(Tip: The following scenes are all virtual scenes)
As soon as the host finished speaking, Fourteen realized that the scene he was in had changed. Now, he was in a high-end bar at night. Soothing music was playing in the spacious hall of the bar. There were not many guests here.
Before Fourteen could observe the surrounding environment for a few seconds, Sougo's narration came out at the right time...
Narrator: "This is the bar on the top floor of a high-end hotel where Yume overlooks the beautiful night view."
At this point, someone suddenly threw a suit jacket on the ground next to Fourteen. Before Fourteen had time to think, he quickly took off his jacket and put the suit on in a hurry.
"Women serve the rich. Among the lively crowd, there is a man drinking wine at the counter with a sad face tonight."
After hearing this, Shi Shi quickly put away his clothes and sat at the counter nearby.
[In a bar...] Fourteen, who was seated, turned around and glanced behind him, thinking to himself: [Based on Sougo’s level, he’s doing a pretty good job. There’s nothing you can do about it, just take it one step at a time.]
While thinking about it, Fourteen turned back and picked up the wine glass on the table.
"On Friday nights, this is a special seat for this man. He always appears suddenly alone and sits there silently talking to the glass before closing."
"The Friday before, the Friday before, the Friday before, and the Friday before..."
[This narration is a bit too long...] Fourteen lit a cigarette, took a puff and thought impatiently.
"But only the Friday before that was different, because "Castle in the Sky" had a special screening on that Friday night."
[It doesn’t matter anyway, right? Anyway, don't worry about those things and finish the plot quickly. ] Fourteen thought in his heart.
"Although I came to the bar after setting the hard disk to record automatically, I realized that the capacity of the hard disk was already full. When I went home to deal with it, I accidentally deleted "Terminator 3" that I had not watched. Just when he was at a loss what to do. At that time, "Castle in the Sky" begins."
Listening to Sougo's endless narration, Fourteen became more and more impatient. He kept tapping his fingers on the table with the hand holding the cigarette a little irritably, "That's enough!" Don’t worry about that kind of detail! Get into the plot quickly!]
"When "Castle in the Sky" started playing on TV, the man's mood suddenly became high as if he was about to take a summer vacation."
Fourteen finally couldn't help but knock the table with his wine glass, and a vein burst out on his face. He thought with clenched teeth: [Hey! Stop talking about "Castle in the Sky"! How long are you going to lay the groundwork? !]
"Although I have watched it many times, at the end of the film, when the Castle in the Sky flies into the sky, the man can't help but feel disappointed. It was the same when it was released before, and it was the same when it was released before, and then it was released again. Too…"
Fourteen was already going crazy: [Hurry up and get into the plot! Besides, I’m from Porco Rosso!]
"...Originally, this man would frequently come to the bar of this towering hotel, with the faint expectation that he might be able to see the Castle in the Sky from here..."
[Is this the reason? ! Is there any better reason for not being able to afford it? ] Fourteen thought bitterly.
"But I didn't see the Castle in the Sky tonight. This man's face is still full of sorrow..."
[It’s too much sadness! What the hell kind of character setting is this? !]Fourteen thought in a frantic mind, [That's enough! Enough of my character description! Let Atong come out quickly!]
At this moment, Kondo's voice sounded in front of Fourteen.
"Guest, are you alone today?" Kondo, who was dressed as a bartender, stood at the counter, wiping the goblet with a clean towel, looking at Shi Shi and sighing: "Really, no one cares about such a handsome guy. , what have all the women in the world done?"
"He is the only one who has the same feelings as Sky City, store manager."
[Why did Sky City become my nickname...] Shi Shi thought to himself.
"He is a person who treats everyone equally and properly. By the way, his favorite movie is "My Neighbor Totoro""
[Just give me enough is enough! Do you want to put your talents into the characters of Ghibli animations one by one? ! ] Fourteen cursed in his heart.
"Although I'm not a lolicon, if I have to say which side the Satsuki and Ume faction are on, it's definitely the Satsuki faction."
[How is everything going with the store manager?]Fourteen looked at Kondo's proud face because of the narration, and secretly complained, "What did I mean by that proud look on your face?"]
"However, most people don't know that when I saw the scene where Satsuki cried for the first time because she was anxious because she knew her mother could not be discharged from the hospital. The crying was so real that she was slightly moved."
[How could you possibly know that? That kind of super indifferent and super insignificant thing!]Fourteen already felt a trace of collapse.
"But very few people know that he is not actually the store manager, but just an employee with the nickname [Master]."
