"it's me."
"Oh my~ That's great! Taku-kun used to rush to confess to me like this too!"
Minami Mori held her cheek with one hand, revealing a sweet smile like that of a girl in love.
However, a strange feeling gradually spread in Mingse Riku's heart.
The favorability rating above her head had just reached [30], which did not match her behavior. Looking at this smiling woman, he always had an indelible sense of déjà vu in his heart, as if he had seen such a person somewhere before.
I had already planned to selectively answer certain questions, but Mori Minami's inquiries were only superficial and did not touch upon some of the more private issues.
Taking a sip from the drink at hand, Mori Minami looked at her daughter and smiled, "Since Naruse-kun and Xiao Xiang have that kind of relationship, maybe he's like a brother to Mutsu."
"what?"
Seeing the boy, who had always looked calm, finally show a look of surprise, the actress who had successfully pulled the prank chuckled and said, "Xiao Mu is an only child and rarely jokes with anyone other than Xiao Xiang. For Xiao Mu, maybe this is what it feels like to have a brother."
"That's it..."
Glancing at Wakaba Mutsu who was sitting diagonally opposite him, and seeing her with her head down and silent, Naruse Ritsu shifted his gaze to Toyokawa Shoko.
Seeing the helplessness on her face, Ritsu Narose had no choice but to continue dealing with this energetic elder.
After dinner, Mori Minami didn't let them leave immediately. After showing them around the display room filled with awards and honors, she offered to lend them her home studio for practice.
However, Ritsu Narose declined the offer on the spot, saying that she had already chosen a practice location.
"Hey—why are you refusing? Isn't it good to practice here? This is Wakaba and Minami-chan's studio!"
Sitting on the chair in this basement studio, Yutenji Wakamugi looked at Narose Ritsu with dissatisfaction, unable to understand his previous rejection of Mori Minami.
"Instead of wasting time studying this kind of thing, Ms. Yutenji should think about how to write your future paper."
"Mmmm..."
Lying on the back of the chair, Yutenji Wakamu's body was slightly arched, just like a cat in a panting state.
Undeterred by her attitude, Naruse Ritsu said mercilessly, "Because Ms. Yutenji's ability to observe things is far from sufficient, it would be better for her to lay a solid theoretical foundation first."
"Hey—I can't pretend I didn't hear that!" Provoked in his own field of expertise, Yutenji Wakamugi immediately frowned and glared at Naruse Ritsu. "What gives you the right to say that my ability to observe things is not good enough?"
"For example, let's say your parents gave you a gift when you were a child... maybe a doll," Naruse Ritsu said, observing the patterns on the wall. "You couldn't let go of this doll, so you'd cling to it every night and enjoy your life with it before falling asleep."
"Until one day, your family's friends and relatives came to visit with their children. The child took a fancy to your doll, so your parents decided to give it to the child and promised to buy you a new and more beautiful doll in return."
"Ms. Yutenji, do you intend to reject this request outright, or choose to trade in the old for the new?"
"...Then why don't I just use this as an excuse to get a new one?" After a few seconds of silence, Yutenji Wakamugi said nonchalantly, "It's just a doll anyway, wouldn't it be better to replace it with a new one later?"
"Not everyone in the world is as carefree as you, Miss Yutenji," Ritsu Naruse said calmly, glancing sideways at the girl slumped over the chair. "If it were me, I would definitely remember this incident for the rest of my life and never forgive them for what they did."
"is it?"
"Because the doll itself is more important than the 'doll' itself."
"Okay, so does your question have anything to do with the topic just now?"
"This is where you're not good at, Miss Yutenji." Sighing, Ritsu Narose responded in a rather annoying tone.
——For Wakaba Mu, this basement is her doll.
Without saying this out loud, Ritsu Narose sighed silently in his heart.
After the observation just now, he was sure that the traces of life here were both old and new, and they were basically left by the same person.
Even though servants came to clean the floor every once in a while, they weren't experts at cleaning up traces. From some easily overlooked areas, Ritsu Narushe could quickly identify the identities of the "visitors" who frequently visited.
And this was one of the reasons why he rejected Mori Minami's proposal.
He saw clearly that when Mori Minami proposed this idea, Wakaba Mutsu's expression suddenly changed.
The girl, who had originally had a dull expression, now revealed a look of obvious disappointment. She turned her head and looked at an old, battered high chair.
After setting up the scene in his mind, Ritsu Narose left the basement.
Coming to the bookcase in Wakaba's house for guests to browse, he casually took out a copy of Constantine's "An Actor's Work" and quickly flipped through it.
