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"Not only Chitose, but when you encounter a production team that isn't very good and feel that it's too difficult to handle on your own, you can apply to the agency."

At this point, Masamune shifted his gaze to Shizuka Sakaki and said seriously:

"Don't try to tough it out when you encounter trouble. The company is your home, and I am your support."

"Instead of wasting a lot of time fighting trouble alone, it's better to ask others for help. That's what firms are for, after all."

Sakaki Shizuka stared blankly at Masamune, thinking of the hardships and bitterness of the past few years, and suddenly felt like crying. She quickly stood up and bowed.

"Thank you so much."

“You’re welcome. I’ll talk to Ando later and have this clause added to the company rules for official publication,” Masamune said with a smile.

"I want to apply! Temporary personal manager." Karasuma Chitose quickly raised her hand to indicate.

"Okay, I approve."

"Yay!! Hahaha..."

If her laughter just now was merely a bittersweet moment, then this time her laughter was a genuine expression of her feelings.

Chapter 163 Do such people really exist in the world?

That afternoon, Masamune brought Mashiro to Sobu High School in Chiba Prefecture.

dong dong...

"Please come in."

Upon opening the door, one is greeted by an activity room with only three people inside.

Seeing that Masamune had looked around as soon as he entered, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately realized what was happening and explained:

"No need to look, there's no one here."

"Although many students want to join the Service Department, due to the large number of applicants, we have to set many excessively strict assessment criteria."

"For example, achieving a score in the top ten of the grade, passing the homeroom teacher's assessment, independently completing three tasks, and obtaining recommendations from two teachers, etc."

"Therefore, those students who wish to join the Service Department are working hard on campus."

"That's definitely too harsh." Masamune chuckled, then pulled out two chairs and sat down with Mashiro opposite the three of them.

"How did the Sakuragaoka Girls' High School Light Music Club solve this problem?" Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but ask. "Compared to our club, K-On!, which aired around the same time as us last year, was more popular, so there should be more students who want to join the Light Music Club."

"Yui Hirasawa and the other three graduated from high school this year and went on to university. Azusa Nakano became the club president. As for her, the school assisted by allocating all the empty classrooms around the light music club's activity room to the light music club."

Masamune said as he thought:

"With the addition of new students, the Light Music Club now has more than 150 students, which are divided into thirteen activity rooms, such as Light Music Club No. 1 and No. 2."

“Each activity room has a room leader, and Azusa Nakano only needs to manage the other 12 room leaders, except for all the members of Room 1.”

"Hmm...this method is too strange, isn't it?" Yui Yuigahama tried to imagine the scene of the Service Club's dozen or so activity rooms lined up in a row, and shook her head repeatedly.

"We had too many people expecting to join, there was nothing we could do. Even though we have over 150 people now, that's after we've let go of two or three times that number."

"As expected of K-On!, their sales were several times higher than ours back then."

"Let's not talk about such realistic topics. Nobody has deliberately compared themselves to them," Hachiman Hikigaya retorted helplessly. "President Hayase, your presence here today means the script for the second season of Oregairu is already finished?"

"More or less. I printed four copies in advance, you can take a look."

After distributing the script to the three members of Hikigaya's group and giving one to Mashiro, Masamune smiled and said:

"By the way, if any plot points make you feel embarrassed and you want to change them, I will refuse without hesitation."

"Then what's the point of showing us this?" Yukino Yukinoshita took the script and gave him a cold look. "Dialogue, conversation? These are just minor details, aren't they?"

"If there are any details I haven't noticed, or any errors in my analysis of your personalities, you can point them out, and I will consider whether to make corrections as appropriate."

"How domineering! They call it a discussion, but they don't have the slightest attitude of someone who would discuss things with others."

Yukino Yukinoshita remained silent, deciding to watch until she finished.

Compared to last year's animation produced without authorization, at least this year they got the script.

Because it was an anime that concerned her own life, even Yui Yuigahama, who doesn't like reading long texts, watched it very attentively this time.

As they turned the pages, the words, so clear as if they were about to appear in the future, instilled in all three of them a profound sense of awe.

Upon seeing the script for episode eight, this feeling reached its peak.

[Does not explaining mean they won't understand? But there are also many things that even explaining wouldn't make them clear.]

...

...

The grapes you can't reach are always sour.

