He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

"……and?"

"I'm... not ready to see that kid yet."

"………………Who is not?"

The short-haired woman also sighed.

"Originally, I thought that I would help Xian Ren after we had completely solved our problems. Who knew that he would solve all the problems by himself and even recruit three such lovely newcomers! The two of us suddenly became friends. There is no room for appearance!”

Speaking of this, she not only shook her head with emotion:

"It seems that this child not only followed your appearance and personality, but also got my inheritance in terms of work ability."

"No, everything he has achieved is entirely due to his own efforts and excellence, and has nothing to do with our two incompetent parents."

A middle-aged man...or rather, Watanabe Kento's father, Satoshi Mizushima, said in an extremely serious tone:

"And when he was in the most pain, the first person to lend a helping hand to him was also the Higuchi family child. If you really want to say that, that child may be more like his relative than the two of us."

"Okay, okay...you've been saying this for several days. If you keep rambling on, you will really become a verbose uncle."

Faced with her husband's words of self-blame, although Watanabe Mai felt the same way, she did not intend to continue discussing this topic:

"Our mistake is an undeniable fact... We can leave the reflection until we meet. Now it is better to think about how we can help him."

"……that's true."

Mizushima Satoshi nodded, then retracted his frustrated expression, and turned to look at his wife:

"So, do you have any plans?"

"Of course, I have been preparing for this for nearly a year."

After saying that, Watanabe Mai took out her phone and opened a photo from the album——

"Oh...it's the child of the Asakura family."

Looking at the girl on the phone screen, Satoshi Mizushima blinked:

"I remember his name is Asakura Toru, and he is Kento's first idol - ah, that's right."

At this point, Tomomi Mizushima immediately understood what Mai Watanabe meant by "preparing a one-year plan".

"That child...was poached by Pulchra, right?"

"Yes, and the lowest level of means was used."

Watanabe Mai gritted her teeth and said:

"If I had been by his side at the time, this would never have happened... Tsk, Pulchra is a lousy company. It's still so mean after all these years."

"Then what we have to do should be very simple."

Satoshi Mizushima tapped the table with his fingers and said in an extremely calm tone:

"Let's... help the wise man take back his most important idol."

Chapter 1: Add a little unexpected drama to the losing dog drama

"Hey...it's a TV station."

Hearing that Higuchi Enka's next job was to be included in a local TV station, Asakura Toru suddenly showed a somewhat surprised expression.

"Higuchi has only debuted for two months. Not only has he passed WING's initial review, he has even been approached by a TV station...it's amazing."

"...Is this very fast?"

Because he doesn't know the career history of other idols, Higuchi Enka doesn't have a clear idea of ​​his own development speed.

But Toru Asakura, who works at Pulchra, is very aware of how incredible Higuchi Enka's growth rate is.

"Generally speaking, if it is a small firm with little background, then the new idol must not only have excellent business capabilities, but also must be very lucky, and may have the opportunity to get this level of exposure. Even for a big company like Pulchra Basically, the company can only focus its resources on cultivating two or three aces like you in each issue. As expected, more of them are fringe idols who cannot enter the public eye at all..."

Asakura Toru said, while showing Higuchi Enka a poster of the new couple in the photo album on his mobile phone.

"You see, these kids are all newcomers under the Pulchra subsidiary... They have been debuting for nearly half a year, but apart from some internal announcements at Pulchra, they have not received any decent jobs at all... I guess it will be more... In less than a year, they will graduate without any notice."

"…………"

In other words, if they fail to find opportunities to increase their exposure in the future, then these new idols will

Career will end with nothing in just one year.

After hearing Toru Asakura's explanation, Higuchi Enka, who had always been protected by Kento Watanabe, truly realized the reality and the cruelty of the industry.

At the same time, Asakura Toru couldn't help but sigh:

"Today's wise people are really exaggerated. If the previous wise people simply knew how to cultivate idols, then now he is an all-round producer who has complete control over everything from training to publicity and even management. In addition, his With his good looks and personality... when Watanabe & Associates becomes more famous, he will definitely become super popular..."

"..."

Facing this current idol who started to act nymphomaniacally mid-sentence, Higuchi Enka did not complain as usual, but subconsciously reached out and touched her lips gently.

Now that things have happened, Kento Watanabe's excellence no longer needs to be emphasized, Higuchi Enka already knows it.

However, no matter how outstanding and perfect Watanabe Kento seemed to the outside world, in Higuchi Enka's heart at this time, the fragile side he showed that night has been deeply engraved in her mind and cannot be forgotten.

And along with it, she was engraved in her heart... and the touch of his lips.

Although it was slightly dry, it was very soft. Mixed with his slightly messy breath and eyes full of innocence and confusion, there was an inexplicable magic that made people want to keep kissing her.

Doesn't this guy really have some weird special physique...

"…………Higuchi?"

