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Flutter...flutter..., tick~tick~, the rustling sound made Kazuki Akiyama divert his attention from the document in his hand.

He raised his head and looked out the window, the sound of pattering rain seemed to be the only melody in this world.

The flowers and plants in the courtyard have regained their green vitality under the moistening of the rain.

The raindrops under the eaves of the corridor are tirelessly rushing to the earth along the ravines of the tiles.

Kazuki Akiyama let go of his thoughts for a while, then shifted his gaze to the figure on the reclining chair in front of the door, the sound of flipping books that was still ringing in his ears just now had disappeared.

Gently put down the document in his hand, he got up and tiptoed to the door.

At this time, she had fallen asleep quietly on the reclining chair at some point, and the half-turned book in her hand was tilted to the side, and her raised abdomen tremblingly rose and fell with her breathing.

Since she became pregnant, she is no longer as energetic as before, and she often falls into a nap state unconsciously while lying on a chair.

Akiyama Kazuki quietly removed the book that was half held in her hand, and found a thin blanket to gently lay on her abdomen.

"Well..." Sensing a foreign object on her body, she subconsciously put her hands in front of her stomach.

"Are you awake?" Seeing her misty eyes, Akiyama Kazuki asked softly with a smile.

"En..." Seeing that the person in front of her was Kazuki Akiyama, she yawned reassuringly, and then lazily responded.

Kazuki Akiyama glanced at the courtyard outside the door, gave up the plan to go back to work, and simply moved a stool to sit beside her.

Then he carefully lifted her calf and placed it on his thigh, rubbing his hands back and forth on her calf according to a certain pattern.

As the months approached, her belly became bigger and bigger, and her arms and calves were a little swollen.

So if there is nothing to do, Akiyama Kazuki will use this ancient method to help her dredge her meridians and activate her collaterals, and speed up blood circulation.

"It's the rainy season again." Sakai Quanshui leaned on the recliner, tilted his head and looked at the rain scene outside the door, a little dazed.

"Hmm." Kazuki Akiyama stopped what he was doing, straightened up and looked at the courtyard outside the door with her.

The tiny raindrops were dense but not in a hurry, they just fell obliquely without haste.

Hit red maple trees, cherry trees, camellias... among their branches and leaves, in the soil.The leaves of the green onions are washed by the rain, adding a bit of novelty.

Facing the dim skylight, the light reflected by the rain can be seen inside the house.

This is a residence of Kazuki Akiyama and Izumi Sakai in Setagaya District. They have moved here since Izumi Sakai became pregnant.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the port area, the quiet and elegant Setagaya is undoubtedly more suitable for self-cultivation and childcare.

"It's only now that I realize that the sound of rain is also a beautiful melody, and there may be a spirit of speech in it."

She has always paid attention to verbal expression, so she naturally believes in the existence of verbal spirits.

"Not only that, but it also has a hypnotic effect." Kazuki Akiyama lowered his head to replace her other calf, and continued to rub it.

"Hey" Hearing the ridicule in his words, Izumi Sakai twitched the corners of his mouth and showed a smile.It's just that because of the lack of energy, even the interest of laughing is not very high.

"However, after hearing what Sachiko said just now, some inspiration came to my mind.

I want to write a story about the rainy season, maybe with some existence like Yanling, it will be very interesting. "

Akiyama Kazuki gently kneaded the soft skin on her calf with both hands, but a story that suddenly appeared was brewing in his mind.

"Really?" Hearing what he said, Izumi Sakai became interested.She raised her head cautiously and wanted to half sit up, seeing Kazuki Akiyama hurriedly stood up and gently helped her up.

"Is Kazuki finally ready for another story? I can help review the manuscript, it's free~"

It may be because of the long farewell to the recording studio, which made her unable to bear the idle heart and started to move again.

"Hay" Akiyama Kazuki smiled clearly, "This kind of thing will definitely be very troublesome without Sachiko's help, after all, it was the same at the beginning. Then let me think about what the name of this story is?"

He turned his head and looked at the raindrops outside that didn't seem to stop at all, "Why don't we just call it, "Then the raindrops say I love you"".

"I'm really looking forward to it." Izumi Sakai lowered his head and touched his belly lightly, as if that love had been conveyed to those two little lives.

That's right, there are two little guys in the stomach.

