Tokyo Wingman King

"The food is already served! You just don't want me to come, right?"

Masumi Ichijo, who came from the concert in a strapless dress, stroked her heaving chest to calm her breathing, and questioned Busei with a frown.

After successfully dividing the 6 portions of cakes given by the store owner into 9 equal portions, Busui clapped his hands and replied with a smile,

"It's a bit sad that you said that, I-san. Didn't I send you a message to inform you?"

The sadness on Fuzugawa's beautiful and bright face was far less than the salt content of the mung bean cake on Asama's plate - a very traditional mung bean cake, the kind without even a grain of salt added.

"It was Yue Hai who sent me the message. What kind of notification is 15 minutes ago? Also, don't call me I-san."

Masumi Ichijo's attitude towards Risa Fushigiwa is often many times harsher than her attitude towards other people. As for the reason, neither of them explained much.

Futami Tsukiumi believes that this is a matter of compatibility. The friendship between rock musicians and classical pianists is rare. There are many differences between the two, between rebellion and inheritance, improvisation and rigor, and popularization and academicism.

Therefore, Masumi Ichijo and Risa Fushigawa often need a third person to serve as a link, such as her or Asama who is interested in both classical music and rock music.

In fact, the compatibility issue is something that cannot be helped. Hououin Haruka and Fujiwara Ai's attitude towards her is not very friendly - there may be only one person in the world who is loved by everyone like Asama.

Mai Majima believes that the relationship between them as one of offense and one of defense is actually very harmonious, because Masumi Ichijo knows Risa Fuzukawa very well, so she dares to speak harshly to Fuzukawa.

"I-san is so distant."

After saying this, Busui Kawai blinked at Asama and asked,

"What do you think, Robert? Do you think people who are too serious and fussy are cute?"

[Negation] will hurt others, [affirmation] will cause trouble to oneself, closed questions that are either this or that are generally not good questions. Fuzukawa just wanted to take advantage of the topic to put pressure on him.

Asana decided to remain silent. He put the mung bean cake spread with osmanthus honey into his mouth and found it to be just the right sweetness.

Ichijo answered Fuzugawa's question on behalf of Asama.
"Hero told me in Berlin before that he likes girls who are serious about things but not rigid, and enthusiastic about people but not exaggerated."

Ichijo stared at Busui Kawai with eyes that seemed like those of a jailer handing a death sentence execution notice to a prisoner. In Ichijo's eyes, Busui Kawai had nothing to do with seriousness.

Acting according to circumstances, having no self-awareness, not doing one's job properly, cognitive dissonance, crazy, confusing, a mess. You can find 100 words in one breath to describe the unreliable person Busui Kawana.

"Eh? Is that so?"

[I need to be more enthusiastic towards Jingshui in the future], Jiandao made a new request to himself in his heart.

[Masumi-chan, it's useless to just try to please Shizumi-kun], Futami, who had made Asama say the word "like" many times, confirmed that he should be the only challenger present who entered the second stage of the BOSS.

"Is what Ichijo-san said true?"

The other girls also looked at Asama for confirmation.

Asana glanced at the one who quietly stuck out her tongue at him, and said helplessly,
"I said this at the time to describe the style of East Berlin. But what I-san said is also true. People who are serious about things and enthusiastic about people are hard to hate."

Hearing Asama's answer, Busei blinked and smiled.

"Oh my god~~~ Robert is so dishonest. Even Dazai Osamu knows that you should tell the person you like as soon as possible without sugarcoating it. How can you bring up the scenery of Berlin?"

Seeing that the atmosphere between Asama and Fuzugawa was a bit strange, Shinomiya asked,

"So, does the Great Sensei like ISTJ or ESTJ?"

"Aren't those too serious?" Ogata complained.

"Shizue should be an INFJ, right?" Jiandao inferred.

The topic was changed smoothly. The three of them had talked about MBTI's new gummy candy products when they saw them while buying water at a nearby convenience store.

Asama retracted his gaze and replied, "No, I'm an INFP."

But Busikawa didn't look away. "It's said on the Internet that men who like to disguise themselves as little butterflies are often the most dangerous people~"

"The most dangerous people are those who simply believe what they read online without verifying it. [I'm going to die of stupidity] is talking about this kind of people."

"I am seeking confirmation now~"

"You are seeking confirmation with a presupposition."

“This is transcendentalism in practice~”

"Stop talking nonsense like that. Kant will be so angry that he will come back to life."

“Isn’t that a good thing for the world?”

Listening to the two people bickering back and forth, Shinomiya and Ogata felt that the Great Sensei did treat those who were too extroverted differently.

For example, Sister Pochi and the eldest daughter of the Fujiwara family. When these two are not around, Fuzugawa will become the target of criticism from the Great Sensei.

