Tokyo Tycoon, Start as a Writer

Chapter 97 This is probably a warm-up for the Shura Field in the future
The lights flickered and swayed, and music flowed on the stage, dancing lightly.

That's a very powerful woman.

Arun looked at the heroine on the stage and formed a preliminary impression of the woman named Matsueda Kiyoyuki.

After the performance, the lights in the auditorium came back on.

Everyone's heart was still shrouded in a faint trance, unable to come back to their senses all of a sudden.

The stage is brightly lit, with the lights shining on the male lead's face.

He bowed towards the audience, his hair fluttering slightly and his expressionless handsome face made the women present fall in love with him.

There was thunderous applause.

A heated discussion ensued.

"The adaptation is very successful." Looking at the audience who were talking nonstop, Arun smiled faintly.

Due to time constraints, the performance time of "The Red and the Black" was limited to 40 minutes.

To adapt a 50-word novel into a 40-minute stage play, some choices must be made in the selection of content.

The critical nature of the original work, its profound analysis of the French upper class in the 19th century and its exploration of human nature, the harsh hierarchy and power struggle, the corruption of the nobility and the hypocrisy of the church... these cannot be elaborated on in detail.

The focus of the 40-minute performance is on Julien's two relationships.

Compared to boring political dramas, emotional dramas can indeed be performed more perfectly in a shorter time.

The three chapters and eight scenes of the story may not fully bring out the core of the original novel, but the emotional scenes dedicated by the three main actors can almost be described as perfect. The three-person dance and theme song at the end are even more legendary.

On the stage, the actors finished their performance.

The actor raised his face, and when the light shone on that young and handsome face, every angle was breathtaking.

His eyes were slightly melancholy, which was stunning to the point of shocking.

Both heroines are so beautiful and pure.

A pure white dress, transparent fair skin, and even the hair is sparkling.

Every simple frown and smile is so beautiful that it makes people mesmerized.

Ah Run's eyes always passed over the face of the first heroine intentionally or unintentionally, and he thought to himself: She is really beautiful...

"Sister, you've seen it too, that guy is a complete scumbag!" Yue Jianxue held the brochure in her hand and showed the explosive news to her sister, "Look, a man who wants to have both sisters, how good can he be?"

Arun smiled and turned to look at her: "It's probably just an exaggerated propaganda to attract attention. Only a little fool like you would take it seriously."

After saying that, she looked back at the stage.

The drama department has finished their thank you performance and is leaving in an orderly manner.

Songeda Qingxian's eyes suddenly caught hers, and their eyes met in the air.

She smiled faintly.

Infected by it, he also smiled, and his eyes seemed to say "see you later".

"Sister, why do you protect him so much? He already has a family, but he still runs to you all day long. You are such a scumbag..."

Yue Jianxue continued to slander Songeda Kiyoaki. She turned her head to look at her sister and found that her sister was staring at Songeda Kiyoaki again with a complicated smile on her face. She couldn't help but pursed her lips again:

"Sister, stop looking at her. Look at Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue is also very cute..."

Arun laughed unhappily: "I'm tired of watching you at home all day."

"Ah, no, sister, don't be sick of me!"

The younger sister reached out and put her fair little arms around her older sister's shoulders.

Then, she sat on her sister's lap, pressing herself tightly against her sister's warm body.

"You are not a little girl anymore, you can't act like a spoiled child like that." Arun rubbed her little head, with a doting light in his eyes.

The younger sister shook her head: "Let Xiaoxue stay like this forever~!"

"If you don't get up, your sister will be angry." Arun pretended to be angry.

But her voice is still so gentle. It's hard to tell whether the gentleness is due to her personality or because her voice itself is very gentle. Even when she is really angry, she still speaks softly.

Yue Jianxue lay in her sister's arms, half opened her eyes, and smiled obediently: "Xiaoxue has a small request. As long as sister kisses Xiaoxue. Okay? Just kiss, and you'll get up after a kiss."

"Really?" Arun asked with a smile.

My sister nodded desperately: "Yeah~"

"I really can't do anything about you." Arun smiled unhappily, leaned forward and kissed his sister on the forehead, "mua~ Okay, kiss, get up quickly."

