Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

A gentle light involuntarily flashed in Kitagawa Yu's eyes as he looked at Ayumi in front of him, feeling only the purest affection.

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……

"Jingle Bell--"

"I'm back~"

"The food is on the table. Would you like me to heat it up for you?"

"No need, it's not like I'm making ramen anyway. I'll go change my clothes first."

To be honest, he's probably gotten used to eating bento boxes for lunch, so nowadays, cold food and hot food don't seem to make much difference to him anymore.

After entering the room, he went upstairs to change his clothes, then ran back to the dining table and finished dinner in five minutes.

"Senior, slow down, there's no need to rush—"

"It's okay, I've always eaten very quickly. Just wait a moment, I'll wash the dishes first—"

It took another ten minutes to finish washing the dishes at lightning speed. Afterwards, Kitagawa Yu and Ayako, who had been waiting for a long time, took a car to the company.

Perhaps because Yuna is recording a new song tomorrow, Ayako plans to finish recording at least one new song tonight.

"Ayako, Kitagawa-kun, you're here."

Five minutes later, Kitagawa Yu and Ayako met Akari Nao, who was waiting for them in the company's lobby.

What surprised him was that, besides Akari Nao, there was also a middle-aged man with a dyed yellow buzz cut and stubble standing next to him, as well as four girls who looked like an idol girl group.

"Has Ayako's company hired someone new?"

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Akari-senpai."

"It's alright, it's alright," Akari Nao waved her hand dismissively with a smile, noticing the look of surprise that had just flashed in Kitagawa Yu's eyes, and took the initiative to introduce him.

"This is our company's chairman and lead singer of the band Blue Star, Ayako Asuka. This is our company's full-time composer, as well as the composer and arranger of Kick Back, Yu Kitagawa."

"This gentleman is Saito Ichigo, the general manager of Ichigo Production. And these girls are 'B-Komachi,' an idol girl group under Ichigo Production. They've come to rent our company's recording studio to record their new single."

Before Akari Nao could finish speaking, Kitagawa Yu's pupils dilated in shock. He looked at the beautiful girl among the four, who had long purple hair and purple eyes that seemed to contain starlight, and whose beauty was almost comparable to Ayako's. His eyes showed a look of horror.

"B Komachi?!"

"Hello, senior! Hello, teacher! I am Hoshino Ai!"

"I am Nino!"

"I'm."

"I'm."

"We are B-Komachi (in unison)!"

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Chapter 111 The False Mask

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A synchronized ninety-degree bow.

When the four of them straightened up again, the purple-haired girl, who was in the absolute center position, made a timeless peace sign and revealed a cute smile that at first glance seemed to be on par with Yukiko's, but upon closer inspection, one could vaguely sense that it was fake.

The sign's appearance, the signature gesture, along with the name, group, and management company, all match up perfectly.

Kitagawa Yu was now finally certain that the petite, purple-haired girl in front of him was indeed the same Hoshino Ai from one of the anime series he had felt most heartbroken about in his past life—the one that had only been in seven episodes of "My Beloved Child" before it ended, yet had caused him heartache for over a hundred episodes, making him want to take a knife and kill the author and the main villain.

So now only one crucial question remains:

"You're Hoshino Ai? How old are you?"

Asking a girl's age on the first meeting is obviously very impolite. Before Kitagawa Yu could finish speaking, everyone present except Ayako and Hoshino Ai unconsciously frowned slightly.

Ayako glanced sideways, looking at Kitagawa Yu with some confusion.

Hoshino Ai paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly, showing almost no sign of displeasure, and said, "Teacher, I'm 14 years old this year, but I'll be 15 in two months."

"Not even 15 years old yet? That's great!" Kitagawa Yuu let out a long sigh of relief, and a look of joy involuntarily appeared on his face.

“Then it really is you,” Kitagawa Yu explained with a smile. “A friend of mine used to tell me that the idol she was supporting was very young but incredibly talented and would definitely become a super idol and a big star in the future. It seems that it must be you.”

"Oh, is that so? Teacher, you flatter me too much~~~" She waved her hand, both shy and proud.

Akari Nao, Saito Ichigo, and the others suddenly realized what was going on, and smiles returned to their faces. Saito Ichigo, in particular, couldn't help but show a proud expression, while becoming even more polite to Kitagawa Yu.

Although the predecessor of this company was not large, it could only be considered a small company, but it was still more than ten times larger than their Berry Production. As an industry insider, he had naturally heard of it.

The company was recently acquired by the Asuka Group and officially renamed Asuka Entertainment, which has greatly increased its reputation in the industry.

Although it is still not large in scale, almost no other company dares to offend it.

After all, the largest shareholder behind Sunny Sky TV, which has topped the list of the five major civilian television stations in the country for five consecutive years, is the Asuka Group.

It's worth mentioning that Sora TV jumped from last place to the top, which was also Yukiko's breakthrough battle.

However, in order to create a better competitive environment, Yukiko did not allow the Asuka Foundation to set up its own production and talent agencies and personally get involved.

