I live my life in Tokyo

"Same thing with Asakura."

The last sentence seemed a little reluctant.

They really support me, Sakakibara Feng chuckled, he really has a group of good friends. He glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "Wait a minute, I won't be able to go out until I finish lunch."

"Well, I'm just strolling around today, mainly to let you relax, Feng-san."

"I've booked a hot spring. Let Asakura know if you want to see a movie."

"Heart, thank you so much."

Looking at the young man's reply, Higuchi Yuanxiang glanced at the subscription in the email, the address of a private hot spring, and after a moment she said silently, "Asakura, are there any good movies today?"

Asakura Toru rested his head on her shoulder and smiled mysteriously, "Higuchi, have you asked him to come out?"

“Isn’t this simple?”

Higuchi Madoka snorted softly.

After all, Feng Sang has always been very gentle, and he would definitely not refuse requests like going out to play, soak in hot springs, and watch movies together.

Chapter 31 Trivial Sweetness

To be honest, Kaede Sakakibara was a little reluctant to go out on her days off.

To put it nicely, I want to meditate at home on my days off, ponder the philosophy of life, and have the leisure time to push the latest galgame, cultivate my sentiments, and learn about the market.

To put it bluntly, it's a lazy dog.

Simply too lazy to go out.

However, Asakura Toru and Higuchi Madoka took him out to relax his body and throat. After two busy days of performances, he did feel a little tired. Going out for a walk and looking at the plants and trees in Yokohama might be a good choice.

Or perhaps he simply couldn't refuse Higuchi Madoka's invitation.

Asakura Toru and Higuchi Madoka not only bought tickets for the first day, they also bought tickets for the fourth day... From the perspective of friends, their behavior touched Sakakibara Kaede.

We are all good friends who see each other every day. Let’s go out and play... Then let’s go out and play.

Anyway, Kaede Sakakibara is probably lying on the bed watching TV in the hotel - Yuma Miura probably has this planned for today.

Although she was so moved that she burst into tears when she saw Miura Yumiko while having dinner in the hotel on the first night, which made her sister-san feel a little embarrassed, she naturally brought those familiar faces in her small circle, and Sakakibara Kaede got to know them after seeing them so many times.

But it is only limited to the first day. After all, they are all senior high school students, and the college entrance examination is more important.

As for Nishikino Maki, she has been relaxing and resting with her former Muse companions these past two days, and today should be the same.

Kaede Sakakibara now has to wear a mask when traveling, especially during performances. Nowadays, the display screens hanging outside commercial buildings are most likely playing excerpts of their band's performances, Blu-ray BD information, etc.

He didn’t want to be recognized at this time. If he was seen standing with fellow artists Toru Asakura and Madoka Higuchi… he didn’t want to ruin their reputations.

For this reason, he wore a baseball cap and sunglasses. In early June, when summer was approaching, this outfit was not that unusual.

But, it’s almost summer.

Sakakibara Kaede raised his head. The sky through his sunglasses was covered with a light color. The azure blue of the sky with a few mixed colors made him think of what he was doing last summer.

This summer, I really want to relax.

The young man stretched lazily and leaned on the railing with a thank you. In such a summer, it would be a good choice to go out and have some fun.

However, he still has a ton of work to do before summer arrives.

I opened my phone and looked through the conversations with your name.

Well... Although imitating a female voice makes him feel a little ashamed, he will not give up. At least Mr. Shinkai Makoto has made him a second-dimensional person - in the future, when people listen to Tachibana Taki's voice, the figure of Sakakibara Kaede may appear in their minds.

Kaede Sakakibara is equal to Tachibana Taki, Tachibana Taki is equal to the two-dimensional world, Kaede Sakakibara is equal to the two-dimensional world!

On this day, the young man finally broke through the shackles of the flesh and ascended to the beautiful second dimension.

"Hello... Hello..."

The girl's voice pulled his thoughts back from the distant horizon. He was startled and saw two girls standing in front of him. They were all wearing masks and sunglasses. . . . This was a habit.

"Tou-san, Madoka-san?"

Although he couldn't see their faces, Sakakibara Kaede still recognized the two people based on Asakura Toru's voice just now. The cool clothes they were wearing made Sakakibara Kaede feel again that summer was coming.

"Well... do you like your outfit today?" Asakura Toru turned around holding her sun hat, and her pure white dress danced with her body. She was wearing a mask, but Sakakibara Kaede seemed to be able to see the smiling face under the mask.

"Very beautiful, it suits you very well."

Sakakibara Kaede withdrew his eyes from his mobile phone, stood up from the chair in the open-air cafe, and praised sincerely.

