My Tokyo Celebrity Girlfriend Is Love-Struck, What Should I Do? - Chapter 38

Posting on T-Station

Back in the rental apartment, Kimura sat in front of his computer, organizing the footage from today’s shoot.

Since the addition of the editing team led by Yoshida Ikumi, the efficiency of video editing had significantly improved.

Thinking back to the first day of shooting, it took him and Koike Koichi several hours to select the most suitable clips from just an afternoon’s worth of footage.

In the end, only a small portion was hastily edited…

Now, with the help of Yoshida Ikumi and others, the editing team filtered out some poor-quality shots every day. 

They then roughly edited the remaining usable footage and sent it to Kimura for final processing.

Unexpectedly, Yoshida Ikumi, the junior student, turned out to be highly skilled in video editing.

Even some details and scenes that Kimura had not noticed were discovered and edited by Yoshida Ikumi.

She was indeed an incredible assistant!

Kimura marveled inwardly.

Speaking of his small film crew for the graduation project, apart from not receiving formal investment for commercial filming, the members of the crew were all professionals from academic backgrounds.

However, lacking practical experience, if they could undergo more training and exercises, they might actually be able to form a professional film and television crew.

Of course, that was just wishful thinking for now…

He dared not think too much about sustaining such a large group of people at the moment.

Kimura shook his head, exported the extra footage cut today, and then opened the Line window to send it out.

Ding, ding.

Asuka, who was lying on the sofa with Ugly Meow Maru, suddenly lifted her head in confusion.

“Did Hayata-chan send me a Line message?”

“Yeah.”

Kimura turned around, arms resting on the back of his chair.

“Open it and take a look, Asuka.”

“What is it?”

Asuka tilted her head slightly, her clear eyes curious as she looked at him.

Without saying anything, Kimura just smiled and pointed to the girl’s phone.

Asuka’s gaze landed on the phone screen, and her delicate fingers slid to open the Line chat.

“A video?”

Looking at the video file Kimura had sent, Asuka blinked in slight surprise.

She then opened the video file.

The video was short, just over three minutes.

As the video played, the familiar music of “Left-Right Confusion” started playing.

The scenes they had shot during this time appeared in the footage.

The confession of Kamiya Toru in the stairwell, Hino Maori recording notes on the train platform, Wataya Izumi blocking the way, and the words of Kamiya Toru to Hino Maori during the picnic…

The music played, and the scenes in the video unfolded.

Every now and then, there were lines from a few characters interspersed.

“Would you like to be in a relationship with me?”

“Sure.”

“Eh?”

“By the way, what’s your name?”

“Kamiya Toru.”

“…”

“In this constantly fading world, certain things will remain, never fading. Toru-san, you indeed exist in my heart.”

“…”

“What if we pretend to be a couple?”

“…”

“Then let’s set three conditions for pretending to be a couple.”

“Before the end of school, we can’t talk to each other.”

“Contact should be as brief as possible.”

“And…”

“We must not genuinely fall for each other.”

“…”

“If we don’t capture this on film, I’ll forget everything.”

“…”

“I’ll make sure that tomorrow’s Maori is very happy too.”

“…”

“So let’s pretend today never happened and deceive tomorrow’s you together!”

……

Unconsciously, the three-minute video came to an end.

The final scene lingered on a pitch-black background, with the words, “He died on the day he loved me the most, his dying wish was for me to forget him forever.”

Remaining in the posture of watching the video, Asuka stayed there for a long time.

Even though she knew the script, and the scenes inside were acted by herself.

But after watching the short film, she couldn’t help feeling a subtle sadness.

Asuka sat up and looked at Kimura with a smile.

“Hayata-chan…”

“Hmm?”

“So, the ending really can’t be changed? Does Kamiya Toru have to die?”

“Yes.” Kimura hardly hesitated.

“Oh.”

Although Asuka expected Hayata to say that, she still felt a bit uncomfortable.

Seeming to sense Asuka’s strange mood, after a brief silence, Kimura spoke.

“Asuka, do you think this ending is a tragic or a fulfilling one?”

Asuka’s long eyelashes fluttered, and her puzzled eyes looked at him.

“Tragic.”

“But in the end, Hino Maori gradually recovers the memories of her and Kamiya Toru. Kamiya Toru is no longer an unseen person in Maori’s life. This is already the best ending for Maori.”

Kimura paused slightly and then continued,

“It’s a tragic ending, but also the most fulfilling one among all tragic endings… If, in the end, Hino Maori continues to live in a world without Kamiya Toru…”

“Sophistry!” Asuka interrupted Kimura’s words, her small mouth slightly pouted.

Although Kimura didn’t finish the rest of the plot, Asuka could already imagine the sad scene in her mind.

Clearly, there was someone who deeply loved her, but couldn’t leave any trace in her memory.

Perhaps for the future Hino Maori, it might be the easiest outcome.

But for Kamiya Toru, who had once loved Hino Maori…

It was undoubtedly the cruelest.

Kimura smiled.

“Do you want to make changes, Asuka?”

Asuka bit her lip and shook her head gently.

With Hayata-chan’s words, she realized that for a movie, this kind of plot and ending was the most attractive to the audience.

Although regrettable, it was captivating enough.

Any modification to any part of it would make the original brilliance of the plot disappear.

“Since that’s the case… then I’ll post this video on T-Station dynamics,” Kimura said with a smile, turning back towards the computer.

“Eh? Post it on  T-Station?” Asuka asked in surprise.

“Of course, we have to post it. Otherwise, what does Asuka think… I specially edited this video for what?” Kimura chuckled.

“Hayata-chan, are you going to compete with Mukoyama Sae and the others on  T-Station?” Asuka suddenly remembered the popular topic about Daytime Gourmet on  T-Station.

The sound of typing suddenly stopped, and Kimura turned and smiled gently.

“No… Tomorrow, I’ll have Amemiya-san also post the same video.”

“Huh?”

Kimura scratched his head and explained, “The shooting of the graduation project is almost coming to an end. We’re about to participate in the competition section of the T-Station Film Festival. Asuka and Amemiya-san need to promote it in their T-Station dynamics.”

“Just like that?”

“Just like that.” Kimura looked at Asuka with innocent eyes.

“Fine, okay.”