Crossover Anime: I'm Kasumigaoka Utaha's Brother

Shiina Mashiro silently picked up her own drawing tablet, tilted her head and thought for a moment. Just as she was about to put pen to paper, she was interrupted by Baili Xiao, who had a black line on her face.

"Now that the tasks have been assigned, you two hurry up and wash your hands to help! Ah Hui and Fairy have been busy in the kitchen for ages!" Baili Xiao scolded sternly, then turned to look at Kato Hui (Alright Zhao)—the latter was carrying a plate out of the kitchen, the plate filled with dishes that "make your mouth water just by looking at them"...

"Ah Hui, I'll be troubling you again with things to do later..." Baili Xiao took the plate from her hands, giving her an apologetic smile: "I should say, I've been troubling you the whole time..."

Kato Megumi smiled slightly and shook her head.

"It's alright, I'm used to it, Baili-kun."

PS: Previous chapters were all (a few/5), but I, being a clumsy writer, found that I couldn't reach that level, so many times I ended up missing updates.

A reader pointed out this flaw in a comment, and after thinking about it, I realized it should indeed be corrected.

I've only been posting these past two days (/3) because I need to make up for some missed updates, but actually I'm posting four updates every day.

If I can manage to write four updates a day from now on, please continue to support me! (You'll get used to it, haha).

Chapter 0117 A New Crisis at Otonokizaka Academy! (1/4, Please Subscribe)

The news that the light novel adaptation of "Your Name" was confirmed for production was only known to the studio staff. Akane Kousaka and Hyakuri Akane were not informed. One reason was that they were currently busy with the final production, censorship approval, and theatrical negotiations for the "5 Centimeters Per Second" anime film. The other reason was that... the "Love Live!" manga seemed to have run into problems again.

In just one day, the manga sold over 100,000 copies. Every bookstore posted a "sold out" notice and strongly requested their publishers to "reprint" it!

Machida Sonoko and the others were not in a hurry about this matter at all—when the second and third volumes of [5 Centimeters Per Second] were released, they had already experienced the situation of "selling out and being reprinted multiple times", so dealing with [Love Live!] was also a piece of cake.

However, to their surprise, all the merchandise related to the Muse sold out in just three days!

A wave of "support for Muse" swept across the internet, radiating outwards from the city where Baili Xiao and others lived, forming a spider web-like network.

The closer you get to the center, the more people support Love Live! and the Muse. Whether in chat groups or online forums, you can see discussions about the Muse anytime, anywhere.

"I heard that Bai Li's [Love Live!] is adapted from the real idol group 327, but why can't I find the name Muse on the 'idol group website'?"

"Does Otonokizaka Academy really exist? Could it be facing closure like in the manga?"

"Of course they exist! Both Otonokizaka Academy and Muse exist in the real world! I'm from Idol City, and there really is an academy called Otonokizaka in our city. You wouldn't believe it, but there are tons of reporters and paparazzi gathering outside the school every day, all wanting to interview Muse!"

"An idol city? Let me check the map... Hmm, damn, is it that far away? It takes four or five hours by plane..."

"What's there to be afraid of! There are now many super-rich people who have formed the 'Muse Support Team'. Anyone who likes and supports Muse can join their team! No matter where you are, as long as you are willing to come, your airfare will be reimbursed! Food and accommodation will be free!"

"A true tycoon indeed! Poverty has limited my imagination..."

The topic "【lovelive】and Muse" quickly rose to the top of the trending search list. As more people became aware of it, many articles introducing idol city, Otonokizaka Academy, and Muse appeared online.

The most direct impact is that Otonokizaka Academy, which originally had few students and was almost deserted every day, has seen a surge in crowds gathering outside since the release of Love Live!, and in just a few days, it has already affected the normal studies of ordinary students!

In the beginning, there were scattered reporters and paparazzi—most of them belonged to small websites and magazines, and could only publish some not-so-popular news in order to attract readers' attention.

However, as time went on, large numbers of people gathered outside Otonokizaka Academy. There were well-equipped popular entertainment reporters, talent scouts from large agencies specializing in discovering new stars (Bai Lixiao did not publicly announce that Muse had joined the [Huaxia] Studio), and even more... Muse fans holding banners, pulling posters, their eyes sparkling with fervent light!

