I live my life in Tokyo

"Yeah, this..."

Asakura Toru smiled, "Delicious."

"That's good."

Sakakibara Kaede quickly finished her breakfast, and Asakura Toru started to clean up the dishes. She and Higuchi Madoka had classes in the afternoon, and if she had no work this morning, she might just lie down at home and do nothing.

"Give."

The girl handed over the bag. Her cheeks were rosy and she looked like she had an indescribable mysterious charm. There was a hint of tenderness in her eyes, and this tenderness made Sakakibara Kaede feel warm.

It feels like the girl has grown up overnight, and her every move exudes feminine charm.

Is this the charm of the Takarazuka style? No, it is the charm of Toru Asakura.

Asakura Toru smiled with satisfaction, and she walked forward gently on tiptoe, like a kitten stealing food.

"Ah, I'm going to feed Chocolate Vanilla the cat food."

"Okay, you have the key, right?"

"some."

The young man stretched out his arms and hugged Asakura Toru's body, feeling her youth and vitality again, and they stayed intimate for a while in front of the entrance.

These days are the open days of the University of Tokyo. Unconsciously, it has been more than three years since I met Koichiro Yuki. The two of us had a humble beginning. Although Koichiro Yuki had a superior family background, at that time, Kaede Sakakibara had no idea what kind of family this senior who was crazy about code was from.

Passing through the groups of high school students who came to Tokyo University to check in, this is the Open Day of Tokyo University. At this time, students who are interested in the university will come in groups to observe, similar to the previous time with Higuchi Madoka and Asakura Toru.

However, Kaede Sakakibara didn’t have any acquaintances, so she walked through the ginkgo tree into the Department of Economics, and turned on her computer after arriving at her seat.

The PPT presentation on the open day was still the same as usual. Professor Kimura still invited him to assist and support the team this time. After all, Sakakibara Kaede is a well-known figure in the Faculty of Economics of the University of Tokyo. Sakakibara Kaede's personal profile on the official website of the firm says "Faculty of Economics of the University of Tokyo". He is also a well-known actor and singer. If not him, who will support the team?

After greeting the yawning Doma Ohira, Sakakibara Kaede pointed at the presentation, took a sip of tea, and waited for Professor Kimura to arrive.

However, the always kind old man was nowhere to be seen.

"What happened? Professor Kimura always comes on time. Is there something urgent?"

Just as everyone was discussing this, a senior student came into the classroom breathlessly and said, "Professor Kimura's class today will be temporarily replaced by Professor Ohnishi."

Sakakibara Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he stood up with a grim look on his face. Not only him, but all the sophomores, both male and female, stood up.

"What happened to Professor Kimura?"

Someone asked anxiously.

Professor Kimura teaches and educates people. He never puts on airs in front of his students, makes historical jokes with everyone, and often has a kind smile on his face. Seeing him is like seeing your own grandfather. Such a person is both virtuous and talented. None of the students who graduated from the Faculty of Economics have any bad feelings towards him. All of them are grateful to him and do not live up to the name of Professor Kimura's students.

"Professor Kimura had a cough last night and has been hospitalized today." The senior student looked gloomy. He nodded to the many juniors and said, "During the time when Professor Kimura is away, his classes will be taught by Professor Onishi."

Professor Ohnishi is the second best instructor in the Department of Economics after Professor Kimura, and everyone recognizes his teaching skills.

But Professor Kimura is the number one person in the students' hearts, the one with kind eyes and a wealth of talent.

Sakakibara Kaede sat down, and Doma Daihei looked a little unhappy.

The young man was filled with fear and anxiety, and this emotion did not end until the get out of class was over. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and stood up.

"Let's go to the hospital to visit Professor Kimura." He said, looking at the students who also had worries written on their faces. "Although we may not be able to enter the ward, we can convey our thoughts to Professor Kimura. I hope that Professor Kimura will recover soon."

"What Sakakibara-kun said makes sense. I'll go get ready right away."

"Understood, shall we set off now?"

"Feng-kun...you are indeed my idol."

Sakakibara Kaede didn't know when his voice began to have a certain influence in the university classroom where his classmates were not very close, but this was not what he cared about.

After confirming Professor Kimura's hospitalization location with their senior classmates, the students from the Department of Economics left as a group, carrying their backpacks, ignoring the strange looks from the senior students who came to visit.

The open day and open classes lasted for five days. On campus, high school students could seek help from seniors if they had any questions, but the Department of Economics was almost deserted.

