I live my life in Tokyo

"Ms. Nanakusa."

"Hmm... Sakakibara-kun?"

Nanakusa Hazuki had dark circles under her eyes and yawned.

"Ms. Nanakusa looks very tired." Sakakibara Kaede looked at Nanakusa Hazuki's face and then changed the subject. "I may be away for about half a year due to work. Will it have any impact on the band?"

"Yeah, Iida-san sent me an email."

Nanakusa Yeyue made herself a cup of coffee and stretched. She decided to fish for a while in the afternoon and take a nap in the office.

"Don't worry about the band, Sakakibara-kun. Most bands need about a year to release their second album after releasing their first one. The fact that Sakakibara-kun is planning to produce the second part of his first album in half a year is already a pleasant surprise to us."

"By the way, there's one more thing."

Nanakusa Hazuki sat down and began to talk, "STARS Agency has already started promoting World Shining as the agency's band's signature band. You will definitely see a lot of advertisements online in the next two days, including promotions for personal settings and albums. Depending on the sales of World Shining album, the agency will decide when to hold a concert for the band."

"so fast."

Nanakusa Hazuki felt the same embarrassment and smiled, "Yes, the agency attaches great importance to the band, Sakakibara-kun should be able to feel it... But if there is any inconvenience, please tell me, Sakakibara-kun, the final decision is still in your hands. If you feel that the concert plan is too hasty, it may be postponed after reacting."

Sakakibara shook his head. That was not what he meant. "I was just impressed by the agency's quick actions and business tactics. I didn't have any aversion to the holding of the concert. I personally think it's good, but we are a whole. We will need to consult Mr. Miura and Mr. Nishikino for their opinions when the time comes."

"it is necessary."

Nanakusa Hazuki nodded. After seeing Sakakibara Kaede bow to her, she stood up and added, "Sakakibara-kun, I've also reserved the band's album."

"Thank you, Miss Nanakusa."

After saying goodbye to the gentle and kind agent with a smile, Sakakibara Kaede stopped at the corner of the corridor and sighed. This is the gap between agents.

The album was to be released the next day, but Sakakibara Kaede already had an appointment that day.

And quite a few people.

The many people here refer to all the seniors in the Programming Department of the University of Tokyo.

It can be regarded as the madness before leaving. After all, after the filming of Kamen Rider is finished, the seniors may graduate when they come back.

The next day, Sakakibara Kaede wrapped himself up like a dumpling, wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, mask and scarf, and appeared in the corner of the shopping mall on time.

His outfit naturally attracted some attention, and everyone thought he was dressed like that because he had a cold or a fever and felt cold.

From a distance, Sakakibara Feng saw several young men in long-sleeved plaid shirts chatting. Although they were all plaid shirts, the colors were naturally different. In the programming department, it has become an iron rule not to wear the same plaid shirts.

The pattern of the plaid must be different, and the colors must also be different.

Under the strict regulations, no one dared to resist.

Sakakibara Kaede doesn't have a plaid shirt, and isn't it cold to wear a shirt in this weather?

In addition to his seniors, he also saw their younger brothers and sisters, mostly sisters. Most of them were high school students, each holding a cell phone and chatting in their own small circle.

Why did you bring all your family members out?

With this doubt in mind, Sakakibara Kaede walked forward and greeted the seniors in the programming department.

"Holy shit, who are you?"

The way Sakakibara Kaede robbed them naturally startled the senior who was chatting with him. He reflexively reached into his clothes to call the police. Yuki Koichiro asked with his eyes wide open.

The boy had no choice but to take off his sunglasses, revealing his blue eyes as blue as the sea. "Yuuki-senpai, I'm Sakakibara Kaede."

He said the last sentence in a low voice.

When they heard it was Sakakibara Kaede, the other seniors breathed a sigh of relief and put smiles on their faces again. Yuuki Koichiro frowned and said, "Why are you dressed like this? You look like you just robbed a bank."

"Yuuki-senpai, what are our plans for today?"

“Let’s queue up to buy the CD of World Shining, and then have a hotpot meal.”

"What if I'm recognized standing next to you?"

Yuuki Koichiro rolled his eyes and waved his hand, "Isn't it just an autograph? Isn't it a piece of cake for you?"

