Male Idol V13c117

Volume 13 Chapter 117 Shirogane Yui, Gift Exchange Party

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Edited by: Kanaa-senpai

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 While Aa-sama is enjoying his trip on the show, we, who have safely moved to the Shirogane Kingdom, decided to hold a gift exchange party to celebrate our move.

 ”So, starting now, please come up one by one and draw a lot from this box. The prize is a moving gift from Aqua-sama!!”

 ”””””Yay~!”””””

 Since it’s a gift from Aa-sama, everyone claps and cheers with joy.

 ”Now, I, Emily, will go first as an example!!”

 Emily-san, the host, shakes the box she prepared herself and passes it around for everyone to mix.

 I’m feeling really nervous.

 I never had friends in elementary, middle, or high school, so I’ve never done a gift exchange with friends before.

 Ugh… I hope the gift I brought is okay.

 I start to worry a little.

 ”Alright, Emily, here I go!!”

 ”Go for it, Emily-senpai!”

 ”Lose! It’s a loss!”

 ”Kaede-san… is there even a loss in a gift exchange?”

 ”Well, you know, isn’t it like this? Gifts from Kaede or Emily-chan are losses, right?”

 ”I’m really worried about what Yukari chose as a long-time friend…”

 ”Haha… haha…”

 Surrounded by cheers? Emily-san draws a slip from the box and holds it high up to show everyone.

 ”I got it!”

 ”””””Ohhh!”””””

 Emily-san looks nervous as she prepares to reveal the slip.

 ”Hurry up!”

 ”Don’t keep us waiting!”

 Kaede-san and Kohina-san immediately start teasing.

 Emily-san, encouraged by the two, opens the lottery ticket and looks surprised at what she sees.

 I see… so this is the kind of reaction I’m supposed to have?

 ”My lottery ticket is… w-w-wait, it’s a present from Kanon!”

 ”””””Ohhh!”””””

 Emily-san smiles widely as she picks up the bag containing Kanon-san’s gift.

 I wonder what’s inside?

 ”Naughty kid! Naughty kid! You secretly bought some pink, lacy underwear for Aqua-sama to use after you give birth!!”

 ”W-why does Emily-senpai know about that!?”

 Laughter erupts from everyone around them.

 How nice. I feel envious of how close Emily-san and Kanon-san are.

 ”Wow, so Kanon-san really does what she needs to do.”

 ”T-this is very informative…”

 ”P-pink lacy underwear… maybe I should buy some too. Ugh, but with my size, it might not fit right.”

 Kokona-san, Risa-san, and Uruha-san, who are also classmates of Aa-sama and Kanon-san, turn red and look at the bag.

 Uruha-san, I totally understand your worries. Just like you, if I wore lacy underwear, it would definitely not fit properly.

 ”W-what is this!?”

 Emily-san opens the gift bag and shows a smirk.

 ”This is definitely fabric. It’s underwear!!”

 ”I told you I didn’t buy any underwear! Ugh!!”

 More laughter follows their exchange.

 I never thought Emily-san would be such an interesting person with that appearance.

 The impression she gives when she’s quiet or out in public is very different from when she’s talking with her friends, in a good way.

 Emily-san sticks her hand into the bag and pulls out everything, showing it all to everyone.

 ”Ah… socks? Wait, these have Nene-cho-san’s art on them!?”

 Oh, it’s true. When I look closely at the socks, I see the design of the lazy Aqua-kun leaning on Merry-san, drawn by Nene-cho-san.

 Wait, could this design be!? A near-scream escapes from those who realize the importance of this item, just like me.

 ”Yeah. That’s right. I have poor circulation, so I wear slightly thicker socks in the summer, and I thought everyone might want them for their circulation too. Plus, these socks are a limited edition design from the collaboration with Nene-cho-san, and as you know, they’re super rare items only for those who won in Morinaga’s campaign. I mean, look, I have two of them…”

 W-Wow…

 I entered a lot of times, but Kanon-san won two of them…

 ”Ugh! I bought so many, and I didn’t win a single one…”

 ”Marin-chan, I’m in the same boat. In fact, out of all of us, it seems like only Kanon-san won, right?”

 ”Ah, um… actually, I have one too. I had Kanon-oneesama enter for me…”

 ”Huh. Lapis is surprisingly clever, huh? I wanted Aa-chan’s socks too~.”

