After being elected as the governor of Tokyo, he will debut as a band!

Putting Ms. Hiroi's matter aside for now, why is Koyuki also at Lord Aoyama's villa? Could it be that she also realized that Mr. Hack's true identity is Governor Aoyama?

"Oh, I see, you're doing a part-time job as a domestic worker, right?"

Small matters like hiring domestic helpers were handled by Aoyama's personal agency staff. He knew nothing about the domestic helpers' identities or which domestic service company they chose.

When Toyokawa Shoko heard Aoyama reveal the reason for her presence there, her heart sank.

She didn't dare to cover Aoyama's mouth like she had done to Hiroi Kikuri before. She could only put on a pitiful little cat face, looking like she had given up in despair.

Governor Aoyama spoke so loudly that Akari must have heard it clearly. After a little thought, she realized that she was no longer the carefree young lady, but a humble servant girl who had to work hard to make ends meet.

In reality, Aoyama said this at a normal volume; the feeling that the voice was loud was just her imagination.

"Yes... I was just about to start cleaning when you came back."

Xiangzi muttered to himself.

"Then you can continue, don't worry about me... Ms. Hiroi and Ms. Takamatsu are here, aren't they?"

Yes, in the living room.

Aoyama nodded and waved to her as he walked toward the living room, saying, "I'll explain things to Miss Takamatsu for you. You don't need to worry that today's events will affect your relationship."

Xiangzi looked up in astonishment at Qingshan's retreating figure.

She felt that a nobody like her wouldn't receive any attention from Qingshan until she demonstrated her value... In her mind, many important people were like that.

Just like how her grandfather treated his father (because her father married into the family, so he called his maternal grandfather "grandfather"), even relatives who had lived together for more than ten years would be ruthlessly abandoned once they no longer had any value.

I never expected that Lord Aoyama would notice my pride...

Then she heard Aoyama say to Takamatsu in the living room:

“Ms. Takamatsu, I forgot to tell you before, I was worried that this house would fall into disrepair if it was left vacant for too long, so I asked Ms. Toyokawa Shoko to come and clean it for me from time to time. However, I didn’t know exactly when she would come. I didn’t expect to run into you today…”

"Xiao Xiang, you're always like this, so eager to help others."

Following Qingshan's words, Gao Songdeng happily praised Xiangzi.

"You'd think this counts as friends helping each other out, right, Hiroi?"

“Mr. Hack is right.”

Most of what Aoyama said was fabricated, but such lies gave Toyokawa Shoko a sense of security.

She didn't want her close friends to know about the terrible predicament she had endured; it was a legacy of pride she retained from her past as a once-proud woman.

……

Meanwhile, Miaomengqin, a beauty blogger with over 300,000 followers, was live-streaming from the riverside near the spot Qingshan had jogged past that morning.

"Kurobawa meowum meowum! Have you all heard, everyone who follows Meow Dream? This morning, the super popular Governor of Tokyo was jogging around here! He's so disciplined! I'm inspired and I'm planning to exercise around here too. Maybe I'll run into some celebrities!"

"Hey, there seems to be something black under that rock over there? Could it be something Lord Aoyama dropped? Let's go pick it up and take a look."

"Family members, I found a phone. I'll see if I can contact the owner, otherwise, Miaomeng will have to hand it over to the police soon~"

"What a pity, my phone has facial recognition... Wait, facial recognition was successful?"

……

Isokachi Music Awards: 025 My Idol Called Me

Miao Meng stared blankly as her phone passed facial recognition and then automatically unlocked.

"...Everyone watching! MeowDream doesn't know what's going on either! Could it be that the phone's owner is a fan of MeowDream? Did they specifically set up facial recognition using MeowDream's photo? This kind of affection seems a bit heavy, but MeowDream can accept it!"

Miaomeng opened the drop-down window on her phone, which contained several hundred unread messages and missed call notifications.

"Wow! It seems the phone owner's friends are in a hurry. In that case, let's pick one to call. Hmm... who should we choose, Meow Dream? I've got it! Let's choose this cutie whose profile picture is a lotus flower!"

……

Meanwhile, in the attic bedroom of the Chihaya family.

Lying in bed, intending to soothe her tired mood by watching Miaomeng's live stream, Chihaya Aine suddenly sat up as if she were a carp leaping out of its skin.

"No way? Xiaodeng's phone was lost this morning, and my LINE profile picture is a lotus flower... Could it be?"

She had barely finished speaking when her phone rang.

The screen displayed the words "Little Light requests a call".

“Wuuuuuuuuuuu…”

She exclaimed in surprise as she frantically answered the phone.

During this time, she even slipped and fell because she didn't put on her slippers properly when getting out of bed...

