I live my life in Tokyo

When he thought of the word Taishi, Iida Kei broke out in a cold sweat.

"I understand. I'll come to the office in a moment."

"Well, please."

Sakakibara Kaede put down the phone. Even the cheerful laughter of the comedian on TV could not make him take back his steps out of the door. It was really cruel to go out in this cold winter.

When he opened the closet, he unexpectedly found the black warm school uniform of Sobu High School that he wore in his senior year of high school and the winter school uniform of Shuchiin Academy hanging next to each other. Sakakibara Kaede walked forward and touched it, and felt that the texture was very thick. It would definitely be very warm if he wore it.

Although it is not beautiful, beauty is not as important as life.

The boy chuckled, bringing back many memories of the past year. He didn't have many clothes in his wardrobe now, only a dozen pieces in total for each season, and he would wear no more than three pieces per season.

After putting on his coat and shoes, Sakakibara Kaede now regretted agreeing to Iida Kei's request. This was just looking for trouble.

However, thinking that his juniors needed his help at this moment, Kaede Sakakibara still stepped onto the cold street. This was how Mai Sakurajima led him forward in the beginning. Now he has become a senior from a junior, and he should pass on all that he had obtained and gained at that time to Chizuru Ichinose.

He blew a breath into his mouth, put on gloves and a helmet, felt the touch of the motorcycle that he hadn't ridden for a long time, grinned, and turned the throttle.

After these days of training, he can now be considered a skilled motorcyclist. After all, in Kuuga's story, Godai-kun often rides a motorcycle around.

However, it is still a long way from being professional. Sakakibara knows that there will be motorcycle chase scenes, so he may invite professional racing motorcyclists to control them.

At that time, he vowed to put on the Kamen Rider jacket, but now thinking about it, that idea was a bit naive.

Everyone has their own job, he just needs to play the role of Yusuke Godai well. Kamen Rider and the monsters are played by stunt actors, and the fighting scenes are amazing to watch.

If Kaede Sakakibara insisted on wearing the skin of Kamen Rider to fight, he would end up with nothing but a poor result.

"what..."

"Higuchi-san."

Sakakibara Kaede patted the back seat of the motorcycle and said, "Where are you going? I'll give you a ride."

Higuchi Yuanxiang was standing in front of her house, wearing a brown winter coat, a beret on her head, and women's high heels on her feet. She glared at Sakakibara Kaede and said, "I want to go to the office, but I'm going to take the subway."

"It's faster to make a motorcycle."

"No."

The motorcycle whizzed through the traffic and stopped at a red light. A complaining voice came from behind the boy, "Sakakibara-san, are you really qualified for a driver's license with your motorcycle driving skills?"

"Yeah, otherwise I wouldn't even get the role of Godai Yusuke."

The two of them talked over the helmet. After Sakakibara Kaede picked up the reluctant Higuchi Madoka, he went back home, got the helmet for her and put it on her head. Then he rushed north towards the office, leaving Mrs. Higuchi and waved goodbye.

The engine accelerated again, and Higuchi Madoka hurriedly pulled Sakakibara Kaede's coat tighter. Her purple eyes glared fiercely at Sakakibara Kaede's back. If her eyes were hurtful, the boy would probably have acupuncture on his back.

The motorcycle stopped again. Higuchi Yuanxiang looked to the side and saw a man and a woman on a motorcycle. They looked like a couple. The girl hugged the boy's waist tightly with both hands, as if she was about to fall down, or as if she was acting coquettishly.

She glanced at Sakakibara Kaede and saw that he was looking up at a TV commercial nearby. The commercial showed Mai Sakurajima wearing brand-name clothing.

As the engine started again, Higuchi Madoka hummed softly, moved forward, frowned and stretched out her hand. In order to prevent herself from falling off the motorcycle, she had to hold on to Sakakibara Kaede's waist.

The boy didn't feel like there were two iron clamps clamping around his waist. This was the benefit of wearing a coat.

There was no conversation along the way. After arriving at the office, Sakakibara Kaede glanced at the time. This way of traveling was indeed much more pleasant than taking the subway, except that he was almost blown silly by the wind blowing in his face and his face became paralyzed. Higuchi Madoka, on the other hand, had a calm face. After handing him the helmet, she whispered thank you.

After Sakakibara locked the motorcycle, he looked up and saw Higuchi Madoka still browsing her phone. He smiled and nodded, "Let's go."

"Ah."

She responded softly.

When the two walked into the office, the first thing that caught their eyes was the life-size poster erected in the middle of the hall.

Sakakibara looked at it and found that it was a poster that Kamen Rider Kuuga made for the push on Twitter. There were only three people given close-ups on it: Sakakibara who was smiling at the camera, and the man in red armor standing behind him, Katsurayama Nobuto leaning next to him with a revolver in his hand, and Sakurajima Mai who was flipping through a book on the other side.

Kaede Sakakibara takes the center position.

"Yeah, this."

"Congratulations, Sakakibara-san." Higuchi Madoka said in a neutral tone.

