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

I don’t know why, maybe I just acted impulsively and didn’t think too much about it. When I saw Anzu raise her head again, she was talking and she used her toothpick to pick up a takoyaki and fed it to Kitagawa Yu’s mouth.

It wasn't until Kitagawa Yu was slightly taken aback and then casually ate it that she realized... This seemed to be an ambiguous act that she had never done with Hakamada Sosuke, something that only happens between real couples, right?

Fortunately, Kitagawa Yu didn't make her flustered or shy for long. Before she could even swallow the takoyaki in her mouth, he said to her, "It's about time. Let's go to the Live House to see a show."

"Hmm..." To hide her slightly flushed cheeks, Anna unconsciously lowered her head again, avoiding eye contact with Yu Kitagawa.

Then, as if she had just thought of something, she quickly said, "How about we go buy some drinks? I'll treat you to a drink, but only from the vending machine. I can't afford milk tea or anything like that."

"No need."

Kitagawa Yu smiled and then explained to her, "Live houses usually display a business license for restaurants and generally have a dedicated area for selling alcoholic beverages, so outside drinks are usually prohibited."

"Then...never mind."

Anna, who always thought she was very smart, suddenly realized that she was like an idiot who knew nothing. So she transformed into a hamster eating, stuffing one delicious takoyaki after another into her mouth to ease the somewhat 'awkward' atmosphere.

"let's go."

"Ah."

Perhaps it's because it's Saturday, or perhaps it's because this is Shinjuku.

Although it was already past 8 p.m., the number of pedestrians on the street had not decreased at all; in fact, there were even more than when they had just finished dinner.

This forced the two to get closer together on their way to the Live House.

However, with her quirky personality and quick-tempered emotions, Anna Banami had already forgotten the strange atmosphere from before.

"Hey, Yu, look, there are more and more people watching the performance over there!"

"Oh, yes."

On their way to the Live House, the two passed by the street where the street performers had gathered before, and saw Momoka Kawaragi and Nanami Kuon again.

Compared to when they passed by before, Kawara Momoka was still the same as before, with only two or three men, most likely lustful lovers, standing by her side with their arms around her shoulders.

There were only four or five coins in the guitar case in front of him, which added up to less than two hundred yen.

On the other hand, even though the fisherman's hat and the posture of bowing her head sealed off most of her good looks, there were still seven or eight people surrounding her.

The difference in skill between the two sides is immediately apparent.

However, Kitagawa Yu thought this was perfectly normal.

Kuon Nanami has a voice that is 70-80% similar to Ado's. Not only is her voice more distinctive than that of Kawara Momoka, the former lead singer of Diamond Star Band, but her singing skills are also ridiculously good.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been chosen by Key Time's top producer, Toshihiko Karasawa.

When Kuon Nanami was an independent band, they weren't popular because they simply lacked creative ability and couldn't write good songs.

Nowadays, on the streets, people don't need to worry about song copyrights and can sing whatever they want.

Kuon Nanami covers some challenging rock songs and performs them to an even higher level than the original. It would be incredibly easy for her to beat Kawahara Momoka, who is still singing her own songs.

"It's a pity she's already signed with an agency, and she also has two teammates who have been a burden to her all along. Otherwise, we could have brought her under our wing... and given her songs like 'So Noisy' and 'Against the Light' that Yingzi can't sing. Her achievements would probably be no less than Ado's, after all, this girl is definitely prettier than Ado..."

Chapter 78 You're Right

Kitagawa Yu's gaze passed through the crowd, looking at Kuon Nanami who was simply enjoying the music and freedom at that moment, and he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

Although in the music industry, creative talent is more important than natural talent or singing ability.

However, there are very few singers in the entire music industry whose singing skills are as good as those of Kuon Nanami.

Otherwise, in "Party Guy Kongming," Kongming wouldn't have suggested that Tsukimi Eiko become friends with her and ask her for singing advice.

Even at the end of the anime, even though Tsukimi Eiko had achieved "divine skill" and was invincible for a time with the help of Kongming, she still couldn't beat Kuon Nanami in terms of singing ability.

Unfortunately, her producer, Toshihiko Karasawa, went down the wrong path, constantly pushing her down the road of sexy and masculine.

Furthermore, Nanami Kuon herself doesn't like this style of music, so she can't put her inner emotions into her singing. Therefore, being a second-rate idol is the limit for her. Compared to 'Ado of this world', the gap is not small at all.

However, it's not really fair to blame Toshihiko Karasawa for lacking ability, since Ado's musical style is just too unique.

Before Ado became a sensation, her voice wasn't particularly popular in the Japanese music scene.

So unless she has some kind of "miracle" and creates songs in Ado's style on her own, only Kitagawa Yu can save her.

"Hey, you don't actually have a crush on that girl, do you?"

When Anna noticed the unusual expression on his face, she felt a strange sense of annoyance and then nudged him with her elbow with a grin.

“Yeah~” Kitagawa Yu said, turning his gaze to Yanami Anna beside him, and frankly admitting, “I did like her voice, but she probably won’t be in a band with me.”

"why?"

"Because if I'm not mistaken, she should be an idol artist who has already signed with a talent agency and debuted, not some street performer~"

As expected, after hearing Kitagawa Yu's explanation, Anna Hanami's face immediately showed a surprised expression. She obviously did not expect that Kuon Nanami, who was dressed in 'worn' work clothes and looked very street style, would be a debuting idol.

The difference between these two identities is just too great.

"Then why does she still perform on the street?" After her initial shock, Anna couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Maybe being an idol involves too many constraints and a lack of freedom, so they want to find freedom on the streets."

After listening, Anna turned her head back to look at Nanami Kuon, who was not far away, and nodded as if she understood.

