Daily life in Zongman

"Morning: Yoga, singing and dancing practice, shopping for fresh ingredients (I'll be cooking my own meals today)."

"Afternoon: Yoga, singing practice, dancing practice, going out to see underground idols perform, solo sex, and visiting my manager for services."

"Evening: Yoga, singing practice, dancing practice, going out to see underground idols perform, solo sex, and visiting my manager for services."

After reading it, Fujiwara Haru was a little puzzled: "Why aren't you playing games anymore?"

Hoshino Ai: "Playing games is a hidden menu, do I need to open it?"

"Open."

Hoshino Ai: "The hidden menu allows you to arrange things like sleeping in, playing games, going out, smoking, drinking, and taking medicine."

Type: "Why is there an option that looks terrible? Minors should never do this."

Hoshino Ai: "Please arrange tomorrow's affairs~"

Type: "Can we arrange a day of gaming? How much will that increase my favorability?"

Hoshino Ai: "Absolutely, it will increase your impression by -10 points!"

Typing: "Hey, is there a typo? How can I deduct your favorability?"

Hoshino Ai: "That's absolutely correct. It increases -10 points of favorability, 10 points of stress, and 10 points of corruption. The hidden menu is the negative effect menu. Selecting it multiple times can trigger various corruption events. It's set up that way."

Typing: "Appeared, new values and new settings."

Hoshino Ai: "Now it's version 2.0 of "Supporting Hoshino Ai". Please make arrangements for tomorrow."

Type: "Disclaimer: This is not a sponsorship. Secondly, all kidding aside, come to me tomorrow and I'll give you a gift."

After a while, Hoshino Ai asked, "Address."

Sent the address.

On Saturday, I took Hoshino Ai to the villa area where I was planning to buy.

Her mood went from confusion, hesitation, disbelief, shock, and then back to confusion. Hoshino Ai, who was sitting in a chair checking the contract, looked up at Fujiwara Haru.

His voice was dry: "This gift... is too valuable... I can't accept it..."

Respond seriously: "Ai-chan, I may not be able to bring you back to your original bright life trajectory, but I can at least make it up to you and give you a happy life. I have never been with you with the mentality of supporting you, but I have always wanted to make up for it with you. Please give me a little trust, I will not be with you with a deceitful mentality."

Hoshino Ai remained silent and did not respond.

In fact, she had already gradually believed in Fujiwara Haru. After all, who could eat meat directly and play games for half a month? What's more, he already had an extremely beautiful girlfriend.

Others have money, power, happy families, beautiful girlfriends who are obedient and well-fed, but what about her? She is just an unwanted child who escaped from an orphanage.

She has only junior high school education and her only advantage is that she is good-looking and attractive.

Hoshino Ai still doesn't know why Fujiwara Haru is so sure that she will become a legendary idol in the future, but she is willing to believe him because of his actions and chooses to believe his words.

After confirming that she possessed the talent of a legendary idol, she began to wonder: How did she become famous?

Through her recent research, she'd become very clear on one thing: Japan's entertainment industry was far from the glamorous world it seemed to outsiders. It was a world of fame and fortune, rife with power-for-sex transactions. And based on her own miserable past and the advantages of being an idol, Hoshino Ai could only imagine one way to become famous.

A road full of busy businesses.

This somewhat self-deprecating idea is the most likely future speculated by Hoshino Ai, who is only confident about her appearance for the time being, before she has achieved any success through hard work.

Looking at the contract in her hand, she only needs to sign her name and she will own her own house, and it will be an extremely luxurious villa.

Hoshino Ai was silent for a long time, then made her request: "Haru-kun, I want to sign a loan contract with you. Please, lend me the money to buy this house at the lowest interest rate."

"Then, I will do my best to make money and repay the debt." She took a deep breath and said, "I believe what you said. I am willing to go all out to become an idol!"

110~112. Heavy Dependence on Virtual Idol Cultivation

Inside the villa, Hoshino Ai declared that she would go all out to become an idol and repay the loan.

Fujiwara Haru was a little confused: "Ai-chan, didn't you say before that idols need to truly love their fans? You can't do that, so don't be an idol."

Hoshino Ai was searching for the IOU format. When she heard the question, she looked up slightly and smiled: "I really love my fans' money! I will tell everyone that I love their money. This is true love!"

Is that okay? It wouldn't be a lie if I just said I loved money, not people, but would anyone really like such a surreal idol?

Fujiwara Haru doesn't know much about the idol industry and is not sure whether this will be liked by everyone.

I took the IOU signed by Hoshino Ai, which listed the loan amount, interest, loan date, expected repayment date, name, and her fingerprint. The IOU was neatly formatted, but compared to the 80 million yen it was worth, it was a bit too simple.

Fujiwara Haru folded the IOU carefully and put it into her wallet. This was Hoshino Ai's self-esteem and was not something that could be torn up at will.

After Hoshino Ai watched him put away the IOU, the stars in her eyes became even brighter.

