Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

Despite being the idol herself, she is controlled by her manager.

Even when facing a stranger like Shimada Sho, he didn't dare to speak loudly.

Despite this, she left her manager to participate in a variety show on her own.

"No, I wouldn't have dared to do something like this before." The voice of Tenkai Chizuru echoed in my mind.

As if struck by a thought, her tone became more enthusiastic, "But after seeing the hardworking shop assistant, I suddenly felt that maybe I could give it a try too!"

"Huh?" Shimada Sho was surprised.

Why am I involved?

Chapter Sixty-Seven: This System Will Do It Itsself!

Shimada Sho has always felt that he doesn't have much of a connection with the girls.

Ultimately, the young lady is just a character created and nurtured through a system.

The only purpose of logging in every day is to complete tasks and get rewards, and if possible, to collect gold coins.

Because he always had a purpose in mind, he never felt that he had given anything in return.

Naturally, they will not ask for any return.

If even young ladies are like this, then it goes without saying that it's like Tenkai Chizuru.

He acts like an animal all day long, constantly finding new ways to bully young girls.

The reason given was to prevent her from committing suicide, but what they actually did was far too extreme.

In this situation, it's already a good thing that Chizuru Amami doesn't dislike him.

Now they say they were inspired by him.

What kind of situation is this?

"Ah, I forgot, System, you don't know the shop assistant yet."

After Tianhai Qianhe finished speaking, she noticed that the system had gone silent. She smiled apologetically and tried to explain.

Shimada Sho interrupted her directly, "Let's talk about your show instead."

He was thinking about money as soon as he logged on.

Just now, I used the donkey to go downhill and admitted that I am a system.

Now that we've gained their trust, it's time to figure out how to make money.

Judging from what she just said, it seems that participating in the show will earn you money?

"The show..." The voice in my head wasn't so excited anymore, and hesitated, "I might be eliminated."

"what?"

"My singing skills are not good, and Ms. Maki even bought some negative PR, so I might be eliminated in the first round."

Speaking of the current situation, Tenkai Chizuru's mood became somewhat depressed.

"Didn't that staff member just say that advancing wouldn't be a problem?" Shimada Sho asked, somewhat incredulously.

Chizuru Amami is, after all, a teenage idol.

If someone with a large following participates in a regular variety show, they shouldn't be eliminated in the first round, right?

"That's just the producer's way of comforting us," said Chizuru Amami, who saw things very clearly.

After that sentence, he continued, "The Pinnacle of Music is a professional music variety show, and the audience is very discerning. They also dislike idols with built-in fan bases. Plus, it's live, so I'll be nervous. Also..."

"You want to quit?" Shimada Sho understood the meaning behind her long explanation.

Chizuru Amami defended herself, saying, "I didn't quit. My mother had already said that my singing was terrible, and Ms. Maki also said that I would only embarrass myself on stage. In addition, the audience didn't like me. I made the decision too hastily and impulsively."

Shimada Sho listened quietly to her explanations, his gaze drifting to the screen in the lounge.

The above is a simultaneous rebroadcast of the live stream content.

On the brightly lit stage, the artist sang loudly, while the audience below was as vast as a cloud.

In the live stream room, there were also real-time bullet comments floating by.

—【Sami-sensei's voice is so beautiful.】

——【I like it~】

—【This is what a real singer should be like; so much better than those teen idols.】

—【This trash that only pollutes the stage is ranked ahead of Mr. Yamafuku.】

—[The production team has completely abandoned all moral boundaries in their pursuit of viewership.]

—[Please don't be so malicious, Chizuru-chan is very cute.]

—【Get out of the livestream, you otaku!】

—【This is a professional singer competition stage, not some Akihabara puppet show performance!】

—【I've seen her perform on stage, and she sings terribly!】

—【Haha, let's see how she slunk off the stage in a bit.】

……

The real-time comments from the audience confirmed what Chizuru Amami said.

The audience definitely doesn't like her.

Although occasionally one or two maintenance-related comments would appear in the chat.

But it will soon be drowned out by countless insults and doubts.

Looking at all this, Shimada Sho could probably understand how she felt at that moment.

Ultimately, idols are just a small circle.

Within her own circle, Chizuru Amami can fully enjoy the love and support of her fans.

