Love Purification Protocol
Chapter 57

Everyone's darkest hour

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"Teacher Shijo Ai! Can you say a word to me in Yafei-chan's voice? It doesn't matter if you scold me."

"Hello, of course it's no problem~"

In the Signing Hall next to Main Venue, there is a huge poster with many anime characters drawn on it.

At a glance, they are all loli or loli-like characters.

Among the anime characters is a high-definition photo of Guest and his identity introduction:

Shijo Ai, Sakura Nation are well-known in the industry Voice Actor.

Representative works: "《Baimeng》", "《Complete Chronicle of the Red Dragon Resistance》".

In the center of the poster is a cute woman with brown bob hair and a red hairpin.

It is none other than the well-known Voice Actor himself, Shijo Ai.

Yatsuhashi Ki in the team looked nervously at the approaching team, and silently took out the things in his bag that were ready to be signed by Shijo Ai.

He can no longer remember when he started to be a fan of Shijo Ai.

He just remembered that he first fell in love with Mingyin-chan, the protagonist of the game "《Lolis You Meet After Clocking Out at Eight-Thirty》", and was shocked by the near-perfect voice performance in the game.

After asking around later, I found out that this work was the only work in the industry that Shijo Ai dubbed when she was barely able to afford food when she entered the industry in the early days. Her other stage name was used in the dubbing.

It was also after that work that Yatsuhashi started to pay attention to Shijo Ai and started watching her various interviews and offline vlogs.

Until now, I have completely become his die-hard fan.

Shijo Ai is from Sakura Nation, and there are very few signing opportunities overseas.

This is her first time to Linmen, and it may also be Yatsuhashi Ki's only chance to see Shijo Ai in person.

He took a deep breath, and even though his heartbeat kept accelerating due to the ultra-high concentration of Azhai Society's fear attribute, he still tried hard to adjust his expression.

"Wait a minute, where is the new work of Teacher Jiao Tan that I bought?!"

"Huh? Didn't you put it in your schoolbag just before?"

"Really? I still put it in front of you, why did it disappear inexplicably?!"

There was a sudden sound of surprise from the team next to him. Yatsuhashi Ki turned his head and glanced over there, and found two boys checking their backpacks with disbelief on their faces.

Lost something?

Yatsuhashi Ki thinks so.

"Sir, it's your turn next!"

It wasn't until the next second that the staff in front called Yatsuhashi Ki that he came back to his senses.

Looking forward, I saw that the original distance in front of me was empty, and everyone in front of me had already signed up.

Not far away, behind the autograph table, Teacher Shijo Ai was holding a marker, looking at Yatsuhashi Ki with a smile on his face, and giving him a hook.

"Plop. Plop. Plop."

Yatsuhashi Ki swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his heart beating like a drum.

His legs seemed to be out of his control, which was an old problem of his social anxiety.

When he first served as Yan Huan's running mate, he was persuaded by Yan Huan and made up his mind to give a speech.

As a result, as soon as he went to give a lecture to a class of less than thirty people, he began to feel flustered and nervous, and his brain lost its function as if it was deprived of oxygen.

Just like right now.

He walked with difficulty to the sign-in desk in front and sat down, while the people behind him were separated by a yellow line a few meters away.

This ensures a one-to-one sense of privacy during the autograph signing, and is a very friendly design for social fans.

"Hello~"

"Hello, Teacher Shijo."

The Shijo Ai in front of me has a bright and kind smile, and a particularly nice voice. There are shadows of past characters, but I can't tell which one it is.

The voice is as clear and crisp as a little girl's, yet so clear and without any excessive milky sound.

Just hearing the first sentence made Yatsuhashi even more nervous.

But Shijo Ai took the initiative to take over the topic,

"Are you a student of Linmen?"

"Yes, yes, Teacher Shijo!"

Shijo Ai shook the marker in his hand, covered his mouth and smiled,

"Don't be so nervous. You paid to see me. Relax~"

". Okay."

"So, which of my characters do you like better? Do you want me to use her voice to say something to you? Then, do you need me to sign somewhere? It doesn't matter if you take a photo~"

Speaking of this, Yatsuhashi Ki's overly nervous heartbeat seemed to have suddenly calmed down a little.

