Stelle: "An Memokeeper too?"
Stelle: "Oh, then it's not surprising."
Hu Tao: "With Miss Black Swan setting the precedent, we've learned that Memokeepers are always very mysterious."
Hu Tao: "So for Mr. Reca to have this kind of ability, it really doesn't make people feel surprised."
Dan Heng: "I really didn't expect Mr. Reca to have the identity of a Memokeeper as well."
Dan Heng: "No wonder his works always lean towards a more realistic style."
Reca: "Haha, to be honest with you all, rather than a Memokeeper, I still prefer my identity as a director."
....
『 [ Yes, you finally remember. On my set, the director is the rule. ]
Reca used some small tricks, settling this Family member and leaving her speechless.
[ My little actors, I have already reached a consensus with the producers. This exam will be changed to an audition— ]
[ Are you ready? I will definitely find the most suitable role for you. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Pela: "Did Mr. Reca alter this Family member's memory?"
Pela: "Sometimes, I feel the Memokeeper group is quite terrifying."
Paimon: "Being able to modify other people's memories so easily is indeed very scary."
Paimon: "When you are with a Memokeeper, you don't even know if your memories have been tampered with."
Black Swan: "Don't worry, the Garden of Recollection is a formal organization after all."
Black Swan: "Arbitrarily modifying other people's memories is also not allowed within the Garden of Recollection."
Black Swan: "Furthermore, don't think of Memokeepers as too powerful."
Black Swan: "For those with strong willpower, it is also difficult for a Memokeeper to easily change their memories."
Reca: "Indeed. For this mediocre teacher, I merely used some small tricks."
Reca: "It doesn't quite count as altering her memory."
Stelle: "So, this test just carelessly turned into an interview?!"
Stelle: "Suddenly it feels ten thousand times easier!"
Stelle: "Acting, piece of cake!"
Silver Wolf: "You drama queen, acting is indeed easy for you."
....
『 [ Wow, Mr. Reca was able to convince the Family with just a few words. That's amazing. ]
Seeing Reca easily settle the Family member, March 7th was somewhat amazed.
[ That Family member's reaction was a bit strange, as if she suddenly changed her mind. ]
Dan Heng saw the anomaly.
[ Could Mr. Reca also know the Clockwork trick? ]
Stelle rubbed her chin, guessing casually.
[ The performance is very similar, but it should be impossible… ]
March 7th shook her head, thinking it shouldn't be. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "I almost forgot that I can use Clockwork in Penacony!"
Stelle: "Speaking of Clockwork, where did my best friend Clockie go?!"
Stelle: "Could he have been suppressed by those terrible Slumbernana Monkeys?!"
Stelle: "INTOLERABLE!!"
Lumine: "I remember Clockie had many good partners, didn't he?"
Lumine: "He shouldn't be living such a miserable life…"
Dan Heng: "For now, the Slumbernana Monkeys are only popular in the Paperfold University."
Dan Heng: "It hasn't spread to other moments in Penacony yet."
Stelle: "That's good. Clockie is my dear brother-like partner, no one can bully him!"
Qingque: "Are you sure you aren't just coveting his Clockwork?"
Qingque: "After all, when you perform Clockwork, you still have to rely on Clockie's power."
Silver Wolf: "Hahaha, why are you speaking the painful truth out loud?"
....
『 [ That gray-haired classmate—it's your turn! ]
[ Hurry to the performing arts classroom! ]
While the three were chatting, a classmate walked in from outside the classroom, shouting in Stelle's direction.
[ It's your turn, it's your turn, go quickly! ]
[ If it ends early, don't forget to share your interview experience with us! ]
Hearing March 7th's urging, Stelle set off for the performing arts classroom.
[ Classmate Stelle, welcome to the audition. ]
[ The audition process is very simple. You only need to answer a few questions. ]
[ Of course, my judgment is based not only on the answers, but also on your every move in front of the camera. ]
[ I know you are Penacony's superstar, so I hope you can perform at your corresponding level this time— ]
[ Scene one, take one, ACTION. ]
[ Hmm… doesn't feel quite right. ]
[ CUT—Assistant Director, change the camera angle. ]
[ OK, just like this. ]
[ Let me see… Wonderful, you are truly a natural-born actor! ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "?"
Stelle: "I just stood here motionless, and you saw that I am a natural-born actor?"
