Mei Hayasaka/Smile Beyond the Camera

* Card Art
* Costume
* Thumbnail

## Main Stats

> The cat's paws are so soft~
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> Haha, too cute~
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> The flowers are beautiful, the cat is adorable
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> Mei is having so much fun!
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*All Skills Listed at Max Levels for Character Lv. 160*

* SP Skill
* A Skill 1
* A Skill 2
* Yell

Consume 506 Stamina

Higher stamina increases score

Consume 178 Stamina. Cooldown: 50 beats

8-step Score Increase effect on yourself [30 beats]

Consume 132 Stamina. Cooldown: 30 beats

## Card Story

*Note: The following dialogue has been machine translated with some liberties taken in word choice*

* Story 1
* Story 2
* Story 3

 ~ Back in Time ~
 ~ One day before the NEXT VENUS Grand Prix qualifying round ~
**Manager:** *One afternoon after a day's work in the office*

**Manager:** *I heard noisy footsteps*

**Mei:** Manager-saaaaaaaaan!

**Manager:** Mei, don't run in the hallway, it's dangerous!

**Mei:** Oh, right, ..... you told me before.....

**Mei:** Mei needs help! It's urgent!!

**Manager:** Urgent!?

**Manager:** Mei, please let me know what's going on so I can help.

**Mei:** Manager-saan

**Mei:** Thank youu~!

**Mei:** Ummm...

**Mei:** Mei needs your help studying.

 ~ Hoshimi Productions Reception Room | Noon ~
**Mei:** Manager-saan~

**Mei:** Teach Mei how to study.

**Mei:** Hey, hey, teach me!

**Mei:** Didn't you say earlier that you would help me?

**Mei:** If you don't, Mei will get a red mark!

**Manager:** ..... Mei, I know I keep saying this...

**Manager:** But why don't you do study with your classmates?

**Mei:** Mei prefers Manager-san

**Mei:** Studying is boring....

**Mei:** But Mei thinks Manager-san's face is funny, so Mei thinks studying together will be more fun.

**Manager:** I'll teach you how to .... study,

**Manager:** But you have to take it seriously, okay?

**Mei:** Yeah, Mei gets it!

**Mei:** Mei loves Manager-san!

**Mei:** Mei will do her best!

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**Mei:** ..............zzzz

**Manager:** Hey Mei

**Mei:** ..... huh? what is it?

**Mei:** Manager-san's voice is soo soothing

**Mei:** Mei slept well~

**Manager:** Don't use me as a lullaby.

**Manager:** If you don't take this seriously, I'll call it a night.

**Mei:** What? ..... Nooo~

**Manager:** Don't "Noooo~" me

**Manager:** You weren't even going to study in the first place

**Mei:** But, even so..

**Mei:** Motivation doesn't come easy

**Mei:** Hmmm, that's right--

**Mei:** .......... Ah!

**Mei:** Maybe Mei will be motivated if Mei had a reward.

**Manager:** Good grief .... Just say it.

**Mei:** Yay!

**Mei:** Okay, let's see~

**Mei:** If Mei can avoid red marks,

**Mei:** I'd like you to take me out for donuts

**Manager:** Donuts?

**Manager:** You like donuts?

**Mei:** Yes, Mei loves donuts!

**Mei:** Mei could eat it every day

**Manager:** Sure, if you had to take supplementary lessons

**Manager:** it would interfere with your idol lessons ..... I understand

**Mei:** Really? Yayy~!

**Manager:** *Mei's eyes began to sparkle*

**Manager:** *I see .... I now know how to motivate Mei.*

**Manager:** How about this....

**Manager:** If you avoid a failing grade, you get one donut.

**Manager:** But if you get above average grades in all subjects, I'll treat you to all you can eat donuts.

**Mei:** Oh, that might motivate Mei more!

**Mei:** Okay, Mei will do her best!

 ~ Hoshimi Productions Office | Noon ~
**Manager:** *After that, Mei showed a completely different level of concentration*

