Am I being simulated by their love affair?

"Yes, I'm the same as you," said Okuhara Tamaki. "My experience is similar to yours. I got rid of my ex-husband with the help of a friend, and then I opened this company at the suggestion of the police station."

"Don't be afraid of change. I can't say it will always be for the better, but our clients, myself included, have never regretted their decision to flee."

The woman hugged Tamaki Okuhara and cried, "Thank you..."

Everyone gathered around the woman to comfort him, but Jun Matsueda did not step forward but stepped aside.

Then he found Natsumi Imokawa holding a camera. The girl's face was flushed with excitement as she looked at the crying women and the people who were comforting them.

Matsueda Jun heard her mumbling, "Such a moving emotion... Such a beautiful picture..."

"You seem very excited now?" Matsueda Jun was not sure.

"Yeah, I got some great photos." The girl nodded and licked her rosy, plump lips.

"Are you still the Natsumi Imokawa classmate I know?" Jun Matsueda suspected that she might have a dual personality, or was possessed by some dirty thing.

"?" The girl didn't understand what he said and looked at him with her head tilted. It was just at this time that the break was over, the client's emotions had stabilized and he was ready to continue on his way.

Natsumi Imokawa put down the camera and immediately became timid again, "I just talk more when I'm taking pictures." After she said that, she trotted into the car.

After dropping the client off at their destination, the atmosphere in the car finally relaxed. While Imokawa Natsumi was in the restroom, Matsueda Jun asked President Okuhara.

"Why does Imokawa-san also work in a nightclub?" He couldn't imagine how Imokawa Natsumi got into this company.

"Because she's my niece." Okuhara Tamaki's expression was very natural. "Her hobby is photography. She begged me to do this job, saying she would do it without pay - of course I still pay her."

She sighed, "I can still take care of her a little bit here. I'm really worried that she'll be cheated by some weird organization out there."

Matsueda Jun nodded in agreement. He thought about it and realized there might be another reason. In this line of work, trust is more important than ability. If someone with bad intentions were to sneak into the company, it would be troublesome. This shows that Okuhara Tamaki truly trusts the director, which is why she allowed Matsueda Jun to directly participate in the commission.

Natsumi Imokawa's hobby is photography, so she joined the news department and participated in the promotional video shooting plan. Jun Matsueda got to know the partner he was about to work with.

But why didn't she go to the photography club? Matsueda Jun decided to leave this question for the next meeting.

When facing Imokawa Natsuji, he never seemed to think about hiding his curiosity.

Jun Matsueda soon met Natsumi Imokawa again because the wind band's summer training began.

Walking into the club room filled with the noise of girls, Jun Matsueda saw a few big words on the blackboard behind him.

"Goal! National Gold!"

The training room of the wind band is very large, and it feels very empty when the members gather together. However, when the girls stand together with their instruments, the large, curving shapes of the wind and percussion instruments and their golden glow fill up the extra space.

Jun Matsueda, Kou Tsushima and Yumi Seshita were standing at the back of the club room, and the three of them looked out of place with empty hands.

As for Natsumi Imokawa, she was setting up a tripod with her camera, and the girls around her were looking at her curiously.

"Are you really going to take a picture of us?" the girl holding the trumpet whispered.

"I heard it will be in next year's recruitment video!" the girl holding the tuba said loudly.

"Duodai, you guys who play the tuba should just forget about it. Even if we take a video, we can't capture you because your faces and upper bodies are blocked by the tuba." The girl holding the euphonium couldn't help laughing.

"What did our tuba player do to you? You guys have no problem playing the euphonium, but isn't it funnier to get shot in the head by the trombone player behind you every day?" The tuba player retorted angrily.

Matsueda Jun and the other two watched the musicians of the same level quarreling among themselves. Yumi-chan found it very interesting. "So this is the atmosphere of the wind band usually. I thought it was just a group of elegant young ladies playing the harp and zither in harmony."

Natsumi Imokawa remained silent and had already filmed the scene of the girls blaming each other.

"Get ready for practice~" Yamami Maki and Tomatsu Tomoka walked into the club room, and everyone's eyes were on them. Tomatsu Tomoka greeted Matsueda Jun in the corner very naturally, but got no response.

"Who said before that Tomatsu was pursuing Matsueda Jun? It seems that it was all a rumor." The second-year and third-year seniors whispered to each other.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Today we have to complete all the preparations for the competition. The first thing is to determine the theme song and the free song. Please listen to this year's theme song." Yamami Maki directed Tomatsu Tomoka to turn on the playback device.

Tomatsu Tomoka is now Yamami Maki's little follower, which is a small punishment for her previous absence from training as the club leader.

The melodious sound of the wind instrument ensemble echoed in the club room.

"Nearly 29 schools participate in the high school division of the All-Neon Wind Music Competition each year, but only ultimately advance to the national competition. It's a true battle of the hills," Tsushima Kou explained to the news staff. "The competition process consists of regional competitions, prefectural competitions, regional competitions, and finally the national competition. Tokyo is unique in that there are no regional competitions. Instead, the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition determines the number of places, allowing students to advance directly to the national competition."

