I became a girl group idol for my sister.

Although both her older and younger sisters looked extremely similar to her, and it was obvious to the naked eye that they were related when they stood together, Miyamoto still expressed her dissatisfaction with the landlady's behavior.

"I know, I know, it's just the two of them, your older sister and younger sister. I won't open the door for anyone else." The landlady nodded. After Miyamoto Sei left, she muttered to herself with some doubt, "So he's actually an orphan? It must have been tough for him, losing his parents at such a young age."

As she spoke, she shook her head, slowly picked up a broom, and began sweeping in front of the door.

"But speaking of which, Mr. Miyamoto is really handsome. If you didn't know him, you would definitely think he was a girl at first glance. Well, being so beautiful is indeed a bit dangerous. He might be targeted by people with ill intentions."

Miyamoto was walking to the theater when Yukiko Miyamoto called him as soon as he boarded the train.

"Oh ha yo~"

Yukiko Miyamoto's energetic voice came from the other end of the phone. Seiya Miyamoto greeted her and then asked, "Is there something you need?"

"Hehe, I forgot to ask yesterday, brother, how did your exam go?"

The question on the other end of the phone made Miyamoto sigh inwardly. He could keep the girl group idol thing a secret for the time being, but he couldn't hide the exam. So he stopped hiding it and said directly, "Because my work is at a very important stage right now, I'll put it on hold for now. I'll take the exam after I've settled things on my work in the next two years."

"Huh? They're going to postpone it?!" Miyamoto Yukiko exclaimed in surprise. She never expected to hear such an answer. In her mind, her brother would definitely take the entrance exam for the University of Tokyo and get in without any doubt, becoming a student there. But now he was saying he wasn't going to take it!

"Does...does my sister know about this?" Yukiko Miyamoto lowered her voice. Rina Miyamoto was making breakfast at the moment, and she didn't want her sister outside to hear.

“My sister knows. I’ve talked to her about it. Because of work, I don’t plan to take the college entrance exam for now. I’ll take it after I’ve settled down at work,” Miyamoto said with a smile.

"Well, my sister actually agreed? I thought she would do everything she could to make you get into university," Miyamoto Yukiko muttered.

Miyamoto found these words even more amusing.

"What do you think of your sister? I am an independent person, and I am about the same age as your sister. In some ways, I am old enough to make my own choices. Your sister will not force me on this. At most, she will offer some advice."

At this point, Miyamoto asked, "Have you been getting enough allowance lately?"

"Of course it's enough. I also work part-time, you know. I earn over a thousand a month. But I don't work that many hours each week because I still have to go to school. I can work a little more during my recent holiday. The general election is coming soon, so I need to save some money to buy more votes!"

"Okay, good luck. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now," Miyamoto said.

"Okay, bye brother!"

After hanging up, he called Rina Miyamoto again, telling her what he and Yukiko Miyamoto had talked about, to avoid any problems in their conversation later. Only after that did he finally breathe a sigh of relief. Of the two people most likely to discover his secret, one had already found out, and the other had temporarily managed to keep it a secret.

With her sister's help, things won't be exposed suddenly for the time being.

In the following days, besides the performance, they waited for Tenberisa's new song to be finished. In fact, she produced the song in just two days.

"So fast?"

In just two days, they not only produced the lyrics, but also the music.

Miyamoto looked at Amagai Risa in surprise, noticing the dark circles under her eyes, and asked cautiously, "Have you not slept for days?"

"I haven't slept for two days, but it's alright. However, in order to release the song as soon as possible, I dragged Yamazaki Homura along for two days, discussing and writing lyrics at the same time..." Amagai Risa said, yawning, "The song is now in your hands. The client is quite satisfied with it, but now it depends on how well you sing it..."

With a wave of her hand, Tenbe Risa yawned again.

"Alright, you guys go back to work. I need to rest for a day."

Miyamoto obediently walked out, glanced at the sofa bed in the office, and guessed that the other person probably wouldn't go home tonight and might just sleep there until tomorrow.

Miyu Nagasu secretly clicked her tongue in amazement: "Tenbei P is really going all out, managing to get so many things done in just two days."

"Mr. Yamazaki was also dragged into staying up all night with us. He's probably itching to punch someone," Mika Komatsu complained from the side. "Because it's not just about having a song, it has to be really good. Luckily, the two of them have collaborated a lot, otherwise, most people wouldn't even bother with it..."

"Let's get going, time to get to work!"

With the new song, the three of them immediately devoted all their free time to practicing it. The new song sounds quite sweet, after all, it has to fit the content of the TV series, which is a romantic comedy full of sweet moments.

A few days later, the three of them finally managed to record the song.

"They sang very well, the investors were very satisfied, and they said they would look for more Stardust Girls if needed in the future!"

The director of the TV series showered the three of them with praise, making Miyamoto Sei a little embarrassed. Looking at Nagasu Miyu and Komatsu Mika beside him, the former had an embarrassed smile, while the latter had a proud smile.

"By the way, the investors are preparing a banquet this time, and they said they'd like to invite the three members of Stardust Girl to attend. I wonder if they have time?" the director suddenly said.

Miyamoto and the other two looked at each other, then could only shake their heads.

"I'm sorry, our schedule is already full, and we really can't attend. We hope you understand."

