I live my life in Tokyo

Chapter 36 DokiDoki

"after..."

"Ah."

"Can life continue like this in the future?"

Higuchi Madoka spoke calmly, her tone carrying her usual coldness, her eyes slightly narrowed, as if she was examining someone.

This is also the reason why people who don’t know Higuchi Madoka think she is difficult to approach and get along with.

"Yuan Xiang, do you want to continue living like this?"

Sakakibara Kaede took a sip of coffee, his smile seemed a little lonely. A perfect, unchanging daily life does not exist. He has already understood this truth. The words that Professor Kimura said to him echoed in his ears like a bell.

What does the future hold? Will he still be an actor in the future? Will he still maintain good friendships with his current friends?

"Ah."

"Yuuka, you won't leave?" The young man asked, thinking of the idol group's upcoming disbandment. "Where will you go after Noctchill disbands?"

"do not know."

Higuchi Madoka answered honestly that she really didn't have a definite answer to this. Perhaps it was because she had been with Asakura for a long time, and she would work towards whichever direction Asakura went.

However, now Asakura’s gaze was right in front of him.

He is a man who will make her angry and hate him just by looking at him.

"I... won't go anywhere." Higuchi Yuanxiang said softly, "The connection between Fengsan and me will never be broken."

I want to stay with you.

This is a dream as humble as purple, dreamy, and tiny in this world, having by Higuchi Madoka.

"Yuan Xiang..."

The young man was stunned for a moment, with a complicated expression on his face, and then he smiled slightly, "Thank you, Yuanxiang, for comforting me like this. Although Yuanxiang is one year younger than me, her heart is more mature than mine."

"Am I kidding?"

There was a hint of coldness in Higuchi Madoka's words. She pursed her lips and said, "Although I am angry when I see your face, but... we are friends, and this is what we should do."

What do you mean by more mature mind? Obviously I... am the most childish one.

When facing the person I like, I feel the sweet and sour feelings in my heart, but I don’t know how to express them.

"Since Yuanxiang said so, I will always stay by Yuanxiang's side."

Higuchi Madoka's heart beat faster and her eyes drifted. The daily hustle and bustle of the surrounding cafe gradually turned into the star-lit rooftop restaurant in her mind. The young man smiled and confessed his feelings to her.

"Yuan Xiang, I want more than anyone else..."

The repetition of words in dreams and reality made Higuchi Madoka raise her head while biting her lower lip.

"I admire you." Sakakibara Kaede said with a smile, "Even though Madoka doesn't think so, I know from our daily conversations that Higuchi Madoka is a very wonderful person."

You're lying. I'm obviously grey, an ordinary person who wants to blend in with the crowd. The girl clenched her hands.

"When I was singing, I was thinking of what you once told me: singing for yourself is very helpful to me."

Hate it, when did I say that... I tried to resist remembering it, but the moment when the two of them exchanged glances on the shaking train while they were on their way to play supporting roles suddenly came to my mind.

“No, actually when I was singing, I was thinking about singing for everyone who came to the scene, singing for you.”

"for me?"

"Because Madoka-san is afraid of changing herself, right? So I thought... I could change myself." Sakakibara Kaede savored the bitterness and sweetness in her mouth, and smiled shyly at Higuchi Madoka, "When facing Madoka, I always need to be more proactive."

Higuchi Yuanxiang hummed quietly and lowered her head to eat her salad.

"Your face seems a little red. Let me check it out. Are you catching a cold?"

"Mr. harassment monster, this is the sunset light."

Higuchi Yuanxiang absentmindedly picked up a piece of chicken breast and began to chew it. Her heart was beating so violently that she felt like she was going to faint.

Why was I so dignified and elegant in my dream, and seemed to be so at ease with Sakakibara Kaede's confession?

Now, after hearing Feng Sang's voice, my heartbeat couldn't calm down anymore.

"DokiDoki~"

A light laugh of ridicule came from beside her, and Higuchi Madoka looked up in dissatisfaction. Asakura Toru had come back at some point and was quickly finishing her salad. Feeling Higuchi Madoka's gaze, she pursed her lips and smiled, giving him a slightly teasing look.

"Ah... this look, Higuchi, is this a confession?"

"!"

