All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends

Chapter 82: Titanic Premiere, Investment Settled

"And here is our second song: That Band!"

The performance by the Kessoku band ended smoothly.

This was their first live performance at the STARRY live house.

Clearly, the four members still had some shortcomings.

In particular, the first song could be described as a disaster.

However, just before starting the second song, Bocchi suddenly exploded with a guitar solo powerful enough to awaken every soul in the room.

This solo not only grabbed the attention of the distracted audience in the live house,

but also "restarted" the entire Kessoku band.

After being awakened, the band performed the second song, That Band,

with a level of professionalism, both in singing and the coordination of the instruments.

When they finished, loud applause erupted from the audience.

Yukima Azuma, sitting under the stage, listened to the entire performance,

and gave a warm round of applause to the performance of all four members.

Afterward,

when the four members of the band returned to the backstage,

they saw Yukima Azuma waiting for them there.

"Azuma-kun!"

Bocchi exclaimed in surprise and joy.

Yukima Azuma handed bottles of water to each member of the Kessoku band.

Then, he took a tissue from his pocket

and wiped the sweat from Bocchi's forehead.

With Yukima Azuma taking care of her,

Bocchi nearly melted from embarrassment.

The other three members of the band could only look at each other,

feeling like they were being treated differently.

They also wanted a handsome guy to wipe their sweat!

They don't want eat dog food.

But before they could tease Gotoh Hirori,

"Bocchi, can I borrow you for a moment?"

Yukima Azuma smiled and said, then pulled Bocchi away from the backstage.

Only the three of them remained, standing in confusion.

It wasn't until they left Shimokitazawa

that Bocchi finally regained her composure.

"Azuma-kun."

"Bocchi, you didn't forget our promise, did you?"

"I didn't forget... but... I'm sorry, I couldn't get the movie tickets."

Bocchi bowed her head.

Earlier, she had sent a small apology to Yukima Azuma via LINE.

"It's okay, I already got the tickets."

Yukima Azuma took the movie tickets out of his pocket.

When Bocchi saw the tickets, her eyes lit up.

She really wanted to go watch the movie with Yukima Azuma again.

She had stayed up until midnight trying to get the tickets, but ended up not being able to get them, feeling regretful for a long time.

...

They took the train to Ginza.

Before they even reached the cinema, Bocchi could feel that the crowd today was different.

When they entered the cinema,

the absurdly long ticket line only made Bocchi feel even more awkward.

Yukima Azuma reached out, took Bocchi's hand, and pulled her closer to him,

shielding her from the crowd.

Bocchi felt her hand tightly holding Yukima Azuma's.

The sense of unease quickly disappeared.

Although since joining the Kessoku band,

Bocchi had somewhat understood that the distance between her and Yukima Azuma, in terms of friendship, was definitely unusual.

However, this feeling of abnormal distance

gave Bocchi a sense of comfort and reassurance.

So, after just realizing her unease about the distance between them, Bocchi decided to accept this mistake.

They checked their tickets and entered the theater.

Unlike their first movie outing,

this time, the seats in the theater were almost full.

As soon as they entered, Bocchi could feel many eyes on them.

She instinctively gripped Yukima Azuma's hand tighter.

Yukima Azuma gently patted Bocchi's head as a way of comforting her.

After finding their seats, they sat down.

Yukima Azuma looked around the crowded theater, feeling quite satisfied.

The people sitting here, It's all money.

Although only a small portion of it would end up in Yukima Azuma's pocket, it was enough to make him feel happy.

The lights in the theater dimmed.

The movie officially started.

Bocchi inhaled the familiar scent from beside her.

Gradually, she stopped noticing the people around her.

She immersed herself in the film.

With a total investment of over two hundred million USD, especially considering that the actors' fees made up only a small portion, the film offered impressive shots.

When the Titanic ship cut across the surface of the sea, entering the viewer's sight,

gentle breaths could be heard throughout the theater.

As the plot progressed,

the movie finally reached the famous scene.

You-jump, I-jump.

At this moment, emotions peaked.

There were quiet sobs in the theater.

Bocchi, immersed in the film, also felt sadness.

At this moment, in this scene, she wanted to see Yukima Azuma's reaction.

However, the moment she took her eyes off the screen,

she saw, not far ahead, a young couple passionately kissing.

Bocchi immediately felt her cheeks burn, quickly turning her gaze away.

Then, she looked around.

The entire theater was filled with couples kissing.

After all, this was a romance movie with a disaster element.

Bocchi felt unsure where to place her eyes.

Moreover, when looking at those people, she gradually recalled the feeling from the last time in the cinema.

Her legs unconsciously rubbed against each other.

"Hitori, do you want to?~"

Yukima Azuma suddenly whispered in Bocchi's ear.

His breath touched Bocchi's earlobe.

It became the catalyst that ignited the flame.

Bocchi turned her head, her tearful eyes hidden under her pink hair.

She looked like a flower ready to be picked.

As a result, this time, Yukima Azuma did not approach.

Bocchi stared at Yukima Azuma in confusion.

But Yukima Azuma only pointed to himself.

