Things started from last night.
Saori Saiyonji was invited out for a meal by a Sponsor she hadn’t contacted in a long time.
Although Saori Saiyonji wasn’t as popular as before, there was still a certain level of discussion about her, especially with the current popularity of GSAC.
Many people in Japan had their memories jogged: they remembered a very beautiful Superpower User from before. Would he compete?
Saori Saiyonji’s old regular at the Alice Club, who was also his once biggest Sponsor, sensed some opportunities after seeing the “Southern Cross” of the Dawn Resources Group.
The Sponsor also wanted to create a similar Idol group, and Saori Saiyonji was one of the few Superpower Users he knew well.
Saori Saiyonji originally accepted the invitation politely, considering that the Sponsor used to take good care of him.
During the meal, the Sponsor proposed the idea of a “Superpower Idol Group,” and Saori Saiyonji rejected it without thinking.
But…
It just so happened that the kidnapping of Makino Yuzuha occurred.
Saori Saiyonji used his Ability to Trade for the address with the voice in his mind—but he didn’t expect the amount needed this time to be 100 million Yen.
Thus, Saori Saiyonji turned his gaze to the other end of the Table of Delicacies, toward that fat pig of a Sponsor who was constantly wiping sweat even in such cold weather…
It was starting to unfold like a good Ben Zi.
“So… I have to work for the Sponsor to pay off the debt. I have to go to his Company tonight, so I can’t go to the dinner gathering.”
After explaining the causes and consequences, Saori Saiyonji shrugged.
Even more like a Ben Zi!
“I’m sorry! It’s all because of me!”
With tears in her eyes, Makino Yuzuha stood up and wanted to bow again, but she was pressed down by Kaori Onishi beside her.
Makino Yuzuha said in a low voice: “This happened because of me. Senior Saori’s debt should be counted on me instead…”
“It’s okay, Makino.”
Saori Saiyonji shrugged: “100 million Yen is a lot for a High School Student, but if I work hard, I can solve it quickly.”
He wasn’t just acting tough; he was qualified to say that.
Ever since he became a big hit on the internet, people had been scrambling to give him money.
Originally, Saori Saiyonji didn’t want to accept this money, but the current situation was different.
Kaori Onishi secretly glanced at Jiang Jian Yue. Seeing that she didn’t express an opinion, she shrunk her neck and kept what she originally wanted to say in her heart.
Jiang Jian Yue noticed her gaze—after all, she still had to clean up the mess herself.
She didn’t have money in her pocket right now, but she could solve Saori Saiyonji’s debt problem through official business—for example, by transferring the debt to DRG, making the employer Jiang Jian Yue…
This could avoid some “bad” things.
After all, she was the nominal Minister of the Supernatural Club and also an Overseer; she had an obligation to take care of these children.
Sending a message to Morita Aoya, the other party replied with a concise.
Jiang Jian Yue looked up and spoke expressionlessly: “It’s solved.”
After explaining the debt transfer in the Mobile Phone Notebook, Saori Saiyonji opened his mouth slightly, then nodded solemnly: “Overseer Egami, I want to work for you for a lifetime.”
Don’t say things like “for a lifetime” so easily!
Jiang Jian Yue turned her head to look at Makino Yuzuha and pointed at her: “You pay back half and work for me too.”
Makino Yuzuha breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly nodded: “Yes! Minister!”
“However… there’s no need to pay back… one hundred million…”
They were currently liquidating the assets of the Dragonno Association. Since the kidnapping was done by them, they naturally had to pay some compensation to Makino Yuzuha.
“The rest… you two will pay back.”
Jiang Jian Yue’s gaze swept over the exceptionally handsome Saori Saiyonji and then focused on Makino Yuzuha, who had a good foundation: “Go to ‘Southern Cross’.”
“Eh?”
Makino Yuzuha’s eyes widened in confusion: “What… what do you mean?”
She only knew that Jiang Jian Yue’s family was very rich and that she was a Missy—almost the whole school knew that.
