I became a girl group idol for my sister.

So after they finished eating and washing up, the two finally began their last task: to relax and drift off to sleep.

Miyamoto lay comfortably on the bed, enjoying the soft mattress and releasing the fatigue in her body.

But just then, there was a knock on the door. Miyamoto asked, somewhat puzzled, "What is it, Fuyuka?"

He and Nanase Fuyuka live here now, so the only person knocking on the door could be Nanase Fuyuka.

Sure enough, Nanase Touka's voice came from outside the door.

"Seven...Seven-senpai..."

His voice was low, as if he were a little nervous.

Miyamoto got up, walked over, and opened the door.

Nanase Touka stood at the door, looking somewhat hesitant. When she saw Miyamoto Sei, she opened her mouth, seemingly considering how to say it.

Seeing that the other person was still holding a pillow, Miyamoto suddenly understood what was going on.

"Do you want to sleep together?"

"Ok!"

She nodded immediately.

As expected, that's what it means.

Miyamoto thought to himself, looked around the room to make sure there wouldn't be any problems, and then said, "Then bring your own bed and mattress."

"Okay, I'm going right now!" Nanase Touka said, skipping and hopping towards her room, while Miyamoto Sei went to her bed with a somewhat helpless expression.

It's quite an improvement that they've already taken the initiative to ask to share a room with someone else.

Miyamoto thought to himself as he watched the other person bring in mattresses and other items.

Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Female Lead

It's quiet at night.

Miyamoto lay on his bed, and Nanase Touka's bed was less than half a meter away from his.

If you move a little closer, you can easily touch the other person's body by reaching out your hand.

This is normal, since this room is mainly for single occupants, unlike the double room layout at SKG. The space is a little smaller than a double room.

As they lay there, Nanase Touka's voice suddenly rang out.

"Senior Nana..."

"What's wrong?" Miyamoto asked curiously.

"When you were with Naoki-senpai, did Naoki-senpai ever discover your secret, Nana-senpai?" Nanase Fuyuka asked.

She was referring to the fact that she thought I had flat chests.

Miyamoto thought for a moment, then said, "No, Sakura-senpai is quite well-behaved when she sleeps at night."

"Huh? Is she really that honest? You seem to enjoy sneaking up on people and groping their breasts all the time." Nanase Touka asked in surprise.

"No, the time you bothered me at night was just to get me used to the rhythm of the prank show. I usually let you get some rest." Miyamoto said, "Sakurako-senpai is a big idol herself, so she must know that idols rarely have the opportunity to get a good rest, so every moment of rest must be cherished."

"I was worried that Nana-senpai's secret would be discovered," Nanase Touka whispered. "But is Naoki-senpai usually like this?"

“I think the way she groped my breasts is just her usual self. Of course, the way she lets the members get a good rest at night is also just her usual self.” Miyamoto laughed, looking at the moon outside the window, thinking about the days he had spent living with Naoki Sakurako. He slowly said, “You’ll know once you get to know her. If we’re talking about the easiest senior to get along with, Sakurako-senpai is definitely one of them.”

"Eh? Is that so?"

“Yeah, Sakura-senpai is the kind of person who can get along with a lot of people.” Miyamoto muttered to himself, “As for Ogiko-senpai, well, she always seems very aloof when she’s with me, although she seems to be chatting and laughing with other people.”

"So aloof? It's hard to believe this is Higashi Hisa-senpai." Nanase Touka said, then suddenly chuckled.

Why did you suddenly laugh?

"No, I just suddenly remembered something." Nanase Touka said, laughing continuously, "I just remembered the news from back then, that Nana-senpai was carried into the car in a princess carry by Ogiko-senpai."

"Ah, you mean this!" Miyamoto suddenly understood why Nanase Touka suddenly laughed: "That's because I fainted. I didn't expect that Ogiko-senpai would save me. But I have to say that it was a great help to me at the time. It wasn't just that she got me to the hospital. Just the fact that she carried me made me, who was a graduate student at the time, suddenly receive a lot of attention."

"Is it similar to how Senior Higashi Hisa directly used his own resources to promote Senior Nana?"

"That's how it is. The fact that SKR's Fudo C Higashi Kuse Ogiko was carried into the car in a princess carry could be said to have the potential to be a blockbuster news story in the entertainment industry, and it later proved to be a blockbuster news story for several days at the time." Miyamoto Sei laughed: "Let me put it this way, Ogiko-senpai's help was crucial to successfully achieving the goal required by Amagai P."

"I'm not laughing at that. I'm just thinking that Higashi Hisa-senpai carried Nana-senpai in a princess carry, and Nana-senpai said that Higashi Hisa-senpai is usually very aloof when he's with Nana-senpai. Isn't that just like... the development of an idol romance drama? Like that kind of aloof but caring male lead character."

Miyamoto was slightly taken aback, then frowned.

"That's as if I'm the leading lady..."

"Senior, you're only just realizing this? There are all sorts of couple pairings of you online now. In other pairings, you're always the male lead, but when you're with Higashi Kuse-senpai, you become the female lead!"

Miyamoto thought about it carefully. Judging from the various shipping articles online, it seemed to be true. He was always a wrench in other places and appeared from a male perspective, but when he was with Higashikuze Ogiko, he became a female character, since he was being carried in a princess carry.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Ha, that's true. People can always find strange combinations of relationships in strange places."

"Senpai Nana seems quite happy?"

"Yeah, it's pretty fun. Everyone has their own reasons for being happy and can find joy in it, so it's okay for me to be happy too," Miyamoto said. "But there's nothing between me and Ogiko-senpai. We have a normal buddy relationship. She's my senior and I'm her junior. She's the first Unmoving Center and the first place winner in two general elections, while I'm just the one who recklessly challenged her."

