I live my life in Tokyo

"I see."

"——Yuuka-chan is so cute."

Higuchi Madoka looked at Sakurajima Mai's reply, frowned and snorted.

The next day, Kaede Sakakibara did not sleep in. After washing up, he went into the kitchen. At this time, Mai Sakurajima and Asuna Yuuki had not gotten up yet, so he ate the simplest breakfast of bread and fried eggs.

Before leaving for Yokohama, he needed to go to the hospital.

After carrying the luggage to the door, Sakakibara Kaede cleaned the table, drank the barley tea in the cup, washed the glass and put it aside, then he looked at himself in the mirror.

He looks very energetic, but his hair needs a trim. He had a bad sleeping posture at night and his hair is all tangled.

"Ah... Good morning, Feng-senpai."

One more person started calling him by this name, starting from last night.

"Sorry, did I wake you up, Asuna-chan?" Sakakibara Kaede thought that the noise from cooking and washing dishes was too loud and woke up Yuuki Asuna.

The latter chuckled and shook her head, her cheeks slightly red. In the past, Sakakibara-senpai would sometimes call her Asuna, but at that time she knew that the other party was reading her game ID, not her name.

The Asuna mentioned by the other party at this time was not her game ID Asuna, but Asuna from Yuuki Asuna.

"No, I just get up early as usual. I have to go out today to do homework with Mitt." Yuuki Asuna noticed the luggage in front of the door, "Is Kaede-senpai going out?"

"Ah."

"Ah, wait a minute, let me help Senior Feng with his hair."

Yuuki Asuna smiled.

There are some tips for taking good care of a girl's hair. As far as Sakakibara knows, it seems that after shampooing, there should be conditioner, and it is also necessary to apply some kind of cream or oil to care for the hair roots.

He had never cared about this, but when he thought of this topic, he couldn't help but look at Yuuki Asuna's chestnut hair... It was indeed very smooth and soft, and looked well-maintained.

Perhaps women in the entertainment industry understand this topic very well.

Yuuki Asuna noticed Kaede-senpai's gaze, smiled, took him into the bathroom, and made him sit on the makeup chair facing the mirror.

She squeezed some of the care solution that Yuuki Asuna usually used into the palm of her hand, and then carefully touched Sakakibara Kaede's hair with her fingers, stopping only when her fingers touched the scalp.

The palm is one of the most sensitive parts of the human body.

Yuuki Asuna hummed a few times, and she began to rub Feng's hair evenly. A few naughty strands of black hair stood up and danced in her palm, making her feel smooth and a little itchy.

In the past, her mother taught her how to take care of her hair, and she also used this method. Yuuki Asuna had a gentle look in her eyes and a light technique, and she began to wipe with wet wipes after applying the conditioner.

Sakakibara Kaede could smell a pleasant scent coming from her hair, and thought of what Yuuki Asuna said... This must be the smell of Yuuki Asuna.

"Well... very good. Next all we have to do is apply mousse." Yuuki Asuna clapped her hands lightly.

Kaede Sakakibara stood up, turned her head sideways and turned around carefully twice in front of the mirror. The originally disobedient parts of her hair fell down obediently under the gentle touch of Asuna Yuuki, and her black hair looked very smooth.

"Thank you, Asuna-san."

"It's a small matter."

Yuuki Asuna said softly, as if she had thought of something, "By the way, Harukaze, can you marry me after the concert?"

"what?"

"I really like the wedding dresses given as gifts in Sword Art Online." Yuuki Asuna curled her hair. "You know, there is no divorce option in Sword Art Online, so I think it's more reliable to find a partner instead of finding someone I don't know... After all, we have to share the item box, right?"

"It's just a small matter. Leave it to me."

Sakakibara Kaede waved his hand nonchalantly. It’s just a set of transmogrified costumes. They can just get married in the game.

Mai Sakurajima yawned and walked out of the room. As soon as she arrived at the bathroom door, she heard such an exciting conversation between the two.

She blinked and thought that she should add Yuuki Asuna to the group in two weeks.

Chapter 27: Songs for Others

"Yuuki, did you take a look at the equipment list I recommended to you yesterday? Although you rolled a blue piece of clothing yesterday, I'm counting on you to increase the DPS."

When Mrs. Konno approached the ward, she found that a bouquet of flowers had appeared in the vase beside the window. Her two daughters were sitting on two beds, each with a small coffee table and the sisters' laptops on their beds.

"Sakakibara-kun, come on, why didn't you tell me before you came?" Mrs. Konno walked forward with a smile and put the thermos in her hand aside.

