He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

"...I knew you would have a big reaction."

Higuchi Enka sighed immediately when he saw this.

"But no matter how you think about it, it's impossible to talk about it on the street, so don't stand still here, Mr. Wooden Man. Others will look at you strangely."

"But--"

"It's nothing, just leave quickly."

As Higuchi Enka spoke, he half-forcibly took Kento Watanabe's left arm.

Higuchi Enka said this without any doubt, following the footsteps he had left over the past year and a half.

"If you are now, you will definitely be able to accept all this."

Chapter 10: Fragmented strength and conceited independence

I like Kento Watanabe.

I have always liked him since a long time ago.

He is handsome, strong, reliable, wise, gentle, courageous and sparkling.

If there is a perfect person in this world, I think... it must be someone like a sage.

He loved idols and aspired to be an idol producer, and I never doubted whether he could do it.

There is only one thing on my mind...that is, how can I shorten this unreachable distance between me and the wise man?

I once asked him, "If I become an idol, will wise men also like me?" 】

He answered me in the affirmative without hesitation and told me that producers work side by side with idols.

This makes me extremely happy.

I finally had a way to get close to him, and it was finally possible for me to realize my wish.

So after that, I naturally became the idol of wise men.

Watanabe Office is a firm with nothing.

In that spacious office, there were only the wise man and me.

But even so, the wise man never stopped his efforts, and I never doubted his future.

I am simply happy that I have succeeded in becoming a part of the sage's dream, and I am simply enjoying the process of getting closer to him.

The audience at Livehouse applauded and praised me more than once, and the teachers who taught me also praised my talents.

Looking at the wise man's face full of fighting spirit and determination, I finally felt that I was gradually becoming his "ideal".

I can feel that I am getting closer to the sage and becoming the person that the sage said can work side by side with him.

The pride brought by growth and the satisfaction brought by love made me feel a little elated.

And just when I thought we would continue to move forward smoothly, the alarm clock called reality suddenly woke me up from my dream.

The Pulchra Company discovered my existence and tried to separate me from the Sages.

I have clearly expressed my rejection, and I have emphasized more than once that I will not leave Xianren.

However, after that, they took

He threatened to "destroy the ideals of wise men".

That was the first time I felt scared.

The activities in the past six months have made me understand that the size of Watanabe & Associates can only be regarded as a lone boat in the storm in this industry. If they really do what they said, then Watanabe & Associates will So this little raft will definitely be mercilessly swallowed up...

How could I possibly accept this?

But fortunately, the contract they gave me did guarantee that as long as I leave Watanabe Firm and join Pulchra, they will never do any commercial harm to Watanabe Firm...

Moreover... the wise man liked his idol from the beginning, not me, so even without my existence, he will definitely be able to realize his ideal.

Rather than being unable to be with a wise man, I am more afraid that the wise man's ideals will be shattered.

Now that I have grown up enough to protect him, I will naturally sacrifice myself for him without hesitation.

Just like that, I signed a three-year contract with Pulchra.

But...I didn't tell the wise man what happened.

Because I know him very well.

He is a hopelessly gentle and good-natured man who likes to blame all his faults on himself and never blames others. At the same time, he is also a fool who is so strict with himself that he is almost harsh.

If he knew that I sacrificed myself to protect his ideals, he would most likely blame himself for it, and even choose to fight against Pulchra for her sake.

But...that won't work, sage.

I am just a selfish person who longs for your ideals and tries to realize my love through responsible relationships.

You have a sparkling ideal and you have worked so hard for it.

I don't want you to give up because of me.

Until the moment I stepped into Pulchra Building, until the moment I quickly stood out from the rest of the new idols, I never doubted my choice.

Their recognition of me is also the recognition of a wise person.

Even without my presence, the wise man will definitely be able to make the name of Watanabe & Associates resounding in this industry!

By the time the three-year contract ends, Watanabe & Associates will surely have grown enough to compete with Pulchra.

At that time... I believed so self-righteously.

It wasn't until a few months later, when I heard about Kento's current situation from my parents and the Higuchi family, that my imagination of Kento was finally shattered.

He did not recruit the next artist as I had hoped, let alone resume the activity.

This cold and cruel news instantly woke me up from my dream.

