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

"Hmm...this fried pork cutlet looks delicious. Maybe I should order one to try next time I come to the cafeteria?"

As Hanami Anzu stared intently at the last two fried pork cutlets remaining in Kitagawa Yu's bowl, this thought involuntarily popped into her head.

This made Kitagawa Yu, who had been secretly watching her, pause for a moment, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Chapter 9: Is there something wrong with this guy's eyes?

"Want to try it?"

"Huh? Is this...is this okay!?"

"It's just a fried pork cutlet, don't be shy~"

Seeing that Anna was both shy and embarrassed, and kept swallowing her saliva like a little glutton, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but smile and took the initiative to push his pork cutlet rice bowl towards her.

"Then, I won't be polite!"

Sure enough, little gluttons can't resist the temptation of delicious food, especially food that looks delicious but they've never tried before; it's just too attractive to them.

When Hanami Anzu looked at the golden and tempting fried pork cutlet that had been pushed in front of her, she only had a 0.001-second internal struggle before she followed her instincts, picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a piece of fried pork cutlet, and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Ah woo~"

"Smack smack~"

"Hmm...it tastes pretty good...much better than my beef rice...I feel like the fried pork cutlet rice should be the cafeteria's signature dish..."

"But it's still not as good as that tonkatsu place in Usagiyama Shopping Street... Next time I have time, I'll take you to try their tonkatsu... It's really super delicious..."

Seeing that Anna Hanami's cheeks were puffed up again, and that there was fresh oil and golden breadcrumbs on the corners of her mouth, Sosuke Hakamada couldn't help but cover his forehead.

"Please! You're a girl, okay?! Can't you be a little more mindful of your image when you're eating?!" Hakamada Sosuke couldn't help but mentally complain, feeling that Yanami Anna was so embarrassing that he couldn't bear to look at her.

Kitagawa Yu and Himegami Karen, however, couldn't help but smile knowingly upon seeing this scene, finding Hanami Anna incredibly adorable.

Kitagawa Yu, in particular, had even considered whether he should pick up a piece of fried pork chop and put it in Hanami Anna's bowl, or even feed Hanami Anna directly.

However, unlike Karen Himegami, who lacks a sense of boundaries, Anzu Hachinami is very sensitive to other people's contact and approach.

Therefore, in order to prevent Anja Hachimi from being frightened, he gave up the tempting idea of ​​feeding Anja Hachimi and indirectly kissing her.

"Does Yu really like light music?"

Himegami Karen withdrew her gaze and turned back to Kitagawa Yu. Taking advantage of the moment when Hachimi Anna was eating, she asked him with some curiosity.

It's just the way she asked that question...

Kitagawa Yu was stunned for a moment, and Banami Anna, who had been listening intently, almost spat out the fried pork cutlet in her mouth.

"'Light music club' does not refer to 'light music,' but to a band."

"Huh? Is that so?" Himegami Karen was greatly surprised. "I thought 'light music' meant 'easy and simple music'!"

"Hmm... I give you full marks for your understanding."

"hey-hey."

Knowing that Kitagawa Yu was joking with her, Himegami Karen couldn't help but stick out her tongue cutely, and a sweet smile with a hint of naivety appeared on her delicate face.

Even Anna Hachimi, who was hostile towards her, had to admit that Karen Himemiya was indeed a very charming girl, especially with her tall, full-figured physique...

"Is this guy blind? Even Kusakabe fell for this cowgirl at first sight, how come this guy isn't moved?" Bana thought to herself as she saw the dissatisfaction and doubt flash in Anzu's eyes as she looked at Kitagawa Yu.

Indeed, being too close to the situation to see clearly, she didn't realize that Kitagawa Yu had 'ulterior motives' towards her. However, from an outsider's perspective, she could see that Kitagawa Yu didn't seem to have any feelings for Himegami Karen.

Unfortunately, the naive Karen Himegami didn't realize this. Of course, even if she had, she probably wouldn't have cared, much less been discouraged.

"If it's a band, it's rock, right?" Karen Himegami asked like a curious child.

"Well, to be more precise, it's the kind of Japanese pop-rock and Japanese light rock that sounds similar to pop music," Kitagawa Yu explained.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Karen Himegami exclaimed excitedly, as if suddenly realizing something, "I know! That's why Japanese light rock is called the Light Music Club, right?"

“Um…more or less!” Kitagawa Yu paused for a moment, then smiled and patiently continued to explain, “Actually, with the development of modern pop music, various elements have been constantly merging together, and the clear-cut genre classifications of the past have long since become blurred. For example, many pop and ACG music tracks have incorporated a lot of rock elements, so the music played by most bands now can actually be considered J-POP, or ‘Japanese pop music’.”

"There may be many roads!"

Himegami Karen finally had a clear understanding of the Light Music Club, since she usually enjoyed listening to music.

"Let's go visit some clubs after school! If there's no light music club, we can visit some other clubs too."

Hakamada Sosuke, who had been envious of Kitagawa Yu and Himegami Karen's conversation, finally seized the opportunity and made a suggestion to everyone.

His idea was that by visiting clubs together, he could find out which clubs Karen Himegami was interested in, then join the same club as Karen Himegami, and also learn about her hobbies.

After visiting the school clubs, it will definitely be quite late.

Back then, they could go home from school together again, using the excuse of celebrating starting school to have dinner together and then go to a karaoke bar to sing.

By the time he finishes singing and comes out, it will definitely be evening. At that time, he can use the excuse of "not being comfortable with a girl going home alone late at night" to take Himegami Karen home.

With this whole setup, the distance between him and Himegami Karen will definitely be shortened a lot... right?

In short, perfect!

However, even Kitagawa Yu could see through his little scheme, let alone Yanami Anna.

"Do you really think I can't talk while I'm eating!?"

Anna swallowed the rice in her mouth, then grabbed the miso soup that came with the set meal and gulped it down. Before Kitagawa Yu could answer, she said, "Idiot Kusakabe, each club's activity schedule is different. What if the Light Music Club doesn't have any activities today? Besides, Kusakabe can't play any instruments, and his singing is just so-so. Don't even think about joining the Light Music Club. Even if you apply, you'll definitely be rejected~"

"I--"

Hakamada Sosuke's face instantly turned red, and even his dark skin, comparable to that of an Indian, couldn't completely hide it.

Although he and Anna Hanami grew up together, they were already used to bickering.

But this time was different! Being criticized like this in front of the beautiful girl he had 'fallen in love with at first sight' made him genuinely angry!

"I sing pretty well, okay!" Hakamada Sosuke retorted stiffly.

At this moment, Anna Hachimi, who was very familiar with Hakamada Sosuke, couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Hakamada Sosuke's expression.

Realizing that Hakamada Sosuke was really angry, she suddenly felt flustered and secretly regretted that she shouldn't have made such a comment about Hakamada Sosuke.

"But what I said is true. Even if the school has a light music club, there might not be any club activities today. Besides, Kusakabe really doesn't know any musical instruments, and his singing is really just average..."

As Anna Hanami thought to herself, she felt a pang of regret and a sense of injustice, because she knew very well that the reason Hakamada Sosuke had reacted so strongly was because Himegami Karen was right there.

But clearly, Himegami Karen's mind was entirely on Kitagawa Yu. Even when she was making her comments just now, she only glanced at Hakamada Sosuke lightly before looking away. Obviously, she didn't care at all whether Hakamada Sosuke's singing was good or not. Only Hakamada Sosuke himself cared about these things.

Most importantly, she's Hakamada Sosuke's childhood friend!

Although the two have never officially confirmed their relationship, when Hakamada Sosuke was a child, he held up a clover ring he had made himself and told her that he would marry her when he grew up!

Has she already forgotten everything since starting high school?!

