I, who tortured the readers, was knocked to the ground by them!

Chapter 195: She graduated, but she was still with him.

Yamazaki was not happy about the sudden popularity.

He was originally very confident about the interview for the new job, but now, whether he passed the interview or not, he would never work for that company again.

Recalling everyone's suppressed laughter, Yamazaki said he was unwilling to work under everyone's gaze like that.

He used to be a gigolo and was regarded as a sunny and handsome guy. Now it is impossible for him to work with the reputation of a clown.

Now, facing the congratulations from the anti-fan group on Yamazaki's sudden popularity, Yamazaki said with distress: "Don't congratulate me, I don't have a job yet."

The culprit, Sakurai Itsuki, expressed his envy in the group chat: "I envy Brother Yamazaki for being so famous. If I were him, I wouldn't want to work either!"

Good friend Sakamoto Kumaichi also followed suit and said: "I envy Yamazaki-san's fame. I don't want to work either. Please take me with you!"

So all those friends and relatives of Yamazaki who used to chat with him online followed suit, which made him feel very disgusted.

Sakurai Itsuki put down his phone with satisfaction, opened the door and entered the recording studio.

In fact, what he said was the truth. He was so busy recently that he didn't want to work at all.

Yuuki Tsukimoe saw Sakurai Itsuki and turned to greet him, "You're finally here! The boss who's always on the lookout for trouble!"

Sakurai Itsuki replied: "What do you mean by I'm a hands-off boss? Haven't you always been the boss? You're the president."

Yuuki Tsukimeng has always been a hardworking type, but under the recent high intensity, she couldn't help but complain: "It's like I'm working for you! You left a message saying you wanted to make an animation and then ran away. You've barely shown up in the animation team."

"You know, I can't show up easily. If someone finds out, I'll be doomed," Sakurai Itsuki gave his reasons.

More than half a year has passed since the club decided to make animation.

With the help of Eguchi Yuna, the club finally formed an animation team, most of the main members of which are senior animation students and some low-level animation workers.

However, Sakurai Itsuki has never appeared in the animation team as the original author, but only occasionally went there as an ordinary member of the club.

Because most of the animation team's business is handled by two top talents, Yuuki Tsukimo and Kojima Shinichi.

Although they don't have particularly outstanding abilities, they are versatile and know a little bit about everything.

At present, the animation team does not have any complicated business. As creators of high-quality handwritten books, the two of them temporarily pretending to be supervisors is sufficient.

Especially students from top art universities like Tokyo Institute of the Arts are far better than most ordinary practitioners. They not only learn to draw, but are also familiar with all the processes of animation production.

If a problem really arises, a few people can often find a good solution quickly by discussing it with each other.

Therefore, Sakurai Itsuki doesn't have much interest in the animation team. Apart from occasionally asking about the progress and giving some suggestions, most of the time he is just a hands-off boss, just as Yuuki Tsukimo complained.

Yuuki Tsukimeng waved her hand. "Yeah, that's right. Actually, you're also the client. By the way, are you looking forward to today's recording? They're really big-name voice actors!"

Although Yuuki Tsukimeng was tired, she still enjoyed it.

Maybe this is what is called love!
The animation team is currently working on two projects, the OP and ED animations for the sequels to "White Album".

There is also a bonus animation for "Your Lie in April".

When the final episode of "5 Centimeters per Second" was updated, the plot explanation video and single MV uploaded by Yukiko simultaneously with the comics were a huge success.

This led Shueisha to decide to produce a 30-minute finale album simultaneously with the conclusion of "Your Lie in April".

In fact, according to convention, the animation companies that usually take orders from Jump are large companies with considerable reputation in the industry.

It is absolutely impossible to hand it over to such a makeshift folk production team, but who says that the original author is behind this team?

Shueisha can't just ignore Sakurai Itsuki's face. Besides, even if the animation quality is not good, Shueisha doesn't need this little money.

In exchange, Sakurai Itsuki has agreed to release the copyright for the live-action film, television and stage play of "Your Lie in April".

After all, according to the system settings, Sakurai Itsuki must participate in the main creation of the project to obtain points, and for the animation he only needs to throw out a simple script outline.

