Miss Player, please don't cast spells on me.

"If she knew, I would definitely be the first to go offline and ask the actress who plays Shanor about how to find Shanor in the third playthrough."

"Sayaka, did you also secretly play the game 'Rose Kingdom'?"

What Takigami Rena was more concerned about was that she had clearly told Sayaka that "Rose Kingdom" was an absolutely boring piece of garbage and that she shouldn't touch it.

"After all, it's a work starring Rena, so I have to give it a try. Okay, the more important thing now is to make an appearance at the broadcast. Please make way for me, everyone... I'll try to find out the real identity of the actress playing Xia Nuoer."

Sayaka clapped her hands lightly, and amidst the thanks of her junior classmates, she led Takigami Rena directly to the broadcast venue for the eleventh episode of "21Rain".

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Although Shingen High School is presented to the public as a prestigious private high school, it is actually a high school specifically for cultivating deities and believers.

This background led to the emergence of many strange clubs and after-school activities at the university, such as e-sports clubs, speedrunning clubs, and group movie screenings, video game tournaments, and so on.

For example, after school today, in addition to the broadcast of episode 11 of "21 Rain", there were also several screenings of other anime series shown in the three multimedia halls of the school.

To be honest, Rena Takigami actually had some psychological trauma from the school broadcast of "21Rain".

Because the tenth episode of the last "21 Rain" broadcast was her own solo episode.

Rena Takigami spent a long time preparing for that solo concert, with the choreography and singing practice being the most time-consuming parts...

Unlike other deities or idols who directly wish to learn these songs and dances, she chose to learn them little by little on her own.

The ability gained through wishing is fine if used for combat.

But things like dancing, acting, and singing can seem very mechanical, or as the audience puts it, soulless, like watching AI drawing.

Therefore, Rena Takigami devoted all her time and energy to preparing for this solo performance.

Thanks to her thorough preparations, the final live performance in episode ten was indeed spectacular.

Her singing and dancing were both so gorgeous that they were impeccable, but the buzz and response were very low, both at the broadcast and online.

This was a huge blow to Rena Takigami.

She had given it her all, but the performances she put on failed to win the audience's approval... This sense of powerlessness deeply stung Rena Takigami.

With this psychological shadow hanging over her, when Rena Takigami arrived at the screening of the eleventh episode of "21 Rain," she found that there were indeed even fewer people at the broadcast today.

The main hall of the broadcasting event was originally more than capable of accommodating over two thousand audience members, but now only a few audience members are scattered in the front row of the first floor, with about one hundred and eighty people.

There were about four hundred viewers when the tenth episode aired last time.

The thought that this idol group was doomed popped into Rena Takigami's mind.

Fortunately, Sayaka noticed her friend's unease and suddenly smoothed Takigami Rena's long, black hair behind her ear before speaking.

"The reason why '21Rain' has received such a lukewarm response since its airing is because of the main storyline. Didn't the producer say that today's eleventh episode will have a bunch of big surprises that viewers will love? Rena, you don't need to worry too much."

"A major plot twist! I remember episode eleven was a solo episode for Hachimiya-senpai, right? It's really hard to imagine what kind of explosive plot twist that unreliable senior could pull off."

The Hachimiya-senpai that Takigami Rena was referring to... is named Hachimiya Nanami, whose real-life identity is the student council president of this academy, and also the female protagonist of "21Rain".

However, this senior's unreliable and lazy personality in real life led to her being portrayed as the female lead in the anime "21Rain," but in reality, she was no different from an invisible tool.

Therefore, it's hard for Rena Takigami to imagine what kind of major highlights such an ordinary female lead could bring.

Unfortunately, she and Sayaka only participated in part of the eleventh episode, but this was done for reasons of secrecy and other considerations.

The producers didn't reveal much about the full plot, so for now they can only watch the broadcast from the audience seats.

"elder sister!"

When Rena Takigami walked to the first row of the audience, a petite figure noticed her arrival.

That is Rena Takigami's ten-year-old sister. Although she is not a deity, she is also a loyal fan of hers.

"I brought my classmates and a bunch of my good friends with me!"

While waving, Rena's younger sister also introduced the group of classmates behind her to Takigami Rena.

It was then that Rena Takigami realized that the audience sitting in the front row were all elementary school students who looked to be only ten years old, along with their teachers who had brought them to the show.

This scene moved Rena Takigami so much that she hugged her younger sister and exclaimed, "She truly is my little angel!"

Children around ten years old are a good source of faith power for anime series. Although they don't have much faith power, it's easy to harvest from them.

After rubbing her cheek against her younger sister's, Rena Takigami sat down in the front row side by side with Sayaka.

The eleventh episode of "21 Rain" has officially begun airing on the big screen.

"Hachimiya-senpai, you have to do something! And I hope this eleventh episode is really exciting and explosive! Please, please don't let the kids sitting here down!" Takigami Rena murmured to herself as she looked at the screen.

Chapter 19 Damn it! Embarrassing!

The opening of episode 11 of "21 Rain" was fairly standard.

