Tokyo: The Beginning of the Gauze Female Devil

"No matter what, I am the president of Matsumoto Entertainment Agency. I would never do anything that would harm the interests of the company."

"Ah--"

Hearing this, Fujii Itsuki glanced at her with amusement.

"Before you lost 2 million yen last time, were you planning to close down the agency?"

Thinking equivalently, the damage caused by "bad" and "stupid" is actually the same.

Aren’t there many examples in this world of good intentions leading to bad results?

"You..." After being rebuked by Fujii Itsuki, Matsumoto Arina felt that she was in the wrong and could only roll her eyes.

“It’s never going to end, is it?”

"The stain of 200 million yen can't be washed away in this lifetime?"

She acted as if she hadn't heard anything. She drew her eyebrows in front of the mirror, painted her lips with lip gloss, and changed the subject to ask Fujii Itsuki, "... Am I pretty?"

After staring at the girl's face reflected in the mirror for a while, Fujii Itsuki said calmly, "She is beautiful..."

Having been allies for such a long time, the two of them knew each other pretty well. As soon as he opened his mouth, Matsumoto Arina knew what he was going to say next.

"It feels worse than..."

"Shut up!" The girl with long chestnut hair, delicate and pretty features, and as dazzling as a movie star shouted in a tender voice.

In the dressing room, including agent Asami Uesugi, other makeup artists and stylists were all looking at their phones or looking up at the gorgeous chandelier on the ceiling.

“Not bad, not bad…”

"This chandelier is a real chandelier!"

……

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After repeatedly reminding Matsumoto Arina to be careful with her words and actions, Fujii Itsuki left the dressing area of Matsumoto Entertainment Agency and walked around other areas backstage of the performance hall.

As an annual national event, the Red and White Songs Contest is attended by many stars, from the queens of the music scene in the 1970s and 1980s to the new generation of idol groups. All of them are shining brightly and gather in the huge backstage of the NHK Performance Hall.

"Everyone hurry up and get ready, the concert is about to begin."

"Excuse me, let me go for a moment."

"Don't be nervous when you go on stage later."

"Senior, are you filming a new movie recently?"

"..."

Artists of all sizes and levels are building relationships with each other, agents are gathering together to exchange information, and stylists, makeup artists and TV station staff are working non-stop to prepare for the opening ceremony.

Because Fujii Itsuki was mainly accompanying Ogihara Saki to watch the performance today, he had no intention of staying backstage to get to know these artists and turned around and walked towards the front audience stand.

"Om-"

Walking through the corridor connecting the backstage and the front stage, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang with a Line notification tone. Fujii Itsuki clicked it and found that it was a message from Shimizu Rin.

【I'm at the TV station.】

【Come out and pick me up.】

1 minute ago, from Shimizu Rin.

"Um?!"

"What do you mean?" Looking at the message that turned into "read" status in the chat bar, Fujii Itsuki raised his eyebrows.

"Shouldn't she be staying home with Aunt Momonogi?"

"Why are you at the TV station again?"

"trouble……"

She just said she wasn't coming to the dressing area, but in the blink of an eye she was already waiting downstairs.

"Could it be that she and Arina had colluded in advance?"

A cool and calm pretty face slowly emerged in Fujii Itsuki's mind, and then the radiant and beautiful face of the girl in the makeup area.

These two women were enemies when they were at the private Sungji Women's University, and they remained sworn enemies even after leaving school. The hatred between them was far from over.

After thinking it over, Fujii Itsuki took a step and walked towards the lobby of the TV station.

……

NHK TV station, first floor lobby.

Starting from 5 minutes ago, the girl, who was about or years old, tall and elegant, with delicate features and a cool temperament, stood there.

Dressed in a retro knitted sweater and a long black skirt, with a handbag in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, she looked less like a spectator and more like a young, beautiful, but unknown movie star.

After sending the message to Fujii Itsuki, Shimizu Rin opened the friend list of Line again, and then sent a message to Matsumoto Arina that she had arrived safely.

[Matsumoto-san, I'm already at the TV station. ]

As if she felt that this had no offensive power, she pulled out her dagger and stabbed Matsumoto Arina with a soft knife.

[I'm sorry, Fujii's invitation is so kind that I can't refuse. ]

[By the way, can you tell me what song you are going to sing tonight? I am looking forward to it. Smile.jpg]

With her slender fingers tapping the send button, the corners of Qing Shui Lin's mouth curled up slightly.

How could she not watch such a great show in person?

"I hope Matsumoto-san has enough mental endurance..."

"Rin, why are you here?"

After waiting for about a few minutes, Fujii Itsuki walked out from inside the TV station with steady footsteps.

"Where's Ai, is she still at home?"

Looking behind Qing Shui Lin, he found that the little kid with twin ponytails was not there, so Fujii Itsuki asked the girl in front of him softly.

"Yes, she volunteered to stay at home with her mother for the New Year."

Qing Shui Lin nodded her head and explained calmly, "I thought about it and realized that it is a rare opportunity to watch the performance at the Kohaku Uta Gassen."

“So, I finally decided to come over.”

