Don't be afraid, I've truly come to bring you happiness.

There, a brand-new admission letter was framed and gleamed.

Next to the notification letter, there was also a photo of the Izare family of three (excluding Nina) with the gate of the University of Tokyo.

This familiar meme style

And then there's that line, "Your agent already told us!"

Forest! Distant! Mountain!

Rencai gradually came to understand everything.

She rushed out of the house, leaving behind the words, "Wait for me!"

Outside the door, Nina dialed that guy's number at lightning speed.

"Hey! Lin Yuanshan! Did you do something to my family?!"

On the other end of the phone, a smug voice came from the man, who seemed to think he had done a great favor.

"It's nothing, I just helped you forge an admission letter from the University of Tokyo."

"Thank you my foot!"

Rencai angrily hung up the phone.

Then I rushed back to the living room.

"You've been fooled! It's all fake! I didn't get into the University of Tokyo! I didn't study a single day in Tokyo; I spent every day playing in a band!"

As she spoke, she showed her family a wild video of her live performance.

Unexpectedly, her father looked understanding and said:

"I understand, I understand. My daughter is a genius. Geniuses excel at everything they do!"

He's gone mad! This guy is absolutely obsessed!

"I! Did! Not! Get! Into! Dong! University!"

“I understand, I understand. Your agent said that you are still a little emotional, but it’s okay, we understand.”

As he spoke, the father actually showed the University of Tokyo's official website the list of students admitted through early admissions this year.

The name "Well Celery and Vegetable" was prominently listed!

"The website is fake too!"

"Haha, Nina, do you think your dad is the kind of idiot who jumps to conclusions without doing any research?"

The father looked smug.

“I had already contacted a friend in the education system. When I called, he kept congratulating us on having a genius in our family!”

As Rencai's father spoke, he took a bottle of champagne from under the table.

It opened with a "bang".

"Actually, we gave the train tickets to our agent so we could surprise you and have you come back to celebrate together."

The older sister then cheerfully placed a pointed celebratory hat on Nina's head.

“Our purslane has really grown up.”

"I……"

"Alright, stop arguing, let's cut the cake."

The older sister grasped Rencai's hand, shoved the cake knife into her grasp, and aimed it at the enormous three-tiered cream cake that had been pushed onto the table.

The radish is numb

As expected of the eccentric Yuanshan, his scam was flawless.

Even her reaction was taken into account.

Now, no matter what she says, her family will think she's a genius girl throwing a tantrum.

Even more outrageous, the mother even produced today's Kumamoto Shimbun newspaper.

A small section of the newspaper featured a vivid story, complete with pictures, about her inspirational journey of dropping out of school, becoming self-taught, and eventually gaining admission to the University of Tokyo.

The title was strikingly clear: "The Birth of Kumamoto's Prodigy!"

"The TV station was supposed to come for an interview tomorrow, but I turned it down."

The father took a sip of champagne and said earnestly,

"Also, Nina, you should focus on playing your band during this time."

"Don't let trivial matters like studying and tutoring classes interfere with your enthusiasm for playing in a band!"

Chapter 123 Competition Planning

"Zhizhi, are you alright?"

Tomokazu accidentally knocked over his teacup, and the warm coffee spilled onto the floor.

Lupa handed her a tissue; she knew that Zhi was worried about Rencai, who was returning to her hometown alone.

"It's okay, you have to trust her."

Zhi pursed his lips and remained silent.

Rupa sighed and lowered his voice.

"Moreover, you should have faith in the efforts our agent has made."

"he?"

Zhi raised his head.

"Has he contacted Rencai's family?"

"We've contacted each other more than once."

Rupa's expression became somewhat subtle.

A local high school in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Or rather, it's the original site of the high school.

"So...why did such a large adult product chain flagship store suddenly appear out of nowhere in our county...?"

Renna stood across the street, her expression blank.

Although her father advised her not to go back to her alma mater, she couldn't resist.

