Ever since she found out that Kamijo Mutsumi was the president of this ten-plus-story animation company, Anon had fallen into a stunned silence.
It wasn't that this created a sense of distance—after all, BanG Dreamers never care about such things. "White Sakiko," a young lady whose status was no less than his, got along just fine with Tomori and the others, didn't she?
The main issue was that although he had mentioned asking her to do voice acting for his anime, she had always assumed it was for something on the level of an amateur school club. She never thought he was being literal!
It was like a slacker gamer wanting to join a random school club to mess around and play games. The club president says their club might be "a bit intense," and she assumes he means internal club competitions.
Then, after she actually joins...
Whoa, it's the professional league!
Add to that the fact that she herself was a total noob, and she was instantly sweating profusely.
While Anon was having her internal crisis, the group had already arrived at the animation production department on the thirteenth floor. To their surprise, the main staff creating the anime were not the stereotypical middle-aged otaku men they imagined, but a group of beautiful young women who didn't look much older than they were.
"President."
Seeing Kamijo Mutsumi, an orange-haired girl sitting at her workstation and yawning couldn't help but light up. She immediately came over to complain.
"You finally remembered us..."
"...You were gone for so long, I thought you'd forgotten all about us~"
Kamijo Mutsumi was not only the president of Houbun Animation but also the general director of the MyGO!!!!! project.
With him having been gone for so long, she thought he was about to give up on the project, and she had been panicking this whole time.
MyGO!!!!! was a truly good work, and more importantly, her entire livelihood depended on it.
"Haven't I been scouting for voice actors for MyGO!!!!! this whole time?~"
Because of the drama between Anon and the others, it was true that he hadn't been to the company for a while.
"Also, Mya-mori, you can't be so lazy during work hours~"
"If you all don't work hard, what will happen to my villa and my Ferrari?"
"...Boss, you're going to get beaten up if you talk like that."
Hearing his words, the orange-haired girl—Mya-mori—squinted and replied helplessly.
Because he didn't put on any airs, her relationship with him was closer to that of friends.
In fact, Mya-mori had a pretty good impression of her young, rich, and handsome boss, but...
He's such a great person, why did he have to be born with a mouth?
If the pay at Houbun Animation wasn't top-tier in the industry, with his constant trolling and psychological warfare, the employees would have probably staged a rebellion long ago.
"Tch~ Don't you understand the concept of 'enduring the bitterest of hardships to serve the master of masters'? You young people shouldn't be so naive, with no patience at all. I am tempering you..."
"Boss, please stop, please stop the lecture..."
Seeing him start his daily psychological warfare routine, Mya-mori was instantly hit with a wave of PTSD. She quickly shook her head and, instead of continuing the conversation, shifted her gaze to the group of girls behind him.
"Hello, you must be..."
Let's see what kind of voice actors the boss has found.
After all, even for a pro like Shizuka, the boss had only given her a few minor background roles.
However, after she got a clear look at the girls' faces, the expression on her own face instantly froze.
"Holy shit, Chihaya Anon!"
"Huh?"
Ano-chan was startled by Mya-mori's reaction. Why is she suddenly shouting my name?
And how does this woman know who I am?
However, Mya-mori herself was in no mood to explain her outburst and continued to look past Anon.
Takamatsu Tomori, Shiina Taki, Nagasaki Soyo, Kaname Raana, Wakaba Mutsumi...
They're all familiar faces!
Boss, I told you to find voice actors, why did you bring the actual people?!
In that instant, any resentment Mya-mori felt on behalf of her friend vanished into thin air.
The characters themselves were here in the flesh. How could Shizuka possibly compete?
Her friend didn't lose unfairly at all!
"Um, hello, I'm Miyamori Aoi! I'm a fan of yours..."
Her thoughts raced, and Miyamori excitedly approached Anon.
As the producers of MyGO!!!!!, they were arguably its first and biggest fans.
And Mya-mori was a die-hard Anon fan. Now that Saint Anon herself was standing before her, how could she not be excited?
"Could I get your autograph? Please sign once as 'Chihaya Anon' and once with your real name."
"...Chihaya Anon is my real name."
Ano-chan found that she couldn't comprehend this woman's words or actions. As expected of his employee, she was just as bizarre as he was.
"What? Your name is really Chihaya Anon?"
Hearing this, Mya-mori's expression became strange.
In her mind, Anon and the others were the real-life prototypes for the characters, but the boss didn't even bother to change their names?
But later, when she learned from Tomori and the others that they really had formed a band called CRYCHIC, were now forming a new band with Anon and Raana, and that Anon had indeed just transferred to Haneoka, she went completely insane.
What real-life prototypes? This is a case of anime characters crossing over into reality!
The excited Mya-mori wanted to glue herself to Anon, her fervent gaze making Ano-chan subconsciously take a few steps back.
Whoa, a lesbian!
The commotion on Mya-mori's side also attracted the attention of the other members of the animation department.
After learning the same information, they also became incredibly excited.
After all, it's a well-known fact that people in the animation industry are powered by love.
If you didn't truly love it, who would do this kind of work?
For this group of people who adored animation, how could they possibly contain themselves upon seeing their favorite anime characters cross over into reality?
"It's... a living, breathing Tomori-chan! I'm so moved!"
"You know, I've been a die-hard Tomori fan since birth."
"Raana-chan... is really like a cat. I want to pat her head."
"Waaah, my Mutsumi-chan! Let big sis give you a hug!"
"Saint Anon is number one under heaven!"
Of course, there were some different reactions.
"Soyo-chan, she really looks like a standard high-class young lady, but why do I kind of want to laugh?"
"She has the innate holy body of the 'Queen of Puffing Out Her Chest.'"
"Sorry, I have a disease where I can't help but laugh whenever I see Soyo."
"I'm here to end this band (lol)~"
Hearing their discussion, the clueless Soyo's face darkened.
Why was it that when this group looked at Tomori and the others, their faces were full of love and passion, but the moment they looked at her, they could barely stifle their laughter, treating her like she was a comedian?
"Hey, you guys! Get away from Tomori!"
Seeing Tomori surrounded by a group of women and looking a bit distressed, Taki immediately shielded her and started fiercely shooing them away.
However, the animation department members, despite being treated so roughly, showed no negative emotions.
"Taki-chan yelled at me..."
"She's so cute when she's fierce..."
"She really loves Tomori-chan so much..."
"It's like watching another half-episode of MyGO!!!!!..."
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