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

“As long as it’s not bass!” Yamada Ryo clenched his fist and nodded firmly.

"You said it yourself, no take-backs!" Sakura Koji's eyes flashed with a sharp light, his expression instantly turning serious. "If you regret it later, I won't give you another chance."

"Uh... what do you want to do to me?" Seeing his expression, Yamada Ryo felt a little scared.

"It's nothing, just some things that will make you happy, nothing serious." Sakura Koji chuckled, reassuring her, "Besides, as long as you honestly pay back the money, everything will be fine, right?"

"I see, that's right!" Yamada Ryo seemed to have his mind cleared, and clapped his hands.

Then, she looked at him confidently and said, "That's how it is, so you can 'lend' me the money without worry! Oh, by the way, this time I want to borrow 30,000... no, 50,000 yen!"

After thinking for a moment, she changed the three raised fingers to five, her expression as resolute as if she were joining the Party.

"Okay, okay, fifty thousand, right? Of course." Sakura Koji smiled without offering any persuasion, just like a loan shark trying to entice a gambler, and directly took out five of the highest denomination bills from his wallet and handed them to her.

"Oh! This is fifty thousand yen! I haven't seen so much money in so long!" Yamada Ryo's eyes sparkled as he held up the brand-new sum of money, his mouth agape, his expression filled with emotion.

"Heh heh, you'll get what's coming to you later," Sakurakoji thought with a cold laugh as he observed her performance.

If you dare not pay him back, you'll be in for a world of hurt!

It was almost time to meet Ogiso Setsuna. Sakurakoji glanced at his phone screen, said goodbye to Ijichi Seika and the others, and left the bustling Starry Sky.

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……

Instead of returning to the supermarket, he went to a small park nearby, the place he and the other person had agreed upon.

The park was completely deserted and eerily quiet. He thought viciously to himself that the naughty children must have all been taken home by their parents for a beating.

He sat on the swing for five minutes, then heard running footsteps approaching from afar. Soon, someone squatted down, panting, and said:

"Sorry! It took me a while to get home and change. Did you keep me waiting?"

“…No, I just arrived five minutes ago.” Although he already knew she was pretending, Sakurakoji Saito admitted that he was still a little surprised when he saw her everyday appearance after she removed her disguise.

At this moment, she removed the glasses that had sealed her good looks, and her original simple braids were undone, replaced by two neat ponytails on either side of her thick hair. Her upper body was no longer clad in a practical black shirt, but instead wore a youthful and energetic white coat, paired with a pink lace-trimmed tiered skirt and a pair of warm white stockings.

The previous down-to-earth girls are gone; in their place is a youthful, beautiful, and energetic campus idol.

In comparison, it is even more surprising.

"Shocked?" Ogiso Setsuna smiled mischievously at him, then twirled around, clutching her skirt.

"Yeah, a bit. I didn't expect the difference to be so big."

Although I already knew about her outfit, the impact of the image on reality is simply incomparable.

"There's no other way. Actually, I had my reasons for doing that." Ogiso Setsuna sighed and sat down on the swing next to her.

"The reason?" Sakurakoji asked, guessing that this must be the reason she had called him here.

"Hmm, you see, many of the students at Minekiri Affiliated School come from well-off families, right?" Ogiso Setsuna swayed on the swing, confiding in him. Then, she seemed to realize something, "Speaking of which, Sakurakoji-san? Or is it better to call him Sakurakoji-san?"

"Whatever you want, I'm fine with anything."

"How about we call you Sakurakoji-kun? You look about the same age as me."

"Alright then, I'll call you Miss Kogiso?"

"Hmm... plus, Miss seems a bit strange, but Ogiso is fine." Ogiso Yukina continued the previous topic, "Sakurakoji-kun said he has acquaintances in Mineki, so he should know this too, right?"

“Hmm, I know a little about it.” Considering Touma Kazusa’s family background, Sakurakoji Sai had to agree with her opinion.

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Volume 1: A Daily Life of Attracting Bees and Butterflies: Chapter 72: I Have Few Friends, and Evening Events

“Right? So if I dress casually, I don’t know what people will say behind my back, let alone doing some insignificant part-time job.” Her swaying gradually increased. “Look, even though it wasn’t my choice, I was still selected as a sponsored girl, which makes the situation even more serious.”

