They all pushed me!

In preparation for the Taiga drama that will begin filming in half a year, Kitagawa Ryo has also begun learning ancient swordsmanship, which is a skill that the character he plays in the drama has mastered and excels at.

In fact, generally speaking, if it involves this kind of plot, most of the fighting scenes are handed over to the crew's stunt doubles, but Kitagawa Ryo has no habit of using a stunt double in filming so far, and he can perfectly perform the results that directors expect. This is one of the reasons why he has an amazing reputation in the industry.

However, Beichuan Liang didn't think there was anything wrong. Perhaps it was because he had lived two lives, or perhaps it was because he had a high degree of self-discipline since childhood, his learning ability and physical fitness were much better than children of the same age and even adults.

After all, many skills are not overwhelming.

Moreover, for Kitagawa Ryo himself, this participation in the Taiga drama is also an important milestone in his acting career. After decades of painstaking efforts by NHK, in the minds of most audiences, only the Taiga dramas produced by them are called Taiga dramas, and dramas of related themes produced by other TV stations can at best be regarded as "big era dramas."

Kitagawa Ryo's current popularity is mainly concentrated among housewives and children, and has already reached saturation. However, the main audience of Taiga dramas includes a large number of middle-aged and elderly audiences. From this perspective, Mr. Izaki took on this drama for him in order to enhance his influence among this group.

After finishing today's practice, Beichuan Liang also breathed a sigh of relief, adjusted his breathing to his usual frequency, and put away his wooden sword:

"That's enough for today, Ruby."

"Yeah, I'm hungry too."

"Then go home."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded, put the wooden sword back into the bag, checked carefully again to make sure nothing was left out, then took his sister's hand and walked out of the practice room.

After several years of training, Hoshino Ai, who finally had the chance to perform on stage as a formal actor, has left the troupe. As the general manager of the LALALAI troupe, Toshiro Kindaichi has been looking worried these days, and even clamored to open another WorkShop (experiential acting training class) to absorb fresh blood.

After all, as Beichuan Liang's acting career opens up, it is a foreseeable future that he will spend less time in the troupe. However, this is also normal. Many drama actors, including other people in the LALALAI troupe, will choose to transition to the film and television industry after becoming famous. After all, with the popularization of television and the rise of the Internet, the market potential here is much greater than that of drama.

Perhaps in this tide of the times, theatrical performances with a long history may also undergo adaptive reforms.

After walking out of the building where the troupe belonged, Beichuan Liang looked at the LALALAI sign with complicated eyes and made this judgment in his heart.

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After getting into the car that Mr. Izaki had parked on the side of the road, Kitagawa Ryo pretended to ask casually:

"Speaking of which, did Ruby make any friends in kindergarten?"

After all, in his impression over the past few years, Kitagawa Rumi was like a shy child, but she was quite lively and cheerful in front of familiar people.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of finding teammates for her in the idol group in advance, although this seemed a bit too early.

But then again, in Kitagawa Ryo's eyes, Rumi is his only family in the world, so it is never too much to be cautious and careful about her affairs.

"Well—of course I have friends."

Kitagawa Rumi looked away again guiltily.

Although she really wanted to make friends because she was lonely in her previous life, it seemed a bit difficult for her to play with those four or five-year-old children in the kindergarten sincerely.

However, because she had appeared on the TV program "Hatsusen", in the eyes of those children, she, Kitagawa Rumi, was a well-deserved celebrity in the kindergarten, and many wanted to make friends with her.

So if you round it off, it basically means you have friends.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Rumi nodded again with confidence.

Beichuan Liang rubbed his brows with a headache. He could basically see that Rumi was guilty from her first reaction. Doesn't this mean he failed to make friends at all?

He really thinks his sister is good in every way, except that she is a little too clingy to him and cold to other people. However, Kitagawa Ryo cannot force his sister to go out. Now he can only hope that when Rumi grows up a little, she can step out of this little comfort zone appropriately.

Time passed quickly during the day-to-day practice, and before we knew it, it was the open day of the kindergarten where Ruby was attending.

In the past two years, due to the continuous reports of child abuse by kindergarten teachers and childcare workers in kindergartens and nurseries, most parents have become somewhat nervous.

