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"Ms. Igarashi?"

But before he could cheer, Shiina Lan saw an unexpected figure, which surprised her.

Behind the door, in a flash, she saw a figure with short silver-gray hair and wearing glasses.

Although she didn't have time to see the man's complete appearance, his iconic features allowed her to recognize his identity.

Ever since she met Igarashi Runa at the school gate that day, because they had met once before, she also started following Miss Igarashi's Twitter and social media accounts.

Because she felt that this sister was very nice and charming, and her appearance was even not inferior to many celebrities, so she developed a strong curiosity.

"Zero hour!"

Yuki Ichinose also saw it vaguely, but she was not surprised. She just cheered along with Aoi Akizuki and Hitomi Matsushita beside her.

"I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. After a month, the Kawai Asia Piano Competition, Neon Division, Professional Youth Group, finally announced the national champion today."

When I walked onto the stage at midnight, the host was also making an announcement.

"Because of the rules, there are a total of six contestants in the youth category who will represent Neon to participate in the Asian Piano Competition."

"Next, I will announce the list. Please come to the stage if your name is called."

"Sixth place, Shota Izumiya."

A 25-year-old man in the audience stood up excitedly when he heard this and hurried to the stage.

"Mr. Lingshi, your performance just now made me see the future of the neon piano world. I hope that one day I can become a pianist like you."

When Shota Izumitani came to the stage, he immediately bowed and saluted Kurosawa Mitsuru, and was extremely excited.

Maybe he didn't win the championship, but he was grateful to have the opportunity to meet his idol directly.

In fact, before today, he was also dissatisfied with having a popular pianist like Ling Shi as a special guest...but the performance just now completely changed his mind.

"You are the future of the piano world, keep going."

Kurosawa Hikaru extended his hand to him, and along with the handshake, he patted his shoulder with one hand and encouraged him.

"Fifth place, Miki Matsuzaka."

"Fourth place, Katayama Reiko"

"Third place, Kitai Shin."

"The runner-up is Kuroki Souta."

"Finally, the champion of this year's Neon Division Finals is Hideki Ishihara."

Among the six contestants, two are girls, both in their twenties, with good looks and noble temperament.

Starting from the third place, staff brought out trophies, medals, and certificates. The trophies were of different sizes and included gold, silver, and bronze.

Although the champion's gold trophy is the smallest, it is the most important.

"Master Ling Shi, could you please accept me as your disciple?"

As Kurosawa Hikaru handed these things to the champion, the 21-year-old piano genius, Ishihara Hideki asked excitedly.

"You should learn not from me but from the great piano masters in history, who are also my teachers."

Kurosawa Hikaru didn't have the time to accept an apprentice, but the way he refused was very clever.

"Yes."

These words greatly encouraged Ishihara Hideki, and he nodded.

Every time an award ceremony is held, there will be photographers taking pictures and commemorating the event.

"There are only five minutes left before the competition officially ends. Let us invite the champion of this competition, Hideki Ishihara, to perform an encore for us. He is the youngest finalist in the youth category this year and also the most outstanding piano talent."

The host said eagerly as Kurosawa Hikaru took a photo with the six contestants.

"Before that, can you let me say a word?"

When Kurosawa Mitsuru heard this, he also asked.

"of course can."

"Thank you very much for coming from all over the country to support me. Please be safe on your way back."

Taking the microphone, Kurosawa Hikaru faced the audience. Although he couldn't tell which ones were the original fans, he still expressed his sincere gratitude and then bowed slightly.

"Master Zero Time, I will be your fan my whole life!"

"Master Zero Time, I love you and I want to marry you!"

Such gratitude deeply moved the fans, who couldn't help but scream and cheer.

Faced with such cheers, Kurosawa Hikaru straightened up, returned the microphone to the host, waved goodbye to everyone, and officially left the stage.

At this point, his duties for the night were completely over.

After watching Ishihara Hideki's performance, it was finally 9 o'clock in the evening. Kurosawa Hikaru went backstage and the audience began to leave.

"Mr. Zero Time, please give me an autograph."

"Mr. Zero Hour."

As he entered the backstage, before he finished his work, several judges came up to him and asked for his autograph.

In this regard, Kurosawa Hikaru was generous and had friendly exchanges with these pianists.

After everything was done, with the approach of Igarashi Runa, it officially ended.

……

Kurosawa Hikaru and Igarashi Runa said goodbye to the others, moved through the backstage passage, and began to leave.

"Zero hour, do you know how much your appearance fee is tonight?"

Igarashi Runa was holding a box in her hand and walking side by side with him, saying this with great excitement.

"How many?"

Kurosawa Hikaru was also amused when he saw her excited little expression.

"Ten million! Originally we were going to perform for free, but Mr. Kawai thought your performance was so outstanding and it promoted the competition very effectively, so he gave us compensation."