Aiyin's mother downstairs also cast a strange glance at the ceiling, but she valued her daughter's privacy and did not rush upstairs to open the door to check on the situation. Instead, she listened at the bottom of the stairs for a while and found that there were normal talking and moving sounds in her daughter's room, so she went back to continue doing her own thing.

"Kongbawa meowm meowm! This is Meow Dream's live stream, you're Anon-chan, right?"

"Huh? Meow Dream? Is it really Meow Dream?"

I'm watching your live stream right now.

"It's the real Meow Meow! Is Anon a fan of Meow Meow?"

"That's right, I'm a huge fan of Miaomengqin!"

"It seems that you've encountered a wonderful coincidence arranged by fate today, Meow Dream... By the way, this phone in Meow Dream's hand, it must belong to Anno-chan's friend, right?"

"Yes, we couldn't find her this morning. We were all very worried when we couldn't find her. We never expected that Miaomeng would find her."

"Anon-chan, would you like your friend to come pick it up? My current location is near Takada-cho 2-chome, Toshima-ku. If they come, I can add you on LINE and share the location with you~"

Huh? Meow Dream wants to add me as a friend? Lucky!

Aine originally thought that since the lantern lived in Toshima Ward, she could let the lantern pick it up herself, but after hearing that Meowmeng could add her as a LINE friend, she changed her mind.

Although my home is quite far from Takada-cho in Toshima Ward, it's just a matter of taking a few more train transfers, which is nothing compared to having Meow Dream as a friend.

"I'll go get it for my friend. Miaomeng, please reserve a spot and I'll be right there."

"Then Meow Dream is waiting for Anno-chan at the nearby cafe. I look forward to meeting you... Everyone in the live stream can also come and try to bump into Meow Dream~ The first ten fans who bump into her will receive a sports cosmetics gift set from Eishinbo, which Meow Dream highly recommends. It's been endorsed by Ms. Sawamura Haruka!"

At this moment, Ai Yin had already reopened Miao Meng's live stream on her tablet and saw Miao Meng talking to her on the phone while using her other hand to display the cosmetic bottles and jars she was selling.

Miaomeng is never ambiguous when it comes to live-streaming sales, and she always manages to satisfy her clients.

"Dear Miaomeng, I'm also ordering two sets of this cosmetics. One set for myself, and one set for my friend who lost their phone, as a way of thanking you!"

Aiyin also thoughtfully supported Miaomeng, and under her guidance, Miaomeng's live stream suddenly saw more than a dozen new orders.

Of course, this also brought a whole host of comments in the live stream, such as "Is picking up and returning the phone just a cheap trick to sell products?", "I could tell when the facial recognition was approved; it was obviously the streamer's own phone," and "Anon-chan answering the phone might just be an assistant standing behind the camera right now."

Miaomeng didn't take those comments to heart at all.

They must be my competitors who deliberately created fake accounts to insult me ​​because they saw how much I was selling. I'm ignoring you, so you can only watch my live stream's popularity soar and feel frustrated.

You want me to do something awful again? If you're so capable, why don't you do something similar? You'll probably end up not getting any traffic and just getting yourself all frustrated.

Thinking of this, a satisfied smile appeared on Miaomeng's face.

She was overjoyed at the thought of her commission increasing again, and in an extremely good mood, she didn't want to waste her energy arguing. She was only thinking about whether she could come up with some good content with this girl named Anon to boost the popularity of her channel.

"Thank you so much, Anon-chan! Speaking of which, Anon-chan sounds like such a cute girl. As a treat for our lovely fans, when Anon-chan arrives, Meow Dream will recommend a makeup look that suits her perfectly, making her a dazzling and irresistible beauty!"

"A heartthrob?... Seems pretty good, hehe~"

Aiyin trusted Miaomeng's recommendation wholeheartedly, after all, Miaomeng was a professional in making videos in this field. Whether she learned from other makeup artists or Miaomeng figured out her own makeup, it was all outstanding. It is said that she is now a high school girl in her early 16s, just like Aiyin and Xiaodeng (Miaomeng attends a vocational school, which is the same grade as high school), but through makeup, she looks almost like a professional woman.

And this time I'll definitely get to appear in Miaomengqin's live stream, and maybe my classmates will even see me. What if they ask, "I saw Aiyin and Miaomengqin doing a live stream together yesterday? Will they become internet celebrities? Do you want me to sign an autograph now?" I'm actually a little excited!

Aine couldn't help but smile.

After hanging up the phone, Ai Yin picked out her favorite black and white checkered dress from her wardrobe and dressed up beautifully to meet her idol.

……

Following the location given by Nyanmu, Chihaya Aine found the coffee shop where Nyanmu was.