The recent child abuse incident at the Sakura Nursery School in Shizuoka has pushed this feeling of distrust to a peak. After all, the details disclosed in that case alone include words such as verbal abuse, imprisonment by hanging upside down, vicious corporal punishment, and taking photos with crying children, which are enough to make parents' scalps tingle.

Perhaps it was to reassure the parents that Ruby's kindergarten held this event with such fanfare. The dance competition was just one part of it. The fundamental purpose was to reassure the parents and increase their trust in the kindergarten.

Kitagawa Ryo was holding Ruby's hand, and on his left was Kitagawa Rumi's official guardian, Kindaichi Toshiro. The combination of the three looked no different from the other people around them, like a father, an older brother, and a younger sister.

This was the second time that Ryo Kitagawa had entered the kindergarten where his sister attended. The last time he came was when he was sending Rumi to kindergarten for the first time. However, the scene he saw at that time also left a deep impression on Ryo Kitagawa.

It was the season for new students to enter kindergarten, and many children who had just been sent to kindergarten were unwilling to go to the classroom, and many were coaxed into going in by their parents.

But even after entering the classroom, some children still stubbornly looked for the right opportunity to escape, while others just stood there blankly, turned around and cried loudly when they couldn't find their parents. Many parents either coaxed or scolded them, and the teachers were also busy and confused.

Dozens of three or four-year-old children were crowded together, and their voices were so loud that they could be described as breaking the sky. The children who were still in the teeth replacement period did not have complete teeth, so they could not pronounce clearly, and the teacher did not know what they were saying because of the squeaking.

Some of them dropped their shoes while flapping their legs and bent down to pick them up, only to hit their heads on the table and cry non-stop; others were lively and restless in their seats, sawing erasers with rulers, or showing the buttons, beetles, bottle caps and other messy things in their pockets to the children around them.

Compared with them, Kitagawa Rumi is undoubtedly the most well-behaved and sensible one.

However, half a year had passed since that time, and the children, who had become accustomed to kindergarten life, were much quieter than they were then. Kitagawa Ryo watched with interest as Kindaichi Toshiro greeted other parents with a smile on his face, while looking at the children in the kindergarten.

Because of the presence of Kitagawa Rumi, everyone was not surprised that Kitagawa Ryo himself appeared here. After signing a few autographs for the childcare teachers in the kindergarten, Kitagawa Ryo also sat in the audience, quietly waiting for the event to begin.

The talent competitions held by kindergartens are basically singing, dancing, and painting. Parents are also very enthusiastic. When facing the little babies who have mustered up the courage to stand in the middle of the stage, no matter how the performance is, they are not stingy in giving applause and cheers.

"Ruby! Ruby!"

As soon as Kitagawa Rumi appeared on the stage, before Kitagawa Ryo could even call out, Kindaichi Toshiro beside him had already transformed into the appearance of a fanatical fan. The nearly 40-year-old man took out a pair of glow sticks from somewhere and violently performed a piece of otaku art that was basically just random fighting but quite powerful.

This also attracted the attention of the parents nearby.

Toshiro Kindaichi was in a very good mood today. Although he was a little overwhelmed by the affairs of the theater troupe these two days, he was participating in this kind of event as the guardian of Kitagawa Rumi after all, and Kitagawa Ryo also came along.

Rounding it off, it means that Beichuan Liang is now half his son.

Kindaichi Toshiro, who has wanted to be Kitagawa Ryo's father for a long time, finally felt like his long-cherished wish had come true. He didn't care whether he was a social dead or not at this moment. He could be said to be dancing and cheering for Kitagawa Rumi on the stage:

"Ruby-chan! Ruby-chan!"

Although he wanted to stay away from the fanatics around him, Kindaichi Toshiro had already created such a great atmosphere. Kitagawa Ryo also smiled, turned around and took out the cheering clothes, feather cape, headscarf, and the folded flags from his backpack one by one.

It can only be said that under the influence of a certain "currently super popular beautiful girl idol" around him, Kitagawa Ryo has also added a lot of strange skill points to his skill tree.