 Oh, Lapis-chan has them too.

 W-well, when there’s something I really want, maybe I’ll gather my courage and ask Kanon-san to apply for me instead.

 ”Hmm, it’s a shame it wasn’t Kanon’s used panties, but I’ll gratefully use this instead! Thank you, Kanon!”

 ”Why would you be happier about my underwear! Geez!!”

 As I watched the two of them, I could hear giggles from around us.

 Ever since Emily-san joined as a wife, it feels like the distance between the wives has gotten even closer.

 I thought it must be really reassuring for Kanon-san, who is getting close to giving birth, to have Emily-san connecting everyone.

 ”Okay, since I picked Kanon’s present, it’s your turn next, Kanon. Good luck!”

 ”U-um.”

 Kanon-san stood in front of the box and clapped her hands.

 ”I really hope I don’t pick Emily-senpai’s present!!”

 ”Hey! Wait!!”

 Laughter erupted again.

 I thought it was nice to see Kanon-san and Emily-san being all lovey-dovey.

 I wish I had friends I could be lovey-dovey with like them…

 ’Girls being all lovey-dovey is really nice. As a guy, I want to be in between them.’

 I remembered Aa-sama, who was next to me with a serious expression, muttering that thought.

 I have no idea why he wants to be in between them, but I’m sure it means something important since it was Aa-sama saying it.

 After all, he was muttering it with a serious face. It must mean something significant.

 I thought it was a very deep story that I couldn’t understand.

 ”Kanon, you’ve got a flag raised!”

 ”Kaede-san, is it just my imagination that I feel like you have a flag raised too?”

 ”Lose! It’s a loss!”

 ”Yukari-senpai, you shouldn’t tease with Kaede-san’s voice. Come on!”

 ”Yeah, yeah. You always get away with everything. On behalf of the board members, Shumi, die!”

 Who is saying “Shumi, die” in a place like this?

 When I turned my face toward the voice, I was met with Pegonia-san’s smile, as if nothing had happened.

 There’s no way Pegonia-san, who is Kanon-san’s loyal maid, would say something like that. It must be my mishearing.

 ”Ugh.”

 Kanon-san, who drew the lottery, made a rare expression of disappointment.

 It seems that Kanon-san has drawn a winning ticket in a way.

 ”Emily-senpai’s…”

 ”””””Oh!!”””””

 Kanon-san really has amazing luck.

 I thought it was impressive that she managed to draw Emily-san’s ticket here.

 Everyone clapped and cheered.

 ”Kanon… we really are meant for each other, huh?”

 ”Wait! Don’t say it with a serious face like Aqua!”

 Hearing that, Kohina Yukari-san laughed while holding her stomach.

 President Atori, who was sitting next to her, seemed to be shaking with laughter.

 ”I’ll say thank you for now, but if there’s something weird in there, I’ll get really angry, okay?”

 Kanon-san received a gift bag from Emily-san.

 I wonder what’s inside that bag…

 Kanon-san opened the bag without any unnecessary delay and gave a puzzled look.

 ”What’s this?”

 Kanon-san took out something resembling a cat’s tail from the bag.

 ”This tail is used together with the remote control inside.”

 Emily-san took out the remote control from the bag and pressed its button, saying, “Click!” The cat’s tail started vibrating, vvv, and moved in a squirming motion.

 ”What’s this for?”

 ”You stick it into your own butt and have Aqua-sama press the button!!”

 Oh, she’s going to put that in her butt!?

 Upon closer inspection, there was something attached to the other end of the tail.

 ”As additional options, I’ve also included underwear, cat ears, a babydoll, gloves, and tights in the set!! Well, anyone could have drawn it, but I wanted it to be Kanon or Ayana-chan, or rather, I wanted Nee-san or Agewa-oneechan, Yui-san, or Kohina-senpai to draw it, so I worked part-time for it!!”

 ”Eh, Emily-san!? M, me!?”

 ”What are you talking about, Emily-chan!?”

 ”Uu… I’m so glad Kanon-san drew it.”

 ”Haa!? Why do I have to go through the pain of putting this in my butt for that guy?!”

 I placed my hand on my butt and blushed.

