her teeth and let out a cold snort.

Perhaps it was because the two were chatting via text, or perhaps it was because the person on the other end was Kitagawa Yu.

At this moment, Sakai Kazuna was nothing like her usual cold and unapproachable self. Instead, she was full of emotions, almost as lively as Miyamoto Motokazu, who was known for his eccentric personality.

And so, the two of them, one in a noisy arts class in Tokyo and the other in a quiet piano room in Izu, chatted on their phones, hundreds of kilometers apart.

It was as if they were still sitting together on the same piano bench, close to each other, just like when they were learning the piano in the past.

Kitagawa Yuu reluctantly put away his phone when the music arranger walked into the classroom again, beer in one hand and picking his nose with the other, just in time to finish.

"Alright, as usual, we'll give everyone time to ask questions later. Now, let's start with..."

Kitagawa Yu quickly took out a pen and notebook from her bag, listening to the lesson while diligently taking notes. Time flew by as she focused intently, and before she knew it, the first class was over.

During the break, Kitagawa Yu, not wanting to waste time, sat in his seat as he had the day before, practicing composing using some familiar tunes from around the world, following the techniques his teacher had previously taught him.

Actually, if he could, he would like to practice his keyboard playing skills more right now. After all, without a drummer and bassist, he, as the keyboardist, would have to take on all three roles in live performances, which requires a high level of proficiency.

So during practice, he couldn't help but think of Rupa again, as well as the most beautiful and kindest little angel in "Crying Girl Band," '486-chan' An and Subaru, who were the drummers in 'Thorn Band.'

"It's a pity that Subaru met Momoka Kawaharaki quite early on, otherwise I could have brought her over to be my drummer..."

Kitagawa Yu thought to himself.

Meanwhile, in the bass class next door, Rupa, having finished his lessons for the day, also slung his beloved bass over his shoulder and quickly left the classroom.

And as she passed by the music composition classroom, she deliberately glanced at Kitagawa Yu from a distance outside the door.

Seeing Kitagawa Yu diligently practicing his arrangement even after class, a slight smile of satisfaction appeared on her lips.

Then, she increased her speed again.

Because she couldn't wait to introduce Kitagawa Yu to Ebizuka Satoshi, so that the aloof and wary Ebizuka Satoshi could have another friend to talk to, or even confide in.

In fact, the reason she was so proactive in exchanging contact information with Kitagawa Yu as soon as they met was for this very reason.

As for why she didn't send a message... that's because she knew very well that Ebizuka Satoshi wouldn't listen unless she said it to his face.

About twenty minutes later, at Yoshinoya, located near Shinjuku subway station.

Rupa met Ebizuka Satoshi, who had just arrived at the store and hadn't even had time to change into his work clothes.

Then, looking surprised, Ebizuka Tomotsugu was about to ask her, "Why did you get here so quickly today?"

Rupa couldn't wait any longer and blurted out, "Ash, do you want a handsome guy?"

"???"

The work clothes in my hand fell to the ground with a thud.

The usually aloof Ebizuka Tomo looked at Rupa's excited and expectant face and immediately showed the legendary "black man with a question mark face," taking a long time to come back to his senses.

"Have you gone mad from all that class? What would I need a handsome guy for?" Ebizuka Satoshi said rudely as he bent down to pick up his work clothes that had fallen to the ground.

Rupa, already used to her temper, didn't mind her tone, but... what does a girl need a handsome guy for?

She, who is actually 22 years old, knows a lot about this issue, but can she explain it to Ebizuka Tomoyuki, who is only 16 years old?

"Wait a minute, according to the laws of Japan (this world), girls can get married and have children at the age of 16!" Rupa thought to himself.

However, when she began to explain, she said very seriously, "The other person must be a very talented arranger. Although they are only a first-year high school student, they are already taking advanced arrangement classes. They even practice diligently in the classroom during breaks!"

"So what?" Ebizuka Satoshi retorted with a hint of pride and disdain.

Isn't he just a music arranger who's about the same age as her, quite handsome, and relatively professional?

This kind of guy... is indeed rare, but she doesn't care about him at all!

Handsome guys will only hinder her from drawing her sword... no, I mean from making music and making money, okay!

At this moment, Ebizuka Satoshi wasn't being arrogant; he genuinely thought so.

In fact, the reason she dropped out of school and ran away to Tokyo before she was sixteen was because she accidentally bumped into her mother and a man who looked like a prostitute. After having sex at home behind her father's back while he was away on a business trip, she had a premonition that her parents might divorce at any time.

She worried that when that day came, neither her father, who had never been very close to her, nor her mother, who had a new boyfriend, would be able to raise her anymore.

