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Chapter 59: Where Can You Buy a "Beauty Jar"? After returning to the studio, everyone immediately resumed their intense filming work. The third short story was titled "Rejuvenation". It told the story of a man in his seventies who, while visiting a shrine dedicated to a cicada deity, became so hungry that he ate the offerings meant for the god. After that, he began shedding a layer of skin each day, becoming ten years younger with every molt. At first, it seemed like a miracle. During the…-
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Chapter 58: With such a beautiful girl, even Naoki-san couldn’t help it “If it involves BURNING Agency, then we’ll have to trouble Daitomo-san again.” Although there had been conflicts before, those were issues with STARLIGHT Agency. BURNING Agency’s acquisition had been purely a business matter, without personal feelings involved. Moreover, even if friction existed, it was only with Kikuchi Etsurō from the public relations department. BURNING Agency was large, and the planning…-
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Chapter 57: Incredible! Let me say it again, Naoki-san is a true genius! Across the long run of "Tales of the Unusual World", many stories stood out, while quite a few were only average. After all, numerous production teams had changed over time, so uneven quality was completely normal. However, several stories were widely acknowledged as outstanding, and "Beauty Jar" and "Grandma" were among them. Combined with the fact that the stories themselves were simple and involved only a small number…-
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Chapter 24: 024, Maybe We Should Try Going on a Date? Higuchi Kanako’s question made all three of them laugh. It really did resemble that. As the agency’s partner, Yoshimura Daitomo carefully explained the advertising concept to her. "Incredible… a love story like this, and you even created an original song for it?" Higuchi Kanako was genuinely surprised. She had never seen such a novel advertising format before. "Yes. The demo tape is right here. Naoki-san composed and sang it himself."…-
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Chapter 55: There Is Absolutely No “Special Service”! Early the next morning, Father and Mother had clearly reconciled. Mother returned to her usual self, busily preparing breakfast and tidying the house, while Father sat in the living room reading the newspaper. Sure enough, Nagayama Ken and Nagayama Nanako truly enjoyed their marriage. Nagayama Naoki planned to leave early; a long journey still awaited him. However, after much persuasion, Tsuruko finally convinced him to drive her…-
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Chapter 54: The Convertible at the Door Is Big Brother’s? After eating their fill— Well, without any alcohol— the three sat in the living room watching television and chatting after dinner. After opening her gift, their mother Nanako was extremely happy with the bright and beautiful silk scarf. She tied it around herself while discussing with Tsuruko what outfits it would match, while Nagayama Naoki could only smile beside them. For some reason, the topic suddenly shifted back to…-
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Chapter 53: There Must Be Some Unspeakable Secret Taking a self-driving trip in the 1980s meant unexpected road conditions were something that absolutely had to be considered. Fortunately, regardless of the era, as long as one had money, very few problems were truly unsolvable. On a morning in mid-June, Nagayama Naoki drove out of Tokyo. In less than an hour, he arrived in Kamakura. At this time, the famous “Slam Dunk” scene that later generations would rush to visit had not yet appeared.…-
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Chapter 52: an unexpected encounter—so it turns out to be an idol! “Uh… Naoko-san, it seems there’s been some misunderstanding. That’s not my experience.” Nagayama Naoki gave a stiff explanation. “I understand.” Kawai Naoko’s eyes were firm. “I won’t tell anyone.” What now. She misunderstood right after meeting him. No explanation is getting through. Need a solution. Online waiting. Naoki looked at the girl in front of him, helpless. Forget it.…-
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Chapter 51: “Isn’t this basically a textbook case of being dumped!” Ever since choosing the piano, Nagayama Naoki had noticed that his proficiency kept steadily improving. In just a few months, even famous world classics could be played in a fairly presentable way after looking at the sheet music. At first, he even thought his “cheat ability” had finally kicked in. But after learning about true piano prodigies and masters, he realized his current level was nothing special at…-
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Chapter 50: “Even working for three or four years might not earn this much!” “Nan-ni? They actually made such a demand?” The public relations director of BURNING Agency, Kikuchi Etsurō, received a call from his trusted subordinate Arai Masato. He reported that there had been a problem with the acquisition of CATS: the creator of the girl group had set conditions. In addition to a transfer fee, they also required access to television distribution channels. “Damn it, does that Hino…-
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