It took less than a minute to put on a full set of equipment, and Beichuan Liang raised the flag, instantly becoming the focus of the audience.

"Ruby! Ruby!"

With the example of Toshiro Kindaichi, Kitagawa Ryoya simply followed suit, shouting and waving the flag in his hand.

Even Kitagawa Rumi didn't expect that he had prepared such a complete set in advance. Seeing her brother's homemade cheering clothes, which were a bit out of place but carefully printed with her name and all her favorite elements, she found it inexplicably funny, but more of it was heartwarming.

With the dual support of Kitagawa Ryo and Kindaichi Toshiro, Kitagawa Rumi performed the entire dance quite perfectly. Her hairstyle was specially styled and different from usual, it was tied into a small bun at the back of her head, revealing her fair and slender neck. Combined with her nimble dance steps and flying skirt, she made people feel like an elf walking out of a fairy tale.

At the end of the song, Kitagawa Rumi proudly raised her chin towards her brother, and she stretched out her hands above her head and waved proudly in that direction.

"You're already a star at such a young age, Ruby."

Toshiro Kindaichi was amused by Kitagawa Rumi's actions and made a joke.

The winner of the dance competition was naturally no suspense. Although she was a student in the lower class, her on-the-spot performance and execution were no better than that of even the children in the middle and upper classes who were one or two years older than Kitagawa Rumi.

Of course, in Kindaichi Toshiro's boasting, their off-field performance can also be regarded as a head start, and they can definitely take some credit for it.

Kitagawa Rumi, with a big chocolate gold medal hanging around her neck, couldn't wait to run into the audience after the award ceremony.

"Brother, I'm number one."

Her face had a completely smug expression, as if she was praising me, like a cat.

"Ruby is the most awesome."

Kitagawa Ryo was also not stingy with his words. He and Kindaichi Toshiro formed a praise group. The series of encouragement made Kitagawa Rumi blush, which was a rare occurrence.

As if to change the subject, Kitagawa Rumi took off the big gold chocolate medal from her neck, quickly tore off the outer golden plastic packaging, and first broke off a piece and handed it to Kindaichi Toshiro on the side.

Then she took another bite, and finally she kept raising her hands to put it into Beichuan Liang's mouth:

"Brother, eat with us too."

Beichuan Liang didn't think too much about it. He took a bite of the chocolate next to the small tooth mark left by his sister, chewed it, and commented:

"It's quite sweet."

"Yeah, I think it's sweet too."

Kitagawa Rumi looked up at the word "I? Ruby" printed on her brother's headscarf, which he had not taken off yet. Her eyes curved into a shallow crescent and the tip of her tongue couldn't stop emitting a sweet taste.

After sharing a whole piece of chocolate, Beichuan Liang also held his sister and continued to watch the third talent show, which was a painting competition.

"By the way, didn't Ruby say she made some friends in kindergarten? Where are they? Can you let brother go and meet them, too?"

Beichuan Liang's sudden question made Rumi freeze in place. She looked left and right and barely thought of a way to fool the other party. She pretended to be a little embarrassed and said:

"My best friend is participating in this round of the painting competition right now. After the competition is over, I will take my brother with me, okay?"

Kitagawa Rumi's mind was pounding with calculations. After the talent show, it was time for parents to visit. The principal of the kindergarten would personally lead them to visit the various facilities and the children's cafeteria in the kindergarten.

Taking advantage of this time difference, it would be no problem to just find a temporary good friend among the other kids participating in the event.

"Which one?"

However, Beichuan Liang's problems are always around.

Kitagawa Rumi had no choice but to grit her teeth and fight to the end to prove that she was not without friends. She casually pointed at the girl in the middle who looked a year or two older than her:

"It's her."

The black-haired girl who had just finished the work in her hand was stunned, as if she noticed the gazes from the audience.

Samejima Abiko tilted her head.

She was confused.

Chapter 29: About the fact that I suddenly became the male lead

"So...why me?"

The five-year-old Samejima Abiko is a girl who perfectly fits the description of "introvert". Therefore, no matter from which angle she thinks about it, she can't understand why Kitagawa Rumi, who just won the first place in the dance competition and became the most beautiful girl in the kindergarten, would come to her on her own initiative.