"One heart, one teaching! One heart, one teaching!" is their slogan. In the comics, the opening lyrics of one of Muse's performances are "one step forward, one leap," and because Bai Lixiao specially marked the words "(heart) (teaching)" after it, it became the unified slogan for all people who like Love Live! and Muse.

(That's it: one step in (heart) and one leap (teaching)!)

They call themselves "LL fans" or "LLers", and use "One heart, one religion" as their motto. They sit outside Otonokizaka Academy day and night with a banner that reads "Always support the Muse!" They never back down, even in the scorching sun or torrential rain!

Even more... Love Live! fans from well-off families (super-rich) and with connections (sons of officials) actually managed to directly approach the leaders in charge of education management in Idol City. No one knows what method they used, but they miraculously removed the name "Otonokizaka" from the "list of schools that are about to be closed"!

All of this was due to the influence of Baili Xiao's "Love Live!" manga!

Otonokizaka Academy, inside the chairman's office.

Kotori's mother frowned as she looked at the documents in her hand, took off her glasses, and rubbed her temples. "That's the situation. Otonokizaka Academy has been removed from the list of schools to be closed. In other words, the school's biggest crisis has been resolved."

She paused slightly, then looked at all the members of Muse who were standing there, and sighed softly: "But judging from your expressions, it seems you've encountered a problem that's even harder to solve than 'closing the school'?"

Logically speaking, being spared the "closure of the school" should be something every member of the Muse should be jumping for joy.

Indeed, they were happy, but a more troublesome matter awaited them, causing everyone to frown and hide their smiles—Muse was too popular! Normal training and the academic lives of other students at Otonokizaka Academy were greatly affected!

"In just three days, we caught dozens of people who had entered the academy without permission. The vast majority of them were men, but Otonokizaka Academy is an all-girls school, and in principle, men are not allowed to enter the academy. This alone has caused great fear and inconvenience to the other students."

Minami Kotori's mother tapped her right hand on the table, making a "tap-tap" sound: "This is just the beginning. It's foreseeable that this will happen more and more frequently as time goes on... I hope to change this situation, and as soon as possible!"

Otonokizaka Academy is a traditional all-girls school, where everyone from students and teachers to security guards is female.

With the release of the Love Live! manga, Muse's fame and reputation are skyrocketing every day. As a result, many hot-headed fans and paparazzi completely ignore the academy's rule that "men are not allowed to enter except during special periods" and choose to take the risk of sneaking into the academy to photograph Muse's study life!

This situation naturally causes panic among students—after all, no one wants to have their private information accidentally seen by a strange man!

Chapter 0118 The Clever Honoka! (2/4 Please Subscribe)

Minami Kotori stood awkwardly behind Honoka, stealing a glance at her mother. When she saw the unusually serious expression on the latter's face, she couldn't help but shiver and looked away.

In her memory, she had never seen her mother show such an expression—even when she learned that Otonokizaka Academy was about to close down, her mother's expression was mostly sadness and "it really is like this"...

“Indeed, just as the chairman said, this situation must be resolved as soon as possible.” Ayase Eli nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over the other members: “We cannot let the school and the students get into trouble because of us.”

“But how should we solve this? Even if we step forward, give interviews, or meet with fans, it will only backfire.” Nishikino Maki sighed heavily while playing with the ends of her hair. “It will only attract more reporters, and those fans... sigh, now going to and from school feels like being a thief. I never thought becoming an idol would turn out like this.”

After Maki finished speaking, a long silence fell over the office—it wasn't that they didn't want to make changes; in fact, they had taken action, but with little effect, or even the opposite effect.

After noticing the increasing number of reporters and fans outside the school, Nico Yazawa suggested, "Why don't we go out and meet them? Satisfy their curiosity while also getting them to stop disturbing other students' normal lives?" Everyone agreed, because they didn't have a better idea.

So... yesterday, as dusk approached, the entire Muse group appeared in everyone's sight for the first time.

While giving interviews and taking photos with fans, they clearly stated at the end, "Thank you all for your support and love. Becoming idols is everyone's dream. However, we are also high school students with our own studies and training lives. Please do not gather outside the school. This will not only disturb other students but also distract us from our training!"

Everyone initially thought things would get better after tomorrow, but as it turns out, it didn't really help!

The number of fans has indeed decreased, but the number of reporters has increased significantly. Paparazzi, often disguised to some extent, are everywhere, and...