It's a common trope in idol anime episodes... The female protagonist encounters her inner demons in this episode due to some events, and then waits for other characters to save her, with a plot rhythm full of sunshine, friendship, and victory.

This type of plot pacing is considered a template in idol anime, unless there are any particularly explosive or special developments.

Most viewers who have already watched a lot of idol anime may continue to watch it because of its high production quality, beautiful dances, and great singing.

However, it is extremely difficult to further extract the power of faith from them.

Only by making the audience truly love the anime and feel a 'throbbing' during the viewing process can we draw strength from their faith.

Just like electronic pickled vegetables that are used as a daily side dish, you absolutely cannot just make do with them.

The plot of the first ten episodes of the anime series "21Rain" is, without exaggeration, just something to watch while eating, unless you're a die-hard idol fan.

Then, in episode eleven, this electronic pickled mustard tuber suddenly dropped a bombshell!

The plot is so exciting that it's enough to make all the guys who watch this anime just to see pretty girls cuddling together go wild.

The first person to realize that something was wrong with the plot was Takigami Rena, who also had a small part in episode eleven.

This small part shows Rena Takigami comforting the female protagonist, Nanami Hachimiya, who is trapped in her inner demons, in the corridor on the second floor of the school.

When filming this part, Rena Takigami thought she had quite a lot of screen time in this episode.

As a result, she only acted in two scenes in this episode before disappearing from the story.

Furthermore, during the counseling process, the director even had her act out a fall on flat ground, deliberately landing in the arms of the female lead, Hachimiya Nanami.

Although Takigami Rena did as she was told, she fell into Hachimiya-senpai's arms with her back foot stepping on her front foot.

At the time, she was wondering what the director meant by having her act this way.

Is the intention to highlight her naturally naive personality, or to enhance the relationship between her and Hachimiya-senpai?

It wasn't until Rena Takigami watched the image on the screen zoom out, all the way to the lobby on the first floor of the school...

Rena Takigami finally understood why the director had arranged for her to suddenly trip and fall into Hachimiya's arms.

Because at this time, the second female lead in "21Rain," who is also the official love interest of Hachimiya Nanami-senpai, is Shiina Akane...

This Shiina junior was on the first floor, watching with a shocked look as her beloved Hachimiya senior and that philandering cat named Rena hugged each other!

What the heck? Shiina-senpai, what's with that resentful expression of shock and jealousy on your face?

Rena Takigami, the person involved, was completely stunned.

In reality, Shiina Akane's personality is actually that of an introverted, eccentric, and somewhat emotionless junior high school girl.

Although their personalities are completely different in the drama, and the official pairing of Hachimiya Nanata is also set as the official CP.

But their relationship isn't exactly good. If Rena gives Nanami a little hug, this junior student looks like she's about to kill someone.

And isn't it normal for two girls to hug and cuddle each other as friends?

Just as Takigami Rena was trying to figure out how the plot was going, the subsequent plot developments made her realize that something was wrong!

Although she didn't participate in the plot after episode 11, every line of dialogue between Shiina and Hachimiya during their confrontation was inseparable from her.

In the video, Shiina, looking gloomy and heartbroken, says something like, "I can't tell you this to me, but I can tell Rena-chan?"

Wait… what? What did Hachimiya-senpai say to me? Do you have to be so upset?

Just as Takigami Rena was thinking to herself, 'Is it necessary to act like this? Is it necessary? Is it?'

Shiina, in an excited tone, blurted out an even more explosive line.

"Is Rena-chan more important than me?!"

Huh? What did I do now? Can you two please not drag me into your jealous arguments?

I just want to dance, sing, and be an idol! I don't really understand the emotional entanglements between you guys, and I don't want to get involved!

At that moment, Rena Takigami inexplicably felt that everyone's eyes were on her...

That kind of gaze, as if scrutinizing a third party, made Takigami Rena feel like needles were pricking her all over.

Hachimiya-senpai! Shiina-senpai! What on earth are you two putting on?!

When this thought arose in Rena Takigami's mind, Akane Shiina in the scene answered her with her actions.

The junior student suddenly lunged forward and pinned her beloved senior student to the sofa, where she held her tightly.

Then, in a slightly tearful tone, as if a young girl were making a desperate confession, she uttered that timeless, classic line.

"I don't want to hear it! Didn't you say you'd always be by my side?"

"I want to be your idol forever, Nanto-chan! So... Nanto-chan, will you also belong to me forever?"

Even if Takigami Rena was slow to react, she understood at that moment what Hachimiya-senpai and Shiina-senpai were actually doing on the big screen.

Holy crap! It's actually Yu!

Isn't this supposed to be an idol anime? How did it turn into a soap opera? What on earth are you guys stirring up?

While Takigami Rena was still in shock, her ten-year-old sister suddenly tugged at her sleeve.

At that moment, Rena turned her head and realized that half of the people in this movie screening were children who were just over ten years old!

The children looked at the scene with thoughtful expressions, while the teacher who brought them there wore a smile that was more like a grimace.

Because of the explosive development in episode eleven, it's clearly not suitable for children who have just turned ten!

Even her younger sister innocently asked Takigami Rena a question.

"Sister, is this how all idols are?"

"How could this be!"