But she knew very little about the Jiang Family’s true background and didn’t associate them with the Dawn Resources Group.
“DRG belongs to the Jiang Family. Isn’t Southern Cross signed to an agency under DRG~”
Kaori Onishi puffed out her chest proudly as if she owned the agency.
Once these words were spoken, no one in the Activity Room was more shocked than Makino Yuzuha.
“Eh? Eh eh eh?!”
The hot tea in her hand almost spilled, and those exaggerated round-rimmed glasses suddenly slid to the tip of her nose.
“Senior Jiang’s… family business… is… the agency for… ‘Southern Cross’?!”
“That’s right!”
Makino Yuzuha’s Face instantly turned red, not from nervousness, but from extreme excitement.
She gripped her teacup tightly with both hands, her body trembling slightly.
“I… I am… I am a super fan of Miss Kazuki Hanatsubame!!”
She almost used all her strength to shout this sentence.
“Kazuki Hanatsubame?”
Kaori Onishi tilted her head.
“Ah, is it that main center? The one who sings very well!”
“It’s more than just well!”
Makino Yuzuha stood up excitedly, the pink eyes behind her glasses sparkling with fanatical light: “Miss Kazuki is a perfect Idol! Her voice, her dancing, her smile… all… all can bring people courage and Hope!”
It turned out the little pink-haired girl was a fangirl.
“That… um…”
Saori Saiyonji raised his hand, his expression a bit subtle: “‘Southern Cross’… I remember, it’s a ‘Magic Girl’ Idol group, right?”
“It’s all girls… I’m a guy, joining in… wouldn’t be very good.”
Hehe…
“Jiang Jian Yue, you are truly a demon!”
Meiguan’s voice carried a hint of amusement: “Knowing clearly that Saori Saiyonji has made up his mind to cut ties with his past self, you still want him to get in touch with cross-dressing?”
“A person’s growth is divided into two parts: one is cutting ties, and the other is reconciliation. I am helping him.”
Although she answered Meiguan this way in her heart, Jiang Jian Yue couldn’t say for sure whether she was truly “helping” or if it was just her own little mischievous streak.
“Magic Boy!”
A brighter light burst from Kaori Onishi’s eyes: “How wonderful! A beautiful boy Idol! It will definitely be a big hit!”
Saori Saiyonji’s face turned pale.
Jiang Jian Yue stood up, ignoring Kaori Onishi, who had already begun fantasizing about a “Supernatural Club Idol Group.”
“I’m leaving.”
“Eh? Wait… wait a minute, Predecessor!”
Kaori Onishi hurriedly called out to her: “The dinner! What about the promised dinner! It’s rare that everyone is here!”
Jiang Jian Yue paused: “…Going to buy things.”
“Buy things? Buy what? Let’s go together! Think of it as a group activity before the dinner!”
Yuki Asahi, who had been silent and hadn’t joined the conversation, also stood up and walked to Jiang Jian Yue’s side: “Where are we going?” It seemed like he wasn’t interested in the previous topics at all.
“…Akihabara… buying a computer.”
“Akihabara!”
Kaori Onishi’s interest soared even higher: “Great! Buying a computer! I also want to get a new notebook! Let’s go! Supernatural Club, Akihabara field trip!”
“Oh.” Yamanoi Yayoi stood up slowly.
Makino Yuzuha and Saori Saiyonji, the two “debt group” members, looked at each other and could only follow with bitter smiles.
***
At dusk in Akihabara, the lights were just beginning to come on.
Huge electronic billboards played promotional videos for GSAC and the latest MV for “Southern Cross.”
The streets were teeming with people, filled with the atmosphere of anime and Idol culture.
This “Otaku” vibe seemed completely out of place with Jiang Jian Yue’s cold temperament.
“Wow! It’s a huge poster of Miss Kazuki!”
Makino Yuzuha was instantly attracted by the poster outside the Yokohama Station and took out her Mobile Phone to start taking pictures.
“There’s a Maid cafe here! Yuki-kun, let’s…”
“Not going.”
