Yukino: I Mean Everyone Here...

A small commotion arose in the room.

Because the image wasn't a draft, but a beautifully painted artwork with added colors.

That's truly rare.

Shuya glanced at the still image, then got up and stepped forward.

He naturally stood in front of the microphone in the very center.

The voice actresses for the main characters, including Haruno, Hyakka, and Shibasaki, also stood on either side.

Incidentally, Shuya nor Haruno had a script. They were superhumans, so they easily memorized the entire script.

The dubbing officially begins.

The IS anime produced by Inoue Hikoo is different from the Shuya saw in his previous life; the animation is more exquisite, and the battle scenes are longer and more exciting.

They also spent more money.

Shuya follows the protagonist's actions, using a refreshing boyish voice to provide shouts, panting, and roars, calling out to the heroines as the battle progresses, and having them appear one by one to launch attacks.

This battle sequence serves to establish the characters' personalities, but it doesn't detract from the excitement of the battle itself.

After the battle scenes were recorded, the main story moved into the school life. My life as the only boy in a school full of girls officially began.

Shuya calmly pretended to be clueless and gentle, listening to the female voice actors giving their all.

He has plenty of experience as the male protagonist of a harem anime, both in real life and in the anime.

The female voice actresses present were mostly rising stars with both good looks and talent, Shuya enjoyed listening to them.

... Except for two minor supporting actors.

Katakura Kyo has been in the industry for a long time and his skills are quite good, but Gojo and Kugayama Yae are a bit lacking.

These two actors didn't have many lines, so their acting skills weren't very noticeable. Therefore Shuya couldn't give a detailed evaluation, only saying that they were a bit lacking.

Although Hanazawa Sakura's acting skills were top-notch, it was a pity that the role didn't offer many opportunities to showcase them, and we couldn't hear her give it her all.

Haruno and Hyakka's acting skills are as good as ever.

As for Shibasaki Kazuha... she plays a childhood friend from China, and she has lines at the beginning of the first episode, so her background isn't really revealed.

In Inoue Hikoo's version of IS, the Earth Federation does not exist; each region reverts to its original nationality. Therefore, the China mentioned above is not a mistake.

In conclusion, the audition for the first episode ended successfully with the protagonist and the United Kingdom girl agreeing to a duel.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Inoue Hikoo said.

He got caught up in the discussion with the scholars and officials, and for a moment he didn't pay attention to the people in the recording studio.

Hanazawa Sakura smiled and patted Shuya's head, "Shu-chan, you did a good job."

"Thank you, Mom. You matched it well too."

Hyakka almost choked on her drink upon hearing this. "Of course! Does the president need your opinion on his acting skills?"

Haruno chuckled playfully, "President, what about me? Aren't you going to praise me?"

"Haruno- chan is amazing too, no wonder she's a talent I discovered."

Hanazawa Sakura also used a head-patting attack on Haruno.

Haruno showed a well-behaved and satisfied smile... Well, Shuya guess half of it was an act.

But even half of it being genuine is rare for her.

It seems that Haruno still respects Hanazawa Sakura quite a bit.

"Hanazawa- senpai? What about me? What about me?"

"Hanazawa- san, please give me a compliment too!"

Several other female voice actresses also gathered around, chatting and laughing with Hanazawa Sakura. These veteran voice actresses naturally knew Hanazawa Sakura and had a pretty good relationship with her.

Hanazawa Sakura chatted and laughed with them, filling the recording studio with a happy atmosphere.

Apart from Shibasaki Kazuha and three other relatively unknown individuals, everyone else was chatting.

Everyone quieted down only after Inoue Hikoo spoke.

Inoue Hikoo offered his opinions on each point of the sound audition, while Uncle Tanaka provided supplementary comments along the way.

Shuya didn't receive much acting instruction; he was just told that he sounded too youthful and that his voice could be a bit older, and that was about it.

There's basically nothing that needs changing.

After discussing the male and female leads and important supporting characters, Inoue Hikoo added, "Um... lastly, the extras' voices were a bit monotonous. Relax a little, don't be too tense."

"Yes, yes!"

"Excuse me!"

"Sorry!"

The three extras responded nervously.

The others tactfully avoided looking at them, so as not to add any pressure to them.

Chapter 498, Page 463: Yukino: I meant everyone here...

After the sound check, recording officially began.

