Crossover Anime: Saiyans Starting from Dreams

"You can't compete even if you try, that's Shuchiin... all the girls there are young ladies from prestigious families."

As expected, news of Qin Chuan and Hayasaka Ai meeting at the school gate yesterday spread throughout the school immediately today.

Qin Chuan was considered very good-looking at school, and even though he didn't do much to stand out, he was still the subject of much discussion.

The fact that she "left with the girls from Shuchiin" is even bigger news, with girls from many classes gossiping about it.

"But speaking of Shuchiin, Eriri could have joined Shuchiin too, right?"

In Class G's classroom, a few girls who were talking about Qin Chuan and Hayasaka Ai suddenly changed the subject and asked Eriri next to them.

It wasn't that she was making things difficult for Eriri, but rather that the Eriri she mentioned really had the potential to join Shuchiin Academy.

"Eh? I guess so... but I don't like the atmosphere at Shuchiin."

Eriri, who was called out, was stunned for a moment, and then quickly responded.

Eriri Sawamura's father is British and a diplomat, so she has a certain economic power and status in Japan.

She could have joined Shuchiin Academy if she wanted, but she didn't choose to go there in the end and instead came to the private Toyonosaki School.

Although Shuchiin Academy undoubtedly has a stronger faculty and its students can form more complex relationships of interest, Eriri really dislikes that atmosphere.

Although she acts like a kind and gentle rich girl at school, she is also the ace of the art club, which attracts a lot of attention and makes her the most popular person in the students' social circles.

But deep down she's a complete homebody, and she mostly uses her drawing skills for doujinshi—she's even made quite a name for herself in the doujinshi world.

It's easy to imagine that if she were to pursue her hobby at Shuchiin Academy, she would feel uncomfortable everywhere. She might even have to be careful when going to anime conventions on weekends, which is not the life she wants.

However, despite this, she couldn't find anyone to discuss her hobbies with at the private Toyonosaki School, and everyone around her treated her like a real young lady.

It's only slightly better than Shuchiin, but not by much.

Surrounded by people, Eriri chatted casually until lunchtime.

As usual, many girls invited Eriri to have lunch together. Under normal circumstances, Eriri would readily agree, and they would chat while eating their bento boxes.

But today's situation is a bit special.

"Sorry, I have something to do at noon today, so I can't have lunch with you."

Eriri gave everyone an apologetic smile, appearing reserved yet polite—this was exactly how she usually acted, giving off a bit of a young lady vibe, but without seeming too aloof.

Seeing this, everyone expressed their understanding, and then watched with some regret as Eriri picked up her schoolbag and left the classroom.

"Eri is probably busy with something important."

"After all, she's the daughter of a diplomat."

In the girls' imagination, Eriri's lunchtime activities should be high-end matters that ordinary people cannot access, which would be in line with her status as a young lady.

But if they knew the truth, it would surely be a huge surprise.

"Damn it, I only have an hour for lunch break... I wonder if I can finish drawing a page."

Eriri, carrying a schoolbag full of manuscripts, walked down the corridor, trying to find an empty classroom to finish her unfinished work.

That's right... Eriri even had to use her lunch break today because her doujinshi deadline was fast approaching.

As a well-known illustrator in the world of doujinshi, Eriri Kashiwagi naturally sells her own doujinshi at anime conventions.

The appointed time with the printing factory was fast approaching, but Eriri's artwork hadn't even been completed with the outlines.

So even though it was dangerous, Eriri had no choice but to bring the original manuscript to school to finish it—anyway, there were plenty of empty classrooms at school, so she just had to find one that wasn't occupied.

But according to Murphy's Law, the things you worry about most are more likely to happen.

Eriri didn't reveal the original manuscript in her bag, but tragically, she couldn't find an empty classroom even after running up several floors.

The classrooms that are usually empty were all filled with people at noon today for some reason—although some classrooms only had one or two people, she couldn't possibly be drawing in front of those people, could she?

"...How about we go to the rooftop and take a look?"

After pacing around anxiously, Eriri suddenly realized this.

The school's rooftop is usually locked to prevent students from entering. Under normal circumstances, Eriri would never think of going to the rooftop.

But the situation is different now. A couple of days ago, Eriri saw several girls and a boy coming down from the rooftop when she passed by the stairwell.

