Anime rating game

"Yes. To promote the anime, the agency originally wanted to invite you to the stage, but we heard you declined, so we changed it to me instead."

"Feel sorry……"

"No, please don't apologize. For you, this is public execution. For me, it's just a job."

"That's true. But wearing that kind of outfit on stage, and maybe even singing a character song, don't you... feel ashamed?"

"No, it's part of the job."

"As expected of a voice actor. I've already packed up my clothes. Come pick them up tonight. Hmm... no need to return them, they're all yours."

"In that case, I will buy it."

"Alright, then that's settled."

Chapter 142 Nothing I Want to Draw Today

In mid-April, as game production got on track, the script was confirmed to be finalized and the character designs were finalized. Masamune, along with Mashiro and Tomoyo, reduced the number of times they went to the game company to help out.

Compared to Masamune and his partner, who had already determined their career plans and what they wanted to do and were gradually becoming more adept at it, Tomoyo, although she had been working at Musashino for half a month, had not yet found her place.

Or rather, they haven't found what they truly want to do yet.

That morning, in his office, Masamune closed the document on his computer and turned his gaze to the other two people in the room.

Mashiro is drawing. Although it's the weekend and she doesn't have to go to school, as a college student majoring in oil painting, she still has assignments, and her assignment is to draw.

For Mashiro, drawing skills are not the problem; to complete the assignment, all she needs to do is have something she wants to draw.

Compared to Mashiro, Tomoyo was constantly cleaning, serving tea and water, and going in and out. She seemed quite busy, but in reality, she was just bored out of her mind.

After getting up, he walked behind Mashiro and glanced at her. He saw that the drawing board in Mashiro's hand depicted him typing on a computer. Masamune sighed helplessly.

"Why is it me again? Don't you have anything else you want to draw?"

"The big tea party I drew the week before last, and the light music concert I drew last week."

“That’s not what I meant. You’ve drawn scenes of me working in the office several times before, haven’t you? Submitting this as an assignment is far too perfunctory. Kawafuji will definitely complain to me.”

Although it was a weekly assignment, because the drawings were so well done, they would be submitted to Kawafuji Takao after being reviewed by the teacher, so that he could take them to competitions or sell them.

Mashiro herself doesn't care about money and doesn't take it seriously, but Masamune, as the custodian of all her assets, has always been very concerned about it.

Or rather, it feels good to see your savings gradually increase, even if it's not your own.

“I don’t have anything in particular I want to draw today.” Mashiro put down her paintbrush and looked up at Masamune.

Although he didn't say a word, his eyes conveyed a sense of "Do you have any good suggestions?"

"Sigh... Tomoyo? Haven't you found something you want to do yet?"

"Not yet."

"In that case, would you two like to come downstairs with me?"

“Okay.” Mashiro put down her drawing board and silently stood up.

"No problem, are we going to the office downstairs?" Tomoyo asked curiously.

“That’s right. Although everyone is very trustworthy, we still need to go over and check on them every day to see if there’s anything we can help with.”

Because there was only one floor between them, the three of them did not take the elevator, but instead went up the stairs to the voice actor agency on the second floor.

"Good morning, President. Our office has three main tasks for today..." Miki Ando gave a brief report on the work.

The promotion of the Chuunibyou anime mainly focuses on Karasuma Gojo, who is currently the No.1 voice actor for Musashino and is gaining popularity.

With excellent acting skills and a good image, she handles everything with ease, whether it's interviews, singing, or variety shows, making her a pillar of her agency.

In comparison, the promotion of "Genki Kid" was a notch weaker.

Meanwhile, the three new anime series that finished airing in January are also being promoted to boost sales.

"By the way, President, today is the first promotional event for the anime Nine Emperors, in which Chitose plays one of the heroines."

"What kind?"

"It's the traditional type, where they go on stage to talk about their views on the original work and then sing some promotional songs."

It turned out to be the case.

Masamune seemed to be deep in thought. Unlike the high schools in Musashino, ordinary animation companies rely heavily on outsourcing, so the production progress is not as fast.

Although Chitose was confirmed as the female lead half a month ago, the production of the animation probably started as early as last year.

"Where?"

"It was in the same place as the propaganda for chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), only half an hour apart."

"Who arranged this? It's such an obvious attempt to ride the wave of popularity!"

