I live my life in Tokyo

He is also a human being and can get tired, but Higuchi Madoka has never cared about anything about the boy. In her eyes, Sakakibara Kaede seems to be a perfect person, with an everlasting smile and tenderness.

"Well, I want to take a vacation."

Asakura Toru lay on Higuchi Madoka's bed without any image, smelled the subtle fragrance belonging to Higuchi Madoka, and closed his eyes comfortably.

"Hey... the quilt is messed up."

Higuchi Madoka's thoughts were interrupted. She looked at Asakura Toru who was lying on the bed and looking at her, and found the clarity in her eyes that seemed to have penetrating power and easily broke through Higuchi Madoka's psychological defenses. At this moment, she seemed to know what Higuchi Madoka was thinking.

"Sakakibara-san, you're very interesting." Asakura Toru smiled and hugged Higuchi Madoka's pillow, "You're a good person."

Forced by the sharp gaze, Higuchi Madoka was defeated for the first time between her childhood sweethearts. Although she had always treated her coldly before and looked down at her indifferently when Asakura Toru did not bring her wallet, this time, Higuchi Madoka took the initiative to look away.

The sound of the mother and the boy chatting while clearing the table came from the first floor. When she heard the boy praising her for her seriousness, Higuchi Madoka bit her lip.

She doesn't like this feeling.

It was as if her life was invaded. In this cold world, Higuchi Madoka had no expectations for the future.

She just wants to live a proper life and go with the flow.

However, there was one person going against the current in the crowd. Unlike those who were dressed in gray, he had a unique and shining color on him.

Gradually, the people gathered around him also took on a lively color, and after laughing and chatting with him, they took steps in different directions.

He spotted the gray rose facing the sun among the flowers and reached out his hand to her.

It makes me angry just thinking about it.

Higuchi Yuanxiang frowned and looked at her ankles. Her toes were twisting on the ground. She didn't like the feeling.

"Well... not bad." Asakura Toru smiled and made an ambiguous exclamation.

"Asakura, what are you talking about?"

"what..."

Asakura Toru paused for a moment and said with a smile, "This kind of life is not bad."

This kind of life means that I am sulking in my bedroom while Sakakibara Kaede is chatting and laughing with her parents downstairs... What a weird future this is.

"Class is about to start, Asakura."

"Eh..."

Toru Asakura reluctantly got up from the quilt and rubbed his eyes.

After a moment, she fully sobered up and pursed her lips and said, "This kind of life is very comfortable."

The two walked down the stairs, and Mrs. Higuchi made room for the three of them to study. Before leaving, she smiled and touched her daughter's short crimson hair.

"Let's get started. Well, first I want to ask about the teaching progress in your school. What did you teach today?"

Higuchi Madoka looked directly into the boy's blue eyes and saw dark circles, faint ones.

She also saw the trace of fatigue hidden deep in her eyes.

She said nothing, but talked about what she had gained in school today.

The four hours of tutoring are highly intensive and require a lot of concentration, not only for the students but also for the private tutors. Sakakibara Kaede must always be prepared to answer questions from both of them. When encountering difficult questions, he needs to list complex formulas and explain them to the two of them in a concise way.

"Just send it here, Higuchi-san."

What caught the eye was the starry sky, which reminded people of the gorgeous fireworks that night. Sakakibara Kaede yawned, a few tears squeezed out of the corners of her eyes, and she smiled at Higuchi Madoka from the side.

They were already out of the block, and if they went any further, the boy would start to worry about Higuchi Yuanxiang's safety.

"Well, see you tomorrow."

The boy nodded, put his backpack on his back, and walked forward towards the colorful sky.

The back figure is tall but lonely.

Higuchi Yuanka withdrew her gaze; she had seen enough.

A lonely but brilliant person.

Sakakibara Kaede yawned again and felt a little dazed. He had been overworked recently, which caused him to make mistakes when hunting at night.

