I live my life in Tokyo

He received the same wet hand in response.

Chapter 20: Failure of slacking off

The first episode received a good response online. Apart from some comments that were a bit puzzling, the rest were all positive reviews.

Most of the reviews praised the fast-paced plot and excellent casting, and in just twenty minutes, the personalities and characters of the leading and supporting male characters came to life and were easily discernible.

Among them, the boy received the most attention. He does have a lot of fans, but compared with other actors competing for the leading role, his qualifications are like those of a newcomer who has just debuted. This is the first time he has been seen by fans who don't watch campus dramas or pay much attention to movies.

Putting aside other things, some viewers who watched the TV series did think that Sakakibara Kaede's acting skills were on point and her appearance was also on point. Those just-right exaggerated performances were like commonplace for fans of special effects dramas and unexpectedly received a lot of praise.

The boy’s former fans were amazed at Sakakibara Kaede’s outstanding acting skills, as he left his shadow on every character.

In the eyes of some directors, Kaede Sakakibara's acting skills have been raised to a higher level. For the former, he may be invited by the director in the future and become the leading actor directly without an interview.

Of course there are unwelcome voices, but as for those ky comments, as Sakakibara Kaede said, even if this group of people are banned, there will be another group. These people can never be banned, so just ignore what they say.

The sound of typing on the computer keyboard echoed in his ears, and Sakakibara Kaede couldn't help but wake up from his sleep. He yawned and raised his head slightly.

Mai Sakurajima sat opposite, a serious look on her face, her fingers constantly tapping on a thin notebook.

When Sakakibara Kaede saw the filming crew around him, he broke out in a cold sweat. His previous scene was about waking up from a dream, which was naturally a fake sleep.

But last night he and Katsuyama Nobuto had a great time in the hot spring, bragging and chatting with a bunch of men in the hot spring, and their bodies became as pink and tender as a newborn baby, and they were almost dehydrated.

Of course, it was not surprising that I drank a bottle of coffee milk and two bottles of fruit milk when I got out of the bath.

Until now, Sakakibara Kaede's legs are still weak. He can walk fine, but if he is asked to run or jump, he will probably fall to the ground.

"——Bear haunts...what is that?"

Sakurajima Mai's whisper was heard - in fact, it was not a whisper, but a monologue with a slightly louder voice, which could be heard more clearly by the camera equipment.

Sakakibara Kaede struggled to sit up, and for a moment his eyes were blinded by the undrawn curtains. It was as if a flash bomb exploded in front of his eyes, making him cry.

“So bright—”

He held back the screams of "My eyes, ahhhhhhh" and rubbed his eyes, a few tears overflowed.

Sakurajima Mai's eyes lit up, and from this angle only Sakakibara Kaede could see her lively eyes.

She knew in her heart that Sakakibara-senpai was already firing on all cylinders. This sleepy performance was not the first time she had seen it, but it was always impressive. She still remembered the first time she saw him perform like this, when he was filming "Our Daily Life as a High School Student", perfectly playing the role of Kitahara Hiro who wanted to sleep but couldn't.

Inside the small room, the stonemason looked at Takenaka Kiyoshi, who was clapping and cheering, with a strange look in his eyes.

Takenaka Kiyoshi sighed, his voice trembling, "Ahhh, this is what I want to see. Sakakibara-kun has started now."

"It's like having a slow-start feature."

After a week of adaptation, is actress Sakakibara Kaede finally firing on all cylinders?

Anyone looking at this picture can't find any faults, not even a single thorn. Even the most strict netizens on the Internet can only praise this picture as awesome.

"I feel very uneasy when I think that I will no longer be the fifth generation after the transformation."

Here it comes, the most familiar "uneasy desu" in Japanese JK has become a catchphrase of Japanese high school girls on the Internet. Whenever the other party takes an approaching action and enters her personal area, "uneasy desu" will be said directly to block all the steps of the other party to get closer.

Sakakibara sucked in a breath of cold air, baring his teeth as if he was stretching his body. "It seems that he wants to change into the state of fighting that he cares about, and then change back to his original state after the momentum passes."

The waiter at the side handed the two of them a menu. Although Sakakibara Kaede knew that this was required by the plot, she still looked at it carefully.

Although he had eaten a lot of breakfast in the morning, anyone would feel tired and hungry after shooting a scene seven or eight times in a row.

Sakakibara pointed at the menu and said, "Give me a steak and some fried rice. For drinks, give me Coke, not Pepsi."

The waitress was also an extra. She was just there for the occasion and could have just handed over the menu and left. Unexpectedly, actor Sakakibara suddenly started adding to the scene, which caught her off guard.

