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

"Hmm...that's true..."

Kitagawa Yu looked at Yanami Anna suspiciously, feeling that this girl had other motives behind her, and that there seemed to be more than one.

However, after Himegami Karen and Hachimi Anna gave such reasons, he obviously had no choice but to support the proposal, right?

Therefore, after Anna Hanami voiced her support, the proposal was passed cleanly and decisively on the spot with a vote of 3 in favor, without needing to consult Sosuke Hakamada and Ai Shirakawa.

Then, to Kitagawa Yu's surprise, when the lunch break ended and the three of them returned to the classroom, they told Hakamada Sosuke about it.

Hakamada Sosuke, who had previously been very enthusiastic about the Light Music Club, was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Then, a constipated expression flashed across his face, and his eyes revealed a reluctant look.

This left Kitagawa Yu completely bewildered, feeling utterly baffled.

"If it's inconvenient for you, Hakamada-kun, you don't have to come."

"No! I'm not inconvenienced!"

Hakamada Sosuke forced a smile and finally agreed to come to school to practice together the next morning.

Then... as soon as the class bell rang, he immediately took out his phone and started sending messages to Shirakawa Yueai.

"Does Shirakawa-senpai have time after school today?"

"If we have time, how about we go check out the Metropolitan Library in 5-chome?"

"I heard that they have guitar and bass learning materials that you can borrow there."

Japan has a very developed public library system. In the Tokyo area alone, there are more than 300 metropolitan libraries with a total collection of more than 50 million books and more than 100 million borrowings per year.

Therefore, most people, especially students who don't have much money, have the habit of going to the metropolitan library to read and borrow books for free.

Libraries, as a setting for events, frequently appear in many anime and light novels.

With not enough pocket money, Hakamada Sosuke wanted to spend more time with Shirakawa Tsukie, so he naturally set his sights on the free Metropolitan Library.

"Sure! I have time!"

As expected, Bai Heyue is still the same as before. Even without a boyfriend, she will accept any invitation from a boy without hesitation.

"Then I'll wait for you at the entrance of the school building after school."

After quickly arranging a time and place to meet with her, Hakamada Sosuke's nervousness and urgency finally eased a little.

Yes, Kitagawa Yu's feeling was correct.

Hakamada Sosuke's attitude toward participating in the Light Music Club activities has indeed changed quite a bit.

First of all, after Kitagawa Yu released those two songs, he became a big star in the class and became even more dazzling.

In the past, although he knew that Kitagawa Yu was more outstanding than him, he did not feel that the gap between them was that big.

He knew that Kitagawa Yu's songs were "quite good," but he didn't have a clear idea of ​​just how good they were.

So in his view, everyone was just an "ordinary high school student," so who was that much worse than whom?

However, once Kitagawa Yu became a 'big star', even he, with all his confidence, knew that Kitagawa Yu's brilliance had completely overshadowed his own.

The two sides are no longer on the same level.

Especially when he noticed that even Narumi Sena, who was also a 'star' and the school's number one beauty, and Shiina Mahiru, whose looks and popularity were in no way inferior to Narumi Sena, were just like the other girls in the class, staring at Kitagawa Yu with a 'lovestruck look' the moment Kitagawa Yu walked into the classroom that morning.

He suddenly felt immense pressure.

Few boys in their adolescence would want to get too close to someone who is completely outclassed by them, and be overwhelmed by that person's dazzling brilliance.

They would certainly not want the girl they like to get too close to such a popular person.

In addition, he had already discovered that Shirakawa Tsukia was much easier to ask out than he had imagined. He didn't need to go through the light music club activities to increase contact; he could directly message Shirakawa Tsukia to ask her out.

Therefore, his attitude towards the Light Music Club naturally changed. He no longer wanted to participate in the club's activities, nor did he want Shirakawa Tsukiai to participate.

The reason why Anna Hanami spoke up to support Karen Himemiya was not only because she genuinely wanted to learn guitar or bass quickly so that she could perform at a live house with Yu Kitagawa, but also because she wanted to use Yu Kitagawa's dazzling aura to undermine Sosuke Hakamada.

After all, when a noble and elegant white swan stands next to an ordinary, grayish-brown swan, who would be more interested in the latter?

In comparison, Himegami Karen's motives were indeed the purest.

She suggested 'extra practice' because she wanted to spend more time with Kitagawa Yu and at the same time try her best to reach the level of Shirasa before the performance.