"Oh, no!" My sister shook her head vigorously, "You have to kiss on the mouth!"

"You're getting too greedy, aren't you?" Arun narrowed his eyes.

"No, sister, listen to me, kissing is the real love~ah!"

Before the younger sister could finish her words, her elder sister pinched the soft flesh on her waist and tickled her several times, causing her to jump off her sister's legs due to the itch.

"Sister is going out for a walk, you can go and play by yourself." Arun stood up and walked out of the auditorium.

Yue Jianxue looked over there and saw, as expected, Matsueda Kiyoaki and his wife walking out together. She pouted her lips and thought that her sister said she was going for a walk, but in fact she was going to see him...

A new round of performances began and the lights in the auditorium went out again.

Songzhi Qingxian and Qingxue walked side by side in front, while Arun walked slowly more than ten meters behind them.

A little further back, the two little heads accidentally bumped into each other.

"Ah~"

"Oh~"

"Xiaoxue?"

"Naoko?"

The two girls looked at each other for a moment and nodded at the same time.

The couple walking in front had already come outside and were heading towards the teaching building. Arun, who was behind them, was still keeping a distance. Behind them, two sneaky girls also followed.

The autumn breeze blows by, a cool and relaxing time...

The performances at the cultural festival will continue until the evening, and the first place and best performance awards will be selected.

There was still a lot of time left, so Kiyoaki Matsueda decided to take a good look at the cultural festival.

Songzhi Qingxue had something to do in the afternoon, but she had time in the morning, so she accompanied him for a stroll, which she said was "fulfilling her obligation."

Kiyoaki Matsueda took the brochure and flipped through it as he walked, and actually found some things that interested him.

Of course, he was interested mainly because they were all organized by students, such as maid cafes. If they were shops outside, he would not be interested in them.

"Let's eat something before visiting the festival!" said Kiyoaki Matsueda and Kiyoyuki.

Songzhi Qingxue smiled gently: "I have no objection."

There are no competitions or performances in the class-based activities. Most of them are various shops, and the competition between them is to see which class has the highest sales. About one-third of the classes open snack bars.

Entering the teaching building, the first floor is the first-year classroom.

According to the brochure, there are three snack stalls. The closer ones are Class A and Class B, which sell octopus balls and fried noodles respectively.

"Come and have a look, fried noodles are 200 yen each, very cheap~"

"Octopus balls are also 200 yen each~"

At the entrance of both classes, there were cute girls hawking and soliciting customers, hoping to draw tourists into their classrooms and then get them to take out 200 yen.

"What do you want to eat?" Matsueda Kiyoaki asked her.

Songzhi Qingxue tilted his head: "Octopus Ball, what about you?"

"Same."

"Then let's go~"

The two walked towards Class A, but when they passed Class B, they were suddenly surrounded by four or five girls from Class B.

"Wow~"

"It's Mr. Mishima!"

"Ahhh, so handsome, so handsome, much more handsome in person than on the Internet..."

"Can we take a picture together?"

Looking at these fanatical little girls surrounding Matsueda Kiyoaki, Matsueda Kiyoyuki smiled slightly and stepped back a little.

"Hey, hello, sister~" A girl handed her a phone, "Can you take a picture for us?"

Songzhi Qingxian looked strange and wanted to laugh.

Songzhi Qingxue didn't say anything, but smiled gently, took the phone and took a photo of them.

After the group photo, a girl looked at Kiyoaki Matsueda and said, "Mr. Mishima, would you like some fried noodles? I'll treat you!"

"No, it's my treat."

"It's my treat, Mr. Mishima, please eat my..."

The girls are noisy and cute.

It feels really good to be liked by a group of young and lively JKs.

Matsueda Kiyoaki was immersed in the treatment of being the protagonist of a cool novel, and said loudly: "Don't make a fuss, I'll buy it myself. You guys are selling fried noodles, right? Give me two servings!"

After hearing this voice, the girl asked curiously, "Mr. Mishima, are you eating two servings by yourself?"

"She is with me." Kiyoaki Matsueda pointed at the passerby sister who helped take the photo.

