A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

That means, from now on... it's okay even if I don't care about their feelings, right?

Even if she becomes an existence that shines brighter than love, Mr. Tetsuya will never leave her again.

Xiangzi has already started to form a new band, and no longer needs to provide her with opportunities.

She unconsciously raised her head and looked at the luminous gauze dress designed for her by Chihaya Tetsuya on the mannequin.

Then, the words Chihaya Tetsuya said also flooded into her mind.

[So, please tell me, Chuhua, after wearing the clothes I made for you, are you still willing to be a foil to Hoshino Ai and Toyokawa Shoko?]

Boom——

Just as the agent said, the originally deafening thunder was no longer worth mentioning due to the noise from the audience and the isolation of the walls.

"...What? That's what's going on."

Sanjiao Chuhua suddenly laughed.

"My true nature might be quite annoying."

"?"

Hoshino Ai, who had been staring at Chihaya Tetsuya's photo on her phone from the beginning, suddenly looked up:

"Did you just say something?"

"nothing."

Sanjiao Chuhua shook his head and then walked to her side.

"I said, love."

"……kindness?"

"For this live, Mr. Tetsuya seems to have made you another performance costume, right?"

"Yes, that's right, this is what I'm wearing."

Hoshino Ai admitted very frankly:

"It's a classic combination of a short-sleeved shirt and a vest. Although he said he tried to minimize the revealing, it's still very cute."

"...That's it."

Sanjiao Chuhua nodded.

"I just suddenly remembered that I'm actually the type of person who's both stingy and generous."

"?What's the meaning?"

“If it’s something I have that others don’t have, I’d be happy to share what I have with them.”

As Sanjiao Hatsuka spoke, she adjusted the star-patterned hairpin on Hoshino Ai's head.

"But if someone else has something I don't, I'll be very envious... and then try every possible means to get it. Just like when I was a child, I saw Xiang playing the piano and being praised by other adults, and that's when I gradually began to want to learn music."

"Isn't this normal?"

Hoshino Ai said without raising her head:

"I'm just envious, why would you call me stingy?"

"Because if it's just envy, then even if you can't get it, you will gradually forget about it and give up as time goes by. But for me, it seems that I don't give up this obsession so easily."

Triangle Chuhua said:

"Can you understand this childish mentality of 'others have it, so I have to have it too'?"

"……probably."

Hoshino Ai nodded, not quite understanding.

"But since I already have a philosophy, I'm not really interested in other things."

"So this is also your advantage."

Mikado Hatsuka, who helped Hoshino Ai adjust the hairpin and headdress, smiled and let go of her hand.

"As for me, it's not that easy to give up after all. Whether it's the cheers and applause outside, Xiangzi's trust... or Mr. Tetsuya's clothes."

"..."

Hearing this, Hoshino Ai was stunned at first, then she raised her head and looked at Sanjiao Chuhua.

"What does it mean?"

"Nothing, I just found something I wanted to do after a long time."

Sanjiao Chuhua said this while looking at himself in the mirror.

As expected, what was reflected on the mirror was exactly the same expression that Chihaya Tetsuya had given her that day.

dong dong dong-

"Ai, Chuhua, you're about to go on stage."

The agent's voice rang out from outside the door along with the knock.

And Sankaku Hatsuka just patted Hoshino Ai's shoulder gently:

"Let's go, love."

In the somewhat surprised eyes of Hoshino Ai, Sanjiao Chuhua said:

"For the sake of our respective ambitions, let us work together from now on."

In this upcoming summer, the Big Triangle is at its brightest season.

35

Chapter 35 Abnormality and Truth.

"Oh, is it finally coming on stage?"

Sakurakouji Luna, who had been idle enough to draw two design drawings, finally raised her head after seeing the change in light.

Then, with the overwhelming cheers from below, the first original song of [Summer Zodiac] [Huoxing Luyipu] officially began.

"That's Hoshino Ai, right? She really does have a formidable aura."

Sakurakouji Luna looked at the purple-haired girl who was active on the stage with an expression of great surprise.

“Although I had seen her videos before, it was really shocking to see her in person.”

Whether it's that face that even women would admire, or that selfless and shining figure on the stage, every aspect of his presence is filled with magic that makes it hard to look away.

