So Many Geniuses in Omni-Anime! Why Not Add Me?

Therefore, so far, the progress can be considered quite smooth - provided that the most crucial voice actors don't back down.

Kogisora Yukina also turned her gaze to him, her large, expressive eyes seeming to say: You still haven't convinced her?

"Hmm? You didn't agree? I don't quite remember." Sakurakoji Talent took a deep breath, pretending to recall as he racked his brains.

"Don't play dumb. The top student in the grade can't have such a bad memory, right?" Touma Kazusa glared at him disdainfully, shrugged, and walked towards the door. "Since it's none of my business, I'm going back to catch up on my sleep. You guys keep working hard, good luck!"

Watching her retreating figure, and seeing that she was really about to leave, he quickly raised his hand to stop her, saying urgently, "Wait! Didn't you promise me?"

"Don't be unreasonable. When did I ever agree to that?" She leaned against the door, watching his anxious expression with a mocking gaze.

"You clearly did! Didn't you lose the bet last time?" He brought up the previous bet, protesting, "You promised you'd agree if you lost, right? Are you trying to renege now?"

"Hmph, but you didn't win either, did you?" Remembering her cheating last time, she secretly looked away guiltily.

"That's because someone deliberately cheated and never intended to perform properly in the first place." Sakurakoji Talent stared at her intently, his resentment almost piercing through her.

The agreed-upon terms fell through because she didn't even write the answer on the note; otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state now.

"In short, you have no evidence to prove you won, so it doesn't count."

She adopted a defiant, "I'm not afraid of anything" attitude, refusing to admit her defeat.

Chapter 217 Perfect Girlfriend, Shame and Anger, Playboy

"If you really want to verify it, isn't that simple? Why don't you just prove it here?" Sakurakoji Talent also retorted, teasing her with narrowed eyes.

"Or would it be better to reveal that incident here, making you lose face?"

"Ah~ Ah~ The Delinquent Girl everyone in Houjou dreads, the Flower on High Mountain, actually... in private..."

"Enough!" Touma Kazusa interrupted, blushing as she accepted the terms of defeat. "Thinking about it carefully, I don't think I'm completely uninterested in voice acting. I understand, I'll keep you company this time."

"After all, I'm tired of the monotonous routine of going between home and work every day, so it would be nice to have some new fun."

She nodded as she spoke, almost believing her own words. "But let me state first, this is purely my own idea and has nothing to do with any bet!"

"What are you talking about?" Kogisora Yukina, the only one who couldn't join the conversation, looked confused, feeling like she was being ostracized.

Faced with Touma Kazusa's sharp gaze, Sakurakoji Talent could only Hands on her shoulders and offer a warm, perfunctory reply, "In order to get someone to quietly agree, please turn a blind eye to this and not investigate further for now, Yukina, I'm counting on you."

"Ha, ha... I understand." She glanced at Touma Kazusa's reluctant look and guessed what was going on.

For the sake of the bigger picture, they ultimately did not pursue the matter further.

Having dealt with the most restless and difficult opponent, Sakurakoji Talent stretched and finally felt relieved.

Now, there should be no more obstacles in the production process.

That's great! It's all worth all the hard work he's done these past few days. It's really great... A surge of sense of accomplishment welled up inside him, making him almost want to cry.

I've never been this excited, not even when I first learned to play the Piano.

"Here, this is the script we'll be working on later. Take a look." He took out several bound documents from his briefcase and gave one to each of them.

"Oh, so that's the script! I'm a little excited!" Zheng Zhong solemnly accepted the thick document wrapped in plastic, her heart filled with the reverence of someone on a pilgrimage.

After all, this was her first job besides working at the convenience store, and it was related to her talent—voice.

If things go well, she might be able to use this opportunity to enter the singing field she loves, which makes her very excited.

Unlike her, Touma Kazusa, a rich young lady who is not short of money, has no ambition for her career, and doesn't consider anything except the Piano, simply took the text and started flipping through it casually.

After they all received the manuscript, Sakurakoji Talent cleared her throat and continued explaining, "Let me give you a brief overview of the relevant information. Just listen, don't worry about it."

"As you all know, the characters we're going to voice are from a game. Even if you haven't played the game before, you should still have a general impression of them."

"The game we're dubbing this time is a romance visual novel. It's okay if you don't know about it. Just act according to your own personalities, and so will I."

