Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1483 1484. Word Magic

If Shinichi Iwahashi were a father, he probably wouldn't be the kind of father who would get angry. That night, Akina Nakamori and Ayumi Hamasaki, a woman and a girl, had the same opinion at the same moment.

Nakamori Akina noticed the girl's provocation and looked sullen. Ayumi Hamasaki saw this, and his attitude suddenly softened. He stepped forward and whispered to her, "I understand, Akina-san."

However, the girl is not bowing to the woman she admires. On the contrary, the act of taking the initiative to surrender implies competition. A girl with a newborn calf reveals her thorns to the woman she likes and longs for.

Iwahashi Shinichi stood at the entrance and asked Nakamori Akina: "Has Xiaoguang fallen asleep?" He was aware of the subtle atmosphere and did not break it.

Akina Nakamori looked at him: "Hikaru has gone back to the room a long time ago." She asked Shinichi Iwahashi: "I heard from Hikari that Maiko-chan, who visited the company, likes giraffes."

Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but smile when he thought of the mistake Utada Hikari conveyed, and asked her: "Did Hikaru tell me what kind of giraffe Maiko-chan likes?"

Nakamori Akina blinked, a little confused: "Are there many kinds of giraffes? Maiko-chan knows so much."

Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't help laughing when he saw this dazed look. Nakamori Akina saw her husband's expression and guessed that he was laughing at her, so she made an unconvinced expression at him.

The couple talked and laughed and walked into the living room.

Hamasaki looked at the backs of the two of them and walked into the entrance hall, feeling filled with disappointment. She couldn't tell what the disappointment at this moment was because of, but she knew it wasn't jealousy. There is some disillusionment that imagination is different from reality.

Shinichi Iwahashi went to wash his face and rinse his mouth when he came back, and Akina Nakamori served the brewed tea. Hamasaki Ayumi also came and sat down, and Nakamori Akina asked her: "Ayu-chan, would you like to drink something?"

Hamasaki shook his head: "I don't need it."

Shinichi Iwahashi was talking to Akina Nakamori, and of course, he knew that Ayumi Hamasaki was listening. He talked about what happened today, "Maiko-chan asked me how to fold a giraffe origami. She is a big fan of KIRIN from DREAMS COME TRUE."

Akina Nakamori was a little surprised: "Really?"

Shinichi Iwahashi smiled, "She said that she wrote a letter to Kirin-san from the band and received a reply and an origami giraffe as a gift."

Such a miraculous coincidence left Akina Nakamori at a loss as to what to say.

Ayumi Hamasaki listened in a daze, but intuitively knew that what Shinichi Iwahashi was talking about was about the "word magic".

That kid who wrote to the record label, what kind of magic did her words create?

Just now he was still quarreling with Iwahashi Shin, saying that he didn't believe in magic. However, listening to the conversation between Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori, and watching Akina-san's reaction, Hamasaki realized that Akina-san knew what that magic was.

Knowing that there is a mystery but not being able to completely solve it makes Hamasaki a little uncomfortable. However, Iwahashi Shinichi mentioned this matter in front of Nakamori Akina, and Hamasaki felt rejected by him.

Ayumi Hamasaki remembered that before entering the house, Iwahashi Shinichi said to her: "Write down what is on your mind, and the words will produce magic." This sentence, somewhat belatedly, had an echo at this moment.

The girl stood up and said, "I'm going back to the room, Akina-san." She greeted Akina Nakamori, looked at Shinichi Iwahashi and said, "Good night. Iwahashi-san, please tell me about word magic next time."

After Hamasaki said this, it was like a small revenge against Shinichi Iwahashi. Her heart was pounding and she slithered away like a cat.

There were only two people left in the living room. Nakamori Akina was curious, "What word magic?"

Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but laugh. Seeing him laughing, Nakamori Akina thought of this guy's "criminal record" and glared at him, "Did you say something strange to tease people again?"

"It's not about teasing people." Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "I want to encourage Ayu to write something." The delicate and sensitive heart of this girl was beyond Shinichi Iwahashi's imagination. She always seems to be catching some subtle things and worrying about things that no one can figure out. Iwahashi Shinichi hoped that she could cherish this personality of hers instead of wasting it in vain on competing with things that are invisible and intangible.

Akina Nakamori said to him: "I don't know what this kid Ayu is thinking."

Iwahashi Shinichi seemed to have heard his wife’s complaints. He repeated his old words: "Ayu likes you."

Nakamori Akina became angry at Iwahashi Shinichi's words, "Do you like me?"

Iwahashi Shinichi was calm, "It's just because she likes you that she has such an attitude."

Then I would rather she not like me——

Even if she was angry, Nakamori Akina couldn't say such words. If Ayumi Hamasaki's awkward personality comes from his liking for her, then even if this girl suddenly shows her thorns in her, Akina Nakamori can't keep her away.

Hamasaki is capricious in front of Nakamori Akina, sometimes affectionate and sometimes rebellious. Perhaps, this unobstructed attitude is a manifestation of being unprepared because of love.

She sighed.

Iwahashi Shinichi explained his words to Nakamori Akina: "Maiko-chan wrote a letter to admire Kirin-san of the band, and then sent her own letter to Iwahashi-san of GENZO Records. Isn't this the magic of words?"

Nakamori Akina nodded: "It's indeed incredible." After thinking for a while, "However, I think it was because of the response Maiko-chan got that the 'word magic' that Shinichi said came about."

Shinichi Iwahashi smiled, "My response is just the icing on the cake." Even if she didn't receive a reply, Maiko Haruyama would follow her heart and send one letter after another. This innocent persistence is the precious thing about this child.

"That's not right." Akina Nakamori corrected her, "The magic I'm talking about is not Shinichi's reply to you, but Shinichi taught Maiko-chan how to fold giraffe origami."

"After Maiko-chan learned how to fold a giraffe, Kirin-san came alive in her heart. Isn't this the magic of turning origami into a living thing?"

Nakamori Akina's words form a wonderful correspondence with Utada Hikaru's refusal to know how to fold the Origami Bear.

Iwahashi Shinichi praised: "That makes sense." He joked, "Listening to you, it seems that I have done something very powerful." Turning origami into living things... isn't it amazing enough?

The couple were chatting and laughing. Iwahashi Shinichi told Nakamori Akina, "I'm thinking about inviting Maiko-chan's mother to work in the company."

Whether it is a record company or a production company, it is not difficult to provide Junko Qingshan with a job that she is qualified for.

It is self-evident how difficult it is for a single mother to raise a child. As Maiko Haruyama grows up, Junko Haruyama will provide more and more support.

Raising a daughter like Maiko Haruyama has not lost herself in the era of glitz, nor has she lost her fighting spirit in the era of disillusionment. Junko Qingshan is capable enough to do a job.

It was when receiving the Qingshan family's mother and daughter that Iwahashi Shinichi had such an idea. That's why when Maiko Haruyama asked him to teach how to fold a giraffe, Shinichi Iwahashi said "see you next time".

Although Haruyama Junko regarded it as social rhetoric, she took it as the real Haruyama Maiko without thinking, and her intuition was actually accurate.

(End of this chapter)