"So, the performance is over now. Next up, we have to solve this 'Darling' problem."
Thinking of this, Shido couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
The longer they waited, the higher the possibility that the fan would leak this information to others. If a scandal arose because of this and affected Miku's idol activities, Shido wouldn't be able to forgive himself.
Although he asked Kotori to search for traces of that fan inside the gymnasium, he didn't know if the other person had thrown on optical camouflage or if Kotori was just brushing him off. Shido had absolutely no idea where that fan was right now.
"I an, it's possible she went ho early because she felt too sick from her cold. But since she ca all this way, it seems unlikely she'd leave without finishing the concert."
Shido scanned the audience in the seating area. Even with her distinct features, it was impossible for him to find her in a sea of nearly forty thousand people.
He had no choice but to go back to Miku and discuss it first.
Returning backstage at the gymnasium. It was intermission right now. After noon, Miku would begin the second half of her concert. Perhaps worried about falling behind on preparations for the afternoon show, the staff didn't even have ti for lunch. Everyone was desperately working on various behind-the-scenes tasks.
"This is..."
Walking up to Miku's waiting room, Shido felt sothing weird about the situation before him.
At the door of the waiting room stood two black bodyguards in black suits. Tall fras, sturdy builds, several fierce scars on their dark faces, all topped off with sunglasses. They looked exactly like characters straight out of a mafia movie.
Shido felt sothing was wrong.
Logically speaking, even if Miku was a top idol in Japan now, Subaru-san had no reason to hire bodyguards like this. She wasn't the Pri Minister of Japan.
For a simpler reason, Miku, who had fear of n, would absolutely never agree to have male bodyguards.
Although he didn't know what happened, Shido had a bad feeling.
His modest 170cm fra wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps in the teeth of these two burly n. But thinking about whatever trouble Miku might be facing inside the waiting room, Shido gritted his teeth and walked over without hesitation.
However, before he even reached the two n, Shido was suddenly pulled around a corner.
"While I can appreciate your courage, that move just now was a bit reckless."
His movents restricted, Shido looked back in panic. The person holding him back was the weirdly dressed fan he had been searching for.
"Why... are you here? This area is off limits to non staff."
"Hm? If you can co in, Shido, why can't I?"
"Eh... you know ??"
Seeing the other person casually call him by his na, with that familiar tone of voice, Shido was completely stunned.
Co to think of it, ever since he reported her physical features to Kotori, Kotori, whose tone was originally serious, imdiately relaxed, seeming completely unworried about the scandal between him and Miku leaking out.
Then it was highly likely that this person was actually soone he knew. And soone who already knew about him and Miku.
"I an, you didn't even recognize like this?"
The other person sighed helplessly, taking off her sunglasses and mask, revealing a beautiful face that wasn't inferior to the professional idol Miku's. Amber like, translucent eyes stared at Shido with dissatisfaction.
"Yu—"
Before Shido could scream, Yutsuki stuffed a rice ball into Shido's mouth to shut him up.
Mhm, the rice ball was shaped perfectly for carrying and quick eating, the rice itself was prepared excellently, the ratio of salt and water was just right, and paired with the salty taste of seaweed, it was even more delicious... But why is it a sour plum rice ball!
Ignoring Shido's masterful reaction face, which was worthy of a manzai stage, Yutsuki made a 'be quiet' gesture to him. She pressed her ear against the wall to eavesdrop.
Shido also tried pressing his ear against the wall. He found that the wall seed very thin; the sounds inside could be heard very clearly outside.
Looks like I'll have to remind Miku to watch her words in the waiting room too.
Another voice, a male voice with a strong foreign accent, rang out from inside the room.
"Kurebayashi-san, are you sure you won't reconsider? I believe that offering to recruit Izayoi-san is already an extrely generous reward. It should be a trendous blessing for your agency to receive sponsorship from our company."
"William-san. I have already said it. I have no intention of accepting such a contract."
Following that,Subaru's cold voice ca from inside the waiting room.
"Is this... headhunting?"
