In the anime, Kira Yoshikage longs for a peaceful life

"The address is in Ota Ward."

Kitagawa Umi sent a location along with the text, and then sent a video. The students of Class C of the first grade gathered in a large private room of a KTV. A girl's singing voice, which was not very standard but still beautiful, could be heard from the noisy background. The girl with long, slightly curly golden hair was holding a microphone and singing softly.

Before Kira Yoshikage could reply, Kitagawa Umi sent another message:

"Kira-kun, does it sound good?"

"It sounds good, but I won't go."

Kira Yoshikage is very frugal with words.

"As long as it sounds good."

The girl in the KTV raised her lips slightly and tapped her fingers quickly on the screen:

"So, are you free tomorrow, Kira-kun?"

"No."

Kira Yoshikage had just replied, and Kitagawa Umi replied almost instantly, as if she had been waiting for Kira Yoshikage here for a long time:

"Eh? Are you busy looking for a job because you were fired by the store manager?"

"Yes."

Kirara Yoshikage was not surprised that Kitagawa Umi knew that he was working part-time, after all, she and Aoyama Nanami were good friends. However, with Aoyama Nanami's personality, it was difficult for her to resist Kitagawa Umi's soft and hard persuasion.

“It’s not easy to find a job nowadays~”

"Good night, I want to sleep..."

Before Kira Yoshikage clicked send, Kitagawa Umi's message came again:

"I have a temporary part-time job here that pays well. Would you like to come, Kira-kun?"

Kirara Yoshikage immediately deleted the words he had typed and replied immediately:

"What kind of part-time job is it? What's the hourly wage?"

Kitagawa Umi glanced at Miura Yumiko who was still singing, and continued typing:

"It's my personal commission, there's no specific hourly rate."

"Hmm~, how about 10,000 yen a day?"

Seeing the previous sentence, Kira Yoshikage wanted to refuse on the spot. Without a specific hourly wage, was he trying to get it for free?

But seeing the next sentence, Kira Yoshikage deleted the words of rejection:

"time and location."

"The time is 7am tomorrow. Um, can we meet at Kira-kun's apartment? By the way, what's Kira-kun's address?"

"No. 117, Duwang Street, Datian District, 502."

“So, what does the job involve?”

Kira Yoshikage did not hide anything. On the one hand, he wanted to make money, but on the other hand, it was unrealistic to hide it.

Because he lived in a student dormitory, and student apartments are always built in groups.

In other words, all the students of Shuchiin Academy lived nearby, and some of his classmates even lived in this apartment.

Even if he didn't tell her, Kitagawa Umi would have a way to find out.

“Get it!”

Kitagawa Umi cheered inwardly, secretly clenched his fist, and continued typing:

"As for work, does Kira-kun know about comic conventions?"

"Neon Tokyo Anime Expo?"

"Hey, Kira-kun, did you know that? But yes, Kira-kun's job is to accompany me to comic conventions. How about that? Pretty easy, right?"

Kirara Yoshikage seems to have realized that Japanese otaku culture is very developed, and there are three large anime exhibitions in Tokyo every year:

There are Comic Maket, abbreviated as CM, held twice a year, and AnimeJapan, abbreviated as AJ, held once a year in Tokyo.

The former has a history of more than 40 years, usually held once in summer and once in winter, each lasting three days, and has held a total of 93 CMs so far. So in order to distinguish them, they are usually called C+.

比如去年举办的就是C92和C93，今年即将在8月举办的是C94，在12月举办的是C95。

The latter, the Tokyo Comic Show, is officially known as the Tokyo International Anime Expo.

This is a professional anime exhibition co-organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Neon Animation Association and the Tokyo International Anime Expo Executive Committee, aiming to spread and exchange Neon's developed anime cultural industry.

In theory, this exhibition is specially held for professionals.

And this is indeed the case.

The Tokyo Anime Show lasts a total of four days, with the first two days being corporate exhibitions open only to professional audiences.

The last two days are for general audiences, open to all enthusiasts.

The Tokyo Anime Show was originally scheduled to be held at the end of March, but due to some changes, this year's Tokyo Anime Show was postponed for two weeks and will be held from April 4th to 6th.

Although the anime exhibition will last for 4 days, Kitagawa Umi is a student after all, so she can only go to the exhibition on weekends. Tomorrow, April 4, is Sunday and also the Tokyo Anime Exhibition, which will be open to all fans.

Kitagawa Umi emphasized:

"It's 7 o'clock in the morning, Kira-kun must get up on time!"

"no problem."

Kira Yoshikage's reply was just as quick.

He goes to bed before 11 o'clock every night and gets up at 7 o'clock every morning to ensure 8 hours of sleep. He will not miss this unless he has other ways to relieve stress.

Anyway, it just so happens that he recently lost his job, and his schedule for tomorrow is to look for a job.

But now that there are temporary jobs available, I would rather take it.