That way, she can go to the Live House with Kitagawa Yu and won't be 'left behind' by Kitagawa Yu.

Unfortunately, even with a relatively simple drum kit, mastering the performance of five songs within three weeks and reaching the standard for live performance is not so easy.

Moreover... she's not the only one who wants to join the White Sand Band.

I don't know if it's because Kitagawa Yu played "Haruhi Kage" at noon, or because by the time the first class ended in the afternoon, "Himawari" and "Daikaisen" had reached 17000+ and 35000+ views respectively, and even the number of listeners on Spotify and the number of followers on Instagram had reached 4076 and 974 respectively.

Just as Kitagawa Yu was using the two afternoon classes to write a 'quick-learning numbered drum sequence' for five songs for Himegami Karen.

Inside a bright, new classroom at Haneoka Girls' Academy near Ikebukuro, a beautiful girl with long, light blue hair and an air of aristocratic elegance finally made up her mind and skipped class to leave the school without even asking for leave.

First, she went to the prestigious private Tsukimori Girls' Academy and met her childhood sweetheart. Then, she went straight to the gate of Ishiro High School and waited there for nearly half an hour beforehand.

So after school that afternoon, Hakamada Sosuke once again left the fuming Hanami Anna alone and 'ran away,' while Kitagawa Yuya left school with Himemiya Karen and Hanami Anna as usual.

He had only walked a few steps out of the school gate when he was blocked by two beautiful girls running from the other side of the road.

"Hello! I'm Shoko Toyokawa, a second-year high school student at Haneoka Girls' Academy. I started following you after hearing your signature song, 'Time Paradox,' at Shinjuku LOFT last time. This is my childhood friend, Mutsumi Wakaba, a second-year high school student at Tsukimori Girls' Academy. We have something we'd like to discuss with you, is that alright?"

Chapter 107 The Scheming of Customer Service Xiao Xiang!

"hiss--"

"Customer Service Xiao Xiang!?"

Before Toyokawa Shoko could even finish speaking, just hearing her say his name, coupled with her familiar appearance, caused Kitagawa Yu's pupils to dilate involuntarily, and he almost called out "Customer Service Shoko".

At the same time, Toyokawa Shoko, who was used to observing the other person's expression and reaction while speaking, also realized something from Kitagawa Yu's surprised and even shocked micro-expression.

Before Kitagawa Yu could respond, she continued with a hint of doubt, "Does Kitagawa-kun know me?"

do you know it?

Of course!

As a seasoned otaku in his past life, how could he not have watched "MyGO," a girl band anime with "everyone being crazy," and not recognize the "customer service Xiao Xiang" in front of him?

When I was watching the anime, Kitagawa Yu was genuinely shocked.

If K-On! and Lonely Rock were three-in-one, then Crying Girls Band went a bit too far, becoming two-in-three.

So MyGO is a game where one player carries four others.

Aside from Chihaya Aine's harmless personality flaw of being 'vain,' the other four members of the band have far too many problems!

The trigger for all of this is Toyokawa Shoko, who left the band due to family troubles.

Of course, he couldn't possibly say these thoughts out loud.

"I saw your and Ruoye's previous band, CRYCHIC, perform, and heard you sing 'Spring Shadows.' In fact, I even played 'Spring Shadows' in the piano club's activity room this afternoon!"

Kitagawa Yu quickly calmed himself down and came up with a plausible excuse.

After he finished explaining, Karen Himegami and Anina Hachimi, who were standing next to him, both showed surprised expressions: "So you're the band that wrote 'Kasuga Kage'? That song 'Kasuga Kage' is really beautiful and touching!"

"So that's what it is-"

Across from her, when Toyokawa Shoko heard the three words "Kasuga Kage," which were full of nostalgia, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart, clenched her fists, and her smile froze for a moment.

However, she quickly adjusted her emotions, her expression relaxed again, and a look of realization flashed in her golden eyes. She couldn't help but feel a strange and inexplicable feeling about this coincidence.

"—What a coincidence! I also got to know Kitagawa-kun because I saw his first live performance~"

Toyokawa Shoko tilted her head slightly, a near-perfectly kind and sweet smile on her lips, like that of a young lady from a prestigious family. She spoke softly, half sincerely and half pragmatically, and then took the opportunity to reveal the purpose of her visit to Kitagawa Yu.

