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All we can do right now is to finalize the story outline on our side, making it as detailed as possible to prevent him from going off on his own.

Just then, the office door suddenly opened, and Mashiro walked in holding a painting.

"I'm ready."

"So fast?"

The incident began this morning when, while having breakfast at home, Masamune casually mentioned that he was preparing a birthday present.

At that time, Mashiro asked very seriously what was going on, and Masamune had no choice but to explain.

Musashino Animation has a large number of employees. After learning a few days ago that many small animation companies were in poor financial condition, they immediately sent Watanabe and Marukawa to poach people.

With Vice President Masato Marukawa's extensive network in the industry, the company has expanded again, with a total of over 600 employees.

According to Yuka Okitsu, before Masamune joined last year, there were fewer full-time employees, and everyone would buy a cake and have a meal together on their birthday.

Now, with too many people, it's definitely impossible to have a group meal.

But Masamune doesn't want to abandon this tradition.

The compromise was to give a cash bonus of 30,000 yen to an employee who had been with Musashino for more than six months on their birthday, so that they could go out and have a nice meal.

Today, as it is Karasuma Chitose's birthday, and considering that their relationship is still good, Masamune plans to prepare a gift for her and give it to her brother to pass on.

But when Mashiro heard about it in the morning, she said she wanted to give a return gift for the birthday present she received the day before yesterday, and that they should go together.

Therefore, Masamune, who originally did not intend to go in person, had to change his plans.

"Is this the gift you prepared?"

"Yes."

Mashiro unfolds the painting, which depicts a scene of Karasuma Chitose doing voice acting in a recording studio.

In the painting, Karasuma Chitose is full of vigor, with a hint of a smile on her face, conveying her genuine excitement.

"Is this the scene from Chitose's first voice acting performance?"

"Not entirely, but it also includes the other times I saw it later."

"I see... Although you got out of school early today, you only started drawing around 1 p.m. Now it's almost 4 p.m., so you've only been drawing for about 3 hours, right?"

"There was some guidance provided in the middle, but I only actually drew for one hour."

"Great!"

Masamune smiled. Being able to draw quickly and well is a talent in itself.

"What is your gift?" Mashiro put away the painting and asked instead.

"I had Wujing subtly inquire about the style that Qian Sui liked, and then I chose a necklace."

When will it be over?

"Wait a minute, let's find a shop to frame your painting first, otherwise it'll easily get damaged if left like this. Also, I was just about to go check if the cake I ordered this morning is ready yet."

"Ah."

......

Voice acting is such a strange profession.

Although Karasuma Chitose often had such thoughts, this feeling was particularly strong today.

If you ask why, it's because today is her birthday.

Honestly, in the six months I've been in the industry, I've voiced several famous and charismatic female characters. They're cute and have sweet voices, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration for many fans to idolize them.

Rather, the name Karasuma Chitose can already be found as a search term online.

The moment she found her name online on the first day, she was extremely excited, so much so that she dreamed of being admired by thousands of people that night.

Online entries for Karasuma Chitose not only display information such as his occupation, school, and company, but also personal information such as his birth date and height.

Of course, she wasn't too surprised by this, because she had filled in her height information herself when she filled out the form at the agency.

To make herself appear taller, she deliberately exaggerated her height by two centimeters.

Her birth date was, of course, accurate, and therefore, she was actually quite looking forward to it today.

Perhaps someone will wish you well on Twitter or other online platforms.

But in reality, there was nothing there.

"I have hundreds of followers on Twitter, so why didn't anyone wish me a happy birthday?"

"It's impossible for me not to know that today is my birthday. Just search for Karasuma Chitose online and several results will pop up immediately."

"Could it be that all the so-called fans are fake fans? They only pay attention to the anime characters I voice, instead of Karasuma Chitose himself?"

After muttering a few words to himself, Karasuma Chitose hummed a little tune as he took out his keys, preparing to open the door and go home.

"A thousand years old...no one cares, spending her birthday all alone..."

The moment the door opened, accompanied by several soft sounds, ribbons and fireworks shot out from the fireworks tube, flying all over the sky.

"Happy birthday, Chitose!"

"Huh...? What are you doing in my house?"

Karasuma Chitose stared wide-eyed at the people in the room, utterly astonished.

Besides her parents and older brother, there are three young female voice actresses from the same agency: Nanami Aoyama, Shizuka Sakaki, and Miho Azuki, as well as Masamune, who is helping Mashiro remove the colorful ribbons from her clothes.

Clearly, Mashiro had never used a confetti cannon before, and ended up spraying confetti all over herself.

"Nanami, what brings the three of you here? Yesterday at the office, when I subtly asked you if you knew what day it was, didn't you all say it was a workday?"

"Because you have voice acting work today," Aoyama Nanami said with a light laugh. "If I told you the truth, you would definitely get carried away and then underperform."

"That means Chisui's professional skills still need improvement."

Shizuka Sakaki nodded slightly and added with a smile:

"While you can perform well when voicing characters similar to yourself, most of the time you rely too much on your mood that day."

"Today you're voicing a female character who needs to be defeated by the protagonist. If you're in a good mood the whole time, you'll definitely have to do more than ten takes."

Seeing Karasuma Chitose pouting, looking like she had no way to refute him, Azuki Miho added:

Anyway, happy birthday, long live.

Although a little shy, Karasuma Chitose didn't actually dislike this unexpected situation.

"Thank you. I thought you were just saying we were friends, but actually you really disliked me."

"After all, someone like me, who is easily carried away by success, easily depressed, often malicious, and can't stand seeing others better than me, would never want to get involved with myself."

The three of them, including Shizuka Sakaki, looked at each other in surprise, then burst into laughter at the same time.

"Chitose, you accidentally blurted out your true feelings."

"It's okay, it's my birthday today, so what's wrong with telling the truth a little? Anyway, even if I accidentally say something bad, you'll all forgive me, right? Because it's my birthday today."

Karasuma Chitose blinked gently, a sweet smile appearing on her face.

Chapter 84 If I had been born two years later, I would definitely have joined the Service Department

Several days later, on Thursday, inside the Service Department of the Sobu High School in Chiba Prefecture.

While Yui Yuigahama was chatting with Yukino Yukinoshita, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Before the three could respond, the door was opened from the outside, and Hiratsuka Shizuka walked in first.

Behind her were two men and a woman dressed in suits.

"Hachiman, this is Masamune Hayase, the president of Musashino, you should know him, right? As for these two..."

"Hello, Mr. Hikigaya, I am Kagurazaka Ayame, the editor in charge of Dengeki Bunko."

A short-haired woman slowly stepped forward, handed over her business card, and curiously looked Hachiman over.

"I am Watanabe Hayato, the contact person at Musashino's office. If you have any requests for Hikigaya, just contact me." Watanabe Hayato explained his situation.

"The light novel hasn't even started writing yet, why is the editor already here?" Hachiman Hikigaya looked astonished. "And... they've changed publishers? Is this appropriate?"

More importantly, they actually came right into the school!

Masamune noticed Hikigaya's confusion and explained with a smile:

"Although the light novel has not yet been written, the story outline has been completed and the script is being improved. Other preparations can naturally be carried out gradually."

"You mentioned before that many of your peers are very dissatisfied with your practice of releasing one light novel per month. After careful consideration, I think it is indeed not appropriate to start two light novels at the same time."

"But we can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. So we contacted another paperback publisher, and after negotiations, this editor from Kagurazaka became your contact person."

"You have that much faith in me?" Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but ask, "What if what I write is a complete mess?"

"It's alright. With Oregairu as an example, we all believe in your abilities. If it's not well written, we can revise it gradually as needed."

Masamune paused for a moment, then continued:

“Mashiro is still a student after all. Besides being an animation director, she also has to draw manga. I don’t want to add to her burden.”

"Therefore, the illustrations for the light novel 'Chuunibyou' will be handled by Dengeki Bunko. You can tell editor Kagurazaka any requests you may have."

Everyone says they haven't even started writing yet.

At this moment, Hachiman Hikigaya inexplicably felt immense pressure.

"Hey... let me make this clear first. After receiving the story synopsis you sent me this morning, I took advantage of my free time during PE and music classes to read it twice."

"After lunch, I took some time to write a few hundred words on my phone, but it was only the beginning, not even a chapter."

"Before you came, I was brainstorming dialogue in my head, but it's been so long since I graduated from chuunibyou that I've almost forgotten what chuunibyou is all about. I need to go back and flip through my notes."

"To be honest, I've never seen what female chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) looks like before, and I have absolutely no confidence in writing it well!"

"This type of novel has never appeared on the market before. If it is well-written, it will definitely become popular, but if it is poorly written, it will be very embarrassing. In fact, when I type on my phone at noon, I feel my scalp tingling."

Is he even writing during his lunch break? This level of dedication... is quite similar to another guy I know.

Thinking of this, Kagurazaka Ayame said with a smile:

"Please don't feel too much pressure. President Hayase is very busy with official duties. The reason he contacted our paperback in advance is probably to avoid accidentally forgetting later."