Chapter 26: Singing is okay, dancing is not.
Nainapegu
That evening, after finishing dinner, taking a bath, and curling up in bed, Hoshino Haruka started her usual pre-sleep “homework,” following the routine she had developed over the past month.…
Idol, Starting as the Promoted Manager
Chapter 25: Temperature
At the same time, in Hoshino Haruka’s apartment. She stood in the kitchen, flipping the teriyaki chicken breast. For tonight’s dinner, she planned to make the same dish as lunch.…
Chapter 24: Embers
A month and a half ago, five days before the accident, there was an evening voice call. Ritsu and Eitai were playing a game together on voice chat, exchanging tactics…
Chapter 23: The Fuse
The minibus crawled forward in the evening rush hour traffic. Ritsu leaned back in the passenger seat, his phone screen lit, but his gaze wasn’t actually focused on any of…
Chapter 22: Lingering Warmth
Editor Sato was amused by Haruka’s cute wink and didn’t press further. Ritsu, however, tilted his head slightly behind her, and until the interview ended, he kept replaying Haruka’s answer—…
Chapter 21: Interview
Printed on it were about fifteen questions, divided into three sections. Section One: About the Accident and Recovery. Please briefly talk about what happened during the accident. What was the…
Chapter 20: Progress
The elevator doors opened. There was already someone waiting in the fourth floor hallway—a woman around thirty, wearing a simple black suit and holding a file folder. The moment she…
Chapter 19: Prelude
Thinking back, those few crackers with water this morning could hardly be considered breakfast. This body’s metabolism was frighteningly fast—her energy consumption rate was at least double what it used…
Chapter 18: Reflections
The search results popped up dozens of entries. There were magazine interviews in text format, TV station interviews in video format, short variety show interviews, and even a few short…
Chapter 17: Preparation
Haruka curled up in her futon for over ten minutes. After the dangerous thought ‘Mizutagawa Ritsu seems pretty handsome’ was completely locked away in the mental prison, she suddenly realized—in…