I live my life in Tokyo

After packing his things, Kaede Sakakibara received a text message on his phone as he was putting on his shirt.

The message was sent by Higuchi Enka.

A faint smile appeared on Sakakibara Kaede's face, "Thank you, I will try my best."

"..."

The other party is typing.

After a moment, Higuchi said, "I'll be watching you from the audience."

The girl stood in front of the French window, barefoot on the blanket, looking at the lights of Yokohama outside the window, her toes slightly curled.

She wanted... to see the youth shine.

It’s just a pity that Higuchi Yuanka turned around.

When will she be able to understand the truth about Sakakibara Kaede?

Higuchi Madoka was ready. No, everything about her. Everything about Higuchi Madoka had already been clearly seen by Sakakibara Kaede, including her thoughts and habits.

"Higuchi... let's go eat."

"Ah."

Seeing Asakura Toru changing clothes and putting on socks, Higuchi Madoka deleted the words that had not yet been completed. . . . The sentence, "I want to see the most real you", should be said calmly in person, as if chatting with family.

Sakakibara Kaede smiled, stepped on his own shadow, waited for the green light, and quickly entered the hotel.

He also wants to take a good bath and relax, for the fans who come for him, and also for himself.

After a very comfortable night's sleep, the young man woke up when he heard the alarm clock, but he had no desire to get up for a while.

The concert started at six and ended at eight. The World Shining Band entered the backstage of Yokohama Stadium at five to make final preparations.

As for dinner, it will definitely be a simple meal.

He closed his eyes again, enjoying the tranquility of the early morning for a while, then got up and began to take a shower and change clothes.

This morning, he wanted to go out for a walk.

Among the friends, Sakurajima Mai, Higuchi Madoka, Asakura Toru and Ichinose Chizuru will come to the concert on the first day, Yuuki Asuna and several of her classmates will come on the second day, Uehara Yo, Takeda Hiroshi and several actors from the agency will come on the third day, and the last day will be attended by the agency's staff and most of the actors, stars and musicians who have time.

This is a benefit of STARS agency. The top management organized a concert team building without any hesitation. This can be considered as one of the benefits.

After having breakfast on the first floor, Kaede Sakakibara put on a mask and wireless headphones, and strolled on the streets of Yokohama with her hands in her pockets.

He needed some time to himself before the concert started in earnest.

He remembered what Nishikino Maki said yesterday, words of emotion laced in his singing.

Indeed, if at first he sang just to make himself shine more, now he has more than that in mind.

A song not sung for others... Sakakibara Kaede remembered Higuchi Madoka's whisper.

He looked up and he wanted to sing a song for the people.

For the fans, for the people around him, for his friends, and for those who are close to him.

"Thank you, Yuanxiang." He whispered to himself, "I seem to feel what you felt at that time."

Chapter 28 Tonight the neon lights are shining for them

The weather today is surprisingly good.

It was almost five o'clock in the evening and the sky was still bright blue. Mai Sakurajima looked at the group of sunny dolls hanging in front of the restaurant and took out her mobile phone to take pictures in a good mood.

After a simple dinner, she waited outside the Yokohama Arena like an ordinary fan.

At this time, a large number of young men and women with smiles on their faces were already sitting here. Most of them came in groups and formed their own small circles. With smiles on their faces, they discussed the topics they were looking forward to.

It was six o'clock in the evening. Most students had already finished their classes. Not to mention the group of students who went home after finishing classes at 2:40 in the afternoon in most Japanese high schools, even members of different clubs had left the school at this time.

I have to say that this is a really great time.

"Hello...long time no see, ah...it's been a few days."

"Good evening, Asakura-san."

Sakurajima Mai smiled and waved to Asakura Toru. Beside her was Higuchi Madoka, who looked reluctant to say hello.

"Good evening, Yuanxiang-chan~"

"good evening."

