Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 398 Funeral Drama and the Road to Idols
After a brief pause, the relationship between Jun Matsueda and Maki Yami began to warm up again.

However, the two did not meet this weekend.

The old man the Yami family visited in Kyoto passed away a few days ago, so the girl has to attend the funeral.

"I'm sorry, I was supposed to go to the movies with Matsueda-san." Yamami Maki sent an apology message.

“It’s alright,” Jun Matsue replied, sitting on the sofa. “We can meet again this time; the funeral is more important.”

He had already given the movie tickets he bought to Aya Miyamura. It was 1:30 PM now, and the girl should already be seated in the movie theater.

He put down his phone, and Yosei Kurusu, who was next to him, picked up the remote control.

"Has Songzhi finished replying to the message? Shall we continue watching the TV series?"

The boy nodded, and the frozen scene came to life again. The girl on the screen was sitting on her bed in her room, blushing as she looked out the window at her childhood sweetheart, while she began to masturbate on the bed next door.

Yosei Kurusu clicked her tongue in amazement, her eyes widening as she watched the boy on TV being obscured by the windowsill, then turned to look at the boy sitting on the sofa.

"What are you looking at me for?" Jun Matsue rolled his eyes at her, annoyed.

"Would Songzhi do that too?" The girl made a gesture that was very inconsistent with her idol status.

"Would you do something like that?" the boy countered.

"I'm so busy, I don't have time for that!"

"The same goes for me."

"Roar"

Under the girl's skeptical gaze, Jun Matsueda watched the television without changing his expression. He was very familiar with the faces of the boy and girl on the screen—he had seen them many times with Natsumi Imokawa during the summer vacation.

The two are watching the third episode of "Now That Things Have Gone, I've Fallen for My Friend's Lover".

Jun Matsueda was reading in his bedroom, but when he went out to get water, he happened to run into Yosei Kurusu lying on the sofa reading "Now That Things Have Come to This," so he joined her.

He said he wasn't interested, but he still watched it. The boy recalled his conversation with Natsumi Imokawa.

"So why are you watching this?" he asked the girl next to him.

"Because this drama is quite popular recently." Yosei Kurusu opened a bag of potato chips and placed it between the two of them.

"A highly realistic portrayal of school life, chaotic romantic relationships, and the most authentic adolescence of teenagers!"

"Is this their promotional slogan?"

“That’s right.” Yosuke Kurusu took a bite of the potato chip, making a soft crunch. “Sounds interesting, doesn’t it?”

"But all I see now is a pair of silly childhood sweethearts. Where did the kissing scene at the beginning of the first episode go?" the girl said, dissatisfied.

"Ah, it's in the back," Jun Matsue said unhurriedly.

"Judging from the current progress, it's probably around episode five or six. The two of them slept together the first time they met, which is pretty outrageous."

"what?"

Kurusu Yosei turned to look at him in surprise. The girl's eyes were wide open, reminding the boy of the cat at Mochizuki's house.

"Really? How does Matsueda know what happens later in the story?"

"It's adapted from a comic book."

"You've read comics?" The girl was even more surprised; she didn't think Songzhi would read such things.

"No." "." Kurusu Yosei puffed out her cheeks, pretending to be angry, but Matsueda Jun could only feel her cuteness.

“She is a friend from my school. Her father is the director of this show. I visited the set during the summer vacation.”

The girl thought for a moment, "Is it that Imokawa-kun's father?"

“That’s right.” This time it was Matsueda Jun’s turn to be surprised. “You actually remember her?”

"Because she always has a camera with her, and you haven't told me about any other friends." Yosei Kurusu is no fool.

"And she has a great figure, so I remember her very well!"

The boy nodded. "Her family works in the entertainment industry."

"Amazing!"

Jun Matsueda looked at the mascara commercial that was playing on TV. Yosei Kurusu's beauty was flawless against the pure white background, and the girl's eyes shone brightly in the close-up shot.

"Is this considered impressive? How impressive must Kurusu-san, who already endorses commercials, be?"

“I’m different,” Yosei Kurusu chuckled. “After all, my goal is to reach the pinnacle of idol status.”

"By the way, you always say you want to stand at the pinnacle of idols, do you have any specific criteria for judging that?" Jun Matsueda suddenly asked curiously.

"Of course there are standards." The girl, with potato chips in her mouth, looked up at the ceiling and thought for a while.

"Given the idol ecosystem of this era and my current position, I must first have a nationwide tour."

"Then I need to have a song that's widely popular and ranks high on the Oricon charts, which means that as an idol singer, I can conquer both the general public and the fan market in the professional field."

Matsueda Jun watched the talkative girl. Kurusu Yosei was usually always cheerful and often eccentric, so her serious and focused appearance at this moment was particularly attractive.

For fans, Yosuke Kurusu is someone who always shines on stage, but for Jun Matsueda, Yosuke Kurusu is like a childhood friend next door in a drama, embellishing his daily life, and also able to conquer hearts with his almost magical performances on stage.

This stark contrast is perhaps why he will always be drawn to the girl named "Kurusu Yosei".

"The most important point is that even if I leave my current agency, I can still maintain this influence and continue to be active on stage."

The girl put down the packaging bag, licked her fingers which were covered in potato chip powder, and looked at the boy who was still staring at her.

"What? Does Pine Branch want to lick your fingers too?"

Matsueda Jun snapped out of his daze and shook his head. "I was just surprised by your plans."

After the commercial break, the two continued watching the clumsy and naive girl try to win over the seemingly even more clumsy boy, while Matsueda Jun was still recalling Kurusu Yosei's earlier remarks.

"Judging from this, you've already participated in performances in other cities before, so a tour seems relatively easy to arrange, right?"

Kurusu Yosei paused for a moment, then said, "That's what they said."

"But large-scale tours are incredibly busy, requiring the investment of various resources, and once started, they can't be easily stopped."

"I'll be a super workaholic flying around all day, and I won't have time to take a break like this and stay in my apartment watching TV."

The girl looked at the profile of the person next to her.

"The busiest and most stressful time is before you get close to the top of the idol world."

"That was also the time when I was furthest away from you."

"So, Matsue, you should cherish this time we spend snuggling together, idly watching TV, okay?"

(End of this chapter)