I live my life in Tokyo

"I'll change my clothes after watching this show." Higuchi Madoka agreed.

She seemed to be stalling for time.

Mrs. Higuchi was naturally a little confused as a mother, but she didn't want to influence her daughter's decision on these trivial matters. She was already independent enough. She was going to enter university next year and even had the idea of ​​moving out.

Mrs. Higuchi did not object to her daughter's idea. She just talked it over with Asakura Toru's mother, and the two decided that even if they moved out of home and rented a house, they would have to share the house.

Mai Sakurajima looked at her phone and hummed, "Sakakibara-senpai arrived early and is reading a light novel in the bookstore."

"Oh." Higuchi Enka breathed a sigh of relief.

Sakurajima Mai blinked, "Yuuka-chan..."

Higuchi Yuanxiang coughed a few times and stuffed the apple into her mouth. Under the gaze of Sakurajima Mai, she actually felt a little flustered as if she was being seen through. She pursed her lips and said, "I'll go upstairs to change my clothes."

"Well, I'll wait for you!"

The girl returned to her room, took out all the coats from the closet, and compared them in front of the mirror.

As an idol, she naturally learned how to match clothes and how to use the colors of clothes to create different styles. Different clothes have different effects on people.

When did I take Christmas shopping so seriously?

Higuchi Madoka put on a brown coat, took out a scarf of the same style from the closet, and couldn't help but sigh. This feeling was indeed very strange, and she felt inexplicably anxious.

"Click."

The girl turned around and saw the person coming and called out softly, "Mom."

"Are you going out to buy Christmas presents today? Mom is looking forward to seeing me. Will you buy them for her? Will you? Will Yuanxiang prepare a present for her?"

"...Yes."

Mrs. Higuchi poked Higuchi Madoka's cheek and said, "Madoka is so cute."

"Hey, why are you getting dressed up to go out today?"

Higuchi Madoka sat in front of the dressing table and habitually put on light makeup. She knew that her mother was exaggerating because she would put on light makeup every time she went out whether she was filming or having something to do. This was a respect for herself, her idol, and the acting profession.

Of course, she definitely didn't wear makeup when she went to school.

"Ah... I see. Sakakibara-senpai is here today too, right?"

chapped.

The lipstick was applied crookedly, leaving a faint pink mark on her face. Seeing this, Higuchi Madoka had no choice but to wipe her face with wet tissue.

"Oh, I'm so nervous." Mrs. Higuchi laughed when she saw this, and lay on Higuchi Madoka's bed like a girl. "Madoka, with this reaction, do you finally feel that Sakakibara-senpai is very special to you?"

Higuchi Madoka pursed her lips and continued to put on makeup without answering her mother's question.

"After all, Yuanxiang-chan cooked for Sakakibara-senpai for almost a whole year~"

"Just thanking him for tutoring me and Asakura."

"Does Yuanxiang really think so?"

"..."

Mrs. Higuchi smiled and said, "That polite and easy-going Sakurajima-chan should also like Sakakibara-senpai, right?"

Higuchi Yuanxiang didn't expect that her mother would notice this. Noticing the subtle change in her daughter's expression, Mrs. Higuchi chuckled, "Come on, Yuanxiang. I was worried that Yuanxiang didn't feel anything before, and I thought to myself that if this was really the case, then forget it."

"But I did feel it was a pity at the time. Sakakibara-kun is a gentle and considerate person, and he is close to Yuanxiang. If Yuanxiang has someone else in her heart, then forget it."

Mrs. Higuchi looked at her daughter with her head down, and she sighed softly while feeling happy.

Men like Sakakibara Kaede can attract many women. Of course, this is not a problem of his character. If that were the case, Mrs. Higuchi would have cut off the relationship between Yuanxiang and Sakakibara-kun long ago.

Such people are easy-going and patient with everyone, and do everything they can for them, and they are popular with both men and women.

Yes, otherwise Yuanxiang wouldn’t have him in her heart.

Mrs. Higuchi stood up from the bed, took a few steps forward, and gently held Higuchi Yuanxiang in her arms, pressing her against her chest, "Young people's affairs should be left to young people. Come on."

"..." Higuchi Yuanka looked away and hummed silently.

When Mrs. Higuchi heard the reply, she left a kiss of blessing on her daughter's forehead and watched her leave the bedroom.

Matters of the heart are the most difficult to deal with. Mrs. Higuchi hopes that Yuanxiang can find her own way. Whether she succeeds in being with Sakakibara-kun or has any other ending, she will bless her daughter's choice.

Sakurajima Mai was waiting for Higuchi Madoka at the entrance. When she saw her, she nodded and smiled at her. The two of them changed their shoes and faced the wind and snow outside.

In such horrible weather, there are still many pedestrians going out for fun, but most of them choose to do it indoors. Whether it is shopping or taking a break in a store, they all have different places to go.

Most importantly, Christmas is coming.

