Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

"Ms. Amamiya, I believe in you, please support us..."

Amamiya Yukiho frowned slightly and added:

"Oh, right, Director Fujiwara, there was an additional condition to what I just mentioned: that Ishii Ryohei be removed from office."

"I remember that the reason everyone came to Musashi Village was because of his suggestion in the first place, right? Ha, how can he have the face to continue being a producer after making such a mistake?"

After saying that, she left without even looking at Ishii Ryohei.

"Ah, Ryohei, you heard that too."

Fujiwara Takao shrugged, while Ishii Ryohei simply knelt down on the ground.

He's already been the subject of gossip within the TV station because of the talent-stealing incident, and now he's embroiled in such a serious crime. What if he loses his position as a producer of a popular TV drama...?

It's over, it's over...

Not far away, Hoshino Hideyuki observed the joys and sorrows of everyone and couldn't help but sigh:

This young lady... when she gets serious, she's actually quite reliable.

Not only did she help him complete the hypnosis within five hours, but she also used the magic of the Inari God to save Hiro and the others who were almost drained of blood, and replenished their life force. After doing all this, she was still full of energy and able to discuss things with the director...

Tsk tsk, don't the gods ever get tired?

Well.

Although the truth about the underground will gradually be revealed as the Nara Police Station investigates, that's a matter for later.

nowadays……

Hoshino Hideyuki looked up at the azure sky and smiled.

I, the fox, can finally relax a little.

Chapter 178 Because it was all acting, the fox couldn't refuse the confession.

Six days later, in the restaurant area of ​​the hot spring inn.

Thanks to Yukiho Amamiya's series of actions, the crew of "The World Is Not a Good Story" emerged from the crisis, and the extras were able to keep their jobs and continue to eat and drink heartily there.

"Brother Akihisa, I heard that after you finish filming, you're going to be kept by the eldest daughter of the Amamiya family?"

Takuya Oguri sat next to Hideyuki Hoshino, making faces at him.

Hoshino Hideyuki slammed his hand on the table and righteously refuted, "Rumors! They're all rumors! My relationship with Amamiya-san is completely innocent, and I have a clear conscience!"

Takuya Oguri blinked, said nothing, and pointed to the honey-glazed roasted chicken on Hideyuki Hoshino's plate, which was more than the others', along with four small plates of different wagashi (Japanese sweets) and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.

So Hoshino Hideyuki also blinked.

Well……

That's certainly been the case these past few days.

Since Yukiho Amamiya entered a cooling-off period for courtship, although she kept her promise and stopped using violence, she turned to launching a money offensive against the weak and helpless male fox, revealing her despicable capitalist face!

Of course, if it were just about money, that would be fine; foxes don't covet just any kind of money.

But all they gave us were delicious foods!

Although capitalists are despicable, food is innocent!

They've prepared everything for you and brought it right to your door, offering three different meals a day. You're not going to eat it? It would be a waste not to.

What could the fox do? The fox was desperate too!

The situation is more favorable to the fox. Faced with such an open scheme, no matter how unyielding the fox is, it can only devour the food in large mouthfuls. Well, from another perspective, this is eating the capitalists out of poverty, which is also a way of resisting in a roundabout way!

In summary, this is why Hoshino Hideyuki was able to take on large and small positions.

But this is how he explained it to Takuya Oguri:

"That's right. The reason I have this food is because six days ago I helped Miss Amamiya find the rubber band that her mother gave her, which holds precious memories and is very meaningful."

"Rubber band?"

"Yes, that's right. So, to thank me for saving her rubber band's life, she specially set up a rubber band gratitude foundation, regularly contributing funds and setting aside 5% of her net assets each year to improve my meals..."

"So why is it a rubber band? With that subject, the rest of the descriptions sound even more absurd!"

"Haha, that's exactly what I wanted to hear you say!"

After saying this with a mischievous grin, Hoshino Hideyuki pushed the untouched plates of snacks over to share with Oguri Takuya.

Half an hour later.

A production assistant came over to call the next group to film in front of the shrine, so Hoshino Hideyuki got up and walked out of the hot spring inn.

On the way, he could see police cars driving by from time to time.

This has been a common sight in recent days.

After all, even in the simplified version of the foxes' story, the crimes committed by the cultists are still appalling, and with a big star like Johnny Kitagawa involved, it can be said that as soon as it was exposed, it became the biggest case of the year.

As a result, half of Nara's police officers and the media from all over the country flocked to the scene, and it was unlikely that things would quiet down for at least ten days or two weeks.

Moreover, even after half a month, the matter will not end. As the investigation into the underground deepens, more and more flaws in hypnosis will be revealed, and the case will only get bigger and bigger, eventually attracting the countermeasures office... Of course, that's all in the future.