I could actually taste a hint of sourness in his words. It might be because he knew that Sakakibara Kaede had brought three female schoolmates into the programming department, something that made him feel mixed emotions.

The programming department needs fresh blood, and on this basis he no longer cares about the gender of the fresh blood.

“There are so many people here today.”

"Yes."

Yuuki Koichiro finished discussing the development of VR technology with another senior, came to Sakakibara Kaede, and leaned on the railing like him, "There are quite a few younger brothers and sisters, so it's a rare lively occasion."

“Are they all fans?”

"Look how beautiful you are... Indeed, you sing beautifully after all."

Yuki Koichiro grinned and snorted.

Kaede Sakakibara found Yuuki Asuna among the lively high school students. She was leaning next to a purple-haired girl, and the two were discussing something with a smile.

In addition to the high school students gathered here, there were more students lined up in the distance. They looked organized and well-organized, and all wore black school uniforms.

The boy stared at it closely and was slightly shocked. These... students from Shuchiin Academy are here for team building?

"You also know how active the young masters and young ladies of Shuchiin are." Yuki Koichiro pursed his lips and motioned the boy to look at the groups of young boys and girls.

There are no rules about fitting in or understanding the atmosphere here. Students gather in groups of two or three, chattering as if they have endless topics to talk about.

“Is this considered an experience of the past?”

"Not really. I didn't participate in social activities like this in the past." Yuki Koichiro waved his hand. He paused and then clarified, "I mean social activities with my classmates. I participated in all the social activities of my parents' family."

"Tsk, as expected of the Yuki family."

"Why? Are you jealous?" Yuki Koichiro raised his eyebrows, but there was no sarcasm in his words. "The origin of any family needs a head who is both courageous and capable. This is what my father told me. If you want, Sakakibara-san, you might as well work hard to become the head of the Sakakibara family."

"No, I'm lazy." Sakakibara Kaede waved his hand, telling him to lie down instead of using his brain and playing politics.

Yuki Koichiro said: "Then there is only one way."

"Xisuo."

"Bring-in-law."

"A son-in-law article?"

The two looked at each other, and it seemed that their way of paying attention was a little wrong. The boy's first thought was to bring a birthday gift to some old lady. After being rejected, he was surrounded by security guards and then kicked out.

At this time, a group of people in black came towards them. The first one was wearing a black robe with a golden dragon pattern and sitting in a wheelchair. They bowed slightly and said, "Welcome--"

away.

"Is it still popular in this era... to be a son-in-law?"

"Don't look at me. I only know that there are many big families in Kyoto that still keep this custom." Yuuki Koichiro counted on his fingers, "Not to mention the daughters of big company presidents, heirs of shrines, and even princesses of the underworld... There are many for you to choose from. They just like handsome guys like you, Sakakibara-san."

Sakakibara Feng shook his head. Not to mention Kyoto, his current landlord has hinted to him many times that he can marry her granddaughter and inherit her property, not to mention the mother and daughter who sat at the bar drinking coffee and going to the bathroom all the time when he was working at the Starlight Cafe.

"By the way, what kind of job did you take, Sakakibara-san? I heard that you asked Dean Kimura for a long vacation, and ended up digging it out all the way from his office, just like Cao Cao when he failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo."

"This is the script for Dynasty Warriors, right?"

Sakakibara Feng sighed, "And it's Wei's first scenario, the Luoyang escape battle, right?"

"Oh, you saw through it."

After making a few insignificant comments, Yuki Koichiro cleared his throat and asked, "What movie did you shoot this time when you were away for so long?"

"It's not a movie, it's a TV series, a script from Toei, a new generation of Kamen Rider."

Yuuki Koichiro hummed, "To be honest, I haven't watched Kamen Rider. I didn't have any hobbies of watching TV before, but I did hear the name of Kamen Rider from my classmates. It is a very famous IP."

It is true that many people do not like watching TV and have never watched Kamen Rider, but I heard that Sakakibara Kaede understands Yuki Koichiro. Considering how busy he is, watching TV is the last thing that will happen.

In his words, it is better to go to sleep directly when you are resting.

"However, I will go and watch this Kamen Rider for you. This is also an attempt for me. I heard from the company's employees that the scriptwriter of Kamen Rider is a master. This time I will learn it well and apply what I have learned to the game story of Sword Art Online."