A lolita character like an angel suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, calling him affectionately,

"Landlord, be brave~"

It is the heroine of "《Lolis You Meet After Clocking Out at Eight-Thirty》" voiced by Shijo Ai, Mingyin-chan.

Feeling the support of his favorite character, Yatsuhashi Ki took a deep breath and quickly handed the thing in his hand to Shijo Ai.

Then he lowered his head, activated his Dantian Qi, and tried his best to speak out the words accumulated in his heart.

"I like Mingyin-chan voiced by you very much!! She has been my favorite character since junior high school! It was also Shijo-sensei that I only followed since then!"

Shijo Ai looked at the poster that Yatsuhashi Ki handed over. Because the game is from a foreign company, even the cover, the content is quite shameful.

Her lips opened slightly, and the smile on her face froze, and soon became brighter again.

"At that time, I was a useless person. If Mingyin-chan hadn't encouraged me, I would never have achieved what I have achieved today."

Yatsuhashi Ki lowered his head because he knew that if he looked at the other person, he might not be able to say a word in his mind.

"Whether it's studying or running for Student Council with another outstanding person, I'm very grateful to Mr. Shijo and thank you very much for spending every night with me as Mingyin-chan, who you voiced!!"

Finally

Speak out!!

"."

Shijo Ai raised his eyes and glanced at Yatsuhashi Ki, then looked down at the loli heroine showing a shameful pose on the poster.

Immediately, she showed a flawless business smile, put up the marker,

"Well, so, you need my signature on this, right?"

"That's right."

Shijo Ai smiled and lowered his head to sign his name, while Yatsuhashi Ki nervously raised his eyes and looked at Shijo Ai who was smiling brightly in front of him.

Then, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked cautiously,

"By the way, Teacher Shijo, can you scold me in Mingyin's voice? I really like Mingyin's arrogant voice, please!!"

Shijo Ai had already signed her name. After listening to Yatsuhashi Ki's request, she paused and then raised her eyes with a smile.

There were faint blue veins bulging out on the forehead that was covered by the bob bangs.

But even so, her extremely dedicated smile has not diminished at all.

On the contrary, it became brighter.

"Okay~"

"Okay, ma'am, thank you, Shijo"

"You are indeed a good-for-nothing otaku. You are usually timid and cowardly. It is difficult to even talk to others, so you can only rely on such obscene and disgusting games to vent your meaningless desires every day."

Start at zero frames!!

Yatsuhashi Ki looked at Shijo Ai who kept smiling in front of him and even his voice changed slightly.

Her red lips were slightly open, but they spit out venom like a poisonous snake, leaving Yatsuhashi Ki stunned in place as if struck by lightning.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Sijo."

But Shijo Ai's voice was light and fast, as if he was completely in business mode, and was not moved by Yatsuhashi Ki at all.

"I couldn't do anything, so I made up a boring and disgusting virtual sustenance. While holding this sustenance, I fantasized about it in my mind. I imagined a girl who could satisfy all your preferences and fall in love with you unconditionally. Are you kidding me?

"Ah, I almost forgot, what you like is not even a normal girl, but a lolita, right?

"What a complete pervert."

Yatsuhashi Ki opened his mouth, his mind went blank under the impact of Shijo Ai's words, and he was completely at a loss.

After saying these two sentences, Shijo Ai's smile filled his face again.

Immediately afterwards, she folded the signed poster inward and handed it to Yatsuhashi Ki, who seemed to have been looking at it for a while.

"Okay, are you satisfied with this?"

"Eh?"

Yatsuhashi Ki turned gray little by little, and seemed to have lost the ability to receive news from the outside world. He could only accept the poster she handed him like a machine.

But Shijo Ai has returned to his usual cute and gentle nature, and just waved to the other people behind Yatsuhashi Ki,

"Next person, please come forward~"

"Everyone welcome, meet the famous dancer, Christina!!"

Inside Main Venue, quite a few people were already standing outside the red line, and the chairs in the front infield were also filled with customers who purchased additional VIP Ticket.

On the stage, a white girl wearing an elf costume walked onto the stage with a smile.

The lights were surging, the music was playing, and many people below were looking over there.

Of course, this also includes the Student Council people who came back from Doujinshi Exhibition Area.

"Hey, I'm so cute~"

You Anlina took the cartoon image that Miyake Huhu drew for them and couldn't put it down, looking at the cute self standing between a pair of handsome men and beautiful women.

