I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"What's wrong?" Miyamoto looked at everyone's worried expressions, and then, not seeing Nanase Touka, he had a vague guess in his mind: "Did something happen?"

“It’s Nanase Fuyuka, Fuyuka is missing…” Matsuda Jurina whispered to Miyamoto Sei, a hint of apology in her voice, “I’m sorry, I couldn’t keep an eye on her…”

"Gone?"

"Yeah, that's right. She sent us a message saying she was very sorry..." Takada Saori, who will be filling in for Nanase Touka this time, also looked worried: "Take a look for yourself."

As she spoke, she handed the phone to Miyamoto.

Miyamoto took the phone and saw that it was indeed a message from Nanase Fuyuka.

I'm so sorry everyone, I'm so sorry. Although I've been trying to convince myself to stand on this stage, as the time drew closer, I felt like something was grabbing me and dragging me into darkness...

I am not worthy to stand on the stage in place of Takada-san. Takada-san is definitely more suitable for that position than I am. If I were to stand on the stage, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among the fans.

I don't have the same skills as Miyamoto-senpai, nor am I as good-looking as her. I definitely can't forgive the fans, and that would inevitably cause problems for everyone's performance. So, for my own sake and for everyone's sake, leaving the stage is the best and most correct choice.

I'm so sorry to have troubled everyone with training these past few days and wasted everyone's time!

Please don't come looking for me. I probably won't have any contact with anyone anymore in the future...

Miyamoto frowned slightly. Although he had expected something to go wrong, he hadn't expected it to be like this. He first bowed to everyone.

"I'm sorry for causing everyone trouble."

“It’s normal to be scared, but she… just suddenly disappeared like that. Do you know where she could be?” Jurina Matsuda said, sounding extremely worried. “We’ve searched several places, including the SKG store, but we haven’t found her… and we can’t reach her by phone either. What if something happened to her…”

“I’ll go find her first, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll have to call the police…” Miyamoto said in a low voice, “I have a rough idea where she’s gone.”

As he spoke, he glanced at the time the message was sent.

"If I can't get back in time, I'll have to trouble Jurina-chan to go on stage first!"

"Yes, finding them is more important. You go ahead!" Matsuda Jurina nodded. "We'll continue the search. Remember to keep in touch!"

"Yes!"

Miyamoto immediately ran out, and seeing him rush off, Matsuda Jurina shouted to the others, "Everyone, let's go find her! We have to find Fuyuka-chan!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a group of people rushed out, startling many people at the door.

"Huh? Isn't that SKG's?"

"Yeah, where are they going? They seem really nervous."

"I don't know, and everyone has separated, so I don't know where they went."

Puzzled, the group still couldn't get the right answer and could only silently hope to find out what happened in the news tomorrow or the day after.

……

Miyamoto rushed back to the SKG house and found that all of Nanase Fuyuka's belongings were gone, which confirmed his suspicion that Nanase Fuyuka was planning to leave Nagoya and return to her home in Tokyo.

He didn't rush to leave the house, but went into the bathroom. Seeing the water stains that were still wet and the faucet that was turned off tightly so that not a drop of water was flowing out, he breathed a slight sigh of relief and immediately rushed out.

……

Nanase Touka carried her luggage and walked slowly down the street. Whenever someone walked past her, she would involuntarily move aside, even though no one was looking at her.

As expected, I still can't accept this kind of thing. Strangers are so scary...

She thought silently.

She was stunned.

For a while, this feeling of fear seemed to have lessened considerably, but now, it has suddenly returned.

The thought of going on stage filled her with fear, a fear she felt now exactly the same as when she met these strangers.

Forget about saying anything; even a glance from the other person fills her with dread.

Should we take a car to the station...?

The thought flashed through my mind, but she immediately dismissed it.

Being in a small space with strangers is more frightening to her than seeing strangers coming and going on the street.

Feeling her body grow tired, she paused for a moment and suddenly sighed.

Sure enough, I'm just a useless person, only good for causing trouble for others... whether it's my parents or my grandfather...

Thinking of this, she felt even more sorrowful. She cautiously looked around and found herself in a secluded corner, where she leaned against the wall.

It seemed that in this small space, no one would notice her anymore, and she could gain a little bit of security here.

They must be very angry right now, no, maybe they're relieved, after all, they're relieved that I'm no longer a drag on them.

Nanase Touka thought silently and took out her phone.

Inside were numerous missed calls. Looking at these numbers, all unfamiliar, she didn't even dare to open them.

Even though they were all unfamiliar numbers, she knew they must be calling from people at SKG.

Maybe it's about himself?

