The next day, Kurokawa Akane appeared at the rehearsal venue again, which finally allowed everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.
"I'm truly sorry. I'll work twice as hard!"
Kurokawa Akane, now back with the group, did indeed display even greater drive than before. Seeing that she had not slacked off after resting for several days, the rehearsals returned to normal.
Well, at least on the surface.
But in Arima Kana's eyes, that was not the case.
"Ah, Xiao Ai, I want to run through this scene again..."
Watching Kurokawa Akane, script in hand, eagerly head off to find Duanmu Huai, Arima Kana frowned slightly and wore a strange expression.
"How strange."
"Strange? What's strange?"
Her scene partner, Himekawa Daiki, asked curiously.
"Don't you think Kurokawa's gotten a little too close to Xiao Ai since she came back? I know they're supposed to play sisters, so they have more scenes together, but they can't be hanging around each other all the time!"
"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. It's probably just a sign that the girls get along well."
"It's definitely not that simple!"
Since there was no getting through to Himekawa Daiki, Arima Kana could only roll her eyes helplessly and grit her teeth as she watched from the side. It wasn't just during rehearsals. Even at the agency, Kurokawa Akane had been sticking close to Duanmu Huai these past few days. Before, she had only greeted him in passing at most, but now she would greet Duanmu Huai before anyone else whenever she came to the agency. She even kept inviting him to meals and shopping trips. Even when Duanmu Huai clearly didn't want to go, she would change tactics and launch another attack... Attack?
Wait a minute. Could this woman have that kind of interest?