If Shinichi Iwahashi were a father, he would probably not be the kind of father who would get angry. That night, Akina Nakamori and Ayumi Hamasaki, a woman and a girl, had the same opinion at the same moment.
Nakamori Akina noticed the girl's provocation and looked sullen. Hamasaki Ayumi saw it and his attitude suddenly softened. He walked up to her and whispered to her: "I understand, Akina-san."
However, the girl is not bowing to the woman she admires. On the contrary, the act of taking the initiative to surrender implies competition. The newborn girl reveals her own thorns to the woman she likes and longs for.
Iwahashi Shinichi stood at the entrance and asked Nakamori Akina: "Has Xiaoguang fallen asleep?" He was aware of the subtle atmosphere and did not break it.
Nakamori Akina looked at him: "Xiaoguang has gone back to the room long ago." She asked Shinichi Iwahashi: "I heard from Xiaoguang that Maiko-chan, who visited the company, likes giraffes."
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but smile when he thought about the mistake Utada Hikaru conveyed, and asked her: "Did Hikaru tell me what kind of giraffe Maiko-chan likes?"
Nakamori Akina blinked, a little confused: "Are there many kinds of giraffes? Maiko-chan knows so much."
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but laugh when he saw this dazed look. Nakamori Akina saw her husband's expression and guessed that he was laughing at her, so she made an unconvinced expression at him.
The couple talked and laughed and walked into the living room.
Ayumi Hamasaki looked at the backs of the two of them and walked into the entrance hall, her heart filled with disappointment. She couldn't explain the reason for her disappointment at this moment, but she knew it was not jealousy. Instead, she felt a sense of disillusionment that her imagination was different from reality.
Shinichi Iwahashi went to wash his face and rinse his mouth when he came back. Akina Nakamori brought the brewed tea. Ayumu Hamasaki also came over and sat down. Akina Nakamori asked her: "Ayu-chan, do you want something to drink?"
Hamasaki shook his head: "I don't need it."
Shinichi Iwahashi was talking to Akina Nakamori, and of course, he knew that Ayumi Hamasaki was listening. He said about today's events, "Maiko-chan asked me how to fold a giraffe origami. She is a big fan of KIRIN from DREAMS E TRUE."
Akina Nakamori was a little surprised: "Really?"
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled, "She said that she wrote a letter to Kirin-san from the band and received a reply and an origami giraffe as a gift."
Such a miraculous coincidence left Akina Nakamori at a loss as to what to say.
Ayumi Hamasaki listened in a daze, but intuitively knew that what Shinichi Iwahashi was talking about was about the "word magic".
The kid who wrote the letter to the record label, what kind of magic did her words create?
Just now, he was still quarreling with Shinichi Iwahashi, saying that he didn't believe in magic. However, after listening to the conversation between Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori, and watching Akina-san's reaction, Hamasaki realized that Akina-san knew what that magic was.
Knowing that there is a mystery but not being able to completely solve it makes Hamasaki feel a little uncomfortable. However, Shinichi Iwahashi mentioned this matter in front of Nakamori Akina, and Hamasaki felt rejected by him.
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Ayumi Hamasaki remembered that before entering the house, Iwahashi Shinichi said to her: "Write down what is on your mind, and the words will produce magic." At this moment, this sentence, somewhat belatedly, had an echo.
The girl stood up and said, "I'm going back to the room, Akina-san." She greeted Akina Nakamori, looked at Shinichi Iwahashi and said, "Good night. Iwahashi-san, please tell me about word magic next time."
After Ayumi Hamasaki said this, it was as if she had taken a small revenge on Shinichi Iwahashi. Her heart was pounding and she ran away like a cat.
Only the couple were left in the living room. Akina Nakamori was curious, "What word magic is it?"
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but laugh. Seeing him laughing, Nakamori Akina thought of this guy's "criminal record" and glared at him, "Did you say something strange to tease people again?"
"It's not about teasing people." Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "I just want to encourage Ayu to write something."
The delicate and sensitive heart of this girl is beyond Iwahashi Shinichi's imagination. She always seems to be catching some subtle things and worrying about things that no one can figure out. Iwahashi Shinichi hopes that she can cherish this personality of hers instead of
It's a waste of time wrestling with things that are invisible and intangible.
Nakamori Akina said to him: "I don't know what this kid Ayu is thinking."
Iwahashi Shinichi seemed to have heard his wife's complaints. He repeated his old words: "Ayu likes you."
Akina Nakamori got angry at Shinichi Iwahashi's words, "Do you like me?"
Iwahashi Shinichi was calm, "It's just because she likes you that she has such an attitude."
Then I would rather she not like me——
Even if she is angry, Akina Nakamori cannot say such a thing. If Ayumi Hamasaki's awkward personality comes from her liking for her, then even if this girl suddenly shows her thorns in her, Akina Nakamori cannot turn her away.
Ayumi Hamasaki is capricious in front of Nakamori Akina, sometimes affectionate and sometimes rebellious. Perhaps this unobstructed attitude is a manifestation of being unprepared because of love.
She sighed.
Iwahashi Shinichi explained what he said to Nakamori Akina: "Maiko-chan wrote a letter to admire Kirin-san of the band, and then sent her own letter to Iwahashi-san of GENZO Records. Isn't this the magic of words?"
Nakamori Akina nodded: "It's indeed incredible." After thinking for a while, "However, I think it was because of the response Maiko-chan got that the 'word magic' that Shinichi said came about."
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled, "My response is just the icing on the cake." Even if she doesn't receive a reply, Haruyama Maiko will follow her heart and send one letter after another. This kind of innocent persistence is what this child
of value.
"That's not right." Nakamori Akina corrected her, "The magic I'm talking about is not Shinichi's reply, but Shinichi's teaching Maiko-chan how to fold giraffe origami."
"After Maiko-chan learned how to fold a giraffe, Kirin-san came alive in her heart. Isn't this the magic of turning origami into a living thing?"
Nakamori Akina's words form a wonderful correspondence with Utada Hikaru's refusal to know how to fold the origami bear.
Iwahashi Shinichi praised: "That makes sense." He joked, "Listening to you, it seems that I have done something very powerful." Turning origami into living things... isn't it amazing enough?
The couple were joking. Iwahashi Shinichi told Nakamori Akina, "I'm thinking about inviting Maiko-chan's mother to work in the company."
Whether it is a record company or a production company, it is not difficult to provide Junko Haruyama with a job that she is qualified for.
It is self-evident how difficult it is for a single mother to raise a child. As Maiko Haruyama grows up, Junko Haruyama will have to provide more and more support.
Raising a daughter like Maiko Haruyama, she has not lost herself in the era of glitz, nor has she lost her fighting spirit in the era of disillusionment. Such a daughter, Junko Haruyama, is qualified enough for a job.
Iwahashi Shinichi came up with this idea when he was hosting the Haruyama family and his daughter. So when Maiko Haruyama asked him to teach him how to fold a giraffe, Iwahashi Shinichi said "see you next time".
Although Haruyama Junko regarded it as social rhetoric, she took it as the real Haruyama Maiko without thinking, and her intuition was actually accurate.
