Preparation for 024live

  Bang!

  "That's right! I hope students will be able to give us the right to use the grand auditorium!"

  The student council room, Takasaki Hinata and the other two stood in front of Sakaki Eiri, their faces serious as they spoke. However, despite their solemn expressions, their eyes couldn't help but drift to the side where Minori was sitting with his legs crossed, enthusiastically playing a handheld game console.

  "This... let me ask first, what do you want to do by borrowing the grand auditorium?"

  "Need I say more? Of course, it's for the concert!" Kousaka Honoka said without hesitation, her eyes shining with determination. "If our concert after the welcoming ceremony for new students attracts a lot of students, I think this method will be successful!" After she finished speaking, all three of them looked at Hoshizora Rin with some tension.

  "...When Hidaka Homura's words reached her ears, Ayase Eri fell silent."

  "What's wrong with that?" interrupted Mu Xiao, "I think it's quite interesting for them to become idols, and although we can't establish a club yet, every student has the right to use the auditorium, even the student council can't refuse, right?"

  "What the heck! Why are you here and why do you have to agree with their actions?! It's actually me who asked for your help but you flat out refused?!" Seeing Mu Xiaoxiao, Hanae Eri was extremely angry. She had every right to be angry. Ever since Mu Xiaoxiao escaped from her last time, she had been chasing after him nonstop for the past few days. After being tormented by him until she was fed up, Mu Xiaoxiao finally confessed that he couldn't help her.

  Although she had expected this outcome, Akane Hoshi's heart was still not satisfied. However, being dissatisfied was one thing; facing the unyielding Muxiao Xiao was another. In the end, she could only reluctantly give up on this idea.

  It seems that Murota is quite supportive of Kousaka Chinatsu and the others' path as idols, which would naturally make her angry.

  "It's okay, don't mind it, it's just unexpectedly quiet here, it's a good place to play games..." Mu Xiaoxiao waved her hand and smiled.

  "Playing games...... The student council room, which is supposed to be a place for playing games, and this person is even a teacher......" Akane Hoshikawa rubbed her forehead, looking at the three of them, "Alright, I'll give you permission to use the auditorium, but if anything happens as a result, you're on your own."

  "That's great!" Hidaka Hinata exclaimed excitedly when she heard Aya answered her request.

  ......

  "Honoka, it's too early to be happy yet," said Minori Kudou suddenly in the corridor. "Although Umi has already written the lyrics, there's no way without a melody, what can we do?"

  "It's true," Hana nodded, "not only the song problem needs to be solved, but also the costume problem, the training problem... Ahhh, thinking carefully about what needs to be done is really too much!"

  "It's really strange," Kousaka Honoka suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, "You were clearly not willing before, but now you're so passionate about idols, Umi, how did you change so quickly?"

  "Huh?" Kaede's face stiffened.

  "And just now, we also found that your line of sight always stays on Chisato's body, hmm," Kousaka Chinatsu's two eyes curved into small boats, "Could it be that something happened that we don't know about?"

  "What are you talking about?" Hayami looked at Sonoko with a twitching mouth corner, her body involuntarily taking two steps back. "This isn't the time to be saying such things, is it? If we don't take this seriously, our first concert will end in failure... and after that, maybe..."

  "Ah! That's right, let's focus on solving the concert after the welcoming ceremony for now......" Kousaka Honoka thought for a moment, "In that case, let's leave the costume issue to Kanata, isn't she quite skilled at this? And as for practice, let's have Umi help us with that. As for the song, don't worry, I'll ask that first-year student I mentioned last time to compose it for us!"

  "Is Suzuno Kita the first-year student who's good at both piano and singing that you mentioned last time?" Makoto Sonoda said in surprise, "If she's that amazing, why not let her join us? That way we'll have four people and can establish a club."

  "Ah-ha! I didn't know that!" Kousaka Honoka clapped her hands, "So it's decided then. If we get her to join us, the student council president won't have any reason to refuse us anymore, right? Alright, first let's go to the first-year classroom and find that girl...then let's get her to join our idol club!"

  "Although it's great that Honoka is so full of energy," Niko Yakinda smiled wryly at the sight of Kousaka Honoka, "it probably won't be that easy to succeed..."

  ......

  "I refuse!"

  "As expected..." Seeing Nishikino Maki unhesitantly decline Kousaka Honoka's invitation, Hazuki Ren was left with a "that-figures" expression.

  "Huh? Why not? Don't you want to be an idol?" Seeing Nishikino Maki decline her invitation, Kousaka Honoka's energetic demeanor deflated once again. "You sing so well, you'd definitely make a great idol!"

  "I'm not interested in idols or anything," Maki Nishimura said, turning her head away. "So don't look for me again," she said, and was about to turn around and leave.

  "Wait!" Kousaka Honoka grabbed her, "Even if... even if you don't want to join us, it's okay. We were wondering if we could ask for your help in making a song?"

  "Song?"

  "You play the piano so well, you must be able to compose music too. So... we were thinking of asking you to help us create a song."

  "Why should I help you with that?" Makino Manami expressionlessly shook off Hono Kaede's hand, which was grasping her own, and prepared to leave.

  "....No way!" Kosaka Shinonome grabbed Nishikino Maki again, "Nishikino-senpai, this is the lyrics we came up with. Whether you want to help us or not, I hope you can look at this and then make your decision. If...if you still don't want to help us after that, then we'll just have to give up!"

  If you really love music, you'll definitely help us out. Suzuno Maki was standing there in a daze, and Hoshino Ichigo thought to herself.

  "Ah, it seems that Suzuno is also betting on it," said Kai, who had been watching the scene with a sigh, suddenly froze because someone was walking towards him.

  "Hey, what are you guys doing here?" It was the afternoon with no classes, and Mochida Chiyori was just about to head home to work on her manuscript when she saw Kousaka Honoka and others discussing something, so she smiled and greeted them.

  Staring blankly at the paper in Suzuno's hand, seemingly moved by her words, Nishikino Maki was about to take the paper when she was startled by a sudden voice. Turning around to see Mochida and her eyes widened even more, before Suzuno could react, she turned around and ran away without a trace.

  "Am I that scary?" Seeing the fleeing figure, Mu Xiao Xiao innocently shrugged and turned to see Takamiya Koko glaring at her, her face stiffening. "Huh? What's going on here?"

  "It's all your fault, you little thing!" Kousaka Honoka scolded Minami Chihiro, "We were so close to succeeding too... but you messed it up! What are we going to do now? Nishikino-san ran away and our song is ruined..."

  "Although I don't understand what you're saying, but judging from your expressions, it seems like it's my fault?" Mu Xiaoxiao pointed at herself.

  "Of course, they were all minor mistakes, so..."

  "So?"

  "So," Kousaka Honoka handed the paper in her hand to Mochida Maki, "Give this to you, Maki. Now you have to take responsibility and make Nishikino-san compose a song for us!"

  Seeing the note enter Muxiao's hand, Yuntian Hai opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

  "Alas, okay, this is indeed a disaster out of nowhere..."