"I'm in Tokyo, and this is some kind of movie star comeback system?!"

Chapter 126 Am I a Fan?

Congratulations on wrapping up filming!

"Thank you for your hard work, Sakamoto-san!"

After the final scene was filmed and the director yelled "Cut!", the assistant director immediately announced that filming had wrapped.

After nearly a month of filming, Sakamoto Yu's scenes in "Human Crossroads" have finally come to an end.

Without the director's prompting, the surrounding lighting crew, stagehands, and camera assistants began to applaud.

The applause lasted for two or three minutes.

Compared to established, old-school directors like Kon Ichikawa, Jiro Ikuno's film set atmosphere is more lively, and the staff are relatively more at ease.

Satomi Kobayashi, who had no scenes to film that morning, made a special trip back to the set to visit him and congratulate him.

Akina Nakamori walked up to Yu Sakamoto, the sunlight falling on his profile, and clapped softly with a faint smile on her face.

Jiro Ikuno deliberately walked over from behind the monitor, temporarily setting aside his directorial airs, and patted Yu Sakamoto on the shoulder in a friendly manner.

"Well done." Jiro Ikuno didn't hold back his praise for Yu Sakamoto. "Don't take the rumors to heart. Time will tell. Everyone can see your spirit."

Sakamoto Yu bowed deeply to Ikuno Jiro and said, "Thank you, Director."

He then bowed deeply to the staff members in all directions.

"Thank you all for taking care of me during this time, you've worked so hard!"

Sakamoto Yu did not become complacent and maintained his humility.

This won everyone's approval.

At that moment, Hitomi Ono pushed a cart over, which was filled with canned coffee, dorayaki, and daifuku sweets available at the convenience store.

Hitomi Ono smiled and handed it to the person next to her, saying, "Thank you all for taking care of me during this time. This is just a small token of my appreciation."

The two then bowed to the entire group again, making everyone feel incredibly comfortable.

After finishing, Sakamoto Yu and Ono Hitomi walked to the break room chatting and laughing, packed up their things, and then they could "go home".

Akina Nakamori watched Sakamoto Yu's retreating figure from the corner, holding a hand-picked dorayaki in her hand, her lips subtly pursed.

"Nakamori-san, thank you for taking care of me during this time. I left a gift in the lounge."

Sakamoto greeted him with a smile.

Nakamori snapped out of his daze and quickly nodded in response.

Upon entering the lounge, I found a white box on the table with a card on it.

Nakamori walked closer, picked it up and took a look.

It was a message from Sakamoto Yu, worded in a very formal way, thanking Ms. Nakamori for her care.

Upon opening it, I found a palm-sized Kamen Rider soft vinyl figure keychain inside.

The other is a pager.

Next to it was a slip of paper with a number on it.

"The gift was alright, I guess."

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind.

Akina Nakamori shuddered and turned around to look.

Sakamoto Yu leaned against the doorway, holding a Polaroid 636 in one hand and a can of coffee in the other, his expression calm and gentle.

"I just happened to see you on a variety show saying that you liked to pretend you were a Kamen Rider when you were a kid."

Sakamoto Yu muttered under his breath, "What, you don't like it?" He glanced at the pendant in her hand.

Before she could answer, he muttered to himself, "It would have been better to give her a transformation belt after all."

Akina Nakamori gave him a reproachful look.

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, but he didn't laugh out loud.

She looked at him, then at the pager on the table.

"What does this mean?"

Sakamoto Yu glanced at it, maintaining a completely calm expression: "I was thinking about what to do after filming wraps up, in case I'm not by your side and you need someone to chat with, so I thought of this."

He raised his chin and nodded.

"Enter a number here, and someone will come right away."

That was all the talk; they didn't say who would be coming.

That was exactly what he intended.

After filming wrapped, the two were no longer working together, so they couldn't find any excuse to meet.

Akina Nakamori stood there stunned for a while, then suddenly turned around and faced away from him.

Sakamoto Yu looked at the back of her head: "Why are you making that face? Don't you like it?"

Akina Nakamori didn't respond, but simply shook her head slightly.

The surroundings fell silent instantly.

After a few seconds, she spoke softly, her voice slightly hoarse: "Why are you so good to me?"

Sakamoto Yu deliberately paused in silence, took a sip of coffee, and placed the can on the table with a very soft sound.

"These were all gifts from fans; I was just helping to pass them on. If you keep overthinking it, the fans will be heartbroken."

Akina Nakamori paused for a moment, then turned to look at him.

"Didn't you say this was..."

""

Sakamoto Yu's expression stiffened for a moment, then he chuckled softly: "Can't I be a fan?"

Upon hearing this, Nakamori was momentarily at a loss for words, her small mouth slightly open, as if to say that she didn't mean it that way.

In the end, he could only pout and give a feigned annoyance glance.

Sakamoto Yu revealed a smug expression, then his tone suddenly became serious: "To be liked by so many people, you are truly outstanding."

Smile more, just for your fans and the people who love you.

"9

Akina Nakamori gazed at him, hesitated several times before finally choosing to remain silent.

"As for why I'm so good to you..."

Sakamoto Yu suddenly smiled, straightened up, and teased her, "I think you deserve to have such a perfect friend as me."

After finishing his speech, Sakamoto Yu prepared to leave.

Just as he turned around, he suddenly remembered something and raised the Polaroid in his hand.

"Oh right, I almost forgot."

Akina Nakamori looked at him: "—What?"

"I'll take a picture for you, and you'll give me a gift in return."

Akina Nakamori paused for a moment, instinctively reaching out to fix her hair, but then lowered her hand halfway through.

Sakamoto Yu had already raised his camera and was looking at her through the viewfinder.

"No need to pose, just stand there."

She stood there, still clutching the Kamen Rider keychain in her hand.

I'm a little nervous and don't know where to look.

Click.

"One more."

Click.

"Alright."

Sakamoto Yu put down his camera, fiddled with it for a moment, and pulled out a piece of photographic paper.

Akina Nakamori leaned closer to look, but he had already put the camera away.

"Is this for Ono-san?"

"This isn't it." Sakamoto Yu put the photo in his pocket. "This one is mine."

Then he turned and walked towards the door, waving goodbye to her with his back to her.

"Let's go, Nakamori-san."

The door to the lounge closed gently.

Akina Nakamori stood there, staring at the closed door.

After a long while, she looked down and clutched the Kamen Rider keychain in her palm.

Her heart skipped a beat. She held the pager in her hand and looked down at the slip of paper with the number written on it.

After a while, she folded the note and carefully put it into her pocket.

After leaving Nakamori's lounge, he went to find Ono Hitomi, when his pager suddenly went off.

Looking down, Sakamoto Yu saw Watanabe.

"I'll return the call." After telling Hitomi Ono, he went to the rest area and used a public phone to make the call back.

Watanabe knew Sakamoto Yu's habits; he replied to messages incredibly quickly, and after being paged, he would wait by the phone.

Sure enough, the phone rang not long afterward.

"What's up?" Sakamoto asked bluntly.

"Bunshun has released a statement. They just contacted me through their agency and offered you a series of compensations."

"We'll discuss the details when you return to the office."

"Oh?" A playful glint flashed in Sakamoto Yu's eyes.