wavenovel Chapters 1261 and 1270: Gradually, they all arrived on the island!
Chapters 1261 and 1270: Gradually, they all arrived on the island!
Chapters 1261 and 1270: Gradually, they all arrived on the island!
The clock struck 9 a.m., and the Tokyo sun was already quite strong.
It was already holiday time, and Tsuruko's best friend, Junsui Ishii, had already gone back to her hometown for the holidays. Tsuruko was all alone in the apartment. If it weren't for her boyfriend in Tokyo and the business she had to manage, Tsuruko would definitely have gone back to Shizuoka as well.
In her small apartment near Waseda, Tsuruko's suitcase was already packed and placed in the entryway.
Just then, the apartment doorbell rang. Tsuruko happily opened the door and saw her boyfriend, Kaneda Taira.
"Finally here, it's been so slow!"
"It's rush hour, and taxis get stuck in traffic a lot."
Kaneda Taichi, carrying a travel bag, explained briefly, and then the suitcase in the entryway came into view.
"Everything's all packed! Shall we head out now?!"
"Wait a little longer. Ni-chan's driver will come to pick us up."
Tsuruko let her boyfriend come in and rest for a while while they waited for their personal driver, Toda Tomoyasu, to arrive.
Meanwhile, Kaneda Taichi sat cross-legged on the tatami mat, fanning himself with a magazine while pouring himself a glass of water and drinking it.
"Are we going to an island in the Seto Inland Sea?"
"Hi~~" Tsuruko said while picking out sunglasses to wear, "I heard that it's going to be built into a park like in Jurassic Park, so I bought the island specifically."
Before he could even marvel at Naoki Nagayama's extravagance, Kaneda Continent's first thought was something else entirely:
"Is Naoki going to film Jurassic Park on that island?"
"I think so."
"That's a really big investment!"
"Ni-chan is always willing to spend money on making movies. But this island will definitely be open to the public in the future, and we're celebrating Hana-chan's birthday there this time."
Tsuruko and Kaneda Taichi went together this time, ostensibly to attend a birthday party, but Tsuruko went a little earlier so she could have more time to relax.
At this point, Kaneda Continent asked with some concern:
"Tsuruko, it's Hana-chan's birthday celebration. Would it be appropriate for me to go this time?"
Hearing this, Tsuruko turned her head to look at her boyfriend:
"What's so unsuitable about the mainland? You've already been tested by Ni-chan long ago, and you've even met your parents! What are you afraid of?!"
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Kaneda Tairiku couldn't help but recall the scene of his first meeting with Tsuruko's older brother Nagayama Naoki and cousin Nagayama Kaede—it was truly a terrifying experience!
The junior she wants to pursue is the heiress of a yakuza family.
This kind of plot would be very dramatic in comics and novels, but in reality, it would be something that ordinary people would find daunting!
Even TV stations have many prank programs, similar to human observation shows, where they will create a scenario where the other person's girlfriend's father is a mafia boss. The other half is always trembling with fear!
"Cough cough cough," Kaneda Taira blushed, "What do I have to be afraid of!"
"Oh, when my father came that time, he was so flustered!"
"I...I felt respect! Respect! Because they are Tsuruko's parents!"
"Humph~"
Tsuruko turned her head away, but she was very happy inside.
"The main reason for going early this time is that I want to visit a less crowded resort hotel in the summer. I heard that Ni-chan has made it very beautiful, and even the beach is pure white!"
Actually, given Tsuruko's current wealth, she could easily go on vacation to places like Hawaii, but her foreign language skills aren't very good, her boyfriend is doing an internship, and she's already visited most of the major tourist attractions in China, so she was quite curious when she heard about her brother's island.
Moreover, they even have chauffeured cars and private jets to take them away – where else can you find such good treatment!
During their conversation, the driver, Toda Tomoyasu, arrived. He had followed Nagayama Naoki's instructions and had already picked up other people today. Now he was here to pick up Tsuruko, and he would pick up other people later.
After navigating through congested roads for over an hour, we finally arrived at Narita International Airport and took a special passage directly to the hangar.
In the vast hangar, a white Gulfstream aircraft sat quietly in the center.
Wow~~ It's huge! Is this Ni-chan's plane?!
Tsuruko exclaimed in admiration, and Kaneda Tairi next to her had his eyes light up.
"it's beautiful!"
Men, when they're young, they like toy cars and toy airplanes, and they don't change that hobby when they grow up.
Jin Tian has seen many luxury cars and thinks he can buy one someday, but it's unlikely he'll ever be able to afford a private jet thanks to his profession as a doctor.
Led by the maintenance staff, they entered the cabin, where the retro yet luxurious interior once again amazed them. The spaciousness of the cabin was also awe-inspiring to anyone who had ever flown before. There was also an entertainment area, a small bar, and more. This was no longer a means of transportation, but a luxurious rest stop for travelers.
At that moment, on her seat in the cabin, Tsuruko saw someone who looked very familiar.
"Akiho!!" Tsuruko exclaimed in surprise, then greeted the person next to her very politely, "Chieko-san. Sasshiburi."
