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I looked straight into the camera and began speaking without changing my expression much. I didn't try to look happy or sad. I simply acted as naturally as possible. After I finished recording, I watched the video once before posting it.
First, I addressed my comments about the TV series in this world.
"As the original recording clearly shows, I never said that every series I've watched is poorly written or directed. In fact, I even praised 'A Piece of My Heart,' written by Hiroshi Kanto. I didn't praise it just because it was the first series I ever acted in. I praised it because I've always enjoyed his work, whether it's TV series or movies. Director Hayashida has also always been one of my favorite directors, which is why I accepted this project without a second thought."
"But even though there are many writers and directors whose work I enjoy, there are also many whose work I don't. I was being honest when I said that the quality of most TV series is very low. As a successful writer, I have a strong critical eye. I know how to analyze prose, and I know when a story is well developed. Most of what I've watched suffers from poor development, and the characters behave in childish and inconsistent ways."
"In fact, many writers have posted some extremely unpleasant things about me. Some of them are writers I genuinely admired. But honestly, I didn't care about what they said because I know I'm right."
"So please, to all my readers and fans, if you come across unpleasant comments about me, don't attack the people who made them. Let them insult me. I don't care."
"I'm not going to apologize because I know I'm right. I'll repeat exactly what I told that reporter: if my words offended you, then deep down you already know you're not good enough. Study harder and improve. Maybe then the TV series released in the future will finally have decent quality."
I gave the camera a sarcastic smile.
Then I sighed and continued.
"Alright. Now it's time to talk about another important issue—one that genuinely made me angry. After seeing everything that happened because of that edited interview, I ignored it and went back to writing. But then I took a break, picked up my phone, and discovered that a lot of people were talking about my friend Miu."
"Miu and I are not dating. I've already said that several times. Miu is a very dear friend I met at school. Did you know that the first time I met her, she was reading Overlord? Back then, my identity hadn't been revealed yet."
I smiled at the camera.
"It was a lot of fun talking to her about my own work while pretending to be just another fan. I wanted to tell her that I was the author of Overlord, but if I'd done that back then, she definitely would've thought I was crazy."
"After we met for the first time, we started talking almost every day about Overlord and many of the other things I enjoy reading. We became friends surprisingly quickly. I rarely make friends, despite who I am."
"Miu is someone very special to me. Even though I haven't known her for that long, even though she isn't a childhood friend... she's an incredibly special friend to me. So it hurt to read those comments about her."
"I'm not going to repeat what people were saying because I'm sure Miu will watch this video, and I don't want her hearing that garbage coming out of my mouth. But you people went too far."
"Yes. I'm really angry."
I looked straight into the camera.
"Miu is the sweetest and kindest girl I've ever met."
As I said those words, I searched my memories for someone like her from my previous world, but I couldn't think of anyone.
"She's hardworking, funny, observant, intelligent, and talented. She's also beautiful. She's even more beautiful in person, you know?"
I smiled at the camera.
"So please, stop saying such horrible things about her. The next time I see someone insulting her..."
I wanted to say so much more.
I wanted to threaten to sue the people making those comments or expose their identities, but that would have gone too far.
"I guess that's all. I hope you all understand the situation."
As soon as the video ended, I smiled in satisfaction and sent it to Rina for review, just as she had asked.
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POV: Rina
When Kyo sent me the video, I was honestly nervous. I thought he was going to say all kinds of unnecessary things, but when he started speaking, he was surprisingly calm and restrained. The first half of the video was excellent, but when he started talking about Miu...
My cheeks grew warm, and I burst out laughing.
Not because it was funny.
Because it was unbelievably adorable.
He looked straight into the camera with the most serious expression while praising Miu nonstop. It was like watching a knight hopelessly in love defending his princess.
"I don't think he even realizes what he just did..."
The tone of his voice...
Everything he said...
That was practically a confession.
He's obviously in love with that girl.
If we publish this, everyone is going to notice.
Because of that, I sent one message to Kyo and another to Mr. Rikuya. I told Kyo that the video made his feelings for Miu painfully obvious and that everyone would notice.
His reply...
[I don't care. Just post it as it is.]
Then Mr. Rikuya replied.
[If Kyo doesn't mind, then it's fine.]
That surprised me. I honestly thought Mr. Rikuya would try to stop him.
[Won't this affect his career? He has a lot of female fans.]
[There are plenty of famous actors and singers who are in relationships, and it hasn't hurt their popularity. If Kyo is comfortable letting his feelings show like this, then I think it's fine. Though I do wonder what his "friend" is going to think about it.]
That's true.
What will Miu think when she watches this video?
I'm dying to see her reaction.
"Kyaaaa! I want to be right beside her the first time she watches it!"
I immediately picked up my phone and sent Kyo a message.
[Can you give me Miu's contact information?]
[???????]
Kyo was completely confused.
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