I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 306

"...Oh, is that true? But they are the same wherever they go. You don't need to worry about them. Although the theater hasn't started yet, the attitude has already decided the outcome."

Li Yan said to Qihai.

"...Hmm." Nanami was stunned for a moment, then showed a confident smile and nodded a few times.

As a senior high school that has always been famous for cultivating art students, it is unique in the design of the auditorium, which is very spacious and has reasonable seating layout. The experience of hosting stage plays is comparable to that of a regular theater. Many people come here because of it, as well as teachers from other schools. Sheng and others came to watch. When Li Yan entered the theater, he felt as if he was in a bustling cinema.

"It's going to start in a moment. Thank you, senior, for joining me. Next, let me show you the results of the hard work between Mashiro-chan and I."

Nanami Aoyama, who was standing at the door of the backstage, said with a smile.

"Well, take a good look." Shiina Mashiro nodded and said.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to your performance, Aoyama, Shiina, work hard and do your best." Li Yan said with a smile.

Due to time constraints, Li Yan met the two neighbor girls for a short time. The performance of the stage play was about to begin. The lights above the auditorium began to go out. Li Yan was prompted to return to the seat at the back of the center. , he deliberately looked at the auditorium again, but still did not see Sayuri.

Accompanied by the introductions of the male and female hosts, the first, second, third and fourth stage plays were staged one after another. The first and fourth acts were both adapted from European classical operas, and The second and third scenes were an ancient court drama, and the other one was mainly about the rumored story of Konosuke Matsushita. It should be said that the performances were quite outstanding. He was worthy of being a student of the middle school affiliated to the University of the Arts, but he teamed up with Nanami. None of those students appeared. They were probably working as assistants in the background, and they didn't even have a chance to appear.

"So, the winner can be determined at once..." Li Yan thought to himself, not even having a chance to play, which is not the biggest loss.

As a result, the fifth scene, which is almost the last stage play, was almost ready to start under the introduction of the host.

However, as Li Yan expected, the audience who had watched many stage plays in a row seemed to be getting tired. Therefore, the first performance of stage plays in European and American countries is often the finale, and the last one... Abandoned son.

"Is it because there are only two actors?" Li Yan secretly thought to himself while waiting.

Although the script was greatly revised through the cooperation between him and Mitaka Jin to adapt to the two characters, it was indeed a bit awkward to perform.

——[Then, next is the penultimate stage play of our school, which is also a rather special stage play, because there are at least fifteen classmates in the other crews, but this time there are only two, both lovely sophomore girls. Oh, then, welcome them to bring us a wonderful performance called "Zhan!" "Smart Witch Music", please give me more applause and encouragement, thank you. 】

After the host read out the opening remarks, this feature of the two people's stage play immediately attracted the somewhat tired audience, and they started to commotion.

Because in the history of stage plays, there has really never been a time when two people performed. Of course, if it was a school festival, there would be explanations such as new ideas.

As the music began, a narration introduced the legend of a miko in a town near Tokyo. After telling everyone, in a snowy scene, the protagonist, a wandering miko named Kagura, appeared with a samurai sword. .

The story tells the story of a shrine maiden named Kagura who subdued demons and helped others until she came to a place called Nikko. A few years ago, a large monster that wreaked havoc occupied the place and forced the locals to do so. Every three months, 15-year-old girls were sacrificed for their food. As a result, a large number of poor girls fled to other places in the wind and snow.

Kagura rescued a young girl who was so hungry that she was lying in the snow on the road. After hearing the news from the girl, she decided to personally eliminate evil for the people and volunteered to become a sacrifice. She was sent to the monster's cave and met again and again. Once when he deceived the big monster and made the big monster fall into a quagmire that was not good for him, Kagura took the opportunity to chop off the monster's head with the sword given by the gods.

The plot is very exciting. Under Li Yan's suggestion, the character of the witch is no longer sacred, but ordinary, confused, and even clumsy. However, her clumsiness reveals courage and strong temperament that no one can match. Nanami Aoyama, who plays Kagura, also gave a remarkable performance, which seemed to be the result of many, many rehearsals. However, the frequent appearances of Mashiro Shiina, who played all the passerby roles by one person, made it a bit embarrassing to watch.

Immediately afterwards, the story entered the climax. Facing the monster trapped in the quagmire, Aoyama Nanami imitated Li Yan and raised the katana. Suddenly, all the audience were attracted by her firm action.

I don't know why, but it seemed that the degree of integration was so high that no one noticed the shortcomings of the stage with only two people. Instead, they were deeply moved by the last moment when this miko, who had worked hard for a long time, finally killed the sinful monster. Substituted.

"I won't let you do whatever you want anymore, you man-eating monster. I am the wandering witch goddess from the north. I will use God's will to stop your crimes! You bastard who eats innocent humans, take off your penis now." Head!"

Aoyama Nanami's angry girl's shout resounded throughout the auditorium and into the hearts of the audience. On the stage, she couldn't see what was going on in the darkened audience, but in her memory, she kept rehearsing and rehearsing. The memory of Ji being encouraged by Li Yan, Mashiro and others kept flashing before her eyes. She stood on this stage, as if she had the support of many people behind her. At this moment, she might be the real Kagura Miko.

