I live my life in Tokyo

There is more comparison in adolescence than boys can imagine, one of which is the dance partner at the bonfire party. As the only girl who danced with Sakakibara Kaede that night, Yuuki Asuna's popularity this week continued to maintain the trend of being at the top of the list.

The wind of Harukaze Village, "I thought that Yuuki-san's sister was bullied by her classmates, so I wanted to stand up for her. Yuuki-san is not in any trouble, right?"

The science and engineering hunky replied after a while, and his tone seemed much calmer.

"Students at Shuchiin Academy aren't that bored. My sister's schedule is still the same as before, there's no trouble, but she's more popular than before." There was no lack of pride in the tone of the science and engineering hunk.

The boy was relieved to see that he had not made things worse.

"Being popular is a good thing, so I will go to the first-year high school classroom after school today to say hello to her and make Yuuki Asuna more popular."

Macho man: "In fact, being popular is not something to be happy about. Just think about it, your precious work and study time are all tied up by your classmates. Can you understand this pain?"

Feng from Qingfeng Village took a breath of cold air. He frowned and vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

The macho man from the science and engineering department said: "I know you are busy with work, so I won't bother you with my sister's affairs. It would be better for you to go home early to rest and prepare for the college entrance examination."

The reasons given by the sister-con tough guy were impeccable, and the boy sighed at the fickleness of Senior Yuki.

Chapter 49: Winter is the time to turn on the heating and get into the kotatsu

"I like you!!"

The boy expressed his three years of emotions on the rooftop. His passionate words warmed up the cold wind. His classmates who were walking home on the playground heard the boy's confession through the wind and began to applaud and cheer.

Choosing the last day of senior year as the time to confess couldn't be a better choice. Everything has just ended and everything has just begun. If someone is by your side as you gradually climb the ladder of adulthood, you will definitely be able to avoid many detours.

for sure.

The boy opened his eyes, picked up the phone from the coffee table and held it across his face.

"--it hurts!"

As soon as her hand loosened, the phone was attracted by the center of gravity of the earth and fell straight on her nose. Sakakibara Kaede blinked out a few tears in pain.

For a moment the boy was speechless due to the pain. To compensate himself he decided to take another nap.

It's December.

The snowflakes floating outside the window make you not want to go out.

The boy likes rainy days very much. He likes to work by the window and listen to the music given by nature.

The same goes for snowy days. After working at the desk for a long time, sometimes looking up at the snow-covered world outside the window is a relaxation for the eyes.

Of course it has to be based on a foundation, which is heating.

The boy stayed in the quilt for about ten minutes, and felt desperately that the quilt was getting colder and colder. He quickly rolled over and put on two thick school uniforms in succession.

He opened a bottle of Alcoholic Beverage for himself, touched the air outlet of the heater, and finally sighed. The heater was broken again.

This is to rush yourself out.

No, I must find a suitable mini-apartment in Tokyo. It would be even better if there is space for a single bed. The boy was doing stretching exercises. Sleeping on the tatami every day made his back very stiff. At such a young age, he felt like he was getting old.

While he was searching Tokyo rental websites on his mobile phone, Black Rabbit sent him a text message on Line.

"There are less than thirty days left before the college entrance examination. Are you ready, Sakakibara-senpai?"

Feng of Qingfeng Village, "That's a piece of cake, what do you think, Sakurajima-san?"

Talking about the college entrance examination in January, the boy did not regard it as a prehistoric beast. He lived his life as usual, but he went to school more diligently in the past two days. After all, as the college entrance examination was approaching, there were more mock exams.

The whole grade was shrouded in a tense fighting spirit, but it did not affect the top scorer who had already taken the college entrance examination once.

The real challenge happens in places you never pay attention to. The boy had a classmate who chatted with others about TV dramas and games in class every day. He didn't seem to be studying hard at all, but the boy and he attended the same number of cram schools. When they met in the cram school, they nodded to each other, which was a sign of respect for each other.

Taking the exam is a choice, a desperate attitude towards life, and a form of self-satisfaction - only within the student years.

After work, lying down becomes a new attitude towards life. After work, those fresh graduates quickly lose their colorful colors. They no longer really laugh, but laugh just for the sake of laughing.

Black Rabbit: "Ah, Sakakibara-senpai, are you so confident in yourself? I am so kind that I want to give you extra lessons in this cold winter."

The Wind of Sunny Breeze Village: "Did I hear you right, Sakurajima-chan? You, a sophomore, are going to tutor me, a senior?"

Black Rabbit: "I am a genius. You must have some subjects you are not good at, right? What's wrong with tutoring? The knowledge points I taught you today may be useful in the exam."

The boy chuckled and said, "Okay, okay, this junior girl is so confident."

