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Chapter 536 Akiba Reiko: No, why are you guys kissing each other?

Akiba Reiko looked helpless upon hearing this.

Kawabe Kanade may seem aloof, but she's actually quite outgoing in private.

After all, Kawabe Kanade is not young anymore, she'll be thirty soon, so she speaks very freely, almost like a married woman.

Reiko Akiba is much less so; she's also quite aloof.

She is genuinely aloof; Kawabe Kanade is only aloof in front of outsiders.

“Looks like I have no choice but to go in.” Kitahara Natsuhiro laughed.

“It seems that’s how it is.” Akiba Reiko stepped aside to let Kitahara Natsuyu in, then closed the door and took out slippers from the shoe cabinet.

"Thank you."

Kitahara Natsuhiro said thank you and then changed into slippers before following Akiba Reiko into the living room.

When he entered the living room, he saw oden, some chicken skewers, and other snacks on the coffee table, as well as several unopened cans of beer.

Judging from this, Akiba Reiko and Kawabe Kanade are planning to have a good drink that evening.

"You guys are actually drinking?" Kitahara Natsuyu said with a laugh. "That's really rare."

One is a violinist, and the other is a soprano; neither of them drinks much, but this time they actually drank on their own initiative, which is quite rare.

Upon hearing this, Kawabe Kanade said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do, I'm a little depressed."

"The concert was canceled, so with nothing to do, I can only drink some alcohol to cheer myself up."

Although she was a little upset, she wasn't too upset because the Domoto Concert Hall had given her an advance payment and a deposit.

The concert has been cancelled, but they don't need to cancel their tickets.

After all, it was Domoto Concert Hall that breached the contract first, and these should be considered their penalty for breach of contract.

It's like getting a considerable amount of money for free.

Of course, it wasn't free; they did a lot of preparation during this time, started training, and even turned down other performances.

So this fee is rightfully theirs; they didn't get it for nothing.

However, this incident has affected them as well, and there are still rumors about them on the internet and in the news.

All I can say is that Pu Hejiang has really done a lot of harm.

Even after being arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department, they continued to cause them trouble.

However, these are all aftereffects; the main impact is on Domoto Kazuki, Fukuhara, and Takumi.

Once the hype dies down, there won't be any more talk about them.

So now, the two of them can only stay at home, drink a little wine, and eat some yakitori skewers and oden.

“It’s really frustrating,” Kitahara Natsuyu nodded. “But it’s good, at least there won’t be any more problems, so as not to ruin your reputation.”

After all, if something goes wrong at the concert, there will definitely be rumors, and that will be troublesome.

So let the concert be cancelled; it's a good thing for them.

They also have no shortage of concerts to attend, but there probably won't be many concerts in Japan during this period.

After all, they didn't want to be killed by a bomb while attending a concert.

And in Japan, these artists and such are all a bit mentally unstable.

Moriya Teiji is yes, and so are the sho and the taku.

“That’s right, you’re absolutely right.” Kawabe Kanade gave a thumbs up and said, “So, would you like to have a drink with these two beauties?”

Upon hearing this, Akiba Reiko opened her mouth, ready to say something, but Kitahara Natsuhiro spoke first.

"Sure, I'll never refuse an invitation from a beautiful lady."

Kawabe Kanade has already taken such the initiative, so why should he, a man, be so reserved? We're all adults here; we know what we're doing.

As for Akiba Reiko, she didn't know what to say.

With the score at two to one, she really didn't know what to say.

But this is her home!

At this moment, Kitahara Natsuhiro sat down on the blanket and started drinking beer.

Kawabe Kanade smiled, picked up a beer, opened it, clinked glasses with Kitahara Natsuhiro, and then took a big gulp.

After taking a sip of their drink, Kitahara Natsuhiro and Akiba Reiko both turned their gazes to Akiba Reiko.

Reiko Akiba covered her forehead and sighed, "Fine, I'll drink with you guys then."

Hearing this, Kitahara Natsuhiro and Kawabe Kanade laughed: "That's more like it!"

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Kitahara Natsuhiro, Akiba Reiko, and Kawabe Kanade raised their glasses together, shouted "Cheers!", and then began to drink.

