He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

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Kento Watanabe thought for a moment, then slapped his palms and said:

"I remember, it's a musical instrument store! I also worked in a musical instrument store for a while!"

"...instrument store?"

Higuchi Enka couldn't help but widen his eyes:

"What does a musical instrument store have to do with idols?"

"Well... I was thinking about whether I could work in a musical instrument store to find out a little bit about the differences between different brands of musical instruments, and then help with stage arrangements or something, but that was not a short-term job. Something that can be learned.”

Having said this, Kento Watanabe scratched his cheek in embarrassment:

"In the end, I basically learned nothing except the selling prices of those musical instrument brands... But the owner of that store was pretty good to me and patiently taught me a lot of knowledge about musical instruments. So I can't Let’s just say we gained nothing!”

Probably because the gains from this work were not too great, Kento Watanabe did not plan to take Higuchi Yuka there for a stroll.

"But my next working place will be amazing! It's the magazine office of the fashion magazine Mode.Modern!"

Speaking of the fourth job, Kento Watanabe's tone suddenly became much more cheerful.

"Although entering the building is probably not allowed, you can still look outside. Let's go!"

"……kindness."

Just like before, Higuchi Enka just nodded, and then quietly followed Kento Watanabe, tracing his journey over the past year and a half with him.

.....................

"Same as at the video store, at first I could only do tasks such as serving tea and water to the staff and placing props. But one day after that, Ms. Fujito, the editor-in-chief of the magazine, suddenly came to find me. She fell in love with me and told her that she was my mother’s friend, and then she took me directly to the studio and asked me to try to do more complicated work.”

Kento Watanabe sighed slightly.

"So, this is probably the only surprise my mother has left besides Watanabe Office."

"..."

Higuchi Enka really knew very little about the Watanabe family.

Especially the wise man's father, she didn't even know his name, let alone meeting him. Even if she asked her mother, she still found nothing.

As for Kento Watanabe's own understanding of his father...it seems that he only stayed in ignorance, leaving a rough impression of a man who likes to wear a black mask.In addition, her mother, Ms. Mai Watanabe, went overseas when he was just entering junior high school.

It is no exaggeration to say that Kento Watanabe has grown to where he is today entirely through his own efforts.

Perhaps Higuchi Enka, who was born in an ordinary family, cannot understand the feelings of Kento Watanabe so far, but at least she can [-]% confirm that Kento Watanabe has had an independent and strong character since he was very young.

What I grew up with was probably my current way of thinking to myself.

"...At the beginning, I could only do assistant work such as adjusting the lights or holding a hairdryer, but after watching it for a long time, I also understood a little bit of the lens language. As for later...although it was all It’s not a particularly important shot, but I’ve been in charge of a few on-site shootings... Enka? Are you listening?”

"of course."

Higuchi Enka nodded.

"It seems that this trip was indeed not in vain."

"Uh... not in vain?"

Kento Watanabe, who was confused, tilted his head.

"Well, it's better if you can be happy than anything else... Then, let's continue

Are you going to the next stop? "

"Okay, where is the next stop?"

"It's a TV station."

"That kind of place... can the two of us go in casually?"

"I probably won't be able to get in now."

"It seems that the place where I work is too powerful and it seems inconvenient."

"Ahaha, that's right..."

In this way, the two of them followed Kento Watanabe's footsteps over the past year and a half and continued to move slowly towards the next destination.

Chapter 9: Fragmented strength and conceited independence

According to my mother, my father has been unable to go home because of work, and I have always believed this.

In this case, my workaholic and activist mother also left my side before I graduated from junior high school.

Before leaving, the only words she left behind were to ask me to stick to my own ideas. I have always followed her teachings, doing what I think is right, and have persisted until now.

Maybe they are indeed not qualified parents, but fortunately my mother set a handsome role model for me before I became sensible.

So, I started to learn from her.

Study normally, make friends normally, find hobbies and goals, and work hard for them.

My life so far has been so correct that people have nothing to say, and it is precisely because of this that I am considered a "mature" and "independent" existence by everyone around me.

