Chapter 562

Little did she expect that, after unexpectedly enrolling in the university, the apartment she chose would house the very man she had fallen for at first sight under the moonlight years ago.

Fate is indeed unpredictable.

Once his stage play is over, she will drop out of school and embark on her professional journey in a more perfect state.

Compared to her sentimentality, Anwa Subaru and Hoshino Ai cared more about other things.

Anwa Subaru stared incredulously at their lunchbox, picking up a piece of fresh, juicy Iberian black pork. "The variety and taste of these ingredients... it's from the school cafeteria?! Are you kidding me?!"

"I want to enroll at Filia too! I want to transfer from my current Performing Arts School!"

"Regular students can't get in, but if you have someone you know there to help you."

Sakurakoji Talent, engrossed in appreciating and analyzing the cooking techniques, explained to her in advance, "The tuition for the special class is..."

"... Never mind then, the school cafeteria isn't a bad place to eat."

Anwa Subaru shrugged and gave up on the idea.

It's not that the young lady can't afford it, but there's no need, especially after she started earning money herself, she realized just how tough society really is.

That's a huge sum of money; it's something the entire team might not earn in a year just by putting on live shows, selling merchandise, Group Photo with fans, and doing commercial activities.

Besides, Kawasaki is where they spend their time, so it's inconvenient for them to come to Tokyo for school...

"However, I can have my sister take you in, or you can come with me."

But then again...

"..."

After lunch, the three actresses continued filming in the afternoon.

He took some time to go out and buy dozens of cups of milk tea and some afternoon tea snacks, which he gave to a friend's agent so that she could distribute them to the crew members in their name before leaving.

Then, on the [Sakura Rain] studio side...

Upon receiving the message, Ogura Asahi walked out of the first-floor entrance and stepped onto the outdoor staircase, where the danger level would increase on rainy days. He immediately saw two figures, one in gold and one in black, below him.

He greeted them with a smile from afar, "Good afternoon, Shizuka, Mana!"

"Little Asahi /Little Chao..."

Once they could clearly see him, the two of them began to climb the steps.

Miyako Shizuka peered through him at the building in front of her, her tone hesitant. "Um, Little Asahi, is this the building?"

"That's right,"

Ogura Asahi readily agreed, spreading his arms wide. "This is the company's office! And all the property belongs to the company. If it doesn't perform well in the future, the money from selling it can sustain us for a few more years."

"Don't say such pessimistic things~"

Sumiida Mana playfully patted his shoulder.

"Come on in! I'll show you around!"

He smiled and waved, leading the two into the house... no, into the company.

A few days ago, I poached the two of them. After some discussion, they decided to come and see him because they trusted him. Today they came to visit.

Even though it's Friday, and even though it's still class time... so what? It's not a problem for the two of them at all.

It's harder to ask for leave during work hours than to ask for leave from class.

"This is the dance area; you can come over if you'd like."

"This is the recording practice room. I think the equipment is quite complete... brand new, and I carefully selected the models myself. I really went all out."

"This is the band's dressing room, it's a bit bigger than your previous one. Although it's originally for a full 5-piece band, this will be the standard for you from now on. There's also a common lounge area over there, where you might bump into other members."

"This is Roselia's room. They didn't come today, otherwise I could have gone in and said hello."

"This area is a workshop that specializes in providing clothing. Because it's not very large at the moment, there are relatively few staff members on staff. If you have any questions or requests, you can communicate with them."

"Next up is our newly established department project: the Smart Lens Virtual Reality Diva Project! This is definitely the trend of the Mirai! Let me tell you a secret, I have quite a few connections in this field. If you join us, you'll definitely have a place in the Mirai's wildly popular virtual reality dual- Songstress genre..."

"The idols and bands are more closely related; the others are in other areas. Would you like to take a look around while you're at it?"

"..."

One hour later.

Just like when he signed the contract with Roselia last time, he led the two of them to the café on the middle floor of the studio.

However, unlike last time, they have now hired staff and can take orders.

As the company gradually resumed normal operations, other staff members also appeared besides the three of them.

"Here are the relevant contracts; please take a look."

After placing the order, he pushed the prepared black folder onto the table and waited for the two of them to meet and look at it together.

The conditions are largely the same as those given to Roselia, but there are a few more obligations and constraints.

Of course, the reason he was in such a hurry to sign them was to gain control of Miyako Shizuka in advance, so that Toyokawa Shoko wouldn't be able to do whatever she wanted later.

Sadly enough, although Ogura Asahi and Miyako Shizuka are now quite good friends, compared to his own niece and childhood sweetheart... he doesn't think he has a higher chance of being with her.

At best, he's at the level of Ms. Donut), maybe even less.

It's still early days, and there's nothing we can do about it.

There were no complicated terms and conditions, only a few pages long, which they read through shortly after the meal was served.

"Little Asahi, this treatment is too generous, and the level of responsibility and constraints is also..."

Miyako Shizuka frowned, her expression tinged with helplessness.

Is this really how you run a company? Isn't it a bit too casual?

Compared to what they had before, this is simply... isn't this just a pampered young lady playing house?

More than her joy at the generous benefits, she worried that after a few years of struggling, the company might actually go bankrupt as he had said...

Although, he said that even so, the money from selling the building could sustain them for a few more years.

