Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

But Ayako seemed to think of something after hearing this, her pretty face flushed red, and she hurriedly got up and said, "I'll go get the plates and chopsticks," before rushing out of the room, leaving Kitagawa Yu completely bewildered.

"Do we really need plates and chopsticks to eat fried chicken and instant noodles? What would the Indians think if they knew? They even eat curry with their hands, okay?"

"Cough cough!" Ayako, who hadn't run far, seemed to hear Kitagawa Yu's mutterings and immediately started coughing violently, almost choking on her own saliva.

However, the thought of feeding each other more intimately with their hands made Ayako pause and decisively abandon the idea of ​​using plates and chopsticks.

"Then, I'll go wash my hands, senior, why don't you come with me?"

"it is good!"

Everything went just as Ayako had planned. After washing their hands, the two sat on the small sofa she had prepared, their shoulders completely touching.

After she had mentally prepared herself and cheered herself up for a long time, she finally mustered up the courage to pick up a chicken nugget and feed it to Kitagawa Yu. Kitagawa Yu, who was holding a bag of potato chips, could only eat it in one bite, and his lips touched her fingers.

At that moment, Ayako's breathing became rapid, and her fingers trembled as she picked up another piece of chicken and fed it to herself.

Indirect kiss! Achieved!

Ayako's face was flushed, and she leaned softly against Kitagawa Yu, a happy, silly smile involuntarily appearing on her delicate face.

As for Kitagawa Yu, he was completely unaware of Ayako's little scheme. After all, just a few weeks ago, Ayako had dared to pick up a small watermelon from his lunchbox and feed it to him in front of so many people in the classroom, hadn't she?

Outside the window, as usual, Shiro, who was especially energetic at night, watched Kitagawa Yu and Ayako snuggling together from afar. Then she glanced at Yukiko in the next room, who was wearing headphones and staring at the computer screen in front of her, grinning foolishly. Shiro felt a pang of conflict in her heart.

Should we tell Yukiko?

After hesitating for a moment, Xiaobai decided not to tell Yukiko.

Offending Yukiko would at most mean going hungry for a few days, and she could simply go out and find food herself. But if she offended Kitagawa Yu... just think of Kitagawa Yu's Thunder Breathing, and then think of the important figure Murasame, whom even her god wouldn't want to offend, who was always by Kitagawa Yu's side. She'd have to be a fool to go back and offend Kitagawa Yu.

And

"At most, it's just mating~ It's not a big deal, is it? Besides, given Yukiko's attitude towards the two of them, she should be quite happy to see this scene, right?"

"Hmm, why am I feeling a little sleepy tonight? Is it because I ate too much during the day?"

"Why don't we go back to our nest and continue sleeping? Anyway, with Kitagawa Yu here, even Amaterasu wouldn't dare to cause trouble here at this time, right?"

If possible, Xiaobai certainly wouldn't want to go hungry, even just for a few meals would be very uncomfortable.

The food outside is worlds apart from the food meticulously prepared by Ayako's chef.

"But... is that fried chicken and cup noodles really that delicious? It's one thing for Yukiko to sneak food in the middle of the night, but Kitagawa Yu and Ayako are eating it too? Maybe we should eat something to replenish our energy before going to bed?"

"Yes, Yukiko's private collection cannot be touched, or the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Then let's go to the convenience store first."

Having a deep understanding of the meaning of "don't look at what is improper," Xiaobai decided to take a break tonight, go get something to eat first, and then go back to his own place to sleep.

However, the two people who were snuggling together in the room, although they both had some thoughts, ultimately restrained themselves rationally.

At most, it's just a hug or a kiss.

As for going any further, Ayako knew about Shiro's existence, so she didn't want Yukiko, who was definitely still awake next door and would likely wake up and come over just when things got really crucial.

Or they could just lie in wait at the door and eavesdrop instead of coming over.

Well, in her eyes, Yukiko is absolutely capable of doing something like that.

As for Kitagawa Yu, it was naturally because of the many girls around him he couldn't bear to part with, and he was worried about letting Ayako down.

The night passed quietly by.

As the morning star appeared in the dawn sky, Ayako was already nestled in Kitagawa Yu's arms, fast asleep. Her pink lips had a trace of chocolate on them, making her look so tempting that one couldn't help but want to take a bite.

To be honest, the anime she found was quite interesting; at least Kitagawa Yu was thoroughly enjoying it, getting more and more engrossed as he watched.

But Ayako wasn't him, nor was she Yukiko; she didn't have that much energy, and she couldn't keep going after only two hours.

As for her early morning run, she didn't wake up until Kitagawa Yu carried her back to bed, covered her with a blanket, kissed her forehead, and quietly left. It seemed she could sleep until at least noon.

To avoid disturbing her rest, Kitagawa Yu even turned off the alarm clock for her.

In addition, he sent a text message to Anri Sada during breakfast, telling her that Ayako might not be able to come this morning, so he suggested that the three of them take the morning off to rest.

This made Anri Sada and the other two extremely happy.

"Are you sure? Ayako really wants to give us a break?" Sada Anri called directly, her excited voice audible even through the receiver, which made Kitagawa Yu both laugh and cry.

"Is it really necessary? It's just a morning off."

"Hehe, we practice singing every day, it's really hard for us, you know~!"

Sada Anri stuck out her tongue shyly. Although Ayako would definitely give them a break after all six songs were recorded, it would feel different, just like taking a day off in lieu of leave.

However, Anri Sada immediately thought of something and emphasized, "Of course, we're not too upset. After all, Ayako is under a lot of pressure too."

Kitagawa Yu was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Ayako is under a lot of pressure? What do you mean?"

Anri Sada on the other end of the phone immediately looked surprised and said, "Don't you know? I heard Akari-nee say last time that Ayako took on a large portion of the company's original debt in order to take over this company. I know that if Ayako was only doing it for herself, she wouldn't have needed to take over a company herself. She did it for our band and for you, so we are all very grateful to her."

Kitagawa Yu frowned unconsciously after hearing this; he had only just learned of this hidden story in the process of Ayako taking over the company.

However, he soon guessed that the so-called debt was probably a test that Yukiko was putting on Ayako.

He could understand this, after all, being in a professional band and treating music as a profession seemed plausible to most people.

Even though Ayako has the advantage of a good family background, which can save her from many of the troubles that ordinary people would encounter, she still needs to put in a lot of effort, and she needs to have enough passion and talent.

Given her family background, she didn't need to work so hard; there were plenty of easy jobs available for her to choose from.

Putting himself in her shoes, if Anya suddenly said one day that she wanted to be a singer or a cartoonist, he wouldn't immediately object, but he would also think that it was a bit unreliable and would want to test whether she really wanted to do it or if it was just a passing fad.

However, despite his understanding, he couldn't help but feel sorry for Ayako after learning the truth behind it.

"I wonder if the revenue from those songs will be enough to help her pay off the company's debts. Maybe I should record a few songs too?"

So after breakfast, on the way to the publishing house with Yuna, he started thinking about which songs to record that afternoon.

Then he discovered that the only Japanese male singers he was familiar with were Kenshi Yonezu and Yojiro Noda, and of course, Koji Wada's classic "Butter-fly".

"However, whether it's 'Butter-fly,' 'Dream Lantern,' or 'Zen Zen Zense,' without the influence of 'Digimon Adventure' and 'Your Name,' while these songs are still excellent, their status as classics would definitely be slightly diminished."

"Um"

"Let's have one song each for Hachi-sama and Yojiro Noda!"

After thinking for a moment, Kitagawa Yu decided that he could not treat everyone differently and that he had to treat everyone equally.

On Kenshi Yonezu's side, after thinking it over, he did not choose the most popular "Uchiage Hanabi" and "Lemon".

Let's not even talk about "Uchiage Hanabi," that was a duet. He wanted to lighten Ayako's burden, not to get her to release a new song in a short period of time.

The popularity of "Lemon" was partly due to the influence of the TV series "Unnatural," which is why he ultimately chose "Grey and Blue."