It was the first time when the body reacted and went to the hospital for examination. When the doctor told them that they were twins, not only Kazuki Akiyama, but even Izumi Sakai couldn't believe it.

In fact, it is more accurate to say that they are twins, a girl and a boy.

Two little lives, two children who belonged to him are staying quietly in the stomach at this moment, Sakai Quanshui feels that he is surrounded by a kind of great happiness.

Especially as she grew up day by day, the occasional fetal movement made her feel their existence more clearly.

Also because of this, her belly looks much bigger than other pregnant women in just five or six months, and she is also much more miserable.

In order to take better care of her, Kazuki Akiyama almost suspended his music career.

There are even fewer and fewer people going to the company, and many jobs are done directly at home.

Now it is the second half of 1996. After a year of development, the Internet has become more and more convenient, and many tasks can be done at home with the help of computers.

It has to be said that in the information age, the development of network technology can indeed be called changing with each passing day.

"But this won't affect Kazuki-kun's work." Although she was looking forward to his story, she didn't want to affect his work either.

With the establishment of an independent label and the development of a production company, Kazuki Akiyama's work has increased significantly.

"On the contrary, when you are tired from work, it may be more efficient to write stories in your spare time."

Kazuki Akiyama did some calculations, "Maybe when the story is finished, they will just come to this world."

As he spoke, Kazuki Akiyama knelt down, put his ear gently on her belly, and listened carefully.

Eager to hear the slightest feedback from them, a movement, a heartbeat, is enough to make him excited for a long time...

Izumi Sakai put his hands lightly on his head, his fingers slowly twirling through his hair.

When he looked down at his belly and his head, his eyes were full of tenderness.

"It's amazing." Kazuki Akiyama carefully left his stomach, his eyes full of sighs.

This is the best proof that I have left in this world, and it is also the most memorable thing.

"Then, have you decided on the name of the child, Akiyama-san?" Sakai Quanshui looked at him calmly.

"Ah?" Being asked by surprise, Akiyama Kazuki realized that this pair of little lives would be born in a few months, but their names were not ready yet.

Kazuki Akiyama patted himself on the head, "I almost forgot such an important thing, I'm really sorry." He said the last sentence to Sakai Izumi's belly.

It was only when he faced the matter of naming that he realized how entangled he was.There are countless names in my mind, but none of them match my heart.

Either this is bad or that is bad, wandering around the room a few times, Kazuki Akiyama looked out the door with his arms crossed and sighed softly.

When he turned his gaze to the green branches and leaves of the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard, he suddenly had an idea.

Quickly returning to the desk, he picked up the writing brush that had been on display all along, dipped it in the ink, and began to write on the white paper while holding his breath.

He looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, and dried the ink carefully, then picked up the paper and unfolded it in front of Izumi Sakai, "Hey~, Sachiko, how about taking a look?"

"Tsubaki, Hiiragi?" Izumi Sakai murmured softly. She also has a certain foundation in Chinese characters, and happened to know these two characters.

"Hay" Kazuki Akiyama nodded triumphantly, "Winter was about to come when they were born, so spring is naturally not far away."

The inspiration for these two words comes from the trees planted in the courtyard. The alias of camellia is also called mountain toon, and there are also Hiiragi trees that are often pruned as shrubs for gardening.

Camellia represents cuteness and beauty, and Hiiragi represents solid protection and foresight.

Also matching the birth season of the two children, "Akiyama Tsubaki, Akiyama Hiiragi..." Akiyama Kazuki murmured a few words, becoming more and more satisfied with these two names.

"But I still don't know who is the boss and who is the second child?" Seeing Kazuki Akiyama's complacent look, Izumi Sakai poured cold water on him.

"Uh" Kazuki Akiyama paused, then shook his head optimistically, "It doesn't matter".

After all, spring, summer, autumn and winter, winter goes and spring comes, you can read it however you want.

...

At the end of October of the same year, at the Affiliated Hospital of the University of Tokyo, following two cries, the two long-pregnant little ones came to this world one after another.

"Oh~oh~, be good~" Kazuki Akiyama folded his two arms, carefully supporting the two little lives on one left and one right.

At the moment they are staring at the world with big curious eyes.Because I didn't get used to it when I first arrived, I just stretched out my thin fingers and fiddled with it gently.

