There's No Way I'm Filming a Kissing Scene

"Um..."

Mai looked at Shuya: "What do you say?"

Her mother didn't want her to have any scandals with other men, so all the roles she played in the past were devoid of romance; she never even filmed a hugging scene, let alone a bed scene.

Shuya is similar; he's not interested in romance dramas and mostly films action or crime dramas—things that are more complex.

I've filmed romance movies, but not many.

<IDOL!> isn't exactly a romance film; its main storyline is quite inspiring.

Aoki Shin asked this question because the characters played by Shuya and Mai already had a secret crush on each other, and their relationship was expected to develop in a romantic direction later on.

The only question is how far Shuya and the others can go in their performances; the script will be adjusted accordingly.

Since they weren't playing the main characters anyway, these adjustments wouldn't affect the plot, so Aoki Shin simply went along with it and did as they wanted.

Shuya said, "Whatever you think, Mai- chan, I'll listen to you."

He genuinely doesn't care.

Section 585, page 545: Kissing scenes are impossible to film.

Shuya really no big deal.

If he were to film a kissing scene with another actress (Shuke says it's a sensitive word), he would need to check her appearance; if she wasn't attractive, he probably wouldn't be able to bring himself to kiss her.

But if the subject is Mai, then I can film anything.

Mai was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's skip the kissing scenes. As for hugs... I'm fine with it if the person is Shuya."

She didn't even mention the sex scene; it's impossible for that to be filmed.

"Is that so... You really won't reconsider the kissing scene?"

Aoki Shin was disappointed; he tried to struggle.

Mai smiled and said, "No, if the first kiss was just for filming, that would be too pathetic."

She seemed a little shy. "So... please understand, Mr. Aoki."

"Ugh, uh---! Okay. Ah, so cute."

Aoki Shin was charmed by Mai's expression and reluctantly accepted her suggestion.

After saying that, he looked at Shuya, somewhat incredulously. "So, you two really haven't gotten together yet?"

Shuya nodded indifferently.

He also has very complicated matters on his side, but there's no need to tell outsiders.

He glanced at Mai, who was also looking at him.

Their eyes met, then they looked away as if nothing had happened.

"That's no problem, we can give you the script soon."

Aoki Shin.

The result wasn't entirely satisfactory, but it was alright.

"Now we're just waiting for the other actors to arrive... Hmm, before they come, how about I give you a tour of my company?"

"Okay, thank you for your help."

"It won't be a problem."

Aoki Shin smiled smugly; he simply wanted to show off to Shuya and the others.

Just as it feels more satisfying to show off in front of classmates, it feels just as good to brag in front of acquaintances.

Shuya had nothing else to do, he and Aoki Shin toured the company.

Aoki Shin Shuya, and Horiuchi Susumu on a tour, while the other officials went back to work.

Then Shuya walked beside Aoki Shin, listening to him chatter, while casually looking around and occasionally greeting familiar scholars.

The employees of Aoki Shin's company were mainly poached from various television stations, and he had met about 80% of them before.

So he spent the entire visit greeting people.

After touring the company, with the other actors still a while away, the group returned to the conference room.

Aoki Shin and the others left for a while, leaving only Shuya and the other two inside to wait.

Maeda Saori made her decision in less than a fraction of a second. "Shu-chan, Mai- chan, I'm going to wash my hands. You guys wait here."

"Um?"

"OK."

Shuya realized the reason, while Mai smiled and saw him off without much reaction.

Maeda Saori her as she left, and the meeting room fell silent.

Only Shuya and Mai sat together.

Shuya wasn't thinking about anything; he was just spacing out.

Mai rested her right elbow on the table, her fist against her head, and turned to Shuya, saying, "Hey."

"... What's wrong?"

Shuya immediately noticed the ill intent in her smile, which had a touch of endearing mischief.

She said, "You were disappointed when I said I wouldn't film kissing scenes, weren't you?"

No.

Shuya said, "It's not the first time."