Sakurajima Mai coughed lightly, and she pulled down the menu that was blocking Sakakibara Kaede's face, and looked directly at Sakakibara Kaede with her black eyes. At this moment, her lines were just enough to ease the awkwardness of the extras, "... Go back to Tokyo quickly, you don't have to do that."

Sakakibara Kaede glared at me and said, "You're telling me to go back to Tokyo? You're not going to be a knight anymore?"

"Well... maybe I like that feeling." He opened and clenched his fists in the sunlight, as if he was controlling his strength.

"That feeling?"

The girl stared at him and followed up.

Sakakibara Kaede remained silent.

"CUT!"

The filming crew breathed a sigh of relief, and the waiter on the side finally put his anxious heart at ease. Although this scene was re-shot several times, this one was the best, and the filming crew knew it.

Most importantly, this time, the film captured Sakakibara Kaede’s half-sleepy look. Similarly, Sakurajima Mai’s expressions were also much richer this time, and she seemed to care more about Godai-kun… And in fact, this was indeed the case.

This scene was finished, but Kiyoshi Takenaka was still watching the video. Kaede Sakakibara remained where she was, leaning on the sofa, swallowing her saliva as she looked at the pictures on the menu.

"When will Geshan-san arrive?"

"You care so much about Kazuyama-san?" Sakurajima Mai gave Sakakibara Kaede a strange look. "Speaking of which, when Sakakibara-senpai was filming Will-O'-the-Wisp in Midsummer, he and Sano-san also had a good relationship in the crew. Do you have any secrets?"

Sakakibara Kaede recalled the night when they rubbed each other's backs. Perhaps this was the comradeship between men. There was no need to say or share anything deliberately. Just a back rub could solve all problems.

But, he didn't just care about Geshan Xinren.

"Sakurajima-san, you didn't read the script carefully." Sakakibara shook his head in disappointment and pointed at the next part of the script. "Take a good look at what we were doing before Katsuyama-san came."

Mai Sakurajima lowered her head for a long while before answering unsurely, "...Eat?"

"Haha, Sakurajima-san, you are a promising talent."

Sakakibara Kaede nodded in agreement and analyzed, "Think about it, we had almost finished our meal when Katsuyama-san arrived. This is the premise. But what if that scene needs to be reshot?"

Sakurajima Mai instantly understood Sakakibara Kaede's sinister intentions. She covered her mouth and said, "Sakakibara-senpai...are you planning to bankrupt this family restaurant?"

“There’s nothing we can do about it.”

Sakakibara Kaede sighed with compassion.

"Stop, stop, stop." The stonemason came out and pressed the pause button. When the two leading actors stopped their meaningless bickering and looked at him, he nodded and said, "This reel is better than the last one. Keep up the good work. Ge Shan-san's scenes haven't been finished yet. You should have a meal and rest for a while."

Sakakibara Kaede originally wanted to ask but ultimately did not say what he wanted to ask. He always felt that there were some aspects of the role he played that he was not satisfied with.

If Sakurajima Mai knew about his mental state, she would directly complain that it was like a top student worrying about his test scores, which did not do any good except making him nervous, and he might as well sleep and wait for the scores.

After finishing the family restaurant's signature curry in no time, Sakakibara Kaede burped in satisfaction, but suddenly heard a knock outside the window.

Nobuto Geshan was wearing a windbreaker, standing outside the window looking at him, and gestured to him to come in for a detailed discussion.

Sakakibara Feng was stunned. This... Isn't this the plot in the script? When did they start filming in advance?

Catching a glimpse of the sly grins on the faces of the filming crew members, Sakakibara Kaede was immediately furious. Did Mr. Ishida really believe that he would bankrupt the family restaurant? It was really unethical to attack him while he was wolfing down his food.

There was a smile in Sakurajima Mai's dark eyes. She was very lucky that the camera was not facing her at that moment, and her smile was not recorded as evidence of a crime.

Even across the room, Sakakibara Kaede seemed to be able to hear Takenaka Kiyoshi's weird laughter. There was no one else in the production team who was so familiar with him, so the murderer could only be one person.

It's terrifying that Takenaka Kiyoshi knows his temper so well and doesn't follow martial ethics. How can he catch fish in the future?

As required by the script, Sakakibara Kaede stuffed the curry rice into her mouth in two or three bites, wiped her mouth, and went out immediately.

He exchanged glances with Kazuyama Nobuto, and the atmosphere between the two seemed to be much better than last week, at least his shoulders were relaxed. Despite this posture, his body and expression were as serious as ever.

