But Makino Yuzuha still had a small worry in her heart.
What if she performed poorly… and was disliked by her idol?
“And…”
Kaori Onishi flashed a “plan successful” smile.
“I just checked, the building for Zhuguang, DRG’s idol agency, isn’t far from here!”
She slammed the table.
“Everyone! Since we’re full, why don’t we go visit Southern Cross’s practice room right now!”
Clearly, she didn’t want to continue being the “chef” anymore.
“Eh? Now… right now?!”
Makino Yuzuha was shocked once again.
“Of course! This is called an inspection!”
Kaori Onishi winked at Jiang Jian Yue.
“Right? Minister! You have to go see your future employees!”
Jiang Jian Yue wiped her mouth.
She did indeed need to go, to arrange matters for Saori Saiyonji and Makino Yuzuha.
Besides… she was a little curious about a certain member of Southern Cross.
“Morita.”
She dialed Morita Aoya’s number once more.
“Missy, what are your orders?”
Morita Aoya’s voice on the other end still sounded weary.
“Southern Cross. We are heading over now.”
“…I will make the arrangements immediately.”
***
A skyscraper located in Chiyoda was currently brightly lit.
The ownership of this building had just been transferred to the Dawn Resources Group three days ago to serve as the base for its subsidiary, Dawn Entertainment.
The idol agency “Zhuguang” was also located within.
The exclusive practice rooms, recording studios, and live broadcast rooms for “Southern Cross” were set on the middle floors.
At this moment, Akimoto Miki, dressed in a proper OL uniform, was waiting in the underground parking lot.
This was the first time Jiang Jian Yue had seen Akimoto Miki without her maid uniform.
When she saw Jiang Jian Yue appearing with the entire “Supernatural Club,” a polite smile appeared on her face.
“Everyone, this way please.”
Akimoto Miki led the group into a private elevator and arrived at the 25th floor.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, powerful dance music rushed toward them.
The head of “Zhuguang,” who had been waiting in the small lounge area by the elevator, immediately stepped forward with respect to greet them.
“Hello, Missy. I am the President of Zhuguang, Kitagawa Takuya.”
Kitagawa?
Linking this surname to an idol agency always makes one think of a certain fellow who likes children.
Kitagawa Takuya introduced the feminine man beside him to the group.
“This is the Manager in charge of ‘Southern Cross,’ Naito Mei.”
After the greetings, led by Kitagawa Takuya, they walked through a corridor covered in posters and pushed open a soundproof door.
“Wow…”
What met their eyes was a massive dance studio of at least three hundred square meters, with a full wall of mirrors and top-tier audio and lighting equipment.
Five girls of varying styles were dripping with sweat in the middle of the music, their movements perfectly synchronized and full of power and beauty.
“Stop.”
The music came to an abrupt halt.
The five girls instantly stopped their movements, turned in unison, and looked toward the door.
When they saw the President and the Manager, along with a group of high school students in uniforms, they were all stunned.
“Mr. Kitagawa… may I ask what this is…?”
The girl standing in the center position spoke.
She had smooth, flaxen-colored long hair, features as delicate as a doll’s, and a gentle, elegant aura.
Her face carried a hint of perfectly measured surprise.
“Uh… oh… aba aba…”
Makino Yuzuha let out a dream-like gasp behind them, excitedly grabbing Kaori Onishi’s arm, unable to speak properly.
“Everyone, let me introduce you.”
Kitagawa Takuya stepped forward.
“This is Missy Jiang, our highest authority for DRG Japan.”
“These are Missy’s friends.”
“Egami! Hello!”
Led by Kazuki Hanatsubame, the five beautiful girls of various styles immediately bowed, their voices loud.
So corrupt, so degenerate—Jiang Jian Yue, with her head full of yellow thoughts, imagined some unpleasant scenes.
“Cough.”
Jiang Jian Yue turned her face away and gave a small wave, signaling that they didn’t need to stand on ceremony.
These five were all the members of “Southern Cross.”
Naito Mei introduced the members of Southern Cross to the group: The Captain, Kazuki Hanatsubame.
The center, the vocal lead, with flaxen hair and an elegant aura.
Her Ability was “Mind-Beguiling Sound.”
When she sang, she could slightly influence the listeners’ emotions, making them feel intense love and dependency—it could be said to be a god-tier idol Ability.
She was a substitute similar to Yuki Asahi.
“Hello everyone~”
Kazuki Hanatsubame extended both hands, a confident smile on her face.
Rena.
Short red hair, upturned eyes, a hot figure, and the ACE dance lead.
