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

After only a moment's hesitation, Shiina Mahiru smiled and agreed.

There's no way around it. As a girl who is as perfect as an angel, she can be wary of and refuse a strange boy who wants to approach her on a rainy day and hold an umbrella for her, but she can't refuse a girl who is even prettier than her and doesn't have any 'bad intentions' towards her, but only comes with good intentions.

Moreover, she only discovered this 'carrot garden' yesterday after lunch break, when she accidentally saw Narumi Sena sitting here and was reminded by her.

However, the hint of frustration that flashed in her eyes as she agreed was still caught by Narumi Seina.

This made Narumi Seina, who had been full of determination, suddenly feel a little guilty.

"Was what I did... a little inappropriate? Shiina-san is so popular in class, it's not like she can't find friends to eat lunch with. The fact that she came here alone clearly means she doesn't want to be disturbed..."

This was the first time that Narumi Seina had been in such close proximity to Shiina Mahiru.

It was only at this moment that she suddenly realized that the gentle, serene, angelic smile on Shiina Mashiro's face seemed to be a carefully crafted mask.

so......

"Shiina-kun came here alone to eat a bento box, probably wanting to listen to Kitagawa-kun's sunny and soothing piano music, let down her guard, and relax properly, right?"

Thinking of this, Narumi Seina, who was as kind, obedient, and gentle as a little rabbit, couldn't help but have second thoughts.

The thought popped into my head: "How about... we let Shiina-kun have this carrot patch for now, and I can always come earlier tomorrow."

However, before she could put this idea into action, Hayasaka Akari, who was standing next to her, had already happily pulled her to sit down.

"Great! Shiina-kun, you know what? If we're lucky, we might get a surprise later!"

"..."

"..."

Narumi Sena subconsciously turned her head to look at Shiina Mahiru, who happened to be looking over at the same time.

Their gazes met across Hayasaka Akari.

Then... they all simultaneously revealed an awkward yet polite smile.

"Really? What's the surprise?"

Shiina Mahiru, having turned her gaze away, asked curiously, quite cooperatively.

"It's the piano club activity room upstairs. Sometimes people play the piano at noon, and they play pieces I've never heard before, and they're all incredibly beautiful!" Hayasaka Akari said excitedly, lowering her voice as if to sound mysterious.

This startled Shiina Mahiru at first, then her face showed a surprised expression: "Huh? Don't they know that the person playing the piano upstairs is... Kitagawa-san?"

At this moment, Hayasaka Akari said with a regretful expression, "It's a pity that neither Sena nor I can play the piano, otherwise we would have applied to join the piano club as well."

After hearing this, Shiina Mahiru's heart stirred again, and she subconsciously glanced at Narumi Sena.

Upon seeing that Narumi Sena also had a regretful expression, a strange light flashed in her eyes.

"Could it be that they haven't seen the piano club's recruitment poster and don't know that anyone who is a 'piano enthusiast' can apply to join the piano club?"

Yes, Narumi Sena and Hayasaka Akari hadn't seen the piano club's recruitment poster and didn't know that with the previous students graduating, the piano club, now with only one acting president, only required 'piano enthusiasts' to apply for membership.

It was as if Kitagawa Yu, in the piano club activity room on the second floor, less than ten meters away in a straight line, had no idea that the two most popular and beautiful girls in his class, and even his grade, were waiting for him to perform on the bench downstairs.

"Huh? Your sandwich looks a little different."

In front of the bright window, on the clean wooden floor, Kitagawa Yu and the other three sat together as if they were on a spring outing to the park.

Even Shikiya Yumeko, who was lying on the wall like a corpse yesterday, took the initiative to sit down today.

Then, the four of them basked in the warm sun while taking out their respective bento boxes.

Shikiya Yumeko's "bento" consisted of a pineapple bun and chocolate milk that she bought from a convenience store on her way to school in the morning.

This seemingly simple combination is actually the most frequently seen lunch setup in anime and light novels.

Hanami Anzu's bento box contained seven or eight pieces of teriyaki chicken sprinkled with white sesame seeds, and two very cute-looking crispy octopus sausages.

There's also tamagoyaki, an essential part of Japanese bento boxes, plus a few small tomatoes as fruit.

Besides that, there were four rice balls filled with dried plums and dried meat, and a few fresh lettuce leaves at the bottom that could be used as a tray or for eating.

In addition, Hanami Anza also prepared miso soup.

However, judging from the few bits of seaweed and tofu floating inside, it might not even be as good as the miso soup packets that Kitagawa Yu bought these past few days.

In contrast, Karen Himegami, whose family background is much better than Anna Hagami's, prepared a much more luxurious bento box.

A whole grilled eel covered in sauce, and several pieces of tuna belly that looked very fresh and plump.

In addition, there is a salad made of avocado, shrimp, eggs, mashed potatoes, and cherry tomatoes, as well as miso soup with seafood mushrooms and shrimp.

If you were to sell it in a restaurant, the price would probably be more than ten times that of the Hanami Anna bento.

"What's the use of being expensive... This bento box clearly wasn't made by her!"

Seeing Anja subconsciously swallow, then let out a disdainful snort in her heart, and turned to look at the sandwich in Kitagawa Yu's hand.

