491 Haruno and the Yukinoshita Family

Kirino and the others are still excited about their first visit to the recording studio.

They frequently shared their thoughts with Shuya, unable to stay quiet at all.

Haruno and Hyakka would occasionally answer their questions, and the atmosphere at the table was quite pleasant.

After leisurely finishing my meal.

Hanazawa Sakura finally arrived.

She stood behind Kirino with a beaming smile, putting her hand on Kirino's shoulder. "Kirino- chan, why did you suddenly become interested in bringing your friends over?"

"It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing."

Kirino leaned against Hanazawa Sakura and answered with a silly grin.

To be honest, she didn't really have any particular reason to give; she was just curious when she came to visit.

"Is that so? You can come anytime, it's our own company after all."

Then Hanazawa Sakura smiled and looked at Black Cat and Saori: "Um, Kirino- chan's friends..."

Shuya introduced them, "This is the Black Cat over there, and the one next to her is Saori."

"Hello, Ms. Hanazawa. I'm Gokou Ruri."

"I'm Makishima Saori, nice to meet you."

Black Cat and Saori politely introduced themselves by their real names, looking a little nervous.

Hello~ Black Cat -chan, Saori -chan~

Hanazawa Sakura uses online names to refer to them, and she doesn't find it strange.

After greeting everyone, she got straight to the point. "It might be a bit abrupt, but I think your voices are very nice. Would you be interested in becoming voice actors?"

"Huh?"

"This..."

"No way, President, you're interested in them?!"

Kirino was shocked.

She never expected that Black Cat and her friends would be chosen.

Shuya, Haruno and Hyakka, were as expected.

They could both tell that Black Cat and Saori's voices were distinctive.

It's perfectly normal for Hanazawa Sakura to intervene.

Especially Haruno, who recalled the day Yukino entered school and Hanazawa Sakura suddenly appeared to persuade her.

To be honest, Haruno's first impression of Hanazawa Sakura was that she was some kind of con artist...

Little did she know that that decision would change her life.

As she recalled the past, a rare gentle smile appeared on her face, but unfortunately, no one saw this precious moment.

Shuya didn't see it either, but he did sense it.

He ignored what Haruno was thinking; he focused on Hanazawa Sakura's actions, preparing to stop her if she went too far.

However, Hanazawa Sakura did not go as far as he expected, and she did not pester him as desperately as she had when she kidnapped Haruno then.

This is because the firm is not short of staff.

Hanazawa Sakura's persuasion stemmed from two reasons: firstly, she genuinely appreciated Black Cat and Saori's voices, and secondly, she considered them to be friends of Shuya and Kirino.

She wasn't determined to find anyone; she was just taking a relaxed approach and giving it a try.

Hearing Kirino's surprise, Hanazawa Sakura reached out and pinched her soft cheek, smiling as she said, "So, Kirino- chan, are you interested? If you want to be a voice actress, I'd love to have you there too."

She's been craving Kirino's voice for quite a while now.

"This, this..."

Like Kirino, Yukino had never accepted her invitation.

However, their reasons for refusing were slightly different: Yukino n't very interested, while Kirino was self-aware.

She needs to keep her promise to her father and maintain good grades in order to pursue modeling careers, so she can't afford to neglect her studies.

Besides studying, she is also a member of the land division and needs to make time to exercise and run.

Besides studying and running, I also need to make time to play with friends.

She also has to juggle her hobbies, especially her love of staying home, and recently she's added martial arts to her routine, so it's fair to say she basically has no free time.

It's not that she's not interested in being a voice actress, but she's just really busy.

Shuya noticed her wavering and reminded her, "You need to think this through. I'm not trying to order you around, but you've only recently started learning martial arts, and this is the foundation-building stage. Think carefully about what you really want to do."

"Hmm? Kirino- chan is practicing martial arts? That must be very busy. You should finish what you need to do there first before considering it. Anyway, there's no rush to become a voice actress. You're still young and have plenty of time."

After hearing what Shuya said, Hanazawa Sakura withdrew her invitation.

After she finished speaking, Saori scratched her head and said, "Um, it's kind of you, Ms. Hanazawa, to extend an invitation to me, but I'm sorry, I probably can't accept..."

"Really? That's a shame... What about Black Cat -chan?"

"Um, I..."

The Black Cat hesitated for a long time before being unable to speak.

Hanazawa Sakura smiled and said, "You can go home and think about it slowly, there's no rush. Just find Shu-chan when you've made up your mind."

"What, what does this have to do with me?"

Shuya startled.

"Honey, isn't she your friend?"

Hanazawa Sakura patted his head.

