The social phobia substitute will not dream of the band girl

"No, wait a minute, I have a problem."

Bai Lu Qiansheng didn't expect to have the opportunity to say this, and he suddenly felt a little touched...

It would be strange if I could be moved!

"Although I think that as a professional...? producer, although you have a preference for noctchill, you certainly won't express it so directly or obviously, so I hope you can give me a reason."

No, no, no, normally I would explain it later, right?

I think you just want to say "I have no objection", Qiansheng.

"Ahem... You're right. The reason for this decision is of course—because of this punishment game, actually!?"

Time seems to have stopped at this moment...

Well, actually, Ping Xin was the only one who paused. He loved this kind of part of keeping people in suspense and tricking them to see if they were stuck.

"Because this is a small theater that tests acting skills, I think it would be more appropriate to hand it over to Pastel*Palettes, where super child star Shirae Chisei is. Do you like this explanation?"

"In that case...I have no objection."

Here you go again, I think you really just want to say this, right?

"Actually, the script hasn't been finalized yet. You can use themes you write yourself or topics submitted by the audience, but—"

"I choose the first two, no buts." Qiansheng answered quickly.

"..."

Bai Lu Qiansheng's enthusiasm today silenced Ping Xinggan.

What? You also like answering questions quickly?

"Of course you can choose...as long as you think your script is better than mine."

Ping Xin took out a dozen bound A4 papers, and the title on them was——

"...The Tuner?"

Well, the name sounds interesting anyway, so what's inside...

Well, it seems like just an ordinary script, nothing surprising except that someone died at the beginning, hahaha...

Is it really that simple?

Bailu Qiansheng remains skeptical!

Chapter 64: So, why does it have to be an idol?

"Okay, now please go into the auditorium and rest. We will now enter the exciting question-and-answer session—"

*A burst of meaningless background music

Ping Xin pretended to pull out a small blank card and looked at it. "Well, listen to the question... The job I want most right now is - Hinana-san!"

"Ahaha~ Is that me~?"

The scene isn't canned at all for a while, but it will be blurred by laughter later on.

"No, no, no, it's you, but it's not you... Ichikawa Hina-san, what job do you want to do most right now?"

"Hmm...Ahaha~ It would be nice if it could be related to Yu-A Kuma~"

Ichikawa Hina was all smiles and laughter, but what would you think if Hirashin said he was ready a long time ago?

"really?"

"Is that even necessary?"

Although others didn't get the joke, the two happily high-fived each other and continued filming.

"Next question... Even though you're idols, you're all still in school, right? So, how did you do on your final exam? - Fukumaru Koito-san!"

"scare...!?"

Having never expected to be called out so suddenly, Koito shuddered and immediately reacted, "I, I got first place in the grade in this exam."

"Ohhh, isn't that amazing!"

Ping Xin was the first to applaud, and then there was warm applause in the venue. After all, who wouldn’t be used to such a well-behaved and cute little girl?

"It's not that great... Hehehe~"

Fukumaru Koito often worries about not being unique enough and not having any special talents, so she needs to be fully encouraged in the areas where she is good at in order to build her confidence.

"Now, next question... The Summer Triangle is the three stars that are easiest to observe during summer stargazing. So, their names are—Higuchi Enka-san!"

"...ha?"

Didn’t we agree on a truth-or-prank session? Why did you suddenly change it to a quiz?

However, this did touch upon Enka's blind spot. After all, she had never been interested in romantic things, so she didn't understand.

"...the Summer Triangle is a triangle formed by Vega in Lyra, Deneb in Cygnus, and Altair in Aquila."

“Hey, you actually answered it!?”

The prank failed, and Ping Xin thought this was a good opportunity. If she couldn't answer, he could drag her for private tutoring tonight.

I never expected that you, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also study this kind of thing. In this river?

"But it doesn't matter, we still have one last question!"

Pingxin straightened his suit, shook his wrists, and even made a noticeable inhalation sound.

It was so formal that it made everyone a little nervous.

"This is the last question, Mr. Asakura Toru, please listen to the question... In the previous program, the audience learned that noctchill is an idol group composed of four childhood friends. And the opportunity that started it was actually Toru--

You don't know why you suddenly thought of becoming an idol, and then everyone joined in one after another. So the question the audience is curious about is...

Asakura Toru, why do you want to be an idol? "

Rather, why does it have to be an idol?

This question has been on the minds of Hirayuma Higuchi, Enka Higuchi, and many other people.

As for whether he has this audience or not, or whether she exists or not, it doesn’t matter at all.

If Pingxin says he/she has it, then he/she has it.

