Chapter 170

"So what? Anyway, your skipping classes is just going back and forth between school and home, it's incredibly boring." He snorted, offering one-sided criticism of her daily Trajectory while casually promoting his life experience.

"Even in this state, they still do those boring things every day, it's like they're skipping class just for the sake of skipping class."

"If you're going to act recklessly, then do something you wouldn't normally do or that's very difficult to do. That way, it won't be a waste of time, right?"

"But luckily you have a friend like me. Today I'll show you what the real meaning of skipping class is!"

"Tsk, so long-winded!" Touma Kazusa clicked her tongue, turned her head to look at the surrounding shops, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, showing her impatience with his lecturing.

Now that their relationship is closer, if it were at the beginning, would he have dared to lecture her like that...? Her feet would probably be on his body by now.

"When did you become so fussy? You're almost like that class monitor in my class lately."

"As soon as I arrived yesterday, he made me fill out application forms for textbooks, trams, student IDs, and so on, disturbing my sleep. It was so annoying."

"Haha... I think it's best not to sleep at school, Touma-san." Kogisora Yukina's expression grew increasingly bitter; it seemed she had made two bad friends.

This is the first time in my life, but I'm actually quite excited!

Is this the thrill of crossing taboos? What a wonderful feeling.

"Oh, I almost forgot, you're the one who likes to disturb my sleep too, Ogiso." Touma Kazusa's pale blue eyes were indifferent, almost lifeless, as she subtly glanced at the beautiful young girl beside her.

"The school's number one beauty and School Idol, the two-time Miss Minejo winner, comes to Class E every day to find me, this delinquent loser. Do you know how much trouble this is causing me?"

She sighed deeply, feeling that her daily life was being completely disrupted by the two of them. "Knowing you two is truly my blessing!"

"Is that even a question?" Sakurakoji Talent glanced at her, giving her a look that said, "What are you talking about?"

"A woman as eccentric, aloof, and foul- Piano as you, who else but us would want to hang out with you?"

"... Hmph." Touma Kazusa looked away, letting out a soft hum.

Surprisingly, there was no rebuttal to his vicious assessment.

Kogisora Yukina smiled wryly, "What do you mean by 'the most beautiful woman'... If possible, please don't use such descriptions~ Touma-san is clearly cuter than me."

"Besides, Miss Minejo wasn't someone I chose voluntarily; I was just dragged there by my friends."

"What a memorable line," he glanced at Kogisora Yukina, Hands were obediently placed in front of her.

The child still didn't seem used to such bold actions, and was very Kokoro in both his gaze and movements, like a fledgling afraid of being discovered by a teacher randomly appearing on the street—which was indeed the case.

But it is precisely because of this that the fact that she was dragged into the abyss of depravity is all the more irresistible!

He gave her a teasing look, as if he wanted to see her become even more troubled.

Chapter 216 The Boy and Two Beautiful JK Girls

"But when did Touma-san and Talent-kun start calling each other by their first names?" After calming down a bit, she cautiously raised her eyes, a subtle Kokoro of cunning flashing in her bright eyes.

Did something happen between them while she was away?

Touma Kazusa and Sakurakoji Talent's bodies trembled simultaneously, as if drawn together, their eyes meeting involuntarily before quickly looking away half a second later.

"Without realizing it?" Sakurakoji Talent the first to answer.

"Without realizing it," Touma Kazusa nodded affirmatively.

"Hey~~ How suspicious..." Kogisora Yukina narrowed her eyes, leaned forward, and kept moving around, sizing up the two of them.

She didn't miss that wonderful atmosphere just now.

"Let's not talk about us anymore, Yukina," he said, unable to bear her curious gaze any longer, changing the subject. "Are you sure it's okay for you to come out with us today? Even though I was the one who dragged you out."

Both of them were still wearing Western-style school uniforms: black long-sleeved jackets, blue mesh skirts that didn't reach their knees, black stockings, and brown leather shoes—the whole outfit was school uniform.

It's worth mentioning that because the skirt is so short, the view of the "absolute territory" (area of skin) is quite impressive.

If there's any difference in their clothes, it's that one is a well-behaved girl who wears a normal blue and white bow tie, while the other is a Delinquent Girl who wears a boy's tie.

Clearly, both of them were forcibly summoned by him using his mobile phone after they started school.

As for himself, he had no intention of going to school in the first place—or rather, even if he had planned to go, he wouldn't have worn his school uniform to see them.

