I live my life in Tokyo

After losing, Kaede Sakakibara was completely defeated in front of Mai Sakurajima who had planned everything.

The corners of his mouth curled up, and even he himself found it incredible. Yesterday he thought of Sakurajima Mai, and today she came. With her, for some reason he could always feel a kind of peace of mind and warmth.

"See you later. I have work to do this afternoon. Senior Feng, please work hard on your work as well."

Sakurajima Mai waved to Sakakibara Kaede generously, took a few steps, and saw Sakakibara Kaede still standing there looking at her. She stuck out her tongue and made a face, then quickened her pace and hummed a song as she walked towards the crew.

Sakakibara Kaede shook his head. What the hell... what the hell? He saw some actors in the crew pointing in his direction, and suddenly a cold sweat broke out on his back. Several familiar actors had seen him in this outfit before, so being recognized didn't have a bad impact.

"Have you finished catching up?"

Nanakusa Hazuki smiled, and her eyes made Sakakibara Kaede feel a little uneasy, as if his sister saw through everything. Nishikino Maki was drinking water from the cup, and she couldn't help but glance at Sakakibara Kaede when she heard the words, which made the young man feel a little pressured.

"Okay, let's go to work too. You two follow me."

Since Nishikino Maki came and left on the same day, her schedule was naturally very tight. They first drove to the office, where they met Miura Yuma, who had asked for leave from Kitauji High School. The three of them chatted about family matters for a while, and then began to look at the contract and quotation prepared for them by the company.

After signing the contract between the Kansai Branch of the Japan Wind Instruments Association and the Asahi Shimbun, the three of them got on a business car again and drove to the city center.

The contract has been signed and things have been discussed, so all three members of World Shining need to be present and participate in the next coordination part.

This time, there were more than just two people present. The conference room was like a general meeting, with quite a few people, most of whom were participants in this project. Although this project was still unannounced, it was inappropriate to have so many people, as there might be leaks of gossip - but Sakakibara Kaede obviously underestimated the operation of the Kansai Wind Orchestra Division and the Asahi Shimbun.

After entering the meeting, the three were invited to the main stage. Sakakibara Kaede listened to the discussion of several people underground and vaguely heard that they would release news next week and let the public start voting for the next concert location between the two cities of Osaka and Kyoto.

The people at the Asahi Shimbun naturally hope to hold it in Osaka, which is very popular and has a large flow of visitors. However, letting netizens and fans decide the location of the concert is nothing more than a way to accumulate online heat in advance. Besides, when it comes to voting, a few popular tourist accounts will create a few waves of heat, and the number of people who choose Osaka will definitely be more than Kyoto.

This inside information made the World Shining Trio's lips twitch, but they had to admire the operating methods of large enterprises. With their packaging, this concert will be unprecedentedly grand.

The meeting announced the selection criteria for musicians who could participate in the rock and orchestra projects. First of all, the local music bands in Osaka were undoubtedly the most popular. Secondly, they decided to focus on this year's Kansai Wind Instrument Competition, and select the best performers from the few gold medal schools, and let them temporarily join the Osaka Symphony Orchestra to perform with their predecessors as students and juniors.

This is undoubtedly a very attractive plan that takes into account both adults and enthusiastic high school students.

Sakakibara Kaede and Miura Yuma looked at each other. If the previous Kansai Wind Band Competition was just a competition for the school and personal honor, then this project would undoubtedly add another chip to the gold prize.

He could imagine how much of a shock it would be for high school students to have the possibility of performing on stage with a famous band. It was like throwing dynamite into a pond. The fish did not scatter in fear, but were blown directly into the sky.

If the wind band of Kitauji High School heard this news, they would probably go crazy.

Preparations for the plan can begin. The huge conference room starts operating like an orderly machine. Sakakibara Kaede, Miura Yuma and Nishikino Maki are invited into the lounge. After the meeting, they get a ten-minute break and then take photos for publicity.

As for clothes, that was not a problem. The young man saw footsteps walking back and forth outside the frosted glass door of the lounge and had already anticipated the movements and positions of the makeup artist and cameraman.