The young man stood up from his chair, he gently stroked Konnoki Kinji's head and said with a smile, "It's too late, I want to come and see them before leaving Tokyo."

"Leaving Tokyo? Where is Sakakibara-kun going?" Mrs. Konno was slightly startled. She was afraid that the young man would think too much and leave Tokyo to live in another city in order to avoid her family and father. Thinking of this, she always felt that she owed Sakakibara Kaede something...

Yes, she is the young man's stepmother, but her eyes are always on her daughter, and she doesn't care about Sakakibara Kaede at all, resulting in the relationship between them not like that of mother and son, but rather like strangers who have just nodded to each other.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but pursed her lips and lowered her head. At this moment, she seemed to have no face to continue standing in front of Sakakibara Kaede as a mother.

"My brother is going to Yokohama for a concert."

Konno Aiko, who noticed her mother's strange emotion, spoke quickly. She moved her eyes away from the computer screen and blinked at Sakakibara Kaede for help.

The young man came to his senses, perhaps realizing what Mrs. Konno was worried about, "This trip to Yokohama will only last a week, and I will be back in a week."

He added with a smile, "By the way, Lan Zi and Mu Mian Ji will be discharged from the hospital next week. I will come to pick them up if I am free."

"I'm leaving now. I won't disturb you and your sisters' rest time."

Sakakibara nodded politely and smiled at the two sisters. "When the Blu-ray BD goes on sale, I'll give you two a copy in advance."

"One for each," Konno Kapok said with a smile while holding Sakakibara Kaede's hand.

"Row."

To be fair, Sakakibara Kaede also touched Konno Aiko's shoulder-length hair lovingly, then gave Mrs. Konno a polite smile again, slowly pushed the door open and left.

Mrs. Konno pursed her lips, and until the very end she found it difficult to look the young man in the eye, because she always felt that she owed him something.

"Mom, Brother Feng is a very nice person." Seeing that her mother's face was not right, Konno Aiko hurriedly said softly, "I'm really looking forward to our normal family life in a week."

Mrs. Konno hummed, and she gently stroked Konno Aiko's face, "I have to find some time to clean the house thoroughly."

"Hehe, that's great."

Kaede Sakakibara left the hospital with a smile on his face. The Konno sisters will be discharged next week, and he needs to make preparations for this, such as getting the sisters back into school. He can now solve such problems with his own connections.

He waited downstairs at the hospital for the business car that was going to take him to Yokohama. Miss Nanakusa, who was sitting in the passenger seat, waved to him.

Staff from the agency’s music department also needed to go to Yokohama for the final meeting at the gymnasium.

After saying hello, Sakakibara Kaede got in the car. He took out his cell phone, flipped through the address book, and found Iida Kei's contact information.

After the phone rang a few times, Iida Kei's familiar droopy voice came through.

"Hey, Sakakibara-kun, what do you want from me?"

"Iida-san, please help me keep an eye out for any commercials being filmed at high schools in Tokyo."

When Miss Nanakusa heard this, she turned her head curiously.

"Ah? Isn't Sakakibara-kun the elegant man who always avoids these kinds of advertisements that eulogize youth? Why, today you want to go back in time and become a vulgar person in the past?" Iida Kei sneered, he didn't believe it.

But he was still a heel and a sneer, and he quickly started typing on the keyboard, looking for the latest advertisements that required auditions.

"...Yes, there are several high schools. Look, one of them is a familiar face, the Private Toyosaki Academy. The TV series you just entered was filmed there."

Sakakibara Kaede listened to Kei Iida reading out the name of the school like a dish, took the tablet computer placed on the back seat of the business car, and began to search for general information about the school.

"By the way, why did Sakakibara-kun suddenly think of filming a campus commercial?"

"Ah, something." Sakakibara hesitated for a moment, then said, "My stepmother's two daughters are both high school students, but they were hospitalized for a few years and their studies were interrupted. So I want to use this opportunity to discuss with the school's top management whether it is possible to let them enter high school."

Iida Kei hummed a long sigh, "Then I still recommend Fengzhizaki Academy."

"I think so too. Let's talk about it when I return to Tokyo."

"Okay, I'll write to them right away."

Kei Iida breathed a sigh of relief. He felt his blood boiling for the first time in a long time, and also had a faint sense of being moved and emotional.

When did Sakakibara Kaede actually take the initiative to ask for a job?

"Ohhhh, it's burning!" Iida Kei screamed and started typing on the keyboard frantically. He just didn't believe that the higher-ups of Toyonosaki Academy wouldn't be tempted after this letter was sent out!

Kaede Sakakibara is currently in the entertainment industry, and his traffic in the advertising circle cannot be underestimated. After he starred in Kamen Rider, his net worth suddenly doubled.

