My girlfriend is a bad lady

Kujo Miki let out a helpless exhalation from her small and delicate nose: "I really owed you in my last life."

"Great!" Toru Watanabe gave Kiyono Rin a smug look that said 'done'.

The result was an even more disgusted look.

It’s so difficult to be the male lead, really.

Watanabe Toru suddenly envied Ah Xu who was doing odd jobs and pointing the camera at seniors wearing maid or bunny girl costumes. That was what a proper male protagonist should do.

But that's because Suzumiya Haruhi is the director, and she won't allow her favorite Kyon to play opposite other girls. If Kujo Miki is the director, he will also be a chores...

and many more.

Toru Watanabe looked at the tripod, long-pole microphone, and the drink he had just bought that were erected next to his chair.

Apart from the male lead, isn't he already doing odd jobs?

Considering the funds for the purchase of equipment, script creation, and selection of the heroine, it took a long time. He was also the sponsor, script writer, and assistant director.

"Ah, I really want to go back to August 26th - that is, yesterday, and stab to death that guy who looked down on the questionnaire and proposed to make a movie with a bloodless fruit knife." Watanabe Toru held Kujo Miki's shoulders with his hands and looked at the plane cloud with a blank look.

After convincing Kujo Miki, before dark, Kiyono Rin took the time to talk to her about the play.

"The heroine and the hero agreed to meet at the ticket gate of Jingu Stadium. I was looking forward to it at first, but then no one showed up..."

Toru Watanabe discovered that when Director Kiyono was discussing the play with Miki Kujo, he could actually tell the difference between the heroine and Miki Kujo.

In other words, Kiyono Rin deliberately confused him with the 'male protagonist Watanabe Toru' who was about to die.

After the two finished talking about the script, Watanabe Toru spoke up, "When will the scene where the male lead dies be filmed? Are you the cameo appearance of the thief?"

"How did the hero die in Love Letter?"

Watanabe Toru wondered why Qing Ye Lin asked this question, and replied, "He died when he encountered an avalanche while climbing in the snow."

“Has the director finished filming it?”

"No... You mean, I'm already dead?"

"You're not hopeless yet." Qingye Rin nodded with relief.

"No, no, the male protagonist is dead!" Thinking that Kiyono Rin might have the same ability to make her wishes come true as Suzumiya Haruhi, Toru Watanabe was particularly persistent on this point.

He is still young, and even if his luck will never get better, as long as he is loyal, the worst outcome would be to become 'Kujo Toru' and spend his whole life with the beautiful and wealthy Miss Kujo. He doesn't want to die so early.

Qing Ye Lin didn't intend to argue with him about this. She looked at the sky and said, "It's almost time. Let's go."

She took the SLR, put the oolong tea into the woven bag on her shoulder, and walked towards the entrance of Jingu Stadium.

Kujo Miki had nothing in her hands and walked lightly.

Toru Watanabe drank the soda in one breath and followed with a tripod and a long-pole microphone.

At first I thought the filming would be troublesome, for example, it was Miki Kujo's first time filming a movie and she had to consider the eyes of people around her, but the progress was faster than I imagined.

She stood there naturally, occasionally looking at Kiyono Rin's camera, without any unnecessary movements, except occasionally adjusting her clothes.

Just this alone gives me the feeling of a girl looking forward to a date.

If she could behave like this when she was dating herself, it wouldn't be impossible for her to become 'Tōru Kujo' - Toru Watanabe had been bewitched by beauty.

Most people around them looked at them with eyes like "This girl is so cute" and "Is she an artist? Are you filming a movie?"

Toru Watanabe really admires the two young ladies. He himself is simply unable to act as if no one is around.

He, holding a long-pole microphone, was even more shameful than Kiyono Rin, who was filming Kujo Miki from all angles with a SLR, and Kujo Miki, who was the most watched.

"This is also a form of self-cultivation, a form of self-cultivation that does not care about the eyes of the world." Toru Watanabe, who wanted to become great, kept hypnotizing himself.

One hour before the fireworks display begins, there will be a series of performances at the Jingu Square, and the organizers have invited all the famous artists at the moment.

"Watanabe-san, the announcement's voice must be recorded. It's the best proof that time passes in the movie, do you understand?" said Kiyono Rin.

"learn."

