As Anon looked away, Mutsumi turned her head instead.
Come to think of it, what exactly had Anon gone to Kamijou Mutsuki for? They had stayed in that room for quite a long time just now…
What was she even thinking?
Mutsumi quickly swept those messy thoughts out of her mind.
Her fiancé might not be perfectly upright and honorable—but her friend Chihaya Anon was pure and spotless. How could she possibly have any thoughts about Kamijou Mutsuki?
It had to be her imagination.
After Anon finished recording her lines, the other girls were more or less the same.
Aside from a certain Miss Soyo, who was so distressed her hands trembled slightly, delaying the progress a bit.
However, even though the voice recording was complete, if they wanted to see the finished product, they would still need to wait a few days.
Miss Anon actually hoped it could be delayed a little longer. She had acted carefree during the recording, but now that she thought about it again, her heart felt uneasy.
After all, how could such a long-standing psychological shadow be ignored so easily?
Still, time does not halt for anyone's will. Before long, it was time for the anime to air.
Just like last time, everyone gathered at Kamijou Mutsuki's house for a group watch.
Only, the few newcomers looked at the somewhat familiar big house before them with confusion.
If they remembered correctly, wasn't this Sakiko-sensei's house in the anime?
How had it ended up in Kamijou Mutsuki's hands?
Umiri didn't seem to care much about it, but Uika's gaze toward her old friend turned slightly subtle.
Had something happened in Sakiko's family?
Combining it with the plot from the anime, Uika had practically guessed Sakiko-sensei's current situation.
Of course, the high-EQ Miss Uika naturally wouldn't voice a speculation that might hurt her friend.
"Eh, Sakiko-chan, isn't this your house?"
Unfortunately, not everyone was Misumi Uika.
Compared to her partner, Miss Donut was far more straightforward.
"…"
The smile on Sakiko's face stiffened.
Letting something like this happen once was bad enough—why did it have to be repeatedly dug up?
If you don't know how to speak, then don't.
"Maybe she just doesn't like it anymore?"
Kamijou Mutsuki answered in Sakiko's place.
Sakiko-sensei: Ah yes, yes, I don't like it.
"Eh? But why—"
However, before Miss Donut could finish her sentence, Uika grabbed her.
Please, just stop talking!
That said, Sakiko-sensei's former villa really was large. Even with Kamijou Mutsuki and ten girls inside, it didn't feel crowded—instead, it felt a bit spacious.
This time, Kamijou Mutsuki didn't broadcast it directly through Fuji TV like last time. Instead, he chose to cast it from his computer.
"What are you doing?"
Anon leaned closer, curious.
"Niconico?"
The girl softly read the words on the screen.
"A video website."
Kamijou Mutsuki looked at her with an inexplicable smile.
"I think it'll be more interesting if everyone watches it on this."
That's right—this world also had Niconico.
However, perhaps due to differences between worlds, its development hadn't been very successful.
Since he was making anime anyway, Kamijou Mutsuki had conveniently acquired the site. It hadn't cost much.
After all, with memories of his previous life, he clearly understood the function of this kind of video platform.
If managed well, it could greatly increase an anime's popularity.
And the anime produced by Houbun Animation would naturally air on his own video site as well.
For ratings considerations, though, it would stream more than half an hour later than the television broadcast.
That was also why Kamijou Mutsuki had invited the girls over a bit later today than before.
"Oh~"
Anon reacted rather indifferently. As a normie, she had never been particularly interested in this sort of thing.
But when the anime actually began to play, Miss Anon couldn't help growing nervous.
Kamijou Mutsuki, however, said it was still early—those plot points Anon cared about wouldn't come until the next episode.
["Do you actually really want to form a band?"]
Since Episode 3 had been Tomori's flashback arc, Episode 4's plot directly followed Episode 2.
At the very start of the episode, it was the line Anon said to Tomori.
["Why do you ask that?"
Tomori seemed slightly surprised by Anon's words.
"Haruhikage is a really good song!"
Feeling that she understood something about the girl's past, Anon began her "talk therapy."
"I mean, it's really moving. I can't quite put it into words."
"It just feels kind of overwhelming."
"Being able to form a band is something really happy and wonderful."]
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[MyGO finally updated!]
[I was dying these past few days without MyGO!]
[Looks like it's another double-episode release this time, nice!]
[Anon is so cute~]
[Anime Tomori-chan is unbearably cute too~]
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Compared to the main story, what attracted the girls even more were the comments drifting across the screen from time to time.
Although most of the band girls were normies—and like Anon, not very familiar with this half-dead-in-this-world Niconico site—they definitely knew what bullet comments were.
It was just that this was an anime starring themselves. Seeing those comments naturally made their feelings somewhat complicated.
Especially Anon. These past few days at school, she had more or less gotten used to the admiration from her classmates—but seeing people lose their minds in the bullet comments still made her feel a bit embarrassed.
Not to mention doing so in front of so many acquaintances.
Tomori, on the other hand, seemed to feel nothing at all.
Perhaps those chaotic comments had simply been filtered out as useless information by this single-threaded girl.
As for Kamijou Mutsuki, watching the scrolling comments finally made him feel satisfied.
When he watched anime with the band girls before, it always felt like something was missing without bullet comments.
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["It's all my fault."
Within the story, Anon's "therapy" had begun to take effect.
"I'm the one who caused CRYCHIC to disband."
"I think… it wasn't Tomori's fault."
Looking at the withdrawn Tomori, Anon began firing back directly.
"The one at fault was that girl who suddenly quit, right?"
"She didn't even tell you the reason!"
"That's way too selfish."
"That's why you all were hurt like this."]
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"..."
As the person being criticized, Sakiko-sensei didn't argue back. Instead, she felt a trace of guilt.
After all, it was her pride and selfishness that had hurt Tomori—had hurt everyone.
But not everyone thought that way.
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["It's not Saki's fault!"
The moment someone blamed Sakiko-sensei, Soyo immediately showed up.
"This isn't anyone's fault!"]
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[Soyo appears, and the first thing she does is defend Sakiko.]
[The moment she hears Sakiko's name, Soyo instantly shows up.]
[Class rep Soyo enters the scene.]
[Soyo still likes Sakiko as much as ever.]
[Are they finally forming a new band?]
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It was as if Soyo had some kind of magical power. The moment she appeared, the number of bullet comments surged dramatically.
PS: The author feels like adding bullet comments makes it more interesting. What do you think?
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