The passionate prelude opens the curtain of the battlefield in the hearts of the girls. This is the theme song No. 3 "Fairy Tale".

"Hyokaka Takashi is in Group A, and they need to perform one assigned piece (the task piece) and one free piece in the competition. We are currently listening to this year's four task pieces, and we need to choose one to perform, and then decide on the free piece."

"Okay, introductions complete. My mission is now complete. The rest is up to you. Think carefully about what kind of story you want to tell in the new student promotional video, 'Wind Ensemble Chapter,' and who you want to film. Make your choice!"

Tsushima Kou is the NPC who issues quests. He disappears after reciting his lines.

Jun Matsueda and Yumi Seshita exchanged glances. They couldn't count on Natsumi Imokawa, who was completely focused on filming, for this kind of mission. Looking at the dozens of people in the clubroom chatting with each other after listening to the project song, they felt a headache coming on.

After listening to the ensemble for too long, Jun Matsueda felt that his ears were reaching their limit, so he slipped out of the classroom and went to the corridor to rest.

Footsteps sounded behind him.

"Mochizuki-san, you may not believe this, but from the moment I stepped into the wind band room, I was wondering when you would show up."

Matsueda Jun had already gotten used to the omnipresent Haruka Mochizuki, and turned around calmly.

He discovered that the person in front of him was not the elusive girl, but Yamamiya Maki with her hands behind her back.

The girl blinked her bright eyes and looked at him.

I seem to have seen this posture somewhere before. Matsueda Jun felt a subtle feeling in his heart.

Chapter 33: Onlookers (Please Read!)

It's August now, and the scorching sun shows no sign of leaving Tokyo untouched. The outdoor environment feels like walking through a steam oven. The heat has burned away any impurities in the sky, leaving only a blue background and a scribbled cloud pattern.

"Matsueda-san, are you waiting for someone?"

There were only Yamami Maki and Matsueda Jun in the corridor, and the cicadas outside the corridor were chirping weakly.

"No, I was just thinking about some random things."

After only a few minutes in the hallway, Jun Matsueda could already feel the heat seeping into his internal organs. The girl before him seemed unaffected. She wore a light blue slip dress and a beige cardigan, revealing only her delicate collarbone and half-covered fair shoulders.

This woman is so amazing that she can go out wearing two pieces of clothing without batting an eyelid even in this kind of weather. Matsueda Jun felt a natural respect for Yamami Matsukio.

He peeked behind the girl, but Yamami Maki turned sideways, blocking his view.

"Matsueda-san, are you curious about what's behind me?"

"No, no, I just don't want to see knives or bento boxes or anything like that." Jun Matsueda thought of Tomatsu Tomoka who used to appear regularly outside his house.

"Knife? Bento?" Yamami Moki lifted the hair beside her ear and took out the gift hidden behind her back.

"Matsueda-san, I haven't thanked you enough for convincing Tomoka to return to the wind band. This is a thank you gift. My mom and I baked some cookies together yesterday. I shared them with the other members, and they all gave them great reviews."

"Thank you for the gift, senior." If it was something else, Jun Matsueda might have refused it, but he always accepted food.

"Okay, then I'll go in first. It's hot outside, so please take care of yourself, Matsueda." Yamamiya Maki bowed slightly, turned around and walked into the classroom.

Jun Matsueda looked at her back. Yamamimi Maki was a girl as her name suggested, gentle and polite, a lady from a noble family, like the jasmine blooming in the mountains, whose fragrance did not need to be known to outsiders, as long as she appreciated it herself.

Yamami Maki usually calls her classmates and juniors by their last names or other titles like "Jun" or "Jiang" to make them feel more intimate. However, when she calls him, she calls him Matsueda-san. He knows that it is because of Tomatsu Tomoka's pursuit, and Yamami Maki wants to avoid suspicion.

If Jun Matsueda is the best actor who has done a very good job on the surface, then Maki Yamami is the true flower of the mountain who is consistent in appearance and heart.

The heat in the corridor decreased with the departure of Yamami Moki, and increased with the appearance of Imokawa Natsumi.

Natsumi Imokawa was wearing a yellow short-sleeved dress today. The hem just reached her knees and was tied with a white belt, which made her chest look very large. A camera was hanging around her neck, shaking.

"Um, Matsueda-san, Yumi-chan wants you to come into the club room..."

Jun Matsueda suddenly realized that Natsumi Imokawa also called him that among his circle of acquaintances.

"Are you afraid of me?" Matsueda Jun was too lazy to act and asked her directly.

Natsumi Imokawa was startled, her head lowered and her chest hunched, like a frightened quail. "No...it's just that when I see Matsueda-san, I think of the time in the club room..."

Matsueda Jun was a little helpless, "I told you not to worry about it."

The girl lowered her head and said nothing. Matsueda Jun picked up the camera and put it in her hand, "You should still talk to me like this."

