That afternoon, when Makoto and Ichika shot the kissing scene again, the director started agonizing again.
This time, Ichika wasn't as stiff as in the morning.
But a new problem arose—
She was kissing too proactively.
The plot of this segment was: Ogiso Setsuna, realizing the feelings between Kitahara Haruki and Toma Kazusa, decides to 'snipe' him preemptively. She proactively kisses Kitahara Haruki, then he wakes up, commits the mistake all men in the world make, hugs her back, and returns the kiss.
But the setting in the story is that Ogiso Setsuna is still having her first kiss. Although she shouldn't be too stiff when stealing a kiss, she also shouldn't be as proactive as she was now.
Finally, after more than a dozen takes, the director finally called 'OK'.
Ichika wiped the corner of her mouth, blushed, and stepped aside.
Next, they began filming the kissing scene between Makoto and Mai.
Ichika stood behind the monitor, watching the two people in the studio, her expression somewhat subtle.
She had just given the most important thing of hers to this man today.
Only a few hours later, he was going to kiss another woman right in front of her.
That feeling was still quite... indescribable.
Mai's part was much simpler.
The plot of this segment was: Kitahara Haruki forcibly kisses Toma Kazusa.
Then, as things progress, the mood escalates, and they end up in bed together.
This was very similar to what Makoto and Ichika had done at noon.
And in this segment, Makoto, playing Kitahara Haruki, was entirely the dominant one. Mai just needed to 'go along' with him.
Moreover, Mai was also having her first kiss.
So for this segment, she could simply 'act naturally'.
The kissing scene went smoothly.
Mai closed her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering slightly, her lips gently pressing against his.
Makoto's hand rested on her waist, with moderate, appropriate pressure.
Everything was fine.
But when it came to the bed scene, it was different.
Although the director was a woman and had ordered all male crew members to leave the set for this segment, and only the director, cinematographer, lighting technician, along with Ichika and Mrs. Sakurajima, remained on set…
Mai still delivered what was probably the worst performance of her acting career.
Although she tried hard to convince herself, 'This is acting, this is acting, this is acting'…
When actually pressed down by Makoto, her body couldn't help but resist.
Not a struggle.
It was stiffness.
Her entire body was like a block of wood, limbs rigid, muscles tense, even her breathing became unnatural.
The director reluctantly called 'Cut'.
"Mai-san, you're too tense."
Mai blushed, a hint of grievance in her voice, as she sat up in bed.
"I'm sorry..."
Before Makoto could say anything, Mrs. Sakurajima had already started berating her daughter.
"What are you doing?"
She lowered her voice, but the anger in her tone was almost overflowing.
"Do you know how many people are eyeing your position? Hoshino Ai, Okino Yoko, they're all waiting for this opportunity! And you—"
Makoto raised his hand to interrupt her.
"Forget it."
His tone was very casual.
"If Mai-san is really uncomfortable with it, we can find a body double."
At these words, not only the Sakurajima mother and daughter, but everyone on the set was startled.
'This King of the World... had such a good temper?'
The director cautiously approached.
"Makoto-sama, who would you like to ask to be the body double?"
There were quite a few actors still around on the set, precisely because they knew Makoto himself was coming today, waiting to suck up to this lord.
But looking around, among the female extras, there weren't many whose figures were close to Mai's.
Makoto casually glanced around.
Then, his gaze stopped on Mrs. Sakurajima.
"How about you, Ma'am?"
At these words, everyone was stunned.
Mrs. Sakurajima also pointed at herself in disbelief.
"Me?"
"Aren't you the closest to your daughter in terms of figure?"
Makoto's tone was very calm.
Mrs. Sakurajima looked down at her daughter, then at herself.
That was true.
But her own figure was still a bit fuller. However, in the chaos of filming a bed scene, the audience probably wouldn't notice that carefully.
She looked up at Makoto.
He was 190 cm tall, with a physique that could rival a Saiyan's. Broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs. Although the muscles were hidden by his clothes, their outline was visible.
