【OSHI NO KO】 (【推しの子】)

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OSHI NO KO

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This is delicious!

You knew your way around the kitchen, too. Do you cook a lot?

Yeah, my mom and I take classes together.

She's a real catch, Aqua-kun. Don't let her go.

Happiness is being able to eat good food!

Not eating?

I don't have much of an appetite.

Here. Say, "Aah."

I'm not a child.

I want to help you, Aqua-kun.

I'll be there for you, just like you were there for me.

Huh, so he's your apprentice, Director Gotanda?

It's like, if he's going to keep taking all these acting gigs anyway,

he might as well have focused on acting all along.

I want to see! Show me something he acted in!

I don't mind, but...

Go ahead.

Yay!

Just watch without me.

I don't want to die!

Let's get out of here together!

Cute!

That was him in grade school.

I thought he didn't want people seeing this.

Do you have any footage of Aqua's acting?

Uh, I guess I do, but...

Don't show her.

That's one part of my past I want to keep buried.

I was under the delusion I had talent, and those films suffered for it.

Wonder what changed.

There's something in this mansion.

Don't you think the dolls are behind it?

It's not normal for someone to drop dead like that!

We need to get out of here. Who knows what'll happen next.

I can't let Mom's sacrifice be in vain.

I see.

I kinda get why he feels that way.

And why's that?

His acting is all prepped.

There's no emotion behind it, so he's slow to react in places.

He planned everything he was going to do in advance.

You know,

he collapsed during that shoot just like he did today.

Seems he has a hard time putting his emotions on display.

This happens every now and then, when he tries to draw on past experiences.

But because he's so ingenious,

he can put on a performance that looks right

just by piecing together acting he's seen before.

I think that's a great skill to have, but he's not happy with it.

He's always grumbling that he has no talent.

Why did you get into acting, Aqua-kun?

Does that really matter?

It does matter. It's very important.

Do you want to be a star? To make lots of money?

Do you want to be somebody special?

What about you, Akane?

I do it because it's fun.

You do give off those vibes.

I doubt you'd understand why I act even if I told you,

which I'm not going to do.

There you go again.

You say communication is important, but you're so secretive about yourself.

That's the problem with you, don't you think?

Fine.

What if I said I was doing all this to kill somebody?

I have a target at the top of the entertainment industry,

and I want to make it there so I can bring them down.

What would you do if I said that?

I'd help you kill them.

Don't say it so casually.

I mean, this is somebody you want to kill.

I'm sure you have a good reason for it.

It's not about right or wrong.

Even if you were a really bad guy,

I'd still feel the need to accept you as you are, if nobody else.

If you're going to bear a sin, I want to bear it with you.

That's how seriously I take being your girlfriend,

even if we're only dating for work.

You're out of your mind.

Wait, you thought I wasn't?

I'll also be expecting you to do your job as my boyfriend, though.

What job?

I want to beat Kana Arima.

And Himekawa-san, too.

I don't want to let those two outshine me, no matter what.

But the Himekawa-Arima duo is too formidable.

I can't handle them all by myself.

If I lose to them, I'll be so frustrated I might die.

Are you going to let me die,

even though you're my boyfriend?

Right.

It's a boyfriend's job to not let his girlfriend die.

Revised Version

A way to beat Himekawa and Arima?

Without relying on emotional acting, if possible.

Well, I read the script,

and it really pushes the envelope for a big-name show like this.

Talk about swinging for the fences.

Well, the scriptwriters' intent is clear.

Remember how I told you to forget about putting on a show

and be an actor who can play to the intended vision?

With that in mind,

what does Aqua Hoshino think the director and scriptwriters want?

What is the "intended vision" for this play?

Intensely emotional acting.

Then emotional acting is what you'll have to put on.

Starting tomorrow, come here after rehearsals.

I'll whip you into shape from the ground up.

I won't leave you alone!

Holy crap, my acting sucked.

It's all good!

No, it ain't!

As a loving little sister, I'm worried how my brother's doing.

I can already picture him getting all withdrawn and lonesome again.

This is basically a parental class visit!

I consider it a family duty to check things out!

My agency's super strict about these things!

If I'm busted, my manager'll give me a real awful tongue-lashin'!

Oh, you were in the Sweet Today live-action!

The industry plant.

You know who I am?

I do. My name's Ruby Hoshino.

Thank you for working with my brother.

Oh, are you Aqua's sister or something?

Yep, yep.

If you're looking for him, he already left.

Huh?

Rehearsals are done for the day.

I just stayed back to practice some more.

Is that so?

Onii-chan's been coming home around midnight every day,

so I assumed he'd still be here.

Wait, so what is he doing until that late?

Actually, he's been leaving with Kurokawa lately.

Kurokawa-san?

I'm just gonna call him and ask!

Ruby, have some tact now. Let 'em be.

What do you mean, tact?

He leaves with his pretty girlfriend and doesn't come home 'til late?

There's only one thing it could be.

Wait, I don't get it. What is Onii-chan doing?

Well, y'know...

Somethin' sexy.

Say what?!

No way...

So don't go buttin' in, ya hear?

But this is every night! Every single night for days!

Guess he's got a bigger tank down there than you'd figure.

But then, what high school boy with a girlfriend that hot would ever wanna stop?

Onii-chan wouldn't do that.

He'd never risk getting a high school girl pregnant like that.

If he did, I'd despise him with all my heart.

Ruby?

It's okay. I believe in him.

Him being secretive is nothing new.

I'm sorry. Can I use the bathroom?

S-Sure. I'll show you there.

I suppose hearin' about her bro's love life ain't much fun.

You somebody's groupie?

Oh, no, it's nothin' like that.

You an actor, then?

You've got the looks.

Who, me? Gosh.

What agency are you with?

Cannon Fire.

What? That's hilarious!

I've got a bunch of friends there.

Like Nonon and Kureha Ueno.

Oh, yeah, they've taught me a lot.

Small world, huh? We should all hang out sometime.

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Here's my LINE.

U-Uh...

I-I guess.

Kamoshida-san!

Kindaichi-san says to get in here! Emergency meeting!

Wait, seriously?

You don't want to get him mad! Hurry it up!

Next time, okay?

The heck? Nobody's here.

I mean, yeah, I lied.

She's friends with Aqua's little sister. Messing with her is a bad idea.

What? You cockblocked me for such a dumb reason?

You know it matters.

I play around too, so I'm not going to call you out for skirt-chasing.

But a girl who might cause issues with work is off-limits, no?

Scaredy cat, much? There won't be any issues, man.

You don't know that. We gotta be professional.

Professional?

A guy who can't act for shit is giving me lip about professionalism?

You're just a flashy model who did a TV show on the side,

and then you got a theater gig thanks to your connections.

Hey, you do get you're the worst actor here by far, right?