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

After seeing Anja leave with a question mark in her eyes, Banai turned around and ran back to her bedroom. Then... she pounced on the bed with a 'Shiba Inu pounce', logged onto YouTube on her phone, and started searching for 'delicious, simple, and creative bento tutorials'.

"If Kitagawa-kun, a boy, can make such delicious bento boxes, I can't lose to him..."

Chapter 63 The Clever Anna Yanami

A moment later, Anna discovered the tragedy: what kind of 'delicious, simple, and creative bento' to prepare for Kitagawa Yu didn't depend on her preferences, but rather on... what kind of discounted ingredients she could buy at the supermarket that night.

This made Anna Hanami feel depressed, and she suddenly felt a little hungry.

"Hmm... how about I make some tamagoyaki first to practice?"

After silently giving herself a thumbs up for her cleverness, Banai saw Anja throw down her phone and then rush downstairs again, bursting into the kitchen under the helpless gaze of her uncle.

"If you want to eat something, just say so! It's like when you like someone, you should be honest, otherwise you might easily miss out!"

"I know~I know~"

As Anna opened the refrigerator and took out eggs, she casually remarked, clearly not taking her mother's advice to heart.

Time soon came to seven o'clock in the evening.

Kitagawa Yu is still diligently studying music composition in his talent class, while Himegami Karen is also diligently studying music theory at home, starting from the most basic staff notation, following his advice.

Hakamada Sosuke, who had already returned from Ochanomizu, was holding his newly bought second-hand bass with great affection, striking poses in front of the dressing mirror, trying to find the coolest angle to take a picture and send it to Shirakawa Tsukiai.

After a day of vocal and guitar lessons, Tsukimi Eiko and Hanami Anana, whose bellies were bulging from eating so much curry made by Uncle, put on their coats and went to the same cheapest supermarket.

"Huh? Which school is that girl wearing? I've never seen her uniform before."

As the two passed each other in the vegetable section, Anna Hanami even noticed Eiko Tsukimi because of her school uniform.

Unfortunately, she probably never imagined that this "beautiful girl in a school uniform she had never seen before" was not only Kitagawa Yu's chosen companion, but also "living together" with Kitagawa Yu.

Otherwise... she would definitely stare with her big, round eyes and buy herself another portion of chicken breast, then make it into fried chicken nuggets to calm her nerves.

That's right. I originally wanted to make a 'creative' sandwich to compete with Kitagawa Yu, but after following Uncle to the supermarket and seeing the prices of bacon and premium beef, I finally gave up on the idea.

She changed it to what she usually makes: fried chicken nuggets with pickled plum rice balls and tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet).

This kind of bento box is a bit meager, but that's all the pocket money she has.

......

......

"Where's my bento? You didn't forget to make it, did you?"

"Don't worry, I've already made it, it's in my backpack."

"Then let me see what you've made?"

"Uh... let's look at that at noon. Let's practice first! Practice is more important!"

The next morning, Kitagawa Yu arrived at the piano club activity room at the agreed time, carrying his guitar, to meet with everyone.

Because it was early, they didn't encounter any other classmates along the way.

This left Hakamada Sosuke, who had originally carried a bass guitar and a speaker and wanted to show off, feeling quite disappointed.

But he quickly regained his spirits because...

"Let me introduce you. This is the last member of our Light Music Club, Shirakawa Tsuki-senpai from Class 2-A!"

With the arrival of Shirakawa Tsukiai and Hakamada Sosuke's introduction, Kitagawa Yu, who had originally wanted to ask what kind of bento Hanami Anna had prepared for him, was completely stunned.

"Shirakawa Tsukiai!?"

"Isn't that the female lead from 'Us at the Extremes of the Love Spectrum,' which is considered one of the three great fantasy dramas?"

"Judging from the hairstyle, eye color, figure, and looks, it seems... it's not just a coincidence of names?"

Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but blink, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Although he only watched the first episode of the anime "We Are at the Extremes of the Love Spectrum" before giving up, he still had some understanding of Shirakawa Tsukiai's rather bizarre views on love.

According to Shirakawa Tsukiai, it is only natural for a girlfriend to play games with her boyfriend, so she invites him to her house to play games on the first day of their relationship. She also rarely refuses his other excessive requests.

Honestly, if that were all, it wouldn't be so bad.

After all, many female protagonists in anime that cater to otaku are obedient and simple-minded.

The problem is, Shirakawa Tsukiai has a rule that "as long as she is single and in a relationship-free period, she will not reject any guy's confession."

Furthermore, before meeting the male protagonist in the original story, she had already dated numerous boyfriends, which is unbearable.

"Hello everyone, I'm Shirakawa Tsukiai from Class 2-A. I'm very happy to join the Light Music Club. Please take good care of me!"

At this moment, Shirakawa Tsukiai also took the initiative to introduce herself.

After introducing herself, she bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle, revealing her two F-rank Devil Fruits, which were in no way inferior to those of Karen Himegami, along with the pinkish hue protecting the Devil Fruits, to everyone.

"..."

To be honest, at this moment, not only Kitagawa Yu, but even Himegami Karen and Yanami Anna couldn't help but be drawn to Shirakawa Tsuki's two Devil Fruits.

However, apart from Hakamada Sosuke, who was the least worldly-wise and kept staring at the spot, the others reacted quickly.

In fact, Kitagawa Yu was the one who reacted the fastest among everyone.

