Neon, there is a sentence "The moonlight tonight is so beautiful", this sentence alone can replace the words "I like you".
Why is this so? This is because there is a story behind this sentence.
In fact, in this world, there are many words that can replace confession.
For those who understand, it is a confession of spiritual connection.
Nowadays, the name Adeline has become popular all over the country with the piano piece "Adeline by the Water" and its MV.
It was only at noon, and young people in the streets and alleys had heard the single, learned its story, and also learned about the official announcement at midnight.
"Dong Dong Dong!"
Early in the morning, in a house in Tokyo, a male high school student quickly ran down the stairs and rushed into the kitchen.
"Mom, I want to learn piano."
"Why do you suddenly want to learn piano? I always wanted to teach you before, but you refused."
The young woman who was making lunch was a little surprised to hear this.
"I'll play you a piece of music and see if you can play it."
The high school boy picked up his cell phone and said.
"Adeelina by the water?"
"Did you know?"
"I love piano so much, how could I not know the new song of Master Zero Hour... I can play this song, but there is no score yet, so I'll have to wait for someone to transcribe it."
"Is Master Zero Hour's level very impressive?"
"His level can no longer be described as amazing."
"How long will it take me to learn to play 'Adeline at the Water'?"
"If you just want to play it, a few days will be enough if you are diligent... If you want to play it well, if you have talent, half a year will be enough, if you don't have talent, one or two years will be enough."
"Can you play it as well as Master Zero Hour?"
“Even if it’s the same music score, the feeling of playing it will be different if you play it at different levels.”
Conversations like this happen frequently in families across the country.
"Mom, I want to learn piano."
"Dad, please sign me up for piano lessons."
"Boss, I want to learn "Adeline at the Waterside", can you teach me?"
In just one night, a romantic piano piece "Adeline at the Water's Edge" directly set off a craze for learning piano.
In fact, the previous "Croatian Rhapsody" and "Flight of the Bumblebee" have caused similar crazes.
Young people all like cool things, and the two songs played by Zero Hour are gorgeous and dazzling.
But compared to being cool, what is more attractive to young people is the opposite sex.
Adolescent boys, in a colorful campus full of opposite sexes, even if they hide it well and don't let others know, they know which female classmate is hiding deep in their hearts.
Perhaps people learning piano does not bring direct benefits to themselves at any time.
However, this obvious influence has directly entered the vision of major brands.
"Hello, is this the Zero Hour Agency?"
"This is the Zero Hour Office."
"Hello, I'm the operations director of Yodubashi. I want to play the song "Adelina by the Waterside" as background music in Yodubashi shopping malls across the country. I wonder if we can meet to discuss the details of the cooperation?"
Igarashi Runa was sitting in the office, but her phone had been ringing non-stop since morning.
There were so many calls like this that she couldn't count them all. She could only take a pen and paper and write down the brands and directions of the cooperation projects, make a judgment in a short time, and then decide the time to meet and discuss in detail.
…
In the evening, at the Japanese-style restaurant of the Chuifeng Dojo.
"Brother Kurosawa, many people called me."
Sato Shinichi knelt at the small table, letting the woman next to him pour tea, and said calmly.
"Are you busy today, bro?"
After taking off his Kyudo hakama and changing back into his casual clothes, Kurosawa Hikaru, who was already full and satisfied, was a little surprised.
"The people who called me today are from the six major mainstream media. They all know that I am related to Zero Hour Agency. They called me and wanted to cooperate with you through me."
Sato Shinichi shook his head and explained.
Maybe he is an old-fashioned person and doesn't know much about Western music, but there was a big news at midnight last night, so it's hard not to know about it.
The super nice romantic single "Adeline by the Water" has won the hearts of countless people at first listen.
The key is the official announcement of their relationship, with the phrase "My Adeline", which made them mutually successful. In less than a day, they became an internet sensation.
"Brother Shinichi, if you have anything to say, just ask. I will make time for you no matter how busy I am."
Realizing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru said without hesitation.
If it was Brother Shinichi who asked, he would be willing to help even if it was a bit troublesome.
Putting aside the friendship between them regardless of age difference, Brother Shinichi has helped him in so many ways.
Especially as a big backer, one phone call can directly prevent reporters from major mainstream media from harassing Lingshi Agency.
If there is any good news, it will be publicized, but as for negative news, it will not be released casually.
Although there are no scandals in Zero Hour Agency, Brother Shinichi has helped him a lot in various matters.
"It's okay. We don't owe them much. Unless I think it's a good fit, I won't cause you any trouble... You should take time out to work with them. You might as well come to have a few more meals with me. I'm already half dead, and I don't know how many more meals I can have with you."