She was very happy. To be honest, she had always been a little uneasy, afraid that he would tear up the IOU and say that he didn't have to pay it back or something like that. She didn't expect that kind of scene from a girls' comic to happen.

Hoshino Ai knew at that moment that she could only make a verbal promise. If he refused, she would still sign for the house. She wouldn't be so hypocritical as to refuse. The house meant so much to her; as an orphan, it was a gift she couldn't refuse. But after that, she didn't know what became of her. By then, she had lost the last bit of her independence and dignity.

Therefore, after seeing Fujiwara Haru carefully put away the IOU, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

The contract for the house was signed. Hoshino Ai looked at the contract. She felt confident about her future life and began to imagine what the future would be like for the first time.

"By the way, Ai-chan, there's something I want to confirm."

"Hmm? What's the matter? I'm very happy! I will answer any question!" With a sincere smile, Hoshino Ai discovered that she could laugh without lying.

"Ai-chan, do you want to go to school? I can arrange your transfer procedures and transfer here in the third semester next year. This school is great, there are no bad things, and you can spend every day happily. And, I will protect you."

"But if I'm in school, I probably won't have time to deal with too many things. I'll have to wait until I graduate before becoming an idol."

Hoshino Ai looked at Fujiwara Haru, stood up, and escorted the third sales manager, who was useless at the moment and kept the scene quiet, out the door: "Please take care."

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Half a month ago, Hoshino Ai was in the orphanage, staring at the sky as usual.

The weather was nice that day. She remembered that the clouds in the sky looked like a cat, very cute.

After finishing the assigned work, you will receive dinner later. It will probably be a meal with some minced meat, which will be delicious.

Some people walked by not far away, and they looked at her a few times. Hoshino Ai, who was downwind, could hear their fragmentary conversations.

"That Hoshino girl, her job is too easy. She's already done now. Why is the old witch so nice to her?"

"Don't you know, Hoshino..."

They walked away and Ai Hoshino could no longer hear.

If you didn't hear clearly, you didn't hear it! Hoshino Ai was in a good mood and continued to watch the clouds. After all, there weren't many entertainment activities in the orphanage, and staring at the clouds in a daze was the most energy-saving entertainment.

The dean came over. She was the old witch that the two people had just mentioned. Hoshino Ai felt that what they described was very vivid, because the dean had a gloomy face, and he squinted his eyes and looked everyone up and down. He never smiled and was very difficult to get along with.

"Ai, a rich man is coming to visit the children tomorrow, remember to get up early and wait for him."

Hoshino Ai looked at her with a smile on her face: "Okay, Dean Mom."

She was used to it. Hoshino Ai used to be the face of the orphanage, often taking families who wanted to adopt children on tours as a tour guide. When those families asked if they could adopt her, the director would say she was just a foster child and that those with parents couldn't adopt her.

After expressing regret, some families will still choose their favorite child for adoption.

The old witch, the headmaster, looked at her and nodded with satisfaction. "That rich man's wife died many years ago, leaving them childless, so he wants to find an heir. Ai, you must serve him well, understand? No matter what he does, you must not act capriciously. You must be patient and serve him well."

"This isn't just a chance for me to get rich, it's also a chance for you to get rich. As long as he chooses the child, we'll all benefit from it in the future. And if he chooses you, your life will be completely changed. Don't forget me when that happens."

Hoshino Ai smiled and nodded in agreement. After the dean, the old witch, left, the smile on her face disappeared.

She knew this day would come, but she hadn't expected it to happen so soon. The old witch hadn't let her do it before, probably because she was looking for a good target. Now, a target that matched the old witch's wishes had appeared, and she was about to be used.

The moon was round that night and the road was clear. Carrying a backpack that had been prepared long ago, Hoshino Ai left the orphanage.

There were no buses on the streets at night, so she walked a long way and arrived at the tram station, where she slept nearby with her backpack. When the first tram arrived at dawn, she set off for Tokyo.

She didn't have much money, and her backpack contained only one set of clothes and some odds and ends. She didn't have many ideas about the future. She believed that things would work out in the end, and any problems could always be solved.

"After all, I'm so cute. Even in the worst-case scenario, I won't have to worry about not being able to survive. I have all the solutions I need."

This was what Hoshino Ai was thinking at the time. She had prepared for the worst. At that time, she came to Tokyo with the idea of self-destruction.

At the same time, it was with a desire for miracles that she came to Tokyo, a metropolis full of people and things, and which, in her opinion, was full of opportunities.

She was in the abyss, with the will to die in her heart, but there was still a glimmer of longing for light. She was kept hanging and not allowed to die immediately, but she chose to try again.

After arriving in Tokyo, she was captivated by the bustling city. Everywhere was filled with glittering things, luxury cars were a common sight on the streets, and people on the street were dressed in suits and white-collar workers. She felt completely out of place in this city.

Hoshino Ai was very hungry and wanted to have breakfast, so she walked into a convenience store and walked out again.

