Nakano Ichika who wants to become Hanazawa Kana

　　"Do you think I'm stupid? Of course not… Wait, it would be impolite to say IQ, I should say knowledge…"

　　"No, that's just as rude..."

　　Shinichi suddenly asked.

　　"By the way, the voice you used just now..."

　　Ichika smiled proudly.

　　"Referring to the voice changing method you taught me, I specially developed a type of voice that is clearly meant to be read but is very cute? I named it 'Healing Sound', what do you think? Amazing, right?"

　　"Awesome…" Shinichi said very cooperatively.

　　"Not just an actress, you also want to be a voice actor. With the power of 2D, your healing voice can spread throughout the world. This will be even more devastating."

　　Ichika shook her head at this and raised her finger.

　　"Shinichi-kun, there is a gap between reality and ideals."

　　"Even though I've thought of a stage name called 'Hanazawa Kana', working as a voice actress is very difficult, and it might not fit with my two identities as an actress and a student."

　　The corner of Shinichi's mouth twitched.

　　"Aren't you seriously considering this?"

　　She even thought of a stage name, how proud should this girl be?

　　Shinichi then asked in confusion:

　　"You said after everything was over, you would know why you asked me to follow you onto the stage to perform… Even now, I still don't know why."

　　"…"

　　Ichika stopped, and showed her an unusually bright smile.

　　"Shinichi-kun, do you really not know, or are you just pretending not to know?"

　　"Uh…" Shinichi stiffened a little.

　　Ichika spoke softly.

　　"Isn't it bad to act stupid?

　　"If you continue to pretend to be stupid, girls will feel like they are being treated as stupid, so they will act 'impulsively'."

　　"Um, Ichika-san...?"

　　"For example~"

　　Ignoring Shinichi, Ichika smiled: "Chromic acid wash."

　　 Shinichi shook and he quickly said seriously.

　　"Sorry, I take back what I just said. Knowing that I hold an important position in Ichika-san's heart makes me so happy that I can't wait to do a backflip on stage!"

　　"Is it true?" Ichika looked at him expectantly. When Shinichi was afraid that Ichika would take what she casually said seriously and was about to explain further, she laughed and bumped his shoulder and her voice became light again.

　　"Oh, I'm kidding~ Don't be afraid, Shinichi-kun, your situation isn't that dangerous yet? Just do it your own way, at least that's what I think."

　　Shinichi's cheeks continued to twitch and he could only laugh dryly.

　　"Hehe, thank you very much for your advice..."

　　The two walked down from the stage, and the students in the audience gathered around and said a few words, but before that, the staff who had been waiting here quickly began to disperse them like fans.

　　Shinichi and Ichika left the stage area smoothly, whether intentionally or not, they didn't take a few steps and happened to run into three girls they had just met.

　　"Very exciting show! It's a shame that we're not performing in the same Revue, so we can't tell the difference."

　　Maya generously extended her hand to Ichika.

　　Ichika accepted her evaluation and returned her hand with a smile:

　　"I still have a lot of shortcomings when it comes to my acting skills. It's too early to judge my performance, but I really hope to have the opportunity to exchange ideas with everyone at Seisho Music Academy."

"You're welcome. Even though we go to different schools, as long as we're both showgirls, we won't hide our awkwardness from you."

　　 Maya smiled kindly, turning her gaze to look at Shinichi behind Ichika, and her tone became meaningful.

　　"And you, Asada Shinichi-san."

　　"My vision was correct, you have something similar to a showgirl…"

　　"No, it should be said to be something more intense and passionate."

　　"Ha?"

　　Shinichi was filled with questions.

　　"Eh?"

　　Ichika was confused.

　　"Oui…" Even though she was a little reluctant, Claudina echoed her words and nodded, "As Maya said, this is the first time I've been so surprised by the acting skills of a man of the same age."

　　"Even though we are a women's academy, we rarely see male students." Nana looked at Shinichi and asked curiously.

　　"Asada-san, your acting skills are really good. Apart from the student council, you should also be a member of the drama club? Or are you joining an outside group?"

　　"Uh, none of them…" Suddenly being stared directly at by three girls, Shinichi thought of Ichika's determination to become an exchange student, he quickly overcame his resistance. He showed a slightly helpless smile at the girls.

　　"To be more specific, I probably started to consciously train my acting skills because of interest and some past experiences."

　　"Interest?"

　　"Past…?"

　　"May I ask what it is?"

　　Hearing his words aroused the curiosity of the three of them.

　　Shinichi's facial expression seemed to hide a deep story, coupled with his emphasis on acting, they took a step towards him and wanted to ask further.

　　"This..."

　　Shinichi glanced at Ichika. For the sake of the score, he planned to leave his contact information with these girls first, and then talk privately when he had time, and make some insinuations about the exchange students.

　　But he didn't expect that when he opened his mouth, Ichika's arm would suddenly be placed on his chest.

　　Instead, the girl spoke while smiling as usual.

　　"Sorry, 'we' will have a good chat with you all again when we have time. However, 'my man' to get first place in the level breaking event, absolutely cannot stop now and must rush to the next level."

　　"I see..."

　　Seeing her friendly smile, Maya nodded understandingly.

　　"I understand, sorry to bother you. So the contact information…"

　　"His~"

　　Ichika smiled and took a deep breath.

　　Then, keeping her facial expression unchanged, she turned around and left Shinichi.

　　"I will take the initiative to meet you at the afternoon tea party, so let's meet, ARRIVEDERCI! (Italian: Goodbye)"

　　"...Sorry, let's meet again."

　　Shinichi said goodbye to them with a gentle expression, Ichika dragged him out of sight with an affectionate attitude until the two of them disappeared into the crowd.

　　Three people from Seisho Music Academy watched the two people leave.

　　"…I don't know why, but I always feel that if he is also a student of Seisho Music Academy, my position as chairman might not be guaranteed."

　　Recalling her performance just now, Maya was confident, but couldn't help but smile: "And what kind of story is behind that level of acting? It's really curious."

　　"Yeah…" Claudina held her chin in thought, still looking in the direction they were going, and muttered.

　　"Is that half Italian Nakano-san? It doesn't seem like it, but that sentence ARRIVEDERCI..."

　　"Oops, I seem to have misunderstood~" Nana ignored her friend's cute remarks, smiled and held the banana-shaped ponytail next to her head, and said quickly.

　　"What's clear is that we all only like girls, really scary possessive women... BANANICE!"

　　Currently, Shinichi was being dragged by Ichika to the stage breakout activity furthest away from the stage, listening to her talking in his ear with a gentle voice.

　　"Geez, Shinichi-kun is so easily popular with girls, you really want to be locked in the basement and never come out~ Can I lock you in the basement? Even if I only have the head, it's fine, right?"

　　Such frightening words.