She wore a beige trench coat (millions of yen), a burgundy undershirt (two hundred thousand yen), dark blue flats (six hundred thousand yen), ankle boots (one million seven hundred thousand yen), and light gray sunglasses (one hundred thousand yen), which added to her mystery while slightly reducing the impact of her good looks.

Apart from that, he was just carrying an ordinary briefcase.

Just kidding. In reality, walking down the street, nobody would guess how much your outfit is worth. For non-professionals, similar outfits costing millions of yen and tens of thousands of yen wouldn't have a significant difference.

Despite this, his tall and slender figure, accentuated by the trench coat, still made him incredibly dashing and eye-catching.

Like the occasional sight of a beautiful, elegant woman on a sidewalk in a big city.

It's not just their looks; their fashionable outfits and the confident aura they exude give the illusion that they're on a completely different level from those around them.

Sakurakoji Talent is currently in this situation, not to mention that he has two very beautiful high school girls standing on either side of him.

With three handsome men and beautiful women standing together, it's hard not to attract attention.

In fact, from the moment the three left the gate of Houjou, the rate of people turning their heads to look at them never fell below 90%—the other 10% were looking down at their phones.

While passersby admired the scene with envy, some wicked thoughts inevitably arose in their minds, since it was during class time.

For no apparent reason, Touma Kazusa and Kogisora Yukina's reputations were unfairly damaged...

"That..." Although she knew he was changing the subject, the understanding girl didn't call him out on it. She just smiled and ended her teasing.

"It should be fine, right? My parents are very comfortable with me playing with Talent-kun."

"Well, I didn't tell them I would skip class because of this."

She adorably stuck out her tongue, put her Hands behind her back, and tucked her head in, striking an innocent and cute pose that made one want to rush forward and hug her tightly.

"This shouldn't be considered nothing, right?" He blinked, treasuring her adorable, innocent expression.

"If we really get punished or disciplined later," she stepped forward, grabbed his sleeve, and looked up at him pitifully, "You'll have to take responsibility for me then, Talent-kun."

"..." Completely captivated by her forceful control, the two stopped in their tracks and stood frozen on the sidewalk, their eyes locked in a deep, affectionate gaze. A youthful, pink aura emanated from them, sweeping over the surroundings and causing passersby to feel a pang of regret.

I don't know if it's because I ate too much sugar or because my Dao heart shattered.

"Don't block the way in broad daylight."

This strange atmosphere was broken only by the only person on the street unaffected by the two.

Touma Kazusa frowned in disdain for a moment, then closed her eyes and walked straight past. After uttering a sentence, she forcefully bumped into Sakurakoji Talent, causing him to stumble, and strode off alone into the distance.

The two exchanged amused glances, and a moment later followed her.

"But Talent-kun, isn't it about time you told us why you called us out?" After walking a while longer, Kogisora Yukina asked about the purpose of today's event.

He simply said on his phone that he had something important to do and asked them to come out and meet him. He said he would explain what it was when they met.

So even now, they still don't know what he's trying to do.

"Okay, we're almost there, just wait a little longer," he said, glancing at the map on his phone to reassure her.

"Wow, how mysterious!"

Under his guidance, they walked for another kilometer or so and finally arrived at their destination building.

Sakurakoji Talent took the lead and went in first. The two looked at each other, both bewildered, having gained no useful information, and could only follow.

The interior decoration of the building is quite different from other places, with a simple linear structure that makes it seem extraordinary at first glance.

Even the ceiling wasn't a regular flat ceiling, but rather a curved grid pattern, which made Kogisora Yukina even more confused.

Touma Kazusa, however, had some guesses. She had seen this kind of artistic decoration a few times in places related to music.

"We've arrived." Guided by the staff, Sakurakoji Talent pushed open the door of a closed room, turned on the lights, and revealed the interior to the two of them.

Kogisora Yukina Kokoro followed behind him, looking around at the scenery she was seeing for the first time, and exclaimed in amazement, "Wow~"

"Where is this place? Is it a sound mixing room?"

Touma Kazusa, who was the last to enter, glanced around casually and made a nonchalant guess.

They were standing in only half of the room; the other half was separated by walls and glass, with many cables and equipment on both sides, and a huge control panel with many knobs against the wall.

This scene naturally reminded her of her own home—there was a similar control room outside the basement music room in her house.