Thanks to the strategy of scrubbing each other's baths to increase favorability, next time when Kasumigaoka Utaha wants to do a galgame plot, just let her set the male and female protagonists to go to the bathhouse together to scrub each other's baths.

It’s really exciting.

"If I'm wrong, forget it." Katsuyama Nobuto crossed his arms and walked with his head down. "You were last night."

"Hi!"

Without even a second thought, Sakakibara nodded and admitted it directly. He... was Kamen Rider!

"Fought that spider-like thing."

"As expected, you are Unconfirmed Life Entity No. 2, right?"

Sakakibara Kaede felt a pain in his heart. Why not call him Kamen Rider?

At this point in time, he can only be called an unconfirmed life form.

"Is that my name?"

“It’s a bit difficult to call.”

"NG, the photographer is circling around the two people, maintaining the same perspective is too rigid."

The stonemason cursed on the other end of the intercom. He looked very kind at ordinary times, but he was very strict at work. Actors who did not do their job well or whose acting skills did not meet his standards were often scolded.

"Let's start over again, Sakakibara-kun, Katsurayama-kun, please do it again."

"Yes."

The two agreed and walked back.

But this time, Sakakibara Kaede's starting point was not inside the restaurant, but the moment she walked out of the restaurant.

In this situation, he could not continue to eat a bowl of curry rice to ensure the authenticity of his acting.

After this scene was filmed, Sakakibara Kaede and Katsuyama Nobuto separated again to carry out their individual filming tasks. He took a van and drove towards the suburbs.

"church?"

"Ah, it's a church that's about to be demolished. We asked the construction team for permission to film." Kiyoshi Takenaka, who had been following Sakakibara all the way, answered, "Although it's being demolished, it's 90% new, and the internal structure is solid. There's no danger of collapse."

"But... can this scene at night really be filmed?" Sakakibara pointed to the key words in the script and said, "At first I thought we would shoot in a green screen room or in front of the set built by Toei, but I didn't expect it to be real."

"Isn't it? As for setting fire, there won't be much danger."

Takenaka Kiyoshi explained, "The church itself is built of stones. We are only going to burn the curtains this time. Sakakibara-kun, don't worry about the actors' safety. Even if the fire burns the pants, our production team will quickly come forward with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire."

"Yeah."

Sakakibara was skeptical, but he still believed Director Takenaka.

After arriving outside the church, Sakakibara Kaede rested in the car for a while, then got out and prepared for the filming.

On the other side was a pale-faced, delicate-looking middle-aged man dressed like a priest. When he saw Sakakibara Kaede, he smiled and nodded politely.

"Is he the actor Sakakibara?"

"I'm Sakakibara Kaede, who are you, Senior?"

"An extra." The middle-aged man did not say his name, but lowered his voice and said, "Actor Sakakibara, after the performance, can you give me an autograph? My daughter is your fan."

"no problem."

The middle-aged man nodded after getting the answer, closed his eyes and slowly exhaled.

Sakakibara Kaede knew that he was trying to get into the role, so he stood aside without saying anything or making any sound so as not to disturb him.

After a while, after the makeup team came and went, the middle-aged man opened his eyes, with a murderous look in his eyes that made people feel cold in their hearts.

With his pale face, the first thing that comes to mind is... a vampire.

"I'm Batman." He fiddled with his earrings and the pendant around his waist. In addition to these jewellery, he also wore rings on his fingers. Batman didn't say anything else. He quickly walked into the church and sat quietly inside, waiting for Sakakibara Kaede to break in.

When the filming crew was in position and Takenaka Kiyoshi gave the order, Sakakibara Kaede took a step and pushed open the door of the church.

The door creaked with a sound that made one's teeth ache... The sound was loud enough to wake up a sleeping person.

He looked inside and met a pair of malicious eyes from afar through the crack in the door.

Chapter 21 I remember it clearly

The stare-off with the bat monster ended abruptly, and nothing happened between the two, which made Sakakibara Kaede feel a little regretful.

As a human, it is completely impossible to engage in physical combat with a monster.

After leaving the church, a staff member nearby handed him a cell phone and said, "Actor Sakakibara, two calls just came in."

"Ah, thanks."

The mobile phones that were left with the staff during filming were retrieved, which is somewhat similar to the situation in school where a teacher confiscates the mobile phones during class and returns them to the students after school.

Both numbers were the same. Sakakibara Kaede remembered it and called back immediately.

"Hey?"

"Sakakibara-senpai!"