He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

"I didn't do anything. I just had my phone confiscated because I was playing with it in class, and then it ran out of power and shut down because the screen was on for a long time... I just plugged in the charger now."

【……………………………】

Hiyori expressed her speechlessness with a series of ellipses.

[It’s very delaying. What if you have work that requires you to rush to the scene right after school? 】

"Feel sorry……"

Toru Asakura also decisively admitted his mistake to his agent.

"I will definitely remember to bring a power bank to school in the future."

[Shouldn’t it be better not to use mobile phones during class? ? 】

"That kind of guarantee doesn't sound credible, so forget it."

It can be said that Toru Asakura has [-]% confidence in his "uncontrolled power".

"Actually, even though my phone was confiscated, I didn't attend the class at all during the day, so it's okay."

【…………I’m impressed with you. 】

Hiyori also felt helpless towards Toru Asakura's overly casual temperament.

In fact, like Kento Watanabe, she has warned Asakura Toru more than once to pay a little attention to her academic problems, but she has always been indifferent to it.

Considering her achievements in idol work, it may not be possible to label her character as "lazy", but it can be seen that this child really has no interest in things that she is not interested in.

I really don’t know if this focus on work is a good thing or a bad thing...

[Forget it, since you got your phone back, there's no problem.Remember to take a good look at the schedule. 】

"Yes~"

After replying lazily, she directly pressed return and looked at the messages from other people...

"Basically all news from public accounts...ignore, ignore, ignore..."

"This is...inviting me to guest star in a TV series? Tell my agent about this kind of thing...ignore it."

"Who is this friend requesting? Hmm... I remember she is a new model? But I don't seem to have said a word to her, so ignore it."

"People you don't know...ignore."

"Ignore..."

As a result, Asakura Toru spent a full 10 minutes after that to sort out all these messy messages one by one.

However, when she found Yuko Daidon's name, she found that he had not sent any messages after that...

"You didn't ask me why I haven't contacted you for so long... Could it be that I made her angry?"

Toru Asakura tilted his head.

“I let someone else’s pigeon fly for almost two hours out of nowhere...it seems a bit out of place.

talk. "

Although he should have conveyed the information that his cell phone was confiscated, the two hours that followed were completely without warning.

If she really had to wait in front of her phone because of this, she would be really sorry.

"Anyway, let's apologize first."

With an extremely sincere apology, Asakura Toru began to edit the apology instructions...

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

“My phone was confiscated because I forgot to turn it off and mute while playing in class, and then because I didn’t set the sleep time, the screen kept turning on and eventually it ran out of battery. I’m really sorry for keeping you waiting...”

Daito Yuko, who was lying on the bed and resting, read the message from Toru Asakura very carefully.

She did briefly wonder about the fact that Toru Asakura had not sent any contact, but considering the identity of the other party, she directly understood it as "I have no time to look at my phone because I am busy with work." Reasons for the temperament of a big shot.

However, after she read the entire message sent by Toru Asakura, she could only feel a very strong "unreliable" atmosphere from this super popular senior idol...

Compared with the serious and rigorous Higuchi Enka, isn't this kid a little too careless?

Are these two really childhood sweethearts who grew up together?

"There's nothing you can do about your phone being out of battery. Miss Asakura, you don't need to worry too much."

Complaints are complaints, Yuko Daidon's reply was still very polite and well-behaved.

"However, now that you have your phone back, can you please tell me the reason why you suddenly added me as a friend?"

After a whole day of random thoughts, Daidon Yuko was very eager to know the answer to this question.

So, after the message was sent and she saw the "read" sign that lit up next to the message, she immediately sat up straight and quietly waited for Toru Asakura's reply——

[Oh, there’s no particular reason, I just want to get to know you. 】

"…………call."

I have to admit that after seeing this sentence, Daidon Yuko's nervousness dissipated a lot in an instant.

Great... It's not for demonstration or pressure, I really just want to say hello.

If this is the case, then everything is easy to say——

[By the way, I want to make an appointment with you on the weekend, so are you free this weekend? 】

"…………what?"

From the looks of it, the story between her and this disconnected senior seems to have just begun.

Chapter 18: Let’s go eat barbecue!

Toru Asakura chose a barbecue restaurant with a soundproof private room as the meeting place.

One is because you don’t have to worry about exposing your identity here, and the other is because Asakura Toru himself really wants to eat barbecue.