Miyake Huhu's ability is really incredible. Even if it's just a sketch, he can accurately capture the characteristics of each person.

Hitomi Sakuramiya, who was beside her, heard her giggle and couldn't help but look down at the painting that was painted for her alone.

This is a work based on a previous photo taken with Yan Huan.

But what's different from the photo is that the polite distance that was originally maintained was made so close by Miyake Huhu.

Hitomi Sakuramiya in the comic is holding Yan Huan's hand and looking at the camera, but Yan Huan does not look at the camera, but looks at Hitomi Sakuramiya beside him.

They look like a loving couple.

This is great.

Hitomi Sakuramiya glanced at it secretly, and then carefully put it into the bag.

But, has the president been gone for too long?

Hitomi Sakuramiya glanced at Wu Jian who was dancing house dance on the stage in the distance, then at Plane who had no news, and frowned slightly.

"Sakuramiya, aren't the president and Yatsuhashi coming back yet?"

Hearing the questioning voice from You Anlina next to him, Hitomi Sakuramiya realized something belatedly.

Yes, Yatsuhashi Ki hasn't come back either.

I kept thinking about the president and forgot about him

"Let me ask in the group."

Hitomi Sakuramiya smiled slightly, picked up the phone, and @Yan Huan and Yatsuhashi Ki in the group,

"Aren't you coming back yet?"

"President, Yatsuhashi, we are on the side of the pillar near the restroom in the outfield."

Yatsuhashi Ki didn't reply for a long time. Usually Yatsuhashi Ki is the first to talk at this time.

It's really strange.

The president didn't reply either?

Aren't they two going to the same place?

Hitomi Sakuramiya became more and more anxious. He was about to turn around and tell You Anlina and the others with an umbrella in hand, "Go find them yourself." But when he looked back, he saw that there were already crowds of people behind him.

This time is almost when Main Venue starts performing, and there will be many heavyweights Guest later on.

So everyone took the time to come and watch the show. It's easy to come in, but it's difficult to go out.

"Um, please borrow one."

Hitomi Sakuramiya opened her mouth, and just as she was about to say this to the people around her, You Anlina behind her hugged her and Aishili tightly again.

"Ugh! Sakuramiya! There are so many people! Let's stand together quickly, I will never get separated!!"

You Anlina, Goodbye.

From now on, Student Council, you will no longer exist~

Hitomi Sakuramiya's expression darkened, but looking at more and more people in the distance, she also felt that it was not realistic to go out to look for people like this.

President!!

What on earth did you go to do?

Aren't you going to see Bai Yi?

She's about to go on stage, why aren't you back yet?!!

Hitomi Sakuramiya turned to look at the stage, only to see that the dancer had finished dancing, interacted with the host for a few moments, and then walked off the stage.

Then, the host looked down at the sign in his hand and smiled.

"Oh, the Guest who is going to appear next is very heavyweight.

"In the variety show "Youth", she was rated as: the most youthful idol. She is also frequently seen in Linmen's fashion magazines.

"For such a young idol who is very passionate about pop culture, what kind of excitement will she bring to you today?"

After finishing speaking, the host took away the cue card behind the microphone, looked at the dense crowd below, and said with a smile,

"Then, next, please welcome Linmen, the most popular idol of the new generation!!

"Miss Bai Yi!!"

Hitomi Sakuramiya, who was in You Anlina's arms, was slightly startled, even the vague struggle was avoided, and he quickly looked towards the stage.

Look towards the center of the stage where the spotlight is gathering.

A little while ago, backstage.

Several makeup artists finished touching up Bai Yi's makeup, and then they spread out and looked at the stunning girl in front of them with satisfaction.

"Okay, we're ready."

"Thank you so much"

Bai Yi's somewhat pale face was covered with thick makeup, and the blush made her pale face look like her own pain.

Her eyes were distracted, and her legs hidden under her skirt were shaking uncontrollably.

"Buzz"

The tinnitus penetrated into her ears like steel needles, reaching deep into her brain.

"Didi. dip"

In the noisy backstage with staff walking around and the tinnitus covering her consciousness, the regular Clock sound was like salvation.

He dragged her head down, as if curling up to bury it inside his body.