[Who would want to know? This kind of information is completely useless! This narration is too wordy! !]Fourteen has almost reached the peak of his impatience.
At this time, Kondo had already begun to mix drinks, shaking the mixing glass in his hand up and down. At the same time, Kondo's lower body also began to shake with the movements of mixing drinks. It is worth mentioning that Kondo always has a light and refreshing smile on his face.
"Seeing him shaking his drink, whether he should be called [Mastur] or [Bation] caused a debate among the store employees at the time, but this was all a long time ago. Something happened."
(Note: mastur and mastsr have the same pronunciation in Japanese, and mastur and bation are combined together to form masturbation, which means hand [beep-], since [beep-]. In addition, mastur and bation have no independent meanings, and the translation is just In order to match the store manager.)
"Does it mean that MASTUR?!" Fourteen finally couldn't help complaining, "How did you get the nickname? You were completely bullied, right?"
[No, if we leave it to those guys, the plot will not be able to continue to develop,] Fourteen calmed down again and thought to himself, [If you don’t want to do something...]
Suddenly, Fourteen had a flash of inspiration. He raised his head and looked at Kondo and said, "MASTUR, I'm a little bored drinking alone. Is there any good woman you can introduce to me?"
"How is it possible?" Kondo smiled as he wiped the goblet again. "If there was one, I would have snatched it away."
"Oh, this is really rude," Fourteen shrugged and sighed softly, "Do you think a lovely woman will fall from the sky in front of us?"
[Now that we’ve talked about it to this point, it’s time to show up, right? ] Fourteen closed his eyes and thought to himself.
At this moment, a female voice suddenly came from the side of Fourteen? Voice.
"What a strange person. Are you also a Ghibli fan?"
[coming!]Fourteen felt happy, and at the same time he turned away and looked at the woman who was two seats away from him.
"The woman who fell from the sky... is Sheda from Castle in the Sky? Or Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service? Or does she mean..." As he spoke, Yamazaki, who had red hair with a mohawk, heavy makeup and a red cheongsam, turned to look. To Fourteen, "Fallen young woman, what about me?"
[It’s not you! !]Fourteen’s whole body was in bad shape.
"Can I drink with you?" Yamazaki asked aloud, and then without waiting for Fourteen's answer, he stood up and swayed to Fourteen's side and sat down.
[Who wants to drink with you? ! By the way, who are you? !]Fourteen’s face was full of black lines and he complained in his heart, [Should Atong appear here? Why is there another dispensable idiot with a mohawk? Show me the atmosphere! Besides, how could a woman have such a hairstyle? What's going on with this sense of presence?]
At this moment, Atong-chan's apologetic voice came from behind everyone, "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. I was late because of work."
"Ah, this way." Yamazaki quickly turned his head and waved to Atong.
[Come...come!]Fourteen then realized what he thought of, and he felt happy: [Really? Will you act as Atong's friend and be the go-between between me and Atong, and help me get close to her smoothly? That’s a good idea, I didn’t just play a female role without thinking about anything...]
But after Atong-chan sat down, Fourteen couldn't help but smile...
Because Yamazaki happened to be sitting between the two of them, separating them.
[Why are you sitting in the middle? !]
"Um, is the man over there your friend, Moxi-chan?" Atong looked at Yamazaki beside him and asked.
"Ah, um," Yamazaki replied casually, "I was talked to by him just now and I wanted to play with him a little bit."
[Do you want to die? ! Mohawk idiot! ] Fourteen gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart, [I don’t have time to play with you! What is a supporting role like you doing in such a good position? ! That should be the location of the protagonist, right? !]
"Well, would you like to order a drink..."
Fourteen kept trying to find a breakthrough, but it had no effect at all. Yamazaki, as if on purpose, kept whispering to Atong, completely blocking Fourteen.
[Let me see the atmosphere clearly! ] Fourteen clenched his fists, rolled his eyes and cursed in his heart, [Get out of here! Mohawk! It’s very inconvenient for me to talk here!]
"Um, I'm sorry, please give me a cup of oolong tea." Atong looked at Fourteen and responded with a smile.
"Just now, I was having a heated discussion with this person about who is the best woman among the protagonists in Ghibli." Yamazaki waved his hand and looked at Atong and said.
[What a hot head! Are you still talking about Ghibli at this point? ! ] Fourteen was complaining crazily in his heart.
Thank you Ming Mingjiu for your 1666 reading points.
Thanks to book friend 2020xxxx8864 for his two monthly passes, and thanks to Mingmingjiu for his eight monthly passes.
(End of chapter)