Tokyo Sound

"Are you asking for help again? What should I do? Teacher Takizawa?" Hidaka Rina held her head in her hands.

"To sum it up, I found out that my crush actually has a crush on someone else, so I was panicked and confused." The man sighed, "Although I haven't made a move yet, I am the opposite sex with her best relationship - flat-headed Hinai-kun. This confidence has been shaken, right?"

"It's a crew cut." Hidaka Rina corrected.

"First of all, Hidaka-san, as a girl of the same age as this audience, do you have anything to say?"

"Are you going to involve me in this kind of topic? My school prohibits premature love." The good and disciplined student said with embarrassment.

"Ha, love has been one of the eternal themes of human civilization since ancient times. To explore it is to indirectly explore part of the meaning of the existence of primate life. What is there to be ashamed of? Say it boldly and heroically!" Yin Ze said in a firm tone.

"No." Hidaka Rina answered immediately.

"?"

Why does it feel like you are replicating my actions?

"Hidaka-san is still in his youth, a lively and attractive age. How could he not have any feelings?" Yin Ze expressed his disbelief. "The tall basketball captain, the cold discipline committee member with glasses, the rich and powerful student council president, the one-year-younger neighbor brother... Isn't there any one that you secretly miss?"

"This kind of social circle probably only appears in novels and games for girls... It's not like that in the real world. Do you have a black-haired, sharp-tongued young lady, a cute schoolgirl who likes to act like a spoiled child, a dashing female teacher with amazing fighting power, a heroic beauty with hidden middle school mentality, and other unrealistic combinations around you?"

"No, you have to get in touch." Yin Ze said seriously, "Your level depends on your environment and circle. How can you make friends with an excellent partner if you can't even meet him/her? There are so many blind dates and marriage agencies now. In the end, I still don't have the energy or the willingness to spend money to expand my communication circle, so I can only ask someone to find me."

"Takizawa-kun didn't refute the types I listed before. I see. So, you want to use those as references and carefully look for prey in the future?" Hidaka Rina suddenly realized.

"The point is not my preference, the point is Hidaka-san's innocent first love."

"I don't have that kind of thing."

"Not even a little bit?" Yin Ze rubbed his hands and continued to ask, "From sharing a thick stack of homework with you, completing your duty, passing by you in the sunset corridor, saying goodbye, to accidentally touching our fingertips when we took books in the library... not a bit?"

"Of course, this kind of thing happens a few times in daily life."

"Does it give rise to any other feelings?!"

"No."

"?"

"After all, the people you met when you were young and thought were brilliant, may actually be just like that when you grow up. It's the lack of experience and the filter of memory that deceived you." Hidaka Rina said lightly.

"Hidaka-san hasn't even graduated from high school yet..."

"Dependence, dependence, requests, excuses, avoidance. These are all useless. Being strong yourself is the foundation for a foothold in this society. Spending time worrying about whether you like it or not is meaningless." The girl spoke in a firm tone, exuding toughness.

"What a pity." The boy sighed.

"No matter how successful a woman is, others still care about her emotional issues. Is Takizawa-kun also so gossipy and vulgar?" The girl snorted.

"Childishness and childishness are also indispensable and even precious. Only by taking the long way can we know the shortcut. Love in school days has an innocence that cannot be matched by future relationships. It is bitter, tense, and full of thoughts and endless retrospection. It is proof of one's youth."

"But most people will regret not working hard when they have the most free time and are most relaxed, whether it is studying for an exam, honing their skills, or enriching themselves. It is not until they are mediocre and unable to make a comeback that they realize that they should have 'done that'. An intangible and invisible memory, even as time goes by, everything has changed. Is it still worth it?" The girl said in a sonorous and powerful voice.

Aren't you too opinionated?

"I am a man who will never regret." Yin Ze met the direct gaze of his younger senior with a confident smile.

"You are just being falsely self-righteous. Aren't you the one today who is cleaning up the mess for your yesterday self and causing trouble for your tomorrow self?" the girl said angrily.

"But happy."

“When you find it difficult to take a step forward, you will rebel…” The girl got stuck in the middle of her sentence.

It seemed like he had experienced being homeless and sleeping in the open air.

According to common sense, we should remember the pain, fight back hard, and grab a piece of the glory of the world.

Even though he succeeded in resisting... for the students, passing the Red Gate was already a success.

Then my mentality immediately became lazy again. During this crucial stage of college, one should focus on academics, connect with society, work diligently, and accumulate wealth.

