I live my life in Tokyo

She was not like Toru Asakura, who did not knock her head.

The pillow is all full of the scent of Toru Asakura.

The movie was great, but Higuchi Madoka didn't get to watch much of it because halfway through the movie, Asakura Toru approached Higuchi Madoka and snatched half of the pillow.

In the end, the pillow didn't belong to anyone. When sleeping, it was placed in the center of the sofa, in an absolutely fair and neutral position.

In the next three or four days, the three members of World Shine and the two members of Noctchill were two parallel lines, each with their own things to do. Asakura Toru and Higuchi Madoka were just beginning to shoot the MV in the streets of Yokohama.

Sometimes we need daytime scenes, sometimes we need night scenes, and sometimes we specifically need rainy weather. For this kind of thing, I have a clear plan after looking at the weather forecast, and I feel nervous that I have to run outside when I see rain.

Thanks to the filming crew, Sakakibara Kaede, Asakura Toru and Higuchi Madoka only spent the first night in peace. They were very busy in the following days and were too tired to move after returning to the hotel.

The same is true for World Shining, with two hours of intensive training every day and familiarity with the lifts at the Yokohama Stadium. After a busy morning and afternoon, the three of them didn't want to go out of the hotel at night.

Kaede Sakakibara had a great time soaking in the hot spring.

Even the busiest life can be paused.

Two weeks before the World Shine Band was to start their first concert, Kaede Sakakibara, Yuuma Miura, and Maki Nishikino finished their rehearsals at the Yokohama Arena and returned to Tokyo.

Asakura Toru and Higuchi Madoka haven’t had it yet… The rainy day needed for their MVs has yet to come, or rather, it rained but it wasn’t the heavy downpour the crew had imagined… Normally, the rain in May should fall sporadically, but there happened to be no heavy rain this week, so we can only say that we were unlucky.

After reporting back to the office, Sakakibara Kaede did not go home first, but took a ride with the staff to Ginza.

He hadn't been to the RECT headquarters for a long time. After swiping his employee card at the entrance of the building, Kaede Sakakibara stepped in.

In the bug response group, there are several texture errors that need to be fixed on site. The modeling needs to be modified and connected to the server. This work can only be done at the headquarters.

Walking past Yuki Koichiro's office, Sakakibara Kaede paused for a moment and looked into the room again.

But we can no longer see the senior with glasses who had codes in his heart and the passion of a man. No, it's too strange to say that. Senior Yuki was just on a business trip to train himself as requested by his father.

The young man sighed and left a message in the guild group, saying that he didn't have time to go online this afternoon, and if he wanted to open up new areas, he could look for Mitt.

Soon, he found his own place in the staff area.

Before leaving, Koichiro Yuki promoted him directly to assistant game planner. To be honest, this was a brand new challenge for Kaede Sakakibara. You know, game planners need to understand the current market of the game and also need to plan for the future development of the game.

Of course, he was not the only planning assistant. Several colleagues stood up to the pressure with him, which really gave him a sigh of relief.

Pressing the keyboard, Sakakibara adjusted the angle, rechecked the texture, and uploaded the modified model to the server with the click of the mouse. At the same time, the planners were also holding a meeting. After fixing the bugs he was familiar with, Sakakibara went to listen in with a laptop.

Game planners can influence the direction of the game, and while they assess the cost, they are the least suitable people to judge whether the game is good or bad - the only people who can judge whether a game is good or bad are the players.

But the most important thing is your own experience.

Although Kaede Sakakibara worked exhaustedly every day at work in his previous life and was electronically impotent when he got home, he still had some time to play the games he wanted to play on weekends.

Now I also rotate between handheld game consoles.

Planning in his mind whether or not to practice two more professions to enrich his knowledge of Sword Art Online, Sakakibara Kaede ended the meeting as an observer. He glanced at the time in the lower right corner and found that it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

At this point, the high school students have already had dinner, and the club activities have just ended, right?

Not long after, he received a call from Yuuki Asuna.

"Hello? Is Sakakibara-senpai coming back today?"

"Ah, I'm taking care of some things at RECT company now. I should be home before six o'clock." Sakakibara Kaede leaned back in his chair. He knew that Yuuki Asuna had to deal with the handover of the student union. After all, it was already this month, and this class of seniors would graduate in half a year, so they probably wouldn't be home yet.

"Do you want me to bring some food home tonight, or should I buy takeout and bring it home?"

"Ah, no need... Wait a minute, is Sakakibara-senpai in the company now?"

"Correct."

"I'll be at the company in a moment, waiting for you downstairs after get off work."

Sakakibara Kaede glanced at her phone and found that Yuuki Asuna had hung up.

What do you mean, no need? What happened to dinner today? How can we solve it?

But now it's working hours, and it's a rare opportunity to come here, so I should solve all the problems that need to be solved.

