I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"The bus that picked us up?" Nanase Fuyuka was slightly taken aback. Miyamoto Se then realized that he hadn't told Nanase Fuyuka what had just happened, so he immediately told her everything that Yamashita Aya had said on the phone.

"Did Yamashita-senpai actually come to pick us up in person?" Nanase Touka asked nervously upon hearing this. "Isn't this going to too much trouble for them?"

"Is that what you're thinking?" Miyamoto couldn't help but retort.

"Huh? Isn't this a lot of trouble? Coming to pick us up and all that," Nanase Touka muttered. "Maybe I'm thinking in the wrong direction?"

Have you forgotten where we're going?

"How could I forget that!" Nanase Touka puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction, which looked exceptionally cute to Miyamoto Sei. "Aren't we going to AJS's theater?"

"Oh right, we're going to the AJS theater, but have you forgotten where the theater is?"

"Namba, ah."

After Nanase Touka finished speaking, she frowned slightly. Her mind was racing, and soon she came up with some possibilities.

"No, no way? Could there be something fishy going on here?"

“I think there’s a good chance something’s fishy going on here. After all, this place is mainly for variety shows. We just arrived, and if they happen to have prepared some special program for us, they might need to prevent us from leaving by sending us to our destination by bus in advance,” Miyamoto Sei analyzed in a low voice.

"So, we've probably become the target of a prank?"

Nanase Touka was also getting excited. She never expected that she would be the main character in this comedy show that she usually only saw on TV, even if she was the one being pranked.

"Yes, we've probably become the targets of a prank. In my memory, they like to film from various angles, but they also create scenes where there's no one else around except us, so that we can say whatever we want. But actually, the audience can see what we're saying, so just be polite no matter what."

"Okay, I understand, senior!"

"But senior, what methods do you think seniors on the mountainside will use to deal with us? Will they take us to some other place?"

"You mean the destination?"

"Yeah, the production team must have prepared a surprise for us, although I think it might be a shock." Nanase Touka complained, "In the variety shows I usually watch, although the audience laughs a lot, for the person who was pranked, it can only be described as a shock."

Miyamoto carefully recalled the pranks Naoki Sakurako had told him, and then nodded in agreement.

"really."

A prank that could scare even Senior Nan to tears requires utmost vigilance.

A short while later, the phone rang again; it was Aya Yamashita.

"Miyamoto-san, the bus has arrived. Where are you?"

"We're coming right now." Miyamoto said, and immediately led Nanase Touka out of the station. Sure enough, they saw the figure of the girl they had seen several times before.

As always, Aya Yamashita was very capable. With a smile on her face, she waved to Miyamoto Sei and Nanase Fuyuka as she walked over.

"Give me the things, I'll help you put them in the car!" Yamashita Aya said with a smile.

"No need, we can do it ourselves." Miyamoto Sei shook his head and declined the other party's offer.

Nanase Touka also joined in the refusal.

"That's right, we can manage on our own, no need to trouble Senior Yamashita!"

Seeing that the two said this, Yamashita Aya had no choice but to let them carry the package into the carriage themselves.

After delivering the items, Miyamoto and Nanase Touka sat down at the back, with Yamamoto Sayaka sitting nearby.

Nanase Touka looked around curiously, as if trying to figure out what was different about this AJS bus compared to a regular bus.

Miyamoto Seya quickly surveyed his surroundings, trying to figure out if there were any hidden cameras.

Upon investigation, he discovered some issues. For example, although only three people were sitting in the car, there were extra bags placed in the overhead storage space. Miyamoto also noticed with particular keen insight that there was a camera lens clearly inside one of the bags.

Although she couldn't see whether the red light was on or off, just by seeing the hidden camera lens, Miyamoto knew that this was probably a prank, and that the prank had already started when the two of them got into the car.

Interesting. Let me see what you're up to.

Miyamoto Sei became slightly excited, looking forward to seeing what kind of tricks these guys would pull.

At this moment, the bus driver suddenly got off the bus. Miyamoto Sei noticed but didn't say anything. After all, it might be part of the script, or the driver might have needed to use the restroom. These are all possibilities.

At this moment, Aya Yamashita also started talking to the two of them.

"Miyamoto-san, Nanase-san, I watched your performance at SKG, it was fantastic!"

"Thank you, Yamashita-senpai," Nanase Touka said somewhat shyly.

Miyamoto Seya smiled and said, "Actually, just like in SKR, Yamashita-san's performance was also very good. It left a deep impression on me from the first time I saw him."

"For example, the first time I saw it was at the Budokan. I was amazed and thought Yamashita-san was amazing. As time went by, after seeing several more performances, I became more and more certain of my initial guess. Yamashita-san is indeed very amazing and deserves to be the representative of AJS."

Miyamoto praised the person in front of him with a grin, making Yamashita Aya a little embarrassed. She quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, I'm not that good."