"I won't resist. If you have any intention, Bocchi, feel free to do it."

Hearing this, Bocchi immediately understood.

In the dim cinema, the reddish-pink hue spread along her cheekbones, down her neck, even staining her earlobes.

If it were winter, there might even be steam rising from Bocchi's head right now.

Her gaze was fixed on Yukima Azuma.

Bocchi felt extremely embarrassed.

There were too many people around.

But… deep inside, she was extremely agitated.

Amid the hesitation, Yukima Azuma helped Bocchi.

He raised his hand to cover Bocchi's eyes.

So, when there was no longer any vision, Bocchi deceived herself, not caring about anything else.

After all, she couldn't see anything.

Therefore, there was nothing around her.

Bocchi thought this to herself.

And when the actual contact happened, she didn't think about anything else.

The sky was blue, the grass was green, the sunset was crimson, don't ask why I'm saying these things here, because if I say anything else, it'll be censored.

When they finished, the movie was almost over.

After all, the famous scene from Titanic was already in the later part.

"Next time, let's go watch a movie together again."

Yukima Azuma smiled and invited.

Bocchi lowered her head, her cheeks still flushed pink, but she nodded firmly.

In her mind, she couldn't even figure out the reason for deceiving herself.

This was definitely not a distance that could be explained by friendship.

No matter how foolish Bocchi was, she understood this.

But even so, Bocchi still couldn't say no.

This was the clarity of decadence.

.....

The next day.

Eriri dressed formally and appeared at the entrance of the Ginza cinema.

Yukima Azuma looked at the movie ticket in his hand.

He had agreed before, but he hadn't paid attention.

On the ticket, the seating was marked for couples.

Yukima Azuma was very curious, wondering if Eriri had done this on purpose or by accident.

And when they entered the cinema.

"Eh!? What... what's going on?"

Eriri looked at the seat corresponding to the ticket and exclaimed in surprise.

Yukima Azuma nodded.

Umu, it was intentional but also accidental.

Unlike the large cinemas at premieres, cinemas specifically for couples don't have many seats.

And these couple seats were not just regular chairs.

They were more like a double bed.

There were no dividers between the two seats, and the backrests were connected, so the two people sitting could hug each other at any time.

Eriri clearly didn't know this.

After all, she had never been to a cinema for couples.

"Maybe Sayuri-obasan's friend bought the wrong ticket."

Yukima Azuma cleverly helped Eriri out of this situation.

Eriri immediately nodded rapidly.

"Yes... yes, it must have been a mistake, but there's no other choice."

After saying that, Eriri immediately sat down in the seat.

Yukima Azuma also sat next to her.

The movie began.

In the summer, the air conditioning in the cinema was very strong.

And when there are fewer people in the room, just sitting for a while makes it feel cold.

Not even ten minutes after it started,

Eriri had huddled at the edge of the seat.

Yukima Azuma found it both funny and helpless.

If he didn't know Eriri was a silly girl, her actions today would really seem quite calculated.

Purposely pretending not to know, buying tickets for a couple's cinema, and even wearing light clothing.

Yukima Azuma put his arm around Eriri.

Eriri stiffened, then her small hands pressed against Yukima Azuma's chest, trying to push him away.

However, her resistance was really quite weak.

"Don't move, I don't have a jacket. The air conditioning is too cold in here. If you don't get close, i might catch a cold after the movie." Yukima Azuma said gently.

"You... you said that, so... I really have no choice, umu, you should thank me, you know."

By now, Eriri had completely stopped resisting, and instead, she curled up closer to Yukima Azuma.

Her small, soft body, with the faint scent of pear filling the air.

Yukima Azuma's hand started to grow restless.

"This is an emergency situation, this is an emergency situation."

Eriri mumbled under her breath, pulling herself even closer into Yukima Azuma's arms.

The movie was gradually reaching its climax.

Eriri, curled up in Yukima Azuma's embrace, was crying uncontrollably.

She was quite an emotional person.

When the death of Jack came on screen, she couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.

Yukima Azuma gently lifted her small head, which was rubbing against his chest.

In Eriri's tear-filled eyes, he kissed her.

Eriri could only make a choked sound.

Then, she completely lost herself in the kiss.

Strangely, not only did Eriri have the scent of pear,

Even in the kiss, she carried a slight sweet taste of pear.

Yukima Azuma quite liked this flavor.

So, he took his time enjoying it.

....

Titanic was released globally, and it could be said that it was both highly praised and achieved immense box office revenue.

In Yukima Azuma's original world, Titanic's global box office eventually stopped at 2.3 billion USD.

But in this world, the release of Titanic was delayed by a few years.

After the initial economic crisis, the movie was postponed until several years after the economy began to recover.

In just a few years, the level of consumer spending had completely changed.

Finally, when Titanic left theaters, its global box office was set at 3.4 billion USD.

And Yukima Azuma's investment of 10 million USD, which accounted for 3.5% of the total revenue.

3.5%, this number might seem light before calculating the revenue.

But after the calculation, it turned into 119 million USD.

119 million USD.

Which is 18.2 billion Japanese Yen.

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