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Chapter 111 15. The more popular the better (5k)

"I'm back!"

Ichiro Matsuura returned home, put his shoes in the entrance hall, and jogged into the house.

"Okay, then go wash your hands quickly. There are small cakes we just bought in the refrigerator. Dad can eat when he comes back."

Mom's voice came from the kitchen.

"Wow! I have cake to eat, so happy!"

Ichiro Matsuura happily opened the refrigerator door and saw a beautifully packaged matcha-flavored cake, and couldn't wait to take it out.

This cake doesn't look cheap at first glance. It probably costs 2,000 yuan, right?

While thinking this, Matsuura cleared the coffee table, put the cake on the table, turned on the TV and tasted it.

…

Ichiro Matsuura is 14 years old and is now a junior high school student. He gets out of school on time at 4 o'clock every afternoon and has no special hobbies.

He was reluctantly dragged into joining the shogi club. During this time, through shogi, he developed a strong interest in some ancient history.

But there are no club activities this afternoon.

Rather than saying that there are no activities, it is better to say that the leader of the club requires everyone to go home and watch TV.

Because two cartoons will be broadcast on TV Tokyo this afternoon. The first one is "Hatsuzakura Senki" produced by Sunrise, also known as Risheng Animation. Although it has adapted a lot of history, it can still make people remember the Warring States Period. Understand the events and characters.

The other one is "Onmyoji" produced by Kyoto Animation

It is said that it is adapted from the game. Matsuura himself is not old enough to buy the cassette of Onmyoji, but I heard that the plot is quite good.

In short, he is looking forward to these two cartoons.

At 5 o'clock, TEPCO officially started broadcasting "The First Sakura Wars"

In the picture, cherry blossoms are flying, swords are clashing, lightning and thunder...

The theme song sounded, and many characters appeared in the picture one after another, including the male protagonist, Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi...

Even though he still doesn’t know the general direction of the plot, seeing the bloody battle scenes, Matsuura can probably guess what kind of cartoon this should be.

After the theme song ends, the animation officially begins.

In the picture is a kendo gym.

Two young men with green faces and kendo uniforms attacked each other.

The bamboo sword clanged loudly.

"noodle!"

The bamboo sword slashed down suddenly, and another boy swung his sword, and the two bamboo swords intertwined.

"noodle!"

"noodle!"

The offensives of both sides were quite fierce, and they did not give in at all. Their footsteps kept moving on the ground, and the battle situation was extremely anxious.

It can be seen that the two young men's sword skills are very superb.

While advancing and retreating, one of the young men's steps was unsteady when he retreated. The other party found a flaw, and then the bamboo sword drew a flash of lightning in the air.

"noodle!"

Snapped!

A hard blow to the mask.

The two fell to the ground, and then the guy who was hit in the head lay on the ground and sighed.

"I lost."

After taking off the mask, two delicate faces were revealed.

One of them has a short hairstyle, a hedgehog head, thick bangs, and a round face. You can tell he is the male protagonist at a glance.

The other had slightly longer hair and thinner cheeks, making him softer in comparison.

In the 1990s, the male protagonists of neon cartoons basically looked the same, with round faces, big eyes, and short hair, in order to reflect perseverance and kindness, so that the audience could feel the passion of teenagers in them.

Correspondingly, the handsome fox-like guy with triangular eyes often plays the second male lead in TV animations.

(Yes, I’m not talking about Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede here.)

As expected, the round-faced man is the male protagonist, his name is Sanada Ippei, and the other handsome guy with a soft face is named Yasutani Kiyo.

The two have been good friends since childhood. They studied in the same school and joined the kendo club together. They have been studying kendo together for some time.

This is quite similar to Ichiro Matsuura, except that he doesn't have such superb skills as those in cartoons.

After a fierce fight, the two of them, with sweat on their foreheads, sat at the door of the kendo hall with tea in their hands and looked at the flaming sky outside.

It was still March, and the cherry blossoms outside were in full bloom, floating in like snowflakes.

The two chatted with each other about their favorite Warring States figures.

"Of course it's Oda Nobunaga!" Ippei laughed loudly, "If the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven hadn't died in Honnoji Temple, he would have been the one to unify the world, and there would be no monkeys or the others behind him. "

The other boy smiled softly with his eyes, "What I like...should be monkeys."

"Toyotomi Hideyoshi can step by step from the lowest level, an insignificant little person, to the best in the world. I really admire his perseverance and courage."

"For someone like me, I may never be able to do what he did."

Angu looked down at his palms.

The light of dusk gathered in the palm of my hand, and the surrounding light was soft. Although it was golden and it was spring, it always gave people a feeling of approaching autumn.

Seeing this, Matsuura couldn't help but feel envious.

How happy it would be to have such a good friend in life.

"Hey, Yiping." The second male lead with long hair raised his head.

"Um?"

"No matter what happens in the future, we will always be best friends."

"Yeah." Yiping nodded seriously.

At this moment, the eyes of the two people suddenly changed——

The surrounding light also changes, becoming brighter from dusk just now, but this brightness comes from a more vivid red.

Because there was a raging fire in the kendo hall.

