Anime rating game

Chapter 143 A Humiliating First Stage Performance

"Let them be consumed by the dark flames..."

After changing his clothes in the dressing room after the Chunibyo & Other Delusions promotional event, Karasuma Gojo hurriedly went to the backstage dressing room of the Nine Emperors.

He didn't actually pay much attention to the promotion of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

Before the show even started airing, there had already been several promotional events, and even though she was wearing Yuta Togashi's version of a chuunibyou outfit this time, it was just part of the job.

In comparison, he was more concerned about his silly little sister's situation.

Despite having no real talent, he has an inflated sense of self-importance and is prone to becoming complacent, which makes him a source of great concern.

Before even entering the door, Chisui's vulgar and tasteless laughter kept assaulting the senses.

While it's good to be happy, as her older brother, Karasuma Gojo still hopes she can maintain some of her feminine reserve.

If they weren't siblings, I probably would never have gotten involved with someone like that.

"Are you ready, Chitose?" President Hayase's voice followed.

"Of course, hahaha... I'm in the center this time!"

"Don't forget your lines once you're on stage."

"Don't worry, President. I single-handedly supported the promotional activities for Rose Eyes. The original manga author, Hanano-sensei, has praised me personally, and more than once."

"Is it possible that it was just a polite remark?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Hanano-sensei isn't that kind of person."

Masamune looked at her speechlessly, sighed softly, and then shifted his gaze to Hyakuka Sono and Manyo Shibasaki, who would be going on stage with her.

Compared to the relatively new Chitose, both of them are popular contemporary voice actors, so I don't know why Chitose is in the center position.

Perhaps it was because of Musashino's side, or perhaps it was to ride on the popularity of her brother Karasuma Gojo, but it could never be because of her own strength.

"Ms. Yuansheng, this is Chisei's first time participating in this kind of promotional event as the main character. When she goes on stage later, please take care of her. For example, if she accidentally says something wrong, please correct her in time."

"Chitose should be fine. I've seen Rose Eyes' interview, and she performed exceptionally well."

"That's only because the organizers and reporters are all on the same side, and everyone is very considerate of her. Anyway, I'll have to trouble you once she's on stage."

"Don't worry, I will pay attention."

As she spoke, Yuan Sheng Baihua secretly glanced at Wu Wan Qian Sui, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up slightly.

This person is really strange. During our collaboration last year, even though she was only playing a minor role, when she introduced herself and found out she was younger than her, she instantly became arrogant and completely lost all her composure.

To be fair, she was clearly more experienced, and at the time she was just an insignificant extra, not even a supporting role.

However, due to her parents' influence, Yuenyu Momoka, who had always been pampered and treated specially since childhood, did not dislike Karasuma Chitose's unique personality.

"President, you're worrying too much. Wujing-kun finished normally just now. What could possibly be wrong with me?" Karasuma Chitose smiled nonchalantly.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shengbai sighed softly.

That's precisely why it's even more worrying.

Even though she has played the second female lead, the lead actress and the second female lead are different.

Looking back carefully, when I first played the female lead, I was often told that it was because of my parents' influence, or even double the influence.

People online constantly talk about themselves, saying things like "I'm so arrogant," "I rely entirely on my parents," and "You brat," which are incredibly offensive.

Since this is Chitose's first time playing a leading role, she will likely face a lot of cyberbullying afterward.

However, since it's a thousand years old, there shouldn't be any problems.

After all, she simply doesn't have the mental capacity to remain depressed for a long time.

……

On stage, Karasuma Chitose suddenly finds himself in a strange predicament.

Despite being in the center position and the focus of the entire event, her mind went blank when the host asked her a question, and she had no idea what she had said.

As a result, they had no choice but to ask Yuan Sheng Baihua for help.

Compared to her own embarrassing situation, she remained calm and spoke eloquently, quickly becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

Soon, the promotional event moved into the singing segment. Since it was a group singing, Karasuma Chitose was able to blend in and gradually relaxed.

After a grueling ten minutes, the event ended, and Karasuma Chitose returned to the lounge, letting out a long sigh of relief before collapsing into a chair.

"Why are you acting like you've returned victorious? Or are you very satisfied with your performance just now?" Masamune couldn't help but ask.

"Your behavior just now was utterly shameful," Karasuma Gojō said in a deep voice.

"Huh...? 亰"

Unexpectedly facing a mixed doubles match, Karasuma Chitose froze for a moment, then couldn't help but explain in a low voice:

"This is my first time on stage, so I really don't have much experience. I was thinking too much just now, and I don't know what to say for a moment."

"However, I've already mentally rehearsed it, and I'll definitely do better next time."

"Why so many next times?" Shibasaki Manyo's cold voice suddenly came from behind. "Voice acting isn't an easy job. If you don't perform well once, you might not get another chance."

"Huh...?" Karasuma Chitose hurriedly looked at Masamune, "Is that so, President?"

"She's right. If you don't perform well this time, it will be difficult for you to stand in the center position next time."

"It's okay, I'll give the center position to Baihua. I'll just stand next to her for now and gain some experience. We can start over in the next animation."

Shibasaki Manyo stared at the two of them speechlessly, opened his mouth as if to speak, but then stopped himself.

She wasn't talking about something as trivial as being in the center position during promotional events; no one except Chitose herself had ever cared about that.

Do you think it's normal for voice actors to stand on stage wearing cosplay outfits, singing and dancing?

“It’s normal, isn’t it?” Karasuma Chitose said subconsciously. “Isn’t this just part of the job? Besides, promotion can also help fans get to know us better.”

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't say it."

It's like casting pearls before swine.

Shibasaki Manyo remained silent, firmly believing that voice actors, as voice actors, belong to a backstage profession and should not appear in the spotlight or do such things.

However, even with her considerable popularity, she does not believe she has the right to refuse to participate in promotional activities.

If you refuse once, no one will come knocking on your door again.

Therefore, although extremely unwilling, I still had to come to participate in the event.

However, this feeling is probably something no one can understand.

Even if someone understands, they might not agree.

Karasuma Chitose ignored Shibasaki Manyo, who had fallen silent after uttering a strange remark, and looked at Masamune with a smile:

"President, did you take a picture just now? Let me see."

"As a public figure, shouldn't you be able to refuse fans taking photos?"

"I didn't refuse, I just wanted to see how your photos turned out?"

"alright."

Masamune took out his phone, pulled up the photos he had just taken, and showed them to her.

"That expression is so stupid! Did I really embarrass myself like that?" Karasuma Chitose suddenly panicked and quickly said, "Delete it, delete it quickly."

"No, Mashiro is still needed as a reference."

"What reference?"

Seeing her staring intently at him, Zhenbai said slowly and deliberately:

"Homework Reference"

"Huh...? I remember your assignment was drawing, right? You want to draw me on stage?"

"Yes."

"Wow...! Suddenly I'm going to embarrass myself at Tokyo University of the Arts. I refuse, don't draw me!"

"Rejection invalid."

"I hereby declare your refusal null and void."

Masamune looked at the two of them speechlessly, then smiled and said:

"Alright, your promotional activities are over. It's getting late, so I'll treat you to dinner as a way of celebrating the successful conclusion of today's event."

"Can this be considered a smooth process?"

No sooner had Karasuma Gosho finished speaking than his younger sister, Chitose, elbowed him.

"It went very smoothly," Karasuma Chitose emphasized with a grin.

“Miss Yuansheng, I am very grateful for your care of the Prince just now. Would you like to come along if you don’t mind?” Masamune turned to look at Yuansheng Baihua.

"Then I'll have to bother you."

Chapter 144 It's so great to have met her

Although the purpose was to celebrate the successful completion of today's event, the group couldn't help but start talking about the three Musashino anime series airing this season at the dinner table.

Unlike K-On! Season 2, which didn't require recasting of voice actors, the other two anime series did require the normal selection of voice actors.

"Wujing, besides K-On!, which anime are you interested in?"

Karasuma Gojou fell into deep thought. The two anime besides K-On! naturally referred to Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun and Eromanga Sensei.

Since there are very few male characters to choose from, the president is probably referring to the protagonists of two anime series, Nozaki and Izumi.

Coincidentally, Karasuma Gojo had met these two when they came to Musashino to help improve the script and storyboard.

Nozaki is serious and rarely smiles, which limits his scope for expression as a voice actor.

Moreover, the personality is too different from one's own, making it difficult to portray the character perfectly.

On the contrary, Izumi Masamune, as a light novel author and siscon, has a lot of room for development in this role.