I push the kid!

"……You think too much."

Hoshino Ai seemed not to hear and continued talking to herself:

"I read some books yesterday, and they all said that boys are more skilled at this kind of thing, but some are shy. It takes the girl to take the initiative first." She blushed, "So, so, you are the shy type, right?"

"No..." Makimura Taku was silent. When it comes to shyness, no one can compare to Hoshino Ai now.

"Besides, for artists, shouldn't they be more restrained about this kind of thing?" she asked in a low voice. "I read a book a few days ago that said that no matter if you are an idol or an actor, you can't fall in love..."

At this point, she looked up as if she suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, is this the reason why you are so distant from me today, Makimura?"

"…Although this is something we should be careful about." Makimura Taku looked at her, "But what book are you reading? Is there any book on the bookshelf that mentions this?"

Hoshino Ai didn't answer, but just said: "I understand."

"what?"

"Whether it's because I'm shy or for some other reason," she said as if she had made up her mind, "I'll be more careful next time."

"You mean holding hands?"

She shook her head, and then looked embarrassed again:

"I will keep my relationship secret from everyone."

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Chapter 84 Audition

Chapter 84 83. Audition

Dry air floats inside, and some noises coming from outside can be vaguely heard.

Makimura Taku didn't say anything. Hoshino Ai carefully glanced at him from the opposite side, then quickly looked away.

After repeating this action six or seven times, she seemed to enter some kind of pre-set standby state, with her hands folded on the book and her face buried in it.

"Is it okay?" She peeked out from the gap between her arms.

Regardless of whether this action was carefully planned or not, Makimura Taku was truly surprised.

He seemed to be being led by the head, and without even noticing it, he had already nodded slightly, and responded twice at the same time. When Hoshino Ai heard this, she buried her face in her hands again.

At around 1:30, someone pushed the door open. At this time, Hoshino Ai was already in a deep sleep.

Her long hair was draped over her back and her body was lazily lying on the table.

Makimura Taku was reading a book carefully with his arms folded and his chin poked.

When the door closed with a click, Makimura Taku looked back.

Yuki Ogura, wearing a casual white dress and a yellow sun hat with a bow ribbon on her head, stood at the entrance.

After what happened in the morning, Taku Makimura couldn't think of what to say to her.

Tomoki Ogura looked as if nothing had happened.

Seeing Makimura Taku looking back at her, she waved and greeted him, then ran to the bookcase next to her without saying a word, took out the book she had been reading halfway last time, then took off her hat, sat next to Hoshino Ai, and began to read silently.

Her aqua blue hairpin was still on her head, but her clothes were completely different.

In addition to the obvious attire, the drab black sandals were purposely replaced with more matching white calf socks and shiny Mary Jane shoes.

Even if she hadn't stepped on Makimura Taku under the table on purpose, Makimura Taku was sure that he had noticed it.

"How is it?" she asked quietly.

"How about what?"

“This suit.”

"well enough."

"Tsk." She pouted like a duck, but because Hoshino Ai was sleeping next to her, she didn't say anything more.

If the aqua blue hairpin hadn't been still on Ogura Tomoki's head like it was in the morning, Makimura Taku might have suspected that he had experienced a strange dream.

In seven minutes, he lazily turned over only two pages of the book, and spent most of his energy observing Ogura Tomoki, wanting to know what she was thinking.

But Ogura Tomoki just stroked the black hair on his cheek again and again, occasionally frowning and thinking about the book, and nothing could be seen.

Another two minutes passed and Taku Makimura gave up.

He then thought that since the person involved, Ogura Tomoki, didn't react at all, there was no need for him to make a fuss.

So before the audition began in the afternoon, Taku Makimura decided to continue reading.

As soon as he lowered his head, Ogura Tomoki touched him with his foot again.

She handed him a note. Makimura Taku closed the book helplessly, unfolded the note and read it: Don’t forget what happened this morning.

He shifted his gaze from the note to Ogura Tomoki's face, and Ogura Tomoki gave him a playful expression.

Not long after, Hoshino Ai, who was sleeping next to her, murmured twice, wiped her eyes and raised her face.

She first looked at Makimura Taku and said in an unclear voice: "Well...how did I fall asleep, Makimura, how long have I slept?"

Then he glanced at Ogura Tomoki beside him.

