I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"Hurry back, I want to go home for dinner soon..."

The group of people set off again to return to the newspaper office, unaware that the video of their supposed interview attitude was long gone.

Chapter 12 Arrangements for December

"What is it that brings you to me?"

Risa Amagai looked at Miyamoto Sei, the man in front of her still wearing his stage outfit, his expression somewhat serious.

"Can't we reinstate Mimori-senpai to his captaincy?"

Miyamoto asked directly.

"You've got it wrong. It's not that I asked her to resign from her position as captain. It's that she resigned because she wanted to be responsible to her fans and teammates."

As she spoke, Temperisa picked up a jelly from the side.

"Want to eat?"

Miyamoto frowned slightly.

"I didn't come here to eat..."

"Okay, then I'll eat it myself."

Temperisa opened a jelly and then picked up a spoon to eat it.

"We have also issued a statement about this incident, simply telling the members to be careful. In essence, we plan to handle it quietly. Once the storm has passed, I will reinstate her as captain."

As Tenberi Risa spoke, a happy expression appeared on her face.

Do you really like eating jelly that much?

Miyamoto couldn't help but think to himself, and he reached out and took a jelly.

"thanks for treatment."

“You just said you weren’t going to eat it.” Risa Tenbei smiled, then sighed. “But you should be able to tell that even if I wanted to do it, there are still obstacles.”

"Is it because of Mimori-senpai's own problems? She doesn't seem like she'd accept it; this matter is putting too much pressure on her."

As Miyamoto said this, he tore open the packaging and stuffed the jelly into his mouth in one bite.

Watching Miyamoto stuff the entire jelly into her mouth in one gulp, Amagai Risa couldn't help but shake her head: "You and Ogiko must have a lot in common, both of you eat so boldly."

Without waiting for Miyamoto's reply, she continued, "You're right. Given her personality, she definitely won't accept being reinstated directly. So we need a trigger, like her completing some activity or winning some honor for the team."

"As for contributions, she serves as the team leader, which is a contribution in itself. And with the encouragement of fans, she should be able to recover better, right?"

Miyamoto thought about the comments she had seen online. There were many people criticizing Mimori Sayaka, but there were also people defending her. Those who criticized her were clearly consistent, as if they were working in unison. However, those who defended her were not so consistent.

Clearly, someone is deliberately using this method to create buzz and keep the news going.

"The fans' encouragement is their trust. Because of their trust, she is even less likely to take on the role of captain. If you ask me, we might have to wait a few more months."

Tenber Lisa picked up her phone, opened the calendar, and looked at it. Her expression seemed to indicate that she had everything under control.

"The Tokyo Marathon should be held next February, and she will definitely participate then. That will be a more suitable opportunity."

"Until next February, doesn't that mean she won't be the team leader for at least three months?"

"This is just a nominal matter. In reality, she is still fulfilling the duties of the current captain. I believe she will definitely finish the race at that time, and under those circumstances, she can accept the captaincy again."

So there's absolutely no need for me to say it...

Miyamoto thought to himself, then turned to leave.

"By the way, your sister has almost recovered. The hospital thinks she can be discharged after a few more days of observation and if there are no problems. What do you think?"

Suddenly, Risa Tenbei spoke.

This made Miyamoto Sei, who was originally planning to leave, stop in his tracks and turn around to look at Amagai Risa again.

“You’ve helped me a lot with this, sister. I’ll work until you’re satisfied, at least to pay you back this money,” Miyamoto said.

"Pay back the money? If you calculate it, it should be a total of 120 million yen. At the current rate at which you're making money, it will be very difficult to pay it back."

"120?"

Hearing this, Miyamoto Sei breathed a slight sigh of relief. He had originally thought it might reach the tens of millions level, but Miyamoto Rina woke up relatively early, so he was able to keep the cost under control.

With his current basic monthly salary of 50,000 yen, plus income from various performances, he only earns less than 200,000 yen. It would take him at least several months to pay off this debt.

In September and October combined, he only saved about 300,000 yuan, since he usually spends a lot of money on cosmetics, skincare products, clothes and the like.

"I don't really care about you paying me back. After all, this is a transaction. I treated your sister's illness, and you joined the girl group. Now that your sister is cured, you can leave anytime you want."

Temperisa pushed up her non-prescription glasses.

"After all, as a businessman, the value you have generated during this period is enough to pay off this million-dollar fee. I won't lie to you about that, and that's the basis of our cooperation."

She actually told me this so honestly; I thought she was planning to completely tie me to the girl group.

That's true. If I were to expose myself, it would indeed cause a lot of problems. If I could leave before becoming a full member, I could minimize that possibility. No one would care about a graduate student who leaves.