In the next half hour, Sakakibara Kaede was repeatedly fixing online bugs and acting as a GM to seal robots. This gave him the pleasure of harvesting robot souls as a Soul Palace user, hehehe.

After get off work, he punches in on time.

A non-staff member like him doesn't need to look at his boss's face. Everyone knows that he is a student of Tokyo University. Although he is an assistant in title, the treatment is definitely that of a selected person. It is estimated that Sakakibara Kaede has some relationship with the company's director Mr. Yuki, who let him be directly parachuted into this position.

Kaede Sakakibara is now experiencing the same treatment that belonged to Koichiro Yuki.

Asuna Yuuki sat on the sofa, flipping through the pocket book in her hand with a smile.

She heard footsteps, then looked up, with a smile on her face as bright as spring.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sakakibara-senpai."

"I am indeed a little tired, let's go home."

Yuuki Asuna closed the book, chuckled and nodded, "Yeah!"

The two of them left the company building together and approached the tram station. It was the evening rush hour and there was a lot of people. After getting on the train, Sakakibara Kaede gestured to Yuuki Asuna to stand in the corner, and he stood in front of her like a knight protecting the princess, shielding her from the wind and rain, and preventing Yuuki Asuna from being hit by the crowd.

"...What about dinner today? Just make it casually?"

"Ah, no." Yuuki Asunari pulled Sakakibara Kaede's sleeve, and because the train stopped, she leaned forward and hugged the young man.

To others, it might be a hug between lovers, but Yuuki Asuna blushed shyly. She propped herself up a little embarrassedly and said hesitantly, "Um... Mai-senpai has moved in."

"what?"

Chapter 24 Married Life (Fog)

What a mistake. I didn't expect Sakurajima Mai to catch me off guard and move in directly.

Although he had heard Sakurajima Mai say before that she would move in after Yuki Koichiro left in order to save rent, he never expected that Sakurajima Mai would keep her word and actually move in.

I originally thought that Sakurajima Mai was just joking, but...

"Welcome back, Asuna-chan."

Sakurajima Mai, wearing an apron, half leaned out of the open kitchen to greet her. When she saw Sakakibara Kaede, her eyes lit up. "Feng-san, welcome home. How was the rehearsal this time?"

Sakakibara Kaede was a little surprised why Sakurajima Mai called him by his name directly in front of Yuuki Asuna, but then he thought that Asakura Toru and Higuchi Madoka both called him by his name directly, so he had to treat them equally, right?

"It's better than I thought. It's going smoothly."

He changed his shoes in front of the entrance, put on slippers, and saw the neatly arranged cabinets beside him. The corners of his mouth twitched, "Mai-san really moved in."

"I told you in advance, this is not a surprise attack, right, Asuna-chan."

“Ugh! Ahh…”

Yuuki Asuna was daydreaming at this moment. She listened to the two people calling each other names affectionately, her face slightly reddened, and she wondered in her mind if something had happened between them, or if they were already an underground couple and she was just a light bulb?

Thinking of this, she forced a smile, agreed, and went into her room carrying her schoolbag.

"Ah... Asuna-chan must be thinking the wrong thing."

Sakurajima Mai said helplessly. She raised an eyebrow at Sakakibara Kaede who opened the refrigerator to look for barley tea. "How is the cohabitation trip with Tou-san and Madoka-chan?"

"what?"

"Still playing dumb, Tou-san sent me a photo of the three of you having dinner together." Sakurajima Mai snorted, stirring the minced meat in the pot with a spatula, and squinted at Sakakibara Kaede, "You two aren't going to watch a movie and eat snacks in the same room at night, and then sleep in the same bed, right?"

"How can it be."

Sakakibara Kaede couldn't help but roll his eyes. He was actually misunderstood like this!

Naturally he refused when Asakura Toru invited him to see a movie, and nothing happened afterwards that he thought was beyond what should be done between friends. At most they would have time to have a meal together or something, as both sides were very busy.

Sitting on the sofa, Sakakibara Kaede turned on the TV and started watching the evening news.

"What interesting activities did you do in Yokohama? I heard that the hotel you stayed in also had a hot spring?"

"Artificial hot springs are not as good as natural ones." Sakakibara Kaede thought of this and sighed, "But hot springs really have to be taken in winter. I don't want to take any work this winter. I want to go to Sapporo, Hokkaido, to see the snow and take a hot spring bath."

"Feng-san, you are so narrow-minded. Natural hot springs are not unique to Hokkaido."

Mai Sakurajima placed the cut fruit plate on the low table in the living room. She picked up a piece of apple with a toothpick and handed it to Kaede Sakakibara's mouth.

The latter hesitated for a moment and took a bite of the apple.

"I say, Mai-san, you don't have to be so tired. You are a part of this family. You make me feel... a bit like the mother of this family."

As soon as I get home, I start cooking and cutting fruits. Isn’t this the role of a mother?

"Am I that old?"