But Sakakibara Kaede knew that Higuchi Madoka was thanking her sincerely, so he accepted the thanks with a smile.

He stopped in front of a newer poster, "The poster for Noctchill's new album has been taken. When is the album's release date?"

"This Christmas."

"Damn, this cameraman shot it really well. Well, he captured the charm of every member of Noctchill. Although it was released in winter and Christmas, it reminded me of the sunshine in early summer, which warmed me up quickly in the cold winter."

This was not the first time that Higuchi Yuuka heard Sakakibara Kaede use exaggeration to praise someone. Even so, she still felt a little uncomfortable, as if a little rabbit was tickling her heart. She frowned and changed the subject, "What is it that Sakakibara-san is here for today?"

"Give the juniors some help and tips, where's Higuchi-san?"

Higuchi Madoka lifted her short hair, and the black mole at the corner of her eye formed a strong contrast with her fair skin. "The junior you are talking about, is it Ichinose-san?"

"Yes."

"Ichinose-san wants to ask me for advice on emotional acting and how to get into a role." Higuchi Madoka said softly, "Ichinose-san's family lives in Nerima, and it takes a long time to go there, so it would be a good thing if we can resolve it as soon as possible."

"Higuchi-san really cares about his juniors."

"Accident?"

"No, I'm just simply expressing my admiration and expression. I'm not surprised because Higuchi-san is a very gentle person." Sakakibara Kaede said without raising her head as she looked at the updated booklet of STARS agency in her hand.

"..."

Higuchi Madoka didn't want to talk anymore.

He violently tore through the defense line and unknowingly entered his own safe area, but strangely, Higuchi Madoka did not feel alert or uncomfortable about being invaded.

Chapter 25 She Will Never Regret

The first floor of the agency is a classroom, which is usually used for training classes for actors. Sometimes the idols' vocal teachers will also borrow the teachers here to explain some written content.

When no one is using the classroom, it can be used upon request.

After identifying the house number, Sakakibara Kaede and Higuchi Madoka stopped in front of the door. The former knocked on the door and then opened the classroom door.

Chizuru Ichinose, who was sitting in her seat concentrating on taking notes, looked up and smiled happily when she saw the newcomers. "Sakakibara-senpai, Higuchi-senpai, good morning."

"Good morning--"

"Ah, wait a moment, I'll go get some water for the two seniors."

Chizuru Ichinose wrapped herself in a scarf and hurriedly walked between the two people to get the kettle.

Sakakibara Kaede rubbed his face, which was almost frozen by the cold wind, and gradually recovered under the warm breeze.

"Is Ichinose-san always like this, Mr.-senpai-san?"

Higuchi Madoka was a little surprised by Chizuru Ichinose's attitude. She felt that she was too respectful and polite. Someone else might feel at ease enjoying the service of their juniors here, but Higuchi Madoka couldn't do that.

Sakakibara hummed, "I told Ichinose-san before not to be so polite, but she obviously didn't listen. She still thinks that seniors and juniors should maintain respect."

Chizuru Ichinose returned to the classroom with a kettle. She placed the mug in front of the two of them and was about to pour water when Kaede Sakakibara stood up and stopped her.

"I'll pour it, be careful, it's hot."

"it is good."

Chizuru Ichinose obediently handed the kettle to Kaede Sakakibara, who took it and poured out the boiling water. Soon a small white smoke filled the mug.

"Ichinose-san, we are not here to help you because we are seniors or juniors."

Higuchi Madoka said coldly, "It's because we are both actors from the same agency, because we are colleagues in the same script, and because we are friends."

Sakakibara Kaede glanced at Higuchi Madoka and was glared back at. Well, he was not really surprised. Higuchi Madoka was a very gentle person, but it was not obvious on the surface.

"Yes, sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"what..."

Higuchi Madoka looked at Chizuru Ichinose who looked like she had done something wrong, and said softly, "I hope you can just be yourself, Ichinose-san, and don't be so attentive in front of your seniors."

"We are friends."

After saying this, Higuchi Yuanxiang lowered her head, blew a puff of the mist from the hot water, and took a sip with her little mouth.

Seeing this, Sakakibara Kaede smiled helplessly. Seeing that Ichinose Chizuru was a little confused, he coughed and interrupted, "Ichinose-san, when will Mr. Aoyama come?"

Chizuru Ichinose finally came back to her senses. She forced a smile and said, "Teacher Aoyama is in a meeting now. It seems that there are still ten minutes before the meeting ends."

"Okay, Ichinose-san, if you have any difficulties during filming, please share them with us. We can help you analyze where the problem lies."

Chizuru Ichinose nodded obediently and told her the dilemma she encountered.

She felt that she could not completely enter into the role and achieve what Sakakibara Kaede once told her, a state similar to the unity of man and nature. Even though she put all her acting skills into it, she always felt that there was a big gap between herself and the character.

