I live my life in Tokyo

"Today is the most important day for high school wind bands, the day of the Kansai Tournament. But we are not judges, so we can't get in." Sakakibara Kaede spread his hands. The Kansai Tournament, which is open to high school wind bands, is not an ordinary concert that you can buy a ticket to. This competition is organized by the Wind Band Association, and only all the schools participating in the Kansai Tournament and the judges who are on site for evaluation are present.

If Kaede Sakakibara had not left Kitauji High School, he might have been able to enter the venue as a teaching assistant to cheer up the students, but he was no longer a teaching assistant. Not to mention him, even Teacher Niiyama, who had a very good relationship with Teacher Noboru Taki, was not allowed to enter, although she was not in Osaka at the moment, it was just an example.

"Ah, let's go have lunch nearby and see if there's anything we can do nearby."

Seeing Yuuki Asuna's extremely fast decision, Sakakibara Kaede was stunned. Yuuki Asuna's lips curled up slightly when she saw this. "Senior Kaede, you are actually worried about the students in the wind orchestra, right?"

"Ah... that's it."

"really?"

The girl saw that Senior Feng was not being sincere and smiled as if she had won. Being able to see the different demeanors and expressions of the young man in front of her filled her heart with a sweet sense of satisfaction.

"Ah, remember to wear a mask." Yuuki Asuna leaned over, unsealed the new mask and put it on Sakakibara Kaede's face, then slowly tapped her cheek, "Well... it feels pretty good, but I can't see Kaede-senpai's face and smile."

"When I'm with Asuna, I always smile."

"Then why does Kaede-senpai laugh more when he's with Sakurajima-senpai?"

Yuuki Asuna asked, with a hint of doubt and a hint of vinegar in her words.

The young man felt ashamed. No one is perfect, nor is he a saint. Seeing the tacit understanding between him and Mai Sakurajima in their daily lives, it was natural for Yuuki Asuna to feel uneasy. How could he avoid her questions here? Sakakibara Kaede didn't want to be a deserter. Although he didn't know how Kaede in the game faced the harem line, this was of great reference value to him. It was a pity that he hadn't even completed all the personal lines until now, but he knew that all the problems arose because of communication problems.

Untimely communication and communication problems are the reasons why two people who originally had a close relationship gradually drift apart.

"Well... I feel happy when I'm with Mai-san, and I feel a little more unrestrained when facing people of my age." Sakakibara Kaede remembered Mai Sakurajima's unrestrained behavior towards him, and couldn't help but chuckle and shook his head, "When facing Asuna, I always feel nervous, wanting to show my most handsome and perfect side, and sometimes even feel guilty."

There is nothing wrong with showing your handsome side, and this idea is also very normal. Yuuki Asuna laughed when she heard the word guilty. "Senior Kaede is so famous, and he still performs perfectly on the stage in Yokohama in front of tens of thousands of fans. Why would he feel guilty in front of me?"

Sakakibara smiled bitterly, "I'm just an ordinary person. I got on the path of an actor because of luck. In the final analysis, it's still a matter of youth. Unlike my uncle who is a self-made entrepreneur and my aunt who is an intellectual and wise university teacher, I may retire at a certain age and won't be able to be an actor anymore."

Ordinary people may think that actors are a high-ranking profession, but in the eyes of many investors or big-name companies, there is not much difference between actors and those invited artists in ordinary TV shows. This view is still an idea that cannot be easily changed in some parts of Japan. However, in this regard, Japan is obviously doing better than its neighbors. In that tiny country, both actors and idols are just toys of the chaebols.

Moreover, I am a commoner in Chiba, and I feel honored to be favored by Asuna.

"I don't like the guilty look on Senior Feng's face. I still like Senior Feng showing off in front of me." Yuuki Asuna took a step forward, stood on tiptoe, and gently hugged Sakakibara Feng's body. She patted his back as if to comfort him. "I never care about the gap in identity and status. This may be seen as incompatible or rude in the eyes of others, but I like it. I like Senior Feng who likes to joke with me, Senior Feng who silently recites lines behind the stage, and Senior Feng who pretends to be a perfect senior in front of me. These are the real Senior Feng, and it is precisely because of these realities that I can't suppress my emotions."