The girls were stunned and looked at the gentle and intellectual beauty, feeling a little dumbfounded for a moment.

"Thank you for liking Mishima, thank you, thank you, I will take good care of him." Matsueda Kiyoyuki lowered her head, her words were gentle and calm, and she looked very gentle and well-behaved, just like a lady from a noble family.

But in fact, she lowered her head just to hide her smug and cunning smile like a little fox.

In the corridor at the back, Yuki Yuki widened her eyes in anger and turned to complain to Naoko Kobayashi: "Naoko, his elbow is bent outward!"

"He doesn't know we are in Class A. Ignorance is not a crime."

"I don't care. He's just a scumbag, but he also helps other classes increase sales..."

"Why is he such a scumbag?"

"Look, they are so obsessed with my sister that they are willing to just follow her and watch..."

"Oh~~"

Naoko Kobayashi looked at Arun in front of her, thoughtfully.

...Excellent men are indeed in high demand. The Kobayashi sisters need to be more proactive.

In the classroom of Class B, a sturdy boy who looked like the sports committee member was frying noodles quite skillfully and adding seasonings. In a short while, he had cooked two servings of fried noodles.

"Thank you for your patronage, Mr. Mishima~"

"Thank you~"

Kiyoaki Matsueda paid 400 yen in exchange for two servings of fried noodles.

The classroom was decorated as a restaurant, and the couple sat down by the window.

"Excuse me, would you like some water and some fruit? It's free." A female student with a fangirl look on her face came over and looked at the handsome and charming young writer shyly and happily.

"One please, thank you."

"You're welcome. I'll bring it to you right away~"

When the female student came back with some water and a few small oranges, the door of Class 1-B was gradually surrounded by students.

The person being watched was naturally Song Zhiqingxian.

He was used to it.

"You are becoming more and more famous. Do you have to wear sunglasses and a mask like a star when you go out on the street in the future?" Songzhi Qingxue took an orange and peeled it slowly, then handed it to him.

Songzhi Qingxian took it and took a bite expressionlessly: "Well, there's nothing I can do. My biggest worry right now is that it's too red..."

There was a bit of boasting in these words, but Songzhi Qingxue smiled happily and peeled another orange for him: "Then you have to wait until it gets a little redder, so that I can show off later! Haha, just kidding, I don't have the problem of liking to show off, but if I show off in front of you, then I can..."

"What are you showing off in front of me?"

"Show off my taste, choose yours."

"Well, this is definitely something to brag about."

"You should praise me too."

"Okay, okay, Qingxue is the best, Qingxue has the best vision..."

"Hehe, I'm happy." Songzhi Qingxue was overjoyed and her eyes and eyebrows were smiling very beautifully.

After eating the oranges, the two started eating fried noodles.

Songzhi Qingxue took two bites and immediately got sick. She said, "The fried noodles were frozen and then heated up. There were too many seasonings, and the induction cooker's heating method inevitably caused uneven heating. Some of the skin was slightly burnt, and some were still half-cooked."

"Tsk, atmosphere, atmosphere, you know? Whether it's delicious or not is not important, what's important is to enjoy youth!" Songzhi Qingxian tilted his head and rolled his eyes at her, "It's really boring to go out to the festival with someone like you!"

While the two were talking here, Arun also came into the classroom and ordered a bowl of fried noodles.

She didn't taste it much, her mind was mainly on the couple.

Over the past few months, through information disclosed about him online and his own account of his family situation, Arun has roughly understood the situation - he married into the family, but due to amnesia, he has no emotional foundation with his family.

Now, it was Arun’s first time observing the snow being cleared from pine branches up close.

At first glance, you will be surprised by her beauty. She is a radiant and confident woman, but she also has a gentle and soft side.

On one hand, she has the demeanor of a strong woman, and on the other hand, she is a virtuous woman who takes care of her family. She has blended these two completely different temperaments seamlessly, and her skills are truly superb.

Any man who spends time with a woman like this will fall in love with her.

Just imagine a strong, career-oriented, cold and arrogant woman who is in a strong position with everyone and has the final say.

Only to you, I am like a little bird, letting you enjoy me.