The two looked at each other for a second, then raised their hands to greet each other.

Makimura Taku looked at the time and stood up from his seat.

Hoshino Ai asked him what time it was, and Makimura Taku replied that it was almost two o'clock.

He was about to return the book, and Hoshino Ai responded by handing him her own book as well.

Tomoki Ogura looked at them in a daze, and asked Taku Makimura to help put the books away.

Makimura Taku let out a breath and nodded in agreement.

A few minutes later, Ichigo Saito, president of Berry Pro, and Katsuya Kaburagi, producer of the troupe, came to the training room together.

The two talked for a while, and then told Makimura Taku and the others some details to pay attention to during the audition, and the five of them drove away in the same car.

The car drove all the way to the downstairs of the crew and they got out of the car.

On the way to the audition venue, several people discussed the content of the audition.

"By the way, what's the name of that show? Road, Road, Passerby..."

"Huh? I should have told you that before, right?" Saito Ichigo turned around with a headache and looked at Hoshino Ai and said, "The name is 'The Disappearance of the Boring Girlfriend'. You didn't even remember the name of the audition program you were going to participate in? I'm telling you, it's hard for others to have confidence in your abilities like this..."

"Oh~ I remember!" Hoshino Ai hit her head.

"Is it too late to remember?"

"Sorry sorry~"

Kaburagi Katsuya smiled and said, "This is actually not bad. If it is packaged as a stupid character, maybe the audience will like it."

"…Is it really okay?" Saito Ichigo sighed.

Ogura Tomoki walked beside Makimura Taku and said to Kaburagi Katsuya past him, "I heard it's a TV series adapted from a girls' manga?"

"You know?" Kaburagi Katsuya was a little surprised. "It is indeed adapted from a comic, and the original work is not very popular. But it is precisely because of this reason that you were able to get the opportunity to audition."

He paused and said, "For popular works, actors are specially recruited. The chances of you newcomers getting a turn are slim. If you want to get a popular leading role, at least show your eye-catching characteristics in one or two works first."

"This is not bad," said Ai Hoshino. "If I were to perform a super famous work all of a sudden, I would be nervous. When I think about the countless viewers staring at me after the show is broadcast, I can't completely relax in front of the camera. Let me think about it, for example, I should smile more cheerfully here, and the expression over there should be more natural. It's definitely troublesome. It's really good to have a niche work like this first, isn't it?"

She looked at Makimura Taku.

Makimura Taku hesitated for a moment, then felt that he had to say something: "That being said, but..."

"Although it is a niche work, you should still take it seriously, Ai." Saito Ichigo held his forehead.

"That's right." This is what Makimura Taku wanted to say.

Hoshino Ai stuck out her tongue and said, "I know, I know."

"I don't think it's bad." Ogura Tomoki pondered, "It's called "The Disappearance of the Boring Girlfriend", and it's adapted from a girls' manga..."

"Yes, just as you thought."

"really!"

"What what?" Hoshino Ai asked.

"Is it a romantic comedy?" Taku Makimura tried to suggest.

"I thought it was pretty obvious," Kaburagi Katsuya said.

"Although the original work is unpopular, the effect of the TV adaptation may be unexpectedly good." Saito Ichigo said, "This is also a feature of romantic comedies. It depends on how you seize this opportunity."

"I understand." Ogura Tomoki nodded.

Hoshino Ai murmured in a low voice that only she could hear clearly: "Romance... comedy?"

The five people arrived at the audition venue, where several staff members were standing there, and there were other actors waiting for interviews outside.

After everyone auditioned one by one, the staff left their contact information and said they would call if they passed the audition.

All the processes were completed and it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

Since they didn't have to return to the troupe, Hoshino Ai and Saito Ichigo left in the same car.

Katsuragi Kaburagi has been staying upstairs until now because he needs to discuss something with the program crew.

Under the orange sunset, only Taku Makimura and Tomoki Ogura stood outside the building.

A little black bird drew a graceful arc in the clouds, and the anime billboards in the distance kept changing in the field of vision.

Standing in the twilight, Tomoki Ogura's white dress was dyed light pink.

She was wearing a sun hat, and the afterglow of the setting sun extended her shadow all the way to the ground.

"It's rare that there are only two of us."

"..."

"Let's go home together," she said.