A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

"Ah, could this young lady be the daughter of Ms. Mori Minami?"

"……Yes."

Seeing that the other party revealed his identity so directly, Ruo Yemu naturally did not intend to make any more useless concealments.

After getting the confirmation, a hint of surprise suddenly appeared on the chief stylist's face again.

"This is truly surprising... Besides the current hottest idol group, the daughter of Nagasaki's advisor, I didn't expect you'd also recruit the daughter of Ms. Minami under the wing of StarrySky. Isn't your personal brand's lineup a bit too extravagant?"

"Rather than saying she's been recruited, it's more like I'm unilaterally asking her to help with publicity."

Facing Kachi Terumi's exaggerated exclamation, Chihaya Tetsuya smirked and scratched his head:

"Miss Wakaba herself has no plans to join the clothing industry."

"Even so, it's still impressive. Mori Minami's recent momentum in the entertainment industry can't be underestimated."

Kachi Terumi stroked his chin and said:

"She's planning to host a banquet and has invited quite a few prominent figures to her mansion. From what I've heard... she's even invited their children, especially those around Wakaba's age."

"specially……"

Although Ruoye Mu had already anticipated that many people of his age would attend the banquet, if he added the premise of "specially invited" before these people of his age, then the purpose behind his mother's behavior would become even more intriguing...

Wakaba Mutsu fell into deep thought. Meanwhile, Chihaya Tetsuya continued to ask Kachi Terumi:

"Is Mr. Kadi really invited to the party?"

"Well, after all, I have a lot of contact with the entertainment industry."

Kaji Terumi said this while looking at Chihaya Tetsuya again.

"...Mr. Chihaya was also invited?"

"Well, although I'm not invited, I will be attending with Wakaba-san as her companion."

Chihaya Tetsuya responded in the same way.

"Oh? A fellow traveler?"

After hearing Chihaya Tetsuya's answer, Kachi Terumi raised his eyebrows in surprise:

"Does this matter... have Ms. Minami's consent?"

"Yes. Or rather, it was she who first proposed it."

"Hey, so that's how it is~"

After hearing this, Jiadi Zhoshi nodded with a mysterious look on his face.

"I never expected such a thing to happen. It seems Ms. Minami understands the potential and value of Chihaya-san and StarrySky... but her methods are a bit heavy-handed."

"???"

Chihaya Tetsu, who completely failed to grasp the deeper meaning of Kaji Terumi's words, could only tilt his head in confusion.

As for Chihaya Tetsuya's confusion, Kaji Terumi just chuckled and shook his head.

"Nothing, just speculation and my own thoughts... As expected, we'll have to wait until the day of the banquet to find out Ms. Minami's specific plans. For now, let's focus on the task at hand."

"Yeah, that's true."

[TGC] is about to officially begin, and Chihaya Tetsuya has put aside all distractions and is ready to witness this fashion feast that will officially kick off the trends for the next year.

On the other hand, although Wakaba Mutsu, who had kept all of Kaji Terumi's words in mind, also turned his gaze to the screen that was broadcasting the T-stage scenery in real time, his mind had already drifted to the upcoming Wakaba family dinner.

If everything Jiadi had just said was true, then... she might have been able to guess her mother's true intention.

……

"Eh?! It's been a while since I've greeted you! Ms. Minami!"

Looking at the mature woman in front of her, who was wearing a fashionable coat and hiding her face with round-frame sunglasses, Toyokawa Shoko saluted her with a panicked look on her face.

"I didn't expect you to come to see [TGC]"

After Toyokawa Shoko, the others also saluted her after learning that the woman in front of them with extraordinary aura was Mu's mother.

"One of today's models is a new actress from our agency, and I'm a little concerned about her performance."

Mori Minami said as she took off her sunglasses.

"...Mu didn't come with you?"

"Ah, Mu is currently backstage with Tetsuya-kun."

Toyokawa Shoko confessed truthfully:

"If you want to find her, I can call her right now—"

"No need. If I really wanted to find her, I would have contacted her before [TGC]. This time I just came to watch the first fashion show of the newcomer of the agency."

Mori Minami put her sunglasses back on.

"But, taking the initiative to stay with Chihaya Tetsuya...it seems that inviting him to this party was the right decision after all."

"…intervention?"

When Shoko Toyokawa heard this word, she subconsciously showed a moment of surprise and vigilance.

Mori Minami didn't intend to answer directly, but instead asked a question that made Toyokawa Shoko and the others stunned in their tracks -

"In your opinion, should Mu stay away from you guys as soon as possible and resume her normal relationship, or should she stay with you guys and continue this secret relationship with Chihaya Tetsuya that can't be revealed to anyone else?"