Who can not be moved?
Moreover, although there is no emotional foundation, the way she and Kiyoaki Matsueda get along is as close as close friends.

Relaxed, casual, and able to make some weird jokes...

The more Arun watched, the more he felt that they would become a real couple in the future.

Her presence was soon noticed by Kiyoaki Matsueda.

Also, Naoko Kobayashi and Yuki Tsukimi are following behind me, what are they doing...

After eating the fried noodles, the two quickly left Class B.

Kiyoaki Matsueda walked in the busy corridor, continuing to flip through the cultural festival brochure, looking for items of interest.

As he was reading, he suddenly remembered that he had a photographic memory... and he had memorized all the contents.

Then why are you still holding it?
There was a trash can at the corner ahead, so I threw the manual directly into it.

"Second grade class A is a detective solving a mystery!"

The two walked to the second-year area and came in front of Class A.

"You two, are you interested in solving puzzles? It's 100 yen per session, and 200 yen will be returned after you solve the puzzle successfully." The student at the door shouted enthusiastically. "Come on, let's play." Songzhi Qingxue paid the money happily, took a puzzle card, and began to solve the puzzle with full concentration.

Matsueda Kiyoaki turned his head and took a look: "If nothing unexpected happens, the murderer is the second man who appeared..."

"You said it at the beginning, so there's no suspense... It's really boring to be with someone like you!" Matsueda Kiyoyuki complained about him using the same reason.

"Here, this is 200 yen for you two."

The student in charge of the money at the stall readily gave them the money, then turned over a large cardboard he was carrying.

[Limited to one time per person (including companions)]

If you can’t guess it, you can just keep playing, right?

Today's students are so cunning!

After leaving the classroom where the detective was solving mysteries, a scream of "Ah" was heard from a classroom in front.

Something interesting seems to be happening.

Kiyoyuki Matsueda's eyes lit up. He had finally encountered the most interesting haunted classroom in the school festival.

There were many couples queuing at the entrance of the haunted house.

The dirty nature of men who want to take advantage of women's fear is fully revealed here.

Of course, there are also many women who have more evil intentions.

When I got closer, I saw that the classroom entrance was decorated to look like a dilapidated, gloomy and weird hospital entrance.

There were constant screams coming from inside, and people would run out of the back door of the classroom from time to time. The timid girls' legs became weak and they collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

"It's just a classroom and a bunch of students. How scary can it be?"

Kiyoaki Matsueda was skeptical and took out 600 yen to buy two tickets.

Just as he was about to go in, a student at the door stopped him and said, "For safety reasons, you are not allowed to enter the haunted house alone."

"We two are together!" Songzhi Qingxue looked at the student speechlessly.

"I know, but the customer behind you is alone. To avoid accidents, let her go in with you." The student said politely.

Songzhi Qingxue looked back and saw an amiable, round-faced woman with a big chest who had appeared behind him at some point.

Arun blinked.

A classical beauty with delicate features, the most impressive thing about her is her eyes, which look like the beautiful eyes of a precious cat.

"Together?" Songzhi Qingxue looked at Songzhi Qingxian.

"Uh……"

Songeda Qingxian hesitated.

Arun blinked again, feeling that his appearance was a bit abrupt, and prepared to turn around and leave.

"Let's go together." Songeda Qingxian shouted.

Arun stopped and looked up at him.

She has a petite and plump figure, and looks very small like a bird in front of the tall pine branches.

"Isn't it troublesome?" she asked.

Matsueda Kiyoaki shook his head, and then introduced Matsueda Kiyoyuki: "This is Miss Arun, the bar owner I told you about before is her."

At this moment, both women were stunned.

No one expected him to say it so directly...

But they were no longer little girls, so they quickly calmed down.

Songzhi Qingxue extended her hand forward: "Hello, Miss Arun."

"Hello, Mrs. Matsueda~" Arun's voice was gentle and his smile was appropriate.

Two white and tender little hands, gently clasped together.

Looking at this scene, Matsueda Kiyoaki secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that sincerity was indeed the greatest killer move. Even a smart woman like Matsueda Kiyoyuki was caught off guard by him.