 When I imagined Aa-sama coolly pressing the remote control, my body became really hot and flushed.

 However, it’s fine for high school girls like Tsukimachi-san and Kanon-san, but will I be allowed to wear cat ears and a tail and add “nyan” to the end of my sentences? I’m really scared that almost all the guys in the world will throw things at me.

 ”And in this present, there’s, there’s, oh my gosh! A complete consent ticket from Aqua-sama himself, allowing whoever draws it to do nyan-nyan play! Yes, I, Emily, worked hard for this!”

 Knowing that we can definitely do that kind of play with Aqua-sama, the biggest applause and almost a scream of joy echoed in the room from all of us.

 ”So, Kanon, congratulations!! After giving birth, enjoy some secret nyan-nyan play together at night. Hehe!”

 ”Emily-senpai, you stupid. Aqua is a stupid too. I’m definitely not using it. Hmph!”

 Kanon-san got off the stage with her face bright red.

 Wow, I didn’t know that the present exchange was actually a way to embarrass the person who drew the present.

 I had no idea at all.

 ”Alright! Since we’ve wrapped up with the two of us, let’s switch gears here. If you think you’re up for it, please raise your hand!!”

 ”Yes, yes!”

 ”I’ll draw too!!”

 Everyone raised their hands, drawn in by Emily-san’s words.

 Oh, I should raise mine too. But there are so many people, and I’m fine with whenever, so maybe I’ll just put my hand down.

 ”Then, I’ll do it too!”

 As soon as Hakuryuu-sensei raised her hand, everyone seemed to have agreed and quickly pulled their hands back, falling silent.

 ”Okay! Then, Hakuryuu-sensei, please come to the front!”

 ”Hey!? Am I being set up right now!? Is it just my imagination!?”

 Everyone bursts into laughter at Hakuryuu-sensei’s reaction.

 I’m sorry, Hakuryuu-sensei. The timing when I pulled my hand back was really just a coincidence.

 ”Well then, Hakuryuu-sensei, please!”

 ”Fine, I get it already.”

 ”Kaede! Kaede!”

 ”Yukari! Yukari!”

 As Hakuryuu-sensei sticks her hand into the box, for some reason, Kaede-san and Kohina Yukari-san start calling each other’s names like they’re teasing each other.

 ”Hey, you two over there, just so you know, I’m not planning to draw a losing ticket either!!”

 Saying that, Hakuryuu-sensei pulls out a slip of paper from the box.

 What was written on it? Hakuryuu-sensei raises her hand and shows a victory pose.

 ”Kotono-san’s here!! This has to be a winning ticket!!”

 A loud cheer and applause erupt from the crowd.

 Kotono-san seems to have good taste in gifts, and I feel like she definitely wouldn’t pick something weird.

 ”What will it be?”

 Hakuryuu-sensei opens the box with a smile.

 I wonder what will come out next. It’s getting really exciting.

 ”Aqua-kun’s plushie? Thank you, Kotono-san.”

 Hakuryuu-sensei hugs the plushie she took out of the box.

 It’s a type of plushie I’ve never seen before. Could it be a new product?

 ”Nee-san, can you explain it?”

 ”Oh, yes.”

 Kotono-san, who went up on stage, receives the microphone from Emily-san.

 ”Um, this Goods is still not on sale and is scheduled to be released next month in August. The reason this Goods is coming out in August is that there are usually a lot of suicides after summer vacation. So, to try to reduce that, everyone in the product development team worked hard to sell this Goods.”

 Oh, I see.

 Just hugging Aa-sama’s plushie makes me feel like I’m not alone.

 ”But you might think, ‘It’s just a plushie, what’s the big deal?’ That’s not true. This is not just a plushie. Hakuryuu-sensei, please hug it tightly.”

 ”U-um. Got it.”

 Hakuryuu-sensei hugs Aa-sama’s plushie tightly as Kotono-san said.

 ’I love you. I really like you.’

 Wha~!

 I heard Aa-sama’s voice coming from the plushie.

 Everyone was surprised.

 ”Wow, that’s amazing…”

 Hakuryuu-sensei looks a bit dizzy. Is she okay?

 ”Hakuryuu-sensei, pull yourself together!! What will you do if you let reality win!!”

 Seeing Hakuryuu-sensei snap back to attention at Mary-sama’s shout, everyone bursts into laughter.

