There are so many geniuses in crossover anime! What's wrong with adding me?

Sakurakoji Sai yawned, not surprised by their predetermined outcome, but he still had to say:

Sure enough, people do not share the same joys and sorrows.

"Then you guys go and talk to Xingge, I'm going back first."

"Ah, wait a minute!" Ichiji Nijika's expression turned cold, her face unusually devoid of warmth, her eyes wide and lifeless. She pressed her hand hard on his shoulder and said in a sinister tone, "Mr. Talent, where are you planning to secretly take the piggy bank that Pochi-chan used for her wedding?"

"...Tsk, have we been found out?"

"How could I not notice! Give it back to her right now!" She gesticulated wildly, excitedly pounding his back like she was giving him a massage. "Mo! Why have you become as cold as Liang!"

Sakurakoji had no choice but to return all the stolen goods.

To express his apology, he was ordered to treat them to freshly baked pastries out of his own pocket.

"Wow~ It smells so good~" Goto Ichiri sniffed the sweet fragrance that filled the air and was deeply moved.

"Eat up! Caramel pudding and cake taste best when they're warm!" Ichiji Nijika smiled and shared her experience with Yamada Ryo, who had already started eating.

"Ah, okay." Goto Ichiri nodded obediently, scooped out a wobbly, springy corner of the cake with a plastic spoon, and put it in her mouth.

Then, her face relaxed into a ball, as if floating on a cloud. All the tension that had accumulated throughout the day was easily dissolved, and she felt the greatest happiness of the day.

"So delicious~~"

"Well, because it was made by Mr. Caihua." After settling her in, Ichiji Nijika also began to enjoy the delicious food, her cheeks flushed, and her eyebrows furrowed happily.

"I told you yesterday that if you work here in the future, you can enjoy these benefits at the employee price!"

"That's why Lena agreed to join the team."

"Huh?! Is that so?" Goto Ichiri was surprised, astonished by both pieces of news.

If I could eat this every day in the future, then working here wouldn't seem so bad... No, no, no, I'm still scared!

Oysters! Oysters!!

And would anyone actually agree to join a band just because of something like that? No, although it really is delicious, joining just for that wouldn't be a bad deal... but...

A mix of emotions welled up inside her, including anticipation, happiness, fear, worry, and incomprehension, and her expression once again became a complex and conflicted knot (>).

"However, Mr. Caihua plays the guitar so well and works in a livehouse, so why doesn't he play in a band?"

This was a problem she just couldn't understand.

If you're not going to play music, why would you learn an instrument?

Is it simply that you think your family has too much money and want to help spend some of it?

“Hmm~ Wagana ya~” Ichiji Nijika replied casually with pudding in her mouth, “After all, he’s Mr. Talent, what he’s thinking is something we can’t guess.”

"Although I asked him, he just smiled and didn't say anything, which was hard to understand."

She shrugged, unable to understand it either: "He could take on any role in the band if he wanted to. If he joined us... Damn it! The more I think about it, the more of a waste it is!"

She pouted and slapped the table, feeling incredibly regretful.

"In short, now all that's left is the lead singer position. Once we find the last person, we'll never be called an incomplete band again!"

"So you guys have this nickname too..."

"Let's all keep searching! Okay!"

"Oh!" X 2

Yamada Ryo and Goto Ichiri followed behind her, raising their hands to cheer her on. Goto Ichiri glanced at the counter, where Sakurakoji Sai was sitting so as not to disturb them, and she couldn't help but feel curious about him.

'What kind of person is Mr. Talent?'

'He's technically very skilled, but he doesn't play music; he works in a livehouse, but he's content to be a chef.'

'He's clearly a man, yet he has beautiful long hair!'

'He clearly seems like a popular, outgoing guy, but he's often alone and wears a strange mask to hide his appearance... It's really baffling.'

Although she wanted to ask him directly if he could take off his mask to show her his true appearance, she simply didn't have the courage to say it!

He must be pretty handsome... she secretly guessed.

"Poke-chan~ Poke-chan!"

"Ah, hi!" She was startled and quickly turned her gaze away from the distance, answering instinctively.

"You're lost in your own world again. I just can't do anything with you." Ichiji Nijika stared at her helplessly.

"Excuse me, what were you saying just now?"

