I live my life in Tokyo

The decoration is exquisite and there is no disturbance from outsiders. Sakakibara Kaede knows that the privacy here must be very high, which is often one of the reasons why guests linger. Of course, the most important thing is the taste of the food.

"Feng-san, you can come and change your clothes now."

Asuna Yuuki curled up a strand of her hair shyly. She was wearing a bright yellow kimono, looking like a sunflower blooming towards the sun in midsummer. Her bright smile was mixed with a few strands of shyness that belonged to a girl. When she saw the young man's admiring eyes as if he were looking at a work of art, she suddenly remembered the scene when she wore a brand new kimono and attended the summer festival with her brother last year.

At that time, her feelings for Sakakibara Kaede... He was just a friendly senior who was easy to talk to. She and her brother spent the whole night strolling around that day, and when they were enjoying the fireworks at the end, all she had in her mind was her vision for the future.

Where was Sakakibara Kaede watching the fireworks at that time?

Sakakibara Kaede was picking and choosing in front of the wardrobe. Why did she change clothes? To put it bluntly, it was for the so-called sense of ritual, just like taking a bath and changing clothes before visiting a shrine. She had to change clothes after eating a meal. To be honest, this lazy guy Sakakibara Kaede was reluctant to change clothes, but seeing that Asuna-san was very interested in this, he let her do it.

The young man changed into a yukata and combed his hair in front of the mirror. He felt that he looked a bit like a ronin samurai who had once starred in a Taiga drama. Hmm... It would be even more interesting if he had an ancient sword on his waist.

When Yuuki Asuna saw Sakakibara Kaede changing into a yukata, her eyes lit up. She noticed the young man's gaze and quickly looked at the menu on the table. In order to dispel the uneasiness in her heart, she whispered, "What would Kaede-san like to eat?"

"I'm fine with anything. Didn't Asuna-san eat here before? To be honest, I sometimes have trouble making choices, not to mention this is my first time in a place like this."

Sakakibara Kaede put his feet into the sunken seat. Unlike Yamato Nadeshiko, Yuuki Asuna and others who always sat on their knees, his knees hurt badly and his thighs twitched when he knelt. Most of the time, he would rather sit cross-legged.

The reason why so many Japanese people turn their feet inward now is because they have been kneeling for a long time.

Asuna Yuuki wrote the name of the dish on a piece of paper, walked slowly to the door, opened it, put the note on the ground, and then rang the bell hanging next to the door.

Sakakibara Kaede's idea that this place was a B&B changed again at this moment. This symbol of privacy reminded him of the private club he saw on Twitter.

But it is obviously not that vulgar here, and there are no such professions as hostesses or gigolos.

Even when serving the dishes, the side dishes are placed on a food table in front of the door, and then the doorbell is rung, waiting for the guests to pick them up themselves.

"When will Feng-san leave Tokyo?"

"Next week, there are only a few days left. I should start packing my luggage."

Sakakibara Kaede counted on his fingers and found that there was less than a week left before he left, and he hadn't even packed his suitcase yet... According to his personality, he would probably pack it on the last day before leaving. If it wasn't work or study, but just a small matter in life, he would use all kinds of reasons to delay it until the last day.

He put the exquisitely carved appetizer into the bowl, and when he looked up, he found that Yuuki Asuna, who was sitting opposite him, looked a little depressed.

"Asuna, Asuna?"

The clear calling voice brought Yuuki Asuna back to her senses. She pursed her lips, hiding her reluctance well, and shook her head, "Nothing, I just wanted to eat something first... Wow, everything looks delicious."

Kaede Sakakibara seemed to have noticed Yuuki Asuna's little emotions. Ever since he read the essays recommended by Sakurajima Mai, he has gradually been able to notice the thoughts of his friends around him.

"I went to Kyoto just to work, not to live there forever." The young man smiled, "After all, my home is in Tokyo, here."

He was stunned for a moment. When did he become able to say that his home was here naturally? Before, he felt that he did not belong here, did not belong to this world.

Gradually, he integrated into this world and started a family.

"But I still feel reluctant. After all, when Feng goes to Kyoto to work, I can only study in Tokyo... We won't be able to see each other for a long time."

