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"When his new comic comes out, I will tell Xiao Cheng - remember to answer dad's call then."

"...Who knows?"

Takegami Kasumi said:

"Okay...is there anything else? Don't be like this all the time when you are old. Go and rest as soon as possible. Your health is important."

"Oh, that's not a good thing when the children are older. Even if you hang up the phone, your old father will give you a rude comment."

Tomosuke Takegami left these words pretending to be disappointed, and then yawned symbolically:

"But I am indeed tired... Don't worry, I won't be so busy at work in the future. Mom and I will repay you with all the phone calls we owed you."

"You better be."

Kasumi Takegami pouted, but there was a hint of tenderness in her furry eyes.

Waiting for her father to hang up the phone and looking at the increasingly hazy street scene, the girl patted her thighs, gently stood up from the stool, and slid precariously on the pulley, her figure gradually blurring.

..........

The perspective is temporarily focused on Mochizuki.

After parting ways with Takegami Kasumi, the boy did not return to his parents' home as usual, nor did he wander around with the dashing girls - he just followed some kind of contract he was forced to sign and rode the blue demon. Ji came to the abandoned school building in Momoyama Garden and stepped into the chaos alone.

"Haha, Mochizuki-kun, you're finally here~"

The machines have already been set up at the studio, and the actors are already in place. The director of "My Youthful Love Story", Mr. Takeru Narita, and the photographer Noboru Shinoda have also been waiting here for a long time.When the young man arrived late, the two crew members shook hands with him politely and said in a kind voice:

"How is it? How are you doing today?"

"Ahem...still, not bad..."

Although this was not his first time on this set, looking at so many middle-aged people and extras who had only met each other a few times, Mochizuki's knees felt a little weak for a moment——

Of course, after all, Rie Mochizuki is here to play the role of Hayama Hayato, the current captain... If today is so awkward that he can't move freely and behaves in a hurry, wouldn't it be embarrassing?

Therefore, although he felt somewhat embarrassed in his heart, and although he did not quite know where to direct his eyes, facing the warm reception of the director and the photographer, Mochizuki nodded slightly and responded with a slightly stiff smile:

"Ahem...Hello, Mr. Narita, Mr. Shinoda."

"Mochizuki-kun, you don't seem to look well."

As a director, Narita Gaku vaguely noticed the subtle changes in the boy's expression:

"Is it uncomfortable?"

"I won't feel uncomfortable with your illusion."

Mochizuki braced himself, looked around, and saw that there were familiar faces on the scene. The originally fearful young man felt a little clearer, and his mood barely regained some composure.

"...It's okay."

Seeing that Mochizuki Ri's expression looked like a Sichuan Opera face change, both the director and the photographer were a little baffled - but seeing Hayama Hayato's jinchūriki regaining his energy again, Mr. Shinoda, who was the photographer, also He gently patted the young man on the shoulder:

"Come on, Mochizuki-kun's role today is very important, it all depends on your performance."

"......no problem."

Although the response was still a little hesitant, the boy obediently followed the makeup artist to put on light makeup, put on the school uniform provided by the crew, styled his hair into a fresh look, and then made a grand appearance on the fateful tennis court.

Judging from the plot of the original work, every frame of this tennis court plot is a famous scene - this is not only the first commission of the service department, but also the first self-destruction of Hikigaya. A moment of dramatic tension.

....Recalling the scene in the original plot when Hikigaya Hachiman knelt down and blew himself up, Mochizuki was secretly glad for the first time that he was playing Hayama and not the great teacher, otherwise he would have been more social... .......

Hope people are okay.

Seeing the actors he knew and didn't know arrive one after another, Mochizuki became nervous——

But soon, the boy was no longer nervous.

There was no other reason...just because he saw a girl wearing tennis clothes, sneakers, and neat short hair, jumping to the set.

The girl is about the age of a junior high school student, about thirteen or fourteen years old. Her face has a mix of immaturity and maturity. Her dark green eyes are as transparent as jade. Her petite figure looks quite bright and bright among a group of high school students. Like spring——

"...Xu Yuhuai?"