Not far from him, Wakaba Mu stood motionless with her hands folded in front of her, as if quietly accompanying him. A light and refreshing fragrance drifted slowly from her direction, causing Mingse Ritsu to pay more attention to her as he changed the book in his hand.
The long light green hair fell along the girl's cheeks, making her profile illuminated by the wall lamp even more warm and friendly.
At the same time, the [-20] above her head was particularly dazzling.
Leave
I have to go to work tomorrow and enjoy my last night off! ?
No one is allowed to stop me! ?
Anyone who points out my faults to my face will be whipped dozens of times.
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52. He is a dangerous character (two in one)
After Naruse Ritsu left, Wakami Yutenji, who had escaped the seal, also slipped out of the basement. She worked hard to improve herself and once again sought out her senior in the entertainment industry.
Noticing her little action, Shoko Toyokawa had to walk over and act as a brake to stop the guy's possible extreme behavior.
However, what she was helpless about was,
Yutenji Wakamu took out the questions that Naruse Ritsu had tortured her with before, and asked Mori Minami with a curious attitude.
Soon, the two people who seemed to have similar personalities hit it off. Minami Mori, who had a good chat with Wakami Yutenji, decided to hold a short movie viewing party to pass on her experience to these "younger generations" who were interested in the entertainment industry.
The movie viewing took place in the very basement that Ritsu Narose had previously investigated. Even through the floor, the noise that Yutenji Wakami deliberately displayed could still be heard from downstairs.
"Aren't you going?" Closing the book discussing experiential acting in his hand, Ritsu Narose looked up at the girl next to him who had remained silent from beginning to end.
Wakaba Mu was wearing a navy blue plaid dress with a choker necklace fastened around her neck. Combined with the seemingly indifferent expression on her face, she looked like a doll that had just awakened its self-awareness.
It would be rude to continue looking, so Ritsu Narose's gaze swept across the light green hair and raised it to the level of her light golden eyes.
Feeling his gaze, Ruo Yemu quickly turned his head away, as if he had seen a flood or a beast.
Unable to understand her thoughts, Ritsu Narose put the book back and prepared to leave, but heard a faint voice behind him.
--"Thanks……"
Without any pause, he pretended not to hear Wakaba Mu's thanks, passed by the "Dance of Life" hanging on the wall, and walked towards the stairs leading to the basement.
There, the projector and screen were all set up, and the cups and plates brought by the maid were already filled with tea.
While Minami Mori was asking Shoko Toyokawa and Hatsuka Sanka about trivia about the band, Wakami Yutenji secretly took out his cell phone and quickly searched for information about the upcoming movie.
Hachiman Kailing sat alone, watching her colleague cramming with interest.
Noticing Naruse Ritsu appearing on the stairs, she put down the teacup in her hand and asked, "Wakaba-san isn't with you?"
"She's on the first floor." As he said that, Ritsu Naruse walked over and sat down next to Kairin Hachiman.
Raising an eyebrow, Ling@萌壹⊙一琪4儛!玖私*G頭八幡海琳 did not remind Ritsu Narose that his actions conflicted with his current "identity." Seeing Ritsu Narose still wearing those glasses, she asked curiously, "Are you nearsighted?"
"Actually... forget it, you'll know what it means once you put it on." Giving up on explaining with words, Ritsu Narose took off his glasses and handed them to her.
Not understanding his intention, Hachiman Kailing took the glasses and put them on.
Seeing the number appear in her field of vision, she looked around, looked at the numbers above everyone's heads, and then stared at the top of Ritsu Narose's head again.
"I see... No wonder your gaze seemed strange these past few days."
Having said that, Hachiman Kairin's gaze seemed a little strange to Naruse Ritsu. She sat in front of Naruse Ritsu, gazing at him calmly. Her gaze remained calm, yet it was like the foreshadowing of a rainstorm.
After taking off the glasses and returning them to Ritsu Narose, Hachiman Kailing didn't show any reluctance.
At this moment, the lights in the basement suddenly went out.
The sound of conversation between Mori Minami and Yutenji Wakami could be heard near the movie screen. Toyokawa Shoko seemed to want to get up and change seats, but was blocked by Mori Minami who was sitting next to her and was narrating a movie synopsis.
Naruse Ritsu saw Toyokawa Shoko turn around, her eyes filled with adorable worry. He could only offer a consoling smile—because Sankaku Hatsuka was also looking back at him.
When the two people in front turned their heads, a darker shadow fell on Ritsu Narose.
