He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

however,

After she compiled all the information from the investigation, she suddenly discovered that the results of her investigation seemed to be far more "outrageous" than Toru Asakura's description of him:

First of all, before Toru Asakura left, Kento Watanabe trained Asakura Toru into a general manager without any work experience, using extremely limited working capital, and without any human resources. An outstanding artist whose quality is good enough to stand out among all the newcomers in Pulchra.

In the year and a half since Asakura Toru left, he has accumulated a lot of business experience and start-up capital through his own efforts, and got acquainted with "Mode. Modern" editor-in-chief Fujito, well-known musician Ishibashi, and world-class Dance troupe leader Guchon and other well-known figures in the industry.

Finally, after a year and a half of accumulation, with the addition of newcomers Enka Higuchi and Yuko Daito, Watanabe Office finally officially resumed operations, and in just three months, it created The most popular idol group "Unius" came out...

Although I don’t know why his mother Mai Watanabe didn’t help earlier, but without the accumulation of this year and a half, Kento Watanabe might not have grown so significantly.

"And... even with the help of Mai Watanabe and Mariko Fujito, if he didn't have the corresponding strength, he would never be able to get to where he is today."

Toru Asakura is the best proof of his ability to work.

As Toru Asakura's agent at Pulchra, Hiyori Hashimoto knows better than anyone else that Toru Asakura did not receive any substantial guidance or help when he first joined Pulchra in the early days.She relied entirely on the guidance of Kento Watanabe to stand out from all the newcomers in the current period and grow to where she is today.

After Toru Asakura left, Kento Watanabe, who had lost his only idol, did not give up. Instead, he continued to desperately accumulate experience and resources, and waited for the arrival of the next idol...

"In short... he is a person who combines strength, patience, and luck."

Hiyori Hashimoto came to this conclusion.

"Coupled with his background... well, it's worth a try."

Out of his love for Toru Asakura and his trust in his own investigation results, Hashimoto Hiyori finally decided to leave Pulchra.

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

"……I see."

And now, after actually communicating with Kento Watanabe, Hashimoto Hiyori's understanding of Kento Watanabe has become much more three-dimensional again.

His words and deeds are very decent and generous, and his personality is quite easy-going and gentle. It can be said that he is the type that is easiest to get along with.

As for his working ability, it was the same as what she knew beforehand.Just from the replies to work emails, Hashimoto Hiyori can see his extraordinary work efficiency and serious attitude towards work...

"But...there are still some shortcomings."

Hiyori Hashimoto closed the page currently displaying past replies and said to Kento Watanabe:

"Before this, Watanabe Office has been in a 'small office' state for a long time, so Mr. Watanabe's thinking has obviously not changed properly."

"……Uh?"

Kento Watanabe couldn't help but feel confused about Hashimoto Hiyori's statement.

"Change of thinking? About what?"

"Although it is not a disadvantage to reply to emails carefully, you can just ignore some spam emails that are obviously without any sincerity and value."

Hashimoto Hiyori said in an extremely calm tone:

"The current 'Watanabe Office' is no longer the small office with 'nothing' as you know it. Instead, it has the most popular new idol group 'Unius' and the super popular idol 'Toru Asakura'. The new stars in the industry who have joined. In order to ensure the quality of the work of the idols in the future, as well as the overall development plan of the firm, you need to complete the change in thinking as soon as possible."

"Oh, oh oh..."

Obviously his tone and expression were not strong, but because he was too serious, Kento Watanabe still felt like he was being lectured...

No, this is just preaching...

Kento Watanabe couldn't help but recall what the tq producer said to him not long ago.

[Don’t let your children participate in such little programs in the future... If you stay with mediocre people for a long time, even Baoyu will be covered in dust. 】

At that time, he only regarded his words as an encouragement or recognition, but now it seems that this is also the objective evaluation of the tq producer.

For Kento Watanabe, after going through a long "development period" of two years, even if he were told now that "Watanabe Office is no longer what it used to be", he would not be able to do it in just two days. Complete the change of thinking within a short period of time...

But...that's true.

Let’s not talk about Asakura Toru’s phenomenal popularity. “Unius” is already very popular on the Internet. If he is still operating in the same “small office” model as before, it seems a bit unjustifiable.

But...what about the so-called "big firm"?In what way and state should he adapt to the current environment and identity?

"It seems that this process is not that simple for you."

Seeing Kento Watanabe's overwhelmed expression, Hashimoto Hiyori couldn't help but smile.

"if that is the case

Exactly, Mr. Watanabe, I hope you can hire me as the agent of Watanabe Firm. "

"……Eh?"

"As a former Pulchra employee, I can provide you with my work experience at Pulchra as a reference for you in the future. At the same time, I can also share the workload that is beyond your ability to bear."

After saying that, Hashimoto Hiyori took out the relevant information that he had prepared long ago from his briefcase and handed it to Kento Watanabe.

"I don't know what you think?"

"I can't ask for it!"

Regarding Hashimoto Hiyori's self-recommendation, Watanabe Kento was naturally overjoyed and agreed.

