I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"It's okay. I got some funding from Teacher Tianbei. Besides, don't you think it's difficult for them to communicate with us? Singing and eating together should make things easier."

"Is this what's bothering you?" Mika Komatsu glanced at Miyamoto Sei, and seeing Miyamoto Sei nod, she couldn't help but sigh: "Alright, I understand. I'll try to think of a solution later."

"Do you have any idea?"

“I said I would try to find a way. Besides, my dream is to become a top star, which also includes being an actress. For actors, social skills are also very important,” Mika Komatsu said.

"Then it's up to you, future superstar," Miyamoto said with a smile. He was naturally happy to have someone help him.

More than twenty people went to karaoke, and they were all girls. When they went there, they attracted a lot of attention.

The private room was quite large, but it still felt a bit cramped with more than twenty people. However, for the sake of our purpose, we had no choice but to stay there for the time being.

Just as Miyamoto was thinking about how to ease the tension caused by having dinner with his seniors, Komatsu Mika suddenly spoke to everyone with a smile.

"Let me tell you, Nana-chan, right? Don't let her usual boldness fool you, she's actually too scared to even take her clothes off in front of a crowd!"

"Eh?!"

"No way!"

"really?"

This topic immediately sparked a lot of reactions.

“Yeah, Nana-chan never changes her clothes in front of us, she’s so shy,” Miyu Nagayasu added.

Rika Kusunobe nodded: "I can testify, yes!"

"Ah, Miyamoto-senpai clearly has a great figure, so why is he afraid to take off his clothes in front of everyone?"

"I heard that Sakagami-senpai doesn't change clothes in front of others either."

This made the crowd even more excited.

Miyamoto Sei rolled his eyes: "Hey, hey, hey, why are you talking about me now?"

So he immediately launched a counterattack.

"Meixiang, don't let her seemingly tough demeanor fool you. She's actually quite arrogant. She blushes easily when you praise her, but she's unwilling to admit that she's happy."

"Ah, who, who's the tsundere?!"

As a result, the scene became even more lively.

"I... I actually made quite a few mistakes when I was practicing dancing, and it was Nana-chan who helped me..." Miyu Nagasu whispered from the side.

After this series of actions, the group of graduate students finally started talking about their own things. Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming more harmonious, Miyamoto secretly breathed a sigh of relief and secretly gave Komatsu Mika a thumbs up.

Sometimes, revealing some of your little secrets or weaknesses can help you get closer to someone more quickly.

Clearly, this is what Mika Komatsu did.

Seeing Miyamoto looking at her, Komatsu Mika turned her face away and snorted.

Chapter Forty-Eight: The Anchor

At night, Reina Fujino returned home.

Her mother looked at her returning daughter and asked her some questions with curiosity.

"How's it going? Are your new companions doing alright? And your senior? Did he bully you?"

Rena Fujino shook her head and sat down happily to the side: "No, the companions this time are all great, and the senior is very easy to talk to. He even paid for us tenth-term graduate students to go out for karaoke and dinner, just so we could fit in."

“That’s great, it’s much more comfortable than school, right?” her mother continued.

"Yes, everyone here is very friendly, not as troublesome as in school. And those three seniors, whether it's Yong'an, Komatsu, or Miyamoto, are obviously good people. To make everyone relax, they even teased each other about their shortcomings so we wouldn't be too reserved."

As Fujino Rena spoke, her smile grew even wider.

Her mother saw that the smile on her daughter's face was genuine and without any falsehood, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good, then I can rest assured."

Then, the mother added, "But you still have to go to school; you have to finish high school."

"Yes, I will." Fujino Rena's smile faded slightly. "Anyway, it's just going to class. Since I need to train as an idol, it's easy to ask for leave and not stay at school."

"Once you graduate, everything will be fine. You can figure out the rest yourself."

……

Graduate dormitories.

The graduate student dormitory no longer had its original residents, as they had all been promoted to full members. It also welcomed new members, with several new graduate students arriving.

"I had heard that SKR had very strict rules and that seniors would order me around doing errands, but it turns out it was all a lie... When I was chosen, I was both happy and scared."

The girl with short hair walked into the house, putting her bag aside as she spoke.

Her name is Amano Aoi, a tenth-term graduate student.

"There might be some exaggeration outside, but the rules are probably still quite strict, just a little different from what's said outside," another girl with a single ponytail said.

