My daily life is getting weird because I am caught between being in a band and being an idol.

"...Miss Ten, what is the purpose of your pursuit of Qin Yin to this extent...?"

Chaoyang became a little curious. Was she really a lesbian?

"I want her to be mine."

"Clang."

Qin Yin was so frightened by what she heard that she almost fainted on the spot and collapsed onto the kitchen floor.

Even the surrounding guests were stunned by the speech delivered by the Ten Kings from the south (???)!! They stopped drinking and eating.

"Um... Miss Ten, would you please come out with me first?"

Considering that Shi Wang Xingnan had helped her in some ways and had recently helped share Qin Yin's PV, which also benefited the Asahi Agency, it was better to talk to her in a secluded place for the sake of her reputation.

"...Could it be that you're willing to give me the music?!"

Chaoyang covered his face, realizing he couldn't even salvage her reputation if he tried. What if some busybody recorded this?

This will also damage the reputation of Chuxing Academy.

Chaoyang grabbed her hand and forcibly left the store.

Shi Wang Xingnan still wanted to resist. She was confident that her strength was no less than that of an ordinary person, but unfortunately, her resistance was useless against the rising sun.

"Taoxiang! I'm entrusting the shop to you!"

Before closing the door, Chaoyang left these words behind.

. .

In the alley next to the shop.

Chaoyang rubbed his temples helplessly, sighed, and then said to Shi Wangxingnan in front of him.

"Ha... There's no one else here, so I'll just call you Xingnan... To be honest, it's not that I don't understand what you're saying... Sometimes I get a little excited when I see music, but it's never as exaggerated as yours."

Shi Wangxingnan said with a serious expression.

"Hmm? Getting restless? What are you saying?"

"Huh? Didn't you want to make the music yours?"

"That's right."

Chaoyang carefully examined Shi Wangxingnan. Her eyes held no lust, but rather appeared very pure and earnest.

Chaoyang asked.

"To avoid any misunderstanding... what exactly do you want to do after you have the music?"

Shi Wangxingnan answered without hesitation.

"Of course she should team up with me. If I want her to become a top idol in the shortest way, she needs to accumulate a lot of experience on big stages from her first year. So I need to nurture her well from the place closest to her."

"So... your goal is just to make her a top idol?"

"Of course... How much money would you want to transfer her to me?"

Chaoyang initially had a good impression of this good-looking president, but now she just thinks she's a clumsy idiot who can't speak properly.

"...She's nothing...You're acting like an idiot. If you really want to team up with Kotone, at least have some emotional intelligence. Learn how other producers invite idols to team up with them. Right now, Kotone is most afraid of you. Now I know why you're so outstanding in other aspects...It's all because you traded your emotional intelligence! Don't come to my shop again! Or I'll call the police!!!"

Xing Nan was surprised that Chao Yang suddenly got angry halfway through the conversation.

Actually, it was because Chaoyang was genuinely afraid that she would steal Qin Yin away.

If Qin Yin really submits to the Ten Kings Star South... then I'll have to chain her up.

Before Xingnan could reply, Chaoyang returned to the shop.

Xingnan, on the other hand, began to appreciate the sunrise.

"Qinyin, I didn't expect this man to be able to sense your talent, just like me. But I won't let you go to him! You will definitely become a top idol under my guidance!"

Meanwhile, Chaoyang returned to the shop.

I wanted to tell Qinyin the good news, but I found that she was no longer there.

Where is the music?

Chaoyang inquired about Rencai.

"Miss Fujita took the opportunity to run away just now."

Chaoyang originally wanted to tell her that Xingnan wouldn't bother her anymore, at least when she was working. Since she had run away, he would wait until he got a call to tell her.

"Is that so? Then never mind... This matter is resolved, let's get back to work... Oh, speaking of which, Nina, when you said you were staring at girls in the store, were you referring to Miss Shi Wang?"

"Huh? No. She's completely different from Miss Shi. Let me think... Ah, she has long brown hair, is a little taller than me, and seems to have a very gentle face."

Chaoyang filtered through his memories and found no suitable girls.

Just a passerby? Oh well, it's not important anyway.

. .

A duplex apartment in Roppongi.

It was late at night, and the room was pitch black, the only light coming from her phone. She was curled up in the warm blankets, clutching her phone tightly, her gaze gentle yet tinged with heaviness. Her fingertips lightly traced the screen, her eyes lingering on the photos in her album.

The final photo was taken at the Asahi Izakaya, showing Toyokawa Shoko with a forced smile and a group photo with a customer.

Chaoyang previously uploaded this photo as one of the promotional images that appeared when searching for the store on Google.

"Saki-chan...where are you...?"

Chapter 89: A Generation of Extraordinary People Emerge.

Qin Yin was very troubled. She didn't know why Shi Wang Xing Nan, the school's number one idol, liked to pester her so much.

Especially after learning that Xingnan seemed to have special abilities and could sense her presence, she became terrified and always felt unsafe at school.

"Isn't the store manager doing anything to help me?"

At this moment, Qinyin lay listlessly on the table of the izakaya, pleading for help from Chaoyang.

"Haa... The concert is about to start... Can you just watch me get exhausted from being harassed by the president and ruin the show?"

In order to get Chaoyang to help her, Qinyin not only pretended to be pitiful, but also exaggerated the consequences.

To be honest, Wang Xingnan only kept trying to seduce her after meeting her, and considering her looks... many people actually hoped to be harassed by her.