This song is a duet between Kenshi Yonezu and Masaki Suda. As one of the title tracks of the album "BOOTLEG", it topped the weekly sales charts with over 60 copies sold in its first week of release, and also won the Best Album Award at the Japan Record Awards that year, achieving excellent results.

As for Yojiro Noda, after much deliberation, he finally chose the theme song of "Weathering With You," titled "What Else Can Love Do?"

As for the reason, besides liking it, it's also because I don't want to reach my peak right after my debut, and I want to save those songs from "Your Name" for later.

In addition, the instrumental version of "What Else Can Love Do" is very easy to produce; a single arranger keyboard can easily handle it.

"As for the female harmonies, I'll just find Xiao Aihao to sing; it's just a simple chant of a couple of lines~"

"I just don't know what kind of sales these two songs will achieve."

"Ayako and the others' songs all sold so well. It would be embarrassing if my songs suddenly flopped."

Thinking about it this way, Kitagawa Yu suddenly became a little nervous.

But just then, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Yuna's small hands were clasped together, her knuckles turning pale from nervousness.

A sudden surge of emotion welled up inside him, and disregarding the astonished and envious looks from the other passengers, Kitagawa Yu suddenly reached out and grabbed Yuna's hand, pulling her into his arms.

"Yu?"

"Hey tape, our comics are definitely fine. If the other party doesn't like them or the results aren't good, it's definitely not a problem with our comics, it's that they don't know how to appreciate them!"

As Kitagawa Yu spoke, he deliberately made funny faces, which made Yuna smile and chuckle.

Chapter 197 The brilliant Yukiko

With Kitagawa Yu's comfort, Yuna quickly relaxed and leaned against him, a smile returning to her face.

However, at their destination, the editorial office of Kodansha headquarters, a group of editors frowned because of an impromptu meeting that was suddenly scheduled to be held.

"What's going on? Why is the editor-in-chief suddenly calling an emergency meeting? And why is everyone required to attend?"

"I don't know. Do you have any news, Yamada-kun?"

"It's said that a new work is being prepared for next week's Weekly Shonen Magazine."

Before the senior editor named Yamada could finish speaking, a chorus of gasps erupted from the crowd.

"What? A new work is suddenly going to be published in Weekly Shonen Magazine? Which work was canceled? But wasn't the cancellation meeting held the day before yesterday?"

"Could it be that one of the cartoonists ran into a problem and has to postpone the project?"

The group looked at each other, but no one spoke.

This means that no one was cut short, and no one missed a deadline. Under normal circumstances, someone suddenly added three more tickets, which made everyone unconsciously frown.

"Could it be... the editor-in-chief?"

Someone couldn't help but whisper, their words seemingly carrying a hidden meaning.

Everyone around changed their expressions upon hearing this.

Someone glared at him fiercely and hissed, "How could the editor-in-chief possibly do such a thing! And have you forgotten how the former editor-in-chief was sent to jail? 30 years! And his family members are also barred from working in related fields! Do you think the editor-in-chief would dare to challenge Chairman Asuka's authority?"

"Then this—"

"Don't guess what's going on," the editor-in-chief said, appearing behind everyone without them noticing.

The sudden sound startled everyone present, much like students caught cheating on an exam by the proctor. The editor-in-chief's lips twitched uncontrollably, and he almost burst out laughing.

"Ahem, this work was specifically requested by the Chairman to be included in the magazine. However, in order not to infringe on the interests of other comic artists, the Chairman and I discussed it. Originally, we planned to include a separate supplement in the next issue, bundled with the main issue, and only advertise it on the cover of the main issue. The reason for holding this emergency meeting is to prevent you from making wild guesses."

At this point, the editor-in-chief paused slightly, his expression becoming increasingly serious. He swept his stern gaze over everyone and instructed, "However, in the next issue's rankings, as long as this work isn't at the bottom, it will be officially serialized in the main magazine. The bottom-ranked work will be moved to other secondary magazines. I'm sure everyone has no objections, right?"

"No comment!"