 ”Also, if you touch Aqua-san’s plushie’s hand, it will do this.”

 Kotono-san takes Aa-sama’s plushie from Hakuryuu-sensei and gently pats her head with its hand.

 ’What’s wrong? If you want me to pat your head, come over here quickly. There, there, there, there.’

 Ah, ah, ah…!

 I placed my hand just below my belly button and decided in my heart that I would definitely buy this when it comes out.

 ”If you pet its head or do various actions, it will say different lines. Also, by linking it with an app, you can change the lines for each action to your liking. It connects with an internal clock, so it can say good morning and good night, and if you say ‘I’m off,’ it replies ‘Take care.’ If you say ‘I’m back,’ it says ‘Welcome back.’ Plus, if you choose study mode or work mode, Aqua-san will cheer you on with ‘Do your best!’ regularly!!”

 ”This is definitely a big hit…”

 ”I wanted Nee-san’s, not Emily-senpai’s.”

 ”No way, mine was good too!?”

 ”Ugh! If I hadn’t lowered my hand just now, ahhhhh!”

 ”Hakuryuu-sensei, this will help you with your writing work!”

 ”Isn’t that a bit too much!?”

 Hakuryuu-sensei stood frozen with her mouth half-open.

 She must be in shock from the unexpected big hit, right?

 The maids pushed her off the stage.

 ”Hmmm, then what happens if I do this?”

 Kohina Yukari-san seemed curious about Aa-sama’s stuffed toy and lightly poked the forehead of the Aa-sama plush that Hakuryuu-sensei was holding with her index finger.

 ’Hey! You just flicked it! No one else does this but senpai!!’

 ”Oh, that’s pretty interesting.”

 Kohina Yukari-san found it amusing and kept poking Aa-sama’s stuffed toy’s forehead over and over.

 Wow. Even though it’s just a stuffed toy, it’s not something an ordinary person can do to poke Aa-sama’s forehead multiple times.

 ’Ouch! Ouch! This has to be Kohina-senpai, right? What are you doing already!!’

 ”With this, I’ll buy one too. If I get annoyed with that person, I’ll just keep poking its forehead.”

 Wow. There are individual lines like this.

 But looking at Kotono-san’s reaction, she had a really surprised face, so it might be a hidden feature that the product development team added without telling anyone.

 ”This is going to be a big deal for the product development team later.”

 ”The Beryl product development team is definitely influenced by the bad habits of the Beryberry staff.”

 Maybe they had some thoughts about it.

 Emily-san and Kaede-san put their hands together and pray.

 ”Okay, next is Nee-san. Go ahead!”

 ”Okay!”

 Kotono-san quickly draws a lottery and shows it to everyone without looking at the contents.

 I think it’s really smart and cool how she does that.

 ”Oh, Nee-san got a present from Ako-san!”

 ”Oh, you’re right. President Atori, thank you so much!”

 After receiving the gift box from Emily-san, Kotono-san takes out the contents to show everyone.

 It looks like there’s a big tube that probably has a poster inside.

 ”What is this?”

 ”President Atori, please come up and explain!”

 ”Okay!”

 President Atori climbs onto the stage, opens the tube, and with Emily-san’s help, spreads out what was inside to show everyone.

 [Become the number one idol in the universe! Beryl Entertainment Shirogane Aqua]

 Seeing that, everyone, including me, froze at once.

 Is this Aqua-sama’s handwriting?

 Aqua-sama’s writing can sometimes be hard to understand, but the characters are really beautiful.

 ”Um, I think almost no one except for Kotono-san, Marin-san, and Shitori-san knows about this, but it was something that was hanging in the office when only Aqua-kun and I were there. Embarrassingly, it went missing during the move, but just recently, I found it by chance in my room.”

 ”Isn’t that just because Akocchi hasn’t cleaned up?”

 A laugh escaped at Kohina Yukari-san’s tsukkomi.

 At the same time, Kaede-san next to me added, “You too!” as another tsukkomi.

 Then, from the host, Emily-san, who was also listening, came another tsukkomi: “You shouldn’t be the one saying that today!”

 Why can these people keep the flow of jokes and responses going so smoothly…? It’s a mystery.

 ”Ahem! Anyway, right now, I have the new piece drawn by the 4 of BERYL framed and hanging on the wall, so I thought it would be better to give it to someone rather than just keep it in storage.”

 ”I see, so you were trying to cover up the evidence that you lost it because you didn’t clean up.”

 Hehe, hehe. Everyone shook with laughter at Emily-san’s tsukkomi.

 Seriously, who decided to have Emily-san as the host? Because of that, the gift exchange isn’t progressing at all.

 But… it’s way more fun than being home alone. If it’s this enjoyable, I thought I could have fun for hours more.

 ”Nee-san, what should we do with this?”

 ”Um, well… how about we put it on the wall at the branch? I think it’s better to put it where everyone can see it rather than keeping it all to myself in my room.”

 Everyone clapped and cheered at Kotono-san’s decision.

 I think this kindness and big-heartedness are why everyone admires Kotono-san.

 A normal person would probably just keep it and decorate their room.

 ”Also, President, let’s make sure you can clean up properly. The moving boxes were a mess.”

 ”Y-yes…”

 Seeing President Atori being scolded by Kotono-san made everyone laugh again.

 It’s rare to see such a scene, and I think it’s unique to the Shirogane Kingdom.

 It was really surprising compared to the usual serious image of President Atori.

 ”Well then, Ako-san. Please pull the lottery with all your might!”

 ”Okay!”

 President Atori quickly pulled the lottery just like Kotono-san and showed it to everyone without looking at the contents.

 ”Oh, it’s a present from Mary-sama. Congratulations!”

 ”Thank you, Mary-sama!”

 I wonder what’s inside a present from Mary-sama?

 President Atori received 3 big boxes from Emily-san and opened one, freezing in place. What happened?

 President Atori nervously reached into the box and pulled out what was inside to show everyone.

 ”””””Gya~!”””””

 A chorus of near-screams echoed from everyone.

 No wonder, one of the gifts from Mary-sama was a luxurious crown.

 ”Um, Mary-sama, can you explain this?”

 ”Yes. This is one of the coronation jewels of our Star family, and the other boxes contain a scepter and an orb! I took them from the royal castle before the royal family fell!”

 Is that really okay…?

 Congressman Kokucho, President Atori, Kanon-san, and Kotono-san all clutched their stomachs.

 Are you all okay? Especially Kanon-san and Kotono-san, please be careful since you’re pregnant.

 I took a quick photo with my smartphone and sent an email to the Prime Minister, asking if it’s okay for this to be here.

 ”Just like Grandma Mary. Being Kanon’s grandma, she’s too funky…”

 ”Oh, thank you for saying funky. You know, I like black metal and punk rock, despite how I look!”

 Is it really okay for someone who was a queen to like anti-establishment punk rock and devil-worshipping black metal?

 The joke is so dark that even Kaede-san and Emily-san can’t comment on it.

 ”Ho, hoge~.”

 ”Akocchi, get it together!! What are you doing being all spaced out!! That’s always Kaede’s job!! I get that you’re feeling this way, but if you don’t step up, there’s no way these spaced-out people here can do anything, so snap out of it!!”

 Kohina Yukari-san grabbed President Atori’s shoulders and shook her up and down.

 Oh, this doesn’t look good.

 Seeing that, Emily-san turned her gaze to Kanon-san.

 ”Kanon, it’s up to you now.”

 ”Wait! Emily-senpai, don’t just throw this important issue at me with that serious face!! This was originally your idea for the gift exchange, wasn’t it!!”

 Have the others already given up?

 Everyone went up on stage, getting excited over the real crowns and scepters.

 I thought about stopping my deep thinking and joining them….

 Just then, the Prime Minister, looking desperate, rolled into the venue.

 This was definitely too dangerous as a gift.

 ”For now, I’ll take this into government custody, but the security of the Shirogane Kingdom is the safest, so please keep it here for the time being. And Mary-sama, next time you do something so mischievous, at least let me know, okay?”

 ”Eh, then it wouldn’t be a surprise. How stingy!”

 Wow. The Prime Minister is totally flustered dealing with Mary-sama.

 I thought, as expected of the former queen of the Stars and the teacher of that Habu Prime Minister.

 Anyway, I’m glad the fate of that treasure has been decided.

 The gift exchange event got even more exciting.

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