Kyoto: I just want to be a gentleman

"Nothing, I caught a cold last night and my legs are a little cramped." The pale-faced Watanabe Hideyuki said insincerely, "Wait for me to walk around and I'll be fine."

Arisa Kuroda doubted this. Hideyuki didn't look like he had a cold, but more like...

Throwing away the absurd thoughts in her mind, Arisa looked at Hideyuki and asked, "Why did you call me here?"

Xiu Xing patted his chest with confidence. Maybe he was too strong or he really caught a cold last night. He coughed violently and said, "Of course... I came here... to buy... equipment."

“What equipment should I buy?”

"Equipment for singing." Watanabe Hideyuki turned his head and looked at Arisa with a matter-of-fact expression, "Otherwise, do you want to sing?"

"You?" Arisa stared at Hideyuki with her eyes wide open, and even the arm that was supporting Hideyuki dropped involuntarily, causing Hideyuki to almost miss a step.

Arisa didn't notice this at the moment. She pointed at her nose with her finger and said in disbelief: "You...you want me to sing?"

"Hmm."

"Otherwise?"

"I'm not good at singing!" There was a hint of annoyance in Arisa's tone. She shouldn't have believed Watanabe Hideyuki's nonsense and wasted the good time of the weekend morning to come here.

Kangtai doesn't have to go to school today, and luckily she doesn't have any classes in the morning, so she should be lying in bed and enjoying the pleasure of sleeping in.

But now? Because of Watanabe Hideyuki's empty words, I am standing here.

Thanks to the fact that she was so nervous and excited that she couldn't sleep for half the night, she thought Xiuxing could come up with some good ideas.

So, that’s it?

"You've never even heard me sing..." Arisa pretended to leave.

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Arisa paused for a moment.

"Are you willing to live there forever? Are you willing to live like this without seeing the future? Do you want Kouta..."

Before Watanabe Hideyuki could finish his words, Arisa came back and took Hideyuki's arm again.

"Let's go." She said lightly.

"Walk."

...

Standing in front of the second-hand musical instrument store, Xiuxing looked at the shopping list on his mobile phone.

“Second-hand guitars, recording equipment, cameras, second-hand sound cards, effects, speakers…”

Arisa was also leaning over to look at Hideyuki's phone.

“You need to buy so much?”

"Yeah." Xiu Xing nodded. "The first step in doing anything is investment. Let's go in."

Arisa supported Hideyuki and opened the door of the music store.

The music store is very small, about 30 to 40 square meters, and the decoration inside is also very old (maybe it was decorated in this style intentionally). There are all kinds of musical instruments hanging on the walls, including guitars, violins, accordions...

Xiuxing looked up at the instruments.

Ok.

Saved ok.

These brands are within his budget.

The middle-aged boss sitting at the front desk saw the two people coming in, and quickly stood up and greeted them warmly: "Welcome! What would you like to see?"

Xiuxing listened to the boss's accent and felt a sudden sense of familiarity for some reason.

Why is it so weird?

He asked tentatively in Chinese: "Chinese?"

Hearing the authentic Chinese, the man's eyes immediately lit up, and he answered with a strong northeastern accent: "Are you Chinese too?"

"My father is Chinese, and I grew up in Northeast China when I was a child." In order to save money, Watanabe Hideyuki has resorted to all means.

"Oh my god, a mixed-blood, you're half a fellow countryman." The man shook hands with Xiuxing enthusiastically, then swept his fingers around the room, "Brother, if you like any of them, just tell me and I'll buy them at full cost."

"It's been a long time since I last heard such authentic Northeastern rice flavor in Kyoto. It makes me miss home when I first hear it." The man muttered.

Hearing this, Xiu Xing decisively handed the list on his phone to the man: "Brother, take a look at this, help me, take whatever you can."

The man glanced at Xiuxing's list and patted Xiuxing's shoulder suddenly.

"Brother, you can buy these from me. I have them all."

"Everything?" Xiu Xing was a little surprised, "Even cameras and recording equipment?"

"Of course." The man turned around and walked to the corner of the store. "What a coincidence! I just got rid of a high-definition camera a few days ago. It was originally used for live broadcasting. The effect is amazing."

“As for recording equipment, effects and so on, of course we have them here too. I used to play rock music, and I wanted to upload my songs to the platform, but unfortunately no one reads them.” The man said, picking up a cloth bag and starting to pick things from the shelf.

After taking all these miscellaneous things, the man finally pointed at the guitars on the wall and said, "Brother, which one do you like? I'll take it down for you to try."

Xiuxing thought about it and chose two guitars, one wooden and one electric.

He gently plucked the strings of the acoustic guitar, and the sound of the guitar was clear and pleasant.

He nodded with satisfaction, then handed the guitar to Arisa: "You try it too."

Arisa took the guitar and plucked the strings awkwardly. She didn't know how to play the guitar, but she was attracted by the sound of the guitar.

Seeing the expectation in Arisa's eyes, Watanabe Hideyuki said to the boss, "Brother, that's all. How much do you want?"

"You already call me brother, how can you let me suffer a loss?" The man said with a smile, and then made a gesture, "Just give me this amount."

Xiuxing took a look and estimated the price in his mind.

reasonable.

Nothing to say.

Watanabe Hideyuki readily took out his wallet from the lining of his clothes and paid.

Just when Hideyuki and Arisa were about to leave, the man's iconic voice was heard from behind.

"Hey! Don't go." The man took out two brand new guitar bags from under the front desk and handed them to Xiuxing, "These are for you. I'll adjust the equipment for you before you leave. If you have any questions, just come and find me. I'll leave you my phone number..."

When the two men came out of the second-hand musical instrument store, it was almost noon.

Arisa had to rush to work at the convenience store, so she left alone.

Xiuxing took a taxi and went home.

My legs and feet were not convenient to walk, and I had too many things with me, so I had no choice but to spend money to take a taxi.

As he placed his newly purchased musical instruments on the table in his bedroom, he suddenly realized a serious problem.

There doesn't seem to be any place to shoot video.

It must be inconvenient at Arisa Kuroda's house.

It doesn't seem to be very convenient at his home. If his sister-in-law sees it, it will be difficult to explain.

Should he move to a new house or just make do with what he has now?

His idea of ​​moving to a new place was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

But it originated from the dream I had with Chiharu Kitano last night.

Watanabe Hideyuki's legs are still trembling when he thinks of the dream he had last night.

That woman is really powerful... If he didn't have control over part of the dream...

But it was quite rewarding.

Under his torture, he finally understood what was going on.

Xiuxing began to recall the dream he had last night...

Chapter 53 Double Dream (1)

15 hours ago.

When Xiuxing regained consciousness after experiencing endless darkness, he found himself in a dark and damp basement.

The difference from yesterday was that this time he was not tied up.

But then, the scene before him shocked him greatly.

Hideyuki thought to himself.

Did yesterday’s dream help her unlock some strange attributes?

So am I punishing her... or am I rewarding her?

......

Hideyuki tried to wave his hand.

Ok.

It’s still the same strength and feeling as yesterday.

Snapped.

.....

"Hideyuki-kun...I shouldn't...follow you...please punish me..."

what?

Watanabe Hideyuki was very surprised.

She...is still following me?

"I shouldn't have hired a private investigator to investigate you..."

Just like exploding gold coins, they followed him, hired people to investigate him, and even secretly installed eavesdropping devices and cameras on him, and installed a locator in his phone...

Watanabe Hideyuki was shocked and frightened.

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