Chapter 129

Piece (ピース) is the one-hundred twenty-ninth chapter of Oshi no Ko manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

Summary
Filming for 15 Year Lie begins with a scene featuring Takamine, Nino, and Meimei. Takamine criticizes Nino for her scruffy behavior around the dressing room but the air-headed Nino does not understand the problem. Meimei chimes in, telling Takamine stop teasing Nino, but Takamine claims that she is simply giving her tough love. The scene then cuts and Ruby, who observed it, is told by Miyako that this is the level of acting expected of her.

Mem-Cho asks Akane and Kana about their thoughts of her acting, to which the former responds that it was "okay" while the latter tells her to relax since her character does not have many lines anyway. Kana also accuses Akane of enjoying teasing her, which she openly denies but internally admits to. Akane then notices Ruby getting ready for her first scene as Ai.

While it is only a simply entrance scene, Taishi demands reshoot-after-reshoot. Observing the situation, Mem-Cho starts to get worried and Kana notes that Taishi is the kind of director that does not let actors go until he is satisfied. Ruby asks the staff for advice and they contact Taishi, who responds that Ai was dumber and did not think about anything, so Ruby should not read too much into it. However, this only angers Ruby, believing that the director does not understand her mother at all. She ends up channeling this anger in her portrayal and, to her surprise, Taishi deems it satisfactory.

Kana also finds this take rather good and explains to Mem-Cho that this is what Taishi wants: to capture Ai's emotions. Mem-Cho is unsure what Kana meant and Akane explains that Ai had a inner anger that is kept hidden. Kana agrees and theorizes that Taishi is using this first scene to teach Ruby something: acting is dependent on emotions and Ruby will need to understand her mother and pick up on those emotions. Kana then warns the two that this is the way that Taishi works.

Characters

 * Akane Kurokawa (acting as Takamine)
 * Kana Arima (acting as Nino)
 * Mem-Cho (acting as Meimei)
 * Miyako Saitou
 * Ruby Hoshino (acting as Ai Hoshino)
 * Taishi Gotanda
 * Aqua Hoshino (flashback)