Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

"I heard that these three episodes not only featured idols from AS Magic, but also another idol group called something like Tomorrow's 36..."

"Ah, I've heard that before, but did all 36 people come...?"

"How could that be? Only the five with the highest popularity votes should have come..."

"By the way, has any of you worked with Director Takao Fujiwara? Is he an easy person to talk to...?"

"He's alright. He has a bit of a temper, but as long as you work hard, he won't deliberately pick on you. I think you should pay more attention to the producer; I heard he's not easy to get along with..."

As I listened, the bus started moving.

The fox looked out the car window and saw two RVs driving ahead. One of them had its curtains open, so he easily noticed the brown-haired man talking to his agent...

Kitagawa Kenichi~

Target confirmed~

The fox's lips curled into a smile, then it looked at the second RV.

Well, the curtains were drawn just in time, so he couldn't see the person inside very clearly, only vaguely catching a glimpse of a slender figure with long, flowing black hair...

and many more.

Why does this look so familiar?

hiss……

Don't overthink it. Maybe, perhaps, possibly, she's just one of those idols.

The fox was filled with doubt.

More than half an hour later.

The bus gradually drove out of the city.

Suddenly, Takuya Oguri, who was standing next to him, narrowed his eyes and said to the people around him:

"I have some inside information here, do you want to hear it?"

"of course yes!"

Because the uncle had demonstrated a remarkable ability to find and enjoy gossip during the conversation, the extras around him immediately gathered around expectantly.

Takuya Oguri coughed twice, then smiled with a sense of accomplishment: "The biggest sponsorship our production team received didn't come from advertisers, but from the famous Amemiya Foundation..."

"The reason is simple: one of the eldest daughters of the Amamiya family wanted to experience life as an actress... so in return, the production team gave her a supporting role with lines..."

"No wonder they're a big family, being rich is really something..."

Bang!

"what?"

Oguri Takuya's words were interrupted by a noise. He turned around and was surprised to see the handsome young man next to him banging his head against the glass.

"Um, Azusagawa-san, what happened? Why are you so agitated?"

Hideyuki Hoshino turned his head in a daze.

Why are you so excited?

I'm on a pirate ship now, about to be dragged out by Jack Sparrow to fight against all the undead in the ocean. How can I not be excited!

How could I not be excited when I'm about to run head-on into that wicked vixen who's lusting after me?!

If I had known she was coming, I wouldn't have come!

Damn it, is it too late to jump out of the car now?

rumble.

However, the driver was unaware of the fox's inner turmoil and continued to press the accelerator, driving the car towards that mountain village whose fate was unpredictable...

Chapter 153 What to do if you fall for a female fox?

call……

Let me calm down first...

"Azukawa-san?"

"Ah, I'm fine now. I was just a little dizzy, probably from low blood sugar."

"If you don't mind, I have some chocolate with me..."

"Thank you, but no need... Wait, is it Yoshii brand milk chocolate? Sorry, I take it back, I'll take it! Thank you!"

After briefly brushing off the few people around him, Hoshino Hideyuki rubbed his temples, deep in thought as he ate large chunks of chocolate.

First of all.

He had already registered and boarded the bus. If he ran back without speaking to his target face-to-face, it would be too embarrassing, damaging his reputation as the Smiling Fox, and he would be laughed at by the animals in the forest!

In layman's terms, since we're already here, we should at least go and take a look.

Second.

Unlike when he pretended to be a student, this time Hoshino Hideyuki knew very well what Amamiya Yukiho's identity was and that she had the ability to detect lies.

So, as long as he carefully plays the role of an extra, pretending to be an introverted, socially awkward, and quiet young man, and fully utilizes the power of his level 4 transformation, he should, perhaps, possibly won't be noticed.

Thinking of this, Hoshino Hideyuki breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat confident.

At this moment, Takuya Oguri spoke up, "Azusagawa-san, what were you asked to perform during your audition...?"

Hoshino Hideyuki immediately turned his head away: "Sorry, I'm having an intermittent bout of social anxiety. Please just think of me as a diploid, fat paramecium whose cell division failed!"

Oguri Takuya:?

Dude, do you have some misconceptions about social anxiety?

rumble.

The bus drove all the way from morning to afternoon, from the highway to the winding mountain road.

