Hokkaido.

Asahikawa City.

After getting off the plane, Kiyoshi Sakamoto immediately came to Hashimoto's house.

When he saw the one-meter-six bridge and opened the door for himself, looking at the smile of the small bridge and revealing the pair of cute little tiger teeth, he couldn't help but recall the first time he saw the small bridge.

It was during the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.

Twelve-year-old Kiyoshi Sakamoto came to Sapporo, and after watching a football game, he met Nanami Hashimoto, who was only nine years old, outside the Sapporo stadium.

And four years have passed.

In four years, a nine-year-old girl has become a thirteen-year-old girl.

And Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who has been watching her grow up, is looking at a primary school student who was only about 1.4 meters Nanawei, and slowly turned into a junior high school student Nanami who is 1.6 meters.

Although her height has hardly risen since the sixth grade of elementary school...

However, it still reached 1.6 meters, after all, girls develop early.

Fortunately, Sakamoto Kiyoshi's height has risen fast enough in the past few years, otherwise, he is only one meter seven tall, standing next to Xiaoqiao, he looks about as tall as Xiaoqiao, so Sakamoto Kiyoshi's brother is a little depressed. . .

How cute the small bridge was at that time!

The small body, the cute tiger teeth, and the smile has a sense of schadenfreude.

Thinking of this, Kiyoshi Sakamoto suddenly woke up from his memories.

Looking at the small bridge in front of him, looking at his own bridge suspiciously, Sakamoto Kiyoshi also added a sentence in his heart.

"Well, the current Xiaoqiao is also very kawaii!!"

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"Now, Ni-chan, didn't you ask me last time what gift you wanted to give to Sister Yui?

After chatting with Hashimoto's mother for a long time, and dealing with Hashimoto's younger brother who is getting more and more skinny, Sakamoto Kiyoshi sat on the sofa in the living room and chatted with Kobashi about the current situation.

However, what Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't expect was that the first question Kohashi asked after he sat down was not to ask him about his recent situation, such as movies, Wenchun, those.

It's the follow-up of the last time Kiyoshi Sakamoto called her and asked her what birthday gift she would buy for Yui Aragaki.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't think too much about it, thinking that it was just Kobashi's curiosity.

So, he talked to Xiaoqiao in detail about the birthday gift for Ka Sauce Song.

However, just as Kiyoshi Sakamoto was talking, Kohashi's expression, from smiling at the beginning, gradually turned into a smirk pulling the corners of his mouth.

And when he heard Kiyoshi Sakamoto say, Yui Aragaki gave Kiyoshi Sakamoto a hug, Kobashi "snapped", stood up suddenly, and said to Kiyoshi Sakamoto with an expressionless face, "Ni-chan, what do you want to drink, I'll pour it for you." ”

And seeing Kobashi's somewhat "scary" expression, Kiyoshi Sakamoto felt a little inexplicable, and cautiously replied, "Uh, juice." ”

"There was no juice left. ”

However, Kohashi's answer was also very fast, and he caught Sakamoto Kiyoshi off guard.

"Well, coffee. He said again.

"There's no coffee anymore. ”

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At this time, Sakamoto Kiyoshi finally realized that he might have made Xiaoqiao angry.

However, he didn't know what he was doing to make Xiaoqiao angry, and now he can only be like a docile puppy, maliciously saying to Xiaoqiao, "Then, whatever you want me to drink, just give it to me, I'm OK." ”

I thought that I was deliberately selling cuteness, which would make Xiaoqiao discourage, but Xiaoqiao just nodded very coldly, walked to the kitchen, poured him a drink, and didn't give him any reaction at all.

When Kiyoshi Sakamoto scratched his head and reflected on what he had done wrong, Kobashi who came to the kitchen was talking to himself quietly while pouring tea for Kiyoshi Sakamoto from the refrigerator.

If Kiyoshi Sakamoto were standing next to Kobashi at this time, he could vaguely hear Kohashi muttering something.

"Hmph, it's been so long since you've come to see me, and it's really hateful to talk about other girls in front of me as soon as you come!"

"Being hugged by a girl, I'm so happy, and I said it in such detail, don't you see that I'm angry? I still want to drink juice? I still want to drink coffee? Hmph, even if you sell cute, I won't eat this set, see how I clean you up!"

While muttering, the movements of his hands were not slow, holding the teapot in his hand and pouring it into the cup.

"Dangdang, bitter ginseng tea is here!"

Looking at the brown bitter ginseng tea in the cup, Xiaoqiao's face showed a sinister smile.

The little devil in Kobashi's heart was released by Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Xiaoqiao suppressed his smile slightly, continued to hold the quilt with bitter ginseng tea on his expressionless face, and walked towards the living room.

When handing the bitter ginseng tea to Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Kobashi said calmly, "No, there is also tea." ”

From her expression, Sakamoto Kiyoshi saw a blank face, but he couldn't imagine how hard Kobashi worked at this time to resist looking at the cup in Sakamoto Kiyoshi's hand.

