They all pushed me!

Fortunately, Buddha, like the moon, is also a mute.

Chapter 4: Black Star Blooms (7k)

"How are the preparations for the album going?"

After returning to Tokyo from Yamanashi Prefecture, Kitagawa Ryo began to pay close attention to the progress of his sister's group ACE's debut live and album tracks.

With the launch of the last episode of "B Komachi×B Komachi", the attention on ACE has further increased. After all, compared to the three dry personal introduction PVs that are less than five minutes in total and are currently released on the official website, the three ACE members who actually appeared in the variety show can give people a sense of reality that this idol group really exists.

Although they were unable to see each other's stage performances, due to the three's unique personalities and exquisite and cute faces, excluding the audience outside the circle who were simply there to join in the fun, many veteran idol fans began to take notice of this new group and left their expectations and blessings for their debut live in the comment section of the current program.

It was already the end of summer at the end of August. Actually, the timing was a bit unfortunate, because the autumn season of "It's My Fault in My Heart" was about to be broadcast in October. During this period, Kitagawa Ryoya was busy with filming matters and was unable to take care of all matters related to his sister's debut.

Fortunately, most of the evening Japanese dramas are only ten or eleven episodes long, so they don’t take up too much time in the schedule. The main stage of "It’s Not My Fault That I’m Popular" is Tokyo, and the number of scenes shot elsewhere is also small. After finally taking some time out from the busy filming schedule, Kitagawa Ryoya immediately contacted Mr. Izaki.

The group ACE is not affiliated with any agency, including MEM啾, which was initially signed with Burning Production, but the contract was peacefully terminated half a year ago at the instruction of Kitagawa Ryo. After all, at that time, MEM啾 was just a dispensable trainee with no popularity at all, and was not even worth having a contract blocked.

Although they no longer have the packaging and support of the agency, Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai have not been in the entertainment industry for so many years in vain. Hoshino Ai has met many outstanding musicians during her idol period. In addition, Kaburagi Katsuya has now become a well-known producer in the circle. Even if Kitagawa Ryo is willing, he can even invite Gotanda Yasushi, who is already a leader of the new generation of directors in the circle, to guest star in the MV director.

"It's almost finished. The first album is temporarily named "This is ACE". As for the singles, three are almost ready. However, as to which one will be used as the debut single, we still have to see the specific results."

Katsunari Kaburagi explained in a relaxed tone on the other end of the phone.

“Because the quality of all three songs is quite outstanding, it is really difficult to choose.”

"I understand. I will ask Ruby and the others for their opinions later. Thank you for your help, Kaburagi-san. I can't monitor the progress in real time here, so thank you for your concern."

"That's okay. After all, I also want to see the next Hoshino Ai and B Komachi."

Kaburagi Katsuya chuckled:

"They are all talented children."

After finishing the conversation with Kaburagi Katsuya, Kitagawa Ryo put his phone back into his pocket and lay down on the bed in his room with a rare relaxation.

My sister was still receiving singing and dancing training at this time and did not come back.

But it should be soon. In order to avoid falling asleep and not being able to open the door, Beichuan Liang went to the door and untied the security chain in advance.

After the house became quiet after a long time, he felt a little uncomfortable.

After returning to the room, Beichuan Liang lay on the bed and rested for a while with his eyes closed. Then he stood up and walked to the bookshelf in the room, intending to find a book to pass the time.

This has been a habit of Kitagawa Ryo over the years. Although he has been an actor and only symbolically enrolled in a school that focuses on art classes and has basically not attended serious school many times, he has been consciously increasing and expanding his reading and knowledge since a very early age.

"Um……"

Beichuan Liang's gaze suddenly stopped when it swept across a certain place. He pulled out a not-too-thick booklet with interest and gently blew away the dust on it.

This is the script of "He Once Lived".

It was also the origin and beginning of his meeting with Sarina Tendouji.

Because it was well preserved, even though twelve years have passed, most of the writing is still quite clear and readable.

Next to the character's lines, there were densely packed notes that I had made at the time.

After roughly looking through all the slightly childish handwriting, Beichuan Liang also revealed a smile with a hint of nostalgia.

