395. Aftermath (End of Volume 3)

I must say, it's actually quite accurate.

Online news websites and forums are in complete chaos.

Besides the area in Japan, other districts like Great Hua are also in chaos.

Shuya's friends were absolutely ecstatic.

I received a lot of messages on Line from industry friends like Hirai Ryuji and Aoki Shin.

Shuya logged into his friends' LINE group and saw that everyone in the group was talking about this.

Hyakka: "Shuya, I'm so jealous."

Hyakka: "I'm so envious."

Hyakka: "@ Shuya @ Shuya @ Shuya @ Shuya @ Shuya"

Shuya: "..."

Haruno sent him a friendly smiling emoji, telling him to savor it.

Kirino: "Shu-chan- senpai!"

Kirino: "Shu-chan senpai! Shu-chan senpai! Shu-chan senpai!"

Ayase: "Kirino has been excited for a long time, how can I stop her? @ Shuya- senpai, please take responsibility."

Shuya seemed to sense Ayase's murderous intent.

Motoko: "To the end"

Kyousuke: "As expected of Shuya, he easily accomplished something I couldn't possibly do."

Motoko: "What happened?"

She accidentally missed typing a single character.

Shizuka Hiratsuka: "I'm impressed. As expected of you."

She had already recalled what had happened before, and she quite admired this solution.

Haruno then sent out another kind smiley face emoji.

This is so sarcastic... Shuya should probably just stay underwater.

He checked his phone for a while, but Hanazawa Sakura still hadn't arrived.

He had been waiting for her, and he had to explain Mai's signing of the contract. He also wanted to hold a press conference tonight to clear his name.

Otherwise, if reporters are allowed to unleash their wildest imaginations, who knows what kind of statements will emerge tomorrow?

Shuya was thinking, Inoue Hikoo walked in and sat in the main seat.

He looked indifferent and uninterested, propped his legs up on the table, and started playing on his phone.

Inoue Hikoo said that this scene was nothing compared to the excitement he felt back then.

Where's my mom?

Your mom is cooking red bean rice at home.

"Holy crap, what's the point of cooking? I'm going to find her!"

Shuya stood up.

"Just kidding."

Inoue Hikoo yawned. "She'll be here soon."

A moment later, Hanazawa Sakura and Maeda Saori walked in.

Actually Haruno and Hyakka- chan wanted to come too, but they didn't have time.

"Shu-chan, Mai- chan, honestly, I wish you'd told me before doing something like this."

Maeda Saori gave a wry smile.

"Huh? Mom didn't tell you?"

Shuya asked curiously, "He did mention live streaming to Hanazawa Sakura."

"...?"

Maeda Saori looked at Hanazawa Sakura with a puzzled expression.

Hanazawa Sakura: "..."

She tapped her head, stuck out her tongue, and laughed, "Forgot!"

"This..."

Maeda Saori could only manage a wry smile.

She shook her head and sat down opposite Shuya and the others with Hanazawa Sakura.

"Huh? Yukino- chan's here too?"

Hanazawa Sakura said with a smile.

"Hello, President."

Yukino nodded to her.

"Good boy/girl."

After Hanazawa Sakura finished speaking, her gaze shifted to Shuya, Mai, and her Little Senior Sister.

"So, back to the main topic, you guys..."

She paused.

Little Senior Sister and Mai became inexplicably nervous, Shuya remained calm.

Are you two getting married?

Hanazawa Sakura smiled brightly:

Who ranks first?

Where's Haruno- chan?

Will Yukino- chan join us too?

"What happened to the Hyakka Jam?"

Do you need me to introduce the house?

How many children do you plan to have?

"Oh no, I need to think about where to enroll my child in elementary school!"

Hanazawa Sakura said something terrifying with a grin.

Shuya turned to Inoue Hikoo and said, "Can you control your wife?"

Inoue Hikoo: "What's it to me? Just don't drag me into your messy situation."

Shuya Inoue Hikoo had stopped speaking and that the temperature around Yukino was dropping, Shuya personally interrupted Hanazawa Sakura's reverie.

He delivered a major piece of news:

"Mom, Mai- chan wants to sign with our agency."

"..."

Hanazawa Sakura suddenly fell silent.

One second later.

She slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly. "My Hanazawa Agency is finally going to rise to prominence today!"

"Son! I knew you'd one day manage to win over Mai- chan!"

Shuya: "?"

Mai: "?"

Hanazawa Sakura, overcome with excitement, grabbed Mai's hand and exclaimed, "Mai- chan! From now on, let's conquer the Japan entertainment industry together!"

"Hana, Ms. Hanazawa?"

Call me president!

"President...?"

Hanazawa Sakura screamed excitedly, "Ah---! One more time!"

"President!"

Mai raised her voice, and Hanazawa Sakura proudly put her hands on her hips. "Okay, I got it, we're going to go and confront your mom right now!"

Shuya instinctively stopped her. "Don't go, she's much smarter than you!"

Inoue Hikoo: "Don't go, all you'll do is whine!"

Maeda Saori: "Don't go, you can't argue with her!"

Mai: "Don't go, my mom's fierce!"

Yukino: "Don't go, President, you're too weak!"

Little Senior Sister: "...(Stunned)"

Hanazawa Sakura: "???"

Section 424, Chapter 395: Aftermath (End of Volume 3)

After much persuasion from Shuya and the others, they finally dissuaded Hanazawa Sakura from confronting Mai's mother.

"Eek."

Hanazawa Sakura was sulking.

Shuya said, "The most urgent thing now is to clarify the situation and minimize the impact. But don't worry about that, I've already made preparations."

"Oh?"

Mai raised an eyebrow.

Shuya said, "First of all, we need to release the news that Mai- chan is going to sign with our agency. This will attract a lot of attention."

"Then explaining the song is very simple. Just say that my Little Senior Sister and I are going to release a record together, and this is a promotional activity."

"Then why choose my school? What's the reason?"

Mai asked.

"Simple. We'll be filming a music video for the new song, and you'll be the female lead, so we'll be promoting it at your school."

Shuya said, "And this will be your first job after your comeback."

"It's also an internal collaboration within the firm, which I think is very suitable. What do you think of this approach?"

He sought opinions.

I think it's okay.

Maeda Saori said, "After that, I'll have someone stir things up online, and this will all blow over."

"I felt from the beginning that this was the right thing to do, umm."

Hanazawa Sakura nodded.

Shuya glanced sideways. Fine, you like yesterday's version.

Mai shook her head, indicating that she had no objection.

And so the decision was made.

Shuya and others held an emergency press conference at 8 p. m. that evening.

Amidst the frenzy of camera flashes, Hanazawa Sakura, sitting in the middle, confidently announced that Mai would be joining Hanazawa Agency, and explained that this afternoon's concert was just a promotional event, hoping that everyone would not overinterpret it.

But the reporters clearly weren't going to let them off the hook so easily: