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

After finishing their meal, the two washed the dishes together and sat for a while before Sakurakoji finally got up to say goodbye.

"Thank you for your hospitality today." After putting on his boots and standing at the door, Sakurakoji Saitaka said to Shiina Mahiru.

"No, that's not true. Please forgive me for any shortcomings in our hospitality." Shiina Mahiru bowed slightly.

"Then I'll be leaving today. If you have any problems in the future, feel free to contact me anytime. Don't cry alone in the park again, okay?" Sakura Koji held up her phone and waved it to indicate that she was leaving.

"I didn't cry..." Shiina Mahiru blushed and retorted softly, then looked up and stared intently at her face.

"Thank you for your help today, Ogura-neechan."

"I'm the one who's bothered you." Sakurakoji Sai turned and left, waving goodbye with his back turned.

"Oh right, don't forget to send me the time and address of the graduation ceremony. I'll definitely be there," he quickly added a second before the elevator doors closed.

As the elevator doors closed, a quiet atmosphere once again enveloped the corridor.

As the floor numbers on the display screen gradually decreased, Shiina Mahiru pressed her hands to her chest, her emotions a jumble of complex feelings.

A familiar sense of loneliness welled up in her heart again. The feeling, which she should have been used to, made her feel uncomfortable again. However, when she thought of the last words the other person left behind, a glimmer of light reappeared in her heart.

……

After leaving her apartment, Sakurakoji contacted the driver by phone and told him the location.

Then they followed the same route they had taken and returned to the park.

The journey, which took only a few minutes, was quickly completed. He stood at the park entrance, where the streetlights were on, and waited for a while before a black sedan came to a smooth stop in front of him.

After getting in the car, without him saying anything, the car started again and began its journey home.

Sakurakoji took out her phone to check the time and realized it was still early. Although it was past the starry night's working hours, even with the time for the return trip, the night had only just begun.

After all, he didn't arrive too late, and he didn't stay at Shiina Mahiru's house for too long.

He rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought. It was rare for him to not have to go to work tonight, so would it be a waste to just go straight home and sleep? He should make the most of his time.

Just as he was pondering how to spend the night, a notification sound rang.

He glanced at it and raised an eyebrow at the sender's name; it was Hoshino Ai.

To be honest, it had been a while since he had seen her. It had been half a month since he last visited her at an event, and the two of them were still just online friends. And most of the time, it was she who took the initiative to contact him.

It has to be said that he is a rather unqualified "fan". If it were someone else, they would probably suggest meeting in person every now and then. How could he be so indifferent?

He entered the chat interface, and the message immediately became marked as read.

"Tsk, what a useless feature," Sakurakoji clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

How has such a useless feature, which leaves users with absolutely no privacy or time to think, survived until now? This piece of junk software will be forced off the market sooner or later.

He cursed under his breath for a moment, then looked at the message:

[Mr. Sakurakoji, are you free tonight?]

"Ok?"

What do you mean? Are you trying to ask me out?

Although he was puzzled, he answered truthfully: "Yes, I'm taking the night off."

A reply arrived quickly.

That's great! I'm free tonight too!

Could you please come shopping with me tonight? I'd like to buy a few things.

Upon seeing the message from Hoshino Ai, Sakurakoji was somewhat surprised. What a coincidence!

He had just felt it would be a waste to end the night like this when the other side made such a perfect proposal—it was just too good!

He readily agreed that playing two channels in one night wouldn't be considered a waste of time.

No problem! But I need a little time to prepare. Let's agree on a time and place to meet.

Okay! Let's meet in front of Shinjuku Station in an hour, okay?

An hour? That's a little rushed, but it's about right. After thinking about how long it would take to get back and change, Sakurakoji sent an OK emoji and received a shy, silly-smiling rabbit emoji in return.

"Yi Yu, we have a job coming up, speed it up!"

"Okay, Master."