Then, he turned to the title page again and cast his eyes to the earliest annotation he had made to the entire script:

[Incompleteness is loneliness, seeking to make up for it is to get rid of loneliness, when one loneliness seeks another loneliness, there is a desire for love. ]

This was his experience written down on the first night he came into contact with Sarina Tendoji in her ward, and it later became the basic emotional tone of the movie he played.

That was the most impressive thing I learned from Tendoji Sarana, who was pursuing experiential acting at the time.

"This sentence is well written. Did Ryo write it himself? Can I post it on Twitter?"

"Besides, this is me!"

Perhaps because he was too immersed in the memories of the past, Kitagawa Ryo didn't even notice that Hoshino Ai had circled behind him.

She was wearing a sleeveless white dress today, which had a summery feel. She put her arms around Beichuan Liang's neck from behind in a very intimate manner, put her head on his shoulder, and talked and laughed.

After a brief moment of surprise, Beichuan Liang showed an expression of no surprise.

That’s right, anyway, Hoshino Ai never has the habit of knocking on the door when entering his room.

"This was the script of 'He Used to Live' at the time, and this sentence was also the annotation I wrote at that time. When I wrote this sentence, I hadn't known love yet."

"But we went to see the movie together. I remember it clearly. It was Liang who invited me. It was also my first time to go to the cinema to watch a movie."

Hoshino Ai pouted in dissatisfaction, as if to express her dissatisfaction. She rubbed her face against Kitagawa Ryo's temples, and then as if that was not enough, she turned her head and gently bit his earlobe.

"Where are you from, cat?"

Kitagawa Ryo only felt a little warmth and heat, and after noticing Hoshino Ai's actions, he complained helplessly.

"Is this what a cat would do?"

Hoshino Ai expressed her doubts vaguely.

"I don't know, but Hotaru really likes to lick here and there."

"Why does it sound like a dog?"

"If someone hears what you said, Ying will probably not let you touch her for a week."

However, after so many years, Kitagawa Ryo has become immune to Hoshino Ai's level of teasing. He continued to flip through the script from that year without blushing or beating his heart, with a very gentle smile in his eyes, as if he had found something in it.

Hoshino Ai always felt that Kitagawa Ryo's expression was quite familiar. After a brief recollection, she immediately remembered the experience of the two of them going to the movies that she had just proudly talked about.

Perhaps the brain does have the ability to beautify memories and deliberately forget. Now she almost completely only remembers the first time she entered the cinema, when she held Kitagawa Ryo's hand tightly and cried silently there.

But Beichuan Liang's familiar expression suddenly brought her back to the moment before the movie started, when the other party handed her the movie ticket personally, but he didn't actually look at her directly.

In fact, it was only several years later that Hoshino Ai realized the truth about the complicated feelings she had in her heart at that time. At that time, she was simply feeling childish jealousy towards a peer whom she had never met.

At twelve she was jealous of a twelve-year-old.

As a result, now at the age of 24, she is envied by another 12-year-old kid.

Thinking of the answer that Kitagawa Rumi gave during the skit at the recording site of "B Komachi×B Komachi" that day, Hoshino Ai inexplicably found it difficult to suppress some kind of emotion in her heart.

Anyway, when she was in Yamanashi Prefecture, she had once again confirmed Kitagawa Ryo's feelings.

So, Hoshino Ai, who had gotten rid of her anxiety and fear, attacked again.

Kitagawa Ryo, who was sitting next to Hoshino Ai, was the first to feel the other's suddenly hot body. Even the air conditioner seemed unable to suppress the heat.

"Hey, Ruby will be back soon."

"Can't you just lock the door?"

"I can't even walk if you hold me like this."

As if he was doing some kind of three-legged race, Kitagawa Ryo, with a whole Hoshino Ai hanging on his body, walked to the door with difficulty, hooked it with his legs, closed it, and locked it.

Then they rolled onto the bed in the room together.

When people describe being in love, they usually say they fall in love, rather than saying that they or others fall in love.

Because love itself is the degradation of free will.

It is a conscious fall.

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Not feeling the hindrance of the anti-theft chain, Kitagawa Rumi opened the door with the key and pushed it open easily. Her doubts were answered when she saw the pair of women's shoes placed at the entrance.

"Here comes another free meal..."

