Tokyo: Bubble, but the system is Sengoku.

"oh..."

The girl nodded in response to Sato's words, feeling a sense of comfort at the boy's gentleness.

Peach wasn't completely clueless; she roughly understood the source of the other person's gentleness.

Just like now, she brought me here but isn't going back, perhaps because she's worried I'll argue with my parents again.

"Brother Sato."

The girl's bright eyes gazed at him, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

"Um?"

"I'll make you noodles after I've convinced my parents!"

Before Sato could refuse, the girl took the bicycle from him and walked quickly toward her home.

"Consider it a return gift!"

With just that one sentence left behind, the girl arrived at her doorstep.

"...Never mind, let's leave it at that."

Looking at the girl's sailor uniform silhouette, brimming with youthful energy, Sato tacitly agreed.

This could also be a way to get closer to a future popular female idol.

I just don't know when she'll be able to convince her parents.

Sato shrugged and turned to walk back.

Nothing else went wrong after that. Peach hasn't come over since she said that, which is normal, since she only comes over about once every two weeks.

As for Taguchi, the noise problem was inexplicably resolved, and apart from being glared at by Taguchi every time they bumped into each other in the corridor, Sato's life returned to normal.

The so-called "ordinary" routine is simply playing dead people, making money, and improving acting skills and physical fitness, etc.

Perhaps because the deaths in the subsequent roles were conventional, no new skills were unlocked.

However, for now, Sato is already quite satisfied with his cheat code.

In his mental training, he was able to last for two hours and simultaneously exchange three blows with Shinichi Chiba.

Moreover, being killed is just a quick cut to the throat, so the pain is much less.

Therefore, the mental strain is reduced, and you can persevere for longer.

Based on this, his chances of passing the audition increased significantly, and his physical fitness and acting skills improved every day.

As for the acting skills and action scenes of his other competitors, he had also skimmed through them.

The actors, including Tanabe, are actually better than him.

That's normal; he only has the talent of an ordinary person.

However, he now has a cheat code, giving him a unique advantage in killing formations, acting out the dead, and giving speeches.

According to his guess, these are all key factors in this role within the Shadow Legion.

Therefore, he has been focusing his efforts on developing his original strengths during this period.

Strive to make up for your shortcomings in other areas by leveraging your unique strengths.

Of course, his weaknesses are also gradually improving, but the progress is slow due to his lack of talent.

Getting this job will at least help me gain recognition and get rid of the "extra" status!

Just as Sato made up his mind and worked hard on his own, the day of the audition arrived smoothly.

As usual, Sato took the tram and arrived at the rather impressive Toei Company.

"You must be Sato-san? Please come with me."

The staff at the entrance were distant, but that's normal; Toei has the right to be arrogant these days.

Toei is now the dominant force in the entertainment industry.

The animation industry ranges from super robot anime to Arale, which just came out last year, and even future Saint Seiya, Fist of the North Star, and Dragon Ball.

Hayao Miyazaki and Kou Takahata also have connections with Toei Animation.

In addition, there are Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and so on.

Of course, Toei's period dramas are also nearing their peak and decline.

The trend will gradually shift from period dramas to fashionable urban romance dramas and dramas featuring rebellious themes, typically airing on Monday nights (Getsu-9).

This is a shift made in response to the gradually expanding bubble.

Gradually, they began to like disco, fashion, vacationing all over the world, and katakana, and naturally they stopped liking old-fashioned period dramas.

Therefore, he doesn't entirely rely on period dramas to completely turn his career around. Only by gaining a basic foundation of popularity and a fan base, and by further improving his acting skills, can he possibly adapt to the changing trends in the entertainment industry.

Thinking it over, Sato pursed his lips and followed the staff into the Toei Building.

Sato arrived at the audition preparation room without any problems.

There are only five people inside: Tanabe, whom Sato had met before, and the two people Ogawa had mentioned before.

Sato was already familiar with them from television and had made his own preparations. Upon seeing them, he simply bowed his head and greeted them with a "Good morning."

Upon seeing Sato's arrival, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and greeted him with smiles and a "hello" in return.

Most of them didn't recognize Sato. Seeing that the boy was dressed plainly and had no fame, they realized he was just an extra.

Although it's unclear why an extra would be able to audition for such a role, for them, one less strong competitor means one more chance.

Of the group, only Tanabe was genuinely startled by the boy's appearance.

He had already experienced the boy's acting skills; he played the dead man so realistically.

Most importantly, the boy from a month ago has changed a lot from Sato now.

Not only did he look thinner, but even Hideyoshi's face, which he had previously teased, looked much fuller.

Their energy and spirit are completely different compared to a month ago.

"But it's okay, I still have an advantage!"

The other party is only good at playing dead people and giving speeches.

Although he is playing a dead person again this time, this dead person has a lot of screen time in the first ten or so episodes.

As long as you can outshine your opponent in terms of acting skills, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Moreover, although Sato's body does look more robust than it did a month ago, just because his body has returned to a lean and normal size in a month doesn't mean he'll be able to fight.

In contrast, he spent a lot of money this month, hiring a famous teacher to teach him.

I heard he's a genuine ninja.

Moreover, he knew that the other competitors had also found ways to intensify their training.

Sato? How could he possibly beat him?

Once he gets the role, his fame will definitely spread again thanks to Chiba's name.

This is very important to them.

As a new generation of actors, what they really crave is Chiba's popularity.

If you perform well in the show, your market value and the scripts you receive will improve significantly after the season ends.

Perhaps this will even get me a role in an NHK Taiga drama, which would be the real big prize.

In short, there are many benefits.

Thinking it over, Tanabe looked at Sato and a confident smile appeared on his face.

On the other side, Sato roughly knew what the other party and others were thinking, but after returning their greetings, he went to sit down in a corner.