"Pretty much, this is a recording studio." Sakurakoji Talent nodded slightly, confirming her idea.

"Recording studio?" Upon hearing the unfamiliar yet familiar words, Kogisora Yukina raised her hand. "Hi! Teacher!"

"Please speak, Yukina- san."

"A recording studio is a place for recording, right? Like a place for dubbing animations and movies."

"That's right, this is roughly how it is." He nodded, pointing to the inner room. "If you need to do rough recordings of songs, there will be even larger and different recording studios."

"Then," she continued, tilting her head slightly, causing the two ponytails at the back of her head to tremble, "Why did you bring us here today?"

Can't guess?

"... I have a rough idea, but I want to hear Talent-kun tell me himself~" she said coquettishly, shaking her head.

"Just as you thought, the purpose today is to bring you here for dubbing."

That's right, that's why he invited both of them today. He even rented a recording studio specifically for this purpose.

Professional game animation companies or voice acting agencies often choose to build their own professional recording studios to reduce costs.

But he's not in that industry, and he doesn't know any animation companies. It would be too undignified and wasteful of him to bother acquaintances for such a small matter.

Fortunately, after searching online, he learned that some companies also offer recording studio rental services in order to make full use of resources and expand revenue, which is convenient for individual creators like him.

And the Shinjuku ward where they are now located happens to have many animation companies and recording studios.

After a simple appointment, he brought the two of them from the school here.

Another advantage of bringing them to the recording studio outside is that we don't have to meet with Kasumigaoka Utaha and the others.

Although they belong to the same production team, their different roles allow them to work separately, avoiding any headaches for him.

This is why, even though it was a voice-over job today, he couldn't even get Aoyama Nanami to come.

Sure enough, he still believed that distance could make the heart grow fonder.

--He hasn't done anything wrong, so why does he have to live so Kokoro?

Sometimes, he would truly question himself with tears streaming down his face.

"I knew it!" she exclaimed, her eyes widening in surprise, but then she quickly added with concern, "But... but I haven't tried it yet, and I don't even know what the lyrics will be. Isn't this too rushed?"

This was her first time doing this job, with no one to teach or guide her, and no preparation time. To expect her to start working right away was far too difficult!

"It's alright, I'll guide you. Just entrust yourself to me." He stepped forward, took her Hands, and encouraged her gently.

"Since you've said so, Talent-kun ..." Kogisora Yukina was still not used to his occasional intimate gestures. Her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head, her voice soft. "But if I don't do well, you can't yell at me, okay?"

"Of course! It's inevitable that everyone will feel awkward at first, I'm not that kind of person!"

Seeing that she had the courage to try, Sakurakoji Talent released her comfortable, soft hand and picked up the briefcase beside him to rummage through it. "Let's get started then. This place charges by the hour, and it's quite expensive. Time really is money."

The amount of money is a small matter, but the workload of voice-over is considerable. If he doesn't hurry, it might take him many days to finish, which he can't afford.

"Hey," Touma Kazusa, who had been observing coldly, interrupted his monologue, staring at him coldly. "I don't think I ever agreed to do voice acting with you guys, did I? Why are you so quick to include me?"

Have we been discovered?

Sakurakoji Talent blinked twice quickly to hide his inner panic.

The reason he didn't tell them the purpose of his trip was that he was afraid they would leave after hearing it, ruining his plans.

I was thinking of just getting away with it, but it seems it won't be that easy.

Although it's too late to say this, in reality, Touma Kazusa never explicitly promised her that she would participate in voice acting, and Legato work has made little progress due to her lazy attitude.

From a normal person's perspective, this is actually quite normal, considering that not much time has passed.

But from his own perspective on time, this pace of progress was far too slow.

It's just making a game; we have plenty of funding and manpower. How much time do we need to spend on it?

So he had to do it himself, which added a lot of extra work for him, as he recalled and organized a bunch of game scores.

He used his own inspiration to rewrite the parts he couldn't quite remember, as well as the parts that seemed simple and redundant at his current level.

After his frenzied and aggressive work, many parts of the story have become quite different from the original.

He played and recorded the Piano and guitar instrumental parts that he could play solo; the mixed music and symphonic pieces that required multiple instruments were outsourced to specialized orchestras.

Given that the client was quick to pay, their speed was quite appalling, especially considering it was supposed to be a collaborative effort requiring a large team...