Chapter 241 Tohsaka Rin's Melancholy

"I always feel that this woman is so arrogant..." Sakura grabbed Lily's shoulders. She looked at the smug Luvia and complained in a low voice, "Why would Nanaya ask such a person to come and help..."

"Well, how should I put it... I think Director Nanaya must have his reasons for asking her to come over to help."

Lily smiled and comforted him.

"Although I am unwilling, North America should be considered her territory now."

Rin scratched his hair impatiently, his words full of unwillingness.

"In North America, this girl is indeed a very famous star. In this respect, she is indeed better than us."

"Is she famous?" Sakura asked, tilting her head.

Rin looked at Sakura in surprise: "Huh? Don't you know?"

"I have basically no interest in American movies. Apart from watching some with Nanaya when I was dating him, I haven't watched any more since then."

[You are not talking about your interest in movies at all, but showing off your love for me! ]

Rin clenched her fists tightly, took a deep breath to calm herself down, and then said, "But you can't have not seen Nanaya's Goblin Slayer, right? She (Luvia) is the heroine in it."

Rin would never believe that Sakura had never watched "Goblin Slayer", because she knew very well that Sakura had bought all the DVD versions of "Goblin Slayer".

"It turned out to be her..."

Sakura suddenly realized and said, "I didn't recognize you because you changed your hairstyle. Foreigners with blond hair all look the same."

Lily said angrily: "Sister Sakura, you are going to involve me in this!"

"I know little Lily."

Sakura rubbed Lily's head soothingly, but her next words made Lily want to hit her.

"I just can't tell you apart from your sister, Miss Ryan."

"You two..."

Rin held his forehead helplessly, feeling weak.

[It's really hard to be a captain... Should I take this job? ]

Looking at Lily and Sakura bickering with each other, Rin felt that managing a team was not really suitable for her.

Recently, Trier's management has been considering changing the captain, and Rin is the only candidate at the moment.

As Trier develops, the popularity gap within the team has become wider and wider.

According to the latest popularity rankings, the most popular person in the team right now is undoubtedly Rin.

Following closely behind is Lily, who suddenly became famous thanks to the image of Artoria.

Next is Sakura, who has gained considerable popularity thanks to her figure, and Sakutsuki Yumi, who has extra resources thanks to her father working at Dentsu.

The foot-washing maid trio, which used to be the most popular group because of their traditional idol style, is now on the verge of being graduated.

Before the operator was changed, the three foot-washing maids were deeply loved by the operator because of their well-behaved and obedient behavior.

Therefore, even during the period when Rin and Luvia became famous thanks to "Magical Illya", the trio of foot-washing maids were still able to stabilize their base through operations.

But this situation changed after Trier was transferred to Washimine.

Although Shion did not replace the operator in order to stabilize the team in the early days, anyone with a discerning eye could see that compared to the foot-washing maid trio, Rin and Luvia, and Yumi and Lily who joined later, were undoubtedly more welcomed by the head office.

Between their own preferences and the preferences of their superiors, most operators chose the preferences of their superiors, that is, to tilt resources towards a group of members such as Rin who have a good relationship with [Erque Studio].

Especially with the launch of the Fate project, the foot-washing maid trio has long been dispensable to the entire Trier group.

It's not that there are no operators who sympathize with the three foot-washing maids, but sympathy is sympathy, and reality is sometimes so cruel.

The fact that the trio of foot-washing maids can still stay in the team is the last mercy the management has given them.

After all, the only identity they have now is Trier members, and other than that, these three little idols are nothing at all.

It's fine to keep the three of them and take care of them. After all, foot-washing maids have their uses.

While Rin and the others were busy filming a movie, the three of them were still able to maintain the group's daily activities.

But the key position of captain can definitely not be left to them any longer.

The change of captain has become a foregone conclusion, and Rin is a candidate to run the next captain.

Or rather, the only candidate.

Yumi is too young, Lily and Sakura joined the team too late, so only Tohsaka Rin is relatively suitable.

From this we can see that although Trier is very popular at present, its family background is still too thin.

If it were a team like Morning Musume, which has very complete rules for alternating between the old and the new, how could there be a situation where there is only one candidate for captain?

Therefore, when no one else was able to take on the responsibility, it became inevitable that Rin would become the captain.

However, Rin still has a lot of deficiencies in her current abilities and confidence, especially this trip to the United States, which made her feel the responsibility of being a captain.

Faced with the situation where the team combination was unable to make a breakthrough, she, the candidate for captain, was helpless and finally had to rely on Luvia, who had already left the group, to make a breakthrough.

This feeling of powerlessness made Rin feel deeply guilty.

"What on earth is that heartless person doing? Did he call this woman over here just to watch us get beaten up by this big star?"

Seeing Luvia being cheered by everyone as soon as she appeared on the stage, Rin felt a little jealous.

But it has to be admitted that Luvia's appearance was very effective, and soon the Fate booth became much more lively than before.

As the only actor in Washimine currently developing in North America, it is no exaggeration to describe Luvia as the darling of everyone.

Because she is an only child, Washimine invested all his resources in North America in her.

Luvia herself was also very competitive. Relying on the popularity accumulated from "Goblin Slayer", this young lady quickly opened up a situation in North America.

Luvia takes every opportunity to interact with fans and actively participates in various activities.

With her friendly aristocratic lady setting, Luvia quickly gained a group of loyal fans in North America.

After that, Luvia began to perform and make guest appearances in various movies. After all, she had the support of Nanaya, the time traveler with big bug.

Although Nanaya does not have the ability to remember everything he sees like other time travelers, he still has some impression of which movies will be popular and which are failures.

In this way, although not every movie starring Luvia will be a huge hit, at least they will not fall into some pitfalls.

Coupled with Luvia's outstanding appearance, excellent acting skills, and not-so-high pay, she quickly became a well-known figure in every crew.

All I can say is that without the interference of Tohsaka Rin, Luvia's IQ and EQ are both top-notch, and it is not difficult for her to become popular.

"You're really popular." Rin whispered in Luvia's ear.

"Shut up."

Luvia maintained a smile on her face, but whispered a warning to Rin, "I'm here because of Kiryu-senpai and my feelings for Trier. If you really want to argue, I don't mind."

"Your image as a lady will be ruined if that happens. Anyway, I'm just a small idol and you're a big star. We'll both perish, so no matter how you look at it, I'm the winner."

Although Rin retorted, she still cooperated with Luvia in action.

"Smile a little wider, you're really too stiff. North American audiences like girls who are more relaxed, not too reserved."

Luvia said as she took Rin's hand and waved to the cheering fans, and turned back to signal Rin and Lily to follow.

"Oh, are you going to give me orders now?" Rin's face was crossed, "After you threw the entire team to me and asked me to work like a slave to develop the team?"

"If you mean carry forward, does it mean that you even describe passers-by at the exhibition and finally have to ask seniors for help?"

"He told you everything, didn't he?"

Rin's face immediately fell.

Luvia smiled sweetly: "Otherwise, what do you think the senior said in the email?"

"I hate you, Drill."

"Same here, Ponytail."

After saying that, Luvia took a step forward and said enthusiastically to the cheering fans: "Thank you for your support."

"We met in San Diego because of this movie shot by my senior in college. I hope everyone can support this movie."

"Oh oh!"

There were loud cheers coming from Washimine's booth, and it was unclear whether these fans were cheering for Fate or simply for Luvia's appearance.

Thanks to Luvia's popularity, subsequent promotional activities became much easier.

Then Luvia started her own personal autograph activity, and the staff found out several boxes of "Goblin Slayer" movie posters from somewhere to use as Luvia's autograph boards.

Of course, these posters are not given for free. Fans also have to take away brochures about Fate and promotional posters signed by the actors.

The crowd this time was much more active, compared to the two or three kittens before Luvia's arrival, many fans participated specifically to get Luvia's autograph.

"Remember this, when the Fate movie comes out, my popularity will definitely surpass yours!"

In between signing, Rin howled at Luvia like a defeated dog.

"Oh, then I'll wait~"

In response to the loser's wailing, Luvia just smiled and let it go.

Luvia is currently quite popular in North America. Her appearance changed the previous situation where visitors to the Washimine booth just stood by and watched, and they began to truly actively participate in the booth activities.

Finally, on the morning of July 11, Nanaya appeared at the San Diego Comic-Con with Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson.