Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

Even though the physical distance between the two remained unchanged, they were still about a fist's width apart as usual.

But her heart was racing and her cheeks were getting hot. She had to work hard to control herself and maintain that distance.

"What kind of music does the senior usually like to listen to?"

Ayako couldn't help but try to find topics to talk about because she was worried that if she kept overthinking, she wouldn't be able to hide it anymore.

"Well, would it be too ordinary of me to say that I like all the good songs?"

“Of course not,” Ayako smiled slightly. “After all, most people are like that, including myself.”

"Then why did you join a band, Ayako?"

"this."

Ayako thought about it seriously: "Maybe it's because I've never had any friends with whom I can completely let loose and have fun since I was a child, and I also want to try a different way of life."

"Then you should relax a bit. Being too fixated on the quality of your new song and trying to write a great new song right away will only make things difficult for you and cause you to lose sight of your original aspirations, won't it?"

Ayako paused slightly upon hearing this, then wore a thoughtful expression.

What Kitagawa Yu said wasn't a particularly profound principle. It's just that the same words spoken by different people have completely different effects.

At least when it came out of his mouth, Ayako listened completely.

Ayako couldn't help but start to reflect.

She joined the band to play music simply to change her life, so she wouldn't have to work so hard to protect the Asuka family's reputation or fall too far behind her genius sister.

If I were to force myself to write a really great song right now, one that could win a newcomer award, wouldn't that be no different from anything else?

On the other side, Kitagawa Yuya knew what song he should prepare for Ayako: KICK BACK, the theme song written by Kenshi Yonezu for the hit anime Chainsaw Man.

The song title happens to translate to 'Relax', which is not only very suitable for this kind of band performance, but also creates an explosive live show. It would also be perfectly fine for a female vocalist to cover it.

Before he transmigrated, he had heard many female cover versions, and even a slightly aloof voice like Ayako's was still very pleasant to listen to.

"ラッキーでburyめ做くしてRest in Peaceまで行こうぜ好子だけ英える天国じゃどうも生きらんない."

Stealing a glance at Ayako, who was still lost in thought, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but hum the melody of KICK BACK.

In an instant, the catchy melody grabbed Ayako's ears, pulling her back from her reverie. She stared wide-eyed at Kitagawa Yu.

"Senior! Who is this?"

"It was just a melody that came to mind in a flash of inspiration. How does it feel?"

"It sounds amazing!"

At this moment, Ayako seemed to transform into Anya, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

However, she quickly realized her lapse in composure, lowered her head, and blushed.

Chapter 36: Another sleepless night.

"ラッキーでburyめ做くしてRest in Peaceまで行こうぜ好子だけ英える天国じゃどうも生きらんない."

In the performance hall's lounge, Ayako was intently pondering the lyrics. Suddenly, a head peeked over, followed by a surprised sound.

"Huh? Did Ayako-chan finally get inspiration today? She actually wrote so much in one go?"

Awakened from her deep thought, Ayako glared at Anri Sada with annoyance and complained helplessly, "You're disrupting my train of thought!"

"Sorry, sorry, but I only spoke because I saw you had stopped writing for quite a while~" Sada Anri said with a grin, then reached out and snatched the notebook from the table, humming along to the sheet music.

Although her voice wasn't as outstanding as Ayako's, it wasn't bad either.

Soon, Chiyo Momoko and Kasuga Minami, who had been playing handheld game together, turned around and looked over with surprised expressions.

"This melody is great!"

After all, they're in a band, so they should have the necessary appreciation skills.

They knew after listening to just one part that this was definitely a rare gem of a song.

They lost interest in playing games and quickly put down their controllers, running over to sandwich Anri Sada between them.

"Haven't the lyrics been written yet?"

"Please, it can't be that fast!"

"The melody is beautiful. I never expected Ayako to actually write such a great song!"

"This isn't just my achievement. Actually, my senior came up with this melody and gave it to me so I could perfect it."

"Huh? Could Kitagawa-kun really come up with such a beautiful melody?"

"Hey! Senior is really amazing, okay?!"

"Sorry, sorry, that's not what I meant. Have you thought of a name for this song yet?"

"Yes, the name will be KICK BACK."

"Relaxing? Tsk tsk. This was totally prepared for you by your senior!"

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Ayako blushed slightly, neither admitting nor denying it, but just rolled her eyes at Anri Sada before turning back to continue thinking about the lyrics.

She really wanted to finish the song as soon as possible so she could sing it for Kitagawa Yu.

"Oh dear, Ayako is shy~!"

Anri Sada, Momoko Chiyo, and Minami Kasuga exchanged glances, and then all three of them wore ambiguous smiles.

“I think you shouldn’t waste your time here,” Anri Sada said.

“Anri is right. The environment here is completely unsuitable for writing lyrics, which also requires inspiration.”

"Besides, the three of us can't be of much help."

"So, Ayako-chan, you should go find your senior and discuss it with him~"

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"What do you mean 'my senior'? He and I are just friends," Ayako said weakly, avoiding the three's gazes.

Unfortunately, from my personal perspective, this is no different from admitting it.

"Alright, alright, go find your 'friend' now!"

"That's right, that's right! Your allowance has already been deducted, hasn't it? If you don't leave soon, we won't have money to treat you to dinner!"

"But selling tickets—"

"Leave the ticket selling to us!"

"With this song, we'll never have to worry about selling tickets for our shows again, okay? We're really benefiting from your success!"

Finally, after some encouragement from Anri Sada and the other two, she boarded the bus back to the coffee shop.

Although she felt a little sorry for her three teammates, she still felt that the coffee shop was a better place to think about lyrics than the performance hall's lounge.

"Yes, that's right, that's exactly it."

On a crisp, bright autumn afternoon, a young girl sat on a bus, turning her head to look out the window at the pedestrians and street scenes rushing past, and at the clear blue sky that was enough to make one forget all worries. A sweet smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Ayako, who had originally planned to write lyrics with Kitagawa Yu, suddenly felt a strong wave of drowsiness as soon as she entered the coffee shop. She had only sat down for a short while and had only taken two sips of coffee when she unknowingly fell asleep on the table.

The sound of even breathing then filled the air.

Across from her, Kitagawa Yu, who had just been trying to recall a lyric and was about to tell her, paused, looked at the sleeping girl in front of him, and couldn't help but chuckle. He then tiptoed back to his room upstairs, grabbed a coat, and draped it over her shoulders.

Soft sunlight streamed through the window, making it look like a scene from a Makoto Shinkai film.

However, perhaps because she slept too much in the afternoon, or perhaps because she was too eager to finish the lyrics, Ayako, after taking a shower and lying in bed when she got home that night, unsurprisingly suffered from insomnia once again.

If you can't sleep, then get up and work hard! Anyway, tomorrow is Monday, and there's plenty of time to catch up on sleep at school!

So, at one in the morning, Yukiko, who had just finished watching a popular anime and was yawning as she headed to the bathroom to wash up, noticed a faint light coming from under the door of Ayako's room as she passed by. She immediately shook her head.

"Girls in love really have so much energy~~~"

Perhaps it's because autumn is gradually approaching, because the temperature in the mornings has dropped significantly compared to last week.

Some people had already put on a cardigan over their school uniforms, but Kitagawa Yu was very skeptical after seeing it, thinking that people were just wearing it for looks.

Good morning, Kitagawa!

"morning!"

Kitagawa Yu responded politely.

He could feel that his popularity at school had indeed improved a lot.

Of course, there were many more people who greeted Ayumi along the way, and not just out of politeness.

Good morning, Ayumi~

Good morning, Chihiro and Kiku!

"So that's why you suddenly texted us last night saying you weren't coming with us this morning. Turns out you were going to stay with your Kitagawa-kun~ You're such a heartless guy when it comes to the opposite sex, aren't you?"

Having said it many times before, Ayumi was too lazy to correct Chihiro Ono's choice of words again. While pushing away Chihiro Ono, who was sticking to her with a mischievous smile, she explained, "You have Kiku to go to school with, so of course I'll go with Yu. After all, Yu is all alone."

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Kitagawa Yu, standing to the side, couldn't help but touch his nose, his expression slightly embarrassed.

Is it really okay for you to talk about me like this in front of me? This isn't some anime or light novel world, do you really think I can't hear you?

Chihiro Ono also leaned back tactically, a speechless expression on her face. She shook her head and sighed, saying, "Ayumi, your head is really beyond saving."

"Hum~"

Ayumi didn't take it seriously. Her grades had clearly improved a lot, especially in foreign languages. Her scores on the recent tests had even surpassed those of Chihiro Ono!

"Just you wait and see, when the next exam comes out, you'll be shocked by my results!" Ayumi thought to herself, and couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

"That idiot."

Hinazuki and Ono Chihiro exchanged a glance and couldn't help but sigh, worried about their good friend.

"How could Ayumi, with her blockheaded mind, possibly compete with a beautiful and academically gifted girl like Ayako Asuka!"

Meanwhile, Ayumi had no idea what the two of them were thinking. Just then, she saw Ayako Asuka walking towards the school gate, attracting the attention of countless passersby. A happy smile immediately appeared on her face.