Although Kotone's words were a bit of an exaggeration, Hoshino is indeed a threat. If she manages to seduce Kotone one day with her charm, I'll be the one who suffers... I had a backup plan yesterday, and it looks like I'll have to use it soon.

"I understand. I'll go and take care of this for you. You can just focus on your work here."

"Huh!? I was just saying it offhand, shop manager, you really have a way!? Woohoo~ Ah~ I love it, I love it, I love the shop manager the most~~ You're so capable~~?"

Unfortunately, this caused someone to be unhappy.

"...There are other people here, could you please stop acting cute...Ms. Fujita?"

Nina interrupted Kotone's cute act with displeasure and said coldly.

"W-What's wrong, Nina-chan? You've suddenly become a different person."

Kotone and Nina weren't close, and Kotone didn't know that she had this kind of personality.

Nina herself wasn't good at dealing with Kotone, and the two didn't have much of a personal relationship.

Our contact was purely professional.

Chaoyang could only pull the music aside and whisper in her ear.

“When Renna was back in her hometown, it seems she was bullied by the school beauty. That beauty was also very good at acting cute, which caused Renna to be bullied, and others even thought it was Renna's own fault. So now she really hates people who like to act cute in front of others. Do you understand? Don't provoke her, she really will hit people.”

Asahi didn't forget himself, but he was injured by Nina. Although it was an accidental injury, it was still quite scary.

"Yes, I know, I'll be careful! By the way, how could you hire such a dangerous person as her?"

Of course, they'd pay to hire her!

These are Chaoyang's inner thoughts, which he obviously can't say to Qinyin.

"It's quite pitiful for her to be all alone in Tokyo; we should help her if we can. Besides..."

Seeing her reminded me of a time in my past life when I was studying in Tokyo and got sick, I could only stay alone in a room of less than 10 square meters and tough it out.

Asahi has already learned about Renna's inner turmoil through her thoughts, and can occasionally sense that she is recalling her helplessness at school.

Although Chaoyang still couldn't fully understand the specifics, after all, listening to one's inner voice is not the same as reading memories.

But at least Chaoyang can see that Rencai herself feels that neither the school nor her family is helping her, forcing her to swallow her anger.

So Chaoyang wanted to help her as much as possible.

"...Is that so? I understand..."

Although Kotone said that, she was clearly unhappy and pouted.

"Don't make that face. You're both in a bad situation, so don't hurt each other. I'm going to Chuxing Academy now to help you solve your problem. I'll come back and tell you the result. In return, I hope to see a turnover of 20 today."

"Hmph~ Leave it to me, manager. I'll make sure every customer who comes in drinks until an ambulance takes them away!!!"

"Uh... No, it's not that bad."

. .

Chaoyang was very decisive. After chatting with Qinyin, he immediately changed his clothes and set off for Chuxing Academy.

After learning about Nina's situation, Kotone immediately tried to be friendly, but unfortunately forgot Asahi's instructions.

"Please take good care of me today too, Nina-chan~~?"

They forgot that this very persona of hers was what made Nina unhappy.

"I'm not capable of taking care of you... probably..."

Rencai turned her head away and answered frankly.

...Does this person have any social manners at all? How can she talk to a part-time colleague like that? Even if I know she was bullied, it's probably mostly related to her personality! ...I feel a little bad for the manager, but I'm starting to dislike this person. By the way, isn't she older than me? She doesn't act like a senior at all!

Kotone also started to tease Nina in her heart, but Kotone was still very worldly-wise, and she would not change her expression no matter how much she disliked someone.

"Hey~ But I want to work together with Nina-chan to increase the store's revenue~ That way the store manager will give us a raise~~ Wouldn't that be great?"

Hmph, to win over the shop manager's heart, I have to make good use of this girl. No matter how pitiful she is, if the shop manager finds out she's been verbally abusing me repeatedly, she'll definitely be disliked by him, no matter how pitiful she is~~ Sorry, Nina-chan~ I won't let anyone who threatens my position get away with it~~

Qin Yin, with her mischievous and cunning mind, felt secretly pleased with herself.

"No... I'm making wine today."

In reality, Nina had already rejected Kotone's polite words and went into the bar area. She planned to spend the rest of the day there.

"Hey! Nina, are you okay?"

In the kitchen, Momoka asked with concern, expressing her strong doubts about Rencai's work ability.

"No problem!"

In this atmosphere, the three of them stumbled into starting their business.

The very first customer surprised Renna.

It was the girl she had seen yesterday, still wearing her school uniform, apparently having rushed over right after school.

Qin Yin ran over to greet her.

The first thing I did was to politely ask a question.

"Hello, may minors dine here?"

Qin Yin immediately replied.

"Of course, as long as you don't order alcoholic beverages."

Most izakayas make their money by selling alcohol, so many choose to refuse entry to minors. This is partly to avoid risks, as they could be fined a lot of money if they accidentally sell alcohol to minors, and partly because there is really no profit to be made from it.

The other party immediately put on a very happy expression and said.

"Thank you~ I also saw this restaurant online, and the reviews were good, so I wanted to come and try it out. Do you have any recommended dishes?"

"Ah, our pork skewers are excellent, and so are..."

Just as Kotone was earnestly preparing, Rencai had already run to Taoxiang's side in the kitchen.

"Momoka-san, this is the girl I mentioned yesterday..."