I live my life in Tokyo

The girl chuckled and looked at Ichinose Chizuru who was swinging the short wooden sword, "This is the girl's secret~"

"Girl?"

"What? Do you want to turn me into a woman?"

"puff--"

Sakakibara Kaede almost spit out a mouthful of water. Sakakijima Mai laughed and picked up her towel to cover Sakakibara Kaede's face. The young man smelled a pleasant scent from the towel, which made him feel comfortable and indulgent.

Klein applied medicine on his waist, but he still managed to get off the ground, trying to get familiar with the rhythm of the movement. However, it was still difficult to swing the difficult sword in a short time. After all, there is no quick way to learn this, only hard work and practice every day.

After a day's work, Mai Sakurajima invited a few girlfriends to go to a ladies' massage parlor to rest, while Kaede Sakakibara went out for dinner with some acquaintances in the crew. Klein happily went after receiving his invitation, but when he sat down, he saw Kiyoshi Takenaka, who had a stern face during filming, now smiling. He also saw Fumiaki Miyamoto, who had a face as hard as steel, and he couldn't help but sigh. Actor Sakakibara really has a wide network of contacts.

If Sakakibara Kaede can make an appointment, he can even invite the professional motorcyclist, the one who wears the Kamen Rider mask jacket for him, out for a meal or something.

The filming tasks for the remaining few days are similar to today's, but there is less filming and more teaching. It is still a bit difficult for these male and female actors who have never touched weapons to wield swords. Looking at the stuntmen wielding wooden swords and wooden guns to fight, the actors looked at each other. It would be a lie to say they were not envious.

However, the first episode was finally filmed on Friday at noon, and then it was time for RECT and Toei employees to work overtime to catch up with the progress.

"I have something to do tomorrow, so I'll have lunch and dinner out."

Daily dishwashing work, Lanzi's homework was completed at school today, and she shared the work of the young man. When she heard Sakakibara Kaede say this, she couldn't help but curiously asked her mother who was watching TV, "Does my brother have work tomorrow?"

"I don't have a job, I'm just hanging out with some friends I know."

Sakakibara Kaede said half hesitantly. He was not sure what would happen tomorrow. Would it be a separate interrogation of the five people or a scene of five horses being torn apart as in ancient execution grounds?

"By the way, I will watch the first episode of the TV series tomorrow."

"Well... everyone in the guild said we'll watch it together in the guild hut tomorrow. If you want to have some fun, you can go into the game and watch it." Sakakibara Kaede suggested, "But don't reveal my real identity. Right now, the only people who know my identity in the game besides you are Asuna and Mite."

"I know, brother. I don't want the guild to be in trouble. After all, if you are exposed, there will definitely be a lot of people who want to join the guild." Konno Aiko nodded sensibly.

Mrs. Konno, who was sitting on the sofa, interrupted, "Kaede, when can you invite that lovely Miss Yuki home again? I haven't seen her for a while, and I miss her a little."

"...I will definitely pass on the message."

Kaede Sakakibara was sweating. Yuuki Asuna's move of getting close to his family directly was truly a royal act of love. If this was a galgame, or if Kaede's coming to Snow Country happened in the real world, he would definitely give Asuna a thumbs up, and be deeply convinced that he had already entered Asuna's line.

I have to say, there are a lot of things that need to be prepared for tomorrow.

Kaede Sakakibara was packing his bag. In addition to the computer and notebook that he always brought with him when he went out, he also brought the textbooks for his senior year review. He would give half of them to Asuna Yuuki, and ask Toru Asakura, Madoka Higuchi and the others to bring the other part to Koito Fukumaru, who would also be taking the college entrance examination this year.

If he had a hole-punch rope, he would definitely bring it with him in case of emergency. If he needed to escape from the apartment, he would use this prop first.

Unfortunately, there is no tool for escaping underground in the real world. Sakakibara Kaede hesitated for a long time in front of the bag, but in the end he did not add anything extra and just went out as usual.

After a nap, when he woke up the next day, Sakakibara Kaede found a mixed Japanese and Western breakfast of fried eggs, bacon and rice made by Mrs. Konno in the kitchen. He was not picky and ate it in three or five bites. After making breakfast, Mrs. Konno went back to take a nap. It was indeed time to take a break after a busy week.