If we really want to use real people, we can't let Sakurai Itsuki carry a camera to the scene to film the female star, right?

He is really too busy.

Sakurai Itsuki sighed with satisfaction: "We are big-name voice actors, and we are getting bigger and bigger."

The voice actors we hired when we were making "White Album" were very strong, but in the industry they were only considered second- or third-tier voice actors, and were a relatively cost-effective choice.

This is also a very common method of controlling costs in the galgame industry.

Of course, due to the serious internal competition, the price of even the first-line voice actors is not that high, but compared to the price, this is more of a symbol.

In the blink of an eye, New Dimension no longer needs to skimp on cost-effectiveness in these small details, and can arbitrarily express that "expensive is good" during the production stage.

Shinichi Kojima also came to the recording studio early. "Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it. I've always been a fan of theirs! By the way, where's your harem? It's rare that they didn't come to join in the fun."

Without waiting for Sakurai Itsuki to express his opinion, Kojima Haruna punched her brother fiercely, reminding him to be more cautious in his words in public.

The recording has not officially started yet, but the sound supervisor and staff have already arrived at the scene.

Sakurai Itsuki didn't pursue the matter and simply said, "Ah, they were busy preparing for the graduation ceremony. The golden-haired girl rudely ordered me to get some autographs from the voice actors for her."

March is the end of the third semester in Japan.

March of the third year of high school means graduation.

Originally, Hane Shion wanted to come to the recording of the animation "Your Lie in April" today.

But Sato Wakaba and her classmates agreed to have a grand girls' party on the eve of graduation.

I don’t know if she didn’t want Hane Shion to do something secretly on the eve of graduation, or if she really wanted Shion to attend the party, but in any case, she enthusiastically persuaded Hane Shion to attend the party.

In fact, Hane Shion was a little reluctant at first, but Sato Wakaba told her that she was about to graduate, and she didn’t have to hide the fact that she was the original artist of "Your Lie in April". She could tell everyone openly that she was a cartoonist just like she had dreamed of!
During the nearly two years of getting along, not only Sakurai Itsuki understood how to deal with Hanase Shion, but Sato Wakaba also learned it.

So, at this time, the two good sisters Sato Wakaba and Hane Shion should be enjoying the pre-graduation party.

As for Sakurai Itsuki, he came to the scene carrying a heavy load.

"Ah, high school graduation." Yuuki Tsukimeng looked up to the sky and sighed, "I almost forgot, are you this young?"

"Why are you becoming more and more like Hase Hatsuna lately?" Sakurai Itsuki complained about this somewhat ambiguous line.

Yuuki Tsukimeng replied, "You're being too harsh! But you should be careful tomorrow too. Don't let anyone start a fight over a second button at this critical juncture."

"It's such an old custom, why are there still people doing that nowadays?" asked Kojima Haruna.

There is a rumor in Japan that if a girl receives the second button from her lover's school uniform on graduation day, the lovers will eventually get married.

Shinichi Kojima said to his sister, "You're definitely not. A woman like you would scare people into calling the police even if she forcibly pulled on their buttons."

As expected, Shinichi Kojima soon suffered another violent punch.

Compared to the "good" relationship between biological siblings, Sakurai Itsuki suddenly felt that having a non-blood-related sister like Mitsuki was pretty good.

At most, Mitsuki would just say that he is a scumbag. Compared to Kojima Haruna, he is indeed much gentler.

The staff in the recording studio had subtle expressions on their faces as they listened to the youthful conversation between several core members of the team.

It is true that people cannot be generalized.

Who would have thought that their boss today would actually have to attend a high school graduation ceremony tomorrow?

Really, it's too much for young people to achieve success.

On the contrary, I am middle-aged.
It is embarrassing.

It didn't take too long as several voice actors arrived one after another, greeted us enthusiastically and signed autographs.

The final episode of the special edition of "Your Lie in April" has also entered the recording stage.

After finishing the recording and saying hello, Sakurai Itsuki did not attend the celebration party, but simply said goodbye and set off for home.

On the way home, I received a call from Mitsuki Sakurai.

