I became a girl group idol for my sister.

Does an idol really need to master so many skills?

I have a feeling that what happened to Sei was unnecessary for many idols...

As Miyamoto Rina pondered this, she couldn't help but raise her hand and rub the corner of her eye.

"Sister, Nana-chan can sing and dance, and she's also learned guitar. Now she can even write her own lyrics. Oh, right, she also does voice acting for anime. If you think about it, she should be considered a talented woman, right?"

"A talented...woman?" Miyamoto Rina found Miyamoto Yukiko's words somewhat amusing. She suppressed the urge to laugh and nodded, "She is indeed a talented woman!"

After all, she was a top student, even though she's busy being an idol now and doesn't go to university anymore.

She thought silently.

Then, she scrolled through the comments under the news article, and sure enough, the comments section was buzzing with discussion about the news.

[Singing, dancing, making movies, voice acting training, dubbing anime, mastering ancient sword techniques, and now writing her own lyrics—is there anything she can't do?!]

Does not allowing others to have children count?

Although I think this answer is problematic, I guess it counts?

[I absolutely have to collect this! I absolutely must collect the first edition! The lyrics were written by Nana herself; this is incredibly valuable to collect!]

[This is really good news! I thought Stardust Girl wouldn't be releasing any new songs this year, but I never expected them to release like this!]

[I'll see the three of them together on stage again! I've decided, I'm having red bean rice tonight!]

[Risa Tenbei actually entrusted the lyrics to an idol, and she's even going to have the song performed by Unit under SKR? Is she really that confident?]

[By the way, about ten days ago, Akika said she was graduating, and now Nana is back. Does that mean we'll be able to see Hikaru and Nana performing on the same team? And for quite a while?]

【You're right, this really means Nana-chan and Hikari-chan are on the same team. And Nana-chan's ranking isn't very high yet, so she probably can't take over the center position for now. I guess the main event will still be this general election!】

What you say makes some sense. We really need to see how this general election goes; after all, Team S is still full of monsters.

Rina Miyamoto looked at these discussions with a mixture of surprise and agreement.

Indeed, Sei hasn't achieved a high enough ranking yet, unlike Mika Komatsu of Team R. Team S and Team K are too special cases, and many fans would definitely not be satisfied if she directly became the center. Only by achieving a good enough ranking in this general election will everyone accept her.

But... does he really intend to stand in that position?

Recalling what Miyamoto Sei had said to her, Miyamoto Rina had to admit that her younger brother had already decided to challenge for that position.

As for the qualifications, it's very simple. As long as you can defeat God in this general election and enter the top eight, that's enough. But defeating God is not that simple.

Chapter Two: New Missions

"This is amazing! I get to perform with Nana-neechan again!" In the dance studio, Watanabe Hikaru happily jumped into Miyamoto Se's arms, snuggling against her without any regard for being the center.

Miyamoto gently patted Watanabe Hikaru's head, and the girl turned her head in response. After Watanabe Hikaru let go, Miyamoto looked to the other side, where there was a cute-looking girl who should belong to Team R.

However, the other person is actually a member of Team S named Miya Akika. Like Watanabe Hikaru, she is a third-generation member. She officially transferred from Team R to Team S around the time when Miyamoto Sei had just participated in the graduate student selection.

Clearly noticing Miyamoto's gaze, she smiled at him and said, "Is there anything you want to ask me?"

"Is Miyako-senpai really planning to graduate?" Miyamoto asked. The reason he was able to quickly get a spot this time was because Miyako Akika had applied for graduation and was about to graduate. She had also decided to perform at Team K's theater, which was scheduled for March 6th.

“Yes, I’ve been with SKR for many years and learned a lot, so I think I can continue to move forward, just like Ogiko-chan, and strive for what I love.” Miyako Akika nodded with a smile: “It’s not an impulsive decision, really not an impulsive choice…”

She hesitated for a moment, then finally chuckled and said, "Actually, there was definitely some impulsiveness in it, but I've already made up my mind. I'm going to work hard as a voice actress."