Kaede Sakakibara has been to the hospital where Professor Kimura is staying several times. Nishikino Maki's mother is the dean here. Students are coming to the morning class in large numbers, carrying snacks and flowers for each person. . . . Although everyone wants to buy one, considering that Professor Kimura is sick and can't eat so much, and if the hundreds of people present really buy hundreds of snacks, Professor Kimura will definitely accuse him of waste.

After all, it was impossible for hundreds of people to visit the patient. Sakakibara Feng reported his identity at the counter. If he couldn't see them, he should at least bring some comfort items. The nurse at the counter knew him. He had come here to visit the Konno sisters many times. Later, when she recognized that they were household names, she naturally greeted them with a smile.

However, considering that Dao and Professor Kimura are not relatives, and Professor Kimura is still recuperating from illness, the visiting time is only a short ten minutes.

Kaede Sakakibara discussed it with his classmates, and finally he and the girl, Akane Kinoshita, who had previously said she wanted to join his guild, went upstairs to visit as grade representatives.

Family members were sitting outside the ward, and several middle-aged and elderly people came to visit, chatting with Professor Kimura's family. Sakakibara Feng had never seen Professor Kimura's family before, but he could easily recognize them based on the sad expressions on their faces.

Unexpectedly, he found the Yukinoshita sisters here. The middle-aged man standing in front of them, wearing a suit, standing straight with a serious face, should be their father.

"Um..." Akane Kinoshita quietly pointed at the door. Kaede Sakakibara nodded and walked forward with flowers and gifts.

I met with Professor Kimura's family, but we didn't talk much. When they heard that the two of them came to visit on behalf of the class, their expressions were sad but also proud.

The old man in the ward was sleeping soundly and looked very peaceful. He had just taken some medicine and went to sleep.

Kaede Sakakibara placed the greeting cards signed by the entire grade on the bedside table, and Akane Kinoshita placed the flowers on the table - the table was already piled with gifts and flowers for consolation.

After calming down his emotions, Sakakibara Kaede sighed softly. He didn't want to disturb Professor Kimura who was resting at this time.

After leaving the ward and comforting Akane Kinoshita who was quietly wiping away her tears, Kaede Sakakibara found that the man from the Yukinoshita family nodded to her and extended his hand.

"Hello, you must be Mr. Sakakibara who has helped me many times. I will take care of you."

Sakakibara Kaede held the man's hand and shook it. He was in a bad mood at the moment, and to be honest, it was a little difficult to make him smile.

Fortunately, the other party was also easy to talk to. He didn't have the arrogance and confidence of a wealthy family, but he still had a bit of an official air. He looked very different from Yuuki Shozo. "Sakakibara-kun, could you please have a word with me?"

Chapter 31: Bad Woman

The head of the Yukinoshita family looks like a kind person. Judging from the attitude of the Yukinoshita sisters towards him, he must have doted on his daughters at home.

Sakakibara Kaede and the Yukinoshita family have a superficial relationship, but their daily communication is not that good. She is just a nodding acquaintance with the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family, not even a friend. The eldest daughter's work and life are not intertwined, but in the future, the Yukinoshita family will enter the core circle of the firm, and it is inevitable that they will have many intersections with Sakakibara Kaede at work.

Therefore, his attitude towards Yukinoshita's father is the same as his future boss, and it is also his attitude towards Mr. Amai.

"I heard about you from my daughter a long time ago, and now it seems that you are indeed a handsome man." Yukinoshita's father patted Sakakibara Kaede's shoulder. The latter noticed something different. This attitude was more like a conversation with himself as a father.

I just don't know whether the daughter he was talking about was the eldest daughter or the second daughter.

After praising him, he changed the subject, looked towards the ward, and said with a sigh, "Professor Kimura is my wife's teacher. My wife is unable to come due to work, so I came to visit her on her behalf."

Sakakibara Kaede was silent. He didn't know what to say in this situation. Akane Kinoshita, who came with him, was still wiping her tears. He felt tired, but he still cheered up and smiled. "Mr. Yukinoshita, Professor Kimura is my teacher and my benefactor. I hope he can recover soon and continue to teach and educate people in his favorite place."

Mr. Yukinoshita was very satisfied with Kaede Sakakibara's energetic appearance. However, when Yukinoshita Yukino saw Kaede Sakakibara's smile, she had the opposite opinion. She didn't like this smile.

