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Goal for the next extra chapter: 133/300
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Besides Yumi, many other people had started reading Aoi Haruki's works after the release of Tensura. His fame grew even more. And while his popularity was increasing among novel readers and anime fans, Kyo was in a studio, recording.
The filming of "Teenage Love" had already begun, and everything was going very well.
Just as Kyo had expected, even the directing was "cliché." It was the typical teenage romance. Even so, he didn't mind and performed to the best of his ability. All the actors who were acting alongside him were astonished by his talent.
After all, they had never seen Kyo act before.
One of them was Eiri, an actress with many years of experience. She had started as a child, appearing in commercials.
She was playing the female protagonist of the story.
As soon as she met Kyo, she thought, 'I've never seen anyone this handsome before. He reminds me of the boy I saw when I was little.' However, she had forgotten that boy's name.
She only remembered that he was handsome and also very shy. Because of that, he didn't talk to her.
At the time, she had been quite sad about it.
In her dressing room, she was accompanied by her manager.
"What do you think of him, Eiri? You've already filmed a few scenes together, haven't you?"
"You mean Kyo?"
"Yes. He's a rookie actor, isn't he? His main job is writing."
"Yes, I know that. I've already read one of his works. I think it was called Oregairu."
"Yes, that's right. It's quite popular."
"But as for him... How should I put it... He's impressive in every way," Eiri said while looking in the mirror. Even though she had a makeup artist to do her makeup, Eiri liked to do a few touch-ups herself before filming began.
"What do you mean by that?"
"He has a handsome face, a great body, a beautiful voice... He's literally perfect. His acting is also on another level; he doesn't seem like a rookie at all."
"Well, he's not exactly a rookie. Wasn't he filming a series?" her manager asked.
"The series hasn't even been released yet. He's a complete rookie. But I'm sure he did a great job in that series too. He seems to have been born with talent for acting. He can embody a character very easily."
Eiri still remembered when the first table reading with all the actors took place.
Kyo transformed into "Kim" right in front of them. His gentle personality changed. He began acting cold, and even his gaze changed. The aura around him was different. Eiri looked at the other actors, but no one dared say anything.
Yet everyone thought the same thing.
'This kid is incredibly talented. He's scary.'
'He's two years younger than me and acts better than I do. How funny.'
On top of that, she had been acting for much longer than he had.
But Eiri didn't feel sad because of it.
In fact, she was happy and excited.
She liked having talented people around her.
'Especially if that person is a handsome boy around my age.'
She smiled.
Her manager looked at Eiri and thought, 'She's plotting something.'
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POV: Kyo
As soon as the day's filming ended, I returned to my dressing room and removed my makeup. Fortunately, it was only light makeup. I also changed my clothes and then met up with my mother and Rina.
"You were great today as well," Rina said.
"Thank you. I did my best."
Then I started walking with them toward the exit of the studio.
As we walked, Rina asked, "What do you think about acting with Eiri?"
"She's good."
"Is that all you have to say?"
"Well, she's pretty and she's a good actress. I was told she's been in the industry for many years, but I don't remember seeing her before," I said.
"She has only participated in small projects so far. Even though she's been acting since childhood, her career never really took off."
"I see."
But I couldn't understand why. She looked better than Aya Fuji, and her acting skills were almost on the same level as Aya's. Could it be that she's with an agency that's holding her back?
Well, that has nothing to do with me.
Then we left the studio.
As we headed toward the car, my mother asked, "The other actors invited you to dinner, didn't they? Why aren't you going?"
"I'm not in the mood. Besides, I have a meeting with Asuna tonight. The animation for Idol's music video is almost finished."
"Oh, Aoi Hoshino must be very happy," Rina said.
"She's really excited."
I got into the car and quickly arrived home. I went straight to my office and opened Discord. Then I sent Asuna a message letting her know I had just gotten home and was going to take a shower before the meeting.
[No problem.]
So I took a shower and grabbed a few sandwiches before sitting down in front of my computer.
Then I noticed that everyone involved in the meeting was already in a video call.
I joined the call, and the meeting began.
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The meeting didn't take very long.
In fact, I didn't say much. I mostly listened. They talked about the animation process and also showed me some clips from the music video. The animation was certainly on a completely different level.
That's what happens when talented animators come together to work on a "short" project.
Soon afterward, people started leaving the call, and only Asuna and I remained.
"Do you think the music video will be finished by next week?"
"Of course."
"Alright. I'll talk to Aoi about it. I'm heading off now. Good night, Asuna."
"Wait, before you go, I want to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"It's about your new novel. The one where the protagonist reincarnates as a slime."
"You've already read it?"
"Of course I have."
"But what do you want to know? I'm not giving any spoilers."
"That's not it. I'm talking about the anime that will probably be announced in the future. I want you to let me work on it."
What a sudden request.
I can't even choose who directs the anime, can I?
"Well, I don't know if I'll be able to choose the director, but if I can, I'll definitely recommend you."
She must have really liked the first volume.
After talking with Asuna for a few more minutes, I left the call.
I stood up and stretched my body.
Then my phone rang.
It was a call from Miu.
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