Mygo? Bandori Girls? The goal is The Idolmaster!

"Newcomer? You've come to the wrong place. Confirm the training room number before entering." The girl's expression and tone were so cold, revealing an aloofness that kept people at a distance.

Because Xiangzi was about the same age as most of the idols/idol trainees in the agency and had been misunderstood before, she wasn't surprised at all. She simply replied very politely, "Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Xiangzi Toyokawa, and I'm currently working hard to become a qualified idol producer's assistant. Assistant Konoe probably mentioned that she's preparing for the joint school festival soon. From today on, I'll be in charge of your..."

With a warm smile, Xiangzi thought she was very approachable and could get along well with most people. But in the end... she didn't even finish her words. She didn't even have a chance.

Temari's response became even colder: "Get out! You're disturbing my practice. I only have one producer. It was, is, and will be!"

If Saki hadn't told Temari about the joint school festival in advance, and also mentioned that "there are enthusiastic children who want to help look after the office work", and urged her to practice well, Temari would not have given Xiangzi a good face right from the start.

However, this is also related to Xiangzi's overconfidence.

Because Xiangzi was very proactive and enthusiastic, Saki found it difficult to refuse, so she asked Xiangzi to interact with Tsukioka Renzhong, Hanami Yumei and Fujita Kotone. They were either easy to talk to, sunny and cheerful, or serious and responsible. If Xiangzi just focused on daily training, he would be fully capable of doing it.

There were other producers helping to keep an eye on these things (actually to prevent them from over-training), and Xiangzi was just helping out.

In addition, in order to prevent Xiangzi from feeling that the job was too easy, Saki also asked Xiangzi to use his work account to recruit amateurs whom he had previously liked but had repeatedly declined the offer.

The original intention was to make Xiangzi "addicted" to difficult tasks. Who would have thought that she would neither "play" with the good kids nor recruit amateurs, but would turn around and "deal with the troublemakers in the office"?

Saki heard about the unpleasantness between Temari and Xiangzi, and happened to meet Xiangzi who took the initiative to invite her out. She thought of bringing Temari out to resolve the misunderstanding and awkwardness between the two.

The result can only be said to be minimal.

When Saki looked at Temari, Temari was willing to keep smiling, but when Saki looked away, Temari stared at Xiangzi with a cold face: "(Stare——)"

If you don’t know, you might think Temari is a cold-blooded killer who is already thinking about where to strike.

Temari's real thoughts are certainly not that dangerous, but rather simple in every sense: Producer, don't get close to this blue-haired bad woman, or you will become unfortunate!

Of course Xiangzi wouldn't argue with a child, even though Shumai was a year older than her and even taller than her...

[Just consider it a way of repaying a favor.] Ever since leaving the Toyokawa family, Xiangzi had seen the diversity and complexity of people. People like Temari, who showed both closeness and distance, could be described as concise and clear.

【But...what should I do next? 】

Xiangzi originally planned to go shopping with Saki in the mall and then show Saki her increasingly improved cooking skills. Now that there is one more person, the original plan obviously cannot work.

What should she do? Xiangzi didn't know what to do. She was lost. She realized the importance of preparing a backup plan.

Saki didn't know why Temari was so tough on Xiangzi, and for a moment she felt distressed, but she knew how to remedy the situation: "The weather is so nice today, it's perfect for singing loudly, but it's a bit too hot to walk outside all the time. Why don't we go sing karaoke?"

Of course Xiangzi had no objection, her financial situation was not that tight anymore, she could handle a simple karaoke or something, as long as she didn't order any drinks!

Teqiu likes singing and is good at it.

She was excited to show off her strengths in front of this bad blue-haired woman; she even planned to sing a duet with Saki. She wanted to reveal an absolute truth to the bad blue-haired woman: There is no room for you to come between us!

Temari also wanted to ask Saki to sing a difficult piece for the joint live performance. She wanted Xiangzi to see Saki's brilliance!

But she checked it as soon as she saw the video. It was a new song that had not appeared on the market and had zero popularity, so it was naturally impossible to find it in the regularly updated repertoire of karaoke.

Compared to Shouko, who was concentrating on flipping through the songs and preparing to release herself, Xiangzi seemed absent-minded. She saw the small vending machine in the corner; for some reason, she suddenly remembered the first time she went to karaoke.

