I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"Final votes: 143244. SKR Team S, Ayaka Tsukikawa!"

……

Everyone knows that the outcome will be decided among those three.

"Then next up is third place, and the third place is..."

"Final votes: 165839. SKR Team R, Watanabe Hikaru!"

……

This number of votes has surpassed that of Naoki Sakurako, who came in second last time, and is extremely close to that of Miyamoto Nana, who came in first. And this is only third place now.

"As expected, the final result will have to be decided between those two!"

"A duel between two people?!"

Even though the outcome was getting closer, everyone held their breath, waiting for the final result!

They grew increasingly tense, as if awaiting judgment.

Miyu Nagayasu took a deep breath. She could feel her shoulders trembling and her heart pounding wildly. She didn't know how far she had come, whether she was second place, or whether she had defeated Nana-chan and become first!

And the results are finally in!

"Then next up is second place, and the second place is..."

"Final votes: 175829. SKR Team K, Miyu Nagaan!"

Miyu Nagasu stood up. She felt like she was about to lose all her strength. She was second place! She had finally made it into the selection group and even got second place!

At that moment, she stepped forward, and even though she was almost losing her strength, she still tried her best to control herself, stood on the stage, took the microphone, and spoke her thoughts.

As she spoke, she looked at Miyamoto Nana.

Nana-chan, you wait, I will definitely beat you!

Miyu Anzai thought to herself silently.

At this moment, the final answer can be revealed: the champion this time, without a doubt, is still that person!

"Now for the moment everyone's been waiting for, but I'm sure you've all guessed the result. Even so, we're all curious about the exact number of votes. So, hereby announce the winner of the SKR 37nd Single General Election!"

The host paused briefly, then announced the result loudly.

"First place, with a final vote count of 201552, marking the first time in history that the total votes have exceeded 200,000! SKR Team S, Miyamoto Nana! Miyamoto Nana has once again stood at the pinnacle of the year!"

At this moment, the entire venue erupted in cheers. Miyamoto Nana once again became number one, and her vote count exceeded 20!

Miyamoto smiled, suppressing his nervousness as he walked forward!

Chapter 112 The Reactions of the Crowd

In a quiet little village surrounded by green plants, an old man sits at home, happily watching the television in front of him.

He is Nanase Touka's grandfather. Because his granddaughter has successfully stood up, he has returned to the land where he was born and raised, and is living a relatively leisurely life.

Today is a very important day for him because it's the live broadcast of the SKR general selection. His granddaughter is also participating in the general selection, so he is waiting for his granddaughter to appear.

Watching the girls walk up inside, each one so excited, many of them crying, he was deeply moved.

These girls are all so young; even the oldest is only in her early twenties.

At their age, if they were outside, they would be just graduating from university at most, and the younger ones might still be junior high school students. But it is this group of people who are working hard here, climbing up the social ladder, and becoming members of society at a young age.

In this era and world that belongs only to them, they strive to show their light and warmth.

This is so youthful and passionate that it makes one recall that vibrant past.

Even though the people are different and their ways of expressing themselves are different, the enthusiasm they all show is the same!

Most importantly, looking at these girls ignites a flame in my heart, rekindling my hope for life, as if they were some kind of remedy for the stress of life.

He waited silently, and finally, the person he had been waiting for appeared.

"Then next is the seventeenth place, the seventeenth place is..."

"Final votes: 39982. SKR Team graduate student, Nanase Fuyuka!"

Seeing his granddaughter standing on the stage, her face beaming with excitement and tears she couldn't hide, the old man couldn't help but smile as well, though tears were also in his eyes.

"Look at yourselves, your child is amazing now, even more amazing than you two!" the old man said softly, wiping away his tears with the back of his rough hands, not wanting the tears to interfere with his continued watching of the program. He wanted to see more of his granddaughter standing on the stage!

"Seventeenth place, huh? That's really impressive! Dongxia is much more promising than the two of you!"

The old man muttered to himself, tears still streaming down his face. No matter how he wiped them away, it was no use. In the end, he gave up trying to wipe away the tears and let them slide down his cheeks and drip onto his clothes.

……

"Honey, look! Miyu is in second place!"

Inside the cozy little house, the young wife called out to her husband.

"I know, really, what's there to say about this?" the husband said, holding a newspaper. But judging from his expression, his eyes kept glancing towards the television. Seeing this, the wife didn't say anything more. She just smiled and looked at the television: "That's fantastic! They even got second place!"

