They all pushed me!

"I am me, and Liang-senpai is Liang-senpai, but Akane's cooking is indeed much better than the ones I made perfunctorily. I definitely admit that."

Arima Kana continued to ask while picking up the food:

"Where's Akane? You don't know what happened to Ryo-senpai today. According to the first law I have derived over the years, the one who can make Ryo-senpai uneasy is either Ai-sister or Rumi. Aren't you good friends with Rumi?"

Kurokawa Akane always felt that Magana was deliberately putting some emphasis on the word "good friend", but she had to admit that the other party's first law was indeed quite good. After thinking for a while, she said hesitantly:

"It seems... Ruby said last week that she and Sister Ai had an appointment to go out together this week. Could it be today?"

"That's it. One person can make Senior Liang uneasy, let alone two people together. I guess Senior Liang is already in a state of panic, so it's normal that he can't eat."

Arima Kana took another big bite of her food. Although fourteen was already the second half of a woman's physical development period, people always wanted to struggle a little longer. She also felt that she could still try harder in terms of her height and the development of some secondary sexual characteristics. No matter what, she had to evolve from a set level to an average level of height that could be held in one hand.

Kitagawa Ryo, who didn't know that his every move was being scanned by the magnifying glass-like eyes of two juniors, was staring at the screen of his mobile phone intently, watching the yellow dots on it move or stay, and then quickly simulated a route map in his mind.

This was the application software that he and Rumi installed to share each other's location in real time. Although Kitagawa Ryo had put his mind at ease after the conversation a few days ago, he still didn't dare to completely let down his guard. He chose to open his sister's real-time location sharing map with some curiosity to see where Ai and Rumi had gone today.

Kitagawa Ryo lowered his head and finally saw the yellow coordinates representing Kitagawa Rumi. It stayed in the direction of a restaurant for dozens of minutes, then started moving again and finally stopped near the Tokyo Dome.

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"This is the stage Ruby will be on in a month."

Kitagawa Ai, with most of her face covered by large sunglasses and a sun hat, stopped and smiled as she introduced Kitagawa Rumi, who was holding her arm affectionately.

"This place can accommodate more than 55,000 spectators. Even though it was almost ten years ago, every time I pass by here, I still think back to the scene back then."

"Although I was thinking more about fulfilling President Saito's and the others' long-cherished wish, when B Komachi and I entered the venue, we were almost immediately immersed in the atmosphere. Everything we saw and heard was cheering and screaming for you. It was as if the whole world was cheering for you."

Speaking of this, Beichuan Ai also shook her head a little embarrassedly:

"You're here to accompany Ruby, but you're suddenly talking about so much of yourself. How's Ruby's preparation going? It's not easy to sing the whole show with only two people in ACE. Do you have any guest performers arranged?"

"Well, my brother has already arranged it for me in advance, and Abi will also return as a guest once for a limited time at the opening. After all, I still want the original three members of ACE to be on such a stage together, because there should only be one such opportunity in a lifetime."

Kitagawa Rumi looked out at the egg-shaped roof made of elastic film on top of Tokyo Dome, which is also the origin of the name of Tokyo Dome, and her tone was somewhat emotional.

"As long as Ruby doesn't announce graduation after the performance like I did, there will be plenty of opportunities for her to perform at Tokyo Dome again in the future. After all, there is no rule that says you can only perform here once. As long as you are popular enough and can mobilize enough audiences, it will be fine. There are many artists in Japan and South Korea who have held concerts here many times, such as EXO, 2pm and Mizuki Nana, etc."

Ai turned her head to glance at Kitagawa Rumi beside her. She was taller than her, but because she was wearing high heels and Rumi was wearing flat shoes, the height difference between them was not that obvious. The twelve-year age difference was also concealed very well. From a distance, they looked more like a pair of sisters with not much difference in age.

"But I think having performed once is enough. After all, I never thought I could perform on a stage like Tokyo Dome at the beginning. At that time, I just thought I could be an idol on the stage, dress beautifully and sing and dance. It doesn't matter if there are only a few people in the audience, even if I am an underground idol."

Kitagawa Rumi had her hair braided into a princess style with fishtail braids today. Her beautiful long golden hair was paired with ribbons that were tied into half loops at her temples and behind her head, with the rest of her hair falling down over her shoulders. Although the complicated process took her quite a while, she was quite satisfied with the final result.

She is no longer the little girl who was taught by Kitagawa Ryo more than ten years ago and only knew how to tie the simplest side ponytail. She has become more and more adept at dressing herself up, especially when she plays a role, she cares more and more about and pays attention to these small details.

To act cute, wear your hair long and straight; to be cool, wear a high ponytail; occasionally, show your forehead and comb your hair into an apple head; occasionally, curl your long hair and give it an air perm. Ribbon ponytails are paired with a sweet pink Lolita style. The white shirt and pleated skirt school uniform also go perfectly with the princess cut.