"Eh?! Senior is planning to aim for first place in the general election?!" Nanase Touka asked in surprise.

“What I did during the general election was in the newspapers. They called me a crazy lunatic who didn’t know his own limitations. Anyone could see through my obvious actions,” Miyamoto said. “Besides, I directly challenged Ogiko-senpai and Sakurako-senpai, so they both know what I’m thinking.”

"W-Won't this really cause resentment among everyone?!" Nanase Touka was somewhat surprised and incredulous. She clearly saw that Miyamoto Nana had a good relationship with Higashikuze Ogiko and Naoki Sakurako, but wouldn't this kind of provocation cause problems?

"What's the problem?" Miyamoto said, "If we hide behind and can only climb up by waiting for our seniors to make way, then Ogiko-senpai and Sakurako-senpai will be extremely worried. After all, this means that there is a problem with SKR, which is what is called a downhill road."

Nanase Touka was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed: "Looking at it this way, the younger generation has it even harder..."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I feel that if you do this, you will raise the bar for the SKR general election's number one spot to a very high level. After all, Higashi Hisa and Naoki have already raised the bar to a very high level. If you raise it again, wouldn't it be very difficult for others to surpass you?"

Nanase Touka started complaining:

"This isn't a running race. Fans are built up over time. It's like the high jump. Higashi Hisa-senpai raised the height to 2 meters, then Naoki-senpai raised it to 2.1 meters, and then Higashi Hisa-senpai raised it to 2.2 meters. Now it's Naoki-senpai's 2.3 meters. In the future, Nana-senpai, are you going to raise the height to 2.4 meters? Or even 2.5 meters?"

"In other words, if someone wants to surpass their predecessors, they must first build a fan base that is at least 2.5 meters tall."

Miyamoto listened to the other person's complaints and knew that what they said made a lot of sense. However, Miyamoto was not worried. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's okay. At least I think there shouldn't be any major problems for Ziya in about ten years."

"Huh?! Does that mean you're planning to stay for another ten years before graduating?" Nanase Touka's eyes widened. "You're eighteen now, which means you're planning to graduate when you're twenty-eight?!"

"No way!" Miyamoto exclaimed. "I won't stay that long. I just see new hope, so I think SKR won't have any problems for at least the next ten years!"

"Let me guess, is it Senior Yong'an?"

"Yes, Miyu counts as one."

"Anything else?" Nanase Touka looked at Miyamoto Nana curiously; the other's face appeared very gentle in the moonlight. "Senpai, please tell me!"

"It's a secret." Miyamoto shook his head. "Alright, go to sleep. You won't have the chance to go to bed this early starting tomorrow. We not only have theater performances now, but also show recordings every Friday. For AJS, variety shows are also a stage. This is something we must learn and adapt to."

"Tch, fine, I won't tell you then." Nanase Touka muttered to herself, then said goodnight to the other person: "Sweet dreams, senpai."

"Yes, sweet dreams to you too."

……

Having gained experience at SKG, not to mention their impressive performances in the initial prank show, the hostility shown by the audience regarding the addition of the two to the theater performance was significantly reduced.

Not to mention, the person being replaced in variety shows can also take the stage, and they can also perform other shows in their spare time, so it is indeed much easier than when they first joined SKG.

Even after the performance ended, many people were still training in the dance studio.

"Nana-chan is amazing! You've already memorized AJS's performance dance?" Watanabe Mion said in surprise, then looked at Nanase Touka, who was training with her: "Touka-chan too! You've already learned it. I told you to train for a while before going on stage, but I didn't expect that you didn't need to. Today's performance was a great success."

"Because I've been training with Nana-senpai for so long, I haven't been able to sleep well at night," Nanase Touka said. "If I can't perform well, Nana-senpai will probably make me train even harder next time."

"That sounds a bit like what Aya said," Watanabe Mion said, looking into the distance.

Miyamoto Seya was also looking in that direction, because Yamashita Aya was there.

Besides Aya Yamashita, there were other people there. Aya Yamashita was there accompanying the other person, teaching them the dance moves one by one.

“Aya usually uses her rest time to train others. If someone can’t remember the moves, she will pull them along to practice until they remember them. So people say that Aya is just as reliable as a boy.”

"Actually, it's probably because Yamashita-san herself is very dashing and manly," Miyamoto remarked. "Otherwise, everyone would say she's a reliable older sister."

"Haha, you're right, that's exactly how it is." Watanabe Mion laughed and stretched. "I'm going back too, but I have something to say to Fuyuka-chan before I go back."

Nanase Fuyuka looked at Watanabe Mion with some curiosity, wondering what the other wanted to say to her. Then she heard the other say with a smile, "Fuyuka-chan, you need to be even braver. After all, unlike theater performances, variety shows are more about interacting with other people, not just your teammates, but also with the host and even the guests on set."

After saying that, he waved his hand and left without waiting for Nanase Touka to react.

As Miyamoto watched the other person's departing figure, he whispered to Nanase Touka, "Looks like I saw through you."

"Watanabe-senpai, you seem so natural, but you're actually very perceptive..." Nanase Touka also whispered, "I... I do get very nervous when I'm training for variety shows. It's different from being on stage; I'm much more nervous than on stage."

“Actually, I think it’s the same. Whether you sing it or speak it, it’s all the same. The stage of a variety show is a stage for idols, so just act like you would on stage,” Miyamoto said. “At least that’s how I am. By bringing the environment into a familiar place, I can be much more confident.”

"Are you confident?"

“Yes, confidence. My national concurrent post was also to find confidence.” Miyamoto nodded: “After all, you have to cultivate that so-called aura.”