The comments section all think I'm a really good person.

The other person clearly had her own dreams to pursue, and her determination was so strong that even Zhong Lanzhu had to admire her.

Originally, Zhong Lanzhu thought the head of the drama department was just a minor character, but she found out that this minor character had quietly stolen her childhood sweetheart, which made her feel a little bitter.

Why didn't she tell me? Did Shiori no longer consider me her friend?

Shiori has a side of herself she doesn't recognize...

“Aijo Karen…” Zhong Lanzhu pursed her lips slightly, carefully observing Aijo Karen, who was behaving intimately with Mifune Shiori.

This woman, with her well-proportioned figure and rare androgynous beauty, would only smile at Shiori Mifune with a silly, almost detached expression, as if she had shed all pretense.

I thought it was a wolf, but it turns out to be a large dog.

Even Zhong Lanzhu had to admit that when Aijo Karen and Mifune Shiori walked together, leaned close together, and whispered about something, the atmosphere was something that no one else could intrude upon.

At this moment, there was no room for Zhong Lanzhu to intervene between the two.

Damn it... I'm a little unwilling to accept this.

It was clearly Lanzhu who met Shiori first, and it was Zhong Lanzhu who had been playing with her since childhood...!

Shizuku Sakurazaka looked at Zhong Lanzhu's ever-changing expression, quite puzzled: "Lanzhu-san?"

“Lanzhu must be going through a huge emotional shock right now…” Yuki Yukina said knowingly, placing her hand on Sakurazaka Shizuku’s shoulder to signal that Lanzhu should not be disturbed and should be allowed to calm down. “These kinds of things do need time to process.”

Shizuku Sakurazaka: "? Why are you talking like an experienced person, Setsuna-senpai?"

“That’s how it is in the anime.” Yuki Yukina said innocently, “Rather than monopolizing the person you like, isn’t it good to let yourself like the person the person you like like, so that your social circle grows bigger and bigger? I can already recite lines like that.”

"You actually waste your energy on something like this..." Shizuku Sakurazaka's gaze was complicated.

But... if what Setsuna-senpai said is true, it turns out that Arashi-chan likes Mifune-chan?

Huh? But Mifune is dating the club president right now, right?

...No, no, no...! Why am I being drawn into this strange and bizarre train of thought?

Realizing that her thinking had gone astray from the beginning, Shizuku Sakurazaka came to her senses and felt that it was all very far-fetched.

I can't be like Setsuna-senpai, using anime scenes as a dating radar.

only……

Sakurazaka Shizuku turned her gaze and saw Zhong Lanzhu with a solemn expression.

Oh dear, Arashi has been led astray by Setsuna-senpai; her eyes are even red...

so poor.

Shizuku Sakurazaka tried to comfort Arashi, saying, "Arashi-san, this is actually a very normal distance in interpersonal relationships, so please don't overthink it..."

As they were talking, they overheard a conversation between Karen Aijo and Shiori Mifune:

"Karen-chan, if Hikaru runs away again, how about we go to Starlight together? — Just kidding~"

"Hmm... sure."

"Huh? Really? Is it really okay?" After hearing from Karen Aijo that she wanted to perform a Starlight play in the Nijigasaki Academy Drama Club, Shiori Mifune knew that Aijo had recovered quite a bit from her previous trauma, so she tried to joke around to test Karen Aijo's feelings.

Unexpectedly, Aijo Karen, who had always been saying she wanted to be with Kagura Hikaru in Starlight, agreed without hesitation.

This left Mifune Shiori somewhat stunned.

“There are no two stages, and there are no two girls on the same stage.” Karen Aijo found Shiori Mifune’s slightly dazed expression cute and couldn’t help but laugh. “Every stage is unique, and it will burn out in that instant… This isn’t the first time I’ve said these things.”

“But it’s Karen-chan, who said those words, who has the hardest time leaving the Starlight stage,” Shiori Mifune retorted.

"Banana is another one. She said, 'I hate Starlight stories the most,' but then..." Aijo Karen laughed, letting out a scream to dodge Mifune Shiori's slightly embarrassed and annoyed grab. Just as the other was about to tickle her, she quickly begged for mercy, "I won't say it anymore!"

Ragnarok Online Prank Extra Chapter 34

With Nana Ohba as her capable assistant, Karen Aijo's theater club's procurement list was quickly finalized. Karen Aijo was far less experienced than Nana Ohba in behind-the-scenes work, so having her help was truly invaluable.

They easily bought what they wanted in two hours, and then went to a roadside cafe for a short rest.

They ordered desserts and drinks and sat down.

Aicheng Karen was finally able to catch her breath and asked her friend the question that had been bothering her for a long time: "By the way, Banana, are you and Lanzhu very familiar with each other? I remember she was... "

She paused for a moment at this point.

Because she finally remembered that her friend Nana Oba, whom she had met at Seisho, had perfectly integrated into her current identity.

But... what happened to Shiori Mifune?

Karen Aijo's current identity doesn't have many complicated interpersonal relationships... or rather, she basically doesn't know anyone. Rather than being possessed by Karen Aijo, it's more accurate to say that this current identity was prepared specifically for her, which is why many places are left blank so that Karen Aijo's information can be filled in.

However, Nana Ohba's arrival seems to be more complicated than it appears.

First of all, their names are different, and we can tell from Nana Oba herself that she only arrived here recently. Shiori Mifune, on the other hand, has normal interpersonal relationships and family.

