The Voice Actor's Shield

Mai couldn't help but smile, "I think the president wasn't just asking why Shuya didn't come, was he?"

"Stop talking."

The Hyakka sighed.

As soon as Hanazawa Sakura saw her, she pulled her aside to talk, telling her not to play so many games, saying it was bad for her eyes...

To hell with it, it's bad for your eyes; she clearly has ulterior motives.

Hahaha, you're really pathetic!

Shuya couldn't help but burst into laughter; he could imagine Hyakka being publicly executed.

"Stop talking!"

Hyakka was furious; she remembered the unrestrained laughter of the others (especially Haruno) back then.

She considered telling Hanazawa Sakura on him, but she knew she couldn't outmaneuver Haruno, so she gave up the idea.

Seeing how angry she was, Shuya stopped discussing the topic.

They chatted as they finished dinner, then some went home, others went to work.

Shuya and Hyakka returned to the company and found Mr. Takahashi, the live broadcast director, who was still resting.

"Good evening."

"Oh, you're here?"

After greeting him, Takahashi said, "Shu-chan, if you're going to change the program content in the future, could you let me know a little more in advance?"

"Sorry, I only decided yesterday."

Shuya gave a completely insincere laugh.

"... You and the boss are really alike."

"Stop yelling, stop yelling."

Shuya really couldn't stand those words; they made him feel like throwing up.

"... In short, the script is finished. You're basically free to improvise."

Shuya waved his hand, "It's alright, this is enough. We didn't invite them here for any kind of entertainment effect."

"I think so too. They're just using someone as a shield... But this is also an opportunity for those three."

Takahashi nodded; he knew none of the three girls were popular.

"... Speaking of which, Shu-chan, having a mother like Hanazawa -san isn't easy either."

The look in his eyes when he looked at Shuya was one of deep empathy.

These employees were also frequently driven to the brink of nervous breakdown by Inoue Hikoo.

So even if outsiders laugh at Shuya, they can't laugh because... their situation is even worse.

"Come on."

Shuya patted him on the shoulder.

However, Takahashi rolled his eyes. "I don't need your encouragement, I just hope you don't end up like your dad."

Shuya sighed helplessly, "Okay, okay."

Takahashi gave him a tired look and didn't say anything more.

Silence speaks louder than words.

They were indeed in a tough situation, but their salaries and benefits were relatively high, so Shuya didn't feel much sympathy for them.

He forgot about it in the blink of an eye, saying sorry but actually continuing to do what he always did afterward.

After he finished speaking, he and Hyakka sat in the corner watching them make preparations.

During this break, Shuya listened to Hyakka talk about her new song, and a while later he saw Gojo arrive with his third sister.

"Shuya."

Gojo waved to them.

His sister and the other two also greeted him.

Shuya stood up. "You're here? Sorry for the sudden call for you to be my assistants."

"It's nothing, we should be thanking you."

Gojo spoke very politely.

Shuya nodded casually, his gaze sweeping over the three people behind him.

Karasuma Chitose, Kugayama Yae, Katakura Kyo.

These three girls look young, but they are all over twenty years old, especially Katakura Kyo, who is about nine or ten years older than Shuya.

They are all quite good-looking, especially Karasuma Chitose, who is good enough to be an idol.

She's good-looking, but... her acting skills are lacking.

On the set of IS, they were practically invisible, but because of their relationship with Gojo, Shuya felt closer to them.

Although this wasn't really shown.

"I'll have to trouble you with this next step. Um, I'm so sorry to have called you over so urgently."

"Haha, don't worry about it. It's more like we're just really free every day or something."

Chitose scratched his head and laughed.

"Chi-chan..."

Yae tugged at Chitose's clothes, trying to get her to keep a low profile.

"Inoue -kun, I'm sorry, this child is a bit unreliable."

Katakura Kyo, fearing that Shuya in a hurry, stepped in to smooth things over.

"It's okay, I'm very forgiving of pretty girls."

Shuya offered words of comfort.

"Haha, so even Shu-chan agrees that I'm cute?"

Chitose excitedly poked Gojo: "Did you hear that, Gojo -kun? You should feel honored to have such a cute little sister like me. You should treat me well!"

"..."

Gojo slapped her hand away, feeling extremely ashamed to have such a younger sister.

He didn't even dare to look at Shuya's amused gaze.

Yae and Katakura Kyo smiled bitterly together.

Hyakka, unusually, looked directly at Chitose. She had heard Chitose speak a few times before and thought she was just pretending to be silly. She never expected that Qiansui seemed to be genuinely silly.

"You're quite an interesting person. (laughs)"

The Hyakka sighed.

"Ha, it's rare to see someone pay so much attention to someone."

Shuya smiled and continued, "Enough with the small talk, let's take a look at the script first."

Section 633, Chapter 591: The Shield of Voice Actors

Shuya had the scholars bring the scripts and distributed them to Chitose and the others.

After watching it, they were basically full of questions.

"Um, is something missing from the script?"

Kugayama Yae asked the question tremblingly, which was understandable, as the script in her hand was indeed a bit thin.

She started to panic.

"No, this is fine."

Shuya replied.

"Is this the legendary script where you follow the established procedure but have free rein to improvise...?"

Katakura Kyo is a veteran, so of course he's heard of the script classifications.

"Hahaha, I get it! It's all about charging through with sheer force! Oh!"

Chitose clenched her little fist and revealed a smug smile.

Hyakka rested her chin on her hand and casually said, "Uh-huh, thank you all."

She didn't care at all.

With her and Shuya hosting the show, it's bound to fail.

Shuya said, "Don't worry, we'll handle things smoothly. Just relax."

After he finished speaking, he told them to study the script on their own, and there was no need to discuss anything beforehand.

He turned to Hyakka and said, "I'm going to check on the readers' letters, shall we come together?"

"Alright."

Hyakka shrugged and followed him to the place where the scholars left their letters.

These types of programs typically collect letters from viewers.

The audience was very enthusiastic, sending in many emails... whether the content was meaningful or not is another matter.

The literati would select some of these for them to read on the program.

He usually didn't bother with it, but this time, because of Hanazawa Sakura's trouble, Shuya felt it was better to check.

Who knows, the literati might also join in the trouble, forcibly creating some kind of program effect.

So he and Hyakka read through the letter.

In general, some comments were about the first episode, some praised the voice actors' performances, and some commended the production.

However, two of the emails were mocking them.

"It's still there, isn't it?"

Hyakka held the two letters in her hand and waved them around. "Shall I throw them away?"

"Wait a minute."

Takahashi chimed in. "Don't throw it away. If you don't mention it at all, the audience will just keep Danmaku."

Hyakka suddenly realized. "So you left these two emails?... That's fine then."

She expressed her understanding and put the letter down.

Shuya had nothing to say, thinking that made sense.

He then said, "Alright, a little self-deprecation at this time can actually be effective."

To outsiders, this appears to be a display of magnanimity, which can garner goodwill. Whether he actually thinks that way is irrelevant.

After he and Hyakka finished reading the emails, and having already read the script, they returned to a state of idleness.

That script was basically just promotional animation; it wasn't really that interesting.

It doesn't really matter whether it's there or not...

After waiting a while longer, it was almost time.

Shuya and the others sat down in front of the camera and waited.

The layout of the live stream room was similar to the last one, so there was nothing particularly noteworthy.

Before they started, Shuya and Hyakka looked at the Danmaku on the tablet, and sure enough, they were mostly teasing them.