I became a girl group idol for my sister.

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"So it's obvious that this was an operation targeting us, so it's reasonable to pinpoint GEM as the perpetrator."

"It is indeed a reasonable speculation. After all, your debut coincides with theirs. Although you haven't released a single yet, they haven't either. Moreover, they are currently performing and promoting their music. If your single release coincides with GEM's, will you be nervous?"

Risa Amagai looked at Miyamoto Sei, trying to see fear or other emotions in her eyes.

Miyamoto's body trembled slightly. This speculation was too reasonable. The other party's behavior, coupled with the fact that they were still promoting the new song even though it had been released, and had not yet sold the single, indicated that the other party was waiting.

This discovery made his heart pound wildly, not out of fear, but out of excitement!

"Fear? No, of course I feel happy. Isn't it a good thing to be valued like this? Since they want to do this, then let's just defeat them honorably on the battlefield!"

Seeing Miyamoto Sei's expression, Amagai Risa laughed.

"Very good, your reaction makes me feel that there are some things I can entrust to you."

"whats the matter?"

"You don't need to know right now. Wait a few months, and I'll tell you then."

Chapter Sixty-Three Christmas

[Apple said on her blog that she was tricked by Sakura. She thought a man had broken into the dressing room and got very nervous, but it turned out to be a prank show, and the person who came in was actually a woman dressed as a man.]

[Didn't Uncle Sakura leave a comment below? Saying this is related to a project, and it seems to be related to Miyamoto Nana and the others.]

[Some people are already speculating that this is related to Nana-chan's new anime, "When Stardust Shines," and that this method might be used for voice acting.]

[Voice acting? Is this the work of voice actors? But I've never heard of this kind of voice acting before. This doesn't seem like voice acting at all; it looks like live recording. But why record it like this?]

[If this is the requirement for the content, then I'm starting to wonder what scene Apple and the others actually voiced in "When Stardust Shines."]

[I'm starting to get curious, but it's just a probability, after all, it might not be related to "When Stardust Shines," or it could be something else entirely.]

[That can't be right, isn't "When Stardust Shines" the project most closely related to Stardust Girl right now?]

[Regardless of what this prank is about, it's been a long time since Nana and the others' new anime aired. It seems like it's scheduled to premiere in January, so why haven't we seen any promotional videos yet?]

[The publicity is pitifully little; there's not even a plot summary. The only thing we know is that it's likely to be released in January, but we don't know if it will be delayed.]

[Mai Yoneyama and Shinichiro Watanabe should be fine with it, and I heard the music is being composed by Yoko Kanno. I saw on Miyu's blog that they've been practicing instruments recently, but they're not in the official music video "Give me five." I'm guessing this is so they can perform live in their new single.]

[Yes, I saw that blog post too. It says they're learning drums, Nana-chan is learning guitar, and Mika-chan is learning bass. Judging from my musical level, this combination is just right to form a band.]

[So we get to see the three Stardust Girls playing instruments and singing at the same time? That's amazing!]

Are idols really this scary these days? Not only do they have to sing and dance, but they also have to learn musical instruments, and they're graduate students, not even official members!

[You're right. And there's another academic genius among them. Mika's natural foreign language skills are better than ours, and Nana's grades seem pretty good too. Plus, all three of them learn musical instruments extremely quickly, and they even learned voice acting techniques along the way.]

[Upstairs, you forgot one: Nana knows kendo, and she's at a level where she can perform with a real samurai sword. Her hand is very steady; she's definitely at a professional level.]

[Stop talking. Suddenly I feel so useless, while they are so dazzling. I can hardly believe I'm older than them and yet I can't do anything...]

[I'd like to add that Nana also studied the Hanayagi school of classical Japanese dance, and her teacher was very impressed with Nana's talent, although this was only mentioned during a meal.]

[How did you know that during the meal?]

[Because we were having dinner together at the time, and due to family connections, I was quite familiar with Ms. Hanayagi, but I won't go into details.]

[So you learned this while filming the last movie?]

[Yes, it's said that he learned everything he needed to learn in just one or two days, and even took the opportunity to learn the basics of dance, which he wasn't good at before, making up for his previous shortcomings. I'm starting to think that what Shen Dan Ge said makes a lot of sense. With this kind of talent, what else could it be but the birth of a god?]

