"It's crowded and noisy here. Let's go outside and practice separately."
Kurokawa Akane suggested.
Yukima Azuma nodded.
After all, he had co to the film crew today just to "get familiar" and pick up the script.
Since filming hadn't started yet, it didn't really matter where they practiced.
And so, the two temporarily left the film crew.
The director, of course, had no objections.
"Let's find a café with private rooms. Let see..."
Kurokawa Akane held her phone and browsed for nearby cafés.
In the end, she chose a dessert shop.
Coincidentally, this shop was running an online promotion: making a reservation in advance would earn a 50% discount voucher.
The shop also had private rooms available for custors.
Yukima Azuma glanced at the nu prices and raised an eyebrow.
Wasn't it too cheap?
Even if they were offering discounts to attract custors, this was too much.
Moreover… there was a faint feeling of being watched.
Yukima Azuma turned toward the source of that gaze.
He saw two familiar high school girls.
As soon as they made eye contact with Yukima Azuma, the two girls imdiately turned away, embarrassed.
( ˶°ㅁ°) !!
This made Yukima Azuma wonder if he was just imagining things.
After the two girls left—
"Kaguya-sama, the target is moving to the designated location."
The two high school girls spoke into their collars.
At the dessert shop, Kurokawa Akane went to check the reservation and make the paynt.
anwhile, Yukima Azuma searched for information about this shop.
After looking it up, he found that this dessert shop was part of a restaurant chain.
And while most people didn't know it,
This restaurant chain was actually owned by the Shinomiya Group.
In other words, this dessert shop was also part of the Shinomiya family's business.
Yukima Azuma imdiately understood.
(≖_≖ ) Naruhodo.
"All done, let's go in."
Kurokawa Akane ran over, waving the receipt at Yukima Azuma.
Yukima Azuma smiled and nodded.
The two entered the private room inside.
The private rooms in the dessert shop were luxuriously decorated.
They looked nothing like ordinary custor seating.
Even Kurokawa Akane was amazed as she glanced around upon entering.
Before long, the server brought over the pre-ordered desserts.
Yukima Azuma ordered a slice of green grape cake and two donuts.
Kurokawa Akane only ordered a cup of black coffee.
And it was sugar-free, cream-free.
"Guardian, aren't you being too harsh on yourself?"
Yukima Azuma took a sip of the black coffee and stuck out his tongue.
He looked like he was suffering from the bitterness.
(੭ ˊ^ˋ)੭ ☕︎☕︎☕︎
Which made Kurokawa Akane chuckle.
( ≧ᗜ≦)
Since they had even shared als in a "feeding each other" manner before, drinking from the sa cup was no big deal.
After laughing, Kurokawa Akane took the coffee cup.
"I don't really have a choice." She shook her head helplessly. "I gain weight easily, so I have to control my calorie intake."
(｡•́︿•̀｡)
"A small bite won't hurt."
Yukima Azuma said as he scooped a small piece of the green grape cake, along with half a grape.
Then, he brought the spoonful of cake to Kurokawa Akane's lips.
"If it's just a small bite..." Kurokawa Akane was tempted.
After all, this was personally being fed to her by Yukima Azuma.
Her slender fingers brushed aside a stray lock of hair.
Kurokawa Akane's eyes locked onto Yukima Azuma's, her lips parted slightly, and she gently bit into the cake.
ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ≐≐≐
(๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑)
The mont carried a hint of sensuality, yet it was also deeply moving.
After gazing at each other for a while, Kurokawa Akane was the first to break.
"Let's read the script!"
She quickly pulled out the script to cover her slightly flushed face.
(>/////< " )
Every ti she looked directly into Yukima Azuma's eyes, mories of that stormy night in the motel replayed in her mind.
From the ti they handholding and cuddled under the sa blanket to the mont that cunning boy coaxed a kiss from her.
Back then, Kurokawa Akane had been able to stay calm, but in truth, the embarrassnt had only been building up.
Now that her unusual ntal state had subsided, all that accumulated embarrassnt was rushing back.
It would probably take a long ti to fully digest these emotions.
Yukima Azuma also took out his script and began reading from the beginning.
After he finished, Kurokawa Akane curiously asked, "Azuma, what do you think?"
Even though Yukima Azuma wasn't the scriptwriter,
He was a genius light novel author, so his opinion was worth considering.
"Umu… it's pretty good."
Yukima Azuma gave an objective evaluation.
As a television drama script, it was clear that the screenwriter had put in a lot of effort, and the structure was well done.
If Yukima Azuma were to revise the script, he could certainly make it even more outstanding.
However, he had no intention of taking on the role of a screenwriter as well.
Moreover, even in his own assessnt, the current script could already be considered excellent.
"Umu, then let's try acting out this scene."
