I became a girl group idol for my sister.

Even though I figured things out yesterday and we've rekindled our relationship, I still feel ashamed of my reaction that day when I hear this request now.

Just the thought of such a high-stakes gamble and the terrible price to pay is something I absolutely cannot agree to or bear!

At this moment, even the official members were startled.

"Can't be promoted if they don't reach this level? This is basically requiring the other person's strength to reach the average level of a regular member before even considering promoting them!" Sakagami Minami's eyes widened. "That's way too high a requirement!"

"It's obvious that Ms. Tenbei really likes the three of them. Weren't we forced into this situation back then? Especially Ogiko-chan, who was forced to be the center. I think the future of SKR lies in them." Naoki Sakurako smiled as she looked at the screen.

"Sakurako, do you think this is okay?" Sakagami Minami still seemed very worried: "13 single sales and 8000 BD sales, each of them is not easy. Now we need to meet both conditions!"

“If they just follow the normal path, their strength can certainly be upgraded, but do you think they would choose that safe path?” Naoki Sakurako asked rhetorically, which made Sakagami Minami fall silent.

"Nana-neechan and the others will definitely work hard and forge ahead!" Watanabe Hikaru shouted from the side, her little face full of determination: "Because Nana-neechan is very strong and full of fighting spirit! Last time was the same, she achieved her goal without Hikaru-chan's help at all!"

"Sister?" Higashikuze Ogiko looked at Watanabe Hikaru with some curiosity, seemingly surprised by the title, but she quickly laughed: "Sister? That sounds quite interesting."

"Huh? Can't I call you 'older sister'?" Watanabe Hikaru looked at Higashi Hisagi Ogiko with some confusion, wondering what she meant by what she had just said.

Higashikuze Ogiko simply shook her head: "I thought you would call her brother, but I didn't expect you to call her sister."

"Because Nana-neechan is so cute! Even though she's a graduate student and a little younger than me, she's very gentle and caring! That's why Hikaru-chan calls her 'neechan'!"

Watanabe Hikaru explained, and this explanation made Naoki Sakurako look at Sakagami Minami and nod slightly: "Yes, she is indeed very caring, isn't she? Apple."

"Huh? Why are you asking me?" Sakagami Minami was startled, her face turning slightly red. "I guess you're the kind of person who's really, really good at thinking of others..."

Seeing this, Kato Asako smiled and said, "Apples are really easy to understand, and they're so small."

"That's right, it's easy to understand, and it's very small!"

"So don't bring up my height at a time like this!"

……

At this moment, after Amagai Risa finished speaking, she looked at Miyamoto Sei and the other two, and then said the following words in a very formal tone.

"Last time you agreed to the conditions and even added your own, which may have been impulsive. Now that a day or two has passed, you should have thought it over carefully. So now I'm giving you another chance. Do you want to accept this challenge, or do you want to obediently follow the same method as everyone else?"

"The former is the same as what I said before, you will be promoted when you achieve your goal. As for the latter, with your strength, you can also become official members steadily, it will only take one or two years at most."

"How about you choose for yourselves?"

Once again, they were given a way out, and everyone watched Miyamoto and the other two, waiting to see what they would choose.

"Let's choose the normal route; it would be too tragic if we could never reach it."

"Yeah, it would be a huge loss if we failed. They have such a bright future, but if they spend too much time in graduate school because of this… the idol profession is very age-dependent; getting older will be bad for their image…"

"Yeah, let's give up and stick to the original route. We'll definitely support you!"

Fans were also saying the same thing, trying to persuade the three of them.

Miyamoto looked at the two people beside him. Their expressions were firm, and they even smiled at him.

Seeing their reactions, Miyamoto knew that their choices had not changed.

Since that's the case, then I'll take responsibility for it myself!

Even though this choice will delay his escape plan for a while, at this moment, it's not just for himself, but also for the two people beside him and for the fans in the audience.

Of course, it was also for the sake of other companions, for that one sentence: "You must become famous and be able to appear on national television."

Miyamoto took a step forward, his steps firm and his eyes resolute. With a faint smile on his face, he raised the microphone in his hand.

"We accept the challenge, and we will absolutely achieve these goals. Just watch!!"

The three figures appeared so resolute, as solid as a triangle. Seeing the three of them at this moment, the fans fell silent for a moment, and then a roaring wave of cheers erupted!

"Charge! Nana-chan!"

"Mixiang sauce, we will definitely achieve our goal!"

"Miyu-chan, you have to hang in there!"

"I'll definitely buy the new song when it comes out!"

"Yes, we will all support you!"

"Stardust Girl! Go for it!"

"Stardust Girl!"

"Stardust Girl!"

The shouts expressed the fans' support at that moment. Miyamoto felt the power within him growing stronger with each sound, and the pressure of the goal he needed to face at that moment seemed less intense.

"Since you have chosen to accept the challenge, let's continue to reveal one more thing: we have contacted the animation production director and found the character designers, Mr. Shinichiro Watanabe and Ms. Mai Yoneyama."

Risa Amagai cheerfully announced the news, which left Miyamoto Sei completely stunned.

As a complete otaku, how could he not know these two people?!

The former has the hugely popular "Cowboy Bebop", while the latter is from G-Company. As for G-Company, its representative work is "EVA"!

