The girl in my group was a black-haired girl named Junda Mana.

She is very warm and has made several friends in the dormitory, which makes me admire her.

I should really like someone who is as enthusiastic and cheerful as Xiangzi.

But for some reason, I always feel that her smile...well, I don't know how to describe it.

In short, I couldn't fall in love with Miss Juntian at first sight like I did with Xiangzi.

But before going to bed at night, Juntian Mana smiled and said to her, "Hatsuka-chan, you'd better change your accent a little bit."

Chuhua...chan?

And I don’t understand what she means.

February 14th weather: Sunny

Today is Xiangzi's birthday. After the meeting at the office is over, I plan to go to Xiangzi's house to celebrate her birthday. She told me the address.

But during the rally, when I stood on the stage and introduced myself, I could hear quiet laughter from the audience from time to time.

At first I didn't know what was going on, so I signaled to the person in charge, but he didn't say anything.

But after I came down, someone quietly laughed behind me.

"Where did this bumpkin come from?"

"Her clothes are so tacky, is she going for a tomboyish persona?"

"And that ending tone, I've never heard of it before. It's so unpleasant, even worse than the Kansai people's."

Suddenly, my mother's instructions and Miss Juntian's reminder yesterday emerged in my mind.

My face turned red instantly, as if it was congested, and shame and inferiority spread throughout my body.

"See, I told you, it would be better if you make some slight changes." Junda Mana said with a smile as she passed by.

It turns out that in Tokyo, speaking with a "strange" accent will be laughed at.

This is the first "rule" I learned from my own experience in this big city.

*

As night fell, the excitement I had when I arrived was long gone.

However, when she thought about celebrating her birthday with Xiangzi, singing with her, and watching the stars with her, her mood became a little better.

I took the bus to Xiangzi's home and soon realized what the "rich villa area" was.

Although Xiangzi also lived in a big house on the mountain on the island, it was rented after all, so for the first time I had a clear understanding of Xiangzi's family background.

She believed that Xiangzi's strange intonation was the most orthodox "Mandarin" in Tokyo, which only a few people were qualified to use.

Xiangzi's family lives in the neighborhood and is the most magnificent one. The dim lights seem to foreshadow the lively birthday party tonight.

Many men in expensive suits and women in shiny evening gowns that they had only seen on TV came into the Toyokawa family one after another.

And when he passed by me, he would look at me with strange eyes from time to time.

I understood it easily because the expressions in their eyes were exactly the same as those of everyone else at the gathering.

I am an alien here.

"Her clothes are so tacky."

"Where did this bumpkin come from?"

The laughter continued, and I couldn't escape.

I have no choice but to cross that threshold.

Now I just want to leave as soon as possible, for fear that Xiangzi will see me.

But when I turned around, I met a disheveled boy.

Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, she recognized him at first sight.

After all, I only know one boy who cries so much.

Although he didn't know why, he seemed unable to cross that threshold.

Even though it's mean to think this way, there are people who are in the same situation as me.

2㈧9

My heart actually felt better.

So, when I came up to him, I said, "Tokyo, there are no stars."

I taunted him, and I felt a little better.

Happiness is indeed created by comparison.

Weather on March 20th: Cloudy

"Why should I form a band with Junda Mana? Didn't I say I had the right to choose?"

I shouted angrily at the agent at the agency.

I have become somewhat accustomed to living in this city, but it seems that I am getting further and further away from my original goal.

Although I was laughed at at first, I am still quite capable after all.

Therefore, the next step is to form a band with others and start preparing for the official debut.

But what she wanted was to form a band with Xiangzi, not with anyone else!

"Could it be that Hatsuka-chan hates me?" Junda Mana asked with a lively smile.

"I... am not..." Although I can't open my heart to her, I don't hate Miss Juntian.

"Haha, who would hate such a cute Mana?" The agent said with a smile to smooth things over.

"Anyway, I have other people who want to team up with me." With that, I walked out.

After leaving the office, Chuhua immediately called Xiangzi.

Because of the intense competition in the agency lately, the constant practice and internal performances have left me with almost no time to chat with Xiangzi, let alone ask her out.

"Um, Xiangzi..." I called her immediately.