Black Rabbit: "Are you ready? I'm downstairs at your house."

This one sentence made Sakakibara Kaede's expression change completely. He put down his phone and walked to the window - the neighbor next door complained about the noise he made by pounding on the wall. He stuck his head out of the window, but what he saw was a white street scene.

Good man, are you kidding me?

Just as I was about to type a sneering reply, the dark rabbit sent another message.

"Open the door, we are at your door."

?

The boy twisted his neck with a crisp clicking sound, covered his mouth, tiptoed to the door, and looked outside through the peephole.

"hiss--"

Mai Sakurajima stood outside the door with her face facing the phone screen. A pale light flickered from bottom to top, as if she was in a horror movie.

The boy had many questions, such as how did Mai Sakurajima know the rental address, or why Mai Sakurajima chose to stay in his small rental house on this perfect day off.

Kaede Sakakibara took a few steps back and looked out the window. His rental house was on the fifth floor. At this moment, he wished he had the physical strength of teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka, so that he could easily jump down into the snow without losing a single drop of blood, and perfectly achieve the achievement of clearing the level with zero damage.

Black Rabbit: "Sakakibara-senpai, open the door!"

The boy estimated the distance to the balcony below and felt the strength of his arms. He felt regretful that his escape plan had ultimately become a waste of paper. He slowly walked to the door, and his trembling hands revealed his unwillingness.

Sometimes, reality is so harsh that you have to give in.

After opening the door, he saw Mai Sakurajima blowing into her hands. The boy greeted her with a bitter face, "Good morning."

"Good morning, Sakakibara-senpai."

Mai Sakurajima was wearing a long coat similar to the one she wore the last time they went shopping. The boy was sorry that he couldn't recognize what brand it was, but he felt that it was quite expensive.

Oh? Is today's address "senior"? It seems that today there is no such identity as colleagues and actors, but just a simple senior-junior relationship?

"If you don't mind, could you please let me in and sit down?"

"No, I don't mind."

The boy quickly stretched out his hand to block the door. Sakurajima Mai bent down and walked into the room from under his arm. She took off her shoes at the entrance and then let out a heartfelt sigh.

"Is this what a boy's room looks like?"

Mai Sakurajima looked around the small room. Although the room was small, it had everything needed - this was the standard configuration of a single room in Neon.

"Where is Sakakibara-senpai's pornographic book hidden?"

Seeing that the girl was thinking seriously, the boy closed the door to block the cold wind. Hearing this, he snorted, "How ridiculous! Do you think I look like an ordinary boy?"

"Well... then let me take a look at the browsing history on your computer." Sakurajima Mai pretended to turn on the computer.

The boy said disdainfully, "This computer can't even run Minesweeper, how can I use it to do something unclean?"

"Then it can only be your phone." Sakurajima Mai put her hands on her hips and looked at Sakakibara Kaede suspiciously, "Besides your official Twitter account, do you have any other shameful private accounts that you secretly operate?"

"Oh, how is that possible? Look at my eyes. Do I look like that kind of person?"

The boy recalled the image of the little puppy who was eliminated that day, and looked at Sakurajima Mai with an innocent and pitiful face.

Mai Sakurajima curled her lips and looked disdainful at the man's acting skills.

Oh, it turns out that a puppy-like role like this has no future.

God knows what's going on. It was the first time a stranger entered this small rental house. The boy poured hot water from the kettle into a glass and pushed it in front of Sakurajima Mai who was sitting on the floor. After pouring water for himself for a while, he also sat down, like an old monk in meditation.

Speaking of which, Kaede Sakakibara is not used to drinking tap water directly. She had previously grabbed a discounted kettle in the real-life pvp with an old lady, which solved part of the drinking problem.

The smoke rose slowly, blocking Sakurajima Mai's inquiring gaze. At this moment, the boy suddenly realized what it meant to enter Zen, and his mind was not moved by the outside world.

"Hiratsuka-sensei once said that the more handsome a man is, the more likely he is to be a liar. Do you think you are a liar?"

"Oh?" The man caught the point and nodded slightly, "Thank you Sakurajima-san for your sincere compliments. I have gained more confidence for the next audition."

"Tsk."

Mai Sakurajima looked away. She didn't take off her coat even after entering the room. "Sakakibara-senpai, you are so poor that you don't want to turn on the heating?"

"The heating system has been out of repair for a long time and often fails." Sakakibara Feng took a sip of hot boiled water calmly, "So today I plan to go to the mall and enjoy the air conditioning for a day."

"Bingo, that's perfect. I'm merciful enough to give extra lessons to my senior today~" Sakurajima Mai winked at Sakakibara Kaede. The hot water warmed her originally slightly cold body, but after doing it indoors for five minutes, without the two school uniforms of the men, her body still felt cold involuntarily.

