I live my life in Tokyo

Just as Higuchi Enka said, there are many different kinds of living beings.

This might be an unprecedented rivalry. Sakakibara Kaede couldn't help but ponder, is he really sure he can pass this round under such circumstances?

"——Sakakihara Kaede, Uehara Yoshi——"

The two names were reported, and they stood up and looked at Takeda Hiroshi who had a helpless look on his face.

"Sorry, brother, we'll go first." Uehara Yao's smile was a little nervous, even neurotic, but it was normal in this state.

Even though it was late summer, Sakakibara Kaede still felt his fingers were a little cold. He rubbed the slightly stiff muscles on his face, and he and Uehara Yo followed the other eight people and waited in front of the gate.

The boy let out a long sigh, passed through the gate and turned a corner, and a shocking scene appeared before their eyes.

A chaotic intersection that looked like a Japanese intersection that had been through war. A scrapped Japanese police car was parked on the side of the road, with broken glass all over the ground. The roadside signs were crooked and seemed like they would fall down at any moment. Smoke was billowing from the buildings in the distance, and it looked like they were really on fire.

Sakakibara Kaede couldn't help but be amazed. Is this the strength of the props team?

He had seen Toei's prop team during the will-o'-the-wisp show in midsummer, but due to the limitations of the subject matter and venue, he could only see the tip of the iceberg.

The current set was completely made by the props team for this audition.

The broken walls and the smoke-blackened ground all told of the tragedy that had happened in the past.

"Hello." One of the judges sitting in the glass room said, "As you can see, the scene this time is the Shibuya district that was destroyed by the appearance of a monster."

"You ten are a special team sent by the police department to stop the weirdos."

He summarized the cause in one sentence and then talked about the setting.

"In theory, the guns you are equipped with cannot cause effective damage to the monsters. Similarly, force attacks cannot cause damage to the monsters. Your only job, or mission, is to delay time and upload the photos to the special network before the monsters destroy the base station."

The ten people looked inside the venue and saw a building that looked like a military tent. They probably thought it was the base station he was referring to.

"Of course, you are not the only ten people present." The man said meaningfully. He looked to the side, and everyone followed his gaze and saw a group of people dressed in dusty clothes. They looked like refugees, with blood and dust on their suits, a large piece of their leather pants was rubbed off, and some of them had blood on their heads.

Hiss...isn't this really the same thing as the Dead Rising?

Sakakibara Kaede frowned slightly. No wonder this audition took twenty minutes. The first ten minutes were introduction and insertion, and the last ten minutes were the acting.

"On the table on the right, there are your equipment for this operation, ten sets in total."

Everyone stepped forward and looked at the table. In addition to the SWAT bulletproof vests that looked like they were stolen from the police station, there was also... a pistol.

Oh, don't get me wrong, this is not free America, so of course they won't give you real guns.

"The pistols I provide you can shoot out Easter eggs, which can temporarily slow down the monsters, but the ammunition is limited. Once it is used up, there will be no more supplies."

"The explanation time is ten minutes in total. By the way, six minutes have passed now. The audition lasts ten minutes in total, for a total of twenty minutes. After that, the judges will score you based on your performance, and you will be notified in the evening whether you have passed the first round." After repeating the rules that the staff had just given, the man returned to the glass room and pressed the countdown.

When everyone saw that the countdown had begun, they hurriedly put on their bulletproof vests and began to check their guns.

The man had said before that these were air guns that could shoot Easter eggs, and the pills were placed next to the bulletproof vest, with a total of 3 magazines.

Kaede Sakakibara stepped forward and touched the slightly cold metal. It was not dry plastic, but the feel of a killing weapon. He checked the gun just like what he saw on TV.

In the past he played paintball, or it would be more appropriate to call it live action CS.

"Damn, Sakakibara, are you so skilled?" Uehara Yao asked in a low voice.

"This is what I learned in Hawaii." Sakakibara Kaede said skillfully as he checked the magazine.

Generally speaking, there are two types of airguns, but both are very similar. One type is the Easter egg, which is a small bead placed in the magazine and the trigger is pulled. A magazine can shoot about 20 to 50 small Easter eggs. The other type is more professional, with slightly larger Easter eggs installed on the shell and loaded and used like a normal firearm.

The air rifles here are undoubtedly the former, the latter are too hardcore.

He checked and found that one magazine could fire 20 small Easter eggs.

"So exaggerated?" Uehara Yao exclaimed, "I'll hide behind you in a while."

"This is an audition. Is it really okay to be so timid?" Sakakibara Kaede reminded helplessly.

He paused. In the memory of his original owner, Kaede Sakakibara seemed to have really been to Hawaii, but he did not learn to use a gun from his father, which was different from the Elementary School Student of the God of Death.

Kaede Sakakibara learned this from her mother.

The ten actors looked at each other, and all of them had a hint of nervousness on their faces. Even if they were told the rules, everything ahead was unknown, and no one knew what would happen during the audition.

But even so, they still walked towards the edge of the venue.

