As a low-level lover of classical music, Asama felt that he had taken advantage of the piano prince upstairs.

Don't buy a ticket to attend a high-quality concert, it's a privilege that only concert hall cleaners and security guards are entitled to.

Asama pulled out a piece of sticky note paper from a notebook and wrote letters on the card with a pen—

"The sound of the piano,

Let every summer afternoon,

It's all a gift.

- Downstairs Love Counseling Department Asama still water"

After Asama finished writing, he inserted the card into the gift box and walked up to the 4th floor with the gift.

It doesn't matter if the gift is given or not, the face-to-face thanks must be given.

Standing at the door of the four-hand piano club, the melody of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 came from inside the door.

Asama paused, waited until the majestic and gloomy extra-long intro was finished, and tapped the door three times.

Knock knock.

No response.

The piano enters a soothing flow state, and the piano prince seems to have no distractions.

Then, there is a rush of piano notes, and Brahms's concerto is characterized by a symphonic sound, and the piano solo that needs to take over the melodies of the other instruments in the presentation is more difficult.

Therefore, it is really not easy to hear the knock on the door when playing seriously.

After listening to it at the door for about 20 minutes, the first movement ends.

Knock on the door again.

Knock knock.

No response.

Is it deliberately pretending not to hear?

Asama doesn't think he's an uninvited villain.

Anyway, it doesn't matter if you thank you in person or not, the gift must be given.

Gently drop the gift at the door.

Asama decided to go home early today.

In Tokyo before 4 o'clock, the sky is gray like a pencil drawing, and it is estimated that it will be completely dark at 6 o'clock.

It rained for almost a week in May, and I thought the rainy season was early, but it turned out to be sunny for more than ten days, and the real rainy season arrived.

Passing by the baseball club's grounds, more than 30 people are still training in the rain in preparation for the upcoming National Collegiate Baseball League (Summer League).

A group of people strive for a goal, eulogizing the feeling of youth, and Asama said that they can't get along.

He naturally likes to be a marginal person, and he is very wary of the word "collective".

There is no charismatic and intelligent leader, and the collective is just synonymous with a rabble.

In many cases, Asama expresses love for the individual and disappointment in the group.

How much effort does it take to prop up a leader in a horribly stupid collective, or create a mechanism to make it better?

The best option is not to join.

Asama, who was about to go home and reread "The Rabble", had not even walked out of the school gate when his mobile phone vibrate.

After taking a look, it was a call from Yinglihua Hanzawa.

After thinking for a few seconds, I chose to turn on.

Before Moses and Moses had arrived, the earpiece had already heard a low voice.

"Great teacher... Where are you? ”

"Hanzawa, what's wrong? If you have new information, you won't be able to do it for the time being, and Komaba hasn't been to school for almost a week. ”

“... Can I go to you? ”

The sound of holding back the cry came again, and Asama realized the power of Komaba's [Extreme Pull: True Damage] plan.

It's just that Hanze, who is arrogant and doesn't know how to read the air, fell into this state...

Asama couldn't help but wonder about the justice of the love routine he discussed with Komaba.

The more sad it is, the more you care, and this surprise prepared by Komaba won't turn into a fright, right?

Asama looked at the still gray sky and felt the air even more humid than yesterday.

Breakups are always on a rainy day, don't give me the whole name.

"Are you alone?"

Hanzawa snorted sullenly.

"I'll come to you, send a location."

In less than three seconds, the phone vibrated a little.

【Didi】

Click on LINE, pull down to [SONY Dafa Hao], and see the positioning address - Ocha no Sui, Coffee parlor hillto Cafe on the mountain.

"Address received, wait a minute, I'll come directly."

"Great Sensei..."

"You say."

"Don't tell Komaba I'm here, don't bring Komaba over, I don't want to see him just yet."

"Okay."

Hung up the phone.

Banzawa is also a person who has no friends.,There's not even a person to confide in your love troubles.。

Asama shook his head and made a call to Komaba.

Didn't get through.

Dial it again.

Still not connected.

What the situation.

