I live my life in Tokyo

Masashi Higuchi was drinking miso soup while Mrs. Higuchi put some rice on it. She handed a cup of tea to the boy and asked casually, "What's your favorite dish for breakfast?"

"Um... you like them all?" The boy was confused.

Masashi Higuchi coughed lightly, and Mrs. Higuchi covered her mouth with her hands and smiled as she left.

"Mr. Higuchi, Higuchi-san's learning progress is not slow. The most important thing now is the feedback after her mock exam in school."

Sakakibara Kaede took a sip of tea and started the topic of studying.

"With the results of the mock exam, I can help Higuchi-san find out the knowledge points she didn't understand based on the wrong questions she got."

Higuchi Masashi nodded. "I feel very relieved that a senior from the Department of Science of the University of Tokyo will be teaching the class. I am only worried about whether idol activities and acting career will affect Madoka's studies."

"As someone who has been through this, Sakakibara-kun must know the importance of the last year of high school." Higuchi Masashi chewed slowly, and after swallowing the food, he raised his eyes and looked at the boy, "It's just that I don't want to interfere too much in Yuanxiang's life."

"If it's Higuchi-san, there will be no problem."

Sakakibara Kaede assured him, saying, "Higuchi-san is a very serious person. She would take out the textbooks to review during breaks. I think she has clear requirements for herself."

"Higuchi-san has already decided on the University of Tokyo, so she will keep working hard on this path."

Higuchi Masashi chuckled.

He was an ordinary father who got an ordinary score in the college entrance examination, ended up attending an ordinary university, studying an ordinary major, and found an ordinary job after graduation.

The only thing that made him extraordinary was probably meeting his wife.

"Based on Yuanxiang's academic progress, is it possible for her to enter the University of Tokyo?"

All parents hope that their children can be better than themselves and achieve more. Masashi Higuchi doesn't know much about college. In his eyes, the only reliable person now is the boy sitting opposite him, who has better reputation and education.

"In my opinion, it's not a big problem." Sakakibara Kaede complimented him and said some nice words, "Higuchi-san has mastered the subject very quickly and has worked hard in private. As long as he continues at this pace, Tokyo University will definitely not be a dream."

"That's good."

Their conversation was interrupted by the sound of footsteps upstairs.

"Mom, is Dad back?"

Higuchi Yuanka appeared at the stairs in her pajamas, rubbing her sleepy eyes. She yawned and suddenly stopped.

"Yuuka, good morning." Masashi Higuchi greeted his daughter.

Higuchi Madoka's gaze swept past her father who said good morning, and rested on the boy who was concentrating on sipping tea. Her eyes were as cold as winter. All her sleepiness disappeared in an instant, and she ran upstairs to her room.

After hearing that Higuchi Madoka had left, the boy finally took his eyes off the tea leaves. He could guess that Higuchi Madoka was not dressed up, so he did not look towards the stairs.

"This child..." Mrs. Higuchi sighed, covering her face with her hands while looking at the stairs.

Higuchi Masashi naturally noticed the boy's actions.

People's first impression is very important, regardless of whether it is real or fake.

In the eyes of Masashi Higuchi, the young man who was sipping tea was well-spoken, polite, neatly dressed, and had a strong academic atmosphere. He was indeed a top student in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo.

Higuchi Madoka returned with a storm overhead.

She sat next to Higuchi Masashi and glared at the intruder with cold eyes without any courtesy.

"Yuanxiang, that look is very rude."

Mrs. Higuchi brought her breakfast, and Higuchi Madoka responded lightly, and nothing else.

"Is Sakakibara-kun's life as an actor busy?" Masashi Higuchi rarely heard about the daily life of an actor from his daughter, so he asked the top student sitting opposite him.

"I'm currently filming a movie. If I'm unlucky, I have to go to the filming site every day. It takes a lot of time to go back and forth." The boy complained with a smile, his tone casual, as if he was chatting with an ordinary elder. "Higuchi-san and I have received two group performance opportunities. It can be regarded as a training for our acting skills. I am still a little immature in acting. Thanks to Higuchi-san's help on the scene..."

All parents want to hear praise from their children, and Masashi Higuchi and Mrs. Higuchi are no exception.

Higuchi Yuanka didn't say anything, she just ate her meal in silence.

"Haha, the filming scene is really fun." Higuchi Masashi laughed and clapped. He had almost finished eating, so he stood up, picked up his briefcase and suit, and nodded to Sakakibara Kaede. "It was a pleasure talking to Sakakibara-kun. In addition to the tutoring time, come to my house more often next time if you have nothing to do."