Her Ability was “Demon Dance Fall”—to put it simply, she could perform short-range blink movements, leaving faint afterimages as she moved.
Jiang Jian Yue, who was terrible at naming things, wouldn’t have come up with such a name. If she had named it, she probably would have just called it teleportation.
“Please look after me!”
Rena didn’t bow, but instead raised her hand with a faint smile.
Mizuki Hoshi.
Long black hair, her skin pale to a frightening degree.
Her Ability was…
Naito Mei didn’t mention her ability but quickly glossed over it.
A faint look of shame appeared on her face as she coughed and said in a low voice, “…Hello.”
Jiang Jian Yue kept her gaze locked on Mizuki Hoshi’s face.
Meiguan’s voice echoed in her mind: “What? See a fellow professional and want to exchange experiences?”
“Shut up!”
MASU.
Purple twin-tails, the shortest in the group, energetic and cute.
She was the group’s variety talent and mascot.
Her Ability was “Flowery Profusion”—she could stimulate plants, and vines could even grow from her own body.
The chosen tentacle role.
“Welcome, meow!”
MASU raised both arms and shouted excitedly—for some reason, when her gaze swept over Jiang Jian Yue, a flicker of… strange… desire flashed in her eyes.
The last member was a foreigner, Kaneshiro Gabriella, nicknamed “Gabi.”
She was tall with blonde hair and served as the group’s model.
Her Ability was “Clear Jade Crystal”—she could turn liquids into hard crystals.
“Hi~”
Gabi’s smile was effortless.
She then pinched an imaginary skirt and gave a curtsy.
Kaori Onishi held her phone, continuously pressing the shutter—originally, filming wasn’t allowed, but since they were the Missy’s friends, it didn’t matter.
“Egami, for you to visit so suddenly, do you have any instructions?”
Kazuki Hanatsubame asked with a smile.
Her voice was like a spring breeze, making people feel exceptionally comfortable.
Makino Yuzuha was so excited she was nearly about to faint; Yamanoi Yayoi beside her hurriedly supported her.
“Two newcomers.”
Jiang Jian Yue turned sideways and pointed to Saori Saiyonji and Makino Yuzuha behind her.
“Newcomers?”
Rena raised an eyebrow and looked over the two.
“Trainees? At this timing?”
“No.”
Jiang Jian Yue spoke.
“Not trainees… pure amateurs.”
The faces of the girls in “Southern Cross” became a bit subtle.
Setting aside the girl with pink hair and round glasses… that boy with light green braids… he’s clearly a boy, right?
But since this was arranged by Missy, they didn’t dare say anything.
“That’s great!”
The energetic girl MASU was the first to jump out.
“More cute new teammates! Welcome, welcome!”
For some reason, this person… had a predatory feel to her.
Mizuki Hoshi’s expression was the most peculiar, her eyes carrying a hint of a… strange “sense of relief.”
Kazuki Hanatsubame maintained her perfect smile and looked at Makino Yuzuha.
“Welcome to the team. Your names are…?”
“I… I…”
In front of her idol, Makino Yuzuha was so nervous she couldn’t even speak clearly.
“Makino… Makino Yuzuha.”
Naito Mei hurriedly interrupted.
“Miss Makino, you should pick a stage name first. And this… person too.”
He hurriedly whispered to Kitagawa Takuya beside him, “President… is it really okay to let a male join ‘Southern Cross’? We’re a female idol group!”
Mixing a person of the opposite sex into an idol group—wasn’t that strange no matter how you looked at it?
Kitagawa Takuya acted as if it were no big deal and waved his hand.
“He is Saori Saiyonji, don’t you recognize him? He’s a trending topic all over the internet.”
“Besides, for something like this, we can just say Saiyonji-kun’s psychological gender is female!”
“Eh… is that… really okay?”
On the other side, Kazuki Hanatsubame took the initiative to reach out and hold Makino Yuzuha’s hand.
“Please look after me from now on.”
“Yes! Miss Kazuki! I… I will definitely work hard!”
Makino Yuzuha was moved to tears.
Everything seemed so harmonious and beautiful.
Except for Saori Saiyonji.
Mizuki Hoshi came to stand before Saori Saiyonji and said softly, “Saiyonji-kun?”
“Ah… yes.”
Saori Saiyonji snapped back to reality and forced a smile.
“I understand you.”
Mizuki Hoshi patted his shoulder, then sighed.
“Good luck, brother.”
“Eh? What do you mean?”
LMFAO would you become transgender for 3 million dollars? Also, ‘fellow professional’? It’d be so sad if she suffered some… unfortunate accident ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)