At that time, everyone was full of expectations for the future; but now, she fell into the mud and began to struggle with the indifferent life.

It’s so unpredictable.

Saki noticed that Xiangzi was distracted, but she didn't say anything because she knew that the reason why Xiangzi fell into his thought state was not her or Temari, so she chose to remain silent and let Xiangzi relax for a while.

In addition, Saki believes in Temari, a child with a weird personality but a kind heart who hopes to become an idol.

Being an idol is not just about shining on the stage; what is really important is to bring smiles, courage, and many wonderful qualities to the audience, so that the audience can believe in dreams and have confidence in life.

Temari was not just concentrating on singing, she was always paying attention to Saki's situation. She followed Saki's gaze and saw Xiangzi who was distracted. Her sweet singing voice wavered for a moment, she was out of tune, and then hurriedly returned to the right tune.

But Temari's expression changed from the original coldness mixed with pride to a slight dissatisfaction.

The girl was thinking while singing.

The song is over.

Shouqiu held the microphone and looked at Xiangzi, who suddenly came to his senses and started clapping politely, and the dissatisfaction on his face became more obvious.

She decisively picked up the tablet computer used for ordering songs, cancelled all the original songs, and found a song that she thought was suitable for the current situation.

Then, she grabbed the microphone and took a deep breath: "I say, is it really that unpleasant for you to play with us?"

The girl's dark green eyes shone with a firm determination, and her words were extremely impolite.

Xiangzi realized that his distraction had been discovered by Temari, and he kept saying, "No, it's not like that..."

But Temari didn't listen to her explanation and continued, "To be honest, I don't like you."

"You're so self-absorbed, saying I'll take responsibility. The relationship between producers and idols isn't as simple as you think. Saying weird things without permission will only make things difficult for both sides," the girl added, raising her eyebrows. "No, it's really infuriating! You really are so high and mighty!"

"But..." After a while, Temari became embarrassed. "But, my attitude was indeed bad before. I don't mean to deny your dreams and hard work."

"..." Xiangzi's mouth dropped open slightly. She was stunned by Temari's words, but she hadn't expected such a turn of events. She had simply been distracted, not because she had a problem with Temari. She subconsciously looked at Saki, hoping that Saki would help clear up this misunderstanding.

Kesaki just winked at her, as if to say: It's okay, just listen to what Temari really thinks. As for her, although she was a little awkward, she had always been a kind-hearted child.

Temari wanted to say something encouraging, but she wasn't good at it. After a few forced words, she said somewhat self-deprecatingly, "Anyway, even though I don't like you, I will never deny your efforts or your dreams. If I've made you uncomfortable before, I'm... sorry."

Temari's gaze wandered for a moment, but she quickly returned to her original position. "And, as an idol, even if you're not a fan, I'll still cheer you on. Well, that's my duty as an idol, right?"

"To those who work tirelessly for their dreams, to those who struggle with life, please listen to: 'Butterfly'"

Under the swirling colorful lights, a new tune has begun to play.

ps: Xiangzi is 155cm tall, Shuqiu is 162cm tall, so it can't be said that they are crushing each other.

ps2: Ask for some recommendation votes qaq

Chapter 96 95. Fright

As it was getting late, the girls left the karaoke and began to discuss their next steps.

Perhaps because she'd done something great, Tsukimura Temari was in a very good mood. If she weren't such a calm and composed beauty, she'd probably be jumping up and down like an excited child.

She didn't participate in the conversation at all, and the air around her was as cold as her expression. Just looking at her gave people the feeling that she was difficult to get along with.

As she was walking, Temari saw some people performing idol activities in the square, and they were singing a cover of Paspale's song.

But Temari didn't recognize them at all. She had no recollection of their appearance or group name. However, considering they didn't reveal the name of their agency and their outfits were ordinary, maybe they were just ordinary girls who came to Tokyo to pursue their dreams and hope to be discovered by talent scouts.

Temari glanced at him casually for a moment before looking away. She was aiming to be a top idol, so she wouldn't waste her precious time on ordinary people.

If it were any other day, this collection would naturally be no problem, but today there was a small exception, and she immediately noticed that there was one less person on her side.

