This is not the date I wanted.

After breaking free from Rokuko's clutches, Nanashi sighed speechlessly, stole a glance at the living room, and asked curiously.

"Speaking of which, why are there only the agent and Grandma Guan Meng in the living room? Where is Miku herself?"

"Answer: It is just like defending the city in your own house, and not going out of the house."

"Is this true... Is this a bad omen?"

Hearing that the lawless Meijiu actually closed the door, Qi Zui was puzzled, and there was a bit more awe in his eyes when he looked at Mu Lin'ang in the living room.

……

“What a lovely family.”

Noticing the three people gathered together outside the living room, Subaru Murasakibara said with a wry smile.

"Um, sorry... to bother you so suddenly."

"It's okay... don't mind it."

Guan Meng shook her head slightly, took a sip of tea, and asked in a kind tone.

"Ms. Murin... am I remembering correctly? You said you were Miku's former manager, right?"

"Yeah, that's right. Until two years ago, I was in charge of arranging Miku's idol activities. Ah—this is my business card."

Mu Lin Subaru nodded, and as if to prove her identity, she handed her business card to Guan Meng in the middle of the conversation.

"Don't be so nervous. I don't suspect you of lying." Guan Meng smiled and shook her head. "I'm old now. I'm not used to the kind of social conversations in the workplace. There's no need to be so rigid. Just come here to have a cup of tea and chat with me to pass the time."

"All right—I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Exhaling slowly, Murasakibara drank a sip of tea, taking the opportunity to adjust his mood.

"Um...Ms. Guan. Has Miku really lost her past memories?"

After hesitating for a moment, Subaru finally expressed his doubts.

"Well... when I adopted her, she had no memory of herself before she was hospitalized."

"I see. No wonder she reacted like that when we met."

Hearing Guan Meng's reply, Subaru's expression was both relieved and a little frustrated.

"But I think she should know her identity. I heard that when she was in the hospital, she used the Internet to research her name... So, she is a little disgusted with the profession of idol."

"I see. If you lose your memory and learn about your past in this way, it will definitely leave a psychological shadow."

Hearing this, Subaru began to understand why Miku had been so repulsive to him just now.

In fact, as an insider in the industry, she also knows many people who have retired from the idol circle because they were concerned about their privacy being exposed.

"Ms. Subaru, you came to see Miku this time. Do you want her to make a comeback and continue to be an idol? Maybe you signed a contract, but considering the child's current condition."

"No, no! You misunderstood Ms. Guan. The contract cannot be binding for such a natural disaster that is beyond our control. And even if it were true, I would not force Miku to become an idol."

Quickly waving his hand to clarify the misunderstanding, Mu Lin replied bitterly.

"My meeting with Mijiu this time was purely accidental. After the disaster two years ago, Mijiu lost contact. I tried many ways to find her, but there was no news. I thought she must be with her parents..."

At this point, Subaru's voice choked a little. After calming down, he took a deep breath and continued.

"So, when I saw that she was safe, I was really happy."

"Yeah……"

"Of course Ms. Guan, I don't deny that I have selfish motives in this regard. After all, I am not only Mijiu's former manager, but also her fan. It would be great if she could make a comeback. If she doesn't want to, I just hope she can live a happy life."

After saying that, Mu Lin Subaru bowed to Guan Meng.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Ms. Guan. Please take good care of Mijiu in the future."

——————————————I am the dividing line for shifting perspectives————————————————

"Oh, really. Why did grandma let that guy in here?"

At this time in the room, Mijiu was dissatisfied with Guan Meng for letting Murin Subaru into the house without permission. She was sulking with a puffy face, rolling around on the bed with her pillow in her arms.

Although Mijiu admitted that it was very rude to indiscriminately reject someone, emotionally, she still hoped that her grandmother would be more partial to her and kick the other person out directly.

To Miku, Subaru's appearance was like an uninvited guest who disturbed her peaceful and happy life, making her feel irritated.

"I don't want to be an idol. I have to waste a lot of time training, the work is tiring and hard, and it's easy for people to dig up gossip and personal privacy."

As if she was talking to herself, Miku muttered while hugging the pillow.

Tick-tock, tick-tock - the second hand ticked in the quiet room. After rolling around on the bed for a while doing nothing, Mijiu began to feel a little irritated.

"What is grandma talking about with that agent..."

Mijiu made uneasily guessed. I heard that those talent scouts were all slick-tongued and liked to write all kinds of verbal promises to trick girls into becoming idols. Although Grandma Guan Meng was a good person, she was easily confused at her age. Maybe she was accidentally fooled by the agent's sweet talk and sold to be an idol without permission.

Thinking of this, Mijiu's eyes suddenly widened and she realized a very serious problem.

(Wait, by the way. Yoshino and the others seem to be coming back soon. It would be bad if that woman found them.)

If she saw so many innocent and lovely beautiful girls at once, the woman named Subaru Murasakibara would definitely not be able to control her nature. She would go wild and drag them into the hell cave called the "idol circle", and then use her power as an agent to give them all kinds of orders and make them serve her like pets.

Why is Mijiu so sure? Because if it were Mijiu, she would do the same.

(Isn’t this inviting a wolf into the house?!)

After realizing this, Mijiu immediately rolled off the bed, opened the door, ran downstairs and ran to the living room.

"Stop it! I will never allow you to do anything evil to my...family members——Ale?"

Seeing that Guan Meng was the only one in the living room, drinking tea leisurely, Mijiu couldn't help but tilt her head in confusion.

"Ah...Miku, you're here. Yoshino made some tea, would you like some?"

Guan Meng drank her tea and looked at Meijiu with a kind look.

"Um... Grandma. Where's the manager? Are Yoshino and the others okay?"

"Hmm? Yoshino and the others went back to their rooms to do their homework. As for Ms. Kurumi, she went back a while ago."

“Hmph…I see.”

Miku muttered with a subtle look on her face.

This was clearly something she had been longing for, but for some reason, Mijiu felt an indescribable disappointment in her heart.

"I'm sorry, Miku... Should I keep her for a while longer?"

As if noticing Mijiu's expression, Guan Meng asked with some concern.

"No! No!"

Miku hurriedly waved her hands in denial.

"Anyway, she must have come to me to become an idol! Although I don't know why I wanted to be an idol in the past, I am very satisfied with my current life and have no plans to change it. I can't stand someone suddenly coming and making decisions on my own! Rather, I feel much more relaxed if she leaves."

However, after saying this, Mijiu herself felt something was not right. It seemed as if she was trying to hide something.

"Miku... No, you can't tell such a lie..."

Sure enough, Guan Meng smiled bitterly and shook his head and said,

"Ms. Mu Lin...will not come again."

"……Eh?"

Mijiu couldn't help but be stunned.

"She said... if you really hate being an idol right now, there's no point in forcing it. Seeing that you're okay, she's relieved and content."

“Hmm…Is that so?”

Hearing this, Miku pouted in displeasure.

For some reason, although this was the answer she had been looking for, she felt uncomfortable in her heart and couldn't let it go.

(Although I don’t want to be entangled, but being abandoned so easily is also annoying.)

"What's that? Is she trying to say that I have no future as an idol since I lost my memory, and I'll just be cannon fodder?"

"Maybe it's different from what you think." Guan Meng shook her head and denied it, "That person just hopes that you can sing happily on the stage."

"Happy... Was I happy being an idol before?"

Guan Meng's words slightly touched a chord deep in Meijiu's heart, but she remained unmoved on the surface, holding her cheek with a lack of interest.

"Miku, why don't you want to be an idol?"

"Why……"

Guan Meng's words left Meijiu speechless.

Since leaving the hospital, Mijiu transferred directly to the senior year of high school because of her age. Maybe because she had lost her memory, she could not understand anything the teacher said in class. It went in one ear and out the other. After trying hard for a day, Mijiu realized that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, and she gave up without hesitation.

Should we say that she did nothing in the days that followed? Or was she just taking advantage of the situation? While her classmates were struggling to get into school and were studying hard for the purpose of entering higher education, Miku was just enjoying herself. She would go home to have sex with Tohka and the others after school, or go to the lower grade classroom to play with the younger girls and spend an elegant afternoon tea together, without considering any career issues.

To be honest, Mijiu didn't think she had done anything wrong and was very satisfied with her current life. If she could live like this forever, she would definitely choose to be content with the status quo without hesitation.

But the irony is that Yuiya Miku knows better than anyone that there is no such beautiful thing in the world.

As long as time flows, people are destined to grow. As long as people grow, it is impossible not to change.

"If Mijiu really hated idols, grandma wouldn't insist. I don't think there's anything wrong with Mijiu wanting to live a peaceful life as an ordinary girl. But grandma, I don't want Mijiu to treat herself with such an ambiguous attitude. If she does that, she will definitely regret it in the future."

After hesitating for a long time, Miku answered hesitantly.

"It's not like that... I don't want to be an idol because I think being an idol is hard and it's easy to expose your privacy and get into trouble. After all, many jobs can't be smooth sailing. But I don't understand, what is the value of being an idol? What is the reason to stick to it even if you encounter so many unpleasant things?"

Because you used to be a top idol with great singing talent, so you became an idol?

Since you don't have any other choice, why not become an idol?

Perhaps such worries were a luxury in themselves, but Miku hated making decisions based on such rash reasons.

"I see..." Guan Meng nodded suddenly and said, "Then, how about we actually see it and then get the answer?"

"look?"

Under Mijiu's puzzled gaze, Guan Meng handed something to her. It was a box containing a Blu-ray disc. Inside the box was a girl with long violet hair wearing a gorgeous dance dress, and her signature was written in oil pen on it - "Yuxiao Mijiu".

"Is this... me?"

Miku asked blankly.

"Well, the DVD left by Miss Mu Lin seems to be your previous work."

Guan Meng nodded and replied.

"Forget it... It's a rare opportunity anyway, so let's just take a look."

Mijiu pursed her lips, with some curiosity and fear in her eyes. After a struggle in her heart, she slowly nodded.

After opening the video box and putting the CD into the player in the living room, Meijiu took a few steps back and sat next to Guan Meng.

While waiting for the machine to read the message, Meijiu unconsciously clutched Guan Meng's clothes.

【Everyone~Thank you for coming here today. 】

A sweet voice came into my ears. In the picture, the former "Meijiu" stood on the stage with the spotlight on, facing the gazes of thousands of audiences, and smiled fearlessly.

And as if in response to her enthusiasm, the venue erupted in thunderous cheers.

"Is this me..."

Miku said in disbelief.

[Then let's start with the first song - "monochrome (Photos that used to be black and white)"! ]

Following the hint of "Meijiu", music began to flow on the stage, followed by a burst of cheerful and bright singing.

As if to paint the black and white photo with colorful colors, "Yuuyomiku" sings with all her heart.

Forgetting her fear and uneasiness, Miku stared at herself on the screen without blinking.

She was enjoying the stage from the bottom of her heart. Miku almost arbitrarily came to the conclusion. It was not because she was "Yuuyomi Miku" that she could understand, but "Yuuyomi Miku" conveyed such feelings without reservation.

Why? Mijiu couldn't help but wonder. She originally thought that she was being slandered by others and questioned by her fans, but why was she smiling so purely and happily?

"Ms. Mu Lin told me that you, Mei Jiu, once said this before."

Slowly closing her eyes, Guan Meng spoke as if recalling a memory.

“…Idols are people who bring courage, dreams, and hope to their fans.”