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"Then, let your singing touch more people."

Raise your head.

"I want to be the leading lady in your dreams."

Those light blue eyes gazed ahead, their focus intense, as if they were truly conversing with someone.

Ai Cheng Hua Ren stood in the shadows, wearing the mask required for the stage. She carefully examined the female lead, but was slightly distracted.

Despite clear pronunciation and expressive face, however...

...I felt nothing.

This character doesn't fit the image of Shizuku Sakurazaka.

Shizuku Sakurazaka is unable to express herself freely, unable to shine on this stage.

Ragnarok Online Prank Extra Chapter 12

"Minister?!" Upon hearing Aijo Karen's decision to remove her from her position, Sakurazaka Shizuku was incredulous. "You're saying you're going to replace me?"

Ai Cheng Hua Lian crossed her arms and leaned against the full-length mirror on the wall, her eyes slightly lowered: "This role is quite different from your image."

Her tone was flat.

As the head of the drama club, she is naturally responsible for the works presented by Nijigasaki and Fujiki at the drama festival.

If Shizuku Sakurazaka is not up to the task of playing the lead role, then it is necessary to replace her with another actress.

"If there's anything I'm lacking, I hope you can point it out directly, and I'll try my best to make up for it!" Shizuku Sakurazaka said urgently.

She was very determined to get the lead role.

“Playing this role requires a sense of self-expression,” Ai Cheng Hua Lian explained to her.

"...Release yourself?"

"The character is set to be a singer, and I originally thought that Shizuku, who also plays a school idol, would be a good fit..." Karen Aijo's unspoken meaning is that Shizuku Sakurazaka is not yet capable of playing this role.

Shizuku Sakurazaka still didn't want to give up: "Please give me another chance!"

She knew how high the performance requirements were for Love City Romance, but after this period of training, she herself had also improved a lot.

It's not a problem with her acting skills, but rather that she failed to grasp the essence of the character...

...Give her a little time and she'll figure out how to solve it.

Karen Aijo did not reject Shizuku Sakurazaka.

After all, if they really had to replace the actress, Karen Aijo wouldn't be able to find anyone better than Shizuku Sakurazaka for the time being.

And judging from Shizuku's expression, perhaps she'll be able to give a good answer next time.

Of course, this is not because Karen Aijo herself went easy on Shizuku Sakurazaka because of their close relationship.

Having gone through the selection process herself, she understands the brutality of competition even better.

Strength is everything.

However, the audition for the drama club at Nijigasaki Academy wasn't as competitive as it used to be. Everyone thought that Shizuku Sakurazaka would be the lead actress, and indeed, Shizuku Sakurazaka was currently the best actress.

Giving her more time might be a better choice.

Shizuku Sakurazaka left, her mind heavy with worries.

Once the footsteps had completely disappeared, Karen Aijo, who had been putting on airs as the head of the drama club, finally breathed a sigh of relief and slumped her shoulders.

"Ha... It's so hard to be cool." She muttered, then reached under the table and pulled out Kagura Hikari, who had been lying there watching the rehearsal. She held the fluffy cat head up to her eyes and looked at her. "Don't you think so, Hikari?"

Because the nickname "Hikari" is reserved for Kagura Hikari, Kagura's childhood friend, and even if this cat were directly named "Hikari," it wouldn't know that its own childhood friend Aijo Karen is inside the cat's shell, so naturally it wouldn't call a cat Hikari.

She had been keeping a very professional expression on her face the whole time; it must have been exhausting.

Moreover, it's with a friend with whom they've recently developed a very good relationship.

Kagura Hikaru wagged her tail, clearly disliking Aijo Karen's posture of holding her up, and tried to get down: "Meow!"

Aicheng Hualian went even further, putting on her silly, coquettish face and burying herself in the kitten's fluffy belly, rubbing against it while whimpering, "Hitsuji... let me rub against you for a bit... I'm so tired... I never knew being leaned on by someone was such a tiring thing..."

At Seisho, she could always act cute and charming to those around her. But after becoming the head of the drama club, she was revered as a reliable senior.

This is great though... but it's so tiring, sob sob...

Edison Hualian wants to be a couch potato.

"Next question, what kind of school idol does Shizuku Sakurazaka want to become?"

The student on the other side, who was in charge of interviewing members of the club, asked a question.