Komaba, what's the matter, your hometown has blown up.

sent Banzawa's location and mental state to Komaba in great detail, and added a sentence - [Call back quickly!] 】。

The love after-sales is endless.

Holding a transparent umbrella, Asama quickened his pace and walked towards the nearest Azabu-Juban Station.

Just passing through an intersection, he saw an empty taxi, and he quickly waved to stop it.

Sitting in the car, Asama watched the raindrops keep falling on the car window, and combed through the words to appease Hanzawa in his mind.

Love is not always sweet and happy, sourness, pain, contradictions, misunderstandings must also be faced.

After all, love is war, the more active you get, the more passive you are, and the more passive you are, the more you are dominated by exploitation.

Passive people will be transformed into what lovers like, and it is difficult to quantify the balance between giving and receiving.

Admittedly, it was Komaba who took the initiative to pursue it at the beginning.

But in the process of falling in love, it was the other way around, and Banzawa became the initiative, and what she pursued was the length of time the two spent together.

Komaba is pursuing the quality of time the two spend together.

Galgame plays a lot, and the CG is seen a lot, and real-life love will become extremely boring.

Komaba is not satisfied with just playing games and chatting on dates, and pursues a deep and memorable love experience that pushes him backwards.

Is this an alternative princess disease?

[Didi... Drip, drip... Didi...]

The car was stuck in the ring road, and Komaba's phone finally came, and the voice was a little tired.

"Just got off the plane, I'm sorry, big teacher."

“... Where did you go? ”

"I went to Shanghai in the past two days."

“... Have you read all the messages I left behind? ”

"Look, it's all planned at the moment, and it seems that her emotions have just reached the critical point I preset."

"Don't play around, can you advance your plan? What if Banzawa takes the initiative to break up with you and doesn't give you a chance to meet? ”

"It's okay, big teacher, everything is in plan. It just so happens that Hanzawa is looking for you, so please find an excuse to take Hanzawa to the intersection of Akihabara Pepper's Kitchen before 6 o'clock. ”

"Okay."

"I'm in trouble."

"Just do the few things I told you about."

"OK, I'll do it when I turn around, hang up."

This kid, was he going to live today?

Tokyo has an early evening rush hour, a bit congested, and it's not a few minutes faster than taking the subway, and the only advantage is that Asama, who has 3 stamina, can walk a little less.

Taxis stop and go and arrive at the destination in 30 minutes.

Asama paid 4,000 yen to the taxi driver, and following the directions on the street, he found a café on the mountain that was rumored to be visited by the great writers Yasunari Kawabata and Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

After looking around, I found that Hanzawa was sitting alone in the corner by the window two-seater.

I put light makeup on my pretty face, and I didn't wear the Genshin Impact pain suit today, but I wore the COS suit of the Star Dome Railway.

Oops, love will shift, Komaba, the version has been updated, you're careless!

The girl's newly dyed long gray hair is a black soft hat, and a purple bellflower hair ornament is pinned to the left side of her head, and her whole body is full of Lolita style, which is very harmonious with this 19th-century French decoration and lace elements on the hill café.

Hanze held his cheek with one hand and stared at the gray street scene outside the window.

Dressed in fancy clothes and looking listless, the whole person looks both social and fearful.

Waiting for Asama to approach and sit down for a while, Hanzawa found him.

"What's wrong, Hanzawa? Got in trouble with Komaba? ”

"Big teacher, you said, if a feeling makes you sad, insomnia, and so painful that you don't have the mood to play games, is there still a need to keep this feeling?"

The point is that it affects your play, right?

The waiter stepped forward, Asama ordered a cup of black tea, and ordered a strawberry parfait for Hanzawa.

Looking at the girl's sullen expression, Asama smiled a little:

"It's like playing games all night and having fun, but the next day you're going to feel bad. Behind anything happy, there is a price to be unhappy. ”

"But the feeling of being ignored was so uncomfortable. Sure enough, in the hearts of boys who like games, games are more important than girlfriends, right? ”

"I don't play games, but I know that the gain in the game settings is intuitive, like a drug.

However, the sense of accomplishment of the game is very nihilistic, and it is all manipulated by the game maker.

In the process of dating, there is certainly frustration, but the achievement is eternal. It is a beautiful memory that you designed and experienced with your own hands. ”

"And some things that I don't understand."

"Well, you should go and ask Komaba directly, and don't listen to him personally, and think about it yourself."

"Don't! If you want to find it, he will find me! Since you don't want to see me, why did you pursue me in the first place, thinking it was to place PLAY last week, but this week you replied to me that you want to re-face our relationship? ”

"Ever heard of Murphy's Law? The worse the outcome you pretend to be, the closer things will get to that outcome. Why not think in a good direction? For example, facing up to the relationship, the purpose is sublimation? Too busy this time to surprise you? ”

"Wouldn't I look like a fool if I thought of him in a good way with wishful thinking?"

Don't be like, you are.

"I don't want to, big teacher, you can play games with me."

"Don't play."

"Hmph, if it weren't for you, how could I fall in love with Komaba, it's all your fault if you think about it!"

"Then I'm going to fall in love with Komaba?"

"Phew! Disgusting! ”

It seems that the mood has changed for the better.,Hanzawa took out the switch.,Start playing the game yourself.。

Asama watched her bang on the Switch like beating Komaba, and leaned forward to take a closer look.

"Kirby of the Stars?"

"Don't you play games? How do you know about this game? ”

"Knowing and doing, understanding and doing can be completely separated."

"Humph! Guy with a lot of nonsense. ”

After the black tea and desserts were served, Asama and Hanzawa chatted without a word.

Until the girl's strawberry parfait reached the 20th bite, the boy's "Oh, so it is" said the 30th time,

The hands of the clock in the store had reached 5:20.

"I said, you can play games anywhere, go out for a walk with you, and relax."

"Where are you going?"

"Mt. Fuji Aokihara?"

"Why are you pulling me if you want to die!"

"Yoyogi Park."

"It's too far!"

"Then Akihabara."

"That's fine. Akihabara isn't quite for you, is it? ”

"Increase your knowledge, if you come to be a tour guide, today's consultation fee will be waived for you."

"Is there a charge for coming here today? You money-eyed guy! ”

Akihabara is only about 1.5 kilometers away, so the two decided to walk it.

After planning the route, Asama got up to pay the bill, and walked out of the café on the mountain with Ms. Yinglihua Lolita Heita Hanzawa one after the other.

Originally, I wanted to keep a distance of 10 meters, but Hanzawa wanted to wrap it up and walk side by side.

The two of them passed by the water bridge of the Ochanomizu, stopped for a moment, and looked east for a few minutes to admire the sacred bridge.

This bridge, which was rebuilt after the Great Kanto Earthquake, brings together three lines and is a popular spot in itself.

After the filming of "Journey to Lingya", the Holy Bridge attracted a large number of foreign friends to check in here.

The beautiful girl and the strange costume are the best material for street photography, and Hanzawa is like a magnet that attracts attention to himself, while Asama, who looks mediocre, has suffered a lot of afterglow damage.

Hanzawa pulled himself on his own twitter, completely ignoring the group of do-gooders with cameras behind him.

Asama's thin sense of existence was completely destroyed, and only the whispers of the surrounding otaku could be heard.

"The boy in the school uniform in front of him must be very rich in his family!"

"Absolutely, damn it, jealous fellow!"

"Three-dimensional is a garbage game, not balanced at all!"

The skull began to ache, and Asama said expressionlessly:

"I can't distract myself at all from the way you look."

"You can choose to take a walk, and Miss Ben will take care of it."

Listening to Hanzawa's introduction to Akihabara's gonzo, the two stopped and stopped, and finally, they walked to Akihabara before 6 o'clock.

Standing at the target position of the crossroads, Asama stopped and asked Hanzawa about the Akihabara billboard battle.

Just as Banzawa was gushing about the counterattack of the horse racing mother.

Akihabara suddenly darkened.

All advertising LED screens* are turned off together.

Note*: Most of the advertising spaces in Akihabara are outdoor spray paintings or photo shoots, and all of them have been replaced with LEDs.

It was as if the world had paused, and the crowds had stopped.

