274 – Rainbow Bridge
Although I couldn’t ride Halfpipe Tokyo, Joypolis was full of things to do.
‘House of Dead’, an experiential attraction similar to a haunted house, ‘Breaking Sound Live Coaster’ that combines a rhythm game and roller coaster, and ‘Zero Latency VR’, a multi-shooting game using VR devices.
Thanks to all the unique attractions that are not found in ordinary amusement parks, I returned to my childhood and played without realizing the time passed.
“Puha! After sweating a lot, it’s a soda!”
“Well, that’s not bad.”
“Ha ha…”
After running non-stop for almost two hours, I sat down on the bench for the first time and heard Chairman Rika and his impressions. I threw my head back with a smile.
‘I’m tired.’
It’s not physically tough, it’s mentally tough.
Chairman and Rika, the two of them were confronted with each other, whether they were dogs and cats in their previous lives.
Even so, when the two of them were put together, they seemed to be playing well, so from the sidelines watching, I couldn’t help but be confused.
Is this a good relationship or a bad relationship?
‘Maybe it’s the influence of the original work.’
I feel like it’s time to come, but the president is a typical villainous young lady.
Since they are characters on the opposite side of the heroines by the main character’s side, of course, there was no way they would get along well with each other.
But the president I’ve been through so far is a bit clumsy, but he’s a mature person, so I thought he’d get along well with Rika, but that must have been a mistake.
“Ryu-chan! Let’s go play air hockey next!”
Rika grabs my arm and drags me while saying that, perhaps it’s already time to rest.
“Air hockey…That’s another type of entertainment I’ve never heard of.”
Maybe it’s because he grew up as a noble man, but he’s still dark in the world.
Although they are two people with completely different personalities, they still have the same expression when they look at me.
“Okay, let’s go. Go.”
An expression as if he doesn’t know what to do because he likes this person.
‘I’m the happiest guy in the world.’
Thought so, I folded my arms to the two of them and, as Rika said, headed to the arcade inside Joypolis to play air hockey.
***
“Chairman, you’re a complete idiot~”
“Ugh! Next time!”
“Ah~ It must have been a hundred years to defeat me with that skill~?”
“Aww!”
It was almost 4pm when we got out of Joypolis.
Rika, who doesn’t like long walks, seemed to want to play inside more, but she couldn’t help it because Fuji TV, which is included in the date course, closes at 6:00.
With such regret, we got out of Joypolis and moved to the Fuji TV station, a 5-minute walk away.
“Wow! It’s the Hachitama Observatory!”
Rika points at the broadcasting station building in front with an excited voice, as if on a school trip.
Well, even if Rika shows such a reaction, it can’t be helped because it’s such a famous landmark.
One of the biggest features of Fuji TV is that the outer wall of the building is covered with titanium, which makes it shiny enough to be recognized at a glance even from a distance.
If you climb the silver glittering exterior wall and look up, you will see a spherical observatory at the top of the building.
Commonly called hachitama, it is like a symbol of Odaiba that appears at least once in many anime, dramas and movies where Odaiba is the background.
There was no such place today, but probably because it was Christmas Eve, even in front of Fuji TV, it was crowded with couples out on a date or family tourists out for a drink after a long time. So, today I decided to see it with my own eyes.
“Wow! I really enjoyed watching that anime when I was little!”
Rika is running around the program exhibition hall inside the building like a puppy that has been set loose in the snow.
On the other hand, the chairman looked over the list of various liberal arts current affairs programs that had been aired in the past, muttering, “This was fun…” And lost himself in his own world.
Unlike those two, I had no choice but to play the role of a totem as I had no special memories of Japanese broadcasting programs as I had only been possessed for 3 years.
It was then.
“Ah! You’re Yuseong Kim from The Blue!”
One of the tourists passing by recognized my face and shouted that.
“What is it, what is it?”
“That bachelor is an actor from a drama?”
“Ah, I know that person. There’s a video that was popular on YouTube recently! That real-life bancho man!”
Thanks to that, aggro was properly drawn, and some of the people passing by gathered around me.
And the vicious circle is completed in an instant, as passers-by begin to show interest due to the crowd of people.
“Um… Can’t we just take a picture together? I want to brag to my friends.”
