I live my life in Tokyo

"I will seriously discuss the singer's debut with Sakakibara-kun."

This message was liked and forwarded countless times.

The boy's mouth twitched, but thinking that he hadn't received any calls from the agency in the past few days, he treated it as a joke.

With nothing to do, Kaede Sakakibara watched TV for a while after drinking tea. When the rain stopped a little, she took the subway to the office in Akihabara.

After wandering around the electrical appliance stores, the boy walked into the office.

Although I really want to play a game of Monster Hunter on a day like this when I don’t want to go out, two of the three friends I added are obviously students, which can be seen from the time they came online.

The friend named Yuki is a real game player. He spends nearly a thousand hours on each game, which makes the boy wonder if Yuki's real identity is a rich young man who does nothing but play games every day.

As for the option of staying at home, Sakakibara Kaede rejected it from the beginning, because a shut-in would not chat with them in such cheerful words.

Although the few of them have never added Line, Mitt said that she wanted to get together now and play together in person, so that she could laugh at Harukaze's katana skills in person.

This is too much to bear, Sakakibara Kaede clenched his fists. He has been practicing his sword skills on a wooden stake every day these days. This is a matter of time, don't look down on me because I'm poor!

Taking a breath of cool air, the boy once again felt the coming of summer. He placed the black long-handled umbrella at the front entrance.

Kaede Sakakibara prefers summer to winter. Whether it is the sun, the beach, or the sea, they are all things he likes.

"Hey, what brought you here to me?"

Kei Iida, who was checking the stock market, quickly switched windows by alt+tab. When he saw that it was Kaede Sakakibara, he switched the window back. "No one comes to visit you for no reason. What can I do for you, brother Sakakibara?"

"What? Can't we visit the Grand Master if nothing happens?"

Putting the chocolate bar in his mouth, the boy leaned back on the sofa skillfully and took out the game console from his arms.

"Okay, okay, you're doing fine." Seeing Sakakibara Kaede's depraved appearance, Iida Kei angrily scolded, "Are you here to slack off at the office?"

"What else? Today is Friday."

Kaede Sakakihara responded lazily.

Kei Iida pushed his glasses. According to the boy's request, he cleared out this period of time for the boy and did not accept any auditions for movies or TV series for him. The auditions for commercials were also much less than before.

The boy signed a contract that stated the more work he did, the higher his salary would be. After the will-o'-the-wisp fire in midsummer, the boy's salary for this month increased a lot - which means that he can have a guaranteed living for the next three months and can live a fulfilling life without taking any work.

The boy doesn't care, but Iida Kei cares about performance.

He wanted to rush.

Tapping the keys expertly, the boy put his muscle memory to use, just like he was learning swordplay at Miyamoto Kendo Hall.

The katana combo in the game is naturally much simpler than Niten Ichiryu.

In addition to mastering combos, Sakakibara Kaede also needs to master the monsters' attack patterns. He never wants to see the scene like the last time when he climbed up the dragon and killed the female fire dragon and the dragon breathed fire at him again.

Kei Iida looked at the green light on the screen and sighed sadly.

"Bape's clothing commercial, do you want to shoot it?"

The boy raised his eyelids slightly at the dead words. As soon as he said that, he frowned slightly, "Of course I can audition for the commercial. Wait, it's not an audition?"

Iida Kei changed his mood and chuckled, "Didn't you check Twitter? Toei posted a few photos of your drama, in which you were wearing a lot of branded clothes from your investors. Look, one of the trendy brand stores wants you to shoot an advertisement."

"Brother Sakakibara, you are living Sakurajima-kun's life now."

Iida Kei shook his head and sighed, as if he was scolding Sakakibara Kaede for not living up to her expectations. "When Sakurajima-kun was filming that TV series, the brand company of the clothes she wore would ask her to film commercials—without auditions or competition."

"Don't be ungrateful for what you have, Fengxian!"

The boy put down his handheld game console and sighed heavily, "Forget it, for Toei, I will go forward regardless of the consequences."

Iida Kei's mouth twitched.

His eyes rolled, and he thought of another topic. His tone immediately became gloomy, "Brother Sakakibara? I heard that you can sing? Hmm~"

"Singing is just a way to cultivate your sentiments, little Doyle." The boy disagreed. The Versailles in his words made Kei Iida tremble slightly.

Asshole, who wasn’t the little prince of love songs back then?

"Are you free tonight?"

The boy frowned, "What do you want, Iida-san?"

"Let's talk about work. By the way, I'll tell you the story of the new actor I wanted to recruit." Iida Kei approached the boy and spoke in a low voice, fearing that the person in charge of the actor training class in Nerima District would hear him.