The young man frowned slightly, his expression somewhat unexpected.

Isn’t this little guy just a walk-on? Why is he still wearing tennis clothes now?Could it be that he has joined a higher-level supporting team?

And... forget about changing into professional tennis clothes, why don't you wear a small skirt like other girls????

For a moment, Mochizuki's thoughts were indeed filled with myriads of thoughts.

However, these thoughts did not last long before they completely disappeared.

"Eh......?"

Stepping on the tennis court, the girl saw a familiar figure——

The moment he found Mochizuki Ri, Xu Yuhuai, wearing short clothes, excitedly came to the boy's side with a smile as bright as a flower:

"Hello, Hayama Hayato-san, how are you (?????)?!"

"It is you........"

Looking at Xu Yuhuai's tennis attire, Mochizuki Ri, who was nicknamed Hayama Hayato, couldn't help but sigh:

"...What's going on? Have you evolved from an ordinary group performer to a more advanced group performer?"

"Brother Mochizuki, what's the word? (oωo), now I'm playing a famous character!"

"what?"

After hearing what Xu Yuhuai said, Mochizuki's expression was a little subtle:

"Why have you evolved?"

"Of course! Because I performed well in the group acting period before, Mr. Shinoda, who is in charge of the camera, specially arranged a role for me - awesome, isn't it (?????)?!"

"...The characters who co-wrote this drama were all wholesale? How come so many extras ended up being supporting roles in the end?"

For a moment, Mochizuki felt a strong desire to complain about the current situation——

But...remembering that this little guy Xu Yuhuai was really working hard to think about acting, the young man didn't say much in the end.

"Okay... let's just assume that because of your outstanding performance, the director and photographer assigned you an important role."

"Did I get roles just because I performed well?╭╮?!"

"Hmm, okay...so you're playing Hikigaya Komachi?"

After taking a look at the Chinese girl with a strong junior aura, Mochizuki couldn't help but ask this question——

However, such a tone touched Xu Yuhuai's sensitive nerve.

As if she was unconvinced, the girl's tone also changed:

"What are you talking about, Brother Mochizuki... I don't know how to play the role of a middle school brat!"

"Don't make trouble, you are younger than Komachi..."

"Anyway, I'm a capable actor anyway, and the role I'm currently playing is a high school student!"

"...Really, but you look like a kid and are 1 meters tall, and you play the role of a high school student? Are you sure?"

"Brother Wangyue, don't underestimate me.·??`(>▂<)??`·.>

At the end of her sentence, this Chinese girl who always had a smile like a flower proudly lifted up her sports shorts and her voice was full of confidence:

"Look, it's not a skirt but pants - the character I want to play this time is a boy!"

".......boy?"

"Yes, I want to play Totsuka Ayaka!"

"......?"

72. Mochizuki Ri, you are the real Hayama Hayato

".......what?"

After hearing Xu Yuhuai's words, Mochizuki's expression changed quite subtly for a moment.

According to the setting of the original work, Totsuka Ayaka is a student in Class F of the second year of Sobu High School and a classmate of Hikigaya Hachiman, the male protagonist of "Harmono". He is male, but because of his slender figure, white skin, and cute face , with a girl-like voice and feminine mannerisms, is the girliest character in the entire game, and is also Hikigaya's best same-sex friend.

Ayaka Totsuka has been in the same class with Mr. Otsuka since they were in the first grade, but they did not have any friendship for a whole year - because after the former president of the tennis club retired after graduating three years ago, Ayaka Totsuka became the president of the tennis club. , this fair boy was able to have his first conversation with the great teacher through the topic of tennis.Fortunately, the topic of tennis was not objectionable to the teacher, and the two had a good conversation. The boy with the strongest female power in the drama was able to become one of the few classmates who could talk to Hachiman in the classroom.

It can be said that if Totsuka Ayaka in "Harmono" was a woman, Dango and Yukino might not have anything to do with each other in the future.

"...So, my character is like this (??ω?｀)!"

