I live my life in Tokyo

The boy raised his head, is this the value of the explosive kill?

Even Higuchi Madoka gave him a look of slight approval, and the boy naturally accepted it all.

In the distant Chiba Prefecture, at Sobu High School, it was break time after class and the second-year high school students were chatting with each other during the break, making the atmosphere very lively.

They no longer have the fear about the next three years that they had when they first entered the first year of high school, nor do they have the pressure of the college entrance examination in the third year of high school. These can be said to be the golden years of high school.

The blonde queen of the class was currently surrounded by two other girls, and the three of them were watching the live broadcast on their phones together.

"The actors are really amazing."

Tobe Sho sighed as if to attract attention. Hayama Hayato, who was also watching the live broadcast in his seat, smiled and said, "Although Sakakibara-senpai and Sakurajima-senpai are both seniors of Sobu High School, I always feel like they don't belong to this world."

"What a pity! I wish I had met Sakakibara-senpai earlier."

Yumiko Miura sighed with some regret.

Hayato Hayama glanced at her for a few seconds and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

No one wanted to maintain such a small circle more than him, but everyone could see Miura Yumiko's feelings for him when they were in the first year of high school.

It’s not that he didn’t want to answer, but that he couldn’t answer - if he answered, nothing would go back to the way it was before.

Now that Yumiko Miura has a goal, Hayato Hayama feels a little self-loathing, but he also sincerely hopes that she can succeed.

Now, it’s pretty good...

"I like Sakakibara-senpai, too."

Yuigahama Yui, with her pink shoulder-length hair, whispered to herself. Miura Yumiko glanced at her, and smiled aggressively, "So, we are going to be rivals in love?"

"Ah, I was just saying it casually, I didn't take it seriously."

Yuigahama Yui shrank her shoulders.

"Hehehehe, Sakakisa is indeed very tasty."

"Ebina, wipe your saliva."

The girl with long black hair turned her head slightly to look behind her, then looked away after a moment.

She looked at her phone and saw an extra message among the few lines.

"If Yukino is interested in Sakakibara-kun, I can just kidnap him and bring him to Chiba to meet Yukino. Well, he's not an idol, so don't worry about it~"

Yukinoshita Yukino's mood became bad again.

Chapter 42: He who wears the crown must bear its weight

"Come on, smile for the camera."

Hearing Sakurajima Mai's call, the boy turned his face in front of the camera and smiled what he thought was a cool smile.

After the Q&A session at the film launch, the five were greeted by a lively crowd of fans, who waved signs and rushed forward in the hope of getting an autograph.

Naturally, there will be many people taking photos.

Among the five people, Sakurajima Mai's fans undoubtedly accounted for the largest proportion. The boy even saw a few students who skipped classes among the fans... Is it really okay?

However, it is awkward to choose a weekday to launch the film, as the number of participants is more than half that of the weekend.

You have to know that the five of them are relatively young, all of them are senior high school students, and their fans are naturally around this age too - if a movie launch is held on a weekday, students will not be able to come at all.

Also unable to come are the office workers who are currently working hard in the company. They don’t even have time to watch TV series or play games at night, so how could they possibly have time to attend the press conference?

Therefore, there are indeed quite a few retired elderly people among the fans, and most of them want to get an autograph for their grandchildren to take home.

The boy showed the utmost patience towards the elderly people, occasionally chatting and laughing with them, and talking about trivial matters, wasting the time he could have spent to rest.

Sakakibara Kaede likes to chat with fans in a friendly way. He thinks he is not famous now. Even if he becomes a household name like Mai Sakurajima one day, his original intention will not change.

"Um... Mr. Sakakibara, can you give me an autograph?"

The boy raised his head and had an impression of the fashionable girl in front of him. He also had an impression of the beautiful woman next to the girl who was wearing expensive clothes.

Aren’t these two... the mother and daughter who are always on duty at the Starlight Cafe?

Oh, there are more than one mother and daughter waiting for his autograph, that’s okay.

If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. There are so many mothers and daughters here. . .

The boy wrote his name more than once with a signature pen, while smiling gently at his fans.

Even though they are fans who only care about appearance, they are still fans nonetheless.