"One group of people, one small flashlight." The staff handed a small flashlight to Songzhi Qingxian and said while pulling open the curtain: "To prevent accidents, please hold hands and enter one by one."

"Holding hands?" Matsueda Kiyoaki repeated.

"Yes." The staff pointed to the sign at the door.

It clearly states that the inside of the haunted house is very scary, and to prevent accidents, participants are required to hold hands.

For a moment, the three of them looked at each other.

"Come on." Songzhi Qingxue was the first to stretch out her little hand.

Seeing that she was so generous, Arun extended his hand without hesitation.

Songzhi Qingxian thought for a moment and handed the flashlight to Songzhi Qingxue.

He was not stupid enough to stand at the front or the back, but stood between the two of them, holding their hands, one in front and one behind.

Songzhi Qingxue looked calm and did not show any nervousness or shyness when her hand was held.

And Arun...

When the little hand is held, it feels as comfortable as being covered with a hot towel.

A man’s hands, are they so big and so hot... Arun’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and he lowered his eyes, embarrassed to look at Songzhi Qingxian.

Songzhi Qingxue held a flashlight and led the way.

All the windows of the classroom were covered, it was very dark inside, and the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant.

The small space was divided into a winding maze of passages with thick paper. Each corner was a small ward, and there was a fan hidden under the feet, bringing gusts of cold wind.

In the narrow corridor, blood-stained medical equipment was scattered around, and bandages and cotton balls were scattered all over the floor.

From time to time, there is a fishy smell blowing.

If you have good hearing, you can hear the sound of the fan turning on and off, as well as the footsteps of the "ghost".

I walked two steps inside and arrived at the first small room, which was an operating room. A person covered in white cloth was lying on the operating table.

"Is this supposed to be a corpse? It's a bit fake. I can't even control the rise and fall of my chest when I breathe..." Matsueda Kiyoyuki acted very calmly and commented calmly, "If it was in an amusement park, I would definitely think it's not worth it. But considering that the ticket is only 300 yen, I won't say much..."

"It's indeed simple." Kiyoaki Matsueda nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the arm of the actor on the hospital bed suddenly fell off the bed.

"pat~"

The sound was very dull, very much like the sound of meat falling to the ground.

A stream of red liquid slowly flowed out from the broken arm of the man on the bed...

"Hoo, hoo~"

The man covered with white cloth's chest rose and fell more violently.

"It's, it's okay! Quite creative..." Songzhi Qingxue's expression changed slightly.

Songzhi Qingxian nodded: "It's okay. It would be more fun if the blood was more realistic and some pig blood was added."

"...Let's go!" Arun held his hand a little tighter, and kept his head down the whole time, not daring to look.

She is really afraid of this kind of thing, even if she knows it is fake...

Songzhi Qingxue held the flashlight and continued walking forward.

Bloody handprints and broken prosthetic limbs could be seen everywhere on the road, and the smell of disinfectant was getting stronger and stronger.

The second room seemed to be a morgue.

A woman with disheveled hair opened the cabinet and was pulling out handfuls of "corpses" and chewing them.

The red liquid dyed half of her body red.

"...I can feel this a little bit!" Songzhi Qingxue took a deep breath and suppressed the discomfort.

There was a steady stream of cold air coming out of the room. Although Matsueda Kiyoaki was not afraid at first, he instinctively held his breath when he smelled it, for fear of inhaling the air mixed with the smell of corpses into his body.

"...Pine, pine branches..." A trembling voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Matsueda Kiyoaki was frightened and turned to look at Arun: "You are going to scare me to death..."

"Yes, someone is coming..." Arun said tremblingly and in a crying voice.

"People? No one." Songzhi Qingxue picked up the flashlight and shone it back, but there was no one.

“It’s underneath, pulling my ankle…” Arun was so scared that he was about to cry.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Matsueda Kiyoaki took a step forward and stood in front of her.

Songzhi Qingxue's flashlight also shone over.

A female student wearing white clothes and ghost makeup slowly stood up from the ground.

"Hey hey hey~"

The laughter was horrible.

But Songeda Qingxian was not afraid.

Only something unknown that suddenly pops up can scare him.

