My second life is a bit strange?

"Meow~"

...

"Excuse me, where is Mr. Baiyin? He's downstairs. I'll send someone to pick you up right away. Please wait a moment."

Bai Yinfeng hung up the phone and waited quietly to the side. This was the first time he had ever accepted such a formal business collaboration.

A short while later, a receptionist came to find him and led him to the sixteenth floor in the elevator.

A slicked-back hairstyle, with hair combed back and gleaming, is indeed the standard for a successful man. The man shook hands with him with a smile: "It is truly an honor to be able to cooperate with Mr. Baiyin this time."

"No, no, I'm actually lucky to be able to work with your company." Feng had previously done some background music for games or videos, and with his experience in various competitions, he had earned a certain reputation in the industry.

"You're too modest." The man wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. "You've heard about the situation. The pianist couldn't make it, and the substitute was in a car accident."

"Just leave it to me."

"Haha." His feelings toward the young boy rose sharply.

After taking over the pianist position, he rehearsed twice on his own before signaling that he could begin. The dubbing went smoothly, and he passed the test in three takes.

"Our game will be released this Christmas, so please look forward to it, Mr. Silver. I will transfer the money to your bank account."

"Then trouble you."

As Feng walked out of the building, he looked at the gloomy sky and did the math: "If Xiao Gui wants to study at Shuchiin Academy, the winter uniform will cost 300,000 yen. In the summer, she will need to change and wash more frequently, so she will need to buy several more sets, which will cost about 170,000 yen. The tuition for the year will be 137,600 yen."

Feng scratched his head, looking troubled. It seemed like he could never save enough money, so he could only take it one step at a time. He wondered when the music copyright fees would finally be paid.

Jingle bell bell~

The phone in his pocket rang, and when Feng answered, Eriri's voice sounded a little embarrassed: "Feng, can you come out with me now?"

"Sure, I don't have much to do this weekend, where should we go?"

"Post Office Coffee".

"almost there."

The coffee shop was in the same direction as their two houses. Kaede arrived quickly by train and saw Eriri sitting at the table playing with a straw.

I straightened my clothes in front of the glass and went inside. The airflow from the opening door blew the wind chimes, making a crisp sound.

“Welcome~”

Kaede walked straight to Eriri and sat down next to her.

"What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?"

Kaede's voice startled her. Eriri noticed that he was dressed in a suit and tie and asked with some confusion, "Why are you dressed so formally?"

"You went to a big company for voice acting. How is it going? Is it a good fit?"

"It's alright, just...not bad." Eriri said, turning her head away, unaware that a blush had already spread across her cheeks and was beginning to creep up her neck.

After a while, a smart woman with short hair, dressed in a suit, walked in carrying a file bag. Eriri waved to her.

After she sat down, she pressed the bell on the table with practiced ease, and the waiter came over to ask the three of them what they would like to drink.

"Two caramel macchiatos, one with extra milk and sugar cubes."

"I'd like an Americano, less ice."

"Okay, just a moment."

Eriri snorted twice, looking smug, and said, "Does Kaede add milk to his coffee? He's still a child."

Bai Yinfeng glanced at her and said irritably, "That cup was for you."

"What?! You still treat me like a child!" Eriri immediately bristled, whipping Kaede with her twin tails. To outsiders, it looked like a young couple flirting.

The coffee was ready in no time, and Feng took the cup with the extra milk.

"What are you doing?"

"Didn't you say you've grown up? You can have this cup."

Eriri snorted, picked up the coffee and took a sip. The moment the coffee entered her mouth, her face turned extremely ugly, her eyebrows danced, and she forced herself to swallow the bitter taste, just like back then.

"Cough cough cough."

Feng smiled and swapped his cup with hers; there was too much milk in his cup, and he wasn't used to it.

"Alright, stop fooling around and let's get down to business."

The woman sitting opposite him kept suppressing her laughter. She coughed twice, opened the file bag, took out the contract inside, and placed it on the table.

“There will be an art exhibition at the convention center in a couple of days, and we can offer Ms. Sawamura a booth free of charge.”