Yuuki Asuna pursed her lips and smiled, and her smile looked a little lonely, "Although Mai-senpai will accompany me, I feel a little lonely alone."

Sakakibara knocked his head. He remembered what Yuuki Koichiro had asked him to promise, to make Yuuki Asuna smile all the time... What he wanted to see was not Yuuki Asuna's lonely smile.

He scratched the side of his face and thought, "Um... maybe you can come to Kyoto with me? I wonder if it's okay to take two or three months off for study. I'll tutor you personally or go to a private school?"

Seeing the young man seriously considering her future, Yuuki Asuna squinted her eyes and smiled. She shook her head sensibly and declined Sakakibara Kaede's request. "No need. It's only three months. It's not like we won't see each other at all. When I feel lonely at night, I might call Kaede on video."

"As long as the phone rings three times, I will answer it."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna burst out laughing. She took out her cell phone and made a video call to Sakakibara Kaede.

A clear and rhythmic telephone ring sounded. Sakakibara Kaede took out his cell phone and saw that the person calling was the girl sitting in front of him. He waited for the ring to ring three times and then pressed the call button.

On the phone screen was the smiling face of Yuuki Asuna. She held the phone in front of her and waved at Sakakibara Kaede.

"Feng, I like you."

She spoke into the camera, speaking directly, like a swordsman.

"In Sword Art Online, we are lovers and husband and wife. In real life, I also want to be a lover with Kaede." Yuuki Asuna said this, no, she was confessing to Sakakibara Kaede on the phone screen.

The young man did not react and was caught off guard by the sudden attack from Yuuki Asuna. He stared at the girl expressing her feelings to him on the phone screen, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

Asuna Yuuki smiled, she stood up, tiptoed to sit next to Kaede Sakakibara, she was still looking at the person she liked on the phone screen.

"I understand that Fengsang is still pursuing his dream, so he may not give us a clear answer."

"We?" Sakakibara Kaede sensitively caught some loopholes in Yuuki Asuna's words. He looked at Yuuki Asuna on the screen, "What do you mean by we?"

"Yeah... Mai-senpai and I."

The girl laughed as if she had stolen her most beloved thing.

"you..."

The young man now wanted to jump into the outdoor pond to calm himself down. After Sakurajima Mai, another girl who was very close to him confessed her feelings to him, and she didn't even need a clear answer. He felt like a scumbag who toyed with people's feelings.

"I... will give you an answer." Sakakibara Kaede replied with pursed lips.

Yuuki Asuna opened her mouth. She felt satisfied but also a little jealous at the moment, because Sakakibara Kaede had to give answers to several people besides the two of them.

"That's a good answer. We're not in a hurry... Um, Feng-san, can you hold me?"

Yuuki Asuna on the screen asked in a low voice.

Sakakibara Kaede put down her phone and found that Yuuki Asuna had also put down her phone. Her face was slightly red and her mouth was stammering, as if she wanted to say something but seemed unable to say it.

Their hands stroked each other's backs. She smelled the other's fragrance at such a close distance. Asuna Yuuki smiled with satisfaction.

The girl wanted to indulge in the young man's arms and fall asleep comfortably rather than the aroma of the kaiseki cuisine on the table.

At this distance, she could feel Sakakibara Kaede's heartbeat bouncing against her chest.

"It's great to meet Feng-san."

The young lady shyly left a light kiss on the side of the young man's cheek, but then she continued to hug him because she was too shy to let Sakakibara Kaede see her face.

The food was cold, but the girl's heart and soul were still warm.

Chapter 43 Double Bed

It was a normal morning, but Sakakibara Kaede felt a little uncomfortable.

After knocking on the door, Yuuki Asuna gently called him to get up, looking like a newlywed wife. . . In fact, when they were playing Sword Art Online last night, the voice chat between the two seemed a little ambiguous, mostly silent, and even the communication between the two was a little pink.

After washing up, the long-lost family of three sat at the table and ate breakfast. Sakakibara Kaede closed her eyes and sipped the soup.

"Hey, so, what did Feng and junior Asuna do last night? Did they kiss?" Sakurajima Mai asked with a raised eyebrow. The question she asked was very gossipy and her tone also carried a hint of teasing.

