I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"Teacher, do you think Miyamoto Nana can qualify for the general election with so few resources these days?" Hasegawa Subaru asked with some surprise.

The general election is no child's play. There are already more than 100 official members. These teams all have their own solid fan base. In addition, there are graduate students from various sister groups, and the number can reach nearly 200.

The resources that full members receive are absolutely incomparable to those of graduate students. Although it seems impressive that they get opportunities like voice acting and new anime series, these things have to be achieved first.

This general election only has a ranking of forty people, which means that if you can't get into the top forty, you won't be shortlisted. It can be said that the difficulty is extremely high.

"Who do you think will make it this time?" Tambirisa asked.

Subaru Hasegawa was silent for a moment, his mind flashing through the images of the girls he had met, their personalities, their interactions with fans on stage, and the various resources they had access to.

Finally, a few names flashed through his mind.

"Okawa Mimi has a great chance of being nominated, after all, she has excellent variety show skills and is very popular after several variety shows. Ichikawa Orihime also has a certain chance. As for the others... Kojima Haruka has changed a lot recently, but it will be difficult for her to be nominated. She should do well next year. As for the others... I don't think they are good."

At this point, Subaru Hasegawa asked with some doubt, "Teacher, do you think Nana Miyamoto can be nominated?"

“I didn’t say she could make the cut, but I think she could give me some surprises, like reaching around seventy or even sixty.”

"So that means you defeated about half of the official members?"

Subaru Hasegawa found this guess somewhat unbelievable; the comparison of resources was on a completely different level. If it were really possible to achieve such a ranking...

He was hesitant to continue speculating.

"Alright, it's our turn to come on stage. Get ready to share this surprise with all the fans here!"

As she spoke, Tambirisa stood up.

At this moment, as the initial dance ended, Miyamoto and the others remained standing in place, and no new song played. This unusual development aroused some doubt among the people present.

Within the current team, only Miyamoto Sei and his two companions know about the plan to form a new team.

Therefore, not only the fans, but also Haruka Kojima and others were somewhat unclear about the current situation. Normally, Miyamoto and the others should have left the stage quickly, and then she should have taken over as the center to continue the performance.

"I have something to announce to everyone here!"

Subaru Hasegawa appeared before the crowd with these words. He held the microphone, looked at the thousands of people, and then looked at the girls.

"This matter will be announced by Teacher Tianbei himself, please wait a moment."

As he spoke, Tambirisa also came out from behind and stood in front of everyone.

Upon seeing Subaru Hasegawa and Risa Amagai, fans' hearts skipped a beat.

"No way, are they planning to scare us?"

"Not a surprise?"

"What surprise? Weren't the previous ones all scares?"

"Please don't bully these girls anymore, and don't ask them to complete any more strange and difficult tasks."

"The election results are about to be announced, it can't be that bad..."

Yukiko Miyamoto looked ahead with concern and whispered to Rina Miyamoto beside her, "Sister, what is Risa Amagai planning to do by suddenly appearing like this? Is she going to make some difficult demands on Nana-chan and the others again?"

Rina Miyamoto smiled and shook her head. Although she didn't quite understand this development, she still comforted Yukiko Miyamoto: "It's the time of the general election now, so there shouldn't be such a request."

"Um……"

Yukiko Miyamoto responded softly, still looking ahead with great concern.

At this moment, Risa Tenbei spoke up.

"Everyone should be wondering why we suddenly promoted ten people to full members, but they could only stay in the Team Graduate Program, thinking things like, 'What is this old lady doing now? Has she lost her mind?' Well, today, you can find out the answer."

With just one sentence, everyone's attention was quickly drawn in. The fact that there were ten official members in the team of graduate students had indeed puzzled many people for a long time, and now the mystery was about to be solved.

"That's because we've decided to create a fourth team belonging to headquarters, in addition to Team S, Team K, and Team R, and call it Team 4!"

The moment those words were spoken, not only were the fans stunned, but everyone on stage also showed expressions of shock. Miyamoto looked at Komatsu Mika and Nagasu Miyu, with a look that said, "I told you so."

Seeing Miyamoto Sena's smug look, Komatsu Mika quietly reached out and grabbed his waist, which made him twist to the side, causing many people to laugh.

"Look at those two!"

"Nana and the others look very natural, unlike the others who are surprised. That means they already knew!"

"No wonder she suddenly wanted Haruka to be the center; she probably wanted her to get some experience. I'm sure Haruka will be the center of the new team!"

At this moment, Risa Tenbei ignored the stunned girls and continued, "Team 4 will be led by Mimi Okawa."

Okawa Mimi is usually a variety show expert who can handle a lot of things, but at this moment she still looked incredulous.

"What's wrong? Do you feel like you're dreaming?" Risa Tenbei said with a smile.

"Ah, this... I'm sorry, it's really too surprising... I, I..." She tried to speak several times, but couldn't finish. She just grabbed the microphone, bowed deeply to everyone, and then bowed to all four directions.