After drinking, Akiba Reiko and Kawabe Kanade seemed to open up and talk about everything, venting their frustrations and the things they encountered at work.

Kitahara Natsuhiro became their loyal listener, not interrupting them, but listening silently.

He's an expert at listening and would never interrupt the other person.

"Let me tell you, I'm starting to really want to quit this line of work." Kawabe Kanade had drunk quite a bit, her cheeks slightly flushed. "It's exhausting, and I don't make any money. It's getting worse and worse, and the younger generation is so amazing. I feel like I'm going to be left behind soon."

“I’m thinking, should I use my current fame to open a training center? That way I can have a stable income no matter what.”

With her current fame, opening a violin training class would be no problem for her, and it would be easy for her to start. Once things are stable, she won't have to worry about students.

After all, she does have some connections.

Even if I don't participate in concerts, I'll still have money to earn, and I won't have to beg on the streets.

Of course, the idea of ​​begging on the streets is a bit of an exaggeration, but it does prove that the Japanese music scene is really booming right now.

“Opening a training class seems like a pretty good idea.” Akiba Reiko nodded and said, “For a while, I was thinking about whether I should give up being a soprano and become a teacher, but I gave up after thinking about it.”

"Huh? You actually have this idea?" Kawabe Kanade looked surprised. "I've never heard of it before."

“You were so busy back then, I didn’t want to bother you while you were making money.” Akita Reiko rolled her eyes at her.

"When did this happen? It couldn't have been around that time, could it?" Kawabe Kanade seemed to have thought of something.

“Yes, that was the time, but it’s all in the past now. Let’s not dwell on the past. I’ve moved on.” Akiba Reiko took a swig of beer, hugged the can, and smiled.

Some things are in the past, so let's not dwell on them and look forward.

“That’s true,” said Kawabe Kanade. “How about we open a training center together?”

Upon hearing this, Akiba Reiko shook her head and said, "I don't want to teach students yet; I'm not ready."

Sometimes, teaching students and performing on stage are two different things; it requires a lot of patience, and those unruly kids can be really difficult to manage sometimes. "Not prepared?" Kawabe Kanade said, "What's so difficult about teaching students?"

“You say it’s not difficult now, but it’s actually very difficult in practice.” Akiba Reiko turned to Kitahara Natsuyu: “If you don’t believe me, ask Natsuyu. He’s a PE teacher.”

"You can learn from him before you become a teacher."

"Oh right, I forgot about that." Kawabe Kanade smiled, moved closer to Kitahara Natsuyu, and asked softly, "Natsuyu, is teaching students difficult?"

Kitahara Natsuhiro looked at Kawabe Kanade, who was approaching, and twitched his nose. He smelled a mixture of perfume, shampoo, and beer, which smelled rather pleasant and not pungent.

Because Kawabe Kanade usually uses toiletries with very light fragrance.

After all, she's going to perform on stage, and using strong toiletries could make her smell bad.

So she's gotten used to using this type of scented toiletries.

"Ahem." Kitahara Natsuyu coughed twice and said seriously, "That depends on what kind of personality your student has."

"If someone has a good personality, they're easy to manage; if they're mischievous, then it'll be a real hassle."

"Like in my class, many students are very naughty and sometimes they even fight over a few words."

"Sometimes being a teacher is a very demanding job, and it may not be as easy as you imagine."

Hearing this, Kawabe Kanade's face darkened considerably: "Ah, I thought teaching students would be easy, but now that you say that, I'm starting to feel a little insecure."

Kitahara Natsuyu said, "For you, the violin is simple, but for me, managing students is simple."

“We were all familiar with our own fields before, but when you cross over, you find that it’s not like that at all.”

"But you can learn all of these things. You can experience them in advance. No one is born a teacher. They all learn them through experience."

Of course, this excludes teachers with innate divine bodies.

These people all drank too little of the Meng Po soup during their reincarnation, and thus carry some memories of their previous lives.

Then again, why can't the innate sacred body be mine?
What? I've transmigrated and surpassed the Innate Holy Body? No problem then!
"Give it a try?" Upon hearing this, Kawabe Kanade pondered for a moment. "That sounds like an idea. I haven't had any work lately, so I can give it a shot."