Small-scale things like school advertisements simply cannot attract actors or stars of this level to participate in the filming - the influence and energy brought by this email from Kei Iida will probably make the top management and principal of Toyonosaki Academy feel like pie in the sky.

"Sakakibara-san is so gentle." Miss Nanakusa said softly.

"I just did what I wanted to do. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Although this saying is a bit childish, I like it."

"Sakakibara-san is becoming more and more dazzling now."

Miss Nanakusa covered her mouth and chuckled. She looked at Sakakibara Kaede who turned his face away shyly with his eyes narrowed. Being able to see Sakakibara Kaede's private look made her, as his agent, feel trusted and secretly happy.

"You can get some sleep, Sakakibara-san. I'll call you when we get there."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Miss Nanakusa."

Upon hearing this, Sakakibara Kaede thanked him, put on his wireless headphones, started playing melodious Lofi music on loop, and slowly closed his eyes.

Yokohama was flooded with visitors just like during the tourist season in just one weekend.

Japan's tram system is quite developed. For example, it only takes half an hour to get from Tokyo to Yokohama by tram. There is an endless stream of young men and women coming to the concert. They all take the tram from their own cities to Yokohama, looking forward to the next few days.

"Ahhh, I'm really looking forward to the World Shining Band's concert. There's only one day left and I'm so anxious."

“Hearing the songs of World Shine live must have been an unforgettable concert.”

"I bought the first day's ticket, see you tomorrow! @Sakakibara Kaede @Miura Yuuma @Nishikino Maki!"

The young man put down the microphone, took a breath, picked up the warm water beside him, and drank it in small sips.

He took off his shirt, leaving only a short-sleeved T-shirt.

Singing and dancing so excitedly for two hours in the summer will indeed make people feel hot and tired. . . . Besides, the air conditioning in the practice room is not enough. Being too cold or too hot will cause the voice to function unsteadily, not to mention that sweating and being blown by the cold wind will cause colds.

"Thank you for your hard work, Towel."

Sakakibara Kaede took the towel and handed the other two to Nishikino Maki and Miura Yuma who were drinking water and taking a break. He wiped the back of his neck and had no desire to speak for a while.

After a short break, Nishikino Maki took a long breath, "Today, Sakakibara-san's singing gave me a different feeling. I always felt that... the emotions were more passionate, and there was a feeling of light blooming as described in the lyrics."

"I think so too. It gives people a more dazzling feeling than before. Sakakibara, you haven't awakened, have you?"

"This isn't a training method. You're not trying to break through the shackles here, right?" Sakakibara Feng complained to Miura Yuuma, "You practice every day, so you're definitely going to sing better every day."

"Well, anyway, you've worked hard. Let's have a good rest tomorrow morning." Miura Yuuma clapped his hands and rubbed his slightly sore wrists. "I'm going to take a bath."

"Be careful not to catch a cold."

Yuuma Miura waved his hand and went back to his room to rest.

Nishikino Maki stood up. She was also going to take a bath and rest. Before leaving, she turned around and said, "What I'm talking about is actually the emotions in the song."

"Emotions?" Sakakibara Kaede smiled and said, "Speaking of emotions, it reminds me of the Muse live I attended two years ago. How should I put it? I could feel the emotions in the hearts of the Muse members from their singing."

Nishikino Maki was praised and snorted a little embarrassedly, but she mostly held her chest high, feeling proud of them and herself.

"When singing, eyes are also very important. Sakakibara-san's eyes were very bright today, I hope you can keep it up tomorrow."

"Hey, I see. Thank you, Nishikino-san."

Nishikino Maki accepted Sakakibara Kaede's thanks with a smile.

Kaede Sakakibara breathed a sigh of relief, held a cup of warm water in her mouth, and leaned back on the sofa, browsing Twitter.

Under the management of Miss Nanakusa, his last two tweets were one retweet of his own practice photos, and the other was a push of a poster produced by the agency.

Under the updates, there are messages from fans.

He flipped through them one by one, and the emotions of encouragement, cheering and anticipation made the corners of his mouth curl up.

This is a feeling of being expected and hoped for.

This will make people feel heavy pressure, but it will also give rise to endless fighting spirit.

Sakakibara Kaede has both. No matter what, he thinks he is an ordinary person, a member of the vast universe. As an ordinary person, can he stand in front of tens of thousands of fans and express his emotions to his heart's content?

It seems that I still don’t consider myself a popular actor or singer. I don’t have such awareness.

He still lives like an ordinary person, an ordinary person who he thinks lives a wonderful life.

"Feng-san, good luck at tomorrow's concert."