Crossover anime, Hachiman's childhood friend's growth diary

She introduced each guitar with great care, and even Anzu Hachimi, who had initially thought it was nothing special, couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

"Then take a look for yourself. After all, your own feelings are the most important."

Following Yamada Ryo's instructions, Hanami Anna examined the guitars on the shelf one by one, but unfortunately, she couldn't find the guitar she wanted.

"Don't you like it?"

"Well, it's not that the guitars inside are bad, it's just that I don't know how to choose one."

Perhaps fearing that Yamada Ryo might misunderstand, Yana quickly began to explain.

"It's okay, let's go to another store then. I'll definitely find the most suitable guitar for you today."

Yamada Ryo clenched his fist with complete confidence.

"Sigh, are there any other stores?"

"That's right, but you have to take the tram to get there, which will probably take about twenty minutes."

"Ah, then let's forget about it."

After a few seconds of hesitation, Yana waved her hand. In reality, she didn't really want to learn an instrument; she was just out today to get along with her friends.

"Hmm, is that all? Banami-kun, why don't you reconsider?"

Yamada Ryo's eyes suddenly turned fervent, and he started babbling on and on like a door-to-door salesman.

"Oh dear, what's going on? Why is Yamada-kun suddenly so agitated?"

At this moment, Hongxia stepped forward to stop her:

"Alright, alright, since Bana sees that her classmate doesn't want to, Ryo, don't force her."

"Okay, fine." Yamada Ryo sighed pitifully, "Right now, it's just me and Nijika in the band. I don't know when we'll be able to get everyone together."

227 Go become an actor!

"Liang, cheer up! We'll definitely succeed in the end!" Hongxia came over to comfort her, then spread her arms wide. "Besides, there's still plenty of time. Didn't you say that as long as we find all our teammates before graduation, it'll be fine?"

Yeah, finding bandmates in elementary school sounds absurd... wait, "us"?

Hachiman raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard something that bothered him, then casually asked:

"I see, Ijichi-kun. May I ask, what's your role in the band...?"

"It's the drums... no, what's with Hachiman's way of talking? Besides, I'm not in a band!"

Realizing she had been tricked, Hongxia quickly changed her story, but it was too late.

"Oh, so Ijichi-san has studied musical instruments before?"

Hana saw Anna look at Nijika in surprise. In Hachiman's opinion, the child's reaction was like discovering that her friend had secretly cheated on her before the exam.

That said, it seems Ijichi is indeed interested in the drums...

This was similar to his previous guess, since when Ijichi first came to this store, he had been paying attention to the drum set equipment.

but.

What Hachiman couldn't understand was why learning the drums was something shameful or embarrassing, so why the need to hide it?

"Um, you misunderstood, Hanami-kun. Actually, I haven't started learning yet."

Hongxia shyly pinched her fair cheek.

"why?"

"...How should I put it?"

Hongxia rested her chin on her hand, seemingly pondering how to explain to the curious child in front of her.

At this point, Hachiman stated on his behalf:

"Miss Xingge should be focusing on her exam right now, right? Practicing on her own will probably just create unnecessary noise."

For most families, entrance exams are an extremely important event, and it is only natural that family members would make concessions during this period.

I remember when Hachiman took the high school entrance exam, his usually strict parents spoke to him very kindly, and even gave him twice as much pocket money as before.

"Ah, yes! My sister is preparing for her university exams, so practicing might affect her. I plan to talk to my family about it next year."

"Is that so?"

Hana nodded, seemingly understanding.

"We also sell drum kits here."

"scare!"

Just as the group was chatting privately, a shop assistant came up to them with a big smile.

"I'm sorry, did I scare you?"

"No, sister, I'm sorry, I'm not planning to buy a drum right now."

Hongxia waved her hand.

"No problem, you're welcome to visit our shop anytime if you're interested... Oh, would you like me to take you for a look around the drum set first?"

"Can I look at it even if I don't buy it?"

Young students or those just starting their careers often have a strange misconception: they worry that they will give up some of their own interests because they cannot afford to consume.

"It's okay."

The shop assistant gently dispelled Hongxia's concerns, and the two of them went to another area of ​​the store together.

Taking this opportunity, Ryo quietly moved to Hachiman's side:

"Hachiman, boys who can play the piano are very popular with girls these days. Don't you want to consider it?"

No, no, no, does this child have some strange misunderstanding about being popular?

Speaking of which, what does being popular with girls have to do with playing the piano?

As long as a guy is handsome, he can attract girls' attention even if he just plays randomly on the piano, right? So the important thing isn't the piano, it's his face!

"Forget it, practicing piano is too tiring."

Hikigaya gave a brief response.

Besides, practicing the piano costs money, and he doesn't have that much budget to spend on that.

"What about guitarists? It's okay if they learn guitar on their own."

"...No, actually I'm not interested in bands."

"Ok."

Hearing Hachiman's words, Yamada Ryo completely gave up on the idea of ​​recruiting him into the band and turned his attention to the next target—Hanami Anna:

"Hanami, let's get back to the topic of guitars."

"Yamada-kun, I've just thought about it carefully, and I've realized that I seem to have absolutely no enthusiasm for music!"

Anna answered earnestly.

"If you ask why, I'm already exhausted just thinking about what to eat every day, so I simply don't have the energy to focus on practicing."

Wait, does thinking about what to eat really take so much effort?

Hikigaya couldn't help but complain from the side.

"I see. I understand how you feel, Hanami-kun. I feel the same way. Just thinking about Hachi... Ume-chan has already taken all my effort."

No, no, no, the points of resonance between you two are just too strange...

Although Hachiman really didn't know what these two were moved by, it seemed that the matter of buying musical instruments was over.

After waiting in the store for a while, the shop assistant led Hongxia back to where she started.

"Hachiman, Ryo, and Hanami-kun, I've decided to get a part-time job so I can officially start training next year!"

Upon returning, Hongxia made a series of bold statements.

"Amazing!"

Banami saw Anja looking at Nijika with an air of superiority, her eyes filled with admiration.

"It's not that amazing. By the way, I wonder if there are any high-paying jobs around here? I really want to buy a drum right now!"

Hachiman could understand the other's anticipation; on the day the new PSP was released, he was also thinking about working to earn money to buy the game console.

Unfortunately, student work is strictly limited. Normal shops will not allow elementary school students to work, and there are strict restrictions on junior high school and high school students, such as a maximum number of hours they can work per week.

"Hongxia, elementary school students aren't allowed to work, so just give up!"

"What?! Such a thing actually happened!"

Hongxia's dream of earning enough money through part-time work to buy a musical instrument was instantly shattered. She shook her head and sighed, saying:

"In that case, we'll have to ask Mom for help, right? But my sister is going to college soon, and we don't seem to have that much money at home."

Hongxia's family is relatively well-off, but because Xingge needs a lot of money for college, they probably won't be able to afford to buy her a drum set anytime soon.

"By the way, what do you think about becoming an actor and making money? I see a lot of students our age on TV, they must be making a lot of money, right?"

Suddenly, Anna spoke up.

"Aren't actors considered to be working?"

"Hmm, I don't know either."

Hanami Anzu pursed her lips and naturally looked at the billboards outside the store, some of which featured child stars in the advertisements.

Question 228: Is Anna Hanami a beautiful girl?

"And if you want to be an actor, don't you need that kind of amazing acting ability where you can cry in a few seconds?"

Hongxia spoke, referring to her memories of child stars.

"Indeed, but Hongxia is the type who can't lie at all, so I doubt she could act it out."

Yamada Ryo offered his comments from the side, while Nijika sighed repeatedly:

"Yes, acting skills are something that ordinary people like us simply can't achieve."

"Ok."

The three girls racked their brains, but before they left, they still couldn't come up with a good way to save enough money to buy a drum kit within a year.

The group had asked Hachiman for his opinion along the way, but if the latter had a way to make money, he wouldn't be so stingy with money.

To put it bluntly, it's too difficult to make money through legitimate means at this age. If he had known he could be reborn, Hachiman should have memorized a few lottery numbers. That way, he could have been a stay-at-home dad and never had to work in his life.

After chatting for a while longer, they decided to call it a day and end their trip to the music store.

"Then we'll be going now, Hikigaya-kun, Yanami-kun, bye-bye."

Because the two were heading home in the opposite direction from Hachiman and the others, Nijika and Yamada Ryo waved goodbye to Hachiman and Anna reluctantly after leaving the mall.

"Bye-Bye."

"Goodbye."

As the twilight shone, their shadows were stretched long. Suddenly remembering something, Anna Hachiman grinned and raised her arm, elbowing Hikigaya in the ribs.

It hurts!

This guy really doesn't know his own strength.

"Is there a problem?"

"Hachiman, where do you live?"

Banami Anzu spoke nonchalantly, but her expectant gaze revealed the child's true thoughts.

It's surprisingly easy to understand.

but.

Hachiman knew perfectly well that their relationship wasn't that good, so there was no need to reveal such private information, right?

"Well, it's probably over by Bridge F."