However, in another sense, these rooms that are now vacant do not belong to anyone.
If he wanted to sleep in the room where Akina Nakamori's brothers lived, Chieko and Akina Nakamori would have to prepare new bedding for him. Shinichi Iwahashi didn't really want to work for two people, let alone rest in someone else's room, so he discussed it with Chieko
, "Just lie down here, okay?"
Anyway, on New Year's Day, I won't visit or pay New Year greetings, so there won't be any guests visiting.
Iwahashi Shinichi joked to Chieko and Nakamori Akina, "When I usually stay in the recording studio all night, I just lie down anywhere."
Chieko still felt that this was not a good way to treat guests, so Akina Nakamori accepted his joke and got up to make preparations.
…
In winter, it is comfortable enough to stay in a warm Japanese-style room, put your feet on the kotatsu table, and lie down like this for a good night's sleep. It's no wonder that Iwahashi Shinichi's fellow Shizuoka Sakurako turns into a little scoundrel in winter and thinks about it every day.
Fishing in troubled waters sleeps in the living room.
Even though I stayed up all night, I wanted to fall asleep, but the sleepiness never came.
Shinichi Iwahashi folded his hands and put them behind his head, staring at the low ceiling of the Japanese-style room in a daze. He was thinking about inviting Akina Nakamori back to his hometown in Shizuoka in two days. He suddenly thought about the new year's holiday after the opening of the Fourth Record Company.
New Year's pep rally here.
As soon as the New Year passed, the countdown to Daikoku Maki's debut began. After last year's incident, Iwahashi Shinichi changed his plan and postponed Daikoku Maki's debut. After that, he fought against everyone's opinions and increased her number.
The debut fund reached 100 million yen, which is something that even major record companies would consider when promoting newbies.
But on the other hand, the smaller a company like GENZO is, the more it aims to make Daikoku Maki an instant hit, and the more it has to gamble on it. How Daikoku Maki will perform in his debut depends on Iwahashi Shinichi's success.
Come down to the implementation of the plan.
Hiroyuki Narita provided a lot of help, and because of the establishment of the TV production company, there were more contacts with Dentsu. Dentsu also fully assisted in the promotion of Daikoku Maki's debut.
Launching Daikoku Moki with the greatest fanfare, bringing out GENZO's first popular female solo, and gradually getting rid of the public's association with "GENZO = band". At the same time, Shinichi Iwahashi's resignation became more justified.
Becoming famous has opened a new chapter for GENZO. His resignation is also the same. The reason why Shinichi Iwahashi immediately decided to postpone Daikoku Maki's debut after last year's incident was because of this moment.
.
However, regarding Dai Heimoji as this crucial step, there is quite a bit of gambling in it.
Of course, for record companies, launching new artists is always a gamble. No one is 100% sure of becoming popular. Moreover, for Shinichi Iwahashi, Daikoku Maki is the best one he has received so far.
, the card with the best chance of winning.
Not only that, she is also an absolute direct descendant of the company. In the current situation, there is no one more suitable than her.
…
During the first month of the year, he had to accept New Year greetings from others, and there were also people who needed him to visit in person. When Iwahashi Shin thought of this, he planned to discuss with his mother and ask her to come to Tokyo to stay for a few days.
There is no wife to take charge of the family, so at this time, the mother can only be asked to help.
Hearing the sound of the sliding paper door, Iwahashi Shinichi retracted his thoughts, glanced up, and immediately heard Nakamori Akina sighing helplessly, as if relieved, "Aren't Shinichi sleeping?"
Shin Iwahashi turned to one side and propped up his elbows. "I'm not sleepy at all." He joked, "After all, I am Nianxiajun and he is full of energy."
Akina Nakamori glanced at him, "Hai~Hai~it's really amazing."
"Where is Chieko-san?"
"Mom went to rest." Nakamori Akina sat down in front of him, "I have been busy with everyone all night, and I seem to be exhausted." As she spoke, she stretched out her finger and touched Iwahashi Shinichi's ear.
"Are you really not going to sleep?"
Iwahashi Shinichi answered quickly, "If you come here, I won't be able to sleep anymore."
"Then shall I go out?" Nakamori Akina answered the question very quickly.
Shinichi Iwahashi choked her up, feeling helpless and funny at the same time. She showed a proud expression, as if leaving Shinichi Iwahashi speechless was a great victory worthy of celebration and commemoration.
But considering the failure of being confused by Nian Xiajun from time to time, this moment is indeed worthy of celebration.