"We're talking about the remaining person, do you have any leads?"

"Ah, not yet, but Mr. Caihua told me to carry my guitar around the school and bring her over if anyone talks to me."

"Swoosh! Then I'll have to trouble you! I can't help it since I'm playing the drums, but Ryo and Ryuna might be able to give it a try!"

"Me too?" Yamada Ryo looked up in confusion. Why was she involved?

Ichiji Nijika solemnly instructed, "Of course! As your senior, do you want Pochi-chan to work hard all by herself?"

"Uh-huh..." Goto Ichiri chuckled dryly at this.

However, it was definitely a good thing for her that she wouldn't have the hopes of the entire village placed on her shoulders.

Afterwards, the three of them chatted about their hobbies, school topics, favorite music genres, and so on, until the doors of the Starry Night opened and Iji Chikatsu Natsumi ran off to help sell tickets.

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……

The next day, which was the third day of April and the fourth day of the new semester.

Sakurakoji Sai, who was going further and further down the path of self-indulgence (mainly referring to skipping classes), made a decision that shocked everyone – he was not going to school today!

Aside from attending school on time and completing the entire day of classes on the first day, he chose to leave early in the afternoon on the second day in order to capture wild Pokémon; and on the third day, he left early in the morning to check on the situation at the Touma family's house...

Since he had already left early two days ago, why not just not go today? He thought to himself.

After all, advancing his treatment was his top priority, rather than studying at school!

He plans to go to Kawasaki again in a couple of days. After all, it's been almost half a month since he last visited, and as the band manager, he needs to do something to help.

But before he could go there, he needed to go to another person first.

He felt that if he didn't go and check on that person he had left unattended for more than half a month, his conscience would not allow it.

No, it was his conscience, already aching terribly, that was constantly reminding him of this reality!

Momoka Kawaharaki met him even later than her, but he's already been to Kawasaki two or three times and hasn't seen her even once since. Is that okay? No, that's not good.

Even Shiina Mahiru, who felt guilty about leaving it for half a month last time... well, never mind, an apology is enough.

One of the main reasons he didn't go to class today was that he wanted to go and see how she was doing.

On the top floor of the Heavenly Mansion in the early morning, Master Sakurakoji, who had created an artificially relaxed atmosphere, began his busy day.

It was eight o'clock in the morning. He was the only person in the huge penthouse apartment. He moved back and forth in the kitchen, fiddling with ingredients such as cream, flour, cheese, mousse, and eggs.

To show the sincerity and earnestness of his apology, he didn't even choose to have it packed at the underground coffee shop, but instead did it himself!

Although, at this time, the coffee shop downstairs is not open for business yet.

Aoyama Nanami wasn't here, because after the start of the school year, she was finally able to excitedly step into the Philia classroom building she had always dreamed of.

Two days before school started, she excitedly wore Philia's beige school uniform and showed it off to him, asking for his opinion. To be honest, after getting used to seeing her in maid outfits, her cute and innocent JK school uniform look was quite touching.

If it were anyone else, they might have been unable to suppress their inner and physical urges at this point and had done something beastly, but fortunately, he was no ordinary person.

In return for her feelings, he reciprocated by wearing Hanasaki River's school uniform in front of her, pulling her to the mirror to compare their appearances hand in hand. After that, she slunk away.

However, the look and expression she left behind before she departed made him feel as if he had been thrown into Antarctica, sharing a room with a bunch of penguins who could only 'quack', and he was trembling uncontrollably.

Even now, thinking back on it, he still feels lingering fear.

It seems I need to be more mindful of the occasion and the content when joking in the future.

Otherwise, he feared that sooner or later someone would carry him onto a small boat and let him gaze at the Milky Way.

Volume 1: The Daily Life of Attracting Bees and Butterflies: Chapter 174 The Guest Appearance of Hachikado Sakuri

Ten minutes later, after packing up the finished product and tidying up the kitchen counter, he left the top floor with the desserts in gift bags.

Although he had cleaned it a little, it would take a lot of time to thoroughly clean all the utensils and cookware, so he planned to leave the rest of the cleaning to Aoyama Nanami, who was coming home from school.

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Although Philia has started school now, it doesn't mean she has no time in the mornings. The reason she's not seen in the mornings is...

