Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 321 Seeing Love's Greatest Weakness

She saw that she wanted to take her hand back.

Aoyama Riya snapped out of his daze and took control of his body again: "Sorry."

It was pitch black. There seemed to be some light outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, but it was like stars—you could only look at them, not use them for lighting.

"Why is there another power outage?" Aoyama asked, puzzled.

He saw her holding his hand tightly.

“I’m going to find Miyako,” Aoyama Risa said.

"Don't go," she said instinctively.

"Hmm?" Aoyama Ryou's voice held a hint of amusement. "Are you afraid of the dark?"

"Leave me alone," she said, regretting her words.

"Should I leave or not?"

"Go if you want to leave," she said.

“Let’s go together,” Aoyama Risa said with a smile. “I’ll go get my phone.”

The phone was on the table in the living room, about ten steps away.

Before taking a step, he thought for a moment and said, "You can grab my clothes."

"We're just friends, not in a relationship where we can touch each other physically. Do you think I'm as lewd as you?"

Aoyama Risa doesn't dislike girls like that at all.

When she sees someone pursuing purity, she doesn't just demand purity from the man, but also from herself.

Even with Aoyama Osamu, the two never had any physical contact except in some accidents.

But what should we do now?
"We'll get married at twenty-seven, so it shouldn't be a problem if our clothes brush against each other," he said.

"Keep your distance before marriage." Seeing that Shang Ai still refused.

"Before marriage?" Aoyama Risa laughed. "So, I'll grab your clothes and let you be lewd? Watch out, I'm about to reach out."

It was very dark and visibility was poor. The two of them had also moved, so they couldn't follow their memories from before the lights were turned off. He was afraid he would touch things randomly.

Aoyama Risa slowly reached out, his fingertips touching her arm.

He gently pinched her clothes, as if touching a girlfriend who was angry and wouldn't let him touch her.

“Let’s go,” said Aoyama Risa.

He gently tugged at her, and Shang Ai followed, looking somewhat reluctant.

“You’re the one who’s disgusting,” she said.

"Ah."

"I am still the field covered by the first snow, and the mountain stream that has not yet been drunk."

Aoyama Rie was truly impressed by her.

These two sentences are from the novel "Detective A" describing Detective A.

"Touching clothes, no matter what, is still innocent, right?" he said.

“I’m not like a vulgar person like you.”

"Yes, yes, you're so classy."

“Since I was six years old, even my father has never touched my clothes. You are the first one,” Ai said.

Aoyama Risa was at a loss for words.

He almost considered taking responsibility for his relationship with Jian Shang Ai.

Wait a minute, back at the campsite, he made physical contact with her while trying to save her. Didn't that mean they touched?! Even if it was an accident.

“This was an accident, you can just pretend it didn’t happen,” he said.

“The power outage was indeed an accident,” said Ai-kamura.

"Isn't it touching the clothes?" Aoyama asked with a smile.

The girl tugged at her clothes, and Aoyama Risa, caught off guard, lost his grip and was indeed swept away by her.

When something slips through your fingers, your instinct is to reach for it.

So, as if worried that Ai would fall into a dark abyss, Aoyama Rin instinctively reached out to grab her.

He grabbed her wrist directly; it was slender and soft.

“This was an accident,” Aoyama Risa said.

"Let go."

Aoyama Ritsu didn't bother arguing with her anymore. He gently pulled her along and led her forward.

To his surprise, he didn't resist when he saw Ai.

Of course, I'm referring to the body; if Miss Shangai's mouth is either in the midst of a battle, it's preparing for one.

“What you’re doing now, I only need to tell my family, and you’ll be kicked out of Kaiming.”

"Ah."

"And your books, with just one word from me, no publisher will publish them."

"Oh."

"Including the money you're earning now, I can make you hand it all over under various pretexts."

"so smart?"

Seeing that Ai was telling the truth, Aoyama Ri didn't believe her and acted as if she was gossiping to him.

She was wrong.

Aoyama Risa completely believed it, but he wasn't afraid. There were many reasons, the most fundamental being that Akihime would never do such a thing.

Finding his phone on the table, Aoyama Risa turned on the screen and then the flashlight.

Only then did he release Jian Shang'ai's hand.

Upon seeing Shang Ai, she immediately crossed her arms, as if afraid he would try to snatch her arms again.

“I’m going upstairs to find Miyako Yaeko; she should already be asking about the situation,” Aoyama Risa said, handing her her phone.

"I'm going to find her." Seeing that Shang Ai had taken the phone, she walked towards the stairwell.

"Are you alright?" Aoyama asked.

"Who do you think I am?" he asked without turning his head.

—Give me a flashlight, and you'll shine.

After watching her go upstairs, Aoyama Risa used his phone's flashlight to look for his camera.

The camera is still on.

The material was probably useless, but he still chose to save it.

Filming the music video was just a means to an end; the real goal was to have a great time at the cultural festival. This power outage wasn't a highlight, but rather a minor incident. Years later—no, all we need to do is wait until the festival is over and we can look back and say, "Yeah, there was a power outage back then."

Click to play Aoyama Ryou.

In the scene, Ai Mikami pretends to be in front of a bookshelf and reaches out to grab a book—if Aoyama Riko were the director, this take wouldn't be acceptable, and Ai Mikami is a little nervous.

