526 This Is Exactly the Scene I Wanted to See!

"Okay, I understand!"

Mai's voice came from off-camera again.

It's all for the sake of the show.

Shuya said seriously to the camera, "Everyone, pretend nothing happened."

Danmaku chat:

"Okay Shu-chan, no problem Shu-chan. I didn't know it was Mai- chan."

"Nothing happened. Mai- chan didn't say anything just now!"

"Damn it, who is this mystery guest? It's so puzzling."

Seeing this, Shuya changed the subject. "Speaking of which, did everyone see the decorations here?"

He gestured for everyone to look at the set, especially the sign next to it that read "Sales have exceeded ten million."

The Danmaku was full of congratulations, and then someone started a trend where people were Danmaku how many tickets they had bought.

Shuya glanced at the Danmaku and said, "You guys should do what you can afford. There's really no need to buy more."

He doesn't lack the money.

He felt that three copies per person was enough—for personal use, collection, and missionary purposes; buying more would be utterly idiotic. But these people were his fans, so calling them idiots wouldn't be appropriate; he could only offer this advice.

To be fair, he might think it's incredibly stupid for other people's fans to go on such a buying spree, but when it's his own fans doing the same, he's somewhat touched.

... As expected, everyone is a hypocrite, Shuya is no exception.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Shuya said, "Alright, it's about time we invited the mystery guest to appear. Who could it be? I'm really curious!"

The Danmaku scrolled by at just the right moment:

"Yes, who could it be?"

"First, rule out Mai paste."

"Secondly, it can't be Shu-chan's childhood friend."

"I can't wait for the mystery guest!"

Amidst the applause from Shuya and the samurai, and the "88888888" Danmaku, Mai said, "Excuse me..." and walked over with her script.

She smiled and waved at the camera, "Hello everyone, I'm today's surprise guest Sakurajima Mai... Hmm, I bet you're all very surprised!"

"Absolutely."

Shuya gestured, extending his hand, "Please sit down."

"Uh-huh."

Mai nodded and sat down on another sofa.

The two smiled at each other and looked at the camera simultaneously.

"Ah! Shu-chan and Mai- chan appearing together on screen, this is exactly the scene I wanted to see!"

"Zun!"

"Shu-chan ---!"

"Mai- chan---!"

"Aaaaaaah!"

Shuya looked at the tablet on the table; the Danmaku on the screen were so numerous that he couldn't even see them clearly.

He teased Mai, "Mai- chan is really popular, her fans are so crazy."

"Is that how you praise someone? Are you sure you're not insulting me?"

Mai glared at him, then said, "But they're right. Although we've known each other for a long time, we haven't actually been together very often except when we were kids."

Shuya said, "Indeed. There are many adult matters involved."

"..."

Mai didn't respond to his words.

Shuya said "adult matters," he wasn't referring to any big names in the industry, but to real "adults."

Refers to Mai's mother.

After Mai's mother used Shuya a tool to gain fame, she didn't want Mai to get too close to him and affect her popularity, so she openly and secretly prevented the two from meeting.

Therefore, Shuya and Mai rarely appear on screen together.

Outsiders were unaware of Mai's mother's obstruction, so their relationship always provided fodder for unscrupulous media outlets.

For a considerable period, they were constantly plagued by broken relationships and being cut off from friends.

Mai said, "Now that we're in the same agency, we'll have plenty of opportunities to work together in the future."

She suddenly flashed a business-like smile, "Speaking of co-starring, I have to mention that Shu-chan and I will be appearing in Producer Aoki's new work. Please give us your support then too~"

"Hey, hey, don't promote other things!"

Shuya complained.

"Sorry, it's just a professional habit."

Mai sticks out her tongue and acts cute.

"What professional habit? Do you see me having that? Would I suddenly promote that TV series called IDOL!?! No, I wouldn't!"

Shuya spoke with righteous indignation, deliberately feigning ignorance.

The scholar-officials laughed.

Mai laughed out loud, quite pleased that he had successfully caught on to the joke.

She said, "Haha, let's put everything else aside for now... Shuya, congratulations on the great success of your new album!"

She and the scholars applauded again, and then someone nearby set off fireworks.

Bang bang bang!

A huge amount of ribbons and sequins were launched into the air and then slowly floated down.

It's beautiful.

Thank you everyone.

This part wasn't mentioned to Shuya beforehand, so it's probably going to be a surprise.

At this moment, a scholar-official presented a cake.

"Shuya, let's cut the cake."

Mai shoved the knife into his hand.

"So you've prepared everything so thoroughly?"

Shuya genuinely unaware of the situation; he wasn't constantly using his Power of Will to observe his surroundings.

He was genuinely touched that the scholar-officials and the Mai had secretly prepared these surprises for him.

Shuya cut the beautiful cake in half, placing two portions on paper plates. The remaining portion was kept by the staff and eaten after the live broadcast.

He and Mai took a symbolic bite and then put the cake down.

"We've had the cake, let's get started."

"OK."

At this point, Shuya noticed that many people were commenting "Why isn't Ms. Seisen a guest?", which seriously affected the Danmaku experience.

Shuya said, "It seems many people are wondering why it's not our Little Senior Sister who's the guest?"

"Um..."

Mai also saw these Danmaku.

As she pondered how to answer, Shuya said regretfully, "Sigh, I also wish my Little Senior Sister could be a guest."

Mai said with dissatisfaction, "What, you're not happy that I'm here as a guest?"

"No, no, I'm very grateful to you."

Shuya waved his hand.

A barrage of Danmaku by:

"Is Shu-chan the type who's afraid of his wife?"

"What wife? Mai- chan is my wife."

"Whether Ms. Sakurajima is Shu-chan's wife or not, he's my husband anyway."

It's a complete mess.

Mai's retaliatory revelations:

"Don't let Shuya's popularity fool you. Actually, before his live stream, he asked the members of his agency who wanted to be a guest, but no one wanted to come. In the end, I took pity on him and agreed to be a guest."

"Is this how I'm treated?"

She put on a resentful look, and that cute appearance drew unanimous condemnation from the Danmaku.

"Sorry, sorry, Mai- chan is the best!"

Shuya apologized repeatedly with a wry smile.

"Even better than my Little Senior Sister?"

"Of course..."

Shuya, seeing Mai's feigned expectation, said:

"--- The Little Senior Sister is better."

"Tsk."

She clicked her tongue in a very unladylike manner.

"Hey, hey, pay attention to your image as a pretty girl!"

Shuya to Maeda Saori, who was sitting next to the director, and said, "Ms. Maeda, won't her reaction get a retake?"

Maeda Saori smiled and gave an OK sign.

"See? Ms. Maeda has agreed."

Mai laughed smugly.

"Okay... I forgot that our firm has very lenient rules."

Shuya shook his head helplessly.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

After everyone had laughed enough, Mai said, "Now that we've successfully warmed up the atmosphere, let's officially begin the live broadcast."

Shuya nodded.

Working with Mai- chan is so comfortable.

They have great chemistry.

The conversation just now was unscripted and purely improvised, which resulted in a very smooth warm-up.

However, I think the Is the Order a Rabbit? fanfiction in those books is pretty good. Although it updates slowly, it's really good.