But when she steps out of her comfort zone and enters the public eye, she will inevitably be subject to rigorous scrutiny and comparison.

When the public discovers that what you hold is far removed from their true expectations, all that follows is condemnation and skepticism.

The buzz generated by this kind of crossover is the kind of popularity the production team needs.

The audience's scrutiny is not inherently wrong.

But putting it on a 17-year-old teenage idol inevitably feels a bit heavy.

The TV was playing continuously, and she must have seen far more similar comments than Shimada Sho had only glanced at them.

Inspired by someone, the girl mustered up the courage to step out of her comfort zone and wanted to prove with her actions that she could do a lot of things on her own.

But when I looked up, I was met with an impenetrable wall of reality.

His mother turned cold, his agent turned against him, and his former supporter became a stumbling block.

What awaited her was the scrutiny and indifference of countless viewers.

To the girl at that moment, the viewers behind the barrage comments were like gluttonous beasts with their mouths wide open.

Waiting to devour her after her embarrassing performance on stage.

The shame and breakdown of teenage idols is their greatest source of amusement.

"When the producer comes over in a bit, I'll tell him to quit and we can talk about the show later."

The long silence made Chizuru Amami somewhat insecure, and she hesitantly revealed her plans.

"Why live in the eyes of others?" Shimada Sho suddenly asked.

The girl was taken aback. "What?"

"It's nothing." Shimada Sho shook his head.

He immediately smiled, then changed his tone and said seriously, "This system has detected that this is your first time binding, so you can receive a newbie gift pack!"

"Huh?" Tenkai Chizuru didn't react.

Sho Shimada continued, "The gift package includes a one-time trial card for professional-grade singing skills."

"A singing skills experience card?" Tenkai Chizuru's eyes lit up immediately.

"After using it, your singing level will temporarily reach the level of a professional singer, which is enough to handle this stage."

"Great!" Tenkai Chizuru almost jumped up. "I want to use it!"

"Wait a minute," Shimada Sho interrupted her. "This system has said that it's not free."

Tenkai Chizuru's voice stopped.

"This newbie gift pack includes a free trial card," Shimada Sho said slowly, "but if you successfully level up after using it, you'll need to pay..."

Shimada Sho was secretly calculating the money in his mind.

He could have waited for the system task to be triggered before helping Tenkai Chizuru according to the task requirements.

But hearing the girl's dejected words and the underlying resentment, and remembering how happy she was in the store, I decided to do something in advance.

Of course, Shimada Sho is not a pushover either.

The reason she did this was because she was influenced by herself to participate in the show.

In addition, you can also ask for payment.

After all, he is now a system that can be exchanged at equivalent value.

He was considering how much to charge.

And at this moment—

[Ding! Limited-time training mission triggered!]

[Chizuru Amami's wish: To prove herself]

[Task Description: Standing alone on a music variety show stage for the first time, facing countless skeptical glances, she needs success more than ever. Please help her complete this performance and silence everyone.]

[Mission Rewards: Depends on performance evaluation, with a minimum reward of 500000 yen + random items]

[Task Requirement: Complete today]

Five hundred thousand.

Shimada Sho narrowed his eyes.

Adding the one million I had saved before, that makes one million five hundred thousand.

We're still short 500,000.

What if the task gets a high rating and the reward is even greater?

“One million yen,” Shimada Sho read out the figure.

"One, one million?!" Tenkai Chizuru was shocked.

"Too expensive?"

"No, no..." she quickly denied, "It's just... all my money is in the company account, and I rarely get any pocket money."

"Then where did you get the money?"

"This announcement..." Tenkai Chizuru explained, "If I advance, the appearance fee is 800,000... and the next round is 1.5 million..."

Eight hundred thousand.

Turns out he's even poorer than him.

"Then let's make it five hundred thousand," Shimada Sho decided. "After you advance, you'll give this system five hundred thousand."

"Okay, okay!" Tenkai Chizuru immediately agreed, then asked weakly, "What if... I don't advance?"

“Then I won’t charge you,” Shimada Sho said generously.

"Really?!"

"This system never lies."

"That's great!" Chizuru Amami's voice lit up again. "Then I'll definitely do my best!"

"You don't need to put in any effort." Shimada Sho stood up, walked to the makeup mirror, and looked at the girl in the blue-green dress in the mirror. "This system will do it itself."