At the same time, it also made me realize again what my leaving without saying goodbye meant to the wise man.

Ah, that's right.

I finally started to regret it.

After entering the industry, I re-recognized the value of a wise man, but I also realized his "fragility".

He is not an omnipotent superman at all, nor is he a god who can make all his wishes come true.

He is just a big kid who is five years older than me and more independent than the average person.

Compared to the threat from the big company, my departure was a devastating disaster to him and to the Watanabe Office, which had nothing.

Maybe I did make such a decision out of the desire to protect the sage, but... is this really the right choice?

If I had not chosen to leave without saying goodbye a year and a half ago, but would have told all this to the wise man.

What will we look like now...?

Fortunately, today, a year and a half later, my important childhood sweetheart, Higuchi Enka, appeared at Sage's side and proactively declared that she would become a supporter of his dream.

No one can understand how much salvation her decision brought to me.

That's right, as long as that's the case.

This is the scene I expected beforehand!

As long as they have Xian Ren's unique and outstanding training ability, and Higuchi, who has always been very good and calm... they will definitely succeed.

Especially when Higuchi declared her “competitor” to me, I was even more happy for her realization.

That's great.

The mistakes I made... were finally made up for in another form.

Even after this, I can no longer appear in the ideal of a wise man, nor can I get close to him again.

As long as his ideals can continue, as long as he can continue to persevere.

Whatever you want her to do.

.....................

Jingle bells!

In Pulchra's lounge, Toru Asakura's cell phone suddenly rang.

The agent lady who was closer to the phone immediately picked up the phone——

"Asakura! There's a call on your cell phone! Let me see, the caller is... Xianto? Do you want to answer it? Or are you still hanging up like before - Wow!?"

"You, who are you talking about!?"

Toru Asakura ran over from the other side of the room and took the mobile phone from the agent's hand with an almost rough movement.

And when she saw the name on the screen, there was an expression on her face that the agent had never seen before——

"Sorry, I can't participate in the interview later."

Having said that, regardless of the agent's frantic obstruction, Qian Qian

Kuratoru immediately took his cell phone and rushed out of the lounge...and out of the Pulchra Company building.

Then, when she pressed the answer button with trembling fingers, the voice from her favorite person came out as she wished -

"through."

The call that had been away for a year and a half made Toru Asakura's eyes instantly filled with tears.

However, this conversation, which was delayed for a year and a half, finally allowed the story of the two to continue again——

"I want to... talk to you."

Chapter 11: Fragmented strength and conceited independence

misunderstanding.

An illusion caused by the character's misunderstanding of objective things, or the difference between the character's situation, personality, and experience.

Just like Kento Watanabe and Tooru Asakura during this year and a half.

It's obvious that both parties are considering each other, and both parties obviously think that they have made the more correct decision for the other party.However, after that, neither of them got the results they expected as each other hoped.

"...I obviously told Higuchi not to tell you."

In order to cover up his trembling voice, Asakura Toru lowered his voice and muttered:

"What a guy who doesn't keep his word."

"I never promised you at all, right? Think about it carefully, did I answer you at that time?"

On the other side of the phone, Higuchi Enka's cold voice also came.

"Never think that the other person will be what you think before you get their answer, do you understand?"

"It's too long-winded."

Asakura Toru sniffed and complained dissatisfiedly to Higuchi Enka:

"Isn't it good for you to just take on the role of a sage readily? Why do you have to say these useless things..."

"It's not useless. In fact... I still can't let go of what happened a year and a half ago."

Kento Watanabe's voice seemed to sound deeper than usual.

"Although it may be meaningless to ask this now, but...Toru. When you were threatened by Pulchra, did you ever...even just once imagine the possibility of riding out the difficulties with me? "

"Of course I have thought about it, how could I not have thought about it?"

Toru Asakura couldn't help but said loudly:

"But... there's nothing you can do, right? The sages at that time were not even in their infancy. They had no one to rely on, and no resources to support them... I'm really worried that your dream will end here. ah!"

"...Perhaps this is indeed the case."

Toru Asakura's tone rarely loses control like this due to emotional fluctuations.

And listening to the faintly crying voice, Watanabe Kento felt waves of pain coming from his chest.

"But Tooru... during those half a year, your existence was my ideal."