The fire lit up the night sky, turning the whole world red.

The two people hurriedly walked towards the door, but they never expected that the door was locked.

The cherry blossoms were burning with flames and scattered in the courtyard, and the lawn was full of sparks.

"No! You must get out!"

The two people quickly looked for something to open the door.

During this process, the long-haired male second player was burned with a large scar.

Yiping rushed to the courtyard door with all his strength, regardless of his own safety.

boom!

The hero used too much force and when he pushed open the courtyard door, his body rolled out.

As the camera moves, when he stands up, everything around him changes.

The fire was blazing.

There were tragic shouts of killing and the crackling sound of wood burning.

Ruins of ruins and broken walls, as well as various intersections of swords.

Sparks are flying all over the sky, like the petals of cherry blossoms.

The camera opened, and the male protagonist was no longer in the original modern kendo gym, but in the courtyard of a temple.

"Akechi Mitsuhide!"

"It's Mitsuhide Akechi's army!"

"Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed Oda-sama!!"

"Huh? What... happened?"

…

This is……

Ichiro Matsuura immediately became alert. He sat up straight and watched the cartoons playing on the TV. His lips moved and he said to himself——

The Incident at Honnoji Temple.

In the early morning of June 2, 1582, Oda Nobunaga's right-hand man Akechi Mitsuhide rebelled in Honnōji Temple in Kyoto and killed his master Nobunaga.

Neon history was also rewritten.

This incident is called -

The Incident at Honnoji Temple.

The hero traveled through time.

From the neon lights of 1990, we traveled to Honnoji Temple in 1582 and witnessed history.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga had been heavily surrounded by Akechi Mitsuhide. After the situation was over, his subordinates suffered heavy casualties. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, he committed seppuku.

When the protagonist appears, Nobunaga has already passed away.

But the two finally met, and when their eyes met, Nobunaga's eyes showed reluctance and shock.

At this moment, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit the top of Honnoji Temple.

The sky outside was cut open, and it was illuminated with daylight.

Oda Nobunaga asked the actor to break out with Mori Ranmaru and not to die here.

After dying, he handed the sword he carried to the hero.

So an escape journey to Shibaba Hideyoshi officially began.

The two men broke out from a part of the broken wall and finally crossed the river, but met General Yasuda Sakubei under Akechi Mitsuhide.

Just when the two of them were at the end of their rope and were about to die here, a shadow suddenly appeared behind the hero——

The soul of Oda Nobunaga, the demon king of the sixth day, holds the hero's hand with both hands, and his soul overlaps with it.

Then, the male protagonist's eyes opened.

An astonishing and terrifying momentum surged out instantly, like a tiger.

The enemies around him all stared blankly, and backed away in shock.

Seeing this, Matsuura Ichiro felt his blood boil.

…

But here, the first episode is over, and the ending song starts.

ah!

hateful!

It actually ends in a place like this!

Matsuura Ichiro squinted his eyes and felt itchy in his heart.

I can’t see enough. I can’t see enough.

I have to say that Risheng is indeed an expert in making mechas and passionate animations. After the first episode, the action is hearty, the story line is very full, and the conflicts and contradictions between the characters are very sharp.

And in the end, it was so uncomfortable to be stuck on the line between life and death, about to counterattack.

…

After a while, his father, Matsuura Mitsuhiro, also returned home.

When I walked in, I took off my shoes and took a look, and found that my son was watching cartoons.

"Ichiro, why do you watch cartoons as soon as you get home? Don't you have any activities in your club?"

"Well, there are no activities scheduled for the club today, and I don't watch cartoons every day." Ichiro Matsuura retorted, "Today's cartoons are very interesting and can help us study."

"Huh? Is there such a thing?"

Matsuura Koyo was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, the mother in the kitchen trotted out to greet her, wiping her hands and saying, "Honey, you go and wash your hands first."

"It's time to eat."

…

At the same time, pokeni Co., Ltd.

"Ah~" Qianchuan Hongyi sighed, covering his chest.

"The Sunrise animation is great, right?"

"The plot at the beginning is more attractive than I thought, and it ends at such a place. Isn't it too impersonal?"

"If we want to see if Yasuda Sakubei can be defeated, we have to wait until next week."

Hearing his words, the little HR blinked fiercely to give him a signal.

Does Qianchuanyou not want to live?

Don’t you know that “Onmyoji” produced by Sunshine Animation and “Onmyoji” that our family invested in collided with each other?

If you praise Risheng so much, wouldn't you be scolded by the president if Onmyoji doesn't do well later?

However, she turned her head and looked at the expression of Qing Zhiyuan next to her, trying to understand his inner thoughts.

But he saw Qing Zhiyuan sitting there with a calm look on his face.

There was even a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

You can actually laugh? !

The little HR just felt that the president's mind was really broken.

"Well, it's done well." Qing Zhiyuan nodded, "That's what we want. I hope that Risheng Animation's "Hatsukura Senki" will become more popular and the ratings will be as high as possible."

ha? !

Is the president really stupid?

"How can you cheer for your competitors, President!"

