I live my life in Tokyo

She replied that she was looking at Mars.

It is as red as the sun, but so far away from the earth that it is out of reach.

She wanted to take the car her childhood sweetheart had bought her, and with three other people, drive all the way out of the Earth on the intercontinental highway to the stars.

The young man left with a smile, but the next night he put the bag aside and climbed up the climbing frame step by step to the top.

The girl then rested her head on her knees.

Sakakibara Kaede looked at the starry sky, and Asakura Toru looked at him.

I want to shine even brighter... This time, together.

The evening breeze blew across the calm and clear water, leaving ripples.

"I, I also like Sakakibara-senpai... I've liked him since the reality show." The girl with glasses sitting next to him started to explode with a red face. Asakura Toru gave him a smile. She knew it all.

"Well... let's have dinner together in the future."

Chizuru Ichinose was a little confused by what Toru Asakura said. Just as she was racking her brains, trying to find a few brain cells in her already steaming brain to answer what Toru Asakura said, a group of uninvited guests entered the lounge.

It's a bit impolite to say that, it should be said that it is the staff.

They held a list in their hands.

When the actors saw the staff, their voices immediately became much quieter.

Asakura Toru scratched the young man's palm with his fingers, pinched it, and squeezed it again, and suddenly he felt reluctant to let go.

"...Um?"

"Good morning, Feng-san."

"Ah, good morning."

Sakakibara Kaede yawned. He felt the temperature of his hands was a little strange. The hand that was leaning against the sofa was cold, while the hand that was leaning against Asakura Toru was hot. He probably wanted to know if it was because of the other's body temperature.

As the names were spoken out one by one by the staff, the male and female actors whose names were called left one after another. The names called at this time were the eliminated candidates.

There was no surprise on the actors' faces. After all, in this kind of audition situation, whether or not you can pass is known the moment you step into the audition room.

Asakura Toru seemed a little nervous, her palms were spread out and trembled from time to time.

"...Feng-san."

"what?"

"shake hands."

Sakakibara Kaede heard Asakura Toru's whisper beside him, saw his nervous look, and then saw his outstretched hands.

The hand noticed Sakakibara Kaede's gaze and shook it slightly at him.

"Tou-san has been through so many auditions, do you usually get nervous?"

"...Well, I'm particularly nervous this time." Asakura's perspective lines flowed, and he quickly found a reason for himself, with his usual faint smile on his face.

The young man's mouth twitched, and he placed his palm down on the girl's hand.

So cold.

Asakura Toru hummed in satisfaction, and the amplitude of his originally trembling movements slowly disappeared.

"I, I want to come too."

Chizuru Ichinose's face turned red, and she stretched out her hand and pressed it hard on Kaede Sakakibara's hand. The force of her action made Kaede Sakakibara feel as if his hand was being held by an iron clamp.

“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts…”

"You three... are Sakakibara-kun, Asakura-kun, and Ichinose-kun, right?"

The staff stood in front of the three people, watching the three hands entangled and twisted on Asakura Toru's thighs, and they were completely confused. What kind of new finger game was this?

Do young people like to play this kind of game nowadays? It seems to be similar to the hopscotch game they played in the past, right?

"Ah, sorry."

Chizuru Ichinose quickly stood up and strode out of the lounge. She felt that her face was as if it was an erupting volcano. It would have been fine if she had to feel the heat from Sakakibara-senpai, but she was actually seen by someone!

"that..."

Asakura Toru patted her dress and made a victory gesture to Sakakibara Kaede.

"Yeah~"

"I didn't expect that all three of us passed the audition. This is the best result." Sakakibara Kaede said with a smile. He saw Asakura Toru stretched out his hand towards him, as if he wanted to high-five. The young man smiled at the other party's childish behavior, stretched out his hand and high-fived Asakura Toru.

