MyGO!! A Story Voiced by Me

Chapter 26: Chapter 26



"But..."

Facing her childhood friend who was putting on a brave face, Mutsumi Wakaba saw right through to her "truth."

"Sakiko... looks like she's about to break."

"You..."

It had to be said, the Cucumber Sword Princess really knew how to strike where it hurt.

Sakiko was still dropping little pearls of tears, but hearing her words, she instantly started seeing red.

"I don't need your concern!"

Perhaps because there were so many people around, Sakiko's words were still somewhat restrained.

But her angry glare still wounded Mutsumi's heart.

"I have other things to do," Sakiko said, sweeping her gaze over the members of CRYCHIC, lingering especially on Tomori, whose eyes were red in Kamijo Mutsumi's arms. Her heart ached even more.

"...so I'll be taking my leave!"

This time, she didn't even wait for his reply before leaving directly.

But her retreating figure looked somewhat flustered, more like she was fleeing in disarray.

"Eh?"

Miss Soyo, whose face was still flushed with excitement from having just played "Haruhikage" with all her might, watched Sakiko's fleeing back with an utterly bewildered expression.

What just happened?

She had been fantasizing about using this performance to make Sakiko remember their past happiness, have a change of heart, and bring CRYCHIC back from the dead! Why did she just run off?

"Wait, Saki-chan..."

No, I've finally caught her. I can't let her run away!

"Don't go!"

Realizing what was happening, Soyo tossed her bass aside and chased after her.

"Saki-chan... Soyo-chan..."

Tomori watched them leave one after another, looking somewhat dazed.

Oh no, is the band going to explode again?

The scene before her was like a reenactment of CRYCHIC's disbandment.

"Don't worry. Sakiko's dad just called her home to make dinner!"

Seeing that Tomori was about to get emo again, Kamijo Mutsumi patted her head and comforted her.

What a dark joke!

Mya-mori and the others who knew Sakiko's real situation had incredibly strange expressions on their faces.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine," Kamijo Mutsumi said with a smile. "Didn't I promise you before? On Ano-chan's future."

"I told you not to use my future as a wager!"

Anon, who had been feeling confused and worried, instantly started to lose it.

"Who knows what that girl is thinking?" Taki said, still trying to act tough despite her concern. "Tomori, we don't need to worry about her."

With that, Taki pulled Tomori out of his arms.

I can't let this guy keep taking advantage of Tomori!

After his comforting words, Tomori also calmed down.

It will be fine. Mutsumi promised her.

She... believes him!

"It's getting late. If there's nothing else, we'll be going." Taki wanted to get Tomori away from this scumbag as soon as possible.

"Wait a minute. This is your payment for this time."

However, he didn't let them get away this time. He took out several prepared envelopes and handed them out, even giving one to Mutsumi Wakaba.

After all, even a fiancè and fiancée have to keep their finances clear.

"Huh? There's a salary?"

Taki-chan seemed very surprised. She thought he was just using Tomori's goodwill to make them work for free.

But thinking about it, a guy who owned such a large animation company probably wasn't short on the money to pay them.

They had signed contracts, so of course there would be a salary.

"If Taki-chan doesn't want to think of it as a salary, you can also consider it an advance celebration for my marriage to Tomori."

Faced with her suspicion, Kamijo Mutsumi smiled. His last name was Kamijo, not Aki.

"You..."

It had to be said, Taki didn't learn her lesson. One sentence from him almost made her see red again. In the end, it was Tomori who had to speak up to calm her down.

"Um... isn't this salary a bit too much?"

Perhaps because she was friends with the boss, Mya-mori didn't have as many reservations. She directly opened the envelope to take a peek at the money she'd earned for her suffering.

Although the envelope looked quite thick, she didn't think it would be that much, since they hadn't really done a lot.

But when she took it out, she saw fifty-three Fukuzawa Yukichis—all large denomination bills.

Although Anon was a rich girl, she wasn't a high-class lady on the level of "White Sakiko." Her parents were just high-level white-collar workers.

This amount was more than what many full-time workers earned in two months. Even for her, it was a huge sum.

"This guy is so generous?"

Taki opened her envelope and was shocked to find she had 200,000 yen more than Anon.

This was more than what she earned in a year working part-time at RiNG. The key was that she had worked for less than half a day. Was being a voice actor this profitable?