Is it really reasonable to just lie down and wait for the rest of your life?

How weird!

"Could it be that..." Hidaka Rina paused, "Takizawa-kun has a youth memory that shines brightly and can give him tremendous motivation no matter when or what the future holds?"

Indeed, judging from his appearance, he should be a lively individual.

"Yes, I did have a long and heavy experience. But it seems I can't go back." The boy said softly, "Even if I revisit the old place, it's two different worlds."

"I'm very curious." Hidaka Rina said seriously, "What kind of past love story could support Takizawa-kun to be so absurd."

"…What kind of description is that? It's called following my heart. But my first love, well, was bitter."

"Hmm?" The girl asked excitedly.

"She was my deskmate. One day, she caught a cold, so I lent her my shirt. Strangely enough, I didn't feel anything before, but when I saw her wearing my shirt and smiling like a flower, my heart suddenly trembled, and I couldn't control my love for her." Yin Ze narrowed his eyes and talked about the past. "At first, I was just nervous to talk, and then I didn't dare to look her in the eye. Gradually, I wanted to give her some gifts to show my goodwill, and gradually, I began to feel like confessing my love to her."

"Did they attack?!" Although the girl is very independent, she is also very gossipy now.

"We went out to attack. I asked her out and also brought in a group of helpers to provide cover. As expected of good brothers, they found various excuses to leave during the attack. The team became smaller and smaller, and in the end, only me, her, and a girl who just wanted to go out and have fun were left."

"I had run out of tricks at this point, and was thinking I'd fight again some other day, but the girl got a call from her parents and had to go back. At that moment, I felt my fate - I didn't expect God to help me!"

"At that dinner, I combed my hair like an adult, wore British style clothes, put on a scarf, stood straight, and had pocket money accumulated over the years in my pocket. Under the candlelit buffet, I was the most handsome, with the fattest wallet, the person I loved the most, and the most solemn confession! Everything was perfect!"

"Did you say it?! That fatal sentence?!"

"No, that was the most nervous moment of my life. I could hear my heart beating so hard and my whole body was shaking with excitement. So I went to the bathroom and planned to call a tool person to relieve my emotions...but all the calls were busy."

Yin Ze continued.

"After regrouping, I returned to the table, during which I used my conversational skills to the fullest, controlling the rhythm and atmosphere of the conversation, and slowly leading the conversation to the topic of 'making friends'. She also casually revealed that she had a crush on someone in the past. I was jealous after hearing this, but I still behaved in moderation. I finally said it when I was about to bite the steel knife and fork off."

Hidaka Rina leaned forward, her eyes wide open in anticipation.

"I said, I feel the same way about you. I seem to like you a little."

The girl was overjoyed when she heard that. She pounded the table with her fists in excitement. Her previous adult attitude had completely disappeared. "And then what?!"

"There was nothing else. I just remember taking the bus back home in a daze." Yin Ze said with a smile, "A few days later I found that she was ignoring me on purpose. Then we moved our seats, one at this end and the other at that end. Until the end, we didn't say a few words to each other."

"..."

"On the eve of graduation, I asked her for a photo, drew a sketch of her head, framed it, and sent it to her. I don't know if the portrait was thrown away, but I think it was thrown away. After all, if she has a boyfriend in the future, it will be difficult to explain if she sees it."

"…Takizawa-kun."

"What?"

"……That's it?"

"?"

"This is simply unrequited love. The confession failed. You still treat such an embarrassing thing as a treasure! My expectations were in vain!"

"What?! How can you insult my youth like this!"

Chapter 38: There is the Light of Righteousness on Earth

The biological clock is already ticking silently.

Yin Ze woke up.

A day of waking up naturally, happy and joyful.

I love Sunday. It is the last bastion of the working class, the ultimate line of defense for respecting humanity, and the final dawn of light that God has left for the world.

Billions of believers on earth all praise the greatness of God.

In the eyes of men, God is indeed holy. His holiness does not lie in the fact that He created the world in seven days, but in the fact that He designated the seventh day as a day of rest.

From then on, the social animals and wage earners who had been trapped in the seven-day cycle of exploitation had a chance to breathe and the confidence to wander endlessly.

Lord, you are so gentle.

Pushing aside the idol girl's study materials covering his chest, he stood up in a daze, half-closed his eyes, and went to the bathroom like a blind man groping in the dark, washing his face and brushing his teeth relying on muscle memory.