But to say whether she was tempted or not, of course she was. What did it matter to them, the working class, whether the capitalists lost money or not?

What particularly caught her attention was that she wouldn't have to be so busy with work as before, and also the fact that virtual reality world performances had become very popular recently.

She had also heard that the firm was planning to expand into this area, but it seemed that a reasonable plan for how to implement it had not yet been determined.

"That's right, Xiao Chao!"

Sumiida Mana shook her head worriedly, picked up a Donut, took a bite, and mumbled, "If you keep going like this, there's a high chance you'll lose money!"

"Our previous firm offered us very generous terms in the contract..."

Don't ask why there are Donut on the menu; he specifically requested them. He's a very detail-oriented and sophisticated person.

"It's alright. My purpose in starting this company wasn't to make money, and it shouldn't lose money anyway..."

He reiterated his relationship with Avenx and its resources, as well as his noble ideal of helping bands he loved to focus on making music, leaving the two of them speechless.

No, no matter how you look at it, this really sounds like a rich girl playing house in the name of starting a business, doesn't it?

He took a sip of his special milk tea, not caring what they thought, since they were indeed pretty much the same.

"Even if we do lose money, I'll make up for it by earning it elsewhere, so don't worry."

"... You have other businesses too?"

Miyako Shizuka's beautifully curved lips twitched slightly.

The difference between people is truly...

"Of course! Don't forget, at least I still have my clothing business!"

He reminded him.

"Ah, right, the clothing support studio I saw earlier, could it be...?"

Sumiida Mana naively guessed.

Even their original agency didn't have a dedicated costume design department; they basically relied on outsourcing for selection and finding studios to customize their costumes.

"That's right!"

Sumimi's two were at their wits' end. Fine, you're something else.

They only knew that he had worked part-time in the clothing industry before, but you never mentioned that it was a company or factory.

"In short, you can take the contract back and review it at your leisure, then give me your answer, preferably within the next couple of days."

He didn't urge him or give him too much time, after all, the next live performance wasn't far away, and negotiations and handover with the other agency would take time.

After speaking with Sumimi, he told the two of them to stay there and continue their tour, while he changed his clothes and went to Haneoka to wait for class to end.

Not long after, the school bell rang, signaling the end of the school term.

After the students left one by one, he brazenly slipped into the music room, and then a while later...

The door to the music room opened, and an elegant, aloof figure with blue hair entered from the outer corridor.

"It's been a long time, Ogura- senpai~"

Toyokawa Shoko greeted the only person in the area.

"Oh, good afternoon, Little Shoko!"

Ogura Asahi turned away from the two figures chatting and laughing as they walked towards the club building in the courtyard, and turned around in the bright sunshine.

How have you been lately?

He's really something, going from his aunt to his niece...

Toyokawa Shoko placed her large schoolbag on the table in front of her and rubbed her Hands shyly. "Thanks to my senior, things are a bit better than before."

That's the truth. With the income from those two songs, she quit her previous customer service job and focused more on learning and composing new songs.

Both time and living expenses are much more plentiful now. I even had enough money the weekend before to treat Wakaba Mū to afternoon tea, where we ate our fill of snacks, something we hadn't done in a long time.

Although I don't know why, Mu's expression was unusually subtle that afternoon, and she didn't eat much... Could it be that she had no appetite?

No matter how hard she racked her brains, she couldn't figure out that the culprit was the person in front of her.

If someone hadn't fed and spoiled Wakaba Mū by bringing her some snacks before going to that pink-haired girl's house, her enthusiasm wouldn't have turned to dust.

"You deserve all of this."

Ogura Asahi remained noncommittal, his gaze fixed on the blank sheet of paper she had just taken out, showing some interest. "Is this the new piece of music?"

"Hmm, I've written another one these past few days, please take a look."

She respectfully and hesitantly presented the sheet music with Hands, awaiting his approval.

After submitting the two pieces she wrote during the Golden Week last week, she used her spare time this week to refine another one.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Chapter 506 Ref: Rain.

He took the paper and looked at it, finding that there was only one poem, which puzzled him slightly.

Actually, given her talent, he wouldn't be surprised if she produced two or three songs a week. It's just that everyone here is so unreasonable.

Back in the day, a certain drummer, while waiting for the lyrics, still stayed up all night to produce two new songs, three days before the live performance.

Hilarious! She says she's no good, far inferior to her sister and the guy in front of her...

Of course, she wasn't the only one who was outrageous. The other four who could keep up with the pace and practice a little on the morning after finishing the second song before going live were also formidable.

Not to mention they also had to sew the performance costumes... Well, with such a tight schedule and the cat causing trouble, it's no wonder their finished products weren't quite satisfactory.

It's true that each generation is better than the last (they're practically cheating)! Back when Roselia was composing a new song before her live performance, Hikawa Sayo said that even two weeks was too rushed...

Back to the girl in front of me, I don't know if she's not short of money, or if she said there was no rush and she could take her time, or if she was afraid of rushing and failing, but in any case, her only achievement this week was one song, and...

He glanced at the song titles; they weren't even some of the ones he was familiar with.

Is it because her mindset hasn't turned dark yet that she can't create a dark style for Mujica? Should she be made to turn dark in the future...?