Is Chapter 10 really this unprofessional?

"I was just joking... lol."

After a brief silence, Bana saw Anja lower her head and whispered. At the same time, she felt more and more aggrieved, and her little pearls were about to fall off.

But just then, Kitagawa Yu deliberately covered up her apology with a light voice and said with a smile, "Whether the Light Music Club has any activities today, you can find out by looking at the recruitment posters on the bulletin board in the lobby on the first floor of the club activity building. But I have to go to my talent class after school today, so I won't be visiting the club."

"Huh? Talent class? What kind of talent class is it?" Himegami Karen immediately asked curiously.

“Arrangement and arrangement keyboard,” Kitagawa Yu explained, “whether I join the light music club or form my own band, I plan to write my own songs, so I must master arrangement and arrangement keyboard.”

"What about the guitar? I think there are guitars in the band."

"I started learning guitar in the fourth grade of elementary school, and piano too. Even if my current level isn't professional, it should be at the level of an average underground band."

"Wow! So awesome!"

Himegami Karen clasped her hands together, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Kitagawa Yu with an expression of adoration, her pale purple eyes sparkling with tiny golden stars.

Her enormous Devil Fruits were almost bursting out of her shirt buttons because of her movements.

However, Hakamada Sosuke, who had been stealing glances at her, felt quite annoyed.

Because at this point he finally realized that Himemiya Karen didn't care at all whether he could play an instrument, whether he could sing well, or whether he could join the light music club.

At the same time, Anzu Hachimi, who was still feeling wronged and sad, unconsciously raised her head and stared blankly at Yu Kitagawa.

"Could he... be trying to get me out of a tight spot?"

As Hanamiko muttered to herself, a ripple involuntarily stirred within her sensitive heart.

"Then... what about Himegami-san? Are you going to visit the clubs together after school this afternoon?" Hakamada Sosuke, unwilling to give up, mustered his courage and asked again with a forced, dry laugh.

“If Yu isn’t going, I won’t go either. Anyway, I don’t really have any clubs I want to join. If Yu joins the Light Music Club, then I’ll apply to join the Light Music Club too~” Himegami Karen said without thinking.

Her sweet smile, as lovely as pink cotton candy, instantly changed Hakamada Sosuke's expression. He felt as if he had been shot in the chest, experiencing both excitement and frustration.

On the other side, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, feeling that this guy probably had some serious illness.

"What do you mean she won't go just because I'm not going? Besides, the light music club is going to form a band, and this guy doesn't seem to know how to play any instruments, does he?"

Kitagawa Yu thought to himself, but he also knew very well that Himegami Karen's personality was just that simple and straightforward.

Just like in the original story, the naive Karen Himegami actually believed that Anna Hachimi considered her a close friend.

I truly believe what Hakamada Sosuke said: he never liked Anna Hanami, and Anna Hanami didn't like him either; they were just ordinary friends who grew up together.

In addition, her simple-minded personality makes her bad at reading other people's expressions, and she often fails to maintain appropriate distance with others, speaking bluntly and directly.

So... in his previous life, such a girl would usually be called a naive and innocent girl.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with being naive and innocent; at least it's much better than being scheming. So after she finished speaking, Kitagawa Yu simply smiled and silently ended the topic.

However, after lunch, since they still had plenty of time, at Hakamada Sosuke's suggestion, they went to the lobby on the first floor of the activity building to see which clubs were recruiting.

Yes, although Hakamada Sosuke had just been dealt a heavy blow, he had recovered in just the time it takes to eat a meal.

It has to be said that this guy is quite resilient, and his feelings for Himegami Karen are probably more than just lust at first sight.

However, Kitagawa Yu wasn't concerned with how things would develop between Hakamada Sosuke and Himemiya Karen; what he cared about was...

"Huh? It seems there's no light music club!"

"Impossible, right? Our school has over a thousand students, how could we not have a light music club?"

"But I really can't find the light music club poster!"