About eight hours later, as it was getting dark, the crew finally arrived at their destination – Musashi Village.

This is a village that doesn't seem small at first glance. The buildings stand densely along the mountainside, and it seems that it could easily house five or six thousand people.

However, if you look closely, you'll find that most of the streets are dark, and after nightfall, there are hardly any streetlights or even any lit windows.

Only the central area of ​​the village was relatively bright, but there were hardly any people on the road, just a few old men and women, not even enough to play mahjong.

The village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, except for the side with the road. Combined with the desolate street scene, these mountains appear even darker at night, giving people a strange sense of suffocation.

"It's pretty much like our hometown, there's hardly anyone around..."

In the front row, the younger brother, Shota Yoneyama, looked out the window and said this, while the older brother, Daisuke Yoneyama, nodded in agreement.

Takuya Oguri chimed in, "I looked it up online before I came. This place was quite prosperous in the 1970s. It had silver and copper mines, a population of over 8,000, and at one point they even considered upgrading it to a city."

"However, the mines were eventually depleted, and then the bubble economy ended, so the village's fortunes took a sharp downturn. Now it relies entirely on tourism to survive, and the population is only a little over a thousand, mostly middle-aged and elderly people, as all the young people have gone to Tokyo."

The fox, who was listening in, smacked its lips.

Well, the situation in Musashi Village is quite extreme even in Japan.

Resource depletion, coupled with an aging population, and the fact that the Greater Tokyo area, which gathers the best resources of the entire country, is located just 500 kilometers away and is siphoning them away...

This is equivalent to throwing a cute little boy into a cave crammed with a hundred tall women; he'll definitely be drained dry and beyond saving.

soon.

The bus stopped in front of a large building with a sign that read "Myokenyu," clearly indicating it was a hot spring inn.

The extras were led off the bus by the stagehands to their respective rooms to put their belongings away.

On the way, Hoshino Hideyuki glanced outside a few more times.

He saw the core members of the crew gathered together—including Ishii, Kitagawa, and a man with messy hair who was presumably the director, Takao Fujiwara.

Then, a woman dressed in a kimono (a nickname for the proprietress) and a middle-aged man in an old-fashioned suit came out and personally greeted them, leading them to a detached building on the other side.

It seems there's another dinner planned.

If I remember correctly, the man in the suit is Satoshi Sasaki, the new village chief elected by the Musashi Village Council last year.

As the village chief, he actually came out to greet us personally?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. For a village with only a little over a thousand people left, having a film crew of nearly a hundred people come to shoot a movie is an absolutely huge event...

Although he didn't show much in the car, Hoshino Hideyuki had actually conducted a thorough investigation of the place before arriving, just like Oguri Takuya, so he recognized the person immediately.

Normally, in this situation, he would definitely transform into a fly to spy on the situation.

But the thought that Miss Amamiya was somewhere in the hotel at that moment made him immediately dismiss the idea.

He pursed his lips and obediently joined the other extras, who were divided into four groups by gender and led into guest rooms.

"So they really are staying in a guest room at a hot spring inn!"

"Even though there were seven or eight of us together, it still felt a bit too good, like we were on vacation!"

The two brothers from the same group, Yoneyama and his brother, got excited as soon as they entered.

The production assistant leading the way smiled and reminded them, "Put your things away and rest for fifteen minutes, but don't fall asleep. I'll take you to the restaurant for dinner in a bit, and Assistant Director Kimura will also give you some training."

"it is good!"

Fifteen minutes later.

The extras were then led to a restaurant where they ate fried rice and beef stew with potatoes.

Although it's just a home-style dish, it's packed with meat, and you can always add more if you're still hungry.

The Yoneyama brothers were excited again.

"We've worked on four different film sets, and this is the first time we've eaten this well!"

This time, even the experienced Takuya Oguri stroked his chin and said in surprise, "They're so generous to extras. Could it be that the young lady from the Amamiya family is sponsoring much more than I imagined?"

Hoshino Hideyuki silently ate his beef, thinking that it was probably true.

Lady Amamiya has never been stingy when it comes to spending money on those around her.

If she hadn't been lusting after the fox spirit's body, wouldn't the fox spirit have also wanted to live off her?