He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

The lights in the office...why are they on?

He obviously didn't turn on the light before falling asleep——

"Did you fall asleep? Well, for a person with an irregular schedule, it is natural for him to be like this."

A cold voice, a calm tone, and sharp words.

After hearing this, Kento Watanabe, who was still in a state of confusion, first stiffened his expression, and then slowly turned his gaze to the place where the sound came from.six nine four nine three six one three five

"Uh...why are you here?"

"My mother asked me to come and give you something."

"Then why didn't you wake me up?"

"I've called, whether it's calling your name or pushing your shoulder."

"I'd better use a little more force..."

"I don't want to have that level of physical contact with you."

"Ah hahaha, that's true...my sleep quality is as good as ever."

"For someone who almost missed their evening reservation, this quality of sleep can only be described as laziness."

"You mean..."

Kento Watanabe nodded with a wry smile, and then hurriedly wiped his cheek that still had the indentation.

"It's been a year since we last saw each other. Your poisonous tongue seems to be stronger than before... Higuchi."

"Thank you for the compliment. This is exactly the skill I have been honing for a whole year and a half just for you."

On the sofa on the left, a girl with short brown hair and purple eyes said to Kento Watanabe expressionlessly:

"Also, if you can, I hope you go wash your face now and come back to talk to me."

"...I'll go now."

Kento Watanabe, who had completely woken up, stood up quickly when he heard this, and then ran quickly towards the bathroom.

In this way, the reunion with her childhood sweetheart, Higuchi Enka, after a year and a half, happened on such a hasty and embarrassing night.

Chapter 1: Reunion with Higuchi Enka

To be honest, even if they were childhood sweethearts who grew up together, and even if he watched her grow from a child who couldn't even understand words to the graceful and beautiful girl she is today, Kento Watanabe would always think of Higuchi Enka when he faced her. There is a feeling that I don't know what this child is thinking.And this feeling became more obvious and intense as she grew up.

Along with that increasingly beautiful appearance came a cold expression, an unwavering tone, and a slightly sharp way of speaking.This defensive posture of "keep away from strangers" made Watanabe Kento completely unsure of how to approach her.

Even though the relationship between the two families has become so good that they will give each other spare keys, he and Higuchi Enka always maintain a certain distance.

Even though his mother had told him since he was a child to take good care of the sister next door who was five years younger than him, all Kento Watanabe could do was to treat Higuchi Enka with the same attitude towards his sister. .

Fortunately, although Higuchi Enka is cold and venomous, she is still a good and sensible child.Just like today, even though it took up her precious summer vacation time, she still obediently completed her parents' commission and delivered this letter to him.

(Next time you go home... buy her some gifts.)

After wiping the water off his face with a towel, Kento Watanabe raised his head and looked at the mirror in front of him.

The eyes that were still tired before were now clear and clear, with a beautiful and clean face, fresh and neat black short hair, and the image of a good young man appeared in the mirror.

Well, totally resurrected.

After all, he can be regarded as a worker in the entertainment industry, and he still pays attention to the aspect of taking care of his appearance.

"Well, maybe this way she won't be disgusted by it, right?"

Although his childhood sweetheart had always been quite strict with him, it was not to the point of being completely unreasonable.

In this way, after washing up, Kento Watanabe put the towel back to its original place and immediately returned to his office, preparing to catch up with his childhood sweetheart whom he had not seen for a year.

however--

"...Now, let me ask you."

What awaited Kento Watanabe was a slightly colder tone than before, and a pair of brows that had already been deeply frowned:

"When did this start?"

"hiss…………"

Looking at the cigarette box in his childhood sweetheart's hand, Kento Watanabe immediately took a breath.

In this way, he had not developed the habit of smoking when he was a student, and for this childhood sweetheart whom he had not seen for a year and a half, his sudden bad habit still made her feel disgusted...

"Well... I actually use it for socializing... I actually don't smoke."

Kento Watanabe scratched his head and said:

"After all, for adults,

Cigarettes are also a form of social interaction! "

"Hey, that's it."

After hearing this, Higuchi Enka raised her eyebrows. Then she pointed to the ashtray on the desk that she had not had time to clean, and asked again in an even colder voice:

"Then where did the cigarette butts and ashes here come from and who left them?"

"Sorry, it started a year ago."

Under the irrefutable evidence, Watanabe Kento, who was just trying to fool him, immediately chose to plead guilty:

"But I smoke very little! About two or three cigarettes a day, which is quite a few compared to others!"

"…………"

After hearing this, Higuchi Enka did not reply immediately. Instead, he opened the cigarette box and looked inside. He checked the number of cigarettes and asked while counting.

"Auntie, does she... know about your smoking?"

"I haven't told her, but...even if she knew, she probably wouldn't say anything. You know that, right? My mother is the kind of completely laissez-faire. As long as I don't do anything illegal, I guess She probably won’t care too much about me.”