"Fujii..." Shimizu Rin took a step forward, leaning slightly forward, her delicate face almost touching Fujii Itsuki's.

"Excuse me, you won't blame me for disturbing you, right?"

Facing the girl's cold and pretty face so close to him, and looking at the hint of tenderness in her cold and beautiful eyes that was directed only at him, Fujii Itsuki had no intention of answering, but threw the question back.

"What do you think, Rin?"

He actually didn't care about the reason why Qing Shuilin came over so suddenly, he just wanted to know one thing.

"cold……"

"Are you sure Ai Yi volunteered to stay at home?" Their eyes met, and there was suspicion in his gaze.

"I didn't tie her up with chains to prevent her from leaving the house."

"That's it..." Qing Shui Lin did not comment, his face was as cold as ice, without a trace of joy, anger, sorrow or happiness.

Those who backstab will always be backstabbed.

This time, no matter whether it’s Matsumoto Arina or Shimizu Ai, she wants to catch them all in one fell swoop!

"Let's go..."

Despite her cold expression, Shimizu Rin still hugged Fujii Itsuki's arm intimately and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Set off."

"As expected of you, Rin..."

As if imagining the scene of Shimizu Ai's head smoking, her little face flushed, and her twin ponytails shaking with anger, Fujii Itsuki said, enjoying the fun.

"I'm afraid there will be a big commotion at home tonight."

……

When they reached the aisle of the auditorium, Shimizu Rin naturally let go of Fujii Itsuki's arm, and Ogiwara Saki had just finished a video call with Shimizu Ai and saw the two of them from a distance.

"Hey, Shimizu-san?"

There was a hint of surprise in her voice, and as she spoke, she gave the already warmed seat to Qingshui Lin.

"Sit down quickly..."

"Thank you." Nodding, Shimizu Rin had no intention of continuing to be polite. After all, they had lived together at home for such a long time.

The three people sat at the far left of the audience seats from left to right, in the order of Shimizu Rin, Ogihara Saki, and Fujii Itsuki.

"Shimizu-san, isn't Ai-chan here?" Like Fujii Itsuki, Ogiwara Saki asked Shimizu Ai as soon as she opened her mouth.

"The show is about to start. I was just on a video call with her."

"She thought watching TV at home was the same, so she didn't come over."

"That's it..."

"I'm sorry, Ogiwara-san." Turning her head to look at the gentle-looking girl on her right, Shimizu Rin apologized softly.

"I'm sorry to disturb your and Fujii's world of two."

"No, how could that be?" Hearing her words, Ogihara Saki smiled, "It was originally a family gathering, but Shimizu-san was a little late."

"It's cold, this is for you..." She took out a hand warmer from her pocket and handed it in the direction of Qingshui Lin.

It was snowing heavily outside. NHK's performance hall was large, and even with the air conditioner on, one could still feel a slight chill.

Before Shimizu Rin could say no, Ogiwara Saki took out another one from her other pocket.

"It's okay, I have another one here."

As she finished her words, she had already stuffed the hand warmer into Qingshui Lin's palm.

Feeling the warmth from the hand warmer on her palms, Qingshui Rin's eyes flickered slightly. She couldn't tell for a moment whether this warmth came from the hand warmer on her palms or from the gentle girl beside her.

Suddenly, there was a complex emotion in my heart that I couldn't explain. I couldn't describe it at all.

Killing someone with a borrowed knife? Taking advantage of the power of the tiger?

Sympathy? The lips and teeth are in danger?

She hoped to use Ogihara Saki's strength to discourage Matsumoto Arina and make her realize how pathetic she was, but she was also worried that Ogihara Saki was too powerful and she wouldn't have any chance of winning at all.

"Did you see that, Matsumoto Arina?"

Shimizu Rin turned her head and glanced at Ogiwara Saki's pretty face which was just as pure as her own.

"This is your opponent..."

"A plain, ordinary woman who carries two hand warmers when the weather is cold."

"Now, be brave and defeat her!"

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At the same time, in the dressing area backstage of the performance hall, agent Asami Uesugi watched the veins on the fair and delicate back of Matsumoto Arina's hand jump out of her own eyes. With a force of her slender hand, a high-end light pink lipstick was instantly broken in half by her fingers.

"Oh--"

"How dare this bitch come here!"

Looking at the message on the Line app on her phone, Matsumoto Arina snorted coldly.

"Are you okay, President?" Asami Uesugi quickly took a tissue to wipe the lipstick off Matsumoto Arina's fingers.

"Where's the makeup artist? Do you still have this shade of lipstick?"

"Hurry, hurry, help the president touch up his makeup, the concert is about to start!"

"Yes, yes..." Asami Uesugi gave an order, and the entire makeup area of Matsumoto Entertainment Agency became busy again around Arina Matsumoto.

She applies foundation, draws eyebrows, has long eyelashes, and has attractive and shiny lips, which conceals the girl's immaturity and highlights the unique temperament of a young lady and a big star.

Matsumoto Yuina, who has beautiful facial features, looks even more beautiful with the help of several senior makeup artists.