Looking at this female ghost, Songzhi Qingxian nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, classmate."

The female ghost tilted her head slightly: "Huh?"

She seemed confused by the question.

It was almost noon, and Songeda Qingxian said to her again: "Good afternoon."

The female ghost also reacted, and quickly took a step back, bowing very politely: "Good afternoon!"

Very elegant etiquette, it seems that she must have been a young lady when she was alive.

As she watched the three people leave, she shouted enthusiastically, "Thank you for your patronage. It's Fumino-chan's fault that I failed to scare you. I will continue to work hard this afternoon."

Wow, she is a very enterprising female ghost.

"Let's go, hurry up, let's get out..." Arun now really regretted entering this place.

She lowered her head and didn't dare to look around. She just hugged Songeda Qingxian's arm, supported half of his body, and forced him to move forward.

Hey, you can’t do this...!
Kiyoaki Matsueda wanted to pull his arm out from between the mountains.

But Arun held on very tightly, and when he exerted force, the friction was very great, and the touch was really wonderful!

The classroom was not very big. Although the passage was designed with many detours, it took less than five minutes to walk around it. After passing four small rooms, I saw the exit sign ahead.

Songzhi Qingxue, who was walking in front, breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she said she was not afraid and appeared to be relatively calm, she was just forcing herself.

If it weren't for Kiyoaki Matsueda holding her hand and giving her courage from behind, she would have screamed out in fear.

Now we are finally at the door...

After getting out, I have to interrogate this woman... While on the way, Songzhi Qingxue looked back and saw that woman was so shameless that she actually threw herself into Songzhi Qingxian's arms!
Just at this moment, there was a "clang" sound.

A cage that seemed to be made of paper fell from above their heads, covering the three of them.

All three of them were startled by this sudden situation.

Just as they were wondering, horrible whimpering sounds came from all directions.

"Woo~woo~"

Something is approaching from the front and back!

Many, many, dense footsteps...

"Goo~"

All three of them couldn't help swallowing.

In the narrow passage, "zombies" with horrific makeup swarmed out from both sides, twisting their bodies and attacking the living people in weird postures.

"Ah~"

Arun screamed in fear and buried his face in Songeda Qingxian's arms, his body trembling.

Songzhi Qingxue's face was pale, but fortunately she did not lose her composure, just her legs were a little weak.

"Ah-"

The zombies let out terrifying screams, came to the edge of the cage, and tore the paper cage into pieces in just a few moves.

The three living people in the cage mean three portions of food.

"ah--"

This time, under the siege of zombies with realistic acting skills, Matsueda Kiyoyuki could not help it anymore, and turned around and buried her face in Matsueda Kiyoaki's arms.

Kiyoaki Matsueda put his right hand around Qingxue's waist and his left hand around Arun's waist.

These two warm and trembling female bodies made him feel at ease, so he simply bent down and protected the two women under him... If it were somewhere else, who knows how happy he would be.

"Ding dong dong dong~"

There was a bell ringing at the exit.

The zombies besieging the living people seemed to have received a signal and retreated one after another.

"What's going on? (Nervous, trembling)"

"Okay, don't be afraid, let's go out."

"I, my legs are weak..."

"I'll support you..."

Kiyoaki Matsueda hugged them from both sides and successfully led them out of the haunted house.

Arun seemed to be so scared that he became autistic. After coming out, he squatted on the ground with his face covered without saying a word.

Songzhi Qingxue's little face was as pale as white jade.

"You're both a wimp and you love to play." Matsueda Kiyoaki scolded unhappily.

Suddenly remembering something, he looked towards the entrance: "Huh? Where are the two little ones? Could they have entered the haunted house..."

Yes, that's right.

As soon as the three of them left the haunted house, the two little ones were helped out.

Kobayashi Naoko was also frightened and became autistic. She squatted in the corner without saying a word, her mind full of thoughts about how the man in the first room had his arm broken.

Yue Jianxue burst into tears, her screams were so heartbreaking: "Wow, this is so scary. Xiaoxue will never go into a haunted house again, wuwawawa~"

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Number one, double, asking for guaranteed monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)