"So, this is your excuse for self-destruction?"

"It shouldn't be that much of a self-destruction, right? It's obviously just smoking."

"If it were placed in our school, it would be directly demerited."

"But I'm an adult!"

"Then we should stay away from this kind of thing, right?"

Higuchi Enka put the cigarette case back on the table.

"You should have heard about the dangers of this thing in elementary school."

"Yeah, well... I know, I know..."

A helpless smile appeared on Kento Watanabe's face.

"But...if I didn't have it during that time, I really don't know how to fall asleep. In a sense, it should be regarded as a sleeping pill with less side effects for me."

"…………"

Kento Watanabe's slightly bitter words made Higuchi Yuka's eyes flicker slightly, but her expression and tone still did not relax at all.

"If that's the case... let's reduce it to one or two sticks a day for now."

"……Um?"

"I know it's hard to quit right away, so I don't plan to let you stop completely in one breath, but at least reduce the daily amount."

Higuchi Enka gently tapped the cigarette case with her fingers:

"This is also for your health, you understand, right?"

"...Ah, it couldn't be more clear."

Although his tone was unkind, Kento Watanabe still felt the concern from his childhood sweetheart's words and couldn't help but smile.

Even when faced with people he doesn't like, he will still be kind to them. This is what makes Higuchi Enka the most gratifying thing about him.

"And you may not believe it, but recently I have really thought about quitting smoking."

"That's best...and I'll give this to you."

As he spoke, Higuchi Enka took out a slightly thick-looking envelope from his pocket.

"Auntie sent it back from abroad. Since you haven't returned home, I can only hand it over to you."

"Haha...Mom, she is really too."

I'm still writing traditional letters at this age... Although Kento Watanabe wanted to complain like this, he was already used to his mother's pursuit of "romantic" and "ceremonial" character.

"It's probably her photos and postcards inside again. Sorry, Higuchi, my mother has caused trouble for you again..."

It was still summer vacation, so it made him feel a little uncomfortable to ask a high school sophomore who was still enjoying his vacation to take an hour's tram ride here to deliver a letter or something.

However, the next second, Higuchi Enka shook his head, crossed his arms and said:

"It's probably not my aunt who's causing me trouble, but someone who hasn't been home for a whole year and a half, right?"

"Eh?"

"If you can go home regularly, you can receive this letter yourself, and I don't have to go to your house to clean and check the water and electricity from time to time."

"This, this..."

"It's okay if you don't come back normally. You don't even come back to show your face during the New Year and Bon Festival. If there is nothing important, do you plan to never go home again in your life? Mr. Homeless?"

"Sincerely...I'm causing you trouble..."

Just like in the past, the 22-year-old Kento Watanabe was criticized by his childhood sweetheart who was five years younger than him to the point where he could not hold his head up.

"There were indeed a lot of things last year, but I will definitely go back for Bon Festival this year, I promise!"

"...You don't need to promise me anything. I'm just complaining about my inexplicable extra workload. My parents are more worried about you than me."

Higuchi Enka turned around and sat back on the sofa, and looked around the entire office for a while.

"Although I have heard about it for a long time, the situation here does not seem optimistic. It seems that you are the only one left in the entire office."

"Well, that's it."

Kento Watanabe didn't do much to hide it, but admitted very readily:

"Now, I am the only one left in the entire 'Watanabe Office'

. "

"I remember that Auntie should have at least left a few employees behind before handing this place over to you."

"Well, after all, the old president is no longer here, and most of the people were poached away not long after, and a few of them quit because they were older... However, it's natural for them to leave. After all, I don’t even have an artist here.”

Having said this, Kento Watanabe couldn't help but sigh:

"As an idol agency, there is not even one idol... How can such an agency retain employees?"

"…………"

Higuchi Enka looked at Kento Watanabe's face.

After seeing that face full of self-deprecation and frustration, she couldn't help but speak again:

"You, didn't you look for me again after that?"

"Ah, that's not good, the time is almost up!"

As a result, before Higuchi Enka could finish speaking, Watanabe Kento immediately picked up the half-charged mobile phone with a panic look on his face.

"Sorry, Higuchi, I have other work to do next, so I can't chat with you anymore for the time being... In this case, I will take you to the nearest station first, and then you can go back first. I will I will definitely come home and show up!”

"……Work?"

Higuchi Enka tilted her head in confusion:

"You obviously don't have an artist at your disposal, so what else do you have to do?"

"Even if the office is closed, it doesn't mean that I don't have work to do! It's better to say that I have been doing a lot of things this year. Otherwise, where do you think I will get the money to maintain the water and electricity expenses here?"

Kento Watanabe replied:

"For example, recently, I have been helping a friend of mine who runs a Livehouse."