"I am leaving."
Saito Asuka pushed out the door from home, escaping her mother's nagging, and quickly jumped into the car that came to pick her up. As usual, there was a driver and an agent in the car.
Saito Asuka of the ninth single is still a member of UNDER, but the recent period has been her busiest time. In the past, except for occasionally rehearsing songs and shooting MVs, UNDER members had almost no work. And now they have an opportunity to express themselves, which is "The Protagonist of 16 People" which they have been rehearsing in the theater recently.
So going to the theater to rehearse every day is what she looks forward to most. Even if the rehearsals are a bit hard, at least she has something to do.
As usual, when we arrived at the theater, a lot of people were sparsely gathered backstage. Ito Marika, Hoshino Minami and others all arrived early, while Saito Asuka himself was a latecomer.
"Morning, Minami."
Saito Asuka picked up his small satchel and walked to Hoshino Minami.
"Morning, Asuka~" Hoshino Minami responded with a smile.
Saito Asuka is the youngest child in the first period, but every time when she talks to Hoshino Minami, she can't help but think that Hoshino Minami is really cute, very cute, and she doesn't feel like she is a sister who is older than herself.
"What is your role today?" Saito Asuka put his bag on his lap and sat next to Hoshino Minami.
"Christine oh."
"Eh~ That's right, I'm maid 3 today..."
Saito Asuka pouted, obviously not liking this character very much. After all, it was a supporting role within a supporting role. After saying that, she looked around. In an inconspicuous corner, Saito Asuka saw a man sitting on a chair with his back to her.
It's a big condor. After all, she is the only one in the group with such long hair.
Saito Asuka left her seat and walked behind the Great Condor. The Great Condor's right hand was shaking and holding a pencil, as if she was writing something. She moved forward again and looked through the Great Condor. She saw the comic book on her lap over her shoulder. She recognized it at a glance. It was the comic book she and Da Shenying bought together. There were a bunch of words written densely on it. For her who didn't like to study, He said that it was a little painful to see so many words at once, but the fonts are very beautiful, especially the Chinese characters. The strokes seem to be written in one stroke, but they can be read clearly. Only then did she remember that the Great Condor also had the skill of calligraphy.
"What are you writing?"
Saito Asuka asked abruptly from behind the great condor.
"Points."
The Great Condor was not frightened, but responded briefly.
"Eye...action..." Saito Asuka whispered the words written by the Great Condor in the blank space, completely confused as to what they meant.
Saito Asuka's head felt a little overloaded when encountering this situation, so she simply stopped caring about it and did not continue to disturb the great condor who was writing seriously. She returned to Hoshino Minami and quietly waited for the supervisor to come over. Rehearsals begin.
Not long after waiting, sixteen people were cast as the protagonists, so the rehearsal lineup was a group of sixteen people. Each person had to play sixteen different roles. When the time comes for the official performance, it would be unclear who they would play. The maid's role is neither too much nor too little. Saito Asuka's performance today feels a little bit rough.
"Don't be so stiff with your body movements, be a little softer. Although our drama sometimes emphasizes body language, you can't use too much force..."
Saito Asuka looked at the teacher on the other side who was explaining acting knowledge to Hoshino Minami. This teacher was specially invited to teach them acting skills, but Saito Asuka didn't really like to ask. Only when he made a mistake, that teacher When I came to teach her, I would say a few words to her.
"Eagle, are you hungry?" Looking away, Asuka Saito poked the big condor next to him who was still holding the comic book and asked.
The Great Condor turned his head and did not reply to Saito Asuka. Instead, he stared at her without speaking.
"..." Asuka Saito saw the big condor staring at her, but she didn't say anything, wanting to see what the big condor was up to.
Slowly, the eyes of the Great Condor, which were originally as calm as water, gradually changed. Her eyes were filled with bottomless depth, flashing with heartbreaking sadness. You could see the calm expression in his deep black pupils. He hides a heart-wrenching past. The originally bright eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of dust and no longer lively. When you took a closer look and wiped off the layer of dust, you found that there seemed to be a black whirlpool in the dark eyes, which contained a sad past that made Zhai Fuji Asuka couldn't help but think back to that time in elementary school.
With a wry smile on her lips and a face without a trace of a smile, people couldn't help but feel that she was like an abandoned kitten in the rain. She didn't know how long she had been swaying in the wind and rain before she developed such melancholy and sad eyes.
"No, what happened? Don't look at me like that." Saito Asuka was a little panicked by the big condor.
"nothing."
After saying that, the Great Condor blinked, as if she wasn't the one with the desolate and sad eyes just now, and returned to his calm look.
"Let's go and eat." The Great Condor patted Saito Asuka on the shoulder and stood up with the comic in hand.
Saito Asuka frowned and looked at the great condor that had gone away. He thought of the strange behavior of the great condor just now and felt that something was not right. But she still went to get the lunch box with the big condor.
During the meal, the Great Condor kept the book in hand. Saito Asuka didn't know how many times the Great Condor had read the book. Almost every page had her marks, as if she was in a daze. While eating, he suddenly made an angry expression towards Saito Asuka.
During rehearsals, during the breaks, he made some happy, angry, sad and happy expressions and eyes in the mirror, as if talking to himself in the mirror. This made Saito Asuka look creepy and he didn't dare to stay with the big condor. Together.
Quite often, Saito Asuka saw the Great Condor hanging around with the acting teacher. Saito Asuka clearly remembered that the Great Condor was indifferent to the performance and often watched videos and ate snacks with him. As a result, It was like a different person today, chasing after the acting teacher to ask questions.
