Duanmu Huai actually didn't much like performing in stage plays.
The reason was simple. Stage plays were different from movies. In movies, a character's psychological traits could be conveyed through close-up shots or small props.
But onstage, because the audience's view was limited, emotions had to be expressed in an extremely exaggerated manner. Otherwise, the people in the back wouldn't have the slightest idea what the actors onstage were performing.
Well, to put it bluntly, this kind of performance felt a little like patients from a mental hospital being let out for fresh air. It was more than a little—awkward.
Still, since he'd accepted the role, he had to do what needed to be done.
A week later, the initial meeting for the Tokyo BLADE stage play was finally about to begin. Duanmu Huai naturally came to the venue with Arima Kana and Kurokawa Akane. By then, the venue was already filled with people. The two sides quickly exchanged greetings as well. Basically, the cast for this production was divided into two groups: one consisted of members of the LALALAI Troupe, while the other was made up of people brought in from outside.
Duanmu Huai and Arima Kana belonged to the latter group.
Besides them, there were also the people in charge of the stage production company, the scriptwriter, the director, and...
"Teacher Kichijoji, long time no see!"
Looking at the bespectacled woman before her, Arima Kana enthusiastically greeted her. This woman was none other than Kichijoji Raiko, the original author of Now Sweet. Since the Now Sweet television drama had become a huge success, Teacher Kichijoji's manga had sold out as well. As the original author, Kichijoji Raiko clearly liked this faithful adaptation, so she had gotten along quite well with the leading actors.
She had even invited them