Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Drama? A script?"
Book Artist: "Konan-oneesan, you are really not in the right headspace! You need to leave Aizen as soon as possible. I feel like he's corrupting you! You never would have had such weird thoughts before!"
Shark-Faced Guy: "Or perhaps she was simply awakened by Lord Aizen's inspiration?"
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "You could call it an awakening. Regardless, I find the prospect very interesting."
Curly-Haired Boy: "Stop joking around. How can a plot like that be funny?"
Book Artist: "Exactly! Konan-oneesan, please wake up!"
Curly-Haired Boy: "Audiences won't buy into that old-fashioned, hot-blooded manga trope anymore. If you want a sensational effect, you need a better script!"
Book Artist: "?"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "?"
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Gintoki, are you just adding fuel to the fire now?"
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "A better script?"
Curly-Haired Boy: "Yes, exactly! How many times has the audience seen the love-hate relationship between close friends? Simple tropes are recycled over and over; even the most gorgeous special effects can't save them!"
This is an Actor: "And your point is?"
Curly-Haired Boy: "The most important thing is plot tension! Tension! For example: Konan is pregnant with President Aizen's child and is forced to break up with her impoverished boyfriend, Nagato. But due to Nagato's constant pestering, Konan suffers a miscarriage. Consumed by a desire for revenge, Konan embarks on a path of hatred for all men! Thus, the woman known as the Black Widow of the Shinobi World is born!"
This is an Actor: "Haha."
[System Message: Curly-Haired Boy has been banned from the group for 30 minutes.]
Book Artist: "Good ban!"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Supported!"
Shark-Faced Guy: "..."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "The 'Black Widow of the Shinobi World.' That name is ugly; I don't like it."
Book Artist: "Konan-oneesan, this isn't just about the title, is it? This guy is literally dragging our collective IQ through the mud."
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Besides, a woman's reputation is not something to be treated as a joke."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "The logic is inconsistent, and the plot is way too similar to those third-rate melodramas. Massive negative review."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "In that case, let's just stick with the one I planned earlier."
Book Artist: "Wait, is Konan-san actually planning to go through with this? If Nagato knew, he would cry. He would definitely cry!"
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "It's fine. Everything is under control."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Surprise! Should we call you 'Ailan-oneesan' now?"
Book Artist: "Ailan? Does that mean a combination of Konan and Aizen? Ruiko-chan, you're so talented!"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Hehehe."
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Since Konan has made her decision, we should just support her."
Shark-Faced Guy: "That's easy to say, but if Konan-san doesn't bring Nagato-san into Lord Aizen's fold, aren't you afraid Lord Aizen will harm him?"
Book Artist: "True! There is still the unavoidable hurdle that is Aizen!"
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "I believe Aizen won't attack Nagato. Right, Anran-san?"
At that moment, the Arrancar operational meeting had concluded. Aizen remained seated upon his high throne. Konan stood to his left, staring at him without blinking.
This is an Actor: "Have you finally noticed?"
Book Artist: "?"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "?"
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Are you two role-playing again?"
However, this time Konan did not stop as she usually did. She continued to glare at Aizen.
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "Anran-san, the corner of your mouth twitched when you saw Gintoki's message just now."
This is an Actor: "Is that how you define me?"
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "Of course, it's not just that. Actually, I've had my suspicions since Kisame-san joined the group. It wasn't until the final battle at Konoha that you 'accidentally' mentioned Jiraiya-sensei's future, wasn't it? That is something only someone who has seen Naruto would know!"
This is an Actor: "You finally caught my little hint. Well done."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "You did it on purpose? Why?"
Book Artist: "Ha! Are you two really addicted to acting? Why not just get married and perform behind closed doors?"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "If I hadn't experienced so much already, I might actually believe this."
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Wait... this doesn't feel like acting."
This is an Actor: "Why? Is there any need to ask? If I didn't give you a hint, it would have been far too difficult for you to expose me."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "Thank you so much! ! ! !"
Konan fumed. He was the one being exposed, yet he was still behaving with such smug superiority? Was that even reasonable?
This is an Actor: "No need to thank me. After all, this was expected. It's just that the timing is much later than I anticipated."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "..."
Konan's mouth twitched violently. Was this guy implying she was stupid? Was he saying his identity was only revealed now because she was too slow to catch on? Not only did he not feel guilty for his deception, but he was also mocking her?
Staring fiercely at Aizen, Konan pursed her lips. "You total bastard!" she muttered under her breath.
This is an Actor: "Do you smell that?"
Aizen didn't speak aloud; he replied through the group chat instead. If he spoke normally now, his role proficiency would likely suffer. It wasn't worth the risk.
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "...Hmph!"
Book Artist: "What on earth is this way of communicating? Is Anran-san really Aizen?"
Shark-Faced Guy: "I told you a long time ago, but you didn't believe me."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "How could anyone believe something like that? To be honest, I'm still hesitating to believe it now! I'm afraid you'll just turn around and say it was all a joke."
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "If that's the case, what about the memories that Master Anran uploaded earlier?"
This is an Actor: "I am Aizen, but Aizen is not me. To be precise, I have the ability to play a role. The memories uploaded are real; they belong to me."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "So, your handle is 'Actor'? An actor who plays a role?"
This is an Actor: "You've become smarter, Konan-senpai."
Book Artist: "You must be very happy, right? Seeing us all worried about Aizen's situation while you watched from the sidelines... you must have enjoyed that, didn't you, Aizen Sosuke-sama?"
This is an Actor: "Oh?"
Book Artist: "How shameless! Don't you feel ashamed, Lord Aizen?"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Exactly! You've been deceiving us for so long, and only today did the truth come out! You haven't even apologized!"
This is an Actor: "So, what is it that you want?"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Spiritual Pressure!"
Book Artist: "Kyōka Suigetsu!"
Shark-Faced Guy: "The Hōgyoku!"
[System Message: Shark-Faced Guy has been banned for 10 minutes.]