Chapter 189

The weather is getting colder, and after the last date, the recording of "5 Centimeters Away" is coming to an end.

Before the last day, the six guests accepted the invitation of the program crew to return to the studio where they originally filmed the pilot and self-introductions to record some final finishing content.

Q1: After four seasons of dating, has Mr. Tsukioka found his/her soulmate among the other guests?

"Although it's just a variety show... I'm sorry, this part will be cut, right?! Such words are not suitable to be edited into the main film." Due to the busy rehearsal schedule of the theater troupe, Tsukioka Tsukioka, who was the first to arrive at the studio, sat on a stool and answered the questions presented to him by the staff on the whiteboard. "Well, I should say that I had a very clear arrow towards him from the beginning - for me personally."

"Although there are members in the same age group as me, there are also younger children... but looking back now, I was attracted to that person the first day I met him. After all, although I am a member who has had love experience, I am actually the type who prefers fairy tale-style romance."

"In fact, gender, age, and appearance are not particularly important to me. It's a bit like the girls' comics that Muku-kun from the Summer Group reads? That is, as long as it's that person, no matter if they are male or female, rich or poor, old or dead, my heart will only beat for that person."

STAFF raised the erasable whiteboard in his hand and showed the big words on it——

"That's a bit corny, Mr. Tsukioka."

“Eh!? Is that so!?”

Q2: Mr. Amura, are the people you were interested in when you first met the same people you ended up falling in love with the same people?

"Strictly speaking, it's completely different." Yicun Ransu sat on a stool in the studio, holding a lollipop in his mouth as usual and answering the questions of the program team, "Although like everyone else, I have been passing arrows with the same person since the first date...but the person I fell in love with at first was definitely not her."

STAFF holds up a whiteboard——

"Is it age consideration? Or is it some other reason? After all, there is a nearly ten-year age difference between you two."

"No, it's purely personal reasons." Amura Ransu slightly shifted his gaze, "I'm not good at dealing with that kind of old-fashioned type - didn't everyone see everyone's paper information in the first pilot? When I saw that she was from a Kabuki family, I ruled her out."

"How should I describe it? In this environment, maybe it would be better to say that it was my former teammate... In short, this is the psychological shadow left by my former teammate. But after officially meeting her, I found that she is a very lovely girl, completely different from that old-fashioned and stinky old man."

"Besides, isn't there a 'Kitadaru Theater'? Actually, when I first read the information, I thought this trait was annoying - but after getting to know her for a long time, it turned out to be very cute on her."

STAFF holds up a whiteboard——

"So, as long as it's someone you like, then everything they do is cute?"

"That's it!"

STAFF holds up a whiteboard——

"Then can I ask who is the person you first fell in love with, Mr. Amura?"

"Mifuki Aoi." After a moment's thought, Amura Ransu gave an affirmative answer. "From the first time we met, I felt that he and I were of the same kind. That's the feeling. But didn't they go to record 'This is just basic reasoning 'Elementary' the next day? After they came back that day, the atmosphere between the two of them was different."

"Although I was attracted to him at the time, I didn't feel that I had to be with him. So when I was deciding which relative or friend to talk to - although that guy is no longer considered a relative or friend now - I had already decided that I would go on a first date with Sakura. I didn't expect that the first date would be a lottery system, but luckily I guessed it right."

"That's why I can now say that I am lucky not to have missed out on the lovely Sakura because of my prejudice."

Q3: For Mr. Meifeng, which of the three dates left the most profound impression on you?

"Simply speaking, it was the second date - because it was the only group date." Meifeng Lan saw the staff's new whiteboard and refuted nervously. "It's not that I changed my mind or anything - but after all, the other two times were more private... How should I put it? It feels like the kind of affair setting in the fan fiction that fans would write?"

The staff hurriedly raised two more whiteboards.

"Don't say such horrible things in such a casual tone!!!"

"Also, please stay away from your fan life, Mr. Mikaze!!!"

"...Okay, I get it." Mifuki Lan sighed helplessly, and then continued to answer the previous question, "But from a personal perspective - I actually designed the opening of the first date. Because I guessed that the aquarium would be him, so I took the time to go to the office to get the script - and I also bought the crepes at the right time..."

"It's better to say that although I'm sure it will be him, I'm not sure what he means - maybe he just doesn't want to be a light bulb in the Double Arrow Group, so he chose the aquarium. So the first time I was mainly thinking of ways to make him and I become Double Arrows - everything I did was to achieve this goal."

