Chapter 99: Kuso! They're actually normies!

As Halloween approached, *Paranormal Activity* became increasingly popular.

If you hadn't seen this film, it seemed like you had nothing to talk about with others at gatherings of young people.

Four young people sitting around a round table in an izakaya were also talking about this film.

"Cheng Yu-kun, have you seen it?" Daisheng asked the thin young man beside him teasingly.

"Of course I've seen it!" The young man named Cheng Yu was very stubborn. "It was just so-so, there was nothing scary about it at all!"

Xu Mei on the side secretly covered her mouth and laughed.

Daisheng didn't intend to let him off: "Then please tell us about it, Cheng Yu-kun~"

Cheng Yu tried his best to pretend to be very calm: "Ah, it's just going to a hot spring inn and then encountering some strange things."

"The actors inside looked like they had no experience. The guy who looked very handsome was actually a straw bag. They didn't find out the reason for so many nights, and the few girls were also scared to death after only two days..."

Yumi on the other side interrupted at this time: "This is what ordinary people are like. If it were me, I would have been scared to death on the second day~"

Xu Mei also nodded in agreement: "I always feel that the reactions are very realistic~"

Daisheng said: "Actually, the scariest thing is the black shadow standing at the door in the documentary... If there was a black shadow in my house at night... and things moving around suddenly... do you think the ghosts in the film really exist?"

Seeing that everyone was attracted by his words, Daisheng quietly reached his hand toward Cheng Yu's plate under the table.

Suddenly, with a force, the plate jumped up and collided with the table, making a "pa" sound.

Cheng Yu beside him exclaimed, jumped to the side, and suddenly hugged Xu Mei.

And Xu Mei didn't seem to refuse, but instead comforted him...

Daisheng looked at this scene and suddenly felt it was very boring.

"Kuso! Normies!"

In the blink of an eye, he looked at Yumi-chan beside him, and couldn't help thinking in his mind, "Yumi is also very cute~"

Yumi's face quietly turned red.

The heated discussion about the film outside didn't have much to do with Naoki Nagayama.

After all, he didn't need to go out for the later promotion.

However, after the film was released, it did have some impact on his life.

Now he would actually be recognized when he went out!

A few days ago, when he went to inspect Takadanobaba, he was actually recognized by young people queuing outside.

"You're Masamori? The handsome guy in *Paranormal Activity*, right!!"

Looking at the excited little fan girl, Naoki Nagayama decisively replied: "No, you've recognized the wrong person. I'm just passing by."

Then he immediately slipped away along with the crowd.

Before leaving, he seemed to be able to hear the noise behind him getting louder and louder.

So now, when Naoki Nagayama went out, he generally had to wear sunglasses or a mask, or at the very least, a wide hat to cover up.

He really didn't know how those top stars usually hid themselves. He'd ask someone next time.

Although he had a certain "otaku" attribute, Naoki Nagayama still couldn't stand staying at home all the time.

On this day, Naoki Nagayama came to the house in Bunkyo Ward that he hadn't visited for a long time.

It wasn't just to practice the piano, but also to tidy up properly.

After all, the house in Chiyoda would be completed in about a week, and this piano had to be moved to the piano room over there.

After cleaning up a little, Naoki Nagayama played the piano for the first time in a long while.

The smooth and beautiful melody seemed to instantly pull people back to the fireworks festival in midsummer...

It was that song, *On the Night the Fireworks Flicker*!

After the song ended, Naoki Nagayama's mood seemed to still linger on that colorful summer night.

The doorbell at the door rang again.

This time he wasn't startled. Naoki Nagayama went straight to open the door.

The big glasses slightly changed his face, but the brilliant smile, plus the little tiger teeth...

Sure enough, it was Naoko Kawai!

"Naoki-san, long time no see!" Naoko Kawai's voice was full of joy.

"Ah, isn't this Kawai-san? I thought you had already left after finishing your work~" Naoki Nagayama was also surprised to see this teenage idol again. "Please come in."

"Hai, arigato~"

It wasn't until Naoko Kawai entered the door that Naoki Nagayama noticed that her leg seemed to be bandaged.

"Kawai-san, your leg?"

"Ah, I wasn't wearing contact lenses and fell off the stage..." Naoko Kawai smiled embarrassedly. "I was hospitalized for 2 months~"

"Are, did such a thing happen?" Naoki Nagayama didn't know much about this idol's history, but if she had to be hospitalized for so long, it wasn't a small matter. "Is your body better now? How did this happen?"

"My body is almost better, but I still need to rest for a while, so the agency arranged for me to move back~"

"Eh? Don't you go home at a time like this? Won't your family be worried?"

"Daijobu, my mother came to take care of me when I was in the hospital. The current level doesn't affect my normal life."

Naoko Kawai seemed not to want to talk about the injury anymore and changed the subject.

"I was wondering if I would meet Naoki-san again, but I haven't heard the piano for more than a month."

Naoki Nagayama handed Naoko Kawai a glass of water.

"I've been busy with other things recently, so I haven't had time to practice the piano. I finally managed to find some time."

"Hahaha, it's just the opposite of Naoki-san. I'm very free~" What's there to show off about being injured?

"... Kawai-san, this isn't something worth showing off..."

"Hahahaha, Naoki-san, I haven't heard that piano piece just now either. Could it be..."

Naoki Nagayama could only admit it.

"Hai, it's a song I just wrote in the summer, called *On the Night the Fireworks Flicker*."

"Sure enough, it's a new song. Naoki-san is really amazing. You were able to write such a good song in such a short time~"

Naoko Kawai praised him highly and then thought of herself.

"Fireworks~ I was still in the hospital during this year's fireworks festival~"

Naoko Kawai's eyes revealed a yearning: "Naoki-san, were this year's fireworks beautiful?"

"Actually, I missed them too. I only saw the summer farewell fireworks performance."

"Eh, is that so? No wonder there is reluctance and regret in the piano sound~"

You can hear that too?

"Naoki-san, it's a pity that I didn't see them this year. They must have been very beautiful."

Naoki Nagayama admired Naoko Kawai's sensitivity to music.

He also sympathized with her injury.

"Kawai-san, there's no way to get back the time we missed.

But just like photos, music can also record that scene~"

"Naoki-san means?"

"Please listen to my playing again, Kawai-san~"

Naoki Nagayama sat in front of the piano and played *On the Night the Fireworks Flicker* again.

With the rhythm of the notes, the smooth piano sound flowed from Naoki Nagayama's fingers.

The fireworks also bloomed in the sky along with it.

Naoko Kawai closed her eyes.

It seemed that she really saw that summer night full of fireworks.

An accidental encounter is like an unexpected harvest in ordinary life.

It can always bring surprises to people.

When they parted, neither of them thought of exchanging contact information.

Perhaps only in this way can there be the joy of an unexpected encounter. ===== CHAPTER 100 =====