Igarashi Runa patted the box in her hands, very happy.

Although two weeks have passed since the video was released, YouTube has also distributed money.

But for tonight's performance, I actually received a performance fee of 10 million, which is really a good deal.

"Ten million? Mr. Kawai is really generous."

Realizing the reward, Kurosawa Hikaru thought for a moment and said.

The appearance fee is 10 million yen, which is top-notch in the world.

"indeed."

Igarashi Runa was in a good mood, holding a box of money.

So they walked out of the hall through the side door, following the route used by insiders, and headed for the parking lot.

But as soon as they walked out of the guild hall, someone started to target them.

"Mr. Ling Shi, we are reporters from TBS TV. May I interview you?"

It was a female office lady in uniform, accompanied by a photographer, who came straight towards me.

TBS TV station is one of the six major mainstream media in Japan.

Originally, TBS TV station was not paying attention to this game, but since it was such big news, reporters immediately went out to get an exclusive interview as soon as possible.

At the same time, there were some groups holding cameras nearby who were rushing over after hearing the news.

As journalists, they are very familiar with various venues and places where stars and celebrities go.

Seeing this scene, Igarashi Runa put her hand behind her back and touched Kurosawa Hikaru, signaling him to go back first.

"..."

Noticing her little movement, Kurosawa Mitsuru's body stiffened, then he turned around tactfully and went back into the venue.

"Mr. Zero Time, please wait a moment."

Seeing that she was about to leave, the reporter from TBS TV station suddenly became anxious.

"I'm Mr. Reitoki's agent, Runa Igarashi... Mr. Reitoki is tired tonight and will not be accepting interviews for the time being. If you want an interview, please make an appointment first."

However, before they could catch up, Igarashi Runa blocked their way. She was very skilled in dealing with such situations.

After briefly dealing with him, she turned around and went back into the hall, closing the door, leaving no chance for the other party to catch up.

"There are at least ten reporters waiting for you outside."

Igarashi Runa leaned against the door with her back, holding it tightly, looking at Kurosawa Hikaru with some helplessness.

Although I had expected to become famous, I have to say that tonight's performance at midnight was so amazing that it directly attracted reporters from major TV stations, magazines, and news agencies.

"What should I do?"

Kurosawa Hikaru was also a little surprised by this scene.

"Although we can leave by force, if I drive you back to the office, once you enter the office, it will be difficult for you to get out, and the reporters will keep a close eye on you... If I send you home, your true identity will be exposed."

Igarashi Runa has a headache.

Unlike her previous work at Phantom Star Agency, this agency is large and has various access controls and extremely high security levels, which can protect the privacy of artists very well.

Currently, Zero Hour Agency has no employees except the three founders.

What's more, now they don't even have a bodyguard.

"There is actually another way."

Seeing that she was very troubled, Kurosawa Hikaru thought for a moment and then said.

"any solution?"

Igarashi Runa was a little surprised. Even her, the gold medal agent, couldn't think of a solution, so what could Kurosawa think of?

“I can do parkour.”

Kurosawa Hikaru looked at her and said seriously.

"Parkour?"

Hearing this method, Igarashi Runa was a little confused.

Parkour, what kind of strange ability is this?

"Anyway, let's split up. You go out to attract their attention, and I'll go out from somewhere else. I'll text you after I get away."

Seeing that she was confused, Kurosawa Hikaru explained the situation.

When it comes to parkour, he is eager to try it.

Before this, he had never known what occasions to use his parkour skills, but now that he thought about it, he could use it to escape and run away.

The essence of parkour is one of the fashionable extreme sports that is popular all over the world. It is played in the environment of daily life, mostly in cities.

The art of using one's own physical abilities to quickly, efficiently and reliably navigate any known or unknown environment.

"Is it really possible?"

Igarashi Runa was a little surprised. To be honest, she didn't quite understand what parkour was.

"It really can."

Kurosawa Hikaru is very sure about this. Maybe his parkour is still at the entry level, but his physical fitness is very strong due to various rewards.

With a variety of skills and strong physical fitness, he is absolutely sure that he can leave the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan from a very strange place.

"But your clothes are still in the car. Where can you go in these clothes?"

Igarashi Runa felt a little regretful. If she had known this would happen, she should have brought his clothes with her.

Originally, according to her idea, even if she was surrounded by people tonight, they would at most be fans and could be easily shaken off.

But for professional journalists from major news agencies and TV stations, the situation is not that simple.

"There are other people wearing tuxedos in the hall. The key is the mask. I just need to take off the mask, hide it, and throw away the hat, and there will be no problem... In short, you act according to the plan. The more reporters you can attract, the higher the chance of my escape."

Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded and gave instructions.