The day after Nanaya returned to Japan, he took Sakura to Gunma Prefecture and started their New Year trip together.
Nanaya really had no idea how Sakura managed to convince her parents to do their jobs.
But I think it's mainly about playing the emotional card and using connections.
In the middle of 2008, Sakura officially graduated from being an idol and became a professional artist.
Originally, Nanaya thought that his ex-girlfriend would come to him, but he didn't expect that she would start appearing in various Japanese dramas in order to hone her acting skills.
Sakura knew very well that if she really wanted a position with Nanaya, the other party would definitely give it to her.
But this was obviously not what she wanted. Living off her husband for seven nights was never an option for her, Shimoya Sakura.
So she chose to hone her acting skills in a Japanese TV drama crew. With her popularity in UBW and HF, she is very welcome in major Japanese drama crews.
Sakura's idea is very simple. She will wait until her acting skills reach a certain level before looking for Nanaya.
But she didn't go there as a gigolo, but as a movie actress.
And being in Japan isn't necessarily a bad thing, at least it's closer to the Kiryu couple.
Otherwise, how did this solo trip for two people come about?
Wasn't it because of all the hints she gave to the Kiryu couple in a roundabout way?
Sakura felt indescribably happy when she thought about other women who could only stare at the empty Kiryu house after returning to Japan.
The main purpose of Sakura taking Nanaya to Gunma Prefecture this time was to take a hot spring bath.
Although the most famous attraction in Gunma Prefecture is probably the exit of Akina Mountain, Nanaya and Sakura, who always drive safely, naturally have no interest in that place.
The car was driving on the highway heading to Gunma Prefecture, but this time the driver for Nanaya was not Sera but Bali.
As for whether Sakura was afraid that the Sera sisters would reveal their whereabouts, or whether she thought that they themselves were destabilizing factors.
Nanaya didn't know about this, but he didn't want to know at this moment.
Now Nanaya was resting in the back seat with a tired look on his face.
The work before the New Year and the long journey have left him in a bad mental state and he looked very tired.
It happens that it takes about an hour and a half to drive from Tokyo to Gunma Prefecture, so Nanaya took the opportunity to lean back in the back seat and take a nap to replenish his energy.
Shimoya Sakura's original state was "super excited" as this was a rare time for her to be alone with Nanaya.
The woman has a lot to say to her ex-boyfriend.
But seeing how tired Nanaya looked, Shimoya Sakura immediately kept silent and just snuggled in Nanaya's arms.
Anyway, for Sakura Shimoya now, being able to stay with Nanaya is already very happy.
[It would be nice if it could continue like this. ]
Leaning against the man's chest, Sakura gently closed her eyes.
After sleeping for about forty minutes, Nanaya felt a little refreshed.
In fact, he wasn't supposed to be as tired as he is now. Although the post-production of "Madoka Magica" was tedious, with a planned schedule, the daily workload was not too much.
The main reason was the fatigue caused by the continuous travel in the past two days. After all, he first rushed back to Tokyo from Wellington, and then left Tokyo for Gunma Prefecture.
He was only given one day in between, and he didn't get much rest yesterday in order to accompany his parents.
"Hmm…"
Nanaya stretched lazily and adjusted his sitting position to free himself from the "Ge You lying" position.
Shimoya Sakura waited for a long time and finally he woke up. The woman immediately took his arm excitedly.
"Senior Nanaya! It's been a long time since we've hung out together!"
"Hey~ It's been a while!"
Nanaya recalled that the last time he went out with Sakura seemed to be a year before they broke up?
This interval is indeed long enough.
And at that time, Nanaya was really penniless and had no chance to take his girlfriend to a good place.
"Sakura, what are you going to do these few days? I'll do whatever you say."
Nanaya gently touched Sakura's head and said, "We have a holiday this time~"
"Mo~ Don't make that expression! I really want to have some fun with you, Senior."
Shimoya Sakura saw this and pinched the man's waist in anger: "You were quite well behaved when you were in school, why are you getting more and more unable to control yourself as you grow older?"
Nanaya begged for mercy: "I surrender. When did you become so skilled at this move?"
"Of course it was my sister and daughter who taught me this. She said that if Senior Nanaya is not behaving well, use this trick and it will definitely make him behave himself!"
Shimoya Sakura was very proud and said that I already knew all your weaknesses.
"You're both a sister and a daughter. How messed up are the generations between you and Rin?"
Nanaya rolled his eyes and complained rudely.
"Tsk, it's all your fault, Senior. You let her play the role of the younger sister, and you let her play the role of the mother. How can the generations not be messed up?"
Shimoya Sakura supported her waist with both hands, looking very imposing.
"Who did you learn this from, to find real connections in a fictional story?"