In other words, the door to the rooftop might be unlocked now, so perhaps she could try her luck there?

With that in mind, Eriri no longer hesitated, took the sketch and headed to the top floor of the school, and soon arrived at the entrance to the Heavenly Ladder.

Although the rooftop door was closed as usual, Eriri tried to grasp the doorknob and push it gently—and sure enough, the rooftop door opened smoothly.

Eriri was overjoyed, then looked towards the rooftop—sure enough, no one was there, so she could work on her manuscript there.

Although the wind on the rooftop was a bit strong, she could accept this difficulty compared to the risk of being caught drawing in her notebook at school.

Because the deadline was tight, Eriri didn't care about anything else and found an abandoned school desk on the rooftop to start drawing.

—Thanks to the school cleaners for being lazy, some discarded tables and chairs were simply moved to the rooftop, otherwise Eriri would have had to find a way to get a table.

Although it was a bit windy, Eriri was only drawing the last page of the draft with a pencil, so it didn't matter if it was a little messy.

If her task today required her to keep her brush steady while drawing lines, she would never have come to the rooftop to paint in the wind.

However, just after she quickly drew a few squares, she suddenly heard the sound of the rooftop door being opened.

This terrified her, and she quickly stuffed all the drafts on the table into her schoolbag before running to a corner of the rooftop to hide.

After hiding, Eriri became curious about who else had come to the rooftop, so she secretly peeked through the corner of the wall at the group of people who were walking onto the rooftop.

It was Qin Chuan, Kato Megumi, Goto Ichiri, and Kita Ikuyo.

"That person is... Qin Chuan, who seems to be the one the classmates were talking about this morning, the one who walked with the girl from Shuchiin."

Because Qin Chuan was quite popular at school, Eriri recognized him.

"And that person is... Kita-kun, and the other one, no, I don't know the other two."

Kita Ikuyo is a popular girl at school, so Eriri knows her—but she doesn't know Goto Ichiri.

As for Kato Megumi, Eriri almost didn't even notice her.

Chapter 184 Eriri's Day of Suffering

"Did Kita-kun bring his guitar today too?"

After sitting down on the bench, Kato Megumi cast a curious glance at Kita Ikuyo.

Because today, not only did Goto Ichiri bring his guitar, but Kita Ikuyo also brought a large guitar case.

Although I knew that Goto Ichiri was teaching Kita Ikuyo to play the guitar, I didn't expect her to bring her own guitar to school.

"Hehe... Actually, this guitar belongs to Senior Liang. I accidentally bought the wrong guitar when I was buying it on installment; I bought a bass instead."

Kita Ikuyo scratched her head and smiled somewhat embarrassedly. For someone like her who didn't even have basic knowledge of bands, she really couldn't distinguish between a guitar and a bass.

I had found out online that "bass instruments are all four-stringed," so I confidently bought a six-stringed instrument... Little did I know that multi-string basses also exist.

Thanks to Yamada Ryo's generosity, he bought Kita Ikuyo's bass and then lent her his own guitar to practice.

"But Ryo-senpai said she spent all her remaining money on the bass guitar and will have to eat grass from now on... That can't be true, right?"

As she spoke, Kita Ikuyo became somewhat worried about Yamada Ryo's situation—although Yamada Ryo's words sounded like a joke, they also seemed to contain a degree of seriousness.

"I think what she said might be true..."

Although Goto Ichiri only met Yamada Ryo and Yoshida earlier than Kita Ikuyo, he had a very clear understanding of eccentrics, probably because Goto Ichiri himself was an oddball.

Beneath Yamada Ryo's seemingly calm exterior lies a strange person, which is why Goto Ichiri thinks she might actually do what she says about eating grass.

"Furthermore, Senior Liang also asked me to tell Qin Chuan that if Qin Chuan is willing to help her, she won't have to eat grass anymore."

"...? Why are you suddenly talking about me?"

I initially thought it would be quite interesting to hear these lines that only appeared in the original work, but I never expected that I would still get caught in the crossfire even though I didn't go to a LiveHouse yesterday.

"Senior Liang said he sensed the aura of a wealthy person on Qin Chuan..."

Goto Ichiri relayed Yamada Ryo's words to Qin Chuan, and judging from her expression, she wasn't joking.

"How could Ah Chuan be a rich person living alone?"