On the contrary, Futami-san, Majima-san, Ichijo-san and Hououin-san who left halfway, all fit the standard that the Great Sensei likes: [serious yet enthusiastic, cute yet charming].

Shinomiya Yukina couldn't tell for a moment whether she should be more lively and outgoing, or more serious and introverted.

Jiandao was reflecting that the saying on the Internet, "It's easier to quarrel with someone you like than with someone you hate," did not seem to be wrong.

However, she is unable to [argue with Asama] for the time being.

Futami waved to Ichijo, and squeezed to the left of Asama, creating an empty seat.

Futami: "Masumi-chan, is everything okay at the concert?"

One: "Thank you. No problem. Today is just a music exchange. I swapped performance times with others and finished it early."

Futami: "Is he a senior who is easy to talk to?"

One: "No, I exchanged with Ito-san. Hero-kun, you have seen her in Berlin."

Futami: "The genius violin girl trained by Mr. Miyamoto?"

One: "Well, she's going to be doing a month-long study exchange in Tokyo."

After saying this, Masumi Ichijo took a special look at Asama.

Futami keenly read the information inside - that genius violin girl must be here to find Shizumi-kun!

There was a knock on the door outside the box, and the waiter who served tea came in and asked,

"Excuse me, can we serve the food now?"

"Everyone is not here yet~~~Please come back later~"

"Ok."

Busei took the teapot and poured hot tea for everyone.

Ichijo looked around the table and asked,

"Where's Fenghuangyuan? Isn't she coming like Fujiwara?"

Fuzugawa, whose job of pouring tea was taken away by Majima and Futami, replied,
"Xiao Yaojia said she'll come over when she's done with her work. There's a surprise for you later~"

"cake?"

"Could it be the property registration certificates for this restaurant and the bookstores I visited before?"

"What bookstore?"

After hearing what Shinomiya said, Ichijo turned to Futami and asked.

"There is the Uchiyama Bookstore that Mr. Lu Xun visited, as well as several other bookstores that Premier Zhou often visited, such as Tokyo-do and Iwanami Shoten." "Premier Zhou? Which Premier Zhou?" Yitiao asked again.

Most Japanese know Lu Xun, but as Zhou Enlai was a politician, not many people of the new generation know him.

"He is the greatest prime minister in the eyes of our minister~"

The note-taker Mai Majima took out her cell phone and read to Masumi Ichijo the key points of the knowledge that Asama took them to check in at [Premier Zhou Enlai's Footprints in Jimbocho].

Shinomiya and Ogata also added,
"Teacher Da also took us to Aiquan Park, where there is a monument to Premier Zhou."

"Come to think of it, we live in Jimbocho, but if it weren't for the teacher introducing us, we wouldn't have known that this place was Tokyo's Chinatown more than 100 years ago, just like Ikebukuro."

It was something he had no interest in, but as long as it was related to Asama, Masumi Ichijo would listen with great interest.

"He died without a single cent of savings, without any children, and dedicated his entire life to the country and the people. Is he a good prime minister? So, Premier Zhou is someone that Hero admires?"

There was an inexplicable light in Masumi Ichijo's peach blossom eyes, which fascinated many boys. She suddenly understood why her father and the head of the Konoe family insisted on sending Asama to further his studies.

“Maybe this is the person Robert wants to be the most?
He is good at both civil and military affairs, willing to assist wise rulers, wholeheartedly working for the benefit of the people, good at diplomacy with foreign countries, diligent and pragmatic at home, kind and humorous to others, strict and self-disciplined with himself, and most importantly, he is particularly loyal and affectionate to his wife. "

Busei was counting on his fingers and making eyes at Asama.

She wanted to tell Asama that becoming a great [丨] does not mean being single. None of Zhou Gongdan, Jiang Ziya, Ban Chao, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Juzheng were single.

Erjian's eyes lit up when he heard the last sentence. He picked up his phone and started entering keywords to search.

When she quickly scanned several love letters between Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao and saw the eight words "Treasure your photos and give you thousands of kisses", she immediately made up her mind to buy a biography of the Prime Minister's wife and study it carefully.

"The Great Sensei can definitely do it!"

Shinomiya looked at Asama with longing in his eyes.

Even Ogata, a non-staff member of the love consultation department who has always been afraid of Asama, has no doubt that Asama Shizumi will become a super powerful person.

After all, being able to recite the calligraphy of the Prime Minister Zhou in this store [After singing along the great river, I turn my head east, with profound knowledge of various disciplines to help the poor. Facing the wall for ten years to break through the wall, it is difficult to reward a hero who jumps into the sea.] and being able to explain almost all the Chinese books in the bookstore are not something that ordinary people can do.