Chapter 5 Miya's Judgment

"Is this insane? Demanding that a newly debuted group sell 13 copies of their first album, and also demanding that the corresponding anime Blu-ray sell 8000 copies? Does Amagai think that Nana and the others are being helped by a god?!"

Uyama Ryo appeared unusually agitated, which caused him to repeatedly wave his fists, using his body to express how angry he was.

"13 is the average, not the lowest. If you insist on saying it's the level of official members, then just choose the lowest score of official members. Using the average is practically cheating! This deliberate obstruction is definitely because of their connections!!"

"This... it can't really be called a capitalist operation, it's more like the opposite..." Kenta Iwagami muttered under his breath, only to be met with a fierce glare from Ryo Uyama, which made him quickly change his tune. "Okay, it's capital, how evil!"

Miyamoto could only sigh. Rather than capital, it was more like Amagai Risa had gone mad, wanting to invest a lot but refusing to promote it. It was more like she was saying, "I'll just watch you fail."

If capital is about making money, then Risa Tempera's current behavior is like setting a problem, and a particularly difficult one at that, completely disregarding the possibility of losing money.

If it weren't for the fact that almost all of these investments were made by Risa Tenbei herself, and if there weren't some kind of production committee, the other people in the committee would definitely have stopped her from messing around like this.

In all likelihood, this is the kind of investment that will result in losses beyond recovery, and the entire investment could very well be lost.

“But there’s no denying that if Stardust Girls can overcome this difficulty, then they will definitely have a bright future, and may even be able to compete for the future ACE position,” Kojiro said from the side.

"It depends on the completion time. If it can be completed in a short period of time, such as one or two months, then it qualifies. But if it takes half a year or even a year to complete, then it's no different from the original. If it's never completed, then it's all over!"

As Yu Shanliang spoke, he frowned more and more.

"Even excluding the possibility of them not being able to complete it, just considering the time it takes to finish, if it drags on for a year and a half or even two years, that would be immense pressure for them, and could even ruin their entire idol career..."

He clenched his fists, looking very unwilling.

"No, I have to keep working hard so I can buy as many of their singles and Blu-rays as possible when they come out!"

Hearing this, Miyamoto was very grateful. He chose to fight because he had fans behind him.

But at the very least, he doesn't want his fans to go to such lengths.

"I don't think there's any rush," he said, sounding very natural, as if he were simply having a casual chat.

"Why?" Uyama Ryo looked at Miyamoto Se with some curiosity, wondering why Miyamoto Se would say that.

I don't really want you to work like crazy for me; it would be better if you kept some money for yourself... But I don't really have the right to say that, since I spent quite a lot of money on top-ups like 128 in my past life...

Miyamoto thought silently for a moment, then voiced the reason he had come up with.

"Look, their group has only just started its promotion, and they still need to learn how to be voice actors, which will take a lot of time."

"Besides, didn't we just say that this time we've found Shinichiro Watanabe to be the animation director, and Mai Yoneyama to be the character designer?"

"We just asked if they wanted to accept the challenge, which means the project is just getting started. It will probably take more than a year to get everything sorted out. If it goes as fast as October this year, it will be broadcast in January next year."

"Even if it airs, the release of the single and Blu-ray will have to wait until the anime ends. Assuming there are 12 episodes, it will take about two months to three months, so the earliest it can be released is January next year. You don't need to be in such a hurry."

“That’s right. The fact that the project has been approved now means that it still has a lot of time to go, so there’s no need to rush. The focus right now is the general election.” Uyama Ryo thought Miyamoto Sei’s words made a lot of sense and nodded slightly.

Kenta Iwagami looked at Miyamoto Sei in surprise: "So you're also interested in SKR, and you seem to know so much about it, even though you usually don't seem interested at all."

That's because I was one of the people involved...

While thinking about things he couldn't say aloud, Miyamoto casually said, "My sister is their fan."

It was absolutely not a lie, but the truth. In essence, Miyamoto Se did not answer the other party's questions. As for what the other party thought, that was beyond Miyamoto Se's control.

Okay, actually I did intend to mislead people on purpose...

Miyamoto thought for a moment, then took out his phone, turned it on, and exited the conversation.

As long as the goal of persuasion is achieved, that's enough. He didn't really intend to say anything like "spending money for your idol is a waste of time and energy." As long as others are happy, that's all that matters.

I casually opened a webpage and searched for Stardust Girl. Sure enough, a lot of content popped up, but most of it was on 2ch.

[They actually got Shinichiro Watanabe as the animation director and Mai Yoneyama as the character designer! I'm really looking forward to the finished product!]

Is Stardust Girl challenging the regular members? Is Risa Amagai planning to start a war?

[13 copies? That's outrageous! And she wants 8000 Blu-ray sales? What was she thinking? How could the production committee let her do something like that?]

Is it possible that there was no production committee at all, and that it was all handled by this guy, Amaga?

[Upstairs, that doesn't change the fact that she's crazy. For something that's clearly unlikely to succeed, she still hires someone like Shinichiro Watanabe, who spends money like water, and then wants to hire someone like Mai Yoneyama. Is she hoping to lose money?]

[Shinichiro Watanabe really understands music, so having him direct an idol anime would probably be great. As for the character design, it's by Mai Yoneyama, which means the production company is likely GAINAX. Considering all that, it's a legendary lineup!]

[Shinichiro Watanabe doesn't know anything about idol anime. He'd rather like rock music, which is completely different from the idols we like.]