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

He had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

"I have to go to a music arrangement class at a talent center in Takadanobaba later, so let's exchange contact information first! Then I'll send you the sheet music for 'Sunflower,' 'Horizon,' and three other songs, so you can practice them on your own first."

"What? Three more songs!?"

Shoko Toyokawa was taken aback at first, and then, just as she had breathed a sigh of relief for successfully joining the band, she suddenly became nervous and worried.

"What if his other songs..."

Completely unprepared for the impending 'judgment of fate,' Toyokawa Shoko subconsciously forgot to breathe.

However, less than two minutes had passed, and she had only watched one of the three songs, "Announcing Spring," when all her tension and worry vanished, leaving only joy and excitement in her heart.

While full of confidence and anticipation for her decision, she was also determined to cling to Kitagawa Yu's coattails.

But this means that the other people who want to join Kitagawa Yu's band will be disappointed.

Is Chapter 109 too narrow-minded?

"What? Kitagawa-kun's band is already full!?"

In the corridor outside the music arrangement classroom, Rupa and Ebizuka Satoshi, who had come specifically with him, couldn't help but show expressions of astonishment upon hearing the news.

"Yes, just after school, two girls who were also looking to form a band came to our school to find me after hearing my songs. They wanted to join my band. My other teammates thought they were nice people and worth a try, so they agreed."

As Kitagawa Yu spoke, he couldn't help but recall the scene where Toyokawa Shoko had enthusiastically invited Himegami Karen and Hachimi Anna to dinner to celebrate, saying, "As a newcomer who has just joined the band, this meal must be paid for by her." Hachimi Anna's expression seemed to say, "You really are a good person."

His lips twitched slightly involuntarily.

However, Lupa and Ebizuka Satoshi on the other side were dumbfounded after hearing this.

"What? Just now!?"

Rupa couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Meanwhile, Ebizuka Satoshi, who was still struggling with whether or not to join the Shirasa Band until the very last second before speaking, was filled with nothing but frustration and annoyance.

“...What a coincidence…” Ebizuka Tomo muttered to himself.

At this moment, Rupa, who was standing to the side, had recovered from her astonishment and asked curiously, "How did those two girls know about Kitagawa-kun's school? Did they know Kitagawa-kun before?"

"I don't know him. I have to thank Mr. Yoshida Ginjiro, the manager of the Shinjuku LOFT store I visited last time, for this." Kitagawa Yu said with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

Normally, given that he has only released two songs and is not yet very famous, most people wouldn't be able to find out about his school.

After all, he didn't fill in his and Tsukimi Eiko's information when he registered new Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify accounts.

However, the scene where Yoshida Ginjiro stopped him and chatted for a long time and even exchanged contact information after he and Hanami Anna went to Shinjuku Loft to watch a show and were about to leave was all witnessed by Toyokawa Shoko, who had already noticed him at that time, standing not far away.

Furthermore, when exchanging contact information, Yoshida Ginjiro specifically asked him whether he was still in school or had dropped out like many high school students who played in bands, such as Kuon Nanami and Kawara Momoka.

If it's someone who has already dropped out of school, the arrangements are simpler. There's no need to consider whether the next day is a workday or whether they need to attend classes, so the time can be arranged quite late.

If you're still in school, you definitely can't stay up too late.

Kitagawa Yu didn't think much of it at the time and directly told Yoshida Ginjiro that he was a first-year high school student at Ishibuki High School near Saginomiya, which was about a 20-minute train ride from Shinjuku.

Including walking, the total commute time is no more than 40 minutes, so their performances are fine as long as they can finish before 10 p.m.

However, it would be best to schedule the performance on Saturday evening.

Then, after he and Anna Hanami left Shinjuku LOFT, Shoko Toyokawa thought for a while and finally made up her mind to find Ginjiro Yoshida, wanting to ask him for his contact information under the pretext of forming a band with him.

Out of politeness, Yoshida Ginjiro did not directly give his contact information to Toyokawa Shoko.

However, Yoshida Ginjiro, who was full of girlish heart, told Toyokawa Shoko about his time at Ishibu High School, because Toyokawa Shoko was a beautiful girl.

If Toyokawa Shoko really wants to form a band with him, she should go to Ishibu High School and talk to him herself.

As for the final result... it was just like what happened at the school gate before. After maturing, Toyokawa Shoko, who had an explosive amount of action, skipped class and came to wait for him without knowing his contact information or which class he was in.

"Si Guoyi!"

Like Kitagawa Yu, Rupa and Ebizuka Tomo were slightly shocked by Toyokawa Shoko's decisiveness after hearing her story.

"But if it's just an experiment, then there's no final decision yet, right?"

"That's true."

"If Kitagawa-kun's band is still short of members, please let us know as soon as possible~"

"Ok, no problem!"

Kitagawa Yu smiled and readily agreed.

But in his heart... he rejected it without even thinking.

Even if Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsu are not suitable to join his band, he can't possibly form a band with Lupa and Ebizuka Satoshi. Otherwise, what will he do when Iori Jina comes to Tokyo and he can't find anyone to form a band with?

Without Lupa, the 'gentle older sister,' An and Subaru alone couldn't carry the prickly Inoue.