Sakakibara Feng also felt a little tired. He actually wanted to sleep until noon before going, but after thinking about the obvious threat from Sakurajima Mai, he had no choice but to go out as soon as possible to see if there was anything they needed him to do. The right thing to do was to finish it early and go home to sleep.

Of course, he brought the key to the central district apartment with him. He did not live in this house from now on, and some of his luggage was still in the apartment, such as seasonal clothes. After pushing the motorcycle under his crotch into the basement and locking the motorcycle, Sakakibara Kaede held the door card in the elevator, shone it, and then pressed the floor.

The person who opened the door for him was Yuuki Asuna. She still looked a little sleepy and had a cup of coffee in her hand.

"Tou-san, Yuanxiang-san came so early—"

As soon as she said this, she blinked and her face suddenly turned red, but her tone was filled with deep joy, "Ah, Senior Feng came so early today, we just got up."

"Have you had breakfast? Mai-san made miso soup and grilled fish today. Would you like some?"

Sakakibara Kaede coughed. He had just filled his stomach, and if he ate more now, he would probably be too full.

After thinking it over, he finally nodded. The point was not the Japanese breakfast. He just thought it was delicious. He had never been affected by food. He just wanted to taste Mai's cooking. He remembered that she cooked the food herself when he went to her house before. The food tasted delicious. But what Sakakibara Kaede cared about most was her heart that was as bright as a sunflower.

He found Sakurajima Mai busy in the kitchen, apparently preparing ingredients for lunch. Yuuki Asuna had just got up and was sitting in the chair in a daze. After holding back a yawn for a long time, she finally couldn't hold it back anymore.

Sakakibara Kaede laughed, and Yuuki Asuna glared at him coquettishly.

Entering the kitchen, Sakakibara Feng took the plate from Sakurajima Mai. To be honest, he originally wanted to sit down at the table, so that Sakurajima Mai would probably bring the plate to the table, like a virtuous wife in a TV show or movie. This thought only flashed through his mind for a moment and then disappeared. He still didn't want to let one party give and the other party silently accept in a relationship.

"There are so many frozen dishes. Are we going to have a party today?"

Kaede Sakakibara put the plate aside - to be honest, he was not really that hungry. He stood next to Mai Sakurajima and watched her skillfully put the frozen meat into the thawing cabinet, slightly amazed.

"Yeah, let's have a party."

Sakurajima Mai glanced at the young man and said in a light tone, "Because there are a lot of people here today."

Sakakibara Kaede felt a little uneasy because of this indifferent look. Seeing this, Sakurajima Mai raised the corners of her mouth like a little devil, "I believe Feng-san will never forget this day."

He already wanted to moisten himself when he heard this.

"Ahem, let me help."

"It's almost thawed, Feng-san, go eat." Sakurajima Mai turned her back to Sakakibara Kaede, "When we have time later, the three of us can discuss the role issue."

"three people?"

"Because Asuna-chan's background is almost exactly the same as the protagonist in the story."

When Yuuki Asuna heard this, her face turned red with embarrassment. Her toes were slightly curled up and clasped her slippers. This scene was too embarrassing. She just wanted to question her brother who was far away in Osaka why the heroine's character was written based on her.

Seeing the look on Yuuki Asuna's face, Sakakibara Kaede wanted to laugh, but when he saw the look in her eyes, he quickly coughed and started drinking the soup silently.

After breakfast, Sakurajima Mai received a call from her agent. Seeing that Sakakibara Kaede was busy and could not discuss the role for a while, she followed Yuuki Asuna into the corridor leading to the bedroom.

Standing in front of the door of my bedroom, I pushed it open and found that not much had changed. Everything was in order and it seemed that someone came to clean regularly.

His eyes moved upwards and he saw the huge screen in front of the bed.

"...What does this mean?"

Sakakibara Kaede pointed at the screen, puzzled.

"The living room is too hot, and it's a waste to use the air conditioner, so we installed a TV in Kaede-senpai's room to save money." Yuuki Asuna said it so convincingly that Sakakibara Kaede almost believed it.

The national actor and the young lady from a noble family said that air conditioning was too expensive. This is in Versailles, right?

There was also her own double bed. He wondered what kind of torture she had gone through when he was not here. Although there was a mattress on it, Kaede Sakakibara had already imagined the messy scene of the two women sitting on the bed at night, watching TV and eating snacks.

Thinking of this, Sakakibara Kaede couldn't help but think of the little yellow duck that Higuchi Madoka took away when they moved, and which she often put in the water when taking a bath.

