When Kaede Shirakawa returns to Tokyo from the New Year's holiday in early January, the first thing he does is to give the souvenirs he brought with him from Akita to his acquaintances.

Two roommates in the same dormitory, several second-hand electronics stores that cooperate, and the caretakers of electrical recycling points, such as Matsumoto's father.

These specialties are basically Akita sake, matsutake mushrooms, and lettuce, which are dry goods and fine wines.

After dividing these things, Shirakawa Kaede thought about it and prepared a separate one.

After sending the postcard, after sending the souvenirs, settle in Torataro. Shirakawa Kaede finally rushed to the dormitory in Suginami Ward.

Downstairs in the dormitory, he was stopped by the dormitory administrator, saying that there was a package from him.

Shirakawa Kaede saw the words "Agency for Cultural Affairs" on the envelope and fell into a daze.

Agency for Cultural Affairs? What does this have to do with yourself? He looked at the recipient's name, which was indeed written.

Although his heart was full of doubts, he still opened it as soon as he returned to the dormitory to see what kind of name was inside.

The other two people in the dormitory were not there, and Shirakawa Kaede sat on the sofa and picked up the paper in the envelope and read it carefully.

"To Shirakawa-san, the copyright registration form submitted by you has been received..."

After reading the letter quietly for a few minutes, Shirakawa Kaede knew what was going on.

The letter from the Department of Cultural Affairs informed him that the preliminary examination of the copyright registration of the original song "Dragonfly" had been completed, and if there was no objection to the announcement in the next two weeks, it would mean that the registration had been completed and officially recorded.

A copy of the application form was also included in the letter for the applicant's verification.

Shirakawa Kaede picked up the copy, and at the beginning of the form was some basic information about his person.

Then there is an appendix to the score and lyrics of the original song "Dragonfly", including the time and place where the work was born, as well as specific information about the first public performance.

Seeing the sentence on the form, "See VHS video tape (attached) for public performance information", Shirakawa Kaede suddenly realized that the clips of his New Year's festival performance songs had been recorded with a video camera.

And looking at the delicate handwriting on it, in terms of Shirakawa Kaede's familiarity with it, it is almost certain that it was written by Asuka Kobayashi.

According to the date of the reply on the envelope, Shirakawa Kaede did a rough calculation, and it was likely that she sorted it out and sent it to the Agency for Cultural Affairs on the second day of the New Year's Festival.

Now, the so-called two-week publicity period of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs is almost halfway over.

RB Law considers copyright to be automatically effective the moment it is created, and belongs to the creator.

Copyright registration simply ensures that the creator's work is officially registered, or serves as a clear written document for the transfer of copyright.

In addition to the internal audit of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, there is also a final announcement period.

The publicity period is to publish your work in a specific journal, if there is no opposition from others, there is no copyright dispute, then the copyright registration is completed.

Now that Shirakawa Kaede has received a reply, it means that his preliminary examination of copyright registration has been completed and qualified. After the publicity period, the copyright of this "Dragonfly" will belong to him and receive legal protection.

And the period of protection is a lifetime plus 70 years after death, which is also the reason why many singers can eat for a lifetime with a popular song.

Shirakawa Kaede looked at the beautiful handwriting on the registration form and sighed lightly. It seems that I have to thank Kobayashi classmates, the last time she invited herself to celebrate, it happened to be together this time.

Regarding Shirakawa Kaede's invitation to dinner, Asuka Kobayashi spent the whole afternoon in a whispering joy.

Last time at the New Year's Festival, she took the initiative to throw an olive branch, and Shirakawa Kaede's refusal made her feel very lost for a while.

This time, Shirakawa Kaede's initiative invitation made Kobayashi Asuka happy, but at the same time, she was a little entangled.

I rejected myself last time, but this time I turned around and took the initiative to invite myself. If she agrees easily, will she seem too frivolous.

Hmph, do you want to deliberately snub him, and let him know that he is not so easy to get along with, and he also has small emotions.

"Kobayashi, hurry up. The Wagyu sushi is very popular, and it is available in limited quantities, so if you go late, you may not have anything. ”

"Hay!" Seeing that Shirakawa Kaede was waving to him, Asuka Kobayashi got up in a panic and trotted all the way.

Since the New Year's festival performance, Shirakawa Kaede's reputation as "Ichibano" has spread.

Not to mention classmates, most people on campus have heard of this name.

At this moment, seeing Shirakawa Kaede asking Kobayashi Asuka to leave, the classmates in the classroom began to whisper. A few female classmates even showed rather angry expressions.

Shirakawa Kaede is also the first time since the new semester that she has received a confession letter from a female classmate, and most girls are still shy in this era.

Most of them secretly put letters in his textbooks while they were away, and then hid back in their seats to secretly observe his every move.

In this regard, Bai Chuanfeng could only act as if he didn't see it, and gently closed the textbook, and people understood.

Unlike Asuka Kobayashi who blushed when she heard the faint coaxing behind her, Shirakawa Kaede was very generous and led the way in front, and the destination was Meizen Station.

