Chapter 14 Shirasaki-san, Decides to Expose
Shirasaki-san, Decides to Expose
After school, I opened my laptop at home and waited. A remote work meeting was about to start. After a short while, the face of Mika-san, the producer, appeared on the screen.
Even though it was remote, I always felt a bit nervous during meetings.
Especially when speaking with Mika-san, as our discussions often involved key aspects of project progress.
[Ten-cchi, sorry for keeping you waiting~. And sorry for scheduling this on such short notice~.]
Mika-san’s cheerful voice rang clearly through my earphones.
“So, um, what’s the important matter? Don’t tell me I’m getting fired?”
[No way~. Ten-cchi, you’re so negative. We’d never sideline a successful creator like you. Actually, it’s the opposite—I’ve got a new job for you.]
“A new job…?”
[Actually, there’s a new idol group project being set up behind the scenes, and I’ve been asked to produce them too~. I want you, Ten-cchi, to create their debut song. By the way, this new group is planned to be the official rivals of Luminous Stars~.]
Being rivals to Luminous Stars, now a nationally renowned idol group, is a tall order. And creating their debut song is a heavy responsibility.
Just thinking about it made my stomach ache a little.
But it was also true that Mika-san trusted me enough to give me this opportunity.
“I want to approach this positively. However, there’s one issue…”
[Hmm~ An issue?]
“Actually, I haven’t been able to make any progress on Luminous Stars’ new song…”
When I admitted this, Mika-san frowned slightly but seemed to think it over.
[Hmm, I see~. First, I’d like to know exactly where you’re stuck. Is it the melody? Or the lyrics?]
“…Mostly the melody. Somehow, it doesn’t feel right. It seems to lack freshness…”
Mika-san thought for a moment before speaking as if she’d had an idea.
[Ten-cchi, how do you usually create songs?]
“Well… I imagine the members’ faces, expand on those images, and decide on a theme.”
[I see… So, you rely on your imagination. Maybe what you’re lacking now is inspiration. How about spending more time directly with the members and reflecting the ideas you get into the song~?]
“You mean, accompanying them during rehearsals or downtime to observe them? But is that even possible for me in my current position?”
[Leave that to me~. If I assign you a suitable role, you can interact with the members legitimately. For instance, as my assistant, you could attend rehearsals and meetings.]
Mika-san’s assistant…
It made sense. If I were her assistant, it wouldn’t be odd for me to be present where the idols worked.
I hadn’t been able to compose well recently, so accepting this offer might be a good idea.
“Understood. Please make the arrangements.”
In the end, I decided to go along with Mika-san’s proposal.
Akagi’s PoV
I went to school as usual.
Next week, I have an away match, having been selected for the Japanese national youth soccer team.
During my injury, I focused on rehabilitation and other forms of training.
But there was one more thing I worked on during my recovery.
That was conquering Shirasaki Kanade.
I was scrolling through Shirasaki Kanade’s Minstagram posts on my phone.
“Damn it. I can’t wait to have her already.”
I muttered, imagining the body hidden beneath her glamorous idol costumes.
She doesn’t post many revealing pictures, but I’d estimate she’s around an E or F cup.
Her looks and figure were on a completely different level compared to any girl I’d been with.
Aside from the fact that she wasn’t mine yet, she was the perfect woman.
To win her over, I spammed her account with direct messages.
However, her responses were far from favorable.
Whether she was busy with work or not, she mostly ignored me. The few replies I received were cold at best.
“She’s such a tsundere. Just open your heart already. I know you like me.”
Being a celebrity myself, I understood.
She was probably in the phase of gauging my intentions.
Shirasaki Kanade was testing me.
Because she’s popular, she’s assessing how serious I am.
In my view, the day she falls for me is just around the corner.
“Heh, I’ll make you mine soon enough…”
Kanade’s PoV
I sighed as I looked at the messages flooding my Minstagram DMs.
“Ugh… He’s so persistent.”
Lately, a certain man’s incessant messages had been getting on my nerves.
The sender was Akagi-senpai, a senior at the same school as me.
Ever since he approached me a while ago, I’d felt a deep sense of disgust toward him. His creepiness was overwhelming, and his persistence was relentless even in his messages.
No matter how many times I rejected him, he kept asking me out and even wanted to call me.
Of course, I refused every time.
Even when I started ignoring him to make my feelings clear, he showed no signs of giving up.
The account was shared with my agency, and all messages were regularly monitored.
I really wanted to block him…
But there was a reason I hadn’t done so.
He was the one who had slept with Amagi-kun’s girlfriend.
While it’s true that Amagi-kun eventually broke up with her, which worked in my favor, the fact remains that he hurt Amagi-kun.
Moreover, Akagi-senpai was notorious at school for being a womanizer.
In short, he was an enemy of women.
Rumor had it that many girls at school had fallen victim to him.
Including what he did to Amagi-kun, I felt it was my duty to make him pay.
So, I decided to make a certain post.