Episode 31 – The genius returns! But she only gives her all in front of Ryo
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The play was a huge success.
The drama club room is filled with excitement and praise.
Of course, the center of attention is Asahina Toka, the star of the show!
“Asahina-san, you’re amazing! You’re on a whole different level from us amateurs!”
“I was on the same stage as you, but I almost cried!”
“Somehow, thanks to Asahina-san, I feel like our level has been raised too!”
“Yeah! This is the best performance I’ve ever been in!”
Asahina smiles shyly at everyone’s words.
I feel like I’m going to cry again. It was good, really good… Anyone who said Asahina was a failure in training, come out here right now. And look at her now. Where’s the failure in training?
“Asahina-san, you’re going to join the drama club, right!?”
Someone threw those words at Asahina. For a moment, I was startled too.
Everyone who saw today’s stage must have recognized Asahina as she is now. And she will undoubtedly become even more popular from here on out. The stage was more than enough to make me think that.
I hope my presence doesn’t get in the way of Asahina’s future…
“I’m sorry, I won’t do it.”
“Eeeeh!!!!?”
Asahina’s words shook the room! No, even I, who was pretending to be a parent in the back, felt like screaming!
“I only did it this time by chance. Oh, I’m going to change now. Ryo-kun, wait here for a moment.”
Asahina walked away toward the changing room. Oh, even though it was such a moving performance, she’s back to her usual natural self.
“Kuga-kun! What’s going on?”
“I don’t know either…”
The drama club members kept coming up to me one after another.
“Hey! Convince Asahina-san to join the drama club!”
“But that’s up to her…”
While I was having that conversation with the drama club, Asahina came back after changing into her uniform. As expected, she couldn’t tie her tie herself, so it was loose around her neck.
“Ryo-kun, let’s go eat takoyaki.”
Asahina broke through the crowd and came over to me. It was like the parting of the Red Sea we studied about earlier!
“T, takoyaki, you!”
“I only give my all in front of Ryo-kun.”
“Wait, wait!”
The drama club was stunned. As if she didn’t know any better, Asahina pulled my hand and took me outside.
“Asahina! Are you sure that’s okay!?”
“What?”
“Everyone’s saying how amazing Asahina is! You should have stayed with everyone else…”
“I want to be with Ryo-kun more than anyone else.”
“Huh?”
“Ryo-kun’s encouragement really reached me. Today, the lingering fog in my heart cleared up. So, thank you. Thank you for not abandoning me. I’m so glad I met Ryo-kun!”
“Stop it, you idiot! Don’t say things like that out of the blue!”
It was a direct attack on my already weakened tear ducts. What’s with the “thank you”… That’s my line…
“Ryo-kun, are you crying?”
“Just a little…”
“Hehe, I like the honest Ryo-kun too.”
“Shut up! Stop teasing me! That’s not kindness, it’s just being mean!”
Damn it, Asahina is staring at my face without any hesitation.
“Then let’s go eat takoyaki!”
“There’s no afterglow or anything…”
Asahina smiled happily and linked her arm through mine. Please don’t do that at school. We’re already standing out enough as it is. But my heart is so full that I can’t find the words. If this keeps up, the takoyaki is going to be pretty salty.
“Cheering someone on is really nice. Thanks to Asahina, I realized that again.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, it might be the most moving thing I’ve ever experienced.”
“Hehe, so was it worth the effort?”
Asahina laughed happily. Today, everything about her seemed adorable. She’s truly the girl who’s been called “like the sun.” I am so overexposed to the sun that I am like a dried fish.
“You’re Asahina-san, right? That was an amazing performance! I was so moved!”
When we stepped outside the school building, TV cameras rushed toward Asahina.
This is bad! If they see this, Asahina will be criticized again. I hurriedly moved away from Asahina.
“Is the child prodigy still alive and well? I thought you had retired from the spotlight for a while, but is there a reason you made your comeback at the high school cultural festival? Do you have any plans to return to the entertainment industry?”
A person who appeared to be a reporter asked her a barrage of questions. Their determination to get even the slightest bit of information was amazing.
“I’m sorry, I’m just a student right now. Excuse me.”
Asahina bowed her head and tried to leave… but she was caught by another reporter!
She’s so popular… But that’s to be expected. After seeing a performance like that, everyone would have high expectations for Asahina.
Both were local media, but the evening news and the next day’s newspapers also gave extensive coverage to today’s cultural festival.
[Child prodigy Asahina Toka makes a complete comeback!]
From that day on, Asahina began receiving numerous letters and messages.
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