I live my life in Tokyo

"It's not a big deal."

"Haru...Sakakibara-senpai?"

Yuuki Asuna's voice was slightly off-line. She had just been saying that the two of them might be mistaken for dating. She had clearly caused a lot of trouble for Sakakibara-senpai, but he replied that it was not a problem.

For a moment, her fingers kept pressing the keyboard for a little longer, and Asuna, who was operating it, almost fell directly from the bridge into the water.

"I should be the one causing you trouble. Fortunately, only Mitt knows about this white lie. Otherwise, it would be bad for Yuuki-chan's reputation if it got out, and it might discourage many boys who like Yuuki-chan from getting close to her."

"Yeah... a male classmate did confess to me the day before yesterday."

"Oh, did Yuuki-san agree?"

Yuuki Asuna's lips curled up slightly. She seemed to hear the surprise in Sakakibara Kaede's tone, "No, the reason given is inappropriate."

"Yuuki-san is from a big family, so she should need a blind date just like Yuuki-san, right?"

This time it was Yuuki Asuna who explained faster, "No, no! Mom still respects my opinion, and I don't like my life trajectory being decided by others."

"That's great."

Sakakibara Kaede smiled. Although they came from a wealthy family, the brother and sister of the Yuki family both had their own persistence and future goals. It was his blessing to be able to become friends with them.

"What about Sakakibara-senpai? I didn't think about it... Um, is it about the girlfriend?"

"Ah wait, the monster is coming."

After accepting the mission, the four people came to the depths of the forest. After setting a food trap on the spot, a group of white wolves with ferocious faces appeared there and pounced on everyone after a while.

While controlling her character to grab the monster and control the aggro, Kaede Sakakibara was thinking about the slightly stuttering question that Asuna Yuuki had just asked.

"As for my girlfriend, I haven't really thought about it. The pace of life is so fast and busy nowadays. To be honest, I don't think I have much time to think about such things. In the end, I don't really know what to do after I confirm my boyfriend-girlfriend relationship."

"Sakakibara-senpai is so talented, didn't you have a girlfriend before?"

"No ah."

Sakakibara Kaede did not feel any regret, and spoke as if it were a casual conversation. He was sure of the feelings of secret love because he had experienced it in the past, but he was confused and had no idea what to do after the relationship was confirmed and what changes would take place in their daily lives.

After all, the conversations in galgames are one sentence after another. Even if a young man has played many galgames, he will not be able to pick out options out of thin air when facing a real person.

Asuna Yuuki hummed, and she beautifully launched a linear attack with five white wolves, which made Kaede Sakakibara whistle.

"Nice hit, Asuna is worthy of you, your output method is getting smoother and smoother, maybe you can join the strategy team."

"Strategy group, are you talking about the strategy group for pioneering? It seems that most of the people in our guild are members of the strategy group."

"They are all players who like to challenge themselves with high difficulty... Ah, follow me here, I will pull three waves at a time to take a shortcut."

Sakakibara Kaede gave the instruction and Yuuki Asuna quickly agreed.

She really likes this kind of chat, or rather, the voice chat with Harukaze in the game.

In the game, they discarded all their real-life identities and were no longer in a relationship of seniors and juniors... Instead, they were comrades-in-arms, friends from the same guild.

Maybe that's why so many people like online dating or get married in the game.

Yuuki Asuna thought silently that it could make people forget the rules and regulations of real life.

She glanced at the wall, where her study plan and posters were hung. However, those online lovers might be far away from each other, but the minotaur warrior standing in front of Asuna was playing games next to her.

Koichiro Yuki squatted outside their door, listening to their conversation word by word and crying.

But the words had already been said. He had already handed his sister over safely to Sakakibara Kaede. It was obviously inappropriate for him to break into Sakakibara Kaede's room and start a fight between men with him.

After listening for so long, he couldn't help but yawn. Before he knew it, he had been checking his phone outside the door and listening to the two people chatting for half an hour. He glanced at the clock on the wall and had work tomorrow, so he hurried into his bedroom, cursing Sakakibara in his heart for being so naughty at such a young age and dragging his sister to play games with him.

His mind was hazy and he dreamed that the two of them got married in Sword Art Online, bought a house by the lake outside the main city, and started a sweet married life.

Damn it! He wanted to control his dreams, so that he could gain GM authority and beat the Minotaur Warrior in a safe area!

What a terrible nightmare this is!