What she wanted to see was the real thing that belonged to him when he was performing as an idol, singing an uplifting song, or participating in a school festival.

The man half turned around and looked at his two daughters, "Yang No, Yukino will be in your care for a while."

"Yes, leave it to me, father." Yukinoshita Haruno patted her chest and promised.

Mr. Yukinoshita turned to Sakakibara Kaede again and nodded to him, but with a little scrutiny in his eyes, "Young man, I am very optimistic about you. Keep going."

Sakakibara Kaede only took his compliment as a farewell subtext and wished him good luck on his journey as an actor and singer. He said a few humble words and watched Mr. Yukinoshita leave quickly. The male secretary who followed closely behind him wrote and drew on a notebook while entering the elevator with Mr. Yukinoshita.

Not understanding what Yukinoshita's father said, perhaps because his emotional intelligence was not high enough, Sakakibara Kaede and Kinoshita Akane looked at each other and prepared to leave. People who came to visit Professor Kimura came and went, and their visiting time was almost over.

"Na."

Yukinoshita Haruno called out to Sakakibara Kaede, who turned around and looked at her, "Yukinoshita-senpai, is there anything else?"

There was a faint smile on his face, which made Yukinoshita Yukino silently clench her fists, but this smile was a sincere smile. Is he so familiar with his sister?

"Yukino and I want to go check out the University of Tokyo this afternoon. Kaede-kun, don't you have work this afternoon?"

"No... But isn't Yukinoshita a liberal arts student?" Sakakibara Kaede said, and he remembered something. "I also know a few classmates in the liberal arts department. It's okay to show Yukinoshita around the campus and introduce some subjects."

Sakurajima Mai and Kasumigaoka Utaha are studying liberal arts. Apart from the two of them, he has almost completed three years at the University of Tokyo. He has met many like-minded friends during the school celebration and daily exchanges. It is not a problem for him to ask a few reliable senior students to guide Yukinoshita.

"Xukino has switched to science again."

"...Hiratsuka-sensei didn't say anything?"

"Yes, she has been complaining to me that you stole her favorite student."

"?"

It was inappropriate to stand here. Seeing that Akane Kinoshita had stopped crying but there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, Sakakibara Kaede handed her a pack of tissues. The few of them got into the elevator and arrived at the first floor of the inpatient department.

After telling the students about Professor Kimura's current condition, the students temporarily put their minds at ease. Many students still need to work part-time in the future. After Sakakibara Kaede came back, they took a reassurance pill, and then went back to their own homes, to their mothers, and to do their own things. Kinoshita Akane thanked Sakakibara Kaede softly, and she glanced at the Yukinoshita sisters standing behind him. Yukinoshita Haruno noticed her gaze and smiled with narrowed eyes.

The invitation that Akane Kinoshita wanted to say was swallowed back. After a moment, she smiled as usual, asked the Blood Alliance Knights about their guild mission for tonight, and then left.

She wanted to go forward but she didn't have the courage. When she saw the appearance of the wealthy Yukinoshita family, she realized that she and they were not from the same world after all. After taking one look, she gave up.

Sakakibara Feng sensed the other party's emotions and didn't say much. After Yukinoshita Haruno got in the car, she rolled down the window and nodded to the co-pilot next to her, "Feng, get in the car."

"it is good."

The atmosphere in the car was relatively silent. Yukinoshita Haruno was humming a song with an indifferent attitude. Yukinoshita Yukino sat in the back seat in silence. She was wearing the black school uniform of Sobu High School. Sakakibara Kaede looked out the window and thought about something. It took him a long time to realize that Yukinoshita Haruno was humming the song he sang.

Yukinoshita Haruno noticed that the air in the car was a little stuffy, so she said, "Hey, so this is how Feng-kun usually behaves when he's with girls?"

"Sorry, sorry, I'm just thinking about something." Sakakibara Kaede smiled bitterly and shook his head. He looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, who was looking at him with her deep blue eyes.

Sakakibara Kaede had never carefully observed Yukinoshita Yukino. In his opinion, this second young lady was just an ordinary friend, and they would not have much interactions in the future. His attitude towards her was similar to that of other students, such as her classmates.

Looking at Yukinoshita Yukino from such a close distance, Sakakibara Kaede felt that she had a unique and cold temperament, not to mention her natural beauty. There must be a lot of people of the opposite sex pursuing her.

