Until the end of the summary meeting, Kamaike Sachiko did not wait for Iwahashi Shinichi to talk about the topics she was concerned about.
After the meeting, the three musicians of the band were going to find a place to drink and left with the bank staff. The two girls, Sachiko Kamaike and Haruko Akamatsu, planned to go directly back to the hotel to rest.
"What are Iwahashi-san planning to do?"
In front of the two girls, Watanabe Mayumi called him "Iwahashi-san" in a business-like manner.
After a busy day of running around, I am going to visit Kansai Broadcasting Corporation tomorrow morning. With a full schedule, Shinichi Iwahashi wanted to take a rest quickly, so of course he chose to go back.
Don’t expect to spend these few days leisurely during your trip to Osaka.
Four people went back in the same car.
After working all day, Shinichi Iwahashi and Wanyumi Watanabe were very tired, and no one said anything. Sachiko Kamaike and Haruko Akamatsu, two girls who were riding in the same car with their boss, naturally would not break the silence.
Because it is quiet, the sound of the pager is particularly noticeable.
Watanabe Manyumi turned her head and glanced at Iwahashi Shinichi.
Shinichi Iwahashi took out his pager and looked at it. It was Akina Nakamori calling. After reading it, he put it back.
Watanabe Wan Yumi watched him put the pager in his pocket, then looked away and looked forward.
Tonight, he seemed to have a phone call that he had to wait for.
The whole journey was silent.
…
I returned to the hotel and entered the room. I was on a business trip and the staff and the band stayed in a double room. Being the boss always has the privilege of being alone.
After returning from the outside, Iwahashi Shinichi washed his face and brushed his teeth first, changed his clothes, picked up the receiver, and called Nakamori Akina back.
After a few rings, the call was connected.
This speed made him stop thinking that Taopusida had been waiting for a call back.
"Good evening." he said.
On the other end of the phone, I first heard Akina Nakamori’s laughter. Then I heard her say, “Good evening, Shinichi-kun.”
There was no need for him to introduce himself, she would know who he was just by the sound of his voice.
Nakamori Akina's lively and cheerful tone made Iwahashi Shinichi relax and couldn't help but smile, "I just came back from outside now."
As soon as I changed into formal attire, the fatigue accumulated all day suddenly flowed through my body.
Shinichi Iwahashi climbed into bed, and while chatting with Akina Nakamori, he stretched his stiff legs after running around all day.
After saying a few words, Akina Nakamori suddenly asked: "Are you tired, Shinichi-kun?"
"What?"
"You can hear it in the voice."
"Can this also be heard?"
"Of course……"
"It's amazing." Shinichi Iwahashi felt a little happy. His tense heartstrings relaxed during the busy day, and his whole body felt light. He paused and told her, "But after talking to you on the phone like this, I feel much more relaxed."
This is true. I am busy during the day, but it is a blessing to be able to make such a relaxing phone call at night.
Although he did not talk about work with Akina Nakamori, in a sense, she was also playing the role of a listener.
"real?"
Akina Nakamori was very happy to hear what he said.
The two chatted casually.
We made an appointment to make a phone call, but in fact there was no specific topic, let alone anything important to say. It was just a casual chat about whatever came to mind.
Rather than saying that you want to call for any reason, it is better to say that you call because you want to call. But the more trivial the chat, the more relaxed your body and mind are, and you can express yourself naturally.
"Just now, I finally finished writing the reply letter." Akina Nakamori told him.
While waiting for Iwahashi Shinichi to call back, she found something to do for herself and finished the reply she had been writing intermittently for several days.
"I will send the letter tomorrow." She babbled. But when it came to replying to the letter, what she was thinking about was not to remind him to remember to check it when he returns to Tokyo, but to meet him.
"I'll wait." Shinichi Iwahashi said to her.
There was silence on the phone for a while, as if the time had come to hang up the phone naturally.
However, before that, Akina Nakamori had a sudden idea, "Dong dong dong." She said a string of onomatopoeia.
"What does this mean?" Shinichi Iwahashi was confused.
After knocking him out, Akina Nakamori explained seriously: "I'll give you a pat on the back... You've worked hard today."
Iwahashi Shinichi laughed, "It's like a joke from a comedian."
"right?"
Akina Nakamori herself thought it was too funny and laughed half-consciously.
How stupid do you have to be to think of such a joke...
However, if they were face to face now, there would be no need to play such silly jokes. She thought quietly. In fact, after thinking about it, she still wanted to meet him.
She finally couldn't help but said, "Actually, I want to say 'I want to see you'."
Akina Nakamori probably has no talent when it comes to selling off the story. If she insists on selling off the story, she will end up looking like a female artist who makes silly jokes.
However, Taopusida who plays silly jokes is really cute.
Iwahashi Shinichi calmed down his smile and told her, "When I get back to Tokyo, we can arrange a time to meet again, okay?" After a pause, "I also want to say, 'I want to see you.'"
Nakamori Akina said "Yeah", and the shame she had brought upon herself when she was playing a stupid joke finally disappeared.
Iwahashi Shinichi said, "I'll call you when the time comes."
"I'm waiting." Akina Nakamori didn't mean it, but unconsciously, she imitated Shinichi Iwahashi's tone just now.
Iwahashi Shinichi's smile, which he had managed to hold back, welled up again.
A minor joke was made, and the phone call was extended. The two chatted for a few more words, and it was getting late, so they said goodbye on the phone.
After putting down the phone, Nakamori Akina folded the dry letter paper and stuffed it into an envelope. She then opened the origami reference book, found the folded origami polar bear, and put it into the envelope together.
Origami polar bears are not complicated. With the dexterity of Shinichi Iwahashi's fingers, he can probably learn it very quickly. I promised to stump him...
However, one of Shinichi Iwahashi's favorite animals is polar bears.
After talking about it, Nakamori Akina's mentality seemed to have changed, and she no longer just wanted to pursue "stumping him."
…
The next day was a sunny day.
Shinichi Iwahashi got up, washed up, and went to the restaurant. Watanabe Wanyumi had arrived early, saw him, and smiled at him.
He walked over and said, "Good morning, Wanyumi-san."
"Good morning... I seem to be in a good mood," Watanabe Manyumi said.
Shinichi Iwahashi smiled and sat down opposite her, "Are you reading the newspaper?"
Watanabe Manyumi didn't care about his evasive attitude and answered him, "I was reading the performance information in the newspaper."
"Performance information?"
Iwahashi Shinichi thought for a while and casually said: "Could it be from the Takarazuka Theater Company?"
"As expected of you." Watanabe Manyumi smiled.
You're really right...
Before Iwahashi Shinichi admired himself as "who is worthy of me", he wanted to admire Watanabe Mayumi's mobility even more.
Yesterday I said, "It would be a pity not to see the Takarazuka Theater Company when I'm in Kansai", so I started checking the performance information today.