"The illustrations and music are handled by specialists, so for now you just need to focus on voice acting... If you want to participate in singing and composing later, I would be very happy to do so."

"..."

After a series of explanations, they roughly understood the process.

But...

Touma Kazusa looked down at the script in her hands, and as she read, her brows furrowed more and more deeply.

At one point, she slammed the text shut and stared intently at Sakurakoji Talent.

"Hello!"

"First of all, I'm not called 'Hey'..." He said the line for the second time, exhausted. He could probably guess what she wanted to say, but he'd put that aside for now.

"Secondly, I've called you by your name exactly as you asked, so why haven't you called me by my name at all today?"

"Huh? Did Touma-san ask for this herself?" Kogisora Yukina covered her mouth in astonishment, staring at her in surprise.

The previously aggressive Touma Kazusa was instantly put on the defensive, her cheeks even more flushed than before, and she had no choice but to cross her arms and turn her head away.

Damn it, why is this guy bringing this up now? Is he trying to embarrass me in front of Ogiso? (Sakurakoji Talent: You guessed it)

"I... I only said you could call me by my name, but I didn't promise I would call you by your name," she weakly argued with her eyes closed.

"Can't you be reasonable? Does what you're saying make sense to you?" He gave a speechless twitch of his thin lips, refraining from looking down on her.

"..." She herself felt a little forced, pursed her lips, and forcibly steered the conversation back on track, "None of that matters, what matters is, what's going on with this script of yours!"

What do you mean?

"Still going to play dumb?! Aren't you tired?" Touma Kazusa snapped angrily, "I'm talking about the three main Female Protagonist here! It's clearly the three of us, isn't it?!"

"Huh? Is that so?!" Kogisora Yukina, who had been so focused on listening to him talk that she hadn't really looked at the script, shifted her gaze back to him.

"How is that possible? They don't even have the same name." He blurted out, looking up at the ceiling.

"But apart from the name, everything else is exactly the same, isn't it?" Touma Kazusa wasn't going to let him off the hook. She slapped the script with her hand, her eyes growing colder. "This male lead's image is clearly a carbon copy of yours, isn't it?"

"Don't be surprised, there are many male students in this world who are white-haired and red-eyed, living alone and working part-time."

"... Although it's not many, it doesn't necessarily mean it's me, does it? Besides, I'm not in the same school as you."

"Heh, so you're admitting that the other two female leads are us?"

Sakurakoji Talent was surprised by her unexpected sharp mind, not expecting her to spot the flaw in her words so quickly.

Seeing that he couldn't fool him anymore, he could only admit, "... Well, isn't it fine too?"

"What's so great about it?!" Touma Kazusa roared, slamming the document to the ground. She slapped her thigh, stood up, and pointed at him. "Who gave you the right to create a character based on me without my permission?!"

Don't you think the story is interesting?

"Absolutely not!"

Kogisora Yukina, who was standing next to her, roughly understood what had happened. She rested her finger on her chin and pondered, "So, Talent-kun meant by telling us to relax and play our true selves is this?"

"Um, sorry, that's about it."

He had anticipated this situation, but he had no other choice but to apologize.

"Eh? Why?" Kogisora Yukina chuckled softly, her sweet girlfriend face showing no sign of anger.

Rather, it was more like a relaxed and comfortable experience.

"Yukina, aren't you angry?" Sakurakoji Talent, quite surprised.

"Hmm~ Rather than being angry, I would rather you had told me beforehand, so I wouldn't be so anxious and worried." She sat on the chair, propped her hands on her legs, and swung her fair legs encased in stockings.

"If I had known the character was 'myself,' I wouldn't have panicked so much."

"No wonder Talent-kun isn't worried about me making mistakes at all. Yes, if it's just 'myself,' even if it's my first time doing this kind of work, it should be fine, right?"

Hearing her outburst, Touma Kazusa blinked in surprise. "Ogiso, aren't you angry? He made you a character without his permission, you know?"

"But," Kogisora Yukina's calm gaze revealed a clear understanding, "That wasn't me, was it? Just a character who resembled me somewhat."

"Isn't the job of a voice actor to find a way to 'become' the character? From that perspective, we've really gotten a great deal."

"As this is my first time participating in such a production, I feel there's really no better choice. This wonderful experience is unlikely to happen again. Don't you think this opportunity is rare?"

