They all pushed me!

"As expected, Kana is the perfect match for the pink girlish sweet lolita style. It can be said that she has brought out her personal attributes to the fullest extent! The light ruffle style paired with white stockings is really very stylish!"

After turning around slightly in front of the standing mirror in front of her, Arima Kana looked at the lightly fluttering skirt and liked it very much. She thanked her sincerely:

"Yeah, I think it looks good too. Luckily Ruby came over today. Thank you so much, Ruby. You are really good at choosing clothes and matching them."

"No, no, it's just one of the basic skills of being an active super popular beautiful girl idol."

Kitagawa Rumi waved her hand modestly, but she couldn't suppress the upturned corners of her mouth. She had completely forgotten about the bag shop on the third floor. She pushed the two of them on the back and added with a smile:

"I know there are two brand stores nearby that have released some great new models..."

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Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

"We have arrived at a peaceful town with myths, valleys and tranquility! Miyazaki is so beautiful! Eh? Isn't this Ms. Magana? Let's go and look at the distant Tenten-no-Mikoto, folks."

Frankly speaking, the moment he got off the plane and walked out of the airport, Kitagawa Ryo's mind inexplicably popped up a stereotyped text from a video he had seen in his previous life. After all, the big billboard with Kana Arima hanging next to the road was too conspicuous, and there were small words next to it that read "Miyazaki Tourism Promotion Ambassador, famous actress Kana Arima".

"Wow, it's Kana!"

Kurokawa Akane, who was following behind him, naturally also saw the sign. She was quite surprised when she saw it for the first time. She immediately shook the arm of Kana Arima beside her and pointed at the person with a big, bright smile on the billboard and shouted.

As the person involved, Arima Kana did not feel any shame. After all, even in the streets and alleys of Tokyo, her endorsements can be seen everywhere on the neon-lit external screens of buildings and on the advertising columns of buses and subway platforms. Instead, she pinched her chin and commented with interest:

"I think I look pretty cute in a miko costume, what about Ryo-senpai? What do you think?"

She still remembered that five years ago, when she was shooting a tourism promotional video here, she was wearing a shrine maiden costume and circling in front of Beichuan Liang and asked him if he was cute.

"Of course it's cute."

Kitagawa Ryo's memory was not bad either. He immediately found his answer from that time in his mind and repeated it again, which immediately made Arima Kana smile.

"Let's go to the hotel first. I feel like I'm about to be recognized."

On the other hand, Mr. Izaki, who was traveling with Kurokawa Akane's agent, was paying close attention to the surroundings and nodded as he added:

"The car that's coming to pick us up has arrived."

Although the entire crew deliberately chose flights in batches at different times in order to prevent being picked up by fans 'without permission', there was still a risk of being recognized. The group stopped talking and laughing, quickened their pace to find the car that came to pick them up, and only relaxed after closing all the anti-peep glass windows and doors.

"The shoot officially starts tomorrow. What plans do you have for the rest of the day, Ryo-senpai? Just rest in the hotel?"

As soon as he fastened his seat belt, Arima Kana immediately asked. Kurokawa Akane, who was sitting in the back seat, also focused his attention and waited for Kitagawa Ryo's answer with a sharp look in his eyes.

"Ah - I'm going to meet an old friend first, Dr. Amamiya Goro from the obstetrics and gynecology department of the general hospital here."

After hearing Kitagawa Ryo's answer, Arima Kana pursed her lips and felt secretly annoyed, feeling that she was too proud of herself and actually forgot that Kitagawa Ryo had an old friend in Miyazaki with whom she had known for more than ten or twenty years. The information that the two had a good relationship had been dug up by the media a long time ago, and it was even used as one of the evidences to prove that Ai was pregnant before marriage a few years ago.

But Beichuan Liang's next words made her mood take a turn for the worse.