The next morning, Asuna Yuuki saw Koichiro Yuuki go out with a pale face. She wanted to ask her brother what happened and whether he didn't sleep well last night.

Koichiro Yuki eventually left on a business trip.

Before leaving, the three of them had a meal in a kaiseki restaurant. Before leaving, Yuki Koichiro granted Sakakibara Kaede the position of Sword Art Online planner, and asked him to study and develop the house system after marriage, such as adding facilities such as growing vegetables and catching pets. Sakakibara Kaede wondered if Yuki Koichiro had drunk too much.

“I feel lonely after all.”

After Kaede Sakakibara got up, she found Asuna Yuuki sitting alone on the sofa in the living room with a book in her arms. However, the girl did not read it carefully, but stared at the Tokyo Skytree outside the window in a trance.

"Ah, Harukaze, good morning."

"Good morning, Asuna."

It seems that using ID to refer to others is no longer so surprising.

It’s just that Sakakibara Kaede always feels like she’s taking advantage. After all, Asuna and Asuna have the same pronunciation. If the other person thinks she’s calling her by her name... Forget it, she’ll just avoid calling Yuuki-chan by her ID in the future.

It seems that Yuuki-chan is not the only one who uses her real name as her ID.

"Where is Harukaze going today?" The girl asked when she saw Sakakibara Kaede dressed neatly, holding a motorcycle key in his hand, looking like he was ready to go out.

"I have an audition today. I may not be able to come back for lunch, but I will be back for dinner. Do you want me to bring any food today?"

"Sakakibara-senpai, come on. The takeout outside is not hygienic to eat." The chestnut-haired girl stood up and walked quickly to the refrigerator, checking the food inside. "By the way, Sakakibara-senpai, do you have time to go to the supermarket tonight? The stock is a little low."

As she spoke, she picked up a pen and wrote something in her notebook. After quickly recording the necessities such as vegetables, fruits and meat, she tore off the paper neatly and handed it to Sakakibara Kaede.

This action... isn't it a bit like a wife who sees her husband off and reminds him not to forget to buy groceries?

Yuuki Asuna, who had watched some soap operas these past two nights, suppressed this thought and watched Sakakibara Kaede leave.

"Huh... study, study."

Senior Sakakibara is so talented but he never forgets to work, so she should also work hard.

The young man came to the basement and touched his precious motorcycle. He was not as determined to win the audition today as he had been before.

Having already played the leading male role once, he seems to have no desire for anything else, or rather, he has no physical desire. Faced with the fiercely competitive auditions, he no longer has the strong fighting spirit like he did in the past.

Does this mean that he is old and it is time for him to retire?

Sakakibara Feng was thinking wildly, but then he shook his head. Even if he didn't care about winning or losing, he would still give it his all.

This is his professional attitude and also his life ethics.

Chapter 17...Call Me Tou

The motorcycle sped away, and the earphones played the latest popular light music on the Japanese Billboard chart. At this time, the sexy roar of the motorcycle could no longer be heard.

There were fewer actors who came to audition than Sakakibara Kaede had imagined.

After he parked his motorcycle outside the studio and locked it, he walked towards the actors gathered in the hall. He originally thought that this audition would be somewhat similar in scale to the previous Kamen Rider audition at Toei, but he didn't expect there would be only more than fifty people.

"Isn't this Sakakibara? Long time no see."

Among the different small groups of people, some people glanced at the young man who walked in and came forward to greet him enthusiastically.

"Sano-san, long time no see."

Sakakibara Kaede saw a more enthusiastic smile on Sano Ken's face. Although the two had not met after the audition at Toei, they kept in touch. In addition to the usual New Year greetings between friends, they also chatted about the latest market conditions.

Sakakibara Kaede has more or less met the people in his small circle. He is usually popular in the crew, and can usually chat with the young people he has met once.

"I was wondering why Mr. Makoto Shinkai didn't invite Sakakibara, but I didn't expect that he would come now." Sano Ken stood with his toes and face facing Sakakibara. Although they were talking in a small circle, it always felt like Sano Ken and Sakakibara were chatting face to face.

This is the visual effect brought about by the body posture. Ken Sano naturally did it on purpose. Outsiders naturally don't know the relationship between him and Kaede Sakakibara.

"Invitation? What's going on?"

Sakakibara Kaede asked in confusion.

"Don't you know?" The young man standing opposite Sakakibara explained with a smile, "Before Mr. Shinkai Makoto sends an invitation to our agency and agent, he will listen carefully to our voices in the TV series. So before this audition, a group of candidates have been eliminated."