"No, you are too polite."

After Higuchi Enka said goodbye, Higuchi Masashi carried his briefcase and went to work.

"I'm going to the set too."

The boy expressed his gratitude to Mrs. Higuchi again, praised the bento, then turned and spoke to Higuchi Madoka who was changing her shoes at the entrance.

"I also have a photo shoot today."

She opened the door and spoke in a cold tone again, "But my agent's car is out of gas and can't take a third person. Sakakibara-san, please take the bus by yourself."

"..."

In the private car parked outside the door, Miss Sato saw Sakakibara Kaede and Higuchi Madoka appear in front of the door together, and she opened her mouth in surprise.

This... Did Sakakibara Kaede sleep at Higuchi's house last night?

Chapter 38: The Second Dimension in the Real Life Group

Director Kiyoshi Takenaka showed no emotion on his face. After a scene was cut, he clapped his hands and gathered everyone in front of him.

"There is something I need to tell you." He looked down at the actors, "The filming of the movie Will-O'-the-Ghost in the Summer is already halfway through. The filming progress is not as slow as I imagined. You are doing an excellent job."

Hearing these words, the actors couldn't help but applaud, applauding themselves and their colleagues beside them.

After saying a few nutritious words of care and advice, Takenaka Kiyoshi nodded and smiled, clapped his hands and said, "Ah...Except for the leading actors, everyone else should disband and take a rest."

Now the dozen or so people standing in front of Takenaka Kiyoshi nodded and left. Now that the number of people being kicked out exceeded the majority, those actors naturally did not need to come to the set.

Sakakibara Kaede was almost killed, but not yet, so today we had to shoot a scene of Mizuno Hayabusa lying in the camp being taken care of by Shimizu Haru and Kinoshita Nene.

As for the actor who played Kawashima, he naturally went out with a wooden stick and several classmates to seek revenge.

"You will need to attend the movie press conference for Will-O'-the-Ghost in Midsummer in three days." Kiyoshi Takenaka looked at Ken Sano, Kaede Sakakibara, Yu Kashima, Madoka Higuchi and Mai Sakurajima standing in front of him, "We will announce our filming details and cast list at the press conference. You will be bombarded with questions from reporters, so I hope you are prepared."

When a movie is being filmed, there is an event called a movie press conference before it is officially released. At the press conference, reporters will ask questions about the box office, the actors' opinions of the director, and why the director chose the actors.

The difficulties encountered during filming, opinions about partners, and direct feelings about emotional scenes are also among the gossip topics that reporters love to talk about.

Among the five, only Ken Sano, who debuted five years ago, and Mai Sakurajima, who debuted as a child star, have experience walking the red carpet. The other three have never experienced anything like this.

"The invitation letter must have been sent to your work email by now. You don't need to dress too formally, but something a little more casual."

Takenaka Kiyoshi added, "Boys don't need to wear suits, and girls all wear evening gowns. The theme of Midsummer's Ghostly Fire is the fear and regret of youth, so just dress like you would on the set... I personally recommend that you wear long-sleeved tops, as the air conditioning at the film press conference is always very cold."

“Thank you Director Takenaka.”

The five of them hurriedly thanked him.

Sakakibara Kaede held back a yawn. Could it be that he was going to buy clothes?

The closet is filled with white short-sleeved shirts, and a few long-sleeved shirts are winter school uniforms and autumn casual clothes.

Um... I can wear something autumnal to the press conference.

"Sakakibara-san, do you want to go clothes shopping together?"

Sano Ken walked beside the boy and suggested as they walked into the mansion, "Some of the clothes in my closet have become worn out after a few years, and I want to buy a new coat. Should we go to Shibuya tomorrow?"

"I'm OK."

Sakakibara naturally didn't want to refuse the invitation from his idol. He nodded and said, "Tomorrow is the weekend, and there are no filming tasks. I can go out and have some barbecue at the same time."

"You guys are going to buy men's clothing? Take me with you."

Kashima Yu hooked his arms around the two men's necks and said with a grin, "I'd like to ask you about your dressing style."

Ken Sano and Kaede Sakakibara were strangled at the same time. Their vision went dark at the same time. They looked at each other, and a look of despair flashed in their eyes.

Difficult... Could it be that the male lead, Doi Ying, and the male lead, Mizuno Hayabusa, are going to be killed here?

"Cough cough cough cough."

Yu Kashima smiled embarrassedly and let go of the two people. Ken Sano coughed hoarsely, as if he was the next person to be hit.

The boy fell to the ground with a thud, strangled alive.

