Being stared at by Nengnian Reina's expectant gaze, with a curtain of water sliding down from the roof of the station behind him, Toru Shimizu felt that he had no way out, so he could only agree.

But after separating from her, I felt a headache again.

What is a high school girl's birthday like? Whether it was the noisy noise of a few girls or the hidden confrontation under the calm surface, it was not something he could handle.

I'm in trouble...

But now that you have agreed, there is no room for repentance. Toru Shimizu had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to the door of the karaoke room she had booked on her birthday and be mentally prepared to deal with everything.

However, after the waiter who led the way pushed open the door, there was an unexpected sight in his eyes.

In the small private room, there was only one person in the small private room, and she was holding the microphone, standing in front of the screen and singing Aragaki Yui's version of "Little Love Song", her slender arms waving in the air.

As if she didn't expect Qing Shui to come at this time, Neng Nian Lingna's whole person was stunned, and the arm that was about to be raised was also fixed, and it took a long time to squeeze out a few words from her throat: "Qing Shui... San..."

Qing Shui Toru also felt a little embarrassed, and touched the tip of his nose: "I'm sorry, I seem to have come too early." ”

"No, no, the sooner the better... No, it's not time yet... That, I mean, Shimizu-san can come... I'm so happy..."

She stumbled to explain for a while, but it became a little more and more confusing, and finally chose to give up, hanging her head and not saying anything, making the atmosphere in the room even more weird.

Behind Toru Shimizu, the waiter who had already seen something in the room had closed it from the outside.

“… In that case, let's sit down first. ”

"Hmm..."

In the slightly bland singing voice of Yui Aragaki, Toru Shimizu and Reina Noeni sat down on the sofas on both sides across the middle table.

Nengnian Reina secretly regretted that he couldn't estimate the time, but when he saw his performance when he was alone, he heard Qing Shui Toru on the other side speak.

"By the way, Nengnian hasn't come yet?"

"They... I have a job temporarily, and I can't come..."

"Work? Are they all entertainers? ”

"Hmm..."

In fact, except for Ai Hashimoto, who knew about it from the beginning, Reina Noh has no other friends in Tokyo. In the case of saying in advance, even if there is no work, Ai Hashimoto will not appear here. From the beginning, it was a birthday party for two.

Although he didn't understand this, Qing Shui Toru was still vaguely aware of something, but it was impossible to leave now, so he could only find a way not to let the room fall into an awkward ambiguous atmosphere.

"Nengnian, you really like Yui Aragaki."

In the private room, Aragaki Yui's slightly flat singing voice still wafted in the air.

"Hmm... It was because of Aragaki-san that I decided to become an actor. ”

"I see," Toru Shimizu nodded, remembering something again, "By the way, Yui Aragaki is also an artist at LesPros, right?" That's why you chose to join LesPros? ”

"Hmm..."

didn't know much about the artist's life and the agency, so Toru Shimizu couldn't help but ask again: "Then do you have more opportunities to meet Yui Aragaki than you want?" ”

Nengnian Reina thought for a moment and shook her head, "I've only met a few times by chance in the office... After all, most artists don't come to the office at all, and there are things that the agent will help solve..."

"It feels a bit like the relationship between a writer and a publisher."

Toru Shimizu sighed, and habitually took out his notebook to record this information.

Looking at his movements, Nengnian Rena was a little frustrated that the topic had been staying on Aragaki Yui, and took advantage of him to put away his pen and speak first.

"Shimizu-san... Can I ask a question? ”

"Oh? What the? ”

"Shimizu-san's favorite woman... What type of star is it? ”

Qing Shui Toru glanced at Nengnian Rena opposite a little strangely, thought about it for a while, and replied casually: "If it's that kind of general like, as long as it's beautiful, it's all right." ”

"Huh?"

Looking at her with a surprised expression, Qing Shui Toru smiled, "No matter who it is, it's easy to have a good impression of people with excellent appearance, right?" ”

Isn't this just perfunctory...

Nengnian Lingna exhaled quietly, she didn't intend to give up this hard-won opportunity, and she didn't care about being shy, so she hurriedly asked, "It's not like this... Well... If you want to choose a dating partner, who will Shimizu-san choose among female stars? ”

In the end, he unconsciously pursed his lips, "Is it Yui-san Aragaki kind?" ”

"If you're going to have a relationship... Then I probably wouldn't have chosen a female artist at all. ”

"Huh? Why? ”

The unexpected answer made Nengnian Reina's eyes widen.

"It always feels... There is a big gap between the concept of artists and ordinary people..."

Just as her mood began to slip, she heard Toru Shimizu's voice again.

"Of course, if you really want to choose, you should only choose artists who are not yet famous and are closer to ordinary people."

"Not famous... Is it close to ordinary people..."

Nengnian Lingna muttered, feeling that her eyes were about to bend uncontrollably, but she didn't want to be seen by him because of her inexplicable shame, so she could only hang her head and cover her hot cheeks with her hands.

Looking at her sudden strange performance, and thinking of the topic just now, Rao is Toru Shimizu also felt that something was too wrong.

As if to deliberately interrupt something, he coughed lightly: "Since there is no one else, let's start now." ”

"Hmm..."

Feeling the temperature on her face drop down a bit, Nengnian Lingna breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and picked up the microphone beside her.

"Wait, there's no cake or anything?"

Only then did Toru Shimizu notice that she had just brought a small backpack with her, and she didn't have anything else to prepare. Except for the gifts he brought on the table, there was no birthday atmosphere in the box.

"Well, in order to stay in shape, the office forbade us to eat sweets... In previous years, it was a karaoke singing first, and then a walk together was over. ”

Nengnian Rena turned around to explain to him, only to see Toru Shimizu open the gift he brought with an embarrassed expression.

"Sorry for not knowing this, I just brought a cake this time..."

Ordinary light cheesecake doesn't reach the level of sparkle that on TV. However, it didn't matter, just the words "Happy Birthday to Nengnian Renna" on it were enough for her to be shaken.

"If that's... Eat a little bit, it shouldn't matter..."

"Is that okay?"

"Hmm..."

Sure enough, girls still like sweets, right? Toru Shimizu attributed the change in her attitude to this, and suddenly thought of something else.

"Now that we have a cake, let's just make a wish with a candle."

"Huh?"

"When I came here just now, I saw a cake shop on the side of the road, so I'll ask you to wait a minute."

Before she could react, Toru Shimizu had already gotten up and gone out.

Taking advantage of his absence, Nengnian Rena trotted two steps, took out her mobile phone from her bag, and carefully photographed the words on the cake.

He put it in his hand and looked at it carefully for a while, then held his cheek, and hesitated for a moment what wish to make.