Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

Then...he looked at Taoxiang who had been silent.

Taoxiang had been sitting in the entrance taking off her boots and had just put them away.

This is what a mature rock star looks like.

No matter how carefree and unkempt they look, women's outfits are always complicated and time-consuming, unlike girls like Rencai who travel around the world in sneakers.

"..."

Luo Zhen didn't say much, just put his arms around her soft waist.

"Um......?"

Momoka was also more proactive than usual.

She responded by hooking her arms around Luo Zhen's neck, even more actively than Luo Zhen.

This made Luo Zhen very happy, and he asked maliciously:

"What's wrong? Seeing the juniors perform in front of you, you also got excited? ... Really want it?"

"...Yeah. I want it, right now."

Taoxiang bit her lip lightly and couldn't wait to pull Luo Zhen back to the bedroom on the second floor.

(The following 5000 words of Tokyo Girls' Reading are omitted~)

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......An hour later, the two people who hadn't even taken a shower lay on the bed, enjoying a warm moment.

Rencai, who had just finished taking a shower, saw that the two of them had already returned to their room, and she kindly came to tell them that the bathroom was empty.

Momoka answered a few words through the door, but luckily it didn't arouse Renai's suspicion.

That feeling is much more exciting than usual.

Luo Zhen was also very happy today:

"I really didn't expect Pochi to be a guitar hero. But it's a good thing."

"Once you get to know each other better, you can deepen your communication, right? Maybe you can even do a surprise collaboration and record a video together. It's sure to be very popular."

"...Well, let's wait for the chance."

The soft peach fragrance enjoyed the warmth and answered Luo Zhen with an ambiguous smile.

This surprised Luo Zhen a little.

Taoxiang is so soft today that it's outrageous, and she's very frank in her coquettishness.

In the past, she would be arrogant and want to save face, saying that she was older than herself, so she should take the initiative.

Although she is actually a passive-aggressive person, she only denies it with her mouth, but in fact she likes me to hit her neck.

Luo Zhen touched her neck ring and asked with some concern:

"Momoka, you can tell me whatever you think. I will always be with you."

"Hehe... Another [lifetime]?"

Taoxiang raised her eyes with a malicious look and bit his finger.

The word "lifetime" has indeed been used a lot recently.

Momoka doesn't know about Luo Zhen and Takamatsu Deng.

In fact, few people know the origin of this "lifetime".

But because Rencai was also affected by it, and kept saying "for a lifetime", she was of course tired of hearing it.

This is a very vague and dreamy statement.

Most people treat this word as a joke and usually don’t take it seriously.

...But Luo Zhen is serious, and so is Rencai.

"I was actually serious...but in the end, I was the rotten person who broke the agreement."

Taoxiang's smile became false, and her whispering voice was as light as a mosquito.

The warmth of happiness was fleeting, making Taoxiang feel colder and colder.

Although Luo Zhen's embrace was very hot, it only made her feel a burning pain at this moment.

After all, a warm hug cannot warm the ice; it will only make it melt and disappear.

"...I'm going to take a shower first."

Taoxiang hid all her hesitation in her heart and broke away from Luo Zhen's arms.

She quickly put on her clothes, and her back made Luo Zhen feel a little lonely.

He also kindly added:

"There's no need to wear a full set, right? Why not just go there directly?"

Momoka rolled her eyes at him and said, "Idiot. What if Rencai sees it? That's not good for educating a child."

Are you her mother? ... Luo Zhen was also amused by her.

Momoka probably didn't realize it herself, but she really liked Renai.

It was as if she projected her former high-spirited self onto the stubborn girl who came to Tokyo alone.

There's nothing wrong with that, and Luo Zhen is also very happy that they can get along well.

...But, how should I put it.

Luo Zhen also felt that Rencai's existence seemed to make Taoxiang even less confident.

Luo Zhen originally thought that as long as they got along slowly, Taoxiang would be influenced by Rencai's enthusiasm and want to try harder.

But this will still take time after all... Luo Zhen just watched Taoxiang go downstairs.

…And then, within a few minutes.

"Meow! Meow Boss! (?>﹏

Morgana scratched frantically at the door, and the sound of a cat meowing came into the room.

