CH 48

Bringing the Idol Girls Some Food

Translated by HamletJr

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We continued our casual banter until we finally arrived at the studio.

“O-Oh man… It feels like we’re visiting an idol’s private residence here.”

“Ritsuki, I-I don’t look weird or anything, do I? Is it okay for me to meet Shiorin and the others like this?”

Hasumi, who was overly afraid of being disliked by people, brought her face close to mine and frantically asked me.

I couldn’t help but turn my face away when I saw her cute, innocent face under her long bangs.

It’s easy for one to forget given her personality, but Hasumi is an incredibly beautiful girl… Crap, that was a close call.

I almost subconsciously confessed to her, which would’ve lost me one of very few friends.

“Don’t worry, we’re both weird no matter what.”

“T-That’s right! We’re a matching couple of weirdos!”

For some reason, Hasumi seemed happy when she heard my comment.

I wasn’t complimenting you though…?

I pressed the intercom and the gate opened along with Shiorin’s cheerful voice saying, “I’ll open it now!”

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As we entered the dance studio, Shiorin and the others gathered around us with happy smiles on their faces.

Normally, being surrounded by my favorite idols would’ve had me nervous and stiff.

But I’m not the old me anymore.

I’m gonna head over to them with a dashing smile on my face, hand them the bag, and ask them how they’re doing.

“H-H-H-Here y-you g-go.”

“Ah! Could this be food for us?! Thank you!”

“Yay! It’s ice cream! I’m so happy!”

With trembling hands, I held out the bag from the convenience store, which they accepted.

As they took the bag from me, my hand touched theirs a little. I’m sorry, and thank you.

I took a deep breath to acclimate myself to the surroundings.

It’s also how I try to calm my nerves when I have concerts and the like.

I’m okay now. I should be able to speak normally again.

Shiorin immediately opened the ice cream’s packaging as she looked over at us before tilting her head to the side in confusion.

“Huh? Where’s Rinka-sama…?”

“She got a bad test score and has to attend some supplementary lessons. It was unfortunate, but she couldn’t come with us today.”

“So Rinka-sama isn’t very good at her studies. I find that part of her wonderful as well…! Even when I called her last night, she told me, ‘If you can’t sleep, I’ll just keep you company until you can fall asleep.’ Haaah~~”

Shiorin squirmed about and her eyes turned to hearts as she eagerly talked about Rinka, to which Akarin and Mihorin let show wry smiles.

To think that Shiorin was already this obsessed with Rinka…

With the way she’s acting right now, I’d say she’s probably been calling Rinka every day where, every time she does, Rinka unintentionally wins her heart over with her classic ikemen-like moves.

I guess Rinka herself just thinks she’s acting normal though.

――Wait, so isn’t Shiorin half the reason why Rinka couldn’t study for the test?