"I have to compose a new song next. I'll go home and start preparing. Sakakibara-san, Miura-san, you two are working in Kyoto and can't get away for the time being, but regarding the composition..."

"Leave it to us." Miura Yuuma glanced at Sakakibara Kaede, and seeing him smile at him, he grinned as well, "We can still clearly distinguish the priorities, but I'm going to be busy from now on."

When Sakakibara Kaede heard this, he felt a little respect for Miura Yuma. He was the one who took the initiative to share these tasks with Taki Noboru. Even though he now has the task of writing music, he is still not ready to give up helping the brass band.

The photo session took a long time. We had to take individual photos of the three of them, a photo of the three of them standing together, and a group photo of the three of them holding musical instruments. It took more than three hours to complete.

Maki Nishikino said goodbye to the two of them, and Miss Nanakusa drove her to the Shinkansen station. Yuuma Miura and Kaede Sakakibara stood in the afternoon sun, and they both stretched in contentment.

"The news about the project... about the wind band, do you want to tell me?" Yuuma Miura stroked his chin. "To be honest, I feel like this is a shot in the arm that will motivate all the students and make them crazy."

The young man glanced at him and said, "You are so rude, aren't you? Let's keep this a secret. There is no rush until the two major companies officially release a statement. We have signed an agreement."

"That's true."

Yuuma Miura hummed, and glanced at his watch, "I can still catch up with the rehearsal at this time, what do you say, Feng?"

"I won't go. I've been staying up late these past few days. I need to catch up on my sleep and think about composing music."

"Thanks a lot."

The young man couldn't help laughing when he saw Yuuma Miura patting his butt and running away. He had no work at the studio on weekends, but Kei Iida found some commercial audition jobs for Chizuru Ichinose, so she was very busy even on weekends.

Kaede Sakakibara stretched lazily, feeling respect for the wind band students who still practiced at school on weekends. He had lunch at the company, but he ate in a hurry and did not eat enough.

After turning into a convenience store and buying a box lunch with a bottle of milk tea, Sakakibara Kaede sat by the window, savoring the lazy taste of Kyoto's afternoon.

After eating and drinking, feeling tired, Kaede Sakakibara entered the subway, sat in the slightly empty carriage for half an hour, and then returned home.

The first thing he did when he got home was to turn on the air conditioner, and the second thing he did was to take a shower and change clothes. It was still very hot on the way back, and his back was wet with sweat, which stuck to his body and made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Then he returned to his room and glanced at the galgame in screen saver mode, which showed the coquettish look of the working man. He closed his eyes in pain. In the past few days, he was thinking about the working man's line and Chizuru Ichinose every night. He was not middle-aged yet, but he was already weak because of the problem of staying up late.

I guess a lot of white hair has grown among the black hair.

Sakakibara Kaede pulled the curtains, leaned on the bed, and his breathing soon became even.

When he woke up again, he noticed that there seemed to be someone beside him. The evidence was that he didn't cover himself with a blanket before going to bed, and now he was half asleep and half awake, but wrapped up like a dumpling.

"..."

He blinked and stared at the dark ceiling for a long time before he adjusted to the darkness.

The young man sensed warmth beside him, he turned his head and saw a beautiful woman beside him.

Mai Sakurajima was staring at herself in the dark. When she noticed Kaede Sakakibara's gaze, she narrowed her eyes with a smile.

"Oh my god, I'm so scared." Sakakibara Feng was really scared. He didn't expect that someone would get on the bed while he was sleeping. If he had encountered an assassin in ancient times, he would probably have lost his life.

"Mai-san, don't scare me. I was sleeping soundly and I didn't expect there was someone next to me."

"To help you familiarize yourself with it in advance."

Sakurajima Mai held Sakakibara Kaede's hand, and the latter immediately smelled a familiar light fragrance.

"Humph, you are already an old married couple, Senior Feng should be used to it."

Chapter 19: Pushing Classmates

If I say I’m not moved when I hold a beautiful jade in my arms, I’d be lying.

Sakakibara looked away, feeling the warmth on his arm, he blinked at the ceiling, "What time is it now?"