It screamed desperately:

"Nyanha, this is bad! Momoka-san and Nina suddenly disappeared! —They fell into another world!"

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"......Huh?"

When Taoxiang came back to her senses from her distraction, she suddenly found herself in a strange place.

She was in a faded room.

Everything around me is like a pencil drawing, made up of hazy black lines.

The scene was so surreal that she thought for a moment she was dreaming.

But when she found several sets of neatly folded clothes on the table in front of her, she suddenly realized.

Those were the performance costumes prepared for them by the agency, cute and beautiful idol uniforms.

The dress was beautiful, Momoka admitted.

After all, it is the work of a professional designer. This uniform adopts the same blue-gray color scheme, but it is differentiated according to the appearance and physical characteristics of each member, making it very recognizable and ornamental.

Especially the one I designed for myself.

Taoxiang quite likes the asymmetrical stockings, one long and one short.

Although she never said it out loud, she is actually quite confident about her beautiful legs.

It can also make up for her not-so-proud upper body...

...No, now is not the time to talk about this.

Without thinking, she uttered the familiar lines:

"This kind of thing is not my music! I've said it many times, I don't accept it!"

A familiar anger surged into his brain, causing Tao Xiangqi's fists to tremble.

Because Diamond Stardust has been performing poorly, several new songs they released have been mediocre in popularity and far inferior to their debut song in high school.

Even though she has the professional management of an agency, why are the new songs she wrote not as good as the "Empty Box" she wrote when she was a student... Momoka herself is very upset.

Of course, the agency is not doing charity.

They demanded that Diamond Stardust make changes.

Several suggestions were also made regarding the members' appearance packaging and marketing methods.

They want to make more use of the selling point of the beautiful girl band and quickly hype up their fame through their appearance while they are still young.

...But Taoxiang was extremely disgusted by this.

She doesn't dislike cute clothes and actually likes to show off her looks.

Although she felt that the skirt was not suitable for her, the light and fluttering feeling made her feel insecure.

But the neutral style of wearing shorts is also very popular, and Taoxiang is not insecure about her appearance.

......But wanting to wear it yourself is one thing.

Being asked to use this as a selling point, to put appearance above music, was something her obsessive-compulsive personality could not tolerate.

Amidst her humiliation and anger, her bandmates behind her spoke up.

Nana: "[Momoka, why don't we just forget about it? This is just temporary. We'll definitely have another chance to be ourselves again in the future.]"

Rin: "Yes, yes. No matter what, achieving results is still the most important thing... As long as we become famous and produce a few hit songs, we can ask our agent to choose our own style!"

Ai: "[Actually, I don't mind what kind of clothes I wear... And we all swore to be in a band for life! Anyway, let's just keep the band alive and get through this, okay? Please, Xiaotao~!]"

"...Can you accept even this kind of compromise?!"

Grievance, anxiety, uneasiness...and overwhelming anger.

A vortex of negative emotions rolled in Taoxiang's heart, exactly the same as every time she dreamed of this scene.

She has never been able to face all this and once suffered from severe insomnia.

So as soon as she turned 20, Taoxiang immediately hid in the arms of alcohol, relying on forcibly paralyzing her thoughts to avoid guilt.

…But the nightmare won’t go away.

When Taoxiang turned around angrily, she was so scared that she couldn't speak.

What she saw were not the other three teammates of Diamond Stardust.

The three people behind her who advised her were all [herself].

A person who looks exactly like you, your own split clone.

He opened his bright golden eyes and looked at her mercilessly:

"[It's just a compromise, is that a bad thing?]"

"[You clearly regret it, and have been regretting it for a long time.]"

"Why are you so stubborn? Just like Nana and the others said, just bear with it for a while."

“No…No…”

Taoxiang was forced into a corner by her terrifying "self" and leaned tremblingly on the table.

Her hands touched the idol uniform on the table, and the cold fabric almost gave her frostbite.

But those three [her] still refused to give in and tortured her heart.

"You're actually not as noble as you pretend. Refusing to be an idol with a smile is just an excuse for your anger."

"[After all, if the band becomes really popular after becoming an idol, wouldn't that prove that the reason the band didn't become popular before was because your songs weren't good enough?]"