"puff--"

The young man couldn't catch his breath and almost spit out the miso soup in his mouth, and couldn't help coughing repeatedly.

Although Yuuki Asuna's face turned red, she still helped Sakakibara Kaede to pat her back.

"Uh..." The coughing stopped, but Sakakibara Kaede was in trouble. He didn't know how to answer such a suicidal question.

"Really, Mai-senpai, please don't scare Feng-san."

"You're speaking up for Feng so quickly. We're obviously on the same side."

Sakurajima Mai snorted and curled her lips at Sakakibara Kaede, but laughed after a moment. She shook her head, "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Asuna-chan shared what happened last night with me, well done!"

Seeing Sakurajima Mai giving her a thumbs up, Yuuki Asuna smiled shyly.

Sakakibara Kaede was speechless. He seemed to feel that he was behind the version. Why could these two people still praise and accept it? Was he behind the version?

Isn’t it said that the two-dimensional world is an exaggerated version of the three-dimensional world? The recent two-dimensional world seems to be lagging behind. At this moment, he feels that reality is even more outrageous than the two-dimensional world.

He is no longer the Japanese boy with the innocent smile.

"Asuina-chan is taking a day off today, where are you going?"

"Ah, my classmates and I made an appointment to go out and study. Where's Mai-senpai?"

“I took a job.”

Kaede Sakakibara watched Mai Sakurajima and Asuna Yuuki talking and laughing, and he felt that there was nothing wrong with him, but with the world.

"Where's Feng?"

Hearing Mai Sakakijima throwing the question to him, Kaede Sakakibara thought for a moment. Today was Sunday and he had no work, so he naturally didn't plan to go out in this kind of weather. Even if he went out to enjoy the air-conditioning, he would have to wear a mask and a hat, which was far less comfortable than at home. A lazy dog ​​like him would naturally stay at home.

"Just handle the company's work at home. I'll take care of lunch myself, and I'll see how things go with dinner."

Sakakibara Feng was thinking about what takeout to eat for lunch. Today, the two girls were not at home, which meant that he could eat the most unhealthy takeout. Should he eat spicy hot pot or spicy hot pot? Well, although Chinese takeout is a bit expensive, for the sake of food and taste, a little money is nothing!

"I have prepared lunch for Feng-san." In Sakakibara Feng's eyes, the sunny smile of Yuuki Asuna seemed to be shadowed. She was smiling, but her smile was scary.

"Feng-san, you must want to eat takeout, but that's impossible because it's unhealthy."

"Yes, I understand."

"I will check the lunch box when I get home. If you secretly throw it away, I will be really angry."

"I will definitely finish it."

Sakakibara Kaede promised with tears in her eyes. Sakakijima Mai laughed with glee and took the opportunity to step on Sakakibara Kaede with her black silk stockings under the table. "Asuina-chan is so strict."

Yuuki Asuna finally came to her senses. The scene just now was just like her mother Yuuki Kyoko instructing Yuuki Shozo to eat on time, otherwise it would be bad for her stomach. When she learned this fact, her cheeks turned red and she was speechless.

After finishing breakfast, Kaede Sakakibara helped put the dishes on the table into the dishwasher. Mai Sakurajima and Asuna Yuuki packed up their things and stopped in front of the entrance to change their shoes.

Sakakibara Kaede always had a feeling that he was a househusband. The two of them went out to earn money, and he cleaned the house. No, if you think about it this way, they were indeed alike.

When we got to the door, Sakakibara Kaede handed me an umbrella and said, "It's going to rain today, so you should take your umbrella with you."

"Thank you." Sakurajima Mai took the umbrella and put it into her bag. Her eyes rolled, as if she thought of something, and whispered something to Yuuki Asuna who was standing beside her.

After hearing this, the latter immediately blushed and shook his head repeatedly, looking as if he would do nothing.

Mai Sakurajima held her hand, as if she would not let go unless she agreed.

"Don't worry, I'll do it too, Asuna-chan, don't be shy."

"Well..."

The girl seemed to have compromised. Sakakibara Kaede was completely confused. What were these two people doing? They had to talk in front of him if they wanted to.

