The Last Puzzle Piece

The next day.

Everyone left early, and after Homura and Nanami took Mashiro to school, they headed to the agreed recording studio.

On the way, Homura talked to Nanami to ease her nerves.

"Nanami, how do you feel about your first job coming up soon?"

She opened her tightly clenched hand to show him...

"It's all sweat! Nanami, you're too nervous!" Homura took out a handkerchief to help her wipe it off.

She blushed and allowed him to wipe her palms while murmuring softly, "It can't be helped. I was just a beginner studying at the voice actor school when suddenly I was asked to voice the female lead! How could I not be nervous?"

Homura, who had sensitive ears, heard her words and reached out to pat Nanami's head gently.

"Don't worry, I'm here with you. Just like last time, you can pretend you're Mitsuha and it will all be fine!"

He couldn't resist rubbing her hair, which made her ears turn red.

"Once you become Mitsuha, just let your instincts take over!"

Nanami chuckled and said, "What on earth with let your instincts take over? Doesn't that mean I learned voice acting for nothing?

*Cough!* Homura awkwardly coughed and rubbed his head. "Are you feeling less nervous now?"

"Well... thanks to Homura-kun."

Homura beckoned to her, "Let's go then!"

The two of them quickened their pace!

===

"Please advise!"

Various greetings filled the air, and Homura and Nanami were no exception, as it was customary.

After the director arrived, they soon got ready to start.

The director was puzzled. What were the higher-ups thinking, letting Minamiya-sama do voice acting? Was it just for fun?

However, as an old fox who had been in the industry for a long time, he wouldn't show it.

"Let's begin!"

Everyone returned to their positions.

"First act! Male and female leads."

Homura squeezed Nanami's hand, and when she looked over, he blinked at her.

She was not shy anymore at this point, she just nodded deeply.

"Ready... START!"

Mitsuha (Nanami): "When I woke up in the morning, I didn't know why I was crying. This kind of thing happens from time to time."

Taki (Homura): "Although I had a dream, I can never remember it. It's just..."

The director looked at these two people and suddenly felt amazed! He retracted his initial thoughts, this was definitely not a joke nor just for fun!

Because their expressions at this moment were incredibly serious and devoted...

===

"OK! That's it for now! We'll continue in the afternoon!" The director's voice came through, signaling the end of the morning's work.

"Great job, everyone!"

Then, Homura overheard the murmurs of the crowd.

"By the way, this script is amazing! Even though it's just a game!" someone said.

"A game? In my many years of experience, I can see this author has big ambitions! A game won't be enough! I bet the author won't stop with just a game, and will do more after this." another person chimed in.

"Really? Does that mean... a movie?" someone asked.

"A movie? Does that mean we'll need the same original cast and crew to do the voiceover?" the excited person said.

"Don't get too excited yet! If we don't work hard, it's hard to say whether or not we'll even get to do it!" someone poured cold water on the idea.

"Then let's work hard! By the way, the male and female leads in this one are so amazing! I've never heard of them before! Which talent agency are they with?" another person asked.

"I don't know..."

Homura smiled slightly. Has he already caused a stir among the voice actors? This is really great!

"Nanami, let's have lunch! We'll have to get back to work soon!" he said.

She nodded, and the two of them quickly consumed their own lunch bento.

===

A few hours later,

They finally arrived at the end.

On the long staircase, Tachibana Taki and Miyamizu Mitsuha looked back at each other...

"What's your name?"

The director's voice sounded, "OK! That's a wrap!"

"Ohhh~!!!" Inside the recording studio, everyone couldn't help but cheer!

This group of people can be considered the first batch of viewers to experience 'Your Name.'! Some of the more sensitive female voice actors even wiped away their tears, they were all moved!

Moved by the relationship between Taki and Mitsuha, moved by the efforts they made, moved by Mitsuha's friends' unwavering trust, and moved by the beautiful ending!

At this moment, they all believed that this work would definitely become a sensation! It will be popular all over the world!

Afterward, Homura and Nanami couldn't escape the celebratory banquet. They had no choice but to make a phone call to inform the girls at home that they would be returning later. Dinner would have to be a repeat of yesterday's arrangement!

At the celebration, because Homura and Nanami were the youngest, no one forced them to drink alcohol.

He himself doesn't like this kind of socializing, so he just went through the motions, while Nanami chatted with many voice actors and took the opportunity to ask for advice on voice acting techniques.

===

"How was it? Today's harvest should be quite big, right?" On the way home, Homura asked Nanami.

Nanami smiled, very happy, "It's all thanks to you, Homura-kun!"

Homura smiled and shook his head, "It was your own efforts that won all this, my role was not that significant."

He didn't want to take credit for it. He just knew Nanami in advance, and the rest was mostly going with the flow!

But this "going with the flow", isn't it also changing her fate?

She just looked at him and didn't refute anything, but he could tell that she was very grateful to him.

He didn't plan to say anything more, he reached out and took out a USB drive. She saw his action and stared at the USB drive in his hand with shining eyes.

"We finally got the last puzzle piece for our work!"

===

"We're back!"

*Whoosh~Whoosh~Whoosh~!*

Haru, the little one, came out.

Homura laughed heartily and immediately lay down on the floor to join Haru.

The other girls who followed couldn't help but smile when they saw him acting so childishly, but they also secretly envied Haru because she was the only one who could be so close to him.

"If only we could become cats..." whispered Eriri.

Utaha was surprised. She didn't expect Eriri to have such a thought!

"Can cats marry humans?" Utaha couldn't help but ask, leaning in closer to Eriri.

Eriri's face also turned red; she couldn't resist the urge to whisper before, but she never expected her whisper to be heard by Utaha!

"I don't think so... but if they're always together, it shouldn't be a problem."

Utaha was completely shocked by Eriri's response. She thought this tsundere would argue with her or something... Director! The script is wrong!

So, is Eriri willing to ignore everything else just to be with Homura?

'Perhaps... the unexpected incident which caused intimate contact between Sawamura-san and Homura-kun that night had a significant effect on her...' Utaha thought in her mind.