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

Hearing Momoka say that, Nina became somewhat annoyed. She frowned and raised her voice.

"No way! It's just a normal izakaya! Even Momoka-san shouldn't talk about Hiraishi-san's place like that!"

Although Nina herself didn't fully understand the situation at the izakaya, she knew that Asahi had always been kindly helping her. Now, hearing Momoka's casual remark, she immediately felt uncomfortable and felt that she couldn't let Asahi be misunderstood like this.

This is wrong...

Seeing Nina's serious expression, Momoka realized she might have gone too far. She paused for a moment, sighed, and softened her tone.

"I'm sorry, Renna. You've helped me find a job so much, I really shouldn't have said such things about your friend's shop."

Looking at Nina's expression, Momoka recalled how Nina would suddenly have an emotional outburst when she was at her house before.

"I'll look into it later."

Tao Xiang added, her tone revealing a hint of apology.

The next day

After getting up and washing up, I made breakfast, which was basically just heating up the steamed buns and frozen fried dough sticks I bought at the Zhonghua Products Store, and eating them with pickled vegetables.

After a quick breakfast, Chaoyang was about to clear the table and wash the dishes himself.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

"Coming~"

Standing in front of the kitchen sink, Chaoyang took two steps to reach the entryway, unlocked the door, and opened it.

"Hey, good morning. Nina told me I caused you trouble yesterday."

As soon as he opened the door, Chaoyang saw Taoxiang, the drunkard he had met the night before, standing outside. She had one hand on her waist and the other raised, greeting him with a smile.

Chaoyang also raised his hand to greet them.

"Good morning... How could that be? Rather, I'd say I'm the one who's more profitable, though it would be even better if I didn't smell of alcohol."

Chaoyang could tell from the other person's attire that he wasn't the reserved type, so he laughed and made some casual jokes.

Tao Xiang laughed when she heard Chao Yang's teasing, clearly not minding the joke.

"If you don't smell of alcohol, you won't be able to enjoy this perk... hahaha."

Just then, Renna poked her head out from the side again, muttering somewhat discontentedly.

"Momoka-san...you should apologize properly!"

It's like they're just trying to appease Ren Cai.

"Okay, okay, you're such a troublesome person."

Tao Xiang sighed and looked at the rising sun with feigned helplessness.

"Sorry, your name is Hiraishi, right?"

Seeing the other party's reaction, Chaoyang smiled and waved his hand, as he hadn't really cared.

"It's okay, nothing serious happened last night."

Suddenly, Tao Xiang drew closer, her sweet scent whispering in Chaoyang's ear.

"Let me tell you a secret, don't mess around tonight, okay? Nina's been listening to you almost all night with her ear pressed against the wall. She's super sensitive to what you're doing."

Before Asahi could respond, Nina, standing beside her, blushed furiously and covered her face, shouting...

"Momoka-san!!!"

Upon hearing this, Chaoyang also became alert.

...If anything happens between me and Kotone in the future, let's go to a love hotel.

Chapter 9 Xiao Xiang Comes to Apply for the Job!

"...It doesn't matter anyway, the soundproofing in this house isn't very good, so it's easy to hear any noise from next door."

Chaoyang waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care, and he didn't seem to care about Rencai's behavior either.

"Um... I heard from Nina that you seem to be hiring part-time workers, and... the hourly wage is quite high."

"Hmm, 1500."

"It can't be...some kind of weird job, can it? After all, Nina doesn't seem to know much about it either."

"Ah... it's just a regular izakaya, the kind you can find on Google."

Seeing that she was a little worried, Chaoyang casually took out his phone and searched for his family's izakaya.

The screen quickly displayed an izakaya called "Kokoro," with a rating of 3.8. The name also included the words "skewers made from pork and pork offal."

"...Kokoro...Rating 3.8...Hmm? It really is just an ordinary izakaya."

Momoka leaned over to look at the contents of the phone screen and breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that it was indeed an ordinary izakaya.

"...Since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony and will accept this job. Playing rock music is quite expensive, so this should make things a bit easier than before. That's all for today. I still need to go to the ward office to re-register my household registration for this area. I just did it a couple of days ago, ugh, what a hassle. I'll take Nina with me; she hasn't registered yet, right?"

Momoka looked at Nina, who was squatting to the side. She was still feeling ashamed and embarrassed because she had been exposed for eavesdropping.

"Ah... not yet."

Rencai replied.

"Then come with me today. I'll call you store manager from now on. Let's add each other on LINE."

Tao Xiang turned back to Chao Yang and said with a smile,

"From now on, I'll call you Manager. Manager~ Let's add each other on LINE."

Chaoyang nodded and took out his phone to add her on LINE. At that moment, Renna ran over and said cautiously...

"Um... I'd like to add them too. Right now, besides my family, I don't have any other contacts on LINE."

Chaoyang smiled, didn't say much, and exchanged LINE contact information with them.

The two then took their leave.

Chaoyang stretched and yawned.

"Let me take another nap before going to the store~~~"

Hatsusei Academy is a private school that offers direct entry to junior high, high school, and university, and is also Japan's largest idol training school. It has regular classes and idol classes.

It was also Fujita Kotone's alma mater. Hoping to become an idol and make a lot of money, she finally entered this prestigious school after many hardships. But things didn't go as planned. Her grades were poor and her evaluation was poor. Becoming an idol was still a long way off. Although she seemed cheerful on the surface, she didn't know why she should continue to stay in this school.