Yuki Koichiro patted Sakakibara Kaede's shoulder and walked forward, "Don't fall behind, the CD store is open."

As soon as he finished speaking, the students from Shuchiin Academy immediately burst into excited whispered discussions. Most of them had already pre-ordered the CD, and all they had to do was come here to pick it up today.

After all, they don’t know if the product will be out of stock if they buy it directly in the store without making a reservation. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

The long line started to move. Sakakibara Kaede followed behind Yuuki Koichiro, listening to the latter humming the hit song, shaking her head and smiling.

His full armor did not attract anyone's attention. He turned on the display of his mobile phone in advance and after initializing the reservation record with the clerk, Sakakibara Kaede was invited into the store.

Well, at least it won’t be out of stock anytime soon.

Looking at the albums neatly stacked in front of the store, Sakakibara Kaede nodded secretly. He had no say in sales and purchasing, but it seemed that there was nothing wrong with having this power in the hands of the agency.

This is a shopping mall in Ginza, and there is still a queue at the back. These albums should be able to last a day, right?

Sakakibara Kaede stepped forward and took down an album.

The background of the CD cover is white snow. Above the snow, a pair of black wings are outlined with a liner pen, but the inside of the wings is not filled in.

The design looks very simple and clear, and it was also designed by the designer hired by the firm.

Sakakibara Kaede quite likes the album cover. It is neither fancy nor frivolous, and the simple design style suits his taste.

Since he had just presented the reservation information, he did not need to show it to the owner a second time. He picked up a CD from the shelf and left the increasingly crowded music CD store.

When he got outside the store, he breathed a sigh of relief and slowly unsealed the CD.

Miss Nanakusa Hazuki told him in an email that there would be a surprise when he opened the CD, and he really wanted to see what secrets were hidden inside.

Opening a CD is like opening a book.

On the left is a booklet and on the right is a row of CDs.

He carefully took out the booklet and could smell the scent of freshly-made ink. The cover of the booklet was the same as the album cover.

I opened the booklet and inside were photos of... three of the world's most shining stars.

There are makeup photos, but more are photos of the three of them practicing music together, and photos of the three of them sitting in the practice room eating. Their expressions seem full of enthusiasm and passion, and they are smiling all the time.

Now it seems that this booklet may be worth only this much.

But in a few years when they become completely famous, this booklet will become a souvenir.

“Isn’t this pretty handsome?”

Sakakibara Kaede naturally heard the girls' chattering discussion. Yuki Koichiro patted Sakakibara Kaede on the shoulder and spoke to the photo album.

"No, no, it's not even one trillionth of what you said, senior."

"Haha, I love hearing this."

Koichiro Yuki felt very satisfied.

She then heard her sister and her friends whispering that Sakakibara-senpai was very handsome, and her face, which had just improved, suddenly changed and turned dark.

The science dean once again turned evil and became a science hunk.

Chapter 11 Iron Crush

After saying goodbye to many friends, Sakakibara Kaede put down his phone and made final preparations in the living room.

He was about to leave this land that felt familiar yet strange to him and head for a faraway place.

The bag contained spare clothes and toiletries, as well as a thick stack of manuscripts.

Kaede Sakakibara is about to go on a long journey.

Of course, he did not go forever. For the filming of Kamen Rider, he had to follow the crew through fire and water and travel all over Japan. He had heard those stories from some experienced actors in the past. If the experiences and journeys could be written down, it would be a very exciting road novel.

This time he followed the crew to Nagano Prefecture, where the first act was filmed and where everything began.

Twisting the motorcycle key in his hand, he set off for Nagano Prefecture on a Toei bus. It was not as he had imagined. The production team wanted to see his driving skills - they wanted him to follow them on a motorcycle all the way to Nagano Prefecture.

"Want to be a hero."

As the artists' previous chats came from the TV, Sakakibara Kaede took a look at his own portable suitcase and checked again to see if he had brought all the thick clothes.

Nagano Prefecture is located northwest of Tokyo. I heard that it has even started snowing this season. To be on the safe side, Kaede Sakakibara brought a lot of winter clothes.

"Ding dong~"

The knock on the door interrupted Sakakibara Kaede's thoughts, and he quickly got up and walked to the door.