She drew the sword, like a real swordsman, and her figure perfectly overlapped with Li Yan's action of drawing the sword at that moment. The sword was like thunder and lightning, and with one sword, it cut off the head of the monster with a height of more than two meters. Feng Xue Among them, accompanied by the petals of the cherry blossoms, Nanami Aoyama looked at the slain monster with jealous eyes, but for some reason, she became a little weak and slumped on the stage, seemingly exhausted, resting under the cherry blossoms.

"Oops...Oops...What's wrong with me..." Nanami Aoyama's cheeks became hot and she thought to herself.

However, after the music and narration continued to introduce the ending part, the audience gradually burst into warm and extraordinary applause.

【Pa bang bang bang...】

The applause was like a sea wave. Nanami, who was sitting on the stage, and Mashiro who came out of the prop holster, both noticed at this time that the audience was full of smiles and warm applause.

This may be the strongest applause in the school festival.

"Nanami, we won."

Mashiro lowered his head and looked at Nanami, showed a faint smile, and whispered.

"ah……"

Nanami stared blankly at everyone's cheers, and her eyes suddenly became moist. She wiped her tears, nodded with a smile, and said: "Yes, it must be the most exciting performance, the performance of Mashiro-chan and I's hard work... "

Chapter 181 Mashiro and Sayuri

It is approaching dusk in Tokyo, and a few red clouds gradually appear on the blue-white sky. After yesterday's light rain, the sky is as blue and bright as a cleaned mirror. The crowd on campus is slightly smaller. The time is 4 p.m. At thirty minutes, on the campus where cherry blossoms were flying, the stage play in the auditorium also came to an end.

All the performers were on the stage, including Mashiro Shiina and Nanami Aoyama. They stood on the left side with relaxed expressions. It seemed that after being recognized by the audience, the awards for stage plays no longer mattered. .

[Crack! Click! Click...]

The students and audience in the audience took pictures with their cameras and mobile phones, and suddenly there were flashes of light.

Li Yan worked hard in the crowd to help the Qingshan team take clear and good-looking photos, dodging and trying to get a better position in the somewhat dim auditorium.

"Aoyama, Shiina, look over here!"

Under the prompts from other students in the audience, Li Yan understood the principle of snapping after hearing it. He also waved and shouted to Nanami Aoyama and Mashiro Shiina.

After Mashiro Shiina and Nanami Aoyama heard the sound, they looked over. Li Yan took a few photos after focusing carefully.

"Why does it look like...Senior Li here is like an enthusiastic parent in a kindergarten?"

Qingshan Nanhai looked at Li Yan's hard work and felt a little depressed. She smiled awkwardly and thought to herself.

But then, Mashiro came up to Nanami. The two were next to each other. Nanami was a little startled, but then she felt a warmth in her heart. She hugged Mashiro's arm and took a group photo together in the camera. .

Soon, the audience's reaction and the teacher judges' on-the-spot ratings came out. The stage play "The Legend of Don Quixote" won the 15th Suimei Art High School Best Stage Play Award, and the two starring Shiina Mashiro and Aoyama Nanami Stage play "Cut!" "Smart Witch Musical" ranked seventh and fourth from the bottom among the ten groups of stage plays. The audience impression score ranked second, and the professional score ranked ninth, which can be regarded as a good or not bad one. Result.

After the awards were given, everyone began to disperse. Nanami Aoyama happily took the trophy from the stage play and came to the backstage door with Mashiro Shiina to join Li Yan.

Amid the lively discussion in the auditorium, Shiina Mashiro looked at Li Yan expressionlessly, and said in a soft voice without any emotion: "The seventh place...has exceeded expectations."

"Although we were only in seventh place, the two of us defeated three groups. A stage group composed of more than a dozen people performed a show. This is a work that Mashiro-chan and I... and our seniors and friends worked hard to complete. Personally, I am very satisfied with this result." Nanami Aoyama said with a smile.

"Yes, although I know you have rehearsed very hard, the leading members of the previous groups have also put in a lot of hard work. If conquering the judges is about acting, conquering the crowd is the most important part of the performance, so the impression of the crowd is divided The second place is the most eye-catching. The Qingshan team is really good, especially that sword, which is really shocking."

Li Yan nodded, agreed with their pride, commented on his favorite part of the play, and said.

"Well...well...that sword is far behind my predecessors. I went to ask the classmates in the kendo club for advice, and I just got a little started..." Nanami Aoyama became a little shy after being praised. , explaining his experience in practicing swordsmanship.

"Nanami... I have been practicing for dozens of hours, and my palms are calloused."

Suddenly, Mashiro Shiina beside her added directly with a calm expression.

"...M-Mashiro, please stop talking." Aoyama Nanami became anxious, stopped Shiina Mashiro from breaking the news next to her, and said quickly.

"Yeah." Mashiro nodded, although she didn't quite understand why she didn't want to say anything.

"By the way, senior, the school festival ends at six o'clock. There is still more than an hour left. If possible, we will take you to see other class programs. There are many classes and clubs that have come up with a lot of interesting things. There are programs, food, haunted houses, and quizzes, are you interested in taking a look?"