Something was wrong, something was very wrong with the Great Condor today. Asuka Saito frowned tightly, looking at the Great Condor walking back, shouting that something was wrong in his heart.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" The Great Condor noticed that Saito Asuka was looking at her with a slightly frightened expression on his little face, and she was a little confused.
Saito Asuka shook his head.
"Well..." The Great Condor didn't ask any further questions when he saw this, just thinking that something was wrong with Saito Asuka himself. Then he continued to study the comic book in his hand.
Seeing this, Saito Asuka quietly left, or in other words, the great condor, immersed in the comics, would not even notice Saito Asuka's departure.
Saito Asuka took a detour and ran into the lounge. There were many people inside, all waiting for the next rehearsal, and among them was the target she was looking for, Hashimoto Nanami.
Nana Hashimoto is sitting on the sofa, wearing headphones and holding a book in her hand. Saito Asuka walked up to Hashimoto Nanami and patted Hashimoto Nanami on the shoulder.
"Nanamin, Nanamin."
Hashimoto Nana didn't see Saito Asuka coming to look for her in a panic, and took off her headphones.
"Don't panic, don't panic, calm down." Hashimoto Nana closed the book and comforted Saito Asuka who ran over.
"Nanamin, she's a little weird."
"A bit weird?" Nana Hashimoto didn't quite understand the meaning of this 'strange'.
In Hashimoto Nana's understanding of the Great Condor, except for the fact that the Great Condor sometimes does some childish things, the whole person is still very mature.
"Um."
Then, Saito Asuka told Hashimoto Nanami what he saw while spending the day with the Great Condor. He made some expressions in front of the mirror in the rehearsal room, chased the acting teacher to ask questions, and made some expressions to himself from time to time. He was also asked whether he was doing well, covering his eyes to look at the lower half of his face, or covering his lower half of his face and only looking at his eyes to make expressions. If he did not do well, he would have to record it.
"Is there something wrong with your head?" Saito Asuka asked worriedly.
"Go and have a look."
After hearing Saito Asuka's description, Hashimoto Nana also had doubts, but she couldn't make a conclusion, so it was better to see with her own eyes.
The two of them rushed to the place where Saito Asuka and the Great Condor were staying just now. The only thing left on the ground was the comic book, but he was nowhere to be found.
Nana Hashimoto picked up the comic book on the ground.
"Is this the one?" she asked.
"Hi, this is it. She has been reading it and didn't let it go while eating." Saito Asuka nodded.
Nana Hashimoto looked at the cover of the book. "Umi Street Diary", Hashimoto Nana has never heard it from Saito Asuka's mouth. The Great Condor seems to have accepted an audition, and it seems to be adapted from this manga. She opened the page that held a piece of paper.
In addition to the originally printed images and text, there are also many handwritten words by the great condor in the blank spaces. Hashimoto Nanami took a quick look at them, and they seemed to be writing about the psychological changes, body movements, and facial features of one of the characters. Guessing expressions, etc.
Moreover, there was a piece of paper mixed with the book, which was also full of writing. Hashimoto Nana took a look at it.
[Biography of Rei Asano]
[The memory of having a complete family should be around the age of 7. My mother passed away when I was still able to remember. My sensitive and cautious character should have been formed at that time]
[When she was about 9 years old, her father remarried and had a child. In order to prevent being abandoned, she began to learn to take care of her father and do housework. Her father also liked her very much and always had father's love. She felt that she was a thief who stole the father's love from the three sisters. The reason why she did not want to mention her father. But I still like my father very much in my heart】
[When his father passed away at the age of 14, I really felt that my family was gone. Before meeting the three sisters, Asano Rei was like a kitten about to be abandoned. She longed for every care and hoped that someone could give him a home, but she was worried about losing it again. The act of taking photos is like compensating myself for stealing the fatherly love of the three sisters]
[A very smart girl knows that her mother is a mistress who interferes in her father's marriage and destroys other people's families. She always feels a little guilty for the three sisters, but she has a father and mother who like her very much]
What was written on the paper was the Great Condor's own description of the character [Asano Suzu] in the manga. It seemed that it was not finished yet. There were some small notes at the end, but they were intermittent.
"Nanamin."
As soon as he finished reading, Hashimoto Nanami heard someone calling him. He looked up and saw a big condor holding two wet hands.
"Eagle, what did you do just now?" Saito Asuka asked.
"Go to the toilet." As he said that, the great condor walked towards the two of them.
"Eagle, what are you writing about...?" Hashimoto Nanami looked at the comic book in her hand again and asked.
"Ah, isn't this going to be an audition? I'll describe the character a little bit so that I can be more immersed in the audition."
"Then what's the matter with those...strange expressions you and Shame made."
"Ah?" Da Shenying was stunned for a moment, "Oh, um, this character doesn't have many lines. I think it's more about the body language and facial expressions. I'm afraid that I won't do it well, so let Asuka take a look. "
"I thought your brain was broken!"
Saito Asuka, who knew the truth on the side, said angrily.
"Is that why you went to find Nanamin?"
"Otherwise? I'm very worried about you!" Saito Asuka said.
"Hahaha." The Great Condor said with a smile, "Sorry."
"It's true." Seeing the big condor laughing at her, Saito Asuka started to get a little awkward.
The Great Condor walked up to the two of them and looked at the comic in Hashimoto Nanami's hand.
"Sometimes, you still have to work hard." The Great Condor said, staring at the 'Asano Suzu' in the comics, and then looked at Hashimoto Nanami.
The two looked at each other.
"Right, Nanamin."
