Society fears that young people don’t want to be literary godfathers

She almost suspected that she was dreaming... After gently patting her cheek and rubbing her bright red eyes, the girl looked at the stranger with eyes that looked at the boy in front of her. .

"......Are you really Mochizuki?"

Kurihara Saki narrowed his eyes:

"It's incredible, it's incredible... Although the title of this song still sounds the same as Lao San, the lyrics and tone are completely different -"

"Is this... a work of transformation?"

"That's it."

Nodding slightly, Mochizuki held the laptop and supported his chin:

"Because I feel that I have always been obsessed with being a contemporary people's judge in the Japanese music scene, and it is too tiring to look for various social issues or dark realities to sing about - occasionally writing happy songs is also great."

"...You call this a happy song?"

Hearing what Mochizuki said, the white-haired girl in the wheelchair suddenly stopped:

"This song title, these lyrics, this melody...you don't really think you are writing some sunny and positive song, do you? Mochizuki-san is already seriously ill and feels that this kind of psychedelic and lazy music makes people crazy." Are you happy inside?"

"...That's not the case."

Gently placing the notebook on the kitchen counter, facing the white-haired Nan Yuko sitting in a wheelchair in front of him, Mochizuki said seriously:

"I'm just saying, compared to the previous songs, this one is already very Assassi - don't you think so?"

"...If you really want to compare the depth of content between "Unravel" and "She Lived", this song "Better Than Die" is indeed not as good as the two painful seniors."

Although she didn’t want the guy next to her who was almost the same as an elementary school boy to gain any sense of recognition, after thinking about it for a moment, the girl couldn’t help but sigh and admit this:

"...For you, this is indeed a little refreshing."

"Although this statement is uncomfortable, I reluctantly accept it."

Mochizuki closed his notebook and stayed with Kurihara Saki, and his voice was quite clear:

"The structure of this song is different from ordinary jpop, and the temperament is more unique... What do you think? The arrangement work this time should be interesting, right?"

".......fine."

The girl who hesitated for a long time and didn't know what she should comment on just clutched her little skirt tightly, her bright red eyebrows showing a slight confusion.

Some feelings of concern kept emerging in his heart... Kurihara Saki was silent for a moment and asked at this moment:

"Speaking of which...is this a love song?"

"no."

Mochizuki held his chin and leaned against the kitchen bar, his voice also quite puzzled:

"This song mainly expresses, 'If you forget the important part of yourself, it's no different from death.' It adopts the feeling of two selves having a dialogue, and expresses the firm belief in protecting the self-really , suddenly asked this question, does this song resemble a love song?"

"...No, mainly if you don't explain it, it does sound like an avant-garde love song..."

"So it's terrible to have preconceptions. How could I write a song about the love between a man and a woman?"

The slash young man, Mochizuki, had a serious expression. He wanted to immediately publicize his theory and declaration of no love, but looking at Kurihara Saki's slightly narrowed dark red eyes, he felt like he was repeating the theory all day long. The young man who was very bored had no choice but to sigh and leave this sentence:

"Come on... I just suddenly remembered that I have been running the Slothfish account for a year, and I should seriously write a song about myself. No need to over-interpret anything."

"...Well said, then why is this song about self-analysis unique in style, so misleading in its lyrics, and so hellish in its title?"

"...Aren't you asking questions knowingly?"

Shrugging slightly, Mochizuki looked serious:

"I am labeled as a dark-style Internet singer, and these few songs have basically solidified my persona. Under such circumstances, if I write a serious song of positive energy, Does the song sound right to you?”

"...I will feel that your account has been hacked."

"That's right."

Shrugged slightly, Mochizuki showed a quite understanding expression:

"I'm really thinking about transitioning, and I don't want to write so many dark songs to drive junior high school students crazy, but transitioning has to come slowly - but don't worry, give me a little more time, I will definitely do it. Write some positive music and become a life mentor for teenagers!"

"...Are you serious?"

Seeing that the young man who sang the jade divine song "unravel" in front of her actually said such words, as the foster mother of the young man's neighbor, the girl was quite suspicious of this matter.

This guy actually wants to write a song that can be brewed... Why do I have such a dream?

"....Okay, don't look at me like that."

Realizing that Kurihara Saki beside him had not stopped looking at him with suspicious eyes, Mochizuki Rie also lightly shrugged at this moment:

"Less doubt, more trust - just wait, I believe that in the near future, we will definitely sing positive songs at the Tokyo Dome. Then you will play the piano and I will carry the guitar. Godfather of literature and art? It can be broken with just a snap of your fingers. .”

"...That's very good, so do you dare to go on stage?"

"...Don't dare."

Hearing his mother's defense-breaking questioning, Mochizuki couldn't help but lower his head.

However, as if he was not convinced, the elementary school boy also muttered and stabbed his adoptive mother twice:

"You asked so loudly, it's like you dare to go on stage..."

"...Ahem, let's skip this topic."

The girl who had always been in a wheelchair cleared her throat slightly awkwardly, then rolled up her sleeves and transformed into a cook:

"Take a break for a while, go and stack some blocks and watch the Teletubbies. Don't disturb me while I'm cooking."

"...?"

Being treated like a child, the 1.7-meter-and-a-half-tall boy's pupils were shocked.

However, for the sake of Kurihara's mother preparing to cook, Mochizuki, who knew that as the reincarnation of Hohenheim, was not qualified to help the chef, he slumped on the sofa obediently, turned on the TV and started watching a prank show.

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The vacation time passes quietly in the blink of an eye.

And it’s also the Tuesday in autumn when the golden leaves begin to fall.

