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

Hakamada Sosuke was too preoccupied to manage his emotions. His joyful and excited expression was almost out of control as he frantically tapped on his phone screen, his fingers moving so fast they were practically blurring the screen.

After sending the message, he realized that what he said seemed a bit strange.

Unfortunately, it was too late to retract the changes, so he could only hurriedly change the subject and post again:

"Then it's settled."

"Shall I come find you in your class after school?"

Because he was so excited, he even forgot to use honorifics when he was typing.

Meanwhile, Shirakawa Tsukiai, who was equally delighted, quickly replied after reading his message:

"No need, I'll go find Hakamada-kun instead!"

"However, I have some other things to do after school, so I probably won't be able to get there until around 4:30."

Having other things to do is just an excuse.

The reason why Shirakawa Tsukie chose to go there at 4:30 was mainly because by then, those who were supposed to participate in club activities had already gone to participate in their club activities, and those who were supposed to clean up had already finished cleaning, so there were usually not many people in the classroom.

If you go to see Hakamada Sosuke at this time, you can avoid being seen by others.

Hakamada Sosuke was unaware of Shirakawa Tsukiko's thoughts, but he was secretly delighted when he saw that Shirakawa Tsukiko wouldn't arrive until 4:30.

He was thinking that because he was going to find Shirakawa Tsukiai, he wouldn't be able to go shopping and eat with Himegami Karen after school this afternoon.

Now, he could go eat oden with Himegami Karen first, and then go back to school alone to find Shirakawa Tsukie after Himegami Karen went home.

As for why he was so confident that 'time management' wouldn't fail... well, it's because Kitagawa Yu definitely had to be at the train station before 4 PM to catch the train!

"No problem, I'll wait for you in the classroom then."

Hakamada Sosuke first happily sent a message back to Shirakawa Tsuki, then continued walking towards the vending machine, pondering how to avoid Himegami Karen and get Hanami Anna and Kitagawa Yu to sign the application form.

Meanwhile, after finishing her bento, Himegami Karen, just like yesterday, acted like an innocent Nara deer and approached Kitagawa Yu.

"What else would you like to hear?"

After playing three songs, Kitagawa Yu turned around and asked the three of them.

As soon as she turned around, she almost bumped into Himegami Karen's heavy pair of Devil Fruits.

This caused him to catch his breath involuntarily, and he quickly leaned back tactically, almost twisting his neck.

However, the oblivious Himegami Karen didn't seem to notice that her weapon had almost caused Kitagawa Yu 'great harm', and upon hearing this, she asked expectantly, "Has Yu written any other songs?"

Are there any other songs? The answer is, of course, yes.

The pieces in his head are all finished works. To reproduce them and play them fluently, he definitely needs to practice a lot.

Over the past four years, he has become proficient in playing nearly a hundred songs on the piano and guitar.

but......

"No, actually I haven't finished these songs yet~" Kitagawa Yu replied seriously.

Just kidding, this is only five songs, and Himegami Karen already idolizes him this much. What would happen if he put on even more songs?

His target was clearly Anna Hanami!

As a foodie girl, if I want to win over Hanami Anna, all I need to do is keep tempting her with delicious food... cough cough... feeding her... but that's not quite right.

In short, the food route is enough to win over Anana Hanami.

"That's it-"

Himegami Karen was slightly disappointed after hearing this.

But then she asked in confusion, "These songs are very nice and complete, why does Yu say they're not finished yet?"

“When I say ‘complete,’ I mean a full song,” Kitagawa Yu explained. “The instrumental track for No. 1 is finished, and now all that’s left is to go to the recording studio to record it. No. 2 and No. 3 have only finished the lyrics and music, and haven’t started making the instrumental track yet. No. 4 and No. 5 have only finished composing the music, and haven’t even written the lyrics yet.”

"Which road is more or less!"

Himegami Karen suddenly realized.

Then... his clear, cherry-pink eyes, like those of a gemstone, lit up instantly, just as if Ai Mu Ti had seen a treasure chest.

"Can I write the lyrics for number 4?"

Chapter 44 Himegami Karen's Request

"???"

"Himemiya Karen wants to write lyrics for 'Number 4'!?"

"How much does this guy really like 'My Goal is to Be a Pokémon Master'?"

Even with Kitagawa Yu's composure, he was stunned for two or three seconds after hearing Himegami Karen's request. When he came to his senses, a strange look involuntarily flashed in his eyes.

“I…can also…write lyrics for number 5…for free…” Shikiya Yumeko said from the side.

What could Kitagawa Yu say then? Of course, he could only agree.

Anyway, he didn't know how to revise the lyrics, so he didn't plan to release these two songs. He'd give them to Himegami Karen and Shikiya Yumeko to try; if they worked, great, but if not, it wouldn't matter.

"Then I'll leave it to you all~"

"Great!"