At least, Arika Ogata had never seen such a knowledgeable person since she was a child.

"I just want to eat the lion's head here. This is the only thing I can do to compare with Premier Zhou."

Asama is self-aware, and at the same time, he does not think that the life of a great man can be replicated.

The Love Consultation Club's ceremony [Celebrating Minister Yuan's Return] was held at Hanyanglou in Jimbocho, Tokyo.

This Chinese restaurant, which opened in the spring of the first year of the Republic of China, was once Premier Zhou's canteen.

It is said that I come here once a month to reward myself, and the main dish I order is lion head.

This place has also become a core attraction for visitors to Tokyo to pay homage to the great man.

Asama thought that the main reason was that the monument to the site of the East Asia High Preparatory School in Aiquan Park [where Zhou Enlai once studied] was too perfunctory, so he decided to privately contact the Chiyoda Ward Japan-China Friendship Association to discuss adding a bronze statue.

Hanyanglou has now been passed down to the fourth generation. The owner has changed to a Japanese, but the Huaiyang cuisine craftsmanship is absolutely authentic.

Asama is probably the fourth generation who can't stand the hardship of working in the catering industry, especially this kind of affordable restaurant with average earning power.

20 years ago, the Prime Minister’s niece Zhou Bingyi came here to check in, and the store framed her message.

What is more difficult to deal with is that they mistook their niece's signature in running script as that of Zhou Chengxuan.

Because of this correction, Asana and his companions were given some refreshments.

The teapot has been refilled with water twice and the time is already 6:20.

"By the way, hasn't Fenghuangyuan-san come back yet?"

“Maybe signing a contract takes time?”

"Xiao Yaojia is on the way."

Busei answered while holding a light novel titled "Until the Female Friend Who Promised to Be Friends Forever Is No Longer a Friend".

This is a book that Busei bought when they were looking for books in the afternoon.

In fact, when he saw the book's distinctive light novel style cover, he knew the ending of the story.

Sci-fi dog food, the heroine must become the hero's girlfriend.

When I bought this book,
Fuzukawa stroked the cover of the book like a nun stroking a Bible and said to him,

"Robert, the F in F-san doesn't mean "friend", but "forever".

"If you read too many light novels, your brain will turn into a foolish F. I would rather you read more books by Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Flaubert and other Fs."

"I'd rather drown in love than be washed up on a deserted beach by love, and die silently in the sun like a piece of smelly meat. This can be my epitaph.]"

Fushigawa casually quoted a line from Faulkner's "The Wild Palms".

"But [there is no place for love in today's world], [mankind has eliminated love, and it took a long time to eliminate love, just as it took a long time for mankind to erase Christ from life and replace the voice of God with the radio]."

"But I don't think of feelings as [gum or chocolate in a vending machine, put it on every street and wait for people to take it]. My feelings are like a spring that has been buried for years and then bursts out."

“Maybe oil.”

"Well, whatever you like is fine~~~"

I don’t know since when, Asama said that he could not beat Fuzugawa, or rather, he had never said that he had won.

She is only 16 years old, how does she know so much?

At this moment, she leaned back on the chair and blinked at herself again.

I had mentioned this Hanyanglou to her before, but now she kept the agreement as a little secret and didn't tell anyone else "Robert mentioned this restaurant to me before~".

He didn't want to understand what kind of girl's thoughts were hidden in this for the time being.

At this time, Jiandao also spent his time reading books. For Jiandao, this was a rare leisure time.

Today she bought some books on Chinese philosophy from the Iwanami Bunko, a book on Lu Xun by Takeuchi Yoshimi, and a Chinese-Japanese bilingual book "Farewell" (a biography of Lu Xun written by Dazai Osamu), but at the moment she is reading the German-Japanese bilingual book "Even Mice Can Go to Heaven".

She bought several of these books to consolidate the German she had started learning last month.

If not, I'm afraid it will be forgotten.

After all, compared with those young ladies who have had a basic knowledge of German since childhood, all she can show off is the self-reflection and hard work of a mediocre person.

Futami did not talk about the love consultation department, but instead became interested in people like Chen Yinke and Yang Du that Asana mentioned.

In other words, she discovered that Asama was very interested in introducing these Chinese people who had studied in Tokyo.

Asama also talked about Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao and Zhao Yuanren.

"Sorry, I'm late."

The voice of Phoenix Court came from the door.

"Is it okay for the teacher to add an extra pair of chopsticks?"

After asking this question, Fenghuangin took a special look at Ogata Arika, the non-staff member who came with Shinomiya.

Everyone's eyes were on the girl who came with Phoenix Haruka. (End of this chapter)