"But I don't know if Goro is free. Although I mentioned it a few days ago, he has a lot of things to do in the hospital now. He might have a surgery scheduled at short notice. He also has a wife and children to take care of at home... After a man has a family, it is indeed difficult for him to go out for a walk in the mountains at night just by being called."

"That's it-"

Arima Kana nodded thoughtfully, turned around silently and winked at Kurokawa Akane, who immediately spoke in tacit understanding:

"Then if Senior Liang is free tonight, would you like to go with us to check out the filming location? This way, maybe things will go more smoothly tomorrow."

"It's -- that hot spring hotel or something."

After biting his tongue accidentally, Kurokawa Akane didn't feel any pain at all. Although he was just talking, his whole body seemed to have been soaked in hot spring water. From his ears to his cheeks, everything was red and hot. It felt like steam was coming out of his head. He could hardly hear the last sentence he said:

"Wow...I want to experience it first."

Chapter 4: Another Ending of the Story (5k)

"I'm afraid not. Kana and Akane should have known before they came that our itinerary for this filming had already been leaked on the Internet. The public opinion has been so strange recently. If someone takes some unfounded photos, it will be troublesome. Those reporters are most accustomed to finding angles."

In response to Kurokawa Akane's invitation, Kitagawa Ryo firmly shook his head to refuse, and then added in a softer tone:

"Anyway, places like hot spring hotels are still a bit too sensitive. When we have time, it would be fine for us to go hiking together, see the scenery, and visit shrines."

"……All right."

Although there was still a hint of disappointment in his tone, Kurokawa Akane quickly adjusted his mood and continued along the lines of what Kitagawa Ryo had just said:

"As for shrines, I think we went to one when we came here a few years ago. It was in Takachiho-cho."

"Akaon is talking about the Arata Shrine in Takachiho, right? It's the one that enshrines the goddess of entertainment, Tenten-nyou-mei. It's one of the most popular shrines in Miyazaki. It seems that actors from Tokyo often come here to make wishes."

Arima Kana, the current Miyazaki Tourism Promotion Ambassador, who has shot a series of tourism promotional videos in Miyazaki, is also very familiar with this classic. She recalled the billboard she had just seen:

"My miko costume was shot there, the scenery is pretty nice."

"Well, the hospital where Goro works is nearby, the National Health Insurance Hospital in Takachiho. I heard about this shrine when I was filming 'He Used to Live'. It's also a well-known attraction in Miyazaki."

Kitagawa Ryo felt inexplicably emotional as he watched the familiar scenery passing by outside the car window. In the years before he was twenty years old, he came to Miyazaki quite frequently. He was almost as familiar with the 90-minute flight from Tokyo to Miyazaki as the subway or bus. Basically, the procedure was very fixed every time he came. He would chat and go shopping with Amemiya Goro, and then pay his respects at the grave of Sarina in Tendoji Temple.

But later, as Goro Amamiya officially got rid of his single status and started a family, and after Rumie Kitagawa revealed that she was the reincarnation of Sarina Tendoji, the number of times Kitagawa Ryo came here has visibly decreased a lot. This time, when he revisited the old place, there was a rare sense of freshness that he had not felt for a long time.

The crew members who had gone ahead had already helped them bring their luggage to the hotel. Miyazaki itself relies on tourism as the regional pillar industry, so the relevant infrastructure is quite complete. In addition, this out-of-town filming was led by Kitagawa Ryo and Arima Kana, who have good relations with the publicity department and local companies here. Therefore, unlike the last time when they brought ACE to shoot the MV, the accommodation conditions this time are much better.

After all, if the popularity of "Pest" can continue "Tomorrow", Miyazaki, as a filming location, can also benefit from it and boost this year's performance.

In order to ensure the quality of life and sleep of the leading actors, they were allocated single luxury suites. At the beginning, the staff here also thoughtfully asked whether they wanted to prepare an extra small bed for the life assistant, but because none of the three had a life assistant, this arrangement was eventually cancelled.

