I live my life in Tokyo

She won all the maps as if she was taking a leisurely stroll in her own home. She easily won the first place. Even after being rear-ended by the red turtle shell and the blue flying turtle shell, she was able to catch up quickly - obviously, her understanding of the game was too advanced.

"Hahaha, how's it going?"

After a few rounds of competition, Yuuki sent a message.

"Awesome, awesome! I admire you so much. Yuki-san's driving skills are amazing. He can definitely compete for the world record." Sakakibara Kaede praised sincerely.

“Well… I don’t play games to compete for world records.” Yuuki said casually, and he added, “Will you come to the All-Star Smash?”

Sakakibara Kaede raised his eyebrows slightly, "Come on, let's fight for three hundred rounds!"

Select the character and choose the initial map. The boy controls the Fire Emblem character Ike and concentrates the flame on the tip of the sword. As the flames rise, Ike swings the sword left and right with great elegance.

And Yuuki chose... a random character.

"Fuck, so confident?"

The boy raised his eyebrows. This seemed like he was not taken seriously. Generally speaking, ARAM players only had one or two characters they were proficient in. It was theoretically impossible to master all characters because each character's attack method was unique and it would take a huge amount of time to become familiar with different characters.

My fate is in my own hands, the boy rushed forward with his sword in hand.

Bah!

"Game!"

Sakakibara Kaede covered his face, changed into Mars with the Fire Emblem, and continued to slide up with the sword.

puff!

"Game!"

The handheld fell powerlessly on the bed, and the boy clenched his teeth. It was okay for him to play Ike before, at least he fought back and forth. Although he lost, Yuki also lost two lives. . . However, his heart was in turmoil, and he was ruthlessly shut out.

One set of death.

"Would you like to play Splatoon 2?" Yuuki invited again.

Sakakibara Kaede's blue eyes were sharp, flashing with a cold light, and he was sweating coldly. He gripped the handle tightly and snorted coldly.

"Play!"

-

"So, you just played games all morning and didn't sleep?"

Mai Sakurajima had a bad look on her face. She stood in front of the window with her hands on her hips. She was holding a shopping bag with a scallion sticking out.

Sakakibara opened his mouth, coughed quickly, hid the handheld game console under the quilt, and waved his hand to explain, "I'm... sweating. Yes, playing games can make me sweat. After all, I have a cold, and sweating is good for my health."

Mai Sakurajima glared at the boy, who instantly looked away.

Is this person aware of his illness? Sakurajima Mai sighed softly. She rushed over after finishing her morning scenes. The scene she expected was the boy lying on the bed, smiling gently and fragilely.

But in reality, what greeted him was the excited Sakakibara Kaede, who kept muttering that he would go to sleep after winning this round.

"Sakurajima-san, where do I put my fruit?"

Takeda's powerful voice came from downstairs. Sakurajima Mai glared at him again, and after mouthing "not to get out of bed", she walked down the stairs with thumps.

Uehara Yao at the door laughed strangely and poked his head in. "Well, the brothers brought you a lot of comfort items, so you should have a good rest."

“This… this is!”

Sakakibara Kaede stared straight at the gift bag in Uehara Yao's hand, with a hint of disbelief in her words.

"Hehehe, just as you thought!"

Uehara Yo took out a CD from his bag with a swish. The album had the smiling faces of nine girls printed on it.

"Surprisingly, it's the live album that Muse released at FES that day! I remember it was just released yesterday and it was sold out very quickly." Sakakibara exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect that Uehara actually got it."

"Oh, I got more than one copy."

Uehara Yao chuckled and said, "The CD store only allows one copy per person. I took my parents to queue up. I got one to listen to myself, gave one to Takeda, and the other one is naturally for you."

"Brothers!"

Sakakibara Kaede held Uehara Yo's hand tightly, and the two looked at each other affectionately for a moment and both laughed.

"Alright, alright, I won't bother you anymore. I have an audition for the fall season this afternoon, so I won't keep bragging." Uehara Yo hammered Sakakibara Kaede's shoulder. "To be honest, I think you're the one who's least likely to get sick among us. I think you're just too busy and don't have enough time to rest."

