After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back-Chapter 205 - 204 Share a Little with Me

The mask of The Phantom of the Opera concealed a horrific visage.

In the play, when the female protagonist Christine first saw it, she was so scared that she cried incessantly, her beautiful dream shattered on the spot.

Any slight possibility with The Phantom of the Opera, probably also broke off at that moment.

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Just like Christine in the play, Ayakoji Chiyoko took advantage of Kagura Hikaru’s inattentiveness and abruptly lifted the mask.

Unlike the 2004 film version, which only covered a quarter of the face with a deformity, Kagura Hikaru painted half of his face with an ugly shape; even the clean half couldn’t really be called nice, handsome but gloomy, like a classic vampire not ’ruined’ by Twilight City.

This face had quite a visual impact; a Drama Club girl, who was also doing her makeup, nearly lost her grip and flung her makeup pencil away, hurriedly finished her makeup to get away as fast as she could, unwilling to stay in the makeup room even a moment longer.

Even knowing it was theatrical makeup, it was frightening nonetheless.

No, rather than fear, it was more like a physical discomfort, making one feel dizzy and nauseous at the sight.

The reaction of those who saw it was proof enough of Kagura Hikaru’s successful makeup skills.

But Ayakoji Chiyoko seemed to be an exception.

She stared unblinkingly at Kagura Hikaru, who was made up as The Phantom of the Opera in the mirror, her hand rubbing the edge of his makeup, eager to touch: "May I feel it?"

"It’s better not to," Kagura Hikaru glanced at her with suspicion, "Do you have a high resistance to such things?"

"No, I’m the kind of person who dares not even look at pictures of hives," Ayakoji Chiyoko said nonchalantly, "But knowing it’s makeup, it’s not that scary."

"Is that so?"

"Besides, even if you, Kagura, really turned into this, I wouldn’t be scared, unlike Christine."

"If that were true, I would be the one to be scared."

"Haha, are you afraid I’d become clingy, that’s too much of an exaggeration. You’re my lover, after all; there’s no girl in the world who’s afraid of the person she likes, it’s just common sense."

Ayakoji Chiyoko helped him put the mask back in place, then stood straight up, revealing her own stage costume in the mirror.

It was a man’s white shirt, popular in the French naval era of the 18th century, with long sleeves that were wider at the top and tighter at the cuffs, tucked into fitted trousers showing off Ayakoji Chiyoko’s model-like slender waist.

Somehow she had also managed to hide her signature ample bust, leaving behind only what might be mistaken for pectoral muscles.

Her hair, too, was covered with a wig, changing from waist-length to disheveled short hair that almost reached the shoulders.

"How about it? Do I look like him?" Ayakoji Chiyoko, with one hand on her hip and a slight tilt of her head, asked with a smile.

Kagura Hikaru took a good look at her.

This time, Ayakoji Chiyoko was playing Raoul, a French noble, and moreover, a male.

Initially, he thought it wouldn’t be very fitting, but once she donned the men’s clothing, the incongruity surprisingly wasn’t that strong.

Firstly, Ayakoji Chiyoko was quite tall for a woman, almost reaching the standard height of male actors.

Moreover, with the natural dignity and openness of her manners, she actually resembled a male noble quite a bit.

Apart from her feminine face which was hard to disguise, she did very well in other aspects.

Besides, Kagura Hikaru felt that this might not necessarily be a drawback.

They did not need to perfectly recreate every detail of The Phantom of the Opera; it was just a high school cultural festival, not a real movie or something. Being too strict would be rather dull.

If Ayakoji Chiyoko showed a bit of her female characteristics while actually playing a male, it would probably make the audience find the performance more interesting.

"Hmm, not bad," Kagura Hikaru nodded in agreement.

"President Ayakoji, Classmate Kagura, it’s almost our turn," Kohinata Motoyo and Drama Club President Takeuchi Momo came backstage and told them with a smile.

The two of them were also dressed in their stage costumes by then.

Kohinata Motoyo was wearing a plain dancer’s costume, which made her fairly inconspicuous except for her face and figure.

In the first act of the play, the heroine Christine was not yet in the spotlight, essentially just a member of the ensemble.

In contrast, Takeuchi Momo, the club president, was dressed in a dazzling and extravagantly colorful costume.

She was responsible for portraying the sharp-tongued and pretentious lead actress of the troupe, who is later replaced by Christine, a role that was somewhat challenging to play.

With her petite build playing a character role, this pairing was quite amusing.

"So, we’ll be going on stage now."

From backstage, they could barely hear the host introducing their Drama Club’s play. Kohinata Motoyo smiled at them and, along with Takeuchi Momo, went on stage ahead of the others.

Ayakoji Chiyoko and Kagura Hikaru’s parts would not come up until sometime after the opening of the play, so they wouldn’t make their entrance so soon.

"The play, I hope it goes smoothly," Kagura Hikaru said as he watched their backs heading to the stage.

Ayakoji Chiyoko nodded, "It definitely will, with Kagura’s acting, there’s totally no problem."

"Yeah."

A look of concern flashed through Kagura Hikaru’s eyes.

He had a vague feeling that something was amiss.

The closer it got to showtime, the stronger the sense of unease became.

Could it be that Kohinata Motoyo was still hiding something from him?

Meanwhile, Kohinata Motoyo stepped onto the stage.

At that moment, the curtain had still not been raised, and the audience could not see the scenery on stage, but the setting had been prepared early, and the members of the Drama Club were anxiously standing in place, waiting for the play to start.

"You’ve worked hard."

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Kohinata Motoyo greeted everyone and then approached a girl standing at the edge.

"Are you ready, Hina?" she asked.

"No need to worry." Kiryu Hina, wearing the same dancer’s costume, said expressionlessly, "After all, I was once the main actor of the Drama Club, I won’t let you down."

"I’m not worried about that. But have you thought about how you’re going to explain it to Kagura?"

"No need, he’ll realize right away that this is your doing."

"That’s a bit harsh, you agreed to it as well."

"... For that, I’m truly grateful to you," Kiryu Hina said, her gaze complex as she looked at her once close friend, "But if you’re thinking of using Kagura as a bargaining chip to win my forgiveness, I’ll be even angrier than before."

"But in the end, you still came. You couldn’t resist the temptation of this opportunity."

"..."

"Hina, if you want to win back Kagura, cherish this chance and convey your feelings to him sincerely."

"Doing all this for me without any reason, what’s your purpose?"

"It’s not without reason, you are my friend."

"In the past, yes. And you feel the same way about Kagura as I do."

"That’s true," Kohinata Motoyo smiled a little, "So, as fellow enthusiasts, let’s share just a little, shall we?"

"What?"

Kiryu Hina’s eyes widened in shock, "Wait, you don’t mean to...?!"

Before she could finish, the curtain opened, and gasps from the audience filled the room, with the stage instantly becoming the center of attention.

With no time to finish her sentence or sort out her suspicion, Kiryu Hina had to start her performance.