Swallowing the rice ball, Shido asked with a confused look. Yutsuki slowly shook her head.
"No, that foreign man talking to Miku's manager inside... he was sitting near while Miku was singing. His expression back then wasn't just about simple headhunting."
Yutsuki sighed helplessly.
"Hah... If I knew it would bring this kind of trouble to Miku, I wouldn't have shared her CD on my blog."
"Shared on your blog?" Shido looked at Yutsuki in surprise. "Yutsuki, are you 'Appreciators'?"
"Hm? Shido, you read my blog too?"
Yutsuki said, sowhat surprised.
"Mhm... I heard a little about it. The manager said the concert reached this scale largely because that blog recomnded Miku's CD."
"Well... I just wanted everyone to know about a good piece of work. I honestly didn't expect it to have such a huge impact."
Yutsuki gave a bitter smile. Shido looked at Yutsuki blankly, then seed to understand sothing.
"Yutsuki, you wouldn't happen to have all the CDs recomnded on that blog, would you?"
"Mhm, I obtained the limited editions and first presses through various channels. I also have regular editions for use and missionary purposes at ho."
"...Did Miku call you a few days ago?"
"Hm? Ah... A few days ago, I camped out in front of the ticket office to buy concert tickets, but I forgot my power bank, so my phone died. Co to think of it, there was a missed call from an unknown number."
"I went to all of them. Thanks to that, my wallet is almost empty recently. I have to go do so part-ti jobs... What's wrong, Shido? You look dumbfounded."
Shido looked at Yutsuki, sighed with a bitter smile.
"Yutsuki... co with to see Miku later. There are so important things we must clear up."
"?"
Yutsuki was completely confused by Shido's uncharacteristically forceful attitude. After casually agreeing, she went back to eavesdropping on the situation on the other side of the wall.
At this ti, the verbal spar inside the room concerning Miku had reached a rather extre point.
"Kurebayashi-san, I believe you understand. This young lady possesses unparalleled potential as an idol. Keeping her confined in your weak agency, don't you think you're being selfish?"
"Guh..." His words made Subaru freeze. Clearly, they had struck a nerve with the manager. The weakness of her agency was an undeniable fact. If it weren't for that, even if the concert changed this suddenly, she wouldn't have been flustered to this extent.
The foreign man let out a laugh of certain victory.
"Ultimately, I don't think you can represent that lady's thoughts. Let ask her directly. The incredibly talented Izayoi-san, are you interested in joining DEM's entertainnt company? I believe that with my help and your talent, you will soon beco the world's number one Diva."
"DEM?!" Shido looked shocked.
"Calm down, Shido. DEM is publicly involved in many fields; it's not strange for them to be in the entertainnt industry. If he actually knew Miku was a Spirit, the ones guarding the door wouldn't be two black bodyguards, but Wizards."
Listening to the guy painting a beautiful future for Miku inside the room, Yutsuki just curled her lips disdainfully. The world's number one Diva? If I put on green twin tails and hold a leek while acting cute online, the comnts would definitely be filled with exactly that.
"Izayoi-san, you must be very satisfied with my proposal. How about it? Are you interested in enjoying an elegant dinner with ?"
The foreign man invited Miku using a highly magnetic male voice. Although this guy sounded incredibly narcissistic, Shido had to admit, setting his looks aside, based solely on the current information, soone else might have truly been moved by William's proposal.
Pfft—!
However, the person he was facing this ti was Miku. This invitation was already dood to fail the mont he revealed he was from DEM, no, the mont he revealed he was a man.
"Hah? What is this disgusting toad babbling about? No, wait, toads are at least sowhat beneficial. Filth like you only pollutes the air on this Earth. Did you think spraying yourself with expensive designer cologne could cover up your disgusting sewer stench? I feel like throwing up. Could you hurry up and go back to your septic tank? Stop disturbing my and my manager's resting place."
Ah... how did the saying go again? If you do not perish in silence, you will explode in silence.
Although Miku's fear of n had lessened because of Shido, it wasn't actually cured. Judging from earlier, she seed to be holding back out of consideration for her manager. Did she finally reach her limit?