In the brief work exchange just now, Kento Watanabe also felt firsthand the business ability of Miss Hashimoto.

In addition, he urgently needs this kind of work experience from a large company at this time, so Hashimoto Hiyori's joining can be called a timely help for him.

"Please give me your advice next time! Miss Hashimoto!"

"Well, please give me some advice, Mr. Watanabe."

In this way, after Hashimoto Hiyori officially joined, Watanabe Office finally began to move towards the true "elite route".

However, at the same time, the biggest contributor to the firm's transformation has not yet said a word in the entire chapter:

"This time... it's really bad."

Looking at Kento Watanabe's happy face, Toru Asakura couldn't help but murmured nervously:

"The real enemy turns out to be by my side all the time!"

Chapter 31: Toru Asakura’s “Dangerous Statement”

"So I realized that in addition to excellent idols, 'experienced' adults are also very threatening."

Toru Asakura sat on Higuchi Enka's bed and said to her seriously:

"Even Hiyori-san, who loves me the most, is likely to become an enemy I have to face."

"…………"

"Ignore it..."

Looking at Higuchi Enka who was still doing his homework expressionlessly, Asakura Toru sighed slightly.

"As expected of the person who took away the wise man's first kiss. He is really confident..."

After saying that, she fell on the bed with a sad look on her face and murmured to the ceiling:

"It seems that I will have to fight alone..."

"...Wait a minute for me?!"

After hearing Asakura Toru's sigh, Higuchi Enka was so shocked that he threw the ballpoint pen aside and looked at Asakura Toru with a shocked expression.

"You, what did you just say?"

"I said...I will have to fight alone from now on."

"One more sentence!"

"As expected... Ah, that's it."

Seeing the shocked expression on Higuchi Enka's face, Toru Asakura suddenly realized.

"So you thought I didn't notice... about the fact that you and Xianren kissed."

"you you……"

The secret that had been hidden in her heart for a long time was revealed so lightly. Even Higuchi Enka couldn't control her expression and tone at this time.

"How did you see it?"

"Hey, no... You don't really think you're hiding it well... Touching your lips and giggling or something like that, even a primary school student who has never been in love can probably understand what happened."

Toru Asakura pointed to his lips and said:

"Actually, I saw it that night, but I never said it out loud."

"Varied………………"

After hearing this, Higuchi Enka's face suddenly turned rosy with shame.

She always thought that this matter was a secret that only belonged to her and Kento Watanabe, but she didn't expect that it would be exposed to Toru Asakura on the first day after the incident...

Touching your lips and giggling?Had she acted so obviously at the time?Why did she lose this impression at all? !

Thinking of this, she subconsciously touched her lips again. However, when she realized that she was completely "self-executing," she immediately put her hand back with a blushing face.

"So... falling in love really makes people become idiots."

Toru Asakura has never seen Enka Higuchi look so overwhelmed.

"Even Higuchi would be like this... If it were anyone else, I'm afraid it would be even more serious."

What would she look like if she had kissed a wise man?

……

…………

Well, I can't imagine it.

As expected, this kind of thing can only be known after actually trying it.

"Asakura, don't you... feel angry?"

Despite the shame of the secret being revealed, Higuchi Enka naturally did not forget the significance of this incident itself.

"Obviously I have been saying things like 'I don't have that desire for wise men,' but I still took action on this matter."

"Eh? I'm not angry at all...because I didn't think you would always be so desireless from the beginning."

Under Higuchi Enka's mortified expression, Asakura Toru said calmly:

"And to be honest... As for you being able to 'succeed', I had actually thought of it before."

Although the relationship between her and Kento Watanabe has made very significant progress since that confession, after all, it is still not as good as that of Enka Higuchi.

.

"When the wise man was at his most desperate, it was you who extended a helping hand to him. And after that, you have been silently supporting his ideals. In addition, you have become an outstanding person who is very in line with his preferences. Idol, in this case, it would be strange if he doesn’t fall in love with you.”

As the childhood sweetheart who is most familiar with the two of them, Toru Asakura has already seen through all this.

"So... you won't be angry?"

Higuchi Enka asked again:

"After all, even if you see through this, there will still be no change in what I did... I will still take action against the wise man after all."

"Well...it's nothing. Although I don't know what the scene was like at that time, if it were me, I would probably do something more extreme than you."

Toru Asakura's reaction can be said to be surprisingly calm.

Faced with Higuchi Enka's slightly guilty attitude, she took the initiative to comfort her:

"To be honest, although I was a little jealous at the time, I really didn't feel bothered or angry. It would be better to say... the one who succeeded should be you. After all, you are the one closer to him now, Moreover, there are no first-come, first-served rules when it comes to love. You just do what you want. Besides..."

Having said this, Toru Asakura drawled a little, as if hesitating whether to continue speaking.

As for her showy attitude, Higuchi Enka couldn't help but ask:

"…and what?"

"Actually, I have always been worried about whether you would be angry because of my extreme behavior. But now, since you have already taken action, I don't have to endure it anymore."

Asakura Toru gave her a thumbs up:

"Next, I will also actively 'take action' against him."