I live my life in Tokyo

"I said the same thing to Higuchi-san." Sakakibara took a bite of the hot dog, feeling the ketchup and mayonnaise wrapped around the sausage swirling in his mouth. "I like people of my age because they are within reach. I worship idols. Even if I like them, it's unrealistic."

Sakurajima Mai held her chin in her hand, thought for a long time and then asked, "But aren't there many artists who marry ordinary employees?"

"Um... So what you mean is that there's a chance that Miura-chan will succeed? Do you want me to pair up with her?"

The boy pointed at himself and raised an eyebrow and asked.

"I'm asking you to explain things to Miura-chan." Sakurajima Mai lowered her voice and took a big bite of the sandwich, chewing it hard as if she was gnawing at someone's flesh and blood. "I'm not asking you to marry an ordinary employee, why are you so excited?"

"This is called confession!"

Mai Sakurajima pointed at the boy's nose and said confidently.

Sakakibara Kaede touched the back of his head in confusion, wondering why this junior schoolmate was more excited than him? It wasn't like he was going to marry her, so why was she so excited?

Yu Kashima was eating his sandwich leisurely, while Yohjima Uehara and Hiroshi Takeda were biting on their burgers. The three of them were not surprised by this scene.

Yuuma Miura was a little surprised, "Are Sakakibara-san and Sakurajima-san so close?"

Uehara Yo slumped down on the chair, not surprised, "Brother Miura, Sakakibara-san has a good relationship with everyone in our crew, and they just joke around and practice acting together."

"Of course, I have the best relationship with Sakurajima-san." Kashima Yu wiped his mouth and smiled a handsome smile that made a black-haired schoolgirl at the next table bleed from the nose. "The two of them are lovers in the TV series and have also staged many rival scenes. It can be said that the two of them now understand each other's acting skills very well."

"I see."

Yuuma Miura took a sip of Coca-Cola and looked at the boy's hungry look. He believed that if someone wanted to conquer him, they had to conquer his stomach first.

However, it seems that her sister can't cook, and she can't cook either, otherwise she could have cooked it herself and lied to the boy that it was her sister who did it.

When the two of them are alone at home, the most common thing they eat is takeout.

After taking a look at his sister who was sitting at the next table with stars in her eyes, Yuuma Miura slapped his forehead.

Hopeless.

At the other table, two male high school students saw that the girls were all looking in the direction of the actors, and they both smiled helplessly.

The girl with long black hair ate her lunch in silence, the pink-haired girl kept her company.

She watched the replay of what the boy said on the show that night, and the person he described as working hard to create the atmosphere seemed so real.

At this moment, the dumpling girl's eyes were not directed at Sakakibara Kaede, but at Sakurajima Mai, who was chatting with the boy and smiling with her mouth covered.

She clutched her chest.

Nishida Orange... This character really looks like her.

Chapter 10 What is a noble character?

"The idol group that won LoveLive is going to disband this year."

"What?"

"That idol group was created in high school. Their original purpose was to create an idol group so that their alma mater, which was about to close, could recruit more students. In the end, it seemed that they succeeded. After graduating from high school, everyone went their own way and naturally disbanded."

The person who spoke was Yuuma Miura, and the regret between his brows was beyond words, as if he had seen the perfect bronze statue of the sun god of Rhodes shattered into pieces in an earthquake and eventually disappear from the world.

The boy raised his drink, looked around, and said with a smile, "It is true that all good things must come to an end. You and I are drinking and having fun here today, and tomorrow we may embark on our own journey. This is the end of the show, and we will go our separate ways."

"After the song, the audience left one after another. The river still flows eastward, and the mountains remain the same." Yuuma Miura nodded in agreement. He looked high-spirited and fumbled with the sword at his waist. He didn't look like Zhu Ling, who was hated by Prime Minister Cao. He applauded and laughed, "That's very well said!"

The boy stood up. At this time, he was carrying a bright silver spear, wearing a silver-white helmet and iron armor. His blue eyes reflected the cloudless sky, and he breathed slowly, "Sakurajima-san, Kashima-san, Sakakibara, Takeda, Miura-san, you and I... let's drink this cup together!"

"good!"

Before the song ends and everyone leaves, the boy will give his blessings to his friends.

A small boat, the neighing of horses like songs, the picturesque landscape, the brilliant spring scenery, there are green mountains everywhere in life.

Everyone raised their wine cups in harmony, and in this harmonious spring breeze, while everyone still had time to be together, during the long song, they stood up, clinked their wine cups together, and drank it all.

After lunch, the activities in the afternoon were more free than in the morning. You could go watch whichever idol group you liked. Compared to cheering for Noctchill, the idol group that Higuchi Madoka was in in the morning, there were no rigid goals in the afternoon.

The people were divided into several groups. Yuuma Miura and Yu Kashima followed Yumiko Miura and her high school friends in one group, Yo Uehara and Hiroshi Takeda in one group, and Kaede Sakakibara and Mai Sakurajima in one group.

