My daily life is getting weird because I am caught between being in a band and being an idol.

"Ugh... I'm so tired..."

As Chaoyang walked home, his whole body ached. He felt like this every time he got off work, feeling uncomfortable all over.

Damn it... the guy they sent was useless; he even said he had something to do and left early. We really need to hire someone. ... I'll post it on a Japanese part-time job app; it's free, and I'll post it on social media, adding a "female only" option.

Just as he was figuring out how to recruit people, Chaoyang saw a familiar face again.

"Yahoo... Nina-chan?"

"Oh? Mr. Hiraishi? Good evening? Why do you look so tired?"

The other person was naturally Jing Qinrencai. At this moment, she was helping another woman carrying a guitar and walking home. After hearing Chaoyang's shout, the two of them turned around at the same time. Seeing Chaoyang walking unsteadily, they asked in a flustered manner.

"Because I just got off work... What's wrong with you...?"

Chaoyang, on the contrary, grinned mischievously and started joking.

"...Nina, could it be, oh ho ho, could it be that you're on a date?"

Asahi turned and gave Nina a wicked look, scrutinizing her and the attractive woman she was supporting. They still reeked of alcohol and were walking unsteadily.

The unfamiliar female alcoholic laughed loudly and pointed at Rencai.

"That's right! Hahaha, I've already slept with this guy!"

Rencai was immediately terrified and quickly tried to explain.

"Momoka-san! Don't talk nonsense! There's nothing wrong! Honestly, I didn't expect you to be like this when you're drunk."

"Thanks for your hard work……"

The strong smell of alcohol emanating from this woman clearly indicated that she was drunk and acting out. Asahi, who ran an izakaya, had seen many such cases, so he looked at the petite Jina with great sympathy, noting that she had to take care of this silver-haired woman who was much older than her.

Do you need my help?

Chaoyang couldn't stand it anymore, even though he was somewhat worried that he might come into contact with this strange woman.

"Is that alright? Thank you so much."

Renna immediately looked relieved.

Just as Chaoyang was about to reach out to help the drunk woman, she suddenly stumbled and fell into his arms. The silver-haired woman carrying a guitar clung tightly to Chaoyang, a drunken smile on her face, her whole body hanging on him.

"Oh no, Momoka-san, this won't do!!!"

Renna screamed in panic, trying to pull her away, but the drunk woman clearly had no intention of letting go; instead, she held on even tighter.

Chaoyang was immediately hit by a strong smell of alcohol. Although he was secretly pleased to be hugged by a beautiful woman in black stockings, the strong smell of alcohol made him frown.

"Ugh, it stinks..."

He muttered under his breath, trying to be patient, but his expression showed extreme discomfort.

"Let, let me go!"

She screamed.

"Hira, Mr. Hiraishi, please hold on tight to Momoka-san, it would be terrible if he suddenly ran off and got hit by a car."

Just then, the female drunkard, who had been struggling and fidgeting in Chaoyang's arms, finally...

"boom"

It crashed into a roadside utility pole.

With a loud thud, the drunk woman's vision went black, her body went limp, and she fainted in Chaoyang's arms.

"Whoa, are you alright?!"

Chaoyang was startled and hurriedly helped the unconscious woman up, trying his best to prevent her from falling directly to the ground.

Rencai was also stunned and hurriedly ran over to check on the situation.

"Momoka-san? Momoka-san? Are you alright?"

She gently shook the other person's body and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the other person had just fainted.

"He should be fine... Just to be on the safe side, I'll check on him again when we get back. If he has a head injury, we need to call an ambulance immediately."

Seeing this, Chaoyang sighed helplessly and, disregarding any possibility of impropriety, picked up the woman in front of him in a princess carry and started jogging home with Rencai.

Ugh, the smell of alcohol is overwhelming.

Chapter 7: Is he a drunkard?

"Mr. Hiraishi, it seems we should move it together, since you just got off work."

The two men carefully carried the completely drunk Momoka back along the street. The cool night breeze carried away the smell of alcohol from the drunkards, making them feel slightly more sober.

The two also talked about the female alcoholic.

"...Yes, her full name is Momoka Kawaragi, and she is the lead singer of a rock band that I really like."

Rencai's voice was tinged with excitement, clearly showing her admiration for Momoka.

"Her band is very famous in the independent music scene, and many fans love her."

Chaoyang wasn't really concerned about these things, but he still followed along to maintain social etiquette.

"Oh, I see. He's the lead singer of a rock band."

He nodded. Although he knew nothing about rock music and only knew that there was a category called Japanese rock, he had no idea which celebrities were involved. Before his soul transmigrated here, he had only watched an anime about lonely rock on Bilibili, mainly because of the cute girls.

"She originally planned to go back to her hometown, but a lot happened today... Anyway, she changed her mind and decided to stay in Tokyo to continue developing her career!... However, she has already returned the apartment, so she will be staying at my place temporarily. On the way back, we had dinner together at an izakaya, and she drank a lot of alcohol. That's when she met you guys, Mr. Hiraishi."

Do you have any extra bedding?

Upon hearing that they would be living together, Chaoyang became concerned about how they would sleep at night.

Judging from our acquaintance so far, Rencai seems rather careless and probably wasn't prepared.