That festival that countless people talk about with relish, except that school only goes half a day on that day, on Christmas Day you can receive gifts prepared by your family or friends for yourself, and experience the feeling of being loved and accepted.

Last year, Higuchi Madoka spent Christmas with her childhood sweethearts. This year, her friends are enjoying Christmas at home. Her father is still on a business trip in Kyoto, and she doesn’t know if he can come back on Christmas.

This year, the two of them chose to spend a happy Christmas with everyone. In addition to the Christmas dinner, there is also a blind box gift-giving session. That is to say, no one knows who the gifts bought today will eventually receive, so without a specific target when buying gifts, the gift-buying process will last longer.

The final venue for the party was decided to be in Uehara Yo's rental house. There was a large balcony outside his group's apartment building, which was usually exposed to the wind and rain and covered with dust, but this time it was finally put to use.

By the way, when buying a house in Japan, the total area only considers the area inside the room, and the area of ​​the balcony is not included in the total area, so sometimes you can buy some very cost-effective properties.

Quite a few people were invited this time. Since Sakurajima Mai and Uehara Yo mentioned them in the STARS agency group, the number of people who came exceeded fifty. In addition to their acquaintances, there were also juniors with less experience than them.

The relationship between seniors and juniors will not be very good, but it is definitely not bad. At least Uehara Yao and others still have a few juniors with whom they have a good relationship. When they heard that the seniors organized a party, they volunteered to help.

Sakurajima Mai opened the group and found that Uehara Yo had sent a photo. In the photo, there were several people busy setting up a simple dining table terrace. There was also a boy carrying two heaters onto the balcony. It was obvious that they had made all preparations for their party.

At Ginza Station, they successfully met up with Kashima Yu, and the three of them successfully reunited.

After entering the room, the temperature was slightly higher. They took a breath and walked towards the bookstore where Kaede Sakakibara was tacitly.

"By the way, did Sakurajima-san watch 007 Tonight the night before yesterday?"

"Did Kashima-san watch it too? This is Sakakibara-san's second time on an interview program. I was a little worried about him beforehand, but in the end it got rave reviews. Both the audience and the two hosts welcome Sakakibara-san to continue participating in the program next time."

"No, that's not what I'm talking about..."

Yu Kashima said with a smile, "Do you remember that host Ueda once asked Sakakibara-san a question?"

Higuchi Enka seemed to want to say something but stopped herself, while Kashima Yu just laughed.

"Ask him to name the actress he's having the most fun working with right now."

Higuchi Madoka clearly remembered that the other party was asking who Sakakibara-san felt he got along best with, but she did not modify the question to avoid putting herself in an awkward situation.

"Now that Mr. Kashima said that, my curiosity is indeed aroused. How about we go and interrogate Senior Sakakibara later?" Mai Sakurajima said thoughtfully, holding her chin with her hand, her eyes bright.

They found Sakakibara Kaede in a corner of the bookstore, but she was talking on the phone quietly. Just as Kashima Yu was about to step forward, Sakurajima Mai patted her shoulder and said, "Is it inconvenient right now?"

"Let's talk about it after I finish the call."

"Row."

As a buddy, the normal thing to do is to make coquettish gestures and make strange noises on the phone when your friend is greeting you, so that your friend becomes so embarrassed that he or she cannot continue the call.

Yu Kashima didn't expect that Mai Sakurajima and Madoka Higuchi didn't have such a sense of humor.

Sakurajima Mai and Higuchi Madoka were standing by a bookshelf not far away, looking at the books intentionally or unintentionally, but in fact they pricked up their ears and began to listen to the words of Senior Sakakibara.

"Kasumigaoka-san, have you found the people? Is this true? This is too fast, isn't it?"

Hearing the name, Mai Sakurajima's body trembled, and a sense of crisis was revealed in her eyes. Higuchi Madoka was puzzled, and Mai Sakurajima stepped forward and explained softly.

Hearing that Kasumigaoka Utaha was the female voice that had a close relationship with Sakakibara-san in Dream Apartment, Higuchi Madoka nodded and continued to flip through the book calmly.

"All girls? No, there's no need for you to tell me the girls' information... Besides, the college entrance exam is coming up soon. Didn't we agree to talk about it after college?"

"What? We all have to take the entrance exam to Tokyo University?"

Sakakibara Kaede was strangely silent for a moment, then sighed, "Okay, okay, I'll be waiting for your good news. I'll take some time out these few days to read the story you wrote and give a sharp review from a player's perspective."

"Well, that's it. Goodbye."

He hung up the phone, picked up the book and walked to the bookshelf.

"Yeah~"

Kashima Yuu greeted him awkwardly. Sakakibara Kaede naturally saw Sakurajima Mai and Higuchi Madoka standing next to him. "You guys... are secretly following my every move. Are you planning to assassinate me?"

"How is that possible, Sakakibara-senpai?"

Mai Sakurajima looked like nothing had happened, with a beautiful smile on her face.

