Anime Crossover: There are a lot of beautiful girls who like me.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have eaten Karen Himemiya right after successfully confessing his feelings to her in the original story.

As for why he had absolutely no interest in Anna Hanami... well, maybe they were just too familiar with each other.

For example, during his summer vacation after his first year of junior high school, he was secretly watching an indie movie in his room when he was caught by Anna Hanami and her sister, who came to visit him.

And from then on... Karen Himegami was the first girl to make him feel his heart flutter again!

Hmm... Narumi Sena is the second, and Shikiya Yumeko is the third.

"Although Narumi's Devil Fruit level can't compare to Himemiya's, and her figure isn't as hot as Himemiya's or Shikiya-senpai's, Narumi is really beautiful!"

As Hakamada Sosuke pondered, he inexplicably thought of Narumi Sena, and then subconsciously stared at Himegami Karen's Devil Fruit, secretly sighing with admiration.

Then, after so many years of training, Himegami Karen, who was particularly sensitive to such gazes, frowned. She almost threw the half-finished red bean soup in her hand, along with the half-eaten taiyaki she had deliberately saved to give to Kitagawa Yu, at Hakamada Sosuke's face.

Even Anna Hachimi felt a pang of disappointment after noticing Hakamada Sosuke's lewd gaze fixed on Himegami Karen's Devil Fruit.

Chapter 26 Anana's Breakdown

"Then I'll go first."

"Bye~" ×3

After finishing his taiyaki and red bean soup by the roadside, Kitagawa Yu first checked the time on his phone, then waved goodbye to the three of them, including Hanami Anna, and walked alone towards the train station.

Before leaving, he had originally intended to ask Hakamada Sosuke to take Himemiya Karen home.

However, after hesitating for a moment, he dismissed the idea, after all... it's not dark yet, right?

"Why think so much? Just let things take their course," Kitagawa Yu reminded himself silently.

However, the thought that his relationship with Anna Hanami had clearly become even closer filled him with excitement.

Throughout the journey, the radiant smile on his lips was even harder to suppress than that of A&K.

So much so that when he passed through the old electronic gates and arrived at the open-air tram platform, and saw Narumi Seina also waiting for the tram, he tried very hard to restrain himself, but he still couldn't completely stop himself.

Fortunately, Narumi Sena was looking in the direction the tram was coming from, and not in this direction.

Otherwise... Kitagawa Yu, who felt his smile was a bit silly, would definitely feel a little embarrassed.

However, he didn't know that...

"Kitagawa-kun's smile is always so warm and sunny~"

Narumi Sena, carrying her schoolbag in both hands, secretly glanced at Kitagawa Yu out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing Kitagawa Yu's 'sunny' smile, she didn't know why, but she felt inexplicably happy and couldn't help but smile back.

The golden hair, freed from the hair tie, danced in the wind, reflecting a dazzling rainbow of colors in the sunlight.

Even after a day of classes, all the fatigue in my body dissipated quickly.

"I wish I could chat and laugh with Kitagawa-kun like Himegami-kun! But... how do I say hello to Kitagawa-kun?"

The same question remained unanswered, and even after the train arrived at Takadanobaba Station and the two got off the train and left the station one after the other, the shy Narumi Senna still couldn't figure out the answer.

Meanwhile, Hakamada Sosuke, lost in his fantasy, was completely unaware that his lewd gaze at Himemiya Karen's Devil Fruit had already been exposed, much to Himemiya Karen's disgust.

After Kitagawa Yu left, seeing that it was still early, a thought suddenly struck him, and he felt that his chance had come.

Even though he knew that Himegami Karen might like Kitagawa Yu, after realizing that Kitagawa Yu might like Hanami Anna, he still boldly took the initiative to suggest, "It's still early. Last week when I went to the mall to buy yellow clothes... I won a weekday discount coupon for karaoke. How about we go to karaoke together?"

As Hakamada Sosuke spoke, he looked at Himegami Karen with anticipation.

In his opinion, a lively and cute girl like Himegami Karen should be quite playful, and since she also seems to enjoy listening to music, she should be quite interested in karaoke and singing.

After some analysis and deduction, he felt that there was a relatively high chance that Himegami Karen would agree.

However......

"I don't want to go to karaoke with you, so I'm going home now that I'm meeting my classmate, Bana~"

Without even a polite 'sorry,' Karen Himegami frowned and unceremoniously refused the invitation. After saying goodbye to Anina Hachimi, she went home alone.

This caused Hakamada Sosuke's smile to freeze, and he stood there completely stunned.

There's nothing we can do about it. He's just a simple-minded and straightforward guy who wears his heart on his sleeve and says whatever comes to mind.

"It's...it's alright. At least Himegami-san looked disgusted, instead of ignoring me with a cold face..." Hakamada Sosuke could only comfort himself with this thought.

Therefore, one should be careful when greeting others.

Narumi Seina's caution was not entirely without reason.

Even if she's universally acknowledged as the most beautiful girl at Ishiro High School, it doesn't guarantee success. After all, she's not without flaws; for example, she feels that Himegami Karen is far superior to her in terms of figure.

Those Devil Fruits, let alone boys, even girls would be irresistibly attracted to them!

"Why is her Devil Fruit so big?"

This is a question that probably exists in over 90% of the girls who have seen Himegami Karen, and perhaps more than once.

