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On Sunday, Duanmuhuai took Ruby out and sat down in a box of a coffee shop not far away.

Although Ruby was confused along the way as to who Duanmu Huai was going to take her to see, but since Duanmu Huai didn't say anything... she could only wait and see.

"call……………"

After entering the box, Ruby took off her hat, glasses and mask and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Artists are really troublesome."

"Sister, you are also an artist! I really want your ability!"

"Actually, it's useless if you have my ability."

Duanmuhuai stretched, then sat down and scrolled through his cell phone.

"Why?"

"Because I am an actor and you are an idol."

"What's the difference?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Ruby was a little confused, and Duanmuhuai glanced at her.

"What is your first feeling when you think of actors?"

"Why?"

"High above the crowd, right?"

"Ah, um...that's right..."

“That’s the benefit of television and the silver screen.”

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.

"To the public, actors are more like 'people who live on TV'. With the physically isolated space of the screen, most people have a natural sense of alienation from actors. You should have seen that many actors have been exposed There may be scandals or official announcements of marriage, but most people are not particularly keen on this, right?”

"This...is indeed the case."

"The reason lies in this inherent sense of alienation. Whether actors perform on TV or appear in real life, to the audience, they are all 'people on TV', and what happens is also 'Things that happen on TV', let alone acting, if you see a place being hit by an earthquake or hurricane on the TV news, it's hard to feel the same way."

"Um……………"

Ruby nodded obediently.

"But idols are different. You will be face-to-face with the audience at close range, so for the audience, idols are accessible, real people, not illusory, lofty and illusory existences on the screen. Because of this, they are interested in Idols invest more energy than actors, so they are more vulnerable to criticism when something goes wrong.”

As Duanmuhuai spoke, he showed his phone to Ruby.

"You see, it's also an affair scandal. The actor just made a routine condemnation and bowed to apologize. But the idol not only had to be insulted and apologized, but she even had to quit the group and completely end her acting career. . How does it feel? "

"It's really unfair..."

Watching the news, Ruby pouted unhappily.

"I've always hated those guys! It's as if I have the right to criticize the other party when they have done something wrong, just like when my mother was stabbed...it obviously has nothing to do with them, but these people stand up one by one to make trouble...beat them Malicious slander under various banners..."

"This is what idols have to face."

Duanmuhuai took back his cell phone.

"Actually, actors used to have such extreme fans, but now, thanks to idols, actors have much fewer such fans."

"Hey? Why?"

Hearing this, Ruby suddenly became unhappy.

"Because what those extreme fans long for is to have close contact with their favorite idols, but for actors, this is obviously a very difficult thing. They can't enter the TV station, nor can they enter the filming scene, let alone It's impossible to enter an actor's home. Even if you are stalking, it's easy to break the law. But it's different for idols. Just spend a handshake coupon. For a few hundred or several thousand yen, you can get your idol to shake hands and chat with you, and there is no legal risk. People are pursuing low risk and high returns. In the past, when there were no idols, those fanatical perverts could track actors. But now that there are idols with lower risks than actors, those fanatical perverts will naturally choose easier targets.”

"Wow..."

After listening to Duanmu Huai's explanation, Ruby looked speechless.

"Sister, your statement is like saying that idol fans are perverts."

"That's what I'm saying, none of those guys holding up glow sticks under the stage are normal in my opinion."

Duanmuhuai said it was what I said.

"Fell into the cunning tricks of capitalism, willingly dedicating everything to be squeezed by capital. It is the brokerage company that clearly benefits, but if something goes wrong, the unlucky one who is cut off will definitely be the idol himself. A distorted system produces a distorted Fans, they are truly a match made in heaven.”

"Ugh..."

"By the way, I think your enthusiasm for idols is quite abnormal."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

Ruby was like a provoked puppy, almost grinning at Duanmu Huai, but she also knew that it was useless to talk to Duanmu Huai. In Ruby's view, perhaps because of the impact of her mother's assassination, her sister had always disliked the idol profession when she was a child. She used to argue with Duanmu Huai because of this, but now Ruby has long given up on arguing with Duanmu Huai. Huai argued on this issue.

After all, if she was too noisy, Duanmuhuai, who took the trouble to do so, would lift her up and spank her hard, allowing Ruby to taste what criticism meant as a weapon.

"Dingling bell..."

Just then, the phone rang, Duanmu Huai picked up the phone and answered the call.

"Hello, um... yes, we're here, come on, the location is... yes, just like that."

After saying the address here, Duanmu Huai hung up the phone, and at this time Ruby couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Who is coming? Sister?"

"It's someone you are also familiar with."

"Me?"

Just when Ruby was puzzled, she heard footsteps and stopped at the door of the box, and then the door of the box opened, and then Ruby saw a long-haired girl wearing a hat walked in.

"Hi, I'm here, hello."

"————————!"

Hearing this voice, Ruby froze there, she stared blankly at the other party taking off the hat and revealing his original face, and she couldn't believe her eyes.