The two followed the staff. Besides them, there were several selected actors. They waited in the corridor for a while. During this time, they bumped into the shy Chizuru Ichinose, who was avoiding Sakakibara Kaede's sight all the time, praying in her heart, "Don't look at me, don't look at me."

What they met was Toho Co., Ltd., or the planner and animation supervisor of this project, as well as Makoto Shinkai, who was in charge of the original work, scriptwriting, and supervision.

This is similar to the closing remarks of an actor's audition where the director, planners, and production crew meet.

The actors bowed and nodded, greeting the production team in front of them. This is similar to the process of filming a TV series.

"I really like your voice." Shinkai Makoto shook hands with Sakakibara Kaede with a polite smile. "Your voice gives me a very everyday feeling, like a male high school student who lives in the center of Tokyo and spends his days happily with his friends."

"Well, I should say it's a boyish feeling."

He took a few steps forward and handed a thick stack of manuscripts to everyone present. "You are all actors. This must be your first time to work as a voice actor. Mr. Ito will explain to you how we will record."

"There is still a month and a half before the recording begins. I hope that during this time, you will thoroughly learn all the roles."

Sakakibara Kaede flipped open the first page and looked at her character, "... Tachibana Taki"

He looked to his side and saw Toru Asakura smiling at him from the side and handing him his manuscript.

"Miyamizu... Mitsuha..."

Chapter 19 Calling You... Yuanxiang

It’s still early for the dubbing work to officially begin.

The work of Sakakibara Kaede and others is no different from when they were actors before. They get the plot and character settings before filming begins. During this period of time, they absorb everything about the characters and understand the characterization of the characters.

"Well, I got the role of the younger sister, which is not bad."

The three of them sat in a nearby Western restaurant and hastily ate lunch. Chizuru Ichinose flipped through the manuscript and whispered.

Asakura Toru smiled and reached out to touch the hair of the girl next to him, "Be good."

"Mo... I'm older than Asakura-san." Chizuru Ichinose seemed a little shy and awkward being treated like a child.

"But in Your Name, Ichinose-san is Asakura-san's sister."

Sakakibara Kaede said, shrugging his shoulders, "Ichinose-san looked surprisingly suitable when she played the professor's daughter in Kamen Rider. How about bringing out that feeling this time?"

"Ok?"

The two girls sitting opposite raised their eyes at the same time and looked directly at the young man who had his fingers crossed and looked like he was discussing something serious.

Kaede Sakakibara hesitated for a moment. The waiter brought two servings of pasta and a steak set meal. He nodded to thank them and picked up the knife and fork.

"Feng-san..."

"Okay, I just forgot."

Sakakibara Kaede was urged by Asakura Toru, and his calm poker face suddenly became a little tense. He coughed and said, "Then call me again, Toru-san, Chizuru-san."

"Yeah...very good."

Asakura Toru savored the feeling of being called by his name and nodded slightly with satisfaction, and a large amount of steam came out of Chizuru Ichinose's head again, as if the water was boiling.

Cutting the steak into small pieces and putting them into his mouth, Sakakibara lowered his eyes and began to chew. He didn't have any plans for the afternoon. He originally wanted to play Sword Art Online, but it seems he has to go home and continue reading the manuscript.

I have to leave for Yokohama next week to prepare, and I don’t know when I can return to Tokyo.

After finishing her meal, Chizuru Ichinose left first with her bag. She seemed to have mustered up her courage, pulled Kaede Sakakibara aside, gave him a fierce hug, and then ran away as if she had been electrocuted.

"Swish~" Asakura Toru whistled while standing aside, turned around expectantly, waiting for Sakakibara Kaede's reaction.

The young man smiled with emotion, "Chizuru-san, you must be so excited. The roles she successfully auditioned for before were only minor ones, or roles with few scenes. The role she got this time will definitely have a lot of appearances. Well, even though she won't appear in front of the camera herself, it's still progress."

"what..."

Asakura Toru looked at Sakakibara Kaede speechlessly, took out his phone and called his agent.

