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Masamune unconsciously turned his head, looked into her clear yet earnest eyes, paused for several seconds, and then smiled and said:

Actually... I fell in love with you back in last year.

"I had always wanted to find a more formal occasion to confess my feelings. But because you are too young, I always felt like I was committing a crime, so I kept putting it off. I never expected that you would beat me to it."

"However, it's not too late to say it now."

"Let's get married after you graduate from university."

"Okay," Mashiro replied softly. "There are still two years left..."

"Two years actually goes by pretty fast..."

As they were talking, Masamune suddenly noticed a flash of light behind him.

Looking back, I saw Doma Umaru holding his phone and pointing it at me.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you." Doma Umaru said apologetically, "But what happened just now was so beautiful that I couldn't help myself. Please continue, don't mind me."

When did you start watching?

"It started when Mashiro suddenly leaned close to your ear. By the way, didn't you two date before? I thought you'd been dating for a long time."

"Although we've been together for a while, our formal relationship only started just now."

"It's great, it feels like watching a live animation."

Realizing that the two didn't mind her interruption, Doma Umaru slowly walked to Mashiro's side, thinking as she spoke:

"I first met you in the anime 'Your Lie in April,' although you were just supporting characters with very few lines."

"But the art style and atmosphere are great, and I've always thought you two are lovers."

"After meeting you guys at the arcade that day, I initially just thought I had made two new friends, but after several days, it suddenly dawned on me, 'Oh, it was you guys!'"

"I really love the relationship between you two, so please stay together forever."

Masamune paused for a moment, then quickly recovered and laughed:

"No problem! I'll definitely invite you to the wedding in two years."

"This is the first time I've ever looked forward to someone else's wedding this much." Doma Umaru said with a smile, then suddenly realized and quickly added, "Oh right, it was Hachiman who asked me to come find you."

"Did something happen?"

"They say the materials have been collected almost completely, but one last spark is needed."

"..."

As expected of Hachiman Hikigaya, he's always thinking about work; he's exactly the kind of employee every boss loves.

......

"Fu? It seems he's planning to have his cake and eat it too. He did this before..."

Upon seeing that Doma had brought Masamune and the other person over, Hikigaya Hachiman immediately stepped forward and explained in detail what he had seen and heard.

"This kind of indecisive protagonist is really not very likable. Besides, he and Rikka are already dating in the novel, so he can't do things like that."

"Since I can't delve into the romance aspect, I plan to start with the 'chuunibyou' (middle school syndrome) aspect in the first half of the title and then develop a detailed description from there."

"It's like writing a fantastical and interesting strange world from Rikka's perspective. The school is a demon classroom, the classmates around are demons, and the teacher is a great demon, but when the scene changes and switches to Tomoka's perspective, it returns to the cold and boring reality."

"With Shichimiya as the antagonist, plus monologues, narration, and background setting, we should be able to put together a volume."

"As for the fourth volume, I plan to add a new character. In Fu's eyes, the strongest and most vicious evil demon king in history is trying to turn their story into an anime and make it public."

"To avoid the company's demise and to defeat the Great Demon King, Fu and the others worked together to fight the enemy."

Listening to Hachiman Hikigaya's explanation, Masamune looked surprised and couldn't help but ask:

"The great demon king you're talking about, you wouldn't happen to be named Hayase Masamune, would you?"

"Yes."

"...And what about yourself?"

"I will appear as a subordinate of the Demon King. To increase the story's interest, the fourth volume of the light novel will end with Tomi and his friends' victory. This contrast with reality should attract many readers."

Masamune was speechless. It didn't sound bad, but would anyone read it if it were written like this?

"Alright, it's up to you. Write whatever you think is interesting."

"Because we're going to portray you as a villain, it might have some impact on your image. Is that okay?"

"It does not matter, I do not mind."

"Then I won't be polite."

Hikigaya Hachiman smiled slightly, a strong desire to write rising in his heart.

It's always been us who get exposed; this time it's my turn to expose him.

Since he had obtained the consent of the person involved, he could do whatever he wanted, and that's what he always did.

"What about Volume 5? What are your plans?"