Although in the end everything will become a unified mess.

As if she wanted to try out all the hairstyles that she had not experienced in her previous life, Kitagawa Rumi can be said to be quite satisfied with her long golden hair that is as smooth as silk and extremely beautiful, which she has kept until now.

"Kyoko-san and I have already agreed that after the Tokyo Dome performance, I might shift part of my work focus to other areas, like my sister, such as acting and hosting. I am quite interested in these careers, as well as studying."

At this point, Kitagawa Rumi stuck out her tongue and counted on her fingers:

"Before I knew it, I've been an idol for five years. After all, I can't be a full-time idol for the rest of my life, right? If my sister's performance at Tokyo Dome was to fulfill President Saito's wishes so that she can pursue her own dreams, then for me, this should be considered the end of my previous dream or goal. It's time to look for the next goal."

"In a sense, my sister and I have similar ideas."

The two of them were walking slowly around the Tokyo Dome Stadium while talking. After hearing what Kitagawa Rumi said, Ai's steps also paused slightly:

"Ruby, do you know what dreams I pursued when I was your age now?"

"Seventeen-year-old sister... B-Komachi seemed to have just started to become popular at that time. Did she want to gather popularity as quickly as possible and move to a bigger stage?"

Ai just smiled when she heard this:

"Didn't Ruby just say that? This should be the wish of President Saito and the others."

As she spoke, she slightly broke away from Kitagawa Rumi's arm, took two steps forward, then turned around slightly and suddenly brought up another seemingly unrelated topic:

"By the way, Ruby, have you seen the documentary about Johnny's Office that was released at the end of last year? The one that revealed that President Kitagawa had been sexually assaulting underage artists under the agency for thirty years."

"Ah - of course I have seen it. After all, my brother was also involved."

"Well, actually I still remember a paragraph in it until now. Kitagawa's criminal behavior actually started in the 1980s and 1990s. At that time, there was a very famous idol group in Johnny's Office called Hikari GENJI, which means Genji. The former Johnny's Office artist Kita Koji, who first exposed Kitagawa's scandal in his diary, compiled the contents of the diary and published it. The title of the book was also this, "Hikari GENJI"... Genji."

Although Kitagawa Rumi was a little confused about why Ai suddenly brought up these things, she still listened very carefully. She had a vague feeling that this was something that even her brother had never heard of.

"Kitagawa's favorite are boys between the ages of twelve and fifteen. Perhaps for him, the entire Johnny's Office is a grand Genji Project. He selects the children he likes from them like picking commodities, injects them with female hormones, forces them to serve, and turns them into the way he likes."

"Let's get back to the question at the beginning. When I was seventeen, Liang was only thirteen. It's not an exaggeration to say that he was a boy who hadn't grown up yet. But he was the one I pursued at that time."

"At that time, I accidentally read The Tale of Genji, and that's how I came up with the so-called Reverse Genji Plan, which uses Ryo as a training target. Now that I think about it, I feel like all the words used to denounce Kitagawa on the Internet can be attributed to me, such as pedophile or something like that."

"From this perspective, I am a despicable woman. I forced the little boy Liang to my side at an early age. We dated and married each other. It was as if I was always worried that he who I watched grow up would be snatched away. I was always in a hurry to make sure it was done, even though Liang was four years younger than me."

Just as Kitagawa Ai's tone gradually became a little dull, Rumi suddenly remembered that she was filming a new drama "Pests" recently. Her good friend Kurokawa Akane, who came to her house yesterday, accidentally mentioned something about the new drama. She took two steps forward in the direction of Ai and said:

"I think there's absolutely no problem. Sister, you don't need to think so much."

"Because my brother's physical age and mental age have always been unequal, and the same is true for my sister. My brother and sister are the same kind of people, so they have come this far together."

She forced herself to say "I'm the same as you guys". Having already gotten a solution from Kitagawa Ryo, Rumi had completely lost any hostility towards love. Besides, they had known each other for more than ten years and had lived under the same roof for several years, forming a close relationship.

Kitagawa Rumi put her arms around Ai's neck affectionately from behind, and while pushing her forward, she smiled and comforted her:

"Brother was not a normal kid when he was young. What about pedophilia and the anti-Genji Plan? I thought he was carrying out some kind of Genji Plan on sister. Look, he helped sister solve her psychological problems and her biological mother who came to visit her. He also taught her acting skills and brought her into the LALALAI troupe. He only started dating and marrying her after she finally became the most beautiful and mentally healthy girl in the world. No matter how you look at it, it's clear that brother is taking advantage of her."

