Chapter 129: The First Time, Four People's Shura Field
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but Shimizu Mi didn’t expect to meet Sakurai Shio under such circumstances.

It wasn't a good idea to continue standing on the street like this, so following Sakurai Shio's suggestion, the few of them decided to go to a cafe and sit down first.

There happened to be a Starbucks nearby, but Sakurai Shio didn't seem to be interested in it, so she took a detour and went into a cafe in a department store.

A few people walked into the cafe inside the department store. It was located deep inside, so the atmosphere was relatively quiet, without the hustle and bustle outside.

The store clerk led us to a four-person seat by the window, from which we could see the entire Ikebukuro Station.

Sakurai Shio took the lead and walked to the empty seats where four people were sitting opposite each other and sat down directly.

Shimizu Mi, who had been gently pushed from behind, sat right opposite Sakurai Shio.

On the other hand, Sakurai Haruka sat next to Shimizu Mi without thinking because she had pushed Shimizu Mi just now.

Everyone ordered their own drinks, and before the meals were served, Shimizu flipped through the magazines provided on the table to customers to pass the time.

"Yeah, so that's how it is. I understand."

After listening to the whole story, Sakurai Shio smiled and nodded slightly.

"By the way, can I also watch the video you were talking about?"

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but Sakurai Shio suddenly made this request.

“Why watch that fake video?”

Sakurai Haruka frowned, showing an expression of obvious displeasure.

Although she now believes that there is nothing going on between Shimizu Mi and Shimizu Reina, if that video is played again and again, the visual impact alone will be enough to make her feel psychologically uncomfortable.

"Since this is about Haruka's boyfriend, of course I have to find out about it."

"..."

Seeing that Sakurai Haruka no longer responded, Sakurai Shio turned the topic to Nishikawa Yui who was sitting next to her.

"By the way, you are also a student of our school, right? I can be considered as your senior. Can you show me the previous video?"

Sakurai Shio looked at Nishikawa Yui through her sunglasses with dark eyes.

"Ah... yeah, okay."

Nishikawa Yui handed the camera to Sakurai Shio, but her burning gaze was still fixed on Sakurai Haruka.

So next - Sakurai Shio played the video again in front of Sakurai Haruka.

Just a few minutes seemed to have turned into a long torture.

Sakurai Haruka's face was becoming more and more uglier. Even if she didn't believe it, she would feel a palpitation just thinking about the scene of Shimizu Mi and Shimizu Reina kissing.

A few minutes later, Sakurai Shio finished watching the video.

"Oh~ So it seems like my junior is cheating on me."

Hearing this, Sakurai Haruka's expression, which had finally relaxed a little, suddenly became tense.

“So I said it was a fake video!”

"Ms. Qi, this video was really shot by me. It is definitely not fake."

Nishikawa Yui still calls Sakurai Haruka "Miss Qi", a confusing title.

“I also think this video is quite real.”

Sakurai Shio took a sip of coffee, then smiled and turned her gaze to Shimizumi.

"Brother, don't you even bother to refute me?"

"Don't you know this better than others?"

Shimizu's eyes were still on the magazine.

The front cover of this women's magazine features a long-legged model wearing a ruffled shirt with a white background.

And this female model was none other than Sakurai Shio who was sitting opposite him.

As for the content on the cover, it was news that Sakurai Shio would continue to star in the sequel to Love Metronome. The news spread faster than Shimizu Mi had imagined, which is enough to show how popular the work is.

"What's clearer? I don't understand anything at all."

Sakurai Shio's lips curled up in pleasure and she stroked the edge of the cup with her fingertips.

"Are you asking this knowingly?"

Shimizumi's gaze moved up from the magazine and looked directly at Sakurai Shio.

At the station, when Shimizu and Ogiwara Hayato had a conflict, someone threw a bamboo sword to Shimizu. Although there was no signature left, the note on the bamboo sword was obviously written by Sakurai Shio.

This means that Sakurai Shio was also at the scene and helped.

"……Thanks."

"What are you thanking me for? If you didn't tell me, how would I understand?"

Sakurai Shioya met Shimizu's gaze head-on.