"You can do it. Bai Yi You can do it"

Her eyes were trembling, but she kept thinking about Yan Huan's expression of no comment after listening to her song just now.

Is it hard to hear?

Doesn't sound good at all?

I'm probably very disappointed, but it's hard to express it on my face, so I broached the topic awkwardly.

In the past few days, Bai Yi's inner trauma has not improved at all after he ran away from home and returned to his family.

My mother is still the same as before, denying herself, insulting herself, and arranging herself.

But in the past few days, I have been frustrated by everything.

Whether it's rehearsals or just following the steps honestly

myself

They all relied on the admiration Yan Huan expressed for him that night as energy to act.

She didn't want to let down her only fan.

So even though she still felt suffocated in that depressing home, she still held her breath and wrote out New Song and gave it to Yan Huan.

She just wanted to hear his admission again, and then rely on his admission

Even if his mother denies him, even if what he is doing now is not what he wants at all.

You can always hold on, right?

But now.

She couldn't hold on any longer.

"Didi. dip"

"Didi. dip"

Bai Yi gasped and looked at the floor until her agent Ji Lin came over and asked doubtfully,

"Yiyi, have you put away your cell phones? You have to get ready to go on stage."

"Okay."

Bai Yi quickly came to her senses and stood up with difficulty.

It wasn't until the hem of her skirt felt the weight that she recalled it in a hazy state. She didn't even put back her mobile phone and Bluetooth Earphones.

But Ji Lin next to him had already walked away, replaced by the staff at the venue.

"Bai Yi, get ready to go on stage. The dance ahead will end in five minutes. Go and stand behind the curtain. When you hear the host's voice, take the time to go on stage."

"Okay."

Bai Yi walked forward, opened a curtain that separated the inside and outside, and walked into the dark passage connecting the stage.

Ahead, the sound of singing and dancing on the stage was heard, and the chatter of the audience was like a tide, trying to drown out Bai Yi in this cramped corridor.

She walked to the front of the stairs and waited for the call from the host outside.

"Ding ding~"

But at this moment, the mobile phone in her pocket actually rang!

Forgot to turn it on mute!

Bai Yi hurriedly took out his mobile phone and tried to mute it.

Now that I have brought them all, I can only hide them in my skirt with me.

But at a glance, it turned out to be a message from Yan Huan.

"Bai Yi, do you have Bluetooth Earphones connected to your mobile phone? If not, there is a headset on the table in front of me that I can lend to you."

Bai Yi was slightly startled. He raised his eyes and looked at the table next to the stairs in front of him. There was actually a box of Bluetooth Earphones placed there.

Under the table, an illusory black cat's tail silently entered it, gradually blending into the darkness.

Bai Yi looked in disbelief, then looked at the phone and started typing,

"I have headphones. But why do I need headphones? I'm about to go on stage."

"I just saw that you were a little nervous. Put on Bluetooth Earphones to isolate the sound from below. Maybe it can relieve it a little bit."

How many times have I been on stage and been nervous?

But looking at the headphones in front of her, she felt her rapidly beating heartbeat and inevitably pursed her lips.

She looked at her phone and typed again and asked,

"How did you put the headphones here? This is the backstage where no one can enter."

"Don't worry about it for now. In short, please put on the earphones connected to your mobile phone. It can relieve tension."

Then, there was an emoticon of a cat waving its hands and shouting "Come on!"

Bai Yi pursed his lips, looked at the emoticon, and typed something to reply.

But in the end, nothing came back.

She finally smiled helplessly and picked up Yan Huan's headphones.

After taking a look, I saw that it was just a no-name Bluetooth Earphones worth less than a hundred dollars.

Really, if you want to reduce noise and relieve tension, is it better to use your own?

However

Thank you for your thoughtfulness, President Yan.

Bai Yi touched his chest and inserted a very small and extremely concealed Bluetooth Earphones into his left ear.

"Bluetooth is connected~"

In an instant, the noisy noise around me felt half as quiet.

Bai Yi covered his heart and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, it would be better if I could wear another one.

In other words, just let the surroundings become so quiet forever.

Of course it was just a fantasy. Bai Yi smiled helplessly and wanted to say "thank you" to Yan Huan.

But on the stage, the host's voice has already come,

"Then, next, please welcome Linmen, the most popular idol of the new generation!!

"Miss Bai Yi!!"

