【OSHI NO KO】 (【推しの子】)

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OSHI NO KO

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Weak! Weak, weak, weak, weak!

You're weak!

Wow, your body language's gotten better.

Your acting's still awful, though.

I can barely keep up with the acting.

But mentally, I'm not giving in!

Shouldn't you have taken up her challenge in that fight scene?

Can you blame me?

You act like you're the star of the show,

and Akane Kurokawa acted like she wanted to upstage you.

If we all just did whatever we wanted, the show would fall apart.

Somebody has to hold things together.

Huh.

By the way,

what are you doing?

I tried to put on my glasses to read the script, but my makeup artist went...

Stop! You'll ruin your makeup!

So now I'm air-glassesing.

How did that even surprise you?

You're not wearing contacts?

Nope.

Well, you should!

You can't even see how we're acting.

I can see your movements, more or less.

Oh, come on...

What about our expressions?

Why would I need to see your expressions?

It's not like the people seated far from the action can see them.

I don't base my acting on things the audience can't see.

So it's better that I can't see your expressions to begin with.

That's how I see it.

Body language is the only language actors need to communicate.

Okay, but not wearing contacts is taking it too far.

They're scary, though.

That's your real reason, huh?

Masters of any craft tend to have their own eccentricities.

Anyway...

Why're you double-checking the script now?

Kurokawa's in the zone. She'll outshine us at this rate.

I'm gonna ad-lib part of that scene.

What?

You can't just decide that now.

You can play off anything I do, right?

Who do you think you're talking to?

You killed my family! I'll never let you live!

Huh? Who?

I don't remember...

everyone I killed!

You acted too impulsively, you silly girl.

I'll lend you a hand.

Ajiro!

Ugh! What's taking so long?

Hurry up and get rid of those Shinjuku pests!

It wouldn't take so long if you helped fight!

Are you Shibuya's strongest fighter?

Do you have any ideals?

Princess Saya does.

Ideals, eh?

I'd like to think I do,

but I'm not very good with words.

So how about this?

Rather than words, let's talk with our swords!

Very well.

Taiki Himekawa.

Theater Company Lalalai's star actor.

He puts feeling into every move he makes.

He's like a vivid painting come to life.

So this is emotional acting.

What's the matter?

Make this fun.

Sorry, but you're a cut above me as an actor.

I'm not going to compete with you on your terms.

Oho? No emotion whatsoever?

Setting up a contrast, is he?

A contrast?

While Himekawa's putting his emotions out there for all to see,

Aqua-kun's suppressing his.

And now nobody can place one above the other.

Huh.

The hotter Himekawa's fiery acting burns,

the more Aqua-kun's icy-cold acting stands out.

It's a clever counter.

However...

Himekawa can't be dealt with that easily.

This is boring.

Enjoy it more!

What's her problem?

And something's off with her League Blade.

The scene that Himekawa-san said he'd ad-lib is coming up.

Dodge, Tsurugi!

Here it is.

Huh? That wasn't in the script.

Wait...

You're dumping everything on me?!

Aqua, I'll get us back on track, so just—

Woman, is this any time to be playing around?

Let us men be the ones to risk our lives in battle.

If you can't stand on a battlefield without a man protecting you,

then remove yourself at once.

He's ad-libbing?

I-I can fight!

With a body this soft? You need more training.

H-Hey, you dolt! Keep yer hands off this babe's bewitchin' bod!

So you are a woman in the end.

A man's meant to put his life on the line to protect his woman.

That means I can't afford to lose.

He brought us back on script!

Was Aqua always this flexible?

Woman this, woman that! Shut up!

Don't look down on me!

I'm not.

I had no idea.

I mean, I guess I never put him on the spot to begin with.

If we all just did whatever we wanted, the show would fall apart.

Somebody has to hold things together.

Either way, I'm not going to hurt you.

And now he's leading me center stage.

He made sure that all eyes would be on me.

It's so easy to act like this.

"Body language is the only language actors need to communicate."

There's no need for you to hold things together.

Let me be the glue guy.

I'll play off whatever you improvise.

Act the way you want to, Kana Arima.

Right. You've always been good at shaking people up.

It seems my mother had showbiz aspirations in her youth.

So she entrusted me with that dream.

When I became popular, she got to talk to her favorite entertainers,

got invited to their house parties,

and got to act like an industry insider, which apparently made her happy.

I had fun, too.

I acted however I wanted without giving it any serious thought,

and people started calling me a genius child actor.

My mother was all smiles.