Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 55 Jealousy
The claim that they have confidence in Mio Takahashi is not unfounded.

Shiratori Seiya particularly admired her attitude towards money.

And even excluding what she told me that night at the restaurant that she didn't care about my relationship with Saori.

She already knew that she had dated both Hojo Shione and Saori.

Would someone like her, who has never been in a relationship, fall for a scumbag like him? Shiratori Seiya thinks the probability is extremely low.

However, we cannot let our guard down; we must maintain a proper distance from her.

We must never let unfounded feelings ruin a purely monetary transaction between us.

……

They rushed to the training room specially provided for Mio Takahashi.

Seiya Shiratori watched through the one-way glass as the girl inside practiced vocalization and language training with her instructor.

He took out paper, pen, training sheets, and several related books from his bag.

Mio Takahashi had not received any prior training, so her special training began with mastering the fundamentals of the profession.

For example, vocalization and language training (resonance cavity control, emotional dialogue), body and facial expression control (micro-expression training, camera body language)...

Today we're having language training.

"When you speak, don't let your vocal cords tremble unnecessarily, don't let your eyes wander, speak faster when you're angry, slow down when you're feeling down, and add a slight vibrato when you're sad... I'll demonstrate it for you, and then you can practice it for me using these lines..."

In the training room, a female teacher who looked to be in her forties demonstrated the script and handed it to Mio Takahashi.

Mio Takahashi took the script and glanced at it, then looked at her teacher in front of her, hesitant to speak.

For some reason, looking at the lines on this screen always made her think of the Hojo sisters and Saori.

Her red lips parted slightly, and she unconsciously immersed herself in the role.

If I were them, facing Shiratori Seiya...

Angry, aggrieved, feigning cheerfulness...

Taking a deep breath, Mio Takahashi opened her eyes, her demeanor instantly changing, and lines of dialogue flowed from her lips.

"Do you really have to leave?"

"You're not coming back?"

"How could I... possibly fall in love with you?"

"..."

A few minutes later, the instructor pursed her lips and stared silently at the girl in front of her.

Mio Takahashi snapped out of her daze, feeling a little flustered under her gaze. She had spent two days with this instructor and knew she was extremely strict. She cautiously asked:

"Araki-sensei, is something wrong?"

You must have received specialized training before, right?
Oriko Araki had intended to ask that, but ultimately shook her head and said seriously:
"Don't treat me as your romantic partner. Change me to another identity, like a mother, a father, or a friend, and start all over again."

"oh oh."

Outside the one-way glass enclosure, Shiratori Seiya frowned deeply.

Just now, when Mio Takahashi was reciting her lines, he seemed to see the shadows of Shione, Suzune, and Saori in her...

I must say, she truly deserves her S-level acting talent.
Anyone who has seen it will unconsciously imitate it.

I had no heart to sigh; that uncomfortable feeling welled up again...

...............

At 6 p.m., the day's intense training finally came to an end.

Mio Takahashi followed Seiya Shiratori into the car with a blank expression.

I don't want to say a word, I don't want to do anything, and all my emotions have been exhausted.

At that moment, she felt like a candle that had burned out in a pagoda, willingly turning into a pile of smoke and dust to dissipate with the wind.

He declined Shiratori Seiya's suggestion to go out for dinner and now just wants to lie in bed with a blank expression and get a good night's sleep.

Inside the car, Shiratori Seiya glanced at her, then reached into his bag and handed her a stack of notebooks, saying:

"These are some questions I've summarized for you today. Take a good look at them when you get home, and we'll continue next Friday."

"Also, fasten your seatbelts."

"..."

Mio Takahashi took the notebook with a blank expression and fastened her seatbelt like a zombie.

After resting against the back of the chair for a while, enjoying the breeze outside and looking at the dazzling neon lights, her mood improved considerably.

Feeling bored, she casually flipped through the notes that Shiratori Seiya had kept for her.

By the light inside the car, looking at the neat handwriting, my previously despondent heart was slightly stirred. The records were very detailed, down to the smallest problems I had encountered in certain steps.

They even wrote down every single word that Araki-sensei said.

At least I'm not the only one putting in the effort...

This thought involuntarily arose in my mind, perhaps as a sense of relief, or perhaps as a joy in sharing hardship.

A smile unconsciously crept onto her otherwise stagnant face.

Noticing that Mio Takahashi seemed a little too tired, Seiya Shiratori thought for a moment and, while waiting at a red light, reached out and turned on the karaoke machine.

However, as soon as they clicked on it, a familiar voice rang out in the car:

「君が前にFUき合っていた人のこと (about the person you once dated)」

「に打ち明けてくれたとき（When you tell me everything）」

"..."

Shiratori Seiya paused for a moment, then reached out to change to the next song.

Noticing his movement, Takahashi Mio reacted, stood up, grabbed his wrist, and shook her head, saying:

"Let's go with this one, I really like it."

"Yakimochi (Jealousy)" is Hojo Shione's signature song.

Listening to this song that she had sung countless times in karaoke, she looked up at the note left by Hojo Shione above her head.

Mio Takahashi suddenly felt like laughing.

Hojo Shione, I'm sitting in your seat now, are you jealous?

Mio Takahashi perked up, and the more she looked at the notes that Seiya Shiratori had made for her, the happier she felt.

However, when she turned to the last page, the smile on her face suddenly froze.

"Key Points for Script Analysis", "Basic Framework for Scriptwriting"...

I filled more than a dozen notebooks with notes about writing the script, densely packed with tiny handwriting and detailed explanations of various lines of dialogue…

Mio Takahashi withdrew her gaze, turned to Seiya Shiratori, and asked:

"You...have you been learning screenwriting lately?"

"what?"

When Shiratori Seiya heard her ask that, he glanced to the side.

Upon noticing the script notes in her hand, he realized what was happening and, staring at the road ahead, casually remarked:
"Yes, I've been studying screenwriting lately."

Having received an affirmative reply, Takahashi Mio narrowed her eyes, pursed her lips, and asked:

"Are you going to write a script for me? Are you thinking of writing a script for me so I can act in it later?"

"You think it's unrealistic?"

"..."

Mio Takahashi opened her mouth, about to ask, "Isn't that right?"

However, before the words could be spoken, Hojo Shione's singing suddenly reached the chorus.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively held her breath.

Her peach blossom eyes widened instantly, and a memory flashed through her mind along with the blurry images receding outside the car.

"Um, Shiratori-kun, do you know Friend A...?"

"Didn't the post make it very clear? He's run out of ideas; he doesn't want to write songs anymore."

"Huh? Is he really alone?"

"What else could it be but a human being?"

"So he's a man?"

"Male."

Aren't you jealous?

"Won't……"

In an instant, Mio Takahashi felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and all the doubts in her heart were resolved at that moment.

She turned her head and stared blankly at the boy in front of her...
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