I don’t know what kind of abuse his brother has suffered.

Chapter 13: Continuous Self-Destruction

Asuna Yuuki brought Kaede Sakakibara into her room. The girl's computer screen was on, showing their home in Sword Art Online.

"There was originally a team-building mission to play a game this afternoon, but I pushed it off."

"It seems to be the case."

"Senior Feng is such an incompetent guild leader."

Seeing Sakakibara Kaede's look, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but chuckle. She shook her head and pulled a seat for Sakakibara Kaede. "The preview mission for the new version has been opened. Senior Kaede, how about playing it with me?"

The desk that Yuuki Asuna uses to read and write is not for one person, but is more like a couple's desk where men and women can sit at the desk and play games together.

Kaede Sakakibara took out his computer, and after going online, the Asuna character gave him a big hug and kiss, and then invited him to join the team.

While the plot was going on, Sakurajima Mai finished her phone work. She opened the door with the manuscript in her hand. Sakakibara Kaede and Yuuki Asuna were pushing the new plot. When they saw her, they turned their heads and blinked at her.

Noticing Sakakibara Kaede's concerned look, Sakurajima Mai said, "The contact for next week's work is not a big deal."

"Rather than that, let's talk about the characters."

"Good~"

Yuuki Asuna is indeed not like ordinary players in some aspects. For ordinary players, it is extremely difficult to get them to stop playing the game, not to mention a massively multiplayer online game like Sword Art Online, where it is even more difficult to get players to leave their seats in the middle of the game.

However, Yuuki Asuna has such a good personality. She regards Sakurajima Mai as her own sister. In daily life, they support each other. Yuuki Asuna naturally knows whether the game is more important or Sakurajima Mai is more important. She thinks Kaede-senpai is more important.

Kaede Sakakibara turned her chair and Mai Sakurajima began to narrate.

The manuscripts they received were limited, so it was somewhat difficult to infer from the plot fragments how the heroine fell in love with the hero.

"How did Asuna-chan fall in love with Kaede-san back then?"

Faced with Mai Sakurajima's straightforward question, Yuuki Asuna blushed and stammered, unable to explain clearly. Kaede Sakakibara felt that the question was indeed a bit embarrassing. Mai Sakurajima glared at Kaede Sakakibara, "I forgot about you. How did Kaede-san fall in love with Asuna-chan?"

Sakakibara Kaede felt like sitting on pins and needles. At the same time, he felt Yuuki Asuna's gaze that said "I'm curious". That gaze full of exploring desire made Sakakibara Kaede feel a little ashamed of himself.

Finally, he coughed and said, "I think I've gotten used to Asuna-san's existence in my life. It's the same story in the TV series. The heroine falls in love with the hero because the hero's appearance has changed something in her or influenced something in her. Otherwise, based on the current character setting, to be honest, I only see the image of a female swordsman who is obsessed with completing the game."

"yes..."

Mai Sakurajima didn't know the answer either. The opportunity was in the manuscript and they didn't know it. If they just guessed, the efficiency would be too low.

When Yuuki Asuna heard what Sakakibara Kaede said, a faint smile appeared on her lips. She looked at Sakurajima Mai bravely, "I may know what the opportunity is for the heroine to fall in love with the hero."

"What is it?" They both looked at the shy girl at the same time.

Yuuki Asuna did not answer the question directly. She told her past story like a narrator, "Before I met Kaede-senpai, I was no different from the young lady in the TV series. I studied and rested every day, and I would also attend dinner parties with my parents regularly. The opportunity for me to change from a good girl was probably meeting classmates who also liked games, and meeting Kaede-san and Yuki online."

Kaede Sakakibara knew that the classmate who loved games she was talking about was Mitt, who often nursed him to death when playing four-player dungeons.

"At that time, I didn't know that Feng-san was the famous actor Sakakibara Feng. Although we all called him uncle, the image that Feng-san showed at that time was very sunny and active, which made people unconsciously curious. What is such a person like in real life?"

"Then, by chance, I found out that Senior Feng was the Harukaze in the game..."

Yuuki Asuna coughed lightly to hide her shyness, "Because of Kaede-senpai, I took the first step to leave home. I knew that friendship in the game is equal to friendship in real life. I knew that the world is so shining."

Kaede Sakakibara guessed that Yuuki Asuna's last words were about him taking her to Starry Livehouse to watch a band performance.