All the large advertising screens are from pitch black to bright, playing a picture synchronously.

A beautiful boy at the end of the century with a cos Genshin Impact character appeared on the scene, holding a lyre and playing a melodious melody.

Banze suddenly raised his head, motionless, looking at the big screen.

"The wind is up~ This time, it's the wind called love."

After the gorgeous Kazeka CG, the face of a delicate girl taking a nap appears, but she doesn't seem to realize that she is being filmed.

The natural, generous, arrogant, and homely girls of all colors are reflected in the eyes of all the people who look up to the billboards.

Clips about her life, photos of her being secretly taken, every dessert she likes to eat, every anime poster she likes to watch, every song she likes to listen to, every game boss she likes to watch... Scenes are like art documentaries, playing along with the melodious BGM.

The ultimate looks, warm filters, fresh music, creative transitions... In just 2 minutes, everyone who stopped at the Akihabara intersection was brought into a movie about youth.

The memories are over, and the boy reappears.

Otaku who know something about anime and games are gradually stirring up.

At the end of the century, the beautiful boy was frame by frame, constantly changing the background and dress.

He melts into the night sky at the top of Mount Omuro...

He was between the clock tower and the countless love balloons...

He stood on the seashore with fireworks...

He soars above the clouds in the sky...

He stayed under the bridge by the river...

He stood in the middle of the academy playground...

The scene of the confession of the male protagonist of more than 30 anime is restored, and the confession performance of more than 30 male characters in the game,

Repeated again and again, shouted over and over again, all in a loop:

[Yinglihua, I like you. 】

At the end of the song, the subtitles emerged:

[No matter who I become, he will eventually fall in love with you]

Akihabara fell into darkness again, Hanzawa was still looking in the direction of the big screen in a daze, and Asama silently retreated behind the crowd.

A few knocks.

The Akihabara intersection is like a stage, with nearly ten large spotlights appearing at the top of the surrounding buildings, and two circles of light appearing on the ground of the street, and in the circles of light that are completely different from the surrounding darkness, are the two protagonists in the VLOG.

The sky is still cloudy, but on the ground of Akihabara, two moons have appeared.

An aperture, like a full moon, moves toward a larger aperture.

Like Moses dividing the sea, the crowd of onlookers consciously gave way to both sides.

Sweeping away the decadent atmosphere of the past, Komaba Mitsuki, wearing a cos suit as exaggerated as Hanzawa, approached Hanzawa Yinglihua.

Like the male protagonist of a wedding, Komaba held a pure white umbrella and walked to Hanzawa unhurriedly, sheltering the girl from the drizzle.

Standing still for a moment, Komaba looked at the teary-eyed Hanzawa and smiled, reaching out to help her wipe away her tears.

"The rain is dripping down my eyes."

"Bastard..."

"Yinglihua, I like you."

"Bastard!"

Hanzawa emotionally gave Komaba a slap in the face.

"Yinglihua, I like you."

"That's what you did to me!"

Hanzawa emotionally gave Komaba a punch and slammed it the beautiful boy's chest.

"Yinglihua, I like it."

Hanzawa was emotional and threw himself into the arms of Komaba.

"Isn't it just me, like a fool?"

Like a drowning man clutching on to a lifebuoy, he clung to the Komaba.

"Me too, I like it, I like the light tree the most."

The big screen was lit up again, the music like the happy ending of the TV series sounded, and the CEO of SONY, the executive director of Nintendo, and the CEO of a game company in Shanghai appeared one after another, respectively, to send heartfelt blessings to this loyal player and couple of their own company.

... Are three-surname players considered loyal?

I don't know how these three will react when they learn the truth tomorrow, but tomorrow Japanese newspapers and magazines will not worry about sales.

And in Akihabara, whether it is watching the excitement, videotaping, or tweeting excitedly, they all invariably applaud the two couples.

Watching Komaba put on a custom necklace for Hanzawa with the Entangled Edge Edition of Hayley Winston, the girl took the initiative to kiss.

Asama smiled.

Silently turned around, went against the current from the crowd that was still surging towards the center of the confession scene, and left in the direction of home.