"If it changes, that would be Senior Feng's real loss."

Sakakibara Feng sighed and hugged the delicate body tightly in his arms. He understood. In ancient times, people always emphasized the importance of having a good wife at home. Now in modern times, there is a saying that behind a successful man stands a woman who supports him. The young man felt that Yuuki Asuna was the woman who stood behind him and supported him silently.

"Ah... let's go out quickly," Yuuki Asuna hugged the young man for more than a minute. After feeling the young man's breath at close range, she came to her senses and stepped back a few steps embarrassedly, "Um... I'll go put on my shoes first!"

After that, she left the bedroom in a flash, and walked down the stairs. She picked and chose in front of the shoe cabinet for five minutes, and finally picked out a pair of high heels that looked a little mature but still youthful. It was much simpler for Sakakibara Kaede, who only brought a pair of shoes this time, so he didn't need to worry about it at all, he just put them on.

Asuna Yuuki thinks that she should buy a few more pairs of shoes for Kaede-senpai, but considering that she is underage and the young man is reluctant to let the girl spend money, she has to persuade Kaede-senpai for a while before she can convince her to buy the shoes on her own initiative.

She had seen how lazy Senior Feng was.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Asuna Yuuki stretched out her hand, and Kaede Sakakibara naturally took it. The two hands touched and then separated. In such a hot summer, the slightest skin contact would make people sweat profusely. However, it would be a different story if they were indoors with the air conditioner on.

In the end, the handshake was not successful, and the reason was so strange and true.

There were still quite a few students gathered outside the concert hall of the music hall at this time, but they looked like they were out looking for lunch after their morning performances. Sakakibara Kaede took a glance and saw that they were gathered into different small circles, and the colors of their school uniforms were slightly different.

The wind ensembles usually compete from the morning to the afternoon, and the final scoring is done after all the wind ensembles have finished performing.

The only school missing here was Kitauji High School. Sakakibara Kaede thought of this and bought a bottle of yuzu tea for Yuuki Asuna and a bottle of oolong tea for herself. Amid the anxious mood of the students, she and Yuuki Asuna walked around the music hall several times.

Take a day off

I feel a little unwell. I have been feeling a little bloated since I had an erection. I will take a day off and resume updating tomorrow.

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Chapter 42: This is unacceptable

After having lunch nearby, Sakakibara knew that the results of the Kansai Tournament would not be known for a while, so he and Asuna Yuuki found a cat cafe nearby and enjoyed the pleasure of petting cats while enjoying afternoon tea.

He left the cat cafe because he received an email from the Kansai Wind Instruments Association saying that the gold prizes had all been decided, and the school that performed best and stood out among all the gold prizes had also been decided. The email did not directly mention the name of the school, as if to keep it a secret.

Yuuma Miura and Maki Nishikino replied at the same time in the group, and they also received work emails from the wind instrument association.

"Senior Feng, are you leaving?"

"Sorry, Asuna, I'll be back soon. This should be the only work left for the concert today. After I finish this, let's continue shopping."

"Okay." Yuuki Asuna smiled and watched Sakakibara leave. In daily trivial matters, Yuuki Asuna might act coquettishly, and might let Sakakibara see her girlish side, but when it comes to major issues and work, Yuuki Asuna stands firmly behind Sakakibara and will not hold him back.

Maki Nishikino and Yuma Miura were also resting near the concert hall today. From the looks of them, they were indeed somewhat curious about the school that won the gold prize this time. However, after their curiosity, the question was whether they could cooperate with each other. Kaede Sakakibara hoped that no matter which school they were from, they could adapt to the high intensity of the rehearsal period and gradually develop a tacit understanding with their cooperation.

The thought was indeed beautiful. Sakakibara Kaede crossed the busy sidewalk. From here, he could already see the bus full of students. He stopped at the red light and looked at the students in the window - some of them had calm expressions, some were dejected, and some closed their eyes unwillingly.