"I see. Is that the reason for the change?"

Sakurajima Mai said seriously, holding her chin in her hand, picked up a pen and wrote something in her notebook, and looked at Sakakibara Kaede with a hint of thought in her eyes.

"So, it turns out that our rivalry remains the same. We were strangers when we first met, but eventually, because of something, I fell in love with you."

Although Mai Sakurajima used the first person throughout, Asuna Yuuki felt that Mai Sakurajima was talking about herself - because that was the emotion in her heart at the time.

"Ahem, that's it." Yuuki Asuna said with pursed lips. Sakurajima Mai did not continue teasing her and changed the subject.

"By the way, Kaede-san, when did you develop feelings for me? Or did you realize your love for me only when you confessed to me?" asked Mai Sakurajima. Now Asuna Yuuki was no longer shy and continued to stare at Kaede Sakakibara with a curious look.

Well, there is no way I can stop wanting to listen to gossip.

Kaede Sakakibara couldn't hold it in anymore, he began to recall in detail his first meeting and their scenes together with Mai Sakurajima. To be honest, he didn't know what a national actress Mai Sakurajima was at first. He had just come here and was completely in the dark. How could he have the time to care about this?

But if he had to say it, he could indeed feel from her words that Sakurajima Mai's attitude towards him was different from her attitude towards other work partners.

"It was after we finished filming Will-O-Wisp in Midsummer. I felt that Mai-san treated me very differently, so at that time I was a little doubtful about what I had done to deserve Mai-san's care and treatment of me."

Yuuki Asuna turned to Sakurajima Mai, "What about Mai-san? When did Mai-san fall in love with Kaede-senpai?"

"Well, I started to like it after filming the daily life of high school."

"Hey, so fast?"

Asuna Yuuki hugged the pillow and hid her face behind it. At that time, she would watch this TV series every week and was also a loyal fan of the CP of Kitahara Hiroshi and Nishida Orange. Seeing Mai Sakurajima being so frank, Asuna Yuuki suddenly felt like she had been touched.

The topic of interest came to an end, and Sakurajima Mai continued to discuss the interpretation of the characters, but this time it was not about trivial matters related to love.

Kaede Sakakibara listened to the questions and answers between Mai Sakurajima and Asuna Yuuki. These two really have some sisterly feel to them.

Before lunch, Chizuru Ichinose arrived. She went out to exercise with her grandmother in the morning, and she wanted to go see the grandfather who was always friendly to her during exercise. Of course, her grandmother didn't have any feelings for the grandfather, and Chizuru Ichinose followed her because she was a little worried.

When she knocked on the door, she was holding a shopping bag. After unpacking it, she found that it was filled with snacks for watching movies.

"Good morning, Chizuru-chan."

Chizuru Ichinose was warmly welcomed by Mai Sakurajima, and Asuna Yuuki smiled and waved beside Mai Sakurajima.

Sakakibara Kaede usually doesn't know what the private lives of his female friends, or girlfriends, are like. It seems that they get along well with each other and have a good relationship with each other.

"I didn't expect Chizuru-san to bring snacks. Are you planning to watch a movie today?" The young man joked with a smile.

"Really, really, please stop rummaging around."

Sakakibara Kaede naturally reached out and took the shopping bag from Chizuru Ichinose, took out a bag of potato chips and said, he was just making a suggestion. He had eaten two breakfasts and was now a little full, to the point where he couldn't eat any delicacies.

"Hey, hey——but aren't we here to watch Feng-senpai play games today——"

"Shh..."

Before Chizuru Ichinose could finish her words, Mai Sakurajima put her index finger in front of her lips. Seeing Kaede Sakakibara rummaging through the drinks in the shopping bag, she gave Chizuru Ichinose a look.

The latter suddenly realized that Senior Feng didn't know what he was about to suffer today.

It is a mixture of social death and shame. . ?

Chizuru Ichinose, who has always been a junior to Sakakibara Kaede, had the first bad idea today to see Kaede's reaction, to see his embarrassed face, to feel his lips when he was stubborn. It has to be said that people get red when they are around red people, and Chizuru Ichinose has been with Mai Sakurajima for a long time, and she has indeed picked up some of her dark side.

Kaede Sakakibara, who was sharing snacks with Asuna Yuuki, suddenly felt a chill on his back. He just thought it was just the wind on the balcony that was a little noisy and blew over his whole body.