I live my life in Tokyo

As Sakakibara walked, he gave an approachable smile to the students who shyly greeted him on both sides of the corridor. Even so, few students came forward to ask for his autograph - they thought Sakakibara was still working.

It is disrespectful to interrupt the actors' work without permission.

"I feel betrayed." Koichiro Yuki covered his chest. What happened to the agreement that we would be science and engineering men together, wear glasses together, and move towards beautiful code together?

Why is it suddenly charging?

"I also feel that there is a deep barrier between you and me."

The man's eyes were filled with sadness. Yuuki Koichiro and his sister both studied in this school. How many zeros must the tuition fee for this private school be in a year... How pathetic this barrier was.

While talking, the two of them arrived at the door of Class 3 of Grade 1, where they were greeted by a neatly dressed butler and maid.

To clarify, the maids here are not the kind of maids in the maid cafes in Akihabara who wear short skirts and squeeze daisuki on the omurice.

Sakakibara Kaede took a look at their attire and sighed.

The authentic British maid style, judging from the materials chosen by the girls, are all custom-made high-end products.

"Ah... God, Sakakibara-senpai."

The receptionist blushed immediately. She obviously hadn't digested the fact that her idol was standing right in front of her. She stammered and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Two people, are there any seats available?" Sakakibara Feng said softly, and then smiled and put an index finger to his lips, "It's not my working hours now, just treat me as an ordinary customer."

“Yes…Yes!”

"Okay, very energetic."

The two of them took the signs, and Koichiro Yuki pushed his glasses. He seemed to have underestimated the popularity of this genius junior in the school. He was really surprised by this move of turning the tables.

Good trick!

"Welcome, my lord."

This master is not that master, and he speaks English. It seems that everyone present is a servant, and those who enter the door are masters.

The interior of the classroom has also been carefully decorated. The boys and girls wearing maid dresses and butler uniforms have humble smiles on their faces and are calm and well-mannered in their actions.

Led by the shy girl, the two came to a corner by the window and sat down. Yuki Koichiro waved his hand and said, "Well, order whatever you want to eat. It's my treat today."

"What about your sister?"

"?"

"No, I thought you would come in and talk to your sister." Sakakibara Feng stared at the senior with three parts of vigilance, three parts of suspicion, three parts of contempt and one part of disbelief in his brows, and coughed lightly, "Isn't Senior Yuki here to see his sister?"

Yuuki Koichiro pushed his glasses up, and a white light flashed through the lenses. "She will serve us food... I guess, ahem, look at the menu, what do you want to eat?"

"Yuuki-senpai, your attributes are so complicated."

As the two men were talking about the menu, the atmosphere in the kitchen suddenly became tense. Several students who were arranging the dishes leaned their heads against the door frame and looked at the target excitedly.

"Found it, it's Sakakibara-senpai!"

"Shh, keep your voice down. There might be drones filming him right now. We have to be elegant."

"But, Kinoshita-san just told me that it's not Sakakibara-senpai's working hours now, and she was asked to keep it a secret."

This remark heated up the atmosphere again. A boy whispered, "Who is that person sitting with Sakakibara-senpai? Is he a senior from the crew?"

"what happens?"

Asuna Yuuki, who had just finished her lunch break, returned to the kitchen wearing an apron. Seeing everyone gathered in front of the door, she tilted her head in confusion.

"Shh... Asuna, look who that person is. I think he looks a bit like your brother." A girl who was close to Yuuki Asuna pulled her to the door and whispered in her ear.

There was a time before when Yuuki Asuna's brother came to pick her up from school, which left a deep impression on many of her classmates.

"The one sitting opposite my brother... is the actor Sakakibara."

"Just call him senior. You're shooting commercials at our school every day, so calling him senior is not appropriate." The girl said with a smile, "Don't you think Sakakibara senior looks handsome in our school uniform? It would be great if he really is our senior~"

His expression actually won a lot of approval, with only a few boys sneering at him.

Will these girls who only know how to look at faces understand Sakakibara-senpai's inner world? Will they understand what it means to have a youth without regrets? Will they understand the meaning of the color of youth?

I, Brother Sakakibara, can become the focus of everyone's attention with my talent, regardless of my appearance.

"Asuna, go ahead." The girl urged, "Your brother has been looking for so long just to see you."

"Uh... okay."

Asuna Yuuki has only watched TV dramas and doesn't know much about Sakakibara Kaede, or rather, she is unfamiliar with everything in the entertainment industry. After listening to her classmates bragging about her for so long, Sakakibara Kaede herself has unknowingly become shrouded in mystery, which makes her feel more pressured.