"..."

"..."

Neither of them looked away.

It’s not that Shimizu Ken doesn’t want to make it clear, but if he explains it clearly in front of Sakurai Haruka, wouldn’t that be admitting guilt and indirectly proving that the content of the video is true?
Moreover, Shimizu Mie didn't know when Sakurai Shio started to be there and when she left, and he didn't know whether she saw the scene where Shimizu Rena kissed him later.

If she had seen the entire incident, she would know the credibility of this video better than anyone else.

"What have you been talking about since a while ago?"

Sakurai Haruka looked uneasy. She glanced at her sister very blatantly, then looked at Shimizu Ken beside her.

She was quite confused about the atmosphere between Shimizu Mi and Sakurai Shio.

These two people had only met a few times, so why were they talking about things she couldn't understand?

"Haruka, you actually care so much about me today. I'm so touched."

Compared to Shimizu Mi who shifted his gaze back to the magazine, Sakurai Shio looked at Sakurai Haruka with excitement.

"I just heard that this is something related to seeing."

"Really? But that's not wrong."

"So what are you talking about?"

"If you want to know, please ask me for help. I can tell you if that's the case."

"It's so rude of you to ask Miss Qi to do you a favor!"

While Sakurai Shio and Sakurai Haruka were talking, Nishikawa Yui seemed offended and immediately retorted.

"Miss Qi? Who is that? There shouldn't be anyone here called Miss Qi, right?"

A ghostly smile appeared on Sakurai Shio's lips.

"Ms. Qi is Miss Qi. She has always been my idol."

Nishikawa Yui looked at Sakurai Haruka again, her eyes flashing with extreme admiration and worship.

"Haruka, I didn't know you had such a little fan."

“I’m not an idol…”

Sakurai Haruka complained in a low voice, a hint of fatigue revealed in her voice.

She has been upset these days because of the stalker incident.

"That's not the case. In my opinion, Miss Qi is the best idol in the world. Although Miss Qi has only starred in one movie, I have watched it over and over again for more than a dozen times. And every time I watch it, the feeling of being moved and shocked never diminishes."

Nishikawa Yui's voice became more and more excited.

"Movies? You're not talking about..."

Sakurai Haruka blinked repeatedly with a look of surprise and looked at Sakurai Shio who was standing opposite her.

At this time, Shimizu noticed that the cover of the magazine stated that actress Sakurai Shio would continue to play the heroine of the sequel - Mizuno Inori.

For a moment, the atmosphere became a little subtle. Nishikawa Yui seemed to have noticed something and looked at Sakurai Shio in confusion.

"Excuse me, are you..."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I think I forgot to introduce myself."

When Sakurai Shio took off her sunglasses as if nothing had happened, Nishikawa Yui was immediately surrounded by a strong sense of strangeness.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Sakurai Shio."

Sakurai Shio simply gave her name, but the expression on Nishikawa Yui's face undoubtedly perfectly interpreted what "unbelievable" meant.

"You, you are Sakurai Shio?! No, but how is this possible...why, why are there two Miss Qi?!"

Nishikawa Yui couldn't help but exclaim, her eyes constantly shifting between the extremely similar Sakurai Haruka and Sakurai Shio.

Shimizumi suddenly understood something and realized once again that the two sisters were really alike.

Not only do they look similar, but even if we put aside subjective opinions and personal tastes, from the perspective of ordinary people, they are also extremely similar beautiful sisters.

It was only because they usually gave Shimizumi completely different impressions that he classified these two people into different categories.

But at this moment, Shimizu Mi put aside his previous impressions of them and simply felt that these two people were very similar.

From the slightly open lips, the white neck exposed when drinking coffee, to the repeated blinking when looking at each other, it was like a mirror.

However, the mirror shattered immediately.

After a brief silence, Shimizu heard Sakurai Haruka sigh helplessly. "It's not hard to understand. Simply put, you got the wrong person."

"I, recognized the wrong person? No, how could this be possible? How could I have recognized the wrong Miss Qi!"

Nishikawa Yui seemed unable to accept this fact. She widened her eyes and her voice unconsciously rose a few degrees.