"Which idol group do you want to see?"

Giving a weak glance to Uehara Yō who had a weird smile on his face, the boy rubbed his temple and turned to ask the girl next to him.

"I want to see the last performance of LoveLive Muse."

"Muse?" The boy chewed on the unfamiliar word and nodded slightly after hearing it. "I seem to have heard that the name Muse comes from the collective name of the nine goddesses in charge of art and science in Greek mythology."

"So, the nine of them are about to graduate?"

"Well, the youngest batch of students graduated from high school this year. After the youngest students graduated, Muse, a college idol group that was originally created to keep their alma mater alive, no longer had any meaning to exist."

"The original goal was for the survival of the academy, that's great."

The boy's familiar exclamation made Mai Sakurajima smile as she kicked her toes. She liked to hear the boy praise the beauty, but she was also a little afraid of him praising the beauty. Those words with envy made the boy seem out of the world, and the tone was like the last words of a dying person.

Even when a person is about to die, his words are good.

The boy's admiration gave Sakurajima Mai an extremely strong and complex feeling.

"Let's go and see the final performance of the Muses." The boy identified their current position on the map and looked up at the girl.

The idol group of Rescue Academy will be officially disbanding this December, and the youngest student in the group has been promoted to the third year of high school. They will face mock exams and the unified college entrance examination.

They could have continued the idol group but did not do so because their original intention was just to prevent their alma mater from facing the risk of closure.

Therefore, such a dazzling goal made the boy sigh.

Idol groups have a lifespan.

Although it is cruel, it is reality.

Most idols will develop side businesses, such as being singers, and there are also many who enter the entertainment industry like Higuchi Madoka. Nothing lasts forever, and for a college idol group like Muse to each pursue their dreams after three years is the best ending.

They may be separated in the future, but the bond between people will keep them closely connected.

"Huh?" Sakurajima Mai paused and squinted her eyes to look towards the front of the audience.

"Anyone you know?"

"...Not really." Sakurajima Mai nodded after confirming, and turned to the boy and whispered, "There is the head of the idol section of STARS Agency at the front of the audience. I have met him several times in the agency."

"Maybe they are planning to keep the Muse group?"

Sakakibara Kaede shook his head and said softly that he thought this possibility was not great and was just saying it casually.

The two took their seats in the audience, and the boy continued to act as an artificial fan, waiting for the singing and dancing to begin.

The most eye-catching thing may be the smile.

The four members of the Noctchill group, to which Higuchi Madoka belongs, are childhood sweethearts who have spent their lives together. The way they get along with each other may seem very strange to outsiders, but to them it is perfectly normal.

But Muse is different.

Each person’s goals for joining an idol group may be completely different, and what they want to achieve within the group may also be different, but when they stand together, they are so harmonious.

It’s like a rainbow – all different colors, but standing side by side, they are the most beautiful thing in the world.

Watching the nine girls glowing with different brilliance, the boy couldn't help but recall the words of a song in his mind. This was also the feeling he had when he worked overtime late into the night, felt confused, tired, distressed, and looked out the window alone.

The view outside the window was not the dreamy, hazy world of light and shadow painted by Monet's son-in-law Butler.

Black and white lines are matched with the steel city's tall buildings and a single light.

"we are, the colors in the dark."

The humming sound was blown away by the gentle breeze, and the boy was greeted by the passionate performance of nine girls.

They were so enthusiastic and worked so hard, as if they knew this was their last year and the last time they would be together - their movements, dances and songs presented them as the most perfect muses.

"That red-haired girl has a very good throat." The boy said, pointing his finger at the side of her face.

The nine singers have different voices, sounds, and softness and hardness, so it’s easy to tell each person’s singing from their singing.

Sakakibara Kaede did not stand on his own and criticize the red-haired girl, but his tone was full of praise and compliments.

Mai Sakurajima's indigo eyes looked at the boy with a calm face, "Sakakibara-senpai, do you still know how to sing?"

"I joined the choir class when I was in elementary school." The boy shrugged. "The choir teacher was a very good teacher. She praised my singing voice many times and said that I would definitely become a singing star in the future."

A good teacher can drive students to progress and inspire them to move forward.

On the contrary, a teacher with a bad attitude and lack of professional ethics will prevent students from making progress and even make them hate the subject.

"You have a very good teacher," the girl said softly.

"I think so."

Not everyone can be a teacher.

"So why did Sakakibara-senpai choose to be an actor instead of a singer? Oh, I haven't heard Sakakibara-senpai sing yet." Sakakijima Mai looked like she was determined to get to the bottom of the matter.

The boy opened his mouth and said, "The crew has three meals a day, but being a singer doesn't."

He raised his second finger, "You can take away things from the crew, no, you can get souvenirs, but you can't get that as a singer."

