Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

"By the way, where is Gong... Gongshengjun?"

"He arrived with his disciples around noon."

"Let's hurry up and get a seat!"

"okay."

Sawabe Tsubaki temporarily put these random thoughts aside and walked towards the auditorium with the others.

I don't know if it was specially renovated for this kind of large-scale performance, but it is clearly an elementary school auditorium, yet it can accommodate a full 800 audience members.

Moreover, when they went in, apart from the VIP seats reserved in the first two rows, the audience seats in the back were already about 70% full.

If you also include the parents and children on campus, this auditorium is probably too big to hold everyone!

"so many people?"

"If I don't get a seat, am I allowed to stand and watch?"

Sawabe Tsubaki's question undoubtedly reflected the common sentiments of several people.

Unfortunately, none of the four had been there before. Even Xiao Xun, who seemed to know a lot about the school, was seeing a performance live for the first time and had no idea about these details.

"Never mind, let's find seats first."

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Chapter 156 Cherish the Present

"Hey! Props! Where are the props? Hurry up and set up the scene!"

"Have Haruka Amami, Chihaya Kisaragi, and Yayoi Takatsuki from Class 1, Grade 4 arrived yet? The opening dance is yours, haven't you changed into your costumes yet?"

"Hey, you're our school's star performer! You'd better give it your all in the performance later!"

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The bustling backstage area was even louder than the campus outside, making people feel irritated.

Yes, that's right. Despite having a lot of performance and competition experience, Nagi Aizawa, who is regarded as the ace of Kurumigaoka Elementary School, couldn't help but get nervous at this moment.

This performance was not just an ordinary school show for her, but also a chance to be on TV and seen by people. She also invited her brother, Samurai Aizawa, to watch her performance live for the first time.

Her brother was the person she had always admired, her hero, and even the reason she learned to play the piano was because of the influence of her brother, Samurai Aizawa.

So she was really worried that she would mess up the performance.

Despite the backstage area being unbearably hot and stuffy due to the crowds, she couldn't help but feel her hands getting icy cold and her body trembling slightly.

But just then, a pair of long, slender hands suddenly grasped her cold little hands, and a gentle voice comforted her, saying, "It's okay, don't be nervous. Someone once told me that when you're nervous, just look up at the stars in the sky, which are always guiding us in the right direction."

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Nagi Aizawa looked up, her gaze somewhat strange as she scrutinized the quiet boy with black-rimmed glasses in front of her.

Originally, she intended to act as an 'undercover agent' to get close to this person, find an opportunity to injure his hands, or interfere with his practice, so as to eliminate a formidable enemy for her brother, the Samurai.

But by a twist of fate, she became this person's disciple, and under her careful guidance, she resolved her inner conflicts and even improved her piano skills considerably.

"Arima Kousei... He's such an amazing and kind person. He's a genius, no doubt, but like his brother, he's a genius who works hard!"

Nagi Aizawa thought to herself.

Sometimes, the boy in front of her would even overlap with the figure of her brother, causing her heart to flutter involuntarily.

Suddenly, she couldn't help but chuckle and teased in a coquettish voice, "Master, when you're comforting me, could you wipe the sweat off your brow first? Look at you, your face is all pale."

As they were talking, Aizana Nagi had already pulled out her small hand and affectionately wiped Arima Kousei's sweat.

The next second, two exclamations rang out simultaneously from the direction of the backstage entrance.

"Kousheng?!"

"Nagi?!"

"What are you doing?"

The incident began as follows.

While looking for seats, Kitagawa Yu and his friends happened to run into Aizasa Samurai, who had been invited by his sister to watch the performance, and the two started chatting.

As they chatted, they discovered that the Samurai was unaware that his sister was performing a four-handed piano duet with his greatest rival, Arima Kousei.

He's clearly a very talented pianist!

Why would her sister prefer to find someone else rather than him?

This was unacceptable to Samurai Aizawa, who was also a bit of a sister complex. So, under his encouragement, and with Kaoru and Tsubaki Sawabe also becoming curious,

So the five of them went backstage together, intending to cheer on Arima Kousei and Aiza Nagi.

Then, the five of them arrived just in time to witness this scene.

This obviously overly intimate gesture immediately caused Tsubaki Sawabe and Samurai Aizawa to gasp in surprise.

As expected, both Arima Kousei and Aiza Nagi were startled by the sudden exclamation. Aiza Nagi's hand even trembled, almost knocking Arima Kousei's glasses off.

"elder brother?"

Nagi was the first to see the newcomer. She was startled at first, then angrily said, "Brother, what are you shouting for? I was just wiping Master's sweat!"

"puff--"

"Master? Just wiping sweat?"

The samurai immediately clutched his chest as if he had been shot with an arrow.

His usually obedient younger sister actually yelled at him.