To be honest, under normal circumstances, if you are not familiar enough with these two sisters, it is really difficult to tell them apart.

However, Sakurai Haruka and Sakurai Shio have different names, so it shouldn't be a mistake.

Sakurai Shio, who continued to sip her coffee, seemed to see Shimizu's confusion and spoke:

"Junior, you really have never been exposed to the entertainment industry."

"So what?"

Rather, ordinary people will never come into contact with the entertainment industry.

“In the entertainment industry, in order to protect personal privacy or cover up some past dark history, many artists choose to change their names or use stage names when they debut.

What this means is that Nishikawa Yui mistakenly thought the name Sakurai Shio was the pseudonym used by Sakurai Haruka when she debuted.

However, unlike most artists, Sakurai Shio seems to have debuted directly using her real name.

In addition, the makeup and dress seen in the movie are different from usual ones, and the appearance of the two sisters is extremely similar, so when Nishikawa Yui saw Sakurai Haruka at school, she naturally thought she was Sakurai Shio who played Mizuno Inori.

Thinking back carefully, when Shimizu met Sakurai Shio in the donut shop that day, Nishikawa Yui probably couldn't tell them apart.

So when he saw Shimizu Mi sitting with Sakurai Shio, he probably mistook her for Sakurai Haruka and mistakenly believed that she was out on a date with Shimizu Mi.

In other words, not only did Nishikawa Yui mistaken Sakurai Haruka for Sakurai Shio, but she also mistaken Sakurai Shio for Sakurai Haruka.

"Senior, you asked me before if Haruka was being entangled by any strange people. Does that mean you've noticed it a long time ago?"

"Well, actually I just guessed a little bit, because since my debut, there has always been a group of fanatical fans who send a lot of letters to my house every day. The agency also told me before that there are often strange people hanging around my house. Although I have to move from time to time because of this, I will be found within three days every time."

This is obviously a very scary thing, but when it comes from Sakurai Shio's mouth, it sounds like she is talking about a funny thing, and there is an inexplicable sense of humor.

"No, no, it's impossible, how could this happen..."

Nishikawa Yui still seems unable to accept this fact, as if her heart has suffered a severe blow.

however--

"By the way, I heard that some time ago, you deliberately injured my sister at the sports meeting and you wanted to sue her? And recently you have been stalking and harassing her, which has caused her a lot of trouble."

Sakurai Shio put down the coffee in her hand, the corners of her lips still slightly raised, but her voice was cold to the bone, completely different from before.

It was the first time that Shimizu Mi saw Sakurai Shio like this.

"No, no, that's because..."

Before Nishikawa Yui could finish his stammering words, he was coldly interrupted by Sakurai Shio.

"Just because you mistook my sister for such a boring reason?"

Sakurai Shio ignored Nishikawa Yui, picked up the camera she had used before and operated it, and found that there were a large number of photos stored in it, and all of them were related to Sakurai Haruka.

"You have a lot of photos of Haruka stored in this camera."

"Well, this shot of her profile while running is pretty good. Ah, and this one of her in school uniform is also nice. She does look a lot like me, no wonder I got confused."

"No, wait, that's not it, that's because..."

Nishikawa Yui quickly reached out to take the camera back, but Sakurai Shio dodged it easily.

"I was just kidding, but you do have a pretty good camera."

Sakurai Shio waved her hands, and then pretended to make an extremely exaggerated cry:
"Oh my, look, it's all your fault that you suddenly came over to grab them. I was so scared that I accidentally pressed the wrong button and deleted all the photos."

"Oh no?!"

When Nishikawa Yui heard this, his face immediately changed and he snatched the camera.

"It's a lie, it's a lie... All the photos are gone..."

Nishikawa Yui covered her mouth, obviously shocked.

She pressed the button several times, but the camera's memory card seemed to have been formatted, and all the photos and videos stored on it were gone.

This of course includes the short video of Shimizu Mi and Shimizu Reina kissing.

"I'm sorry, I was so careless, but you should have a backup, right?"