"Will you continue to work hard as a voice actress?" Hearing Miyako Akika's words and seeing the uneasy yet determined look in her eyes, Miyamoto Sei knew that the girl in front of him had made her decision, and indeed, as she said, she would not regret it.

"Just like what Tempe P said, SKR is a school where we learn a lot. When we are ready and feel it's time, we graduate from here and spread our wings to fly to the place we hope to go."

She said this with a smile.

This wasn't the first time Miyamoto had heard such comments. For this 21-year-old girl, relying on what she learned at SKR and the popularity she had accumulated through voice acting opportunities over the years, continuing to pursue her dream of becoming a voice actress should be a good choice.

"Please continue to work hard in the voice acting industry. I will watch the anime series voiced by Mitani-senpai!"

“It’s a deal then!” Miya Akika said with a smile.

Akika Mitani is a very talented person. She even wrote a book based on her own experience called "Non-Selection Idols". The book has been reprinted several times and has sold more than 50,000 copies.

Akika Mitani, who wrote this book, is also a very strong person. As a third-generation member, she participated in the first general election, but failed to make it into the top three times. That's why she wrote that book. Last year, in the fourth general election, she successfully entered the election and achieved a ranking of 39th. This year, she decided not to participate in the general election and instead graduate.

This girl, who joined an idol group after graduating from junior high school and has been working there ever since, has found her own goal, and Miyamoto Sei sincerely wishes her well.

"Alright, go train now. You'll be taking my place, the foot-washing spot!" she said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll go train now!" Miyamoto nodded, said goodbye, and joined the training.

The foot-washing area is actually the edge, a place that is easily overlooked, and is completely different from the center area.

Even so, Miyamoto Sei still worked very hard, trying her best to do every movement well, and did not choose to slack off because of her position.

After training ended, Miyamoto looked at Sakagami Minami over there, and was about to speak when he saw her dash off, shouting as she ran, "I'm going to check on the others!"

"What about the others?" Miyamoto looked at Kato Asako, the current captain of Team S, with some doubt.

"You're really quick to run away. Didn't you two already spend the night together last time?" Kato Asiko said, which surprised Miyamoto Sei: "What does this have to do with spending the night?"

Kato Asako glanced at Miyamoto Sei, then shook her head: "It's nothing, I just felt she wouldn't be so evasive."

At this moment, Watanabe Hikaru also came over: "Nana-neechan, Apple should go and see if anyone has any unspeakable troubles. For example, go to a corner or something and see if anyone is hiding. It's better for the regular members, but the trainees might be under some pressure but can't say it out loud, right?"

Miyamoto recalled his time as a graduate student and realized that he had spent almost all of it in training.

However, there are indeed issues that cannot be discussed openly. Back then, I couldn't tell anyone about my sister's illness, and even now, I can't tell anyone that he's a boy.

Miyamoto thought for a moment that she herself didn't seem suitable as an example, and then she thought of Komatsu Mika and Nagasu Miyu.

Thinking back to how Miyu Nagayasu had encountered problems with her training because of school matters, Miyamoto suddenly understood the significance of Sakagami Minami's current actions.

"As expected, Senior Minami is a very gentle person," Miyamoto said softly.

It was the same before. When I was a graduate student, and later when I formed Stardust Girl and was about to release a single, Minami Sakagami would always find me and give me some advice. Looking back on my journey to becoming an idol, Minami Sakagami gave me a lot of help.

Thinking about this, Miyamoto suddenly realized that the bow she had given him last time, even though it was a style she had worked hard to find and it was pink, was still far inferior to the help he had received.

I'll definitely pick out a nice gift for Senior Nan next time it's her birthday...

Miyamoto thought to himself silently.

……

At 22 PM, at the SKR Theater.