**Manager:** *She managed to achieve above average marks in all subjects*

**Mei:** All-you-can-eat donuts!!

**Mei:** A date with Manager-san!!

**Mei:** Mei is looking forward to it~!

**Manager:** *I'm amazed at how much of Mei's potential was unlocked with donuts*

**Mei:** *excited Mei noises*

**Manager:** You seem to be enjoying yourself, Mei.

**Mei:** Yup!

**Mei:** Manager-san

**Mei:** It's all-you-can-eat donuts, right?

**Mei:** That's why Mei is happy.

**Manager:** What do you love about donuts?

**Manager:** I mean, they're delicious, but...

**Mei:** Eh? You want to ask Mei about that?

**Mei:** Mei has a lot to say about donuts~!

**Manager:** *It looks like the restaurant is really popular.*

**Manager:** *So, no matter how long her story is, it should be over by the time we get in*

**Mei:** Reason Number 1 why Mei loves donuts:

**Mei:** ......texture!

**Mei:** Mei recommends tofu donuts.

**Mei:** They are soft, fluffy, gooey, and have an indescribable texture that spreads in your mouth!

**Manager:** Oh, really?

**Manager:** What are the two ingredients?

**Mei:** You don't know?

**Mei:** It's made with silken tofu and pancake batter.

**Mei:** And because it's made with soybeans,

**Mei:** it contains isoflavones and is supposedly good for your beauty!

**Mei:** Plus it's low in calories!

**Manager:** Mei knows a lot about donuts.

**Manager:** With that much knowledge, you must be able to make some delicious donuts.

**Mei:** Donuts made by Mei?

**Mei:** Mei specializes in eating. Knowledge and skill are two different things.

**Mei:** Even if you know a lot about idols,

**Mei:** You can't be an idol, can you Manager-san?

**Manager:** Ah, ahh....

**Manager:** But it's not quite the same....?

**Mei:** It's not? Hmm, let's not sweat the details.

**Mei:** Okay Next! Second reason why Mei loves donuts~!

 ~ Thirty Minutes Later ~
**Mei:** Reason number 99 why Mei loves donuts!

**Mei:** Ummm....

**Manager:** M-Mei, I get that you love donuts

**Manager:** Just how many reasons do you have for loving them??

**Mei:** Hmmmm ...... 180!

**Manager:** Are there even that many worldly desires?....

**Manager:** But it's almost our turn, we'll have to end our conversation here.

**Mei:** Oh right, Mei was too absorbed with coming up with reasons,

**Mei:** Mei didn't even notice.

**Mei:** Manager-san is a good listener, so lets jump from 100 to 180!

**Mei:** Last but not least, reason 180!

**Mei:** The last reason why Mei loves donuts:

**Mei:** The shape!

**Mei:** Round with a hole in the center!

**Manager:** ......The shape?

**Mei:** Isn't the shape of a donut a ring?

**Mei:** Doesn't it make you feel connected?

**Mei:** Like when people form a circle before a live performance?

**Manager:** I'm not sure....

**Mei:** Ah, right, Manager-san!

**Mei:** Mei has decided what kind of idol she wants to be!

**Mei:** ------ A donut-type idol!

**Manager:** A-a donut-type idol?

**Mei:** Yes! The customer who hear Mei's singing,

**Mei:** will hold hands and form a circle like donuts.

**Manager:** Well ........

**Manager:** That's not a bad sight to behold

**Mei:** Right?

**Mei:** By the way, Mei eats donuts with the customers in a circle everytime!

**Mei:** You know those tickets that include one drink at a live performance?

**Mei:** We could turn that into one donut.

**Mei:** People can wave it with their glowsticks,

**Mei:** Or eat it along with Mei's performance,

**Mei:** Or throw it in place of kamiteepu....\*

**Mei:** No, no, no.... it's bad to waste food...

**Mei:** But Mei just thought of a bunch of other ideas, too.

**Mei:** What do you think?

**Mei:** Mei would like to try it at the next live if it's okay with you, Manager-san.

**Manager:** Oh, ah .....

**Manager:** Look Mei, it looks like it's out turn soon

**Manager:** Lets continue this conversation later.

**Mei:** Okay! Yoshi, time to eat!

**Manager:** *Mei got sidetracked in the middle*

**Manager:** *But it could be an idea to expand Mei's ring of fans\*\**

**Mei:** What are you doing? Come on, come on, come on!

**Mei:** There are donuts to eat!\*\*\*

*\* TL Note: kamiteepu, or "紙テープ" seems to be like paper streamers but in the form of tape. Seems to be thrown out in concerns like streamers.*

