Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Just as the fox was thinking this.

Two groups of people entered the restaurant through different doors on the left and right.

The group consisted of Kimura and his assistant, who were clearly there to conduct training.

The other group...

The woman in the lead had long, black hair that reached past her shoulders, a face as beautiful as a snow-capped mountain peak, and a light pink kimono that perfectly suited the hot spring inn's ambiance. As soon as she appeared, she overshadowed all the other women in the restaurant.

Who else could it be but Yukiho Amamiya?

Behind her was the scarred maid named Kana Aragaki.

"Pfft..."

Upon seeing this, the fox quickly covered its mouth to avoid spitting out its food.

"Ms. Amamiya?" Not only the fox, but also the assistant director Kimura was surprised by Amamiya Yukiho's appearance. He walked over and asked in a low voice, "Ms. Amamiya, you're not an extra, there's no need for that..."

Amamiya Yukiho tilted her head and smiled, replying, "Mr. Kimura, as an actress, I'm just a newcomer too. Since there's training, of course I should listen in with everyone!"

Faced with such a smile, even Kimura, who was used to seeing female celebrities, couldn't help but feel his heart race. He could only nod and say, "Alright then, please find a place to sit."

Amamiya Yukiho bowed slightly, then found an empty table on the side where the female extras were gathered.

Before sitting down, her gaze swept over all the other extras, lingering a little longer on Hoshino Hideyuki's face.

It probably only lasted about 0.5 seconds; I guess it was just surprised by the fox's outstanding appearance.

However, this was enough to make the fox's hair stand on end!

Because he was very certain that once the young lady noticed you, she would follow you around like an American mushroom that had discovered oil or a Han envoy from a small country, and would immediately come to conduct armed reconnaissance!

No, we must prepare as soon as possible!

The fox's eyes darted around, and it secretly patted Takuya Oguri beside it, saying:

"Oguri-san, I have a once-in-a-lifetime request. If you don't grant it, I'll choke to death on the spot with beef..."

Oguri Takuya:? ?

Listen to this! Does this sound like something someone with a social anxiety would say?

Chapter 154 The heart is about to—no, the fox is about to escape!

"Huh? Shall I accompany you to the restroom during your break?"

Takuya Oguri's eye twitched: "That's it? You call this a once-in-a-lifetime request?"

Hoshino Hideyuki nodded quite seriously: "Brother Oguri, to be honest, I am extremely, extremely, extremely afraid of going to the toilet alone!"

"Every time I close the cubicle door, I feel like I can hear footsteps pattering outside!"

"It was like a woman with long, flowing hair and red high heels, slowly approaching me, then walking to the next stall, stepping on the toilet and leaning against the wall, staring at me with her completely white eyes, making my hair stand on end and preventing me from looking up..."

Takuya Oguri swallowed hard and said, "Stop, stop, stop! If you keep saying that, I'll get scared too. Okay, I'll go with you!"

"Thank you, brother!"

Kimura's training ended about half an hour later.

He wasn't talking about acting techniques, but rather the crew's work arrangements, such as when to get up, how to cooperate with makeup work, keeping the script a secret, and who to contact in case of an accident, etc.

"Well then, from now until tomorrow morning, everyone is free to do as they please, and you may even go to the hot springs if you wish."

Finally, after saying this, he left the restaurant.

Then, a waitress from the hot spring inn brought over some wagashi (Japanese sweets), and the extras immediately switched to a post-meal relaxation mode, eating and chatting as they went.

Meanwhile, Hideyuki Hoshino noticed that Yukiho Amamiya had gotten up!

"Brother Xiao Li, let's go!"

He immediately pulled Oguri Takuya up and went to the restroom first.

The restroom was only about twenty meters away from the restaurant; they could get there after just two turns.

At this moment, Hideyuki Hoshino suddenly stopped and looked around to check if there were any cameras.

"Azusagawa-san, what's wrong... uh..."

Oguri Takuya was quite puzzled, but before he could finish his question, Hoshino Hideyuki had already confirmed it and activated the Seventy-Two Transformations first!

In less than a second, Takuya Oguri became Hideyuki Hoshino, while Hideyuki Hoshino became Takuya Oguri.

Immediately afterwards, Hoshino Hideyuki looked at Oguri Takuya through the lens and said in a deep voice:

"Oguri-san, calm down, it's okay."

"From now on, no matter who you're talking to, don't introduce yourself. Leave this to me."

"Furthermore, when you hear the name Azusagawa Akihisa, you will subconsciously think that the other person is talking about Oguri Takuya, which is yourself."

