Tokyo Sound

"Oh, the junior is here." It was inconvenient for Hidaka Rina to turn around, so she greeted the person in the mirror.

"Please give me your guidance today. If I make any mistakes, you can scold me severely." Yin Ze bowed politely with his hands pressed against his trouser legs.

"Ah, so distant. Is the distance too far?" Hidaka Rina blinked.

"No, no, that's just right. It's our duty as the younger generation to respect the older generation."

"Ah. Just now, the way Takizawa-kun rubbed his hands, bent over and grinned was just like the fawning villain around the princes and nobles."

"No, no, it's just right. It's our duty as a servant to be respectful to the princess." The boy continued neatly according to the setting.

The makeup artists who were doing the styling couldn't help laughing and smiled.

"Tsuka-san, I can handle it myself later, why don't you go and help him?" Hidaka Rina said politely to the makeup artist.

The fashionable and elegant makeup artist nodded and turned to look at the young boy leaning against the door.

After looking for a while, she blushed and felt that this person didn't need her to patch him up.

So he said lightly that he would go to the host to see if he needed help and then left.

Two people were left in the lounge staring at each other.

"Do you need my help with your hair?" Yin Ze pointed at his senior's beautiful hair.

"You can also braid girls' hair?" Hidaka Rina was surprised.

"I am good at tying ponytails."

“I think normal people would…”

"Haha, I'm also good at tying pigtails!"

"Even if you use such a proud tone, it has nothing to do with the number of braids..."

"Who said that? Mr. Hidaka, don't you know that quantity can lead to qualitative changes? Single ponytails and double ponytails are indeed ordinary, but once they become triple and quadruple ponytails, they are very different and directly promoted to avant-garde art!" Yin Ze gave a thumbs up proudly.

"I'm just not knowledgeable enough. I didn't know there was such a thing. Okay, then why don't you try to make one for me?" Hidaka Rina said generously.

"Hey, it's just a casual remark. How can you take it seriously? You are my senior." Yin Ze laughed and didn't care.

"No, no, I am really considering your suggestion. Look, doesn't the band also have a visual style? If we appear on stage with a fashionable and eye-catching posture, we will definitely be able to instantly raise the audience's attention and emotions to the highest level." Hidaka Rina pondered.

"Well, even so, this kind of humiliating thing is still inappropriate." Someone was slightly stunned.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just work." The girl said professionally.

"No, as a girl, you still have to pay attention to your image. After all, if this event is photographed, I don't know how long it will be saved on the Internet. In the future, you might be labeled as a funny person, which will affect your development. You may even be deliberately harassed and persecuted by the agency to create a show effect. I can't do this." The boy refused sternly.

"As expected of Takizawa-kun, you are as reliable as ever." Hidaka Rina smiled from the bottom of her heart, "So I have a request, I hope you can agree to it."

"Senior, please feel free to say it. Helping others is the basis of happiness. I always love to help others." Someone patted his chest, making a loud sound, truly showing what masculinity is.

"That's great. Come here and let's get started." Hidaka Rina smiled and took out a few hair bands from her small bag.

"...?"

He suddenly had a bad feeling.

Chapter 68 Damn

"Sasako, are you going to the colleague party that Manager Suzuki is organizing tomorrow? I heard that they have chartered a large yacht to celebrate the successful order on the bay. The food will be prepared on the boat by a specially hired star chef, and there will be custom-made fireworks to watch." The friend who was sitting at the next workstation turned his chair and came over to ask.

"I'm not really interested, and I probably won't go when the time comes." Hayako answered casually without even looking up, concentrating on checking the form.

"No, you are the key to the success of the project. If the core staff don't go, it will be too boring." The friend paused, then leaned closer and whispered, "And I think Suzuki is interested in you. According to gossip, he secretly bought a lot of roses and hid them on the boat. I'm afraid he wants to give someone a big surprise."

"It's just hearsay. Besides, even if it's true, do I have the obligation to go?" Hayako said indifferently.

"He is a genuine Tokyo young master. His family elders are senior executives of Wuling Group. He is also a top student who studied abroad at Stanford. He has a model-like appearance and height. He is simply something that only exists in novels!"

"Rich families are so ruthless. What's the use of having a lot of money if you don't live a comfortable life? Wasn't he in contact with a female star in the entertainment industry some time ago? As for the top student? Oh, I remember that he couldn't speak fluently when talking to foreign businessmen?" Hayako glanced at her friend.

"Oh, even if he has some flaws, he's still a rare and high-quality man. Seriously, where can you find someone who's rich, handsome, and has abs?"

My friend said helplessly.

"We are almost 30 years old now. We can't keep dreaming about a love life where we will be together forever. We are working so hard here, staying up all night, what are we doing for? Isn't it all about money? If I can really get along with Suzuki, even if we have conflicts, I can get a lot of money from the divorce, and I can live a carefree life for the rest of my life."

