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

Then, with a relieved expression, she patted her chest and said with a grin, "Luckily, my only dream is to get married after graduating high school and be a happy bride~"

Perhaps out of shyness, when she said "marry Kusuke," she hesitated for a moment and subconsciously changed it to "get married."

"is it?"

Kitagawa Yu then turned away from Kawara Momoka and Kuon Nanami, turning to look at Hanami Anna beside her, and teased with a smile, "I thought your dream was to eat delicious food every day and have an endless supply of tasty snacks~"

"Hmm...this dream doesn't seem so bad!"

After pretending to think for a moment, Anna first chuckled and openly admitted that she was a foodie, which made Kitagawa Yu chuckle.

“By the way, after we’re done shopping at the music store, shall we go to a live house to see a show? That way you’ll see the difference between those street performers and regular underground bands,” Kitagawa Yu said, seizing the opportunity.

"But...the tickets to the show must be very expensive, right?" Anna was taken aback at first, then, thinking of her remaining allowance of less than 600 yen, she looked at him with some hesitation.

“Hey, I’ll treat you~” Kitagawa Yu’s expression remained unchanged as he explained with a serious smile, “Watching a live performance is just like watching a movie or a concert. It feels a little strange to go alone.”

"Which road is more or less!"

Upon hearing this, Anna was immediately relieved. Then, as if she was about to eat another chocolate of unknown flavor, she clasped her hands together and her eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony!"

As if the sound of wind chimes echoed in his ears, Kitagawa Yu looked at the lovely face of the girl in front of him and suddenly became slightly lost in thought.

"By the way! Yu, does the Ishibashi Music Store we're going to sell used guitars?"

"They do sell them, but are you really planning to buy a guitar?" Kitagawa Yu asked casually, his expression unchanged.

"Hehe, it's just that I can't afford any other musical instruments besides a second-hand guitar."

"The problem is, bands usually need electric guitars, not acoustic guitars, and they cost about the same as basses!"

"Huh? Is that so? What should we do then?"

"Hmm... eat fewer snacks and save your allowance?"

"I'd rather die!"

"Why don't you buy an acoustic guitar and practice first? If you need an electric guitar for a performance, I'll lend you mine."

"But won't that affect your own use?"

"Probably not, after all, the light music club doesn't have many performances, right?"

“…That’s true.”

After walking for a while, the two arrived at the Ishibashi Musical Instrument Store in Sancho-me.

As one of the three major musical instrument retailers in Japan, Ishibashi Musical Instruments may not have many stores, and the Shinjuku branch doesn't look very big from the outside, but the interior is surprisingly large, with all kinds of guitars, basses, and matching amplifiers, effects pedals, and so on.

However, the price...

"Ah?"

"60 yen!?"

"A guitar costs 60 yen?!"

"Is there a mistake in the numbers on this price tag? Is there an extra zero at the end?"

The answer to this question... is obviously that the numbers on the price tag are not wrong.

So when Anna quickly scanned the price tags in the new guitar section and found that the cheapest new guitar cost a full 50,000 yen, she was completely dumbfounded.

"50,000 yen... That's 50,000 yen... That could buy so many servings of oden and dorayaki..."

As Banai watched Anzu mutter to herself, she suddenly understood why band members had to work part-time jobs to support themselves.

These musical instruments are so expensive! How can an average person afford them without working an extra job?

Putting everything else aside, given their family's financial situation, if her uncle wanted to buy even the cheapest electric guitar, he would have to work hard to save up his allowance for two or three months, and then he would have to ask his uncle for permission!

"Kitagawa-kun!"

"what happened?"

"You seem to be quite wealthy?"

"And then what? Do you want me to be your sugar daddy?"

"...Dream on! I'm not the kind of girl who succumbs to money and becomes a sex worker!"

Seeing the mischievous smile deliberately revealed on Kitagawa Yu's handsome face, Bana saw Anzu snort softly, crossed her arms and turned her head away with a look of disgust.

However, she wasn't angry or bothered by Kitagawa Yu's somewhat impolite and excessive joke.

After all... they're already good friends, aren't they?

It's really not a big deal for good friends to make these kinds of jokes... right?

Kitagawa Yu, who had been observing her reaction, felt a surge of secret delight. Then, as if the joke from before had never happened, he led her toward the secondhand guitar section.