Shuya reluctantly agreed.

Chapter 530, Page 491 Haruno, Yukinoshita Family

Shuya was actually quite annoyed by Hanazawa Sakura's continued treatment of him like a child.

But if he argues back, it will be even more annoying. Hanazawa Sakura will definitely start whining again, "Shu-chan is going through a rebellious phase again!"

Then Inoue Hikoo came out to confront him, and they got into an endless cycle of mutual harm.

So even for such trivial matters, he would go along with Hanazawa Sakura's wishes.

Hanazawa Sakura left satisfied after seeing him nod.

Then Haruno chuckled and patted his head, teasingly saying, "Shu-chan is such a good boy."

The Hyakka laughed in unison, mercilessly mocking the situation.

Shuya rubbed his forehead, indicating that he didn't want to pay attention to them.

He noticed that Kirino and Black Cat were both deep in thought, so he asked them about the situation again.

He first said to Kirino, "If you're hesitant, then stop thinking about it. Just finish what you're doing now, otherwise you'll only cause chaos and trouble for everyone."

Kirino felt that Shuya's words made sense, so she once again gave up on Hanazawa Sakura's suggestion.

Then Shuya said to the Black Cat, "I think your voice is perfect for voice acting, just like my mom's. You should seriously consider it—by the way, if you're really undecided, I can let you experience it for yourself before making a decision."

"... Is this alright? Won't it be too much trouble for you?"

"No, I already said this is our own company, we definitely have plenty of resources. Finding a recording studio for you to play around in won't be a problem."

The resources of Inoue Hikoo's company were even more than enough for Hanazawa Agency.

Otherwise, there would be no need to look outside for voice actors for IS; they could all be found internally.

Therefore, finding a recording studio for the Black Cat to play in is absolutely no problem.

"That sounds interesting."

Saori's insertion point.

"You're interested? Didn't you just refuse?"

Shuya a wondrous path.

"No, it's not that I'm uninterested in voice acting. My refusal of Ms. Hanazawa's invitation was purely due to family reasons. My family probably wouldn't approve of me becoming a voice actor."

Saori answered.

"Really? Your family must be quite wealthy, so you disagree?"

"How did you figure out that my family is wealthy, Shuya?"

Saori was surprised.

"Feel."

Shuya a casual answer, but in fact he had figured it out from Saori's everyday items.

Saori chuckled foolishly, "Haha, actually I don't have that much money, definitely not as much as you, Shuya."

Shuya shook his head without replying.

At this moment, Haruno suddenly laughed and said, "It's so boring to listen to your family about everything. It's more interesting to rebel!"

Her gaze towards Saori gradually softened with pleasure.

Shuya tapped the table upon hearing this. "She's still young, don't mess around."

"Haha, I would never mess around like that."

Haruno's beautiful eyes were full of innocence.

That's acting.

Shuya.

Haruno trying to sow discord between Saori and himself because their family backgrounds were somewhat similar.

Haruno —or rather, the Yukinoshita Sisters —come from a very wealthy and influential family.

Under normal circumstances, they would inherit the family business and would likely become tools for arranged marriages, marrying into other wealthy families.

Haruno has firsthand experience in this regard. When she was a child, even after joining Hanazawa Agency as a voice actress, her mother still required her to learn company management and social skills.

Yukino originally wanted to learn it too, but she took over instead, so Yukino didn't really understand it.

Haruno was kept under control until she became a superhuman, at which point she gained a degree of autonomy within the family through her abilities.

But that's all. Because her family has some influence, ordinary extraordinary individuals aren't considered particularly powerful; at most, they're just relatively free.

What truly freed her from control and allowed her to turn the tables and gain the upper hand was her connection with Shuya and the Monster Alliance.

Although few outsiders knew about her relationship with Shuya, everyone knew that she and Shuya very close.

Then she also had a deep relationship with a powerful Monster Alliance.

Besides having a powerful background, her strength has also been continuously improving, which has allowed her to completely break free from the influence of her family. In fact, it is her family that is taking advantage of her influence.

Yukino is the same in this respect; their future is no longer controlled by their families.

Therefore, their relationship is better than in the original story. (Note: Although Shuya doesn't have the memories of the original story, it doesn't stop me from mentioning it.)

Haruno had firsthand experience with Saori, so he became somewhat interested in her.

However, she stopped her provocations after saying that.

She'd lost interest.

Haruno wasn't familiar with her, and with Shuya interfering, there wasn't much point in teasing her.

For her, Kirino was more fun... or Hyakka would also be fine, but Hyakka knew Haruno's personality, so she didn't fall for it much.

Saori didn't dwell on what she had just said.