Hachiman Kairin leaned forward slightly, one hand propped on the sofa, her emerald eyes flickering in the light from the curtain in front of her. Naruse Ritsu saw her favorability rise slightly, then plummeted again due to his averted gaze.
She took off the glasses from Ritsu Narose's face and leaned forward.
Suddenly guessing what Hachiman Kailing was thinking, Naruse Ritsu's expression became a little stiff: "You don't plan to..."
"Isn't this interesting?"
As her body got closer, Ritsu Narushe could vaguely smell the aroma of the cup of hot chocolate that had been placed in front of Kairin Hachiman during dinner.
Her expression remained calm, but her right hand, which was placed on the sofa, unconsciously overlapped with Ritsu Narose's hand, and then their fingers were intertwined.
At this point, she did not go any further.
Just as Ritsu Narose breathed a sigh of relief, he discovered that after the long shot at the beginning of the movie, Hachiman Kairin's movements also fluctuated with the ups and downs of the plot.
"Are you really not afraid of being discovered?" Ritsu Narose said in a low voice, lowering his voice.
Hachiman Kailing whispered in his ear, and responded in a voice almost the same as his: "Then let's change places."
After saying that, she got up from the sofa and quietly left the basement along the stairs.
After sitting on the sofa for a few seconds, seeing that she still showed no sign of changing her mind, Ritsu Narose had no choice but to keep up with her.
He passed by Wakaba Mutsu who came to the basement, and followed Hachiman Kailing's footsteps to the second floor of the house.
After dinner, the servants who had been busy in the house disappeared. On the second floor, especially near the master bedroom, the maids would not wander around here when they had nothing to do.
In this place where no one would disturb her, Hachiman Kailing took the initiative to push Naruse Ritsu into the corner. She was not tall, but the jacket and hip skirt she wore made her look imposing.
"So you like this way of playing..." The corners of Ritsu Narose's mouth twitched, but facing the current situation, he had no intention of completely refusing.
"Specific situations dictate what is moral, but without the ability to define situations, morality is nothing more than clay that can be manipulated at will" - since studying the "Artificial Ethics Code", Ritsu Naruse has found that the morality he has maintained in human society for many years has begun to gradually decline.
"It's interesting, isn't it?" Hachiman Kailing placed her palm on Naruse Ritsu's chest, feeling his gradually accelerating heartbeat.
"Even if it's just a kiss, it's too exciting, right?"
A strong sense of immorality lingered in Ritsu Naruse's heart, and this special experience might be the reason why Hachiman Kailing did this. People often say that "only those with moral integrity are qualified to commit immorality", and Ritsu Naruse now firmly believes this statement...
. Erjiu Lingwu Mountain Dad 7? Printed shirt?……
...gone.
Looking around the basement, Ruo Yemu couldn't find the object that was previously placed in the corner.
The only light source in the basement at the moment was the working projector. Even in the dim environment, it shouldn't have affected her ability to see something so conspicuous.
Although Ruoye Mu was not interested in it, a panic spread in her heart when she thought about losing the gift given to her by others.
She wanted to ask Minami, but the sobbing over there as the movie progressed warned Ruoye Mu not to disturb them at this moment. Feeling excluded, her spirit* dream锍紦]撮V拔衬" Lingwu could only leave silently and search for the lost treasure alone.
Walking to the living room on the first floor, she began to search each room in the house one by one.
When she had searched the first floor of the building thoroughly and started to walk up the stairs to the second floor, Ruo Yemu suddenly heard a faint sound coming from somewhere.
Feeling a little panic, she hesitated for a moment and decided to move towards the direction of the sound.
So, she naturally saw the scene that was extremely shocking to her.
"!"
Subconsciously covering his mouth tightly, Ruo Yemu tried hard not to make any sound.
Her body instinctively stepped back step by step, like the child in the movie "The Shining" who was hiding from his father in the snow, gradually retreating along the footprints in the snow when he came.
Back on the first floor, Wakaba Mu sat on a chair away from the stairs.
Why... would Ritsu do that with Hailing... not with Xiangzi...
Her mind was in a mess and Ruo Yemu was unable to understand this problem that was beyond her comprehension.
"Wakaba-san—"
She just woke up from her endless doubts when she heard someone calling her. But when she saw the two people who appeared beside her, Ruo Yemu's pupils suddenly contracted.
Naruse Ritsu and Hachiman Kairin stood about a meter away, looking at her with concern: "Are you feeling unwell?"
"..."
Unable to speak, Ruo Yemu just stared at them in a daze.
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