Nina seemed to only realize the problem now, and said with an awkward smile.

"Ah!...No...But it should be fine if we sleep together, and it's still summer, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"...But it would be troublesome if she threw up in the middle of the night. Let's make her some honey water to drink, and remember to prepare some plastic bags and put them by her bedside."

Having run an izakaya for many years, Chaoyang was already quite adept at dealing with drunkards.

At first, Nina didn't think too much about it. With Asahi's prompting, she imagined the scene of her favorite peach scent being exhaled onto the bed.

She immediately became a little scared and kept Chaoyang's words in mind.

"I'm going to the convenience store to buy honey right now!"

"Hehe, no need to buy it specially. I have some at home. I'll give you some when I get back."

"...Um, it's so great to meet Mr. Hiraishi in Tokyo!"

"Even though this is Kanagawa."

Chaoyang still couldn't resist making a correction.

Seeing Nina's tearful gratitude, Asahi realized that Nina was actually quite easy to fool, no less so than Fujita Kotone.

Of course, after spending more time with Nina and finally understanding her true nature, I realized that she was an exceptionally troublesome person. Unfortunately, by then it was too late.

Rencai followed Chaoyang back to her home.

Chaoyang searched through the kitchen cabinets.

"Ah! Found it... I bought it many years ago, and only used it once back then. Oh well, you can have it all. I probably won't have a chance to use it in this lifetime."

After saying that, he handed it to Rencai.

"Thank you so much!"

Rencai held the plastic bottle containing honey in both hands and bowed 90 degrees to thank Chaoyang.

"Alright, alright, it's nothing. Go take care of that drunkard."

"Hehehe~~ I'll tell Momoka-san that it was Mr. Hiraishi who helped her."

After saying that, she turned to leave, but Nina seemed to remember something and immediately turned back to speak.

"Ah... well... there's one more thing. Speaking of which, Mr. Hiraishi mentioned inviting me to work, didn't he? ... Could you consider Momoka-san? She seems to be looking for a part-time job too."

"Well……"

Chaoyang hesitated at this point. After all, his high salary was due to subsidies from the system for the people he recruited, but Chaoyang didn't know that about this girl named Taoxiang...

"System-designated beautiful girl detected"

Name: Kawaraki Momoka

Charisma: 80

Monthly revenue growth: 0

Favorability: 0/100

Rating: None

"No problem, you're welcome to join us anytime."

Upon hearing the system notification, Chaoyang immediately dropped his troubled expression and gave Rencai a thumbs-up in affirmation.

"Really?! That's wonderful! I'll tell her tomorrow when she's sober! Thank you so much!"

Feeling happy that she had helped her friend again, she forgot about what they had just talked about and rushed back excitedly.

Chaoyang sighed, already feeling exhausted.

I'm not going to shower tonight, I'll just go to sleep.

Rencai's Home

"I am back!"

Nina, who was taking off her shoes in the entryway, called out to the house, but the only response she received was the sound of vomiting coming from the toilet.

"Ugh... Ugh..."

At that moment, she was clinging to the toilet, wishing she could shove her head into it.

The room inside and outside Rencai's house was filled with an unpleasant smell.

Even Rencai felt a little nauseous.

You can only hold your breath and quickly open all the windows in the room, and keep the door open as well, so as to allow for ventilation.

After finishing her work, Renna remembered that she had just brought back honey from Asahi.

"Ah...we need to quickly make some honey water for Momoka to help her sober up."

Chapter 8: Walls Have Ears.

"Hmm... I feel a little better... Thank you..."

After drinking the honey water in the toilet, Tao Xiang finally regained some consciousness.

"Phew, my head hurts... But I thought you were completely inexperienced and a pampered young lady. You're surprisingly good at taking care of people. Did you perhaps receive some kind of bridal training? Hehe..."

After sobering up, Momoka left the toilet and, after enduring the headache from the hangover, returned to her usual approachable self, even teasing Nina who was taking care of her.

"No, that's not it! My kind neighbor told me... Oh right, since Momoka-san is planning to stay, you'll be working again, right?"

"Huh? Yeah, I'm planning to go back to my old place to work. But I'll wait until I get a place to live first."

Would you consider a job that pays $1500 per hour?

Renna immediately decided to tell Momoka about what she had just confirmed with Asahi. She felt that since she had persuaded Momoka to stay, she also had to take some responsibility to get her life back on track.

Upon hearing the number, Tao Xiang immediately frowned, revealing a doubtful expression.

"Huh? Are the requirements too high? Are there any places in New Kawasaki with such high hourly wages? Is it in Tokyo?... Don't tell me about some weird place."

Tao Xiang, who had been working her way up in this place for many years, frowned as soon as she heard this. She knew better than anyone that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

If it's a job like a trilingual translator in a shopping mall that hires international students, or a clerical job in a company, then earning this much is normal. However, in most places, the hourly wage is usually less than 1000.

"No! It's just an izakaya (Japanese pub) run by our next-door neighbor."

Rencai hurriedly explained that she could not accept being misunderstood, and she could not accept her friend being misunderstood by others.

"Huh? Could it actually be some kind of nightclub with hostesses... But those places usually pay commission on drinks sold, the base salary wouldn't be as high as 1500 per hour. But it's probably just about ripping off customers, right!?"