I live my life in Tokyo

"Ah, Mr. Ishida, here's a toast to you."

Seeing the stonemason sitting next to him, Sakakibara Kaede quickly raised his cup and smiled.

The latter had just dealt with some trouble caused by the staff and was still feeling a little amused. Upon hearing this, he raised his wine glass and clinked glasses with Sakakibara Kaede.

"Sakakibara-kun, don't drink too much." The stonemason started coughing. Seeing this, Sakakibara Kaede quickly reached for the tissue and gently tapped Mr. Ishida's back with his arm.

"--Thanks."

The stonemason wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and said softly, "Sakakibara-kun and the other main actors have worked very hard this week. It is your performance that has bought us some time to rest."

"This is all due to everyone's efforts." Sakakibara Kaede's face was filled with smiles. Although he and his crewmates were in different places, the connection between them could not be blocked or cut off by distance. Not to mention the daily work reports, in the crew group, you can often see them excitedly complaining after shooting a scene.

The stonemason's breathing calmed down, he cleared his throat and took another sip of wine, "I've had this idea since the casting. Sakakibara-kun really does look like Godai-kun."

Sakakibara Kaede blinked, not knowing what Teacher Ishida was hinting at or expressing.

Seeing that Sakakibara Kaede didn't understand, the stonemason chuckled and said, "I mean the overall feeling you give people is very much like Godai-kun."

"Personality, choice, or facial expression." The stonemason murmured, "I even feel that Sakakibara-kun is acting in his true colors."

Sakakibara Kaede's heart froze, and he quickly took a sip of wine to cover up the possible loss of composure. To be fair, he did not find it as difficult to play the role of Godai-kun as he had imagined.

He was very sure that the usual Sakakibara Kaede was not as carefree as Godai-kun in the play, who could go on an unplanned adventure at any time, who could stand up for the weak, and who could speak out loudly, hoping to protect everyone's smiles.

Perhaps Godai-kun is the person Sakakibara Kaede has always wanted to be.

He can show himself so unscrupulously in front of the camera, showing the hero in his heart in this unrealistic world full of weirdos... In the end, it may just be the old age second syndrome that has not been extinguished.

"I want to be like Godai-kun."

The stonemason muttered something, and I don’t know if he heard Sakakibara Kaede’s murmur clearly.

"Sakakibara-kun feels like a character, a character like Godai-kun."

Kaede Sakakibara accidentally bit his tongue and immediately burst into tears due to the pain. He opened his mouth and breathed hard, trying to use the cold air to relieve the pain.

"Teacher Ishida, I don't understand what you mean."

"..."

The answer he got was the sound of slow and long breathing.

Sakakibara Kaede sighed, lowered his head and closed his eyes slightly. Maybe what Teacher Ishida said was just unintentional, but it was deafening to him.

Like a character?

Doesn't this mean that even after investing so much time, there is still a slight sense of distance between myself and this world, like seeing flowers in the fog, wanting to reach out but unable to feel them?

Sakakibara Kaede knew that he might do so in action, but the final decision was made by his own heart.

Perhaps he sees the world as a chessboard in his game, and his love for actors is perhaps just a bonus to the game character.

If that's the case, this character is too bad.

Suppressing the self-mockery on the corner of his mouth, Sakakibara Feng poured himself another full glass of beer and took a sip.

He stood up and left the table with the wine glass. Before leaving, he picked up the clothes that the stonemason had hung on the quilt and put them on the tired director.

Taking advantage of the fact that he was not sleepy at this moment, he came to the hall, where the TV was playing a videotape shot today. Most of the people gathered here were actors who wrote boasting stories. When they saw Sakakibara Kaede, they all greeted him.

Perhaps, only the interaction between people can allow me to integrate into this world. . . The last time I thought of this topic was a year ago when I just traveled through time. I didn’t expect that I would think of it again after a year. I really don’t know whether I am stubborn or nostalgic.

But stubbornness is also good. Kaede Sakakibara still likes the character that increases attack and reduces special attack.

With his mind filled with random thoughts, Kaede Sakakibara sat down next to Takumi Narita. When the motorcycle racer saw him coming, he raised his glass and clinked it with his.

It is said that wine does not make people drunk, but people make themselves drunk. For a moment, Sakakibara Kaede wanted to complain, but he stopped himself from doing so and started chatting with Narita Takumi about all sorts of things.

The adult world is extremely spicy. Takumi Narita is one of those people who does quite well among many people, but when he complains about them, Kaede Sakakibara feels extremely dark.

I put on my coat and felt the cold wind from outside the door. I was slightly tipsy and almost sober now.

Family members were coming in and out of the izakaya. Sakakibara Kaede looked at the woman and child who were helping the staff out of the izakaya and smiled at them.