It's because, rather than being able to take care of himself, he hopes she can pay more attention to Shiina Mashiro's side—if she weren't there, she really wouldn't be able to complete her daily classes properly.

Therefore, just getting Shiina Mashiro to complete the basic preparations for the morning was enough to keep her from having any extra time.

He took the elevator to the first floor and walked into the spacious lobby, where he encountered an unexpected guest.

"Oh? Isn't this Miss Sakuri? Haven't you gone to school yet?" Sakurakoji greeted the unexpected guest.

Although he hadn't expected to run into her at this time, and if he could, he wouldn't want to meet her alone, he couldn't pretend he hadn't seen her now that he had.

Before him stood a beautiful girl with pale white hair that reached past her hips. Unlike his pure white hair, which was more silvery-gray, her hair was more purplish-blue.

Although her hair color isn't particularly special in a world where hair comes in all colors, it's actually a color she dyed herself as a hobby.

Her hair was tied back with a large cloth band, which was rather odd in size.

Based on the information he gleaned from his conversations with them, it seemed to be because one of the girls in her recent role also wore such a large headband—how dedicated! Sakurakoji Cai remarked.

The eye color is a pale blue that matches the hair color—actually, it was a colored contact lens that was deliberately chosen to match the hair color.

She was wearing a beige Philia school uniform—speaking of which, not only Aoyama Nanami, but also many others who came to see her wearing this uniform during the first few days of school, such as Ajure, Rumion… and a certain misbehaving Irish blonde dolphin.

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She was one of them.

Sakuri Hachikado, whose stage name is Sakuri Ito, is a well-known actress who has been active in the entertainment industry since childhood. Compared to her initial lukewarm reception in Japan, she achieved great success after going overseas (to the United States), and is now quite famous and influential in Japan, where international reputation is highly valued.

Her family originated from an old aristocratic family in Okayama, whose traditional industry was education. Because of their rigid family values, they weren't very supportive of her acting career. This was partly why she chose to go abroad to pursue her career at a young age.

Imagine the hardships a girl, who may not even be in junior high school yet, would face traveling overseas alone with staff without a guardian.

Not to mention the location was the United States, a place frequented by a group of lolicon perverts. According to her, she had indeed been harassed in this way, which hindered her career. Fortunately, she hasn't encountered it since becoming famous.

Whenever he thinks about these things, Sakurakoji can't help but marvel at how talented the teenagers in this world are. They're just too over-the-top.

Her acting skills are second to none among the people Sakurakoji Saiki knows. Even though she has now enrolled in the acting department of Philia's drama academy as a freshman along with Asahi and the others, with her strength and reputation, she doesn't really need to waste her time there.

Not to mention stage plays and film and television dramas, which are completely different fields. Even if she studied them, they wouldn't help her career.

She made this choice because she has other things she wants to do. Once she finishes them, she will probably drop out of school and focus on her acting career.

Of course, he knew the reason, but he didn't want to say it—because that would increase his current psychological pressure.

It's worth mentioning that "朔" refers to the new moon, so the etiquette for girls near the moon is... well, never mind.

"Thank you for the mackerel you sent last time, it was delicious! Oh, by the way, I just made some desserts this morning, how about I give you a few as a return gift?" Sakurakoji Sai replied politely with a forced smile.

Mackerel is a specialty of Okayama, and she would bring some back as gifts for them every time she came back from home. The one he gave to Hiratsuka Shizuka last time was that too; of course, the pervert he was referring to back then who wanted to buy his hair was also her.

He knew that with the other person's acting skills, they should be able to see the forced smile at a glance, but he hadn't intended to hide it anyway.

After all, you can't expect him to have a genuine smile for a woman who asks him, "Can you get her pregnant?" on the first meeting—especially when the two are alone!

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"Oh my, isn't this Mr. Talent?!" Hachikado Sakuri's eyes lit up when she noticed him, and she quickly came over.

"It wasn't for nothing that I've been waiting here early these past few days! The gods must have been moved by my persistence, which is why they sent you to me today!"

"Since you took the initiative to greet me today, it means you want to respond to my marriage proposal last time, right?!"

"If you accept my proposal, there's only one thing we need to do next!"

"—Since this is a very sensitive issue, let's go somewhere secluded and discuss it further!"