"I haven't thought that far ahead yet. Let's wait until the fourth volume is released and see how it sells. No one has ever written like this before, so maybe nobody will read it, and there won't be a fifth volume then."

As he spoke, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly realized that his voice was a little loud.

Coming to my senses, I belatedly realized:

I'm really petty; I'm so excited just because I got a chance to retaliate.

In that case, let's hurry up and finish writing Volume 3.

Volume 4 must be written well, and efforts should be made to create a realistic and undeniably compelling 'Hayase Masamune'.

Chapter 200: Another Holiday After the Holiday

Most voice actors will just use a pseudonym when voicing characters in visual novels.

If you use the same pseudonym too many times, it will become fixed and eventually become like a stage name.

However, Shizuka Sakaki did not use a stage name and always used her real name.

The reason for this is that the game she voiced, CLANNAD, is an all-ages game and will be adapted into an anime within one or two years.

If all goes well, it should air during prime time.

Therefore, neither games nor animations have anything that can be hidden from public view.

Therefore, in August, when the game was basically completed and about to be released, she took the initiative to promote it within her capabilities.

But unexpectedly, I was asked, "Why did you suddenly go into business? Did you encounter any difficulties?"

Moreover, it happened at a voice actor forum.

At that moment, she realized that her understanding of Galgames was slightly different from the public's understanding.

"This is an all-ages game, belonging to the romance genre. Or rather, it's a preview game created to promote the anime."

Sakaki Shizuka hesitated for a moment, carefully choosing her words before speaking:

"Because I was chosen as one of the female protagonists in the anime, I will naturally voice the female protagonist Nagisa Furukawa in the game as well."

[We noticed that among the main female characters in CLANNAD, only Ms. Sakaki has a popular voice actress; the names of the other female protagonists are unfamiliar to most. Are they newcomers, or are they using stage names?]

"Both, including newcomers who are doing voice acting for the first time and popular voice actors who use stage names."

After the discussion, which lasted for several tens of minutes, Shizuka Sakaki breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon entering the lounge, Yuan Sheng Baihua, who was fanning herself with a fan, greeted me with a smile:

"Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Sakaki."

"You've worked hard too, Baihua."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shizuka Sakaki suddenly realized what she was doing and added:

"I've always called you Hyakka, but you call me Sakaki. It feels a bit cunning. Just call me by my name."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Miss Shizuka has been very busy lately; every time I see you, you seem to be in a rush."

"For voice actors, being busy is a good thing, right?"

Speaking of which, it seems like I've been collaborating with Baihua more often these days?

No, should I say that I'm only barely catching up with her now?

She comes from a wealthy family, debuted early, has extensive experience, and possesses outstanding acting skills. She is undoubtedly one of the most popular voice actresses of the new generation.

“That’s right,” Yuan Sheng Baihua said with a smile. “If you’re like Qian Sui and can’t get any work all the time, that would be terrible.”

"Chisui is very talented, but he lacks initiative and has no clear goals. Is it that he has no ambition or no dreams? He always seems to be just getting by."

"That's right, that's it! Even though the voice acting industry changes so quickly, and apart from the super popular voice actors at the very top, everyone else can be replaced at any time, she doesn't seem to have any sense of crisis at all."

"I think it's because the president paid her too much, which made her completely unaware that she was standing on the edge of a cliff."

"Huh...? How are salaries calculated at your firm?"

"The base salary is 22 yuan per month, which was 20 yuan before, but it was increased recently. After that, the corresponding voice-over salary is paid according to the amount of voice-over work, which is similar to other agencies."

"What is a base salary? It means you can earn 22 yuan a month without doing anything, even if you don't get a single job?"

"Yes."

"No wonder Chitose isn't worried about her low salary at all. Could it be that she's already decided that if she doesn't become a popular voice actress, she'll just be a freeloader at the agency?"

"No matter what, it's impossible for Chitose to... um... it's hard to say."

The next moment, the two recognized each other and smiled.

Although it's not good to talk badly about people behind their backs, Karasuma Chitose is an exception.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded from outside.

boom!

With a soft sound, Karasuma Chitose rushed in.

"It's finally over! Hurry, hurry!!"

"What's wrong?" Shizuka Sakaki looked surprised.