When Sato Shinichi saw his unhesitating attitude, he was immediately happy.
"Brother, you are still strong and healthy. You can live another fifty years without any problem. Don't say such unlucky words."
Kurosawa Hikaru frowned and glared at him.
"I'm already 74 years old. It would be ridiculous to live another 50 years."
Seeing that he was still angry, Sato Shinichi laughed.
"Are there any plans regarding Kyudo recently?"
Realizing that he was still laughing, Kurosawa Mitsuru was speechless and could only change the subject.
"There are only a few major events in Kyudo every year. On weekdays, archers are training... Do you have time to participate in small events?"
"Do you think it's necessary, bro?"
"No, you became famous in one battle, and you are still at the peak of your career. If you want to reach a higher level, you can only do so in a grand event of the competition level."
"So when is the next tournament-level event?"
"Do you really want to participate in the competition?" Sato Shinichi raised his eyebrows, put his hands in his sleeves, and smiled brightly.
He could sense that Brother Kurosawa seemed very anxious to carry out Kyudo-related activities.
He had clearly never come to practice archery before, and he only came to the dojo once a week for women, not for kyudo.
"Because I want to perform better and make Mr. Zhenlong more satisfied. I want to have more privileges and be able to take the future to many places."
Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded slightly and said affirmatively.
He really enjoyed being with Future, and that's why he wanted to take Future to more places.
"There are two types of student competitions, one is the championship and the other is the throne competition... The National College Kyudo Competition you participated in before is the national championship, which is usually held in mid-August. The other is the throne competition, which requires each school to achieve excellent results in the championship to be eligible to participate."
Hearing this reason, Sato Shinichi rolled his eyes. It was all for women again, but he still explained it to him.
"The throne game?"
Kurosawa Mitsuru seemed to be lost in thought; he had a vague impression of this name.
A championship is essentially a series of finals between the winners of different regions or competition groups.
In the King's Tournament, he had been defeated by his subordinate Ohara Makoto in a previous competition at the Budokan, and it seemed that he had won the King's Tournament.
"The throne tournament will be held in late October. With your ability, you have no rivals in the Japanese archery world. It would be a waste of your talent to participate in such a tournament. However, you are young and have little experience. You should go to the throne tournament first to win the title."
Sato Shinichi nodded slightly and explained.
"We have to wait until late October, which is quite a long time."
"Kyudo is a lifelong practice that emphasizes self-cultivation. Rather than fighting others, it is mainly a battle with oneself. Because of this, the number and frequency of Kyudo competitions are much less than other sports."
"indeed."
"During this time, I will discuss with my old friend about organizing a professional archery competition for all of Neon."
"Do we need to organize it specifically? Aren't there special competitions for professional archery players?"
“Of course there are small and medium-sized competitions, but there are no competitions that can be called major competitions.”
"Why?"
"There was a competition back then, but it was later abolished by a bunch of useless people who had no skills and no ambition."
"waste?"
"Unlike students who are simply enjoying their youth, various large and small competitions are held one after another to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for learning Kyudo. Professional players rely on this industry to make a living. Many old guys who run dojos are worried that their poor performance in the arena will affect their image in front of students, so they unite to withdraw from the competition."
"Could it be that you were too strong and beat them into retirement?"
Kurosawa Mitsuru didn't expect that there was such a story back then. After thinking about it, he laughed.
"Do you think I'm invincible? The contestants competing with me include Ogasawara, the only 10th dan in the archery world today... By the way, if you want to be the best archery player, you have to step on their heads to get to the top. I have to find a way for you to fight against Ogasawara-ryu."
Sato Shinichi was amused by him and cursed with a laugh, then suddenly thought of something and said with his eyes brightened.
"A fight with Ogasawara Judan?"
Kurosawa Mitsuru was amused by his sly smile and suddenly became interested.
As for this senior who holds the highest rank in the world of Kyudo, he had heard of the reputation of Ogasawara Judan a long time ago.
But the actual strength of this tenth stage is still unknown and has not been seen yet.
"Of course not. That old guy is ten years older than me and is already old. Moreover, he is in a high position and has great power. No matter how I set up a trap, he can't fight you in a one-on-one duel."
"That would be boring."
"Although you can't fight him, you can fight the strongest successor of the Ogasawara-ryu."
"oh?"
"Ogasawara Jikudan's second son, Ogasawara Nitora, is an 8th dan in Kyudo. He is 42 years old this year and is known as the strongest archer in recent times. His strength is not much inferior to his father's in his heyday. He should be able to give you a serious competition."
Sato Shinichi nodded slightly and introduced him.
"I'll trouble you with the matters concerning Kyudo, brother."
Realizing that there was such a person in Kyudo, Kurosawa Mitsuru did not ask any more questions.
