I'll give my daughter one more second.

"I never realized Wu Shenjun's hunting range was so wide. Does he even spare his own colleagues?" Shi Yu put down her pen and gave Wu Shenjun a "kind" smile.

“You’ve all misunderstood. Aoyama came here because he has something to discuss with you.” Wu Shen quickly gave Qi Hai a gentle push.

He always felt that Utaha and Yukino had stopped arguing. But they had started turning their guns on him instead. Wasn't this a case of reaping what they sowed?

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Chapter 106 One Mountain Cannot Hold Two Mothers [Fifth Update]

"Yukinoshita, Kasumigaoka, I am so grateful for your help with this incident. Without you, the outcome would have been very uncertain, and I myself might have been affected. I am deeply grateful, so please accept this gift as a token of my gratitude!"

Nanami bowed deeply and then placed two beautifully packaged bags of cookies on the table.

Yukino took one bag, and Utaha took the other. Then they both looked at each other with some surprise. Although they both owned cats, they didn't know that the other was also a cat owner.

"So the owner of the last cat was Kasumigaoka?" Yukino asked, seemingly understanding something.

“It seems Yukinoshita has also adopted someone. What a coincidence.” Utaha returned the same formulaic smile.

Then, they both turned their heads and glared at Wu Shen.

This isn't my fault. I was just asking; you all volunteered to adopt. By the way, wasn't there a chance for me to get Cookies? Wu Shen was on the verge of tears.

"Ah! Oh no, I forgot!" Nanami seemed to realize something at this moment, and a panicked expression appeared on her face. "Sorry, I was too nervous because it was my first time making it, and I forgot to prepare it for Wu Shen."

Wu Shen volunteered to take on the task of finding the cat's owner. He was entitled to a reward, but Qi Hai forgot about it at the time.

"Wu Shen, please wait a little longer. I will make up for your cookies as soon as possible after the assessment!" Qi Hai apologized hastily.

Forgetting someone's due thanks is extremely impolite in Aoyama Nanami.

"There's no need to go to any extra trouble. I haven't gone through much trouble myself," Wu Shen declined.

Compared to Yukino and Utaha, who actually made the real contributions, he was just running errands. Forgetting it is no big deal; the intention itself is enough.

"No, Wu Shen, just you wait. I will definitely prepare a super luxurious cookie gift for you as compensation for my apology." Qi Hai clenched his fists, his mind made up, and his eyes flashed with determination.

"Actually, it's really not necessary... Never mind, it's up to you." Wu Shen could tell that Qi Hai had made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him. If he were to be polite after this, it would seem a bit pretentious.

"Yukino, Utaha, why don't you try the cookies now?" Wu Shen asked curiously, seeing that they were just holding them in their hands without touching them.

"Yes, now you should try my cooking. I'm quite confident in my skills when it comes to making desserts!" Nanami said excitedly, looking at the two of them with eager anticipation, waiting for their comments after tasting the food.

"Then we won't stand on ceremony." With that, Yukino and Utaha unwrapped the cookies, pulled off the silk ribbons binding them, and took out a cookie from their pockets to enjoy.

The cookies were crisp and crunchy; even a light bite produced a subtle crunching sound. While Yukino and Utaha savored their treats, Wu Shen could only sit to the side, propping his chin on his hand and watching.

"Wu Shenjun, would you like to have a piece?" Shi Yu noticed Wu Shen's idle state and gave him a mischievous smile.

Wu Shen didn't think much of it and nodded casually. Shi Yu then handed a cookie to Wu Shen, but just as Wu Shen was about to reach out and take it, his hand stopped.

The reason was simple: he noticed that the cookie Shiwa handed him had been bitten off, leaving it in a crescent shape. More importantly, he felt Yukino's icy, almost murderous gaze emanating from the other side.

"Shiyu, can you please stop making jokes like that? It could be deadly." Wu Shen suddenly regretted putting these two in the same club. It seemed like there wouldn't be any peace and quiet after school from now on.

This is only if Nanami is present. If Nanami isn't present, wouldn't the two of them be going to fly to the heavens?

"Sorry, it was my mistake. My eyesight is bad, sorry." Shi Yu smiled, ate the cookie in her hand, and then took out another one from the bag and handed it to Wu Shen.

This time, Wu Shen reached out again and took the cookie that Shi Yu gave him, and tasted it.

"Wu Shen, would you like some?" Yukino, perhaps out of spite, handed him a cookie while serving him tea.

"Yes, yes..." Under Yukino's aggressive gaze, Wu Shen had no choice but to accept.

“Wu Shenjun…” Then Shi Yu couldn’t help it anymore.

They took turns eating, one piece for him and another for her, until Wu Shen's mouth was stuffed full of cookies. Ah, what goes around comes around. He couldn't even sigh anymore; he'd barely manage to swallow one bite before being forced to eat another.

Why do you two always take your anger out on me when you're holding a grudge against each other? Wu Shen was very puzzled by this.

"Stop! Thank you for your kindness, ladies, but I'm already full and can't eat anymore." Wu Shen finished the tea in his cup in one gulp, which relieved the dryness and congestion caused by eating too many cookies.

"Haha, Wu Shen, you're really popular..." Qi Hai, who was sitting to the side, was stunned by this scene and forgot to ask for his opinion on the cookies.

"It seems Wu Shenjun really likes Qi Hai's cookies. How do they taste?"

"I don't know much about Western desserts. But they do taste good, I can tell that." Wu Shen swallowed. "It's just that eating too many can make your throat feel stuffy."

The last sentence was completely proven true.

"By the way, I remember you just said that besides sending gifts, you also had a new request for the Service Department, right?" Wu Shen is now theoretically the head of the Service Department, and Nanami is a regular customer, so he is quite concerned about the request.

"I do have a new request for the Service Department. I've already helped once, and now I'm asking for another one. I feel like I'm being a bit greedy." Nanami lowered her head somewhat embarrassed.

“There’s no need to worry about us. The purpose of this club is to help people who are in trouble,” Yukino said calmly.

She founded this club with the intention of gradually changing the people around her. Although not many people came to her with requests, making a little change was better than doing nothing.

"Can you keep what I'm about to say a secret?" Nanami hesitated for a moment, then sat up straight with his hands on his knees, adopting a serious attitude.

"I have never had a penchant for revealing other people's secrets," Yukino calmly promised. She was never that kind of boring person.

"Me too, after all, I also have secrets I don't want outsiders to know," Shiyu reassured. Because she didn't want outsiders to know about her secret of writing light novels, she could best understand Nanami's cautious thoughts and worries.

Seeing that the two had made their stance clear, Aoyama Nanami also made up her mind and began to describe the new request.

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Chapter 107 Killing the White Scholar

“Unlike last time when I was acting on behalf of someone else, this time the request is purely my own personal matter,” Nanami explained somewhat awkwardly.

"I'm taking a voice acting training course outside. The first test for the course is coming up soon. The results of this test are very important for choosing an agency in the future, so I want to get a good score."

“However, because of the incident a few days ago where I was looking for a cat’s owner, I haven’t been practicing the script for the test a bit. Could you play other roles and practice the lines of this test script with me?” Nanami said, taking out a green booklet and two other photocopies from her bag.

"Oh? So Aoyama-kun aspires to be a voice actress? That's interesting." As an ACG enthusiast, Utaha's expression changed instantly, and she began to look at Aoyama Nanami with great curiosity.

"We can accept the request. But could you explain why you need our assistance?"

Yukino's expression and demeanor were extremely proper, just like an interviewer. Although Yukino is no longer the club president, this aura and posture are unlikely to change in a short time.

"I'm still a complete newbie. The script for the test requires someone to talk to me, otherwise, with my current skill level, I won't be able to find the right time for my character to speak, and I won't be able to get into character, which will greatly reduce the effectiveness of the training," Nanami patiently explained.

A truly skilled professional voice actor can simultaneously portray multiple characters while reading a script alone. Even without anyone else around, they can fully immerse themselves in the role and accurately find the right moment and tone for dialogue.

However, Aoyama Nanami is currently just a newcomer in training, and hasn't even met the professional standards yet, so it's clear she can't achieve it alone. Without someone to assist with rehearsals, the effectiveness of her practice will be greatly reduced.

"Just help with training. This request is much simpler than finding a cat owner." Wu Shen picked up a photocopy of the script and quickly flipped through it. "How many people are needed to assist with the training?"