“Gossip can indeed be a fearsome thing.” Sakurakoji’s talent can understand this. Not to mention anything else, he and his mother have been maliciously slandered by some people because of their appearance, including some relatives.

Although they all used their strong hearts to ignore it, it doesn't mean that everyone can just laugh it off as if nothing happened.

"Seriously, if my friend hadn't taken it upon herself to sign me up, I wouldn't have wanted to participate in this kind of beauty pageant. And to actually win it by accident, the feeling of being stared at by everyone is really unbearable." Ogiso Setsuna sighed, her face showing exhaustion, as she told him about the repression she had been holding in her heart for so long.

"Surprised? I think with your looks, Ogiso, you probably already knew the outcome the moment you signed up, right?"

"I appreciate your compliment... but I really don't want you to say that to me, Sakurakoji-kun." Ogiso Setsuna looked at him with a speechless expression, as if she had choked on her words. "How do you maintain your appearance? Besides genetics, it must be very hard work to keep up with that."

As a young woman of the new generation, makeup and dressing up are already essential skills for her, so she can naturally see the extra effort involved.

"Well, I guess so. Because of my family's profession, I've been exposed to these things since I was little, so I know a lot about them. Once I got used to it and it became part of my daily life, I didn't find it hard at all," Sakurakoji Sai admitted with a frank shrug.

"If you were in our school, and dressed up a little, I probably wouldn't stand a chance in the beauty pageant, right?"

Is this a compliment or a criticism?

"Hehe~ That depends on what you think!" Setsuna Ogiso covered her mouth and chuckled, saying in a quirky way.

"Anyway, I understand. If you called me here just to talk about this, as I said before, I definitely won't reveal it, you can rest assured." He reassured her again, pressing his hand to his chest as a guarantee.

"Besides, even if I told that acquaintance, that person isn't the type to care about other people's business, so you don't need to worry at all."

"Hmm, it's great that you figured it out so quickly!" Seeing that her intentions had been seen through, Ogiso Setsuna stopped trying to hide it. "Speaking of which, it's really amazing that you were able to see through my disguise. I thought I was quite hard to recognize, wasn't I?"

"I don't think it's that hard to recognize, but it might also be because I'm more familiar with makeup."

"Yes, that should be it. So far, not a single friend from school has been able to see through my disguise... You're the first." Her eyes suddenly became watery, making her look pitiful, and then she moved on to the next topic.

"Um, my curfew is still a while away. Are you free after that, Sakurakoji-kun?"

"Yes, I currently live alone, so there is no curfew at my home."

"Hey~ Sakurakoji-kun lives alone, that's so nice~" Ogiso Setsuna said with a hint of envy, "Living alone must be so easy, right? No parents to nag you about this or that, it must be so free, right?"

"Each has its own advantages, right? Isn't the relationship between the Kogiso family good?"

"No, apart from the curfew, my parents are pretty open-minded. My father is an office worker, and my mother is a full-time housewife. They also worked hard to send my brother and me to private schools. We're a typical middle-class family, right?" She shook her head and denied it.

"But because of this, I have a little bit of pocket money... so if I want to buy something, I can only rely on my own part-time job to buy it."

"I see, that's it."

"Well, my younger brother might be going through puberty lately, and he's having some trouble with his parents."

"It sounds pretty good, doesn't it? A harmonious and happy feeling." Sakurakoji Saiya swayed on the swing and smiled, imagining her family's dynamic.

"Haha, what about Sakurakoji-kun? What are his family members like?" She didn't answer, but seemed to be aware of this and felt a certain pride in it.

“Yes, my parents work in New York, so I used to live with them there, but my sister and I returned to Tokyo two months ago.”

"Huh? So you're considered a returned overseas student? That sounds amazing!" Ogiso Setsuna blinked her bright eyes and covered her mouth with her hands to show her surprise.

"And you have a younger sister... wait, does that mean you and your sister don't live together?"

"We do live together, and we meet every day or two, but it's not the kind of relationship where we live in the same house." He was somewhat embarrassed to describe the complicated situation.

"It sounds a bit complicated. Should I not ask?" Setsuna Ogiso asked, sensing the atmosphere.

"There's nothing wrong with saying it, but please do it." Sakurakoji Saiki bowed his head and pleaded.

"Haha, I get it. Ah, it seems we've gone off on a tangent..." Realizing the topic was veering off course, she quickly corrected herself, "That's not what I meant. Um, if you have time, how about we go sing karaoke together sometime? My treat!"

