"Hello, are you Ms. Mana?"

"Eh?"

As Mana was pondering, she looked up and saw someone holding a camera in front of her.

I subconsciously touched my face.

I was so happy eating donuts that I forgot to wear a mask.

"It really is Ms. Mana! I've been following her since she came to the office!"

"Is your sudden binge eating today because SUMIMI is disbanding?"

"Ms. Mana, when will SUMIMI disband?" the paparazzi in front of them asked.

! ! ! ! !

Looking at the paparazzi in front of her, Mana almost blurted out that SUMIMI wouldn't disband.

But even if you say it out loud...

As an idol, I already knew what the paparazzi would do.

First, cut and paste, then use your own ideas to misinterpret what others mean.

He loudly proclaimed that SUMIMI would not disband.

The tabloids the next day were about it.

SUMIMI appears to have disbanded. Mana went to a corner cake shop and ate a lot. When she was discovered, she loudly argued back, seemingly trying to cover something up.

Just keep quiet.

When asked if SUMIMI had disbanded, they had no answer, seemingly implying that it was a tacit agreement.

These things are too much.

How to do?

I instinctively clenched my fist, as if I wanted to do something.

However, the other party saw it.

"Oh, so Ms. Mana realized I hit the nail on the head and is trying to shut her up? Is the idol going to hit someone?"

After saying that, he shamelessly leaned closer, as if he wanted to be beaten.

. . . . . .

These guys are really something!

Yourself!

Mana clenched her fists and bit her chin.

"She can't beat you! I will!"

Before Mana could react to what to do, someone rushed up from behind, filling the entire space with a beautiful fragrance. The person had flowing blue hair, and calmly grabbed her hand, then slammed her to the ground with a back throw.

The simple, bold lines of power, the elegant and well-proportioned figure, and the contrast between the explosive yet aloof expression and the soft, sweet face that was just being told off for making messy donuts.

The so-called aesthetics of violence.

It is the peace of mind that comes from seeing power.

Like now.

The action was clearly quite violent.

However, upon seeing the figure in front of her, Mana suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Xiangzi looked at the reporter he had thrown to the ground.

“You can call the police, but I think the surrounding surveillance footage will tell you who the harasser and the harassed are.”

He picked up the other person's camera, deleted the recording, grabbed the girl's hand behind him, and turned to look at her.

Reach out and pull up the other person's mask.

"It's okay! I'm here!"

"..."

"Ok!"

So handsome! So reassuring!

Mana felt the other person's hand brushing against her face, gently stroking her hair, and putting a mask on her.

That kind of peace of mind that comes from within.

"Let's go back first!" Xiangzi pulled the other person along and returned to the shop.

Mana was pulled into the room by the other person. Seeing the way everyone inside was looking at her, she subconsciously touched her face.

Thankfully, I already have my mask on.

Eh.

It was the girl in front of me who helped.

Feeling safe and secure, Mana let the other person pull her along.

The other party would never harm you and can be trusted.

For no reason at all, Mana wanted to believe the other person even though she didn't even know their name.

"So handsome! Sister Xiangzi!"

"Right?! I'm super handsome!!"

"Hmph, is that all you've got?"

"Ha, then why didn't you go and play the hero to save the damsel in distress?"

"Well!"

"Little brat~~~ Tsk tsk tsk!"

"You just wait, once I get eight-pack abs, I'll... I'll!"

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll come when you're in trouble!"

"Oh! Well, I guess I'll have to thank you then."

"Hmph! You're welcome!"

"You're breathing heavily now?"

Xiangzi glanced at the other person and thought, "Seriously, what a little brat!"

He pulled the girl behind him back and returned to their spot inside.

"Sit here for a bit. I'll take you to the station after get off work. If he keeps chasing you, I'll deal with him!"

"Thank you!"

"No need!" Xiangzi quickly waved his hand, wanting to leave.

however.

Xiangzi turned around and looked at the hand that was being held.

"Excuse me, um, my name is Junda Mana, you can just call me Mana! May I ask, could you tell me your name?"

"Xiangzi, Toyokawa Xiangzi." Xiangzi sat down and introduced himself, seeing the other person holding his hand in fear.

"Thank you, Xiangzi."

"Yeah, it's nothing. It's just a pleasure to help others~ Mana!"

"Um, Xiangzi, what kind of work does Xiangzi do here?" Mana subconsciously started by talking about work, wanting to find a topic of conversation.

however.

Xiangzi tilted his head in front of him.

I glanced at the table that hadn't been tidied up yet.

What job do I have?

What do I look like I do?

"Eh, eh! Um! I! Pfft! Sorry! Hahaha! Sorry, but it's kind of funny!" Mana made herself laugh.

“Indeed! Hehehe~” Xiangzi laughed along with him.

"Hey, Xiangzi's desserts are really delicious!"

"Oh, really?" Xiangzi asked.

It's my own innovation, okay!

My mother-in-law really doesn't realize how great her innovations are.

"Seriously! I just can't accept innovation!"

"..." Enough, you can stop talking about this! Xiangzi looked at Zhenna.

"Um, I'm actually a member of the popular idol group SUMIMI. It was the paparazzi who were creating the news just now. If Xiangzi hadn't stepped in, I would have been in a lot of trouble. So, thank you."

"It's alright, that guy deserved to get beaten up! Since he decided to be a paparazzi, he should be prepared to get beaten up!"

"Xiangzi, don't you know us?"

"Um, could it be that you guys are... I'm sorry, I've been too busy with work and may not have noticed the recent trends. Sorry."

"It's okay. On the contrary, I feel much more relaxed after hearing that Xiangzi isn't our idol. If the fans saw me like this, they would feel terrible," Mana said with a sigh.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Xiangzi asked. Was the other person hoping to have someone to confide in?

"It's nothing!"

“Don’t lie to yourself! When you came here, you said you loved eating donuts, but you haven’t been craving them lately, so you came here to recapture that feeling. Isn’t that strange? You’ve always loved them, but suddenly you don’t. What happened?” Xiangzi asked.

"..." Mana looked at Shoko.

"Well, if you'd like, you can tell me. But I'll say something really scary: I'm not familiar with SUMIMI, I don't know anyone! In fact, the person I know is Mana, not SUMIMI's Mana!"

“…Thank you!” Mana said.

That's too reassuring, Xiangzi.

Mana grabbed the other person's hand, instinctively wanting to tell them everything that was bothering her.

I never considered what would happen if the other party said something inappropriate or got out.

Recently, the agency has started taking on a lot of advertising and has stopped promoting itself.

I heard that the agency has started preparing to train new idols.

How to train them?

Just like always.

Using old idols to support new idols.

Very simple.

Fans of the old idols bought all the merchandise they wanted.

If you release something new, it will be difficult to earn more.

Unless you can reach a higher level.

But how do we go to the next level?

A martial arts dojo?

That's so difficult!

Instead of promoting new combinations and pairings, let the old ones mentor the new ones, and sell merchandise from all these combinations again.

What will my future be like?

disturbed.

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