It’s like walking barefoot on the beach, holding a bunch of pure lilies in your hands, and looking through a transparent plastic bottle, that smile is so clear and mysterious.

"We're going to be late for the movie." Higuchi Madoka said coldly, as if she couldn't wait to watch the movie.

Although Higuchi Madoka was wearing sunglasses, Sakakibara Kaede still felt that she seemed to glare at him - he was already used to having PTSD, and from her unconcealed tone, her eyes must be glaring at him under the sunglasses.

She was also wearing all white today, a white vest under a loose white sun-shading mid-sleeve jacket, two pendants hanging down from her chest, and thin bracelets on her wrists. The girl boldly revealed her slender long legs, wearing only a pair of gray khaki shorts that reached down to the middle of her thighs.

"Yuan Xiang is also very beautiful today."

Higuchi Yuanxiang paused slightly when she heard this, and turned her head to the side, "Anything else?"

"Hmm... it looks very suitable for you, especially the refreshing look that seems to be a singer's fashion style. This outfit looks really good."

Sakakibara Kaede was glared at by Higuchi Madoka for a few times, and he had to add a sentence. To be honest, if he was asked to praise someone, he could only say "beautiful" or "good-looking". He could have used a famous painting to praise someone's beauty, but Sakakibara Kaede was a little lazy today and couldn't say anything naughty.

Higuchi Yuanxiang snorted lightly, turned around and walked in front of Sakakibara Kaede. Only then did the corners of her mouth slightly curl up.

When I was praising their outfits just now, I praised her a little more.

Won a round.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and out of the corner of her eye she saw Asakura Toru secretly pulling Sakakibara Kaede's hand. Her brows trembled slightly. She didn't expect Asakura to launch a sneak attack on her when she was so satisfied.

"Asakura."

Higuchi Yuanka took Asakura Toru's hand and pulled her to the front to walk parallel to her, completely putting an end to Asakura Toru's behavior that bothered Sakakibara Kaede.

Can't she think about what would happen if they were recognized while holding hands so casually?

"Hmm...are there too many people?"

"more or less."

Sakakibara Kaede couldn't hear clearly the conversation between the two women and made a sound of "hmm". Sometimes he couldn't understand the relationship between Higuchi Madoka and Asakura Toru. They were childhood sweethearts and also competitors. Their relationship was really complicated.

It’s better to think about where to go for fun this summer vacation.

Well, even though it’s already June, there are still summer festivals to attend in many places.

Kaede Sakakibara was flipping through her phone while looking for a vacation spot.

Of course, we can't forget work.

"Toru-san, how is your accent learning going?" Thinking of this, Sakakibara Kaede looked up and asked.

Asakura Toru hummed a long sigh, "Teacher Shinkai Makoto said that we can go to other cities to practice different pronunciations, and the recording location can also be changed."

"Even so, the first thing that comes to my mind is that the only big difference seems to be between the Kanto dialect and the Kansai dialect."

"I've decided... How about working in Kyoto or Osaka?"

There was a hint of anticipation in Toru Asakura's tone, it seemed that she wanted to have some fun after work.

"I personally have no opinion, but it's just about what the school should do."

The two looked at each other, and finally Higuchi Madoka coughed and said, "The light is green, let's go."

Unable to interrupt the conversation between the two, Higuchi Madoka raised her tone.

Sakakibara Kaede was interrupted by this and didn't think any further. The dubbing work started in mid-June, so it should be finished in mid-July, right?

The movie I watched today was a youth romance film with a slightly literary flavor.

Sakakibara Kaede habitually bought a bucket of popcorn and sat down. Higuchi Yuanxiang frowned slightly and said, "Feng-san, sit in the middle."

"Popcorn. Asakura and I both want some."

"Oh ok, OK."

Sakakibara Kaede made an OK gesture and moved her butt to the middle. Higuchi Madoka and Asakura Toru were on the left and right, and they were the women again.

After taking off his sunglasses and half-removing his mask, revealing his mouth, Sakakibara picked up three pieces of popcorn and put them in his mouth. As the lights in the cinema gradually dimmed, the room was dark until the screen lit up.

It’s been a long time since I watched a movie in the cinema. I remember the last time I watched a movie with friends was when I watched a police and gangster movie with Ken Sano and others, in which the heroine regretted her life.

I reached for the popcorn bucket again, but I didn't feel any popcorn kernels. Instead, my fingers felt something warm.

"what happened?"

Higuchi Yuanka frowned, her fingers inadvertently intertwined with the young man's fingers, she took two grains of popcorn, opened her red lips slightly and put them into her mouth.