Now he is like the boy who is looking forward to his parents leaving the house so that he can go back to his room to play games. He hopes that the moment Sakurajima Mai and Yuuki Asuna step out of the house, he can comfortably make himself a glass of iced fat otaku happy water, lean back in the gaming chair and enjoy the first menstruation of summer.

Mai Sakurajima smiled at Asuna Yuuki, who seemed to have made up her mind and nodded.

They came forward, one on the left and one on the right, leaning on Sakakibara Kaede, and put their red lips next to Sakakibara Kaede's ears, and said at the same time, "Feng-san, I'm going out."

"Chirp~"

The young man got goosebumps all over his body. He looked at Mai Sakurajima, who pushed the door open and left happily after her plan succeeded. Then he looked at Asuna Yuuki, whose face was flushed and whose eyes were lowered, not daring to look at him. The latter waved at him and left after following Mai Sakurajima's footsteps.

Hiss... These two young men have no moral principles, they come to cheat and attack me, my 22-year-old comrade, is this okay? This is not good, I advise these two young men to take care of themselves, reflect on themselves, and don't make such clever and petty mistakes in the future!

Sakakibara Kaede covered her cheeks where her lips had just touched. The feeling lingered for a long time and would not disappear for a while.

He walked back into the room, opened the refrigerator, and wanted to find a bottle of Coke to calm himself down. However, when he opened the refrigerator, he found that his body was as cold as ice in the hot summer. Where did the big bottle of Coke that he bought the day before yesterday under the guise of purchasing goods go?

The Coke was gone, and only a note was left where the Coke had been placed. Sakakibara Kaede picked it up and looked at it, feeling like crying but unable to cry.

"Maple-san, you are not allowed to drink unhealthy beverages - Asuna."

Is Yuuki Asuna the mother of this family?

Sakakibara Kaede covered his chest and said, "It's okay. There's barley tea in the refrigerator. Drinking it can also help cool down."

He returned to the bedroom with a bottle of barley tea, turned on his computer and checked his email as usual. At this point in time, he did not have any extra work, he just needed to cooperate with the bug group. Small things like fixing modeling and mapping were no big deal.

He fixed bugs for a few hours in the morning, had the loving bento prepared by Yuuki Asuna for lunch, and in the afternoon, Sakakibara Kaede started thinking about the lyrics. Thanks to his trip to Starry yesterday and the communication with the four members of the Ending band, he has now found some feeling, and all he needs to do is write the lyrics in his own style.

Writing the lyrics took him another afternoon. He drew the imaginary musical notation in his mind while creating freely on paper.

Although his understanding of music is not as professional as Yuuma Miura's - the latter after all graduated from Tokyo College of Music and has solid basic skills and understanding of music theory, which is different from what he learned from his mother, but he is not a skilled worker who has just started learning music or has only been learning it for a few years. Some things learned in childhood will not be forgotten as long as you keep practicing.

For example, if you learn to play instruments like piano and violin from a young age, as long as you practice diligently, you will not forget them when you grow up. Instead, you will become more proficient in them.

Kaede Sakakibara has now reached the stage where practice makes perfect. When Yuuma Miura suggested to him that he tutor a group of high school students in the wind band, to be honest, he was a little hesitant at first. After all, those students in the wind band all play wind instruments, and he can't play the trumpet or flute.

I will think about what happens next later. Now Sakakibara Kaede tries to clear his mind and starts to write the lyrics carefully, stroke by stroke.

Asuna Yuuki returned home first. She found Sakakibara Kaede working and considerately did not disturb him. Instead, she went into the kitchen humming a song. She had studied with Mite all day today. During the break, he kept asking her about her relationship with Sakakibara Kaede. How could she possibly tell her secret to others? Naturally, she smiled and told a few white lies.

Dinner was the same as usual, but Mai Sakurajima had dinner out today due to work and has not returned home yet.

After Yuuki Asuna and Sakakibara Kaede finished washing the dishes, the girl went into the bathroom first to wash up, while Sakakibara Kaede began to organize her notes for this afternoon and at the same time started the computer to log in to Sword Art Online.

Although it is Sunday night, he and Yuuki Asuna have a guild mission today - but Sakakibara Kaede decided to finish it quickly tonight. Yuuki Asuna needs to go to bed early at her age, otherwise it will affect her studies.