Higuchi Yuanxiang quickly looked across and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that Sakakibara Kaede was gone. Then she glared at Asakura Toru coldly and said, "No."

"Oh, what a shame."

Asakura Toru held his chin and muttered, "Higuchi, come on."

"I know."

Higuchi Madoka lowered her eyes, imagining the scene of her confession in her mind... But it didn't feel like the words she would say.

Like if Sakakibara Kaede confessed to her, and she said she was disgusted and hated it, that would be a normal reaction, right?

No, no, such an ending would cause her lifelong regret, and she didn’t want it.

The young man went to the toilet, paid for the three people and came back. He nodded to Asakura Toru and said, "Toru-san, it's time to leave."

"Eh...are you going to work already?"

Asakura Toru stood up reluctantly, gave a look to Higuchi Madoka, and walked to the door first.

"Work hard, keep going."

"Ah."

"After you send Asakura back tonight, why don't you have dinner at our house? You still have extra classes tonight, right?"

"Okay, I'll say hello to Junior-sister Mai and Junior-sister Asuna."

"I'll just negotiate."

Sakakibara Kaede groaned and scratched his head. He just wanted to casually tell the two of them that they didn't need to prepare their own portions, but why did Higuchi Madoka sound like she wanted to start a war?

"Well, don't push yourself, Yuanxiang."

Sakakibara Kaede waved to Higuchi Madoka and left briskly. Higuchi Madoka looked at their backs, shrugged her shoulders and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't force yourself... Am I still the shining Higuchi Madoka in Feng-san's eyes?"

Then, she shook her head and drove the thought out of her mind. Although she had always been pessimistic about the things around her in the past, she would only feel better when she was with her childhood sweetheart - this was completely opposite to Feng Sang. He always looked at the world with a kind eye. Otherwise, he would not have narrowed the distance between the two and become friends at that time.

Higuchi Yuanxiang saw a famous quote on the website: Love is war. She thinks that the love between her and Fengsan... No, it is not a love relationship yet. The relationship between them is like an offensive and defensive battle. Fengsan attacks and she defends.

She had been breached one line of defense after another, and now only had one last city left. . . Even if she wanted to fight back, she failed repeatedly under Sakakibara Kaede's smile and eyes.

She wanted to fight back, fight back hard.

There are already five people in the group. Mai-san has expressed her stance. Should the remaining four people keep silent or...

Higuchi Madoka knows Asakura's personality. She usually seems to care about nothing, but once she sets her goal, she will never stop. Maybe she will be the next one?

After finishing the salad, she picked up her bag and left. She went home to check if all the vegetables were in the refrigerator, and then started preparing sweet dishes because Fengsang liked sweet food.

The job of a voice actor is relatively easier than that of an actor - meaning that you don't have to follow the crew around to different locations.

Sakakibara Kaede has experienced the will-o'-the-wisp fire in midsummer, where the daily journey took an exaggerated two to three hours. He has also experienced Kamen Rider, where he ran through half of Japan's mountains and rivers, and finally even flew abroad for the final filming.

Voice actors' work is in the recording studio and is very fixed.

The motorcycle stopped in front of the studio. Sakakibara Kaede locked the motorcycle and the two helmets. Asakura Toru let go of her hand and jumped off the back seat of the motorcycle with a whoosh.

Sakakibara Feng was a little confused watching her movements. He was not driving very fast just now, but Asakura Toru's arms were holding him tightly. He thought Asakura Toru was carsick, but now it seems... it's not the case.

There were many voice actors coming in and out of the studio. Sakakibara Kaede and Asakura Toru stood aside, looking a little emotional.

This is a world they have never experienced, although to be frank, the nature of voice actors is similar to that of actors.

As I approached the studio lobby, I saw Chizuru Ichinose in the lounge area and waved to her. She pushed up her glasses, held the manuscript in her hands, walked forward and greeted me with a smile.

"Chizuru-san, you feel well prepared."

"Ah? That's for sure, this is also a formal job." Chizuru Ichinose complained in a low voice.

Asakura Toru chuckled when he heard this, and Sakakibara Kaede left the space for chatting to the two girls, and walked up to the staff to ask which recording studio they were going to start work.