Shizuku Sakurazaka subconsciously sat up straighter, her smile gentle: "I want to play the role of a school idol that everyone loves."

"...Specifically speaking?" The student, who felt that something was off about the answer, hesitated for a moment.

"I will imagine an idol that everyone dreams of, and then completely immerse myself in that role."

"So, at this very moment, are you also playing the role of this ideal school idol?"

“Yes,” Shizuku Sakurazaka replied.

"I see... As expected of Sakurazaka-san, who also runs the drama club. This is the kind of idol you aspire to be." The student in charge of the school news said, "By the way, I heard that Fujiki Academy and Nijigasaki Academy are going to co-host a drama festival, and Nijigasaki is considering casting you as the female lead. Could you say a few words to the students who read the school news?"

Shizuku Sakurazaka's smile looked somewhat forced.

She didn't know how she answered the question, but she managed to get away with it by using some rhetoric, and only breathed a sigh of relief afterward.

She realized that her back was covered in cold sweat, and a feeling of resentment overwhelmed her, making it difficult for her to let go.

Releasing oneself... that's such a difficult thing to do.

Sakurazaka Shizuku's disappointment went largely unnoticed. While her acting wasn't as over-the-top as Aijo Karen's, she could still manage to put on a face that was as unchanged as usual when she was in a bad mood.

The only one who noticed her problem was Kasumi Nakasu.

This silly school idol, who always calls herself Xiaoxia and goes for a cute style but always gets the short end of the stick, heard Shizuku Sakurazaka practicing her lines as she passed by an empty classroom.

Through the door, Shizuku Sakurazaka's voice sounded somewhat muffled.

"I want to sing."

"Let my songs touch many people... What I hold in my songs is joy, emotion, and a touch of fervor..."

Shizuku Sakurazaka was practicing her lines alone, completely absorbed in the task. She stared at the glass window that reflected her image, trying to find a sense of self-expression.

But after she finished reciting her lines, she sighed softly.

The figure looked lost and bewildered.

She didn't find that feeling.

Each performance was largely the same.

What exactly did the minister say...?

“【————】” An unfamiliar ringtone sounded in my ear.

At the same time, the same sound could be faintly heard outside the door.

Nakasu Kasumi, who had been standing outside the door watching for a while, was startled by the sudden ringing of the bell and instinctively squatted down.

Shizuku Sakurazaka didn't notice her. Instead, she took out her phone and looked slightly surprised when she saw the giraffe icon on the screen.

Please come to the drama department office.

Both of their letters contained this statement.

"...Minister?" Shizuku Sakurazaka muttered to herself in confusion, mistakenly thinking that it was Karen Aijo who had called her over.

Ragnarok Online Prank Extra Chapter Thirteen

Free fall... there's no need to describe this a second time.

When I opened my eyes, I was standing on the stage wearing the costume for the play I was about to perform at the drama festival.

Shizuku Sakurazaka, dressed in a pure white dress, looked around with a slightly bewildered expression.

Before she could react, she heard Xia Zhongxu scream, "Waaaaaah? Where am I? Has Xiaxia been kidnapped?"

Turning around, I saw that Nakasu Kasumi, who hadn't changed at all, was also looking over blankly.

"Shizuku?" As if she had found a savior, Nakasu Kasumi quickly moved closer to her, her teeth seemingly chattering. "Do you know where this is? It's so dark and scary..."

Shizuku Sakurazaka was also confused: "I only remember going to the drama club office to find the club president, and then I suddenly found myself here... By the way, where's the club president?"

Seemingly sensing the key words in Shizuku Sakurazaka's words, the stage equipment started to move at that moment.

The sound of gears meshing and turning was quite noticeable in the quiet and empty theater, startling the two of them.

All that could be seen was the rising smoke from the dry ice, and the lifting platform rising within the smoke, its familiar yet unfamiliar figure appearing and disappearing in the mist.

Before the smoke had completely dissipated, the lyrics for the performance were recited clearly.

"On the stage where stardust dances"

[Star dust overflowing れるステージに]

The lovely blooming flower of love

[Poor に咲かせる爱の华]

Refining and Reborn

[生まれ変わったprivateをまとい]

Leap onto the dazzling stage

[キラめくstageに飞び込みginseng]

Drama Department Head Ai Cheng Hua Lian

[Director of the Drama Department Aicheng Hualian]

I will make you shine like a star!