"more or less."

The boy nodded and admitted that catching a cold was just one factor, and he knew more reasons.

It's nothing more than enjoying this life, enjoying it too much, too passionately, and burning yourself.

Uehara Yo closed the door for him when he left the bedroom, and said hello to Takeda Hiroshi after walking down the stairs. The two left some gifts and said goodbye to Sakurajima Mai.

"Sakakibara-senpai is really a worry for me."

Mai Sakurajima complained to herself, "Will Sakakibara-senpai be able to cook the vegetables he bought... or should I stay over tonight?"

Returning upstairs with a few bags of snacks, Sakurajima Mai saw Kaede Sakakibara lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes. She couldn't help but laugh. It was really rare to see him like this.

"Take it out." Sakurajima Mai stretched out her hand.

"ん?"

"Game console." Mai Sakurajima said righteously.

Without further ado, she lifted the pillow, took out the handheld game console whose screen was still on, and placed it on the desk. "Now you should go to bed."

The boy didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and lay down on his back to sleep, "What are your plans for the afternoon, Sakurajima-san?"

"Hmm... Actually not really. I was going back to Sobu High School for afternoon classes."

"Then go to class. Study is the most important thing."

"What about Sakakibara-senpai?" Sakakijima Mai sat in front of the bed. Through the curtains, the midday sun was blazing outside the window. "Is Sakakibara-senpai okay alone?"

"What else can I do?" Sakakibara Kaede scratched his cheek, "I'll be fine tomorrow after a good night's sleep."

"I can only leave with peace of mind if you fall asleep."

Sakurajima Mai held up the haiku collection she had given to the boy and said without hesitation, "I'll read haiku to you. Just treat this as a hypnotic broadcast."

What kind of bookish girl is this?

But when he couldn’t sleep, the boy would listen to some ASMR videos, which were filled with the sound of water, the sound of ice cubes hitting glass bottles, and the sound of cream rubbing against each other. . . It was his first time to read a book.

"Okay, okay, close your eyes quickly. My agent is waiting downstairs." Mai Sakurajima glanced out the window and urged.

"Go, go, go."

Sakakibara Kaede had to close her eyes. Seeing this, Sakakijima Mai smiled and recited the haiku collection softly.

Her voice was soft and warm, as clear as a lark, and as light as a feather that could be blown away at any time.

After reading five pages, Sakurajima Mai saw that Sakakibara Kaede's breathing gradually stabilized and smiled slightly.

She stared at the boy's sleeping posture for a few seconds, showing a little satisfaction, and quietly left the bedroom.

Soon, she got into a private car downstairs, the car turned around and drove towards Chiba.

At first, Kaede Sakakibara was just pretending to be asleep, planning to wait until Mai Sakurajima left before getting up and continuing the fight with Yuuki... Unexpectedly, she actually fell asleep.

Looking at the hands on the clock, the boy's mind was now clearer, and the sun was setting outside the window.

Go to bed early today so that you can work normally tomorrow.

"Hello? Iida-san?"

After dialing Iida Kei's number, the boy went to the kitchen and put the noodles bought by Sakurajima Mai into boiling water.

"Brother Sakakibara, how have you rested these days? If you feel uncomfortable, you can continue to take leave." Iida Kei's voice did not echo, and there was no sound of air conditioning. He must be sitting in the car. "I have talked to Director Takenaka. Brother Sakakibara, you can continue to rest. Just tell me and I will tell Director Takenaka."

"This is too much trouble for you, Iida-san."

Sakakibara Kaede quickly said a few polite words, "I feel much better today, I should be able to go to the crew to continue working tomorrow."

Iida Kei sighed, "We are only halfway through our business, so don't let it collapse midway. Brother Sakakibara, your health is the most important thing, especially for actors. Action actors go through these things all the time. You must keep warm in both summer and winter and don't catch a cold."

Listening to the nagging like an old mother, Sakakibara Kaede laughed with a nasal sound.