"Akayin?"

The person who appeared in front of Ruby was none other than Kurokawa Akyin, but Kurokawa Akyin at this moment was completely different from the Kurokawa Akyin that Ruby was familiar with. She had a frivolous and cheerful smile on her face, and her whole body exuded a strong presence that made people unable to look away. Even her clothes looked casual.

However, for Ruby, this was more like another person.

That was their mother—Hoshino Ai.

"What's wrong? Ruby? Why do you have this expression?"

Looking at Ruby who was standing there motionless, Kurokawa Akane approached her with a smile and asked. Obviously, she and Hoshino Ai didn't look very similar, and their voices were also different, but as Hoshino Ai's daughter and "old fan", Ruby completely felt the characteristics of Hoshino Ai from Kurokawa Akane in front of her.

It was as if... Kurokawa Akane in front of her was possessed by Hoshino Ai.

"Sister?"

Ruby looked at Duanmu Huai for help, and it was not until then that Duanmu Huai nodded to Kurokawa Akane.

"Okay, that's about it. Thank you for your hard work, Akane."

"No, it's nothing."

As she spoke, Kurokawa Akane's presence as if she was from Hoshino Ai quietly disappeared, and she once again turned back into the introverted and gentle girl that Ruby was familiar with.

"???"

Looking at Kurokawa Akane in front of her, Ruby widened her eyes in surprise, and for a moment she couldn't figure out what was going on.

"This is Kurokawa Akane's acting skills."

Duanmu Huai explained to Ruby at this time.

"She can study the information of the character and then completely play that role. This is what I said, one of the ways to become Hoshino Ai."

"Does it mean to completely imitate Ma... Ai and then become her?"

If she had heard this kind of talk before, Ruby would have simply disdained it, because she believed that the most special thing about Hoshino Ai was the incomparable presence that attracted everyone to her. This kind of thing is simply impossible for ordinary people to imitate. But Kurokawa Akane did it. In fact, if Kurokawa Akane's voice and appearance were not different from Hoshino Ai, then Ruby, who is a veteran fan of Hoshino Ai, would probably mistake her for Hoshino Ai.

Because that kind of unique and presence-filled trait cannot be imitated at all... No, can it be imitated?

After that, Ruby fell into silence, and Duanmu Huai ordered lunch. The three of them had lunch together, and then Kurokawa Akane said that the troupe still had work to do and said goodbye.

"Sorry, I wasted your time."

"It's okay, Xiao Ai is willing to ask me for help, I'm quite happy."

Waving to the two, Kurokawa Akane turned and walked towards the station. Duanmu Huai watched her figure disappear, and then looked at Ruby.

"What do you think?"

"I don't know...acting...can actually do this..."

"Kurokawa Akane is special. After all, she is the top star of the troupe. To be honest, I find her skills weird. It's like a ghost..."

"Uh..."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's complaints, Ruby had a complicated expression, but nodded in agreement.

After all, it really looks like a ghost.

"Speaking of sister, how did you convince her to play the role of mother?"

"Oh, I told her that you are a fan of Hoshino Ai and that you have encountered a bottleneck in this area. I hope she can study and play the role of Hoshino Ai for you...You can't just say that you want to see your mother and I will take you to the hospital if you want to see her."

"Is that so..."

"Okay, let's go. It's not over yet."

"Where are we going next?"

"To see a performance."

Duanmu Huai reached out and stopped a taxi.

"Let's go."

After that, Duanmu Huai took Ruby to a music festival venue. Compared with the ones Ruby usually attended, the level of this music festival was not high. If compared with the football league, it was the level of the second-tier league. Most of the performers were underground idol groups, and the quality they showed was also average. Ruby was confused by the whole performance. She didn't understand why Duanmu Huai took her to watch this, but she still followed Duanmu Huai obediently, and then... the two returned home again.

"Do you think there are idols who can compare with love at today's music festival?"

"Of course not."

Ruby shook her head vigorously.

"So, do you think they are useless?"

"That's... not really..."

"That's right, even in these underground idol groups, the C position of each group has its own shining points. Although compared to Ai, they are just starlight, but............"

Duanmu Huai sat on the chair, turned on the computer, and played the video of Hoshino Ai. Ruby watched the video without saying a word.

"They also have different brilliance, right?"

"……………………"

Ruby didn't speak, but nodded silently.

"Then, the last question."

Duanmu Huai waited for Ruby to finish watching the performance and stared at her.

"Back to the beginning, why do you want to be an idol? Do you want to be Hoshino Ai? Or do you want to surpass her?"

"None of them are right!"

Ruby gritted her teeth, stood up, and shouted loudly.

"I just hope... I just hope to stand on the stage with my mother and become an idol together!"

"Very good, it seems that you already have the answer."

Duanmu Huai stared at Ruby, who seemed to react at this time and what she had just said.

"Then, what you should do is also very clear."