"Besides, Talent-kun also wrote himself into the script, right? Then he's just like us."

"Ah, but as for appearance references, I hope it won't be based on my own image, that would be too embarrassing!"

At the end, she covered her face with her Hands, hiding her blushing cheeks.

"So, so cute!" Sakurakoji Talent stared at her blankly, this thought popping into his mind.

Is this the legendary Perfect Girlfriend is understanding, loyal, cute, and obedient to her boyfriend?!

He clutched his chest, and the strength in his body suddenly dissipated.

Even a seasoned, seemingly perfect man like him, who had little interest in women, had to admit that, unlike his previous pretense with her, he was genuinely a little moved at this moment.

It's not simply out of worldly desires, but rather a longing for and feeling moved by that warm, loving girlfriend.

Damn it, is Feminine Charm simply a combination of cooking skills, looks, housework, etiquette...?

I clearly won every single one of them, but why...? Strange, why am I thinking about this?

He froze, his eyes began to glaze over, and his body was gradually consumed by this sudden, ominous thought...

After not hearing a word for a while, Kogisora Yukina secretly observed the two of them through her fingers.

One of them sat back down, a thoughtful look in his eyes; the other, for some reason, stood motionless, looking rather uneasy...

After a brief period of hesitation, she decided to tackle the problem at its source.

"Touma-san, what do you think?"

"Hmm?" Hearing her own name, Touma Kazusa's eyes refocused, and she looked over thoughtfully, frowning as she wiped her forehead.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, the reason she reacted so strongly just now wasn't because she really disliked Sakurakoji Talent's behavior, but rather—simply out of shame and anger.

Making her the Female Protagonist, but still having him as the male lead, and the game still being a dating sim... what does he mean by this?!

Could it be that he wanted to...? Thinking this, she lost control of her body, and then what just happened occurred.

He intended to use an excuse to express his reluctance, proving that she wasn't willing to act because she was interested.

That's right, she opposed it first, so that even if she eventually gave in to his pleading—it wouldn't be of her own free will!

But to my surprise, Kogisora Yukina agreed without hesitation—doesn't this woman feel shy?! It's unbelievable!!

Or is it that her thinking is completely out of sync with mine?

I really can't get along with her!

Now, faced with her persistent questioning, Touma Kazusa was also conflicted. If she refused now, what if Sakurakoji Talent was affected, and he decided not to invite her again, changing the script to a single-female-lead version?

Although I really didn't want to act in it—I really didn't want to be in it... it still made me a little unhappy.

Seriously, this guy is even thinking of making a dating sim with two female leads! He's definitely got a harem dream, isn't he?!

He's just as disgusting as he looks! Playboy! An enemy of women!

She glared fiercely at someone not far away who was paralyzed to ashes and had lost consciousness, her eyes filled with a murderous intent that could even condense into a knife, and she stomped her foot angrily.

"Touma-san?" Seeing that she seemed to have unknowingly entered her own little drama, Kogisora Yukina called out again awkwardly.

"Ah, sorry." Touma Kazusa Kogisora Yukina snapped out of her daze, shaking off her earlier emotions. Looking at Ogiso Setsuna's earnest eyes, she finally clicked her tongue, rested her cheek on her left hand, and said nonchalantly, "I understand. Since Ogiso says so, then I won't mind."

"Really?! Ha~ That's great!" Kogisora Yukina's tense posture immediately relaxed, and she patted her chest.

"Talent-kun! Did you hear that? Touma-san agreed!"

"Talent-kun!"

"Talent-kun?"

"Talent-kun fell down~"

"..."

After her constant calling and shoving, Sakurakoji Talent was finally awakened from his slumber. His eyes refocused, and the first thing he saw was Kogisora Yukina's adorable face, which was very close to his own.

He blinked, his eyes sparkling. "Yukina? What's wrong?"

"Mo~ You finally responded~" Kogisora Yukina straightened up again, exasperated. "I called you so many times and you didn't respond at all, it really scared me to death!"

"Ah, sorry, I think I just had a nightmare." He rubbed his temples, looking troubled. "Where were we?"

Although he hoped it was just a nightmare, his excellent memory allowed him to quickly replay the memory in his mind.

"This is unacceptable!" The next second, he put on the mask of pain.