Although Yuko Daito once asked whether she should invite Kento Watanabe or Enka Higuchi to come with her, Toru Asakura insisted that the two of them meet alone...

"...I don't understand."

At the entrance of a fast food restaurant next to the station, Yuko Daidon, who arrived at the meeting place 10 minutes early, couldn't help but shake her head feebly.

If you just want to get acquainted, then there should be no problem if you bring along Kento Watanabe or Enka Higuchi.

So... we still need to talk about Kento Watanabe, right?

After this week of insinuations, she successfully learned a lot about Toru Asakura from Kento Watanabe and Enka Higuchi——

"All in all, he seems to be a pretty self-talking person..."

In fact, even if Ken Watanabe and Enka Higuchi didn't explain this matter, she would have already noticed it.

After all, this was a guy who would send her a friend request during school hours, and then suddenly agree to meet her on the weekend...

"Forget it...anything is fine."

there is always a solution to a problem.

Since she has decided to come and meet her, there is no reason to run away.

What's more, she has never done anything wrong, so there is no need to be afraid of a girl who is two years younger than her.

and so--

"Ah... I found it."

Suddenly, a rather magnetic voice sounded from behind Dai Dong Yuko.

When Daidon Yuko looked back, a girl wearing a cap and mask, a denim jacket and khaki pants appeared in her field of vision——

"Not wearing a hat really helps a lot. You can recognize him immediately."

With his well-proportioned figure, good posture, and the sound that became more and more familiar the more he listened to it, Yuuko Daidon confirmed the identity of the person in front of her without hesitation.

And the eyes in the gap between the mask and the hat seemed to be full of kind smiles, which also made Daidon Yuko's vigilance subside a little...

"First meeting, Qian——"

"If you want to say hello, let's wait until we get to the private room."

Before Yuko Daito could finish her words, Toru Asakura immediately interrupted her:

"It's too conspicuous here. It would be a disaster if we were discovered."

"…………………………kindness."

If it had been anyone else, Daito Yuko might have secretly complained about the other person's excessive self-awareness, but the other person was Toru Asakura. If it were her, she might indeed have to worry about other people's eyes.

Just like that, Daidon Yuko raised her face slightly

wearing a mask, and then followed Toru Asakura and went with her to the barbecue restaurant that had been reserved in advance...

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

"Phew...you can relax now."

As soon as he entered the private room, Asakura Toru immediately took off his hat and mask, and exhaled a long breath.

"It's really dangerous to be fully equipped on a hot day. Can't the weather cool down quickly..."

"..."

The sitting posture is completely unsightly, and the speech is completely without any particularity.

This casual and free style... really fits the feeling she gives people on stage.

This kind of idol who goes his own way is definitely from Watanabe Agency...

Seeing the opponent's undefended posture, Daidon Yuko sighed a little in her heart, and then immediately continued the opening remarks that she had just failed to complete——

"First time meeting you, Miss Asakura, I am Yuko Daito, and I am... the new idol of Watanabe Agency."

"Well, this is the first time we meet. I'm Toru Asakura."

Toru Asakura responded to Yuko Daidon with a smile:

"I'm sorry for asking you out suddenly, because I really want to meet you."

"...Can you tell me the reason?"

Daidon Yuko asked:

"I really can't imagine what meeting me means to you."

"Of course it makes sense."

Asakura Toru replied without hesitation:

"After all, you can be considered my junior, and I saw the autumn special you shot for "Mode. Modern". I'm quite interested in a talented junior like you."

"...Thanks for the compliment."

Daidong Yuko lowered her head slightly and said:

"In front of Miss Asakura, my talents are not worth mentioning."

"You're being too modest. Maybe you don't know, right? In fact, Higuchi has been praising you to me. That's Higuchi who never cares about others. You should also understand how rare this high praise is. Bar?"

Toru Asakura said while flipping through the menu:

"Also, if you can, just call me Asakura. After all, I'm still two years younger than you. It's really awkward to be called honorific by someone older than me."

"...Then, please just call me Fuyuko."

Daidon Yuko also said:

"That's what the producers and Higuchi call me."

"Well, then I'll call you Fuyuko from now on."

Toru Asakura seemed very happy with this.

"As for Fuyuko, what do you usually like to eat when eating barbecue?"

"Well……"

Should I answer her truthfully?