In fact, their consideration is quite normal. After all, most artists will have a special position of life assistant around them. Sometimes one is not enough, and two or three are needed. The main responsibility is to take care of the artist's daily life, especially during filming in other places. The task is even more arduous. Beichuan Liang has heard the news that an artist was too scared to sleep in a hotel during filming in other places, so she asked her life assistant to sleep on the floor next to her bed or in the bathtub in the bathroom next door.

This was also the position that Kyoko Saito had her eyes on ten years ago, but she was eventually fooled by Ryo Kitagawa into taking care of Rumi Kitagawa. There are many people outside the circle who share the same idea as Kyoko Saito. This is why there are still so many people flocking to the position of artist's personal assistant even though the salary and treatment are not high. In essence, they all want to have more contact with their favorite artist, and preferably win him over, just like the idea of ​​stalker fans.

However, Kitagawa Ryo has never hired a personal assistant since his debut, perhaps because of his hard suitcase. The same is true for Arimaka Kanae and Kurokawa Akane. After all, none of the three think they are too delicate, and they don't like the feeling of being surrounded by people when traveling, and not having to bend down to tie their shoelaces.

Beichuan Liang used the room card given by the staff to swipe open the door of his room. As soon as he opened it, he smelled a faint scent of incense lingering in the room. Having been shooting all over the world for many years, he is quite sensitive to the various fragrances of various hotels. After sniffing it briefly, he walked into the room and inserted the room card into the groove on the wall. All the electronic devices lit up at the same time, and the slippers that had been neatly placed at the entrance also showed their shape. Pure white constituted the elegant main color, and some cherry blossom vein patterns could be faintly seen.

After changing his shoes and putting the suitcase in the room, Kitagawa Ryo casually glanced at the layout inside, put the night's change of clothes, shower gel, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpick, and towel he brought from home in the bathroom in advance, then nodded contentedly, walked out of the room again and closed the door, but ran into Magana and Kurokawa Akane, who were living in the room next to him and seemed to be preparing to go out as well.

"Ryo-senpai, are you planning on going to see Doctor Goro?"

After seeing Kitagawa Ryo, Arima Kana waved and greeted him.

"Well, I'm planning on going to the hospital. What about Kana and Akane? Where are they going?"

"Kana and I are planning to take a dip in the hot springs here and rest up."

Kurokawa Akane raised the small basket of yukata in her hand and explained with a smile. Arima Kana seemed to still be upset about Kitagawa Ryo not agreeing to go with them in the car. She deliberately looked away and said with a pout in a voice that was clearly lowered but still heard clearly by Kitagawa Ryo who was not far away:

"Who made Senior Liang unwilling to go with us?"

"Hey, is it really necessary for me to go or not? Anyway, we will be separated into the men's and women's baths at that time, it's not like..."

Beichuan Liang made a subconscious complaint, but immediately stopped talking:

"Anyway, Kana and Akane, please be careful. I'll let Miss Oden follow you, and I'll leave first."

Looking at the embarrassed figure of Beichuan Liang who left in a hurry, Kurokawa Akane tilted his head slightly with a bit of doubt and asked Arima Kana beside him:

"What's the second half of the sentence that Senior Liang didn't say just now?"

"Of course, it's the suites that hot spring hotels provide for couples, with their own outdoor hot springs that two people can bathe in together. They're the ones that appeared in the fifth episode of 'It's My Fault in My Stars'. I think that's where Ryo-senpai and Ai-neeji stayed when they came to Miyazaki last time."

Arima Gana skillfully answered her ally's questions and reached out to hold his hand:

"Chiyin, let's go, anyway, it doesn't matter if we get photographed this time. The last time we came here to soak, we were still a child. Well, now we should be able to soak for a while longer without feeling dizzy."