Mrs. Sakurajima couldn't help but swallow.
After divorcing her husband when her daughter was in elementary school, she suddenly felt like this might be a benefit for her instead.
"Mom—!"
Mai watched her mother's eyes light up and felt a strong sense of dread.
She had a very bad feeling about this.
"Makoto-sama, maybe I—"
She quickly spoke up, ready to volunteer.
"I'll go get changed first."
Mrs. Sakurajima had already interrupted her, turning and walking towards the changing room.
A few minutes later, she walked out wearing a sailor uniform identical to her daughter's.
Although the lady was older, she was remarkably well-maintained. Her skin was fair, firm, and her body had curves in all the right places, not at all looking like the mother of an eighteen-year-old girl.
"Um, excuse me... does this look alright?"
Mrs. Sakurajima showed herself off in front of Makoto.
She subtly puffed out her chest.
Mai covered her face.
'It's over.'
'My mom's in love.'
The shooting soon began.
The director was even more speechless.
She really wanted to remind Mrs. Sakurajima: 'You're the one being dominated, could you please not act so eager? This doesn't fit the character of Toma Kazusa, it's OOC!'
Mrs. Sakurajima's face was flushed, her breathing rapid.
She had almost climaxed just now when she felt something pressing against her.
She thought to herself, 'If something like that went inside, I would probably die, right?'
In the end, the scenes that should have taken two hours to film ended up taking the entire day.
By the time the director called 'OK', it was already dark.
Mrs. Sakurajima sat up in bed, straightened her disheveled hair, her face still carrying a lingering flush.
"Makoto-sama, it was a pleasure working with you."
Her voice was a little hoarse.
Makoto nodded.
Mrs. Sakurajima quickly returned to the changing room and changed back into her women's OL suit.
After all, it was quite embarrassing for a woman her age to still be wearing a sailor uniform.
At the wrap party…
Watching her mother, who had left her behind and gone up alone to toast Makoto, the Bunny Girl Senpai's expression was extremely complicated.
Normally, her mother would be guiding her to greet these important people, paving the way for her career in the entertainment industry.
But now, she was going alone... the implications were hard not to ponder...
"Makoto-sama, I hope we can work together again."
Makoto took the wine glass and downed it in one gulp.
As she left, Mrs. Sakurajima shook hands with Makoto.
After the beautiful woman let go, Makoto felt something in his hand.
He looked down. It was a small piece of paper.
On it was written a phone number.
…
The next day…
After his wives had gone to school, Makoto took out his phone and dialed the number from the note.
"Ma'am, you can come over."
At that moment, Mrs. Sakurajima was in a studio.
In the center, her daughter was being interviewed by a host.
The mother-daughter pair were recording a variety show.
Seeing the message from Makoto, Mrs. Sakurajima's face reddened.
She said a few words to the nearby staff, then quickly left.
After Mai finished the interview with the host, she couldn't find her mother.
"Where's my mom?"
She asked a staff member.
"Madam said she had other work to attend to. Mai-san, you can take a taxi back by yourself."
The staff member replied with a smile.
Mai looked utterly bewildered.
Ever since she had entered the entertainment industry, her mother had been like a conjoined twin, never allowing her to leave her sight.
But now, she had unexpectedly left on her own for the first time ever?
What was she trying to do?
Mai had a very bad feeling about this.
She took out her phone and called her mother.
"The number you have dialed is powered off."
On the other side, Nishikawa Palace.
Makoto's room.
Just as Makoto was about to make a forward thrust and get a feel for the Bunny Girl Senpai's 'nursery'…
A voice suddenly echoed in the minds of countless people.
[The Reincarnation Game is ready to start.]
[Dungeon World: Ninja World] (T/N: Before, I wrote it as Naruto World, which is wrong. Sorry about that.)
[Mission: Unify the Ninja World and defeat the final boss, Otsutsuki Kaguya.]
[Countdown: 10 seconds... 9, 8, 7...]