Ayako responded positively to all Matsuura Katsuto's invitations, even though she knew full well that Matsuura Katsuto's target was not Ayako but Hamasaki Ayumi.
However, without Ayako to go with him, Hamasaki Ayumi would also lack the mobility to meet Matsuura Katsuto.
Two bad girls, unknowingly, become some kind of subtle and tacit partner.
Iwahashi Shinichi and Nakamori Akina are both coming back tonight. If they go to the disco with Ayako, they may bump into each other when they come back. Thinking of this, Hamasaki frowned as if he was stung by something.
frowned.
That night, the sight of Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori standing at the top of the stairs made Hamasaki unable to face his own heart.
This summer, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori are not at home very much.
Ayumi Hamasaki felt relieved at the sudden arrival of a free life, but she couldn't tell whether the reason for her relief was that she had gained freedom or that she didn't have to face it.
After that night, when the girl went to the disco again, she gradually could no longer feel the pleasure that the rebellion and temptation brought her at the beginning.
Not only that, when her thoughts settled down, and she looked at Matsuura Katsuto, and knew clearly that this man had such expectations for her to "become the singer he made", she began to feel that Matsuura Katsuto's posture was a bit dazzling.
In Fukuoka, when the president Sang first found her, he wanted her to become a singer. When Ayumi Hamasaki began to look directly at Matsuura Katsuto's thoughts and desires, he realized that Iwahashi Shinichi
The invitation has already taken root in her heart.
However, the president Sang never mentioned letting her sing again.
Was it the process of her focusing on her inner feelings and constantly provoking him that made Shinichi Iwahashi disappointed in her and gave up on that idea?
Hamasaki was unable to ask Shinichi Iwahashi what the answer was. However, in private, he remembered what he said to himself when he was hit by Shinichi Iwahashi when he came home late for the first time.
"Write it down and the words will create magic."
At that time, Iwahashi Shinichi was sure that this sentence was true. Not only that, he also met with Maiko Haruyama who sent a letter to the record company - the girl who made him realize that "words have magic power".
That night, Iwahashi Shinichi, who said this to her, seemed to put something in her hand. However, Hamasaki Ayumi threw the thing he handed back.
Later, Maiko Haruyama's mother joined GENZO and became an employee of the record company. On Sundays, occasionally, Maiko Haruyama and Hikaru Utada, the two children, would meet up to explore the company.
To Haruyama and her daughter, that was probably a truly magical letter. But, wasn't it Shinichi Iwahashi's response that gave that letter magic?
Could it be that when Shinichi Iwahashi said that words have magical powers, was he talking about writing letters?
Do you want to write a letter to Shinichi Iwahashi, that president-san?
Such an idea came to Hamasaki's mind, but he immediately rejected it.
Instead of writing letters to Iwahashi Shinichi, when she sat in the classroom and listened to the lecture absentmindedly, she couldn't help but write and draw, piecing together short sentences one after another.
From when I was an ignorant toddler, I went to karaoke parties with my mother, and then when I grew up to be a young girl, I sang enthusiastically with my friends in karaoke. Using songs to express moods and liven up the atmosphere is too common to be considered.
I will especially notice that music has brought so many influences to people.
Hamasaki hummed quietly in his heart, imitating the phrasing of his favorite singer, sorting out his troubled heart and writing his own lyrics.
"Hamasaki-san!"
The teacher's voice rang in her ears.
Ayumi Hamasaki was called unexpectedly. He opened his eyes wide and saw the displeased face of the math teacher.
Students in art classes have always been sloppy in their homework, and even their attendance rate is always worrying. The teachers who teach the classes often turn a blind eye and will not have any strict requirements for the students unless they go too far.
even so--
"Hamazaki-kun, please don't sing in class."
Ayumi Hamasaki's face suddenly became warm. There were bursts of laughter around her. She raised her eyelids and first saw Ayako with a smile. Then she turned her eyes and saw an overly bright smiling face.
It was the person who starred in "Twin Teachers" together, Nagase Tomoya. This person seemed to enjoy seeing her make a fool of herself and laughed harder than anyone else.
Ayumi Hamasaki secretly sighed in his heart, stood up, apologized to the teacher, and straightened his sitting posture.
…
During lunch break, Ayako walked up to Hamasaki and said to her: "Ayu likes singing so much, so he should agree to Matsuura-san's proposal."
Hamasaki Ayumi did not comment on Ayako's words.
The two girls were whispering when a voice suddenly sounded in their ears: "Hamasaki-san, do you like singing?"
This is Tomoya Nagase.
The boy was carrying a schoolbag on one shoulder and seemed to be preparing to leave. Unlike Ayako and Ayumi Hamasaki, Nagase Tomoya was already a regular guest on the TV station, and fans often lurked near the school for him.
Hamasaki glanced at him, but before he spoke, Nagase Tomoya smiled and said, "I haven't heard Hamasaki-san sing yet. How about we go to karaoke next time?"
Ayako stood aside and asked, "Will Nagase-kun bring Johnny's companions with him?"
Hamasaki Ayumi suddenly fell silent and only listened to Ayako and Nagase Tomoya talking.
She avoided the question not because she had any dislike for this person. Previously, Matsuura Katsuto asked her this question, and further back, it was Iwahashi Shinichi who asked her this question.
Avoiding Iwahashi Shinichi's question is out of rebellion, avoiding Matsuura Katsuto's question is out of escape.
However, when faced with Nagase Tomoya's question at this time, Hamasaki Ayumi's reason for avoiding the answer was neither rebellion nor escape.
It was a sincere and solemn wish not to speak easily before thinking about the real answer to this question. It was not directed at Nagase Tomoya, and perhaps not for anyone else. It was just for her own feelings.
Tomoya Nagase looked at Ayumi Hamasaki, but did not ask the previous question or invite her again. He said goodbye to the two girls in a brisk tone: "I'm leaving now, see you next time."
Even among idols, Tomoya Nagase's appearance is outstanding enough.
Ayako watched the promising Johnny go, and suddenly said meaningfully to Hamasaki: "Ayu is really popular."
Hamasaki pretended not to hear the hidden meaning of Ayako's words. However, such calmness made Ayako feel slightly unhappy.
"How is it?" Ayako asked her, "Matsuura-san invites you tonight, does Ayu want to go? You have decided to go, right?"
In Ayako's tone, there was a determination that Hamasaki Ayumi could not refuse.
Matsuura Katsuto said that tonight, there are important people they want to meet who are going to the disco.