The girl blinked doubtfully and subconsciously looked around, but still couldn't find the troublesome bad woman. She immediately felt uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with that girl? Is she really trying to attract the producer's attention? What a troublesome, despicable woman!"

Temari never expected that his good intentions in encouraging that bad woman would not only not appreciate it, but also push it even further. Now he really didn't want to show any good face to that guy.

Although Temari had never been kind to Xiangzi, her expression was always cold and her words were always rude. When she interacted with Xiangzi, she treated him like an ordinary passerby.

What Miss Idol didn't know was that Xiangzi's escape was due to a reason, and he also quietly told Saki about it, and he didn't run away on his own.

The reason was simple. Xiangzi saw Ruoye Mu in the crowd and originally wanted to go up to say hello and let her friend meet up with her and the others. But as luck would have it, just before Xiangzi took a step, a touch of flax color caught her eye, making her blush and her heart beat faster.

Xiangzi subconsciously clenched his fists, apologized to Saki in a low voice, and left in a hurry.

The interesting thing is that Ruo Ye Mu was actually alone, but a passerby with flaxen hair happened to pass by, creating the visual illusion that they were walking side by side.

Nagasaki Suyo is not here.

Even more subtle was the possibility that there were some mysterious elements in this world. Ruoye Mu turned his head, as if sensing something, and happened to see the hurried figure of the girl.

"..." The girl's golden pupils dilated slightly. She stood in place and slowly lowered her head.

She comforted herself like this: [Xiang, there is something special.]

But the voice in her heart did not think so, she only thought that someone was using cold violence against Xiao Mu; even, this

The voice once again persuaded Ruoye Mu to stay away from Xiangzi.

This was also the direct reason why Ruo Ye Mu lowered her head. She wanted to concentrate on refuting the voice in her heart.

This voice firmly believed: (Xiao Mu was already having a very difficult time, but Xiangzi was putting new pressure on Xiao Mu without caring about it. Someone who did this could not be called a friend at all.)

Wakaba Mu retorted firmly: (It’s not Xiang’s fault, it’s me…)

Just as Wakaba Mu was fighting in his mind about Xiangzi's affairs, Xiangzi, who had hurriedly left, also fell into "trouble".

Xiangzi seriously reflected on his actions and felt that he had not changed at all. He was simply escaping and completely wasting the care that Konoe Saki had always given him, the encouragement of Tsukimura Temari, and the inspiring and shining qualities he had learned from everyone in the i83 office.

She washed her face in front of the sink in front of the bathroom, wanting to turn back and talk things over with Nagasaki Suyo face to face to end the bad relationship from the crychic period.

Then, she heard Nagasaki Suyo talking to someone else, and it was getting closer and closer.

The girls' voices were very pleasant, but Xiangzi was almost sweating profusely. She just wanted to meet Nagasaki Suyo, so how could it be such a coincidence?

When Xiangzi thought of Yue Zhisen's classmates surrounding Nagasaki Suyo to ask about him, and thought of his father's depressed state, and thought of his father's scolding of those "fawning villains who took advantage of others' misfortunes" after drinking, his face turned pale.

Xiangzi's breathing became heavy. She had no time to think and her body acted subconsciously.

By the time she came to her senses, she had already closed the bathroom door, her heart beating as violently as a drum; at this time, she no longer had the heart to read the messages on Line, even if it was a message she received while she was in the bathroom, she didn't care about that at all.

Besides, her father never contacts her on his own initiative. When Akabane Police Station wants to contact her, they only call her or use Line or something. Maybe the agency's chat group releases the practice plan for the new week in advance?

So, it's okay to wait a few minutes until she adjusts her mindset before watching it, right?

Elsewhere, Saki looked at the unread messages on Line and sighed, "Strange, is it affected by something else?"

Saki knew that Xiangzi sometimes replied late, and although Xiangzi had never mentioned it, she had heard the black-clad sister talk about it and immediately guessed: "Maybe he went to the police station to rescue someone? But then..."

How could anyone feel at ease if Ye Mu just stood there alone with his head down?

In comparison, Tsukimura Temari made her feel much more at ease. She just put one hand on the girl's shoulder and asked her to stand there for a while. A few minutes passed, and this "cool and handsome" girl who aspired to be a top idol stood there obediently and cleverly without moving. She was simply a good child who couldn't be better.