The adults in my neighborhood regarded me as a mature adult, and my two lovely childhood sweethearts also regarded me as a reliable older brother. I naturally regarded this as my label and firmly believed that I would always be right.

As for other people... I naturally don't need to ask for anything.

Because it is enough for me to work hard alone.

If things don't go smoothly, it must be because I'm not trying hard enough.

Probably because of this almost ridiculous self-righteousness, I have never complained at all about Asakura's departure.

Compared with Pulchra Company, Watanabe Agency, which has nothing, cannot provide Asakura with many resources, nor can it protect any artist.

Of course I knew that Asakura became my idol because she wanted to support me. From the moment she said she wanted to join the Watanabe Agency, I never doubted this.

At that time, I just wanted to know... what I did not do well enough to make her give up the idea of continuing to move forward with me.

From what I know about Asakura, she has been a very self-centered and independent child since she was a child. She never follows the crowd because of other people's opinions, but she rarely makes wrong choices.

Asakura has been by my side since I was very young, and I have always taken her presence for granted.

If even such a child refuses to stay with me, I think... that must be my problem.

Ah, yes, she must have chosen to leave me after careful consideration.

As for what she was thinking about... I have no way of knowing.

I dare not ask.

Just trying my best to restrain myself from emotions such as "betrayal" and "disappointment" is the limit of what I can do.

Asakura is excellent, she can’t be wrong, and it must be me who is wrong.

It must be so.

In order to prevent myself from having such dangerous thoughts, and to be able to implement my long-standing "independence", I once again devoted myself to an almost masochistic effort.

But...it was also the confrontation with reality in this year and a half that made me gradually understand something from that incomplete strength and conceited independence.

I can't do it alone.

My own efforts alone are not enough.

I need others to help me, I need to learn to rely on others...

I need someone who believes in me as much as Asakura.

And it was Higuchi Enka who truly realized and accepted all of this.

The moment she said she wanted to join Watanabe & Associates, I finally realized what I needed most.

But it was this sudden awakening that made me think of Asakura again.

Ah, that's right.

I have indeed never complained about Asakura's departure.

But...did I really not have any regrets?

If I had properly asked her why when she decided to leave a year and a half ago, I would have expressed my objection to her choice.

What will we look like now...?

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After that, Higuchi Enka and Watanabe Kento traveled to many places together.

Electrical appliances street, clothing stores, and even short video studios.

Listening to Kento Watanabe's narration, Higuchi Enka seemed to be experiencing that busy and suffocating time with him.

However, no matter how gloomy that experience was, Kento Watanabe can now explain it to her with a smile.

It was his reaction that reminded Higuchi Enka of the day he met Kento Watanabe after a year and a half.

At that time, she had said that the current Kento Watanabe had given up expectations for others... but this did not seem to be caused by Toru Asakura's departure at all.

A long time ago, he had always been immersed in his own efforts.

until he experienced

After the Asakura incident and this gloomy year and a half, he was finally brought back to reality from that self-satisfaction.

That's right... Although Kento Watanabe is more mature than her and Asakura, in the end he is still a young man who has not experienced the world.

When she and Toru Asakura were still students, the past five years may have made them both regard him as someone worthy of dependence.

What really made him grow and mature was not because of himself, but because of Asakura and this cruel year and a half.Whether it's the suit, the smell of cigarette smoke on his body, or the growth in his speech and behavior, they are all brought about by this year and a half.

Ah, finally, she got the answer she had been wanting to know since the first meeting.

At the same time, she was truly convinced that Kento Watanabe was now strong enough to face the truth hidden by Asakura.

and so……

"Wise man."

"……kindness?"

On the way back to the office, Higuchi Enka suddenly spoke to Kento Watanabe:

"I'll go back to the office later. I have something to tell you."

"OK."

Seeing the expression on Higuchi Enka's face that was more relaxed than before in the taxi, Watanabe Kento nodded.

"It should have been like this a long time ago. If you have anything to say, you should have explained it to me earlier."

"Because it was a very important matter, I hesitated a little."

Higuchi Enka said calmly.