Seina Narumi is no exception.

As for Anzu Hachimi, who is facing a major crisis of having her childhood friend stolen away, she has been wondering about it for a long time.

However, when Anna Hanami saw Karen Himegami reject Sosuke Hakamada so decisively, she couldn't help but secretly chuckle, almost giving Karen Himegami a thumbs up and cheering her on.

"Well done, Himegami-san!"

As Anzu thought to herself, her already diminishing hostility towards Karen Himegami dissipated even further.

Then she turned her head, her big eyes sparkling, and said to Hakamada Sosuke with a grin, "Shall we go by ourselves?"

To be honest, although they are childhood sweethearts who grew up together, they have never gone to a karaoke bar alone together before, so Anzu is quite looking forward to it.

However, she soon stopped laughing.

"Who wants to go to karaoke alone with you! Do you expect me to listen to you sing? Besides, what if Kitagawa finds out and causes a misunderstanding?" Hakamada Sosuke couldn't help but roll his eyes, inwardly complaining.

Of course, he couldn't say such things directly, after all, Anzu Hachimi was his childhood friend.

So he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the frustration and irritation of being rejected by the beautiful girl he admired, and muttered, "Let's forget it. There are too few people if we go with just the two of us. It won't be fun."

"???"

Two people are too few, it's no fun!

What if it were Himegami Karen instead?

It goes without saying that if it were Karen Himegami who invited Sosuke Hakamada to karaoke... Sosuke Hakamada would be laughing in his sleep.

"So...so what do we do next?"

Seeing that Anzu was forcing a smile, Banana asked.

However, Hakamada Sosuke, who was already feeling irritable, was getting impatient.

"Go home by yourself! I need to go home early too, and go online to find out which musical instrument is cool and easy to learn."

Before Hakamada Sosuke could finish speaking, he was already thinking about the question while walking quickly forward, without even glancing at Hachimi Anna.

After all... there aren't so many formalities between good brothers!

It has to be said that he truly only regarded Anzu Hachimi as a good brother and friend he grew up with, and he had absolutely no romantic feelings for her.

However, his words instantly shattered the good mood that Anzu Hachimi had just been in, which had been healed by the delicious food and 'Himemiya Karen's rejection'.

"Is Sosuke also planning to learn a musical instrument?" Anna took a deep breath and quickly caught up with Hakamada Sosuke as she asked.

"Yeah, right!" Hakamada Sosuke said frankly, "Although I can't write my own songs, I'm pretty good at singing, right? If I learn to play instruments like guitar and bass... I'm sure Himemiya-san will change her opinion of me, right? Besides, once I learn an instrument, I can join the light music club with Himemiya-san~"

When Banai saw Anja open her mouth, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

The sky above was still a clear blue, and the sun was still shining brightly, but in her heart, it felt as if the sun had set early, and the breeze on her face seemed to be sighing softly.

If she remembered correctly, this was the first time in all the time she had known Hakamada Sosuke that he had wanted to change himself for a girl.

"Even if Kusuke, a perverted wolf who stares at people fiercely all day long, learns an instrument, it won't change Himegami's opinion of him!"

"Besides, Kitagawa is much more capable than you think! Even if you study for another year, you might not be able to meet Kitagawa's requirements!"

After a long silence, at the crossroads where they parted ways, Anna finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke her mind.

Finally, he added with a touch of sarcasm, "So if Kusuke wants to join the Light Music Club, he'd better become the club president and start his own club! That way, no one can refuse him entry~"

However... Hakamada Sosuke may look like a delinquent, but he actually has a pretty good temper.

After hearing this, he wasn't particularly angry; instead, his eyes lit up immediately.

"That's right! If I form the light music club myself and become its president, then no one will be able to refuse me joining!"

"As expected of my childhood sweetheart! Xingcai Jiang is so kind!"

"..."

When Hanami saw Hakamada Sosuke's excited look of sudden realization, she immediately lost her composure and almost vomited blood from anger.

Please!

Does this guy even know what the phrase 'childhood sweetheart' really means?!

Chapter 27 Too scary

Well, maybe Hakamada Sosuke really doesn't know what 'childhood friend' means, but he's quite proactive.

Hakamada Sosuke checked the time on his phone and, seeing it was only 3:50, immediately said, "I have to go back to school. Bye~"

Then, decisively leaving the dumbfounded Anzu Hachimi behind, he walked excitedly towards the school.

A few minutes later, when Hanami Anina returned home like a broken puppet, she ran to her bed and lay there like a corpse, utterly dejected.

Sousuke Hakamada, who had been running all the way and was covered in sweat and panting, arrived at the door of the student council office. He took a deep breath, tiptoed out half of his head, and cautiously looked inside.

"Great! Shikiya-senpai isn't here!"

Seeing that Shikiya Yumeko wasn't inside, and that the only person in the office was a girl with short black hair styled into a cute bun, thick eyebrows, and a very well-behaved and quiet appearance, Hakamada Sosuke secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he didn't know why Shikiya Yumeko was targeting him. Could it be... just because he 'accidentally' glanced at Shikiya Yumeko's fierceness?

But it was clearly Shikiya Yumeko who didn't button her clothes up, and she didn't even wear a bra, so how can you blame him!

"Cough-cough-"