The three girls greeted each other and chatted for a few meaningless words about the weather. Then they all fell surprisingly silent. Several pairs of eyes looked at each other, and finally Asakura Toru couldn't help but laugh.

Although we have formed a strategy group for the time being, it is still embarrassing to have conversations in real life similar to those in the "game".

After all, it is normal to talk nonsense on the Internet, for example, you might say that you want to confess your love to a certain female classmate in person, but when you stand in front of her, you become cowardly...

"Well... first of all, I want to change my name."

The benches were already full of people, and the three men wearing masks walked to the end of the line - the queue had not started yet.

Mai Sakurajima raised her finger and said.

"Title? What does it mean?" Higuchi Madoka frowned slightly.

"Let's call each other by our names from now on," suggested Mai Sakurajima.

Asakura Toru nodded thoughtfully, "Higuchi and I have always been like this..."

Higuchi Madoka glanced at her childhood sweetheart. When they were young, they did call each other by their first names, but at some point they started calling each other Asakura, Higuchi's last name.

This is what Higuchi Madoka did in the past because she didn't want to lose to Asakura Toru. Perhaps, she has always had a certain competitive spirit towards Asakura Toru, and this competition involves all aspects, such as the idol career.

What Asakura can do, there is no way I can't do it - this is the complex feeling that Higuchi Madoka has towards Asakura Toru.

"Well... Mai-san." Asakura Toru said with a smile without hesitation.

The two turned their eyes to the absent-minded Higuchi Madoka, who noticed their gazes, snorted, and looked away.

Want to try to get closer?

This is a question she has struggled with many times. Asakura always easily accomplishes things that others cannot, but Higuchi Madoka is afraid of her. In order to catch up with Asakura Toru, she... has become unlike herself no longer.

However, looking at the upturned corners of Sakurajima Mai's mouth, Higuchi Madoka sighed softly. She had known Sakurajima Mai for several years, much earlier than she had known the young man who made her angry just thinking about him and who wanted to tear off his clothes and see his true inner self - the two had known each other when they first entered the idol industry.

The other party also gave me a lot of care in daily life and work... This can be considered a friend.

She pursed her lips and said as if she was sighing, "Mai-san..."

"Yeah, that sounds really nice."

Sakurajima Mai answered with a smile, and Asakura Toru gave a thumbs up. Higuchi Madoka glared at her mercilessly, and she pouted in grievance.

Higuchi Madoka felt a rare rush of panic. This was her first step forward. In order to relieve her messy thoughts, she took out her cell phone and started browsing her Twitter feed.

"By the way, where is Ichinose-san?" These words, which seemed to change the subject, indeed made Sakurajima Mai take out her cell phone and start contacting her junior.

“What will the future be like?”

Higuchi Enka sighed softly.

Sakurajima Mai was slightly stunned. The words spoken by the other party were exactly the same as what Senior Feng was thinking... They were all afraid of change.

Missing the present and fearing change, it seems that Sakakibara Kaede and Higuchi Madoka are indeed very similar in some aspects - both can perfectly maintain a sense of distance, and most of them can handle interpersonal relationships perfectly, and both of them have truth in their hearts that no one can touch.

Hmm... If Mai Sakurajima was the director and the two were the male and female, maybe they would make a young love movie in which the two redeem each other and lick their wounds.

But unfortunately! She wanted to star in more than one movie!

"——I'm sorry, I didn't find the end of the team. I wasn't that late."

Chizuru Ichinose ran forward breathlessly with a cloth bag slung across her shoulder. She was not wearing glasses today and had light makeup on her face, as if she was attending an important occasion.

"Good evening, Chizuru-san." Mai Sakurajima gently soothed Chizuru Ichinose's back, "You are not late, there is still some time before entering."

"Ah... OK."

Chizuru Ichinose blushed slightly when she was called by her name. She looked at Asakura Toru with a somewhat awkward look on his face with a freehand and mysterious smile, and greeted him softly.

"Chizuru-san, we are one of us."