How can you be nervous about your dream girl?

Absolutely not.

Why am I nervous about this one when I wasn't nervous about the previous one? Is it because the previous one was a one-man show, but this one involves acting opposite someone else, and I'm afraid of being laughed at?

He appeared on camera himself.

He acted superbly, full of life, as if a bright and promising future was right before his eyes.

The next second it got dark.

About two or three seconds later, the image became clear again, and the camera switched to night mode.

Pulling at sleeves, grabbing wrists, being threatened, searching for a phone—all of these were filmed.

It's more real than acting.

—Perhaps it can be used in the main feature.

Just as Aoyama Osamu was lamenting that he had also caught the love for seeing things and wanted to film everything, he suddenly realized something.

Zoom in on the screen and point it at your beloved's face.

In the darkness, her face was red.

From the moment Aoyama grabbed her sleeve, his face turned even redder when he grasped her wrist.

When she saw him threatening him with words like "fire him" or "refund him," her elegant face in the dim light turned red, and her charming lips smiled slightly happily.

Happy? You couldn't tell from his tone at all!

I just felt that she was furious and embarrassed!
This is not a minor incident, but a major highlight!
Immediately afterwards, Aoyama realized something: he couldn't let Aoi see this video.

If she sees this, she might really get Aoyama fired!
Aoyama quickly clicked the delete button.
Should we really delete it?
He changed his mind and decided to transfer the video to his phone first, and then choose to delete it. Unfortunately, the power went out and the camera lost internet access.

--what to do?
"She's already contacted someone; they should be able to call back in about ten minutes," Ai's voice suddenly came from above.

Aoyama Risa trembled in fright.

"You're not so brave after all." Seeing Ai laughing as she came downstairs, "Were you just trying to look cool?"

Aoyama Ryo decided that he would also mock them back.

He did not delete it.

After seeing Shang Ai come down, he handed her the camera: "You're a little nervous, that last shot didn't work."

I took Shang Ai's words as a way of changing the subject.

Normally, she would let him off the hook as long as Aoyama changed the subject, and this time was no exception.

She took the camera and began to watch carefully, hoping to perform even better next time.

"I was really nervous." She could tell at first glance.

But she knew very well that this was not the nervousness of acting, but the nervousness of about to go on stage to 'perform'.

After the lights went out, she was about to drag the progress bar, as if the criminals would definitely return to the scene, to take another look and check for any flaws, when Aoyama spoke up.

“Keep reading,” he said.

"What's down there?" See above for iAsk.

Aoyama Risa didn't say anything.

I watched it silently.

"You're quite a gentleman; you didn't do anything inappropriate," she commented.

—Do you not know, or are you pretending to be ignorant?
Aoyama reached out and zoomed in on the screen, focusing on Aoi's face.

This time, I saw that love.

"Why does the light make my face look so red?" she said, then quickly added.

Aoyama Rima wanted to put his hand on her shoulder, hug her, and laugh out loud.

"I've finally found your weakness!" he exclaimed with elation.

Seeing that Shang Ai's face immediately turned red again.

She herself didn't know that she would say the wrong thing whenever she came into contact with men.
"So you're afraid of the dark!" he said.

Seeing that Shang Ai had calmed down immediately.

She looked at the boy in front of her—no, the young man.

At twenty-seven, am I really going to marry such a foolish, frivolous, and empty-headed man?
wrong.

Seeing Shang Ai suddenly aroused doubt.

Is she genuinely stupid, still thinking about winning or losing at a time like this? Or is she deliberately playing dumb, pretending not to notice the girl's inner thoughts?
Like flipping a coin, is it heads or tails?
Given Aoyama Ryoh's usual behavior, he is capable of doing both of these things.

But she preferred the latter, and he pretended not to know.

She didn't care whether it was before or after, but looking at the smug Aoyama Ryo, she felt a surge of annoyance.

think carefully--

If it's the former, it means she's taken a liking to a fool, even though it's because they've touched lips;

If it's "after," it means she was rejected again, even though she didn't confess her feelings.

Whether before or after, she was a failure.

How could she not be furious at Aoyama Ryo's actions?

“Yes, I’m afraid of the dark.” Ai leaned against Osamu Aoyama’s chest.

Their stiff postures could hardly be described as cuddling; even strangers squeezed together on the commuter train were more relaxed than them.

When I saw Aoyama Ryo, I only thought he was tall and thin. But now that I was close to him, I realized that he had broad shoulders and a strong chest.

Aoyama Rika noticed the girl's faint fragrance.

The two dared not move, as if Cupid were lurking in the darkness, ready to shoot an arrow at whoever moved.

After an unknown amount of time, the lights suddenly came on.

The world has regained its light. I don't know if it's because I've been in the dark for too long, but I feel like there are some halos on my retina and I feel a slight dizziness.

The two quickly separated.

An overwhelming sense of embarrassment, like an invisible hand, is about to grasp the object of my affection.

Why did I take the initiative to approach them?!

"That's enough for today. I'm sweating, I'm going to take a shower," said Ai slowly, taking her camera with her as she left.

Aoyama Ryo stood in the living room, his heartbeat taking a while to calm down.

(End of this chapter)