Kitagawa Yu only paused slightly before shifting his gaze away from Shirakawa Tsukiai's two Devil Fruits, his face displaying an indifferent expression. This made Himegami Karen, who then turned to look at him, overjoyed and couldn't help but move a little closer to him.

At the same time, Anna looked up at Sosuke Hakamada. When she saw Sosuke's drooling and infatuated expression, her lips twitched and a row of black lines appeared on her forehead.

It has to be said that in the original story, it wasn't unreasonable for Himemiya Karen, who had just transferred to the school, to point at Hakamada Sosuke and call him a pervert.

Hakamada Sosuke is truly powerless against a large monster.

"Damn it! We're both boys, why is there such a big difference!?" Anna couldn't help but complain inwardly.

Even after Kitagawa Yu and Himegami Karen had finished their self-introductions, when it was her turn, she still had a cold expression on her face, and she was still extremely unhappy inside.

Chapter 64 Change of Mind

"Oh, does Shirakawa-senpai have any musical instruments she's good at?"

Seeing that things were not going well, Kitagawa Yu took the initiative to step forward and change the subject.

"I'm so sorry, although I'm very interested in bands, I haven't learned any musical instruments yet."

Shirakawa Tsukiai turned to look at Kitagawa Yu, and as she spoke, a hint of gratitude appeared in her icy blue eyes.

As a girl, she also sensed that Anna Hanami seemed to be hostile towards her, but she didn't know why.

If Kitagawa Yu hadn't stepped forward, the atmosphere would have become very awkward.

"Then it seems that Shirakawa-senpai won't be able to participate in the performance for the student council assessment. After all, the assessment is at noon today, and there's no time to make any further adjustments," Kitagawa Yu said apologetically. Although the blame should mainly fall on Hakamada Sosuke, he is the current president of the light music club.

"It's okay, I'm already very happy as long as I can join the light music club and become friends with everyone!"

As Bai Heyue spoke, a sincere smile appeared on her pretty face, which was adorned with exquisite makeup.

Then he took out cookies and snacks that he had carefully prepared for everyone from his backpack, and then went to the vending machine to buy drinks and coffee for everyone.

Even Anjaya, who was initially annoyed with her, softened her expression.

After all... he's beholden to someone who feeds him!

and......

"With Kitagawa-kun around, as long as his eyes are normal, there's no way he could possibly be interested in that Kusuke guy... right?"

At the window, three girls, Anna Hanami, Karen Himemiya, and Ai Shirakawa, sat together, eating delicate snacks and drinking hot red bean soup. Their eyes were all fixed on Yu Kitagawa, who was teaching Sosuke Hakamada to play bass not far away.

Among them, Anzu Hachimi, who harbors 'mischief' in her heart, is obviously 'busier'.

One moment she'd glance at Kitagawa Yu and Hakamada Sosuke, the next she'd sneak a peek at Shirakawa Tsukiai out of the corner of her eye.

After some investigation, and confirming that Shirakawa Tsukiai's gaze was mostly fixed on the more handsome and talented Kitagawa Yu, she felt a slight sense of relief, but also a surge of secret joy and pride.

"However... there's only one Kitagawa-kun. If he really starts dating either Himegami Karen or Shirakawa Tsuki, what will happen to the other one?"

When Hanami suddenly thought of this question, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and her eating speed unconsciously slowed down.

......

......

"Kitagawa, is this alright?"

"Well, that's basically it. The main accompaniment of this song is still done by the guitar, and the other parts are relatively simple."

About twenty minutes later, Hakamada Sosuke finally mastered the bass part, which also only had three or four notes and a very simple playing order.

Next, as planned, everyone will practice together.

"Great! Let's get started!"

Before she could finish speaking, Karen Himegami rushed over, her phone already displaying GarageBand's drum kit.

Meanwhile, Shirakawa Tsukiai, who was simply there to make friends, or rather, to find a boyfriend, also showed an expectant expression on her face.

However, their rehearsal soon encountered a small problem—after a whole night, Anna had almost forgotten the piano part, which required playing eight or nine notes and had a more complicated sequence than the drums and bass, so Yu Kitagawa had to take time to teach her separately again.

"sorry......"

Hanami Anna's gaze swept quickly across the crowd, finally landing on Hakamada Sosuke's face.

As for the fact that Hanami Anna forgot how to play, even if Kitagawa Yu didn't like Hanami Anna, he wouldn't feel any dissatisfaction.

After all... even Jay Chou in his previous life often forgot the lyrics he wrote when he held concerts, didn't he?

The innocent and kind-hearted Himegami Karen and Shirakawa Tsuki Ai wouldn't mind such trivial matters either.

Only Hakamada Sosuke, perhaps because he was too familiar with Hanami Anna, or perhaps because he was most concerned about forming the light music club and most worried about whether it could pass the student council's review, couldn't help but frown at this moment.

This undoubtedly made Anna Hanami, who already felt very apologetic, feel even worse.

“It’s perfectly normal for Banami to forget something after not having a chance to practice all night. In fact, even if I were to memorize a new melody and play it fluently, it would probably take dozens or even hundreds of repetitions,” Kitagawa Yu said at this moment.

What he said is true. Whether on stage or in front of the camera, even professionals need to practice a lot behind the scenes to play a new song smoothly without any mistakes.

Unless she's a 'gifted' heroine like Pochi-chan, she wouldn't be able to master the song written by Yamada Ryo in just ten minutes when she first met Ijichi Nijika.

However, Kitagawa Yu's words did not have a very good effect on comforting Hanami Anna.