Kato Megumi, standing to the side, seemed rather unhappy. Having been to Qin Chuan's home before, Kato Megumi knew very well that Qin Chuan was now living alone, without parents.

So of course she didn't think Qin Chuan was a rich man; she just thought that the girl named Yamada Ryo was probably joking with Qin Chuan.

Upon hearing this, Goto Ichiri smiled somewhat awkwardly—she did think that Yamada Ryo's intuition was quite accurate.

After all, Qin Chuan has an entire underworld organization behind him, how could he not have money? If Qin Chuan wanted to, he could definitely support Yamada Ryo.

"Hui, although I do not have any other family members, I am actually quite wealthy."

Seeing how protective Kato Megumi was of him, Qin Chuan felt it wasn't right to keep it from her, so he told her earnestly.

"So don't worry too much, Yamada Ryo's feeling is actually fine."

"Huh...really?"

A hint of surprise appeared on Kato Megumi's face—though this surprise also appeared quite calm on her face.

"So, if Yamada Ryo really doesn't have money for food, I can still help out. Consider it an investment I'm making for your band."

Qin Chuan nodded, then looked at Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo.

"But Yamada Ryo will have to come to me in person to ask for it. You can pass this message on to her after you go to the LiveHouse after school today."

Yamada Ryo's contact information was already exchanged last time. If Yamada Ryo really needs it, she can just contact Qin Chuan by phone.

"By the way, Boqi, you guys need to work at the LiveHouse to help support the band, right? If you don't want to work, I can help you out too."

These words made Goto Ichiri's heart skip a beat—to be honest, she was indeed somewhat tempted after hearing them.

As a socially awkward person, although she had been working at the LiveHouse for a few days, she was still somewhat inexperienced in greeting guests, and was even far less skilled than the newcomer, Kita Ikuyo.

If Qin Chuan is willing to help, wouldn't she no longer need to work? And wouldn't she no longer need to endure the torment that social anxiety shouldn't have to bear?

However, Goto Ichiri was only briefly tempted, but quickly shook her head:

"No... I'd better not. Although I'm very grateful to Qin Chuan, I think I'll just continue working..."

On one hand, she felt she couldn't just accept Qin Chuan's kindness, and on the other hand, Goto Ichiri also felt that working part-time would allow her to spend more time with the members of the band.

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Although Goto Ichiri is socially awkward, she already considers the band she ended as her friend, so she can't abandon her friend and run away alone.

"Goto-san..."

Kita Ikuyo listened with sparkling eyes, looking very moved.

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"It's finally over. Why did I have to listen to them act out a teen idol drama in the middle of the day on the rooftop corner?"

Half an hour later, Qin Chuan and his group of four finally finished their lunch and left the rooftop one by one.

Eriri, who had been eavesdropping in the corner for half an hour, was finally relieved, tears streaming down her face.

Because the bench where Qin Chuan and the others were sitting was near the entrance to the rooftop, Eriri couldn't find a chance to leave the rooftop and could only sadly squat in the corner listening to their conversation.

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Although Goto Ichiri's words were very touching for a friend, Eriri wasn't their friend, so she just felt like her legs were going numb from squatting.

And those people, apart from Qin Chuan, were all girls, right? Although I had heard in the classroom that Qin Chuan seemed to be very popular, it was really unexpected that he was this popular.

Those girls were all quite cute. Even though Goto Ichiri dressed rather plainly, Eriri, who had read countless books, saw through her rich potential at a glance.

"Never mind, let's go, I need to use the restroom."

Eriri squatted in the corner for half an hour, waiting for everyone on the rooftop to leave.

First it was Kato Megumi, then Kita Ikuyo, then Goto Ichiri—and then Qin Chuan stood at the rooftop entrance, and before leaving, suddenly turned his head to look at the corner of the wall next to him.

"Speaking of which, that student has been listening all afternoon, aren't they going to come out?"

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's voice, Eriri was so frightened she almost jumped out of her skin—had she been discovered?

Eriri held her breath, momentarily unable to answer—she suspected Qin Chuan was bluffing, so she remained silent as long as she didn't...

The next moment, Eriri saw Qin Chuan walk out from around the corner and look at her with a smile, his face turning bright red.

Just kidding. For Qin Chuan, who has the ability to sense "qi," how could he not discover that there was another person hiding on the rooftop?