"For some reason, our CRYCHIC band broke up and disbanded after graduating from junior high school. However, I don't want to give up on the path of music, so Ruoye and I are currently looking for people to form a band."

After a slight pause, Toyokawa Shoko continued, "Wakaba is a very skilled guitarist, and she is also very good at bass. In terms of bass skills alone, she is no less than Hiroi Kikuri, the lead singer and bassist of the band 'Sick Hacker'... Moreover, after listening to Kitagawa-kun's 'Himawari' and 'Horizon', Wakaba really admires and looks up to Kitagawa-kun!"

"I started learning piano when I was five years old, and I also studied composition and arrangement professionally, so I have always been the keyboardist in the band. I also composed and arranged 'Spring Shadow'. However, my bass and drum skills are also quite good, and I don't think I am inferior to Shima Iwashita."

"So, Kitagawa-kun, would you like to try forming a band with us?"

"..." Kitagawa Yu was speechless after hearing this.

"He deliberately obscured the real reason for the band's disbandment, steerably pointing to 'graduating from junior high school,' and even said that Wakaba 'admired and idolized' me... Has this guy become that calculating?"

Kitagawa Yu subconsciously glanced at Wakaba Mutsu, who stood beside him like a puppet, expressionless and blank. Although his expression remained unchanged, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

However, to be fair, Wakaba Mutsu truly deserves to be the number one beauty in the entire series, having inherited the beauty of her famous actress mother.

Although the Devil Fruit is a bit small, estimated to be only C-rank, her looks are already on par with Narumi Sena and Shiina Mahiru, and even surpass Himemiya Karen.

Moreover, her lack of assertiveness and indifferent expression make her like Kanao Tsuyuri from "Demon Slayer." To ordinary people, this might seem strange, but to seasoned otaku, it is a rare and precious charm.

At this moment, Toyokawa Shoko also noticed Wakaba Mutsumi's 'lack of cooperation', so she explained quite naturally, "Wakaba has had some emotional deficiencies since childhood, and she's also a bit introverted, timid, and lacks assertiveness. Even when she's bullied, she'll just stare blankly without any expression or reaction. However, when she hears Kitagawa-kun's 'Sunflower,' she'll smile, and when she hears 'Horizon,' she can't help but shed tears. So... Kitagawa-kun, please! Please at least give us a chance!"

At this point, Toyokawa Shoko bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle, her eyes unconsciously reddening.

"So this was all part of the scheme? Your cunning, your methods, your ambition... truly worthy of you, Customer Service Xiao Xiang!"

Kitagawa Yu felt like he was being lifted up, and couldn't help but twitch his lips, inwardly complaining again.

In fact, Toyokawa Shoko is not a bad girl at all. Before her family suffered a major change, she was more like Ichiji Nijika than An and Subaru. She was pure and innocent, like a blank sheet of paper. She was very gentle and caring.

Even after experiencing major family upheavals and harsh treatment from society, he learned to use cunning and manipulative tactics. And seeing his former friends form a new band only fueled his resentment.

He simply shared the same goal as Ebizuka Satoshi: to form a band and make money using his only talent, music.

However, compared to Ebizuka Satoshi's patience in waiting while working at Yoshinoya, she was much more anxious.

That's why in the original story, she first found Sumimi, a third-tier female idol group whose popularity had hit a plateau, but who possessed outstanding singing talent.

Then they found Yutenji Ruomai, who has two hands, a very fancy drumming style, and is also a popular beauty video blogger.

Finally, he also brought in Mutsuka Wakaba, who is a second-generation star and is also very popular among students, into his new band Ave Mujica.

This is to transform Ave Mujica into a 'galactic battleship' so that they can debut in the mainstream as soon as possible.

As for why he still dragged Wakaba Mutsumi into the band after giving up on forming his own, it was because he wanted to use Wakaba Mutsumi to gain sympathy so that he could successfully join the Shirasa Band.

The intention was also to help Wakaba Mutsumi, with the help of the incredibly promising Kitagawa Yu and the Shirasa Band, quickly achieve fame and fortune surpassing her parents. This was to help Wakaba Mutsumi realize her wish to break free from her parents' oppressive control, and it was all for Wakaba Mutsumi's own good.

This kind of "customer service Xiao Xiang" can only be described as becoming more realistic and mature, not as a bad girl.

At least, Kitagawa Yu didn't actually dislike Xiao Xiang, the customer service representative.