"Well, don't you understand this?" Qianchuan gently poked HR's shoulder with his hand and chuckled, "This shows that we are doing better. The president is obviously very interested in "Onmyoji" produced by Kyoto Animation. More confident.

If Risheng doesn't do well, how can it be worthy of being our opponent?

Right, President? "

"Well..." Qing Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head, "That's not the case."

"Huh?!" This time it was Qianchuan's turn to be dumbfounded.

…

at the same time.

The atmosphere at KyoAni was unusually solemn.

This time, the director of "Onmyoji", Masuji Kigami, swallowed silently.

I just felt that my heart was extremely nervous, as if it was about to jump out.

After watching "The First Sakura Wars" from Sunrise Animation, his expression became unusually solemn.

The company is in a small apartment rented by the president. The lights can't be said to be very bright, but they are definitely not dark. But at this time, Masuji Kigami's face was ashen.

It's like being shrouded in shadow.

"Sunrise Animation is worthy of being an established company. From storyboards to scripts, to LO, and now to the finished animation, it's all a level higher than ours," said Masuji Kigami.

The others looked solemn and did not speak.

President Hideaki Hatta didn't feel very good either.

But what Mugami said was a bit too much. At least from the perspective of the storyboards, Mugami's storyboards are still of top quality.

only……

There is indeed a strength gap in other aspects.

"It's useless to think so much. We still have a chance. We still have a chance to do the following content well."

"Yeah." Everyone nodded.

Since they were [motivated] by Qing Zhiyuan last time, they are actually feeling relatively calm now.

As the president said, Kyoto Animation’s only opponent is itself.

…

At 7 p.m., "Onmyoji" officially starts.

After finishing his meal, Ichiro Matsuura sat back in front of the TV.

Father Matsuura Koyo looked surprised and really wanted to slap his son on the back of the head, "Have you finished your homework and started watching TV?"

"I've finished my homework. Watching TV is my homework."

Ichiro Matsuura couldn't move his eyes.

Neon's studies are not as arduous as those in China, and there is almost no homework from elementary school to junior high school.

So after hearing his words, Matsuura Koyo could only turn a blind eye.

"After watching this animation, it will be mine." Matsuura Koyo looked at his watch, and there will be "Intimate Lover" later.

"Okay." Matsuura Ichiro nodded.

I find this father really annoying.

…

The opening theme of Onmyoji is quite beautiful, and a lot of money has been spent on it. Whether it is the character modeling or the special effects, plus the music melody and the sweet and gentle voice of the lead singer, the audience is immersed in that antique atmosphere. But it is an era full of romanticism.

After the OP ends, the cartoon officially begins.

In the heavy snow, a young man walked forward with difficulty, carrying a heavy bamboo basket on his back.

But even in such cold weather, the boy's mouth was full of smiles.

"Macang, is it okay for you to buy so many things?" the uncle in the town asked with a smile.

"Well, these are what the guests of the hot spring hotel need. If the service is not good, you will be scolded."

The protagonist's name is Haruka Asakura, and he is the male protagonist of the same name in the game "Onmyoji". He lives in an era where humans and monsters coexist, and he makes a living by running a hot spring hotel with his aunt.

But his real ideal is to become an out-and-out Onmyoji.

After walking for a while, a group of people wearing high hats appeared on the hill ahead.

Asakura Yuan could not help but chase after him excitedly.

As expected, it was the Onmyoji from Kyoto.

After saying hello.

"The village has not been peaceful recently. Young man, you'd better not go out."

"Huh? Why?" Ma Cangyuan didn't quite understand.

The bearded onmyoji at the head raised a hand and pointed to the forest in the distance.

"Did you see anything?"

A sika deer walked in the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

There was a black hole in its torso, but not a drop of blood could flow out.

The deer's eyes glowed red.

"The sika deer was bitten by the ghost tribe and has now turned into a monster.

Of course, the same goes for humans. We have to find that ghost, otherwise this village will be destroyed sooner or later. "

After speaking, one of the onmyojis raised a bow, and with a whoosh, the arrow sank into the deer's body.

Then a blue flame jumped from the wound and burned to ashes in an instant.

Only a blue arc of light was left in the snow.

…

…

While walking back, Asakura saw a long trail of blood at the door of the hotel, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

Sure enough, when he walked into the hotel and opened the door, he found many people dead.

Oniyaji walked out from the back of the house, tilted her head, and looked at Asakura Haruka with a smile.

She licked her tongue.

"Next, it's your turn."

"ah!"

The camera zooms out and screams are heard in the hotel.

…

The onmyojis arrived in time and saved the hero's life.

To this end, he also learned some simple onmyoji techniques.

But in this case, the aunt was seriously injured and her life was hanging by a thread.

The Onmyoji felt that she would not live long, so they comforted the hero with a few words, asked him to bury his relatives properly, and then continued on to the next place.

Just when the hero was in despair, a strange-looking man appeared behind him.

He held Asakura Yuan's shoulders and whispered in his ear, "If you want to save your aunt, you have to go to Fairy Island. There is a fairy there, and her elixir can bring the dead back to life."

After hearing his words, Makang Yuan looked stunned, then rekindled his hope and resolutely embarked on the journey to Fairy Island.

…