"Love is not business." Hayako sighed.

"Maybe not love, but definitely marriage," said a friend.

"Even if that's the case, I can choose not to do this business." Hayako looked at her watch, saved the documents, cleaned up the table, picked up her bag and stood up. "I have other things to do on the day of the party, so I won't go. Please tell Manager Suzuki for me."

"You really don't give me any chance?" my friend sighed, "Then what are you going to do?"

"Meet someone."

"Is it a dinner party or a reception? It can be adjusted flexibly."

"You wouldn't understand."

Hayaseko's high heels made a confident sound on the company's solid wood floor. Her suit and hip skirt perfectly set off her independent and cool temperament, attracting many admiring eyes. As a famous strong drink in Tokyo's financial circle, she has never learned to compromise and follow the crowd.

But compared to before, when she would doubt herself and even cry because of social and family pressure, she is now more tenacious and knows more clearly what she really wants.

……

"Wow, I shipped something yesterday. I went home and logged in online. I sold it out with just a few clicks."

"I'm vomiting. Can you guys who are willing to trade your life for props please crawl away?"

"By the way, have you watched the new anime? The female characters are so amazing. I can't wait to read the fan fiction!"

"After school, let's arrange a match with the class next door tonight. What do you think? We must let everyone know who is the King of the grade!"

In an ordinary classroom, ordinary boys were chatting and gossiping. The topic could jump from the climate of the Pacific Ocean to the correct way to eat pork chop rice.

A pretty girl suddenly walked straight towards them.

"Hii-kun, excuse me, can I bother you for a moment?"

The happy atmosphere among the high school boys disappeared in an instant.

"Lingzi?! Oh no...it should be Aoi-san. Yes, what's the matter?" The boy who was originally sitting at his seat reading a light novel and bragging was so scared that he quickly stuffed the novel with a busty paper man on the cover into the drawer.

"Can you come with me for a moment?" the girl said hesitantly.

"Of course." Hii-kun struggled to break free from his buddies' grip, ignoring their fierce looks as if they were traitors, and stood up and walked out of the classroom with his childhood sweetheart.

"Yes, what's the matter?" the boy asked anxiously.

"A few days ago, I finally finished reading the "Dark Reincarnation Fantasy" you recommended." Lingzi said seriously, "It is indeed a very good work, very interesting."

"Really? That's great, as long as you're happy." Hinai-kun scratched his hair shyly.

"Actually, I saw a joint offline event meeting called 'Dark Reincarnation & Silver Beginning' on the official account today." Lingzi said seriously, "I really want to go and see it, but I don't know much about the procedures of such events. You usually come into contact with these, right? So I want to ask if there is anything I need to pay attention to at the scene?"

"Ah? There's a new event? How come I didn't know about it?" Hinai-kun was also stunned and a little surprised.

“It was only released not long ago.”

"I see. But if it's a collaboration, it's probably to promote the chess game that you've been talking about before. There probably isn't much content in the original work itself." Hinai-kun said, "Originally, this kind of event is mostly about sharing interesting behind-the-scenes stories, talking about dubbing and production. In short, it's not a serious public interview. If you just like the work, you don't necessarily have to go."

"Would you like to share the behind-the-scenes story?" Aoi Ryoko nodded to herself, with a different look in her eyes. "I'm very interested."

"If that's the case..." Hiashi suddenly became a little shy, "Why don't we go together?"

"Will it delay your rest time? I seemed to hear you and your friends talking about playing games."

"We haven't agreed on anything, we're just discussing it. Compared to this, I care more about offline activities!" The boy broke off all ties on the spot.

"Well, well, I'll ask you to be my guide then."

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

"Yes, we met at the station that day." Aoi Reiko smiled a beautiful smile that was enough to warm people's hearts. "Hiei-kun, thank you so much for recommending this work to me."

"Yeah." The boy had never been treated with such affirmation and appreciation by his childhood sweetheart, and he felt uneasy but happy at the same time.

I have always been on my own to understand music and get closer to her, but now things have finally changed. She is no longer distant and unfamiliar, but has begun to become part of my life.

This was a good start. His dried-up confidence began to flow again. He would carefully nurture this longing until the day when he could speak out loudly. Ri Jing looked at the beautiful back of the girl and secretly encouraged himself.

Aoi Reiko's heart is not as calm as it appears.

After all, the encounter that was once cut off was resumed in the name of fate.

See you again, just want to see you again.

Just once.

……

"President, this is the purchase list for next month's quarterly prizes. Please take a look." The secretary handed over a printed document.

"The grand prize is a seven-day trip to Hawaii? It's the same as last year, nothing new." The plump, elegant female president frowned.

"It's mainly because we have cooperated with hotels and travel groups there many times. The process is very easy and there are discounts."