She lifted up her soft maid skirt and took a step forward.

"Hello, have you made your decision?"

The clear female voice like a lark made Yuuki Koichiro's eyes light up. He supported half of his face and smiled, "This dress suits you very well, Asuna."

"I know, brother, it's still embarrassing to say this."

Her polite smile immediately turned into helplessness towards her brother. She glanced at the secretly happy Sakakibara Kaede and said softly, "Sir, what do you want?"

"Did you hear that? My sister asked in a friendly way, and I order you, my junior, to answer quickly." Yuki Koichiro glared at Sakakibara Kaede and his tone turned vicious.

"Okay..." Facing Yuuki Koichiro who was obsessed with his sister, Sakakibara Kaede retreated directly. He looked at the girl with long chestnut hair and smiled politely, "I want a cup of mocha, and for cake, cheesecake."

Yuki Koichiro raised his eyes and asked meaningfully, "Don't you like black coffee?"

"I usually drink too much bitter drinks, so today I want to drink something sweet."

This junior is still young. Do you want to attract Asuna's attention with this method? You are far from enough!

"I'll have an Americano and tiramisu."

Yuuki Koichiro smiled gently at his sister, "That's it, Asuna, you go ahead and do your work."

Asuna Yuuki was confused by the fickle relationship between the two, but she still nodded politely to Kaede Sakakibara and her brother, and quickly returned to the kitchen with the order.

He was greeted by a group of gossipy friends.

"Asuina, how does it feel to talk to Sakakibara-san? Does it make you feel like your heart is fluttering?"

"No la."

Yuuki Asuna didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She clarified, "Well, it feels very ordinary, like the ordinary feeling of a big brother next door."

“Is there no such thing as love at first sight?” Some people still have evil intentions.

Yuuki Asuna covered her chest and shook her head.

Unexpectedly, several boys nearby seemed proud of it.

"Oh, these girls are so frivolous."

"Yes, pursuing appearance is the lowest of the low. Only a close friend can understand Brother Sakakibara's ideals."

"Brother Sakakibara makes a living by his ambitions, not his looks. I was so moved that I cried."

The girls waved the orders in their hands with smiles on their faces.

"Let's start preparing. This is for Sakakibara-senpai. We must provide him with the best service!"

"Oh!"

Chapter 45: Generally Passing by Passers-by

Koichiro Yuki pushed his bangs back, looked out the window with his brown eyes, and occasionally glanced at the young man opposite.

Most of the people enjoying Western desserts in the classroom were families. Parents greeted their sons and daughters with a smile and took out their mobile phones to take dozens of photos, which made the students feel a little embarrassed.

Some were couples, the atmosphere was harmonious and they were having a great time. The boy scooped up a piece of cake and put it close to the girl's mouth with a smile. The latter was being fed in public, her face slightly blushing as she checked that no one was watching her, then she leaned forward with a guilty conscience and swallowed the cake in one gulp.

There were also two young men, their faces calm, the wind outside the window blew up their short hair and their free and easy postures. In this western-style coffee shop filled with spring breeze, the autumn wind was bleak on their side.

"Junior, what do you think of my sister?"

In the end, Koichiro Yuki stopped probing and went straight in.

"After seeing it, I thought about it day and night."

"speak English."

Seeing that Koichiro Yuki didn't get the point of this sentence, the boy decided to use something simpler and easier to understand next time. It would be boring if the other party didn't understand and didn't argue with him.

However, he believed that if he explained something like "Once I see you, I will marry your sister", Yuki Koichiro would probably have a life-threatening fight with him.

"Your sister seems to have good grades. She must have worked hard, right?"

It is easy to praise people. For example, when you visit relatives and see their children, it is always right to praise them first, without saying anything else.

"That's right. Asuna is very conscientious in preparing for and reviewing. She doesn't need any help from me or our parents, and she ranks among the best in the class." Yuki Koichiro smiled and held his chin.

"Your sister is busy in the kitchen. Could it be that she can cook?"

"That's right. Asuna's cooking is her hobby. She learned a lot from the maid. But unfortunately, her parents have never allowed Asuna to cook. They think it's a waste of time and are worried that she will get hurt. For this reason, Asuna joined the school's home economics club." Koichiro Yuki shook his head helplessly.

"Your sister is so outstanding, she must be very popular."

"That's right. Although Asuna can't be said to be the core of the class, she has a lot of close friends. She often brings friends home to play or goes shopping with friends. This is different from me." Yuuki Koichiro had a sad yet proud complex smile on his face.