Sometimes I am so tired that I don’t even want to play games and just want to lie down on the bed and sleep.

His feet felt like they were filled with lead, and today, for a runaway shot, he ran wildly in the rain with a cane.

During the process, he slipped and fell several times, and was covered in mud, but he finally managed to achieve the effect that Kiyoshi Takenaka wanted.

Although tiring, it is fulfilling.

Compared to the sense of accomplishment from acting in a movie, the boy feels that the tutoring time with his high school junior girls in the afternoon and evening is more meaningful.

Different from the slogan of enjoying life that we high school students want to convey in our daily lives, Will-O-Wisp in Midsummer is just a simple suspense drama and people may not think too deeply about it after watching it.

So he believes that compared to movies, the seven female students he tutors can directly change their future lives, which gives him a greater sense of accomplishment.

He changed the future trajectories of seven students, making their futures brighter. Isn't that enough?

After pushing open the door, Sakakibara Kaede stumbled and sat down on the step in the entrance hall, and his shoulder bag fell to the ground with a dull thud.

The grades of the five Nakano sisters were steadily improving. In the boy's opinion, although admission to the University of Tokyo was not very possible, admission to several private universities with good reputations was certainly not a problem.

He also noticed the progress of Higuchi Madoka and Asakura Toru. Although Higuchi Madoka's attitude towards him was still lukewarm, her progress was obvious to all, and she really had hope of entering the University of Tokyo in the future.

As for Asakura Toru... the future is promising, so he can only work harder.

The boy turned on the TV skillfully and leaned back on the sofa to rest.

The TV program was broadcasting a romance film from the Showa era. The heroine had no idea of ​​the hero's secret kindness and only regarded him as a friend - no, perhaps she saw it, but she took it for granted and got used to it.

But one rainy night, the actor had a car accident.

The heroine hugged the hero's body and cried bitterly in the rain. At this life-and-death moment, the heroine finally realized how good the hero was to her. When she was about to die, the episode ended... No, why do I feel like I've been watching this type of stuff recently?

The extras in the movies were of this type, and the movies I watched were of this type. Why is it that every TV series I watch now is also of this type?

A lifelong regret, right?

Kaede Sakakibara held the guitar in his arms, changed the channel and started watching a boring variety show, his fingers unconsciously plucking the strings.

Accompanied by the exaggerated laughter, Sakakibara Kaede's thoughts gradually sank.

He saw many landscapes and discovered many colors. The world in his dream was bright and beautiful, his parents were alive and well, and his family was happy and harmonious.

He took a step forward and looked back, only to see that the place where his home used to be had turned grey and was in pieces.

Sakakibara Kaede suddenly stood up, awakened from his dream, with cold hands and feet.

He glanced at the clock on the wall and found that it was one in the morning.

"It's over, it's over. I have to go to school tomorrow." Muttering to himself, the boy walked up the stairs holding the handrail. He needed to take a scalding hot bath to wash away the cold sweat on his body and the coldness of his hands and feet.

Then welcome a new day of life with enthusiasm.

Chapter 47: Millet Porridge and Cold Medicine

Higuchi Madoka was walking on a path that was so familiar to her, carrying her schoolbag and lunch box.

"Really? Why should I bring him food?"

While complaining, Higuchi Yuanxiang frowned and reluctantly completed the task assigned by her mother.

She sighed softly.

Knocked on the heavy wooden door.

No sound came from inside.

Higuchi Madoka frowned slightly and knocked on the door again.

She moved close to the wooden door, listening to the movements inside.

Today was a little unusual. In the past, at this time of year, the boy would usually practice kendo outside the door. He would see her every day, accept her lunch box, chat for a while, and then go his separate ways. Higuchi Madoka went to high school, and Sakakibara Kaede went to university after breakfast.

That's how it was originally.

She heard stumbling footsteps.

Higuchi Madoka took a few steps back, and the door was opened the next moment. Sakakibara Kaede stuck half of her face out with a familiar smile on her face.