The third finger said, "Singers have to travel to different places to hold concerts. The schedule is too tight. I want to eat buffets in the agency instead of sleeping on the plane every day."

When the song ended, thousands of people cheered and thousands of people cried!

There were many three-year and even ten-year old fans who covered their faces with their hands and shed tears, while even more fans shouted the name of every member of Muse, yelling for another song!

Nine girls with different hair colors smiled at each other, held hands and lined up on the stage, bowed and expressed their gratitude to the audience.

The orange-haired girl standing in the center was smiling happily and brightly, with some tears of excitement in the corners of her eyes.

The boy stood up, smiling, and applauded them for their wonderful idol activities.

"The red-haired girl's name is... Nishikino Maki, and she's a senior this year." Sakurajima Mai searched for the Muse group's personal information online, looked at the boy, and raised her eyebrows. "Sakakibara-senpai likes her so much, why don't we go ask her for an autograph and take a photo together?"

"There are too many people and I'm lazy." Sakakibara Kaede lost interest immediately when he saw the huge crowd of fans who had already started queuing up. He thought there was no need to tell her in person that he liked Nishikino-san's singing.

She doesn't need anyone's recognition.

This is very similar to meeting a friend by chance.

During a trip, you meet a few friends who you can chat with. You spend less than a few dozen minutes together, and the topics you chat about range from family matters to the employment crisis. In the end, one person will leave first without leaving any message or contact information, and the other will wish him a bright future and a safe journey.

The boy likes this kind of ancient flavor, the feeling of being forgotten in the world.

He took a last look at the red-haired girl who was bowing to the audience with a smile, and he and Mai Sakurajima stood up and left.

Maki Nishikino's singing voice is great and she doesn't need praise or affirmation from boys.

After watching the performance of Muse, it was already afternoon. Everyone gathered at the entrance of Fes using mobile phones, and everyone gained something.

Relaxing, feeling, and generating electricity, everyone achieved their goals.

There was no dinner in the group's plan. Besides, although tomorrow was Sunday, the boy needed to go to the cafe to work early in the morning, and Uehara Yoh also needed to go to Chiba Prefecture for an audition. Although he was familiar with the route, riding a bicycle was not as comfortable as taking the subway.

"Thank you for your hospitality today, Sakakibara-senpai!"

Several members of the high school student group expressed their gratitude to the boy, their eyes flashing with enthusiasm. The athletic boy clenched his fist and said, "Hiratsuka teacher praised Sakakibara-senpai in the class and said that he was her proudest student."

"What else did she say?" The boy was intrigued and wanted to hear how Mr. Hiratsuka praised him.

The athletic boy was named by his idol, and continued happily: "Ms. Hiratsuka also said that she discovered your talent and attainments in mathematics very early on, and she had repeatedly advised you to switch to science, but you didn't want to, saying that you wanted to work hard in the humanities with Ms. Hiratsuka."

"In the end, it was Mr. Hiratsuka who forced you to transfer to the science department. I heard that it was a three-transfer and three-refusal. You refused three times on the grounds of your love for liberal arts, and Mr. Hiratsuka ordered you three times. It was really like Liu Bei's three visits to his thatched cottage."

Hearing this, everyone's faces were filled with admiration. This kind of noble sentiment of the ancients was worthy of being expressed by their proud Chinese teacher, Hiratsuka Shizuka!

The boy's face looked a little strange and he coughed twice. Never mind. Mr. Hiratsuka was his homeroom teacher after all, so he could do whatever he wanted.

Mai Sakurajima was listening with a smile to the boy chatting with the juniors who were two years younger than him. Suddenly, her sleeve was tugged and she found that the pink-haired girl from the high school group was standing beside her shyly with a hint of fear. When she saw her eyes moving towards her, she shrank back like a frightened deer.

"what happened?"

Sakurajima Mai looked around. Kashima Yu, Uehara Yoh and Takeda Hiroshi left early because they had work the next day. She looked at the pink-haired girl again, who was a little scared. Her voice was gentle, as if it could smooth out all the wrinkles. "School girl, I'm also a student of Sobu High School. Don't be so reserved."

"Do you have any questions for me?"

Under Sakurajima Mai's friendly expression, the pink-haired girl clenched her fists and whispered: "Arnold... I want to know... if in real life, if Nishida Orange didn't have Kitahara Hiro by his side, could he take off the mask by himself?"

This slightly abstract question made Sakurajima Mai stunned for a moment. She looked at Miura Yumiko, who was blushing and playing with Miura Yuma, and then glanced at the adoring fans surrounding the boy, and said softly, "I think Sakakibara-senpai has a better explanation for this question."

"But you're asking me." Sakurajima Mai smiled gently at the pink-haired girl. She seemed to have understood her current situation. "My advice is to show your true preferences - clearly state what you like and what you hate. When someone teases you, stand up and criticize them loudly. When someone brings you your favorite food, clearly express your love and gratitude."

"But...but, won't people hate me for doing this?"