Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

And he...

Yes, he plays a male photographer who accompanies a beautiful female reporter.

It's not a major role, so it should be easy to get away with it... Wait, who played that beautiful reporter again?

The fox looked up and met Yukiho Amamiya's smiling face, who greeted him softly:

"Azusagawa-san, how about we go over our lines?"

Chapter 157 The Fox Doesn't Want to Act with the Young Lady

According to the production team's schedule, the female lead's scenes will be filmed first today, and it will be about three hours before it's Hoshino Hideyuki and Amamiya Yukiho's turn to appear.

Therefore, at this moment, it is a very reasonable request for Yukiko Amamiya to suggest using her free time to practice her lines.

and so……

Of course, the fox refused!

What a joke! The more you talk to the young lady, the faster you'll be exposed, okay?

Until he finds a way to escape, the fox just wants to pretend to be socially awkward!

However, while refusing is one thing, politeness is still necessary.

So, on the surface, Hoshino Hideyuki still said tactfully, "Um, Ms. Amamiya, we only have two lines, so we don't need to..."

Amamiya Yukiho bowed slightly and said, "Since it's my first time acting, even if I have few lines, I want to take it seriously. So, Azusagawa-san, how about you do me a favor? Please, I'll treat you to tea afterwards~"

"how to say……"

Just as Hoshino Hideyuki was about to find another reason to refuse, Amamiya Yukiho's eyes suddenly sharpened, and she asked softly, "Azusagawa-san, are you nervous?"

"……is a bit."

Hideyuki Hoshino sighed and readily admitted it.

I can't be indecisive either; if I lie, the young lady will catch me and refine me in an instant!

Over here, Yukiho Amamiya pressed her advantage and asked again, "Is it because of me?"

hiss……

Hoshino Hideyuki raised an eyebrow and decided to answer the question with a question!

"Well, Miss Amamiya, you should be able to understand, right? With your status and appearance, you must encounter situations like mine quite often."

At this moment, the morning sunlight shone through the nearby trees, forming hazy beams of light that illuminated Yukiho Amamiya's flawless face.

Seemingly dazzled, or perhaps wanting to express shyness and humility, Yukiho Amamiya lowered her head slightly and said to Hideyuki Hoshino:

"That's true, but..."

She suddenly raised her head again, looked directly into Hoshino Hideyuki's eyes, and smiled, "I'm actually very easy to get along with. If possible, I hope Azusagawa-san can treat me as an ordinary actor colleague."

"Besides, the fact that Azusagawa-san gets nervous when talking to me only proves that we need to practice our lines, doesn't it?"

"Otherwise, if problems arise after the cameras are turned on, it will cause trouble for everyone on the crew."

How did we end up back here again?

Hoshino Hideyuki's lips twitched, and he exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "Ms. Amamiya, you are really good at persuading others."

"Oh, not at all, it was just some trivial cleverness. It's only because Azusagawa-san wanted to put on a good show that my words were effective..."

As she spoke, the young lady sighed and muttered softly, "For some people, this approach is completely useless. Sigh, all that digging of the basement was for nothing."

What does "certain people" mean?

Why a basement?

What did you inadvertently reveal?

Hoshino Hideyuki frowned and tentatively asked, "Is it...the person you love?"

Amamiya Yukiho tilted her head and smiled: "Well, please allow me to keep that a secret~"

“Ahaha, that’s true. Sorry I asked a bit too many questions.” Hoshino Hideyuki also laughed. “However, Ms. Amamiya, based on my personal experience, I would like to offer a suggestion:

If your relationship with someone isn't progressing for a long time, why not try a different approach to spending time together?

For example, be gentler.

Be less controlling.

And stay away from me, the fox!

Ah, of course, the fox would never say those last few words from his heart.

After listening, Yukiho Amamiya nodded thoughtfully, "What you said makes a lot of sense. I'll think about it carefully!"

I hope you'll really think it over carefully...

If things end up reverting to some more somber way of interacting, then I, the fox, will be in real trouble...

Hoshino Hideyuki pursed his lips, having no further reason to refuse. He took the script and began rehearsing his lines with the young lady.

Fortunately, there weren't many lines, and after carefully reading them a few times, he didn't reveal anything.