There were only two people alone in the Japanese-style room. Akina Nakamori also lay down next to Shinichi Iwahashi, imitating his example, raising her elbows and facing him.
She looked at Iwahashi Shinichi for a while, then suddenly spoke, "I don't have my own room."
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at her flashing eyes.
"Although the most indispensable thing at home now is an empty room, I always feel that I don't have a room of my own." Akina Nakamori said to herself, first laughing at herself, "Isn't it weird to say that? It's very messy.
?”
Iwahashi Shinichi denied, "It's not that strange."
"Shinichi, you know everything...right?"
Iwahashi Shinichi laughed at her silly words, "How is that possible?"
"That's true." Nakamori Akina muttered, feeling that what she said didn't make sense. She sighed softly, "Actually, I was thinking just now, if I had my own room from childhood to adulthood, it would be my own room.
.”
"I'll just ask you to go to my room and take a rest." Akina Nakamori said.
Her feelings were like the flickering light of fireflies. Shinichi Iwahashi smiled, but what he said was, "However, it doesn't seem appropriate to be taken to a room to rest after the first visit."
After saying this, a finger stretched out in front of his face and pressed his lips. Nakamori Akina looked disgusted and stopped him: "Don't say it anymore."
After being sealed, Iwahashi Shinichi looked at her face, nodded honestly, put down the elbow he was supporting, and lay down. Considering that she was with her mother, Nakamori Akina still couldn't let go and didn't follow him.
The child lay down and just sat on his pillow.
"Why are you like this?" Nakamori Akina muttered.
Shinichi Iwahashi was curious, "What's it like?"
"Either I say some weird words, or I do some weird things." She thought quietly.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but laugh. He was about to say something when Akina Nakamori saw his lips moving and stretched out her fingers to press his lips, "...I'm sure he's going to say something weird again."
Iwahashi Shinichi was so innocent that he didn't think what he wanted to say was strange.
But Akina Nakamori obviously doesn’t think so.
After all, it was at her mother's house, and there was a limit to the playfulness. Nakamori Akina didn't allow him to talk nonsense, so Iwahashi Shinichi just shut up and felt her fingers on his lips.
After a while, the finger was removed from his mouth. Then, a hand that was slightly cooler than Shinichi Iwahashi's own body temperature was placed on his forehead, and then moved slightly downward to block his eyes.
Akina Nakamori said to him like she was coaxing a child to sleep, "Just rest for a while."
As a result, before he finished speaking, he couldn't hold it back and yawned. This time, both of them laughed.
"Forget it if you can't sleep." Nakamori Akina finally gave up.
Iwahashi Shinichi sat up, folded the blanket covering him twice and put it aside. Nakamori Akina got up and went to make two cups of hot tea.
The two of them were sitting foot by foot in front of the kotatsu. Akina Nakamori turned on the TV and turned the sound down to minimum. The New Year's Day special program was lively all day long. The TV station tried its best to please stay at home on this day.
people.
This year's New Year's Day special program, Nakamori Akina only participated in one of the programs that was recorded about a week in advance. Compared with the busyness of previous years, this year was much more leisurely from the beginning to the end of the year.
Ever since his debut, it has become a luxury to spend New Year's Day leisurely watching TV.
Akina Nakamori looked at the comedians who were showing off their talents with great interest. Shinichi Iwahashi looked at them, but he felt really sleepy. He propped up his elbows and sat down in front of the kotatsu table to doze off.
In a sense, this is also the first time he has enjoyed the leisurely New Year's Day holiday.
Between the two of them, one was focused on the TV and the other was dozing off carelessly. Neither of them noticed the slight noise at the entrance. However, when they heard the sound of the paper sliding door being opened, Nakamori Akina was the first to raise her head and look over, reacting slightly.
It's my sister Mingsui who's back.
On the morning of New Year's Day, the little sister came back. This incident itself certainly did not surprise Nakamori Akina. This moment of confusion was probably because he had not seen her for a long time. Or, perhaps, he had unknowingly forgotten this.
thing.
Iwahashi Shinichi turned his head a little later. Outside the sliding door, stood a girl with fashionable clothes and exquisite makeup. The heavy makeup changed her facial features and erased the slight resemblance to her sister Akina.
"Sister Akina, happy New Year." Nakamori Akiho smiled.
Nakamori Akina reacted and smiled back, "Happy New Year, Akiho-chan." She was about to introduce Iwahashi Shinichi to her younger sister, but Nakamori Akina mentioned it first, "This one."
