Miss Sonosaki Sakura, You're Acting Really Strange

The two read Takahashi's reader letter, which contained nothing particularly noteworthy.

Twenty minutes had passed, and finally, the highlight of the live release—the promotional segment—had arrived.

Shuya read from the script, "IS is about..."

He and Hyakka took turns introducing the background and characters of the animation.

When discussing a character, the actor's lines are played for the audience to listen to.

The promotional time inevitably felt tedious, so Shuya and Hyakka would interject with conversations about voice acting, both to fill the time and to keep the listener from getting sleepy.

Before they knew it, the promotion was over, and there were about ten minutes left in the live broadcast.

This little bit of time will pass quickly with a casual chat.

The one-hour live broadcast concluded successfully.

Shuya and the other waved goodbye to the camera, officially ending their work for the day.

"Shu-chan, Hyakka -chan, thank you for your hard work today."

After Takahashi finished speaking, the literati murmured "Thank you for your hard work" in unison.

Shuya also replied, "You've all worked hard too."

Hyakka clapped along with everyone else, saying, "Thank you, everyone."

Then they left their seats, leaving the scholars and officials to tidy up the area.

We're going out now.

"Thank you again next week~"

"Okay, be careful on your way back."

Takahashi replied politely, then joined in the tidying up, hoping to finish early and leave work.

Shuya and Hyakka walked out of the room. "Hyakka- chan, are you going home now? Let me take you."

"It's still early. Why, do I really have to go home?"

"It's not too late, but that's for adults. What are you saying, you JK (high school girl)?"

"Aren't you a high school student too?"

Hyakka was unconvinced, but she also knew that Shuya ordinary person.

She said, "I still want to go shopping. With you with me, I don't need to worry about how late it is."

"That's fine too."

Shuya nodded; he had no plans for tonight anyway.

"Let's go then!"

Hyakka walked ahead with great enthusiasm.

Shuya followed along leisurely. To be honest, he had no interest in shopping, but he reluctantly went along because Hyakka wanted to go. His attitude was quite negative.

"Ugh---!"

Hyakka stretched lazily at the company entrance. "Another busy day!"

"Is there?"

Shuya recalled that the voice acting was finished quickly today, the live broadcast only lasted an hour, and he spent the rest of the time playing...

Well, playing around can be arguably called being busy.

Hyakka didn't hear Shuya's quiet complaint. She said, "We went to Shinjuku this afternoon, how about going to Ikebukuro now?"

"What ever."

Shuya must have been to such a famous place as Ikebukuro.

Many otaku have probably heard of the infamous "Otome Road" here; it's a place that normal men wouldn't go near.

He wasn't familiar with Ikebukuro, except for the movie theater and Animate.

The Animate flagship store in Ikebukuro is absolutely amazing... it's such a female-oriented place.

Shuya mainly goes to Akihabara.

He wasn't worried that Hyakka would browse any BL (Boys' Love) shops, firstly because she wasn't a fujoshi (a female fan of BL), and secondly... those shops were basically all closed.

In the end, Hyakka still went to look at clothes, even though she had just looked at them that afternoon.

Shuya walked with her through the bustling shopping mall, treating it as a fashion show.

Seeing beautiful girls change clothes made the trip worthwhile.

He doesn't even have to pay; he only needs to put in the effort to carry the bags, which is still a good deal.

The two shopped until after 10 o'clock when Hyakka's phone suddenly rang. She hung the clothes she was holding back on the rack and went outside to answer the phone, "Hello... Oh, Mom?"

"Hmm?"

Shuya was taken aback, then glanced at the time and realized it was quite late. It's perfectly normal for parents to call... right?

He thought of his silly parents who never contacted him and fell into deep thought.

But the most memorable time was at Akihabara Station... It must have been around 10 pm. It was drizzling, and two young women were singing and dancing in the rain. There were about 10 or 20 people watching from a short distance ahead, clapping and cheering them on. The atmosphere was great, and I joined in and clapped for a while too...

Chapter 576, Section 536: Miss Yusho Sakura, something's really wrong with you.