Sandwiches in Tokyo are so expensive, 500 yen each. Her entire savings would be used up if she bought a few more.

With the idea of enduring it and waiting until noon to have two meals at once, she wandered around the streets, constantly looking at various shops, looking for a cheap lunch place.

When passing by a Starbucks, she saw through the bright glass that some people inside were working, some were browsing their phones, and some were drinking a cup of coffee. They looked comfortable and relaxed, which perfectly matched her fantasy of a metropolis.

The customer closest to her was having a Matcha Frappuccino, which was exactly the same as the one on the sign, with finely crushed matcha sprinkled on the snow-white milk foam. It looked very delicious at first glance.

I really want to eat it.

Then Hoshino Ai met a strange man who said he would treat her to a Matcha Frappuccino, which was the same thing she had just seen others happily eating through the window.

I don’t know what he is going to do, but if he can eat for free, he definitely can’t miss it. The worst that can happen is he can just run away.

After sitting down in the store, he talked about her future, saying that she would become a legendary idol, and that he had ruined her life and wanted to make amends.

Hoshino Ai knows she didn't finish junior high school, but she doesn't look that stupid, does she? What on earth is this weird scam trying to trick her into doing?

Then he said he would give her money.

Hoshino Ai understood that it was the rich man's interest in being kept as a mistress.

As for other possibilities, she didn't think there were any. Hoshino Ai longed for hope, but she didn't believe in hope either.

Her miserable life has filled her heart with darkness. When faced with the kindness of others, she always thinks of the malice behind it. This is a form of self-protection, making her cautious and not being hurt by hidden malice.

Hoshino Ai thought that since she might have to wait for the gods on the street tonight anyway, she might as well be kept by this young man. At least he looked refreshing and comfortable, so she found it acceptable.

However, the development of things began to quickly deviate from Hoshino Ai's expectations.

The next day, she used some tips on how to increase favorability that she had searched the day before, and wanted to give her sponsor a sense of accomplishment and development, so she sent a text game.

He asks her why she doesn’t have the option of going to school.

Hoshino Ai is very confused. In the idol training game, why does she need to go to school? Besides, she doesn't like going to school at all.

She changed the subject, and then was repeatedly questioned. She changed the subject again, and was questioned again, until the boy sent her four paragraphs of text.

"I always feel that expressing your true thoughts is the most effective way to communicate. It will avoid misunderstandings and accidents. If you don't want to answer, you can just say you don't want to answer. There's no need to change the subject."

"I don't need a personal idol. I don't know when this misunderstanding will be cleared up, but I won't acquiesce. I'm not supporting you, I'm making amends."

"I already understand that you don't want to be an idol. Ai-chan, you can try other things you like. I will do my best to support you. But at the same time, I hope you can study hard during this period."

"Can you tell me why you're so reluctant to talk about school? I'll try to find a solution. If you don't want to answer, just say you don't want to. I hope we can communicate honestly. Effective communication can save a lot of trouble."

Simple and straightforward words and passionate and sincere emotions illuminated her heart hidden in darkness.

She felt uncomfortable because she discovered that the boy might be sincere, that she might have misunderstood him, and that... she herself was so gloomy and dark.

After a long interval, she decided to be a little more honest and told the boy some of her past.

What happened next was the daily routine that has been repeating recently.

The boy began to share his campus life.

To be honest, Hoshino Ai didn't like those photos. They were something she had never experienced before and were the complete opposite of her school life.

Seeing the boy having lunch with others reminded her of her past.

When I think back on it, it’s still a little hard to breathe, but fortunately, I’m not as nauseous as before.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, it is just the same school bullying: having the table smeared, having hair pulled, being falsely accused of stealing, having indoor shoes taken away and having to wear socks to class, being isolated and laughed at by the whole class, etc. Isn't school bullying all like this?

People with happy lives can't understand why such "little pranks" between children can be so upsetting. They lament how weak children are these days, and ask why the child didn't know how to fight back.

But Hoshino Ai is very weak. She has nothing to support her. If she tells her mother, she will be scolded. If she tells her teacher, she will be scolded for not doing well. If the bullies find out that she has told the teacher, they will be bullied even more severely.

Throwing a punch, hitting back, such a simple action, requires courage. But in Hoshino Ai's life, there is no soil for courage to sprout. She can only endure silently, burying the darkness in her heart and digesting it alone.

When she was about to graduate from elementary school, a girl helped her up when she was tripped by someone maliciously, and they naturally became good friends.

Hoshino Ai learned how to fold stars, and she wanted to make a jar of stars as a gift for her friends. When she was with her friends, she would share the jokes she saw occasionally, talk about her troubles, and slowly tell her some secrets.

A week? Or a month? Rumors of her seduction began to spread around the school. Mixed in with her various secrets, the rumors made them seem incredibly real.

Hoshino Ai began to learn how to lie, and her lying skills became better and better.