Tsuruko and Nakamori Akiho were pen pals before, and their relationship only grew stronger after they became relatives.
The other one is Ni-chan's mother-in-law, whom Tsuruko naturally knows as well.
"It's Tsuruko! Are you going to the birthday party too?"
Chieko had lost a lot of weight, but she looked quite energetic. She glanced at Kaneda Taira beside her.
"Who is this?"
"This is my boyfriend, Kaneda Taichi!" Tsuruko introduced him confidently. "We're dating with marriage in mind!"
Then, he introduced Nakamori Chieko and Nakamori Akiho to Kaneda Tairiku.
"Chieko-san, Akiho-chan. Nice to meet you, I'm Kaneda Tairiku."
At this moment, Kaneda Continent was naturally very polite.
"Ah, he's a very good young man!"
Chieko Nakamori smiled. At her age, what she wanted most was for the next generation to have good marriages.
"What do you do?"
Currently working as an intern at the hospital.
"Oh, it's a doctor. That's good."
For some reason, Kaneda Riku felt as if he had returned to the day when he was being scrutinized by Tsuruko's parents.
Meanwhile, Tsuruko, who was standing next to her, had already abandoned her boyfriend and started talking to Akira.
"Akina and her brother-in-law invited my mother and siblings to a birthday party in the Seto Inland Sea, but my siblings either had to take care of their families or couldn't leave for work, so in the end only I went with my mother."
Akira explained the reason to Tsuruko: because her parents had separated and her father had a bad relationship with the family, she tried her best not to mention her father, Nakamori Akio, in front of her mother.
Just like this time, although Akina said that her father would come over if he was free, everyone knew that it was just a polite remark, and Nakamori Akio didn't intend to come over.
"Huh? What about Minghui's flower shop?"
Hezi asked.
"The florist asked the salesperson to look after the flower shop for a few days."
Nakamori Akiho's flower shop is doing very well now, and she has already hired employees to help out.
Although it doesn't involve the violence of a bubble tea shop, it's a steady, long-term business. Both unmarried young women are now considered to have their own businesses.
"Then we can play together for a few more days this time!"
Tsuruko said happily, but Akira glanced at Kaneda Taira, who was chatting with Nakamori Chieko, and laughed:
"Oh? What about your partner?"
"I don't care about him!"
Without any hesitation, Tsuruko dumped her boyfriend and started gossiping.
Does Minghui have a boyfriend now?
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Just then, the captain came out. He was a new captain, and he addressed the passengers:
"Everyone, all the passengers have arrived and the luggage has been stowed. We're ready for takeoff!"
"Hi"
On the seventh day since Naoki Nagayama left Tokyo, all the major media outlets in the entertainment industry learned that the editor-in-chief of the Tokyo Sports newspaper had resigned from his position for personal reasons!
Then well-informed people shared their "exclusive news".
"He offended Shuyu!" "Because of the report about Momoe Yamaguchi!" "I haven't been able to get any inside information about Shuyu's artists for a whole month!" "I heard that Junichi Imamura was severely criticized! That's why he had to resign and apologize!" "And the reporter who wrote that report was also fired!"
Amidst the discussions, the specific details of this incident were gradually analyzed.
In summary, Tokyo Sports violated a previous agreement with Shuyu, so it had to apologize to Shuyu by having its editor-in-chief resign and dismissing the employees involved.
Meanwhile, many media professionals are also indignant.
"Why should we yield to those who advocate for tree cultivation!" "We have the right to freedom of the press!" "If this continues, how will we journalists carry out our work?" "How will the public know the truth?"
Leaving aside the complaints, some people in the media industry offered suggestions while drinking with their colleagues:
“We in the media industry must unite! Since Shuyou is using news and exposure about its artists to punish media outlets, we will collectively boycott Shuyou!”
Let's make all their artists lose their popularity and exposure, and see who can't hold on in the end!
"Haven't various media outlets done this before?"
His colleagues, who were drinking with him, all laughed:
"Are you drunk? Why would other media outlets do this? Why offend fans for no reason? Why lose the popularity of a hot idol?! Why lose a lot of money?"
"Isn't this..." the man stammered, "isn't this a case of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'?!"
"Today Shuyou dares to threaten the Tokyo Sports newspaper, what if he threatens our other newspapers tomorrow?!"
Everyone else laughed:
"If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold? Who are the lips and teeth with the Tokyo Sports newspaper? We are competitors!"
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The media circle has never been able to work together, after all, everyone is always competing for traffic and exposure, and reporters from different newspapers can even fight each other.
In the past, when a certain artist or group was banned, it was not done spontaneously by the media, but rather a consensus reached by larger interest groups and the top executives of media groups.
"This time, it was the Tokyo Sports newspaper that broke the agreement first."
There's nothing wrong with what that tree friend did! He was only targeting the Tokyo Sports newspaper!
"It's not targeting all media outlets. Why should we unite against Tree Friends?!"
In the midst of such discussions, the idea of uniting the media to resist the tyranny of tree-loving individuals was abruptly extinguished.