"Used guitars probably won't be this expensive anymore, right?"

"Don't worry, it definitely won't be that expensive~"

"That's good!"

It has to be said that without comparison, there is no harm done.

After seeing brand new electric guitars that cost five, six, or even seven figures, let's take a look at these second-hand acoustic guitars that can be bought for only four or five thousand yen.

Even though Anna Yanami had less than 600 yen left and still couldn't afford any of them, she couldn't help but exclaim, "These secondhand guitars are so cheap!"

"By the way, what kind of bass effects pedal does Kusuke want to buy?"

Next, after confirming that she really couldn't afford anything, Anna Hachimi finally remembered that Sosuke Hakamada had asked her and Yu Kitagawa to help her buy a bass effects pedal.

After asking the shop assistant, Kitagawa Yu and I went to the second floor to browse the area that specializes in bass effects pedals.

Meanwhile, because there were too many customers at the store today, Rupa and Ebizuka Satoshi had to work overtime for a while. They had already found their way to a cheap izakaya in a nearby alley and were trying to satisfy their rumbling stomachs.

Then......

"Ahhh! The beer at this place is definitely the best!"

After downing a beer, Lupa, who had been feeling a bit tired, instantly felt fully revitalized.

"So, we're going to see a show later, right?"

Chapter 77 Only One?

Ebizuka Tomo glanced sideways at Rupa beside him.

Although I already knew the answer to this question, I still couldn't help but ask it again.

After all... what if a miracle happens?

Unfortunately, if miracles were so easy to happen, they wouldn't be called miracles.

"Of course we have to go! Otherwise, our tickets would be wasted!"

"...Baka...Red bean paste baka..."

Ebizuka Tomo couldn't help but cover her forehead. Looking at Rupa's gentle smile, which she had seen countless times and still found incredibly endearing, she could only vent her slight frustration and helplessness on the steaming ramen in front of her.

......

......

"Yu, is this okay?"

"Well, that's fine."

"Can this effect pedal also produce a lot of different notes like the previous one?"

"Idiot, you can tell it's not possible just by looking at the price~ But the main function of bass effects is to complement the notes, not to change the pitch, so this is enough."

Time passed by unnoticed and it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

Just as Ebizuka Tomo, unusually, let go of his aloof demeanor and, like Rupa, patted his stomach and burped without any regard for appearances, marveling at how delicious and generously portioned this hidden gem of an izakaya he had stumbled upon was.

Kitagawa Yu and Hanami Anna finally picked out a bass effect pedal that was on sale for only 2999 yen and went to the cashier on the first floor to pay for it.

Then......

Having expended a great deal of energy, Anzu Hachimi unsurprisingly felt a bit hungry again.

"That shop over there seems to sell takoyaki, want to buy some?" Kitagawa Yu quickly glanced around and, after spotting a small takoyaki shop across the street, asked.

"Takoyaki..."

Hanami Anzu followed his gaze. Although she couldn't see the round takoyaki covered in bonito flakes and sauce clearly because it was dark and far away, she still subconsciously swallowed and her eyes sparkled with excitement.

But......

"Are the takoyaki here very expensive?"

Generally, shops located on the main street in Shinjuku tend to be more expensive than regular shops. For example, at the Pantagea bakery I visited in the afternoon, a dorayaki cost 400 yen, which is more than double the price of a regular dorayaki.

If Kitagawa Yu hadn't treated her, she really wouldn't have been willing to buy it herself.

Even though... after eating it she felt that 400 yen was indeed worth it, she really didn't have any money!

"Hey, I haven't had takoyaki in ages, so I'm thinking of buying some to try. I'll share one with you later... just one, please~"

"..."

A serving of seven or eight pieces, and you're only giving her one? Shouldn't you at least give her... two?

When Anna turned to look at Kitagawa Yu, who was grinning mischievously, she couldn't help but glare at him angrily.

Then......

"This takoyaki tastes just so-so."

"Really? I think it tastes pretty good!"

"That's because you're hungry, so everything tastes delicious, right? Fine, you can have the rest~"

"..."

As Hana looked down at the four takoyaki left in her hand, she suddenly felt a warm feeling in her heart, along with an indescribable feeling, like a small pebble being thrown into a calm lake, creating faint ripples.

"It really is delicious! You should try it again if you don't believe me!"