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

At this moment, Anna Hanami, who was lying on the bed in her pajamas, eating soda crackers as a post-meal snack and watching food videos on her phone, obviously had no idea that she had been 'tricked' by Yu Kitagawa and Sosuke Hakamada.

After receiving the 'date' message from Hakamada Sosuke, she froze for a moment until the cookie she was holding fell onto the bed with a thud, and then she excitedly jumped out of bed.

"Ah?"

"Huh?"

"Sousuke actually messaged me to ask me to go to a music store in Shinjuku!?"

"This, this, this -"

"I knew Kusuke still had feelings for me, his childhood friend!"

Overwhelmed with surprise and excitement, Anna's clever little mind completely forgot that since the two of them started middle school, apart from going to and from school every day, Hakamada Sosuke had never taken the initiative to ask her out again, whether it was to buy manga, games, clothes, or school supplies.

Furthermore, Anna Hanami overlooked the fact that Sosuke Hakamada had just made plans to go to a music store with Ai Shirakawa after school today.

Even if he couldn't buy the right bass effects pedal, Hakamada Sosuke could still ask Shirakawa Tsukiai out again!

All I can say is that, deep down, Anna still doesn't believe, or doesn't want to believe, that she, her childhood friend of Hakamada Sosuke for twelve years, would lose to Shirakawa Tsukiai, a 'womanizer' she's only known for two or three days.

So subconsciously, she might have felt that it was perfectly normal for Hakamada Sosuke, as her childhood friend, to take the initiative to ask her out and accompany her to choose a guitar.

"And the time and place?"

"The time is 4 PM tomorrow, and the meeting place will be the Pantage bakery near Shinjuku subway station."

"Huh? Why do we have to meet in Shinjuku? Can't I just come to your house?"

"Because Fujii and Murata also asked me to go to Akihabara with them tomorrow at noon to buy the newly released PC game that Yinxi-chan recommended~"

'Otoshi-chan' is the technical game streamer 'Otoshi ALTO' whom Hakamada Sosuke has been following for over two years. Although the voice sounds like a girl's, many people suspect that she is a middle-aged man using a voice changer because she has never shown her face during her streams.

As her childhood friend, Anzu Hachimi was well aware of this.

"Oh well!"

Anna Hanami was slightly disappointed that she hadn't been able to meet Hakamada Sosuke sooner, but she didn't think much of it and didn't notice anything amiss through the Pantages bakery.

After being smugly brushed off by Hakamada Sosuke for a few more minutes, she couldn't wait to check out the fashion bloggers' outfit tutorials on YouTube.

"While Meow-chan's makeup skills are good, her style of dress is too sexy and doesn't suit me... Miyako-chan's style is more androgynous, which also doesn't seem to suit me... And Honami..."

It wasn't until Ogasan knocked on the door to remind her to go to bed early that Hanami Anna, who had already turned the closet upside down, finally realized it was almost midnight.

Then, to avoid damaging her skin from staying up late, Anzu Hachimi, who wasn't very sleepy, hesitated for a moment before decisively running back to bed to sleep.

As for what to wear on tomorrow's date, and all that mess of clothes in the house...

"Let's talk about it after we get up tomorrow."

Filled with anticipation for tomorrow's date, Anna Hanami wrapped herself in the blanket like a plump caterpillar and soon drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, Tsukimi Eiko, who had just returned to bed not long ago, was replaying the scene in Kitagawa Yu's room after taking a shower, wearing only a nightgown, being teased by Kitagawa Yu... J-director's singing and guitar skills. She couldn't help but feel her heart flutter and her cheeks burning as she rolled around under the covers.

Furthermore, Kitagawa Yu praised her singing, saying it was excellent and flawless, and planned to take her to the recording studio on Sunday to record "Sunflower".

As expected, this caused her to suffer from insomnia again.

"This song 'Sunflower' is so good, it'll definitely be a hit online, right? But what should my and Yu's duo be called? And... and when... can I move into Yu's room to serve Yu...?"

Under the cool moonlight, Tsukimi Eiko's mind was filled with random thoughts, and the restlessness in her heart showed no signs of cooling down.

In contrast, the angel next door, though also unable to sleep, was not very happy.

After all... because Tsukimi Eiko closed the window, she hadn't heard Kitagawa Yu's piano music for three consecutive nights!

The empty room, devoid of the warmth brought by the piano music, seemed to grow even darker and colder.

so......

"What's going on?"

"Is that guy really that lazy?"

"Even if you were writing a new song, surely there would be some activity at all?"

Strictly speaking, Shiina Mahiru only heard Kitagawa Yu play the piano at night a total of two times.

However, many beautiful things only need to be experienced once to be remembered.

What's more, including the 'eavesdropping' every noon, she's listened to it a full seven times this week.

Fortunately, Shiina Mahiru was unaware that the instigator of all this was Tsukimi Eiko, otherwise the little devil inside her would probably have jumped out.

Moreover, compared to Narumi Sena on the other side, she was a bit luckier.

because......

"Oh haha."

Chapter 72 The Angel's Smile

At 8:30 a.m. the next day, when Kitagawa Yu was about to go to the power station to catch the bus, he ran into Shiina Mahiru, who was also just leaving home.

This made him pause in his steps, a look of surprise flashing across his face.