Only those who win the gold medal at the local conference can go to the national conference at the end of the semester. The wind bands that leave at this point have undoubtedly failed to win the ticket to the national conference and can only leave unwillingly.

Competitions are indeed a very annoying thing. Sakakibara thought of Koshien and auditions, which are all about survival of the fittest. Aren't the students in the eliminated wind band hardworking? He doesn't know, won't he regret it? Of course he will regret it.

There are many factors that make up success, whether it is luck or strength, it is just modesty in the mouth of the winner.

Sakakibara Kaede crossed the sidewalk and approached the concert hall, where she found more wind band students wearing different colored uniforms gathered in the parking lot. They carried their instruments in silence and walked onto the bus in silence.

The young man couldn't help feeling depressed when he saw this scene, but he was relieved unconsciously when he didn't see the students of Kitauji High School. He heard from Tanaka that the goal of the wind band this year is the national competition. If they can't even win the gold medal in the Kansai competition.

The wind orchestra might even fall apart.

After showing his identity to the staff here, he was invited into the largest concert hall.

It looked magnificent here, but the warmth of the crowd told Sakakibara that many students from the wind band had just gathered here. The judges were arguing in the judges' seats, and Sakakibara walked over and found that they seemed to be seriously discussing which school should receive the special gold award.

The Special Gold Award means more than just being able to perform on stage with Sakakibara Kaede and the World Shine. The Special Gold Award is the best of the Gold Awards, and the school that receives this Gold Award will undoubtedly brag about it in front of other schools for a long time.

Sakakibara Kaede laughed in silence, nodded slightly, and signaled the staff in charge of the concert to leave first. He didn't want them to hear the judges' tit-for-tat.

When three schools received the gold prize, if we wanted to decide on one, that is, the best among the three schools, the other two schools would definitely not be able to hold their heads up in front of the hidden gold prize.

Although the judges will still seek fairness, this is not actually the case. For example, when going to a company for an interview, the first and last job seekers who enter will always receive some special attention. This has nothing to do with the applicant's resume, but is a normal way of thinking.

Sakakibara saw that the judges were still talking nonsense, and some of them supported a local high school in Osaka, saying how great they were. Naturally, some people also said that the wind band in Kyoto was good in this way and that way. Sakakibara stopped for a moment and chose not to continue listening. Miura Yuma and Nishikino Maki were not there, so he followed the sign and walked towards the corridor of the lounge.

Here, he saw school students waiting in front of the corridor who seemed to be eavesdropping. In addition to Kitauji's wind orchestra, there were two other students from the school. After seeing Sakakibara Kaede, they greeted him nervously and immediately retreated at the speed of light. Sakakibara Kaede called out to Tsukamoto Shuichi who was eavesdropping on behalf of Kitauji. The latter had a bitter face, but still straightened his body and stood in front of Sakakibara Kaede.

The young man patted his body and his hand stayed on his performance clothes for a moment. Tsukamoto Shuichi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the familiar smile on Sakakibara Kaede's face - even though he was no longer an assistant teacher of the Kitauji Wind Orchestra, in Tsukamoto Shuichi's heart, he was always his predecessor.

"How do you feel? Are you confident?"

"...some."

"That's good. No matter what the result is, it's a good thing to have confidence. Let's not talk about the result for now. You have to start preparing for the national conference." Sakakibara Kaede said meaningfully. He saw many boys and girls in the lounge behind Tsukamoto Shuichi sticking their heads out, blinking their eyes and looking at this place excitedly, so he smiled cheerfully.

“The competition at the national conference is fierce, but it’s actually a good thing for the wind band.”

The young man said meaningfully, "The national conference will definitely hold a re-selection. For the students who were not selected last time, this is an opportunity to regroup."

He heard the footsteps of the staff behind him, and could also feel Tsukamoto Shuichi's body stiffening up. He turned around and finally turned his head to look at Tsukamoto Shuichi, "I'll go to listen to the results."

"Okay, Sakakibara-senpai."