"Hmph, if you're going to do something, you should do it to the best of your ability, at least be number one!" The husband still stubbornly insisted, but his eyes were fixed on his daughter on the screen, unable to look away.

My daughter, whom I remember as somewhat weak and submissive, now stands on the stage, her face radiating confidence—not just confidence, but also pride!

She was like an angel, making his heart pound wildly as a father.

This is my own daughter!

He couldn't help but think this, and then he became even more proud.

When I supported my daughter to become an idol, many people said I was crazy for supporting a girl with academic talent who could go to the University of Tokyo and even be among the top students there to become a little idol. But now, my daughter has proven them wrong!

So what if she has high academic talent? So what if she can go to the University of Tokyo and become the best? It's not like your own daughter can't become an idol!

His girl can demonstrate such a high level of ability when it comes to studying, which she is not interested in. So of course, she can also demonstrate even greater strength when she does the job that she most desires and loves most, like being an idol!

Isn't that what it is now? Second place in the overall selection, and with 175829 votes!!

He checked very carefully; this number of votes is even higher than last year's number one!

And look at those who support her, those who are calling her name. Aren't they all fans who have been supporting her because she became an idol?

Doesn't the fact that her daughter has so many fans prove her success as an idol?!

So even though he didn't get first place, he was completely satisfied with second place!

No, even if he didn't get second place, or even just tenth place, he would be satisfied!

Last year, when he became the seventeenth in SKR, he was already satisfied. This year, he actually reached the level of second place!

As expected of my daughter, she is indeed very capable, extremely capable!

The second place SKR girl group is now even more powerful than before. They are the true number one in Japan without any doubt, and they even seem to be on the verge of becoming the number one girl group in the world!

To be second in a team like this is already world-class!

"Don't overthink it. It's true that Japan has the world's number one girl group, but that's only because there are very few girl groups and idols in other parts of the world. The only one that can truly threaten Japan's current girl groups and idols is South Korea." His wife chimed in, "And you still haven't broken your habit of muttering to yourself when you're thinking too much. I heard everything."

"Cough cough cough, I didn't think of anything, don't talk nonsense!" The husband's face turned red, and he coughed to cover up his loss of composure.

Seeing her husband like this, the wife just smiled and continued watching TV.

"Ah, he's out! He's in first place now. Sure enough, it's that kid again."

"The first place? It's Nana, the one she talks about all the time, right? If it weren't for the fact that she's just a simple admirer of her, people who don't know the situation would probably think that Miyu is a lesbian." The husband muttered to himself, looking at the TV.

Then, I was shocked by what was said inside.

"Wait, what's the vote count?! 201552 votes?!"

He stared at the television screen in disbelief, even putting down the newspaper in his hand. Looking at the numbers clearly written on the screen, he even counted them from back to front: "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, it really is more than two hundred thousand!"

More than 20 votes, what kind of monster is this?!

In the next general election, can my daughter really defeat this exaggerated monster?

……

"Sister! Nana-chan is number one! She's number one again!" Miyamoto Yukiko excitedly jumped into her older sister Miyamoto Rina's arms, rubbing against her chest frantically. "Sister, Nana-chan is number one again! More than 200,000 votes!!"

"Alright, alright, I know, you're first place again." Miyamoto Rina looked at her younger sister's coquettish manner with a hint of helplessness, and sighed silently in her heart.

You're still in first place, Sei. That means you can't leave this year either; you'll have to hold on until the general election next June...

She felt proud of her younger brother because he was someone who adhered to the principles of an idol, but she couldn't help but worry about him. What would happen if the secret were exposed? He would definitely be in danger!

After all, the angry fans will definitely turn their love into hate, and the deeper the love, the deeper the hate!

So, let's find someone who can defeat him, so he can graduate from his idol position with peace of mind and live the life he wants in a stable future...

As she was praying, a new idea suddenly popped into her head.

But what if living like an idol is all he wants?

Given his current fame, it's probably impossible for him to become a boy band idol after graduation. There are just too many similarities between his surname and appearance, and he'll definitely be exposed by someone with ulterior motives.

So in a way, he can be considered immune to the kind of public displays of affection that he would otherwise have to endure in the future.

Miyamoto Rina sighed again as she thought about it.

Noticing her older sister's sigh, Miyamoto Yukiko looked at her with some curiosity and asked, "Sister, what's wrong? Are you unhappy because Nana-chan won?"