But now, as long as Ayako is happy, even if she completely destroys the industry, Yukiko probably won't even bat an eye.

Other entertainment companies, though unaware of the inside story, also felt a sense of impending doom.

Let's get back to the point.

The internal workings of Bird Entertainment are no secret these days.

The company only has one band formed by the little princess of the Asuka Foundation, and this band has only released one single. It is estimated that nine out of ten people in the music and idol industry have heard this song.

So even Kitagawa Yu himself didn't know that he was almost a household name among the professionals in the industry.

Most importantly, the kickback is indeed of good quality.

Without any behind-the-scenes manipulation, the paid downloads have reached 90,000, and the music video has surpassed one million views on Nico Nico Douga, Japan's largest video website, and TS, Japan's largest short video platform, in just five days.

Such achievements would be considered top-tier even within the idol girl group industry.

Thinking of this, Saito Ichigo rubbed his hands together and took the opportunity to say, "Our Ai's strength is indeed outstanding. Of course, it would be even better if we could have the opportunity to cooperate with you, Kitagawa-sensei!"

“There will be opportunities,” Kitagawa Yu replied with a smile, without any hesitation.

Although he might not be able to become a devoted fan of Ayako and Yuna, he would definitely be very happy to help Hoshino Ai if it could.

After all, he has so many songs, so what difference does it make who he gives them to? Putting aside everything else, just the popular opening and ending themes from Love Live! and The Idolmaster alone are enough to keep them going until they graduate.

"Tonight and tomorrow, I'll be recording several of my new songs, if Hoshino—"

"Teacher Kitagawa, just call me Ai."

"--Okay, if Ai-Nai has time, you might as well come and listen. Of course, Saito Keiji can also come along."

Saito Ichigo was already very curious about Kitagawa Yu's strength, so upon hearing this, he naturally agreed with a beaming smile.

Then everyone went upstairs to the recording studio.

Asuka Entertainment has two recording studios, but only one band. So, in order to earn money as soon as possible to pay off their debts, Ayako has discussed with Akari Nao about renting out the recording studio that is basically not used, charging by the hour.

Saito Ichigo wasn't in a hurry to record; he planned to check on Kitagawa Yu's situation first.

Then everyone, including Hoshino Ai, was amazed.

Because he didn't have a large fan base, Kitagawa Yu, after discussing it with Ayako, chose the song "Running Towards Night" and planned to replicate YOASOBI's path to fame.

After all, YOASOBI debuted with this song, and immediately topped the Hot Songs 100 chart, garnering 200 million streams in a single year.

Although Ichigo Saito couldn't have predicted that this song would become so wildly popular, he immediately recognized that it was a masterpiece, far superior to Kick Back.

Now, not only Saito Ichigo, but even the girls in B-Komachi were looking at Kitagawa Yu strangely.

Isn't the only goal of making pictures of girl group idols to become famous?

Some people like the dazzling stage and enjoy the feeling of singing and dancing on it, but if you're not famous, you won't even have the chance to step onto that stage.

What does it take to become famous?

Good looks and hype are certainly essential, but good works are equally important. Otherwise, how come someone with Hoshino Ai's looks has been in the industry for almost three years and still hasn't broken out of the underground idol circle, only performing in small showrooms?

"Please! Kitagawa-sensei—"

Saito Ichigo snapped out of his daze and excitedly reached out to grab Kitagawa Yu's hand.

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Kitagawa Yu rolled her eyes silently with a look of disgust, and nimbly dodged the attack.

However, he immediately stopped in his tracks, because Hoshino Ai ran up to him, put her hands together, and looked at him expectantly.

"Teacher Kitagawa! Please help me!"

"No need for honorifics, but of course, it would be even better if the smile were more genuine~"

Kitagawa Yuu let out a long breath, chuckled and teased in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, then looked past Hoshino Ai, whose smile had frozen, and at Saito Ichigo.

"Cooperation is no problem, and I have high hopes for Ai. But how popular do you want Saito Management to be?"

"How popular? Of course, the more popular the better!" Saito Ichigo was very puzzled, but then he thought of some unspoken rules in the industry.

"Could it be that this young teacher Kitagawa is already so knowledgeable about this, and has feelings for Ai?" Of course, he only thought this to himself and didn't say it out loud.

"What does Kitagawa-sensei mean?" Saito Ichigo asked nervously and cautiously.

Hoshino Ai, standing to the side, subconsciously clenched her hands, having the same thought as Saito Ichigo.

However, they clearly misunderstood.

"I'm not very good at singing girl group songs, so I estimate I can only achieve tens of thousands of sales."

"Only? Tens of thousands?"

Saito Ichigo froze, while Hoshino Ai, standing beside him, couldn't help but blink her eyes wide and look adorably blank, almost revealing her somewhat airheaded nature.

There's nothing we can do about it. You have to understand that even with Ichigo Production's full-fledged promotion over the past three years, their best-selling physical album has only just surpassed two thousand copies.

Tens of thousands? That's already top-tier for a second-tier idol.

Even in Japan, a country with a strong idol culture, no more than 15 idol girl groups can achieve this level of sales due to intense competition.