Today is the first day of official work. Sakakibara Kaede has seen a radio program where voice actors complain about each other. It said that on the first day everyone will sit together and introduce themselves to each other, and then start dubbing work after they get familiar with each other.

Your Name is a two-dimensional movie, and the workload is very heavy. Using actors as voice actors makes Sakakibara Kaede a little pressured. After all, it is his first time to participate in such work.

"...Excuse me."

The three of them pushed open the door of the recording studio with light footsteps. The room was relatively spacious, with several different glass soundproof booths. There were several seats inside, which were specially designed for different voice actors to perform opposite roles. Outside the glass room was a rest area with sofas and low tables. A large number of two-dimensional magazines were piled on the bookshelves on both sides. There were also two vending machines in the corner, which had snacks and drinks.

"what."

There were several men and women dressed relatively casually sitting in the rest area. They were stunned for a moment, then they reacted, stood up with smiles on their faces, and greeted the three newcomers.

Anyone who has watched the TV series will more or less know Sakakibara Kaede, because actors need to be in the spotlight, but voice actors are different, they are the workers behind the scenes, and if you want to see their real faces, you can only do so on official radio programs.

He had heard of many of the voice actors present, or had seen them dubbing in anime, such as Shimazaki Nobunaga, who had a refreshing smile and looked the oldest and had dubbed in harem anime, and Ishikawa Kaito, who looked calm and like a handsome guy from the literature department.

Everyone present here are seniors who have been in the voice acting industry for many years, and there are also several actors who are much older than them. It seems that in addition to auditioning young people, Mr. Shinkai Makoto also auditions a number of adults whose voices sound charming.

After the polite greetings, Toru Asakura and Chizuru Ichinose started chatting with several female voice actors... although it was more like they were being pulled into their topic.

"Sakakibara-kun, please give me your guidance from now on."

Ishikawa Kaito looked easy to get along with. He said politely, "Nobunaga-senpai and I are both good friends of Tachibana Taki. From now on, we should not be too respectful when communicating with each other."

Asakura Toru glanced at Sakakibara Kaede and saw that he quickly showed his signature smile and began to chat with several voice actor seniors.

As expected of Feng-san, she is the most popular person in the crew... It is Feng-san, and she has heard Higuchi Madoka mutter about this more than once.

Well... we have to take him down soon and let him know how many girls like him. Because if he keeps on like this, whether in daily life or at work, their group of five will become a group chat with many people.

Thinking of this, she looked at Ichinose Chizuru, who noticed Asakura Toru's gaze and blinked curiously, "Toru-san, what's wrong?"

"Ah... nothing, just thinking about Osaka."

Half of the work will be done in Osaka, which was a decision made by Mr. Makoto Shinkai.

"Osaka..."

“This is a good opportunity to get closer~”

"!"

Ichinose Chizuru pursed her lips and her face turned pink quietly, "Toru-san... I'm not thinking about that."

"Well... it's good to get closer."

When Chizuru Ichinose heard this, she sighed softly. She only had a few opportunities to meet Senior Kaede in the office, but Kaede Sakakibara did not report to the office every day.

She also wanted to move into the tower that the agency had prepared for its members, but now she had neither achievements nor qualifications. How could she become neighbors with Sakakibara Kaede, relying on Iida Kei's eloquence?

I heard that Mai-senpai, Asuna-san and Sakakibara Kaede live in the same room. I wonder what they do every night... Are they doing that kind of thing?

Thinking of this, Chizuru Ichinose quickly shook her head. No, if they had done that kind of thing, they should have been able to find clues from Senior Kaede's daily life.

Osaka? . . . I'm just a little worried about my grandma.

But, as Tou-san said, this is a good opportunity to get closer. If we go to Osaka in the summer, there should be a fireworks festival, right?

It would be so romantic if I could watch the fireworks with Fengsang.

When Toru Asakura saw Chizuru Ichinose lost in thought, she smiled and began to wonder whether she should buy a new yukata to wear for Kaede-san.

She wanted Feng Sang to praise her more, and then...

When the fireworks were blooming last year, she saw Higuchi Madoka looking at Asakura Toru out of the corner of her eye, with a slightly blurred look in her eyes.

This year, she wanted to see the reflection of the fireworks on Fengsang’s face.

He was watching the fireworks and she wanted to watch him.