"I'm sorry, President, the Nine Emperors production team made quite a few promises. Besides, the heroine, Chitose, was originally obtained through this method."

Masamune was speechless. Two episodes of "Chuunibyou" had already aired, and "Nine Emperors" hadn't finished airing yet. The little bit of popularity they were trying to ride now was completely irrelevant, right?

For animation, the quality of the work is the most important thing.

but--

"We, Musashino, were not involved in the creation of the Nine Emperors?"

"Hmm... if we're talking about involvement, only Chitose is involved as the female lead; the rest is irrelevant to us," Miki Ando pondered.

"That's good."

Masamune breathed a sigh of relief. Being used for publicity was not a big deal, but getting involved would be terrible, as it would damage his hard-earned reputation.

"President, is the production quality of the Nine Emperors very poor?" Miki Ando asked with a surprised expression.

"It's not that it's terrible, but it's the kind of thing that would make the original author cry in the bathroom."

"I understand. If the Nine Emperors production team requests our assistance again, I will refuse without hesitation."

"Please be sure to write this down and don't forget it."

At that moment, Masamune suddenly felt his sleeves being pulled on both sides, and couldn't help but turn around and ask:

"What's wrong? You two?"

“I want to see Chitose,” Mashiro said softly, then added, “She’s very interesting; maybe I can find something I want to draw.”

"Does 'Nine Emperors' refer to 'Nine Dragons Overlord and the Thousand-Year-Old Princess'?" Tomoyo asked.

"Have you seen it?"

"I watched some of them when I was bored before."

"What do you think?"

"That's quite interesting. I wonder what the animated version will look like?"

"You're quite experienced. I haven't even read that light novel; I've only heard that the writing is mediocre."

"The writing is indeed average, but the character design is quite good, and the plot is not bad either."

"Alright, let's go to the scene together and support the promotion of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)."

……

"We've got this in the bag, hahaha..."

As soon as Masamune entered the backstage area of ​​the Nine Emperors' publicity team, he heard Karasuma Chitose laughing loudly.

"What are you doing?" Masamune asked, looking at her speechlessly as she entered the room.

"I noticed everyone was a bit nervous, so this is a way to boost morale."

Karasuma Chitose put away his smile and pulled out a short-haired girl from behind him.

"President, you haven't met Yae yet, have you? Let me introduce you. This is our agency's newcomer, Kugayama Yae."

"Although they were in the same class as me at the voice acting school, they are now my juniors because I have more seniority."

"Greetings, President." Kugayama Yae quickly bowed.

"You are welcome."

Masamune glanced at her curiously, then looked at Karasuma Chitose again:

"Your Highness, where is your brother?"

"My brother's changing backstage. The promotion for 'Chuunibyou Love' will start a little earlier." Karasuma Chitose leaned close to Masamune and asked with a grin, "President, among the female leads for our company's anime this season, are there any suitable for me?"

Having played the leading lady before, I feel I'm capable enough to take on any leading role.

Upon hearing this, Kugayama Yae panicked somewhat and kept giving her meaningful glances.

Masamune, oblivious to their interaction, sighed:

"Ability and experience are two completely different things. If you want to play the lead role, you should first win the competition within the agency."

"Ugh...!? This is really difficult. Shizuka's voice is so versatile, and she's been practicing so hard. She's like a mountain blocking our way. We just can't get past her no matter how we try."

“Then work even harder than her, otherwise how can you surpass her to become the female lead? If I had to choose a female lead, I would definitely choose her and the other two first.”

"Ugh... Isn't there a way to succeed without trying?"

"Please save your dreams for the night. Daydreaming too much can affect your mental state."

During their casual conversation, Karasuma Gojo, dressed in a chuunibyou outfit reminiscent of Togashi Yuta, walked over from a distance.

"I'm sorry, President, Chitose has caused you trouble."

“It’s not exactly troublesome. Every time I chat with her, I have this thought: ‘I’m a mature adult now.’”

"President, you're going too far. I'm only a year younger than you, aren't I?" Karasuma Chitose couldn't help but say. "Seriously speaking, isn't Mashiro much younger than me? Both in terms of appearance and mental age."

“Mashiro would never have the thought that she could succeed without trying.”

"Isn't this a normal thought that everyone has? It's just that many people are embarrassed to say it to others."

"Have you ever thought about why other people are too embarrassed to say it?"

"Because they're shy?"

"That's the difference between adults and children."