"Hey, hey, hey, what does this mean?"

Hearing what Asakura Toru said, Chizuru Ichinose took a few steps back as if her secrets had been exposed. Her eyes were a little confused, flickering back and forth between the sky and the ground.

"Stop teasing her." Higuchi Madoka frowned and said softly when she saw that Chizuru Ichinose had just completed a round of san checks and had been deducted a lot of sans.

Mai Sakurajima smiled, she walked forward and held Chizuru Ichinose's hand.

"Chizuru-san."

"...Um."

Chizuru Ichinose's face flushed and she glanced to the side. She was a little afraid to look at Mai Sakurajima's deep black eyes like gemstones - this fear actually reminded her of the fear that a concubine had when looking at her mistress in the palace drama she had watched recently.

Wait wait wait, who is the concubine!!!

After shouting out her inner anger as if it were exploding, Chizuru Ichinose finally mustered up the courage to look into Mai Sakurajima's eyes.

Those were a pair of tolerant eyes that made her feel ashamed of herself.

"Chizuru-san, do you like Kaede-san?"

“Maple-maple-maple-maple-sang.”

Hearing this name, even if Chizuru Ichinose was stupid, she knew the purpose of Mai Sakurajima asking this question. Could it be that Asakura-san secretly told Mai Sakurajima about this?

Only Toru Asakura could hear her self-destructive confession at the audition. . . After she returned home that day, she buried herself in the quilt and started to steam herself. She only reluctantly left the sauna room when her grandmother called her to eat.

"...I like it." The girl whispered softly.

"very nice."

The unexpected answer made Chizuru Ichinose raise her head. She blinked, seeming a little confused.

"We all like Feng-san." Sakurajima Mai seemed to be stating the truth, but her tone was light and there was a hint of smile, "Chizuru-san, do you want to join us?"

Higuchi Madoka felt uncomfortable listening to Mai Sakurajima trying to attract followers like she was preaching. Hearing Mai Sakurajima say with her own mouth that "we" all liked Fengsan made her feel the shyness that shouldn't exist in her emotions.

I just... I don't like that Mr. Central Air Conditioner.

There was a quiet noise coming from the team ahead, and the crowd began to move slowly.

Mai Sakurajima pulled over Chizuru Ichinose, who was shy and dared not look up. Her every move was full of the demeanor of a hostess. She nodded and smiled at Toru Asakura, and the four of them joined the moving team and walked towards the front.

"Mai Sakurajima invites Chizuru Ichinose to join the raiders team."

Backstage at the Yokohama Arena, Yuuma Miura glanced at his mobile phone, took a long breath, and jumped twice on the spot to relieve the tension in his heart.

Kaede Sakakibara was drinking water and walking back and forth with a slightly unnatural look on his face.

"what happened?"

"I'm just nervous." The young man glanced at Nishikino Maki, who had a faint smile on her face, and admired her maturity and stability in his heart, "This is my first time."

“It’s my first time in a three-person band, too.”

Nishikino Maki said calmly. She glanced at the two useless men and said softly, "It's okay. As long as the three of us add up to 100 points, it will be fine."

"33.33333--"

“We’re not talking about math!”

Kaede Sakakibara breathed a sigh of relief, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that was familiar to Maki Nishikino and Yuma Miura.

"Xikino-san is right. It's OK if the three of us add up to 100 points, because we are a band."

He came to the take-off and landing in the center of the backstage, where he could faintly hear the boiling voices coming from above his head.

On the stand, there is an electric guitar.

Maki Nishikino nodded and went to the left, while Yuuma Miura sat behind the drum set on the helicopter and played a few drum beats with the drumsticks in his hand.

Before the elevator was completely raised, Yuma Miura gave a thumbs up to Kaede Sakakibara with a bright smile on his face.

Seeing this, Sakakibara Kaede also gave him a thumbs up.

He slowly closed his eyes.

There was a vibration under my feet, which was a wave of human voices.