Shido and Yutsuki looked at each other and let out a long sigh in unison.
"...You—! Fine! Very well! Daring to cross , the Editor in Chief of DEM Entertainnt—William Westcott. Izayoi Miku! As of today, your idol career is over. Soon, you will only spend the rest of your life as a [CENSORED] receptacle."
The door to the waiting room was violently pulled open. A middle-aged foreign man, looking like a drenched chicken, walked out. He stord off furiously with his black bodyguards.
"Yare yare~ What a boring farce..."
Yutsuki let out a long sigh, looking completely exasperated.
"Shido, you go keep Miku company first. Despite her attitude just now, she's probably actually quite frightened."
Shido nodded in understanding, then asked sowhat curiously.
"Got it, but what about you, Yutsuki?"
"Don't worry, I'll be over soon too. Before that, I have sothing to do."
"...Be careful."
Seeing Yutsuki's calm expression, Shido seed to understand sothing, but he didn't intend to stop her.
Then, after Shido entered the waiting room, Yutsuki took out her earpiece.
"Moshi moshi? Kotori-chan, my Spirit power might 'accidentally' go out of control later. If the spirit waves are detected by the AST, please clean up the ss for ."
Despite Yutsuki's calm face, in reality, that guy's actions earlier had completely infuriated her.
[Eh? Wait, Yutsuki-nee, what are you going to do—]
After hanging up the phone, Yutsuki looked at the foreign giants who had already left, a dangerous smile appearing on her face.
"Daring to propose the casting couch to an idol right in front of her fan? ￥%**##!(censored), I don't care if you're called William Westcott! Even if your boss Issac Westcott cos here, I'm gonna beat him until his own mother doesn't recognize him!"
...
Then, in the afternoon, after Shido cleared things up, Miku learned that Yutsuki was actually her hardcore fan. Her maiden's heart instantly opened wide, and she enthusiastically took advantage of Yutsuki (no joke). After she was satisfied, and after this and that happened, she passionately invited Yutsuki to beco a top idol with her.
Yutsuki: Wait! What exactly happened during the 'this and that' part!?
Subaru-san, who had originally written her resignation letter and planned to retire to the countryside, suddenly received an apology call from the other party. Her passion for idol work was instantly reignited. Stating that she discovered an idol potential in Yutsuki that wasn't inferior to Miku's, she enthusiastically handed over her business card. She even started running through various event plans in her head and unilaterally decided on a unit na.
—Pure Lilies. (Note: Yuri isn't afraid of scandals, so Miku directly called Yutsuki "Honey~" in front of the manager).
And the result, as expected, Ryougi Yutsuki... ran away.
Mini-Theater
Shido: Yutsuki, actually there's one thing I still don't understand.
Yutsuki: Oh? What is it?
Shido: During the handshake event, you told : 'look out for yourself.' What exactly did that an? I misunderstood for a long ti because of that.
Yutsuki: Oh, that... (Turns head) Everyone! Shido sneaked off to go on a date with Miku just now!
Tohka: Nani? Shido went on a date with Miku? Ugh—Shido, you have to go on a date with next ti too!
Origami: It seems Izayoi Miku must also be added to the elimination list. But before that, Shido, please go on a date with —inside a hotel.
Yoshinon: My~ Miku-chan stealing a march is so cunning. Hey, Shido-kun, our cute Yoshino is a little hurt~ Hurry up and comfort her.
Yoshino: Uh... I also want to go on a date... with Shido-san!
Kaguya: Kuku... To think my possession was bewitched by the Witch of the Demonic Voice while I was careless... It seems we must carve a deeper contract.
Yuzuru: Agreent. Next ti, I will make Shido clearly realize the charm of the Yamais.
Kotori (White Ribbons): Ugh~ Onii-chan, I'm going to eat the limited-edition set al at the family restaurant tomorrow! Co with ~
Shido: ...
Yutsuki: (Turning back) Understand now?
Shido: ...This humble one realizes his mistake.
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