She suddenly didn't want it anymore. Don't tell me this is actually money from selling Tomori?

"You all voiced three episodes today, at 45,000 yen per episode, and sang one song for 200,000 yen. The compensation is very reasonable."

Mya-mori, standing to the side, rolled her eyes. The voice acting industry was famous for being a labor of love. A normal newcomer would be lucky to get 15,000 yen an episode. 45,000 was the highest rate for a regular voice actor.

And 200,000 yen for a song was already beyond the standard level, nearly touching the realm of top-tier artists.

But the boss was always generous with money, and she also felt that these girls were worth the price.

"Don't worry, this salary level is very reasonable. Otherwise, outsiders would think that our Houbun Animation can't afford to pay its staff," Kamijo Mutsumi said in a casual tone, slightly easing the girls' concerns.

"But for convenience, you should all get bank cards. I'll deposit your salaries into them from now on."

He called Mya-mori over.

"Go with Mya-mori to get your personal information recorded."

MyGO!!!!! was already an anime phenomenal enough to stand alongside the modern-day K-On!, Bocchi the Rock!. Its performance in this world would only be better.

This salary was just the beginning. The real income would come later.

"Mutsumi..."

Just as the dazed girls were being pulled away by the excited Mya-mori to fill out their information, Mutsumi Wakaba came over and tugged on his sleeve.

"Sakiko and Soyo, they seem..."

She naturally wasn't talking about them not getting paid, but was expressing her concern for her two best friends.

"Alright... I'll go down and check on them, if they haven't left yet."

Hearing her words, he naturally remembered the two of them and decided to go down to watch the show—no, to check on their situation.

"I'll... go too!"

Meanwhile, downstairs from Houbun Animation, Sakiko was still being held up by Soyo's pulling.

Sakiko: "Clinging on like this... it's so pathetic!"

Being pestered by Soyo, Sakiko had forgotten her sadness. All she felt was annoyance and anger.

Soyo: "I... I just want to care about you, Saki-chan. Why are you crying? Did we do something wrong?"

Even when faced with a cold shoulder, Soyo still wore a smile.

Sakiko: "That has nothing to do with you! What on earth do you want to talk to me about?"

Soyo's talent for stepping on landmines made Sakiko's expression turn even uglier.

Soyo: "I just want to talk about CRYCHIC, Saki-chan. When we were all performing together just now, you must have been happy too, right?"

Sakiko: "Shouldn't you have forgotten about that by now?"

Seeing Soyo bring up the same old tune, Sakiko instantly lost interest.

Soyo: "Why... Why would you say to forget?"

Soyo clearly couldn't accept this.

Soyo: "Didn't you say it, Sakiko? That a band is a community of fate?"

Sakiko: ?

Soyo: "You were the one who formed CRYCHIC, right? We were so happy together back then!"

Sakiko: ?

Soyo: "We were happy every day, everyone was together... Isn't it too strange for us to suddenly go our separate ways?"

Sakiko: "CRYCHIC has already disbanded."

She had no interest in listening to Soyo any longer. She pulled open the car door, about to get into the private car he had arranged for her.

If she delayed any longer, she would be late for her night shift.

Soyo: "Why?"

Soyo: "I really cherish everyone. I love everyone so much."

Sakiko: ?

Soyo: "I want to go back to when we were all happy. Tomori and Rikki want that too. We can call Mutsumi back, and then you can come back too, Sakiko..."

However, before Soyo could finish her sentence, the car had already driven away.

Soyo: "Wait! Don't go!"

The girl immediately started chasing after it.

Soyo: "Please! I want CRYCHIC to start over! I've been working so hard until now just for CRYCHIC..."

Sakiko: ?

Soyo: "Please! CRYCHIC isn't over yet! What do I have to do to make you come back? Please, don't go!"

Soyo ran and cried at the same time, shouting at Sakiko at the top of her lungs.

Soyo: "Without you, what will become of me~"

Finally, exhausted and unable to run any longer, Soyo collapsed to her knees on the side of the road.

Soyo: "Why, Sakiko..."

And behind her, Kamijo Mutsumi and Mutsumi Wakaba, who had witnessed nearly the entire scene, fell into silence.

"Mutsumi, look at that person."

This was Kamijo Mutsumi's final evaluation.

"She looks like a dog."

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