At this moment, Kazuki Akiyama felt that his heart had been melted by them, his arms were as heavy as a thousand catties, and he dared not move, for fear of disturbing them.

"Wow~!" I don't know if I was hungry, but one of them burst into tears suddenly.

Before Kazuki Akiyama made a move, the other one also connected, so they started the duet directly in the ward.

"Quick! Quick!" Kazuki Akiyama, who was inexperienced, was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and he didn't dare to move his arms, so he could only turn around stiffly and ask for help.

"Give it to me" Seeing this, Qianxia, ​​his mother who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stepped forward to take one from him, and the other was carried away by Izumi Sakai's mother, Miho.

"It's really in the way." Qian Xia complained to her son in disgust, and then quickly started to check.

The girl she carried away was Xiao Chun.As an experienced person, she immediately began to check the child's diaper, "bed-wetting".

Then she began to direct her son to take this and that. As for Kazuki Akiyama, he was like a child who made a mistake.

After struggling for a while, the little guy's loudspeaker stopped.

Relieved, Kazuki Akiyama came to his son again, and at this moment he was lying quietly in his mother's arms and gulping milk.

"Huh~" Kazuki Akiyama wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then said to Izumi Sakai, who was full of motherly brilliance, "Thanks for your hard work, Sachiko."

Izumi Sakai shook her head with a smile. It has been a day since the child was born, and her complexion has recovered a lot.

It may be because of the reason of exercising with Kazuki Akiyama before, she gave birth to the two little guys in her stomach smoothly.

The eldest is a girl, the second is a boy, and the interval between the two is less than one minute.

At this time, Akiyama Kazuki's mother also sent the boss who had changed the diaper to Sakai Izumi's arms.

Seeing the two children peacefully in their mother's arms, Qian Xia was suddenly moved and wanted to cry for some reason.

She looked at Kazuki Akiyama and the others, then exchanged glances with her mother-in-law Miho, and then quietly exited the room together.

Kazuki Akiyama sat on the edge of the bed and bent over, tidying the bangs on her forehead that were wet with sweat.

"One Tree"

"Ok?"

"It's really amazing."

Kazuki Akiyama smiled, it has been a day since the child was born, and she seems to have not fully adapted to this change.

Why not myself, the feeling on TV that blood is thicker than water at the first sight of a child is deceiving.

But I watched them grow up in my stomach day by day, and they were born again.The emotional bond has already been established innately. As the child grows up, this emotional bond is bound to become deeper and deeper until it is inseparable.

"Yes, it's amazing. This is our child." Kazuki Akiyama stretched out his index finger and gently scratched their little faces, his movements were so gentle that he felt like walking on thin ice.

Sakai Quanshui looked at this scene with a gentle expression, feeling an indescribable peace and emotion in his heart.

"Well, our child." She quietly curled the corners of her mouth, and the glint of the past gradually reappeared in her eyes.

...

Time flies like a white horse, and two years have passed in a blink of an eye.

In the past two years, the music scene has also been changing, with old people leaving and newcomers coming in.

X-JAPN and Mimi CLUB were disbanded one after another. Mr. Kid, who was in the limelight during the semi-retirement period of Akiyama Kazuki, also suspended activities.

In 96 and 97, Namie Amuro, who was single-handedly created by Komuro, is also in retirement due to marriage and childbirth.

And there are more debuts for newcomers, SPEED, Makoto Kawamoto, KinKi Kids, PUFFY...etc, etc., have all shined on the stage one after another.

It is also worth mentioning that Kazuki Akiyama's own agency launched a newcomer, and aiko, who has long been famous, has also started his own creative path.

There is also Ayumi Hamasaki who was dug over by Ishida Takumi halfway, this is also a restless master.

Lyrics, stage design, fashion packaging, and even the CD cover herself is involved.

At that time, Akiyama Kazuki was busy taking care of Sakai Spring, so he simply let her go to trouble.

Not to mention, it really made her a little bit of a splash. Although she can't compare with the famous Namie Amuro, she has a certain degree of popularity.

Kazuki Akiyama, who had freed up his hand, was ready to focus on training her, saying that he could not let the glory of the future queen be folded in his own hands.

In addition, there are pure newcomers trained by the firm, and they have gradually become active on the stage.

A girl from Fukuoka, Ringo Shiina, and a young man who likes to sing love songs, Wada Koji.