*\*\* TL Note: The Japanese word for ring/wheel seemed to be used deliberately here in reference to Mei's ring and donut comparison. So I tried to include the word in the translation as best as I could*

*\*\*\* TL Note: Mei formed this sentence as a question in the original dialogue. The direct translation would've been, "Donuts don't wait, okay?" This sentence would've worked fine but I believe that the current translation fits the intention better in English.*

**Manager:** *Introducing a local idol from Hoshimi City's Information Magazine*

**Manager:** *A request to do a gravure page*

**Manager:** Mei, you haven't done this kind of work yet,

**Manager:** so why don't you get out there and take advantage of this opportunity?

**Mei:** Hm, okay~!

**Manager:** Okay, good.

**Manager:** Mei will be getting more and more exposure as an idol.

**Mei:** But Mei guesses it depends on the specifics of the job~

**Mei:** You're going to show Mei in her sexy swimsuit for the first time, right?

**Mei:** Mei doesn't think it's going to be easy.

**Manager:** No, no!

**Manager:** You don't have to be wearing a swimsuit.

**Mei:** Wh-what, really?

**Mei:** What kind of photoshoot is it?

**Manager:** You'll be outdoors, wearing your costume

**Manager:** They'll take pictures of you playing with cats

**Mei:** Cats!?

**Mei:** Mei loves cats! What kind of cat is coming?

**Mei:** Mei is looking forward to Amesho and Persian....

**Manager:** Come on now...

**Manager:** I'll ask in advance just in case.

**Mei:** Fufu, Mei is looking forward to it.

**Mei:** Let's play a lot!

**Manager:** *This is how I ended up going to a gravure shoot with Mei,*

**Manager:** *Instead of playing with cats with Mei*

**Photographer:** Yes, now pick up the cat and smile!

**Mei:** Fufu, she's so cute!

**Mei:** Oh, this one too!

**Mei:** Mei just wants to take them all home with her!

**Photographer:** Good, good!

**Photographer:** That natural smile, great!

**Mei:** Neko-chan's paws are so soft~!

**Mei:** Haha, too cute~!

**Mei:** The flowers are beautiful and cats are so cute!

**Mei:** Mei is having so much fun!

**Mei:** Mei wishes she had a job like this all the time!

**Manager:** *I wasn't sure what would happen at first, but it looks like it's going to work out*

**Manager:** *Mei's mood seems to be exactly how they envisioned it.*

**Mei:** Hey, hey, Manager-san, this way!

**Mei:** Come on!

**Mei:** The cats are so cute! Let's take a picture together!

**Manager:** No, I don't want my picture taken.

**Mei:** Mou, don't say that~!

**Mei:** Since we've gotten this far,

**Mei:** Let's get a professional photographer to take some shots!

**Mei:** Photographer-san, is that okay?

**Photographer:** Of course it's okay! Come on now, Mr. Manager

**Photographer:** Next to Mei-chan

**Mei:** Yay! You're the man, Photographer-san!\*

**Mei:** Manager-san, quickly, quickly!

**Manager:** *The adults around me are getting swallowed up by Mei's pace.*

**Manager:** *How terrifying.....*

**Mei:** Okay, then

**Mei:** Let's get neko-chan and Manager-san smiling together.

**Mei:** You have to get closer to me to get a picture of us together.

**Mei:** See, that's about it. Hey!

**Mei:** Photographer-san, please!

**Mei:** Okay, cheese!

**Manager:** *After the photoshoot*

**Manager:** *We looked over the photos we just took*

**Mei:** Ahaha! Your smile is so stiff~!

**Mei:** You're making Mei's face cramp! That's so funny!

**Mei:** You're not good at smiling, are you?

**Mei:** You have to smile naturally!

**Mei:** You need to practice smiling! Mei will help you! Okay!

**Manager:** I'm not an idol, so it's okay.

**Manager:** *The picture I took with Mei at the time*

**Manager:** *was quickly spread around by everyone at Hoshimi Productions*

**Manager:** *and I was teased for a while afterwards*

**Manager:** *for my stiff smile.*

*\* TL Note: Mei uses the word 男前 when calling out to the photographer, it typically means handsome man or just man. In this case, I thought it best fit the English phrase, "you're the man!"*