“This is today’s portion.”

"Thank you for your hard work, Higuchi-san."

Sakakibara Kaede smiled and took the lunch box from Higuchi Madoka's hand. When Higuchi Madoka touched the boy's hand, she only felt the coldness.

She raised her eyes and looked at him.

The boy's face had an abnormal blush, but he still pretended to be nothing, chatted with Higuchi Yuanka for a few words, and then closed the door.

Higuchi Yuanka pursed her lips and leaned against the door again - she herself felt that it was a bit indecent. She did not hear the footsteps of departure. On the contrary, she only heard the rapid, sometimes deep and sometimes shallow breathing.

She left the door of the small house and walked forward for a while with tense steps.

Finally, she stopped and turned slightly.

"Really... it will only cause trouble for others."

The girl bit her teeth lightly, muttered to herself indifferently, and walked quickly in the direction she had just left.

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It feels terrible.

Sakakibara Feng sat down at the entrance with his hands covering his head. He felt that his once clear mind was like paste. He needed to think for a long time before he could say a word of the witty words that he used to speak fluently. He could only experience this feeling when he stayed up late for two consecutive days.

His hands and feet were cold but his body was burning. The boy was just glad that he didn't have any filming tasks today. He would feel guilty if the crew stopped filming for a day because of him.

Maybe it was because he was running among the bushes in the heavy rain yesterday, and got covered in cold mud and water but didn't wash it off in time, so he caught a cold.

He didn't take his temperature, but he knew he had a fever.

Being sick feels terrible.

Especially when you live alone, you have to go to the hospital alone when you are sick, take medicine and drink water by yourself, without anyone around you.

Therefore, being sick can make people feel extremely lonely, as if they are the only one in the world.

But Sakakibara Kaede has gotten used to it.

Covering his aching and dizzy head, the boy felt the world in front of him shaking violently. Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly felt dizzy and had to grit his teeth and lean against the wall at the entrance.

Let's rest here for a while before going to sleep... You will feel better after a good night's sleep.

He didn't prepare any medicine and had never expected that he would get sick. However, in his opinion, a cold and fever could be cured by drinking more hot water, crawling into bed and having a good sleep.

Groggy, the boy squinted his eyes, leaned against the wall, stretched his numb legs, and breathed in big gulps of air.

The knock on the door sounded again.

Who again.

Sakakibara Kaede struggled to stand up. Even such a simple action made him see stars and unable to stand steadily. He gritted his teeth, supported himself against the wall and opened the door.

Seeing that it was Higuchi Enka who had returned standing in front of the door, Sakakibara Kaede asked in surprise: "Huh? Is there anything else, Higuchi-san?"

"Are you still holding on, Mr. Patient?"

Higuchi Yuanxiang pushed open the door. The boy stepped back a few steps and frowned when he saw her enter the entrance. "Higuchi-san, study is more important."

"I just have a slight fever. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep." He used his limited energy to convince Higuchi Yuanxiang, "I'm fine. School is more important."

Higuchi Madoka bit her lower lip.

At this moment, she seemed to see a script in the dark.

She went to school as instructed by Kaede Sakakibara. After returning home, she found out that the boy had died of illness at home due to lack of medicine. The girl looked at the night sky and shed tears silently.

Higuchi Yuuka shook her head, blaming all the directors. The themes she had watched recently were all about lifelong regrets, which caused the scripts to take root in her mind and changed her way of thinking.

"School doesn't matter. I asked for leave."

Higuchi Madoka lied. Although the person who should be best able to take care of Sakakibara Kaede at this time should be her mother, her mother was out for something and was not at home. She might be the only person who knew the boy in the nearby streets.

"I'll go get you some medicine."

The boy could not hear clearly what was said afterwards. He only remembered someone helping him walk up the stairs step by step, covering him with a quilt, and then quickly leaving behind a faint fragrance.