On the way back, Ayako was even more excited than Hamasaki Ayumi and talked about Matsuura Katsuto.
Matsuura Katsuto, a man who almost made Ayako sigh when they first met, captured Ayako's heart in a short time. For girls who are keen on chasing the glitzy world, it is important to be treated kindly by someone whose status they need to look up to.
An honor.
Matsuura Katsuto's target is Hamasaki Ayumi. Knowing this, Ayako doesn't take it seriously.
He even spontaneously became Matsuura Katsuto's lobbyist.
"Ayu-chan should have agreed to MAX-san." Ayako's regret was even more incomprehensible. With the appreciation of that MAX-san, she might be able to become a star and reach the sky in one step.
Hamasaki Ayumi, who was indifferent to this kind of opportunity presented to him, looked more like a weirdo in Ayako's eyes.
In the box just now, Katsuhito Matsuura encouraged Ayumi Hamasaki to sing a song. Amidst the cheers, someone unknown thrust a microphone into the girl's hand.
...That was completely incomparable to when Ayumi Hamasaki sang for Shinichi Iwahashi.
Hamasaki Ayumi didn't react at all to Ayako's words.
On Sunday night, Shinichi Iwahashi returned from a business trip. Akina Nakamori went to Los Angeles for a location shoot and had to return two days later. The only people who came to greet him at the entrance were two girls and Kenta Ichijo.
Iwahashi Shinichi wanted to hang up his coat, but Hamasaki stretched out his hand to him. When the coat was in her hand, Iwahashi Shinichi handed the tie to Utada Hikaru. The puppy Kenta, who was not assigned the task, chewed it unwillingly.
Biting the hem of his trousers.
"How have you two been at home these days?" Iwahashi Shinichi asked.
It was Utada Hikaru who answered, "I'm more used to it than last time when it was just me and Ayu at home."
Hamasaki Ayumi couldn't help but glance at this girl.
Utada Hikaru avoided Iwahashi Shinichi's deeper questioning with a gentle and clever move. Is this out of support for her? However, in this way, Hamasaki Ayumi would not be able to talk about what he wanted to say.
She always felt that this girl, who was a few years younger than herself, could see through everything.
Iwahashi Shinichi had left the two girls behind and went up to the second floor. Hamasaki looked at his back, feeling heavy in his heart and feeling uncomfortable.
That day at the disco, Matsuura Katsuto frivolously sent her an invitation to sing, which cast a deep shadow. Another person invited Hamasaki to sing, but it reminded her of the time when she sang for Shinichi Iwahashi.
.
Iwahashi-san, the president-san, no longer mentioned letting her sing.
Hamasaki Ayumi suddenly felt worried about gain and loss, as if he had been given up by Shinichi Iwahashi without knowing it.
…
Nakamori Akina was not at home. In the morning, Iwahashi Shinichi walked into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for three people. Utada Hikari surrounded him to help, but Hamasaki Ayumi did not step forward.
On days when Akina Nakamori was not at home, this situation suddenly seemed like she had lost her balance.
Iwahashi Shinichi's simple cooking skills are actually slightly better than Momoi's assistant. Utada Hikaru looked at the perfectly shaped omelette and said in a deep tone: "Have Iwahashi-san lived alone for a long time?"
"What?"
Utada Hikaru nodded, "That's why I often helped Akina-chan...before Ayu-chan and I moved in."
Iwahashi Shinichi was helpless: "Does it mean that after you two moved in, I started to be lazy?"
Utada Hikaru comforted him seriously: "It's okay."
The more he spoke, the more outrageous he became. Iwahashi Shinichi was choked and had nothing to say, and buried his head in reading the newspaper. Utada Hikaru quickly finished his breakfast, put the plate into the sink, and ran back to the room.
In front of the dining table, only Shinichi Iwahashi and Ayumi Hamasaki were left. The girl looked at the newspaper and felt like a barrier had been erected in front of her eyes, urging her to break it.