"..."

"Keep praising?"

Sakakibara Kaede cleared his throat, and seeing that Yuki Koichiro still looked unsatisfied, he could no longer hold on with his words.

Three compliments and three replies was already the limit, and the man knew that if he continued to compliment, his words would become awkward. He had heard Yuki Koichiro talk about the existence of a younger sister before, but this was the first time he saw her in person.

There has to be a limit to awkward praise.

The arrival of the drinks helped Sakakibara Kaede out of the predicament. The man looked at the excited first-year high school girl holding the plate with trembling hands, and stepped back calmly.

It's good to change the taste occasionally.

Sakakibara Kaede smiled and thanked the shy young girl, but unexpectedly she took out a pen and a notebook from behind her back - it seemed she came prepared.

The girls who were peeking in the kitchen burst into a small noise, accusing the girl of betrayal. They had agreed to start from the same starting line, so how did she run away?

"Um, Sakakibara-san, can you give me an autograph?"

"With great pleasure."

The man skillfully wrote the name on his notebook and handed the notebook and pen back to the girl. "Thank you for your support."

The girl obviously didn't expect Sakakibara Kaede to say this in such a friendly way. She jumped a few times happily on the spot, and her long maid skirt brought out the charm of a high school girl.

After watching the girl leave, Sakakibara Kaede picked up the silver spoon and stirred the thick mocha.

“Being an artist must be very hard.”

With a slightly bitter Americano in his mouth, Yuki Koichiro frowned as he took a small bag of sugar, opened it and poured the brown sugar into the coffee. "Not only is filming hard, but it's even harder after filming."

"I think it's okay, because I'm not famous now, and I'm not the focus of the crew." Sakakibara Feng felt the mellow fragrance in his mouth and explained, "Being a popular artist is really hard. You have to go to multiple work places every day. After work, you may have to participate in TV shows, reality shows or something. That's the real hardship."

"It is much better to be unknown than to be famous. In the latter, every move and every word is in the cause of the masses, and any mistakes are not allowed. If you go out to eat barbecue, there will be a bunch of paparazzi taking pictures. Who can stand this?"

"But you will be famous eventually." Yuki Koichiro hit the nail on the head. He took a sip of Americano. "I haven't seen the graduation commercial you shot, but from the daily life of us high school students, I can feel your professionalism from that drama. This feeling is especially obvious when you are in the same frame with the second male lead Takeda-kun - you look like a senior who has worked in this industry for several years, and he is a new actor who has not been in the industry for long. At this rate, your fame will become more and more famous, and your fans on Twitter will also increase - by the way, I follow you on Twitter."

"Compared to being famous, I still prefer a life that is approachable. Just like the action of the freshman girl asking me for my autograph, if I were famous, would she still be so convenient?"

The man smiled faintly and said, "In fact, I am just an ordinary person, an ordinary person who may be a little smart, but I am not, and I will not be what you and I call a popular artist."

"I suddenly feel that you are a bit like Kitahara Hiroshi, the character you played."

"This is my true feelings, not an act." Seeing this, Sakakibara Kaede spread his hands helplessly, "I don't expect to be unique in the eyes of everyone. It's enough to shine in the eyes of my friends and colleagues."

"What a heart-warming ideal." Koichiro Yuki smiled and turned his gaze to the window. A few birds flapped their wings and took off from the dead trees. After a while, only a few small black dots were left in the blue sky.

The drink was half finished when the dessert was served, but the person who delivered the food was Yuuki Asuna - the sisters in the kitchen felt that everyone looked like a traitor who took the opportunity to ask Sakakibara Kaede for an autograph, so they could only send Yuuki Asuna, who currently had no feelings for Sakakibara Kaede.

The man thanked him and took the cheesecake. Yuuki Koichiro, who was sitting opposite him, smiled a friendly smile, "Asuina, it should be almost time for your shift, right?"

"Hey, we have ten minutes left before our shift changes."

"Change your clothes in a moment. Don't you want to go shopping at the school festival? We'll accompany you and let my junior carry your backpack and prize bag or something."

Asuna Yuuki secretly glanced at Kaede Sakakibara, who was squinting his eyes and enjoying the cheese flavor. Seeing that he didn't have any aversion, she nodded slightly.

"I have to get busy now. See you later, brother, Sakakibara...senpai."

After struggling for a moment about how to address Sakakibara Kaede, Asuna felt that calling her Sakakibara-san was a bit too familiar, and she didn't want to leave a bad impression on her brother's friends.