Chapter 130: The Feeling Of Being The Mastermind Behind The Scenes
Mikazuki Haruna was still stunned when Sakamoto Ken’s words interrupted her train of thought.
“I need to go to the Vocal Music Department to see if Mio has finished registering.”
“Ah? What are you going to see her for!”
Mikazuki Haruna exclaimed. The look in Sakamoto Ken’s eyes when she had just seen him stop him made her really think he was going to say something important to her.
Unexpectedly, he just asked her, “You wouldn’t be thinking of confessing to me here, would you?” and then he left!
He just left like that!
What does this mean? Is he rejecting me?
But I haven’t confessed yet.
Is it because of what I said last time when we went to look at the apartment and tested the soundproofing?
Did you hear it or not back then?
Mikazuki Haruna felt she couldn’t guess at all what Sakamoto Ken wanted to do, but since he kept walking forward, she could only quicken her steps to catch up.
“So… do you know where the Vocal Music Department is?” Mikazuki Haruna changed the subject and said, “If you can’t find it, you can tell me, I’ll take you there.”
Sakamoto Ken said flatly, “I looked at the campus map in advance, I’ve memorized the route.”
“Just looking at the map, how could you possibly find it? We’re in the path in the small grove…”
As she spoke, she saw Sakamoto Ken walk out from one side of the path through the woods, pass a small flower bed, and arrive at the path between buildings.
Mikazuki Haruna followed over, suddenly at a loss for words, and just silently followed behind, watching Sakamoto Ken turn a few corners and arrive in front of the Vocal Music Department.
Sakamoto Ken leaned against the wall nearby and took out his mobile phone to open LINE.
“You’re really going to find her? She’s probably still in line. Unlike me, who can take you to cut in line.” Mikazuki Haruna said from the side.
Sakamoto Ken just sent Natsume Mio a very short message.
Sakamoto Ken: 「I’m at the Vocal Music Department doorway.」
Natsume Mio: 「Coming!」
Instant reply.
Less than a minute later, Sakamoto Ken saw that red-haired girl appear at the doorway of the Music Club Building, standing out conspicuously.
She looked around left and right, quickly spotted Sakamoto Ken, and when she saw Mikazuki Haruna was there too, she immediately quickened her steps and ran this way, her shoulder bag almost flying off.
Mikazuki Haruna watched and was slightly startled, muttering softly, “Running so fast, aren’t you afraid of twisting your chest?”
The distance was only about thirty or fifty meters. Natsume Mio stood in front of Sakamoto Ken, puffing out her chest and wiping the fine sweat from her forehead, completely ignoring the person next to her.
“A Jian, I’ve already registered. Next is just waiting for the entrance ceremony,” Natsume Mio said.
“Then shall we go back?” Sakamoto Ken said.
“Eh? Just going back? Aren’t you going to stroll around the campus, A Jian?” Natsume Mio said.
“Exactly, you have a bunch of manuscripts, no need to rush back to meet deadlines,” Mikazuki Haruna chimed in from the side.
“A Jian didn’t say he wants to stroll with you,” Natsume Mio said, looking at Mikazuki Haruna.
Mikazuki Haruna said, “We already strolled earlier, oh, coming from the small grove over there.”
Natsume Mio ignored her and asked Sakamoto Ken, “How are we going back?”
Sakamoto Ken pointed at Mikazuki Haruna and said, “She’ll drive us back later.”
Mikazuki Haruna: “What? Treating me like a driver?”
Natsume Mio: “We’ll take the train!”
Mikazuki Haruna: “I’ll drive you!”
“How about this: first take the path over there, we can see the artificial lake on campus, then go around to the Art Department,” Sakamoto Ken decided.
“How are you so skilled?” Mikazuki Haruna said.
“I’ve memorized the campus map,” Sakamoto Ken replied.
“Then let me ask you, where’s the nearest bathroom from here?” Mikazuki Haruna said.
“Of course inside the Music Club Building,” Sakamoto Ken said. “Do you want to use the toilet?”
“Go in and turn right, it’s there,” Natsume Mio immediately pointed and said. “You go quickly.”
“I…” Mikazuki Haruna saw Natsume Mio lean closer to Sakamoto Ken, pursed her lips and said, “I didn’t say I need to use the toilet.”
“Then let’s go.” Natsume Mio unhesitatingly grabbed Sakamoto Ken’s hand, their fingertips interlocking, palms pressed together, and pulled him toward the path through the woods.
This path was even more secluded than the one Sakamoto Ken and Mikazuki Haruna had taken from the Art Department earlier. Dense trees lined both sides, branches intertwining overhead to form a thick green canopy that blocked most of the sunlight.
After walking in just a few steps, the light around them dimmed, the air becoming cool and humid with the scent of soil and fresh grass.
Mikazuki Haruna looked at the two ahead holding hands tightly—Sakamoto Ken’s palm naturally open, while Natsume Mio’s fingers gripped his palm tightly, her knuckles slightly white from the force.
This girl is absolutely forcibly holding his hand!
Haruna felt annoyed inside and quickly caught up, unyieldingly grabbing Sakamoto Ken’s free right hand.
Sakamoto Ken: “…”
He felt like he had instantly become the rope in some tug-of-war match.
Soft warm little hands on both sides gripped him tightly.
Natsume Mio’s hand was strong from practicing kendo, tightly clamping his palm.
In comparison, Mikazuki Haruna’s hand felt soft and limp, without much strength.
Her fingers were slender and soft, fingertips carrying a slight coolness. Even gripping with all her might, Sakamoto Ken only felt like he was wrapped in a ball of warm cotton, even a bit comfortable.
If Natsume Mio used full strength… in the previous life, it wasn’t like they hadn’t tried. Once when they pissed this guy off, she almost crushed it, but luckily his muscles held firm—he wasn’t a pushover either.
At this moment, Sakamoto Ken could feel Mikazuki Haruna secretly exerting force, trying to pull him toward her side.
Natsume Mio felt the pulling force from the other side. She turned her head slightly, glared fiercely at Mikazuki Haruna over Sakamoto Ken, and gripped his hand even tighter.
Mikazuki Haruna glared back without yielding, putting all her strength into gripping Sakamoto Ken’s hand.
Sakamoto Ken felt like his arm was about to be torn in two.
While pulling Sakamoto Ken forward, Natsume Mio said to herself, “I checked the Vocal Music Department’s professional course schedule. I feel it will be a big help for becoming a voice actor later—vocal music basics, voice acting techniques, and performance practice. These three are the main courses.”
Her tone sounded very relaxed, as if she completely didn’t notice the girl with ill intentions beside her.
Mikazuki Haruna immediately chimed in, “So you’re really planning to become a voice actor in the future?”
Natsume Mio nodded matter-of-factly. “Of course! And I’m going to do voice acting for A Jian’s works!”
She turned to Sakamoto Ken, her eyes full of expectation. “A Jian, 《Chainsaw Man》 will definitely get an animation adaptation later, right!”
At the mention of animation adaptation, the corner of Mikazuki Haruna’s mouth immediately curved up smugly.
But she said nothing, just silently listening.
So stimulating, so stimulating!
Mikazuki Haruna thought to herself, so this is the feeling of being the mastermind behind the scenes!
