Male Idol V13c107

Volume 13 Chapter 107 Shirogane Kanon, Our Husband Isn’t Coming Home Yet

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Edited by: Kanaa-senpai

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 After Shirogane Kingdom was finished, we moved with a full harem first.

 ”All right! All right! Yeah, stop! You must be tired in this heat, so you can have this can of coffee if you want.”

 Emily-senpai, who oddly fits in with her construction helmet, hands a cold drink to the driver of a 10-ton truck.

 Wow, Emily! She’s so at ease! I almost thought she was a professional for a moment.

 But then, I noticed she wore a boss armband as a site supervisor… Is she working part-time again?

 I can’t help being curious about her mysterious savings――I get the feeling she’ll use them for something not so good.

 ”Hey! Why is it so open? It’s like a maze, you know? We got lost!”

 ”Yukari-senpai, there’s a map right over there.”

 ”Why do they have a floor guide at home, isn’t it funny!”

 Hmph… Kohina-san and Ayana-chan’s conversation almost makes her mouth twitch.

 Before, they lived with President Atori, but when Aqua stopped being their neighbor, they moved to a new place.

 When Aqua stays here, they share this home too.

 The reason is that President Atori established a Beryl branch within Shirogane Kingdom.

 ”Hmm, maybe that’s it.”

 President Atori nodded and smiled contentedly, resting her hand on her waist as she looked at the Beryl sign attached to the room door.

 I wonder what the branch office is like.

 ”Oh? Isn’t that Kanon-san? Are you curious about the inside?”

 ”Yes, I am.”

 ”Well then, just a little peek.”

 I enter the branch office with President Atori.

 Wow, it really looks like a small office.

 The interior of the office room, with its lined-up desks, keeps the charm of Shirogane Kingdom while being simple and clean. The office area next to it has the same clean feel with its meeting room set up.

 And in the back, there’s a kitchen, a bathroom, a shower room, and a nap room. Interesting.

 To be honest, not just me, but even Nee-san and Yui-san don’t know everything about Shirogane Kingdom.

 The only ones who really know it all are Emily-senpai, who was involved in the construction, and the head maid, Pegonia.

 ”Oh, Shitori-san!”

 ”Kanon-san, I’m sorry! I’m really busy right now!”

 Shitori-san in a suit is running around with a cardboard box.

 In the back, Nee-san is unpacking.

 ”Kotono-san, this one doesn’t have a label on it?”

 ”Huh? That’s strange. Can you show it to me?”

 We all gather around the unfamiliar cardboard box.

 ”I hear a clicking sound coming from inside the box…”

 ”Could it be a bomb or something?”

 ”Whaaaat!? Isn’t that dangerous…?”

 ”Call security right now!!”

 Ako-san uses the office phone to contact security.

 ”Hello! This is the bomb squad!!”

 ”Why is it Emily-senpai?!”

 I couldn’t help but immediately make a tsukkomi.

 There’s no way a part-time job like this exists!!

 ”Huh? This cardboard box looks familiar… could it be…”

 Emily-senpai pulls the tape off the lid of the box and opens it normally.

 W-wait, what are you doing opening it like that!!

 ”It’s just an alarm clock.”

 Phew… everyone lets out a sigh of relief that it’s not a bomb.

 After all, with our Aqua, it’s not surprising if he unknowingly made someone in the world angry.

 When I heard that he was recognized as one of Japan’s most dangerous people alongside Prime Minister Habu and Mikoto-chan after sinking the Stars in the Udon Incident, I almost fainted.

 ”And this is also a clock. Oh, and this too.”

 ”W-wait, why are there so many clocks?!”

 Huh? Could it be that the cardboard from a clock shop accidentally ended up here?

 While everyone was scratching their heads over the pile of alarm clocks, I sensed someone approaching from the entrance of the office.

 ”Um… excuse me. Is my cardboard box mixed in here?”

 ”Kaede-senpai, what’s wrong?”

 Kaede-senpai points at the alarm clock in Emily-senpai’s hand.

 ”Ah, that’s it! Why is it mixed in here?”

 Oh, so that’s why there were so many alarm clocks.

 Come to think of it, she did say a while back that she often breaks them…

 ”Kaede-san. I told you to write your name on the outside of the box and what was inside, right?”

 ”Honestly, this is why you often lose things.”

 Announcer Onidzuka is angry at Kaede-senpai, who suddenly joined us without any explanation.

 I wonder why she’s here. Did she become Aqua’s mistress without me knowing?

 ”I built a small studio inside the campus, merged with local TV companies to have a satellite link at all times. Here are our permission and contract documents.”

 Oh, I see.

 I left most of the arrangements to my sister, so I’m not fully aware of everything.

 ”Hmm? Kanon-san, where did Emily go?”

 ”Emily-senpai has a ninja-like ability to vanish whenever Kaede-senpai started to be lectured.”

 Emily-senpai’s sensors are functioning perfectly, it seems.

 Uh… is that also the case for our Aqua?

 ”Huh? Where’s Aqua?”