Her eyes fell on Iwahashi Shinichi's face, "Is that Iwahashi-san?"
If you really want to say it, this attitude can be described as frivolous and casual. However, Shinichi Iwahashi didn't bother to take it to heart and replied politely, "Hello, I am Iwahashi."
Nakamori Akiho received a response and showed a familiar smile, "Iwahashi-san, even if I don't introduce you, I will recognize you. Now, there are only a few people who don't recognize you."
Iwahashi Shinichi replied, "It's too exaggerated to say that. I don't dare to take it seriously."
"Where's mother? Sister Akina."
Nakamori Akiho finished talking to Iwahashi Shinichi and turned his attention to Nakamori Akina.
"Going to rest." Akina Nakamori replied.
Nakamori Akiho said "Oh" and lowered her voice, "I see." After all, she was also Chieko's daughter, so she subconsciously didn't want to disturb her resting mother.
Akina Nakamori stood up and asked, "What would you like Akho-chan to drink?"
Nakamori Akiho asked, "Can I have a can of beer?"
"Would you like to drink beer this morning?" Akina Nakamori looked at her indifferent sister, but said nothing.
There were only Iwahashi Shinichi and Nakamori Akiho in the Japanese room. Her younger sister said to Iwahashi Shinichi nonchalantly, "A new day should start with a glass of cold beer."
These words didn't seem to be spoken to Shinichi Iwahashi, but to Akina Nakamori who was not present.
Even in front of a man she met for the first time, Nakamori Akiho behaved relaxedly, without any formality. She looked at the TV screen and found it boring. She took the remote control placed next to Nakamori Akina and changed the channel.
"Does Iwahashi-san come to mother often?" Nakamori Akiho asked.
Iwahashi Shinichi glanced at her and said nothing. Nakamori Akiho said to herself, "A few months ago, when I came back, I met Akina-san bringing a man back... Of course, it happened that we didn't meet."
Nakamori Akiho laughed again, with a nonchalant tone, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have to ask Iwahashi-san specifically."
In fact, it was not that she had never met Iwahashi Shinichi.
That day, I bumped into Nakamori Akina and brought a man back to see her mother. Nakamori Akiho was overwhelmed by her sister's momentum and walked away without even going up to the entrance. Before leaving, she saw a man sitting in the living room through the window.
A celebrity man. An earlier time, when she came back, she saw tea sets for three people placed in the kitchen sink.
Now that I'm talking about this, Nakamori Akiho's words contain a bit of poisonous malice and a hint of gambling-like temptation.
Shinichi Iwahashi's eyes turned cold, but he soon felt that it was ridiculous and replied in a normal tone, "It's a bit unfortunate." He also laughed, "If Akiho-san had come here earlier, there would be no need to say 'first meeting' today.
Already."
"That's true." Nakamori Akiho nodded.
Iwahashi Shinichi is a polite person who cannot be faulted. Nakamori Akiho doesn't like this kind of person very much. In front of such a person, she feels that everything she thinks will be seen through, and at the same time she knows that she is completely powerless to resist.
Akina unexpectedly found such a person as her boyfriend.
Isn't she the most rebellious person who likes to confront others? With this kind of person, she will definitely be led by the nose, made to play around, and still kept in the dark.
Nakamori Akiho changed the subject and joked: "If I hadn't missed it a few times before and got to know him earlier, I would have something to say when my friend boasted to me about meeting Iwahashi-san."
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't guess what she meant, so he didn't react much. He said politely, "I have something to say."
"There is too much to talk about." Nakamori Akiho took out a lighter from her bag, but did not light a cigarette. She said casually, "What are those guys doing all day long dreaming of catching a rich husband at a sorority...
…”
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at Nakamori Akiho's nonchalant look and thought she was really pathetic.
Nakamori Akiho didn't know who she was laughing at, "If I had known earlier that you and Akina-san were dating, I would have told them not to have random dreams..."
She was talking loudly, and a voice sounded at the door, "Akiho-chan's beer is here."
Nakamori Akina came in with a tray. She put the beer in front of Nakamori Akiho, and then put the brewed hot tea in front of Iwahashi Shinichi, "This is your tea."
She looked at Nakamori Akiho's slightly frowning expression when she picked up the beer can, and said nonchalantly: "It seems that all the beer in the refrigerator has been finished."
"So, let's just make do with it and drink a normal drink." Akina Nakamori smiled.
For a moment, Nakamori Akiho felt like she had been slapped in the face.