Bai Yinfeng took the contract and examined it carefully. Finding no loopholes, he concluded the other party was very sincere and handed the contract to Eriri, letting her make her own decision.

Feng sipped his coffee, resting his chin on his hand as he watched her.

“We will have someone come to pick up the painting.”

"Thank you."

With this, Eriri took another big step closer to her ideal.

……

To improve students' physical fitness, the school held a fun sports meet. Before the meet, a mobilization meeting was held, and the students were quite excited after the principal spoke at length.

"Class monitor, come here for a second. Another girl, go to the sports storage room and bring out the equipment."

"I'll go."

Shinomiya was late because she went to the restroom, so she stood at the back of the line for easier movement.

As soon as the warehouse door opened, a damp smell wafted out. The sunlight was just right, streaming in through the windows, and the dust floating in the air looked sparkling in the sunlight.

After bringing out the equipment the teacher had mentioned, Feng noticed that Kaguya's back was covered in dust, so he put down the equipment and said, "Your back is covered in dust, let me brush it off for you."

"Thank you."

Kaede gently brushed away the dust with her hand. Kaguya felt her palm against hers and felt something strange, a pleasant, tingling sensation in her heart.

This was the first time she had felt this way.

"Okay, that's all. Let's go."

"Ah."

When the two arrived at the playground, everyone had already started their warm-up exercises.

"Ugh... Sports meets and all that, so tiring." Fujiwara Chika looked completely dejected, sitting on the ground stretching her ligaments, her face full of reluctance.

Kimura simply stopped moving, sat cross-legged on the ground and sighed, "Why does everyone have to participate? With my physique, am I cut out for sports?"

Eriri was also a little nervous. Her physical fitness was also poor. She usually just drew at home and didn't exercise much.

Chapter Seventeen: Only You Are Allowed

"Safety comes first, competition second. Did everyone hear that?"

"I understand, monitor."

"Hey, Takao over here." Kimura pulled him away from the group, looked around, and quietly tied a white hair tie when no one noticed.

"Kimura, what are you doing?"

"Takao, don't you understand? We need to infiltrate the enemy's ranks."

"Wow!! As expected of you."

The two of them sneaked into other classrooms, and no one noticed them.

The scene was noisy, but Kaguya Shinomiya sat quietly to the side, as if nothing had anything to do with her.

Feng was having a hard time arranging the participants; not many people were willing to participate in the women's 200-meter race. He happened to see Kaguya sitting there and scratched his head, saying, "I'll have to ask her for help."

Kaguya Shinomiya put down her book and looked up at him: "Is there something you need?"

"Shinomiya, could I ask you to participate in the women's 200 meters? I really can't find anyone else."

Can I refuse?

"Then I'll have to let Seji try it on with the wig."

"Pfft." Kaguya couldn't help but laugh after just imagining it in her mind. Realizing she had lost her composure, she quickly composed herself: "Did the class monitor participate in the men's 400 meters?"

"Hmm, do you think I can get first place?"

"do not know."

Unable to make a judgment, Feng smiled and said, "I got first place, can I ask you to help me with the women's 200 meters?"

“I…can.” Kaguya Shinomiya nodded.

Although I was already planning to agree.

"Then it's settled." Kaede wrote Kaguya's name in her notebook.

"So confident?"

"of course."

Seeing the boy's sunny smile, Kaguya's heartstrings were touched.

A commotion came from behind. Feng turned around and saw a group of people gathered there. Judging from the color of their hair ties, they seemed to be from the next class. It turned out that the two classes had been matched up in the tug-of-war competition.

"Hurry up, class monitor, you're the only one left to finish."

"coming."

"Red team and green team, please proceed to the competition venue."

Everyone picked up the tug-of-war rope and rubbed their hands together, ready to fight. At the sound of a whistle, people on both sides exerted their strength instantly, and the rough rope made their hands ache.

"One, two, three, pull!"

"One, two, three, pull!"

Bai Yinfeng, who was at the very back, had his face flushed red. He tied the rope around his arm and pulled backward like an ox. Luckily, there were a few heavy students in the class. This meal was definitely worth it.

I have to say I'm impressed with the quality of the shoes; the instep protrudes so high that I'm afraid it'll give me a hole.