The two of them walked and talked, and finally met Beichuan Liang who was walking into the elevator and preparing to close the door at the elevator door. Subconsciously, they shouted:

"Senior Liang, wait for us a moment——"

After hearing Arima Kanana's voice, Kitagawa Ryo had no choice but to press the door-opening button again, and waited for the two of them to trot into the elevator before pressing the door-closing button again.

Because the three people's room was located on the top floor, it would take some time for the elevator to reach the first floor. Beichuan Liang casually found a topic and took the initiative to ask in the direction of Kurokawa Akane with a concerned look:

"By the way, did Chiyin try the bed just now? I've seen many actors who couldn't get used to sleeping in hotel beds when they went to film abroad for the first time. Some said they were too hard, some said they were too soft. In short, they said they weren't as comfortable as their own beds."

"It's okay whether it's hard or soft. I'm not used to being too particular about my bed. I just feel it's too big. It's at least two or three times bigger than the bed at home. I feel like I can roll around like this for several times without falling off... well, because it's against the wall."

Amused by Kurokawa Akane's seemingly unintentional witticism, Kitagawa Ryo couldn't help but curl his lips:

"That's good. After all, this is also Chiyin's first time filming outside of the city. Before I came here, I was a little worried that I might not be used to it."

"It's OK. My mom stuffed all the quilts and mattresses from home into my suitcase and brought them here. As soon as I spread out the quilts and mattresses, I felt very relieved. I shouldn't have insomnia or trouble sleeping."

Having said this, Kurokawa Akane paused, and then added:

"Besides, Kana and Ruby were very enthusiastic in helping me buy things and giving me suggestions before I came here this time. The accommodation conditions are also much better than I expected. Senior Liang, don't worry."

"Ah."

Beichuan Liang nodded with relief when he heard that. Coincidentally, the elevator reached the first floor, stopped with a ding sound, and slowly opened the door.

"Then I'll be leaving first. The shooting time tomorrow morning is quite early, so you should finish your bath early and come back to rest early. Be safe on the road and keep your cell phone signal open. Finally, I wish Kana and Akane a happy time."

After giving a few more safety instructions as usual, Kitagawa Ryo walked out of the hotel with brisk steps. Before he took two steps, he punched the air a few times and took a few deep breaths of the air, which was indeed fresher than the air in Tokyo.

In a sense, he was the one among the three who was most looking forward to this off-site filming.

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Miyazaki, in a private room of a certain izakaya.

“To be honest, when I learned that I was going to shoot in Miyazaki, I almost burst into tears.”

"Hey, is it that exaggerated?"

Goro Amamiya, who had just entered his forties, looked no different from before, except that he was more stable and down-to-earth. At least now he would not play his own starring movies and TV shows in the ward for the patients. But this temperament that had gradually settled down over time was accidentally lost when he was alone with Ryo Kitagawa. The well-known chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the National Health Insurance Hospital in Takachiho was rubbing his brows with a headache, looking at Ryo Kitagawa who was sitting opposite him and complaining to him, and he complained helplessly:

"You look so good right now that it's easy for me to imagine you as the pregnant women and their families who are worried about gains and losses and have ups and downs in their mental state that I have seen over the years."

"I can't wait to become a relative of a pregnant woman."

Beichuan Liang finished a whole skewer of yakitori in one gulp, threw the skewers casually on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.

"I remember Liang wasn't in a hurry at all a year or two ago? It seems that it's always Ai who's anxious about this kind of thing, why is it the other way around now?"

Compared to Kitagawa Ryo, Amemiya Goro was chewing a grilled bird skewer slowly. It would be better to say that Kitagawa Ryo's way of eating is considered unusual in Japan. After all, for ordinary office workers, three or five skewers and two plates of cold dishes are enough for them to drink for a long time.

"It's not the other way around. It's just changed from a unilateral intention to a joint intention of the couple."

At this point, Beichuan Liang also put down the food in his hand, looked up at his good friend Amamiya Goro solemnly and said:

"You know, Ai is almost thirty."