Leaving the corridor of the lounge, Sakakibara saw Yuuma Miura and Maki Nishikino in the audience, as well as a group of agency staff who accompanied them. In addition to the members of the Wind Band Union, the staff of the Asahi Society were also present.

The young man walked forward and sat down with the remaining two members of the World Shining. They exchanged glances with each other.

"Well, the competition was very fierce this time. The members of the three wind bands all gave amazing performances." The judges looked at each other and turned to the staff of Asahi Shimbun. "But unfortunately, there is only one winner in the end."

Shuichi Tsukamoto returned to the lounge, and the boys in his same singing department stood up, "Tsukamoto...how is the situation?"

He shook his head. How could he possibly eavesdrop on the judges' final decision? He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything. Just like him, the other men and women in the wind band looked at each other, feeling a little breathless. Teacher Takisho chuckled and shook his head. He understood their emotions. At this time, it was futile to say anything. No matter what the final result was, whether it was laughter or tears, they had to experience it.

There was a knock on the door and Mr. Takisho came to the door. The staff standing outside invited him to come out for a chat. He glanced at the students behind him and smiled as if he was leaving soon.

When he returned to the stage, he was greeted by Miura Yuuma's smiling face, and he immediately knew everything. Sakakibara Kaede stepped forward and extended his hand to Mr. Takisho, "We have to continue practicing together, Mr. Taki."

"Ah, I see."

Teacher Takisho smiled, and Nishikino Maki handed him the music scores that the others had spent a lot of time organizing. These were the tunes they needed to rehearse thoroughly within three weeks.

He nodded, and after a moment he asked with some worry, "Um, the problem of students' accommodation..."

"We at Asahi Shimbun will take care of it." This small problem is hardly a problem, the staff of Asahi Shimbun bowed and said, they have already started to prepare intensively for publicity and rehearsal time, and accommodation is just one of them.

Although for them, if the band that cooperated with World Shine was from Osaka, the publicity might be higher, but Kyoto is not that bad... It seems that Osaka people look down on Kyoto people, and Kyoto people look down on Osaka people.

"It helped a lot."

The incident was resolved and the rehearsal date did not start today, but the accommodation problem still had to be solved. Nishikino Maki left after hearing the result. She had to go to the music store in the afternoon to maintain and service her instruments. Sakakibara Kaede also left. He knew how exciting this news was for the students of the Kitauji Wind Ensemble, but he wanted to give this honor to Mr. Takisho.

Back at the cat cafe, Sakakibara saw Yuuki Asuna lying on the table, poking the cat's belly with her fingers. Seeing her not-so-young side, Sakakibara felt that he had gained a lot.

"Ah, Senior Feng, welcome back."

"Where should we go for a stroll this afternoon?"

"Well, how about we stay at home and play for a day? How about we rent two movies and watch them at home?" The girl tapped her cheek, and after a moment, the corners of her mouth curled up. "I still want to know more about Feng's story, not only in real life, but also Feng's senior in Snow Country."

He rented a passionate gunfight movie, and a sweet love movie, and bought snacks and drinks at a nearby supermarket. The young man was in a good mood, and Yuuki Asuna saw it, but she didn't ask him in a hurry, she was always very patient.

After returning home, Sakakibara Kaede checked Twitter while Yuuki Asuna was preparing snacks. Sure enough, the official Twitter account had been updated. The picture showed the back of Mr. Takisho and a corner of the Kitauji Wind Orchestra. The text contained words such as congratulations, congratulating them on winning the special gold prize of the Kansai Conference and getting the opportunity to perform on stage with World Shining.

Sakakibara Kaede took a look at the comment section and found that most netizens still responded with blessings - after all, Japanese people are still very polite on Twitter, unlike some forums that are dedicated to complaining and trashing, where people say anything.

"I am very happy to practice and improve together with Kitauji High School. Let us present the best performance."

After editing this sentence and sending it, Sakakibara put his phone aside and switched it to silent mode. Today was a holiday and he had the right not to answer work calls.

When he returned to the living room, he found that Yuuki Asuna was pressing the remote control to slowly close the curtains, and the room gradually became darker. This scene reminded him of the movie theater.