"It's alright, it's alright. We know very well that SKR's idol work is very busy." After saying that, the director stopped trying to persuade the group to attend the banquet and went to chat with Risa Tenbe, though it was unclear what they wanted to talk about.

After the other party left, Risa Amagai called Miyamoto Sei to her office.

"Why don't we go out to eat together? The investor is a very powerful person. His family has been involved in politics for a long time, and now they are also involved in their own entertainment-related projects."

Miyamoto Sei struggled to suppress the urge to roll his eyes.

"First of all, I don't have time, that's the truth. Don't tell me you don't know how packed my schedule is..."

Tenbei Risa smiled but didn't say anything.

She knew, of course, that Miyamoto's schedule was very full, but this kind of work could be replaced by substitutes. As long as she made time for the banquet, she could attend the banquet and gain access to a great deal of resources.

"Secondly, there will definitely be a lot of men who will be photographed by someone and then it will be in the newspapers. The headline could be something like 'SKR's famous idol meets with a politician, with alcohol on the scene, suspected of being underage for drinking.' At that point, explanations will be useless, and the disadvantages will outweigh the advantages. No matter how much power he has, it won't matter, no one will listen. As for the newspapers, do you think Bentong will care about being threatened?"

At this point, Miyamoto smiled.

“I’m just a small idol, not a big star. There’s no need for me to associate with those people. As for Miyu, it’s the same. She wants to be an idol. As for Mika, she doesn’t plan to rely on those people. She hopes to develop her career in the United States through her own efforts.”

At this point, Miyamoto shook his head.

"Therefore, none of the three of us need it."

“I understand. I’ve already pushed things over there for you. I told you I had some work to do and couldn’t find anyone to fill in,” said Risa Tenbei.

Leaving the office, Miyamoto breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that the other party would be unhappy with his rejection, but since Amagai Risa said that, it meant that the person who was rejecting him had changed to Amagai Risa. Given her status, he didn't need to worry about these issues.

Next, I just need to focus on my daily performances, finish the magazine and photo shoots, and think about what kind of personal introduction video I should make for the general election.

……

"They actually refused?" Yuichiro Noguri looked at the director with some surprise after hearing this answer: "Tell me the details."

The director then recounted everything that had happened back then, and as he listened to what the other person had to say, Yuichiro Noguri narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Would they rather spend time on a performance with 250 people than come here for a dinner party? It would be a huge help to them to build connections here, much more than the help from just 250 people."

"Wasn't this arranged by Mr. Amaga?"

"She was just trying to help out. Actually, it was clearly the three girls' own idea. But since they're not coming, then so be it. I only thought of having them attend the banquet on short notice." Noguri Yuichiro said with a smile, then turned and walked towards his daughter.

"Dad, did you invite him?" Noguri Kaori asked.

"It's a pity they're not coming." Yuichiro Noguri shook his head: "They said they're too busy with work and simply don't have time."

"It's because of the performance. They'll definitely be participating in the graduate student performance, so I initially thought they wouldn't be able to come," Noguri Kaori said.

"Hmm? Then why did you ask me to go and invite them?"

"I just wanted to see if I could invite them over. If I could, we could have dinner together and see what kind of person they are. If I couldn't, then forget it. I'm just curious anyway." Noguri Kaori laughed as she said this. "But considering that they are someone who would stand on stage for the audience even with a fever of nearly 40 degrees Celsius, I thought they probably wouldn't come to this kind of banquet."

Hearing his daughter's words, Noguri Yuichiro felt somewhat helpless.

"Honestly, you should have told me sooner. If you had, the banquet could have been arranged at a time when they were available."

"Yeah, it's nothing. I was just curious anyway, I'm not that interested."

……

5 month 23 day.

CD shop.

The shop assistant was watching the people buying CDs in the store. Today was the release date of SKR's new single "Midsummer Sounds good!", so there were quite a lot of people there.

Just then, he saw a woman who looked to be in her thirties walk over with a large stack of CDs and place them on the counter.

"Please help me calculate these."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The clerk said, moving the neatly arranged CDs aside, then paused slightly. "These are all the same CDs. Are you sure you want to buy them all?"

"Yes, I'll buy them all." The woman nodded without any doubt.

Since the buyer had said so, the sales clerk didn't hesitate any longer and immediately calculated the price for her.

"The total is 32000 yen."

After paying the money, Mrs. Nakamura took the large stack of CDs and walked out.

It had been several months since she last bought CDs. She looked at the bag in her hand, feeling the weight of the twenty CDs inside, and smiled.

"Yuma, Mom bought you a ticket. Nana-chan worked very hard too, she will definitely keep going."

……

"There are 64 people in this general election?!"

The people who were resting in the dance studio were all surprised when they heard the news.

"Well, they say that starting from number 64, every 16 girls will form a group: the fourth group, Future Girls; the third group, Next Girls; the second group, Under Girls; and the selection group. Because the pool of candidates has been expanded, the chances of being selected have also increased!"

Rika Kusunobe said happily.

"I don't know if I can make it to the general election, I'm so nervous."

"Yeah, this is my first time participating. Is this Rika's second time?"

"Nana-chan was selected last time, so she should be selected again this time. Maybe she'll be in the third group."