One of them came to the door by themselves, and the other was found by Yoshitaka Watanabe from nowhere.

Apart from them, there are many others whose names Akiyama Kazuki doesn't know.In short, the firm has signed quite a few newcomers.

That's the way it is in this business. Without foresight, most of them cast a wide net.

After all, when I was a vegan, I didn't spend a lot of money, but if one of the twenty becomes famous, that's the money.

In addition to newcomers constantly emerging, the music scene is also surging.

The small room that dominated the world in the past two years has gradually declined, and people have finally had enough of the sameness and "noisy" of electronic dance music.

Pop rock bands are popular again, and two new trends or forces have emerged in the music scene.

One is Sony's powerful idol singer, the typical representative is PUFFY.

Unlike Xiaoshi and the others, I don't dance, I don't play electronic music, I sing vitality songs, I have my labor uniform, and I am sisters.Therefore, it has also achieved better development.

The other is the birth of the independent music ecosystem - the JOHNNY'S faction.The third pole of Japanese music reappears.Its influence may continue for quite a long time in the future.

That J Sang used all means to achieve the sales record, taking KinKi Kids as an example.

Start with a cheap 500 yen price strategy.Then the album is 2500 yen, and the total is 3000 yen.

And the first edition of 100W bundles is on sale.In other words, as long as this limited set is sold out, at least 100W will be added to the bottom.

This price was simply a big bargain at the time, so what else is there to say, of course it was sold out.

There is also the selection trend that started in 97 and 98, and officially swept the music scene.

Whether it is a veteran artist who has debuted for many years, or a newcomer who has only released a few singles, they cannot escape this big wave that has hit every corner of the Japanese music scene.

Whether the artist is willing or not, even if this will cause irreversible damage to the artist's artistic life, it will not stop the record company's determination to release a selection album.

The most striking of these is the B'z band under Being.

The two double selections, the gold plate and the silver plate together have sold close to 1000 million. For others, it is Godzilla-level presence!

Nagato Daxing, who had tasted the sweetness, set his sights on the other two treasures of Being, Kazuki Akiyama and ZARD.

Because Akiyama Kazuki's current record deal is not directly affiliated with Being, Nagato Taiyuki has some scruples in his heart.

But ZARD still has the final say, and he directly released a selection first.

The sales did not disappoint him, but just when he was about to continue, he received a warning from Kazuki Akiyama.

Although he is a pop singer, Kazuki Akiyama still has some traditional ideas in his bones.

It is still the mentality of the original album to win the world, as for the best album?That's something I can only do when I'm preparing to say goodbye to my acting career, not now.

Because Kazuki Akiyama and Izumi Sakai were busy taking care of the children, they had no time to record.So Nagato was lucky not to have two selected bursts.

Otherwise, ZARD may encounter sales Waterloo after the new century.

But ZARD has come to an end, Kazuki Akiyama is more valuable here, Nagato Taiyuki still has a hard time with him.

In fact, the copyrights of the previous records belonged to Being, so Nagato Taiko could have made the decision directly regardless of Akiyama Kazuki's opinion.

However, several pillars of Being this year, such as Oda Tetsuro, Kuribayashi Seiichiro, and Akashi Masao, have left Being one after another, or are about to leave.

As for the newcomers, there are no outstanding ones, or some outstanding ones, and the established singers of Being are no longer as popular as they were a few years ago.

Now one-third of Being's annual profits come from Kazuki Akiyama's SKIO.

So Nagato Taiko really has to weigh the consequences of forcing it.

Kazuki Akiyama, who was annoyed by him and couldn't help it, finally reluctantly agreed to release a selection album.

It's just that this compilation album is a bit special, not a collection of previous hit singles.

It's a best selection album without vocals, yes, this one is pure music album.

They are all songs composed by Kazuki Akiyama before, and have been adopted by various animated TV series.

However, he hadn't released a CD alone. This time, Nagato Taiyuki had no choice but to use this to deal with him.

Anyway, I haven't released a dedicated pure music single before, and this is the first time, it doesn't count as a spam album.It's not that I sang by myself, I believe the fans are relatively calm.

Although a little disappointed, Nagato Taiko still feels like a treasure.Mr. Qiushan, the current trend of the music world is beyond your imagination, hehe.

Facts have proved that in terms of market smell, Nagato Taiko is really not covered.

