I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"Then what about Mika Komatsu? Why was she sent to substitute for Team S?"

As Lisa Tenbei looked at the screen, she said, "Her future doesn't belong to SKR, and her dreams aren't here either. So, let her get some more experience now."

"Is her dream not in SKR? So SKR is just a stepping stone? With her abilities, that's certainly possible, but it would be a waste of too many resources..."

"Just think positively. If she really becomes a world-famous celebrity, then when talking about her resume, she will definitely say that she debuted with SKR. For us, it is also a kind of publicity. Besides, if her dream is not here, there is no need to force her to stay here."

As Tambirisa spoke, her smile widened.

"Maybe she'll suddenly think that staying isn't so bad?"

……

The next day, Miyamoto Sei again did not go to school. Counting it up, eight days have passed since the start of school in September, and he has only gone to school twice, which is comparable to a weekend.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. The graduate student performance was on the 13th, and the Team R performance was on the 16th. Excluding the daytime on the 16th, he needed to prepare for both performances for the previous five days.

In other words, he was very busy, extremely busy, so busy that he had no time to go to school.

Looking at my two points, which can be exchanged for 4 hours of time, although it is not much, these 4 hours may become the key to this performance.

Upon arriving at Team R's training ground, Miyamoto Sei didn't go straight in. He felt a little nervous, after all, this was the place for the official members, Team R, who was known as the cutest girl group in SKR!

Why would a guy like me be the center of Team R, whose top priority is cuteness?

"Hey? Who are you? What brings you here?"

A cute, gentle voice came from behind her. Miyamoto turned around and saw a woman about her height. She had a slightly chubby face, long hair, and bright, sparkling eyes.

The moment Miyamoto saw this person, the name popped into his mind.

Mai Yasunaga, the captain of Team R.

If we take the previous performance as the time of Miyamoto Sei's debut, then Yasunaga Mai's debut was three years ago.

That was an era in which almost every SKR member was writing a legend!

"Hello, Yasunaga-senpai, I am Miyamoto Nana, a graduate student. I was asked to fill in for Watanabe-senpai this time!"

Looking at Miyamoto Nana, who was clearly tense, Yasunaga Mai pushed open the door and smiled, "Are you nervous?"

"I'm so nervous, senpai, because I'm just a graduate student who's only been on stage twice, and yet I've been told I'll be Watanabe-senpai's center and will be performing in the team of regular members..."

"I don't know what to say either, but I think you won't be nervous after you see everyone." Yasunaga Mai smiled and pointed inside. Miyamoto Sei was a little confused when she heard this. Shouldn't the captain usually say something like "Good luck"?

However, Miyamoto obediently went inside, and the scene inside immediately came into view.

"Naoko-chan, would you like some strawberry cake?"

"Okay, give me a bite!"

"I also want!"

"Ai-chan, I think you could make this gesture even cuter if you changed it like this!"

"Does this make me cuter? I'll try it!"

Some were eating snacks, some were looking at their phones, and those practicing dance were refining their moves; it all looked incredibly harmonious.

Even on her first viewing, Miyamoto felt a special atmosphere, which, if described in one word, was freedom.

Team R gives people a feeling of freedom.

"Although I am the captain, everyone in the team is actually responsible for the team. Just say what you want to say. After all, I am not as capable as Nan-chan from Team S and Sai-ga-chan from Team K, so I can only ask everyone to help."

Beside Miyamoto Sei, Yasunaga Mai smiled and spoke.

She spoke softly, a feeling that seemed familiar to Miyamoto Sei, and he inexplicably thought of an acquaintance.

Yongan Meixi.

That's right, the familiar feeling is that the person in front of me is timid and shy, but the team leader of Team R is a shy person, which seems a bit strange no matter how you look at it.

"And even two performances is already amazing. When I first joined SKR, I was on a national tour, and then I was directly pulled to be Sakurako-chan's substitute in Team K. I was required to memorize 15 songs in a short period of time, so don't feel pressured."

Although her voice was soft, her words were full of encouragement. She used her own experience to tell the other person that she was actually in a worse situation than Miyamoto Sei, so that Miyamoto Sei wouldn't worry too much.

Miyamoto was indeed taken aback by this statement. He had experience with two performances and had undergone a relatively long period of training, but the other party started with a national tour, facing tens of thousands of audience members. As a result, he was asked to act as the substitute for Naoki Sakurako, the center of Team K, and perform 15 songs. The pressure was indeed immense.

Compared to that experience, what I'm facing now is really nothing.

"Thank you, Senior Ernst & Young. I feel much better now, and I suddenly have the courage!"

After thanking Mai Yasunaga, Miyamoto took a deep breath. He decided to do the self-introduction himself; it wouldn't be manly enough to have such a shy and timid senior constantly encouraging him.

"Everyone, take a look, this is the new substitute officer!"

Miyamoto Sei was just getting ready when Yasunaga Mai shouted it out.

Timid? Not really.

The feeling she had when speaking to her teammates was completely different from the feeling when she spoke to herself!

Being timid and shy only applies to strangers.

This made everyone look towards the door, staring at Miyamoto Sei.

Being stared at by a group of very cute girls, or even girls who are absolutely adorable, can be quite stressful.

"Hello everyone, I'm Miyamoto Nana, a member of the ninth generation of graduate students. I'm temporarily filling in for Watanabe-senpai this time, so please take good care of me!"

"Ah, what a lovely girl!"

“It’s beautiful!”

"This skin is amazing!"

The person who spoke the third sentence rushed up and started groping Miyamoto Sei's skin.

"S-Senior, please don't do this!"

He struggled to break free from their encirclement, which only excited the group more.

"She looks so cute when she's shy!"

"Nana-chan, right? How about letting your senpai give you a hug?"

A member who starts using his seniority to support his juniors.

So these are the legendary cuteness-first Team R members? I feel my respect for them is rapidly decreasing!

Miyamoto looked helplessly at Yasunaga Mai, only to see that she was also smiling and did not intend to stop him at all.

What should I do? I absolutely have to find a way to save myself. Maybe I can try to change the subject.

"By the way, seniors, I saw you guys modifying the dance moves earlier. Is it possible to modify the moves yourself?"

Graduate students' dance training focuses on perfect replication, but Team R is clearly different.

"Of course! We're SKR, not those Korean teams that follow a completely formulaic approach. There are three teams, each with 16 players. If they were all the same, how would we showcase ourselves?"

The one who said this was Sato Ai, the member who was just correcting her movements.

"That's right, it's not just our team, everyone is making changes to better suit their own personalities. But we also need to be careful not to ruin the harmony of the team for the sake of our own individuality. So everyone needs to try it together, otherwise it's easy for things to get very chaotic."

Making it sound so easy for members to modify their own dance moves—is this what official members are like? Everyone is trying their best to showcase themselves, but they also have to cooperate with others. Even in a team, there is still competition, yet they also pay attention to team cohesion.

This is an atmosphere that graduate students don't have!

He secretly memorized this atmosphere and suddenly became very interested in this substitute role for Team R. He had a feeling that he would definitely gain a lot of benefits and experience during his training here for a few days!

"There are a total of sixteen songs in this performance, and you will be performing in fifteen of them. You don't have much time, so you need to memorize them as soon as possible. But there are only a few days left, and you also have to take care of the training for the graduate student performance. Is that enough?" Mai Yasunaga handed a program list to Miyamoto Sei and asked with concern.

Miyamoto opened his mouth, but it took him a long time to squeeze out a few words.

"Fifteen poems?!"

Everyone nodded in unison.

Miyamoto's eyes widened rapidly, his mind going completely blank.

Subaru Hasegawa, you bastard, you schemed against me?!

Chapter Twenty-Three: Identity Exposed? [Third Update]

"Alright, that's all for today's training. Everyone, go back and rest."

With a clap of her hands, Team R captain Mai Yasunaga announced the end of today's training.

"Let's go get some pastries together later. I found a place the other day that has really good ones!"

"Really? Then let's go together. If it's on the way, I'd like to stop by Yoshiyuya to buy a cup of fruit tea. Their fruit tea is really good."

"I know you love Yoshiyuya's fruit tea, and it's on my way!"

"That's great, Jam, love you!"

The girls happily packed their things and left, but Miyamoto looked at the things they had packed and ultimately didn't leave.

You should keep practicing. You need to memorize three songs a day on average!

So, following the songs and movements on the CD, Miyamoto Sei diligently began practicing the Center's movements again.