After explaining it very seriously to Mochizuki, an old guy who was already confused, Xu Yuhuai's expression also showed seriousness:

"How about it? Isn't he a very powerful character?"

"Ahem...yes, right."

Mochizuki coughed twice and responded rather vaguely, with some complicated emotions emerging in his eyes.

It feels a bit subversive that a child like Xu Yuhuai, who is obviously like a girl, actually plays a Hideyoshi-like character...

Of course, although it is a bit difficult, it is understandable that Xu Yuhuai plays the role of Totsuka Ayaka.

According to common sense, if you want to reproduce such a male character with two-dimensional reprocessing marks on a one-to-one setting on the screen, you need to overcome many technical difficulties: not only must you find a girl with a feminine beauty, but also with innocent eyes and For young people who have to pass the acting skills, it is necessary to ensure that they can maintain relative proportions in front of the camera. It is best to show a quite neutral and endearing temperament... So in order to save workload, To avoid a lot of unnecessary energy expenditure, most production crews will choose to have girls dress up to play such roles and play with other actors.

.......Looking at it this way, Xu Yuhuai, as one of the few pure steel plates in this crew who has no role to play, is indeed the best candidate for Totsuka Ayaka.

However, even if it can be understood logically, Mochizuki's own mood is still quite complicated.

Well, let alone a burping little puppy, even if the crew of "Spring Things" brought a normal high school steel plate girl over, it would be considered his effort... In the end, he didn't, and he forced such a 14-year-old kid to play Caijia. Isn't it a little too casual?

For a moment, Mochizuki's expression felt like factoring.

However...Although the expression of the young man in front of him has obviously changed, Xu Yuhuai himself did not notice anything and still smiled like a flower:

"Hmph, Brother Mochizuki stopped talking. You must be scared - after all, the character I play is a very cute boy (??????)?!"

"Ahem...yes, I was scared."

Reluctantly cooperating with Xu Yuhuai's performance, Mochizuki's thoughts were more difficult than ever.

How can any girl be happy because she plays a boy... What kind of idiot is Huaizi?

Of course, the mood was difficult to tense, but the young man's expression didn't change at all——

I saw him clearing his throat, looking at the girl with a beautiful smile in front of him, and said in the same voice:

"Ayaka Totsuka... I didn't expect that your first role would be such a heavyweight one."

"Yes, it's all because of the director's appreciation, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get such a role.?(?*?▽`?*)?"

After saying this, Xu Yuhuai's voice was quite proud, and his little head was raised slightly, giving him a feeling of joy——

However, looking at Xu Yuhuai's bright expression, Mochizuki always felt as if he had some special emotion in his heart, and couldn't help but put on a critical face:

"To be honest, I really didn't expect that you would play such a Hideyoshi character instead of Hikigaya Komachi."

"Huh? I don't know how to play the role of a brat like that o??o?!"

"Aren't you just a child..."

Looking at Xu Yuhuai's height of 1.5 meters and his childish face, Mochizuki said without mercy:

"Judging from the short twintails you usually wear, it wouldn't feel out of place even if you were to play Sakura Kinomoto——"

"I'm already in the second grade of junior high school! I'm not a primary school student or a first-year junior high school student!"

When the subject of age was discussed, Xu Yuhuai's expression was quite concerned - but perhaps because he felt that older children should not be anxious about such trivial matters, the girl with short brown hair just sighed and shook her head:

"Forget it, I can't keep chatting with an old guy like Brother Mochizuki - just wait, I can definitely play this role well!"

.......Although, Totsuka Ayaka just needs Xu Yuhuai to play his true character and tone down his overactive temperament a little, right?

Looking at the excited little girl, Mochizuki's expression showed a complex color for a moment.

Although Xu Yuhuai's carefree and hands-off personality is indeed suitable for the career of an actor - Mochizuki still couldn't help but ask at this moment:

"......Normal girls don't really like playing boys, right? Huaizi really doesn't mind?"

"Why do you mind_(oωo), dressing up as a man is something only a capable actor can do - I don't even have time to be happy!"

"...My friend, you are the real actor."

"Haha, thank you~"