Sakakibara Kaede stepped onto the scorched earth licked by flames. He held the gun in his right hand. Uehara Yo raised his head and looked at him, and both of them raised their fists to bump against each other at the same time.

The judges saw that the ten people were ready. As the countdown sounded, the man who had just read the rules made an affirmative gesture to the staff who was operating the lights on the side.

The originally bright venue suddenly became dark. Firelight could be seen from the ruins buildings from time to time, and the crooked street lamps flickered with pale light.

Just like a symphony, the music of one part gradually rises, and the timbre of another part also slowly improves.

Crying, cursing, and complaining echoed in the ears of the crowd, as if they had already happened on the street. Ordinary passers-by sat on the ground in tattered clothes, their faces gloomy, as if they had encountered a disaster.

The old man was holding on to his crutches with trembling legs, but he still insisted on not letting himself collapse to the ground. The beautiful woman with a dusty face but fashionable clothes kept cursing and spitting at the other end of the phone. The little girl in the elementary school uniform hugged a teddy bear and cried for her daddy.

Sakakibara Kaede opened her eyes wide and held her breath.

Goosebumps instantly appeared all over my body.

All of this was so real that it made the boy tremble. Seeing this scene, he had an urge to turn around and run away - everyone knew that nothing good would happen next.

This is human nature; the tendency to seek benefits and avoid harm is ingrained in the human body.

Uehara Yao heard a panting sound. He turned his head to see his friend staring blankly at the scene in front of him. There was excitement, fear, and an indescribable anxiety in his eyes.

"Oh?" The judges used cameras to observe the actors' facial expressions and performances. The stonemason sitting in the first row raised his eyebrows slightly. The screen in front of him clearly recorded the facial expressions of all ten people.

"This actor gets into the role so quickly."

"Ow!"

The violent roar made everyone's body tremble. Under the light white mist, a strange man wearing hard armor walked slowly under the street light. After all, his mouthparts were quite large, which made people think of an insect at the first time.

Sakakibara Kaede raised his gun and shot immediately.

Two other actors reacted at the same time as him. Under their influence, ten people quickly entered the venue, found cover, raised their guns and shot at the weirdo.

The weirdo's movements seemed to be restrained by the bullets. His movement slowed down and he let out an angry roar.

Kaede Sakakibara fired half of the magazine and then stopped and hid behind a cover. He observed the movements of the monsters and found that it was just as his superiors had said, the bullets could not cause any substantial damage to the monsters. They were a suicide squad that was trying to delay time.

"Base station!"

The two shouted at the same time. Sakakibara nodded to the other person who was shouting. The other person shouted from a distance, "Stop shooting and observe the movement trajectory of the monster first!"

Uehara Yao exhaled a foul breath. He had just emptied a magazine, but it was obvious that he did not cause any substantial damage to the monster. He rolled over to Sakakibara Kaede's side and asked, "What should we do next?"

"Just like that person said, base stations take priority." Sakakibara Kaede observed the strange man through the gap in the bunker. After a moment, he immediately noticed the passers-by screaming in fear, and his face instantly turned black.

Uehara Yo took a breath of cold air.

The weirdo stretched out his long claws and stabbed at the screaming middle-aged woman.

--Snapped!

His movements slowed down because of the bullets. Sakakibara Feng protected the middle-aged woman behind him and continued to intimidate the monster. Uehara Yaoyan quickly grabbed the hand of a passerby and shouted, "Run."

"Protect the base station while helping people escape."

"Oh!"

The other members helped the passers-by who were slumped on the ground to stand up. Uehara Yao quickly came to the military tent and saw that there was already someone inside staring at a timer with a countdown of five minutes.

"hiss..."

"There is no other way, we can only delay the time."

The two people who had never met before quickly came to a conclusion and walked out of the tent.

The weirdo was enraged by the bullet that didn't hurt him at all. He roared and raised his arms high and swung them downwards.

Kaede Sakakibara supported his body with his arms and did an ugly backward flip, barely avoiding the monster's attack. He could not retreat at this time because behind him was a frightened little girl holding a teddy bear.

"Asshole, look over here!" Uehara Yao raised his gun and fired wildly, trying to attract the weirdo's attention, while the others also provided fire support.

The weirdo glanced at Uehara Yao grimly, then quickly turned around and strode towards him, lashing the boy who was squatting on the ground with his long tail like a whip.

Sakakibara Feng gritted his teeth, turned around and hugged the little girl, and took a few steps forward with all his strength, but was eventually hit on the back by the tail and pushed out.

Fortunately, the blow hit his bulletproof vest. Looking at the silly look of the little girl in his arms, Sakakibara Feng quickly waved his hand and asked her to leave quickly.

He checked how many magazines were left, took a look at the situation over there, and quickly joined the battle.

Chapter 4: Learn, Brother

"The actor is clear and quick to get into the role. He is really eye-catching."

The stonemason put the pen on his chin. He observed Sakakibara Kaede, who was rolling around in the room and avoiding the monster's attacks strictly according to the settings, and said, "Compared to the disappointment of the first group, the performance of the second group is really eye-catching."