More importantly, it is said that there must be something fishy going on when things are not normal. Why is Aiza Nagi so agitated? Could it be that she really has some kind of relationship with Arima Kousei?

Thinking of this, both Takeshi Aizawa and Tsubaki Sawabe couldn't help but show suspicious expressions, their eyes scanning back and forth between Kousei Arima and Nagi Aizawa like scanners.

Arima Kousei, who is somewhat oblivious and slow to grasp matters of the heart, felt a little confused.

Not far away, Kaoru, after her initial shock, had a shifty look in her eyes and felt inexplicably guilty, because... the intimate actions between her and Kitagawa Yu seemed to be much more frequent than those between Arima Kousei and Aiza Nagi just now.

"Well, actually, these things don't cross the line between masters and masters."

Xiao Xun muttered to herself, then smiled and said to everyone, "Alright, stop making such a fuss, or you'll disturb Kousei and this girl's performance!"

As Kaoru spoke, Kousei Arima's gaze finally passed through the samurai of the Aizawa clan and Tsubaki Sawabe blocking their way, and saw Kaoru, as well as Yu Kitagawa beside her.

"Xiao Xun. Senior Kitagawa?"

It was Arima Kousei who suggested that Watari invite Kaoru to the performance; since he couldn't bring himself to say it, he had Watari do it on his behalf.

However, in the original storyline, Kaoru was still in a state of depression and did not agree, so Ryota Watari made a phone call so that Kaoru could hear the duet between Kousei Arima and Nagi Aizawa.

But Kitagawa Yu's arrival was somewhat unexpected. Most importantly, what was with them holding hands?!

Is it permissible for a master and disciple to hold hands?

Clearly, Arima Kousei selectively ignored the fact that he had just grabbed Aiza Nagi's hand, since those are two separate matters, right?

However, Xiao Xun's words soon plunged him into despair.

"Huh? Kousei, do you know my master?" Kaoru was surprised at first, then introduced with a smile, "Let me formally introduce you, this is my master Kitagawa Yu, who is also my new boyfriend."

"???"

"Boy friend?!"

"Yes, is there a problem?!"

Arima Kousei was struck dumb, his mind went blank, and he was completely stunned.

Xiao Xun had been paying attention to his reaction, and upon seeing this scene, she couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling a little worried.

"Will Kousei's performance later be affected?"

She certainly didn't want Arima Kousei, who had finally emerged from the shadows and started playing the piano again, to make a mistake in his performance.

But she also knew that if she didn't act decisively, things would only get more complicated later.

However, what she didn't know was that Arima Kousei was most confused because of Kitagawa Yu. Just a short while ago, Kitagawa Yu had encouraged him to visit Kaoru and even made him choose between Kaoru and Sawabe Tsubaki.

How come Kitagawa Yu and Kaoru started dating in just a few days?

"Kousei, are you alright?" Tsubaki Sawabe's concerned voice brought Kousei Arima back to his senses.

At this moment, Xiao Xun smiled meaningfully and said, "After experiencing a long period of darkness, I finally understand that the people who have always been by your side and never abandoned you are the most precious and important."

“When I was lying alone in the hospital bed, my master was always with me. He would bring me delicious food, keep me company and make me happy, just like Xiaochun always did for Gongsheng. So isn’t it normal for me to like my master?”

Arima Kousei fell silent until Watari Ryota, who had been seemingly invisible to the side, suddenly spoke up to remind him that the performance was about to begin.

He finally came to his senses.

"I I know"

Arima Kousei smiled bitterly.

He's just slow-witted, not intellectually challenged. Kaoru has been so blunt with him, how could he not understand? Kaoru is telling him that he should choose Sawabe Tsubaki, his childhood friend who has always been by his side, just like Kaoru chose Kitagawa Yu.

Looking at his bitter smile, Tsubaki Sawabe felt a pang of heartache, for the taste of heartbreak is truly unbearable.

But while feeling sorry for her, she couldn't help but feel a little happy.

If Arima Kousei truly severed all his feelings for Kaoru, then there would be no more obstacles between her and Arima Kousei.

"Um, let's hurry back! Otherwise, there won't be any seats left!"

Summoning her excitement, Tsubaki glanced at Nagi Aizawa beside her and said, "Kousei, good luck! Let's go find our seats!"

"Um"

Arima Kousei nodded sullenly.

As he watched the group turn and leave, his gaze kept drifting towards Xiao Xun. Every time he saw Xiao Xun and Kitagawa Yu holding hands, he couldn't help but feel a pang of bitterness and heartache.

However, a genius who rises again from the abyss will surely shine even brighter.

The heartbreak did affect Arima Kousei, but it also allowed him to fully pour his bitter and heart-wrenching emotions into his piano playing, touching the hearts of all the audience members present.

Especially for young children, they may not understand what these emotions mean, but they can still sense the sadness.