"This time, I drew a script with dialogue involving three characters. It seems to be about the emotional entanglements of two women and one man. I just received the script and haven't had time to look at it in detail yet."

"Uh, two women and one man..." Wu Shen's hand, which was flipping through the script, froze, and he suddenly had a strong sense of foreboding.

"In short, as the person who took the assessment, I was assigned to play the female lead. Wu Shenlai will play the male lead, and as for the other person..." Qi Hai glanced at the two people on the other side, but she was troubled.

Both Yukino and Utaha were assistants she had previously asked for help with, and she really didn't know who to choose.

"Isn't this quite interesting? It's a rare opportunity, Yukinoshita-san, why don't you give it a try?" Utaha's face revealed a sly smile. "I believe that with Yukinoshita-san's excellent abilities, she can't possibly be unable to even be a good sparring partner, right?"

"Although it's an obviously foolish attempt to provoke you, it's true what you said. Since you're too scared, then leave it to me." Yukino's voice remained cold as she reached out and picked up another photocopy from the table.

The three of them skimmed through the script, and then the first rehearsal began.

As a future voice actress undergoing training, Nanami's skills are naturally beyond question. Wu Shen read it like a textbook; although he was a bit slow due to the Japanese language, he at least managed to connect with the emotions, so it could be considered barely passable.

However, the problem became apparent when it came to Yukino.

"It was me, it was me first, I was the one who came first... whether it was kissing, hugging, or falling in love with that guy."

While the line appears emotionally charged and reminiscent of classic Chinese romance novels, it completely loses its charm when spoken by Yukino. It's almost entirely delivered in a monotone, emotionless delivery; an uninformed listener might mistake it for an AI voice system—it's utterly devoid of any aesthetic appeal.

Yukino's voice is very beautiful, and even professional voice actors may not be able to match it. However, in terms of dubbing skills, Yukino is definitely inferior.

"What's wrong? Why are you all suddenly silent? There's still a bit of the script left, isn't there?" Yukino looked up, seemingly completely unaware of her terrible, monotone reading.

"Hmm...it's alright. Yukinoshita's voice is really beautiful." Nanami quickly praised, not mentioning the issue of her reading aloud in a flat tone. And she wasn't lying; Yukinoshita's voice was indeed very beautiful, that was an indisputable fact.

"Is that so?" Yukino brushed a stray strand of hair from her forehead, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Your voice is indeed perfect, but didn't you notice that you didn't put any emotion into it at all?" Shi Yu reminded her from the side.

"So that's what you were talking about. Isn't it obvious? I really can't understand why my character is so obsessed and clingy with such a scumbag as the male lead in the script. That's why I can't bring myself to play the role." Yukino's voice sounded somewhat cold.

"If it were me, I would completely erase such a heartless man from society. I would make him regret his betrayal." This statement was delivered with great emotion, and Yukino's eyes sharpened.

"But even if it's plentiful, why are you looking at me when you're talking about it? I haven't done anything!" Wu Shen thought to himself.

“Great minds think alike. It’s rare to find someone like Yukinoshita who shares my view,” Utaha replied with a smile.

Why are you looking this way, even, Shiyu? I really didn't do anything! Look at my innocent eyes. Wu Shen picked up the script to block the glaring gaze from the front.

“While Yukinoshita’s voice is nice, the emotions are too jarring. This won’t help Aoyama practice, will it?” Utaha offered her opinion. “Let me make it clear beforehand, I’m not trying to cause trouble. I’m just thinking of Aoyama.”

“I understand. I really can’t get into character, which is why I’m reading so awkwardly. That’s an undeniable fact. In that case, you play the role.” Yukino sighed, but didn’t get angry. She put down the script and pushed it in front of Utaha.

This time, she could tell that Shiyu wasn't deliberately being confrontational; she was simply offering objective advice.

"Then I'll gladly accept your offer. Please forgive me if the result isn't good. After all, I'm not a professional." Shi Yu didn't mince words and immediately took the script and began reading the lines.

Unlike Yukino, who doesn't know much about the anime industry, Utaha is a genuine enthusiast. Although she's not a professional, her understanding of voice acting is much deeper, and she's definitely a bit better than Yukino.