After a slight hesitation, he still met Shiina Mahiru's 'cold' gaze and took the initiative to say 'Ohayo', which was considered a greeting to Shiina Mahiru.

At this moment, if it were Narumi Sena, she probably would have already lost control of her expression, and her inner rabbit would be jumping out of its shell with joy.

However, Shiina Mahiru simply said "Ohayo" and turned around, walking ahead of Kitagawa Yu towards the elevator.

Kitagawa Yu didn't seem to care about this.

Having watched "The Neighbor's Angel," he knew very well that Shiina Mahiru, this seemingly perfect angelic girl, was like this before she met the male protagonist, Fujimiya Shuu, and had her defenses lowered by him.

At school, she might put on a facade and give the boys in her class a polite smile.

But when they're out in public, they probably feel there's no need to pretend anymore.

"However... I'm currently living next door to the angel, so it seems like Fujimiya Shu can't move in anymore, right? Besides, there's no boy named Fujimiya Shu in my class, so I wonder if he was assigned to another class..."

Kitagawa Yu followed behind Shiina Mahiru, deliberately keeping a few steps away. Looking at Shiina Mahiru's petite figure and her golden hair dancing gently in the morning light, he couldn't help but think in a daze.

At the same time, Shiina Mahiru, who had her back to him, seemed to have noticed his gaze. The previous indifference on her angelic face had melted away like ice cream on a summer afternoon. Her long eyelashes trembled, and a smile flashed quickly in her pure, jewel-like golden eyes.

Until Kitagawa Yu didn't avoid her and naturally walked into the elevator with her.

She didn't know why, but she put her previous indifferent expression back on, and then, like a little fox who had successfully pulled off a prank, she let out a smug hum in her heart.

And then......

"No, no! That's too childish! Hmm... I'll go to Azusagawa-ya and buy pineapple buns and dorayaki for breakfast later!"

Because they had run out of toast at home, Shiina Mahiru, who had originally planned to buy a sandwich from the nearby convenience store for breakfast, suddenly changed her mind.

Although she is not a foodie, she is a serious sweet tooth.

Moreover, compared to Anna Hanami, Mahiru Shiina is the one who can eat whatever she wants without gaining weight.

......

......

"Huh? What's wrong with Apricot Jam? Did you choke because you ate it too fast?"

At the dining table, Anzu's mother watched as Anzu, who was eating, suddenly froze in place as if a pause button had been pressed, and asked her with concern.

"No, no, I just felt a sudden chill behind me, and I had a feeling that someone was talking badly about me behind my back!"

Hanami Anzu first gulped down the grilled fish and ochazuke in her mouth, then frowned slightly and muttered to herself with a suspicious look.

......

......

Time soon came to afternoon.

On Saturday, Shinjuku was much more crowded than usual. The 'Pantagea' bakery, the agreed meeting place, was also bustling with people because it was close to Shinjuku subway station.

However, Kitagawa Yu arrived here about ten minutes early, having rushed over as soon as get out of class ended. Even from a distance of more than twenty meters, he could still see through the crowd and spot the petite figure constantly pacing in front of the transparent glass shop window.

After all, even in the world of crossover anime, that deep blue hair color is quite rare.

"As expected of Hanami-kun~"

"Eh?"

The sudden sound from behind startled Anna Hanami, who was fantasizing about emptying and eating the entire bakery.

After quickly turning around and seeing that it was Kitagawa Yu, her deliberately lightly made-up face clearly showed a look of surprise.

"Huh? Kitagawa-kun? It's you!"

"Hakamada-kun said he came to buy bass effects pedals, but he doesn't know how to choose, so he asked me to come and give him some advice~"

Kitagawa Yu explained using his prepared explanation while sizing up Anna Hanami in front of him.

Perhaps because her family's financial situation was not very good and most of her allowance was spent on food, even though the current timeline is a year earlier than in the original story, Anna Hanami's outfit is still almost the same as in the last episode of the anime.

She wore a light purple dress with a beige cardigan and a small brown crossbody bag.

This outfit isn't exactly ugly, but it's not as good-looking as a school uniform or sailor suit.

"So this is ah!"

Anna Hanami, who had thought she was on a date with Hakamada Sosuke, was immediately disappointed after hearing the news. She looked like a deflated balloon, and her smile and shoulders slumped.

However... she herself didn't realize that, compared to her exaggerated, meme-like expressions, she wasn't actually as disappointed as she had imagined.

So she quickly perked up, spread her arms, spun around in place, and finished with a peace sign, then asked Kitagawa Yu with a grin, "How is it? My outfit looks great, right?"

Before she could finish speaking, perhaps belatedly realizing that this seemed a bit ambiguous, she added, "From your guys' perspective, give your opinion~"

Upon hearing this, a strange look flashed in Kitagawa Yu's eyes.

After a slight hesitation, she followed her heart and spoke her mind, complaining: "It's so tacky. It doesn't suit Banami at all. Wearing it makes her look seven or eight years older and doesn't bring out Banami's cuteness at all."

"Forehead--"

As if struck by an invisible lightning bolt, Anna Hanami's eyes widened involuntarily, her mouth gaped open, and she froze on the spot.

Then, several seconds passed before she finally came to her senses. Immediately afterward, her eyebrows furrowed, and her small mouth, like a machine gun, began to retort angrily.

"Hey! What did you say?!"