After listening to this, Sakakibara Kaede couldn't help but admire that in the past, many actors received huge remuneration, but their acting skills during filming were hard to describe. It can only be said that 90% of the funds for the production of a movie were used to hire star actors as remuneration.

They may not care about the role at all during filming, or they may want to try to understand the role.

As a new actress, Chizuru Ichinose set such high standards for herself that Kaede Sakakibara and Madoka Higuchi were surprised.

After playing the role of the crying daughter, Chizuru Ichinose couldn't stop crying. She knew that she had put the sadness of Chizuru Ichinose into the character, instead of putting the character's burden on herself.

The priorities were reversed, but the aftermath was too severe.

This problem is actually best solved by Higuchi Enka, and this was also the idea that Sakakibara Kaede gave to Chizuru Ichinose at the time.

Feeling the curious looks from the two, Higuchi Madoka snorted - her snort was the beginning of a sentence, and perhaps it could be considered an interjection, not implying any contempt.

"Ichinose-san is having a problem with not being able to get into character, so would you like to ask for my advice?"

"Yes." Ichinose Chizuru nodded, "I heard from Sakakibara-senpai about the role played by Higuchi-senpai at the time. Sakakibara-senpai praised Higuchi-senpai's acting skills..."

Higuchi Yuanka glanced at the boy and said with a breath.

"I will tell you about my experience at that time. I can't guarantee whether it will be helpful to you, Ichinose-san."

"At that time, the roles I played were all about girls who had lost their loved ones, or girls who had lost their lovers. The common feature of these roles was that they were always cold and sarcastic when interacting with the male characters, or they were very indifferent to the male characters, thinking that he was just an ordinary person to them."

"But, only when you lose something do you realize the pain in your heart." Higuchi Madoka clenched her right hand slightly in front of her chest, feeling the familiar heartache, "Only when you lose something do you know how to cherish it. For the characters I played, they all felt grief and reluctance when they lost the male characters, and they didn't want them to leave."

When Higuchi Madoka said this, she glanced at Sakakibara Kaede vaguely. Sakakibara Kaede smiled and nodded, encouraging her to continue.

"When I was filming at that time, I knew it was fake, but I still couldn't hide the sadness in my heart. But after filming, I saw that the male character was still alive, and my mood soon improved."

"There is another reason, but it is a little difficult compared to constructing a virtual world."

She pointed at Chizuru Ichinose's chest and said, "That means having a strong heart. No matter what happened on or off the stage, it is already in the past. We must move on and look forward."

"Perhaps, Ichinose-san can think like this, that the ending you get will definitely not be like that of Professor Natsume's daughter, such self-hypnosis." Higuchi Madoka said lightly, her voice as calm as flowing water, "Just like I always tell myself to cherish the things around me and not let the scenes in the play that will make me regret for the rest of my life happen to me."

Higuchi Madoka smiled at Ichinose Chizuru, but in the corner of her eye she saw a boy's smile.

"I...I understand. I'll give it a try."

Ichinose Chizuru looked between Sakakibara Kaede and Higuchi Madoka, and said with a grin, "Thank you. Now I can't wait to film Kamen Rider again."

The sound of door being pushed open.

Qingshan Yang walked in from the door yawning, holding a half-drunk bottle of water in his hand. His eyes lit up, "Isn't this the twin stars among the three shining stars of our STARS agency?"

Sakakibara Feng was kneaded hard on the shoulder by Aoyama Hiroshi, and he grimaced, "What three stars?"

"Ah, you don't know?" Aoyama Hiro took a step back and sneered, holding up three fingers, "You, Higuchi-kun who is standing next to you, and Sakurajima-kun who is resting in Chiba today."

"So those who have some experience and are successfully selected as Kamen Riders are all stars, right?"

"That's nonsense. We are STARS. Do you understand the value of stars?"

Hiroshi Aoyama and Kaede Sakakibara chatted for a while, and naturally talked to Higuchi Enka about the changes in the crew. The latter, facing her elders, even though the elders claimed to be only twenty years old, still politely recounted the trivial matters that happened in the crew and the facilities of the filming crew.

Aoyama Hiroshi was a little envious after hearing this. He envied that the crew had so many members. Even such a professional crew sometimes had to reshoot at the request of Mr. Ishida. He was also a little envious of the props team of others. This Kamen Rider suit looked more real than Ding Zhen.

"Ah, it would be nice if STARS could provide such conditions someday. We could direct and act in a TV series or movie for STARS ourselves."

Qingshanyang is jealous.

It would be a lie to say that he didn't envy Toei's filming facilities and staff.

It cannot be said that there is no possibility that STARS agency will shoot a second TV series. After all, this thing still needs to be decided by the top management. At that time, the daily life of us high school students was filmed simply to promote the name of STARS agency, so they mobilized a lot of people and formed a team to start filming.

Now it seems that the method is indeed effective and STARS agency is indeed famous, but for the teachers who have tasted it, they will look forward to the second time.

In addition to attending classes, Aoyama Hiroshi has recently been directing a youth comedy on the set next door, so it is not easy for him to find time.