However, after learning that Kitagawa Yu was only attracted to Kuon Nanami's voice, and not to Kuon Nanami herself, she finally felt a quiet sense of relief.

after all......

"This guy is the ultimate weapon to stop Kusuke from cheating on me!"

Under the night sky, the colorful neon lights seemed to drape the world in a dreamlike veil. The surrounding singing and guitar music also quietly quieted down without anyone noticing. Banami Anna glanced at Kitagawa Yu out of the corner of her eye again, and quickly found a reason in her mind.

......

......

"Huh? There's a queue?"

After walking through the slightly crowded streets for about seven or eight minutes, the two finally arrived at the Live House called 'Shinjuku LOFT'.

Then, somewhat unexpectedly, yet seemingly logically, as one of the most popular live houses in Shinjuku, Shinjuku LOFT, like many well-known nightclubs, had a long queue outside.

Most importantly, he also spotted Rupa and Ebizuka Satoshi in the queue, which made him somewhat embarrassed, having just declined Rupa's invitation the day before.

"I never expected to actually run into him..."

Kitagawa Yu muttered to himself.

At the same time, Rupa and Ebizuka Satoshi, who were at the front of the line, also saw Kitagawa Yu and Yanami Anna walking towards them.

At first, Ebizuka Tomo didn't react much, until Rupa waved excitedly at Kitagawa Yu, at which point she pretended to have just seen it and politely nodded to Kitagawa Yu and Rupa.

"Oh my! Kitagawa-kun and Hanami-chan are here to see a show at 'Shinjuku LOFT' too?"

“Yeah… After all… Banami and I are members of the light music club at school, so since we’re in Shinjuku, we thought we’d come to this most famous live house to see a show.” The quick-witted Kitagawa Yu quickly came up with a reason.

"Which route is more popular? Do you want to join the queue?" Rupa asked with a smile, tilting his head.

"Well... I think it's better not to. Anyway, the line seems to be moving pretty quickly." Kitagawa Yu glanced at the queue's speed before politely declining Rupa's suggestion.

Although there were at least twenty or thirty people in line, the queue was moving at a much faster pace than when eating at a popular restaurant; it was estimated that it would only take about ten minutes to get in.

Moreover, by queuing alone with Hanami Anzu, he could enjoy a little more time alone with her.

In addition, this way, once he enters the Live House, he won't need to stay with the overly enthusiastic Lupa, and can continue to enjoy his 'world of two' with Anna Hanami.

"Alright then, let's go inside!"

As a 'mature older sister', Rupa seemed to have seen through what he was thinking, and winked at him as she spoke.

However, Kitagawa Yu had already calmed down by this time, and upon seeing the situation, he remained unfazed, appearing completely indifferent.

This made Anna Hanami, who had also turned her head to look, breathe a sigh of relief.

"I knew it! How could Yu possibly like me... But this Lupa, who is Yu's friend, actually thinks that Yu and I are a couple... That means I'm pretty and cute too, right?"

Thinking about it this way, Anna Hanami's heart immediately became happy again, and she looked forward to the performance even more.

"By the way, Yu, is it a famous band performing later?"

"I don't know either. I bought a regular ticket, not a 'band-specific ticket.' Although I can check the specific performance schedule on the venue's website, going to a live performance is like an unknown journey. If you know the scenery along the way in advance, there will be no surprises..."

At this point, Kitagawa Yu explained the difference between regular tickets and band tickets to Hanami Anna.

Then, when Hanami Anna learned that if they didn't meet the targets, they would have to pay out of their own pockets, she immediately frowned and spoke out for the bands.

"Unfortunately, this is how it is when people perform for love, not just in the underground band scene, but in many other scenes as well. And they are considered lucky. Street performers, even if they are willing to pay for it themselves, may not get the chance to perform in many live houses."

Since Hanami Anna hadn't personally experienced these things, she didn't quite understand these people's behavior of generating electricity out of love.

However, seeing the sigh on Kitagawa Yu's face as she spoke, she still put her hands behind her back, tilted her head, and tried to comfort him with her energetic and cute smile: "Anyway, I believe that if it were Yu, he definitely wouldn't need to pay out of his own pocket to meet the target!"

Kitagawa Yu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. The moment their eyes met, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself, and a warm feeling welled up inside him.

"Yes, you're right~"

Chapter 79 Finally, they made their move.

The queue moved faster than I expected.

As they spoke, the two had already followed the passersby in front of them to the ticket checkpoint at the entrance.

As the most popular live house in Shinjuku, the entrance and ticket checkpoint of 'Shinjuku LOFT' are still ordinary, even small and stingy, not much different from the stars in "Lonely Rock".

However, its interior space is actually larger than Kitagawa Yu had imagined.

Unlike in the previous life, after merging the two performance areas, one large and one small, the entire performance hall can now accommodate about 300 people. This made Kitagawa Yu raise an eyebrow, and a new idea popped into his head.

After all... 300 people, and they are paying users who are willing to spend money, is not a small number in Japan according to the population ratio!

"But the standards that a relatively unknown new band has to meet to perform here must be quite high, right?" Kitagawa Yu thought to himself.

At that moment, a chorus of exclamations and screams suddenly erupted from the direction closest to the stage.

Immediately afterwards, the previously scattered crowd began to surge and gather rapidly. Even though he and Anna Hachimi had only been inside for a short time and were still at the edge of the hall, they were swept up in the crowd and had to move towards the stage.

"Oh my! Is some popular band going to perform?"

Perhaps influenced by the emotions of those around her, when Anna Hanami turned to look at the stage, a look of tension, excitement, and anticipation unconsciously appeared on her face.