Tokyo Soft Rice King

However, with the reappearance of Kuroo, bringing in new people one after another, the Kobayashi family gradually regained some popularity.

Especially with Kuroba Akira...After Baizi came to this house, the relationships among the residents became better and better, and they no longer just stayed in their own rooms.

It seems that the house will be very lively during the Chinese New Year this year... just like now.

Today, the Kobayashi family is still filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Chapter 198: Purple Palace is more like a class monitor than the class monitor

After the pizza was delivered, Kuroba Akio went upstairs to call Hijikata Isamu, but failed to wake him up. He was probably still sleeping.

It's a shame, because if Hijikata-san was here, this would have been the first time the entire Kobayashi family had dinner together.

While eating pizza, Hei Yuming was thinking that these three people corresponded to the three female body types in the game: a young girl, an adult woman, and an old woman. They only needed a young girl's body type to complete the game.

The three ladies didn't have big appetites, so they ordered four ten-inch pizzas in total, and they only finished one and a half pizzas between them.

Shisonomiya really wanted to put on a feeding scene, but with everyone present, she didn't dare to directly express her affection for Hei Yuming, so she just focused on eating and ended up eating six pieces of pizza.

Because Sister Hong still had pasta to eat, she only ate two pieces of pizza, and half of each of the two pasta dishes was left. In the end, Hei Yuming and Shizhimiya ate the remaining half together.

Grandma Kobayashi eats more than the average old lady, and she also ate half a pizza. She has neither diabetes nor the three highs, so she has no concerns about eating.

She is in such good health, she can probably live for a long time... Hei Yuming sincerely hopes that the old woman can live to be a hundred years old.

Kuroba Akira ate a whole pizza, and in the end, there was still one and a half pizzas and some potato wedges left. They were originally meant for Hijikata Isamu, but a greedy kitten smelled the smell and came over and took a piece of the pizza...

So why does Blacktail eat everything? Is your digestive system really a cat's?

After the pizza feast ended in the evening, Grandma Kobayashi went back to her room first. She goes to bed very early, usually at nine o'clock, but she ate a little too much today, so she would probably wait until she had digested it before going to bed.

After eating and drinking, the remaining three people continued to discuss the future arrangements.

"Then, starting next week, I can focus on accompanying Shion-chan. What do you say, little brother?"

Kuroba Akira took out the voice actor agency's new talent recruitment schedule that he had collected and printed out earlier and said.

"Look, this is a voice actor agency that's recruiting new talent. I originally planned to have Ziyin audition at a few nearby locations, but if you, Hongjie, accompany her, we should be able to go to all of them... Hongjie, I remember you can drive, right?"

"Yes, but I haven't driven for a long time. However, my other wife also has a driver's license. If necessary, I can let her drive."

In her previous life, Tian Hongxiang never drove a car again after she became blind. It has been more than ten years since she touched the steering wheel.

Moreover, the traffic rules in Neon are different. Traffic is on the left, so it would be more reliable to let Xiaohong, a local, drive.

"But the problem is, I don't have a car."

"As for the car, you can borrow my mother-in-law's."

"Huh?! So grandma can drive? I didn't know! I mean, she can actually drive?"

Royal sister Hongxiang was shocked. Grandma Kobayashi is over seventy years old, and it is really amazing that she still insists on driving herself.

"Of course... How else do you think she managed to buy so many things when she went to the supermarket? I used to accompany her to the supermarket, but recently it's been Ziyin who has been accompanying her."

"Ah...I see..."

"Anyway, starting next week, Sister Hong, you can drive Ziyin to the live auditions. It'll just be a way to gain experience and become more familiar to her."

"Okay, leave it to me! I promise to bring Ziyin back to you intact!"

Of course it has to be lossless... What if it's lossy?

"But before that, we have to solve the problem of Ziyin's appearance. Like I said before, we have to find a way to reduce her appearance."

"Oh, Xiaohong is listening too. Now it's her turn to come out and talk to Ziyin-chan? I'll call her out right away."

As soon as she closes her eyes and opens them again, the personality switch is complete, and Tashiro Hongxiang's whole temperament changes. It's magical every time I see it.

However, Hei Yuming also observed carefully and found some clues, mainly that changes in body shape and expression led to such a significant change in temperament.

When Sister Hong sits, she keeps her back straight, looks straight ahead, and pushes her bangs behind her ears, making her look energetic and capable.

But when it came to Xiaohong, he became hunched over, with not only his shoulders drooping but also his head lowered. He also deliberately covered his eyes with his bangs, and his expression changed from confident to timid.

At this time, Murasaki Palace was also concentrating on observing the changes in Tashiro Hongxiang, and gained some inspiration from it.

It's clearly the same person, but before and after the transformation, they seem like completely different people...

It's like 'switching into a different soul'...

Although it was indeed a true 'personality switch', what Zi Zhigong was thinking was...

Is it possible to achieve this level through acting alone?

Before, she just relied on acting to hide her true self, but now she suddenly realized that the 'inner' can also be shaped.

Is it possible to create a 'completely new soul' through behavior, manners, posture, gesture, and expression, so as to achieve the feeling of 'becoming another person'?

Maybe give it a try...

The moment this thought came to mind, Murasakimiya Shion's talent "Soul Performing Arts S" found the most correct 'way to open'.

The true value of S-level talent is about to begin to emerge.

"Um... hello..."

Xiaohong plucked up the courage to greet the two of them.

Kuroba Akira eased her tension with a relaxed smile.

"It's okay to be more casual. Then please show Ziyin how to 'hide your shortcomings'."

Zi Zhigong also came back to his senses and bowed his head and asked for help.

"I'm counting on you, too."

"O-okay, then... can I get closer to see your face?"

"Of course you can. You can touch it with your hands, too."

