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the next day.
There was originally scheduled filming on this day, but it was cancelled due to bad weather caused by an approaching typhoon, which is not uncommon at this time of year.
However, even though the weather is bad, it's not a storm-like downpour, so of course school is open.
This means Yui is able to go to school for the first time in a long while.
"Hey hey Yui, you've been taking a lot of rest recently, is there a shoot or something?"
As Yui arrived at school and tried to enter the classroom, a classmate, who had been waiting for her, approached her with her long black hair fluttering in the wind.
I recalled the schedule and realized that the official announcement was probably this evening.
"It's a secret."
"Well, tell me."
"No, we have confidentiality agreements. Please wait until there is a proper announcement."
I put my hands together in prayer and apologized, and my classmate said, "Oh well," and returned to his seat.
It's not that she wants to talk, but rather that she can't answer the questions that upsets Yui.
"Phew."
Yui's personality is such that she doesn't like to hide things, but as an actress there are some things she just can't tell people.
The official announcement would be made in a few hours, but confidentiality must be respected even for just a few hours. If she were to break it and tell someone, Yui would lose her job.
"Are you okay?"
"Oh, Takkun."
"You seem tired, are you pushing yourself too hard?"
"Yeah... a little bit."
Yui is happy that Takuya is talking to her. However, since there are other people around, she can't be more affectionate than necessary.
"......"
No matter how you look at it, it seems like something has happened to Yui, but she refuses to show it.
"Shall we go to the usual place?"
"...Hmmm."
After answering that, Yui left the classroom.
A few minutes later, Takuya takes a longer route to an empty classroom so as not to be noticed by anyone.
--An empty classroom.
For Yui, this is the place where she was raped by Yu, but it still remains a place of memories and importance to her with Takuya.
Takuya arrives after Yui.
"Yo."
And in order to cheer up the gloomy Yui, Takuya tries his best to act cheerful.
"Takkun..."
As soon as Takuya came, Yui jumped onto his chest with great energy.
"Um, wait a minute, Yui?!"
Even though she held him tightly, she let out a confused cry.
"Well... I have something to discuss with you..."
Yui holds Takuya tightly, as if to check his body temperature.
"Okay, tell me anything."
Although she can't talk about the movie, she tells Takuya about a producer named Yoneda.
"I see."
After finishing her story, Yui pats her on the head to reassure her.
"yeah......"
Perhaps it was because she was relieved to see that the hands were so big that Yui's eyes began to tear up.
Takuya continued like this until Yui calmed down.
And a few minutes later.
"But...I wonder if that person really does that kind of thing."
"picture?"
For a moment I can't understand what Takuya is saying.
"Well, what should I say... I just can't imagine that there are people like that. It's not like he laid a hand on me directly, is it?"
Takuya has always lived an ordinary life, unrelated to crime, so to him, such stories are nothing more than stories he hears about or reads on the news.
"That's true, but..."
"Maybe it's just your imagination, or maybe you're just thinking that way because you've heard rumors like that?"
It's true that Yui hasn't been touched yet.
However, the way Yoneda looks at Yui is, no matter how you look at it, a sexual way of looking at a woman.
She might be called self-conscious, but Yui was certain of it as a woman's intuition.
"But seriously... aren't you worried about me?"
"I'm worried, though. But I've never met the producer, and I don't know much about that industry... Even if what Yui is saying is true, there's nothing I can do for you."
"........."
Yui doesn't expect a fundamental solution from Takuya. Or rather, she doesn't think that Takuya, who is just a student, can do anything about it.
But I wanted him to be worried. I wanted him to be more considerate. I just wanted him to ask me with a concerned look, "Are you okay?" That was all I wanted.
"But I don't know much about actresses or movies, but sometimes actors cause problems and the movie gets cancelled. No one wants that to happen, and I don't think anyone would hire someone like that to make a movie. Rumors are just rumors."
Yet, the response Takuya gave was insensitive.
To be honest, I felt like crying. I wanted to come to school, but I barely had time because of filming, and I was being teased by my friend, so I played the important role of a supporting heroine in my first movie, feeling nervous.米田producer
And when I turned to Takuya for advice seeking healing, this is what happened.
However, the heavy rain outside seemed to reflect Yui's feelings as it grew even more intense, slightly fading her spirits.
"...It's noisy outside, let's go back. I'm sure Yui will be more energetic if she's with the girls from class. It'll be more fun with a large group than just the two of us here."
Yui's tears had completely subsided, and at first glance her face looked normal.
Takuya seemed to have decided that this would be fine.
Yui could see that what she had just said was Takuya's way of showing his concern.
However, Yui wanted to be with her boyfriend more than her classmates, friends, or anyone else, so she accepted Takuya's invitation and came to the empty classroom.
Because they keep their relationship a secret from everyone, this is one of the few places on campus where they can remain boyfriend and girlfriend.
Despite this, Takuya says he would rather be with everyone than be alone with them.
They said that a classroom with everyone in it is better than an empty classroom like this.
(...Our values are completely different.)
That's what I thought.