He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 61: The best way to deceive honest people is——

"...Why do you ask that suddenly?"

Higuchi Enka, who almost lost control of his facial expression management, asked in embarrassment:

"There shouldn't be any reason why I have to sing to him."

"No...I was just asking casually, and I didn't intend to ask you to make a choice based on this question..."

Seeing Higuchi Enka's reaction so strongly, Mr. Ishibashi was stunned for a moment, and then slowly grinned:

"But now it seems... I seem to have found the right solution again."

"……………………Come again?"

Higuchi Enka seemed to have seen this scene before.

Mr. Ishibashi seemed to have used this tentative method to find the weak points in her heart... As a result, less than a month later, she used the same trick again...

"I will never think about your question so seriously next time."

"Hahaha, I'm really sorry about that."

Mr. Ishibashi smiled and said:

"If you want to hold a grudge, of course that's up to you, but before that, let's continue to think in this direction."

"………………well."

Although he felt uncomfortable being teased, business was more important after all, so Higuchi Enka did not dwell on it any longer.

And she has almost begun to get used to the feeling of being read through by this powerful Mr. Ishibashi...

"How should I put it? When I was choosing songs, I did think about it...whether there was a song I wanted to sing to someone."

This idea originated from my date with Toru Asakura that day.

After seeing Toru Asakura's performance, she realized that this kind of performance with only one person was feasible even in front of a large audience.

In a sense, she actually didn't care what other people thought of her, but Kento Watanabe... she didn't want to disappoint him.

Therefore, she also tried to find a song that could express and convey her mood, and she did find it.

only……

"That look... so embarrassing."

Higuchi Enka couldn't help but turn her face and said:

"If it was the wise man in the past, even if I sang like that, he would just smile and praise me for singing well, but if it were him now... he might notice something from it."

After experiencing the incident of Toru Asakura, although Kento Watanabe still failed to grasp the correct distance from the opposite sex, he did become gradually more sensitive to the feelings and moods of the opposite sex.

"I do have some... special feelings for sages, but I don't want to tell him specifically, and I don't want him to notice... Maybe I can find a song that I can fully immerse myself in, but I don't want to tell him. I was worried whether he would notice something from it. So... I didn't rush to make a choice."

Having said this, Higuchi Enka couldn't help but sigh.

"I really don't have the confidence to completely hide this feeling."

"Oh, I see."

Mr. Ishibashi nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

"Having a special mood, but not wanting to be noticed by him... Although it is very subtle, it is actually quite common."

After saying that, he looked up at Higuchi Enka and said to her:

"To put it simply, as long as there is a way to hide the feelings in the song from Watanabe-kun, that's right, right?"

"...Well, that's it."

Higuchi Enka nodded.

“If that were the case, I would have chosen that song without hesitation.”

"That's easy! For people like Watanabe-kun, there is a most practical method!"

Mr. Ishibashi slapped his thigh decisively:

"I can guarantee that with this method, no matter how keen Watanabe-kun is, he will only be able to turn a blind eye to your feelings in the end."

"You... Seriously?"

Higuchi Enxiang couldn't help being stunned when he heard this:

"But your idea is to make the singing full of emotions, right? If I hide my emotions, wouldn't the performance be the same?

It will be greatly reduced. "

"Yeah, so I didn't originally intend for you to hide your emotions while singing."

Mr. Ishibashi said in a matter-of-fact tone:

"Rather, I hope you can release everything in your heart intact!"

“……………???”

Higuchi Enka felt that she could no longer understand the Japanese spoken by Mr. Ishibashi.

"You obviously have to hide your emotions, but you have to release them all during singing...I, I can't understand..."

"So... don't always want to tamper with your singing!"

Mr. Ishibashi curled his lips and said:

"Performance is performance, give full play to your [-]%, this is the performer's responsibility! The method I give you is after the performance!"

"After the performance...?"

Higuchi Enka couldn't help but tilted her head in confusion when she heard this:

"What can I do after the show?"

"It's very simple... Come on, Higuchi Enka, now, control your expression to your normal expression."

Mr. Ishibashi said to Higuchi Enka:

"It's the kind that doesn't smile at all...yes, yes, that's right, that's what it looks like now."

