He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

"Never!"

With that signature smile, Toru Asakura shouted to him:

"I don't want to listen to a man who rejects me!"

“……………………”

After hearing this, Kento Watanabe was stunned for a moment, and then he could only shake his head with a wry smile.

Asakura Toru, who had always obeyed his advice, rejected him with such a firm attitude for the first time.

And the reason for the rejection left him completely unable to think of how to respond...

However, while Kento Watanabe was still standing there stupidly, Toru Asakura suddenly shouted in another direction:

"Hey, Higuchi! Since you said you want to be the person who supports the ideals of the wise, then the rest is up to you!"

"...Even if you don't shout so loudly, I can still hear you."

The next second, the curtains opened, and Higuchi Enka looked at Toru Asakura speechlessly and said:

"Also, the wise man doesn't belong to anyone in the first place, so there's no way he can hand it over to me."

"...You'd better really think so."

Toru Asakura lowered his voice to a level that only the two of them could hear.

"I hope that after a year and a half, he won't really be trained by you to the point where he can't live without you."

"...Huh? What are you talking about-"

"Goodbye, sage!"

Ignoring the frowning Higuchi Enka, Toru Asakura once again amplified his voice and waved to Kento Watanabe:

"Go hard!"

"Ah...I will!"

Whether it was Ken Watanabe and Toru Asakura who changed their stance on this, or Enka Higuchi who still chose to stick to the present, they all had their own insights in these short three days.

And the Obon Festival, which belonged to the three of them as childhood sweethearts, also came to an end.

In mid-August, the slight heat is still there.

When will the next vacation for these three people be?

Chapter 52.5: However, Rome was not built in a day

After the holiday, Watanabe Office finally resumed normal operations.

As planned in advance, because Higuchi Enka started a new semester, the course schedule was also reduced a lot.

In contrast, Daidong Yuko's course load increased to 1.5 times the original amount——

"Because the class is too long, today's vocal class will be divided into two periods. In the first half, you will be the only one, and in the second half, Enxiang will come to teach."

On the way to the vocal classroom, Kento Watanabe said to Daito Yuko who was sitting in the passenger seat:

"Of course, although the course time has become longer, Mr. Ishibashi has said that he will plan the course content carefully, so you don't have to worry about your throat being exhausted."

"…………"

"I also saw the timetable you sent. I will arrange your next classes in the afternoon and evening. If the tram is not convenient, you can also call me to pick you up."

"…………"

"Also, for this weekend's promotional photo shoot, if you have any special tendencies or preferences, you can tell me and I will tell the Mode. Modern staff to prepare suitable clothing for you."

"…………"

"Uh...what should I say?"

Kento Watanabe glanced at Daito Yuko with some confusion, who had been silent since the beginning.

"Although you really have no obligation to pay attention to me, at least you are talking about some serious work matters... Just give me a response..."

"...I always feel that your mental state has become different after coming back from vacation."

Daito Yuko looked at Kento Watanabe's side face and said:

"Although your work status has always been good, you seem to be more active now than before...Did something good happen?"

"Well... it can be said to be a good thing. At least I gained a lot from it."

Kento Watanabe replied with a smile:

"But are my changes so obvious? You could hear it after just saying a few words..."

"Well, if you want to describe it specifically... you were more like a brother who cared about his sister than a producer. Although you would arrange your work as usual, you would always say a few unnecessary words. 'Care'... such as 'let me know if you're tired'."

Daidon Yuko said:

"But now, your work arrangements are obviously much cleaner, and your tone and speed of speech have also changed subtly... That's why I feel that your mental state has changed."

"I see, I didn't notice so many changes myself..."

Kento Watanabe nodded understandingly.

"So for Miss Dai, which side do you prefer?"

".........Now this is it."

After hesitating for a moment, Daito Yuko replied:

"now

You feel more like a producer here.And neither I nor Higuchi-senpai really need that kind of care. "

"Okay, I see."

Kento Watanabe nodded.

"Then... I will continue to communicate with you in this way."

