Ogura Asahi blinked blankly, momentarily at a loss for words.
No, she had never intended to hide this, but how had they found out so quickly?
Other than posting songs, she had not uploaded any videos. Her streams were at night, even late at night... Could it have been clips?
"What is that?" Shiina Rikki and Nagasaki Sōse pressed, neither of them understanding.
At the same time, they inexplicably glanced her way. Even without knowing the details, they could tell this girl was pulling some new stunt again.
"Eh~ Rikki and Soyo-rin, you don't know? This music-content creator who's become hugely famous lately."
"I'm not like you, Aine-chan, spending every day intensely surfing the internet. How would I know?"
"Eh~ But you've at least heard these songs, right? Look." She turned the tablet and pointed at the song covers on the screen.
"'My All,' 'Glass Altar,' 'Sakura Sakura I Want to See You,' and 'Blooming in the Mud,' 'Spring, Come,' 'NIGHTDANCER'... They've all been super popular recently, right?"
"..."
After a moment of silence, the three suddenly felt their mouths go dry and hurriedly lifted their teacups for a sip.
"...I have come across and heard these..."
"Eh? What do you mean!? Asahi sang these!?"
"I've heard them too. They're amazing..."
Chihaya Aine raised an index finger to correct them. "More precisely, it's her and her biiig~ bro~ther. They've occasionally streamed together at night recently, and they've caused a huge sensation online!"
"Look, their followers have already reached seven digits... No way~! It's gone up another two hundred thousand since I last checked..."
"..." X 3
The four of them stared at her with admiration, resentment, and anger, as if accusing her of withholding songs from the band to go solo instead! Was she trying to defect!?
Seven-digit followers... Even