"It's five o'clock in the evening. I just got home." Sakurajima Mai knocked her head on the young man's shoulder and smiled with narrowed eyes. "I bought a lot of food on the way home from work today. Help me after you get up."

"Okay."

Sakakibara Kaede smiled.

He seemed to have suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, after you left Tokyo, Mai-san, is Asuna-san home alone now?"

"Well, mentioning other girls' names in front of girls is absolutely forbidden!" Sakurajima Mai pinched Sakakibara Kaede's nose and snorted unhappily. She hesitated for a moment, then kissed the corner of Sakakibara Kaede's mouth, "Asuna-san's parents missed her very much, and she moved back home during the summer vacation two days ago."

"That's it."

The corner of Sakakibara Kaede's mouth twitched, and he turned his head away. "Mai-san, it's a bit unethical to attack like this."

"Oh, you're shy."

Sakurajima Mai seemed to have discovered something interesting, with the corners of her mouth raised high. She let out a "hey" and turned over to sit on top of Sakakibara Kaede's belly. She hummed with satisfaction and looked down at the young man from above.

When Sakakibara Kaede saw her smile, he couldn't help but sigh. This smile turned on Mai Sakurajima's sadistic switch.

"I've already confessed my feelings and kissed you, so why is it not okay to kiss you now?"

Sakurajima Mai's tone was a bit like that of a rich young man in ancient times who went to a brothel to tease prostitutes. She almost touched Sakakibara Kaede's chin to make him laugh.

Then, she lay on Kaede Sakakibara's chest, pressed her face tightly against the young man's body, and the sound of his heartbeat beside her ears made her feel the security of the whole world.

"How was your work today? What type of TV series are you filming?"

Sakakibara Kaede's palm brushed across Sakurajima Mai's long hair. Her black hair felt very textured, silky and smooth, with fragrance between her fingertips, making people love to put it down.

"I took a role in a youth sports drama, a live-action version of a sports show about playing baseball." Sakurajima Mai recalled, "I was an assistant in the baseball club in the TV show. I didn't have many scenes, but it was still there."

"Where's the hero?"

Mai Sakurajima thought about it and reported a name, but Kaede Sakakibara had no impression of it. Mai Sakurajima smiled and circled her fingers on Kaede Sakakibara's chest, "It's normal that you haven't heard of it. I haven't heard of it either. The TV series we filmed before have never touched on sports-type ones."

"Mr. Iida doesn't seem to have recommended this type to me." Sakakibara Kaede curled her lips.

Mai Sakurajima laughed, "Don't be childish, Feng-san is fine with ordinary sports, but if you encounter sports like basketball and baseball, it will definitely take time to practice and become familiar with them. Sports TV dramas in the youth genre are also rare, and I tried this role this time just out of curiosity."

The girl pinched the young man's face, and the latter glared at her in dissatisfaction.

"What have you been doing these nights? Tell me the truth. Have you been secretly having an affair with Chizuru-san?" Sakurajima Mai snorted, her voice cold and with a tone that sounded like torture.

Judging from her actions, she looked a bit like a prison warden interrogating a prisoner.

Sakakibara Kaede immediately started to complain, "What! I never thought about staying up late, it was Chizuru-san who kept pestering me to play games, saying that if I didn't play games she would sleep in my bedroom."

"Then what? You played games with her?" Sakurajima Mai raised her eyebrows and looked at Sakakibara Kaede as if she was looking at some shameless scum.

"Otherwise, why would I let her sleep in my bedroom?"

"I think that's what Feng-san wants to do." Sakurajima Mai snorted and laughed. She stood up and gave Sakakibara Feng a moment to breathe. "So, what game is it? Is it Sword Art Online?"

Sakakibara closed his eyes in pain. He gasped a few times and said, "It's not Sword Art Online. It's a galgame."

"Galgame? You actually played a bishoujo game with Chizuru-san. I really misjudged Kaede-san. It turns out you are really a pervert."

Mai Sakurajima stood up, holding onto the wall, and kicked Kaede Sakakibara's thigh a few times with her black stockings. The first few kicks were quite heavy, but later on she was afraid of hurting Sakakibara, so her movements became lighter.

"I just don't believe it. What's so magical about a galgame that makes Chizuru-san pester you to play it every day? Don't sleep tonight. I want to see what magic this galgame has."

Seeing that Sakakibara Kaede didn't answer and was pretending to be dead under the quilt, Sakurajima Mai stepped on the young man's abdomen and hooked her toes, "Kaede-san?"

"Forehead--"

Hearing the dead voice of compromise, Sakurajima Mai smiled with satisfaction. She pulled open the quilt of Sakakibara Kaede and said, "Okay, it's time to get up. I'll make your favorite Chinese food tonight."

"I'm not a kid."

Sakakibara Kaede touched his nose and felt that Sakurajima Mai's tone was like coaxing a child to eat candy.

Seeing Sakurajima Mai leave the room, the young man changed his clothes and followed her footsteps to the kitchen.

Looking at the table full of ingredients, Sakakibara Kaede was shocked. How many ingredients did she buy?

"Well... I haven't cooked for Feng-san in a while, so I was a little excited, so I bought more ingredients."

"Wow, are we going to have a full banquet tonight?"

Mai Sakurajima kicked Kaede Sakakibara's calf, "Come and help."

"Hi hi hi."

Sakakibara Kaede agreed readily and started to wash the vegetables under the order of Sakakijima Mai. Sakakijima Mai turned on the TV. The setting sun outside the window and the Kansai accent with a rural flavor on the TV made Sakakibara Kaede feel at home again.

"By the way, when Tou-san was here, did she say anything?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Nothing, just help me wash this broccoli."

Sakurajima Mai handed the vegetables to Sakakibara Kaede, holding her chin in thought. In her opinion, Asakura Toru was not the kind of person who would slow down the pace. If she wanted to take action, she would have done it long ago. She had more opportunities to attack Sakakibara Kaede than Ichinose Chizuru, but she didn't.

Is it to wait for Yuanxiang sauce?

Thinking of Higuchi Madoka's stubbornness and cuteness, a smile appeared on Sakurajima Mai's face. She was a little curious whether Higuchi Madoka couldn't help but speak, or whether Sakakibara Kaede suddenly realized and confessed.

Seeing Sakakibara Kaede's familiar movements, Sakurajima Mai snorted, "Cooking with Chizuru-san these days, are you thinking about the days when you lived together last year?"

"Are you still being reasonable?" As soon as Sakakibara Feng said this, she suddenly remembered what Miura Yuma said with worry. Girls are never reasonable. She couldn't help but feel aggrieved and said, "Last year we didn't live together as two people, but as six people."

Sakurajima Mai laughed. She thought Feng Sang was so cute. She liked Feng Sang who was calm, gentle and mature when he was outside. She also liked Feng Sang who occasionally showed a side of him that was consistent with his age.

No matter what, Fengsang still likes it the most.

When she took the ingredients handed to her by Sakakibara Kaede, the low fire gradually licked the bottom of the pot. She slowly poured in the cooking oil. Seeing Sakakibara Kaede staring at the TV in a trance, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Although this kind of life is uneventful, it is wonderful to be with him.

"By the way, my mother came to see me a few days ago."

"Auntie...did she say anything?"

Noticing the young man's concerned gaze, Sakurajima Mai pursed her lips and smiled, "Nothing, I am free now, and I am an adult, so she can't control me. I have enough money to support the life I want."

Sakakibara Kaede nodded, but he didn't say anything like, "After all, she is your mother, so you should forgive her." He didn't like moral blackmail.

Sakurajima Mai used the spatula in her hand skillfully. "She didn't say anything. She just asked about my life in the past few months, and the progress with Feng-senpai... and so on."

"Progress? What progress?"

"Strategy progress."

"You make me sound like a boss in Sword Art Online."

Sakurajima Mai burst out laughing. She glanced at Sakakibara Kaede and sneered, "Isn't it? The boss with the highest difficulty to conquer is a cold-faced, heartless, wood-attributed, high-power air conditioner."

Sakakibara Kaede wiped the sweat off his forehead. What kind of description was this? Today, Sakurajima Mai was as aggressive as ever.