Stelle: "Although I admit my acting skills are amazing, Director Reca, isn't this a bit of an awkward over-flattery?"
Reca: "Haha, since you already know my identity as a Memokeeper, you should understand that I never just look at the surface when judging people."
Reca: "Even if, in the video, it is the first time you and I meet."
Reca: "But this doesn't prevent me from seeing at a glance that you are the natural protagonist of this world!"
Furina de Fontaine: "What an amazing evaluation!"
Furina de Fontaine: "This is probably the highest evaluation for an actor."
March 7th: "To be fair, Stelle doesn't really perform much, does she?"
March 7th: "Does this really have anything to do with being an actor?"
Qingque: "Maybe playing oneself is also a kind of acting?"
Qingque: "Sigh, I don't understand film concepts, I can't comprehend the thinking of a big director."
Qingque: "That's why he is a big director!"
....
『 [ How did you tell? ]
Hearing Reca say this, Stelle asked with some curiosity.
[ Knowing people is a director's basic skill. An actor's words and deeds reflect their personality—for example, your lines just now showed curiosity, and curiosity is the driving force of seeking knowledge. ]
[ Then, the first question: introduce your identity. ]
Reca began the formal audition.
[ The Galactic Baseballer, and also the Baseball Bat Ninja. ]
Stelle blurted out her famous title again!
[ Haha, joking with the examiner during an exam, you really have a desire to perform. ]
Reca found Stelle's answer very humorous.
[ OK, the second question: what is your proudest strength? ]
Reca asked the second audition question.
[ Thick-skinned! ]
Stelle said without hesitation.
[ Very good! Being candid and open-minded is an essential quality for taking the stage, and a talent that many actors dream of. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Huh??"
March 7th: "Being thick-skinned is also an acting talent??"
Yunli: "Hahaha, didn't you hear the big director say it?"
Yunli: "That's called being candid and open-minded!"
Welt Yang: "Well, to some extent, you could say that."
Qingque: "It has to be Stelle, saying being shameless so confidently."
Paimon: "Being thick-skinned indeed brings many benefits!"
Paimon: "It seems Paimon also needs to continue practicing the skill of being thick-skinned!"
Lumine: "Oh my god, I don't want to see a shameless Paimon."
Lumine: "Don't say you know me in the future!"
Lumine: "I find it embarrassing!"
....
『 [ Next is the third question, let her ask it. ]
Reca pointed to the exquisite iron frog next to him.
[ This child is the Assistant Director, a reliable partner. Cinematography, continuity, editing… she knows it all, and her eye for selecting actors is even better than mine. ]
Reca introduced his strange assistant.
[ …. ]
The Assistant Director did not speak, maintaining a noble silence.
[ Hmm, her question is very sharp. ]
[ Stelle, please answer. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "?"
March 7th: "Your… Assistant Director… did she… really speak?"
Lumine: "I want to ask more. Is this really not a toy?"
Furina de Fontaine: "A strange iron frog."
Furina de Fontaine: "Standing on Director Reca's shoulder earlier, I thought it was some kind of ornament…"
Reca: "Oh! If the Assistant Director hears you saying this, she will be very sad!"
Hu Tao: "Well, although it's very strange, this might really be some kind of creature."
Lumine: "Cinematography, continuity, editing… knows it all!"
Lumine: "How come she sounds much more capable than Paimon?"
Paimon: "Uh, this…"
Paimon: "Paimon knows how to eat!!"
Paimon: "This Assistant Director clearly doesn't know how to eat, right??"
Keqing: "Um… is eating really something worth bragging about?"
Paimon: "Waaah, stop scolding me, Paimon will definitely study useful skills hard in the future! (Crying.jpg)"
....
『 [ Quack, quack! ]
Stelle answered the Assistant Director's question.
[ …. ]
In return, there was still the Assistant Director's silence.
[ Heh, you made her laugh. You are truly a humorous actor. ]
[ Then, the final question— ]
[ Nameless, your memory began aboard a station of Erudition, where you then boarded a train of Trailblaze. In your journey, you witnessed the will of Preservation, the determination of The Hunt, and the dispute between Harmony and Order... ]
[ You ran through different sets and watched different stories. ]
[ Now, have you found your own theme—or rather, your dream? ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Holy moly, you peeked at my memory, didn't you!"
Stelle: "To know it in such detail!"
Silver Wolf: "It was all idle chatter just now, and now we finally get to the main point?"