"Is Nana-senpai so busy right now? She's already back, but we still haven't been able to meet..." Nanase Fuyuka muttered to herself as she walked down the corridor. She was heading to Team S's training ground. Although it was already quite late, she thought she should go and take a look first. Once she saw her target, she might be able to go back together.

She hadn't gone far when she heard a sound coming from the other side. It sounded like music, but it was music she had never heard before.

Nanase Touka quickly went to the place where the music was coming from, which was Team S's dance studio. It was obvious that her target was inside.

Nanase Touka pushed open the door, about to call out her name, but then swallowed the words back down her throat.

Inside the room, there were only three people: Miyamoto Nana, Nagasu Miyu, and Komatsu Mika. The three members of Stardust Girl were all there, each holding their own musical instrument with sheet music in front of them, and the three of them were playing a duet.

It's obvious that this is training for a new song, a new song training exclusively for Stardust Girl.

"Would it be better if the word in this place were slightly longer?"

"I think shorter flowers would be better. And if we make a slight adjustment here and lengthen them a bit, it will make the expression of emotions clearer."

"If we change this part, it will seem out of place with the music, right? Maybe we should ask the teacher to change the music? Or can we change it ourselves?"

"Let's try it after making the changes. Maybe it will be better. But if it's really a better drawing, we'll have to talk to Apex Pro after making the changes, since we weren't the original creators."

The three of them stopped and discussed for a while. After they finished discussing, they started training again. Even though it was very late, none of them seemed sleepy. Instead, they were full of energy.

Nanase Touka remained silent for a while, then turned and left without calling out to anyone. This place, at least for now, did not have a place for her; the atmosphere there was not one she could enter.

She quietly arrived outside the theater, took a breath of the cold air, and smiled.

I'll keep working hard, not just for being an idol, but also for my studies! If possible, I hope to get a good result in this general election!

……

They returned to Team S for a theater performance, and then practiced Stardust Girl's new song. Although the three of them had their own instruments, which saved them from dance practice, practicing the new score was still quite tiring.

Several days passed slowly, and finally, on March 1st, Miyamoto was summoned to the office.

Besides him, there was another person present, Nanase Fuyuka.

"Nana-senpai, it's been a long time!" Nanase Fuyuka happily came over and wrapped her arms around Miyamoto Sei's arm tightly, showing no intention of letting go.

"Fuyu-chan, your recent performances have been great! I see everyone has been saying very positive things about you." Miyamoto said, "Not just your singing, but your dancing too. Of course, you still need to work on things like interacting with people."

Nanase Touka was taken aback. She hadn't expected that Miyamoto Nana, who should have been extremely busy lately, would know so much about her affairs. She was touched and tried to suppress her excitement, saying with a grin, "Senpai, you know so much, are you following me?"

“We all work in the same theater, so it’s not really stalking. I just went to see how the graduate students’ performance went. I was standing at the back, in a corner where it was a blind spot, so it’s normal that you couldn’t see me,” Miyamoto immediately said. “Besides, you can see the reviews online. You’re really popular right now!”

"No matter how high you are, you can't compare to Nana-senpai!" Nanase Touka laughed. "By the way, when I'm doing a live stream now, people ask me if Nana-senpai can come to the live stream too. It's supposed to be my live stream, but it feels like it's become hers now!"

She spoke as if she were complaining, but neither her expression nor her tone conveyed any sense of complaint.

"So, Nana-senpai, when are you free to come to my house?"

"It might be difficult for you two to visit each other these days," said Tenbei Lisa, who suddenly walked in. She sat down in her seat and looked at the two of them. "I called you here because I have something for you two to do."

"The two of us?" Miyamoto was slightly taken aback, then his eyes lit up: "Could it be..."

Nanase Touka was also taken aback, but quickly realized: "It's SKG..."

“That’s right, the Nagoya Dome performance is confirmed for March 6th. You two need to go for training. Although the dance is fine, the performance process and other aspects need to be rehearsed.” Risa Amagai said, “Nanase will be tired from traveling back and forth. You can stay there for now. I will have the teacher go with you.”