Saki let out a long sigh and patted the girl's shoulder gently: "Little Temari, let's go, I'll introduce you to a new friend." Since Xiangzi didn't respond for the time being, she would be decisive and go up to help. Anyway, Mori Minami had made a strange suggestion before.

"?" Temari was feeling happy after being supported by Saki, but suddenly hearing such bad news...it was truly devastating. A look of shock immediately overshadowed the girl's apathy.

Tsukimura Temari really wanted to hug Saki's shoulders and shout loudly: Producer!!!

But she didn't have the chance to do so, as her hand was grabbed by Saki, interlocking their fingers.

Chapter 97 96. Can the cat get it?

Temari didn't think anything of it at first, because this wasn't the first time Saki had grabbed her wrist and led her forward quickly.

When the two of them reached Wakaba Mu, she subconsciously wanted to pull her wrist out of Saki's hand so that she could have a good talk with this infuriating producer who was always looking for women outside:

How is this different from cheating?!

It was not until this moment that Teqiu realized that it was not her wrist that was grabbed, but her palm, with her fingers interlocked.

Noticing this detail, a bright red color immediately occupied the girl's fair face.

If Saki were to talk to her at this moment, the cool and handsome idol lady would definitely turn into someone with severe social anxiety who couldn't utter a single word.

Temari no longer dared to try to pull her hand away from Saki's, and instead held it tightly; she felt that she had just wasted a lot of precious time, and she had to cherish every minute and every second that was even more precious from now on.

She even stretched out her other hand and gave Saki a tight grip, as if she had grabbed some treasure.

Saki chuckled secretly: "Whether it's at karaoke or here, it's always easy to handle, Temari~"

Then, Saki turned her attention to Wakaba Mutsu in front of her. She believed that her small "bribe" would make Temari happily accept this temporary "ignorance".

"Xiao Mu, why are you here alone? Do you have any friends nearby?" Saki asked in the gentlest voice possible.

If Mutsuki suddenly stopped, lowered his head, and stayed where he was, he had obviously seen Xiangzi leaving. It was very likely that he became "autistic" because of this incident; so Saki immediately sent a Line message to Xiangzi, hoping that Xiangzi would come back and resolve the misunderstanding.

The reason why he didn't call was because Xiangzi would reply to messages within seconds in most cases. If he happened to encounter her being late in replying to messages... then he couldn't bother her and had to solve it himself; Saki didn't expect that his luck was so "good" that he just happened to encounter a low-probability event.

Saki thought casually: [It's not even dark yet, so Toyokawa Seikao drank himself into the police station so early?]

Hearing Saki's voice, Wakaba Mu's heart moved slightly. She raised her head and shook her head.

The first question clearly couldn't be answered with a yes or no, but Ruo Yemu didn't speak; she simply shook her head. Socially, Ruo Yemu might be the most difficult type to communicate with, as she's long been accustomed to having others answer for her. She doesn't understand the art of conversation and doesn't know that certain actions are impolite (perhaps).

Saki tentatively suggested, "If you don't have any plans with anyone, why don't you come with us and hang out?"

Wakaba Mutsu didn't answer, nor did he shake his head, he just looked at Saki steadily.

"So, do you want to hold hands?" Although they weren't close, Saki had already figured out some communication techniques in their few interactions. Just like now, if Wakaba Mu didn't shake his head and look intently, it would mean he was saying yes.

The problem is, the next step is even more difficult: if Ye Mu doesn't express his own ideas, she will always follow the crowd. Maybe she is waiting for someone who can help her cope with social situations?

Unfortunately, Shoko Toyokawa will not come today; Nagasaki Suyo didn't know that Wakaba Mutsu was not far away from her, and she didn't even know that Shoko Toyokawa, whom she had been looking for, had stayed in the cubicle next to hers.

Saki took Wakaba Mutsu and Temari to watch the performance of street idols for a while, and then took them to the ring.

In Saki's opinion, since idol activities can't cause Wakaba Mu to experience emotional fluctuations, then try rock music.

Coincidentally, a cat who was looking for a home was playing the guitar vigorously on the special stage prepared for her by Ring.