It all came down to whether people liked them enough to spend money.
It would be a disaster if the young women went out in groups to make money, only for the people supporting them the most to be from their own village, with Torifu taking a cut on top of that.
After all that, the Mizukage would just be making money off her own village... No, she'd be losing money.
If that happened, Torifu figured the Mizukage would be very unhappy.
"Once you've chosen the field you want to study, you'll have one chance to change it within three months. After that, you'll begin intensive training, and you won't be allowed to switch. Make sure you're certain."
Mei Terumi and Kaguya Sai didn't have any other thoughts about it. Being able to study together was already a good thing.
They'd have each other for company.
"Huh? Where did that girl from the Yuki Clan go? What field did she choose?"
Mei Terumi pointed toward singing. "She chose the singing program with her Younger Brother. Looks like they're planning to form a group together, too."
Kaguya Sai pursed her lips. "Tsk, a brother-and-sister duo."
"But you have to admit, the two of them look incredible. They're serious competition."
Mei Terumi wasn't all that bothered by it anymore.
After coming here, she'd realized that everyone was remarkably talented.
Some had great figures, others were good-looking, and some were really tall.
By comparison, her beauty wasn't that much of an advantage.
And at the Art Academy, being talented as a ninja didn't count as a plus.
Mei Terumi found it rather interesting to be competing with everyone on equal footing.
"Don't worry. If the two of us work hard, we might still beat them. Besides, no one said there could only be