"do you understand?"

Takuya Oguri nodded dazedly, "I understand..."

"Okay, let's go back."

So, Hoshino Hideyuki and Oguri Takuya, with each other's faces still on their shoulders, returned to the restaurant.

At this moment, Yukiho Amamiya was indeed chatting enthusiastically with the extras. It's no exaggeration to say that most of them were captivated by her flawless speech and manners!

The Yoneyama brothers, in particular, had expressions on their faces that said, "Lady Amamiya is so kind" and "I really want to be Lady Amamiya's servant!"

Damn it, not a single one of them is decent!

Here.

As soon as Hoshino Hideyuki and his companion returned, Amamiya Yukiho turned around as if by telepathy, and walked towards them with a gentle smile:

"Excuse me, are you Oguri-san and Azusagawa-san? When I was chatting with the Yoneyama brothers earlier, they kept mentioning you."

"Ah, I apologize for being so abrupt. I'm Yukiko Amamiya. I'm here to introduce myself to everyone since we'll be filming together for the next ten days..."

After hearing all that, what could Hideyuki Hoshino say?

He had no choice but to pull Oguri Takuya forward, nod in acknowledgment, and then say something like, "Nice to meet you, please take good care of me."

At that moment, Yukiho Amamiya's eyes immediately lit up!

Clearly, the young lady had caught on to the lie in Hoshino Hideyuki's words!

But the problem is...

Hoshino Hideyuki is now wearing Oguri Takuya's face! And Amamiya-sama clearly failed to see through his level 4 transformation!

If that's the case, then it's Oguri Takuya who's lying, what does it have to do with me, a fox?

Miss, you have a grievance to settle and a debt to repay, so don't bother me!

As for Brother Oguri...

Please take the blame for me!

Don't worry, Lady Amamiya is quite friendly to ordinary people, so just deal with her casually. Even if you are exposed in the end, she won't make things difficult for you!

With that in mind, Hoshino Hideyuki chatted with Amamiya Yukiho for a few more minutes until the latter was called away by a maid. Only then did he take Oguri Takuya to the restroom and change his appearance back.

Thus, the first hurdle in getting along with the young lady has been overcome.

However, Hoshino Hideyuki knew very well that this trick wouldn't fool the young lady for long.

If the young lady were to chat with Takuya Oguri a few more times, or check his background, this identity-switching tactic would be exposed.

Fortunately, he didn't plan to stay any longer, so he decided to make this the first and last challenge!

That's right, after much deliberation, the fox decided to slip away.

We have to leave...

He originally thought that as long as he honestly played the role of an extra, the young lady who came to experience life might ignore him.

Who knew that the young lady would take the mass line right from the start!

This greatly increases the contact time, directly doubling the risk!

Moreover, from another perspective, given Yukiho Amamiya's personality, she probably wouldn't want to experience life for no reason.

So she's probably here to do something big, and she must be on edge.

If that fox were to try something under her nose at this moment, wouldn't he be exposed in no time?

In short.

Hideyuki Hoshino was certain that this place was no longer safe. Even if he managed to hide, he would never be able to complete his mission of deceiving Kenichi Kitagawa.

Although leaving forcibly is a breach of contract and a betrayal of the production team, there's nothing I can do about it. After all, it's Azusagawa Akihisa who's betraying the team, what does it have to do with me, Hoshino Hideyuki?

So, after dinner.

While everyone around him was asleep in their rooms due to travel fatigue, Hoshino Hideyuki quietly got out of bed.

After observing his surroundings and confirming that there was nothing amiss, he transformed into a fly and quietly flew away.

Come back home!

I'm going home now!

Midway, he passed by the women's bath of the hot spring inn—for no other reason than that it was on his way, since the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and the women's bath just happened to be on that straight line.

Although it was very late, he could still hear the sound of running water and talking coming from the women's hot spring. Clearly, some people felt that soaking in the hot spring at night was more effective at relieving fatigue than sleeping.

Hoshino Hideyuki immediately decided to ignore what he was seeing and quickly passed by.

However, the content of those words forced him to slow down his wings.

"That woman from the Amamiya family, does her smile really look fake...?"

"Exactly! And yet, all the men were attracted to it. What a bunch of blind trash..."

"Think about it carefully, didn't she just get the role by throwing money at it? Despicable, disgusting..."

"Sigh, with her around, we sisters are definitely going to get overshadowed this time..."

"Speaking of which, is it possible for us to embarrass her? I saw there's a lot of chili powder in the restaurant. If we could put some in her food, it would not only give her a fright, but it might even cause her to get pimples..."