March 7th: "One's own theme, dream?"
March 7th: "A question that makes people feel conflicted and lost."
Stelle: "My dream is to become the Bat Aeon, suppressing the cosmos with a single swing!"
Qingque: "No, you've already become an Aeon, and you still can't let go of that bat??"
Guinaifen: "Haha, she has completely developed feelings for it!"
Lumine: "I always feel Mr. Reca is asking the meaning of the journey in a roundabout way."
Dan Heng: "The meaning of the journey is the journey itself."
Dan Heng: "This is perhaps its most sincere meaning."
....
『 [ How do you know so much? ]
Reca knew too many details, which surprised Stelle a bit.
[ A director must, of course, thoroughly read an actor's resume before an audition. This is very normal. ]
Reca indicated there was no need to make a fuss.
[ Uh… no, I haven't found it yet. ]
Stelle hesitated for a moment, shaking her head.
[ I see, it doesn't matter. An open theme can bring more creativity. ]
[ CUT—Your exam is over; let's look at the results… ]
[ Most of the answers are very witty, like a star in front of the camera, and with the experience of winning the festival's audition, the academy that suits you best is—the Harmony Academy! ]
[ How is it? ]
[ Are you satisfied with this result? ]
Reca gave the expected suggestion.
[ Not satisfied, I want to choose myself. ]
Stelle wanted to hold the right of choice in her own hands.
[ No problem, I respect the actor's wishes. Which academy's role do you want to play? ]
Reca nodded, inquiring.
[ Charmony Academy! ]
Stelle answered.
[ …I see. Your choice may not necessarily be correct, but incorrect choices often make the story more exciting. ]
[ Audition over. ]
[ You are now a student of the Charmony Academy. ]
[ Please keep this student ID card safe. ]
Reca handed Stelle the student ID card belonging to her. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Uh… you chose it yourself, and it's the Charmony Academy just like Mr. Reca recommended?"
March 7th: "Did you just choose it for nothing?"
Stelle: "How can it be the same?"
Stelle: "Mr. Reca recommending it and me choosing it myself are two completely different things!"
Stelle: "I exercised my right of choice; that's the biggest difference!"
Paimon: "It seems I understand what Miss Stelle means."
Paimon: "It's only when you choose things yourself that you will be completely willing, right?"
March 7th: "Well, I feel this is no different from the so-called sense of ritual…"
Hu Tao: "So Miss Stelle has become a student of the Charmony Academy now?"
Hu Tao: "Will she become a cosmic superstar after graduation?"
Guinaifen: "She is already a superstar now; I don't think she needs to wait until graduation."
Stelle: "Keep a low profile!"
Stelle: "Being a star is at most just one of my thousands of side jobs."
Stelle: "My main job is still being a Nameless who does good deeds without seeking reward!"
Li Sushang: "What a humble brag!"
....
『 [ Classmate Stelle, do you feel it? ]
[ The drama hidden in this small academy is beginning to stir. ]
[ And now, the plot belonging to you is about to begin—as the protagonist, don't let me and the audience down. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Dan Heng: "Mr. Reca seems to have something else in his words."
Furina de Fontaine: "Mr. Reca, don't you think your lines sound a lot like a villain?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Could Mr. Reca be hiding something big?"
Lumine: "Hmm, it feels a bit like when Miss Black Swan first appeared."
Lumine: "Miss Black Swan also gave us the feeling of a bad person at first."
Lumine: "After all, she deceived Miss Stelle right from the start."
Lumine: "But later, the misunderstanding was cleared up."
Paimon: "Hearing you say that, Mr. Reca seems to give a similar feeling now…"
Paimon: "Do all of you Memokeepers have this style?"
Black Swan: "Cough… this should just be a coincidence."
Mualani: "I don't know what Mr. Reca is planning in secret."
Mualani: "But it can be seen that his purpose doesn't seem very simple."
Reca: "Haha, please don't misunderstand, everyone. I am just a director."
Reca: "All actions are, at most, for the sake of filming a more exquisite movie."
Reca: "I won't do anything out of line."
....
『 [ (Leading character? Drama? This Mr. Reca says some strange things...) ]
[ (My exam is over. I'll wait for March 7th and Dan Heng.) ]
Stelle walked out of the classroom, beginning to wait for March 7th and Dan Heng to finish their audition exams. 』
『 ....』