He returned to the stove, boiled the tap water, took out a few loose eggs from the refrigerator and threw them into the boiling water. A few minutes later, there was a pile of egg shells on the table. Yin Ze mechanically chewed and swallowed them with warm milk without any spirit.

I made the bed, opened the window, put away the clothes, and calculated the journey while putting on my shoes and socks at the door.

Audition, no.

Dubbing work, the day after tomorrow.

I have finished watching all the late night variety shows.

I am familiar with the company, but I have not been there many times this month, but I have already written down the address.

I participated in the supermarket promotion and got some cheap daily necessities and food.

As an obsessive-compulsive player who feels uncomfortable if I don’t clear the taskbar when playing RPG games, this feeling of arranging things in life properly is really comfortable.

Today's main quest is to participate in a mini-team building organized by seniors in the same company. After completion, the camp reputation will be increased by 10, the friend intimacy will be increased by 10, the social interaction experience will be increased by 300, and there is a small chance of obtaining souvenir props.

As usual, he hummed a little tune, went downstairs, started the car, opened the Tokyo map in his mind, and walked through the streets and alleys. I'm not bragging, he is familiar with the roads now, and it's easy to be a taxi driver.

The gathering place is a nearby amusement park, which is surrounded by an aquarium and other places. There is also a long street of supporting restaurants, which can be considered a relaxing consumption option for daily life.

Come to think of it, I haven't played with so many friends like this since I got here. The last time we made dumplings at Iwasawa's house, the atmosphere was really great, but there were few avenues for entertainment, so I could only entertain Sakura-san by teasing her.

It’s different in the past.

With a stable job, impressive academic qualifications, and a car and house in Tokyo, looking back at the bitter and hard first half of my life, it’s time to eat some snacks, drink some hot drinks, and leisurely look at the long-legged beauties on the street!

After parking the Pretty Lady, Yin Ze touched his hair frivolously, then strode towards the amusement park with high spirits.

It’s still early before the agreed time, so you can just buy a glass of water and browse the pretty girls.

Holding a cup of Coke, he found a prime spot in front of the fountain statue, crossed his legs, and immediately looked up.

…The streets were filled with children pulling at the tails of their dolls, chasing and playing with colorful balloons, and crying to the ice cream shop, “I want, I want.” In the distance, children were howling heartbreakingly and happily at the roller coaster.

Looking at those happy couples and children, the lonely man seemed so isolated from the world. He opened his mouth slightly, looking a little confused.

what?

Children's playground?

Schrödinger's Corridor of Life was quickly opened, efficiently retracing voice calls, chat records, and text messages, while also scanning and checking the Tokyo map in detail to ensure that he had not taken the wrong path.

After a dozen seconds, the result was correct.

He stroked his chin. This was something worth pondering.

Mr. Nakajima Masaji is a humble and steady person with an excellent reputation. He has organized events like this countless times and is very experienced. He must have considered it for a reason to choose such an inappropriate location.

He must have secretly received advertising money from the amusement park...

Well, no, I think I want to express that everyone in the same company is as close as a family, and the relationship between you all is like brothers and sisters.

I heard that IM's corporate culture is eclectic and advocates freedom and vitality. As a veteran and big brother in the company, Mr. Nakajima should want to pass on this spirit, right?

After gradually understanding all this, Yin Ze's expression calmed down.

Take out your phone and open the short list of friends.

"Tauren Chieftain: Where are we?"

"Mechanic: On the train, what about you?"

"Mnotauren Chieftain: I'm here, watching the large-scale unsatisfied scene of the young upright apes at the fountain."

"Mechanic: Oh, I'll try to come as soon as possible."

"Pure Moon Man: That's great, I want to come and play too... When can we go together again?"

"Tauren Chieftain: Brother, this is a children's playground."

"Pure Moon Man: So what?"

"Tauren Chieftain: What's the matter? They are all a family of three. This time it's acceptable. We will come here as a special team next time. Don't you think it's strange?"

"Pure Moon Man: There are exactly three of us. That's just the right number. What's so strange about that?"

"Tauren Chieftain: Oh, then I am the father."

"Innocent Moon Man: I suffer some losses as a mother."

"Car mechanic:?"

Becoming a father so quickly really lived up to his online name, Chief Bloodhoof.

Yin Ze took a sip of his Coke and looked at the little girl standing in the distance, sucking her fingers and staring at the marshmallows. His eyes were full of himself twenty years ago.