He did not think carefully about why these young ladies did not go to school today but came to attend the press conference. With their family background, they could completely skip going to school and choose to go on vacation to the beach during the summer when students were studying hard. It would not be surprising for them to hire a private trainer after returning home.

"Please, Sakakibara-san, give me two autographs."

Seeing the young man squeezed in front of him, the boy laughed, "Miura-san, you skipped class today."

Miura Yuuma was dressed quite formally for this occasion. He winked and handed over a notebook, "Two signatures, one for me and one for my sister Yumiko."

"Ah...it would be even better if I could send a message to my sister."

"What do you want me to write?" the boy asked with a raised eyebrow. He had encountered this kind of request before. Usually, the words written were to wish him academic success and a bright future.

Miura Yuuma hesitated for a moment and said, "My sister cares about her friends very much, but she is not very skilled in dealing with friendship issues. I have said this before... Yumiko will feel sad for a long time after returning home, and sometimes she will cry silently by herself."

The boy smiled and shook his head when he heard this. After thinking for a while, he wrote a paragraph in his notebook and handed it to Yuma Miura.

When the fans heard the conversation between the two, they suddenly wanted the boy to write a few words of blessing for them, and the crowd and enthusiasm suddenly increased.

Yuuma Miura clasped his hands together to express his apologies to the bitterly smiling Sakakibara Kaede, and prepared to take him out for a good meal in the evening as a thank you gift.

He stepped out of the crowd and opened the notebook to read the words the boy had given to his sister.

“The most valuable thing about knowing someone is knowing them, and the most valuable thing about knowing someone is knowing their heart.”

This is "Mencius", which brought back memories of the Chinese language classes in the past for Yuma Miura. At that time, he had no interest in liberal arts and could not remember the paragraphs of the article.

Seeing it now, it seemed to remind Yuuma Miura of his high school days. He smiled slightly. These words were indeed suitable for his sister.

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"Thank you for your hard work!"

After the busy movie press conference, the five leading actors all leaned on the sofas in the lounge. They seemed to have lost all their strength. The staff beside them handed them water and snacks.

Mai Sakurajima has plenty of experience, and this time the film launch event invited five leading actors, so the reporters' questions would not be limited to just one person - in that situation, the actors would be under tremendous psychological pressure.

Without certain speaking skills, it will be difficult to be interviewed by reporters.

Only Sakurajima Mai has vitality now.

"Ah... I have work to do this afternoon."

Sano Ken suppressed a yawn and grinned at the remaining four people. He broke open an energy bar and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it vigorously. "There is no filming task tonight, and it is a rare opportunity to take a break. Sakakibara-san, we will see you tonight."

After saying these ambiguous words, Ken Sano winked at the boy and walked out of the lounge.

The remaining three pairs of curious eyes stared at Sakakibara Kaede, who immediately coughed lightly and took a sip of the energy drink in an elegant manner, "Your eyes are a little weird."

Mai Sakurajima looked at the boy suspiciously, "Are you going out with Sano-san tonight?"

"almost."

"Hey - actors should keep themselves clean..." Yu Kashima advised kindly.

Higuchi Madoka stared at him with cold eyes.

"You guys are mistaken. He's just playing video games." The boy waved his hand, as if to dispel the three people's weird and dirty thoughts. "I just saw Sano-san busy working all day long, and I thought he should rest more."

After hearing the normal answer, the three women's expressions returned to normal.

"I'm going to school."

Higuchi Yuanka stood up, picked up her bag from the sofa, and gave the boy a warning look, "You don't have to send me off."

Mai Sakurajima raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Then see you in the evening." The boy nodded. Okay, we had a pleasant chat.

What Higuchi Madoka said made sense. If a college boy sent her to high school, the gossip and rumors among the girls in the high school would cause Higuchi Madoka a lot of trouble.

What's more, she is an idol, and idols are more demanding than actors.

"Then I'll leave too. I'll take a rest in the afternoon. I have a dinner with my friends in the evening." Kashima Yu followed Higuchi Yuanxiang out of the lounge one after the other.

The only people in the room were the boy who was searching for energy bars and Mai Sakurajima who was looking at her phone with her chin in her hand.

"What plans do you have for the time being, Sakurajima-san?"