A few hours later, their scenes officially began to be filmed, and everything seemed to be going smoothly.

At lunch.

"You're such an enviable guy!"

Takuya Oguri patted Hideyuki Hoshino on the back and said, "You actually got to act opposite that young lady? Do you know how much everyone here is glaring at you?"

Hideyuki Hoshino rolled his eyes.

You have no idea what kind of gravity I, the fox, am carrying! It's so heavy that even Saiyans would think it's excessive!

He retorted to Takuya Oguri, "Are you serious? I remember she just approached you to talk to you, didn't she?"

Takuya Oguri said dejectedly, "It would have been better if you hadn't brought this up... She said some strange things to me, like foxes and urban legends, and I didn't understand any of it. I guess it upset her..."

what……

Hoshino Hideyuki was now even more worried.

Takuya Oguri's side has already been exposed.

The young lady is definitely about to begin a new round of armed reconnaissance and firepower coverage!

Takuya Oguri was unaware of what Hideyuki Hoshino was thinking. Seeing that the fox was distracted and not talking to him much, he was a little disappointed and started looking around aimlessly.

"Where are the Yoneyama brothers? I can't find them."

Hoshino Hideyuki also looked up, thinking: Right, where are the other two?

A moment later, the mystery was revealed.

Daisuke Yoneyama, the older brother, dragged his younger brother Shota, whose eyes were red and who seemed to have just cried, to the table to eat.

Oguri Takuya sensed something was wrong and asked with concern, "What happened?"

"No, it's nothing!"

The younger brother, Shota, answered in a muffled voice without even looking up.

The older brother, Daisuke, bowed slightly to the two of them to express his apology, and then spoke quietly to his younger brother.

Hoshino Hideaki twitched his ears and, with the help of the yokai's extraordinary hearing, managed to glean some fragments of information.

"That guy is just harassing you... Shall we go..."

“But brother, if we leave, we won’t be able to act anymore… and neither of us will have the money to stay in Tokyo…”

"That's still not okay... Damn it, if he tries anything again, just call me again, and I'll beat him up..."

Tsk.

The fox slightly raised its eyes to look into the distance, and sure enough, it found that Kenichi Kitagawa was also looking in this direction, with a smile on his face, as if he did not think he had done anything wrong at all.

night.

"Reshoot behind-the-scenes footage? Ah, okay."

The Yoneyama brothers were called out of their guest room by the stage manager for this reason.

While Oguri Takuya wasn't looking, Hoshino Hideyuki popped the last two peanuts from the other's plate into his mouth, crunching them loudly. Then he stood up and followed the two brothers out the door before Oguri Takuya even realized the peanuts were gone.

He was supposed to go and investigate the white net tonight in order to find a way to escape as soon as possible.

But since we've encountered this situation, we might as well take a detour.

Consider this a way of repaying the kindness of the chocolate...

Half an hour later.

Filming location.

"Uh!"

Daisuke Yoneyama was trampled underfoot by Kenichi Kitagawa.

"elder brother!"

Shota Yoneyama, who was standing nearby, hurriedly shouted, but was stopped by producer Ryohei Ishii.

"What are you yelling about? It's not like we're really hitting anyone, it's just acting. Isn't it normal to suffer a little? Or are you saying you don't want your full salary?"

After scolding Shota Yoneyama, Ryohei Ishii smiled at Kenichi Kitagawa and said, "Kenichi, what do you think of this shot?"

"Yes, it suits you perfectly!"

Kenichi Kitagawa looked down at Daisuke Yoneyama, whose face was full of resentment, and then smiled at Shota Yoneyama, saying, "Shota-kun, don't make that face. Actors have to grow little by little like this."

"Of course, if you want to grow faster and avoid some detours, I can help you."

Shota Yoneyama's body was trembling.

He realized that this was no ordinary behind-the-scenes footage shoot, but a threat from the superstar Kenichi Kitagawa! And it was obvious that the producer was completely on Kitagawa's side!

Unfortunately, he and his brother were taken to a remote village, and apart from the wages they hadn't yet received as extras, they had almost no money on them...

Does this mean that the only option is to sacrifice the body...?