As soon as she turned on the camera, Imokawa Natsumi's expression changed, and she stared at the screen intently. "Yumei-chan said she wants to discuss the filming plan with you, so hurry in."

Matsueda Jun was amazed, feeling like he was watching a Peking Opera face-changing performance. "Why didn't you join the photography club?"

"Photography club?" Imokawa Natsumi looked up at him. "There's nothing interesting about the photography club."

"Don't you like taking pictures?" Jun Matsueda glanced at the camera lens and felt the girl's gaze on him through the imaging device.

"The photography club is just a bunch of self-admiring guys with no aesthetic sense. They only think about shooting literary short films to become famous overnight. It's meaningless." When she talked about this kind of thing, her voice rose a few degrees, and her tone was like a child laughing at a friend's pirated Kamen Rider belt.

"The news department led by Tsushima-senpai is quite interesting. I can shoot all kinds of interesting things. The bickering before the band training just now felt very youthful and real!" The girl came up to him with the camera and showed him the video she had just taken.

Because the camera was still attached to his neck, Matsueda Jun couldn't easily reach it, so he had to get closer to see it. The image on the monitor and the plump, soft flesh beneath the camera were magnified before his eyes.

Jun Matsueda watched the entire video as if nothing had happened, and then the two of them walked back to the club room together.

The heat in the corridor seemed to be getting stronger.

Yumi Seshita was waiting for the two of them at the back of the club room. Natsumi Imokawa walked up to her, put down the camera and muttered softly.

"It's all Yumi-chan's fault. She refused to go find Matsueda-san and asked me to go..."

"It's more interesting to get along with him," Yumi-chan smiled nonchalantly before asking Matsueda Jun, "What does Matsueda think about filming the brass band arc?"

"...Why not listen to Imokawa-san's advice?" Matsueda Jun remembered the girl's excited look in the corridor just now.

"Oh?" Seshita Yumi rolled her eyes, feeling that the two of them seemed to have a chemical reaction. "What did Natsumi say?"

"Hmm..." Natsumi Imokawa's left index finger poked the outside of her thigh again and again, sinking into the soft flesh. This was her habit when thinking.

"You can treat it as a documentary. If there are no other instructions, I will record the entire process and we can just be spectators."

Realizing that she had said so many words in one breath, her face turned red again. She lowered her head to look at the camera, then raised her eyes to steal a glance at Matsueda Jun, hoping for his approval.

"It's a very safe method. Let's just be bystanders for now." Matsueda Jun nodded in agreement.

Yumi-chan just said, "I have no objection."

Natsumi Imokawa ran to rearrange the camera position, leaving the two of them there.

"Is Natsumi very interesting?" asked Seshita Yumi suddenly.

"Imokawa-san is indeed very interesting. It makes me want to bully her a little bit." Matsueda Jun nodded.

As they spoke, both of them looked at the front of the classroom, their eyes never meeting.

"Right, right?" Seshita Yumi looked like she had found a like-minded person. "Matsueda, I recognize you. From now on, you can call me Yumi-chan. That's what my friends call me."

"Yumi-san is also very interesting." Matsueda Jun smiled.

"Eh? If you're interested in me, it would be boring, okay?" Yumi Seshita put her index finger on her cheek with an innocent and cute expression.

It seemed like I had met a funny person, Matsueda Jun thought.

Although Matsueda looks interesting, it seems that it is not easy to tease him, Yumi-chan secretly thought.

The two stopped talking and looked at the girl who was squatting in front of the tripod and fiddling with the camera.

Natsumi Imokawa was so focused on the camera that it took her a while to notice their gaze. Thinking she had done something wrong, she stood up in a panic, knocking the camera over with her breasts.

"My a7m4!" The girl knelt on the ground, tears about to flow.

Yumi Seshita ran over to comfort her, and Jun Matsueda stayed where he was until he heard the girl talking to herself.

"The lens and the camera cost 400,000 yen... How am I going to explain this to my mom..."

Four hundred thousand?

Jun Matsueda also walked over.

He didn't want the 400,000 yuan, but he felt sad at the thought of losing 400,000 yuan if he fell.

Tomatsu Tomoka and Yamami Maki were in the front row watching the three panicked members of the news department.

"Matsueda-kun hasn't even given me a glance since he entered the door." The girl looked at the saxophone in front of her, not knowing what she imagined the flute to be, and began to play it hard.

Yamamiya Moki stood next to her junior who had lost all hope in life and smiled wryly.

The plaintive saxophone music lingered in the office long after the song ended and everyone had left.

Chapter 34: The Call of the Coming Storm (Please Read!)

Jun Matsueda lay on the bed, staring at the blank ceiling in a daze. It was almost eleven o'clock.

I just took a shower, but I'm already sweating. Damn the weather.

It's a bit unbearable to turn on the air conditioner only when you go to bed...

"Or I can buy a mat to sleep on..." He missed the bedding in China.

The message alert sounded, and Jun Matsueda glanced at the screen. It was Tamaki Okuhara.