Sakurajima Mai said angrily. She pretended to be angry and stepped on the young man's feet twice, then went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.

"I like doing this, and it's also a way of relaxing for me."

"Relax..."

The TV host was reporting a traffic accident that happened in Tokyo today in a standard accent, but Sakakibara Kaede's mind was wandering. Sometimes he would sit on the sofa motionless, using the sound of the TV as background music. He would just sit there doing nothing and be in a daze for a while, which he could consider as a form of rest.

Mai Sakurajima scooped up some gravy with a spoon, blew on it in front of her mouth, and then licked it with her tongue. It tasted good, just the taste that Feng liked.

She closed the lid tightly and all that was left was to simmer over low heat.

The flames licked the bottom of the pot, and the young man behind her breathed evenly. This was the life she longed for and dreamed of.

The glamour and splendor outside cannot affect her at all. Perhaps all she wants is this simple and ordinary life.

but. . .

Mai Sakurajima looked toward the corridor, not knowing whether she should be proud of Kaede Sakakibara or whether she should be in tears and laughter... It seemed that there was one more girl who liked Kaede Sakakibara.

This is not to blame Sakakibara Kaede, but that is just how he is as a person, like the sun, warming the people around him.

Once upon a time, Sakakibara Kaede also thought that Sakakijima Mai was like a warm sun, and her blooming smile was as dazzling as the sun. Now, Sakakijima Mai thinks that Sakakibara Kaede is also the sun.

Mai Sakurajima was just thankful that not many of his classmates noticed him during his three years at Sobu High School. Otherwise, with his looks and personality, if he hadn't been an actor at that time, he would have probably been able to eat gigolo meals at hundreds of houses and become the number one gigolo at Sobu High School.

However, no matter what time period Sakakibara Kaede was in, Sakurajima Mai paid more attention to the present. She preferred to listen to the serious background sound of the host on TV, sipping tea, and keeping her eyes focused on the young man's back.

Would he feel anything when she looked at him?

Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but ask herself.

People are extremely sensitive to sight. They may be able to spot someone in the corner of their vision, but can they detect someone staring at their back? Mai Sakurajima didn't know.

"Ah, Feng-san, can you tell Asuna-chan that dinner is ready?"

"okay."

Hearing his mother's words, Sakakibara Kaede stood up and called the high school students who were studying in the room. Why did this conversation give him a sense of being a father?

After knocking on Yuuki Asuna's door, he heard the girl's response. After waiting outside the door for a while, the door was opened.

"Ah... Sakakibara-senpai."

"Sorry to disturb you while you're studying, dinner is ready." When Sakakibara Kaede saw that Yuuki Asuna was wearing wireless headphones and had a workbook for after-class work on her desk, she knew that Yuuki Asuna was studying seriously.

"Okay, coming right away."

Asuna Yuuki turned around, took off her headphones and put them on the table. Under the gaze of Kaede Sakakibara, she smiled at him, and the two of them walked through the corridor to the living room together.

"Wow, Mai-senpai is amazing. This is Chinese cuisine. I remember it took a lot of time."

The chestnut-haired girl herself has practiced cooking, she learned cooking not because of life's necessity, but simply because she was interested in cooking. The last time the four of them cooked a big meal at home, Yuuki Asuna had already experienced Sakurajima Mai's superb cooking skills, and when she saw her serve the Chinese dishes that required a lot of time and heat today, she immediately sighed in admiration.

"If you master the trick, it will take less time than you think." Sakurajima Mai handed the chopsticks to Yuuki Asuna and smiled, "If you are interested, we can explore it together this weekend."

"Thank you, Mai-senpai."

Yuuki Asuna agreed sweetly.

Oh, the atmosphere at the table is so good, the young man sighed. When Yuuki Koichiro was here, it seemed as if there was a vulture hovering over the table. Whenever he spoke to Yuuki Asuna or had eye contact with her, the man would stare at Sakakibara Kaede with eagle-like eyes, making it difficult for him to swallow the food in his mouth.

Kaede Sakakibara and Asuna Yuuki looked at each other, the same emotion flashed in their eyes, and they laughed at the same time.

"By the way, Mai-san, when did your relationship with Yuuki-san become so good?"

Sakakibara Kaede had heard the two of them calling each other by their names before, and remembered that the last time they visited each other, they were polite and addressed each other by their last names.

"Asuna-chan helped a lot when I moved in." Sakurajima Mai recalled. She had not moved in long ago, just a few days.

Both of them are girls. Yuuki Asuna doesn't have the aura of Higuchi Madoka who keeps strangers away, or the aura of Asakura Toru who makes others feel unpredictable. Yuuki Asuna is very easy-going and gentle, and has the aura of a lady from a noble family. Sakurajima Mai has a similar personality to her. Except for the occasional devilish side, she is still very gentle at other times.

It's no surprise that the two of them get along so well.