"You really act on impulse."

Sakakibara Kaede also stood up. He didn't have anything to pack. He only needed to carry a schoolbag.

"Are you planning to go out dressed like this?" Mai Sakurajima glanced at the good boy who wore the same clothes at home and outside, and asked slowly and clearly, "Where is the clothes I bought for you?"

Seeing the man pulling out a neatly folded, unopened, warm-colored coat from the shopping bag, Mai Sakurajima's fists stiffened.

"Why don't you wear it after buying it? Are you planning to keep it until next winter?"

"Ahem, I haven't had a chance to wear it yet."

Sakakibara Kaede quickly explained, "I run two venues every day. Wearing two school uniforms can not only show my enthusiastic work attitude, but also save me the time to change clothes and rest in the lounge. Can you understand my professionalism, Sakurajima-senpai?"

"So what do you usually wear when you go out shopping?" Sakurajima Mai asked without comment.

Sakakibara Kaede grinned, revealing her white teeth, "I don't go shopping."

Under Sakurajima Mai's dangerous gaze, the boy quickly cut off the tag - the coat and school uniform could not be worn at the same time, so he had to pick out the only autumn retro casual clothes in his closet to match.

She wore a pair of nostalgic black jeans and simple casual shoes.

The whole outfit, taken together, is not as expensive as a coat.

"Well, not bad." Mai Sakurajima looked at her results with satisfaction, tapping her chin with her finger, her indigo eyes narrowed slightly, "Next time Sakakibara-senpai, remember to wear this during the audition, you will definitely be able to catch the hearts of the supervisor and the director."

"Let me borrow your good words..."

Before she left, she noticed a guitar on the floor and asked at the entrance, "Sakakibara-senpai, can you play the guitar? That's an advantage. Nowadays, the prerequisite for auditioning for some roles is to play a specific instrument."

"I auditioned for a TV show before, and the female role required me to be able to play the violin."

"Violin, I remember that this kind of instrument can only be mastered if you start learning it from a young age. This requires..." The boy sighed and met Sakurajima Mai's helpless eyes. The latter sighed softly, "I don't know how to play a musical instrument."

"I'll play a few songs for you next time I have the chance."

"It's really good as an entertainment program. I'm looking forward to it, Sakakibara-senpai." Mai Sakurajima wrapped her scarf tightly and walked out of the entrance first.

The man buttoned his coat tightly, uncomfortably, and stepped into the soft snow. The wind blowing in his face did not make him feel bitingly cold.

So warm.

"Which library should we go to for air conditioning?"

"Studying. I looked up the address in advance. It's Chiba City Central Library. It's only a ten-minute walk away."

The boy put his hands in his pockets and walked in front of him on the newly accumulated snow last night, leaving one deep footprint after another. Sakurajima Mai grabbed her scarf with one hand and stretched her legs into the footprints to prevent herself from slipping and falling to the ground and being laughed at by someone.

"It turns out that all men are big liars."

Mai Sakurajima specifically said this to the boy, so the boy naturally had to fight back, "What do you think, Sakurajima-san?"

"You just said you don't go shopping, but earlier on the day when you were buying clothes, didn't you go out alone and do something that couldn't be told to outsiders?"

"Hey, isn't it just a barbecue..."

"How can eating barbecue be considered shopping?" Sakakibara turned around in disbelief to face the frowning young actress. "Satisfying your appetite is completely different from shopping. Shopping hurts others, yourself, and your wallet. You run around for a piece of clothing, but in the end, the only one who gains is the owner of the clothing store. All you gain is a big handbag to carry home. On the contrary, eating out is harmonious and friendly. You pick up a piece of meat for me, and I grill a beef tongue for you. This is solidarity and love, and helping each other is the right thing to do."

The two walked to the main road. The snow on the sidewalks on both sides had been cleared away, so there was no discomfort when walking on it.

"Well, Uehara invited me to have a meal and socialize. That day... I happened to take some time out of my busy schedule, so I accompanied my friends to have a barbecue."

Mai Sakurajima grasped something from Kaede Sakakibara's words. She stopped and Kaede Sakakibara, who was walking in front, did not hear the footsteps behind her, so she stopped and looked back.

"Sakakibara-san, am I your friend now?"

After asking the question carelessly, her indigo eyes glanced at the bushes beside her, and Sakurajima Mai was attracted by a plum blossom blooming in winter.

Sakakibara held up his chin and said, "First, we need to imitate mathematics and put in the friend formula. Friends are people whose interpersonal relationships have developed to a certain level. They will help each other, respect each other, and support each other. Their personalities and interests may be similar, and they may often do activities together. Calculate step by step according to this formula..."

He turned around, and his sun-tanned coat looked like warm sunshine.

"Of course we are friends."