Kurokawa Akane pointed to a scene in the script and said.
This scene takes place when the protagonist is seven years old and ets the spirit shogi player for the first ti.
The boy is persuaded by the spirit shogi player to join the shogi association and accidentally defeats a prodigy who was about to enter the professional tournant.
The character of the spirit shogi player, played by Yukima Azuma, has many scenes in this segnt.
Yukima Azuma morized the lines for the scene.
Then, he began acting.
For now, Kurokawa Akane played the younger version of the protagonist to act alongside Yukima Azuma.
About fifteen minutes later, the rehearsal ended.
Yukima Azuma let out a breath and sighed in admiration.
Truly worthy of being called a genius actress.
Clearly, Kurokawa Akane had nothing in common with the character she was playing—neither in age, appearance, nor gender.
Yet, the mont she got into character, Yukima Azuma felt as if he were truly standing before an innocent child.
Rather than saying they were acting together, it would be more accurate to say that Kurokawa Akane was guiding his performance.
She deliberately lowered her skill level to match Yukima Azuma.
"In this part, the emotions need to be expressed more intensely."
"And in this part, your expression was a bit stiff."
Kurokawa Akane summarized after the rehearsal.
Yukima Azuma listened attentively.
Before long...
[Notification: Your acting skill has reached the maximum level.]
[Acting (lv2) → Acting (lv3).]
Kurokawa Akane noticed Yukima Azuma suddenly spacing out.
"Did I say too much?" She felt a little guilty. "Actually, you did really well. We can take it slow and practice gradually."
Yukima Azuma shifted his gaze away from the system interface.
He smiled slightly and shook his head.
"No, no, I just got a little distracted for a mont. What Guardian said was very helpful, I learned a lot."
Hearing this, Kurokawa Akane thought that Yukima Azuma was just being polite in complinting her.
In reality, he probably hadn't absorbed much at all.
"Then, shall we try again?"
Yukima Azuma nodded.
The second round of acting began.
As soon as they started, Kurokawa Akane couldn't help but be surprised.
Compared to the previous ti, he had improved significantly.
Although it hadn't reached the point of a complete transformation, the progress was visibly noticeable.
The issues she had pointed out earlier had all been adjusted well by Yukima Azuma.
Kurokawa Akane had never seen an actor...
Who could improve so quickly after just one performance.
The boy she had always thought about was truly a genius in acting.
...
The second rehearsal ended.
Kurokawa Akane was a bit excited.
ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧
"Azuma, you're amazing! This rate of improvent is just too fast!"
"With your current acting skills, you're already better than more than half of the actors in the industry!"
Yukima Azuma chuckled.
"It's thanks to Guardian's great teaching."
"No, it's because you have talent! There are still a few minor issues this ti, for example, here—"
"Umu umu, I'll think about it more. Ah, right, excuse for a mont, I need to go to the restroom."
"Alright."
Yukima Azuma stood up and stepped out of the private room.
In the hallway, he glanced at the system's status screen, checking his acting skill progression.
The increase was terrifyingly fast.
After all, he was being taught by a professional, and his skill level was still low.
Yukima Azuma estimated that Kurokawa Akane's acting skill must be at least level seven.
The title of genius actress was indeed well-deserved.
Such an ability to embody a role had nearly reached a supernatural level.
While he was focused on the system screen, Yukima Azuma suddenly froze...
The door of the room next to him suddenly opened.
"I'm heading out for a bit, I'll be back soon!"
A lively voice rang out, and imdiately after, a figure dashed out.
At that exact mont, Yukima Azuma was also walking past, and the two collided.
"Uwa!" The girl let out a soft yelp.
( ˶°ㅁ°) !!
There was a clear difference in their physiques.
Yukima Azuma was over 1.8 ters tall and weighed more than 70 kg.
anwhile, this girl was probably only around 50 kg.
After the collision, Yukima Azuma rely took half a step back and remained steady.
But the girl was sent stumbling backward, almost falling.
Yukima Azuma quickly reached out and caught her waist, preventing her from falling.
"Are you okay?" Yukima Azuma asked while closing the system status screen, then looked closely at the girl's face.
Her long, soft pink hair was as silky as satin, showing clear signs of ticulous care.
A black ribbon bow adorned her bangs.
Her face could be described as "soft and adorable," with exquisite and harmonious features.
Her sapphire blue eyes sparkled with an innocent and pure expression.
Yukima Azuma searched his mory for a mont, and he imdiately recognized this girl.
Fujiwara Chika, the second daughter of the Fujiwara family, the cherished darling of a long-standing political family, currently studying at Shuchiin Academy.
The only close friend of Shinomiya Kaguya.
Yukima Azuma blinked slightly.
Umu, he more or less understood what was going on now...
(っ ͡ ͡º - ͡ ͡º ς)
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