After yesterday afternoon's interview was published online as entertainment news, many more fans who had never been there exclaimed, "Wow! The real-life muse is just as good as the manga! I'm a fan now!" and headed towards Otonokizaka-Gakuen.

As a result, after a slight decrease in the number of fans, they experienced explosive growth, coupled with an increase in the number of reporters...

"I just don't understand! Don't those people have anything to do all day? They waste their time here every day, don't they need to go to work?" Yazawa Nico complained, puffing out her cheeks. At first, she would enthusiastically accept interviews and tirelessly sign autographs and take photos with fans, but as time went on, she became like everyone else...

She now finally understands why those idols start hiding their whereabouts and lives after they debut and become famous: because... everyone needs to have their own life, and this cannot continue under the scrutiny of the public!

"Well, let's put it this way..." Nozomi Tojo shook her head and smiled wryly, "Let's leave aside the reporters, because that's their job. But what about the fans... If I said they're only a very, very small number, would you believe me?"

Nico Yazawa raised an eyebrow, about to retort with "So many people, how is that possible?", but Nozomi Tojo didn't give her a chance to speak and continued, "As far as I know, the vast majority of those fans outside are from this city. You have to understand, our city is an idol city, we don't lack idols, and we certainly don't lack fans."

"For them, idol worship has almost become an instinct. In addition, the distance to Otonokizaka Academy is not far. Even if they have to work, they can still come to hold up banners and shout slogans after get off work... So the number of fans in front of us will not decrease in the short term! It will only increase!"

"What should we do then, meow? We can't keep going like this forever, meow!" Rin Hoshizora asked, somewhat dejected, while even the usually wise Nozomi Tojo chose to remain silent.

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"Um..." Honoka raised her hand hesitantly—she rarely hesitated, being so outgoing—and seeing everyone's gaze on them, she said somewhat timidly, "If we weren't at the academy, this problem could be solved, right?"

"Koko!" Sonoda Umi raised her voice slightly, "It's precisely because we have classes at the academy that it's difficult to solve... Wait! You mean?"

Sonoda Umi's pupils contracted slightly as she stared blankly at Honoka. Not only her, but everyone's eyes lit up.

“Look, if we were with Hyakusho-sensei right now, this wouldn’t have happened, right?” Honoka seemed to have received some kind of affirmation. She shed her previous timid demeanor and said with pride, “I don’t know what method Hyakusho-sensei used, but no reporters or fans were able to get close to the Kasumigaoka family. As long as we go there, we won’t be disturbed and can train in peace.”

... .. ....

"Most importantly! Once we leave, these people won't gather outside anymore, right? The students can go back to their previous school life, and the order to 'close the school' has been lifted. In short, I think this is good for everyone!"

"Honoka...do you have a fever today? Or is something wrong?" Koizumi Hanayo touched Honoka's forehead with concern. The latter looked at her in confusion: "No, I'm fine. Why do you ask?"

"No, it's just that I feel that Honoka, who came up with this idea, is definitely not an ordinary Honoka..." Hanayo smiled sheepishly, only to be met with a strong glare from Honoka.

Eli Ayase and Nozomi Tojo exchanged a glance, then turned their gazes to the chairperson—Honoka's idea was excellent; it was the best solution for the Muse, the academy, and their classmates.

However... we still need to ask the chairman before we can implement this – their departure will definitely be longer than the previous "one-week vacation"!

"Phew!" The chairman let out a deep breath and smiled helplessly, "It seems I'll have to trouble Teacher Baili again..."

Chapter 0119 Eriri, let's dress up once in a while! (3/4, please subscribe)

Taki...Taki...Taki...Don't you remember? My name is...Mitsuha!

On the blank text, Kasumigaoka Utaha gently typed a few words—her red eyes reflected the light from the laptop screen, her gaze fixed intently on the last word without wavering, as if doing so would make the following text appear.

Bai Lixiao smiled slightly, tiptoed out of the room, and closed the door. In this state, the possibility of Kasumigaoka Utaha being interrupted from writing by external influences had been reduced to the lowest level. Unless someone shouted in her ear or was so hungry that she was in a terrible state, she would never quit writing.

In this "327" state, her thoughts flowed like a spring, and she could write the same number of words in a day in no time. Of course, this state was rare and hard to come by. Even when she finished the three volumes of "5 Seconds," it only happened no more than ten times in total.