Higuchi Yuuka glanced at her. She was naturally aware of Sakurajima Mai's curiosity, because... she was just as curious.

Chapter 31 Prince and Princess

Sakakibara Kaede scratched the side of his face and put the light novel in his hand back on the bookshelf. He had just seen one and thought the introduction was good. It was a little different from the toilet paper on the streets today, so he decided to buy it.

As for the book on the bookshelf... it's simply because the cover illustration of this book is quite attractive.

Sin.

"A call from a friend?" Kashima Yu asked intentionally or unintentionally. The boy put on his coat and nodded.

"It's a friend who came to me for consultation, but it's been resolved now."

Sakurajima Mai and Higuchi Madoka still had some doubts in their hearts, but if they asked again at this time, they were afraid that Kashima Yu would see something. The topic had already ended, and if they brought it up again it would arouse suspicion.

Sakakibara Kaede was indeed a little surprised by the call from Kasumigaoka Utaha. The other party actually completed the story outline and detailed plot in just about two months. You know, this is the highlight for a galgame.

Originally, Yuzusha changed from producing a new work once a year to producing a new work every three years, but Sakakibara Kaede didn't know why.

But this proves why galgame is difficult to produce nowadays. The artist is not the problem; the key point is the plot.

Most of the games on the market now are beautiful girl games that carry out pure love to the end. For example, the male protagonist transfers to a new college, meets girls with different personalities, and while starting his life in the new college, he also gets closer to each female protagonist. This is a plot that has been talked about for a long time.

The personalities of the male protagonists are also different. Some are decent, handsome, and emotionally intelligent male protagonists. When faced with such male protagonists, players always sigh that the male protagonist should have a harem.

Of course, there are also male protagonists who are eager to date and find a partner. Such male protagonists will also give people a wonderful sense of substitution. After all, most of those who play beautiful girl games... ahem, are single.

Not to mention anything else, Kasumigaoka Utaha was able to write the outline of the story, find painters, musicians, and even the model of the heroine in just two months, which made Sakakibara Kaede sigh at her high efficiency.

However, this production team still needs a few voice actors and a coder. As for the voice actors, they can try those small firms, and the guy who writes code can just find the guy with less hair and ask him.

Putting aside the things that Kasumigaoka Utaha would have to worry about in the future, Sakakibara followed the three of them and asked, "By the way, what are you going to buy? Any recommendations?"

"Sakakibara-senpai, aren't you ready to buy anything?"

"This Christmas party will be a blind gift opening party, so who knows who my gift will go to." Hearing Mai Sakakijima's question, Kaede Sakakibara nodded. In the past, when he gave gifts to relatives' children, he would just stuff red envelopes into the bags, and when he gave gifts to a few classmates he had a good relationship with, most of the gifts were things they liked.

Blind box gifts really test one’s gift-buying skills.

"Well, I don't know either. Let's just go shopping first and buy whatever we see, right?" Kashima Yu waved his hand.

This suggestion was indeed good. The four of them were on vacation and had nothing urgent to do, so it was okay to spend the afternoon in the store.

"I'm coming to Tokyo next year, and there are a lot of houses for rent that I'm still considering." Sakurajima Mai mentioned vaguely, and Higuchi Madoka agreed softly.

"I'm going to room with Asakura."

Kashima Yu rubbed his chin and suggested, "Maybe you could try sharing a room?"

"A three-bedroom apartment in Tokyo is a bit expensive in the city center."

Sakakibara Kaede followed the three people's topic, "If the group is a single-family house, the situation will be relatively better, and there will be enough privacy."

"How about Sakakibara-senpai's house? Can one more person live there?"

"Well, if you really want to squeeze in, you can definitely squeeze in." Sakakibara Kaede nodded, confirming what Sakurajima Mai said. "There's a small storage space next to the toilet downstairs. You can put a simple bed there and connect it to the living room to become one room."

"But I don't recommend it. The old landlady stipulated before renting the house that only one person can live in the house."

After hearing this, people like Sakurajima Mai and Higuchi Yuanxiang had no choice but to give up. Of course, they were just thinking about it in their hearts and their faces showed

Kashima Yu's eyes lit up, "I suddenly thought of a brilliant idea."

"What do you think about us putting in some money, buying a piece of land in a busy area of ​​Tokyo, and then starting to build a house on the flat ground?"

Sakakibara Kaede clapped in approval, "Your words hit the nail on the head. I had this thought before, but in the end I still yearn for the feeling of living on the top of a tower with a million-dollar night view of Tokyo, so I put this idea aside for now."

“When you build your own single-family home, you can build as many rooms as you want.”

The topic jumped a lot. After listening to it silently, Higuchi Yuanxiang said, "Is it realistic to share a house in a tower?"

"If you want to ask that... I don't know. I recommend you ask Nakano-san."

Sakurajima Mai looked at Sakakibara Kaede, "Are you talking about Nakano Ichika-san?"