When I looked up, my eyes were already red.

“Alright, I believe you can do a good job as captain.” Risa Amagai said, then looked at the others: “So, besides the original ten, Yurina Shimada has been promoted from Team trainee to full member, becoming a member of Team 4; Riho Otori has been promoted from Team trainee to full member, becoming a member of Team 4…”

Six members of the ninth generation were promoted, and a few others were not called out. Everyone knew what was going on at this point.

Shimada Yurina's shoulders trembled, her eyes wide open. This usually carefree girl was now no different from any other girl. She had actually become a full member?!

After announcing the matter, Risa Amagai looked at Miyamoto and the others. Just as everyone was wondering if she would make any arrangements for the three of them, she suddenly said, "Then let's continue our bet."

How could Miyamoto Sei be afraid when he heard this? He even laughed happily and raised the microphone.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely complete the mission and show you!"

At this moment, the fans in the audience finally realized that Miyamoto Nana and the other two had a bet with Amagai Risa. If they didn't fulfill the bet, they wouldn't be able to become official members. This was all public information. So, while their companions were all promoted, they still had to stay in place as graduate students.

Haruka Kojima now understood why Nana Miyamoto had been making her the center and giving her all sorts of advice these past few days.

So Nana-chan already knew about this, and wanted me to accumulate enough experience before becoming the center of the new team?

But I knew nothing about it...

She couldn't help but look towards where Miyamoto Nana was, and saw that the person there was also looking at her with gentle and encouraging eyes.

"Everyone in Team 4, even though we won't be a team anymore, I'll still come visit you guys often!" Miyamoto said with a grin.

"Yes, you guys are coming to play together! No, I'll come find you too!"

Miyamoto nodded, then raised the microphone and shouted loudly to the crowd below the stage.

"Now, please enjoy the performance by the all-new Team, Team 4!"

The lights went out instantly, and Miyamoto and the others quickly left together. Kojima Haruka and the others also quickly adjusted their mindset and, based on their experience during rehearsals, took their places.

Next, it's time for the newly formed Team 4, and it has nothing to do with Miyamoto Nana and the others anymore.

Miyamoto Sei, Amagai Risa, and the others walked along the backstage path, where many staff members were working. Just then, Amagai Risa suddenly said, "By the way, about the rent you mentioned last time, I didn't think of it at the time..."

Miyamoto looked at Amagai Risa with some confusion, wondering why she suddenly brought this up.

“Didn’t you apply for housing subsidies? Although the basic salary is low, there are housing subsidies and transportation subsidies available.” Risa Amagai said, looking at Subaru Hasegawa beside her: “Am I right?”

“Yes, besides the free graduate student dormitories, there’s a housing subsidy if you rent an apartment on your own.” Hasegawa Subaru said, then looked at Miyamoto Sei with some confusion: “Aren’t you a local? You live on your own?”

"Yes, it's not convenient at home, so I moved out."

"Then come and register with me tomorrow. Graduate students can receive 20,000 yen per month."

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow!"

Miyamoto immediately nodded. Saving 20,000 yen every month was fantastic!

Chapter Thirty-Nine: On-site Recording

The initial performance featured 19 people, including Nana Miyamoto, Miyu Nagasu, and Mika Komatsu on stage. Although it was just one song, it felt like a warm-up for the fans.

With the news of the new team's formation, coupled with the conversation between Miyamoto Nana and Amagai Risa, the atmosphere of the entire venue was instantly heightened.

Even without the three girls, the atmosphere was already completely ignited, with fans shouting loudly to cheer on the sixteen girls on stage.

Yukiko Miyamoto was slightly displeased, but a smile quickly appeared on her face.

Seeing the change in Yukiko Miyamoto's expression, Rina Miyamoto asked in a low voice, "What? Have you accepted the result?"

“Well, since Nana-chan knew about this from the beginning and seemed so confident on stage, it means she must have her own ideas. I support her own ideas,” Miyamoto Yukiko said.

Rina Miyamoto nodded and turned to look at the stage.

A new team has been formed, and it's clear that Risa Tenbei has high hopes for the new team; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone out of her way to promote it.

However, the new team does not include the positions of Miyamoto Nana, Nagasu Miyu, and Komatsu Mika, who can be said to be the three strongest graduate students at present.

Although three of them are newcomers and there is a bet involved, this phenomenon cannot be directly explained.

She had a feeling that Tambirisa seemed to have some other purpose for her younger brother.

Judging from the various actions taken by Risa Amagai from the very beginning, she was clearly using all sorts of excuses to make things difficult for Miyamoto Sei, rather than trying to properly nurture him.

It was quite obvious that his younger brother was very interested in this challenge, and had even accepted it and completed it several times.

Why not just ask him what happened?

No, no, this kind of thing usually involves company secrets. If I ask him, he probably can't tell me. Never mind, I won't ask. He already has his own plans. I'll just watch from the sidelines...