"Here, here, Senior Feng~"

The girl sat on the sofa, patted the seat next to her, and grinned, "Which movie should we watch first?"

"You decide, Asuna."

"Then let's watch a romantic movie first."

Love is the most classic theme, similar to the romance of Roman Holiday, where a man and a woman who do not know each other's identity meet in a strange city and gradually get closer to each other after testing each other step by step. This reminds Sakakibara of the Sword Art Online script written by Yuuki Koichiro. If they meet and fall in love in a fully-dive online game that cannot be completed by current technology, will that feeling still be real in real life?

The status in online games may not be much different, but it may be completely different in real life. So this is why everyone likes to play online games. In the game, there is no real life, only strategies, guilds and adventures.

This subject might be unexpectedly popular.

Sakakibara Kaede pondered for a moment and continued to focus on the movie.

"Forehead..."

Yuuki Asuna suddenly had nowhere to put her hands, and her eyes moved away, looking a little guilty, but also a little nonchalant. Sakakibara looked at the male and female protagonists kissing each other on the screen, and then developed to the bed. To be honest, he also felt a little embarrassed. . . This feeling reminded him of watching action blockbusters with his parents when he was a child. After the passionate gun battles and car chases, hormones gradually developed between the man and the woman, and then that happened.

That kind of embarrassment is too embarrassing to mention, it's exactly the same feeling as it is now. However, Sakakibara Kaede felt that compared to him, Yuuki Asuna looked more embarrassed, and it seemed like she had no place to put her hands.

"Um...are we going to do something like that?"

As soon as Yuuki Asuna finished speaking, smoke puffed out from above her head. Her cheeks were incredibly hot, and Sakakibara Kaede quickly handed her a glass of water to help her cool down.

This question is somewhat difficult to answer.

"Well, let's talk about it after Asuna comes of age." Sakakibara scratched his cheek. He had been dealing with people for so long, and he put all his efforts into the art of speaking, not into the so-called love. Even in the case of running a group, he played a dedicated young man or middle-aged man, and the setting was either that his wife had died a long time ago or he was a wooden man who had not met love yet.

How should he respond to this sentence? Is there anyone who can think of a more handsome way to respond?

"Senior Feng... have you done this with other people?" Yuuki Asuna's voice was so soft that it was hard to hear clearly.

"Ahem, no."

“Can I make a reservation?”

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Chapter 43 Purple Dream? This is reality

The speed of integration into Kitauji High School was faster than Sakakibara Kaede had imagined. After the first day of friction and adjustment, they quickly got into the rhythm of the usual ensemble room in the school and began training as usual.

Mr. Yamada was in charge of conducting, and Mr. Takisho did his best to supervise the practice of each part during the time when there was no rehearsal.

Mr. Yamada respected Mr. Takisho very much. He was once a student of Takisho's father. If you must say, the two of them were from the same school in music.

Asahi Shimbun booked a four-star hotel for the children of the wind band that won the Kansai Tournament. This is much better than the B&B they stayed in before. Three people stayed in one room and could enjoy the hotel's buffet every day. This shows how serious Asahi Shimbun is about this performance. They also did their best in terms of freedom. After the rehearsal time, the students of Kitauji High School Wind Band had free time. This time was usually in charge of Mr. Takisho. However, he was always very tolerant of students. After saying that they had to return to the hotel before 8 o'clock at the latest, he did not point out what the students did when they went out.

The rehearsal time starts at 12 am, and after rehearsing until pm, we take a break for an hour and a half, and continue practicing until or pm. Mr. Yamada had originally prepared for the students to be dismissed early in the past few days due to their discomfort, but he did not expect the students of the wind band to persist. After asking Mr. Takisho, he learned that the wind band also practiced for a similar amount of time when preparing for the Kansai Tournament. He couldn't help but laugh, and it was obvious that he was a little self-indulgent.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work!" Mr. Yamada clapped his hands and wiped the sweat off his forehead with a towel beside him. "Hey, the concert is less than a week away. Thank you for your hard work during this period!"