The boy had an unchewed energy bar in his mouth and his eyes moved away from the chat window with Yuuma Miura.

He shook his phone and said, "Miura-san asked me to go to Chiba for afternoon tea this afternoon."

"Which Miura-san?" Mai Sakurajima asked pretending to be indifferent.

"Who else could it be? I don't even have a line with Miura-san." The boy shrugged.

Sakurajima Mai hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Senior Sakakibara, can you be my flower protector?"

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Fifteen minutes later, on the train from Tokyo to Chiba, Yuma Miura, holding a gift bag in his hand, looked at the two people standing beside him wearing baseball caps and sunglasses, and sighed.

I feel like these two people are like my bodyguards.

The boy was also holding a gift bag in his hand. After he and Mai Sakurajima met up with Yuma Miura outside the venue, they talked about going back to school to visit their teacher, and naturally they had to bring some gifts.

Ginza in Tokyo has the highest consumption, and it is full of high-end shops, and food is no exception.

Kaede Sakakibara and Yuma Miura are both employees of the agency, so they can still afford gift boxes from high-end pastry shops.

"Sakakibara-senpai, when will you sing? Remember to notify me next time."

Mai Sakurajima said softly with a smile, and the boy could barely hear it with his hearing ability. Yuuma Miura, who was standing a little further away, naturally couldn't hear it.

There was a hint of resentment in her words, "Your private account reposts some ACG news every day, and you haven't posted a singing video for a long time."

"Isn't this a lack of time..."

The boy explained.

Ever since he sang a song that day, the boy knew that Yuuma Miura had the idea of ​​forming a band with him - this was a natural thing to do, as Yuuma Miura thought that he had a beautiful voice and there would be no problem if he could be the lead singer.

But Yuuma Miura did not mention this matter.

The boy knew what Yuuma Miura expected, but he did not show any intention and showed respect to Kaede Sakakibara as a friend.

If it were someone else, they might have begged and urged the boy to debut as a singer.

"I think Sakakibara-senpai is too busy in the summer." Sakurajima Mai counted on her fingers, "Senior, you can do the math yourself. You have to rush to the location for shooting in the morning, give extra lessons to the five Nakano sisters after the shooting in the afternoon, and give extra lessons to Yuanxiang-chan in the evening. You really don't have much time to rest."

Sakakibara Kaede yawned and nodded in agreement, "Indeed, I also feel that this period is too tiring. I might relax in the fall. Then I'll ask Iida-san to help me focus on the TV series or movies in the winter period."

Sakurajima Mai laughed like a thief, "But don't forget, seniors, even in the autumn and winter seasons, you still have to make up for it."

The boy looked away helplessly. One was the job that Teacher Sakai had found for him, and the other was his colleague. They were both in the third year of high school, and it was a critical moment of life and death. He couldn't possibly slack off during class, right?

He would never do such an irresponsible thing.

So, what's the cost?

In addition to reviewing the script every night, he also needs to prepare lessons for several people. Although it doesn't take much time, he still has less time to rest.

"Sakakibara-senpai, you need to get more rest." Mai Sakakijima taught seriously.

"Hi hi."

Sakakibara Kaede yawned and replied with two sentences, and then his phone vibrated.

A message from Doma Ohira popped up in the email, containing today's notes and after-class exercises.

The boy was grateful for Doma-san's kindness in his heart.

Mai Sakurajima had a student ID, so she was stopped at the school gate. However, the security guard in charge of the gate naturally knew that Mai Sakurajima had "privileges" and quickly let her in.

As for young people like Sakakibara Kaede and Miura Yuma who graduated from high school and wanted to come back to visit their alma mater, they needed to apply for admission to the school. The security guard saw the expensive gift bags in their hands and naturally did not pay too much attention to the situation. After chatting with them for a few words, he let them in.

Yuichi Sakai was naturally overjoyed to see the two of them. Although they had separated three months ago, it seemed as if they had not seen each other for several years. Yuichi Sakai could not stop asking about their well-being, and did not care much about the gifts.

For a teacher, the thought is the most important thing. The fact that the two of them were able to take advantage of their work time to not go to college but come back to see their teacher made Yuichi Sakai feel deeply moved.