"I'll ask a friend if I can substitute for a class at the school and experience it."

"I think they wouldn't refuse free labor, would they?!"

Kawabe Kanade graduated from a prestigious university, and her classmates are all in the music industry, although some of them couldn't make it and changed careers.

There are quite a few people like that, but most of them manage to stay in the music industry.

However, most people didn't do as well as Kawabe Kanade, but they weren't doing too badly either. Many of them had jobs in schools or opened their own training institutions and were doing quite well.

Hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu laughed and said, "You'd better try going to the school, not your friend's training institution."

"Huh? Why?" Kawabe Kanade asked, confused.

"Because your skills are superior, if you were to teach at an institution and then open your own training classroom, wouldn't you be stealing all your friends' students?" Akiba Reiko explained, taking a sip of her drink. "You've probably heard the saying 'rivals in the same trade are enemies' before!"

"Oh right, I forgot." Kawabe Kanade rubbed her head. "I didn't quite grasp it at first, but it really is like that."

“However, while your violin skills are excellent, you may not necessarily be better than others when it comes to teaching,” Kitahara Natsuyu said, pouring cold water on the idea. “Don’t use your hobby to jeopardize other people’s livelihoods.”

"You're good at playing the violin, but you're an expert at teaching them!"

As he spoke, Kitahara Natsuhiro took another sip.

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Kawabe Kanade and Akiba Reiko were speechless upon hearing this, because it made perfect sense.

Others have been working in the classroom industry for so long, it's not something that a beginner like Kawabe Kanade can easily surpass.

After all, Kawabe Kanade wasn't born with the divine body of a teacher.

"Sigh," Kawabe Kanade paused for a moment, then sighed, "It seems that opening a training institution isn't such a good path after all."

"It's not only difficult to walk, but also very complicated. You probably don't know that there are quite a few training institutions like this on the market."

"And these training institutions are just like detective agencies, they're becoming more and more numerous and increasingly corrupt, only those who get caught up in the corruption can make money!"

"Of course, you have a great reputation, so setting up a training institution won't be difficult. The question is whether you can make money from it."

Kawabe Kanade's approach is just like how celebrities in his previous life opened art exam training classes; they only cater to the celebrities' fame, not whether they have real talent or not.

Because he had never taken the art exam.

"Ugh, this is so annoying." Kawabe Kanade took another big gulp of sake, her face turning a little red. "Making money is so hard these days!"

"If I don't earn money for my retirement, I'll have to go and collect scraps."

“It’s not that bad.” Kitahara Natsuyu laughed: “You could easily become a music teacher at any school and not starve. There’s no need for you to be a scavenger.”

If a woman like Kawabe Kanako were to go and collect scraps, she would probably disappear from Tokyo that very day.

After all, if a woman of such high quality as Kawabe Kanade becomes a homeless person, she will surely disappear without a trace without anyone noticing.

As for what will happen after it disappears, that remains to be seen.

Furthermore, in Tokyo's neighborhoods, homeless people disappear every day, but new homeless people appear.

“Yes, perhaps I’m worrying too much.” Kawabe Kanade raised her drink and said, “Let’s not think about it too much. Let’s drink first, and we can talk about other things after we’ve sobered up!”

"it is good!"

Immediately, the three of them started chatting about some happy things.

Gradually, the beer on the table was finished, and Akiba Reiko brought out her treasured sake from home.

She doesn't drink much, but sometimes she'll have a little by herself, so there's still some alcohol at home.

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Reiko Akiba wasn't doing so well.

"I feel a little dizzy, I'm going to my room to rest for a bit."

Unable to hold her liquor, Akiba Reiko stood up, rubbed her temples, and walked straight towards the bedroom.

At this moment, only Kitahara Natsuhiro and Kawabe Kanade remained in the living room.

At that moment, Kawabe Kanade came over and asked with a grin, "Do you have feelings for Reiko?"

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsumi bluntly stated, "Yes, I'm interested in her, and I'm interested in you too."

"Oh? Really? I don't believe it!"

"Do not believe?"

Kitahara Natsuyu turned his head, put one arm around the back of her head, and gave her a kiss.

(End of this chapter)