"Yeah, it's true what Liang said. If I delay any longer, I'll become an older mother."

Kitagawa Ryo curled the corners of his mouth. Although he also had this idea, what he wanted to express more was the concept of being as fierce as a wolf or a tiger. It would be fine if it was just one person, but with Kitagawa Rumi, his trip to Miyazaki this time was almost like escaping overnight.

"When this shoot is over, I want to go see your daughter, Goro. I think the last time I held her was when he was a year old."

"That was two years ago. Now she's already in kindergarten. She's vain as hell. Her favorite thing is dancing. She even won first prize in that event last time."

When talking about his own children, Goro Amemiya talked more. Just like what he said to Ryo Kitagawa a few years ago, his original family was indeed quite unfortunate. Even his final career choice was forced by his grandmother's "misunderstanding", and he gave up his dream of becoming a surgeon. But it was because of this that he hoped to create a happy and complete family again. Even the position of obstetrician and gynecologist that he chose by accident also allowed him to bring his child into this world with his own hands.

After chatting about their respective families, the two began to talk about all sorts of things under the sun. As an actor, Kitagawa Ryo and as a doctor, Amemiya Goro are never short of stories. What they saw and heard in their daily lives, what they actively participated in and were forced to watch, what they learned and what they gave up slowly filled up the entire room, and finally dispersed quietly again as the last bit of tea was poured out and the door that had been closed for a long time was pushed open again.

They were still strolling in the mountains and forests of Miyazaki as they had done many times in the past, but they did not go in the direction of the familiar public cemetery, because under the starry sky, Kitagawa Ryo told him bit by bit about the second life of the girl who died here seventeen years ago.

Just like hearing another happy ending of an old story that had ended long ago but was still remembered in his heart, Kitagawa Ryo saw that Amemiya Goro's hearty laughter startled a whole flock of crows living in the woods and flew across the sky. The arm on his shoulder was trembling slightly.

Finally, the two men staggered down the mountain together, riding a rented two-wheeled electric vehicle while whistling as they drifted to the hospital, because Goro Amamiya had a night shift to work today.

Beichuan Liang waved his hand high in the air and said goodbye to him.

Goro Amemiya said that tomorrow he would pack up all the peripheral items that Sarina Tendoji entrusted to him before her death, and which he had carefully preserved until now, and send them to Kitagawa Rumi who is still in Tokyo. Although the "Hamlet" poster on the top has slightly curled at the corners and is a bit yellowed, it is still intact.

He also said that he had always wanted to be a person who could live his whole life among people who were just as weak, kind, and warm as himself.

After all, there is no point in pursuing pain if you can get through life without it.

A few years ago, Hoshino Ai had co-starred with him in "Hamlet". She played Ophelia, who died gorgeously, beautifully and sadly in a river of flowers, while he played Hamlet, who returned to heaven after killing his enemy.

After the performance, Beichuan Liang heard a child's innocent words among the audience:

"It would be nice if no good people died and the prince didn't have to seek revenge."

Chapter 55: Special Prize

Tokyo.

"If we calculate the time, my brother and his team should have already started filming in Miyazaki... ah, I really want to go and see it."

Kitagawa Rumi, who had just completed the first round of practice goals, sat in the corner, playing with the strands of hair hanging down from her ears in front of the standing mirror beside her, somewhat bored. Her slender right index finger circled the ends of her hair a few times before releasing it. She had been repeating this meaningless behavior for quite a while.

"Wake up, Ruby. We, ACE, will be going to Tokyo Dome in less than 20 days. Miss Kyoko will not let you act willfully at such a critical moment."

MEM啾 brought her a bottle of mineral water, wiped the sweat from her forehead, sat next to Kitagawa Rumi, stretched her legs forward with all her strength, stretched her body, and patted her cheeks gently to relax her sore facial muscles.