……

Twenty minutes later,

Back at the Heavenly Mansion, Sakurakoji entered his room and changed into casual men's clothing. One problem with multitasking is that you can't use the same identity to travel between two places simultaneously.

After checking himself in the mirror and finding no problems, he took the elevator downstairs again, under the watchful gaze of Aoyama Nanami, whose expression was full of complex emotions.

The car was parked right at the entrance and didn't leave because there wasn't enough time to take public transportation.

The streets were bustling with cars at night, and even driving meant you couldn't go very fast. Fortunately, he managed to rush and arrive near the location a few minutes before the agreed time.

After getting off the bus, he jogged to the bus stop sign and spotted his target about 100 meters away.

There was no way around it; a figure wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses late at night was simply too easy to spot.

Actually, he wanted to say that she didn't need to worry so much, because her fame as a small underground idol wasn't high enough yet, but he felt that saying it might hurt her too much.

"Sorry I'm late!" Sakurakoji ran up to her, slightly out of breath.

Upon hearing the voice, Hoshino Ai looked up and saw his face. Her previously anxious and conflicted mood immediately brightened, and a radiant smile appeared on her face.

"That's not true! It's not the agreed time yet, I just arrived!"

Good evening, Mr. Sakurakoji!

"Oh, good evening." Sakurakoji Saiya responded with a smile, saying insincerely, "Miss Hoshino looks adorable today too!"

"real?!"

Hoshino Ai happily re-examined her clothes, spinning and jumping around with boundless energy. She was very pleased with his praise, but also somewhat incredulous.

"of course."

"Of course—it's fake," Sakurakoji's smile twitched almost imperceptibly.

The outfit was ordinary and even a bit tacky, incomparable to the idol uniforms on stage. Plus, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses late at night would have completely obscured any fashionable or trendy clothes.

It's clear that this child's personal style is rather poor, or rather, he doesn't care much about it.

"So, what does Ms. Hoshino want to buy today?" he asked, revealing the main purpose of the evening.

The other person only said that he would accompany her shopping tonight, but didn't say what exactly they wanted to buy.

"Ah, that," Hoshino Ai said awkwardly, kneading her hands behind her back, "Could you please come with me first?"

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Volume 1: A Daily Life of Attracting Bees and Butterflies: Chapter 51 A Date with Hoshino Ai

"Is this the place?" Sakurakoji asked.

“This is it.” Hoshino Ai said with certainty and determination.

"..." Sakurakoji looked at the Shinjuku building in front of him, or more accurately, a chain store of a well-known brand within it, and didn't know what to say.

The Uniqlo sign above his head was so prominent that it gave him a feeling of being in another world.

This was truly his first time here in this lifetime. After all, he was no longer the poor man he once was. Now, he would buy clothes directly from high-end brand flagship stores in large shopping malls, or simply design them himself and have them made.

He thought Hoshino Ai was carefully leading him to some unspeakable place, but this is what happened?

"So you came to buy clothes. There was no need to be so coy."

"Because I feel embarrassed," Hoshino Ai pouted, her eyebrows furrowed, giving me a look that said, "You don't understand me."

"Uniqlo is great! It's very cost-effective, the designs are trendy, and the materials are practical and skin-friendly. Don't you think it's awesome?"

“Yeah, I think so too.” Sakurakoji Sai was amused by her reaction. “If that’s the case, you could have just told me directly.”

“That won’t do!” Hoshino Ai explained seriously: “In the public’s perception, idols usually wear fashionable designer brands and eat at high-end restaurants, but underground idols can’t afford those things at all with their salaries.”

"If fans knew that their idols would wear affordable clothes and finish their boxed lunches, many of them would be disillusioned."

"I'm also afraid that Mr. Sakurakoji will be disillusioned like them."

“But now I know anyway, so what’s the point?” Sakurakoji Saiki helplessly pointed out her self-deception.

"At least it delayed things for a while, giving me some time to prepare!" Hoshino Ai paused, forcing herself to convince herself.

"So you called me today because you wanted me to help you choose the clothes?" He guessed Hoshino Ai's purpose.