"What? Kasumigaoka Utaha is in her room? Shouldn't she have come down with you?" Eriri asked, sipping her juice and scrolling through her phone. Hearing footsteps upstairs and seeing Hyakuri Xiao all alone, she looked at him with some surprise. "You two are always together. It's quite unexpected to see you alone."

“Shiyu has entered that state, and I would only be in the way.” Baili Xiao shrugged. Eriri was taken aback at first, then realized what “that state” meant and nodded knowingly.

Every creator, whether writing light novels or drawing illustrations, has entered that state at some point. Eriri naturally understood what Baili Xiao meant: "That's true. If I interrupt her, it probably won't be as simple as just a tiff."

"So, what are you planning to do? You don't look like you're going to draw illustrations for 'The Monkey King', do you?" Eriri put down her drink, her golden twin tails swaying slightly.

"Hmm..." Baili Xiao pondered for a moment, then looked at Eriri and Hashima Izumi, who had nothing to do: "Where are Sagiri and Mashiro?"

Hashima Izumi glanced at Eriri somewhat awkwardly, a bitter smile on his face: "Those two... are probably still sleeping, right? They've been watching Love Live! a lot these past few days, and they must have stayed up very late last night again."

In fact, not only Izumi Sagiri and Shiina Mashiro are like this, but even Eriri and Hashima Izumi often spend their free time flipping through the Love Live! manga and carefully observing Hyakuri Akira's work stroke by stroke.

Each time they read the comics, they can always find their shortcomings or learn new drawing techniques. That's why Sagiri and Mashiro are always "with comics in hand".

Of course, it's not that Eriri and Hashima don't work hard when they go out to sea, it's just that they are more "disciplined" - for young girls, sufficient sleep and skincare are also very important!

"Is that so?" Baili Xiao nodded thoughtfully. "It seems necessary to remind them, after all, health is the foundation of everything... Well, since they're not here, let's go out."

Eriri nodded, and just as she was about to say something, her eyes suddenly widened in disbelief as she stared at Baili Xiao: "You! What did you just say?"

Baili Xiao frowned slightly, thinking about what she had just said... It seemed, perhaps, maybe, she hadn't said anything particularly surprising?

"What's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss? Come with me to check out the clothes—the ones Muse wore at the comic convention!"

Although production of "Your Name" has already begun, for any light novel, "the illustrations must be done before the novel is written," since illustrations can only be drawn based on the plot of the novel.

It was precisely for this reason that Baili Xiao suggested, "Come with me to look at clothes," when she saw Eriri and Hashima going out to sea, which were "idle".

However, twenty minutes later... Baili Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at the two people who appeared in front of him with some helplessness: "Don't you need to dress up so beautifully?"

The dress, a faux two-piece design with a white inner layer and a red outer layer, revealed her delicate collarbone and fair, slender upper arms. The dark red bow at the waist added a touch of elegance and cuteness. Her legs, clad in black pantyhose, reflected a shimmering light in the sunlight, making her irresistible to look at again and again.

Eriri unconsciously fiddled with her ponytail with her right hand—she noticed Baili Xiao's gaze, and a blush rose on her cheeks—852 looked towards the corner where there were no people, avoiding eye contact with the latter: 278 Don't overthink it, I didn't dress up on purpose, it's just... I haven't been out for a long time, so I should dress more presentably, right! It's not because I want to be with you!

(Yes, yes, I understand her habitual tsundere attitude...) Baili Xiao sighed inwardly, her gaze shifting to Eriri's boat behind her—a white short-sleeved T-shirt with a red denim suspender skirt over it. Compared to Eriri, it was extremely ordinary, but the size of her chest completely overwhelmed Eriri, making them incomparable.

(Eri... Even though you dressed up carefully for twenty minutes, you were still defeated without a doubt by going out to sea. But it's okay, you've done your best!)

Thinking this to himself, Baili Xiao forced a smile and made himself look serious before walking towards the door: "Let's go. Miss Hongsaka recommended a very good costume design team to me. I hope they can prepare the clothes that Muse needs before the August comic convention!"

Chapter 0120 Eriri is angry! (4/4 Please subscribe)

"Eri, stop being stubborn, okay? Hyakusuke is just like that, you know that." Izumi Hashima looked at Eriri across from him with a wry smile. Eriri was holding a glass of lemonade with a resentful expression, and the straw was making a hissing sound because she was sucking on it too hard.