Kazuki Akiyama picked up the fax, looked at the number "300w" on it, and muttered to himself, "They're all crazy..."

Not only the record company went crazy, the fans went crazy, the entire music scene went crazy.That's the way the music industry is at the moment.

It took a year and a half of hard work for Kazuki Akiyama's carefully crafted original album to break through 300 million. Now a pure music album has its own name on it, and then easily surpassed the former.

It's not crazy what is it?
Although it is somewhat difficult to understand, Kazuki Akiyama still insists on his idea that "originality is king".

Although crazy, such a wave will definitely not last long.

Now the frequency of his own new singles and albums has been reduced a lot compared to before.

After all, a person's energy is limited, and he is already busy enough with his company's affairs.

Now he is no different from semi-retired, but Sakai Izumi returned to the recording studio after he got older.

Sure enough, it was about music. Compared to Kazuki Akiyama, she really liked it.

I have been practicing it, and I have been doing what I like, such a wish.

But because of the departure of Oda Tetsuro and the others, she needs to find her own music route again in the future.

But there is no need to worry too much. Newcomers like Aika Ohno and Akatsuki Tokunaga are already being cultivated.

Later, she will gradually start to participate in the production of her singles, starting with the B-side song, and after getting used to each other, I believe her music career will be revitalized again.

There is still enough time, and everything is in a hurry. Besides, Kazuki Akiyama still has a few songs in the music library to support her, so don't worry too much in the future.

...

"Xiao Chun, take care of my younger brother."

However, she kept her head forward, her two short legs didn't mean to stop at all, she stared straight at the butterflies flying in front of her to provoke her.

"Hmm~, eh~" The younger brother, who is not very quick to speak, staggered behind her sister.

Even if my sister ignored him at all at the moment, she still smiled brightly at her like a follower.

"Ha..." Akiyama Kazuki laughed heartlessly when he saw this scene.

Sakai Izumi squinted his eyes slightly, and immediately shut him up.

With a thick skin, he waited for Sakai Quanshui to focus on the child for a while, and leaned towards her like a dog's leg.Taking the bottle in her hand, the other hand held her palm.

"Why does it feel like my sister is more like a boy?" Kazuki Akiyama and Izumi Sakai looked side by side at the figure of Xiaochun playing with his younger brother not far away.

As an older sister, she is not only a little taller than her younger brother, but also has a sharper personality.

Hearing Kazuki Akiyama's muttering, Izumi Sakai curled the corner of her mouth. She heard her parents say the same thing before.

"But that's good, at least you don't have to worry about being bullied in the future." Kazuki Akiyama smiled optimistically.

Now whenever they are free, the family will go for a walk in the nearby park and play with their children.

To be honest, raising children is not an easy task, but both Kazuki Akiyama and Izumi Sakai enjoy it.

"elder sister"

"Ok?"

"Want to go to Hongbai?"

"Hey" Sakai Izumi looked at him in surprise.

"If you want to go, I can go with you." Akiyama Kazuki looked like you got a big deal.

Sakai Quanshui laughed lightly, then nodded slightly, it seems that the red and white words are not bad.

"Then it's on me." Akiyama Kazuki said confidently.

In fact, there is no need for him to do anything. NHK invites him every year, but he declines every year.

But now that the child is grown up, for Izumi Sakai's future acting career considerations, a sufficient stage is needed to announce the return of ZARD.

I was married and had a baby before, although I occasionally released some singles.But it is just equivalent to telling everyone that ZARD is still there, in fact, it is no different from semi-retirement.

Now, a stage like Hongbai is just right, what could be more explosive news than the two of them on the Hongbai stage together?
One bid farewell to red and white for five or six years, and gradually moved behind the scenes.One is on the red and white for the first time since his debut.

No matter which one, it is enough to cause a shock in the music world.

This year's red and white record, he Akiyama Kazuki broke.The news headline at the end of this year has also been booked by the couple.

"By the way, what song is Kazuki going to sing?"

"Hmm~, "A Certain Thing"."

The song was only sung once at a wedding, and it was never released as a single.It's just right to put it on the red and white, and to appear with a new song.

"What about my sister?"

"Hmm, "Forever you"."

The two looked at each other and smiled, holding hands and walking towards the children playing not far away.

As for the future, the years can be expected, this love can be waited for, and lovers can look forward to.

...

Finish.