"kindness."

Daidon Yuko nodded and moved his gaze to the window again...

"By the way...do you plan to call me 'Miss Dai' from now on?"

Kento Watanabe was stunned when he heard this question:

"...Isn't this a good title?"

"It's so polite. I feel like a stranger."

Daidon Yuko said:

"I'm your idol, there's nothing wrong with being more intimate, right?"

"Eh……"

Kento Watanabe's attitude was obviously hesitant.

"A little more intimate? That's...Dai?"

"Have the honorifics been removed? The distance has indeed been shortened a bit..."

Daidon Yuko tasted this title several times, and finally shook her head.

"But it always feels a bit like being called on by the teacher. It feels a bit weird."

"Uh……"

If calling Dai directly doesn't work, then the next thing that's left...isn't it possible to just call her by her first name?

Kento Watanabe suddenly hesitated.

Unlike Tohru and Enka, the age difference between Yuko Daito and him is only three years.

To a certain extent, the two of them can even be considered peers.

Simply calling a girl of the same age by her first name...isn't it a bit too intimate?

Looking at the red light ahead, Kento Watanabe slowly stepped on the brakes.

Looking at the tangled face of Kento Watanabe, Yuko Daito frowned slightly with dissatisfaction:

"Sure enough, it's a bit strange... I was clearly talking about work quite happily just now, but now I'm inexplicably starting to act coy."

"It's not that I'm being shy...it's just...don't you care? I call you your name directly..."

"Huh? It's nothing. People around me basically just call me 'Dongyu'."

Daito Yuko crossed her arms and said indifferently:

"It would be better to say that there are only a few people who call me Dai."

"...That's it."

In other words, for Daito Yuko, calling her by name is not a special behavior...

If that's the case then that's fine.

Because of Tooru's "lessons", Kento Watanabe was very worried about whether he would look at other girls from that "guardian" perspective again.

Maybe he really didn't have the slightest idea of ​​falling in love, but it was really rude to ignore a girl's feelings.

While getting along with each other as "Kento Watanabe", he must always maintain restraint and caution. This is the goal that Kento Watanabe has set for himself.

Since Daidon Yuko doesn't think it's strange to call him by his first name, he naturally won't pay too much attention to it.

"Then...I will call you Fuyuko from now on."

"……Oh?"

Daidong Yuko blinked slightly after hearing this:

"You didn't call me 'Fuyu' like everyone else."

"Because for Fuyuko now, 'Fuyu' is still a special existence, right?"

Kento Watanabe said in a matter-of-fact tone:

"Before you truly accept the other side of yourself, calling you Dongyu always feels like calling someone else..."

Having said this, Kento Watanabe couldn't help but smile again.

"And in my opinion, the title Tou Yuko sounds a little cuter than Tou Yu... So I'd better call you Tou Yuko."

".........?"

Daidong Yuko almost squirted because of the sudden temperature difference.

Why does Fuyuuko sound cuter than Fuyu?What on earth is this man talking about with a smile on his face?

Also, you can obviously say such shameless words casually... Why were you so obsessed with the name just now?

"...I really don't understand what you are thinking more and more."

"Huh? Did you just say something?"

"It's okay, you can just call me Fuyuko from now on... The light is green, let's go."

"Oh."

As the saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day.

It may still take some time before Kento Watanabe truly masters the correct sense of distance when getting along with the opposite sex.

Chapter 53: Final preparations before debut

Time soon came to the weekend...that is, the day when Daidon Yuko took promotional photos.

Probably because the last shooting didn't help much, the staff of Mode. Modern Studio were even more enthusiastic than last time when facing a new round of commissions from Kento Watanabe.

And Kento Watanabe, who didn't know much about Daito Yuko's preferences, finally had no room to intervene this time...

However, he wasn't too worried.

Compared with Higuchi Enka, Daito Yuko has more clear goals and standards as an idol——

That is, the cute "Winter Yu".

And as expected, Yuko Daidon’s promotional photo style ended up being