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

"not bad."

"hey-hey!"

Whether it was because she received praise from Kitagawa Yu or because she had defeated Himegami Karen, Hanami Anna looked like a child with a perfect score on a test, her face beaming with a happy and triumphant smile, her big eyes curving into two crescent moons.

At the same time, Kitagawa Yu turned his head to look at Yanami Anna's fresh and lovely smile, and couldn't help but smile knowingly in his eyes.

......

......

After lunch break, the three of them were so focused on practicing the piano that they almost returned to the classroom just as the school bell rang.

Then, without paying attention to the teacher's lecture, Yanami Anna immediately took out her phone and sent a message to Hakamada Sosuke about the plan she and Kitagawa Yu had come up with and the arrangements Kitagawa Yu had made.

Furthermore, she also subtly mentioned in the message her important contribution, especially that she was the one who first came up with this idea.

Unfortunately, Hakamada Sosuke was so excited and nervous after reading it that he didn't notice Hanami Anna's anticipation of being praised.

"Should I get a guitar or bass?"

"That's not a problem."

"But with only one night, is it really possible to meet the student council's approval standard?"

Hakamada Sosuke quickly sent a message asking.

"Damn duct tape!"

Although a little disappointed at not receiving praise from Hakamada Sosuke, Hanami Anna forced herself to cheer up and replied with a smile:

"The song Kitagawa-kun chose this time has a very simple melody!"

"And the main accompaniment is all guitar."

"The piano part that I was responsible for was the second most difficult, but I mastered it in just one afternoon."

"Hime-miya's drum set is just a matter of downloading a mobile app and repeatedly pressing a few buttons."

"The remaining guitar or bass parts are similarly simple to the drum kit; you just need to repeatedly pluck a few strings."

So don't worry~

"Which road is more or less!"

After reading the message, Hakamada Sosuke immediately felt relieved and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

It's just plucking a few strings repeatedly; with his intelligence, there shouldn't be any problem... right?

"Then I'll choose bass."

After thinking for a moment, Hakamada Sosuke spoke again.

Although in his mind, the guitar seemed cooler than the bass, if he also chose the guitar... wouldn't he be outshone by Kitagawa Yu?

As a high school student in his adolescence, he knew that Kitagawa Yu was better than him, but he didn't want to be outdone by the girl he liked and lose face!

"OK!"

"I've already made plans with Kitagawa-kun and Himemiya-kun."

"Let's come to school a little earlier tomorrow morning, at 7:30."

"You'll have an hour to practice then, so you'll definitely be fine!"

Anna Hanami sent another message to Sosuke Hakamada.

However, feeling somewhat disheartened by her previous disappointment, she didn't boast to Hakamada Sosuke this time. She told him that she had promised Kitagawa Yu that she would prepare a bento for him for tomorrow so that he could "squeeze out time" to come earlier.

"OK! I understand."

Hakamada Sosuke quickly replied, then eagerly opened his mobile browser to search for bass brands, types, and most importantly, the approximate price of used basses.

Then, looking at those numbers that were five or six times more expensive than a second-hand acoustic guitar, he couldn't help but grimace.

"I go!"

"Isn't this a huge difference?"

"Why is a bass so much more expensive than a guitar?!"

As a complete novice, Hakamada Sosuke obviously couldn't understand why a bass guitar would cost so much more than an acoustic guitar.

Just like Anzu, who was peeking at him from the side at that moment, she also couldn't understand why he suddenly 'fell in love' with another girl, and why he always ignored her feelings.

"Kusuke is just that kind of thick-skinned guy~"

In the past, Anna Hanami always used this excuse to comfort herself, but was that really the case?

Chapter 62 Little Glutton?

Time flew by and it was after school.

Because he had to teach Himegami Karen how to play the drums, Kitagawa Yu didn't go out to eat with Hanami Anna and the others after school like he had the previous two days. Instead, he stayed in the classroom.

On the other hand, Hakamada Sosuke was going to Ochanomizu to buy a bass at a second-hand music store. The round trip would take about two hours, so he rushed to the train station as soon as school was over.

"Then I'll be going now~"

"How about I go with you?"

"No need! I can go by myself!"

"Oh well."

Bana saw that Anzu's eyes instantly dimmed.

She originally wanted to go with Hakamada Sosuke to Ochanomizu to buy a bass, but Hakamada Sosuke obviously didn't want Himemiya Karen and Kitagawa Yu to be left alone in the classroom, so he once again decisively refused, completely disregarding her feelings.

This made Anna Hanami feel frustrated, annoyed, and uneasy again, until Kitagawa Yu took out the chocolate balls he always carried and handed them to her, which made her feel a little better.