“This matter may be a little complicated to explain.”

Kitagawa Rumi clasped her hands together in front of her chest, with a pitiful look of pleading on her face:

"So, please, beg, hope that Abiko can be friends with me, please~"

Even English is used.

Samejima Abiko noticed that the other party was frequently casting glances towards the classroom, and then looked around, at the other children who had formed small circles and were chasing each other in the outdoor playground because their parents had temporarily left. She nodded seriously and said:

"Oh, you want to prove to your family that you are not without friends."

Kitagawa Rumi was choked up when her true feelings were revealed. She curled her lips:

"...Don't you have friends too?"

"But my family didn't come today. I live in the kindergarten anyway."

Samejima Abiko quickly responded:

“So there’s no need to worry at all.”

Kitagawa Rumi felt that the other party was saying something quite scary in the most ordinary tone. She thought about what would happen if Kitagawa Ryo didn't come here today but was still in Miyazaki Prefecture -

Moreover, Kitagawa Rumi remembered that the other party also won the first place in the third item of the talent show, the painting competition.

Compared to other children's works whose high EQ is described as full of childlike fun and unrestrained imagination, and whose low EQ is described as unknown what they are painting, Samejima Abiko's paintings are definitely well-formed, and it can be seen that she has studied them seriously.

At least among those twisted freaks, the swordsman she drew could no longer be called a crane standing out among chickens, but an elephant standing out among chickens.

Except for not drawing the front face, the whole painting is quite brilliant, whether it is the structure of the body or the details of the folds on the clothes.

They were both ranked first, but compared to the lively cheering scene for Kitagawa Rumi at that time, Samejima, whose parents didn't even show up, had a feeling that no one cared about him.

Abiko Samejima always felt that the girl in front of her, who was younger than herself, suddenly cast a look of inexplicable pity towards her.

Just when Kitagawa Rumi was about to struggle a little more and wanted the other party to agree to her friend invitation, Kitagawa Ryo had already separated from the parents' team under the pretext of going to the bathroom, ready to give his sister a surprise attack.

Of course he saw through Kitagawa Rumi's little plan, but if his sister could really make a friend in a short period of time, even if it was just for show, it would be a huge improvement.

On the other hand, and mainly because Beichuan Liang couldn't stand the long-winded speeches of those childcare workers, he finally understood who were the people who bought and looked at the toilet paper he printed back then, and who seemed to believe it without a doubt.

Just listening to the large number of words like children's programming and children's mathematics Olympiad coming out of their mouths, Beichuan Ryo felt a little scalp tingling. He even felt that if he had seriously started from childhood, it might not be much easier than his career as a child star.

After pretending to go to the bathroom, Beichuan Liang had no intention of going back to listen to the caregiver's long-winded words. He remembered that the children in the kindergarten were now placed in an outdoor activity area not far from the door.

Facilities such as slides and artificial sand are placed there. From a distance, you can see many children gathered there. After leaving their parents, they immediately play happily as if their nature is released.

Just when Beichuan Liang was about to walk over there, he suddenly noticed a middle-aged man staggering towards the front yard by the fence not far away. There were fresh scratches on his exposed calves, as if he had just climbed over the fence outside.

Beichuan Liang immediately followed with caution, and was also ready to shout for help at any time. If the other party was a student's family member, he should have walked in through the main gate openly. Such sneaky behavior would make it hard not to doubt his motives.

Because his younger sister Kitagawa Rumi was in the front yard, Kitagawa Ryo was suddenly on edge. Whether in his past life or this life, Kitagawa Ryo had more or less heard of some horrific cases committed by antisocial criminals.

"If you want to simply kill people indiscriminately, kindergartens and elementary schools are the best places."

But Kitagawa Ryoichi did not take any more radical actions for the time being. After all, there were patrolling security guards inside the kindergarten, and there were two adult teachers maintaining order among the children in the outdoor activity area.

Besides, it was summer now, and the middle-aged man who sneaked in was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, with both hands exposed. It looked like there was no place on his body where dangerous objects like knives could be hidden.