"Hey, why?"

Asakura Toru didn't expect to be asked this question at this point, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.

But she wouldn't lie anyway.

"Well...I was persuaded. A girl with long blond hair and blue eyes." Toru Asakura replied.

"Eh~me?"

Asuna poked her head. Could it be that she had lost her memory?

"Well... a little 'smaller' than her."

Ping Xin knew about it, this was definitely something that Xiao had done...

absolute!

"...So what's the reason? If it was just someone coaxing you into doing something, it's hard to imagine you, someone who's afraid of trouble, accepting such a job, right?"

Ping Xin is still pestering me.

For no other reason than his curiosity.

"Because she said... if you become an idol, you'll be noticed—"

Because Xiaoshi told her that if she did this, she would naturally attract that person.

Even if everything was lost once, now there is a possibility to recover everything.

Faced with such an opportunity, everyone is a gambler with red eyes, willing to bet their own soul.

So she didn't think too much about it, although she did not think about it at all, but she immediately made up her mind -

Toru Asakura wants to be seen, so he has to become less transparent.

Because his eyes are always on the shining people, not on the empty bubbles.

The bubble itself is hollow, not even as solid as the layers of onion wrapped around it, because there is nothing inside it.

She is light, floating, and free, but she is also as fleeting as a dream. Any slight stimulation may make her break and dissipate.

But this feeling happened to be very similar to his former hollow self, except that one was crawling ugly on the ground to survive while the other was a balloon floating in the wind.

They are attracted to each other because of their similarities, and they become a "burden" to each other because of their encounter.

"I see. Even someone like you wants to change yourself... Remarkable!"

I don’t know if Ping Xin was pretending not to understand, but this was all he could say during the recording of the show.

"Well, that's all for today's show..."

"Wait, I have an opinion!"

Why do you have an opinion again?

white......

Enka, what are you doing?

The one who interrupted Hirayuki was not Shirasagi Chisei, but Higuchi Enka.

"Enka-san, do you have any questions?"

"I just thought... there should be one more question today!"

Ok?

But the four of you have already spoken, who else can...

what--

"You're 'our' producer, right?...And there are five people over there and four people here in the game. If you're not counted, the game and the punishment wouldn't be fair, would it?" Enka said with a cool smile on her face.

"...You caught me."

Ping Xin scratched his head, then sat back in his seat, looking ready to be bullied.

"The situation has reversed, Mr. Producer... Now, let me ask you a question: why did you become a producer?"

"Hmm...personal hobby?"

How should I put it, the answer is not surprising at all——

Really are...

What a lie!

Ps: I'm afraid some people don't remember what happened earlier, so let me explain. Toru Asakura was invited by the younger sister in this book to become an idol, and this happened even before the main storyline (Chapter 1) began.

In the previous plots, the four members of noctchill also appeared as passers-by many times.

The reason she did this was because the male protagonist, who had suffered a family tragedy, began to dwell on his own stubbornness and his mind was gradually twisted. So she needed someone who could share his energy and relieve his stress. While searching for a candidate, she remembered Toru, the first friend in kindergarten that the male protagonist had mentioned to her.

After investigating, she found out that Toru Asakura was actually a woman. We will not go into details about how she approached him. In short, a turning point occurred when they were negotiating and Toru had not yet decided whether to believe her (hours).

That is, the awakening of the stand (which others cannot detect) and the external recovery of the body. When Asuna and others gradually became attracted to the male protagonist for some reason, the younger sister found that the backup plan she had prepared in advance was useless, so she prepared to put it aside.

But when Toru felt something was wrong and continued to ask, she told the fact that the hero's family had an accident (abridged, only the ending was mentioned), but she did not mention what happened to Hina and the others.

So Toru made up her mind to become an idol, and this time she wanted to "reunite" with a few others, so she officially debuted in her second year of high school just like in the original timeline (Shining Colors).

That is to say, Toru actually knows that the male protagonist has suffered a lot, but she doesn't know what to do, so she chooses to do it in her own way, that is, to become a pen pal/idol and use her clear soul to help the male protagonist remove the troubles of the world.

Chapter 65 Let’s Watch the Meteor Shower Together

I want to create a true idol—

We don’t want to create a god, but we want to create an idol that can carry people’s aspirations and dreams. We can even call such a person a leader.

False gods will eventually die, but the wills of true great men will live on even after their death, influencing the world for thousands of years as they did before.

To be honest, my impression of idols was actually similar to what Enka said at the beginning. They were basically something that could become popular by selling jokes and using capital, and they were just dressed-up dolls to be consumed by people.