Voice actors work behind the scenes, and Sakakibara Kaede 10①⑦④Goji ④⑨⑧ suddenly understood that in this situation, the actor's acting skills, facial expressions and action acting, as well as the actor's own looks and smile are of no use.

Only the sound matters.

This undoubtedly raises the bar for voice actors, making this profession even more difficult.

It was no surprise that he saw many actors here whom he had never seen before, as well as some actors who had participated in extras in other TV series.

"Well, but now that Sakakibara is here, we have no chance of winning... I never get tired of listening to both of your albums. I heard that you are planning to hold a concert in Yokohama."

"This news was just announced this morning."

"Wow, you have no idea how hard it is to get these tickets." Sano Ken complained, "The website was stuck for two hours, and in the end it was my agent who helped me get the front row standing ticket."

Sakakibara Feng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your support. Thank you for your support."

"I deliberately took time off from work that day. It was the first concert of World Shine, and also your first concert, Sakakibara. I'm looking forward to it."

The two of them were laughing and chatting here, and almost all the actors had gathered in the studio.

The actors auditioning here obviously don't have the looks that Sakakibara Kaede had in the past auditions... It's no exaggeration to say that the performance traffic of Sano Ken alone beats everyone present.

But he has no advantage, and the same goes for Sakakibara Kaede.

Ken Sano quickly said goodbye and left to drink some water and suck on a mint. The audition here tests the voice, and he wanted to be in the best condition before the audition.

"ah."

Someone patted the young man on the shoulder. He turned around from his phone and saw Toru Asakura wearing a white sun hat. She was wearing a white dress and sandals. Her toes were slightly twisted, and it looked like she would be blown away by the wind in the next second.

This kind of gentle and ethereal temperament cannot be found anywhere else among Sakakibara Kaede's many friends.

"Surprise!" The girl put her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly and chuckled.

"I am indeed surprised. Well... Asakura-san does have a very good voice."

"...Just call me Toru."

Asakura Toru turned sideways, and at this time several more actors entered the hall. The girl took Sakakibara Kaede's wrist and walked with him to the window side. There were obviously fewer people here than the group standing in the center just now.

"Isn't this too direct?" Sakakibara Kaede scratched his head. He had discussed the issue of names with Sakurajima Mai before. Although he called her Mai, it was only limited to occasions when they were just two people together.

When the name changes, the sense of distance it symbolizes will also change.

Asakura Toru raised his head, the young man's figure was reflected in his clear eyes, and his blue eyes flashed with a strange look.

"But we've known each other for two years."

Toru Asakura calculated with his fingers, and Kaede Sakakihara smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

"I met my mother."

"It's my tutor, and also my senior."

"And he had dinner with me."

The young man was stunned for a moment, "It seems that many actors have eaten with Asakura-san."

"Ah... and classmates." Asakura Toru tilted her head, turned her head to face the window, pulled up her sun hat slightly, and quietly moved her eyes to look directly at the young man, "Feng-san, you are different from them."

"Feng Sang is unique."

"...Everyone is unique."

"Well... it's different for me."

Asakura Toru puffed up her cheeks as if she was upset. She looked at Sakakibara Kaede and said, "...Call me Toru."

"In private?"

"It doesn't have to be private." Asakura Toru smiled, "I don't mind."

The corners of Sakakibara Kaede's mouth twitched. "But I care about your reputation, Asakura-san. If other people heard it, wouldn't your fans just flame you on Twitter?"

"Besides, we're almost retired, Noctchill."

Toru Asakura folded her hands behind her back and leaned against the sun. The light slanted down from behind her, as if she was covered by a halo.

Sakakibara Kaede was silent. There is an age limit for idol groups. The period of shining and hotness is usually in junior high and high school. Girls of this age bloom with all the beauty that belongs to their age group, immaturity, purity, and ignorance. This is also the reason why fans are crazy about them... It is also the reason why idols must never date.

Because idols are the dreams, or dream lovers, of many fans. In this case, if idols date other men, it is equivalent to stepping hard on their dreams.

It is not uncommon to have college students in idol groups, but in the fiercely competitive idol industry, the speed of blood turnover is comparable to that of the gaming industry.

Although Noctchill is still very popular now and can firmly sit in the top ten among many idol groups, what about one year later, or two years later?

"Is this Miss Nanakusa's decision?"