Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but smile, feeling that Yukiko was really too interesting.

However, this time he guessed wrong.

Yukiko didn't secretly read comics and novels during class as usual; instead, she was catching up on sleep.

Last night, Shiro told Yukiko about Kitagawa Yu's promise to Inari God and that she could now freely date. This excited Yukiko so much that she couldn't sleep all night, constantly designing her 'perfect love plan'. In the end, she not only failed to design anything but also developed dark circles under her eyes, which she still hasn't recovered from.

However, after receiving news from Kitagawa Yu, Yukiko was like someone who had been pulled out of bed to play games; her drowsiness vanished instantly, and she became energetic.

"Huh? The school festival program for the kendo club? I haven't thought about that yet." Yukiko's small hands quickly tapped on the phone screen.

As the student council president, he was responsible for coordinating the entire campus festival, so he didn't need to participate in his class's campus festival activities and didn't have much time to organize club programs. Therefore, he really hadn't thought about this.

"How about our club puts on a show too? Just a simple kendo performance, that way I can legitimately avoid participating in our class's horror-themed restaurant event!"

Kitagawa Yu made no attempt to conceal his purpose.

To be honest, his relationship with Yukiko was a bit strange. Even though he had a cheat-like ability, he still felt nervous like an ordinary person facing a goddess when he was with Yukiko. Even Ayako had never given him this feeling at the beginning.

But after he learned Yukiko's 'true colors', especially after Yukiko would often ask him to talk about anime and manga, and the two quickly became familiar with each other, he felt that Yukiko was like a good buddy who shared his interests.

In terms of closeness, she seemed even closer to Ayako and Ayumi, and she spoke to them without any reservations.

It has to be said that Yukiko's social skills are truly top-notch, befitting her background in a top-tier wealthy family.

"Hey, Yuuko, that's not right! The school festival is such a meaningful event, how can you keep thinking about slacking off! This is a precious memory that we should cherish in our student life!" After saying that, Yukiko added a cute little pig with its arms crossed and a serious expression.

But before Kitagawa Yu could reply, she continued, "Most importantly, I can't even slack off! How can you slack off all by yourself!"

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So that's the key point!

Kitagawa Yu replied, half-laughing and half-crying, "Well, that's what happens when you're the student council president~ But can't you delegate most of the work to the vice president and secretary?"

"What did you say??? Am I that kind of person?!"

Yukiko first sent an angry emoji, then said sullenly, "Most importantly, do you think I don't want to?! Unfortunately, I've already tricked my secretary and vice president. Cough, it's been two years already, and this year those two actually teamed up and refused to do anything, even if it meant resigning. In the end, I had to divide the workload equally, only distributing two-thirds of it."

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"Two-thirds of the workload? And only 'only'?!"

"Yes! I was able to delegate 95% of my workload a couple of years ago!"

Looking at Yukiko's matter-of-fact expression, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but picture her with her hands on her hips and chin raised, and he suddenly started to twitch.

"All I can say is that I still need to learn from you when it comes to slacking off!"

Yukiko looked at the message he sent and said smugly, "Of course! If even a small student council president can't slack off, how am I supposed to manage so many companies and take over the whole family business in the future? If I have to do everything myself, how will I have time to read manga and watch anime? So slacking off is a very important skill, okay?!"

Kitagawa Yu was speechless for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what she said made a lot of sense.

"Okay, but it's alright if the kendo club puts on a show that lets me slack off a bit, right?"

"No way!" Yukiko refused without hesitation. "This is my club, after all! We either don't do any shows, or we have to win the popularity award! Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing for me to lose to Ayako's band!"

Kitagawa Yu was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Is Ayako going to perform at the school festival?"

"Huh? You didn't know?" Yukiko on the other end of the phone was also stunned after reading it, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

But she quickly realized, "Oh no! It seems Ayako wanted to give you a surprise! Um, Yu~~ just pretend you didn't see it, okay? Otherwise, Ayako will definitely be angry with me!"

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“Okay, I’ll try my best~” Kitagawa Yu replied, both amused and exasperated.

"But then, wouldn't Ayako's identity be impossible to hide?" Kitagawa Yu asked with some doubt.

"Actually, Ayako secretly wrote a new song for you~ You absolutely must pretend you don't know!!!"

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Pretending not to know this wasn't difficult for him, but what if his anticipation for the school festival suddenly increased after he learned that Ayako had written a new song specifically for him?

"Unfortunately, it'll still be two weeks. No, wait, if we include the time spent in the other world!"

Kitagawa Yu instantly felt terrible.

At this moment, Yukiko suddenly said, "By the way, it's not impossible for the kendo club to put on a show that allows you to slack off, but ordinary sword performances are too common and cannot highlight the excellence of our kendo club at all."

"So what do you want to perform? You can't exactly perform a breathing technique, can you?" Kitagawa Yu asked curiously, suppressing other thoughts in his mind.

He knew that Yukiko must have a plan for saying that.

Sure enough, Yukiko chuckled and said, "We can perform a stage play! Showing off the breathing technique in a stage play style would be much more effective than a monotonous performance like chopping wood!"

Kitagawa Yu looked astonished.

Performing in a stage play? And even demonstrating breathing techniques in it? Isn't this stealing the drama club's thunder?

Most importantly, doesn't performing a stage play require time to set up the scene, prepare costumes and props, and rehearse in advance?

Acting may seem simple, but it's not something you can just do yourself. If you don't believe me, try it in front of a mirror. Just imitating the performances in TV dramas and movies is extremely difficult.

However, Yukiko, on the other hand, seemed to have guessed Kitagawa Yu's thoughts and said, "The sets, costumes, and props can all be prepared by the other club members. You don't need to worry about it at all. Moreover, the role you play can be set as a cold-faced swordsman, and the lines can be replaced by narration, so you don't have to worry about acting skills! We can even choose the story of Demon Slayer, which can also promote Demon Slayer. You know, our school's festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors on average each time!"

After reading it, Kitagawa Yu stroked his chin, lost in thought.

If that's the case, it's not that he can't accept it; in fact, after Yukiko said that, he actually became a little interested in the stage play.

However, Demon Slayer has only released the first three episodes so far. Even with the school festival in two weeks, it will only have released five episodes so far. The only episode that might be brought to the stage is probably the one where Tanjiro fights Sabito.

However, that scene has a lot of lines, and playing Tanjiro requires exceptional acting skills, which he definitely can't do.

so.

"Demon Slayer won't work; we need a different script."

"What script?"

"The World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament!" Kitagawa Yu smiled slightly and sent the message that left Yukiko speechless.

"No plot is needed, it's just a simple World Martial Arts Tournament! Contestants will fight in pairs to compete for the title of World's Number One."

Yukiko was stunned for several seconds before she came to her senses and said with some astonishment, "Isn't this... a bit exaggerated? Apart from you and me, there are no other experts in our kendo club. Even Tendo is only considered top among high school students. In the real world of kendo, he can only be considered first-rate."

Kitagawa Yu has already figured out a solution to this problem.

"I remember that club programs can invite outside help, right?"

"That's right!"

“That’s fine then. I’ll take care of finding the contestants. As for whether ‘Number One in the World’ is too much of an exaggeration, we can make it clear from the beginning that this is just a performance.”

With Artoria, Medusa, Kanae, and Shinobu Kocho, and even Makoto Kyogoku, Ran, or Kyojuro Rengoku, there's no need to worry about a lack of skilled fighters.

As for the identity issue, it's easy to solve; just wear a mask when the time comes.

It's just a 'performance' anyway~

"Then there's no problem!" Yukiko readily agreed.

Even if someone is unhappy with the title of "Number One in the World," it doesn't matter. In terms of worldly strength, there are very few families in Japan that can rival the Asuka family.

As for the extraordinary power behind it, according to what she heard from Xiaobai last night, now that Inari and Kitagawa Yu have joined forces, only Amaterasu can contend with them if she can gather all the forces of Buddhism and yokai together.

She has even less to fear.

The two then discussed some details of the rules, as well as the props and scenes to be used, until the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

Then, under the astonished gazes of her classmates, Yukiko dashed out of the classroom.

Then, less than two minutes later, when Ayako came to find Kitagawa Yu with her bento, she found Yukiko already sitting opposite Kitagawa Yu, chatting excitedly about something.

This made Ayako's pretty face darken instantly, and she suddenly had an urge to smash the bento box in Yukiko's face.

"Hoo~breath~"

"Calm down! I need to calm down!"

"I can't let Yukiko affect my image in my senior's eyes!"

Ayako tried to regulate her breathing and emotions. After a moment, she revealed a sweet smile that would dazzle both boys and girls, and walked over with the lunchbox.

"Senior, shall we go have lunch together?" Ayako said gently to Kitagawa Yu first, then turned to look at Yukiko. Although her smile remained unchanged, her tone revealed a hint of gritted teeth.

"As for you, sister, you didn't bring your lunchbox today, right? You'd better hurry up and go to the cafeteria!"

“Uh,” Yukiko glanced into Ayako’s eyes.

In the past, she wouldn't have paid any attention to Ayako's threat; instead, she would have found it amusing and deliberately teased her.

But this time, she inexplicably felt a little guilty.

"Okay then, I'm going to the cafeteria! You guys continue~~~"

After saying that, Yukiko made a face at Kitagawa Yu without any airs of a senior, and then ran away from the classroom as if she were running away.

Seeing this, Ayako didn't think much of it, just let out a smug hum, and then happily sat down in the seat in front of Kitagawa Yu. It wasn't until Yuna and Ayumi also came over with their lunch boxes that the four of them left the classroom together and ran to the rooftop as usual, amidst the envious gazes of everyone.

That's right, it's just envy.

Even though a week or two has passed, all the boys in the school still feel incredibly envious when they see Ayako, Yuna, and Ayumi all revolving around Kitagawa Yu.

Of course, Kitagawa Yu no longer needs Ayako to help him prepare his bento boxes. After all, he is now a wealthy man, so he prepares his own bento boxes every morning when he makes breakfast with Chizuka.

However, each time he prepared a bento box, apart from the white rice, almost nothing else would end up in his mouth. It would be "snatched" away by Ayako and the other two under the pretext that it looked delicious.

And so, he could only accept being fed by the three of them without feeling guilty.

Chapter 209 Xiao Ai's Plan

Meanwhile, at the Municipal Sumiya Junior High School a few stops away, Arima Kousei and Watari Ryota, who were having lunch together by the piano teacher's window, finally learned from Sawabe Tsubaki, who was in the same class as Kaoru, that Kaoru had recovered and was returning to school.

"What? Kaoru has already started school? Why didn't she tell me?!" Watari Ryota exclaimed in surprise.

Kousei Arima, standing nearby, was also taken aback, nearly dropping the egg sandwich he was holding.

Seeing Arima Kousei's reaction, Tsubaki Sawabe felt a little sour inside.

However, she now understands her feelings for Kousei Arima, but she can't bear to lose her temper with him, so she can only take it out on Ryota Watari.

"Idiot! Who do you think you are? Why should I notify you when Kaoru is back to school after recovering from her illness!" Sawabe Tsubaki put her hands on her hips, instantly exuding the aura of a baseball team captain, which made Watari Ryota instinctively shrink back.