"Ah... it's Kamen Rider-sama!"

The innocent voice drew his attention back. He looked down and saw a fat little boy wrapped like a rice dumpling staring at him excitedly without blinking, as if there were stars twinkling in his eyes.

"Haha, who are you, little brother?" Sakakibara Feng blew a breath into his hands, squatted down, made his face level with the little boy, with a smile on his face.

"I am Fujiwara's father's son."

Sakakibara Kaede didn't know the last name Fujiwara, and thought it was a staff member working in the crew.

"Brother, can you transform? Can you transform now?"

Sakakibara Kaede couldn't help laughing, but couldn't bear to dampen the boy's innocence, so she said softly: "Only when there is real danger will I transform to help others--"

"Protect other people's smiles."

The same words were spoken by both of them at the same time, and Sakakibara Kaede touched the little boy's hair when he heard it.

"There are many people in this world who need help." He paused, then said, "There are not many Kamen Riders, so it is impossible to help everyone."

"Then, who will help me?"

"Fujiwara-kun, yourself." Sakakibara pointed to her chest, where it was warm and a steady beating sound could be heard. "Sometimes you encounter difficulties that seem insurmountable, but as long as you grit your teeth, you can succeed."

"Fujiwara-kun still has friends and parents. When Fujiwara-kun is helping himself, you might as well seek their help. They are Fujiwara-kun's closest people."

Fujiwara nodded as if he understood, and Sakakibara tightened his scarf for him.

The next moment, he ran towards the entrance with a smile, "Dad, Mom."

Sakakibara Kaede stood up and looked towards the door. The little boy fell into his mother's arms. She hugged her husband with tenderness on her face.

The middle-aged staff member looked up, coughed a few times, and touched the boy's face. "Xiaoyuan, did you cause any trouble to actor Sakakibara?"

"No, Kamen Rider brother is a hero." The little boy laughed excitedly, "Brother is very strong and kind, I won't cause any trouble to him."

The staff couldn't help but smile, "Sorry, Xiaoyuan is a bit naughty——"

"It's fine."

Sakakibara Kaede laughed and shook his head. Seeing such a family, he felt a sense of envy that was hard to conceal.

He turned his head and stopped looking.

Unexpectedly, the little boy named Fujiwara came back again. He did not ask Sakakibara for an autograph, which was different from other fans. He clenched his fist and said forcefully: "I want to be a Kamen Rider in the future. If you need help, I will definitely help you!"

Sakakibara Kaede laughed in silence but didn't say anything to spoil the fun. Instead, he gave him a thumbs up as a hero.

The little boy couldn't stop grinning, and even as his figure followed his parents farther and farther away, he kept giving Sakakibara Kaede the thumbs up.

Kaede Sakakibara breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was filled with a warmth of encouragement. The character of Kamen Rider he played, Godai-kun, influenced not just a few people, but generations of people who had dreams and yearned for warmth.

Even if he was hit by a truck and sent to another world, he would not have any regrets. Of course, he would rather go to a world that gave him cheats from the beginning. He still could not handle the withdrawal from the team and revenge flow out of deep hatred. It was too tiring.

The white car lights were getting closer and closer. Sakakibara looked up. Just when he thought the car would leave the road and head straight towards him, the private car stopped.

Just when he thought he was not going to die, a familiar person got out of a private car.

"Iida-san?"

"Haha, you didn't expect that I would be here." Agent Kei Iida quickly got out of the car. Although he was still muttering, his movements were not slow at all. He wrapped a warm scarf around Kaede Sakakibara's neck.

"Do you want to catch a cold by blowing cold wind after drinking?" Iida Katsura frowned and scolded, "Hey, I know you're taking a break after filming this scene, but you should also take care of your health and drink in moderation."

Sakakibara Kaede smiled and said, "I'm not drunk."

"It's so late, why are you here, Iida-san?" He put away his smile and frowned, "This is Nagano. It takes at least two hours to drive here from Tokyo."

"Where are you sleeping tonight?"

"We haven't checked out of the crew's hotel yet. We'll stay one more night and return to Tokyo tomorrow morning." Sakakibara Kaede was surprised. "Isn't Iida-san the agent? You should know everything the crew does."

Iida Katsura curled her lips and said, "The filming mission ended this afternoon. I thought you were going back to Tokyo today. I couldn't contact you on my phone, so I had to ask the crew for the address here."

"Let's not talk about this, get in the car first."

Blowing the warm air conditioner, Kaede Sakakibara stretched her limbs and moaned comfortably.

"Where are we going next, back to Tokyo?"