“Me too! Me too!”
“Take a picture with my kid too!”
Huh? In the meantime, I became a piper, and I couldn’t do this or that, and I was trapped in a wall made up of people.
Click! Click!
Shutter sounds from all directions.
The gaze of people full of curiosity.
They even cried out for me to take just one picture.
The situation is no different from a total impasse.
Because it was obvious that I would become a nuisance to other people who were not interested in me, I hurriedly looked around.
‘Oh.’
Perhaps he noticed my situation, and I saw President Rikawa waving his hand from a distance.
When Rika noticed that I had found herself, she pointed her finger in the direction of her entrance.
It was meant to join us there.
I gave the signal with a slight nod, then retreated toward the wall behind me, pretending to be embarrassed by the ensuing photo requests.
Then the encirclement of people gradually narrows.
In a little while longer, I will be unable to move, trapped in a crowd of people.
‘Escape before that happens.’
I made up my mind and turned my back on Napta before more people came closer.
Pot!
I stepped on the wall right behind me and jumped about 3m in an instant.
“Oohhhhh!”
“What? Just?!”
“Crazy!”
“Japanese ninja!”
Not only locals who recognize me, but ordinary foreign tourists look at me with their eyes wide open.
But I didn’t like the burdensome attention being showered on me, so I told people, “Sorry, I’m a bit busy” And ran away without looking back.
“Awesome! I should put this on Twitter!”
I never thought that this would lead to another Internet meme.
***
Since there was a small commotion inside the broadcasting station, we escaped from inside the Fuji TV station as if we were running away, and had an early dinner at a nearby family restaurant.
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t even watch it properly because of me.”
As I said that and lowered my head, the chairman shook his head, wiping his mouth with a napkin.
“It’s okay. You didn’t do that on purpose, did you?”
I still think of myself as a normal person, but as my face has recently been on terrestrial broadcasting, the frequency of people recognizing me has increased.
Because I never thought that this would cause trouble until the day we went on a date.
Fortunately, the two of them accepted my desperate apology, but even thinking about it again, it feels like I endured it for ten years.
“It’s okay to say instead, but I definitely go up to the Rainbow Bridge Observation Deck.”
As famous as Fuji TV’s Hachitama Observatory is the observation deck of the Rainbow Bridge, a bridge between Tokyo and Odaiba.
‘I have to give them these too.’
I fiddled with the case of the necklace and bracelet in my pocket.
Today, I kept looking for an opportunity to give a gift at the right time, but there’s no better way to create a romantic atmosphere than watching the night view.
“Ryu-chan, what are you thinking all of a sudden?”
“Huh? Uh uh, nothing.”
I came to my senses belatedly at the call of Rika, who was sitting across from me.
‘Rainbow Bridge’
That is the site of today’s showdown.
***
After having dinner at a family restaurant near Fuji TV, we headed straight to the Rainbow Bridge.
“Then let’s walk lightly to digest our dinner.”
“Good.”
We departed from Odaiba Seaside Park around 6:00 PM and started walking across the Rainbow Bridge, aiming for Shibaurafuto Station on the other side of the bridge.
Perhaps it’s winter and the days are getting shorter, the Tokyo sky is already dark.
However, thanks to the colorful lights of the Rainbow Bridge that brightened up the darkness, the splendid night view of the city came into view over the undulating black waves.
“It’s pretty.”
Rika muttered as she was walking along the sidewalk and staring blankly at the city center.
“Sure.”
Even people who aren’t normally interested in beautiful scenery will be captivated by this overwhelming sight.
Innumerable starlight floating in the middle of the dark night sky and dark sea.
The colorful yet bright lights of the city have a subtle magic that pulls people’s hearts.
Drunk with the atmosphere is what you mean in this situation.
“Oh, it’s an observatory.”
We finally arrived in front of the observatory after walking without rest while enjoying the night view of the city.
I said as I pressed the elevator button to go up to the observatory.
“I’m usually not a person who likes things like this, but I’m looking forward to it today.”
Then the chairman standing next to him said with a small smile.
“Me too.”
Rika overheard the conversation between the two of us.
“Me too.”
Ding!
The elevator finally arrived.
As the tightly closed door opened left and right, we boarded the elevator at almost the same time without anyone saying first.
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