Although the afternoon was the first club activity, since no equipment was prepared, Makoto only planned to familiarize everyone with the script and discuss the roles of extras.
When he finished packing to leave, Yumiko sent a message.
Seeing the chat window show: [Have you already left?]
Makoto had a guess.
Usually, Yumiko messaged him directly about things.
Recalling what Yukino had told Yumiko before, he roughly guessed the blonde girl's mood.
"She must be feeling conflicted."
Makoto began composing a message.
In fact, he guessed right; since returning home in the morning, Yumiko had been distracted.
She only knew that Makoto had formed a strangely named club and didn't know what exactly they were doing.
Hearing about filming a short film now was quite a shock to her.
High school students making a short film?
This isn't a film academy, are you sure you can do it well?
With such thoughts and her regard for Makoto, she wanted to help.
But Yukino's previous words woke her up.
If you want to help, first you need to be sure you have the ability.
If not, you'll just make things worse.
"If I also study that field professionally, it might be too late, right?"
Yumiko lay flat on her bed, holding her phone anxiously, waiting for Makoto's reply.
She hoped she could help him but feared she might be a burden.
If that happened, her "little queen" pride would not take it, and she might just run away.
Suddenly the phone vibrated—Makoto replied.
She quickly refocused, seeing in the chat:
[I'm on my way to the club now. By the way, Yukino's earlier words didn't mean anything else; she really values this short film and doesn't want anyone to make mistakes.]
Yumiko: [Oh, I didn't really care about her opinion anyway. After all, I'm not close to her.]
Then the girl hesitated.
She wanted to speak her mind but doubted her ability.
After all, it was an unfamiliar field.
At that moment, Makoto sent another message: [By the way, I remember you're a smart girl. If you want to learn about photography, I think you can definitely do well.]
Eh?
Yumiko's eyes lit up.
So he thinks that highly of me?
When a person is indecisive, having a friend support them brings several times more encouragement and emotional value than usual.
That was Yumiko's feeling right now.
Makoto sent another message: [No need to rush to decide. Take your time. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me anytime.]
That was exactly what she wanted to hear!
Excited, Yumiko lost grip of her phone, which fell and slapped her face.
She jumped up in pain, holding her forehead with one hand and quickly typing with the other: [You mean, on call anytime?]
Makoto was momentarily stunned when he saw this message.
In Chinese, this sentence had a silly homophone pun meaning "sleeping until…"
He immediately replied: [Yes, on call anytime.]
Yumiko: [Then it's settled! No backing out!]
Even through text, Makoto could feel her joy.
"If Yumiko works hard in this direction, what will she become in the future?"
Makoto had said before that her appearance was very suitable for acting, and he wasn't joking.
She was very pretty, confident outwardly, well-developed, and with that striking golden hair, she was naturally a beauty.
In the afternoon, Makoto met with others in the club room.
After a few hours of adjustment, Yukino had completely returned to her usual self.
After briefly greeting Makoto, she got straight to work.
During that time, she casually chatted with Itsuki and found that the latter really was as serious as Makoto had said in everything she did.
Yukino admired such a girl.
Then looking at Ichika over there—although she was also seriously discussing things—she kept finding excuses to chat with Makoto.
That annoyed Yukino!
She frowned.
Then she realized she was increasingly bothered by such trivial matters.
This made her feel conflicted.
"This short film, except for the heroine played by Ichika, has very little screen time for others, so I plan to ask some classmates to help," Makoto told everyone.
Ichika and Itsuki both expressed approval.
Only Yukino pondered and asked, "So, you want to change the heroine's age? In your story, the heroine is a child."
Makoto laughed: "Ichika is the ace of our club, so the heroine has to be her. Changing the age won't affect the story's integrity."
"That's true."
Yukino had no objection.
Ichika was an actress and definitely more professional in this aspect than herself.
"By the way, if anyone gets tired, have some of this."
Makoto took out a bottle of "Powerful Red Bull."
"Where did you pull that out from? How come I didn't notice you bought any energy drinks?"
Ichika glanced beside Makoto, confirming there was no bag carrying drinks.
Makoto: "I've always kept it in my jacket pocket, so it's normal you didn't notice."
He poured some into cups, and the four of them each took a bit.
"I don't like this kind of drink," Yukino refused.
Ichika also smiled and said, "Although Makoto, you preparing drinks for everyone is very thoughtful, I'd rather drink coffee than Red Bull."
Itsuki took the cup and happily said thank you.
She happened to be thirsty.
Since one bottle of drink was divided into four portions, each person naturally got only a small amount.
Itsuki drank it all in one gulp and immediately felt her whole mind become clear.
The fatigue that had gradually built up from studying so seriously was suddenly swept away.
And it tasted really good!
"Fushimi, where did you buy this stuff?" Itsuki quickly asked.
"I forgot too, but I think it was from a nearby supermarket," Makoto said, seeing the expression on her face and knowing the effect was good.
"Really?"
Itsuki felt a bit regretful; she was thinking of buying a few bottles to take home later.
Such a great energy boost and a great taste — this was actually the first time she had drunk Red Bull like this.
Her exaggerated reaction immediately caught the attention of Ichika and Yukino.
The two girls instinctively looked toward the empty Red Bull can on the table.
Isn't this the common blue can Red Bull you find in supermarkets?
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