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Prince of Tennis was once a classic sports manga that swept across Japan and the world.
In China, it ignited a generation's passion, and among its characters, Shusuke Fuji was incredibly popular.
He had a distinct characteristic in the manga:
He was perpetually expressionless, only ever wearing a smiling face, a terrifying presence with perpetually narrowed eyes no matter what he did.
Even when faced with healthy exercise cuisine made by his teammates, also known as "dark beverages," he would drink them with a smile the entire time, without even a hint of stiffness.
Renz finished the dark beverage made by the production team.
He smiled
.
He had no other expression.
Instead, he smiled.
Taro Hanyu's reaction seemed quite genuine; it was undoubtedly awful. But Renz drank it, and due to his high "magic resistance," this dark beverage hadn't reached the point of breaking his composure.
His thought was: Is that all?
Renz had experienced "exploding ovens" himself while cooking. After all, when experimenting with new dishes, the taste of combined ingredients is unknown until tried.
Naturally, such "exploded" dishes couldn't be tasted by Erina first. The first to taste them was undoubtedly Renz, the captain of his own dark cuisine experiments.
Renz, who daily consumed "exploded" dishes, found this dark beverage completely within his tolerable range after drinking it. He even licked his lips, savoring the lingering taste.
"What does it taste like?" Yu Nagasawa, seeing Renz's unchanging expression, was still a bit confused, thinking the dark beverage hadn't been made properly, and that Taro Hanyu had just been overly dramatic.
Using exaggerated methods, that's why.
"Awful," Renz replied with two words.
Awful? Then why aren't you gargling, still licking your lips there?
Are you a masochist?
And the problem is, it's not even your turn for punishment, and you don't even need to be punished, so why did you drink that beverage?
"I drank it just to see if it was that awful," Renz gave Yu Nagasawa a further reply. "I saw Hanyu-kun's reaction and tested the waters."
"It's awful, but not as painful as Hanyu-kun made it out to be."
When Renz said this,
The other groups of guests suddenly felt that the punishment wasn't as terrifying as they had imagined.
Just at that moment,
An unexpected situation arose: Hisako Arato walked in from outside the villa with Rina. As she entered, seeing everyone still talking and seemingly in the middle of recording, Hisako herself became quite nervous.
Erina had been interviewed and participated in on-camera activities since childhood, but Hisako Arato had very little experience in this regard. However, Rina suddenly started crying incessantly, fussing to find her daddy.
Hisako Arato kept trying to comfort her, but to no avail.
Hisako didn't make any moves, not attempting to find anyone. Rina, despite her tiny brain not being able to think much, could still tell something was off.
If she couldn't see Mommy and Daddy, Rina would cry.
She would cry until Hisako, who was taking care of her, took her to find Mommy and Daddy.
This was the only solution Rina, as a child, could think of.
"Excuse me, everyone," Hisako Arato apologized to everyone. "Miss Erina's daughter here is anxious to see her parents."
It's normal for children to be clingy.
Senzaemon Nakiri's way of raising a child wouldn't involve coddling. Plus, there were dedicated nannies.
When Rina cried, no matter how much she fussed, it was
useless; the nannies would just prepare formula to feed
Rina.
And Renz vaguely remembered that when she grew up, the somewhat fearless Rina was only afraid of one person: Senzaemon Nakiri.
Hisako Arato's personality was genuinely that of a soft-spoken girl.
If you slowly wore her down, she would lose her resolve and agree to others' requests; she was very soft-hearted.
Rina was already a very cute child, with an adorable appearance. When she cried, Hisako Arato initially held up, but as the crying grew louder, Hisako Arato immediately surrendered.
Hisako Arato thought about it carefully; it was certainly not good for a child to be without their parents. They couldn't go all day without seeing their Mommy and Daddy.
So, she bravely walked in.
Rina saw her parents, and her tear-filled eyes instantly stopped. She had cried herself tired and immediately started grinning shamelessly.
Renz stuck out his tongue, easing the awkwardness on his face.
He knew Rina was clingy, but he hadn't realized she truly
didn't want to leave her parents for twenty-four hours. Renz felt a small pang of shame.
It was indeed wrong to "dump" such a small child on others for so long.
Even if it was for a show, they shouldn't neglect their child like this, ignoring Rina.
"Ahem, then allow me to introduce you all. This is my daughter, Rina Nakiri," Renz said, holding Rina. "Since we're on the show, I asked a friend to look after her, but it seems the effect wasn't ideal."
"So, the question is, Director-san, can I bring my daughter on the show with me?" Renz posed a difficult question.
The production team had to consider this too.
Would having a child affect viewership? It was a couple's show, after all, and the theme was undoubtedly about a two-person world. How could they bring a child and intrude on that?
And with many couple challenges scheduled for tomorrow, how could they do them with a child?
Yu Nagasawa considered for less than three seconds and surprisingly agreed. She genuinely didn't believe bringing a child would affect anything. Could challenges for a two-person world not include a child?
That's a very rigid statement.
Of course,
The most important thing was that Rina was cute enough to be endearing. Just for that, Yu Nagasawa even thought bringing Rina would bring a different effect to the show.
Because this was the second season.
It needed unique features.
It couldn't be exactly the same as the first season.
Moreover, the first season had a scandal where a celebrity couple on the show broke up after the show ended, despite being a couple before it.
Fans were furious.
They believed the production team had ruined the celebrity couple's relationship.
However, the production team had a hard time explaining.
They knew the truth: these two artists weren't actually a
couple; it was just a marketing ploy from the same agency, hyping up a scandal and labeling themselves a couple. This kind of "couple" joined the show just to gain some popularity, and after the show, they naturally broke up.
They weren't real lovers, so why wouldn't they break up?
As a result, fans angrily blamed the production team, not the two artists' Twitter accounts.
Bringing a child, therefore, was indirect proof that Erina
and Renz were truly married. And then, fans wouldn't watch Renz and Erina's interactions and immediately claim they didn't seem like a couple.
Some couples' interactions are indeed very bland, not particularly sweet, and what can be done about that?
However, Yu Nagasawa's worries were excessive.
Renz was a genuine wife protector.
It wasn't that they weren't sweet, but when Renz and Erina did get sweet, the audience might not be able to handle it, like biting into a lethal dose of caramel.
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