At the same time, with such amazing singing talent as "Little Girl Sister", it would be a real shame if she didn't pursue a career in music.

However... if it were just that little angel 'Subaru-chan' coming to join his band... then he could 'reluctantly' agree.

"Huh? Kitagawa-kun has already formed a band and released songs?"

Presumably because he had just overheard his conversation with Rupa and Ebizuka Satoshi, Kitagawa Yu had just returned to the classroom and hadn't even had time to get back to his seat.

Saito Ichigo and another chubby guy with pink, center-parted hair named Nakata Daichi immediately came over curiously.

It's worth mentioning that Nakata Daichi is the composer for Golden Archer, the studio that the Thornman team added to the original anime.

As for his skill level... just look at the arrangement he did for the song "Flower of Destiny" for the Thorn Band.

More than 700 listeners, 103 plays...

"Poor Thorn~~~" Kitagawa Yu sighed inwardly at Thorn's bad luck, and said, "Yeah, they just released two singles last night."

"What a bunch of nonsense! I knew you didn't tell us you were releasing a song so we could help promote it. It would have been too formal. Turns out you just released it last night." Saito Ichigo, who considered himself to be 'quite familiar' with Kitagawa Yu, spoke first.

He then took out his phone, unlocked the screen, and opened the Spotify app while continuing to ask, "What's the name of your band? I'll follow them and share it for you."

"White Sand Band".

The band's name wasn't anything shameful, and since they were all in the same industry and would inevitably have to deal with each other in the future, Kitagawa Yu didn't refuse Saito Ichigo's kindness and directly told him the band's name.

As expected, Nakata Daichi, who was chatting and joking around, also joined in the conversation after hearing their chatter, taking out their phones to come over.

Then......

"My God! Kitagawa-kun, are you sure this is a new account you just created recently? Were these two songs just posted last night!?"

"what happened?"

"These numbers are outrageous!!"

"?"

Hearing the strange cries coming from the classroom, Kitagawa Yu's eyes showed a look of doubt, and he thought to himself, "These guys are making a big fuss over nothing."

It's just a few thousand listeners and tens of thousands of plays, right?

You should know that these are works that Ado was able to appreciate, such as "Sunflower" and "Horizon," the representative work of "Prince Pain."

When these two songs were released in their previous lives, their play counts were dozens or even hundreds of times greater than they are now!

"As expected, these guys are still too narrow-minded..." Kitagawa Yu thought to himself. However, when Saito Ichigo turned his phone screen around and excitedly shoved it in front of Kitagawa Yu, Kitagawa Yu realized that he might have misunderstood them.

It's not that they're 'too low-level,' 'too narrow-minded,' or 'making a fuss over nothing,' but rather...

The number of followers on the band's homepage, and the play data for the two songs... are absolutely explosive!

Chapter 110 It's just a 'trial', what are you feeling guilty about?

"Huh? How come there are so many all of a sudden!?"

The number of listeners, or the number of followers on the homepage, has skyrocketed from just over four thousand the last time I checked to 20233, and in the blink of an eye, it has increased by more than a dozen.

In less than an hour, the value more than quadrupled.

While the number of views didn't increase as much as the number of followers, it still achieved significant growth.

But they also reached 67000+ and 11+ respectively!

Yes! That's right! "Horizon" has reached an astonishing 11+ plays, and it's been less than 24 hours since it was released!

These figures are already comparable to those of some second-tier bands' new song releases.

"What's going on? I remember it was less than 4 last time I looked at it..." Kitagawa Yu muttered to himself unconsciously.

Upon hearing this, Saito Ichigo immediately asked, "When was the last time you watched it?"

"It was around the time school let out in the afternoon, about an hour ago."

"And how many people were in the audience at the time?"

"This... is probably around four thousand."

Although Kitagawa Yu didn't say exactly how much four thousand, it still made Saito Ichigo and the others widen their eyes in surprise.

After all, even if it was 4999, rising to the current 2+ is a fourfold increase!

"Could it be that Kitagawa-kun's agency bought the data?" one of the 'dark-minded' guys couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

Before Kitagawa Yu could even speak, Saito Ichigo preemptively retorted, "Kitagawa-kun is an independent band; they're not signed with any agency!"

"Then what's going on?"

In an instant, everyone in the class transformed into a famous detective... Kogoro Mouri frowned and began to think.

One person's speculation inadvertently came close to the truth.

"Could it be that some big shot heard these two songs and gave them a recommendation? After all, Kitagawa-kun's two songs are really good, especially 'Horizon,' which almost made me, a 'Shinjuku 2-chome Prince,' cry~"

"..."

Let's put aside for now whether this guy with the kidney-shaped face is actually the 'Shinjuku 2-chome Prince'.

The surge in plays for the two songs and the number of followers on the band's page was indeed due to two individuals sharing and recommending them on Instagram.

One of them is Mutsumi Wakaba, who had just joined the band.

With her exquisitely beautiful face, resembling a doll, and being the daughter of a popular comedian and a big star, Ruoye Mutsu, despite not having debuted, enjoys considerable popularity and attention among young people.