I'm Not Doing It, I'm Not Doing It
Yukino: "It sounds beautiful."
Mai: "I'm so touched."
Everyone else praised it highly and requested an audio version.
Shuya ignored their demands and ruthlessly shut down Line.
He thought for a moment, then asked, "Little Senior Sister, can I post this on Twitter?"
He had used up some of his Power of Faith before, and this video can replenish it. It also helps promote his Little Senior Sister's new album, making it a win-win situation.
The Little Senior Sister didn't care. "Go ahead and pass it on if you want."
Although this would reveal that Shuya was still at her house so late, her Little Senior Sister simply didn't...
I never expected this floor to be so weird.
But even if she thought of it, she probably wouldn't care.
Shuya obtained her consent and then uploaded the video to Twitter.
He then typed. "I was discussing the new song at my Little Senior Sister's house and came up with a half-finished version. I'm sharing it with everyone first. If you think it's good, please support her when Little Senior Sister new album is released."
My Little Senior Sister retweeted the post as soon as it was published.
Although it's bedtime now, modern people don't fall asleep that quickly; most fans have seen Shuya's new tweet.
"Seisen-chan's pajamas? I can't take it anymore."
"Seisen-chan so cute!"
"Ms. Itai is beautiful even without makeup."
"Shu-chan still at her house so late? Could it be...?"
"What? Don't you know they're senior and junior brothers? So what if they're close?"
The comments section was about to go off-topic, but people who had already listened to the song had flooded it with comments before that:
"Waaaaah, it sounds so good!"
"As expected, I love the combination of Shu-chan and Seisen-chan the most!"
"Shu-chan! Shu-chan! Shu-chan!"
"Miss Seisen is the best!"
As comments increased rapidly, the tweet spread instantly.
Section 649, 605. I can't afford to, I can't afford to.
There's been a lot of discussion about Shuya and his Little Senior Sister's new song, and it quickly became a trending topic on Twitter.
Shuya didn't have any particular feelings about this; he was a regular user, so it wasn't unusual for him.
The Little Senior Sister didn't pay much attention to these things.
She said, "Shuya- kun, it's getting late, why don't you... ah."
She had intended to have Shuya and rest, but then she suddenly thought of Shoko.
She's still outside; she was probably the one who made the noise on the balcony earlier.
"What's wrong?"
Shuya asked, noticing that his Little Senior Sister had suddenly stopped speaking.
Little Senior Sister: "... Um..."
She wasn't good at lying, but she couldn't let Shoko's existence be exposed.
She then changed the subject. "Are you free tomorrow? If so, let's continue working on this song?"
"Of course I'm free. I'll come find you tomorrow morning."
Shuya the Way.
"... Don't you have to go to school?"
It's okay if I cancel.
That won't do.
The Little Senior Sister said sternly, "Since you're able to go to school, how can you not go? You're still a student, you shouldn't..."
"Okay, okay, I got it. Going to school is fine! I'll come find you after school."
Seeing that she was about to lecture him, Shuya quickly raised his hands in surrender.
Hanazawa Sakura's whimpering and her Little Senior Sister's lecturing are arguably his two biggest nemesis.
Shuya made up a random excuse that it was late and left his Little Senior Sister's house.
Just as Shuya had walked away, a figure slipped in from the balcony.
It was undoubtedly Shoko.
Shuya's initial suspicions were not wrong; she was using Mai's power to hide outside at the time.
"Shoko- chan, welcome back."
The Little Senior Sister greeted her but didn't say anything.
She simply said, "I'm going to sleep now, you should get some rest too."
"OK."
Shoko wanted to discuss Shuya's condition, but seeing the situation, she didn't say anything and went straight to take a shower.
Meanwhile, Shuya went home and fell asleep without playing much.
On Thursday, Shuya went to school for the first time in a long time.
As soon as he arrived at school, he was pulled aside by Shizuka Hiratsuka for a lecture, which he dealt with perfunctorily before returning to the classroom.
The new song he released last night has been heard by all the classmates, so it's hard not to glance at him a few more times.
But only Yui Hama dared to come Yuigahama and speak; the others weren't familiar with Shuya.
Hikigaya is usually withdrawn, and his Yellow Hair neighbor will at most give him a greeting, but they won't have any deep conversations.
Shuya spent his class time bored, and after school he didn't go to the Service Club, but went straight to the company to find his Little Senior Sister.
Today is a weekday, Little Senior Sister is mostly at the studio.
"Good afternoon."
"Shuya- kun gotten out of school?"
The Little Senior Sister looked at Shuya with delight, eagerly beckoning him over to see the fruits of her labor.
She spent a lot of time finally finishing the composition, and now she wants to Shuya for some advice on the arrangement.
So Shuya and his Little Senior Sister stayed in the studio to discuss the arrangement until eight or nine o'clock in the evening.
She finally finished it, but she can't record it yet because her other songs aren't finished. She'll have to wait a while longer.
Shuya had no objection to this.
After all, it's my Little Senior Sister's album; she can record it whenever she wants.
He had finished dealing with things here, and before he could even rest, he received another message from Maeda Saori after returning home.
It turns out the first episode of IDOL has already been filmed.
We'll start reading the script for episode two on Friday, and filming will begin in a few days.
In other words, they can skip school again.
This time, Shuya remembered to Shizuka Hiratsuka for leave. Seeing that he had a legitimate reason, she didn't say anything and readily granted him leave.
On Friday morning, Shuya arrived at AOKI early. As soon as he entered, he saw Aoki Shin waving at him.
Shuya asked curiously, "Is something the matter?"
"Shu-chan, your new song with Seisen-chan is really good."
Aoki Shin smiled somewhat ingratiatingly.
"Thank you, it's nothing, I'll be going now."
Shuya realized that something was wrong again, so he pretended not to notice and tried to avoid him and run away.
He wouldn't be so eager to help this greasy middle-aged man.
"Cough cough cough, wait a minute, something's wrong, something really wrong!"
"..."
Aoki Shin tried to grab Shuya's arm, but Shuya avoided him.
"That's all I'm saying, but stop with the pulling and tugging."
Shuya's words did not elicit any reaction from Aoki Shin.
He has a very thick skin.
"Shu-chan, I need to talk to you about something. Come with me for a moment."
He asked Shuya to go to his office, where Horiuchi Susumu was also sitting.
A duo as always.
"Morning."
He greeted Shuya.
"Alright, no need for formalities."
Aoki Shin interrupted Shuya begin to greet him.
Shuya said, "Alright. Let's get down to business."
"Shu-chan, listen to this song."
Aoki Shin was prepared; he clicked the mouse and played a song.
Shuya remained silent as he listened to the song.
The office was quiet.
Shuya fell into deep thought.
He wasn't sure what they meant by this, why they suddenly played him a song—and the song was actually quite ordinary.
This song is neither good nor bad; it just lacks any distinctive features.
I didn't remember much after listening to it, and the melody seemed familiar.
Shuya thought to himself, "So they want me to give my opinion?"
He pondered how to phrase it without being too harsh.
Aoki Shin, oblivious to Shuya's hesitation, said, "This is a song sung by Inoue Mai in the drama."
"Oh..."
Shuya nodded.
... so what?
He looked at Aoki Shin with a puzzled expression.
He looked back at Shuya: "Don't you think something's wrong?"
"What's right or wrong? Is there anything good about this song?"
Shuya a wondrous path.
Horiuchi Susumu: "... Shu-chan, don't be too demanding. This song is actually pretty good."