Judging from Nishikawa Yui's expression, the answer is obviously no.

"That's good."

Sakurai Shio seemed to have deliberately made a sound soft enough for all four of them to hear.

"What did you say?"

"I mean, that's really bad. It's all my fault for being so clumsy..."

It has to be said that as an actor, Sakurai Shio's attitude immediately changed 360 degrees. Her originally relaxed expression was replaced by a hint of sadness, as if she really felt sorry for Nishikawa Yui.

"Why, why do you do this?"

"Because the things stored in your camera are bothering my sister."

Sakurai Shio tilted her head slightly, her eyes slightly narrowed, as if a crescent moon was rising. Beneath that seemingly calm smile, there was a piercing chill.

"So I don't want to see the same thing again here. You should know the meaning and consequences, right?"

No, from Shimizu's perspective, this chill might be somewhat subtle, but from Nishikawa Yui's perspective, it was obvious hostility and warning.

"No, no, how could this be possible? How could Miss Qi be such a person?!"

Nishikawa Yui seemed unable to accept this cruel fact. After all, she had always regarded Sakurai Haruka as Mizuno Inori, her idol and the object of her admiration.

The image of Sakurai Haruka in her mind is probably perfect, full of innocence and kindness.

So when the real Mizuno Inori appeared in front of her and showed her a side that was completely different from what she had imagined, she was naturally hit hard.

"Really? Then what kind of person do you think Mizuno Inori is?"

Sakurai Shio put away her smile and asked in a serious tone for the first time.

"Is it like you said, like an angel fallen into the mortal world, not interacting with anyone?"

"Yes, yes, and this is what Miss Qi said herself."

Although Shimizu Mi has not seen the movie, since it was said by Mizuno Inori, it should be a line from the movie and should have nothing to do with Sakurai Haruka or Sakurai Shio.

"I said, have you really seen my movie?"

Sakurai Shio's voice suddenly became low.

"Of course..."

Although she had claimed to have watched it more than a dozen times before, under the sharp gaze of Sakurai Shio, Nishikawa Yui felt inexplicably guilty and her voice unconsciously lowered.

"In that case, you should know that I did say that before. But - I said [I will never date anyone until I meet a boy I like]"

"But Miss Qi is so outstanding, how could there be a boy worthy of you, so..."

"So you think it's impossible for me to date anyone?"

Under the pressure emanating from Sakurai Shio at this moment, Nishikawa Yui did not say anything, but just nodded.

After a period of silence, Sakurai Shio spoke again slowly:

"By the way, since you are a fan, you should know that in the sequel that will be released soon, I, or to be more precise, the character I play, Mizuno Inori, will soon have her first boyfriend in her life."

"Boyfriend? No, I've never heard of such a thing..."

Regarding the story of the sequel, Sakurai Shio had previously revealed some of it to Shimizu Mi, but fans like Nishikawa Yui probably don't know about it yet.

"Ms. Qi will have a boyfriend in the sequel? No, how is that possible?! Are you kidding me?"

"What do you think?"

Sakurai Shio just kept smiling.

"But...with whom?"

Nishikawa Yui's voice trembled a little.

"Since you want to date, of course you should date the boy you like."

"A boy you like...Miss Qi, do you have a boy you like?"

"Well, it's been eight years."

Having said this, Sakurai Shio's gaze moved nakedly towards Shimizu Ken.

For a moment, Shimizu Mi couldn't tell whether Sakurai Shio was still talking about Mizuno Inori in the movie.

"Eight years? No, impossible! You big liar! How could Miss Qi like a boy for eight years? This is a scam! Who would watch such a rubbish sequel! You are no longer my angel! I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore! The lovely and pure angel Miss Qi does not exist at all! Miss Qi~~~~~~!!"

At that moment, Qingshuijian seemed to hear the sound of something breaking.

For Yui Nishikawa, the greatest pain was the collapse of the image of Miss Qi in her mind, rather than the photo data being cleared from the camera.

Just like that, the girl burst into tears in the cafe.

……

At the same time, another black-haired girl named Amemiya was standing outside the glass window, witnessing this scene.

(End of this chapter)