Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 26 Music Immortal
"This kid really went to clean the place? Minister, then we..."

Only then did Yamazaki Hiroshi notice that compared to an hour ago, the walls, floors and furniture of the entire office area were spotless and sparkled in the sunlight coming through the blinds.

He turned around and found that compared to the bright office area, Tongkou Norio's face was as black as coal: "You want to go down to earth... to clean...?"

"Well, he took the initiative to ask me to live, and I just said it casually."

Yamazaki Hiroshi said without much concern.

"That's, coming down to earth."

Tongkou Norio emphasized it again.

"I know, Xia Fan, this guy has strong connections. But it is a workplace tradition for new employees to do some cleaning on their first day. It helps boost their spirits, familiarize them with the environment, and unite with their seniors..."

"asshole!"

Yamazaki Hiroshi wanted to explain, but his tie was pulled tighter by someone, cutting off the rest of his words.

"The music department's performance has been poor recently. In order to cope with the upcoming music season, I have tried my best to help you find a strong foreign aid, and you actually let him clean up?"

"That's the one who wrote the lyrics and music for 'Sakura', and he's come down to earth!"

Tongkou Norio pulled hard on Yamazaki Hiroshi's tie, and his saliva splashed onto his smooth forehead.

"W-what, Xia Fan, the author of "Sakura", came down to earth?"

"This song was actually written by a newcomer?"

"Minister, are you kidding?"

Tongkou Norio's words were like lighting a string of firecrackers in the office, and a group of producers began to talk about it.

After all, ever since "Sakura" topped the "Tokyo Newcomer Music Awards" list and restored Bethesda's precarious dignity, the music department has always regarded "Sakura" as a trend vane, repeatedly analyzing and studying it carefully.

However, he didn't expect that the creator of the song was the boy who was just helping him mop the floor and wipe the table.

"Xia Fan... is a descendant? It's not written in his resume..."

As he murmured these words, Yamazaki Hiroshi's eyes gradually changed from dull to horrified.

"What about others?"

Thinking of this, he ran to the corridor in a daze, looking for Xia Fan.

"Not in the lounge area..."

"Wait, so soon, the rest area has been cleaned as well?"

Walking along the spacious lounge, what comes into view is the mirror-like smooth floor, neatly arranged bookshelves, neatly placed musical instruments and spotless sofas.

But there was no sign of Xia Fan.

"There are obvious traces of water in the corridor from just mopping... sniff... there is also a smell of urine mixed with disinfectant from the toilet..."

"He should be cleaning all the way from here to the 'studio' area."

Yamazaki Hiroshi crouched down and led Tongkou Norio like a hound, following the traces of cleaning all the way to a studio with its door open.

"Here, found it!"

There were several cleaning tools outside the door, and it was obvious that someone was cleaning inside.

"Oh no, it seems like he entered Master Kishimoto's studio!"

"Quick, stop him no matter what, even if it means death!"

Noticing the nameplate "Yoshihiro Kishimoto" on the door, the two looked at each other and ran to the door of the studio. "Section Chief Yamazaki? This room has been cleaned."

Inside the house, Xia Fan, holding a mop, turned around expressionlessly.

"They cleaned so quickly and so thoroughly...are all those work-study experiences on my resume real?"

"It's over, it's all over. Old man Kishimoto hates it most when others touch his things, but he always forgets to lock the door..."

Gazing at the room with shiny mahogany tables and chairs, and materials, books, and musical instruments all sorted and organized, Yamazaki Hiroshi and Tsuchiouchi were horrified and began to feel their minds become blurred.

The owner of this studio is Yoshihiro Kishimoto, a national treasure-level music producer who has produced classic songs such as "Romantic Bridge", "The Sun", and "Mimosa". He is still very productive at the age of 70 and is known as the "pillar of Company B".

With the retirement age in District 11 being extended indefinitely and the trend evolving from "craftsman spirit" to "immortal culture", it is no exaggeration for Yoshihiro Kishimoto to be called the "music immortal".

Since reaching the retirement age of 70 last year, Yoshihiro Kishimoto has been coming to the company on a monthly basis.

However, he strictly forbade anyone to clean this studio that had been used for decades, claiming that doing so would affect his creative inspiration.

There was once a new cleaner who accidentally moved a money tree from the room, which caused him to become furious and he didn't produce a new song for a whole year.

Yamazaki often complained in private that Kishimoto was old and had amnesia, and that was why he didn't let people touch the things because he was afraid he couldn't find them.

"It's okay. I have the original video of the last studio interview saved there. I should be able to restore it roughly the same as before."

With a flash of inspiration, Hiroshi Yamazaki came up with a solution to the problem.

"Teacher Kishimoto injured his waist while 'going out to collect materials' a few days ago. He probably won't be here in the near future. We still have enough time to recover..."

At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared at the end of the corridor, causing his chin to stretch, his cheeks to concave, and an expression of seeing a ghost.

"Teacher…Kishimoto?!!!!"

Yoshihiro Kishimoto, wearing a brown kimono, cloth shoes, and with white hair and beard, was walking towards his studio carefully holding a pot of blooming cherry blossoms.

"Mr. Kishimoto, how come you have time to come here today? This pot of flowers looks heavy. Let me help you carry it."

Driven by the desire to survive, Yamazaki Hiroshi trotted forward, pretending to be flattering, secretly blocking Master Kishimoto's path.

"My back has gotten better recently, and I happened to hear a rare good song, which gave me some creative inspiration, so I came to the studio to sit down."

"Take your hands off me. This is a weeping Fuji cherry bonsai that I paid a lot of money for. You can't afford to pay for it if you damage it."

Master Kishimoto protected the bonsai like a treasure and pushed Yamazaki Yamazaki away with a look of disgust.

"Um, Xia Jun... I wanted to have a good chat with you today, but I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do. I look forward to your new song!"

Taking this opportunity, Tongkou Jinao put two fingers together and made a heart shape with them, greeted Xia Fan with a cold expression, and quickly disappeared to the other end of the corridor.

"Okay, thank you...By the way, who is this person?"

Only Xia Fan, with a confused look on his face, was left in the room.

"Teacher Kishimoto, you haven't been here for a long time. Why don't you come to my office and have a cup of tea? The director of communication is here too... bullshit!"

"Minister of Communications, where is that person? He was here just now? Damn it, he actually took advantage of the chaos and ran away!"

Until this moment, Hiroshi Yamazaki, who was still trying hard to slow down Master Kishimoto's pace, finally realized the fact that he was abandoned, and his voice broke with despair.

"What's the point of going to your crappy office? Don't get in the way here."

"Wait, who opened my room? Didn't I tell the cleaner not to go in?"

Yoshihiro Kishimoto walked to the door, his eyes passed over a certain "cleaner" and fell into the brand new room...

(End of this chapter)