I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"Are you now repaying the medical expenses she gave me back then?"

“No…” Miyamoto shook her head: “I originally said I would pay her back, but she didn’t want it. She also said that the value I provided was enough to cover the medical expenses. If I wanted to leave, I could just leave.”

The value generated is enough to offset the medical expenses, which means that Risa Amagai has extremely high hopes for Seto.

Indeed, considering he could become the center directly, release his own single while still a graduate student, and even debut as a unit with two other people, it's clear that Risa Tenbei values ​​him highly.

She even said we could leave directly. Is Amagai Risa really that trusting of Miyamoto Sei? Isn't that putting her in an excessively high regard?

However, it is precisely because of this emphasis that Rina Miyamoto is currently experiencing a great deal of inner turmoil.

Why can't it be a boy band or something? If it were, I'd be so happy right now... But this is a girl group!

“I received a call from your homeroom teacher,” Rina Miyamoto said softly. “He said you chose to go straight to work instead of applying to university. Are you planning to continue being an idol?”

"Um……"

"Have you thought this through carefully? If you give up going to university, it's like giving up your lifelong dream!" Rina Miyamoto's voice rose slightly: "Don't forget, you're a guy. You can't possibly achieve enough success in a girl group!"

"but……"

"Let me finish!" Rina Miyamoto interrupted Sei Miyamoto, her brows furrowed, clearly angry. "How long can you be a girl group idol? Two years? Three years? Other idols can use their existing fame to do other things after graduating, but what about you? Do you even understand what you're doing?!"

Miyamoto Sei knew what his sister meant: if he graduated, he wouldn't be able to use any of Miyamoto Nana's influence to secure a job for his future.

The identity of Miyamoto Nana is ultimately fake; it will disappear upon graduation, and she will no longer need to appear in front of people.

He is Miyamoto Sei, and he can only be Miyamoto Sei in the future; this is inevitable.

“I understand.” Miyamoto Sei spoke, his tone somewhat heavy, but not confused: “I’ve actually thought about this for a long time, about what I should do about my future.”

So your plan is not to go to university?!

“It’s not that I’m not going to take the college entrance exam.” Miyamoto shook his head. “I still want to go to college, but not now, at least not in the next two years.”

"These two years?" Upon hearing this, Miyamoto Rina suddenly understood what Miyamoto Sei meant: "You want to continue being an idol for two more years, and then take the exam after graduation?"

"Yes, but I can't be sure it will be two years; it will take at least two years!"

As Miyamoto spoke, seeing his sister looking at him, he felt he needed to tell her all the thoughts he had been pondering over this period of time.

"Sister, do you remember your last birthday?"

"Yeah, you brought me Apple Sauce's autographed photo album. I didn't even realize you'd already joined a girl group..."

"That day, my fans were celebrating for me."

Miyamoto looked at the greeting card on the table, which contained blessings from his fans. He reached out and gently touched the card, his smile extremely gentle. Looking at that smile, Miyamoto Rina had a feeling that she couldn't persuade him to stay.

"That day was the birthday of Nana Miyamoto, the idol who stood on the stage. Because that day belonged to her birth, and her future will only belong to her fans..."

Looking at the greeting card, Miyamoto felt her previously tense heart calm down. She gazed at everything in the room, at the things she had placed there, each holding many memories.

"At that time, I suddenly seemed to understand what fans mean to idols, and what idols mean to fans. However, I didn't fully understand it at the time. I just knew that I was supported by so many people, and I was very moved."

As the memories unfolded, Miyamoto recounted the experiences of her companions, those who were jealous of her and those who worried about her.

Then, all the way up to the handshake event.

"If the feeling I had before stemmed from the support of my fans, my peers, and the help of my seniors, then at the handshake event, I truly understood what my fans really meant to me."

"For me, my fans are the reason I stand on the stage. At that moment, I truly understood this. I stood on the stage as Miyamoto Nana for the fans who support me!"

“Even if it’s just a child, he can gain strength from my performance and some of my actions. Just knowing that makes me feel very satisfied!”

"Actually, Ms. Tenbei has always said that I can leave if I want to, but at that time I made a decision that I would continue to stand on the stage and participate in the general election!"

"Even when the child was beyond saving and was merely clinging to life, he still had hope for life and was willing to spend his last days with a smile. I can't think of any reason to back down."

"Not to mention, a classmate of mine in the same year had to give up her dream and leave the place where she had worked hard for almost a year because of an accident in her family. She cried in my arms at that time. She could no longer realize her wish, and she hoped that I could realize her wish!"

"This is a trust placed in me by my companion, which makes me realize even more that I must make my own choice."

"At the very least, I can become a member of the selection team and leave my mark on SKR's history. Otherwise, I feel ashamed to face the fans who support me, and I also feel ashamed to face the companions who entrusted their dreams to me!"

"Sister, I'm not alone anymore. I'm carrying the hopes of many people as I move forward. You want me to just casually say that I'm graduating and giving up being an idol? I really can't do that."

Rina Miyamoto fell silent upon hearing these words. She hadn't realized that the pressure behind her younger brother was no longer the pressure of saving her, but rather a different force propelling him forward.