The curtain behind him was opened, and the staff's voice came,

"Miss Bai Yi, you can go on stage!!"

"Okay."

Hearing this, Bai Yi quickly put the phone into his pocket.

Then, she adjusted her posture and walked up the steps.

"Buzz!!"

The dazzling spotlight instantly focused on her, allowing Bai Yi's eyes to adjust for a moment as he walked out of the darkness.

Then, when he opened his eyes again, what caught his eyes was the dense crowd under the stage.

The smiling host next to him looked at him and moved his position slightly to avoid blocking the view of the audience below.

"Haha."

The eyes of countless people in the audience glanced at him instantly, especially those in the first row who were closer.

Jiang Xiong, who was wearing a suit, just sat down and looked at Bai Yi on the stage, smiled and waved.

Next to her was her mother who had powdered her face.

Zuo Jiangqin.

Her scrutinizing eyes fell on Bai Yi, and after a merciless glance up and down, she wrinkled a little bit.

Then, with a slight smack from the corner of his mouth,

"Tsk"

Watching her mother's movements, Bai Yi's heartbeat, which had just been comforted by Yan Huan, began to speed up again, and every time it hit her chest, it caused heartbreaking pain.

Why.

Why do you keep looking at yourself so disappointed?

Obviously I have done everything according to your arrangements.

But even if it doesn't go your way at all, you should look at yourself like this.

The same thing happened in front of Yan Huan, making myself so embarrassed.

Even now, I am still so dissatisfied.

Is it because of the clothes on my body?

Because she didn't follow her mother's advice to change into another set, so she showed such an expression, right?

But

Am I not your daughter?

Why do you keep treating me like this?

Why?

Feeling his mother's gaze, Bai Yi was just confused.

She struggled to move her eyes away from her mother's frowning face, trying to move towards the other viewers.

But the next second, what caught his eye was the densely packed "Zuo Jiangqin" in the entire venue with the same expression.

Bai Yi's pupils shrank slightly and he looked towards the audience. Instantly, his head felt like it exploded and he let out a sharp scream.

"Buzz!!"

Mother in suit, mother in cos clothing, mother in skirt.

They all frowned and looked at themselves with such eyes, denying themselves, as if they wanted to push themselves into the ground.

"Ha"

Bai Yi stood there with his mind blank, not daring to move.

"Hello, Miss Bai Yi, welcome to our annual Linmen Game Expo event."

Next to me, the host's voice came, and she came over with a microphone, seemingly to give it to Bai Yi.

Bai Yi's eyes trembled slightly and looked at the host beside him.

What he saw was Zuo Jiangqin, who was frowning and holding a dagger to his throat.

"Mom"

Her little face was pale, and her lips murmured.

This sentence was not picked up by the microphone, but the host heard it.

She was very experienced and knew that her microphone was still picking up sound, so she didn't speak and just looked at Bai Yi with a puzzled expression.

Bai Yi The more frightened she was by her mother's denial and scrutiny, the more stunned the expression on her face became.

The more stunned she is, the more strange she will be noticed by the hosts around her and the audience below.

And the more mistakes are made, the more ugly the real Zuo Jiangqin's expression below becomes.

Therefore, in Bai Yi's trembling eyes, the smile of "mother" in front of him also became more ferocious.

It was like a black hole in the abyss, trying to force her to death.

No.

Don't

Don't do this

Someone come and save me. Anyone is welcome.

"Didi. dip"

"Didi. dip"

At this moment, as if being called, the illusory pocket watch in Bai Yi's arms suddenly began to spin as if it was out of control.

It's the hour hand, starting to spin.

"Crack, click, click!"

As the hand turned, everything around him suddenly became intermittent like a cassette tape, causing "Zuo Jiangqin" to slow down a little bit as he approached with the dagger.

Yes.

That's it

Don't get close to yourself anymore, don't deny yourself anymore.

please mom

I beg you

"Ding ding ding!!"

Just when Bai Yi's mind went blank, a ringing sound like a loud bell suddenly came from her left ear.

She was slightly startled and then realized that she was still wearing Bluetooth Earphones.

Bai Yi regained his consciousness a little, so he could hear the sound coming from the headphones.

"Incoming call from plane, please touch the earphone to answer it."

"Caller: Yan Huan."

"Do you want to answer?"

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