Ten-odd minutes earlier.
At Kusano Kaoru's apartment.
The living room was bustling.
While Kusano Kaoru was taking a bath, the other three idols deliberately turned up the television volume and rehearsed the steps for delivering their "surprise" under the cover of the noise.
After checking the time, they decided to go change clothes.
Looking at the cute, pink debut outfits, the three exchanged glances for a moment.
In the end, Kinoshita Yoko, who had proposed the plan, was the first to enter the changing room.
After she came out, the most mature and composed of them, Hoshino Terumi, looked up and secretly glanced around.
When she found that Jiang Xia had not returned, she immediately lost all interest in changing clothes.
Hoshino Terumi sighed and looked at Yuki Aono. "You go first."
"Okay~" With someone taking the lead, Yuki Aono seemed much less reluctant.
She looked over Kinoshita Yoko in her debut outfit, blinked, and remarked, "It looks great. It feels like we've gone back a few years."
Then, while Kinoshita Yoko was blushing, she took her own outfit and left the room.
"Sigh, it seemed like such a great idea when we were planning it, but once I actually put it on, it really is a little embarrassing." Kinoshita Yoko sighed, pulled out a blank greeting card she had prepared long ago, and began another part of her celebration plan. "Just sitting around waiting is too boring—we should each write a blessing for Kaoru."
As she spoke, perhaps noticing that Vodka beside her was rather tense, Kinoshita Yoko deliberately looked at him when she said "each" and gave him a friendly smile.
"!" Vodka's heart immediately began pounding like a wild boar charging around.
But after being worn down over the course of the night, he quickly calmed down