She opened the messages and saw Miyamoto Nana's message. Seeing that the message simply asked how things were going, she breathed a sigh of relief, but then became a little worried.

My senior probably doesn't know yet. If she did, would she be disappointed in me? She definitely would. She helped me so much to get me on stage, and I chose to run away. She'd probably think someone like me would be better off disappearing...

"As expected, someone like me shouldn't exist..."

"What did you say?" A familiar voice suddenly came from beside her. Nanase Touka looked up in surprise and saw a familiar face. It was Miyamoto Nana!

The other person was wearing sunglasses and a hat, and was smiling at him.

What shouldn't exist?

Miyamoto Nana asked again.

Nanase Touka was stunned. She stammered, "S-S-Senpai, what are you doing here?"

"Of course I came here to find you." Miyamoto said as he picked up his phone and dialed a number: "Jurina-chan, I've found her. Tell everyone to go back first, and I'll bring her back in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Miyamoto looked at Nanase Touka, who had her head down, and remained silent for a moment before saying, "Aren't you curious how I found you?"

Nanase Touka was stunned. The other person's voice didn't sound particularly angry. Instead, it was asking her questions as if they were having a normal conversation.

She asked cautiously, "Can I...can I ask?"

“Of course, I’m quite proud to have found you.” Miyamoto nodded and pointed to the side: “Let’s go sit over there for a while.”

Nanase Touka hesitated for a moment, but in the end she obediently followed Miyamoto Se to the side.

"Senior, why did you find...me..."

"My first thought was that you were planning to go back to Tokyo. Then I thought that you were so socially anxious that you probably wouldn't dare to take a car. Although the small space is comfortable for you, the presence of other people inside would aggravate your fear. Based on this, I figured you would most likely choose to walk. With that in mind, I sped up and caught up with you."

Miyamoto smiled as he said this.

"Clearly, I guessed right."

"Senior, you...you're not going to scold me?" Nanase Touka asked again in a low voice, "You wasted so much of your time training me, but I...I ran away..."

“You have the right to choose to leave, but I’m wondering, do you really want to give up this opportunity?” Miyamoto Sei suddenly said, his tone becoming serious. “I don’t know what you’ve been through in the past, but I’ve always believed that the choice of who you will become in the future is in your own hands. Do you really want to go back instead of showing off all the hard work you’ve put in these past few days on stage?”

"I……"

"Opportunities are fleeting; if you give up now, you might regret it in the future."

"maybe……"

“Yeah, who knows? After all, I don’t know what you’ll encounter in the future, but there’s at least a 50% chance you’ll regret it.” Miyamoto smiled again and pointed to himself: “For example, me. Looking back on my past experiences, if I had refused to become an idol, I would definitely regret it now.”

"Recalling past experiences?"

"Yes, I still know myself well, so I would definitely regret it. Even from the perspective of an adventure, if I had chosen to become an idol but failed in the end, I might not have regretted it. After all, failure is also a good experience. But if I had chosen to refuse, I would definitely regret it in the future."

At this point, Miyamoto realized that this argument would be difficult to convince the other party, and he could only continue to think about how to persuade them.

"Regret...?" Nanase Touka was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "But what if we fail? Senpai, I'm so scared, so scared of failing. I'm scared that when those people are looking at me, my body will tremble uncontrollably. And this is a performance by everyone. If something goes wrong with me, the whole performance will be ruined, right?"

So it's not just my own pressure, but also pressure from other people? That's a factor I hadn't considered...

Upon hearing this, Miyamoto understood Nanase Touka's thoughts. After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "What do you think everyone in SKG is?"

"companion?"

"Since you said you're companions, isn't it normal for companions to help each other? Don't you want to trouble others? That kind of thinking is problematic. It's precisely because we trouble each other that we can be more closely connected, right?"

Miyamoto looked at Nanase Touka, slightly removing his glasses and looking directly into her eyes.

"I've been training you these past few days, and it's obvious you're bothering me. So, do I resent it?"

"No, no."

"Yes, so I temporarily replaced Rinka-chan. Did she complain that I caused her trouble? Obviously not. On the contrary, she even came to help me with the street performance. Not to mention the Takada Saori you're replacing, she's very worried about you!"

"me……"

"Everyone knows that this is your first time on stage. For everyone here, it's not just one of their countless performances, but also the first time for someone in the group to perform on stage. It's the first time for someone like them, someone who wants to become an idol, to step onto the stage!"

Nanase Touka lowered her head, unsure of what to say.

"You might say that you were forced to become an idol, after all, Tempe P does have some of those kinds of behaviors, but all this time, haven't you ever fantasized about what it would be like to stand on the stage?"