Conquer the world, young man!

Under the nightlight, Tsuruga Ren's handsome face revealed a satisfied smile, and he reached out to hug the boy. "My answer is, of course. But because of this, I won't have a girlfriend. Can you compensate me?"

Totsuka leaned against Ren-senpai, a slight smile playing on his lips. "So, Ren-senpai had this in mind all along? I trusted you so much. If you like Yimei, then nothing I say will make a difference." This deliberate act had left him depressed all day, but it had also made him realize his own feelings. However, he didn't believe that Ren-senpai, who was equally clueless about love, would resort to such methods; someone must have been helping him.

“At least you told me the truth, and I’m very happy.” Tsuruga Ren let go of the boy and led him toward his home. “Before filming ‘Dark Moon,’ I was never really clear about my own feelings. The president kept telling me not to take on roles like that because I don’t understand love at all, and I can’t portray such an emotionally rich character. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to handle the character of Kazuki. You made me understand what it feels like to like someone.”

"Senior Ren, are you sure this isn't a line you memorized beforehand?" Totsuka chuckled, then said with a serious expression, "If it's just to thank me for letting you know how to play that role, then I'll really be disappointed."

Tsuruga Ren couldn't help but give a wry smile. He had indeed memorized these lines several times beforehand. For an actor, delivering such lines should be incredibly easy, but in front of the boy, he was so nervous that he could only manage to utter such dry, broken sentences. Could such a poor performance achieve the result he desired?

“Acting has always been very important to me.” Tsuruga Ren frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he could only manage to say this. “However, you are also very important. My gratitude is not because of the role, but simply because of you.”

"Sigh..." Totsuka deliberately let out a long sigh, and when she saw the expression on Ren-senpai's face, her smile widened. "Tell me, if anyone knew that Tsuruga Ren would say such things with such an expression, they'd definitely be out of character, right?" Who had ever seen the great god speak with such a tense face? It was a rare sight indeed, but that's precisely why Totsuka felt how precious the man before her was. Although her expression was clumsy, it was unexpectedly endearing.

Tsuruga Ren naturally realized that the boy was teasing him, but he still smiled and said, "Then do you think that in this kind of situation, someone who has already 'out of character' still has a role to play?"

"Hmm, I'll have to think about that." Seeing that they had arrived at their front door, Totsuka unlocked it and turned back to ask, "If there's a news report tomorrow about you staying overnight at my place, what would you do?"

“Taking care of you is naturally my responsibility and obligation.” Tsuruga Ren smiled slightly, walked directly into the room, and closed the door behind him. “Of course, you should give me the right to exercise this obligation.”

"Then first, Senior Lian, tell me, who exactly gave you this idea?"

"Hmm, there are quite a lot of people. Should I tell them all?"

"So, Senior Lian, you started acting the moment we met?"

"This was the most difficult scene I've ever filmed, but I felt it was the right way to act it."

"You're happy to see me suffer?"

"I just wanted you to know how I felt a while ago."

"..."

"Uh, my stomach hurts a little now..."

"Did you not eat on time? Didn't you eat something at the banquet earlier?"

"I've been paying attention to you the whole time."

"...Wait, I'll go cook. Honestly, I'm already drunk." Totsuka muttered as she walked into the kitchen.

Tsuruga Ren sat outside and said with a smile, "Actually, Itsumi and I are just friends, we don't date at all."

"And Mr. Koichi, he's in cahoots with you all too, isn't he?" Everything connected. The smile on Totsuka's lips deepened. Regardless, thank you to everyone. If it weren't for them, he and Ren would probably still be in the same old relationship. He wondered when he would ever understand.

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Author's Note: This concludes the story. I am extremely grateful to everyone who has followed me all this way.

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