The support of his fans and companions is propelling him forward!

His last words already proved it.

And the reason for all of this is actually because of myself!

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. If it weren't for me, if I had been more careful, then you wouldn't have..."

"Sister, why are you apologizing? Do you think I'm in this mess because of you, and that I've been coerced by others?"

Miyamoto Sei saw through Miyamoto Rina's reason for apologizing. Seeing that she neither answered nor denied it, he knew he was right.

"This wasn't coercion; it was a fighting spirit that ignited within me. When I was talking to Ogiko-senpai, I couldn't help but challenge her. I told her that we would be enemies, and that I had always wanted to participate in the general election and stand in the very center!"

Rina Miyamoto stared at Sei Miyamoto in shock. If discovering that her younger brother was a girl group idol had already shocked her, what Sei was saying now shocked her many times over.

He actually wanted to stand at the top of the girl group and become the most dazzling person!

Most importantly, he has actually challenged Higashikuze Ogiko, which means that he, a junior, has directly issued a challenge to the greatest senior and even claimed that he would defeat his opponent.

"So I'm sorry, I won't be able to take the college entrance exam for at least two years. I'll be busy with voice acting, unit work, and performances. I have a lot to do. If I go to university under these circumstances, I might be expelled because I can't tell the university that I'm an idol. It's hard for me to find a reason to keep taking leave."

Miyamoto Sei was looking at Miyamoto Rina when he said this. He had already told his sister his thoughts and plans.

"So even if you object, sister, I'm sorry, I won't change my mind."

Although Miyamoto Sei's words were relatively low, they revealed a sufficiently firm attitude. He would never compromise, and there was only one way to stop the other party: expose their secret.

But would I really do that?

Rina Miyamoto remained silent for a long time. The way things had developed was something that seemed impossible in the real world, yet it had happened, and it had happened to her own family.

At that moment, she no longer knew how to answer.

She had no clue what to do.

She had originally planned to question the other person and tell them not to do such a thing, but now she couldn't say anything.

She had no right to judge Miyamoto Sei's choice, as neither her own experiences nor her awareness were relevant to the other person's situation.

Especially when the other party says that this is not coercion, but their own inner thoughts, there is no reason to oppose them.

"Let's eat first, or it'll get cold if we leave it like this," Miyamoto said when he saw that the other person was not saying anything and seemed unsure of what to say.

He knew that Miyamoto Rina was unable to say anything.

The two ate dinner in silence. After finishing their bento boxes, Miyamoto Rina stood up and sighed.

"Let me calm down first, at least let me think about this a little tonight..."

"Ah."

"But what about Yukiko?" Miyamoto Rina asked Miyamoto Sei.

“Don’t let her know. She’s a fan of Rina Miyamoto, an idol on stage. Rina Miyamoto has nothing to do with Miyamoto Se.” Miyamoto Se said, “Nana Miyamoto is just an idol. This is my decision. Now that you’ve found out, there’s nothing I can do. But for Yukiko, all she needs to know is that Nana Miyamoto is an idol.”

Rina Miyamoto tried her best to get her brain working, but even with her ability to quickly learn all sorts of knowledge, she felt somewhat powerless at this moment.

After letting her brain work for a while, she realized another crucial question.

Who knows your secret?

"Teacher Amagasa and Senior Ogiko are the only two people who know this secret right now."

This simple answer caused Rina Miyamoto's brain to shut down again.

It took her a long time to exclaim in surprise.

"You mean, Ogi-chan also knows your secret?"

"Yes, it's because when I had a fever and fainted last time, she was the one who took me to the hospital, and that's when it was exposed."

The news flashed through her mind, and Miyamoto Rina immediately recalled the article about Miyamoto Nana being carried in a princess carry and Higashi Hisagi Ogiko carrying Miyamoto Nana in a princess carry, as well as the many people online who used this to suggest that Higashi Hisagi Ogiko and Miyamoto Nana could form a new couple.

A graduate student suddenly rose to prominence and formed a popular CP (couple pairing) with a senior colleague, which would have been unimaginable in the past. But ironically, this happened to his own younger brother.

I wonder what those people would think if they knew that the couple they were shipping wasn't actually two women, but a man and a woman.

However, it was only because she was taken to the hospital that this incident came to light...

"Wait a minute, did you really only reveal this after you were taken to the hospital?"

Miyamoto Rina's words startled Miyamoto Sei. He carefully recalled the situation at the time, when Higashi Hisako Ogiko showed no surprise and appeared very calm.

Even if there was time to reflect on what happened, wasn't it too calm in that situation?

"Do you think it's possible that she already knew you were a man, which is why she rushed you to the hospital alone as soon as you fainted?"

Miyamoto opened her mouth. The possibility her sister mentioned not only existed, but seemed quite high. But when was she exposed? They hadn't had much contact with her, yet no one around her had noticed!

Thinking of this, Miyamoto immediately picked up his phone and sent a message to Higashikuze Ogiko.

[Senior Ogiko, excuse me, but when did you discover my secret?]

It was already very late, and he figured the other person should be asleep.

But the text message came back very quickly.