 ”I think he should be back soon…”

 ”Knowing Aqua, he’s probably taking a detour somewhere.”

 ”That sounds like something Aqua-kun would do.”

 ”Speaking of which…”

 President Atori picked up her phone and swiped at the screen.

 ”There was a message from Beryl&Beryl staff. They want us to watch today’s broadcast together, remember?”

 ”Alright, let’s do that after we settle in. We have a big living room for everyone to gather.”

 ”Shall we?”

 After separating, each of us started unpacking our belongings in our rooms.

 I was getting a bit bored just staring, so I decided to change the place of some things without carrying any heavy stuff.

 Before I knew it, it was time.

 I headed to the living room, which was now a big hall, with Pegonia and the others.

 ”Hey! Welcome! We have fresh sushi here!”

 For some reason, seeing Emily-senpai in a sushi chef outfit made me sick.

 What is she doing! Wait, can Emily-senpai really make sushi!?

 Huh? She used to work part-time at Tsukiji? Emily-senpai strikes a pose that looks familiar.

 The meal is a live kitchen buffet style.

 Hmm. Sushi is good, but I think something with strong flavors sounds nice too.

 ”Ramen Takeko, we have a Shirogane Kingdom pop-up store!”

 Seeing Emily-senpai slide over to the next stall made me almost fell for it again.

 Hold on. There are stalls in the back too, and she’s running all of them?

 ”Tempura Yukishiro, Grill Shirogane, home-style Yukishiro, authentic Chinese Shirogane, Western food Yukishiro, a super spicy curry I personally collaborated with Kaede-paisen on, Soup Stock EMILI, Floury Emily, Shirogane Udon, Emi-Emi Burgers, Emi Crepes, 721 Ice and Hagetoru Coffee, we have everything!”

 ”How many stalls are you running by yourself? This is clearly way too much…”

 Also, isn’t 721 Ice going to be found out?

 Hagetoru Coffee is such a direct name….

 No, if just one sign gives it away, she wouldn’t have worked so hard until now….

 Wow, Emily-senpai is really busy, so our maids are helping her out.

 ”It’s about to start, right? And this rolled sushi with negitoro (a type of fish) is so delicious!”

 ”This sprout sushi is really good too.”

 ”Mom, this grilled sushi over here is also super tasty!”

 ”Tamago (Japanese omelette) is so yummy!”

 Marin-san, Mikuni-san, Lapis-chan, and Lazu-sama are all enjoying their sushi.

 The Shirogane family has their own special space inside the Shirogane Kingdom, separate from their home.

 Even Shitori-san is excited to meet Aqua every day.

 I also got a gory curry sweet from Emily-senpai and sat down in a spot with a good view of the TV.

 ”Is this a special emergency episode of ‘beryl&beryl’?”

 ”I bet it’s going to be something crazy again. I mean, the staff there is just as weird as that guy, and they’re all missing a few screws in their heads.”

 ”No, it’s not that they’re missing screws, it’s just that they forgot to put them in…”

 ”Yeah, maybe they’re just like me and Emily, and we were never designed with screws in the first place.”

 ”What’s going on here?”

 Kohina-san and Ayana-chan, who are sitting next to me, are laughing along with Kaede-senpai’s jokes and Announcer Onidzuka’s witty comments.

 Wait, is this actually the set of ‘beryl&beryl’?

 I suddenly wondered how much it would cost to gather all the cast members here.

 ”Ah, there’s Aqua-kun.”

 ”They’re making a signboard.”

 ”Wow, that’s amazing!”

 Uruha-chan, Lisa-chan, and Kokona-chan are all waving at Aqua on the TV screen.

 Heh, that’s great! I also want to move to that seat. Can we move now?

 ””””””””””Nationwide BERYL Travel!?””””””””””

 Everyone’s voice overlaps as the TV explain the plan. Ah, so that’s why he didn’t come back today…

 As for me, I’m more concerned about the honey trap that happened before, but I’ll just ignore it. It’s fine. Aqua may seem silly, but he has a sharp eye for people and won’t go near someone who’s really bad news!!

 In the first place, Aqua himself prefers pure girls.

 I look around at the women who have been hugged by Aqua in the grand hall.

 ”Ouch…! My stomach is suddenly…”

 ”Claire-san, are you okay?”

 Kythera worries and asks Claire-san, holding her stomach.

 Inside the Shirogane Kingdom, there’s a group called the Stars Orthodox Church of Holy Aqua. For some reason, these two people were sent here as sisters of the Shirogane Kingdom branch

 Even among a group of people who take off other people’s hats, I’m relieved to see these two decent people.

 But, when I say that, Emily-senpai, who never tells a lie, just looked at me with a bemused expression and whistled a little.

 ”””””Kyaaaa!”””””

 When everyone sees Aqua riding a bike taken by drone, everyone lets out a yellow scream.

 However, Kohina-san was the only one who remained calm and said, “You’re not stupid, right?”

 ”””””Skydiving!?”””””

 ”Liar…”

 When Aqua jumps out of a military plane from the Self-Defense Forces, Ako-san covers her face.