"He was also the first to think of the mission and protecting the people." The judge at the side nodded in agreement, and said, "Even if this actor can't be chosen for the leading role, he can still be considered for other roles."

This statement was recognized by most of the judges. In their opinion, Sakakibara Kaede's acting skills were pleasing to the eye and worthy of attention.

Kiyoshi Takenaka was sitting in the screenwriter group. He raised his head and smiled when he heard this. After not seeing each other for a whole summer, Kiyoshi Takenaka only knew that the other party participated in a reality show and did not shoot any new TV series or movies. At first, he was worried whether Kaede Sakakibara's acting skills would decline.

The result was far beyond his expectations. Kaede Sakakibara's acting skills were more mature than in the past auditions. Kiyoshi Takenaka could see many shadows of people in Kaede Sakakibara. Mai Sakurajima's facial expressions were exaggerated, and Yui Kashima's action acting was as smooth as flowing water. . .

Has this person learned everything?

Kiyoshi Takenaka opened his eyes wide, not daring to miss a moment, with the corners of his mouth raised high. He was pleasantly surprised by Kaede Sakakibara's progress. It seemed that Kaede Sakakibara had not gained nothing this summer vacation.

Mature action acting.

Such thoughts appeared in the minds of every judge who was reviewing the case. Their eyes now all followed Sakakibara Kaede's every move. In the face of those tense and vital movements, everyone else became a background at this moment.

Terrible concentration, Takenaka Kiyoshi thought to himself, he caught everyone's attention on him, and he did all this unintentionally, or he had no intention of competing with others for the limelight.

There were a few people in the front shouting and giving orders, but they were completely overshadowed by Sakakibara Kaede. Why was that?

The stonemason was also thinking about this question, and after a moment, he seemed to understand.

The eyes of Sakakibara Kaede reflect this world, this real world, this world where weirdos run rampant and ordinary people are powerless to fight back, this world that needs heroes. He is anxious because he wants to save the people, he is fearless because he knows he is a member of the death squad, he fights hard because he has not considered the issue of survival.

In the face of this "reality", any actor who appears to believe it on the surface but thinks in his heart that this is a fake world can feel that they are out of tune with this world and have an inexplicable sense of disharmony.

Yes, there were actors giving orders before.

But his tone and instructions were too... general, like an observer standing outside this world, commanding the NPCs to fight as a commander.

Such empty words were shattered in front of Sakakibara Kaede, without even a trace of room left.

The stonemason noticed that some of the actors had stiff and awkward faces and knew that they had failed. They could not keep up with Sakakibara Kaede, who was completely immersed in this world, and their performances naturally lost rhythm.

At least, there is still someone who can keep up with Sakakibara Kaede.

He glanced at the few people following Sakakibara Kaede, nodded slightly, raised the corners of his mouth, and laughed.

This kid is a monster.

Not only is he a monster himself, he also has the ability to turn the people around him into monsters of his own kind.

The crisp ringing of the bell echoed in the venue, and the originally dim lights in the room disappeared. The staff turned up the lights, and the weirdo stopped. He took a look at the traces of Easter eggs on the armor, and knocked the side of his head as if he was a little distressed.

"call--"

Sakakibara Kaede blinked his eyes, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He was still changing the magazine, and now he dropped his arms, feeling a constant pain all over his body.

After the tension came relaxation. For a moment, all ten actors sat on the ground, gasping for breath, and indeed could not utter a word.

Sakakibara Kaede put the magazine on the ground and took off his bulletproof vest. In the beginning, there was too much concentrated fire and bullets, which resulted in some people's magazines being empty near the end. They had no choice but to use small stones to attract the monsters' attention.

All I can say is that fortunately these so-called small stones are synthetic plastics, and Mr. Weird's full body armor is very shock-proof, so they did not cause any substantial harm to the people inside.

"Thanks for your hard work."

An actor following Sakakibara Kaede whispered his thanks. He had been following Sakakibara Kaede to buy time for him, and unknowingly he was brought into this chaotic world. The crying of the people frightened him, and the roar of the monsters made him terrified.

Looking back now, he might think that he was very funny at that time, as he was so scared because of an extra and a person covered in a strange skin. Having said that, he is still very grateful to Sakakibara Kaede.

At least without Sakakibara Kaede, he would not be able to immerse himself in such a world by himself.

Thinking of this, the actor couldn't help but look with pity at the actors wandering on the other side of the battlefield who were giving orders at the beginning but gradually became silent. Their original intentions may have been good, but their performance made them out of place in this scene.

After the audition, the actors will have a general understanding of their results. At least Sakakibara Kaede felt pretty good about himself. After nodding and saying goodbye to the judges, he and Uehara Yora stretched lazily at the end of the line and walked towards the door.

"how do you feel?"

"Well... it should be a sure thing." Hearing Uehara Yo's question, Sakakibara Kaede told the truth. His body still felt a little hot because of the thorough exercise. "At least I think I should be able to pass the first round of auditions."