Sakakibara Feng was speechless. What kind of minotaur is this?

He glanced at the rainy day outside the window and waved his hand, "On a day like this, we should go have a hot pot to cool off!"

"Good! Very energetic!"

The two of them spent the entire afternoon in the office. The STARS agency had a relatively loose jurisdiction, with no supervisors coming to the office to check at every turn, nor would they install cameras behind employees' computers, etc. The afternoon passed in leisurely eating snacks and practicing combos.

Before leaving the office, the boy specifically checked for hot pot restaurants near Akihabara. The two of them walked on the busy streets holding umbrellas. It was a Friday afternoon, and even though it was drizzling, there were still many students visiting Akihabara.

In June, when summer vacation is approaching, students are all looking forward to it. After a few months of school, everyone wants to relax for a while and enjoy the sunshine and the unique bustle of summer.

The two entered the hot pot restaurant, and after they sat down in the seats by the window, the first thing they ordered was the soup base.

"Can Iida-san eat spicy food?" Sakakibara Kaede looked at Iida Kei who was sitting opposite her and asked.

God knows what is right. There is no provocation in his words.

Iida Kei sneered, "Eat spicy food? What a joke, I can eat spicy food when I was born, can you say Sakakibara brother you can't eat spicy food?"

"Don't underestimate me, Iida Kei." Iida Kei crossed his fingers and placed them in front of his chin, his glasses reflecting the light, "Give me the spiciest one."

"...OK."

At Iida Kei's repeated insistence, the boy finally chose the spiciest soup base. As soon as he said this, the JKs working here looked at him with a hint of admiration and respect in their eyes.

Kei Iida did not enjoy that look and could not help but complain about the injustice of the world. Brother Sakakibara had such a good-looking appearance but did not learn from his good friend Ken Sano, who spent all day at work.

With Brother Sakakibara's current experience, it's a sure thing for him to play the leading male role.

The two men looked at the menu and quickly ordered beef and mutton. They were both grown men, so of course they would eat meat when they came to have hotpot.

Taking advantage of the time when the waiter JK left, Iida Kei took out his mobile phone, brightened the screen, and handed it to Sakakibara Kaede.

"?"

The boy looked at the screen and his expression suddenly changed.

The subway, the elderly, the mobile phone.

"Iida-san... I'm not saying anything bad about you, but at your age, are you still using dating apps?"

Iida Kei's face turned red, and he became angry and embarrassed, "How can this be a dating app? This is a dating simulation app!"

"What's the difference?"

The boy took the phone. This app was created by an agency called "Diamond". The agency's signature, or selling point, is the service of renting out companions.

Such services are common in today's society, and they provide dating services specifically for people who have no experience in love and who want to experience love again.

The service involves renting out a boyfriend or girlfriend to play the role of a couple, and charging according to the service items.

"So... Iida-san, you want to have a mock date? Do you need my help with some advice?" The boy scrolled through the photos of several beautiful girls, quite speechless.

"Hehe, you are right and wrong." Iida Kei laughed strangely, snatched the phone, clicked a few times, and handed the phone back to Sakakibara Kaede.

This is a girl’s personal homepage. Her personal information seems to be incomplete and there is only one front-facing photo.

There are no comments or stars - it seems that these are just students who have just started this business and no one cares.

The boy looked at her for a long time and finally managed to say, "Who is she?"

Mizuhara... Chizuru.

"This is the rough diamond I've been eyeing." Iida Kei clenched his fists and said confidently, "I've witnessed her exams before. Although she was a little awkward, she has a lot of room for improvement."

"So, why simulate a date?"

At this time, two waiters brought the bright red and hot pot base to the table. Iida Kei looked at the red rolling bubbles and smelled the hot smell, and his face turned pale.

We should have ordered the shabu-shabu pot.

But now the arrow has been put on the string and has to be shot. How could he lose face in front of his own men!

"Think about it, Sakakibara, if I approach her so rashly, I will definitely be treated as a weird uncle." Iida Kei sighed helplessly, "I'm not a stalker, I can't track the family location of this rough stone. In this case, I can take the initiative to ask her out."

"The only way to have a safe and adequate conversation is through this dating simulation app."

"Please, Sakakibara-kun, go on a date with Harashi, make her shy, and convince her to join the STARS agency."

Through the rising smoke, Iida Kei's lenses were blurry.

"Let our war (date) begin"

Chapter 2 Splatoon (Mist)

The middle-aged man in the main car had a red face, covered his stomach, and stepped on the accelerator with a conflicted look on his face.