Shuya watched Hyakka talking to her mother on the phone, feeling bored.

"Hyakka, wasn't the live broadcast already over? Where are you now?"

Yusho Sakura's voice is still as beautiful as ever.

"I'm shopping in Ikebukuro right now, I'll be back soon."

The Hyakka returned.

She was a little embarrassed.

She was having so much fun shopping that she didn't realize how late it was.

Shuya had heard her say that her mother didn't care much about her. Yusho Sakura, knew that Hyakka was very busy with her work, but she was still not home so late. As expected, normal parents would still worry.

That's right, Shuya implying that his parents are not normal.

But he only thought about it casually; if his parents really contacted him every day, he wouldn't want to.

Hyakka chatted with her mother for a while, explaining that she and Shuya had gone shopping together, and told her not to worry.

Yusho Sakura exclaimed in surprise, "Hyakka, you've finally figured it out?"

"What did you say?"

Hyakka doubted the way.

Yusho Sakura exclaimed excitedly, "Oh, right! I remember Miss Hanazawa saying... that we should cook red bean rice at this time of year!"

"No, no, I was just strolling around with him, why would I need to cook red bean rice? Besides, isn't this traditional culture? Why do I need the club president to tell you?"

Hyakka continued to complain.

Shuya felt quite apologetic, never expecting that her silly antics would pollute others.

After chatting with her mother for a few minutes, Hyakka suddenly held her phone up to Shuya: "My mom seems to have something to tell you."

"?"

Shuya leaned closer, puzzled. "Hello? Ms. Sonou? This is Shuya."

Good evening Shu-chan.

Yusho Sakura spoke with familiarity.

Ever since Shuya helped their family back then, the two families have maintained a good relationship.

Goodnight, um...

Shuya expressed his doubts.

Yusho Sakura said with a smile, "Oh, it's nothing really. There are some things I can't say outright... I just wanted to remind you to be careful!"

"Um?"

Shuya taken aback.

Something's wrong with you.

The security you're talking about... you don't mean that kind of security, do you?

As an experienced man, he instantly understood what Yusho Sakura was trying to say.

But he wouldn't confirm with her, just in case she didn't mean it that way, which would be awkward.

After all, Yusho Sakura is a well-known figure...

"By the way, is Hyakka going home tonight?"

... Yu, you can't be that dirty---Damn! You're driving way too fast! I hadn't even finished speaking!

Shuya internally complaining.

Hyakka noticed his face contorted and his head tilting strangely.

It was quite noisy around her, and because of her hearing Shuya, she couldn't hear the phone.

Shuya tried his best to remain calm. "Miss Sonou, don't worry, I'll take Hyakka Jiang home right away."

Yusho Sakura: "Huh?"

Shuya: "Hmm?"

Something's really wrong with you.

He gave a wry smile and said, "Um, Miss Sonou..."

"It's alright, it's alright. You can take care of the Hyakka then, Shu-chan. Bye-bye!"

"Oh? Well, goodbye."

After Shuya finished speaking, Yusho Sakura hung up the phone.

He hesitated for a moment... She said she would give the Hyakka to me; should he add "(meaningful)" after her statement?

"Shu-chan? Mom hung up the phone? What did she say?"

Hyakka glanced at her phone and asked, puzzled.

"Hmm... she wants you to go home early."

Shuya answered.

"Is that so? We should go back now."

Hyakka shrugged.

She rarely stays out this late; today is an exception, which explains why Yusho Sakura called.

"Let me take you; you can't carry all this stuff by yourself."

Shuya be carrying many bags.

Hyakka is very wealthy. She usually doesn't have time to go shopping and saves all her money, but today she went on a shopping spree.

So Shuya took Hyakka home.

Shuya knew exactly where she lived.

When Yusho Sakura got married, they were confronted by obsessive fans who came to their door. After that, they moved to a residential area with good security.

A detached luxury mansion.

A few minutes later, Shuya landed in front of Hyakka's house. He didn't leave immediately, but followed behind Hyakka carrying some things.