"Chuhua, long time no see. You're such a fool. Why didn't you tell me you were coming to Tokyo? By the way, let me tell you something. I'm forming a band and the name has been decided. It's so hard to come by." Xiangzi said happily on the phone.

"Eh." That was all I could say.

*

"Chuhua, what do you think?"

After listening to Kulaixiku's hard practice, Xiangzi asked me with a very expectant look.

"That's great. I'm very touched."

It's true, I'm very moved. Even though it's a little immature and clumsy, the bond between this band and what they want to convey are really great.

"By the way, Chuhua, what did you want to tell me on the phone?"

So good that I couldn't bring myself to say what I was going to say.

"Nothing, I just wanted to play with you."

"You should have looked for him a long time ago. He didn't even come to my birthday party. Is the office very busy?"

"Well, I'm quite busy indeed. Sorry, the office is calling again."

After saying that, Chuhua couldn't help but escape. Every second I stayed with the band formed by Xiangzi, my breathing became heavier.

I didn't want Xiangzi to notice anything unusual.

I was hiding in the flower bed, but I met a boy who was about to cry.

"Every time I see you, you look like an abandoned puppy."

As usual, I took out my anger on the innocent Yanami.

It obviously has nothing to do with him, but seeing how useless he is, I want to bully him.

"Aren't you the same?"

However, this time, he actually dared to fight back, even though it was just a small Yanami.

I was so angry that I left without saying a word.

This guy is just as annoying as he was when I was a kid, the most annoying, no doubt about it.

When I returned to the dormitory, I looked up as usual, and the sky was still dim.

Speaking of which, I haven't looked at the stars for a long time.

Weather on March 21st: Cloudy

I agreed to the agency and formed a band with Mana Junta. The band was named "Sumimi". Junta came up with the name and said it was cute.

I was in charge of the vocals, lyrics and music, and she was in charge of the guitar.

As long as I can sing, it doesn't matter.

Weather on April 1st: Cloudy

The first live performance was not smooth and the response was mediocre.

Internal judges said that my style of lyrics and music is not very popular in the current market.

Weather on April 20th: Rain

The third LIVE had even fewer audience members.

I heard from Juntian that there might be some internal discussions about our combination.

Xiangzi invited me to go out and play, but I said I was a little tired and didn’t go.

Weather on May 7th: Rain

Today is the first LIVE day of Xiangzi’s Ku Lai Xi Ku.

But what I got at the firm was a result I didn't want to see.

"After discussion, the agency has decided that Mana will be the lead vocalist for 'Sumimi', and the agency will decide the style of the songs. Chuhua, you won't be needed to compose anymore, you just need to be the guitarist."

"But..." I wanted to say something else.

The agent, however, showed a troubled expression and said firmly, "This is the agency's decision. We are notifying you now, not discussing it with you."

After saying that, I closed the door and left. From the sound of the door closing, it was obvious that I had upset my agent again.

I turned around and looked at Junda Mana, but saw that she still had a very energetic smile on her face.

"Chuhua-chan, do you think that I may have secretly done something to cause this result?"

"I..." Although this thought popped up in my mind, I couldn't confirm it.

Mana folded her thighs together and said, "After all this time, I can finally tell you something from the heart, Hatsuka-chan."

"Eh?"

( 1 xun ) ㈣ 九 ○ ⑶ 7 ⒐ /

"Hatsuka-chan, you have great potential and I am very optimistic about you. However, you still lack experience in surviving in the city of Tokyo," said Junda Mana.

"What's the meaning?"

"Chuhua, to survive in Tokyo, you have to be a mirror."

"Mirror?"

"Yes, mirror, everyone wants you to get rid of your rustic smell, so you should learn the most authentic Tokyo dialect and dress fashionably; your agent expects a lively smile, so you should give him a sweet smile; your fans expect a more mainstream style, so you should change your favorite folk style to more pleasing pop music; the agency wants a more obedient idol group, so you should learn to be a good girl. Only by responding to everyone's expectations can you survive in this city." Junda Mana said lightly.

My heart clenched slightly when I heard her words, and I whispered, "And then, it became what you are now?"

Juntian Mana still smiled: "It's better than being driven back to the countryside, isn't it?"

My heart was slightly shaken, because now she was the mirror reflecting my inner self.

Give up all your inner persistence, just to survive here.

Why did she come to this city?

*

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