Besides, how tiring can it be to attend a comic convention? It would be a waste if you don't take the 10,000 yen.

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After singing a song, Miura Yumiko took an apple from the fruit plate and took a bite. Then she sat down next to her friend and curiously leaned over to ask:

"Haimeng, who are you messaging?"

Kitagawa Umi's eyes flashed with mischief, and he said with a smile:

"It's Kira-kun. I sent him the video of you singing."

"Eh?"

Yumiko Miura suddenly became nervous and the apple in her hand fell onto her skirt.

"He, what did he say?"

"Yumiko."

Kitagawa Umi looked very regretful and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Hmm~"

Miura Yumiko became more and more embarrassed, "The truth..."

Kitagawa Umi smiled slyly:

"The truth is, he said it very nicely."

"Eh? Eh?"

Miura Yumiko, who was originally feeling extremely nervous, as if she was waiting for trial, blinked her eyes.

"It's true!"

Kitagawa Umi smiled and turned to the top of the chat history to show it to Miura Yumiko:

"Kira-kun, does it sound good?"

"It sounds good, but I won't go."

Miura Yumiko was secretly delighted, but she tried not to show it on her face. She pretended not to care and asked:

"What else did you talk to him about?"

Kitagawa Umi looked away and said calmly:

"Nothing, just inviting him to the party. Didn't you see that?"

Miura Yumiko's eyes became a little complicated, and she said softly:

"He won't come."

"Ok?"

Kitagawa Umi was keenly aware that there was a story behind this.

Miura Yumiko's tone was complicated:

"When he was in junior high school, he never went to any of the class parties, and he didn't even go on the graduation trip..."

Chapter 14: There is only one disease in human beings

early morning.

Kira Yoshikage got up on time at 7:30.

Eight hours of adequate sleep allows him to greet the next morning like a baby, free of fatigue and stress.

After a simple wash, he began to wait patiently for Kitagawa Umi to come.

Kira Yoshikage still attaches great importance to the employer who is willing to pay 10,000 yen to hire him.

There is no other reason.

poor.

Although Kira Yoshikage is still a student, the pressure of studying in Tokyo is quite great.

For example, the monthly rent of the student apartment he lives in is 6 yen, and this is under the premise of subsidies. Otherwise, if you want to rent such an apartment in Ota Ward, the monthly rent will be at least 7 yen or more.

In Tokyo, the rent in Ota Ward is relatively low. If you live in a busy area like Minato Ward or Chiyoda Ward, even a small one-room apartment like this would cost at least 12 yen per month.

This is just the rent, water and electricity are calculated separately.

You even have to pay a deposit and a "key money", and the first month will cost you nearly half a year's rent.

Having a house only solves the problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Clothes are easy to solve, just wear the school uniform issued by the school.

Although you can buy a monthly subway pass for travel, the price is not that cheap.

The money saved on rent will eventually be made up on the subway.

The remaining 'food' is even more heavyweight.

If you just want to have something to eat every meal, a cheap yakiniku set meal costs only 400 yen, but it's a pity that you won't be full.

The cheap bento boxes sold in Japanese supermarkets usually have very small portions. Even an ordinary girl may not be able to eat enough, let alone adults. The average adult needs to eat at least three or four boxes to feel half full.

A regular bowl of ramen costs 800 yen.

The price is the same in the school cafeteria, it’s not much cheaper.

The basic monthly expenses for food, clothing, housing and transportation are over 20 yen.

Even though Kira Yoshikage works hard, working more than 54 hours a week, his work intensity is even higher than that of half of the office workers. However, since he can only get the minimum hourly wage, his monthly salary is only 20.9 yen.

Theoretically, Kira Yoshikage could just make ends meet, but he still had to pay tuition.

As an aristocratic school, Shuchiin Academy is famous for its excellent educational conditions, but its tuition is also famously high.

Including tuition fees, facility preparation fees, admission fees, etc., the first year tuition fee is more than 150 million yen. Although there is no admission fee from the second year, the tuition fee is reduced to 120 million yen, but it is still an astronomical figure.

Originally, Kira Yoshikage could have chosen to attend a public school or a slightly cheaper private school, but because the school he was originally going to attend was bombed by the anti-intellectualism sect, his student record was transferred to Tokyo, and he was forced to attend Shuchiin Academy.

Although the Japanese government also has a special "high school enrollment aid" to subsidize poor students, for example, Kirarayoshi can receive a subsidy of about 40 yen per year.

But even so, Kira Yoshikage still has to pay a tuition fee of up to 80 yen.

For ordinary students, enrolling in Shuchiin Academy would definitely make them and their parents ecstatic, because it means they have the opportunity to achieve a class leap - even if they are serving as dogs for upper-class people, they are still dogs of the upper class and are naturally superior to others.

So no matter how much money they have to pay, their parents will do everything they can to ensure that they can study with peace of mind.