"Iwahashi-san."
Ayumi Hamasaki looked across the barrier and imagined the face of Shinichi Iwahashi behind him.
"What's wrong?" Iwahashi Shinichi's tone was gentle and normal.
He did not have the ability to sense the inner changes of the girl. Hamasaki said: "You don't even mention letting me sing anymore."
With a crash, the barrier fell down.
In fact, it was not the barrier falling down, but the sound of Shinichi Iwahashi taking away the newspaper. He looked at Hamasaki Ayumi and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Hamasaki looked at him: "It's something you mentioned to me." It seemed that if it hadn't been for Shinichi Iwahashi's words at that time, such a question would not have been left.
Iwahashi Shinichi's attitude was normal and he was not moved by her: "If I ask you to sing, will you sing?"
"...!!"
Hamasaki was shocked and speechless. Iwahashi Shinichi's words sounded unkind, but it was precisely out of respect for her ideas. From his attitude, Hamasaki gained a bitter freedom.
.
Iwahashi Shinichi noticed her abnormality at this time, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at the girl who was deeply troubled. During these days, the girl was restless, and Iwahashi Shinichi was also curious as to why she took the initiative to bring up singing.
.
However, Hamasaki couldn't tell Shinichi Iwahashi that another man suggested that she sing. This was not because she wanted to hide her going to the disco, but for other reasons.
Besides Shinichi Iwahashi, there was a second person who wanted her to sing. But that was different. Katsuto Matsuura wanted her to sing for him, but Ayumi Hamasaki wanted her to sing for Shinichi Iwahashi.
Came to Tokyo.
Hamasaki stood up and put his plate into the sink.
…
Utada Hikaru was too smart, and Hamasaki Ayumi was too preoccupied. Early in the morning, Iwahashi Shinichi made the two girls confused. He began to hope that Nakamori Akina would come home soon, so that he would not be able to defeat the four-handed man with his two fists.
When I arrived at the company, I received another call from Tetsuya Komuro, inviting him to attend my party tonight. It's really hard for this romantic and talented man, who has a full schedule of various parties, can also produce music with high intensity, is full of energy, and is good at managing time.
In a sense, he is gifted.
However, since there are only two children in the family, Shinichi Iwahashi still made a point: "If I participate, I'm afraid I will be the first to leave Komuro-san's party."
Tetsuya Komuro joked: "If Iwahashi-san leaves the show, I will declare the party over."
"Then I have to say that everything tonight was a prank arranged by Komuro-san and I. We gathered everyone together just to tease you, and then we left as if nothing had happened." Iwahashi Shinichi did not spare him.
Tetsuya Komuro admitted defeat with a smile and changed his words: "It doesn't matter, the important people have seen it, that's enough."
The "important person" he was talking about was a girl named Tomomi Shimogawara.
In the evening, Shinichi Iwahashi went for an appointment, and was immediately introduced to this young and beautiful girl who exuded a hint of stupidity - she was young and beautiful, but she knew at a glance that she could do whatever she wanted, all based on her mood.
This kind of girl can be very difficult.
Such thoughts flashed through Shinichi Iwahashi's mind, but he remained calm. After Tomomi Kawahara greeted Tetsuya Komuro, he nodded slightly and replied: "I am Iwahashi."
Tetsuya Komuro intended to introduce Tomomi Shimokawahara to Shinichi Iwahashi, and further, considered letting her debut as a singer. In other words, it was precisely because he regarded her as the next rising star that he had to bring her to Shinichi Iwahashi.
You can guess that Iwahashi Shinichi is probably not interested in such a girl.
Tetsuya Komuro thought like this, and his mind flashed to Ayumi Hamasaki, whom he accidentally saw at a disco a few days ago, and Katsuto Matsuura, who seemed to have hit a treasure.
He smiled slightly and kept this matter in his heart, not intending to let Shinichi Iwahashi learn about it from him.