At this time, the two young ladies had already rested, and only Watanabe Toru was left holding the long-pole microphone, waiting for the announcement that would come at an unknown time.

After recording the announcement sound, it is time to record the lively and noisy sounds of the artists performing.

After an unknown amount of time, the music gradually faded away and the fireworks display began.

A few muffled sounds were heard in the distance, and a dozen sparks like meteors rushed into the night sky. After a brief dimness, there was a "bang". The red fireworks illuminated the outer gardens of Meiji Jingu Shrine in red.

The fireworks display officially begins.

Amid the crowd marveling at the fireworks, Miki Kujo anxiously called the male protagonist, but no matter how many times she called, no one answered.

"Click." Qingye Rin called a stop, checked the video and said, "It's OK."

"I'll be back before the last set of shots." Miki Kujo was about to go in and sit down, and watch the fireworks to kill time.

"Okay. I'll stay here and take a few shots of fireworks from the heroine's perspective at this angle." Under the gorgeous fireworks, Kiyono Rin, whose face was flushed red, was taking pictures seriously.

Miki Kujo turned and walked towards the organizer who was waiting in the distance during the photo shoot.

Just when Toru Watanabe was wondering if he could get by without following the past...

Miki Kujo suddenly turned around and looked at him with eyes that showed no emotion.

"..."

Toru Watanabe walked over obediently.

The organizer bent down and reached out to help him take the tripod and long-pole microphone, but he refused.

The two of them clearly did not buy tickets, but they went straight to the VIP seats at Jingu Stadium.

Luxurious equipment, with a panoramic view of the entire stadium.

While the fireworks seem to be exploding above your head, there is also a sense of nobility standing on top of other audiences.

The best SS grandstand seats you can buy outside are in no way comparable to those here.

Accompanied by the sound of "boom" and "boom" like cannonballs, clusters of flaming arrows rushed into the sky. When they reached a certain height, they suddenly exploded and turned into colorful garlands.

Then, colorful fireworks fell from the night sky like a waterfall.

Before the crowd's exclamations ended, more and more brilliant fireworks exploded.

Ten thousand fireworks were set off in an endless stream, and the entire Shinjuku district became a city that never sleeps, with the sky and the earth covered in a pale white.

Chapter 117: Photos of Meiji Jingu Gaien (3)

This fireworks display, known as the "last fireworks of summer", lasts for a full hour from 7:30 to 8:30.

Fireworks are very beautiful, but if you watch them for more than ten minutes, they will become boring. After half an hour, you will almost want to leave.

Toru Watanabe looked around, whispered something to Miki Kujo, and prepared to go eat something.

"I'll go with you." Kujo Miki, who was also feeling bored, stood up.

At this time, the sound of fireworks being launched was endless, her face was illuminated by the fireworks, and her skirt and long hair were swaying in the night breeze. Watanabe Toru felt as if he had really seen a fairy of the night.

Miki Kujo looked at Toru Watanabe who was staring at her with a hint of smile in her eyes and extended her hand.

Watanabe Toru came back to his senses and held her hand with a smile.

Seeing the two people leave, the organizer who had been hiding somewhere suddenly appeared.

After knowing that the two of them were going to eat, they took the initiative to introduce the ingredients prepared for the distinguished guests today.

"This is tuna sushi, which was just shipped from Tottori Prefecture this morning. This is sea urchin from Rishiri, Hokkaido..."

Toru Watanabe never took the initiative to spend money to eat raw food, but since this was a rare opportunity, he tried every dish based on the organizer's introduction.

Miki Kujo was originally planning to send the nagging organizer away, but seeing that Toru Watanabe was listening with great interest, she didn't say anything.

It is worthy of being a VIP area. Even the place where you eat can overlook the entire Jingu Stadium.

The stadium has a rule that you cannot re-enter if you leave during a match, so there are people selling snacks and beer in the aisle of chairs.

The bustling and crowded scene and the empty VIP area around the two people formed two different worlds.

While eating sushi, Toru Watanabe imagined whether he would be among these people, or would he be holding a tripod and a long-pole microphone, staying outside the Jingu Stadium with Rin Kiyono, if he had not met Miki Kujo.

But no matter which one, it is impossible to be in this VIP area where "there are security guards, no unauthorized persons are allowed to enter, and exquisite food is placed on the long table and eaten at will."

