Chapter 43: In the Plan
The makeup artist’s private room.
Mo Rabbit’s lips twitched as she looked at herself in the mirror, slightly reluctant.
“Hey? Why do I have to put on makeup too?”
“Because the announcer is a girl, and as a girl, you gotta look presentable when you go out. At least put on a little bit of makeup.”
“I don’t think it’s necessary.”
Mo Rabbit seemed ready to get up and leave but was held down by both hands from the makeup artist, restraining her.
“Nope! The announcer can’t stop halfway through; you need to be a good girl.”
“…”
Mo Rabbit stared at the very cheerful makeup artist in the mirror. She wasn’t sure what to say. It looked like the makeup artist was really stubborn about this. If she said no, she might provoke her.
Mo Rabbit could already imagine the consequences of damaging team harmony. Although she had the theater’s permission to teleport instantly, sitting still seemed like the best decision.
“Fine, just a subtle touch of makeup then.”
“Okay, I guarantee it’ll meet your needs.”
Seeing Mo Rabbit stop resisting, the makeup artist finally smiled brightly. Actually, getting Mo Rabbit to put on makeup was part of Night Star’s plan. This was just the beginning; a gentle hint that would turn her into a proper lady.
If things went smoothly and Mo Rabbit wasn’t resistant, everything was going to be perfect.
A while later, the makeup artist finally finished with Mo Rabbit.
“All done, Announcer. You can open your eyes now.”
Hearing this, Mo Rabbit opened her eyes to glance at herself in the mirror with an indifferent expression.
“Not bad, I guess. But I still see traces of the makeup. Did you lay it on a bit thick?”
Her eyelashes, cheeks, and lips were all touched up.
She looked cute, but definitely not as natural as she’d hoped.
“No way, not at all! Don’t you think you look super cute? The audience performer will surely love it.”
“Ugh~ spare me, I don’t want to be noticed by her.”
Mo Rabbit sighed lightly and stood up, leaving the room.
Everyone else waited outside the makeup room. When Mo Rabbit came out, all their attention turned to her.
Night Star immediately gave a thumbs-up.
“Cute.”
Kong Yu Bai and others also praised her, clearly impressed by Mo Rabbit’s cuteness.
Apparently, praising someone’s cuteness for a long time makes them believe they really are cute, and their overall personalities become more endearing or something like that.
This is why Night Star instructed people like Kong Yu Bai to keep praising her.
Plus, Mo Rabbit was already cute, so the makeup only enhanced her attractiveness even further.
No idea if it would work on her either.
Mo Rabbit stared emotionlessly at Night Star, deep in thought.
“What do you mean by ‘what’ exactly?”
“Not much.”
Night Star quickly changed the subject, trying not to let Mo Rabbit sense anything.
Satisfied, Mo Rabbit didn’t press her further and moved over to stand near the group leader.
Strictly speaking, there were two camps in the theater.
One led by Night Star.
The other by the theater group leader, Star Eclipses.
Mo Rabbit preferred the atmosphere of the Star Eclipses camp, finding it more fitting.
If she stayed with Night Star, she’d feel weird.
As soon as Fraudster spoke after the second person entered the room, he continued.
“Announcer, you look better now than before. I used to find you somewhat off-putting, but that feeling is gone now. Perhaps you should thank the audience performer.”
“What, did you suddenly fall in love with my current petite charm? Speaking of which, you’re quite fond of the audience performer yourself, aren’t you?”
Mo Rabbit snapped back, her voice filled with sarcasm.
Fraudster’s smile froze. His face turned flat.
“Indeed, no matter how cute you look on the outside, you’re still as terrible inside. You should get the audience performer to transform your soul, maybe.”
“Sorry, I doubt you’ll ever see that happen.”
Then Gentleman chimed in.
“You two, less bickering in the theater, please. It’s not polite. Should I remind you of what being polite is about?”
Gentleman maintained order in the group with authority.
Mo Rabbit knew this was his obsession and if she continued to act rudely, she’d be in trouble.
Under Gentleman’s stern gaze, Fraudster and Mo Rabbit stopped their snappy remarks.
A bit later, all the ladies in the theater group were done with their makeup.
There was nothing left to prepare.
Night Star, looking at her fully prepared troupe, excitedly proclaimed, “Rising Sun Theater Group! Let’s go!”
This wasn’t an official event, so she was in charge.
Leading a bunch of handsome and pretty companions was totally sick!
At least today, the troupe wasn’t called the Rising Sun Theater Group, but instead the Night Star Theater Group!
And thus, Night Star led this team of individuals into the territory of Qi Yuan City.
…
In the Night Watcher base of Qi Yuan City,
Mo Qianmeng, who was practicing calligraphy every day, got a message from someone.
“The audience performer actually messaged me? How rare.”
As she read the message, Mo Qianmeng assumed the audience performer was asking for help. But apparently, that wasn’t the case.
Seeing the full content, Mo Qianmeng immediately went quiet.
“The audience performer… bringing the entire theater troupe out shopping? That’s some major news.”
Quickly, Mo Qianmeng relayed the information to Black Yang, the head of the Night Watchers in Qi Yuan City.
Black Yang was chatting with an old employee in the command center, discussing grown-up topics.
Suddenly, Mo Qianmeng’s message interrupted him.
“Oh gee? Rare for little Xiao Qianmeng to message me.”
Black Yang beamed and opened the chat window. The smile froze when he checked the message content.
“The entire Rising Sun troupe? Isn’t it the weekend tomorrow? Wait, shopping? Are those Eclipses stars actually interested in such human activities? Is it organized by the audience performer?”
Black Yang quickly guessed, sighing to himself.
Even though the audience performer could control the Rising Sun troupe without causing trouble, constantly doing this could really push one’s psychological limits.
Just then, another Night Watcher from Qi Yuan City walked into the command center—Ice Lixie.
She seemed to have received the message from Mo Qianmeng too.
“That little audience performer seems to have organized an unexpected activity. What should we do?”
“Just watch. Have the patrolling night watchers shadow them without interrupting. We’ll monitor via Celestial technology in the base; if things escalate, we’ll step in.”
Black Yang acted decisively as the leader.
After all, the Rising Sun troupe was a legal organization but a risky one.
Hence, the Night Watchers could only trust someone from within to the fullest extent possible.
As long as they didn’t create unnecessary trouble.