"My bad, my bad." Seeing the two of them starting to act out their scenes with each other, Kashima Yu quickly put his hands together and apologized, "Can you take me with you tomorrow?"

Sano Ken reached out his hand to the boy and pulled him up from the ground, "I'm fine, where's Sakakibara-san?"

"I don't mind having one more person to eat barbecue with." The boy shrugged.

Sakurajima Mai and Higuchi Madoka stepped forward hand in hand, "In that case, how about taking us with you?"

The two young men looked at each other, and Sakakibara Kaede suggested, "There are so many people here, why don't we go watch a movie? It will be a good team building."

"Ok."

"no problem."

Several people are all free tomorrow, and after confirming the meeting time, they head towards the mansion together.

Sometimes, if you go into the same haunted house too many times, it will become your home.

The boy woke up from his dream, glanced at the alarm clock, and quickly fell back onto the bed.

He had just dreamed that he was lost in a Western-style house, and was walking in a dark corridor with a flashlight in his hand. He heard strange laughter in his ears. Sometimes when he looked back, he could see Sano Ken with blood on his face asking him why he killed someone. He saw Sakurajima Mai raising a baseball bat at him. He saw Higuchi Madoka's purple eyes losing their luster, and she swung a hatchet at him.

Putting the game console on the bed on the bedside table, the boy rubbed his short black hair, suppressed a yawn, and got up to wash.

The movie we watched today was said to be a police and gangster action movie with a lot of emotions. The boy had thought about going to watch the two-dimensional movie that had just been released not long ago alone, but after thinking about it, it seemed that he was the only one interested in this kind of movie.

Alas, it is really difficult for a two-dimensional person to survive among a group of real people. It’s really out of place.

After the routine bamboo sword swinging practice, Sakakibara Kaede took a shower, washed off the sweat and fatigue from the previous night, and went out in his shirt.

When they walked to Higuchi's house, the boy saw Mrs. Higuchi watering the flowers and plants in the garden. He waved and said hello.

Mrs. Higuchi smiled and slowly walked forward, "Sakakibara-kun, where are you and Madoka going today?"

She had apparently heard some of the information from Higuchi Enka.

"Oh, is this a date?"

Sakakibara Kaede explained, "There is a movie press conference in two days, so I went shopping for clothes with several other leading actors today."

One sentence cleared up the relationship. Today it's not just me and Higuchi Madoka.

"Going out at this hour?"

"I want to go to the streets of Shibuya and relax."

"Haha, while you are busy with work, you must also remember to enjoy life!"

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Higuchi with a smile, the boy took the subway to Shibuya, the most popular neighborhood with the largest number of young people in Tokyo.

The shops here are next to each other, and there are many brands in the shopping mall. In addition, there are many delicious foods. Sakakibara Kaede had eaten skewers of barbecued meat with Uehara Takeda in Shibuya before.

He arrived an hour early, so of course he had something to do.

Mai Sakurajima had previously suggested that he get some disguise clothes so that he wouldn't be easily recognized when walking on the street.

After quickly choosing a pair of sunglasses and a baseball cap for herself, Kaede Sakakibara walked into the bookstore, passed by the boys with glasses who were choosing novels here on their day off, and casually took a light novel from the bookshelf.

Love metronome.

The illustrations are average, how about the content?

What is the first impression of a light novel? It's based on the cover illustration.

Look at those high-quality human men holding novels about harem in another world with beautiful girls on the cover. The first thing that catches the eye is the cover with the heroine wearing revealing clothes.

What is the second thing you look at after opening the book?

Content? That's totally wrong. It's the illustrations embedded in the light novel.

Illustrations come first, then content.

This is how the market moves, just like watching a TV series instead of paying attention to the plot, only watching the actors. Although they are two different things, they have the same purpose.

It must be a popular novel about a harem adventure in another world, but no one was interested in the novel in the boy's hand. She looked like a neglected child, standing quietly in the corner, blinking her big crimson eyes at the people passing by her.

Turning to the inner pages, the boy did not continue to complain about the poor quality of the illustrations in the novel. Instead, he sat on a chair at the bar and ordered a cup of black tea.

Accompanied by the subtle aroma of black tea, Sakakibara Kaede slowly turned the pages of the book.

The film uses a slightly literary approach to describe the interactions, conversations and love between the male and female protagonists, making the boy, who has never been exposed to this type of subject matter, instantly enjoy reading it.

Reality is not like light novels, with too many regrets. It's interesting to think that the male protagonist in the light novel is having multiple relationships, but in fact it's just a dream.