<h4>Chapter 338 Commercial shooting</h4>


    Just at the time his eyesnded on her, the two of their eyes met for split second before that girl rolled her eyes away from him; giving him cold shoulder.


    ''Not the friendly one huh?''


    Hiro thought to himself upon experiencing her coldness.


    But still he couldn''t deny the fact that she was indeed pretty. However from her, Hiro could also feel an aura of haughtiness emanating from her.


    "It''s a pleasure to meet you again director Serizawa. I hope you are doing fine" The girl spoke in her sweet voice as she politely addressed the director.


    It was unlike her previous attitude towards Hiro where she had outrightly ignored him to his face giving him the cold shoulder.


    Sounding extremely cheerful, director Serizawa greeted her back, "You''re still as polite as ever Kagura. Ahh right, allow me to introduce you to yourpatriot who''ll be working together with you in thismercial"


    Saying so, he turned towards Hiro, "He''s Takahashi Hiro, you must have heard about him, right?"


    Bowing his head slightly, Hiro introduced himself, "Hello, I''m Takahashi Hiro. It''s a pleasure to meet you. This is my first time shooting amercial. So, I''ll be under your care"


    Disying his sincerity, he greeted the girl.


    "The pleasure is all mine. I''m Kagura Osaragi." the girl returned the greeting with as much sweetness as she had disyed before.


    A moment ago when the two of them had locked eyes, she had immediately rolled her eyes away from him. But right now, the same girl was acting so friendly towards him.


    Experiencing such radical change in her attitude, Hiro was quite mesmerized.


    ''Well they''re actors for a reason'' Hiro thought to himself as he tried to justify her actions.


    From the beginning, he hadn''t paid any heed to her actions. And it''s not like he wanted to befriend her or impress her.


    If not for themercial, he wouldn''t even have shot a nce at her. Afterall why would he trouble himself with the attitude of a teen girl.


    If she wanted to act as if the world revolved around her then so be it. That had nothing to do with him.


    After some while as the two of them dressed up and appeared on the set, the director exined them their roles. Since, Hiro was aplete beginner the staff members had to pay extra attention to him.


    Action!!


    Shouted the director.


    Drenched in sweat, Kagura copsed on the ground as she exhausted herself.


    Huff!! Huff!!


    "Why?"


    Panting heavily, she shouted in pain with moisture building up in her eyes.


    Her seemingly pretty face was smeared with dirt while there were some apparent bruises in her hands and legs. Right now, she was dressed in a tattered jersey smeared with dirt.


    "I''ve tried so hard. I worked so hard for it..."


    Saying so in her teary voice, she covered her face as she paused momentarily before murmuring weakly, "Yet why?"


    Abruptly she mmed the ground as she spoke with her voice filled with regret, rage, sadness and helplessness, "Why am I not chosen?"


    "What more do you want from me god? Are you mocking my efforts or are you saying that I''m not talented enough?"


    Her scream filled with helplessness and fury resonated through the air as she continued to wail. With her mouth running dry, she now had nothing left to say.


    Even if sheined and wailed, there was nobody to hear her. The only thing left right now was loneliness and the conflict she had within her heart.


    After she stoppedining, suddenly an eerie silence engulfed the surrounding around her.


    Right at this moment however, she heard faint sound of something.


    Thud!! Thud!!


    The sound was extremely muffled yet audible enough to be heard. At first, she thought she was imagining things. But the more she concentrated her attention towards it, the more it became clear.


    The tears in her eyes had yet to dry but that faint sound piqued her interest.


    She was sure that nobody beside her was present in the ground at this moment.


    Wiping off her tears, she then curiously followed the source of the sound she had been hearing for quite a while by now.


    Following the sound, she found herself in the backside of her school building. And at this ce the sound became even more intense.


    Based on the intensity of the sound, she concurred that she wasn''t the only person who was present here.


    But who could it be? And why does this sound so familiar?


    Several thoughts arose in her mind as she became extremely dubious. But still mustering up her courage, she decided to take a peek.


    Carefully, while hiding behind the walls, she slightly lifted her head with utmost vignce; afraid to give her away and startle the person.


    A silhouette of a person became clear. And as she followed that silhouette, she found a boy;pletely exhausted, sweating profusely, drenched in sweat and was in a much more miserable state than her.


    Casting long shadows across the clearing, sun had already drawn closer to the horizon, painting the whole sky in its dying colors.


    Even so, amidst the fading light, the boy''s movement was getting more pronounced, resembling a seamless synchronization with the setting sun.


    ''Isn''t he Satsuki? Why is he pushing himself so far? He isn''t even selected for the team... So, why are you pushing so hard?''


    She questioned in her mind as she recognized the boy in front.


    Bam!! Bam!!


    Multiple times, he copsed on the ground. Even so, he didn''t stop kicking the ball.


    Just looking at his shaking legs, one could tell that he was beyond exhausted. For a moment it seemed that even standing alone would be hard.


    Yet, he proved her wrong countless times as he stood on his legs and started kicking the ball against her expectation.


    Perspiration fell down his face without any pause as he continued to shoot. And even the light of the setting sun was embracing him, emphasizing his tenacity and resilience.


    Thud!!


    Once again, he copsed on the ground. Continuing to watch him, she had already forgotten how many times he had copsed already until now.


    But however, unlike previous times, she couldn''t hold back herself this time from asking him why he was pushing so far?


    Coming out of her hiding, she spoke in a rather desperate tone, "You..., Why are you pushing yourself so far? You''re not even selected in the team?"


    Although hearing her voice startled him, Hiro who was acting as this miserable boy slowly lifted his head as he turned to face her.


    Unwavering determination shed in his eyes as he spoke resolutely, "Because I''ve got a dream to chase...."


    Completing his sentence, he stood with great difficulty and again started towards the ball. However this time while he was trying to shoot the camera focused on his boot and then performed a close up of his face, capturing the emotions wlessly.


    "Dare to dream, Mizuno"


    "And cut" director Serizawa who seemed extremely exhausted announced.


    No sooner had he announced the end of themercial, a collective gasp escaped the mouth of the people present there as everybody heaved a deep sigh of relief, "Phew~~~~"


    It was already the 9th retake after all and thus, everybody were quite exhausted.