Ai couldn't help laughing at Kitagawa Rumi's long string of words. She felt that some of the depression in her heart had dissipated. She patted the back of the other person's hand on her chest and said with a smile:

"You've been away for so long, and even your mouth has changed so much?"

"No way, it's all from my heart, that's why I can say it so smoothly."

Kitagawa Rumi pouted and added:

"My brother is such a person, otherwise the industry wouldn't have called him a freak back then."

"That's true. The last time I went to Director Gotanda's house with Ryo, he said that there is no way in the industry today to find a child actor who can play Ryo's childhood. Just like Ruby said, Ryo did not look like a child at that time... but sometimes he still has a very cute childish side."

Thinking back to their first face-to-face class when the other person had to move a stool and stand on it to be at the same level as her, Kitagawa Ai raised the corners of her mouth and smiled brightly.

"Speaking of which, it seems that Ruby will release a new song at this Tokyo Dome performance?"

Perhaps it was because the previous topic had gone too far. Ai, who had been asked to discuss some matters concerning the Tokyo Dome performance, felt a little embarrassed at this time and quickly brought the topic back to the topic.

"Well, after all, we have to give fans some surprises."

Kitagawa Rumi nodded:

"MEM啾 and I have practiced this song many times. Xiaoqian came over yesterday and sang it to her. She really liked it."

At this point, she also sang a new song called "Senior" which has a light and catchy style and a strong youthful atmosphere:

"People who were born earlier than me fell in love earlier than me."

"If I could fast forward my time, I could sit with you and become your lover. Why not that?"

Chapter 4: Three people together? (5k)

When the lunch break on the set was over, Kitagawa Ryoumi was still moving slowly around the Tokyo Dome, and she seemed to be walking and chatting with Ai for a long time. But Kitagawa Ryou couldn't keep paying attention to Ryoumi and Ai anymore, so he turned on the automatic screen recording function, stood up, moved his body a little, took a few deep breaths, threw all the chaotic thoughts out of his mind, and refocused on the afternoon shooting.

Although Gotanda Yasushi's performance during the TV series preparation period was quite unsatisfactory, and in the end he simply handed over most of the work to the producer Kaburagi Katsuya who was found by Kitagawa Ryo who couldn't stand it anymore, once he started to act as a director and stepped into his familiar field, Gotanda Yasushi's professionalism and professional ability were still trustworthy. If this "Pest" can be filmed at the current pace, the production cycle of this drama may be shorter than his last starring role in "Tomorrow", which is quite efficient.

Kitagawa Ryo was watching Gotanda Yasushi, who had tied his deliberately long hair into a ponytail and was directing dozens or even hundreds of people in the crew to do their respective duties in an orderly manner. He had just made such a sigh in his heart, and immediately saw him walking towards him with a slightly frown on his face:

"I want to discuss something with you, Liang."

"What's wrong? Tell me."

After all, they have been friends for more than ten years, and their communication with each other is quite casual.

Yasushi Gotanda stroked the stubble on his chin and pouted at Kana Arima and Akane Kurokawa who were being dragged away to reapply makeup.

"I have an idea. How about letting these two sing the theme song of Pest?"

Having the leading actors in a drama sing the theme song, ending song or interlude of the TV series is a very common marketing method in the industry. Kitagawa Ryo was not surprised, after all, Ai had also sung the ending song "Love" of "It's Not My Fault That I'm Popular" before.

Rather, he was even somewhat grateful to the other party for being considerate enough to kick him, the leading actor, out of the candidate list. After all, his singing level was really only below average. Even Rumi, who was of the same level as him a few years ago, improved her skills after a long period of vocal practice, which directly made him fall to the last place in the Kitagawa family KTV level.

"That's great. I'll go ask them later."

Beichuan Liang nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, I think they're good too, but how are Kana and Akane's singing skills?"

“…So you don’t even know this.”

Upon hearing this, Gotanda Yasushi rolled his eyes at Kitagawa Ryo:

"How would I know? Besides, Ryo should be more familiar with those two kids, right? If I really want to say, I heard them sing birthday songs on Ryo's or Ruby's birthdays. Does that count?"

"I can sing that without going out of tune, and it's just one word."

Beichuan Liang raised a finger confidently, thought for a moment, and then answered seriously:

"Chi Yin's level is pretty good. She has performed in many musicals in the LALALAI troupe before. If you haven't seen it, go and search for the performance of Matilda a few years ago. There should be a video online. She has a good voice, a wide range, clear pronunciation, and good breath control. It shouldn't be a problem for her to sing the theme song."

"As for Kana, there is no problem at all. Let me put it this way. Eight or nine years ago, the most popular children's song "Green Pepper Gymnastics" was originally proposed by the production team. After Kana refused, they had to find someone else as a second choice."

"I see."

Gotanda Yasushi nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly asked with interest:

"So why did Kana refuse "Big Green Pepper Gymnastics" at that time?"