During the last music video shoot, both she and Hyakka refused to have any kissing scenes.

"I know you'll be shy, so I won't force you."

Shuya said sincerely.

Mai's composure crumbled instantly. "Who, who would be shy!"

"No, you've always been like this since you were little. You're always uncomfortable talking about that kind of thing. Now you know how to use acting to cover it up, but you still can't fool me."

Shuya said that he had seen through the truth long ago.

"You... you think you're so great, huh!"

Mai sat up straight, turned her head away from him, and showed that she was very angry.

"That's why I didn't want to say it, but you insisted on trying to flirt with me. Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

Shuya was helpless. He reached out and touched Mai's hair. "Don't be angry. It won't be good if someone comes in and sees you like this."

"Shut up."

Mai didn't want to talk to him.

"All right."

Shuya withdrew his hand and fell silent.

Two minutes later, it was Mai's turn to lose her composure.

"Damn it! What kind of 'playing hard to get' tactic is this?!"

She turned her head back angrily.

Turning around, I saw Shuya's face approaching.

Mai:Σ(っ°Д °;)っ

Shuya: (￣△￣;)

He took a breath and slowly shrank back.

"You, you, you—you?!"

Mai's words were incoherent, and her cheeks were flushed red.

Shuya's face was filled with embarrassment as he sighed, "You... you really don't play by the rules. You turned around so quickly, couldn't you have been a little more reserved? Couldn't you have stayed angry a little longer?"

He originally planned to surprise Mai with a kiss on the cheek, followed by a few coaxing words, which, in his experience, would quickly calm Mai down.

However, I didn't expect Mai to turn back so quickly...

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward, and neither of them knew what to say.

What followed was a hellish silence that lasted for several minutes.

Mai understood why he did it, and looked at him with a mixture of anger and amusement.

Shuya hesitated for a long time.

He was thick-skinned after all, and forced a smile, saying, "Ahem, let's pretend nothing happened! I'm going to play on my phone for a bit."

"Ah, ah, um!"

Mai's heart, which had calmed down somewhat, started pounding again as Mai listened to him speak, and her tone became flustered.

Shuya lowered his head and absentmindedly started playing with his phone.

Oh my god, that was so embarrassing! It was even more awkward than having to explain a meme to someone who didn't understand it!

Thankfully, no one else was there!

Shuya's mind was trembling as he played with his phone.

Mai's cheeks flushed red, and she thought to herself:

Xiu, Shuya is such an idiot! How could he launch such a sudden attack!

And they even gave up!

How can you be considered a man?!

She bit her pink lips lightly, staring resentfully at Shuya, who was slowly calming down—this discovery undoubtedly made her even angrier.

Mai grew angrier the more she thought about it.

Perhaps influenced by the quiet space, perhaps unable to suppress her feelings for so many years, or perhaps because the atmosphere was too ambiguous, Mai gradually moved closer to Shuya.

---On the contrary, since it's just the cheek---

She slowly approached, her heart pounding.

At this point Shuya calmed down thanks to his strong mental fortitude. He felt that the atmosphere couldn't continue to be so awkward, so he decided to chat for a while to break the ice.

"Speaking of Maeda has been gone for quite a while, huh?!"

He looked up abruptly as he spoke and saw Mai's face right in front of him.

Shuya: Σ(っ°Д °;)っ

Mai:(￣△￣;)

"Ah, this..."

"Ooh!"

Mai lay slumped on the table, not daring to show her face.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Shuya couldn't stop laughing, "What the hell? This is so stupid!"

"Idiot, idiot, idiot! Shuya, you big moron, why did you suddenly look up?!"

Mai was completely furious.

She shook her head violently, her hair flying wildly; in short, she was extremely out of control.

Just then, Shuya suddenly said, "I heard Maeda- san's footsteps. Don't lie down, or people will suspect you."

Mai was startled awake.

Before she could even see anything clearly, her chin was gently lifted and turned to the left.