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“Now then, back to the subject―”

　Nagisa looked at Yō’s face while looking sideways at Marin, who was lying on her face, her face still bright red.

　But then―

“A Yuri channel, I think we shouldn’t be doing this.”

　She smiled and clasped her hands together.

“Why?”

　Yō tried to get Nagisa’s thoughts before she could deny them.

　Nagisa was a little surprised that he didn’t deny it out of the top of his head, but instead, he opened his mouth with a smile.

“Both Marin-chan and Kasumi-chan are very cute, so of course they will attract attention, and I think a video of them getting along with each other has a good chance of being popular.”

“If that’s the case, why reject the idea?”

“But that would be a lie after all, wouldn’t it?”

　First she affirmed Yō’s idea, and then Nagisa pointed out which part was not good enough.

　In response, Yō did not say anything, but silently urged Nagisa to continue.

“Of course, I’m not saying that everything made up of lies is bad. If it entertains the audience, doesn’t bother anyone with it, and the viewers are satisfied with it, then it’s a good thing. But still―”

　Nagisa broke off and looked at Marin and Kasumi.

“Because of the star power these two have, fans will instantly turn on them the moment when they find out that their relationship is just a fake one. And the more ardent the fans are, the more aggressive they will be.”

　Marin gulped at Nagisa’s words.

　Yō wondered for a moment whether to follow up with Marin after seeing her like that, but then decided to focus on Nagisa for now.

“Well, the more you love someone, the bigger the repercussions when you get the feeling that you’ve been betrayed, you know?”

“I guess so?”

“But Kasumi is charismatic when she wants to be, and Akimi has a personality that most guys like. I think they can handle it, don’t you?”

　Yō praised them in a roundabout way, and Kasumi and Marin looked at Yō happily.

　Nagisa, seeing them, shook her head from side to side in response to Yō’s words, thinking how simple it was.

“Flames aren’t just for purists, they’re swarming with people who want to burn you. You two are famous at school, and it’s easy for people to find out who you are. And if you’re not careful, they could even harm you directly.”

“You and I are the only ones who can prevent that from happening, aren’t we? What are you talking about now?”

　Because of Nagisa’s popularity as an exposé-based video streamer, she has quite a large group of enthusiastic followers.

　They are so deluded about Nagisa that they believe she is right about everything she says she is right about.

　If anyone tries to oppose Nagisa, they will relentlessly attack them.

　Nagisa herself does not approve of her fans harassing anyone because it is considered a nuisance, but she understands that it keeps her safe, so she ends the discussion with a reminder.

　Using these followers, Yō intended to protect Kasumi and the others if anything happened to them.

　Not only that, but Yō knows other popular video streamers like Nagisa, who, despite being unfriendly to others, is very smart and can manipulate impressions in any way he wants.

　Nagisa should have understood this, and she herself said she would take steps to prevent anything from happening to Marin, so he wondered what she was talking about now.

“Well, that’s true but.. Yō-kun wants to make a yuri video because these two are going to be the quickest to become popular, right?”

“Yeah, because they seem to have good chemistry.”

　That is not a word to describe how well they get along.

　Yō is very aware that the two of them are beginning to get along somewhat.

　So this means that a video of Kasumi, who looks like an adult, spoiling Marin, who looks like a child, would be popular with everyone.

　Or, Kasumi, who has the tendency to be a spoiled brat, and Marin, who has the tendency to take care of her, spoiling her, would also attract the attention of the audience because of the gap between the two.

　Above all, videos of two beautiful girls fooling around with each other would attract the interest of many men.

　Therefore, Yō decided to go with yuri videos.

　―He was really hoping that Kasumi and Marin would get along well with each other through the shoot.

　But he didn’t want to say anything about that in front of the two of them.　

“But that’s a bit of a premise that’s been broken since the beginning, isn’t it?”

“About what?”

“You’re trying not to mention it, but the truth is, before you put out the fire, you were trying to do this because you thought your fans would never find out about their relationship, right?”

　Nagisa, who usually distributes exposé-type videos, has always been driven by the need to determine the truth.

　Because of this, she has a good nose for sniffing out the truth and intuition.

　She has already figured out what Yō was thinking, for example.

　On top of that, she had already concluded that a miscalculation had already occurred for Yō.

“…………”

“A silent affirmation, huh? Well, it’s hard to say it yourself, isn’t it? In your initial calculations, no matter how much Kasumi-chan wants to spoil Yō-kun, she doesn’t spoil him in public or anything. You thought she wouldn’t go for it, because you had judged her to be a person who would make a distinction between those things, right? But then, even Marin-chan began to show signs of being sweet on Yō-kun. So naturally, Kasumi-chan began to do the same, which was a miscalculation on Yō-kun’s part. You definitely got a lot of attention on the train earlier, didn’t you?”

　Nagisa spoke as if she were trying to guess, and at the end she smiled and tilted her head slightly.

　Seeing this, Yō glared at the person who had brought it to a miscalculation (what did the person who fired him up do ……), but Nagisa smiled back at him.

　It was clear that Nagisa was up to something, but since he didn’t know what, Yō had no choice but to listen to Nagisa’s words.

“So what’s the plan then?”

“The more popular the two of them become, the more attention they attract during the filming. It’s the same before and after the filming. If the two of them were to indulge Yō-kun, the man, instead of getting along with each other when they were on the road or whatever― it’s obvious what kind of conclusion everyone would draw, isn’t it?”

“As expected, if the two of them become popular―”

“No, you can’t.”

　Nagisa quickly cut off Yō’s attempt to speak.

“I don’t think these two will ever be able to stand each other. The more they get to know each other, the more they depend on each other, don’t they?”

　Nagisa said, and Kasumi, who had been quietly listening to Nagisa’s words, began to nod her head.

　Marin, however, was writhing in embarrassment, her face reddening further.

　She was so embarrassed that she wanted to interject and deny it, but she felt bad about interrupting.

　Naturally, Nagisa and Yō were aware of Marin’s condition, but they felt sorry for her if they touched her, so they both decided to let it slide.

“I know what Nagisa is talking about. I experienced it firsthand myself.”

“I said I’m sorry about that already, okay?”

“Don’t mind me, it’s all in the past now. I’m not complaining about it anymore.”

　Sensitive to Yō’s words, Kasumi’s sulky expression appeared on her face, and Yō quickly followed up.

　That was enough to make Kasumi look satisfied.

“So, what did Nagisa want to say in the end?”

“I think it’s impossible for the two of them to resist being spoiled by Yō-kun, and I think that will soon make it obvious that their relationship is a lie. When that happens, sure, it might go away if me and Yō-kun cooperate and don’t make a mistake in handling the situation― but the girls will be attacked, even if only for a short period of time. I just don’t see you as someone who can allow that to happen.”

“So you’re saying don’t do anything that risks the flaming?”

“Yes, that’s right. Of course, there are alternatives to this kind of thing.”

“…I feel like I don’t want to hear too much about it.”

　When Yō faced Nagisa with a confident look on her face, he had a bad feeling, as if he were hearing an insect’s warning.

　But Nagisa did not let him off the hook.

“You’re going to ask me, right? You’re bringing me all the way from Tokyo, so you’ll at least listen to me, right?”

　As if to intimidate him, Nagisa looked into Yō’s face with a smiling face.

　This caused Yō to let out a sigh, as if he had no choice.

“Haaa~… Okay, fine, I get it. So what’s the alternative plan?”

“Of course― change the main point of the video so that it’s not a video of the two of them getting along, but a video of Yō-kun spoiling the two of them.”