Nanaya's face was full of black lines, "Also, don't push yourself. The buttons flew off and there is no spare clothes in the car."
Both of them had their spare clothes thrown in the suitcase in the trunk of the car. If Sakura's buttons really broke, she would have to sit through the entire stretch of highway in a daze.
There's nothing else to worry about, except that Nanaya is afraid that he can't hold on.
"Hoohoo~"
Shimoya Sakura licked her fingertips and teased, "If I don't mind, do you want the buttons to fly away or not, Senior?"
Nanaya retreated immediately.
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During the last twenty minutes or so of the drive, Nanaya and Sakura spent their time bickering and chatting.
Perhaps in order to stir up Nanaya's memories, Sakura always talks about some interesting things that happened in high school.
Gunma Prefecture is also considered a poor place in Japan, not much better than Nanaya Shimane Prefecture.
However, the AE86 on Mount Akina is so famous that Gunma Prefecture is far ahead of Shimane Prefecture in terms of popularity.
Although the economy is underdeveloped, its various cultural festivals and scenery are well preserved.
Shimoya Sakura had already planned to spend a very traditional Japanese New Year with Nanaya.
However, Nanaya was not very interested in such things. After all, he only had two memories of the traditional Japanese New Year.
One is the rice cake hotpot that we ate during the New Year at the Kiryu family when we were children in this life, and the other is the bitter soba noodles at the Ryougi family.
Nanaya had been to Gunma Prefecture once before, when he was filming a movie with his teacher.
It's just that it was summer at that time, which is very different from the current winter.
"It's so cold~"
Nanaya rubbed his hands and said to the excited Sakura: "I say, how about we just stay in the hot spring hotel? It's a bit cold outside~"
"Hehe~ Stop talking so much, Senior Nanaya, come with me to pick out a kimono!"
Shimoya Sakura pulled Nanaya towards a clothing store that sold kimonos.
"Please have some pity on me. You know, the day before yesterday I was still in New Zealand in the summer, and I haven't adjusted to the season at all."
Perhaps Nanaya's complaints worked, Sakura did not continue to pull the man, but instead took the initiative to hug the man's arm.
"Since you feel cold, let me warm you up~"
"Hello~"
Nanaya's mouth twitched slightly, and he glanced around nervously: "I say, isn't this too obvious? What if the paparazzi sees you..."
Sakura smiled slightly: "Don't worry, didn't you notice that I changed my hairstyle on purpose? Reporters from small places won't recognize me at all."
"But I..."
"So I prepared this for you!"
Sakura took out a pair of glasses and put them on Nanaya's face.
"Your favorite black-framed glasses!" Sakura was very satisfied with her result, "This way no one will recognize you."
"I'm not from Krypton."
Nanaya complained immediately.
"No problem, just change the style."
Sakura said very confidently.
"Is it really okay?"
Nanaya was still a little skeptical.
"Don't think too much, Senior Nanaya!"
Sakura pulled Nanaya and said, "Let's start our vacation just for the two of us~"
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"Aunt, what did you say?"
Rin, who was standing at the door of Kiryu's house, confirmed in surprise, "You said Nanaya and Sakura went on a trip alone?"
"yes."
Kiryu Maaya nodded as a matter of course: "Because Sakura said she wanted to go to Gunma with Nanaya."
"So you just let them go, aunt?"
Rin frowned at Kiryu Maya's answer.
"Yeah, after all, she's Sakura, and she can't stand the girl's begging. Don't you think so, dear~"
Kiryu Maaya turned to her husband.
"Yeah, there's absolutely nothing I can do."
Kenichi Kiryu responded with a laugh.
"Uncle, aunt. Have you...ever thought about going together?" Lily asked anxiously.
"We are going back to our hometown to celebrate the New Year." Kiryu Maya said, "Why should we interfere with the younger generation's travel? Fortunately, you came in time, otherwise we would have left in an hour."
"Tsk! That woman..."
Rin let out a gasp, she had already guessed that this must have been planned by Shimoya Sakura.
Fortunately, [Trier] disbanded two hours earlier than expected today.
Otherwise, he would be helpless in the face of the deserted Kiryu house.
"No, no one answered Big Brother's call."
Yumi put down her phone in frustration.
Rin snorted coldly: "Of course no one will answer! That woman must have planned everything!"
"So we're just going to call it quits then?"
Lily was very unwilling to accept this. She had originally thought that since her sister could not come to Japan to spend the New Year with her, she could take her place and act as a caring sister-in-law.
"Don't even think about it!"
Rin bit her nails and said unwillingly: "It's decided, we're going to Gunma Prefecture too! Yumi, go call Illya, I want to requisition her maid!"