"So actually the first time was not very memorable from a personal perspective - because I was the one who lost the whole time... In terms of the game, it was basically just me who launched a fierce attack on him in that game."

"But even from a personal perspective, the second time left a deeper impression?"

STAFF holds up a whiteboard——

"Why?"

"That Blue Hawaiian." Meifeng Lan answered with a smile, "Although I am not old enough to drink, I still have a lot of knowledge about alcohol. Although there is no clear and unified conclusion on the specific types of constellation cocktails, Blue Hawaiian is one of the cocktails representing Pisces."

"My birthday is March 1st, which is Pisces. And my color is also blue, similar to my hair and eyes..."

"Besides—as he said, that drink looks a lot like me, doesn't it?"

Q4: Ms. Altria, what is your impression of the person you like?

"To talk about this problem, we have to start from the beginning of the recording." Artoria sat on a stool holding a water bottle and slowly began to talk about her mental journey in the program. "Actually, the reason I came to this program in the first place was because Ritsuka said that our agency didn't have reliable members who could go to the love variety show. After all, it's our own program, and it seems unreasonable to not have our own people... So I came."

"I was probably the only member who didn't come here for the purpose of experiencing a romantic relationship."

"So I didn't have a clear crush on someone at first - I chose the music hall without hesitation for my first date!? Well... Actually, everyone in our office received invitations, and there was no clear arrow at that time - but at least three boys were not in my range of choice."

"How should I put it? Based on my personal growth experience, if I use the analogy of the relationship between a knight and a princess, I am more adapted to protecting someone as a knight, rather than being protected by others as a princess - although sometimes I would like to be protected by others... But those three don't seem to be very suitable for this identity."

"So it was a bet. From the beginning, the choices were only two girls besides me."

"I've met a lot of big-girl type girls - but now looking back, even though the program crew arranged the music hall for our first date and everyone thought that Maki and I should be a pair... But at this time, Maki was the most suitable."

"To me, both Sakura and Maki are princesses - but Sakura is softer than Maki, who is tougher. Sakura fits the image her name brings to people very well... But Maki is a rose. Not the rose in The Little Prince, but the rose princess who can protect herself with her thorns even if the knight is not around."

"Beautiful, strong, and awe-inspiring - I think these three words are enough to sum it up."

Q5: After living together for this period of time, do you have any thoughts about continuing to be with the person you like?

"It's hard to say." The young lady from a Kabuki family lowered her eyes and looked at her hands folded on her knees. "Although it may not be appropriate to use such a metaphor, but from the atmosphere - Ranshu always gives me a feeling similar to Kaguya-hime."

STAFF holds up a whiteboard——

"The unbridgeable gap between Kaguya-hime and mortals?"

"Eh? It's not about the gap between Kaguya-hime and ordinary people..." Kitaoji Sakura scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly, "It's the feeling that I knew from the beginning that this wouldn't be a happy and perfect ending - although it's not easy to put it this way, I'm afraid that I'm the only one in the villa who can notice it because I've been walking with Ransu all the time."

"Ranshu is so far away from us, it's like it's touching us through something - it feels like Kaguya-sama will return to the moon one day."

"It's like a dream that you'll eventually wake up from - so our story should end when this show ends."

Q6: Please give a summary of this relationship, Ms. Nishikino.

"Reassured? In a sense, I am also happy." Nishikino Maki sat on a stool and recalled her experiences during this period. "In fact, the time between me and Artoria should be longer than that of the other two couples. The experience of dating Artoria can be said to be very happy."

"But... should it be her own temperament? Or is there another reason... Artoria herself doesn't seem to be the type that people would want to fall in love with - even in this show, everyone I approached with the intention of falling in love with from the beginning..."

"In the end, I just thought that being friends with her would be better than having a romantic relationship with her..."

STAFF holds up a whiteboard——

"Is there nothing attractive about Ms. Altria?!"

"No, no, no - there will be many scenes during a date that will make your heart beat fast." Nishikino Maki shook her head frantically to deny the idea of ​​the program team, "But, after getting to know each other for a long time, you will change from wanting to fall in love with someone like Artoria to being friends with someone like Artoria. It's great."

"This is a romance variety show, right?!"

"But in terms of love experience, these days are a very good time."