"Huh? You've got chocolate on you again?"

"What can I do? That little glutton always steals my lunchbox!"

"..."

When Anna Yanami heard this, she was stunned for a moment, just like a hamster that had been eating and was suddenly frightened. She froze on the spot, staring blankly at Yu Kitagawa.

When she came to her senses, a light blush spread across her cheeks, and her eyes unconsciously darted away.

"Hey! That's not right! You were the one who brought the bento to me, I just took a bite out of it~!" Bana quickly tried to explain herself in a serious tone when she saw Anja.

Actually, always "stealing" Kitagawa Yu's bento box made her a little embarrassed, but not to the point of making her blush.

What really made her blush was that Kitagawa Yu actually called her "little glutton"?

Isn't this... a little too intimate?

Unfortunately, while she was lost in thought, Kitagawa Yu had already turned around and started teaching Himegami Karen how to play the drums.

This made her swallow her words again, and she angrily waved her little fist at Kitagawa Yu.

Then... she didn't know why, even though she felt she should be angry, her frustration and annoyance actually dissipated a lot.

"Ugh... vanilla chocolate is delicious too... but... what kind of bento should I make for this guy tomorrow...?"

While eating chocolate with her cheeks puffed out, Anna lay lazily on her desk, tilting her head and staring intently at Kitagawa Yu's serious and handsome profile, pondering this question in her mind.

......

......

"GarageBand's interface basically replicates a real drum kit. You can learn the specific names of each drum later when you really want to learn the drum kit. For now, you just need to remember these three."

"This is the bass drum; its sound is the 'dong' in 'dong-ci-da-ci'... This is the hi-hat; its sound is the 'ci' in 'dong-ci-da-ci'... And this last one is the snare drum; its sound is the 'da' in 'dong-ci-da-ci'..."

"Assign these three drums to the numbers 1, 2, and 3 respectively. This simplified version of 'Horizon' can be played entirely by following..."

Including explanation and practice, it only took less than fifteen minutes for Himegami Karen to master the drumming sequence, which had been simplified to a level that even a first-grade elementary school student could learn.

Although the simplified drumbeats don't sound very good on their own, if it were Anna Hachimi, she probably would have lost interest long ago.

However, Karen Himegami continued to 'knock' with great relish; perhaps simple-minded people simply prefer something more straightforward.

"By the way, Yu, when we get to school tomorrow morning, will we practice in the classroom or in the activity room?"

"Well... let's go to the activity room!" Kitagawa Yu said after thinking for a moment.

He was already prepared to debut and wasn't afraid of being watched by his classmates, but Hakamada Sosuke might not be so. So, to avoid Hakamada Sosuke being disturbed and not being able to learn such a simple instrument, he thought it would be better to practice in the activity room.

"If we have enough time, we can try practicing together first," Kitagawa Yu added while packing his bag.

Although he was very confident in his plan—mainly because everything except his main guitar, including the piano, had been simplified to the point that their presence or absence wouldn't affect the effect—he would still be more certain if they could rehearse together beforehand.

"How about we come to school a little earlier tomorrow?"

"I'm afraid this won't work."

"why?"

"Because our school doesn't open until 7:30 in the morning!"

"Which road is more or less!"

"..."

The three of them left the school together and waved goodbye at the crossroads less than fifty meters from the tram stop.

Next, Kitagawa Yu went to the train station alone as usual, while Himegami Karen and Hanami Anna went straight home after parting ways with him.

However, unlike usual, when Hanami Anna got home today, she didn't throw down her schoolbag and flop onto the bed to "energy-savingly" or watch videos on her phone to kill time before dinner. Instead, she went straight into the kitchen after getting home and putting down her schoolbag.

"Oh, what ingredients do you have at home right now?"

"Huh? Is Anja-chan hungry already? I'm planning to make curry tonight, so all we have left at home are eggs and seaweed." Anja's mother, who has the same deep blue hair as Anja, said softly to Anja.

"If Almond Sauce gets hungry, I can make her some tamagoyaki first."

"No need, Uncle, I'm not hungry." Banai waved his hand and said to Anzu, while secretly thinking to himself, "If it's curry, it will probably not taste good after being in the bento box for a whole morning, so I should prepare a different bento."

Thinking of this, Banami Anzu couldn't help but ask again, "So, are you going to the supermarket to buy groceries after seven o'clock, Ougasan?"

“Yes, what will you and your dad eat for breakfast tomorrow morning if we don’t buy groceries?” Xingcai’s mother asked with a smile.

"Then I'll go to the supermarket with you."