[That's right, Nana-chan will become a god in the future, and Stardust Girl's "When Stardust Shines" will be the first clarion call to war among the gods!!]

[Oh my god, Brother Shendan has appeared!]

[Long time no see, Brother Shendan!]

[It's already starting to feel like an epic fantasy novel, God's Birthday Bro!]

……

Christmas is a joyful day.

This was also KFC's most profitable day in Japan.

After all, the Japanese habit today isn't eating apples, but fried chicken.

However, for Miyamoto Sei, who is an idol, today was no different from any other day; she would spend it performing as usual.

Perhaps, things are a little different today.

They were in a church, but it was also an orphanage. Sitting in front of them were a group of children, the oldest looking about 14 years old and the youngest about 7 or 8 years old.

Just yesterday, Subaru Hasegawa, who was temporarily acting as Miyamoto's manager, approached them and said that someone wanted to meet with them and see if they could perform today.

"I hope to bring some joy to those children during Christmas, and I'll cover the performance fees!"

Miyamoto Sei still remembers the tension in the priest's eyes when he said those words, saying that it would cost a lot of money to invite active idols to perform.

The reason for finding Miyamoto and his group was that their group was relatively small, so it wouldn't cost too much money, and the quality could be guaranteed.

Inside the church, simple speaker equipment connected to a mobile phone was playing music.

Miyamoto Sei, along with Komatsu Mika and Nagasu Miyu, performed as Stardust Girls. Although it only consisted of a few songs and lasted only about ten minutes, it was the best gift for these children.

The children watched the performance with wide, excited eyes, as if they wanted to imprint it all in their minds.

"Sister, one more song!"

"You sang so beautifully, you're amazing!"

The children's cheers pleased Miyamoto, so he raised his hand.

"At this point, we should shout 'Encore!'"

"Encore!"

So the children shouted it out together.

"We've heard your voices! In that case, we'll have an encore of 'Original Intention,' and we hope you enjoy it!"

After finishing the performance and packing up her things, Miyamoto checked the time. She knew she could make it back to the theater for the next performance, or even arrive a little earlier.

"Thank you so much for coming here to perform," the priest, who was in his thirties, said to Miyamoto and the other two.

“I’m happy to perform for these children,” Miyamoto said with a smile, glancing to the side where Nagayasu Miyu was squatting down talking to the children. Komatsu Mika didn’t go over, but she was also watching, looking relaxed.

"But is it really okay not to charge money?" the priest asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's alright, we're just here to perform, it's not part of our job." Miyamoto shook his head: "We just need to upload the video online!"

The performance was recorded, but only the three-person performance was recorded; the audience was not included.

"That's fine, but is it really okay like this?"

"That's good then." Miyamoto nodded, then said goodbye to the priest and called out to the two of them, "We should go now, or we'll miss the performance."

Goodbye, big sisters!

Come visit often!

After saying goodbye to the children, Miyamoto and his two companions finally left the church. Since they used music directly from their phones, they didn't carry any bulky props, making their return journey relatively easy.

The three of them sat in the empty carriage. Miyamoto looked out the window at the scenery rushing by and the sunlight shining down from the distant horizon, still thinking about the children in the church.

"What's wrong, Nana-chan?" Miyu asked softly. "You seem to have something on your mind."

"She's probably thinking about those little guys from earlier," Mika Komatsu said casually, her legs crossed. "Being called 'sister' by the kids must make her very happy."

"I'm really happy, after all, these kids genuinely call me that." Miyamoto nodded, a smile appearing on his face: "Being able to bring joy to these kids makes me feel more and more that being an idol is a wonderful thing."

"so what?"

"Therefore, I must become a full member!"

As Miyamoto spoke, the light in his eyes grew even more resolute.

“We can definitely become official members!” Miyu Nagasu said from the side.

"Of course, with my abilities, I can definitely become a full member." Mika Komatsu nodded, her words as always in her style.

……

Having arrived at the theater and finished today's performance, Miyamoto Sei could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, a piece of information caught his eye.

[Merry Christmas, Nana!]

It was a holiday greeting from Sakagami Minami.

Upon seeing the message from the other party, Miyamoto Sei immediately sent a message back.

[Merry Christmas, Nam-senpai!]