He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

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"Ah, there's no need to give me this. I'm waiting for my boyfriend. Idols and stuff should be forbidden to fall in love, right?"

"Eh? Ah... Gu, that's it for now..."

"Then there's no way."

"Sorry for disturbing you……"

There are children who are rejected because of external conditions.

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"Excuse me, are you interested in becoming an idol?"

"...Idol? You have to sing and dance, right? I haven't been good at this since I was a child, I'm sorry~"

"Even if you are not good at it, as long as you work hard -"

"Forget it, that kind of thing is not suitable for me, you should go find someone else!"

"...Okay, excuse me."

There are children who are rejected because of their talent.

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"Excuse me, are you interested in becoming an idol?"

"……Scout?"

"Yes, I am Kento Watanabe, the producer of 'Watanabe Office'. If you are interested, you might as well——"

"Watanabe Office? Wait a minute, let me check first."

"Ah... that! If you search on the Internet, you should find things that happened several years ago. Now, the situation at Watanabe Office is a little bit..."

"It doesn't sound very reliable, so let's forget it."

"Well, if you are really interested, I can guarantee that I will arrange the most appropriate training plan for you——"

"Please allow me to refuse."

"...Sorry to bother you."

There are kids who refuse out of caution.

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"Excuse me, are you interested in becoming an idol?"

"..."

There are also children who are simply ignored.

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"Excuse me, you..."

"Eh? Brother, you look quite handsome! I have a very lucrative job here, do you want to know about it?"

"what……"

Occasionally, you will encounter similar peers.

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In the first three days, Kento Watanabe would hesitate a little because of the other party's rhetorical questions.

Three days later, Kento Watanabe was able to answer every question fluently.

A week later, Kento Watanabe resigned from his job at Livehouse in order to devote more time to talent scouting activities.

Two weeks later, Kento Watanabe was completely used to being rejected.

But...it’s not anyone’s fault.

Not to mention that there are only a few people who are interested in becoming an idol. Even if such a child does appear, they will give up immediately after hearing about the current situation of the agency.

And Kento Watanabe has no complaints about this.

After all, if he thought about it from his perspective, he would never join such a suspicious firm.Therefore, he has never concealed the situation of the firm from anyone.

Perhaps this naive principle would only significantly reduce the success rate of his scouting activities, but this was what he had expected.

All he could ask for was one person who would believe in his faith and determination and move forward side by side with him knowing everything.

But...this is just his extravagant wish after all.

From morning to evening.

Every street, every public place.

In addition to eating, drinking, and taking necessary rest, try to compress all available time as much as possible.

Talked to each other countless times, bowed countless times, and hit the wall countless times.

Every time you feel discouraged, slap yourself hard and get back up.

However, even so, there was still no response.

This was the first time for Kento Watanabe to feel the atmosphere called "loneliness" in this bustling Shibuya area.

In this way, three weeks later, after countless failures, Watanabe Kento finally had the idea of... giving up for the first time.

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"...There's only one week left."

Initially, Kento Watanabe would also suffer from leg problems.

The soreness made it difficult to walk. By the fourth week, he had already adapted to the blisters on his feet.

Of course, the last chance he had left in his heart was gone.

Just relying on his own wishful thinking, it is true that he cannot make others willing to risk their youth to accompany him to fool around.

After all, there is only one Toru Asakura in this world...

"Maybe it's time to recognize the reality."

Kento Watanabe said to himself.

"It wouldn't be too much to use Murakami and Ms. Fujito's connections a little bit... Rather, with their help, I will definitely be able to cultivate the best idols..."

Even if it’s a child who is forced to come, it’s okay as long as she can see her results, right?As long as the result is good, that's fine, right?

Even if it's...forced...

force……

……

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the scene when he and Asakura were here together a year ago.

Toru Asakura is working hard and growing every day, and himself is running around for his dreams every day.

Although there haven't been any amazing achievements in the past six months, the feeling of being down-to-earth and united makes people feel extremely fulfilled and happy.

That miraculous half-year period is Kento Watanabe’s treasure and the biggest reason for him to persevere until now.

Maybe it was just a momentary miracle, maybe there would never be another person in the world who would believe in him like Asakura.

"...One week left."

After applying the medicine as usual and applying a cold compress, Kento Watanabe struggled to stand up.

"Really, it's just the last week, please let me be more willful."

He has indeed felt the cruelty of reality, and he has truly understood how naive his persistence is.

But... before giving up in the end, he really wanted to struggle to his death one more time.

Just like that, enduring the stinging pain in his feet, Kento Watanabe walked towards the door again.

However, suddenly, the ringing of the phone made him stop his stiff steps——

"……what."

After seeing the name on the caller ID, Kento Watanabe's numb expression suddenly turned a little surprised.

"...Hello, Higuchi."

[How is the scouting work going? 】

"…………"

【Understood. 】

Seeing that Kento Watanabe didn't reply for a long time, Higuchi Enka naturally guessed this unexpected result.

【Have you been searching every day for the past three weeks? 】

"……kindness."

【Have you never had a day off? 】

"kindness."

[Planning to continue today? 】

"Getting ready to go."

[Sure enough...just wait for me first. 】

"……Eh?"

【Today, I am with you. 】

Higuchi Enka said:

[As a person, it’s not very convincing after all, right?If I'm here, maybe there will be someone who can listen to you a little longer. 】

"But, this is too troublesome..."

【beep--】

As a result, Higuchi Enka hung up the phone before Kento Watanabe could finish his words.

After that, Kento Watanabe called back several times, but Enka Higuchi had no intention of answering.

When Kento Watanabe saw this, he immediately understood that he could no longer stop Higuchi. In order to prevent her from running away in vain, Kento Watanabe had no choice but to stay here and wait for her to come.

"This is just a waste of her good intentions and strength."

Kento Watanabe smiled bitterly and took out the note pad in his arms.

"Why don't we walk a little less today..."

While saying this, Kento Watanabe once again looked through the results summarized in the past three weeks——

【memorandum】

[1. The tone must be as sincere as possible, otherwise you will not be able to attract the other party’s attention. 】

[2. The area where young girls are concentrated is...]

[3. If you plan to patrol for a long time, be sure not to wear leather shoes, and prepare soft insoles. 】

[4. When you are exhausted, you should rest as soon as possible. The success rate of talking when you are tired is basically zero percent. 】

【5. In order not to make the other party suspicious and unhappy, always smile. 】

【6.…】

【7.…】