Muttering quietly, Kitagawa Rumi quickly put on her slippers and walked towards the living room yawning, thinking that the two of them were probably teaching cooking in the kitchen just like before.

But there was no one in the kitchen, or even in the living room.

Instead, there was an inexplicable noise coming from my brother's room.

Kitagawa Rumi subconsciously slowed down her pace, walked forward, then grasped the door handle and pushed it down hard.

Can't open.

After all, the door was locked.

But this action undoubtedly also caused the door handle on the inside of the door to deflect, and the two people who were immersed in each other's warmth reacted almost instantly.

"Is Ruby back?"

No matter what, it is always embarrassing to be discovered by an underage sister doing such a thing. Even though he quickly calmed down, Kitagawa Ryo's voice was still a little unnatural.

Of course, the more important reason was that after a brief pause, Hoshino Ai continued and had no intention of leaving at all.

Kitagawa Rumi was still holding the door handle, but the door remained motionless.

After another three minutes of near suffocation, the door was pushed open again.

The first one to come out was Hoshino Ai.

It looked like he had sweated a lot, with some hair stuck to his smooth forehead by the sweat, but what concerned Kitagawa Rumi the most was that the other person did a very familiar move as if it were an outsider. She had seen it in the Vlog of her twelfth birthday.

"Are you hungry? I'll cook right away. What do you want to eat tonight?"

Then came Kitagawa Ryo, whose clothes were barely neat. Like many times in the past, he said words that Kitagawa Rumi was used to hearing, as if he wanted to make light of everything that had just happened.

Kitagawa Rumi suddenly walked around the two of them and ran straight into Kitagawa Ryo's room.

The bed was a mess after being simply tidied up.

I can smell an inexplicable smell.

As if she couldn't stand the smell lingering on her nose, which was like the blending of two people, Kitagawa Rumi quickly opened the tightly closed window in the room.

It seemed that this action had used up all her strength. Kitagawa Rumi then staggered back two steps, as if trying to find some support, and leaned against the bookshelf in the room as if exhausted.

This somewhat violent movement caused the bookshelf to shake, and Kitagawa Rumi heard a crisp sound behind her.

That was the glass bottle that Kitagawa Ryo temporarily moved from the coffee table in the living room to the bookshelf in his room when ACE was established last time. Later, he forgot to put it back because he went out for a photo shoot.

However, Kitagawa Rumi didn't even think of looking back at the first moment.

Until the next gust of melodious wind blew in from the window she opened, and the colorful paper cranes fluttered in the air, and then quietly landed on her head, back, in front of her eyes and on her bed.

The broken glass fragments sparkled in the setting sun.

Kitagawa Rumi looked at the hand folding paper cranes on the bed and suddenly felt dazed.

The birthday gift she gave more than four years ago seemed to have taken a detour in the long river of time and space, and now flew back vividly.

Just like what Hoshino Ai wanted to give to Beichuan Ryo that year but was delayed for four years——

A gift called 'myself'.

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"It's incredible."

Katsunari Kaburagi flipped through the three videos on the computer, put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and gave a rare compliment.

In his initial thoughts, among the three members of ACE, at the current stage of their debut, the one with the most potential to be the center should be MEM啾.

But in the first three single MVs, Kitagawa Rumi's performance firmly attracted his attention, and even made him a little confused about which single to choose as the debut song.

Katsuragi Kaburagi once again opened three clips.

"This is an absolutely, absolutely fruitless love, but I didn't know it. I just kept following you."

"I have always admired the prince from another world. I am the mermaid princess in the sea."

“When you wake up from a dream, where can you go?”

Regardless of whether it was the single "Mermaid Princess" which was created to fit in with the skit segment in that episode of "B Komachi x B Komachi".

"The glow of the setting sun burns the sky into orange, and sadness continues to spread in my heart."

"Summer is coming to an end. I wish you could hug me and let this passion continue."

"I desire nothing else but you."

“The sunflower that has bloomed this year is me.”

The song still has a touch of youthful sadness, and is inspired by the sunflower, whose flower language is "silent love, unspoken love" (The Sun and the Sunflower).

“I’m still in love with you.”

"I don't just want to say I want to go back to the past. I just want to stare at you now."

"The sky after the rain sparkles like stars. I try to regret meeting you and try to start a new relationship."