"What kind of trouble is this? If you can step on Ogasawara, I will wake up laughing in my sleep."
Thinking about what kind of sparks would be created by such a confrontation, Sato Shinichi immediately became excited.
Nowadays, because he is old and cannot pull the bow, he may not be able to compare with this little guy in archery skills, but he has great confidence in Brother Kurosawa.
"By the way, I plan to take Future to the beach next Sunday."
Seeing how happy he was, Kurosawa Mitsuru felt the time was right and spoke as well.
He had made a special trip to stay for dinner tonight, not only to chat with his brother, but also to do some business.
"Going to the beach?"
Sato Shinichi, who was originally grinning, glanced at him sideways when he heard this.
…
At 8:30 in the evening, a luxury car pulled up at the door of the apartment.
"See you next time, Shinichi brother."
After getting off the car, Kurosawa Mitsuru turned around and waved gently.
"See you next time."
Satoshi nodded and waved goodbye to him.
Kurosawa Mitsuru didn't greet him, turned around and walked into the apartment. After all, he had been chatting with brother Shinichi for a long time since Mirai left the dojo around 5pm.
“How should I respond?”
As he walked into the apartment and took the elevator, Kurosawa Hikaru took out his cell phone from his pocket and muttered to himself with a headache.
Today he was at the dojo and his phone was left in the locker room most of the time and he didn't carry it with him.
Maybe I changed back to my private server before finishing my meal, but I still had to chat with Brother Shinichi, so I didn't have time to look at my phone.
In short, he didn't answer anyone's calls or reply to anyone's messages today.
Among them, of course, is junior schoolmate Miki.
He hasn't replied since I received the message at midnight yesterday... What's more, he still hasn't replied to the message I sent to him at noon in order to ask for advice in the future.
"bite."
The elevator quickly arrived at the corresponding floor. With a crisp sound, Kurosawa Mitsuru walked out of the elevator, woke up the screen of his mobile phone and started reading messages.
Xiao Yuki would send him messages daily to report her personal schedule. She would do yoga and exercise in the morning, read until around 3pm, go to a cafe with Lan for dessert at 4pm, and go home for dinner at around 6pm.
Yuta Miyazaki chatted with him for more than half an hour last night about what happened between Yu Lingshi and Chizuru Ninomiya, and after waking up, he sent him more than a dozen messages.
There are also quite a few messages from junior sister Miki. Since noon, there have been 4 new messages.
"Kurosawa-senpai, are you busy?"
"I won't take up too much of your time. I just want to meet you and talk a few words."
"I know you have a girlfriend, but there shouldn't be any problem if you reply to the message?"
"Are you worried that they'll be jealous? Or that they hate me?"
"They... really know about it?" After reading this new information, Kurosawa Hikaru was not very surprised.
It is unrealistic to hide this matter from Junior Sister Miki.
Everyone knows that he is Reiji and that his girlfriend is Yuki Ichinose, but he publicly announced that his girlfriend is Chizuru Ninomiya.
Anyone with a discerning eye who knows these things can see the clues.
As for hating her, that's simply impossible... Miki Shiraha is so beautiful and has a soft personality. Any normal man would not be able to hate her.
People are very familiar with the way home.
Maybe I can’t say that I can walk home with my eyes closed, but the distance from the elevator to the front door is so short that I can walk there easily even if I’m playing with my phone or thinking about something.
When he returned to the door of his house, Kurosawa Hikaru reached into his pocket with his other hand, took out the key, and inserted it into the door lock.
"Kurosawa-senpai."
But at this moment, a weak voice sounded.
Kurosawa Mitsuru, who was about to open the door, subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw a white figure standing next to him.
It was a girl with long snow-white hair like a waterfall, fair skin, a delicate and slender body wrapped in a white dress, beautiful and delicate facial features, and a pair of beautiful light blue eyes, bright and crystal.
She just stood there, but she seemed like a landscape painting, making this ordinary and common corridor, which could be seen everywhere, shine brightly.
"?"
Seeing this face, it turned out to be Miki Baiyu. Kurosawa Mitsuru, who was just thinking about how to reply, suddenly widened his eyes.
He was really dumbfounded. He never expected that this school girl would appear at his doorstep.
Could it be that this was another chance encounter... But even if they were destined to be together, it couldn't be a chance encounter like this, right
"Why are you here? What are you doing here?"
After being shocked, Kurosawa Hikaru asked.
"I want to see you. I'll wait for you here."
Miki Baiyu faced his gaze, twisted her fingers together, and felt a little helpless.
Although she was waiting outside her house, she knew there was a good chance that she would meet him, but she was still very nervous when they actually met.