Right now, the fox is too lazy to care about any of that; he just wants to finish filming the movie.

Before long, he followed the stagehands to the shrine at their destination.

This shrine refers to none other than the original Inari Shrine in the village.

As soon as Yukiho Amamiya emerged from underground, she showered the villagers with money, restoring the place to its original state. She also secretly used hypnosis to forcibly appoint Hiroshi Tanaka, or rather, Hiroshi, the son of Yoshiko's aunt, as a priest.

(According to the young lady's later explanation, because she used too much force when replenishing this person's life force, his body became particularly able to withstand the divine power of the Inari God, so in the spirit of not wasting anything, she captured the person and used him.)

cough.

Regardless of how the priests came to be, the villagers still welcomed the return of Inari God—after driving out the cultists, it was time to establish a proper god to suppress them.

Even people outside the village were excited about it.

This is where I have to mention director Fujiwara.

Upon seeing the rebuilt shrine, especially the fox sculpture with its head restored at the entrance, he couldn't resist touching and taking pictures, muttering words like "how nostalgic" to himself. He even whimsically changed the filming location for the last few scenes to the shrine entrance.

This is why Hideyuki Hoshino is here at this moment.

"You've changed your clothes? Then come with me. If all goes well, you can wrap up filming today."

Fujiwara Takao waved enthusiastically and instructed Hoshino Hideyuki to stand in the designated spot. At the same time, the photographers, sound recordists, and others around him began their work.

Hoshino Hideyuki cleared his throat, looked up, and met the gaze of Amamiya Yukiho, who was wearing a sailor uniform and smiling with her head tilted to the side.

That's right.

His last scene was playing a male high school student who accepts a confession from a junior in the club, played by Yukiho Amamiya!

If you say there's nothing fishy going on, I'd never believe it!

So, before the director yelled "Action," Hoshino Hideyuki, feeling utterly speechless, raised an eyebrow and communicated with the young lady through his eyes:

How much did you pay to get the director and screenwriter to create this script for you?

The young lady responded with a flicker of her eye:

Money doesn't matter. In any case, my drama with Mr. Smiling Fox must end with this scene!

At that moment, Director Fujiwara's voice rang out: "Action!"

Yukiho Amamiya got into character in a second.

She shyly tucked a stray strand of wind-blown hair behind her ear, held up the pink envelope with both hands, and handed it to Hoshino Hideyuki, speaking in a tone so sincere it was impossible to distinguish between acting and reality:

"Senior, I've always liked you. Please date me with marriage in mind!"

That line doesn't make sense!

With marriage in mind? Are high school students really that bold?! Friendly reminder: 70% of high school couples break up within a year!

Despite his inner complaints, seeing that the director didn't seem inclined to call "cut," Hoshino Hideyuki knew that the young lady had already taken care of everything.

If you don't cooperate now, the only result will be to start all over again.

Since that's the case, there's nothing we can do about it...

Hoshino Hideyuki activated his charm instantly, a slight smile curving his lips into an elegant and alluring smile. He then accepted the envelope with both hands and said softly:

"Yes, I've always liked you too."

card!

"Perfect, one take!"

With director Takao Fujiwara's joyful shouts, Hideyuki Hoshino officially wrapped up filming.

That night.

Fujiwara Takao paid for a big meal for all the crew members. During the meal, he drunkenly told Hoshino Hideyuki that he hoped Hoshino would continue to work for him and that he would definitely become a big star in the future.

Hoshino Hideyuki smiled and brushed it off, then secretly hypnotized the director, asking him to send him a copy of the original footage as a souvenir, and to cut out as many shots of his face as possible during post-production editing.

This doesn't mean he intentionally sabotaged the TV series; on the contrary, he did it precisely to ensure its smooth broadcast.

After all, he'll be launching the "Mirror Viewing" feature after he leaves, and if the editors don't intervene, his face will be distorted, and there might not be any footage to broadcast.

The meal lasted until 11 o'clock.

After getting the director, Takuya Oguri, and the Yoneyama brothers, among other newly acquainted friends, drunk, Hideyuki Hoshino quietly packed his luggage and left the hot spring inn.

A dozen minutes later, he arrived at a hilltop on the edge of Musashi Village. There were no more spider web barriers blocking his way. If he took one more step, he would be out of the village.

Hoshino Hideyuki paused briefly and looked back.

The moonlight is beautiful tonight; its bright light shines down, as if draping Musashi Village in the mountains in a silver veil.

Looking around, the shrine, the hot spring inn, the hunchbacked villagers taking a stroll, and the police officers working overtime in their police cars all appeared hazy under this layer of silver veil.

Ok……

What will the future hold for Musashi Village? Will it rise from the ashes or continue to decline?

Even the fox didn't know.