Let me see your shine!

Akane occasionally takes acting lessons with Rikka.

...As the days passed, Youren finished recording the new song while filming.

Thursday night.

In the studio, Youren sang the last verse of "Even though our hands are empty":

"It was on a lonely night,

Still shining in the distance,

The sky is full of stars..."

After Yuto finished singing, he paused for a few seconds and looked outside at the control room.

"Okay, let's make sure it's this version."

Teacher Daxiang made a gesture.

Yuto took off his headphones and came out.

Xiangzi said, "Your singing has improved again."

"After all, we practice every day."

Yuto asked casually, "By the way, who did you ask to record your instrumental? Do you want reimbursement?"

"No, I just asked some friends for help."

"Friends... If your friends are interested in debuting, you can introduce them to the company."

Yuto asked tentatively.

Xiangzi was a little confused: "Debut? You only listened to one accompaniment, and you are sure they have the ability?"

He laughed and said, "From the accompaniment, I can tell your friends are quite good."

"...I'll introduce them to you when I have the chance. I'm not quite sure what they intend to do."

Xiangzi shook his head.

"Row."

Yuto didn't rush her.

Xiangzi then asked, "I remember you said you wanted a hand-drawn MV?"

"Correct."

Yuuto nodded.

"Have you found the painter yet?"

"I haven't found it yet."

"Well."

When Xiangzi saw Youren's expression, he knew he was not in a hurry.

She asked, "Who are you going to ask to sing with you?"

"Even though we have nothing in our hands" is a song sung by a man and a woman.

Although Yuto can sing by himself, singing with others allows him to feel the brilliance of the chorus.

So he planned to find someone to sing with him from the beginning.

...There's no need to consider Jianzi and her friends because they can't sing well.

In the future, you can let Yulia sing "Tomorrow's Sentinel" to persecute Miss Sakura.

This time, he plans to ask Mahiru for cooperation.

He had felt Karen and Hikari's sparkle before, but not so much Mahiru's.

So he wanted to make up for it.

Yuto feels that the gentle Mahiru should be able to perform this song well.

"It's up to you to decide."

After listening to his ideas, Xiangzi did not express any opinion.

Yuto didn't discuss it with her again.

He went downstairs to the office and saw Qian editing the video seriously, so he walked behind her to watch.

He looked at her for a while, but she didn't react, obviously she was very focused.

Yuto didn't bother her and sat down to check Twitter, looking for artists who interested him.

Two more days passed.

Saturday morning.

Yuto made an appointment with Mahiru, and He drove him to a coffee shop near Mahiru's dormitory.

When they arrived, Mahiru was waiting.

"Good morning, Yuto-san... Um, who is this?"

She looked at the raccoon dog.

Yuto first said, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Then he introduced Mahiru and Raccoon to each other.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Youren stated his purpose:

"I came to you this time because I want you to collaborate with me on a song."

"Song?"

Mahiru was very surprised.

"Yes, you can listen first."

Youren took out his cell phone and headphones and played the recorded song for her.

"...It's a nice song. Was this also composed by Yuto-san?"

Mahiru's gaze was somewhat admiring.

"I guess so. Teacher Daxiang helped me a lot."

Yuuto replied.

He asked again: "How about it, do you want to come?"

"I want to...but I can't do it. My singing skills aren't particularly good."

Mahiru hesitated.

She is habitually insecure.

There are so many outstanding people around her that she often looks down on herself.

29 High and mighty

Yuto smiled and shook his head, then said to Mahiru:

"Why not? This song is perfect for the gentle Mahiru."

"Eh? Gentle..."

He held Mahiru's small hand and said firmly and sincerely, "Mahiru, I want to see you shine."

"Shining, shining..."

Mahiru looked at Yuto, her cheeks gradually turning red.

He sat by the window, the sunlight shining on his handsome face, making him seem to sparkle.

Yuto's tone was pleading: "Mahiru, sing with me."

Mahiru felt her heart struck hard, and subconsciously agreed:

"Okay, okay, I understand."

"Thank you, I knew you would agree."

"Huh? I, I agreed...?"

Mahiru was shocked.

Raccoon: “…”

what a horrible man...

She glanced at Mahiru. This little girl was so obsessed with her own president that she had lost her mind. How pitiful.

But I guess she doesn't hate it.

The raccoon dog said nothing and treated himself as air.

Yuto immediately said, "Thank you, let's go to the company now."

Mahiru panicked: "Hey, is it so urgent? I'm not mentally prepared yet."

"It's okay. Just for a little while, just a moment."

Yuto smiled warmly, and Mahiru followed him to the company in a daze.

"…What happened to her? Is she sick?"

When Xiangzi saw Mahiru, he couldn't help but feel confused.

Her face was quite red.

"Don't worry."

Yuuto waved his hand.

...He realized again the consequences of combining his face with his acting skills.

At least it works well for little girls.

Mature women like raccoon dogs are not affected at all.

Yuto and Shoko explained the song to Mahiru, then asked her to try singing it, and then everyone listened together.

"Very good, Shengxiang's students really have a solid foundation."

Xiangzi nodded.

Mahiru was still uneasy: "But there are so many people who are better than me, such as Tomita-san, Guang-chan, etc. If I let them sing..."

Xiangzi frowned: "So? What does that have to do with us?"

"Eh?"

"The president chose you, not someone else. Why are you talking about that? What does that have to do with what we are doing now?"

"That was not what I meant……"

Xiangzi said unhappily:

"So what do you mean? The president chose you among so many candidates, and I also recognized your ability after listening to your audition.

What else do you want? Do you want to give this opportunity to someone else?

Xiangzi stared at Mahiru unhappily and said, "Iwata-san, you are really... arrogant."

"No, I, I'm not... I didn't."

Mahiru was panicked and completely shocked by Shoko's aura.

Yuto rubbed his head and thought to himself: Oh no, if this continues, Mahiru-chan will be sucked into Teacher Daisho's gravity black hole!

In the tense atmosphere, he inserted himself between the two and said, "Stop, Xiangzi, I know what you mean, but you've gone too far. Mahiru-chan just lacks confidence and doesn't mean to give in to others."

He continued, "You're too aggressive, Xiangzi. But Mahiru-chan is also wrong. You need to be more confident in yourself.

Look, if you don’t believe in yourself, believe in me, because I believe in you.”

Yuto gave Mahiru a smile as bright as the sun and copied a line from her.