Zizhigong smiled and tilted her head slightly so Xiaohong could get a better look at her perfect face.

Xiaohong came closer to her, stared at her, and even her nervousness was thrown away, muttering in a daze.

"...美しい..."

Then Xiaohong took out a wet wipe from her bag and wiped her hands clean before reaching out to touch Zi Zhigong's face.

"She's truly beautiful... I can't find a single flaw... Her eyes are naturally large, perfectly proportioned to her face, and her eyelashes are so long... There's absolutely nothing that needs to be 'fixed'..."

Hei Yuming reminded from the side.

"So what? Can you do it?"

"Well... although I don't have the heart to hide this beauty, but if I must, I can do it."

Tashiro Hongxiang said with certainty that there was no problem, which was in stark contrast to her usual timid appearance.

The only area where she has absolute confidence is makeup.

This reminded Kuroba Akira of Aizono Moeie, who also became very serious when talking about topics related to painting, and put her shame aside.

The difference is that for Moe Aizono, painting is just a 'hobby', but for Benika Tashiro it is a 'job'.

There is a saying that goes, don't use your interests to challenge other people's careers.

For Tashiro Hongxiang, makeup is her absolute professional field.

"So, what style do you want?"

Hei Yuming asked curiously.

“Can you also specify the style?”

"Well, I know most common makeup styles, like girly makeup, classical makeup, prom makeup, etc... If you break it down, there are probably dozens of different styles... I also know other special makeup styles, like smoky eye, clown makeup, etc..."

When she said this, Xiaohong noticed the confused looks of Kuroba Ming and Murasakimiya, and suddenly realized that she was explaining to "outsiders", so she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Ah... But if I put it that way, you guys wouldn't know what kind of makeup style it is... Sorry, it would be nice if there were pictures..."

Hei Yuming scratched his head and asked.

"Um, Sister Hong seemed to have mentioned before that you seem to be able to do special effects makeup?"

"Well, when I was in college, I joined the film club and learned a lot of special makeup, such as aging, fatness, and disability... But those require special materials and are more time-consuming."

In the era without computer special effects technology, people could only rely on special effects makeup to change their appearance. Of course, it has not been eliminated now. After all, special effects makeup is much cheaper than computer special effects.

"But I don't recommend applying too much makeup, because makeup can damage the skin... Ziyin's skin is so fine... it would be a shame if it was irritated by makeup..."

"Anyway, I don't know much about makeup, so I'll just follow your ideas, Miss Hongxiang."

"Okay, okay! Then let's get started now!"

Tashiro Hongxiang was also eager to try it out. She took out a bunch of cosmetics from her bag and started to put on makeup for Murasaki Nomiya.

After a while, Xiaohong completed the first version of her makeup and took out a hand mirror for Zi Zhigong.

"Hmm... that's it. Check it out in the mirror."

"……ah……!"

Zi Zhigong opened her mouth in surprise. As someone who knew her appearance best, she knew very well that she had indeed become uglier!

My skin has become a little dull and my eyes don’t look as big. Is it because of the eye shadow?

Anyway... it's amazing!

If I had known that makeup could lower my appearance, I would have learned how to put on makeup earlier.

This is mainly because she didn't think about it. After all, when people mention makeup, they usually think of "becoming beautiful", so Zi Zhigong has never been interested in makeup.

But what was important now was not her own feelings, so she turned her head and asked Hei Yuming.

"What do you think, Mingjun?"

Hei Yuming crossed his arms and frowned. He was still not satisfied.

"It seems to have become a little ordinary... but it's still very beautiful. Can't it be lowered any further?"

Although the appearance score has dropped from 120 points to 100 points, it is still full marks!

Zi Zhigong has such a good foundation that it would be difficult for her to become ugly without changing her face shape.

Kuroba Akira originally wanted to ask if he could put on the scary hot girl makeup like Corpse Beast from Azure Sea, but then he thought that going to the live audition with that look might scare people.

Makeup should be down-to-earth, but not too down-to-earth.

"Of course you can, but you'd have to wear heavy makeup... It's okay if you do it once or twice, but if you do it too often, as I said just now, it will damage your skin, so I don't recommend it..."

Ordinary makeup techniques can only achieve this level. Even if Xiaohong has master-level makeup techniques, the reverse operation would be too difficult for her.

On the one hand, it was because Zi Zhigong’s appearance was so good, and on the other hand, she really couldn’t bear to make it uglier.

It was like deliberately destroying a famous painting, and she felt filled with guilt.

"Um……"

Although Hei Yuming was still not very satisfied, he did not want Zi Zhigong to damage his skin. If it was just to hide his weakness, there was no need to go to that extent.

Noticing that Hei Yuming was in a difficult situation, Shizumiya volunteered.

"Well, even if it damages my skin, it doesn't matter. I can..."

"No, I can't accept that. There's no need to take that risk."

Hei Yuming interrupted her directly and asked Xiaohong.

"Is there no other way?"

"Yes, but it's not through makeup, it's about changing your hairstyle."

"Hairstyle..."

"Yes, in fact, the beauty of the head mainly depends on the hairstyle. The first thing people see is the hair, and then the face. Many people grow long hair to cover up their ugliness."

"I know that. If you use long hair to cover your face and then cover your mouth with your hands, even a fat girl can make her face look small, right?"

"Yes, in the film and television industry, it is possible to create this kind of optical illusion."

"Oh, I know that, but it's limited to 'fixed shots', right?"

Because it’s the same in games. All game designs serve the camera. As long as there are no mistakes in the lens, you can do whatever you want outside the lens and modeling.

In the past, when computer performance was not strong enough, it was very difficult to create hair, mirrors, and water flow effects. Because they consumed too much computer performance and resources, real-time rendering was almost impossible to achieve, so many "tricky" methods were used.