Just then, the morning music class ended, and during the lunch break, I hid in a quiet corner of the stairwell to try and get some sleep so I could regain my strength to impress Fujita Kotone after school. I was startled awake by the sound of conversation coming from upstairs.

"Pfft, haha... The more I think about it, the funnier it gets. That kind of person actually wants to be an idol? There are too many people who are delusional these days. He's only good-looking, but he can't dance, and his singing is so bad that anyone who can listen to him for three seconds is a genius."

Ugh... It's ridiculous that you guys would be idols if you were to speak ill of others so loudly.

Fujita Kotone, who was lying on the spare table at the bottom of the stairs with her eyes half-closed, was already very unhappy because of being mocked, and now she was even more unhappy because of the content of the conversation.

"What was his name again... Ah, Fujita, right... Hahaha... If I wasn't afraid of being sued, I would have recorded it and posted it online."

Fujita Kotone's hand trembled slightly, but she did not get up to refute.

She had heard too many similar comments, and she herself believed that she had no talent as an idol other than her looks.

At least they admit I'm cute...

She thought to herself with a self-deprecating smile, forcing herself not to pay attention to these malicious words.

Gradually, her thoughts began to blur, her body relaxed, and she eventually drifted off to sleep again.

When I woke up, I glanced at my phone and realized it was already past 3 p.m.

Just then, the school bell rang, and the noisy footsteps of students could be heard outside the corridor.

"Oh no, I've skipped class!"

She sat up abruptly, her face full of panic.

With her mind in complete disarray, Fujita Kotone quickly gathered her thoughts.

Calm down, calm down. The most important thing to do right now is... go get a job!

It has to be said that Fujita Kotone is beyond saving.

Hmm, I'll call the teacher on the way and apologize, saying I'm not feeling well...

With her idol dream seemingly out of reach, Fujita Kotone's current mindset is that her part-time job is the most important thing, putting the cart before the horse.

Although she knew her actions were somewhat rebellious, Fujita Kotone still went ahead without hesitation, dragging her still exhausted body to the front of the shop in the morning sun. As usual, the shop manager she knew was already inside, preparing to open the shop...

"Ok?"

Is someone talking to the store manager? Who is it?

In the morning, Chaoyang was so bored that he arrived at the store early to prepare the ingredients, clean up, hang up the sign, and so on. By the time he finished, it was already 3 p.m.

While I was casually eating some bread I bought from a convenience store, I suddenly heard a very polite voice calling out from behind me.

"Hello? Are you the manager of this store?"

Chaoyang put down the bread in his hand and looked up at the girl in front of him. She had long, smooth, light blue hair, tied into two small ponytails with black ribbons on both sides, hanging neatly over her shoulders. Her pupils were bright gold, leaving a deep impression.

She is undoubtedly a beautiful girl with an extraordinary temperament.

Since she didn't know what she was there for, she cautiously nodded first.

"Hello, I'm a student who saw online that there are high-paying jobs here, so I'd like to work part-time here. Do you have time now?"

"Ah, yes, yes."

Chaoyang snapped out of his daze. Realizing her purpose, he quickly put down the half-eaten bread and stood up to greet her.

Wow... I didn't expect to catch a fish after only posting on social media for a day? She's quite cute. Although I feel she's a little less cute than Kotone.

At this moment, he had already decided to take the girl under his wing.

Because at this point the system issued a notification sound.

"System-designated beautiful girl detected"

Name: Toyokawa Shoko

Charisma: 93

Monthly revenue growth: 0

Favorability: 0/100

Rating: None

Chapter 10 Hermès and BonBon

"Please have a seat... Would you like something to drink?"

"No need to thank me"

Facing the bright morning sun, the girl, Toyokawa Shoko, maintained her elegant demeanor. After bowing slightly, she gently pulled out a chair. Before sitting down, she turned slightly to the side, placing one hand lightly on the back of the chair, while the other hand discreetly brushed the hem of her skirt, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles to ensure the skirt neatly covered her thighs, leaving no possibility of any exposure.

Her movements were so natural and fluid, as if they were an instinct she had learned over many years, showcasing the elegant demeanor of a noble lady.

After sitting down, Toyokawa Shoko brought her knees together, her toes slightly turned inward, and her hands gently placed on her knees.

"Hey... wait a minute, let me get the paper and pen."

Although Chaoyang has already decided to accept him, saying it directly will definitely make them think he has ulterior motives. It's already suspicious that such a run-down izakaya is offering such an hourly wage.

Some of the older, overworked customers in Chaoyang learned about this hourly wage while chatting with Fujita Kotone and then spread the information on social media. He guessed that she came here after seeing this.

"Oh, thank you for your help."

Chaoyang quickly returned to the kitchen, took out a notebook and a tablet from the storage cabinet, and then came out.

"Well... since it's not a proper chain store, I don't need a formal resume here. If you've prepared one, don't waste it; take it back for future use."

Chaoyang spoke up.

"Thank you for your trouble."

The girl named Toyokawa Shoko still had a smile on her face and bowed slightly in greeting.

Although her smile is sweet and feels comparable to Fujita Kotone's, it also gives Asahi a strong sense of distance.

If I had to use a metaphor, Fujita Kotone really felt like the little sister next door, while the woman in front of me felt more like a woman who had been working in the workplace for many years.

"Um... what's your name?"