Ritsu Idol Story - 1

[kumakuma]

〈Location: Meeting room〉

Ritsu: Zzz zzzz…… ♪

…… hhh. Huh, it’s already morning? I don’t feel like I slept enough at all, though?

-oya? Where is this? This isn’t my bed at home?

Well, whatever, this is fine…… More importantly, back to sleep ♪

Good ni~ght, zzzz―

Ngh!? Hey~ what was that for? My head isn’t a bug, so can you not hit me with a rolled-up magazine?

Nn? If it isn’t ‘Producer’. Heyo~ ♪

What’re you doing in a place like this? You’re still working? You really like work, don’t you?

Me? I’m taking a midday nap…… Yumenosaki had nap rooms, but ES doesn’t, so it’s pretty difficult to find a place to sleep, you know?

‘Producer’, it seems you’ve got a reasonable amount of influence here. Come up with a good enough reason so they’ll make a bedroom in the building for me.

With a soft, clean bed and pillows prepared…… ♪

Pretty sure it’s the ‘Producer’s job to grant an idol’s wishes.

I can’t rest properly on a hard chair like this. If we’re talking about maintaining our physical conditions, it’s a problem, no?

Huuh, then it’s better to sleep at home? Is that so……?

My home is somewhat far from here. I don’t get why Ecchan built the building in such a place either. He wasn’t thinking about my convenience at a~ll.

He was considerate enough to set up a base overseas for Secchan and the others, and then prepared things like a free-of-charge airport for idols and a private jet……

It’s favouritism is what it is. I want him to think of more measures that would be of use to me.

Day after day, I end up using all of my energy just getting to Yumenosaki.

What’s more, having to ride multiple trains to get to the building is such a pain. I’m waiting for a teleportation device to be invented, like in sci-fi.

The dorms are closer I suppose, but since anija moved in earlier, I’ll look like I’m copying him. I don’t want that……

My bed at home’s customised perfectly to how I like it, so if I move, I’ll have to start over from scratch with the ones in the dorm. That’s too much effort.

A~ah…...There are only troublesome things in this world.

If I were to be more successful as an idol, I guess I’ll also have to become more self-centered so I can keep going.

Since ‘Knights’ is restructuring, things have started to get unstable. And for the most part I’m still riding anija's coattails.

The way forward’s too long and steep. It’s discouraging…… Ick. You can’t sleep well if you keep taking up arduous things.

…...oops. Sorry, sorry, I got caught up in complaining. With how it looks having ‘Producer’ here, it seems like a meeting doesn’t it?

We are meeting? That’s true, and you’re even holding some documents under your arm.

Fufu, we’re improving our reasoning skills to settle this situation with me moving as little as possible~ ♪

Well, it seems that I’ll be in the way if I sleep here. Sorry, sorry, I’ll move somewhere else.

But then again…… it’s raining outside today, so it’ll be difficult to use the beds on the rooftop or the emergency stairs huh?

Hm? What’s this, why are you giving me this…… key? You’re giving me a key?

What’s this key for? Hmm, it’s the key for the ‘Producer’s lockers?

There’s a sleeping bag inside, so I should use it and sleep on the sofas in the office?

‘Producer’, you also take naps often during the busy season?

Eh~...... Even though I’ve said it plenty of times, go home and sleep properly.

If you live like that, you’ll age faster and ruin your body, and then your blood will taste bad, you know?

No, I don’t want you taking this like it's some sort of ‘vampire persona’ joke. So properly, as an individual…...

As Sakuma Ritsu, I'll give you this advice with love.

Take care of yourself. Please, promise me.

Really, I don't want you risking your life for the sake of helping others.

I say that because I know an idiot who wore themselves out keeping up that selfless devotion of theirs.

After all, idol work is merely a way to earn money. Being a ‘Producer’ is the same as that.

Then, do you know for what purpose it is that you're making that money?

Most likely in order to have a happy life, huh. But if you ruin your body while chasing that, then that defeats the purpose doesn't it?

Though you've probably been told that sort of thing so much by other nosy people that your ears are going to fall off, huh?

…...hm? That goes for me as well, you say?

I should also take better care of myself? If I sleep in this sort of place I’ll catch a cold and my joints will hurt, so I should sleep at home where it’s warm……?

Hoho. Aren't you being rather cheeky, saying that with the social standing of a fledgeling 'Producer'.

But I don't altogether dislike it, this tomboyish attitude of yours ♪

Fufu. I got it, let's both take care. Let's live a long life and have lots and lots of happy times.

Yeah. It’s a 'promise' then, ‘Producer’...... ♪




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