After finishing their meal leisurely, it was almost 8:20 when the two left Jingu Stadium and reunited with Kiyono Rin.

On a bench at the entrance of Jingu Stadium, Kiyono Rin was sitting there with a box of fried noodles in her hand.

She looked up at the fireworks in the sky, and occasionally used chopsticks to put a mouthful of fried noodles covered with sauce into her mouth as if she remembered.

Watanabe Toru followed her gaze and looked at the fireworks, which were mostly blocked by the buildings of the Jingu Stadium. The view here was very bad, and it would be better to be farther away.

For example, the complete fireworks could be seen from the bench where the two sat in the afternoon or from the ginkgo tree.

There is no charge there, and many citizens brought plastic mats and sat in the square like a picnic, eating the food they brought while enjoying the fireworks.

Maybe it's more comfortable than buying a ticket with money.

"Why don't we go in together? We can take pictures of the fireworks inside and eat for free." Watanabe Toru retracted his gaze.

Qingye Rin put down the fried noodles in her hand, took out a tissue and wiped her mouth slowly.

"Do you think I'm Watanabe-san? I've had enough of that kind of place. The fried noodles outside are delicious." Her indifferent tone was full of gunpowder.

Feeling puzzled, Toru Watanabe suspected that there was gunpowder smoke from the fireworks mixed into her fried noodles.

The night wind was indeed filled with the smell of gunpowder.

"You were the one who suggested staying here. Why are you…?"

Before Watanabe Toru finished speaking, the host's excited voice came from the radio: "Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time, it's finally the end! Please enjoy the last enthusiasm of summer, 80 rapid-fire No. 5 fireworks, continuous firing, start!"

Before I could react to what the host was saying, the rocket suddenly rose into the sky, and huge waterfalls of fireworks appeared one after another in the night sky, dazzling the eyes.

Toru Watanabe looked at this feast of light and sound in amazement. He had never seen such amazing fireworks.

Kiyono Rin and Kujo Miki, who were standing nearby, also stared at the scene quietly, their two snow-white and delicate faces were reflected clearly.

Qingye Rin suddenly came to his senses: "Movie!"

"I almost forgot." Toru Watanabe quickly started working.

Fortunately, although it was rapid-fire, it was not a submachine gun after all. Before the eighty rounds of fireworks were finished, Kiyono Rin finally managed to capture the scene of Kujo Miki's uneasiness and loss.

Watanabe Toru put away the long-pole microphone: "After we finish filming the scene where the heroine goes home, will we be done for today?"

"No need." Qingye Rin said, "The filming time for '400 km from Iwate to Tokyo' is expected to be minutes. Some insignificant shots, such as you being stabbed to death, the heroine returning home, and even your funeral, will not be filmed."

"...I won't argue with you about other things. What is "Iwate Prefecture to Tokyo, 400 kilometers"?"

"Don't you know the name of the movie?" Kiyono Rin's acting of pretending to be surprised was terrible, but very cute.

"How should I know?"

"I thought you were so smart that you could guess it." Qingno Rin said as if it was a matter of course.

What kind of person can guess the title of a movie that the director came up with on the spur of the moment? Watanabe Toru really wants to be his apprentice.

Also, why is it so "coincidental" that this 'male protagonist' is also from Iwate Prefecture?

He turned to Kujo Miki and said, "I can understand why you hate this guy so much. I hate her too now."

Miki Kujo glanced at Rin Kiyono with a smile.

But Qing Ye Lin glared at Watanabe Toru and said, "We have finished filming, let's go."

The three left Meiji Jingu Gaien before the spectators came out of Jingu Stadium and the roads became crowded.

Once outside, Kujo Miki got into the luxury car that had been waiting there and sped away on the road where traffic was clearly controlled.

"It's great to have money." Toru Watanabe, holding a tripod and a long-pole microphone, said to the taillights of a receding car.

"Aren't you rich now?"

"I am rich, but actually, the happiest time I had in Tokyo was when I held up a billboard under the sun for hours, worked part-time every day, and thought about how to save money." Watanabe Toru said the lines he had always wanted to say with great satisfaction.

My favorable impression of Kiyono Rin increased by three points!

On the contrary, Kiyono Rin showed a smile that could even be said to be cruel.

"I was wrong." Watanabe Toru decided to quit while he was ahead.

The girl sighed helplessly and walked towards the station.