To the south of Meiji University, near Meizen Great Station, there is a shopping street called "Lily of the Valley", which is a favorite gathering place for young people in the neighborhood.

Especially for Meiji University students, the most visited place is not Akihabara or Shibuya, but Lily of the Valley Street.

The shopping street is not long, only a few meters long. But even this narrow street is like a lane, but there is everything to eat, drink and play.

There are all kinds of restaurants, video games, karaoke, book shops, and what young people like.

When night falls, red lanterns sway in the wind and twinkling billboards dot the night sky.

Below, the flow of people and steaming snacks of all kinds, the shouting of shouts, the chatter of the crowds, and the occasional singing of the stereos in the shops all merge into the streets and come alive.

"There are too many people." It's not like Kaede Shirakawa hasn't been here before, but there are a lot of people today. Maybe it's because the New Year has just passed, and everyone hasn't been together for a long time, so they all chose to come out together today for a small get-together.

However, Kobayashi Asuka's interest was not affected by the crowd at all, and she looked east and west with great interest.

The two squeezed into a restaurant called "Koyamaya" and ordered two of its signature dishes, Wagyu beef sushi.

The shop is not very crowded, and many people simply do not sit, but stand directly by the bar, drinking and chatting.

In the name of celebration, Shirakawa Kaede ordered two beers, and the store couldn't tell that he was still a year short of twenty anyway. But it's okay to just have a taste, and besides, I have to take care of Kobayashi-san, who is a woman.

After a while, the catering snacks and sushi and wagyu beef were all on the table, and Shirakawa Kaede raised his glass, "In the new year, I wish Xiaolin more and more beautiful, complete his credits, and never fail the course!" ”

"Aligado~" Asuka Kobayashi smiled and raised her glass to touch him.

Kaede Shirakawa picks up a piece of Wagyu sushi and puts it in your mouth. Well~, it tastes good, tender and refreshing, and it deserves to be the star restaurant here.

As for Kobayashi Asuka, she squinted her eyes and puffed her mouth, enjoying the delicious food wholeheartedly.

"Well, it's not bad."

Kobayashi Asuka didn't care about speaking, so she could only nod frequently like a chicken pecking rice. It looks like a hamster with a stuffed mouth, greedy and cute.

Amused by her appearance, Shirakawa Kaede touched another glass with her, and began to enjoy the delicious food with peace of mind.

Wagyu sushi is a high-class dish for students. Usually people don't come to eat often, but today with the help of the celebration, the two of them ate very happily.

After a stroll around Lily of the Valley in the evening, Kaede Shirakawa and Asuka Kobayashi slowly head north along the street, their dormitories both behind Meiji University, in roughly the same direction.

Under the dim lights on both sides of the road, a pair of figures slowly paced along the shade of the trees along the street. Kaede Shirakawa put his hands in his pockets, while Asuka Kobayashi put his hands behind his back, the fingers of both hands entangled with each other.

"Kobayashi-san..."

"Shirakawa-kun"

Before Shirakawa Kaede could finish speaking, he was softly interrupted by Asuka Kobayashi.

"Huh?" Shirakawa Kaede looked at her strangely.

Kobayashi Asuka's face was slightly red, but it was not obvious in the dim light. She lowered her head and said in a very cautious tone, "Actually, Shirakawa-kun can call me Asuka-chan directly." ”

The tone was so slight that Shirakawa Kaede almost didn't hear it clearly, and Shirakawa Kaede, who heard it, was stunned for a moment, then blinked his eyes and replied with a smile, "Okay, Asuka-chan." Thank you very much for the matter of the Cultural Affairs Agency, so I'm going to entertain Asuka-chan today anyway. ”

"Wait" Asuka Kobayashi raised her head, "Shirakawa-kun entertained me today because of the Cultural Affairs Agency?" ”

"yes, or else." Shirakawa Kaede was surprised.

"You better call me Kobayashi-san." After speaking, Asuka Kobayashi put down the hands behind her back, put her hands in her pockets instead, and walked towards the dormitory not far away without looking back.

"Huh?!" Shirakawa Kaede was stunned, he was stunned for a second, and then shouted at Kobayashi Asuka, "Asuka-chan, why don't you go and eat again next time?" ”

It is estimated that one meal is not enough, and there is another meal, and there is nothing that two meals of Wagyu sushi can't solve.

"You said that you called me Kobayashi-san!"

In the distance, Kobayashi's angry voice was heard, and her pace of leaving was a little faster.

"It's strange" Shirakawa Kaede muttered to himself, he didn't understand why Asuka Kobayashi, who was usually a foodie, could endure the temptation of two delicious meals today.

Just when Shirakawa Kaede was thinking about the girl's complicated thoughts.

When he arrived at the dormitory, he was told by the administrator that someone had called him in the afternoon. It sounded like a certain company, and when he learned that Shirakawa Kaede was not there, he asked the administrator to help convey that he would continue to contact him at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

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PS: Tomorrow will continue the third watch