Chapter 123: Chapter 123 Heading to America
The Ryutani family's dinner was indeed sumptuous. It was no exaggeration to say that it was a crab feast. All the dishes were made from the finest hairy crabs.
The appetizer was crab salad, the soup was crab soup, followed by cheese baked crab meat, then grilled crab legs and crab hot pot, and the main course was millet porridge cooked with the crab soup from the crab hot pot.
This meal can be said to have made the most of a crab, with all its parts utilized and the deliciousness of each part brought out.
Shion and Iioka both enjoyed their meal very much, except Nanaya, who was not very satisfied.
Although this was the best and most expensive crab meal that Nanaya had ever eaten in his life, the looks from Ryutani Nobuyuki and Kiritsugu, who wanted to stew him along with the crab, really affected his appetite.
The reason was that Illya stayed by his side throughout the meal. The little girl was very interested in Nanaya's filming experience in New Zealand, and kept asking him questions.
Every time Nanaya finished talking about his filming experience, the little girl would exclaim in admiration, and then -
Nobuyuki and Kiritsugu's looks became even more resentful.
"I'm the best filmmaker in Japan…"
This is a frustrated movie emperor.
"The movies I made aren't bad either. At least they've won more awards than this kid..."
This is some stupid dad who has gotten desperate.
"You two, be serious!"
Irisviel directly gave each of the two men a knife. She was very pleased that Illya was close to Nanaya. In the eyes of this lady, this should be her daughter's growth.
"Thank you very much for your hospitality. I will go back to the company first."
After finishing his meal, Nanaya consciously chose to leave. Otherwise, the two people sitting opposite him might fight him to death.
Rather than continue to stay here and feel uncomfortable, Nanaya now hopes to go back to the studio. Even sleeping on the floor is better than here.
"Nanaya, you are going back to the city, so I will give you a ride."
Irisviel said as she was about to stand up.
"Puff————"
After hearing this, many people present burst out laughing.
[Are you kidding me? Are you planning to commit murder?! ]
Irisviel's driving skills are wild, she almost drives the car like a tank.
It was OK in North America, because the roads there are quite wide. But now we are in Japan, and this is Tokyo, not Gunma Prefecture. If this lady drives, she will probably run over it.
Although Kiritsugu and Nobuyuki really hoped that Nanaya could live in Tokyo Bay forever, the passers-by were innocent, so they quickly stood up and stopped their wives (daughters).
"My dear daughter, it's a rare opportunity for you to go home, so don't be so tired. Let Sera take Nanaya away."
"Ally, let's go to the movies together tonight, and you don't have to go out and drive."
"Mom, let's play games together!"
Nobuyuki, Kiritsugu, and Illya immediately put down what they were holding and worked together to press Mrs. Iris down on the chair.
"Yes, yes. I have to go back anyway, so let me see Nanaya off."
Shion's expression also became very embarrassed. After having had the experience of riding in a car once before, she didn't dare to let Iris drive again. That was not even a drag race, it was a complete murder.
"Then Nanaya, let's go."
Fearing that Iris would insist, Shion immediately grabbed Nanaya by the back of the collar and dragged her out the door.
"I'll see you off."
Sera followed immediately, she quickly opened the door and prepared to take people away.
"Oni...goodbye, big brother."
Although Illya felt a little sorry that Nanaya left so quickly, if she was any slower and was caught by her mother—
After all, Oni-chan's life is more important.
"Huh? Huh?"
Irisviel looked at the people around her strangely. Before she could react, everyone seemed to have arranged everything on their own initiative.
"Why are you all so nervous?"
"Uh..." *3
Illya and the other two broke out in cold sweats.
"Could it be that..."
Iris narrowed her eyes and stared at her father, husband and daughter.
"Uh..." *3
Iris asked calmly, "Do you really want to be with me?"
"Yes, yes."*3
Illya and the other two all breathed a sigh of relief. They nodded repeatedly and smiled kindly at Iris.
"Really? You guys..."
Iris had an expression that said "I really can't do anything about you" and she hugged her family tightly.
"If you want to act coquettishly, pick a time. There are guests here."
"Hahaha…"*3
Irisviel was answered by Illya and the other two with embarrassed smiles.
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Two days later, Nanaya, Kiritsugu and Shion finally finalized the promotion plan for "Goblin Slayer".
Then, as a representative of [Erque Studio], Nanaya boarded Washimine's company-owned plane and headed to North America with Shion. Also traveling with them were Kiritsugu and Irisviel, who were returning to the North American branch.
In fact, Nanaya could have stayed in Tokyo for a few more days before leaving, but for convenience, he decided to take Shion's flight.
Because last September, a bearded uncle asked his men to steal two planes and crash them into buildings for fun.
After this incident, the entire European and American regions are now in a state of panic.
Although half a year has passed, public sentiment has not calmed down and security measures on public transportation, especially airplanes, have become increasingly strict.
Nanaya, who was afraid of trouble, decided that it would be more convenient to take Washimine's company-owned plane to North America.
Although security checks are still required, they are much better than the crazy checks of ordinary airlines.
Because the plane that Washimine owned was a private plane, in fact, the Shion family bought a plane in the name of the company for their own private use.
However, in addition to Shion, other senior executives of Washimine can also apply to use this plane when they are on business trips.
Not many Washimine executives did this in the past. After all, this was the boss's plane, and no one would be so blind as to requisition it.
However, since the 9/11 incident, Washimine's senior management has begun to use this plane frequently.
Ultimately, it's still a matter of convenience.
"When we first bought this plane, many people on the board were against it." Shion explained with a smile to Nanaya who was sitting next to her, "But now everyone is scrambling to use it."
"Well, after all, the current situation is special."
Nanaya shrugged.
Just now when Nanaya was boarding the plane, he saw a long queue at the regular channel, but he could go directly to the plane through the fast channel.
This privilege made him feel particularly comfortable.
"Kiryu-san, this is your schedule for North America."
Iioka, who was distributing itineraries one by one, handed Nanaya's copy to him.
"Iioka, are you a tour guide from somewhere?"
"Kiryu-san, just take that as it is."
Iioka didn't say much, he continued to push the form to the back.
"Senior, how many days will you stay in North America this time?"
Luvia, who was sitting in the front row, turned her head and asked curiously.
Nanaya glanced at the date on the schedule and replied, "About a week, and then I'll be back in New Zealand to continue post-production. What about you guys?"
"About three weeks, because I had to attend events all over North America. My entire schedule was packed, and I didn't have time to travel at all."
Luvia complained while stroking her curly hair. After several months of hard work, the young lady's frizzy hairstyle began to show again.
"Luvia, let me tell you, this is what work is all about."
Nanaya smiled bitterly. He had already seen this situation when he was promoting "Kara no Kyoukai", so he stayed away from the kind of promotion that went far away.
Luvia pouted and complained to Nanaya and Shion, "But when we were in Japan before, didn't we have free time in the scenic area? Senior, boss, can't you think of a solution?"
Rin snorted coldly, "Idiot blonde, that's because we want to film your reaction while visiting the scenic spot! You think you're having fun, but that's also part of the job! This time we're doing a serious movie promotion, which is completely different from idol activities!"
"I know that too! But it's a rare trip to the United States, don't you want to visit some places?" Luvia seemed to have thought of something, and she gave Lin a mocking smile, "I understand, because you, a country woman, know that you definitely have no chance to develop in Hollywood, so you say that, right?"
"Clam?!"
Rin's eyebrows raised.
[Not good.]
Nanaya's heart skipped a beat. Having worked with these two school girls countless times, Nanaya knew very well that this was a sign that they were going to have a fight.
Sure enough, after seeing Rin's reaction, Luvia immediately continued to finish her off.
"You don't want to go to those places because you know you're not worthy of them, right? You're afraid you'll become inferior after going there, right?"
"What did you say! Do you think you will develop in Hollywood??!"
"Of course." Luvia said proudly, curling her hair with her fingers, "This is my confidence. Just stay in Japan and watch me win the Oscar for Best Actress. Oh ho ho~"
Rin bared his teeth and sneered, "What a joke! Those judges must have been blind to vote for you! Just dream on! If you can win the Oscar for Best Actress, then I can definitely win the Grand Slam at the Junpo Awards!"
"You are the one who is daydreaming! I won't give you the Ten-Day Reward to anyone!"
Luvia, who has been in Japan for several years, is of course aware of the status of the Shunpo Awards in the Japanese film industry and the difficulty of obtaining them.
To be honest, winning the Shunpo Award is no less difficult than winning an Oscar, not to mention the Grand Slam.
"What? You don't believe it?! Then let's have a competition!"
"Let's compete, who's afraid of who?"
"You two...the plane is about to take off." Nanaya tried to stop them weakly, but his words had almost no effect.
"Is this okay?" Nanaya turned to Shion beside him, "As a big boss, why don't you step in and stop it?"
"It's pretty lively, isn't it?" Shion said calmly, "Iioka, remember to record this. These are all materials for Trier's TV show."
"…"
In the end, because of Rin and Luvia, the plane took off 15 minutes later than scheduled.