I Play Piano in a World of Anime Crossover

[A Few Reading Notes] 1. A slice-of-life story with a slow pace, little face-slapping, and few fights. 2. The main story focuses on piano (especially) and the hidden world (Jujutsu Kaisen). Xiao Jing spends his first and second years of high school training at Jujutsu High, mainly in chapters 94–145. 3. The scene featured in the blurb is in chapter 191. + Pianist Dogumaki Jing is widely recognized in the industry for his good looks. Many people have remarked, “For someone with a face like his to choose a career as a soloist, he must really love piano.” The photo of him that circulated most widely was a candid shot taken just after a solo recital. The young man strode forward, one hand tugging down on his tie knot. Light and shadow divided his face to perfection, while his eyes alone held a sharp edge, like cold stars in the night sky. They were so strikingly fierce that just looking at them made hearts race. Only a handful of people knew the truth: Of course he looked fierce. He had actually gone to get a knife after the recital. The Dogumaki family’s eldest had seen monsters and cut down curses, but in the end decided to become a pianist who wanted nothing more than a peaceful life, until, despite all his precautions, some unscrupulous white-haired teacher lured his younger brother off to Jujutsu High. And the Dogumaki family’s younger son had taken every precaution, but still failed to stop his own brother from cleaving his homeroom teacher with a kitchen knife. [When It All Goes Wrong] The elder brother squinted at the photo. “Your classmate is a panda?” The younger brother shook his head frantically. “Bonito flakes, bonito flakes.” (No, no.) The elder brother: “You only have two classmates?” The younger brother shook his head and waved his hands. “Bonito flakes, bonito flakes.” (No, no.) The elder brother: “What about your teacher?” The younger brother: “…” Oh, no. + Coming soon: The Years I Spent as a Corporate Drone in the Gojo Clan Something’s off about the Gojo clan! The head of the Zenin clan was the first to notice that the Gojo clan’s way of doing things had changed. He glanced at Kamo, who still hadn’t noticed a thing, and privately congratulated himself on his superior intellect. What exactly was off? The head of the Zenin clan rubbed his chin, full of curiosity and eager to dig into the reason behind the Gojo clan’s change. Had their clan head finally gone mad? No. Had the Gojo clan’s Six Eyes changed its preferences? Also no. Aha, there you are! Standing behind the Six Eyes… a young woman?! The head of the Zenin clan slapped his thigh and burst into laughter. He extended a heartfelt invitation to the Gojo clan’s young woman, whose secret identity had just been exposed. “Would you like to marry into my clan? I’ll make sure you’re happy with your salary, and guarantee you’ll rise through the ranks to become clan head!” Trembling*with fate’s grip around her throat*tempted by the salary for three whole seconds*Kazumi: “Thank you for your generous offer. You’re too kind. I’m grateful for the recognition!” Thanks so much to your whole family. + In the Gojo clan, Kazumi had the worst aptitude of all the children. She had neither cursed techniques nor cursed energy, and on top of that, she was a girl. Kazumi: Pah! She had no interest in cursed techniques, didn’t like cursed energy, and was very glad to be a girl. She refused to reconcile with this discriminatory, law-ignorant world, and held up her middle finger to life! + When Kazumi was seven, she had a high fever for three days. She didn’t end up burning her brain out, but the heat did evaporate all the Meng Po soup she’d drunk in her previous life, restoring her memories. Then she discovered, to her dismay, that she had changed not only countries, but worlds. Overnight, she had gone all the way back to the old days, straight into a feudal era. She became a corporate drone at a young age, with countless curses above her, useless teammates beside her, and the Gojo clan’s law-ignorant fools below her. Looking at the Kamo and Zenin clans next door, she couldn’t help feeling that the whole world was one enormous ramshackle operation. Kazumi, a penniless orphan: Ha! Give up. It’s hopeless. Just wait to die. Just kidding. Reincarnation wasn’t an option, at least not for now. All she could do was try to survive in this curse-infested world, taking side jobs to make money and scraping by while protecting herself from the curses everywhere. Our goals are: 5t5: No rotten oranges! Geto: No curses! Kazumi: Get rich overnight! Shoko: …Kazumi, you’re in the wrong story! 1. The author’s cat wrote this, so please don’t yell at the cat ;) A plea to all you cat servants! 2. No CP, read and write as you please. 3. Mainly slice of life, with a focus on piano and appearances by great musicians. 4. Low-magic world, with monsters in their twilight era. No powerful monsters and no grand magic. The biggest plot hole is currently Old Kura, and later it’ll be 5t5. 5. The earlier story is mainly set in a CLAMP crossover world; the later story is mainly set in the Jujutsu Kaisen world. 6. A story about keeping up the piano in a fantastical world where monsters and ghosts coexist. 7. Thanks, everyone. Love you all~ Theme: Keep searching, and stay true to yourself