Yuki Asahi and Jiang Jian Yue rejected Kaori Onishi’s suggestion in unison.
Jiang Jian Yue ignored the surrounding clamor and walked straight into a large electronic parts store.
She seemed unusually familiar with this place, taking the elevator directly to the DIY parts section.
Although Akihabara is the so-called “Holy Land for Otakus,” there are actually more shops for appliances and electronic components.
“Yue… do you know what you want to buy?” Yuki Asahi asked in a low voice behind her.
Girls, especially female high school students, being completely ignorant about computers—this was indeed the stereotype held by Yuki Asahi and even more of his male counterparts.
“Mm.”
Jiang Jian Yue responded simply, ignoring Yuki Asahi’s underlying meaning.
Jiang Jian Yue walked to the counter and directly showed the Store Clerk the configuration list she had written in her Notebook earlier, asking: “Is this in stock?”
The Store Clerk was very professional.
With just a glance, he quickly began to assemble the order.
On the other side, Kaori Onishi and Makino Yuzuha were looking at various cute peripherals.
“Wow! This Cat-claw Keyboard is so cute! Heyo-chan, look!”
“…Mm, it’s pink.”
Saori Saiyonji stood in front of the “Southern Cross” collaboration peripheral counter, looking at Kazuki Hanatsubame’s standee with a complicated expression, and sighed: “Sigh, my future…”
“Customer, all the configurations you wanted are here. The total is… seven hundred and fifty thousand Yen after tax.”
Yuki Asahi rubbed his eyes, looked at the numbers on the calculator in the Store Clerk’s hand, and clicked his tongue: “So expensive…”
“I need high performance.”
Jiang Jian Yue said indifferently.
Although this configuration wasn’t considered top-of-the-line, it was enough to satisfy her entertainment needs in case that other computer couldn’t be used.
She made a phone call to Sasaki, asking him to deliver the computer parts back to the shared Apartment.
The group then left the electronic parts market and headed to the dinner gathering.
***
Inside the private room of the BBQ restaurant, smoke swirled, and the scent of meat filled the air.
The fire was quite strong, so there was no danger of the meat being undercooked.
Kaori Onishi took the “Head Chef” position, responsible for grilling meat for everyone.
Anyone who has tried BBQ knows that the person closest to the stove in charge of “the ladle” is the most exhausted, especially when there are many people.
While grilling the meat, Kaori Onishi manipulated ice water to massage herself and poked the meat with the tongs: “Okay, okay, this batch is done.”
Swish, swish, swish—
Several pairs of chopsticks flashed by, and the grill was already empty.
Kaori Onishi said, almost in tears: “No way?”
Sitting beside her, Jiang Jian Yue stopped the movement of putting meat into her mouth, then placed it on the plate in front of Kaori Onishi.
“Predecessor, boohoo…”
Yuki Asahi thought for a moment and used his chopsticks to give the beef from his plate to Jiang Jian Yue.
Jiang Jian Yue glanced at the somewhat mischievous boy and then gave that piece of beef to Kaori Onishi as well.
Kaori Onishi was slightly stunned, tilted her head to think for a while, and picked up the tongs, ready to give the meat to Yuki Asahi.
“Speaking of which…”
Saori Saiyonji took a sip of oolong tea, forcibly stopping the somewhat hilarious passing game: “Overseer Egami, are we… really going to become Idols?”
“Yeah…”
Makino Yuzuha also raised her head nervously: “I… I don’t know anything, neither dancing nor singing…”
“Retire once the debt is paid.”
Jiang Jian Yue gave these two a deadline; after all, they were still students.
“Yuzuha-chan, don’t you like Kazuki Hanatsubame very much?”
Kaori Onishi chimed in: “This is a great opportunity to get close to your Idol! And you can even become her teammate!”
“Teammate…”
Makino Yuzuha’s breathing became rapid again.
This was simply the ultimate fantasy of an Idol Otaku fan, the kind of plot that fanboys and fangirls would write in fan fiction.
And such a plot… was actually going to happen in reality?
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