Miyamoto thought to himself and smiled.

"I will bring Miyu and the others out, at least until this Shibuya Public Hall performance ends."

"Shibuya Public Hall? There's still some time before the performance. If you really succeed, you'll also have to appear on the CD single, so even after the performance ends, you won't be able to leave for the time being."

Risa Amagai was right. If Shibuya Public Hall successfully reaches its full capacity of 2000 people, then graduate students will be able to have their own new song, which will be published as a CD.

This is a single exclusively for graduate students, and even considering the team's interests, Miyamoto knew that she had to participate.

“I will participate. It’s what I can do for them. They helped me a lot during my time in the group, and I’m very grateful to them. However… I don’t know what I should do for my seniors…”

Miyamoto Sei spoke with some hesitation and conflict.

He couldn't forget how Sakagami Minami specially took time to teach him to sing at a karaoke bar, nor could he forget how Higashikuze Ogiko specially accompanied him to practice dancing, and even protected him when he was about to be exposed, and carried him to the car.

Although he didn't have much contact with Naoki Sakurako, Ito Tomomi, and others, they were all very approachable people and didn't have the kind of senior-junior relationship where the seniors deliberately suppressed the juniors. Moreover, he couldn't forget Naoki Sakurako's direct groping of his breasts...

Furthermore, there's Watanabe Hikaru's sacrifice—even planning to create a scandal using her own reputation—just to help him, to help the graduate students' performance...

Mai Yasunaga's guidance to herself...

So many things.

Even Hasegawa Subaru, who is in charge of the theater, is a responsible person. Although he looks a bit fierce, he always thinks about the members.

He has only been in this place for a little over three months, but in that time, he has become more familiar with it than with school.

Here is a group of people who are truly striving to pursue their dreams and putting in the effort to achieve them.

Thinking of this, Miyamoto suddenly remembered the senior he had the most contact with, Sakagami Minami.

I don't know if Senior Nan will be able to stop saying "take a break" by the time I leave. I still don't quite understand what's going on, although she seemed a bit more normal when we went on our date in the park last time.

And we even agreed that I would treat her to a meal after I became a full member, but I can't actually become a full member, and for safety reasons, I have to completely disappear from the identity of Miyamoto Nana. It seems that this promise can't be fulfilled...

Miyamoto thought to himself, "This should be a time to breathe a sigh of relief after being released, but I feel a little uncomfortable."

"By the way, there's a handshake event in December, and you graduate students should also attend."

Risa Tenbei said.

"Handshake event?"

"Well, after the December performance, there's a handshake event that the trainees also need to attend, so it's like taking advantage of the opportunity to become official members." Risa Amagai said, talking about the arrangements for next month: "At that time, you will be teamed up with the official members, with one official member and one trainee."

"Judging from this, it's not a handshake event that graduate students need to attend," Miyamoto said with some doubt.

SKR handshake events are divided into two types: nationwide handshake events and large handshake events.

The former is a handshake event where the members' names are not announced in advance. The members are divided into two groups and then into two sessions. Usually, the division is based on the selection group members for recording a single. Once the fans enter, they can shake hands with the members.

Since each idol is located in a different place, fans will line up towards the idol they want to shake hands with. Obviously, pairing trainees with regular members is actually to allow fans to see the trainees as well.

However, it's hard to say whether fans will shake hands with them, since other fans are there to see the official members, not the graduate students.

As for the latter, it is actually a separate handshake ticket, with a maximum of three tickets per person. Taking one ticket as an example of 10 seconds, a person can actually talk to their idol for a maximum of 30 seconds.

From a purely profit-making perspective, the latter is clearly more profitable than the former.

However, on the other hand, although the latter requires graduate students to participate, in reality, very few people would actually buy a handshake ticket for a graduate student.

"This is a course to give graduate students some experience, so they have to attend. Even if not a single fan is willing to shake hands with a graduate student, it's still necessary!"

Miyamoto rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

This woman is indeed ruthless; this could easily damage a graduate student's confidence!

"The idol profession is not so smooth sailing. It's better for their future if they suffer a little now, so they can withstand this kind of blow. If it's the graduate students, how many of them do you think can withstand it?"

Risa Amagai clearly saw what Miyamoto was thinking and asked him.

"I reckon Mika can pull through. Miyu is actually quite strong, but this kind of blow... I'm afraid it will be hard for her to bear. As for the others, Yurina might be able to..."

"There are twenty-one of you. Are there only a few of you who can pull through?"

"I understand. Tempering one's will is necessary, but if fans are willing to shake hands with the graduate student, then the trial will have failed?"

Risa Amagai laughed at Miyamoto Sei's question.