"...Ah, huh?"

It wasn't until he heard Asakura Toru's call that Higuchi Enka came back to his senses from that "dangerous" memory.

"what happened?"

"...You seem to be doing this a lot in the past few days."

Asakura Toru said, pointing to his lips with his finger.

"Are your lips uncomfortable?"

"………………yes."

After a moment of silence, Higuchi Enka nodded slowly.

"It's autumn already, so my lips are a little dry."

"Indeed, that's why Hiyori-san will help me bring lip balm when I work outdoors."

Toru Asakura said:

"It is recommended that you also prepare one. After all, as your popularity continues to increase, your outdoor work will definitely become more and more... But of course, if you are a wise person, you should be able to do it without forcing you. At the same time, we will arrange the most suitable workload for you.”

Having said this, Toru Asakura couldn't help but said in an envious tone again:

"Haha...can this year go by quickly? I really want to go back to Watanabe Office and work with Kento..."

"........."

This is the line Higuchi Enka has heard from Toru Asakura countless times.

What [If you don’t go back, there will be more cute girls around the wise man! ] And [Will there be other female managers or female producers eyeing him next? 】 and other words, Higuchi Enka felt that his ears were almost filled with cocoons.

That being said, what will happen when Asakura actually returns to the office?

Will there be new idols in Watanabe Office at that time?Is there still only one producer in the agency, Xianjin?And... what kind of relationship will my relationship with the sage turn into at that time...

In just two months, her affection for Kento Watanabe had grown to the point where she would forcefully kiss him when they were alone. In another year's time, there was no telling whether she would still do it on impulse. More "disrespectful" behavior.

"........."

When Higuchi Enka fell into deep thought again, Asakura Toru also silently watched Higuchi Enka's expression and remained silent for a long time.

........................

"...That reaction must have been from the kiss."

After leaving Higuchi Enka's house, Asakura Toru couldn't help but mutter to himself in front of an empty house:

"My lips are just dry...but I will never blush while touching my lips, Higuchi."

Toru Asakura may indeed be a carefree person, but this does not mean that she is a slow person.

Rather, under her casual and lazy way of life, there is a sharper observation and a clear mind that is different from those of her peers.

"Although I had expected such a day for a long time, I didn't expect that this day would come so quickly..."

Even though Higuchi Enka has said more than once that she does not have that kind of desire for Watanabe Kento, Asakura Toru, who has also been through it, knows that the kind of self-righteousness and rationality can easily be "seduced" unconsciously by the other party. "It completely loses its meaning.

After all, during that half-year period, she had tried to "attack" Kento Watanabe more than once, but in the end they all failed due to various circumstances.

The two of them must have encountered some kind of special situation that made Kento lower his guard, and also made Higuchi lose his mind.

"Ah... turns out, my biggest opponent is still you."

If another year really passes, will the relationship between them really be as innocent as it is now?

……

…………

Sure enough, I am still so envious...

Sighing about this thing that she already knew well,

Toru Asakura chuckled and shook his head.

Then, full of envy and melancholy, Toru Asakura walked towards his home with heavy steps...

"……kindness?"

However, when she just took steps forward, she suddenly saw a scene that shocked her——

"Why are the lights at Xianren's house on?"

Could it be said that the wise man went home temporarily today?But if that was the case, he should have informed her and Higuchi in advance...

Could it be that there was a thief?But, would a thief really be so arrogant as to turn on the lights when committing a crime...

Full of doubts, Toru Asakura was ready to go home quickly to inform his parents and think about his next response.

But the next second, before she could reach her door, the door of Kento Watanabe's house was suddenly opened——

"……Eh?!"

When Toru Asakura saw the person walking out of her house, she immediately exclaimed in disbelief:

"Is it...Aunt Mai!?"

"...Huh? Ah, isn't this Toru? Long time no see!"

Mai Watanabe, who noticed Toru Asakura in response, raised her eyebrows in surprise, then turned back and shouted at home:

"Hey, hubby, come out first! Tohru is right across from our house now!"

After saying that, Watanabe Mai turned around again and asked Asakura Toru, who looked confused:

"It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. Can Tohru come to our house for a little while? We have something very important to discuss with you."

"...What, what's the matter?"

"About letting you return to Watanabe Office again."

"……………………Eh?!?!?!"

In this way, an unexpected encounter suddenly gave an ordinary drama of losing a dog a new twist.

Chapter 2: Excessive self-esteem can also lead to self-loathing

When Yuko Daito came to the office, Ken Watanabe had just finished the last phone call.

Then just as Daito Yuko was about to say hello to Watanabe Kento, Watanabe Kento's phone suddenly rang again.

"…………"

Daidon Yuko, who had just raised her hand, couldn't help showing a helpless expression.

However, what she didn't expect was that Kento Watanabe didn't rush to answer the phone. Instead, he looked at her with a smile and took the initiative to say: