Episode 45 – Ordinary life

Come to think of it, I thought I hated being a composer for such occasions.
I suddenly remembered that.

I remember that not making it a profession was a precautionary measure in case my songs stopped selling.
I think it was something like that, although I had forgotten about it in the middle of the show because I was weirdly fixated on not becoming a composer.

Well, of course, as Kotoha has told me in the past, I guess the most important thing is that I am afraid of going pro and getting criticism.

When I think about it, I even feel that, on the contrary, it was this kind of precaution that put me in a slump.

“I guess it all comes down to what you deserve.”

It was kind of refreshing.
When I thought that I had brought this on myself, I couldn’t help but feel foolish and didn’t want to think about it any further.

In the end, it is my fault.

When I changed my mind about that, I instantly realized that I was hungry.

“Do I want to eat something?”

Cooking is a hassle, so I just eat a cup of ramen.
I Open the lid and pour boiling water directly from the pot.

After all, this kind of life fits my size.

Nothing special, just a normal life.

After this day, Nagishiro Rin, Kazashiro Rei stopped writing songs.

“Weird”

Mizuno Shizuku thinks about this.

“He hasn’t given an update in a month.”

It is already mid-December.

The last time Kazashiro Rei wrote a song and uploaded it to a video site was in early November.

It means that there has been no update for a month already.

“This never happened before~”

Shizuku grunts like a child as she turns over in bed.
Legs flapping, beds creaking and making ominous noises.

She had no choice but to watch the previous video and heal her ears.

“Haah~, nice. Yeah, great.”

No one asked her for a review, but she seems to be one of those people who have to give her opinion.

“But what’s going on ……”

Speaking of Kazashiro Rei, the pace of his compositions is quite fast.

He is a tremendous talent who releases a new song at least once a month or even faster, while providing music to various artists.

It has been a month and a half now, and he has not been heard from.

In addition, and this was not important information for Shizuku, She did not hear of any new music being released by the artists to whom he has contributed songs.

Of course, there is no such thing as a radio appearance, which there was one before.

“Ah,mouu, there really aren’t many godly times anymore~”

That episode in which Kazashiro Rei appeared on the radio was called “the divine episode” among his fans, and Shizuku is not the only one who has repeated the archive on YouTube dozens of times.

Originally, it is not only Shizuku but also his general fans who are attracted to his voice.

About 10% of the fans are attracted to him as a singer, not as a composer or lyricist, according to Shizuku’s experience.

The reason why it is called a god episode is because that broadcast was the only time he had a chance to hear his true voice, as far as the airwaves were concerned.

So Shizuku, who searches Twitter for Kazashiro Rei’s name about once every three hours, was as excited as a child when she caught word that he was going to appear on the radio.

“Ah~, I’m so free~”

As someone who is always thinking about him and watching his videos, the fact that there are no updates is a situation where She has many time to spare.

Of course there is plenty of work, but in the sense that there is nothing to do in one’s leisure time.

“I think I’ll abuse my authority and go on one more date.~”

Yeah, that date was great. Shizuku recalls.

She was excited just to have Kazashiro Rei – whose real name is Nagishiro Rin – next to her.

She couldn’t recognize him, hidden by his hair, but he had gentle eyes, and his style was outstanding, tall and slender.
She doesn’t know because she has never had a boyfriend, but she remembers thinking that this must be what it feels like to walk side by side with a boyfriend.

Besides, it was nothing but paradise to hear His voice that close
Best Memory.

But when she follows the memories chronologically, she will eventually arrive at the point where one question was asked.

　–Do you think I am Nagishiro Rin? or Do you think I am Kazashiro Rei?

“I wonder what that was all about?”

From that point on, he became unflappable and kept pondering something, even though they were in the middle of a date.

What else could it be when you are dating such a beautiful girl? She glared at him, but when She saw the serious look on his face, She didn’t feel like blaming him.

And that look on his face when we parted.

That face – at least – I didn’t think it was a face that Kazashiro Rei should make. It should not be the face that a man named Nagishiro Rin should make.

“I knew there was something there. ……”

She can’t help but connect the face he was making with the reason his songs are not updated.

Come to think of it, his replies to her lines lately have been somewhat haphazard, yet still sad.

It’s as if he has realized something.

“—-I hope I’m imagining things.”

Shaking her head, she shakes off the strange fantasies that come to her mind.
And by the way, She is thinking about it

“All right, work, work, work.”

Tomorrow, supposedly, is the opening night of an animated film.

The recording was done many months ago, so in case She can see the movie in the theater, she should look back at the animation and think about the words she speaks.

Besides, there was Fujikawa Kotoha who will be making her first attempt as a voice actress, at tomorrow’s stage greeting.

Let’s ask her a lot of questions about Kazashiro Rei, or rather Nagishiro Rin, and go straight to his house if I dare.

Shizuku was looking forward to the next day’s work with such thoughts in mind, but it was not to be.

Before that …… because the two girls had a fight.