"By the way, I have something to talk to you about after the filming of the movie is finished. It's important." Iida Kei pushed his black-framed glasses on the other end, "Wu De Wenyuan, there is news about your future junior."

"Is it the rough stone you mentioned before? Got it. Don't worry, there's still a few days."

The boy smiled and waved his hand. As Kei Iida gave him instructions, Kaede Sakakibara hung up the phone.

This is because of caring too much.

knocking.

After receiving so many condolences from friends, Sakakibara Kaede has been grateful to those friends who took time out of their busy schedules to visit him, from his initial surprise to now.

"Yuuki-senpai, what a rare visitor."

Standing outside the door, carrying a cake box, was Yuuki Koichiro, who I hadn't seen much recently. He was stunned for a moment, then said, "Looking at your complexion, Sakakibara-san, you should be fine."

"Look, I just got off work. This is for you. It's a cake and hot cocoa from the Ginza Cafe."

Koichiro Yuki handed the boy a bag, and Kaede Sakakibara moved aside to invite the science boy to sit in the living room.

He poured tea for Yuuki Koichiro, who took a few sips and nodded slightly, "Dean Kimura is also worried about you."

"Shame on you." The boy shook his head.

Koichiro Yuki took out a document from his bag with the word Rect printed on it. When he got closer, the boy realized that it was a logo.

"My game has passed the review and is getting closer to launch every day," said Koichiro Yuki with a smile.

"Oh? Have you decided on a name?" the boy asked curiously.

Yuki Koichiro pushed up his glasses and said, "It's called Sword art online."

Chapter 49: The Essence of Playing Pigs and Eating Tigers

Kiyoshi Takenaka put down the manuscript in his hand.

He hadn't slept all night, so he rubbed his stiff knees and went to the bathroom to take a hot shower to refresh himself.

These days are the shooting of the final shots of Will-O'-The-Ghost in Midsummer. He has been looking forward to this day for a long time. The final settings of the characters were sent to the mailboxes of every surviving actor last night.

On the table were not only the plot arrangements and character setting collection of Midsummer Will-O'-the-Wisp, but also some of the manuscripts currently being created by Mr. Arakawa.

He benefited so much from watching it last night that he made it to the next morning without realizing it.

Although tired, Director Kiyoshi Takenaka was in good spirits. After quickly washing up, he sat at the breakfast table, chewing the rice balls he brought home from the convenience store last night and looking through the notes he made last night.

The general plot of Mr. Arakawa's current work makes Kiyoshi Takenaka feel very comfortable. The plot that is more lifelike and the approach that emphasizes realism allow Kiyoshi Takenaka to sketch out scenes of special effects in his mind.

This winter?

The autumn season has passed... It’s not far away.

Takeuchi Qing took a sip of the bitter coffee, rubbed his dark circles and looked out the window.

There is summer sunshine outside the window.

-

"Hey, Sakakibara, what can I do for you?"

After Sakakibara Kaede dialed the number, Kei Iida's energetic male voice came from the other end.

Although it is indeed time to clock in and go to the company, there is no sound of fatigue from work in Kei Iida's voice. "Okay, okay, are you browsing the stock trading website again?"

"Iida-san, after finishing this movie, I want to take a break during the fall season. It's okay if it's not a particularly important drama or movie."

Iida Kei raised his eyebrows slightly. He typed and exchanged a few words with the person in charge of the actor training class on the other side of the computer screen, then said, "What's wrong? Are you tired from too much work recently?"

"That's right. Life and work are very busy. I want to take a break and experience life well." The boy stretched, put his phone aside temporarily, and tied a blood-painted bandage with the help of the makeup team.

After thanking them and putting on a set of dirty-looking trendy clothes, his changing was complete.

"——Hey, hey, Sakakibara-kun, can you hear me?"

"Ah, I was just changing clothes."

The boy said, holding the phone to his ear.

"Brother, there is something you must help me with... I have recently taken a fancy to a piece of raw stone. If you can give me a hand, I will repay you with gratitude."