Everyone's acting was good, but Inoue Hikoo was very demanding, constantly instructing that different versions be recorded for him to choose from. After much procrastination, it still took two hours to finish recording.

"Okay, thank you everyone for your hard work. The recording of the first episode is complete. Now it's time for a break. We've prepared lunchboxes, so you can go and have some."

After Inoue Hikoo nodded, Uncle Tanaka said.

Recording the first episode isn't the end; we're not just recording one episode today, we'll be recording the second one this afternoon.

There was plenty of time for lunch, about two hours.

Lunch was also very luxurious, consisting of specially ordered high-end bento boxes.

Inoue Hikoo is not short of money. He hopes that this small investment will improve the voice actors' mood and enable them to perform better, so he spared no expense in ordering these bento boxes.

Everyone gathered in the canteen to eat—which was actually a designated dining area within the company, but there was no chef.

Shuya took a few bites, but thought it was alright; he still thought Mai and the others made it better. He didn't deny that the presence of beautiful girls contributed to the flavor.

Others rarely had the chance to eat such a luxurious bento box, so they were quite excited, and many even blessed it with their phones before eating.

After taking a few bites of tempura Shuya glanced at his spendthrift parents, his eyes fixed on their bento boxes.

The food suddenly lost its flavor.

"Mom."

"What's wrong, son?"

Hanazawa Sakura smiled.

Shuya tentatively asked, "Why are your bento boxes... different from ours?"

Inoue Hikoo gave him a smug look. "This is a bento box made with love by Sakura-chan herself. You can't be envious."

Hanazawa Sakura gave a shy, giggling laugh.

"Mom, you made lunchboxes but didn't include any for me? Are you telling me I have to eat out?"

Shuya was completely bewildered.

Hanazawa Sakura: "?"

She looked at Shuya with a puzzled expression, pondering why he had said that.

"Son, you're all grown up now, don't always rely on your mother."

After a long pause, Hanazawa Sakura spoke earnestly.

Shuya scoffed, "I don't like hearing that. Think about when we separated. How have you ever made me depend on you?"

Hanazawa Sakura looked away and whistled.

Inoue Hikoo slammed his fist on the table and roared, "What kind of attitude is this! Can't you be a little more mature?!"

"You get angry so easily? Tell me, how mature are you?"

Shuya retorted.

"You're still arguing back!"

I disagree!

Seeing that the two were arguing, people around them came to mediate and finally managed to separate them.

"Hehe, I never expected Director Inoue and Shu-chan to be such childish people."

Chitose chuckled and whispered.

Gojo Jing remained expressionless. "This is nothing. They argue all the time. It's a common sight in the industry. You'll get used to it after seeing it a few times. Don't you see how skillfully everyone around them tries to mediate?"

"Huh? Are you secretly showing off your seniority? Oh, Gojo- jun, what a cunning man!"

The Chitose looked utterly ridiculous.

"I'm talking to you..."

Gojo covered his forehead, utterly helpless.

He was about to speak when he saw Chitose engrossed in eating her bento.

"It's so good to be rich! This bento box is delicious! Gojo- jun, I want to eat it every day!"

"Anything can be found in dreams."

The brother and sister ended their conversation.

On the other side, Shuya was pulled by Hyakka and Haruno to a seat away from Inoue Hikoo and Hanazawa Sakura, and the literati separated them.

"Shu-chan, aren't you two tired of arguing all the time?"

Haruno said listlessly, "I'm tired of watching it so many times!"

Shuya retorted, "Who cares if you're sick of it or not?"

Hyakka said, "I actually quite envy this kind of casual way of getting along."

"What, are you going to complain about your family situation again?"

Shuya glanced at her.

Hyakka ignored him and did not answer.

Haruno laughed and said, "Shu-chan is really clueless. At times like this, pretending not to know is the best course of action."

Hyakka glared at her. "Then why did you say that?"

"Whee."

Haruno stuck out her tongue, looking completely innocent.

Hyakka was provoked by her. "That's enough!"

"Ugh! Hyakka Jam is terrifying!"

This time it was Shuya's turn to mediate the fight.

After Shuya persuaded Hyakka to stop, he suddenly saw a commotion among the scholars. They all looked towards the door, and Yae, Gojo's side, let out a suppressed scream with a beautiful tone.

"Oh, isn't that Yukino- chan? And..."

Haruno noticed a girl next to Yukino who was curiously observing the surroundings.

"Isn't that Mai?"

Hyakka was biting on a straw.