The result is what it is now.

I heard this shop has become a specialty of Kumamoto.

The local tourism bureau even considered whether to print it in their tourist brochures.

She even went so far as to inquire about the classmates who had bullied her back then, just to see if she was still convinced.

The reply received was:

"Oh, their whole family, it seems they all immigrated to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to enjoy life."

I don't know what kind of life they're enjoying.

Hopefully they can get used to South Asian food, Amen.

In summary,

This is probably the real meaning behind Lin Yuanshan's words on the phone, "Everything is arranged."

Finally, amidst the warm farewell from her family, who said, "You are the pride of our whole family," Nina boarded the train for her return journey.

Because everything that happened in my hometown was just too shocking.

As a result, Nina, who usually falls asleep whenever she's on a vehicle, miraculously remained awake throughout the entire journey.

I rode the Shinkansen for two and a half hours.

Rencai, who had been intensively searching for videos on video websites all the way, had just jumped off the train.

He immediately spotted the most conspicuous thing on the platform:

Lin Yuanshan held up a huge red sign that read "Welcome Kumamoto Prodigy Home" at the station.

Behind him were Mimi-nee, who was trying not to laugh, and her teammates, some thornless and some prickly.

And that familiar white Hiace, exuding an aura of extreme power.

"Yo, Nina, welcome home!"

Starry Sky Agency.

After returning home from the band's end, they immediately began a tour around Japan, so for the time being, only Thornless and Thornless remained permanently at the agency.

On the other hand, Mujica's gang of evil spirits, now that they're on a long vacation after the Kohaku Uta Gassen, have been attacking their agency more frequently lately.

Fortunately, Lin Yuanshan was resourceful and had brought Nagasaki Sue to oversee things in advance.

With this king of evil spirits around, there is always some deterrent effect.

"Mimi, would you be interested in performing at the Bay Area Music Festival this year?"

Mimi shook her head:

"No, I'd better focus on my album."

Lin Yuanshan had previously helped Mimi contact someone from the Japan Record Association.

Because of the band's established reputation, and also because he's a marketing genius,

So Mimi's album project was approved very quickly.

Meanwhile, the thornless and thornless group received an invitation to the Bay Area Music Festival.

"To be fair, even on the main stage, this kind of small performance doesn't really fit the image of someone who's both thornless and sharp-tongued these days."

Lin Yuanshan commented sharply,

"But since the Diamond Star Band is in the performance band, and considering the emotional value it contains, I agreed on your behalf."

Rupa blinked, somewhat confused:

"What exactly is meant by emotional value?"

"Of course, we'll use your current immense popularity to mercilessly torture this clueless idol band!"

"Let them and their management company realize how foolish their decision to abandon rock and choose a different path was! Then they will regret missing out on this gem, Momoka, for the rest of their lives, and disband in endless regret!"

Lin Yuanshan spoke strangely absurd words as if nothing had happened.

This left the band members speechless.

Subaru couldn't help but complain:

"Why do I feel like 'thornless yet thorny' is rushing headlong down the path of villainy?"

"How can this be called villainy? This is fair, open, and just business competition!"

As Lin Yuanshan spoke, he placed a document on the table.

"Not only that, the agency on the other side even took the initiative to propose this competition to me."

The members, both thornless and thorny, began circulating the documents.

Lin Yuanshan explained from the side:

"The plan is simple: we and Diamond Star will headline the music festival, and the audience will vote after the performance. The side with the most votes will win the rights to produce the theme song for the currently popular TV series 'The Legend of the Heroine: Black Tiger Afu'."

"Uh... isn't that a bit unfair to Diamond Star?"

"Don't worry, this is a legitimate competition event."

Lin Yuanshan gave a gentle, wifely smile.

"That's perfectly fair!"

A week later.

Tokyo, backstage at the Bay Area Music Festival.

When they received the invitation to "compete" with the thornless and the thornless, the entire Diamond Star team was initially quite excited.