"It's so late today, it's not advisable to drive on the highway at night, not to mention with the ice and snow, the car is likely to slip... In conclusion, let's go to the B&B where you are staying. Since I'm here, I want to take a hot spring bath tonight." Iida Katsura wanted to smoke reflexively, but he saw Sakakibara Kaede's slightly red face in the rearview mirror and stopped what he was doing.

Sakakibara Kaede laughed. Iida Kei's move was quite clever. He could report his expenses here tonight and have the agency pay for them.

However, he was still very grateful to his agent for driving thousands of miles across the cold highway to come to see him late at night.

In the end, Sakakibara Kaede still didn't know whether Iida Katsura went to the hot spring last night. He thought not. He walked for ten minutes in the cold wind to go to the hot spring in the middle of the night, and on the way back, his hot body was blown into an ice stick by the cold wind.

After packing her luggage, Sakakibara Kaede sat in front of the door and began to look through the shooting plan for next year.

Dead people, and still dead people. This plot made the New Year completely prosperous. Sakakibara Kaede pursed her lips, looked at the sentence in the script that said more than 80 boys in the school died tragically, and frowned.

The one who keeps his original intention in battle and does not lose himself because of this power is a real Kamen Rider.

Even though the armor has changed into many different colors, Sakakibara Kaede still likes the original white armor in his heart. This also symbolizes Godai-kun's original intention, the flawless white color that he risked his life to save others.

Iida Katsura appeared staggeringly, and his weak face could easily lead to misunderstandings among others.

"Hiss—Gongtai (Chen Gong), what did you do last night?"

"Fengxian, I was careless yesterday and lost Jingzhou."

Sakakibara Feng's face darkened. What's the matter with this Ruying Prodigy? Oh no, he often heard Iida Kei call himself a Ruying Prodigy, and almost forgot that Chen Gong was a Ruying person. He was obviously from Dongjun.

"Your legs won't become weak from soaking, will they?"

"Alas - I won't say any more. This is all my fault. Get on the horse, no, get on the car."

Iida Kei obviously didn't want to talk anymore. After getting the receipt of the accident at the B&B, he put it in his pocket with a sneer and got into the car first.

"What are your plans for the New Year?"

"How's Iida-san?"

"...I'm going to go home." Iida Katsura looked out the window and sighed, "I have to use the couple simulation app to rent a beautiful woman to go home for the New Year. The old man is urging me."

"Hiss... This price is not cheap."

Chapter 37: Internal Consumption of Spirit

Rent a beautiful girl to go home for the New Year. Kei Iida looked at his phone and sighed in pain. Taking advantage of the bright sky, he stepped on the accelerator, the engine roared, and drove towards Tokyo.

"Iida-san, what do you want?"

"What else can I ask for? She should be well-educated, come from a scholarly family, and be considerate and caring towards me. Ah, it doesn't matter if she is not a full-time wife. I understand and support my partner's career."

Sakakibara silently flipped through the simulated dating app she had just downloaded. After hearing her agent's wishful thinking, she glanced up and said, "Don't be so demanding, Iida-san. Let's not talk about whether others agree to your request and whether you will go back to your hometown. Aren't you really just going on a blind date?"

"Oh, it would be great if I could really find someone like this." Iida Kei sighed.

The young man looked out the window. He could completely understand Iida Kei because that was what happened in his past.

I am so busy with work every day that I am exhausted. Overtime has become commonplace, but my salary remains the same. Living in a foreign land, the rent and daily expenses are overwhelming.

He couldn't imagine his life after getting married, or he didn't dare to imagine it.

Taking care of parents and supporting a family requires responsibility and money.

Not to mention the expenses after having a child, the remedial classes starting from a young age, and the many actions to prevent your child from losing at the starting line all cost money.

So the idea of ​​most young people is not to date or get married.

The same is true in today's Japanese society. Young people who have graduated from college and have been working hard in their careers for many years have no time to interact with others, so how can they talk about love?

When working from 7 am to 8 pm has become the norm - and after get off work you still need to accompany the boss to a pub or entertain clients, there is very little time left.

Kei Iida has already passed the best age for choosing a spouse, but it doesn't matter. In the current social and working environment, it is reasonable for him to consider this issue at his age.

"Iida-san, your requirements are too high, but there are still some candidates. I will send the links to your line one by one."

"Thank you very much."

Sakakibara Kaede read the script in the back seat of the car, squinting and opening his eyes, and dozed off for a while. The road was steady and smooth, allowing him to sleep very comfortably.

He thought of something, "Has Ichinose-san told you, Iida-san, about renting a house?"

"Ah - she sent me an email on Christmas Day." Iida Kei tapped the steering wheel rhythmically with his fingers and nodded. "I've kept this in mind. I've submitted her application and I expect to get a result in late January after the New Year."

"By the way, do you want to move somewhere else?"