"Share half of my future life with you?"
Is... is this a confession?
It's a confession, isn't it?
No…
Is it a marriage proposal?!
Her innate acting talent gave her the ability to remain expressionless, and her acting proficiency was still increasing.
And the girl, who appeared calm on the surface, was actually in turmoil internally.
The black long straight hair girl had experience being confessed to by boys, and even girls, quite a few times, which forced her to learn how to reject them in a formulaic way.
But now, facing this boy whose name she didn't even know, watching his passionate speech, she inexplicably felt her heart race, even too nervous to hear the last sentence clearly.
Akira didn't notice the girl's unusual reaction, thinking she was just confused by his statement, so he continued.
"Yes, as I just said, I've already come to a conclusion. You truly have the potential to be a star, and this isn't a conclusion based solely on looks. Besides, if it were just about looks, I wouldn't need to look for so long, would I?"
That's true. If it were just about looks, he would have seen it the first moment he walked over; there would be no need to keep looking at her hands.
So, what did he see through her hands?
Or rather, why did he look at her hands?
Hands… fingers?
Could it be…
Was he looking at her ring finger?
"Mm, mm…"
The girl responded, hiding her hands behind her back, her right hand rubbing the base of her left ring finger.
"When I first met you, what piqued my interest was indeed your appearance, but now, I think appearance is just icing on the cake. It's better to have it, of course, but it doesn't matter if you don't."
This was the honest truth.
With her SSS-rank extraordinary talent, she didn't need to rely on her looks to make a living.
"I can tell you clearly, even if you were disfigured, I would choose you without hesitation."
"Eek?!"
The girl gasped, letting out a cute squeal.
"Hmm… huh?"
Then she repeatedly savored his words in her mind, and finally felt confused.
Did he just say 'even if you were disfigured'?
Did he think looks weren't important?
That was too exaggerated.
The black long straight hair girl didn't think men truly liked ugly women, and a disfigured woman was roughly equivalent to an ugly woman.
Perhaps women might have many conditions when choosing a man, but men's conditions for choosing a woman were always only three: young, beautiful, and good figure.
She, at least, met all of them.
He must have only said such sweet words to make a girl happy!
The black long straight hair girl knew very well that the most valuable thing she had left was her face, and because of this face, she even lost her home… He too, if he were truly a talent scout, how could he not care about appearance!
Therefore, she did not fall into the trap of sweet words, but instead probed:
"Do you mean… I can be an artist later without showing my face?"
"Yes, you can be a seiyuu then."
Akira looked indifferent.
"...!"
He really didn't care about her face!
Akira truly didn't care.
After all, what he valued was talent, and those three S-rank talents allowed the black long straight hair girl to choose from an unusually wide range of professions.
If she didn't want to show her face, then she didn't have to. As long as she didn't completely give up, Akira could let her freely choose her career path.
In the end, she would still be providing for him, so there was no need to force her to do things she didn't like. The more goodwill he accumulated, the more benefits he would get in the future.
Moreover, in Neon, a country with an abundance of voice acting demand, top-tier seiyuu also earn a lot.
It seems he needs to check the annual salary of top seiyuu when he gets home…
Anyway, it should be more than enough to support a gigolo, right?
Just then, Akira changed the subject and said,
"However, to me, you are actually a hot potato."
"Hmm…?"
At this moment, the black long straight hair girl was still hesitating how to respond to the boy's feelings, but upon hearing this, she realized something was wrong.
Is he going to… abandon her after seducing her?!
"Because of your overly brilliant talent, in your future life, you will definitely encounter many people who envy you, dislike you, ostracize you, frame you, covet your beauty, lust after your body, and want to devour you."
Like you, she secretly thought.
"When you choose this path, you will not be heading towards a fair world where talent alone determines success, but rather a dirty adult world filled with malicious tricks."
"…"
Upon hearing Akira's words, the girl temporarily snapped out of her infatuated state. She realized the boy was talking about something very serious.
"You will need to bear the malice from the world alone."
"…"
Malice.
She had experienced it.
She knew what it felt like to be disliked.
Especially to be disliked by important family members…