And inner thoughts.

At this time, Xiaoqiao has been talking in his heart.

"Drink it! Drink it! Drink it! You Baga brother !!"

As if he heard the call of Kohashi's heart, Sakamoto Kiyoshi did not doubt him, and after taking the cup, he drank it.

Burst!

"Hahaha!!"

The moment Kiyoshi Sakamoto entered the tea, he knew that he had been rectified.

Bitter! very bitter! very bitter!!

Sakamoto Kiyoshi is a person, there is nothing to be afraid of, the only thing I am more afraid of is the bitter taste.

And Xiaoqiao, who has known Sakamoto Kiyoshi for four years, still knows Sakamoto Kiyoshi very well about this weakness.

That's why she poured a full cup of bitter ginseng tea for Sakamoto Kiyoshi, known as bitter ginseng tea, to see how Sakamoto Kiyoshi reacted.

The result was even better than she expected.

When Sakamoto Kiyoshi drank this cup of tea, he didn't expect that Kobashi would play a prank, and it just so happened that his throat felt very dry after talking about the experience of giving Ka-chan gifts.

So, he took a big sip of that bitter ginseng tea.

As a result, he was sad, and he couldn't stand the bitter taste, so he took a sip of bitter ginseng tea and sprayed it out.

And seeing Kiyoshi Sakamoto's deflated appearance, Xiaoqiao finally couldn't help it, covered his stomach, and laughed.

And at this time, Brother Hashimoto, who was studying on the second floor, also said to himself with a sympathetic face after hearing his sister's "schadenfreude" laughter.

"Hey,It seems,Ni-chan was also tricked... ”

Judging by this sentence, Kiyoshi Sakamoto turned out to be the second victim of this prank...

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In Hokkaido, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and the Hashimoto family, went to the ski resort, and there were Disney parks, amusement parks, aquariums, and other places.

After two days of playing, Kiyoshi Sakamoto got on the plane back to Tokyo under Kobashi's reluctant gaze.

After returning home, before he could call Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was calling Kobashi to report his safety, he received a call from Uncle Ishida.

"What's wrong, uncle?"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto has long been accustomed to Uncle Ishida, who will call him when he has something to do.

Uncle Ishida, after serving as Kiyoshi Sakamoto's agent for two years, has become Kiyoshi Sakamoto's nanny-like existence.

Whether it is about releasing a record album, selecting scripts, or daily life, everything at work, Sakamoto Kiyoshi is a big hand, and all the things are left to Uncle Ishida to do, and he only needs to make a decision at the end, and everything else is left to care.

Of course, this is also what a good broker should do.

Whether it is at work or in life, he takes care of his artists meticulously.

In this regard, it is generally the female agent who does better.

However, as an uncle with a daughter, Uncle Ishida's mind is also very delicate and thoughtful, which is why Sakamoto Kiyoshi will let Uncle Ishida participate in his own various things.

Let's not mention that Uncle Ishida is his father and the younger brother of his teacher Masaharu Fukuyama, so Uncle Ishida is his agent, and he has done his duty and diligence for the past two years.

It is enough for Sakamoto Kiyoshi to trust this uncle.

"Are you still in Asahikawa?" said Uncle Ishida's reliable voice on the phone.

"No, I just returned to Tokyo and I'm at home now, what's wrong?"

"Well, then you wait for me, I'll go over now. I have good news for you. From the uncle's tone, Sakamoto Kiyoshi felt a little bit of joy that overflowed with words.

"Well, I'll wait for you. ”

After hanging up the phone, Kiyoshi Sakamoto did not immediately put the phone in his trouser pocket, but took the opportunity to dial the phone number of Hashimoto's house and reported Kohashi's safety.

Twenty minutes later, just as Kiyoshi Sakamoto was guessing what kind of good news Uncle Ishida had brought to him, the doorbell rang.

When I opened the door, it was Uncle Ishida.

After the two sat down, Kiyoshi Sakamoto saw that the uncle with a happy face took out a magazine from his briefcase and handed it to him.

"Literary Spring and Autumn"!

Kiyoshi Sakamoto looked at the uncle suspiciously, and asked, "Hmm?

"This is July's "Literary Spring and Autumn". The uncle replied excitedly.

"I know, but, why did you give me this?"

"You go to the reasoning page first. At this time, the uncle faced Sakamoto Kiyoshi's puzzled eyes, but he sold Guanzi.

"The mystery of God ... Muttered, Sakamoto Kiyoshi followed his words and turned to the page of reasoning.

The front page, not surprisingly, still belongs to "Golden Dreamland" written by Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

However, on the headline of the front page, there are also several large bold and black words.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto looked at it and read it casually.

"Congratulations to "Golden Dreamland" on being shortlisted for the 135th Akutagawa Awards... Eh!!"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who read these words, let out an exclamation.

He jerked his head up and looked at Uncle Ishida, wanting to get some explanation from him.

At this time, Uncle Ishida said excitedly.

"Kiyoshi, you've been shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize!!"