"Let's leave it at that for now. Remember to move to a new place next year. Also, do a salary survey in the second half of the year. Times have progressed, and now newly hired employees in society generally have higher salaries, but the old employees' treatment remains the same. This is not acceptable. Let's slowly increase everyone's welfare step by step. After all, we are all partners who have worked together." The female president said slowly in a deep voice.

"Okay." The secretary wrote it down in a small notebook. "By the way...your husband just came to the company again. But according to your instructions, the security guards didn't let him go. He drank tea in the reception room for half an hour and then left."

"Shameless guy." The female president said with disgust as if she had seen a stink bug, "Tell him that he'd better behave like a turtle in a glass jar before the divorce, and don't hang around in front of me, otherwise he won't get a penny."

"Okay." The secretary wrote another line.

"I've thought about it and decided to add one more category to the purchase prizes." The female president thought, "There are more and more young people in the company. It's too old-fashioned to always buy rice, oil, massage chairs, and vans."

“So what should I add?”

"Well, twenty of the latest game consoles..." The female president's thick, fleshy fingers tapped on the expensive wooden desk, "and buy one hundred copies of the latest "King of Idols 2" as an extra."

"Uh, okay." The secretary really didn't expect that the president of Hikki Banri also knew the latest game.

"That's all. I have important matters to attend to tomorrow and won't be able to answer the phone. Please list all the social engagements and messages and tell me all of them on the next working day." The plump and kind-hearted female president waved her hand wearing a jade bracelet, signaling the secretary to leave.

The secretary poured her another cup of hot tea and left the office to do her own work.

The female president looked at the piles of documents and research reports on the table, couldn't help but sigh, and some fatigue appeared on her face.

Her husband is a gambler and a good-for-nothing. Her son has suffered from many family conflicts and has chosen to live abroad. Now, hundreds of people in the company are waiting for their monthly salary. The responsibility is huge. Even a strong woman like her is increasingly distressed by the mechanical nature of life.

Maybe this is life.

The female president walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the sunny Tokyo in silence.

Give myself a day off tomorrow, she thought.

……

"I can't accept it." Shimazaki Nobunaga stared blankly at the crowded venue, "Why are there so many female fans?"

He and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu sat in the middle, and all around them were young women holding knight dolls and wearing T-shirts. The prices of these things at the entrance were not low.

They seemed to have wandered into a concert of a Johnny's male star instead of an animation and game joint event. Sitting there as men, they seemed somewhat out of place.

"I didn't expect the work "Pitch Black" to have such a wide influence." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu sighed, "I said I was here to help out, but I didn't expect it to be so crowded and lively."

"Damn it!" Shimazaki Nobunaga pounded the Elredo Knight doll in his hand hard, venting his anger at the injustice of the world.

"Damn it." Sakura Ayane, who was in the same row, gritted her teeth and kneaded the doll like it was dough.

Chapter 69 The Clown is Me

Soon, the lights in the auditorium gradually dimmed and weakened, and on the main stage that had been built long ago and had a huge linkage theme poster posted on it, the lighting equipment moved and began to slowly gather light. At the same time, the pure audio version of the animation opening song began to play.

The thin host, who was also wearing peripheral clothes, walked quickly onto the stage with the script in his arms and stood on the left side of the stage.

"The offline promotional event for the collaboration between Dark Fantasy and Silver Beginning is now starting! Hello everyone, I am the host Yoshino Yoshiki. First of all, I am very grateful that you can come from afar to participate in the event. Please be sure to pay attention to your personal valuables at the venue, and do not get into unnecessary disputes with others. I hope that everyone can enjoy the event with love and harmony. If there is a sudden situation such as fire or earthquake during the event, please be sure to follow the instructions of the on-site safety personnel and evacuate in an orderly manner."

The host spoke very quickly but clearly.

"This event is jointly organized by Bniplex [Note: It comes from the famous animation company Aniplex] and Yinquan. Special thanks to Mr. Kamiki Qiyilang, the original novel author of "Dark Reincarnation Fantasy", for bringing such a wonderful work - then, then, without further ado, let's get to the point right away, and first of all, of course, invite the two guests to come on stage!"

The audience cheered and whistled in welcome upon hearing the words.

"Please welcome Ms. Hidaka Rina who plays Pennywise Roy!" the host said loudly and led the applause.

A petite young girl waved her hands with full energy, and trotted onto the stage with a smile amid enthusiastic applause. She was not wearing a fancy dress, but simple and plain clothes. Under her delicate hair was a slender white neck.

"Hello everyone, I'm Rina Hidaka, the voice actor for Princess Pantyhose. Thank you for your guidance today." Facing the collective gaze of one or two hundred people, the underage girl was not at all stage frightened. She introduced herself cheerfully, shaking her hand, and was generous, confident and calm.