What she never expected was that even though she was so old, standing at the door, Senior Kurosawa didn't see her at first, which made everything she expected go haywire.
"Is that so..."
Kurosawa Hikaru nodded in some surprise.
He had originally thought about the possibility that her friend lived next door, but that was ultimately unrealistic.
A chance encounter is when two people meet each other suddenly at a certain place and time without any expectation.
If one party actively seeks out the other, it is no longer a chance encounter.
"Why didn't you send me a message in advance, saying that you were waiting for me at my door. If I don't go home today, then you've waited for nothing, right?"
Realizing the situation, Kurosawa Hikaru reacted and couldn't help but ask.
Although if one party takes the initiative to look for the other party, the chance of meeting each other is not small... but if there is no prior contact, it is still very likely to miss each other.
"I'm afraid if I tell you, you won't come home."
Miki Baiyu opened and closed his hands continuously as he spoke in a low voice.
Admittedly, Miss Ichinose told her this morning that Senior Kurosawa might not hate her, but it was a fact that he was avoiding her.
She could indeed send a message to tell Senior Kurosawa that she was waiting for her at his doorstep.
But if she did that, if Kurosawa-senpai really intended to avoid her, she might not be able to see him at all.
She didn't dare to gamble and could only use the dumbest method, which was to wait.
"Why don't I go home after you tell me so?"
Kurosawa Mitsuru was really confused when he saw her weak appearance.
"I said, will you go home too?"
Hearing this, Sanmu Baiyu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked up at him with some surprise.
"Of course."
Kurosawa Hikaru nodded as a matter of course, and when he met her surprised gaze, he suddenly felt a strange feeling.
I have a feeling that the conversation just now, coupled with this surprised expression... Miki Baiyu is just like a young wife who has suffered a lot of grievances, and he is a bad man who likes to spend his time drinking and partying outside and rarely comes home.
He just went back home and his young wife was very happy.
But the fact is not like that at all. He and Miki Baiyu are not husband and wife, not even lovers. At most, they are more than classmates but less than friends.
"oh oh."
When she found out that he was not deliberately avoiding her and not going home just because of her message, Sanmu Baiyu couldn't help but feel secretly happy and had a sense of joy.
"You sent me a message saying you wanted to meet me and talk... What did you want to say?"
Because the situation was very special, Kurosawa Mitsuru decided to sort things out and start with the main business.
To be honest, he was not very clear about why Miki Baiyu wanted to ask him out.
In fact, Miki Shiraha is quite dangerous in many ways.
He knew that he was Ling Shi, and he also knew that he was two-timing... If Miki Baiyu had a bit more evil intentions and tried to make things difficult for him, or spread these things to others, it would definitely bring him a lot of trouble.
"Kurosawa-senpai, is Ninomiya-sensei really Adelina from Zero Time?"
Speaking of this, Miki Baiyu raised his head and asked.
"The official announcement said so, of course it's true."
The way she asked was very subtle, and only those who understood would understand, Kurosawa Mitsuru said affirmatively.
"Ms. Ichinose is your girlfriend?"
Miki Baiyu asked again.
"yes."
Kurosawa Hikaru nodded in acknowledgment, wanting to see what move she was going to make.
"Kurosawa-senpai."
After receiving his recognition face to face, Miki Baiyu took a deep breath, tensed her small and thin body, and said seriously.
"What's wrong?"
Because she suddenly became serious, Kurosawa Mitsuru was influenced by her. He stood up straight, tensed his body a little, and took it seriously.
"Can I be your third girlfriend?"
Miki Baiyu's beautiful light blue eyes reflected his handsome face. He mustered up the courage to express his thoughts that he couldn't convey through the phone.
"???"
After hearing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru was stunned and looked at her in astonishment.
Although he was waiting for her to make a move, this move was too powerful, wasn't it? It was simply a killer move.
He knew Miki Baiyu's character. He was very honest with himself and knew what he wanted and what he didn't want. He would not follow the crowd and had no idea of fitting in. Instead, he was independent.
But even if it is unique, isn't it too unique
"I like you and I want to be with you."
Being looked at by his incredulous eyes, Miki Baiyu's little face felt hot and she felt very embarrassed, but she still mustered up the courage to speak.
This was the first time she confessed her love to someone since she was born.
She had never thought before that there would be a day when she would confess her love to a boy.
After all, she has been like a princess since she was a child, being treated like a star by everyone around her... and countless boys have confessed their love to her.
But she knew very well how much she liked Senior Kurosawa, and how excited she would be just to see him.
And there were many nights when she felt unwilling because she appeared too late in the order of appearance.
The feeling of knowing that you like someone but not being able to get the love you want is really painful.
That's right, when the opportunity came, she did not hesitate or retreat.