As they were talking, a man got into the car. He was wearing clothes that were exactly the same as the driver who got out of the car at the beginning, but Miyamoto Sei could see clearly that this guy was definitely not the driver.

Sure enough, the prank had already begun, using different people to create the initial tension?

But I was discovered right away. Is this really okay? Usually, you're only discovered while driving, but then there's nothing you can do but passively accept being kidnapped or something like that.

Miyamoto silently thought to himself, deciding that it wouldn't be fun if he exposed her too early, so he obediently ignored her and continued chatting with Yamashita Aya.

Just then, the person whispered, "We're about to drive off, please be careful."

Then the car started moving.

At this moment, Miyamoto looked out the car window with a puzzled expression, and Yamashita Aya also looked out the window and said with some doubt, "Isn't that the driver?!"

"Driver?" Miyamoto looked at Yamashita Aya and asked, somewhat puzzled, "What driver?"

"I remember that person was the one driving..." Yamashita Aya whispered to the two of them, looking out the window at the man who had been running behind the car but was eventually left behind and could only stay in place. She was a little puzzled.

"Wait a minute!" Yamashita Aya said immediately, glancing cautiously ahead. "That guy... I don't think I've seen him before!"

"N-Never seen you before?!" Nanase Touka asked nervously, her voice also very soft, the trembling expressing how nervous she was at that moment.

Seeing this, Miyamoto couldn't tell whether the other person was genuinely nervous or just pretending. If it was just pretending, then Nanase Touka's acting skills were truly impressive.

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" Miyamoto asked Yamashita Aya in a low voice.

“Yes, I’m sure, this person is definitely not AJS’s driver!” Yamashita Aya nodded again, then asked cautiously, “What do we do? It seems we’ve been kidnapped…”

"Kidnapping? No, no way, we've been kidnapped?!"

Miyamoto immediately shook his head, looking nervous and unable to believe reality.

Immediately afterwards, he asked:

"Were we really kidnapped? If we really were kidnapped, what should we do?"

His behavior was like that of someone unable to accept reality; he appeared nervous and helpless.

"I...I don't know either, but let's keep quiet for now and not attract his attention, so it doesn't look like we're in danger while driving. Let's see if we can escape when we stop at a red light," Yamashita Ayaya said softly.

"Yeah, everyone be careful in a bit, we need to rush out together!" Miyamoto Sei echoed, and Nanase Fuyuka nodded as well, taking a deep breath.

Although he said that, Miyamoto Sei himself was not nervous. Putting aside the fact that this was obviously a prank show, even if he were really kidnapped, he was confident that he could take care of the kidnapper in an instant.

Rather, if it were a real kidnapping, I would have dealt with it the moment this guy got into the car, without giving him a chance to drive.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, a group of people watching the live broadcast of the program showed great interest in the reactions of the people in the car.

The host, holding a microphone, excitedly said, "Look at the reactions of the two idols from SKR! Both Nanase Touka and Miyamoto Nana seem very nervous. But that's to be expected. Our inside man has done a great job of creating a tense atmosphere!"

"However, given the current atmosphere, the group is still trying to escape, but of course we can't let that happen, because something could be dangerous if it happens in a moving car. To add some tension while preventing any danger, we've prepared some special gifts, and we hope you two like them."

As a result, everyone's anticipation grew even stronger.

Then, the gift arrived quickly.

Suddenly, the bus stopped in one spot, catching the passengers off guard, as it wasn't a traffic light and the bus door was even open.

Just as Miyamoto was saying, "Let's charge together," two people walked up.

There were two men who looked menacing, dressed like thugs. After they got into the car, it started moving again, and the two men looked at the three girls in the back with a sleazy air and said, "Are these the three of them?"

"That's right, I saw it clearly, it was these three people. They are definitely idols, and if we arrest them, we can definitely get a lot of money!"

The driver in front immediately chimed in.

"Yes, that's right, I found out. They are idols. That woman is Aya Yamashita, and there are two others... I don't recognize them, they must be newcomers?"

“Brother, we’ve caught three of them. How much do you think we can get in ransom?” another person immediately asked.

"How would I know? But we can probably get at least a few billion. But don't rush, keep an eye on these guys first." The man who was clearly the leader chuckled, and pulled a black pistol from his shirt with his right hand. He looked at the three men and warned, "You'd better not make any rash moves. After all, I don't want to kill anyone."

Chapter Seventy-Four: The Situation Reverses

Miyamoto Sei appeared very calm as he analyzed the situation.

These people weren't nervous at all. While some people might appear very calm when committing a crime, most people would definitely be nervous. The probability of these people not being nervous at all is extremely low.

Obviously, this is because they have nothing to be nervous about.

These guys all know it's all an act, so there's no need to be nervous.

As for Aya Yamashita, although she also looked nervous at this moment, her apparent nervousness was different from her true nervousness.

Clearly, Aya Yamashita knew these people were actors, which is why she didn't seem nervous at all.

Miyamoto patted Nanase Touka's hand very discreetly, and nodded slightly when Nanase Touka looked at him.