The song "It's Better to Die" was released under the account of Slothfish...

29. "Better to Die"

What does the name sloth fish mean to boys and girls?

Is he a future superstar in the neon music scene, or is he an ordinary bit player...?I'm afraid only time will tell.

However, whether it is a talented young man hiding in the city or an Internet singer who can be seen everywhere on the Internet, these names are no longer important.

As a fan of sloth fish, Kasumi Takegami knows very well that her idol is quite different.

In an era when everyone is thinking about how to attract attention with exaggerated actions, even wearing exaggerated clothes and playing the piano on YouTube, Sloth Fish seems so mysterious: he neither twists around like a sidekick to attract geeks. Female Scream does not have any forced hype about herself. As a public figure, there is no black material. The account information is so clean that it is incredible - if you ignore the abstract fan group, he is simply one of the cleanest people on the Internet.

"Although I'm terrible at cooking... Teacher Slothfish is really refreshing and refined."

Not wanting to recall the Sloth Fish guy tinkering with alchemy in the kitchen, the little president with dog eyes who is only a fan of shounen songs couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly:

"Sure enough, there are no perfect people in this world... It's really disappointing that such a talented man would fail in the kitchen so many times."

That's it.

The expression of the little president with doggy eyes actually showed a hint of concern at this moment.

If you compare it carefully...the hands with sharp joints shown by Slothfish in the kitchen vlog are somewhat similar to those of Mochizuki-san...

..... It must be an illusion, right?

Perhaps due to the subconscious effect, the girl just shook her head without any change in her expression.

How could Mr. Sloth Fish be by my side... Realistically, this is not a light novel.

Besides, Mochizuki-san is his own student. In the future, he will enter Shōnen Jump and seize serialization opportunities. How can such a talented person still have the opportunity to distract himself from music?It’s strange no matter how you think about such a thing!

"......So, little orange."

During lunch, Kurihara Saki, who was sitting next to Takegami Kasumi, couldn't help but wave her hand gently in front of the dog-eyed girl:

"Are you distracted?"

"...Ahem, sorry."

After deleting all thoughts about Mochizuki Ri and the sloth fish, the president of the small comic club cleared his throat, and then clasped his hands together:

"I'm gonna start now."

"I'm gonna start now."

After the simple ceremony, the girls opened the lunch boxes and began to taste the plain but delicious taste.

"...So, what has caused little Chengzi to lose his mind recently?"

The voice was soft, like the tinkling of a bell, and the expression of the girl in the wheelchair with silver hair and red eyes remained the same:

"Is there someone you care about in your heart?"

"...Ahem, no, no."

She shook her head in embarrassment, and the girl's hair reflected the mottled light and shadow rotation under the rising sun:

"I was just thinking about Mr. Slothfish."

".......I see."

Kurihara Saki nodded slightly and showed a clear understanding:

"I thought Xiao Chengzi was thinking about Mochizuki-san. After all, you have been very close recently because of comics."

"No, no...it's just a simple teacher-student relationship."

Takegami Kasumi almost blurted out without thinking about it - but in such an atmosphere, she really could only respond like this:

"I really didn't communicate in depth, and I didn't miss Mochizuki-san. I just suddenly remembered that Mr. Slothfish didn't release a new work, so he was very lonely... not to mention that Mr. Slothfish and Mr. Mochizuki are basically two people. , isn’t it?”

"...That's true."

While nodding, the silver-haired and red-eyed wheelchair girl recalled that a few days ago, Mochizuki said in a very serious tone, "If Sloth Fish is Ultraman Ace, then I am Hokuto Seiji, you "It's Nan Xizi", the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curve.

"...Eh? Was Saki-chan laughing just now?"

"No."

"It's just there. What's wrong? Did you remember something very powerful?"

"Nothing...I just remembered happy things."

"What fun?"

"Teacher Sakuraba in our school is said to be very popular among singles. Many outstanding single Phoenix men fall in love with her at first sight."

After telling a serious lie to avoid the topic, Kurihara Saki skillfully turned the topic to another teacher Sakuraba.

And when he heard the wheelchair girl next to him speak like this, the little president with dog eyes was also directly led astray, saying this:

"...Forget it, my little aunt is still very discerning, and she seems to have a gentle personality, but in fact it is difficult to trust others, let alone be sincere."

While commenting on his aunt like this, Kasumi Takegami, who pretended to be a love expert even though she had never been in love before, also sighed in a mature manner at this moment:

"If my aunt is really such an easy woman to get, she would probably have been married long ago - after all, she is also considered the Uchimaki Superman of our town, and she looks like a Yamato Nadeshiko, right?"

".......Indeed it is."

Thinking of Teacher Sakuraba who has been single for 35 years and still has a blank love life, Saki Kurihara couldn't help but shake her head slightly.

To be honest, although it is too early for a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl to consider these things...but after Xiao Chengzi's words, Kurihara Saki also faintly began to think of some things worthy of attention.

..... Will my future self also experience the situation of being unable to find a boy worthy of trusting me for life and worthy of exchanging my sincerity, and falling into the same situation as Mr. Sakuraba?

Although anti-marriageism is popular nowadays, and although Kurihara Saki herself is quite strong and independent...but as a traditional girl, she still secretly yearns for a sweet love and a small home. .

Because of a car accident, I can no longer stand up, can I still find him who treats me sincerely...

Kurihara Saki, who was 16 years old at the time, couldn't figure out why.

"...Saki-chan's expression is so strange."

Gently holding his chin and looking at the girl with silver hair and red eyes, Takegami Kasumi also asked with great concern:

"Are you okay? It feels like Saki-chan has thought of something bad."