“Hmm, I think your taste is much better than mine, and you usually dress very elegantly.” Hoshino Ai nodded, then pulled Sakurakoji Sai into the store with its various lights flashing. “Come on, follow me.”

A few minutes later,

"Mr. Sakurakoji, what do you think of this hat?" Hoshino Ai picked up a brown-gray folding hat, placed it on her head, and excitedly sought Sakurakoji's opinion.

"..."

“Mr. Sakurakoji, I think these pants are pretty trendy and cool, what do you think?” She picked up a pair of ripped jeans and held them up in front of her leg.

"..."

“Mr. Sakurakoji, this knit sweater looks so good on the model, I want to buy one too!” Hoshino Ai pointed to the revealing top worn by the model on the poster, whose bust size was estimated to be G.

"..."

“Mr. Sakurakoji, don’t you think long stockings with leather shoes look quite nice? There’s a strange sense of contrast.” She pointed to the shoe section, her fingers resting on her chin as she fell into deep thought.

"..."

"Mr. Sakurakoji..."

"..."

"Alright, that's about enough." Sakurakoji pulled Hoshino Ai back, who was still eager to try everything, with an extremely serious expression and an unquestionable gaze. "Miss Hoshino, from now on, all outfits will be based on my opinion, okay?"

He couldn't take it anymore. Although he knew that Hoshino Ai's fashion sense was probably not very good, he never expected that she could come up with so many tricks for him in such a short period of time. How did she buy clothes before?

If he let her continue to be so picky, he couldn't imagine how many eyes they would attract when they went out. If word got out, his lifelong reputation in the design world would be ruined!

"Oh, oh." Stunned by his imposing manner, Hoshino Ai immediately became obedient and could only nod in agreement.

"Hmm." Sakura Koji nodded, walking along the shelves, her eyes scanning the goods on both sides. After a round of inspection, she took down clothes, hats, shoes, backpacks and other clothing items from the racks.

"These are one set, this is another set, I'll hold the rest for you first, go and try these on."

Carrying a pile of clothes and a backpack, Hoshino Ai was half-forced into the fitting room by him.

"Phew." After locking her inside, Sakura Koji breathed a long sigh of relief. He never expected that when accompanying a woman shopping, the first thing to consider wouldn't be physical strength, but rather the vast difference in their aesthetic tastes.

The sales clerks nearby exchanged glances and smiled knowingly; they saw dozens of such scenes every day.

But these two people who came today are way too good-looking, aren't they? Are they celebrities from somewhere?

Because of their outstanding looks, they attracted the attention of most of the staff as soon as they entered the store. They were like having their own built-in spotlight effect in the crowd, making it hard to miss them.

Five minutes later, the curtain of the fitting room was slowly pulled open. Hoshino Ai, her cheeks slightly flushed, walked out somewhat shyly, looked at him blankly, and tentatively asked, "How was it? Did it look strange?"

She wore a brown cashmere trench coat over a knitted top, paired with black skinny straight-leg trousers and matching knee-high boots. A chain bag was slung over her shoulder, and she wore large sunglasses. Compared to her previous questionable outfit, her entire demeanor had undergone a dramatic transformation, as if she had instantly become a street style darling.

Before Sakurakoji's talent could be evaluated, a grand exclamation of surprise rang out from the side.

"Fantastic! This outfit suits you perfectly, miss!" A female sales clerk nearby was attracted by her aura and couldn't help but praise her.

"Your boyfriend has excellent taste! The several unique outfits are matched so harmoniously that I want to buy a set myself!"

"Are you two on a date today? You two are such a perfect match!"

"No, he's not my boyfriend..." Seeing that she had misunderstood, Hoshino Ai quickly waved her hand to explain.

"I understand, I understand!" The sales clerk gave her a knowing look, completely ignoring her explanation.

"..."

"I think it's alright, let's try a few more sets." Knowing that explaining was useless, Sakurakoji Sai had no choice but to urge her to continue.