Then there was a loud laughter from the other end of the phone, and Asakura Toru's mouth curled up slightly when he heard it.

Kei Iida was indeed very excited, he did not expect to get this kind of peculiar and alternative audition, and two of his men got it. He could not help but slap the table and laugh. This move was truly killing two birds with one stone. He had completely ignored the symphony of water cups falling to the ground and the girl's wailing coming from outside the door. For a moment he could only laugh, laugh wildly!

Sakakibara Kaede ignored Iida Kei who had entered a state of madness. After calling him a few times without any response and only hearing laughter, she hung up the phone.

Good news should be reported, and the other party's reaction... doesn't seem to be surprising.

"Do you have any plans for the afternoon, Tou-san?"

"Well... go home."

The girl felt the spring breeze blowing in her face, lifted her short hair, and smiled happily towards the distance. She turned her face to the side and smiled, "Feng, send me off."

"I only brought one helmet."

"Then let's go buy another one, a special helmet for Fengsang and me." Asakura Toru said with a smile.

"it is good."

The store selling motorcycle-related products was not far from here. Asakura Toru wanted to pick a favorite color for Sakakibara Kaede, and the young man had no objection, so he just let her do it.

The two men came to the motorcycle, and Sakakibara handed the helmet to Asakura Toru, who shook his head and pointed at the helmet in Sakakibara's hand.

"You want to take mine?"

"Ah."

Being enveloped by the helmet, it felt like being embraced by the young man.

That is the smell of Kaede Sakakibara.

Toru Asakura lifted up her dress, sat on the back of the motorcycle, and hugged Kaede Sakakibara's waist with her arms open.

Kaede Sakakibara put on a helmet and started the engine. The motorcycle made a slight roar and drove straight onto the road.

In the wind, Toru Asakura held the sun hat in front of her chest, feeling the breeze blowing through her calves. At this moment, she could only see Kaede Sakakibara's back and her black hair gently blown by the wind.

She closed her eyes slightly and leaned her body weight on the young man in front of her.

The spring breeze blew towards him, making the young man feel refreshed. He felt the arms around his waist seemed to tighten a little, and he gradually slowed down the car.

Asakura Toru was probably afraid of being thrown out if the car was going too fast, so he held on so tightly. He could understand that.

He smiled slightly, it was really a blessing for him to have such a friend by his side.

Sometimes, he would suddenly recall the funny things that happened between friends and laugh, and the self-pity and self-mockery he had two years ago gradually disappeared from his heart. To use some middle school words, it was as if the light in his heart was lit.

Thanks to the friends around him, they all have interesting and noble souls.

A precious soul is one who brings beauty and warmth to others. If you can't do this, even if you have a gorgeous appearance, you can't get a true love in vain.

When Kaede Sakakibara gradually understood the meaning of life, the season was full of spring. The light of life was lit by the call of the soul, and she cheered for the lovely people she met in her life.

Is he happy?

As Sakakibara Kaede was thinking about this question, he felt the body temperature coming from behind him and felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.

The connection between people may be the warmth that comes from the touch of bodies.

Whether it’s a high five between good friends, an arm around the shoulders between brothers, or fingers intertwined between lovers…

Sakakibara Kaede started the engine again after the green light, but... Lovers, this is a topic that he has never experienced and never thought he would experience.

Although he no longer had dark thoughts like "How could someone like me...", he still had such doubts.

Is a lover necessary for the so-called happiness in life, or for his so-called happiness?

The common line in Galgame is that if every heroine does not make a strategy, it will enter a bad end, or a normal end.

In this case, the male protagonist is friends with every girl and will continue to live a peaceful life. In Yuzu's Thousand Loves, the male protagonist's normal ending is to enjoy life in the countryside with his brothers.

This is also a kind of happiness.

Happiness has different answers for many people, and the same is true for Sakakibara Kaede. He is not thinking about getting the answer as soon as possible.

He still has things to do and dreams to fulfill.