"Xue-no-chan, this is Feng-kun you told me about before. For a period of time in the future, until you completely adapt to life in Tokyo, you two will be roommates."

"Got it." Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to not want to deal with her sister, but she still nodded obediently, "Please give me your guidance, Mr. Big Star Actor Singer."

"Is there anyone who calls an old friend that?"

Sakakibara Kaede sighed, and the smile on Yukinoshita Yukino's lips flashed away. The former glanced at Yukinoshita Haruno who was grinning, and snorted. This is the power of capital.

Don’t look down on the young people because they are poor.

In front of the campus gate, he saw someone who made him feel relieved, and suddenly he felt that the pressure on him had completely disappeared - because he had found a comrade-in-arms who could share the pressure and hardships with him.

"Yuuma, why are you here?"

The familiar golden retriever turned around, and the smile on his face after seeing Sakakibara Kaede was like a ray of sunshine on a rainy day, making everyone feel warm. He was a real warm man. He smiled and said, "Good afternoon, isn't today the school open day? I thought of bringing my sister to have a look..."

Halfway through his words, he stood half away, revealing the surprised and happy Miura Yumiko behind him. Sakakibara even suspected that she would cry for joy the next moment.

"Ah, did you meet anyone you know?"

Yukinoshita Haruno parked the car, followed by Yukinoshita Yukino, who noticed her classmates from school and nodded calmly.

Miura Yumiko almost died when she saw Yukinoshita Yukino. Normally, she was the queen who had the final say in school, and no one would say anything if she showed her love for Sakakibara Kaede appropriately... But how much did Yukinoshita Yukino see in her excited and even somewhat unfeminine look just now?

Yukinoshita Haruno and Miura Yuuma knew each other, and they nodded and greeted each other. Miura Yuuma also took the opportunity to say that he wanted to bring his sister to see the Department of Science. . . He almost said directly that Yumiko wanted to apply to the same Department of Economics as her idol because she liked idols.

There weren't many people in the group. Sakakibara Kaede and Miura Yuma were recognized by many high school students standing at the door, and there was a lot of shouting. Seeing this, the two of them started to fight right away.

Panting as he walked through the ginkgo trees, Yuuma Miura let out a breath, "I can't believe it, Feng. Are you usually chased and blocked when you go to and from school?"

"How is that possible? I always have a mask and a hat on, so there's no way I'd be recognized. Aren't you often recognized at the music college?" The young man turned the tables.

Yuma Miura touched his nose, felt a little embarrassed, and then burst into laughter.

Yumiko Miura let go of Yukino Yukinoshita's hand, and the latter was slightly stunned as she looked at the figure in front of her.

"...Thanks."

"No, don't thank me!"

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Miura Yumiko, who was walking in front of her and didn't seem to be from the same group as her. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she followed her sister silently, looking at the brand new university campus.

The senior students had just finished class and they passed by Sakakibara Kaede and others. He knew that they were in a hurry to visit Professor Kimura, so he nodded slightly in greeting.

Most of the students have left this morning, but the open class in the afternoon will still go on as usual. The lecturer should be Professor Onishi who the senior mentioned this morning.

"How does it compare to the feeling of being at a music college?"

"I feel like I'm always on edge here. Is that okay to say?" Yuuma Miura shrugged, while Yumiko Miura nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "The atmosphere at Tokyo University of Music is more relaxed. Every student here is like an elite, and they have the confidence to know what they want to do in the future."

"Wow, you are exaggerating. Some of my classmates are working, some are playing games. Who knows where they will be and what they will do in the future?"

"At least when I was in high school, I could never have imagined that I would make a living by my looks in the future."

Yuuma Miura pointed at Kaede Sakakibara. He thought of Teacher Sakai and smiled nostalgically.

The two Yukinoshita sisters listened to the conversation between Kaede Sakakibara and Yuma Miura. Yukinoshita Haruno interrupted from time to time. Kaede Sakakibara and Yuma Miura had no idol baggage at all, and they walked through the teaching buildings talking and laughing.

The open class was in the afternoon. After walking around the school district and showing the teaching building around with two female students, Sakakibara Kaede led a few people to the cafeteria.

In the huge cafeteria, the seats reserved for students from the Department of Economics were now empty. Sakakibara Kaede still remembered the scene when he brought Asakura Toru and Higuchi Madoka to the cafeteria last year. At that time, he and Professor Kimura once again staged a showdown over Akamon Ramen, but unfortunately it could not be continued today.