And what shocked her most was—

"...Did that guy just look over here?"

Sakurakouji Luna turned her head and looked at Chihaya Tetsuya.

"We have reflective glass on our side. She shouldn't be able to see anything from her angle."

"If it's that person... no matter where Tetsuya-kun is, she will definitely be able to find him in the shortest possible time."

Toyokawa Shoko, who was well aware of Hoshino Ai's stalker nature, said helplessly.

"Zheye-kun is her only source of strength. The reason she was able to achieve this level is entirely because of his encouragement."

"While the motives may sound rather shady, this situation is completely unacceptable in the designer's field."

Sakurakoji Luna said:

"Just the few famous Japanese designers I know have some pretty incredible quirks. If you're curious, I can tell you in private later!"

"...Are you one of them?"

Toyokawa Shoko glanced at her with some disdain.

"Your sadism, in my opinion, is a rather unusual quirk."

"No, no, I'm still far away."

"..."

Seeing that Sakurakoji Luna not only had no intention of repenting, but instead took pride in her sarcastic words, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly lost the desire to continue arguing with her.

And then, when she turned around to observe Chihaya Tetsuya's reaction, she suddenly noticed an extremely obvious change in the audience -

“…Huh? What happened?”

Shoko Toyokawa glanced around the audience in surprise.

"Is it my imagination? The proportion of golden glow sticks... seems to be a little higher than at the beginning."

"No, it's not your imagination."

Chihaya Tetsuya, who had been concentrating on the stage since the beginning, shook his head.

"Although Ai's performance is still as brilliant as ever, Chuhua today...is a little 'abnormal'."

When he said "abnormal", he was not being derogatory, but simply stating the facts.

Chihaya Tetsu, who had witnessed Hatsuka's performance in RiNG, could also clearly see the difference.

If we say that Chu Hua in the past had always been freely wandering on the stage in an extremely calm and rational state, then Chu Hua today... is the one who has used all his understanding of the stage to the extreme, intending to be the master of the entire stage.

In addition to her usual stable singing and dancing skills, her estimation of the camera angles below the stage and the overall composition of the stage and lighting allowed her to unknowingly steal the attention that was originally focused on Hoshino Ai in another way.

Although it was a stage for only two people, the audience still felt confused as to where to focus.

"However, while the audience will enjoy this overwhelming sense of satisfaction, it will be hard work for the photographer."

Chihaya Tetsuya glanced at the photographers in charge of moving the camera below the stage, and sure enough, they had already divided the stage into two parts and were shooting separately.

In this way, there is no distinction between primary and secondary in this live performance.

"...An idol who's no less impressive than Hoshino Ai."

On the other side, after concentrating on observing Sankaku Hatsuka for a while, Sakurakoji Luna finally understood why Chihaya Tetsu also praised her so much.

"Besides her obvious superiority over Hoshino Ai's, should I call her clever or cunning...she really knows how to play to her strengths."

If Hoshino Ai's performance style is to bloom without reservation and without blind spots, then Mikado Hatsuka knows how to concentrate and restrain, and to concentrate all her strength at the most perfect time and angle.

And this is the only way to surpass Hoshino Ai on the same stage.

"……Eh?"

At this moment, Shoko Toyokawa suddenly blinked.

"Hey, Tetsuya-kun, you...just saw that, didn't you?"

“Ah…yeah.”

Chihaya Tetsu also nodded reluctantly.

“Indeed…I saw it.”

"what?"

Sakurakouji Luna, who was a little distracted, asked the two people who were playing the riddle with a confused look on her face:

"What are you two talking about?"

"Just now, Chuhua, like Hoshino Ai, looked exactly at our positions... and even waved."

Toyokawa Shoko pointed out the window with an incredulous look on her face.

"She never used to include unrelated improvisations like this in her performances."

Sure enough, Chuhua was quite abnormal today.

And judging from the scene just now, the reason for the abnormality... seems to be in this VIP seat.

"Sure enough, whether it's music or love... you won't let me take the lead so easily, Chuhua."

……

"Chuhua, you performed really well today!"

"Yeah, it was already quite perfect before, but today's performance is even more dazzling than before!"

"But you're sweating more than usual. Wait a moment, I'll touch up your makeup."