The café has a floor-to-ceiling window facing the street. Chihaya Aine saw Nyanko-sensei sitting by the window, waving at two girls who were leaving with an incredibly sweet smile.

Ai Yin jogged into the coffee shop and greeted the two girls in a very familiar manner—they were both fans of Miao Meng, so naturally they were friends, that's what she thought.

"Dear Meow Dream, late... ah, no, what was that saying again? Empty, meow meow meow!"

"Kongbawa meowm meowm!"

Although Miao Meng didn't recognize Ai Yin's face, Ai Yin's voice was very distinctive, and she immediately recognized her as the person who had just spoken to her on the phone not long ago.

"Anno-chan, you're just as cute as I expected! Come sit here, I'm still live-streaming. Do you want to say hello to everyone?"

"Hey? Won't this disturb Miaomeng's live stream?"

"Oh my god! Miao Meng's fans are also very happy to see such a cute girl like Anno-chan appear in the live stream. The product promotion part is over, and all the giveaways have been given out. Next, we'll chat with everyone."

"Well then, I'll take my leave of you."

……

Watching episode 5 of "Mother Hen Card" yesterday really broke me down; I couldn't write anything. I also had a leave request to make, so I skipped a day. Sorry!

Isogachi Music Awards: 026 Your band is pretty crazy!

Ai Yin sat down in the chair directly opposite Miao Meng, while Miao Meng moved her phone, which was mounted on the gimbal, between the two of them so that they could both be photographed.

Immediately, comments like, "Any random passerby is this cute? And you still say it's not scripted! Do you think we viewers are idiots?", "The girl is quite cute, but her smile makes her seem a little dim-witted," and "Why does she look so familiar? Is she a member of the band performing at RING? I think I've seen your poster before?" appeared on the screen.

Miaomeng didn't pay attention to the first two, but she was very interested in the last one.

"Huh? Anno-chan is in a band too?"

As Miaomeng handed the found phone to Aiyin, she asked a question.

"Yes, but I haven't performed on stage yet..." Ai Yin quickly checked the functions of Deng's phone and then put it into her bag.

"The posters were made without any performances?"

Miaomeng asked, somewhat surprised.

"It seems the owner of this RinG showroom really thinks highly of your band."

Posters can be considered a form of promotional resource for performance halls. Most of the bands whose posters are displayed in the lobby are established bands with a certain reputation. If it is a new band, it is probably because they were favored during auditions due to their excellent performance.

"Well, rather than saying we were favored, it's more accurate to say that our band manager was highly skilled enough to persuade RinG's store manager to arrange prominent shows for us."

Aine is a fairly honest person. Although she felt uncomfortable with the amount of training Xiangzi arranged for her and the terrifying goals he set for her.

She might express dissatisfaction, but when it's time to praise, she'll still do so without hesitation, and would never say things like "You should practice more" or "You're so arrogant."

The new band hasn't even decided on a name yet, and the text occupying the center position on the poster is the title of the song they'll be singing at the live performance: "Reaching for the Sky".

The song "Reaching the Sky" is undoubtedly of high quality, as it was written by Kurata Mashiro and Yashio Ruyu. However, the feeling that Hikari sang this song completely lacked the meaning of "reaching the sky." If the protagonist in the song were a butterfly, it would definitely be a lost butterfly that doesn't know where to fly.

"There's even a dedicated band manager? That sounds really professional."

"Xiao Xiang... she is indeed very professional, but she sets those terrifying goals."

Chihaya Aine patted her chest, looking as if she was still shaken.

"A terrifying target?"

“I’m not exaggerating at all,” Ai Yin said confidently. “Even a successful podcaster like Miao Meng Qin would find it hard to believe if such a goal were stated.”

A glint of light flashed in Miaomeng's eyes.

"Alright everyone, the phone return is done, and everyone saw the adorable Anon-chan. So, that's all for today's live stream. Remember to follow Meow Dream's channel for news about the next live stream! Goodnight, Meow Meow."

After making her signature farewell gesture, Nyan turned off the live stream, placed her phone face down on the table, and then rested her chin on one hand, looking up at Chihaya Aine with her eyes raised.

"Aine-chan, Meow-meng-kun, you seem quite interested in the terrifying target you mentioned. Could you give us a tiny bit of information?"

"Emmm..." Ai Yin looked thoughtful. Xiao Xiang hadn't told her not to reveal her goal, so telling Miao Meng Qin shouldn't be a problem, right? Besides, it would be quite smug to tell others, and maybe she could get a look of admiration from Miao Meng Qin.

Just thinking about it made Aine incredibly excited.

"To be honest, our band is planning to debut within three months, and our management team will also arrange for us to have a formal performance in a large venue of the same level as the Budokan!"