Then, as a seasoned foodie girl, she noticed something was 'not quite right' about the sandwich in Kitagawa Yu's hand in the blink of an eye.

Chapter 41 Would you like to try some?

"Your sandwich... doesn't have bacon in it?"

"Yes, I replaced the bacon with A5 Wagyu beef from Matsusaka, and also added cheese and our restaurant's secret ranch sauce. Of course, it's different from the regular sandwiches sold outside~"

After hearing this, Hanami Anzu's eyes widened in surprise.

Because her father's monthly income was only 30 yen, her family could only afford to eat such high-end beef a few times a year!

But Kitagawa Yu's sandwich was just an uncut, ordinary-sized sandwich, yet it had three slices of such high-end Matsusaka Wagyu beef inside. That's ridiculously extravagant!

"Will this taste good?" Banami swallowed hard again, her eyes fixed on the sandwich in Kitagawa Yu's hand, asking with 'concern' and 'curiosity'.

"You wouldn't understand, would you? This is an improvement I made to the famous Philadelphia beef sandwich from America. It tastes even better than the authentic Philadelphia beef sandwich!"

After hearing this, Anna couldn't help but drool. Although she had never eaten an authentic 'Philadelphia Beef Sandwich', she knew that it must taste really good to be a famous dish.

Wouldn't the 'Matsusaka Wagyu Sandwich' that Kitagawa Yu upgraded and improved be even more delicious?

"Would you like a taste?"

Kitagawa Yu seemed to have seen through her thoughts, and at this moment he finally revealed his true intentions. He casually tossed the sandwich he had already taken a bite of to Hanami Anna.

The enticing aroma that wafted towards her nose rushed straight to her brain, almost making Anna Hanami's brain choke.

"What the hell is he doing?!"

"Doesn't he know that if I take another bite of the sandwich he's already taken a bite of, it's practically like an indirect kiss?"

"Did he do it on purpose?"

Seeing that Anzu suddenly seemed flustered, Banana subconsciously looked up at Kitagawa Yu.

After seeing Kitagawa Yu's "clean gaze" that contained not a trace of "malicious intent," he calmed down a little, and then... he couldn't help but feel conflicted.

"It seems he didn't do it on purpose... Should I eat it?"

In that instant, the little angel and the little devil, whose mouths were marked with 'eat' and 'don't eat,' clashed at least a thousand times in her mind.

Then, just as the little angel who wrote "I won't eat" was gaining the upper hand, a sudden inspiration struck her, and she thought of a way to have the best of both worlds.

"I don't want to eat what you've bitten!"

While deliberately making a disgusted face, Anna grabbed Kitagawa Yu's wrist with one hand and the sandwich with the other, turned the sandwich around, and then happily took a bite out of the part that Kitagawa Yu hadn't bitten before.

"Crack!"

Unlike ordinary sandwiches, the bread in this sandwich is very crispy because it is toasted with garlic and butter.

When Banai saw Anja take a bite, her mouth was immediately covered with golden breadcrumbs, and even her school uniform was covered with some.

However, she couldn't care less about any of that at the moment, because...

"Ao Yixi!"

The golden, crispy bread, the juicy, plump beef, and the flavors of cheese, onions, mushrooms, and various sauces and seasonings blend together perfectly to create a complex and delicious taste that is difficult to describe precisely in words.

The moment it touched her taste buds, Anna Hanami's eyes lit up.

At the same time, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but smile as he looked at her adorable, blissful expression, like a squirrel enjoying a pine nut.

In particular, the seemingly clever but actually self-deceiving approach of Anna Hachimi almost made him burst out laughing.

Although Hanami Anna successfully avoided the spot he had just bitten, the spot she had bitten couldn't escape being eaten by him.

Therefore, the achievement of the 'second indirect kiss' will still be achieved in the future, and will be firmly remembered by the sensitive Anna Hachimi.

However, to avoid the only loophole in this battle plan, he took a big bite as soon as he got the sandwich back.

Then, almost at the same time, as expected, he heard Himegami Karen's voice in his ear.

"I want to eat too!"

"Okay~"

Kitagawa Yu did not refuse.

Since we've already had mashed potatoes, what's a little sandwich?

In fact, to convince Anna Hanami that he had really done it "unintentionally," he even "reluctantly" accepted Karen Himemiya's chopsticks as she fed him tuna belly and grilled eel, thus achieving a "two-way indirect kiss" with Karen Himemiya.

This made Anna Hanami, who had been watching from the sidelines with a 'cold eye', breathe a sigh of relief.

"Looks like this guy really didn't do it on purpose..."

As Hanami Anzu ate her rice ball, she thought to herself.

Then... I don't know if it was Kitagawa Yu's sandwich that was too delicious, or Himemiya Karen's grilled eel and tuna belly that were too tempting.

Anyway, she didn't know why, but the rice ball in her hand suddenly didn't taste good anymore.

"It's all this guy's fault!"

Bana saw Anna secretly glare at Kitagawa Yu, and muttered to herself.

Fortunately, Kitagawa Yu ate as quickly as yesterday, finishing the rest of his sandwiches in just five minutes.

Which song do you want to hear?

"Number 2!"

"Number 4!"