"Karaoke?" Sakurakoji Sai looked over at the sound, not expecting that they would end up going there after all.

"Yeah! I go there whenever I want to relax! Has Sakurakoji-kun been there?" She spoke with great enthusiasm, swinging the rusty swing that made a creaking sound again.

"I have been there, but not often, because I don't have many friends, so I don't usually have the opportunity to go out with people."

"...I have a feeling that you said something very heartbreaking." Ogiso Setsuna stopped what she was doing and looked at him with a complicated expression.

"In that case, let's go together today!"

She leaped off the swing platform, put her hands behind her back, and walked forward excitedly, with Sakurakoji Nakano getting up to follow behind her.

……

"Mariko's house (towards Mariko's room)"

"Telephone call"

"男と游んでるShibaju続けてきたけれど(Although I keep pretending to play with men)"

"あの女もわりと(But that girl is also quite surprising)"

"Busy (looking busy)"

"..."

Setsuna Ogiso swayed back and forth in the VIP box, microphone in hand, moving from one end to the other, her face beaming with a wide smile, her bright and melodious voice filling the entire room.

Sakura Koji sat on the sofa, listlessly holding a rattle and beating it to cheer her on, his face expressionless. An hour had passed, and the other person hadn't even put down the microphone! She'd immediately ordered over a dozen songs the moment she walked in, giving him absolutely no chance to speak.

While it's certainly nice to have such a beautiful woman singing in front of you all to yourself, could you please serve him a fruit platter first before you can enjoy the performance?

Finally, after the song ended, Setsuna Ogiso paused her performance with satisfaction, faced the sofa, and bowed awkwardly, saying, "Thank you very much for listening!"

Sakurakoji quickly waved the atmosphere prop in her hand and cheered loudly twice, which made her feel very satisfied, but also a little shy.

"Kogiso, you really love singing! You can sing for an hour straight without stopping. I'm quite impressed with you," Sakurakoji Sai said sincerely, casting an admiring glance at her.

"Were you scared?" Setsuna Ogiso replied with a playful laugh.

"Kind of."

She sat down on the other side of the sofa, took a sip of juice, and explained, "Actually, I come here to sing by myself once a week. Isn't that strange?"

"No, I think this hobby is quite ordinary and normal, although others may not be as good at singing as you." Seeing her drinking her beverage, Sakura Koji also felt a little thirsty and picked up her drink to take a sip.

"Actually, I haven't told anyone about this hobby, so if possible, please combine it with your part-time job..."

"I understand, although I don't think either of these things are a big deal." Setting down her glass, Sakurakoji nodded in agreement. "But you really do like singing."

"Yes! I love singing! I can sing all day long without any problem, and sometimes I even amaze my mother and brother!" She leaned forward with her shapely upper body, her expression more excited than thrilled.

"I think that's a bit too much... Never mind, whatever you like." Sakurakoji was impressed by her enthusiasm; had she not expected that an hour was just her opening warm-up?

"What's next? Sakurakoji-kun, would you like to sing along?" She picked up another microphone and handed it to him, inviting him to join in.

"Since we've come all this way, let's give it a try." Sakurakoji took the song and picked up the song selection board. "Hmm, this one will do."

"Which one?" Ogiso Setsuna leaned closer, her arm making contact with his. The fragrance of her hair and body was naturally inhaled into his nostrils, briefly attracting his attention.

"Hey, this song? I know it too. Shall we sing it together?" Setsuna Ogiso asked expectantly.

“OK.” Sakurakoji agreed, but he had reason to suspect that she simply wanted to sing.

The screen on the wall directly in front of us lit up with the music video and song title: "Glass No Hana" (Glass-like Prosperity).

Singer: Rina Ogata

Soon, their singing began:

"Youda にはもう戻れない (We can no longer be friends)"

"Charming for one second (but I am quietly attracted to you every second)"

"You in the dazzling sunlight"

"I want to be like a gentle breeze that carries my dreams."

"..."

"その心にprivatehouseますか...? (Am I in your chest...?)"

"Wen きたい... 文けないの (I want to listen... but I can't hear it)"

"ガラスのような强がりより(Compared to the one who is as strong as glass)"

"Hug me, I want you to be brave (I want to have the courage to hug you)"

"..."

They didn't sing for too long because of the curfew at Ogiso Setsuna's house. After singing one or two songs together, they left the karaoke bar.