"Well, I remember the reason I gave her was that they were preparing for the new film Shoplifters directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, but in reality, it was just because Kana didn't like eating green peppers. The song was essentially a product promotional video, and there were many scenes where she had to eat green peppers, so I helped her turn it down."

Yasushi Gotanda smacked his lips:

"No wonder Kana kissed you so much, there is still this much love."

"In the final analysis, we have to thank our great director Gotanda. Without Spider, there would have been no sequel."

In response to Kitagawa Ryo's ridicule, Gotanda Yasushi simply shrugged:

"I'll go ask Kana and Akane, does Ryo want to come along? I feel like there's a note hanging over your head saying 'Take me with you, and your chances of success in persuading will increase by 50%'."

"Go by yourself. Remember not to use my name to fool people. See if they agree or not."

Kitagawa Ryo cursed and laughed, then waved his hand and watched Gotanda Yasushi walk away again.

However, Gotanda Yasushi's words just now also reminded him of something that happened a long time ago. At that time, "The Big Pepper Gymnastics" was sweeping the country. Although Kana Arima was indeed not very popular at the time, there were still one or two media outlets that were curious and dug up the fact that she refused to participate in the job. They imagined her crying and regretting, and arbitrarily broke down the defense of Kana Arima who missed such a chance to become a hit.

But what happened later was that the movie "Shoplifters" starring her won the Palme d'Or for Best Film at the Cannes International Film Festival. Kana Arima herself also won numerous awards in the country with this film. With this opportunity, she became a super popular child star and has been popular until now. However, "Green Pepper Gymnastics" only exists in people's memories, and most people can't even remember the name of the singer who has now disappeared from the industry for a long time.

The reason why Kitagawa Ryo agreed with Gotanda Yasushi's idea was actually because of his own selfish reasons. Kana Arima was a child with a strong desire to win and compete, so during the ten years he spent with Kana Arima, he basically gave her encouraging education with affirmation and recognition. During this period, Akane Kurokawa frequently showed her cooking skills during the filming. Although Kana Arima didn't say it openly, Kitagawa Ryo could also feel the little bit of unwillingness in her heart.

After all, with the two of them currently having comparable acting skills, what Kurokawa Akane did was equivalent to opening up a new track, and he is leading all the way. Kitagawa Ryo is naturally also prepared to help Arima Kana find a new track where she can exert her strength to boost her confidence. It just so happened that Gotanda Yasushi proposed the idea of ​​singing the theme song, so he agreed so easily.

Just like Kurokawa Akane has a natural talent in cooking, in Kitagawa Ryo's eyes, Arimakana's talent in singing is more than enough for her to be an idol. He even doubts that the newly formed ACE trio together may not be able to match her.

While Kitagawa Ryo was still reminiscing, Gotanda Yasushi also found Arimaka Nakadashi and Kurokawa Akane, who were also taking a nap and making final preparations for the filming that was about to begin in the afternoon.

"Kana, Akane, this is what's going on. Many of the sponsors and distributors of our show are loyal fans of Tomorrow, and they have expressed to me that they want you two to be the lead singers of the theme song. What about you? Do you have this idea?"

Faced with the director's question, Kurokawa Akane, who is still a newcomer in the entertainment industry, subconsciously turned his head to look at Arima Kana beside him, as if the answer to the question was written on her face.

"Theme song? I have no problem with that. What do you think of Chi Yin? Opportunities like this are not rare, but they are not few either. Do you want to give it a try?"

Arima Kana was quite skilled in putting on an expression of common sense, and her straightforward attitude made Gotanda Yasushi curl his lips:

"Hey, hey, when we asked Kana to sing the theme song for 'Homeless Kids' last time, she flatly refused."

“It’s always different.”

Arima Kana smiled and shook her legs. Kurokawa Akane beside her asked quietly:

"Are Kana and I the only ones singing?"

"Well, after all, if it's cold, how should I put it? If I choose it, I can fast forward to the part where the tuner has done his best."

Gotanda Yasushi raised his eyebrows and made a casual remark.

"Ryo-senpai's level isn't as outrageous as the director says."

As soon as he said this, he was immediately glared at by Kurokawa Akane, the model actor who was the first to arrive every morning, had the best acting skills, and was the most polite in dealing with people. He added angrily:

"I've always thought that Liang-senpai's voice is very nice."

Although he wanted to complain that having a nice voice and singing badly are not contradictory, looking at Kurokawa Akane who looked like a kitten with bared teeth and fluffed fur, Gotanda Yasushi rationally suppressed the remark and quickly changed the subject perfunctorily:

"Ahhhhh, so what about Akane? Want to sing the theme song with Kana?"

"...If possible, I'd like to see the lyrics and music first. It would be even better if it is related to the plot, like "Homeless Child"."