This is just a guess, but...

...After Banana arrived, where did Shiori Mifune go?

Karen Aijo was a little confused. She rested her chin on her hand and looked at the black-haired girl who was stirring the juice in her glass with her eyes downcast. The latter simply smiled gently in return: "What's wrong, Karen-chan?"

"Hmm, it's nothing." The slight worry on Aijo Karen's face immediately disappeared. She shook her head, thinking that Banana wouldn't do something like possessing someone else's body, and then smiled happily again, "Banana, what do you think of Ranju-san?"

“Ranju…” Mifune Shiori’s gaze did not fall on Aijo Karen sitting opposite her, but went past her to see a few people hiding suspiciously behind the flowerbed not far away.

Her smile deepened, and then she lowered her head slightly, took a sip of juice through the straw, and winked at Ai Cheng Hua Lian during the moment.

— This is a signal to the other party to cooperate with you.

Karen Aijo tilted her head slightly, understanding Shiori Mifune's signal.

"Lanzhu, ah..." Mifune Shiori's voice was very soft, her smile deep, "She was a very important childhood friend to Mifune Shiori."

She didn't refer to herself as "I" in her speech, but rather spoke in a tone like a third party, talking about Mifune Shiori and Zhong Lanzhu, so that Aicheng Karen could distinguish between them.

After all, it's better to clarify some things.

Ai Cheng Hua Lian is very sensitive to acting, but she's a little slow on the uptake.

She pondered the deeper meaning behind Mifune Shiori's words, feigning sudden realization but actually remaining completely bewildered: "Huh?... Oh, oh oh."

Childhood playmates... This phrase triggered a slight switch in Aicheng Hualian's heart.

Love City Hualian's heart skipped a beat.

"...Then, Lanzhu moved to Hong Kong, and we never saw each other again." Mifune Shiori said, a somewhat lonely smile on her face. "We only met again not long ago, but she's busy with school idol stuff and rarely contacts me alone."

"So that's how it is..." After hearing such a familiar story of childhood sweethearts reuniting, Aijo Karen didn't know how to comfort him.

...Mainly, although Banana's acting was flawless, the other party had winked at her at the beginning, and Aijo Karen knew it was acting, so apart from not understanding why Mifune Shiori would put on this act in front of her.

Wait a moment……?

Aicheng Hualian is a co-star, so she's not considered an audience member. Does that mean, besides her, there are other audience members?

Banana is probably just a show for viewers who don't know where they are.

Aicheng Hualian then realized what was happening.

She lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "So that's how it is. Shiori must have had a very tough time too..."

Shiori Mifune remained silent, then suddenly leaned closer and reached out to pluck a crumb from her lips.

Intimate gestures might seem a bit strange under normal circumstances, but since this is an act, Ai Cheng Hua Lian won't show anything unusual.

She acted as if she had always been so close to Shiori Mifune.

Of course, from the perspective of the people behind Ai Cheng Hua Lian, this is solid evidence of their relationship.

From their perspective, the atmosphere between the two was very intimate, almost to the point of kissing.

Shiori Mifune raised her hand and gently touched Karen Aijo's lips; the two gazed at each other affectionately.

—It was reflected in Zhong Lanzhu's empty eyes.

In that instant, a feeling of panic, as if she had stepped into thin air and was falling from a great height, overwhelmed Zhong Lanzhu.

Her breath hitched.

What Nana Oba didn't tell Karen Aijo was that her situation was different from Karen Aijo's.

Karen Aijo came here as Karen Aijo, but Nana Oba's current identity is Shiori Mifune... and she is not the same person.

In other words, this body contains not only Nana Oba, but also a girl named Shiori Mifune.

Because her personality isn't as assertive as Nana Ohba's, and because she's fallen into a negative mood due to certain events, Shiori Mifune, who rarely takes the initiative to appear now, believes that another version of herself might be more suitable to become "Shiori Mifune," so she hands over the right to use her body to Nana Ohba.

Now, I finally couldn't resist taking the initiative to talk to Nana Ohba:

[Ooba-san...! Please stop provoking Ranju like this...]

She was speaking up for her childhood friend, but the response she received was Nana Ōba's smiling words: "[Shiori-chan, you're finally willing to talk to me~]"

One voice was serious and solemn, the other lighthearted but carried an indescribable sense of oppression; the two identical voices were able to express such different emotions.

[Oba-san...]

[It's okay, it's all just acting.] Nana Ohba was in a good mood. [I know, I know everything. Whether it's Shiori-chan's feelings, or...]

Hikari's daughter and Aunt Mahiru temporarily joined the queue.

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Why do you feel so familiar with the smell of rain?

Why do I feel restless as summer approaches?

Why do tears fall when someone laughs at you?

In the past, I would ask Aunt Mahiru mostly these kinds of trivial questions.

Back then, I always followed behind her, trying to step on Aunt Mahiru's shadow.

During summer vacation, I stayed at Aunt Mahiru's house. She would put a sun hat on me, carefully protect me from the sun, and then walk with me under the trees by the roadside. The Rosaki Farm in Hokkaido is very large, and you need to make a reservation in advance to visit it. However, thanks to Aunt Mahiru, whenever I wanted to go, she would try her best to make time to accompany me.

I had thought that an artist like Aunt Mahiru would be as busy and rarely home as my two unreliable mothers, but the opposite was true. She spent more time with me than my two mothers.