Gradually, news about the changing relationship between Tomokazu Miura and Momoe Yamaguchi disappeared from the media.
When the plane arrived at Jurassic Island, it wasn't even noon yet.
The group had just gotten off the plane and hadn't even had a chance to look around the small airport when they were picked up by the staff and driven straight to the resort hotel.
"It's huge."
Looking at the scenery along the way, with its continuous forests, distant green mountains, and the faintly visible port town, Tsuruko found it hard to imagine that such an entire island actually belonged to the Nagayama family!
"Ah, those are dinosaur sculptures over there! And railway tracks too!" "Maybe they'll build a roller coaster for an amusement park?" "And all that barbed wire? What's it for?"
The two little girls chattered excitedly at every spot they saw, but soon the car arrived at the bay of the resort hotel.
Naoki Nagayama, dressed in a floral cedar shirt, and Akina, who was holding hands with Natsuka and wearing a sun hat, were waiting for everyone to arrive at the door!
"Chieko-san, Tsuruko, Akira, and Kaneda."
Naoki Nagayama greeted everyone first, and only at the end of the greetings did he seem to remember Kaneda Taira's name.
"Was the journey smooth?"
"It went very smoothly!" Kaneda Taira replied respectfully, "Thanks to Naoki-san's plane."
"Haha, that's good. Now let's go to the hotel and get some rest!"
On the other side, Chieko Nakamori had already picked up Natsuka, while Akina was pulling Tsuruko and Akira towards the hotel interior.
The journey was only a little over an hour, so the young people naturally didn't feel tired. After playing with Natsuka for a while, Tsuruko and Akina led them to explore the bay of the resort hotel.
Naoki Nagayama, on the other hand, kept Chieko Nakamori company while also keeping an eye on Natsuka.
When are Naoki-san's parents coming? And what about other relatives and friends?
"They'll be a little later; my father could never let go of the izakaya he'd poured his life's work into."
Naoki Nagayama sighed, realizing that they could easily make a lot of money just from the appreciation of a few plots of land in their hometown. Moreover, he, his older brother, and Tsuruko were all earning money and sending some to their parents for household expenses, so they didn't need to work anymore.
"That's right, as people get older, they all need something to rely on."
Chieko Nakamori understood perfectly.
"If I hadn't gotten sick, I would have liked to continue working too."
"Chieko-san, how is your recovery going?"
"She has fully recovered, but after all, she had surgery, which took a toll on her health," Chieko Nakamori sighed. "After all, she's getting old, and her body's recovery ability is not as good."
"As you get older, it's even more important to take good care of yourself."
Naoki Nagayama looked at Natsuka, who was squirming in Chieko's arms, and said...
"Chieko-san wants to watch Hana-chan grow up healthy and strong!"
"Haha, yes," Nakamori Chieko tapped Natsuka's nose, "I still want to watch Hana-chan grow up and get married!"
"marry."
Xia Hua, somewhat bewildered, learned a new word, which made Naoki Nagayama and Chieko, who were talking, laugh.
The atmosphere in the lobby was very harmonious.
As one of only two male guests, Kaneda Taira couldn't go out with the girls, nor could he interrupt the conversation between his mother-in-law and son-in-law. So, he could only idly wander around the small garden—no, wait, there was also a dog!
"Ying Tailang, Ying Tailang"
Kaneda Continent greeted the big white dog.
"Still remember me?"
Yingtaro looked at the unfamiliar face, his tail swaying slightly, as if he had some recollection of him.
"Didn't we meet at the flower sauce full moon banquet?"
The dog's tail wagged a little too much.
"You've come to the island too. Are you bored? Want to play some games?"
Jintian Continent had nothing to do, so he came to play with the dog. He casually picked up a branch from the nearby grove of trees.
"Here, I have a branch here. I'll throw it away, and then Eitaro can go and get it!"
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Yingtaro watched as Kaneda Tairi made a move to throw a branch, his mind filled with confusion.
What is this human doing with a piece of trash?
It wasn't until Kinda Tairi demonstrated picking it up twice that Eitaro realized he wanted to play a game of fetch!
But it would be too undignified to take a twig; even Yingtaro wouldn't play with such a twig. Thinking of this, Yingtaro quickly ran to where he hid his things and picked up a tennis ball.
"Ah, so Eitaro has toys!"
Kaneda Tairiku was initially puzzled as to why the dog wasn't going to retrieve the twig, but he was relieved when he saw Eitaro carrying a tennis ball.
"Okay, let's play with this tennis ball then!"
As he spoke, he reached for the tennis ball in the dog's mouth.
However, to Kaneda Tairiku's surprise, just as he was about to reach out and take the tennis ball, Eitaro flicked his head, sending the tennis ball flying a short distance away.
Then she sat down in front of him, looking at him with eager eyes, and even nodded her head.
".Forehead."
Kaneda Taira's hand froze in mid-air, unsure whether to be surprised or speechless.
Does this dog want me to fetch the ball?!
It's definitely sentient!
(End of this chapter)