Her name is Orii Ichi, and she is also a graduate student in the tenth class.

“Actually, there’s no need to be so nervous, it’s not that strict.” Rika Nanbe walked in from the side, and when she heard her say that, everyone immediately looked at her.

Rika Kusunobu's identity is the most special. She is both a member of the ninth and tenth class. As someone who has been in training for a long time, she naturally knows a lot of inside information. Therefore, at this moment, everyone hopes that Rika Kusunobu can tell them something they don't know.

“Actually, if you’re talking about something easy and don’t plan to achieve too much as an idol, then it’s relatively easy; you just need to leave after get off work each day.” Rika Nanbe thought for a moment and began to talk about what she knew: “But if you want to become a good idol, then hard work is a must!”

"I heard that Miyamoto-senpai once fainted from a high fever due to training that caused his body to give out. Is that true?" Amano Aoi asked quickly, her eyes full of curiosity.

"It's true. She was training intensely for several days and only slept about five hours a day. As a result, she had a high fever on the day of the performance. She insisted on finishing the performance and then fainted backstage." Nanbe Rika's face was full of admiration: "She is not only very talented, but also very hardworking."

"Ah, I feel like this is someone I can't compare to at all, someone who is both talented and hardworking," Oriichi couldn't help but sigh.

"It's not just Nana-chan, Mika-chan is also very talented. I even feel that she is on par with Nana-chan, but Nana-chan is more suitable to be an idol."

Rika Kusunobu reminisced about her time with her companions and shared her thoughts: "As for Miyu-chan, she actually has talent, she was just too timid before. She's also a very hardworking person, extremely hardworking, and often practices alone."

"Do you often train alone?"

"Yes, but it's not just one person. After all, the other two often stay out very late, usually after 10 p.m.."

"A little after ten o'clock?!"

Several people gasped in surprise upon hearing this, staring at Nanbe Rika in disbelief.

"Yes, actually many of us train until almost 10 o'clock. After all, if you want to stand on the stage, hard work is indispensable. If you want to seize the opportunity, you need to put in the effort."

Rika Kusunobu spoke as if it were a perfectly normal thing.

"So that's how it is... Wait a minute!" Oriichi exclaimed, then suddenly fell silent. Her eyes widened slightly, and she frowned, seemingly deep in thought. Then, she looked at Nanbe Rika: "Could it be that after this welcome party, the seniors went back to training?"

The welcome party ended around 8:00 p.m., which was still quite a while before 10:00 p.m.!

"Yes, they went back to training." Rika Kusube nodded.

The others were also shocked, unable to believe that they had been playing together, but after they finished, they went back to training.

Nanbe Rika stopped there. It would be best if these people could dispel their illusions about easy training. If not, even if they were selected now, they would be eliminated later.

In this respect, SKR is very strict!

If you see others working so hard while you don't work hard enough, then Rika Kusunobu feels that there's nothing she can do about it; she can only say that she's not really suited to be an idol.

……

The Miyamoto family.

Yukiko Miyamoto got home quite late today; it was already past eight o'clock.

"I'm back!" she said happily as she walked into the house.

Not only her, but Miyamoto Rina also came in with her; the two of them came back together.

Yukiko Miyamoto immediately sat down on the sofa, her face filled with satisfaction.

"Going to see a movie was so great! Nana-chan's dancing was amazing! It felt totally worth spending 1800 yen just for that dance!"

"Yes, she danced exceptionally well. The feeling of this dance is definitely at an extremely high level. Moreover, it's not just that the dance level is very high, but it also fits the theme very well. Miyamoto Nana is definitely one of the most amazing idols in this year's competition."

Rina Miyamoto also offered her comments.

However, when giving her comments, Rina Miyamoto felt a little strange. While watching, she would unconsciously forget that the other person was her younger brother and only think of him as an idol. But when she came back and started to think about it, the identity of her younger brother would reappear in her mind.

Thus, a peculiar sense of contradiction arose.

My own brother performed a dance in the movie that was absolutely mesmerizing, and he did it while dressed as a woman!

This feeling is really amazing.

……

Night falls.

After taking a shower, Miyamoto Sei lay quietly on the bed.

The bed was close to the window, so there was a direct view of the scenery outside the balcony. The night sky was completely visible, and looking at the twinkling stars, Miyamoto Sei couldn't help but relax completely.

Today's welcome party was a success. At least the graduate students started to talk to them more readily and weren't so reserved anymore.