In the corridor, Kinoshita Yoko and Yuki Aono entered the living room, planning to rehearse their debut song again, along with the details of the various blessings.
Vodka looked at the cute outfit in Kinoshita Yoko's hands, and his feet moved before his brain did, following them toward the living room.
However, just as he reached the living room door, Vodka keenly sensed that something was wrong.
He abruptly turned around.
After leaving the balcony, Jiang Xia had not come to join everyone in the living room. Instead, he had turned right, looking as though he were about to leave.
Vodka: "...?"
He watched vigilantly for a moment, then hurried over to stop him and asked cautiously in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Someone outside may be in danger, so I'm going out to check." Jiang Xia was not nearly as sneaky as Vodka, and spoke at a perfectly normal volume. "I don't need help. You stay here."
Vodka: "...??"
As he stood there thinking suspiciously, Jiang Xia pushed him aside, opened the door, and went straight downstairs.
Atsushi Kumano also returned from the balcony.
He looked at Jiang Xia's retreating back, nodded to Vodka, and said half in greeting and half in sincere admiration, "What a dedicated young man."
Vodka: "..."
...He really was dedicated.
Just probably not in the way you meant by "dedicated."
Atsushi Kumano pushed open the living room door.
As it opened, the laughter and playful chatter of three young idols drifted faintly from inside.
Vodka, standing blankly in the corridor, could not help turning to take a look.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally followed Atsushi Kumano through the door.
—To be fair, compared with wandering around outside with Uzo, Vodka naturally preferred staying here.
From that perspective alone, everything seemed