However, I don't need any fruit as sweet as a lie...

Even so...even so, I still...want the real thing.

Looking at the confession interspersed with a lot of psychological descriptions, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but put down the manuscript in his hand.

The feeling of having one's thoughts completely seen through by another person, and the impending discovery of this by everyone, is absolutely awful.

Even if he is a superpowered person, this is going too far, isn't it?

Seeing him suddenly press his hand tightly against his heart, Yui Yuigahama, who hadn't yet seen this scene, couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong, Aqi?"

"Sorry, this part of the plot is terrible, my heart is about to jump out of my chest."

Hachiman Hikigaya took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

The fact that she had chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) was leaked, and she was asked about her feelings when writing the novel at a book signing event, and was forced to read lines from the novel. None of the above situations were as embarrassing as this one.

Modifying the content is probably impossible, but putting that aside for now, I wonder what kind of expressions Yuihama and Yukinoshita will have when they see this later? That's the biggest problem right now.

"Which section?"

"...the second half of episode eight of the anime."

"Let me take a look."

Yui Yuigahama quickly flipped through the script, skimming over the parts she wasn't interested in, and soon got to the second half of episode eight.

The next moment, a long passage of psychological description came into view.

In that instant, she suddenly felt as if her mind was being drawn into it, and the words in front of her seemed to possess a great magic, making it impossible for her to look away.

Yui Yuigahama, who originally just wanted to see what she was like in the story, experienced the charm of words for the first time in her life.

Tick ​​tock...

Tears suddenly streamed down her face. When she came to her senses, she realized that everyone in the room was looking at her. Yui Yuigahama blushed and hurriedly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.

"I'm sorry, but after reading this passage, I was suddenly very moved and couldn't stop the tears from flowing."

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her, opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

I have so much to say, but I can't say a single word.

However, compared to her increasingly vague feelings, the only thing she was certain of was that if she weren't the female lead, she would probably really like this work.

Everyone has their own unique inner world, and in this respect, everyone is alone. This is precisely what this work emphasizes.

But it is precisely because of loneliness that one yearns for friendship and romance, hoping to find someone who understands and can lean on each other.

I hope my unique inner world can intertwine with another person...

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya was silent with his head down, Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but speak again:

"Um...aren't you going to say something, Aqi?"

"Haha..." Hachiman Hikigaya chuckled twice and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "It's just a story that President Hayase made up. It's not something that actually happened. Don't take it too seriously."

“But I feel that with Aqi’s personality, if things continue to develop normally, he will definitely encounter these kinds of things. And I feel that you think so too.”

Yui Yuigahama paused, turned to look at the two of them, and said very seriously:

Indeed, some things, even if said, may not be understood.

"Because speakers often cut corners and only say one sentence, so no one will understand."

"But these words clearly express your feelings, so I think... I understand a little bit."

"Yukino, I'm sorry, in the story I often used vague words to gloss over things."

"No, I often do that in real life too."

"Because there are many things I'm embarrassed to say to others, and I'm also worried that I might accidentally say the wrong thing and be laughed at."

"Speaking vaguely and letting the other party understand is also a subconscious form of self-protection."

"Someone clearly has many things they're hiding from others, yet secretly hopes that others won't hide anything from them, and greedily desires that everyone maintain this superficial harmonious relationship. Isn't that incredibly cunning?"

"However, since Aqi doesn't want to maintain this fake, superficial relationship forever, I can try to make an effort later and speak my mind properly."

Yui Yuigahama's sudden revelation of her true feelings put Yukino Yukinoshita in a somewhat awkward position.

They felt that their relationship hadn't reached the point where they could talk about anything, but they also knew that they shouldn't be vague in this situation.

Perhaps I'm better suited to a solitary life?

Just like last year, I sat alone in the activities room.

but...

"Do people who say whatever comes to mind without any restraint really exist in this world?"

"I don't understand, why hide your thoughts?" Mashiro suddenly spoke, looking at the three of them seriously. "Is it so hard to just say what you're thinking?"

Looking into her clear, serene eyes, the three of them fell silent.

Chapter 164 This is one of the highlights of the second season of Oregairu!

"Is this the purpose of your visit today, President Hayase?"

After glancing at Mashiro, Hachiman Hikigaya turned his gaze to Masamune.