During the evening rush hour in Tokyo, on a busy street, Kei Iida had a gloomy face, and his one foot was shaking while he stepped on the accelerator.

Today, he understands what true spicy taste is.

Compared with the leisurely young man sitting in the back seat of the car, Iida Kei's stomach is now churning. In the past, he thought that he had a big stomach like a prime minister, but now he feels like his stomach is about to explode.

"After today, I will never eat super spicy hotpot again." The hoarse words came out of the pale-faced and red-lipped agent's mouth. He clenched his sphincter tightly and held back the desire to ejaculate.

The young man who was scrolling through his phone raised an eyebrow, liked a new song posted by an idol friend he knew well, and said, "Eating spicy food is like doing things, it's all about gradual progress. Iida-san, why not start with a slightly spicy one next time."

"But I thought you could handle spicy food, Iida-san... after all, your words at that time were so powerful."

Iida Kei's cheeks twitched and he sighed, "This is all my fault."

Just now he had eaten meat and had diarrhea with water, and now he couldn't help but want to do both at the same time. Iida Kei regretted not staying in the hot pot restaurant for a while longer so that he could ejaculate directly.

Anyone who has experienced the feeling of holding back poop and pee will sigh with admiration. That kind of physical excitement and uplifting spirit requires precise control of one's muscles - in this case, a slight vibration will reveal a person's true nature and release the floodgates.

Sakakibara Kaede was obviously unaware of the suffering his agent was experiencing. He had downloaded the dating simulation software created by Diamond Agency on his mobile phone. To be honest, he had never tried to rent a partner before. Not to mention renting, he had never had an ordinary partner.

In this situation, he was confused about what to say or what to do.

What he is most used to is chatting with his friends, from the plot to the schedule, from the roles he auditioned to university life, there are topics everywhere.

But what should you say when facing a rented girlfriend?

Talking about the latest popular TV series? I guess I won’t be recognized right away. . . . Sigh.

Sakakibara Kaede shook his head. Why didn't the agent consider this point? If he was recognized directly and alarmed the other party, the difficulty of persuasion would increase to a higher level.

The boy clicked his tongue and selected Mizuhara Chizuru's personal interface, glancing at the rough stone that Kei Iida had blown to the sky.

Her own agent praised Chizuru Mizuhara to the level of Higuchi Madoka, and the boy nodded slightly. For the audience, the first impression of an actor is very important.

Just like how he expressed himself on 007 Tonight in the past, his original aloof personality was quickly broken by Mai Sakurajima, and he became approachable - this is his personality.

Kaede Sakakibara is a new actor with a smile, enthusiasm, friendliness, full of dreams, and a sunny outlook. This is the perfect personality that surrounds him.

When he first saw Mizuhara Chizuru's smile, Sakakibara Kaede thought it was really nice. Smiling is also a science, and everyone smiles in a completely different way. Mizuhara Chizuru's smile reminded him of the image of the approachable girl next door in movies and TV dramas. For some reason, the boy did think of her as a childhood sweetheart.

With the neon lights flashing outside the window, Kaede Sakakibara clicked on the reservation service.

The yen spent was naturally Kei Iida's own pocket money.

Sliding through the girl's profile, just like what he saw at dinner, Chizuru Mizuhara did not have any rental record. Just as the boy was about to exit the app and continue reading Twitter, a push notification popped up from above.

Mizuhara Chizuru: "Good evening~ I'm really happy to receive your designation. My name is Mizuhara Chizuru. Sir, you may as well call me Chizuru-chan."

What a quick reply.

The boy was speechless for a while. Asking the guests to call him by his given name right from the start, isn't this a bit... too humble?

Putting himself in Mizuhara Chizuru's shoes, Sakakibara Kaede gave a wry smile and said, "Fuck, this is just how he calls Party A."

In the past, he would call Party A "Dad" and affectionately address the other party as brother, sister, little sister, or beautiful girl. Isn't this the same thing?

As a fellow worker, Sakakibara Kaede sighed and wondered why workers should make things difficult for other workers.

On the Diamond Agency app, the avatar and background named Harukaze are preset, and Mizuhara Chizuru doesn't know how old the person on the other side of the screen is or what he looks like.

"Hello Chizuru-chan."

"Good evening, Mr. Harukaze. Regarding the time and location of the mock date, do you have a plan or do you want to leave it to me?"

The boy couldn't help but feel the same way about the respectful and humble tone. He glanced at the pale-faced agent in the car and asked, "Do you have any requirements for the simulated date?"