"Brother, you will graduate tomorrow, happy graduation!"

Since that summer vacation, I finally have someone at home with whom I can communicate regularly.

Mitsuki Sakurai would call him from time to time to tell him about the situation at home.

Sakurai Itsuki said, "Well, happy graduation to you too. Are you coming to Tokyo for spring break? Your sisters always say they miss you. I heard you did well in the high school entrance exam, so they said they want to take you out for some fun."

Mitsuki Sakurai, who was not very rebellious, successfully entered the best local middle school, which made Sakurai Itsuki very happy.

Although Sakurai Itsuki's own academic performance is not ideal, he is not a supporter of the theory that studying is useless.

Sakurai Mitsuki joked: "Sister? Shouldn't it be sister-in-law?"

As the relationship between the two gradually became closer, Mitsuki Sakurai would occasionally make such jokes.

Sakurai Tree warned: "Don't scream."

Sakurai Mitsuki's smiling voice came from the other end of the phone: "I know you're out here alone now. It's okay. I know exactly what the sisters are doing."

Compared to contacting Sakurai Itsuki, Sakurai Mitsuki actually contacts her sisters more frequently. After all, her "Sister-in-law Observation Diary" is still being created.

Sakurai Itsuki was quite helpless: "You really are an intelligence expert."

Sakurai Mitsuki said, "By the way, Mom also wishes you a happy graduation on my behalf. And Dad must be very happy to know that you were admitted to Tokyo University of the Arts. He seems to be relieved, but he won't say it directly."

Ying Jingshu said: "I know, please say thank you for me. I will go back to my hometown when I have time."

He also had no intention of continuing the cold war with his family.

Sakurai Mitsuki nodded: "Well, you don't have to worry. I know that your sisters-in-law and you are very busy. You didn't even have a good rest during the New Year. Compared to home, the current affairs are more important. This is what mom meant."

Sakurai Itsuki thought carefully and realized that his stepmother was really a reasonable and good woman. He couldn't help but complain: "It's amazing that Showa, who has such a bad temper, was able to find such a good wife."

Sakurai Mitsuki replied: "Well, you'd better trick your sister-in-law back. Even if Dad has a bad temper, he will definitely calm down when he sees such a good daughter-in-law."

Sakurai Itsuki was speechless: "Apart from gossip, is there nothing else on your mind?"

I couldn't help but wonder what the reaction would be if I brought a woman home one day.

Mizuno Yuki would definitely handle everything smoothly, and Sato Wakaba was a carefree person who would always liven up the atmosphere. As for Hanase Shion, that kind of atmosphere was still too difficult for her.

She would most likely kneel beside him without saying a word, thinking that if it really didn't work out, she could just hold his hand and elope.

After exchanging pleasantries with his sister, Sakurai Itsuki hung up the phone as they were almost home.

After hanging up the phone, Mitsuki Sakurai contacted him on Line again and sent him a message.

[Pay attention to the second button of your uniform! Don’t let it explode!]

Sakurai Itsuki looked at the message and thought, is the second button that important?
Do they really want it?

Otherwise, just hold a direct auction and the highest bidder wins.

Sakurai Itsuki didn't pay much attention to these things and pushed open the door of the room.

"Welcome back, the food is in the refrigerator."

A familiar voice came from behind the door. Sato Wakaba, who had just finished her graduation party, was sitting on the sofa with her hair loose, holding needle and thread and Sakurai Itsuki's school uniform in her hands.

Sakurai Itsuki asked as he changed his shoes, "What are you doing? Are you taking off my buttons in advance?"

Sato Wakaba pursed her lips upon hearing this. "Who wants to unbutton you in advance? You're being sentimental! Didn't I rip the buttons off your collar when we first met? I simply sewed them back on for you then, but now it's too rough, so I'm re-doing it."

Sakurai Itsuki said, "I won't be wearing this tomorrow. This is the summer school uniform. By summer, we'll all be enrolled in university."

Sato Wakaba said, "But it's important! You wouldn't throw your school uniform away, would you? School uniforms are incredibly memorable. Wouldn't it be touching to find them again years later?"

Sakurai Itsuki shrugged and didn't interfere too much. He turned around and opened the refrigerator.

Having lived together for so long, he also understood that she would always spend a lot of energy on things that seemed to have no practical meaning.

What Sato Wakaba was thinking was that at some point a long, long time later, when he found this school uniform in the corner and reminisced about his youth, he accidentally discovered that the stitching on the collar was a little different.

At that time, he must have been thinking about the story of how he and I first became acquainted? His own face must have flashed through his mind, right?
In that case, wouldn't I have left an important mark in his most touching youth?
So, this is a very important thing for Sato Wakaba.

She held up the newly sewn summer school uniform and looked at the stitches with great satisfaction: "My needlework has improved a lot!"

Sato Wakaba turned around, lay on the sofa, and showed his school uniform to Sakurai Itsuki who was preparing hot rice in the distance: "Look, isn't it much better than before?"

Sakurai Itsuki perfunctorily said, "Well, well, if my buttons are taken off tomorrow, you can help me sew them."

Sato Wakaba stuck her tongue out at Sakurai Itsuki in dissatisfaction: "Slightly~ narcissistic, is there really anyone who would snatch your buttons?"

She felt that Shiyin was not the type of person who would do such a thing openly.

"Aren't you going to grab it?" Sakurai Itsuki asked.

Sato Wakaba didn't deny it: "It depends on the situation. If no one wants you, then maybe I'll take pity on you!"

Sakurai Itsuki said: "Your tsundere is not good at all, if you want to tear it down yourself, go ahead and do it."

"Heh." Sato Wakaba snorted coldly.

Sakurai Itsuki was a little surprised: "There's no card distribution today? Are you really going to confess to me?"

As a rule of thumb, there should be a "good guy card" segment in this kind of conversation.

Sato Wakaba said capriciously, "You want me to send it? I won't! I'm only forgiving you today because you're going to treat me to a big cake tomorrow."

During the interval of the microwave, Sakurai Itsuki returned to the living room and directly reached out to poke Sato Wakaba's belly: "Why is it the cake segment again? Have you been eating too much recently?"

"Take your dirty hands away! Don't touch a girl's belly!" Sato Wakaba gently slapped Sakurai Itsuki's hand away, then pinched her belly with some concern. "It's not that much!"

"Let me count. This week I ate a meal when the art exam results came out, I ate a meal when I read the final episode of Four Lies, I ate a meal when I listened to Yuki Mizuno's music, I ate a meal to celebrate finishing the pre-production work for the animation, and I ate a meal to get my driver's license. What else do I have left?"

Sakurai Itsuki counted on his fingers the number of times Sato Wakaba had feasted in just less than a week.

"We had a party to celebrate before graduation." Sato Wakaba added guiltily.

Sakurai Itsuki said: "If you continue like this, I won't be able to support you in the future."

"There's so much to celebrate this week! How could I possibly eat so much that even a black-hearted capitalist like you couldn't afford to feed me? Besides, wasn't it you who made me get my driver's license? You said the university was too far away and it would be more convenient to have a car! You're definitely going to use me as a free driver from now on, so what's wrong with having some of your cake?"

Sato Wakaba's voice became louder and louder, as if she wanted to give herself more confidence.

Just as Sakurai Itsuki was about to speak, Sato Wakaba reached out and immediately covered Sakurai Itsuki's mouth: "Don't call me fat! No!"

Sato Wakaba eats a lot, but she obviously still cares about her weight.

"Actually, I've been really worried and anxious lately! After all, you see, I passed the art exam, but the cultural exam results haven't come out yet."

Sato Wakaba continued to find a seemingly appropriate reason.

But anyone who knows her academic performance will know that she is talking nonsense.

When the school's teachers learned that Sato Wakaba was going to study art, they sighed again and again. They thought their class had lost a promising student who could enter the University of Tokyo.

When they learned that Hanase Shion was also going to apply to an art college, they really wanted to kill Sakurai Itsuki.

The gossip about these three people was so popular that even the teachers in the school had heard about it.

The two girls who hung out with him every day gave up their chances to study at the world's top universities and decided to go to the art university he recommended.

Is there any need to wonder why?
Teachers also have assessments and have to compete for face.

When I think about a class that lost two students from top universities because of this bastard, I really want to punch this little beast who sleeps in class every day.

Not only does this beast not study all day and corrupts the morals, he even harms two good girls!

Back to the present, Sakurai Itsuki helplessly grabbed Sato Wakaba's wrist and moved her hand away: "Okay, eat, eat, it's good for growing taller."

Sato Wakaba was furious when she heard this, "It can't grow any longer! It's wrong if it grows any longer!"

Sato Wakaba's figure is actually quite well-proportioned, but when she gets to the bottom, she is a bit too plump.

"I think it's okay. It doesn't have to grow on your belly!" Sakurai Itsuki said, his eyes inevitably sweeping over Sato Wakaba's extremely proud part.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but she seems a little fuller than a year ago.

"Hooligan! Pervert! Pervert!" Sato Wakaba covered her chest and cursed.

But both of them knew very well that such insults were not only completely non-offensive to Sakurai Itsuki, but made him feel very good.

So Sato Wakaba jumped up from the sofa with a "Hey, hey" and then walked towards the entrance.

Sakurai Itsuki asked, "Why, you're running away from home too? That's not bad, I can save a meal tomorrow."

"Idiot! I'm going to exercise! Night run! To prepare for tomorrow's cake!" Sato Wakaba turned her head, pulled down her eyelids with her fingers, stuck out her tongue, and made a face.

Even so, she obviously can't give up sweets.

Sometimes, she is as willful as a little girl.

Looking at her hurried back, Sakurai Itsuki looked at the button that had been re-sewn on the sofa again.

But, she is actually quite gentle and virtuous.

Is it just like what she said, that girls are such cute creatures with unchanging moods and complexities?

When did I start to no longer feel annoyed, and even to enjoy this feeling that was originally troublesome?
The next day, early in the morning.

Twenty minutes before the cell phone alarm rang, the knocking on the door echoed again in Sakurai Itsuki's room.

Today, Sakurai Itsuki did not procrastinate. He got up immediately, put on his school uniform and tied his tie.

Since the second half of last year, he didn't have to go to school every day to wake up because he had already been admitted. Therefore, even though Sato Wakaba would still knock on the door to wake him up for breakfast every day, it had been a long time since he had washed up and put on his school uniform in the early morning.

"Ashu, hurry up!"

Sato Wakaba, who was already sitting at the dining table downstairs, was wearing a spring school uniform and a bow tie, which had not been seen for a long time. He slapped the table and urged Sakurai Itsuki.

"It's still early." Sakurai Itsuki responded as usual.

"Today is the last day, be more passionate!" Sato Wakaba complained as usual that he was like an old man.

"You're different from what I thought. Didn't you shorten your skirt originally?" Sakurai Itsuki looked at Sato Wakaba.

She is dressed very neatly today.

There were no shiny accessories, no deliberately shortened skirt, and even her hair was tied in a ponytail.

Apart from her natural blonde hair, there is absolutely no trace of a hot girl about her.

"This is another one, specially prepared for today. I'm already graduated and nineteen. My Spice Girl days are completely over! It's time for a change!"

She crossed her arms and made an X sign at Sakurai Itsuki.

Now she no longer seeks to be different from the crowd, nor does she want to be too conspicuous.

Because, as long as he looks at himself, that's enough.

"Is that so? That's not bad." As expected, Sakurai Itsuki preferred this conservative style of dressing.

"Hmph~ Okay, let's eat! After we're done! Let's go to high school for the last time!"

She grinned, revealing a row of white teeth, and smiled as brightly as the spring sunshine.

She has changed, but many things have not changed.

For example, the aroma of her food, and her skipping steps as she walked in front of him, occasionally stopping deliberately to wait for him and complaining.

For example, whether on the road or on the tram, she always chatters like an old lady.

For example, even if she is deliberately low-key, her brilliance is enough to illuminate others.

And just like that, the two are about to graduate.

But there was nothing to be sad about, because she was still with him afterwards.

(End of this chapter)