 Yeah, I get it. Normal show staff wouldn’t let Aqua do something this dangerous, no matter how qualified they are.

 Kohina-san, sitting next to me, said, “I told you so. Those show staff are totally out of their minds,” while eating a super spicy curry.

 ”Just hitchhiking normally, huh…”

 ”I thought he might do that, but doing it like it’s no big deal is something else.”

 ”It’s surprising that even after all the stuff Aqua has done, I still can’t believe it’s him after over a year.”

 ”Aqua-niisama is amazing! Lazu the streamer is so moved by Aqua-niisama, who keeps surprising us again and again!”

 ”He’s just sitting in the passenger seat. Seriously, he has no sense of danger at all. Did he forget how to feel danger somewhere? Munch munch.”

 ”Oh, Yukari-senpai, you have curry on your cheek.”

 I nod many times at Kohina-san’s words.

 But thanks to that, this person seems happy.

 Maybe Aqua’s lack of sense for danger is what allows so many people to be saved.

 Kohina-san understands this too, so even though she teases him, she doesn’t get too angry about it.

 So, I think we have to do our best to make sure Aqua doesn’t have to feel danger.

 ”Do you think he’ll make it in time for the All-Star event?”

 ”I’ll let the other side know. And I’ll tell the show staff as well…”

 President Atori and Nee-san are both holding their heads in worry.

 They seem to be having a really hard time. Good luck, guys!

 ”Udon looks delicious!”

 ”Let’s eat udon!”

 Everyone lines up at the Shirogane udon stall.

 In the kitchen, Emily-senpai was busy boiling noodles.

 Oh. She looks busy, so I’ll help her add the kamaboko, green onions, fried tofu, and tempura bits.

 When I helped Emily-senpai and came back, Aqua was getting his bad luck with women removed.

 Ah… I remember a long time ago, there was a plan to take Aqua and the others to a shrine, but it didn’t happen.

 I was wondering what happened to the money we all collected for the bad luck removal back then, but it looks like it was saved for this occasion. That’s amazing.

 ”Now that I think about it, 10 million isn’t enough. Wouldn’t 100 million not be enough either?”

 ”That’s true…”

 Everyone present nodded strongly at Kohina-san’s words.

 Hmm? I tilted my head as I looked at the qilin statue.

 For some reason, the qilin statue’s face looks a bit like Aqua’s… It must just be my imagination.

 ”Ugh, Dazaifu… acquisition, absorption, takeover, Holy Aqua Religion Dazaifu branch, ugh, my stomach…”

 Claire-san? Are you okay?

 We have Tamamo-sensei and a doctor here, so if something’s wrong, get checked.

 ”Next, let’s eat sushi!”

 ”Me too!”

 ”Eek! Is it my turn now!?”

 Seeing Aqua and the others start eating sashimi, the line for Emily’s sushi formed.

 Since there was nothing else to do, I helped by adding some gari.

 ”””””Bwah!?””””

 What happened to everyone!?

 The people who were happily watching TV just a moment ago all started to writhe in place.

 ”Toa-chan and Aqua-kun together at a hotel!?”

 ”Ah, ah, ah…”

 ”This journey might lead us to need a special room for Toa-chan in the Shirogane Kingdom by the end of it.”

 ”BEEP! GAHA! 503 SERVER ERROR 404 NOT FOUND. Do you want to restart the server? Y/N.”

 Sigh… It seems like while I was helping Emily-senpai, Aqua said something crazy again.

 I sat down and drank some hot tea, thinking it’s just like always.

 ”Aa-sama looks cool while fishing too!”

 ”Ah, now I kind of want beer and dried squid.”

 ”I get it…”

 When Aqua and Mayuzumi-kun caught a big red sea bream, everyone erupted in applause.

 Seeing their smiles made me feel… well, good.

 Japan has a lighter view on male expectations compared to the world, but I’ve never heard of something like this happening in the past.

 Two normal boys, just students, fishing together as friends and celebrating their catch with smiles. Their smiles were just like high school girls having fun on a trip, and it made my heart feel warm.

 That’s right. Boys and girls, we might be different genders, but we’re both 16 and high school students.

 ”Aqua and everyone, even though it might be a show, just enjoy themselves.”

 ”Yeah. Kids’ job is to play and be happy.”

 It seems like what I was thinking came out as words.

 I got a bit embarrassed when Kohina-san, who was sitting next to me, heard me.

 ”Time for ramen!?”

 ”Next is ramen!!”

 ”WOOOOOOOOO!”

 Seeing Emily-senpai seriously boiling noodles again made me stand up.

 Okay, I’ll help you add the menma, char siu, green onions, and nori.

 Wait, what? You’re also adding bean sprouts and boiled eggs? Come on, Emily-senpai! You’re the only one eating this, so don’t add so many toppings without a plan! Geez!

 This reminds me a bit of when I traveled with Emily-senpai in middle school.

 If I were in the same grade as Emily-senpai, Kaede-senpai, and Nee-san, I bet we would have had even more fun.

 I hope that someday, when my kids are older, I can go on a trip with these four people again. That would be great!

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