Sakakibara Feng snorted, "If you eat too much popcorn, you will get fat."

"I say the same thing to you. Eating too much popcorn is not good for a singer's health."

Higuchi Madoka said lightly, and her hand passed through Sakakibara Kaede's territory again, as if in provocation. The cool back of her hand with a slight fragrance brushed across the palm of Sakakibara Kaede's hand, and she snatched four grains of popcorn again and put them into her mouth.

The two were fighting silently in the dark. Asakura Toru shifted her gaze, blinked at Higuchi Madoka, and chuckled silently with her hands covering her mouth.

In the darkness, no one could see the light powder on Higuchi Madoka's face.

The original two-country rivalry turned into a three-country rivalry after Asakura Toru joined. . . Although Sakakibara Kaede bought a large bucket of popcorn for the three of them to share, blood was still spilled on the battlefield when they ate.

This is only the first ten minutes of the movie. As the hero and heroine gradually bring the audience's hearts into the story, and the struggle between the three ends peacefully, everyone starts to watch the movie seriously.

During the period, the hands of the three people would sometimes touch each other strangely because of taking popcorn, but at this moment this little friction would no longer cause a national war, and the three of them focused their attention on the movie.

Two hours later, the lights came back on and people in the cinema packed up their things and left.

"I didn't expect that the protagonist would go back to his hometown with the heroine and his sister to live a peaceful life in the countryside."

Sakakibara Feng hummed, "Perhaps this is the peaceful ending of everything. It's still a good ending for the ending."

He threw the empty popcorn bucket into the trash can. The three of them walked out of the cinema and were greeted by the afternoon sun. It would be time for dinner soon, but they had just eaten a lot of popcorn and were not very hungry now.

"Hey, what kind of ending do you like, Feng-san?"

After many days, Toru Asakura asked him this question again.

Sakakibara Kaede pondered for a moment, then replied, "Today's movie has an open ending, leaving the audience with countless fantasies, because we know that the story is still going on, and the rural life between the hero, the heroine, and the sister will continue..."

"An open-ended happy ending is also good." Sakakibara nodded to the two girls standing beside her and said, "An open ending means there is no real ending. Instead, the audience can think of the ending themselves. The audience can choose any character they like and design an ending according to their own ideas. Although in this movie, the endings of the characters have been determined, what is left for the audience to think about is only the trivial sweetness in daily life."

Higuchi Madoka looks at Sakakibara Kaede, is it a trivial sweetness?

Isn't what she is savoring now that trivial sweetness?

"Let's go to the hot springs. I have reserved a room and dinner for one night."

Higuchi Madoka said softly as she walked forward, "Kaede-san doesn't want to be recognized in a public hot spring, right?"

"Indeed, if we are recognized, it will be a bit troublesome."

"Well, Asakura and I will share a room, and we will stay there tonight. Feng-san, your room is next to ours, and the purpose of that room is simply to soak in a private hot spring."

"Thank you so much. I'll transfer the room fee to you later."

"Ah."

Higuchi Yuanka didn't say anything polite. She knew where Sakakibara Kaede's bottom line was, so she didn't continue to argue with him about the room fee.

Sakakibara Kaede was sighing at the thoughtfulness of Higuchi Madoka. According to her arrangement, she could soak in the private hot spring in the room without having to see anyone, and she could have hotel food for dinner which could be ordered directly to the room without having to see anyone.

The location of the hotel was not far from the hotel where Sakakibara Kaede was currently staying with the staff of the office. After sending a text message to Miss Nanakusa to report, Sakakibara Kaede followed Asakura Toru and Higuchi Madoka into the hot spring hotel and got her room card.

The interior decoration was very tasteful, and Sakakibara Kaede found the yukata and bathrobe in the closet at the entrance in a familiar manner.

After getting wet in the rain and rinsing her body clean, Sakakibara Kaede wrapped herself in a bath towel and walked outside.

She tapped the tip of her toes on the edge of the pool to feel the temperature of the water, then gradually poured herself into the hot spring. As the heat wrapped around her chest, Sakakibara Kaede placed the cool, wet towel on her forehead and exhaled a breath of satisfaction.

"Are you comfortable, Feng-san?"

The sound of water splashing came from next door. Sakakibara Kaede looked up at the sky and said softly, "It's really comfortable. Thank you, Yuanxiang-san, for letting me relax so much today."

The sound of an object slowly entering the water was heard again, followed by Asakura Toru's comfortable breathing.

"Ah... Next time, I'll go to a mixed bath."