So now she really only wants to earn a living by relying on her only skill and love, music, and she's not interested in handsome men at all.

only......

"I hope Ash can make new friends!"

"..."

Ebizuka Satoshi originally wanted to refuse.

But seeing Lupana's concerned and worried eyes, she struggled internally for a moment before finally sighing and reluctantly agreeing.

There was no way around it; Rupa wasn't just her only friend. After she came to Tokyo, he stayed by her side and took care of her, like an older sister. He was also her only companion on her musical journey.

This made it impossible for Ebizuka Satoshi, who deep down longed to be cared for, loved, and treated gently, to refuse Rupa's request.

Besides, Rupa was doing this for her own good.

"OK then!"

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"awesome!"

When Lupa saw that she had agreed, he immediately rushed over and hugged her with a happy face, and then patted her head affectionately like he would a child.

"However, I can't guarantee that I can become friends with the guy you mentioned!" Ebizuka Satoshi said coldly after a token struggle.

However, a warm feeling involuntarily welled up in her heart. Like a kitten, she subconsciously rubbed against the two E-rank Devil Fruits on Rupa's chest, her eyes squinting comfortably.

"Hey, I can tell that Kitagawa-kun is a really nice guy!" Rupa smiled gently as always.

Perhaps it was her unerring intuition about people, but she truly believed in fate and was convinced that Kitagawa Yu, who was also a genius, would become friends with Ebizuka Satoshi.

"These are Kitagawa-kun's phone number, email address, and Line number, but he should still be in class right now; his break time is probably around six o'clock—"

"You've really ordered everything!"

"Ah! I forgot to follow his YouTube channel! Hmm... I'll leave that to Ash himself!"

"..."

"What do you mean you forgot! You're definitely doing this on purpose, aren't you!?" Ebizuka Satoshi rolled his eyes again, secretly complaining to himself.

However, when Rupa looked over, she obediently and dutifully took out her phone, wrote down all of Kitagawa Yu's contact information, and promised to ask for Kitagawa Yu's YouTube account and follow him back.

So... Kitagawa Yuu was just about to stretch after finishing his second class when his phone rang again in his pocket.

At first, he thought it was a message from Sakai Kanade or someone else, but when he took out his phone, he found that it was a system notification that Ebizuka Satoshi had added him as a friend. This made his expression freeze, and a big question mark appeared above his head.

"No way! Isn't Ebizuka Tomo in the anime a withdrawn, aloof, and tsundere character? How could he add me as a friend so quickly!?"

Kitagawa Yu was completely baffled.

Especially after adding someone as a friend, seeing their message, "Hello, I'm Ebizuka Satoshi. Rupa asked me to add you," immediately gave me the feeling of adding a blind date arranged by an elder from my past life, and I felt really uncomfortable.

"Hello, I'm Kitagawa Yu."

Kitagawa Yu instinctively replied, but only realized what he had done after sending it, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

"Luckily, there's only a fifteen-minute break between classes, I can just bear with it..."

Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but feel secretly glad that he still had two classes to attend, otherwise... just thinking about it made him so embarrassed that he wanted to scratch his head!

In contrast, Hakamada Sosuke, who had always been overshadowed by his good looks and talent, was feeling quite pleased with himself at that moment.

Although the meal cost over 8,000 yen, which was a bit painful for him as he came from an ordinary family, he was still very happy and excited to be able to meet up with a beautiful girl like Shirakawa Tsukiai.

Especially after dinner, the two went shopping together and watched a street performer's show.

Aside from not having enough money to go to the live house to see the show, he almost completely plagiarized Kitagawa Yu's battle plan, which made Hakamada Sosuke feel a little embarrassed but also extremely happy.

The only pity was that by the time he and Bai Heyue finished shopping and were ready to take the tram back, the evening rush hour had already passed.

In addition, since it wasn't Saturday or Sunday, although there were quite a few people boarding at Shinjuku Station, it wasn't crowded at all. So, on the return journey, he wasn't able to have any intimate contact with Shirakawa Tsukiai.

Especially after passing Takadanobaba Station, the carriages were almost empty, so he had even less of a chance.

However, after the train arrived at the station, because it was already quite late, he took the opportunity to trigger the event of 'escorting Shirakawa Tsukiai home alone'.

Even though no additional hand-holding, hugging, or kissing occurred during this time, he was still very satisfied with today's 'celebration'.

"I am home."

"Then I'll leave first."

"OK Bye Bye!"

"Bye-Bye!"

It was just a simple wave goodbye.

But on his way home alone, Hakamada Sosuke could no longer suppress the smile on his face, and by the time he got home, his mouth was practically cramping from laughing so hard.