Himegami Karen immediately jumped up happily.

The pair of heavy Devil Fruits bounced up and down with her movements, and even Kitagawa Yu, whose strong willpower had been tempered by Okita Sawa over the years, couldn't help but take another look at them at this moment.

However, compared to Hakamada Sosuke's naive and unworldly demeanor, his reaction was much calmer. He only lost his composure for a moment, so neither Himegami Karen, who had become exceptionally perceptive in this regard after being watched so many times, nor Yanami Anna, who was observing from the side, noticed anything unusual about him.

"Can you teach me to play this song, Yu?" Himegami Karen asked again, causing Kitagawa Yu, who had just looked away, to pause in surprise once more.

"Will you teach me to play this song?"

"Hmm! If I could learn to play this song, it would probably help with writing the lyrics, right?"

"..."

"Although learning to play the tune will help with writing lyrics, I feel like you're making things difficult for me, Gian! Do you know how difficult this song, 'My Goal is to Be a Pokémon Master,' is?" Kitagawa Yu thought to himself, his lips twitching involuntarily.

If the difficulty of playing "Sunflower" is 1 star and the difficulty of playing "A Romantic Moment" is 2 stars, then the difficulty of playing "My Goal is to Be a Pokémon Master" is almost 4 stars.

If someone who has studied piano for four or five years like him were to learn this song, it would probably take them quite a while to learn it. Himegami Karen, a complete novice, wants to learn to play this song?

Isn't this just making things difficult for Fat Tiger?

At that moment, Kitagawa Yu looked at Himegami Karen's expectant gaze, which was like that of a kitten, and suddenly felt as if he were seeing someone who always had "I'm curious" on their lips.

A strong sense of déjà vu welled up in my mind, and at the same time, my head started to ache.

"Oh, right—"

"May I?"

"..."

Kitagawa Yuhaku 4!

He originally planned to distract Himegami Karen by playing other songs, just like last time!

But Himegami Karen was completely uncivilized. As she leaned forward, those two heavy Devil Fruits in front of her head pressed down on her!

Its imposing manner was extremely 'fierce' and 'brutal'.

Unfortunately, the 'referee', Anzu Hachimi, was right next to them at that moment, so in order to avoid being fouled by Karen Himegami while dribbling the ball, he had no choice but to compromise.

"Alright then, but this song is very difficult to play and quite unfriendly to beginners, so it's okay if you can't learn it. At worst... at worst I'll play it for you a few more times."

After saying that, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but sigh again.

After hearing this, Himegami Karen's eyes narrowed into two crescent moons with joy, and her body subconsciously triggered her tackling skill, charging towards Kitagawa Yuu.

"This is definitely 'biting the hand that feeds you'!" Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Fortunately, he had already taken precautions against Himegami Karen's innate abilities.

As Himegami Karen activated her skill, he stood up from the piano bench, then reached out and grabbed Himegami Karen's shoulder, using a judo technique to gently press her down to sit.

"Huh? How did I end up sitting down?"

Kitagawa Yu's actions were so smooth and fluid that Himegami Karen was momentarily stunned when she saw the black and white piano keys that suddenly appeared in front of her.

However, Kitagawa Yu had already withdrawn his hand and started teaching her to play "My Goal is to Be a Pokémon Master," so she quickly put her doubts aside.

"I'll teach you the intro first. Look here, place your left-hand fingers on these keys, and the order in which you play them is..."

In Kitagawa Yu's view, Himemiya Karen had just suddenly become interested in playing the piano and wanted to play around with it, but she didn't really intend to learn the piano. So he didn't teach Himemiya Karen how to distinguish which note each black and white key corresponded to. He just gave her a simple, easy-to-understand lesson, telling her which keys to press.

but......

"Who played this? It's terrible!"

On the wooden bench outside the window, Narumi Seina and the other two couldn't help but mutter complaints under their breath.

That's right, even with Kitagawa Yu's relatively simple, foolproof teaching method, Himegami Karen still couldn't learn even half a section of it.

Because the song "My Goal is to Be a Pokémon Master" has a very fast tempo and a large span between the keys, it is very unfriendly to beginners with no prior experience.

"What should I do? I feel like I don't have enough fingers to press all the buttons!"

After another flurry of activity, with frequent errors in both button presses and rhythm, the situation escalated.

Not to mention Anna Hachimi, Yumeko Shikiya, and the three people outside the window, even Karen Himegami herself couldn't stand the noise she was making.

The main problem is, it makes her look stupid!

"How about we change to an easier song?" Kitagawa Yu suggested, having anticipated this outcome.

"But I really like this song..."

"..."

Kitagawa Yu was speechless for a moment.

Does liking something mean you have to learn to play it yourself? There's no need for that!

Just like a seasoned foodie doesn't necessarily have to learn how to cook!

If all else fails, you can have him play it once, and then have Himegami Karen record it on her phone.