"……what's next?"

Higuchi Enka, who put on his usual poker face, then asked:

"What else should I do?"

"Tough mouth."

"………………………………Eh?"

Higuchi Enka almost thought there was something wrong with his hearing.

"Um...please tell me again, what else should I do next?"

"Tough mouth."

Mr. Ishibashi repeated without hesitation:

"You should know that Watanabe-kun is the type who particularly respects other people's opinions and ideas. No matter what you say, he will listen very carefully."

"……Indeed it is."

"So, as long as you are tough enough! No matter what Mr. Watanabe asks, don't answer truthfully. Just keep keeping this expression to deny! As long as you don't let go, he will definitely believe what you say!"

Mr. Ishibashi said confidently:

"Although it may be a bit rude to say this, for that guy, this method is also the most effective. Especially if you are a type whose expression changes less often and rarely lies, he will be even more convinced. ”

"This this……"

This proposal was so shocking that Higuchi Enka felt that huge waves were beginning to surge in his brain.

"Will this... really work?"

"It will definitely work. It's better to say that you should know better than me."

Mr. Ishibashi said firmly:

"By the way, if he dares to ask you a few more questions, you just put on an unhappy expression, and you are guaranteed to scare him so much that he never dares to ask you such questions again! And this method is not only applicable this time, in the future you can Feel free to express your feelings in song...as long as you don't admit it afterward that's it!"

"……………………"

Higuchi Enka was silent for a long time after hearing this.

After repeatedly recalling Kento Watanabe's expression of listening carefully in her mind, she sighed slowly——

"Want me to try singing that song now?"

"of course!"

In this way, under the guidance of Mr. Ishibashi, Higuchi Enka found the last piece of the puzzle that she used to perfect this live.

Chapter 62: Reasons to Sing for You ([-]-in-[-])

After deciding on the repertoire, what Higuchi Enka had to do became much simpler.

In addition to practicing over and over again...it is to constantly find the final state of singing this song.

"There are three days left, two of which are working days. If that's the case, then practice time..."

Higuchi Enka looked at the calendar and calculated the time left until Live.

During the previous audition process, Mr. Ishibashi had basically found out all the technical deficiencies for her.Therefore, Enka Higuchi is not worried about the completion of this live.

But regarding her state when singing this song... she still wasn't [-]% confident.

then--

"...How to adjust the status during Live?"

Hearing this question, Asakura Toru started shaking his head and thinking:

"My words...because all the performances are for Hyunjin, so when I sing, I will constantly recall Hyunjin's face and the memories of being with him in my mind."

Having said this, she took out her mobile phone and opened the photo album——

"By the way, in order to make my impression of Hyun-jin clearer, I will keep looking at his photos before the concert starts!"

"…………"

Higuchi Enka silently took Asakura Toru's mobile phone and looked through the photo album.

As expected, in the photo album separately classified as "Sage", there are basically all photos of Kento Watanabe, and at the bottom of the album there is even a selfie taken by Kento Watanabe during his junior high school years——

"We probably didn't have mobile phones when he was in junior high school... Where did you get such a thing?"

"I found it on his phone and secretly sent it to me when he wasn't paying attention."

Toru Asakura said with a proud smile:

"Don't you think it's cute? Look

Although this face looks very similar to the current sage at first glance, there is still a big difference when you look closely.Especially the eyes and eyebrows...huhuhu. "

"...Hey, pay attention to your expression, current idol."

Higuchi Enka complained with a look of disgust:

"Also, your laugh just now was like a strange uncle. It was a little disgusting."

"There's nothing you can do about it. After all, people become stupid when they see cute things."

Toru Asakura first shrugged disapprovingly, then put his hand on the phone screen and skillfully swiped to the left three times:

"And this... my mom took this photo of the three of us going to the Summer Festival. Do you feel nostalgic?"

"……what."

On the screen of the mobile phone, I saw Kento Watanabe standing in the middle, holding the hands of two people, walking towards the busy stall street ahead——

"This was...our third grade year in elementary school. Your parents took the three of us to a nearby summer festival."

Looking at the three young and slender figures, Higuchi Enka's expression couldn't help but soften.

Even though she has grown up now, she still cherishes the time she spent with the two of them.