Male Idol V13c89

Volume 13 Chapter 89 Lazuli, Behind The Scenes Of The Live Performance

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Edited by: Kanaa-senpai

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 I’m walking quickly towards the venue where BERYL’s live performance is taking place.

 ”Huh? Is this the right way?”

 I could’ve sworn I didn’t see this path on the map I looked at earlier.

 Did I take a wrong turn somewhere?

 ”Lazu-sama〜!”

 Oh, it’s a fan.

 A fan who’s out of breath is running towards me, waving their hand.

 ”Haa… has…, can I get your autograph?”

 ”Yeah, sure.”

 I’m trying to write my name in katakana, which I’ve been practicing recently.

 Wait, did I mess up? Uh, wasn’t it supposed to be like this? Hmm, what was it again?

 I was a bit unsure, but the big sister who got my autograph was smiling, so I think I got it right.

 [Lazuli isn’t Manzuri LOL]

 [What happened?]

 [Ramen Nobiru: Did Lazu-sama also on this side?!]

 [↑Don’t pull the innocent beauty into this!]

 [Even the fans are smiling]

 [92 Mama: I’ll teach you later…]

 [This autograph is valuable in a way, w]

 [The ‘Zu’ part was correct, what a shame!!]

 [↑As expected of a bulletin board user, they only see the good parts and quickly spoiled her]

 The big sister takes my autograph and then runs off in the opposite direction I was heading.

 I guess that means the venue is that way?

 I change direction and start walking.

 [This is a nice play]

 [That lady, she cleverly gave Lazu-sama directions without making it obvious LOL]

 [As expected of Lazu-sama’s fans, who make up half of the bulletin board users. They’re all good girls]

 Hmm, I thought I saw a shortcut, so I took a detour, but it looks like I ended up somewhere completely different. Oh well, I’ll just keep walking and see where I end up.

 Aqua-niisama did say that the path always connects at the live performances, after all.

 ”Lazu-sama〜!”

 Huh? Is that the same big sister from earlier? What’s going on?

 She stopped in front of me and let out a deep breath, “Haa, haa.”

 ”S-sorry about that. Can I take a picture with you?”

 ”Ah, yeah. That’s fine.”

 I took a picture with the listener-san.

 ”Thank you so much!”

 The big sister who took a picture with me walked in the opposite direction from where I was heading.

 Ah, that’s where the live venue is. I’ll head in the same direction as the big sister who ran off.

 [Necki LMAO]

 [Listener Neki, nice one]

 [If she kept going straight, she would’ve ended up going in the opposite direction]

 [As expected of a bulletin board user, they’re quick on their feet since they’re always trained by Aqua-sama]

 [↑That means we’re being trained by Aqua-sama, right!? ]

 [↑Make a game where we get trained by Aqua-sama, that’d be a great idea]

 [Sayamu Inko: ↑I’m waiting for the hardcore mode of the otome game]

 [↑Ah]

 [Inko… you’re still playing that crappy game, aren’t you LOL?]

 [It’s been over 150 days since Inko got confined in the Holosplay headquarters]

 [↑Almost half a year LMAO]

 [Inko, you’re so pitiful]

 [Everyone’s hyped about the national live tour edition announced in the additional DLC, but you’re still playing the beta version]

 [The betting site for Stars and States is taking bets on how many days until Inko gets out, and it’s hilarious LOL]

 Uh, if I go this way, and this is like that, ah, wait? I feel like I’ve seen this scenery before.

 ”Everyone, this is bad. This path might be an infinite loop. Maybe, just maybe, I’m trapped in this space!”

 But I saw that signboard earlier, and I saw the security guard there too… what’s going on!?

 I’m getting my head mixed up.

 [Lazu-sama, you just went around in a circle to the right and came back]

 [On-site Neki, help Lazu-sama quickly~~~]

 [On-site Neki is making a dash to help right now]

 [↑On-site Neki saves the day]

 [I saw Lazu-sama’s unofficial fan site, and it already has an item for on-site Neki, LMAO]

 [↑On-site Necki is also smiling at this]

 [Loose Head: Lazu-sama, I’m worried about you being alone. Yeah]

 [Security Guard-san is definitely a listener, right? LOL]

 [↑ She saw Lazu-sama’s side just now, yeah LOL]

 [↑ Her movements are suspicious, so she’s just being cautious, treating her as a suspicious person]

 [↑ Yeah, that’s it…]

 [Yeah, that’s it]

 Ah, the security guard is approaching me.

 ”Hey, you’re wearing a hood in this heat, that’s suspicious. Where are you from? What’s your name?”

 ”Uh, uh.”

 I thought maybe she’d help me, but I was just being foolish.

 The security guard is giving me a suspicious look.

 [She really think she’s a suspicious person!]

 [Security Guard-san, good job!]

 [Good news, Security Guard-san is doing her job properly!]

 [Is this going to end with her getting reported to the police and getting taken away in a patrol car, and then Aqua-sama or Lapis-chan coming to the police station to pick her up? ]

 [↑ Ah, that’s possible!]

 [This time, it’s definitely going to get cut off!]

 [Sommelier: When that happens, just run away! I always do that!!]

 [↑ Oh, stop it! That’s going to get you in big trouble!! ]

 [Somelier-san!]

 [92 Mama: Sommelier-san, can you tell us more about that story later?]

 [↑ Ah… ]

 What am I going to do? If this keeps up, I might really get caught.

 As I was thinking that, the listener I met earlier came running up to us in a flash.

 ”Hey, hey! That person, I know you! You were going to a live concert together and got lost, that’s all!”

 Thanks to the listener’s quick thinking, I was able to deceive the security guard and get me out of trouble.

 Ugh, I was just about to get taken away by the police and have my mom find out and get angry at me.

 [Nice job, Neki!]

 [On-site Neki is amazing!]

 [Good, good!]

 [Getting taken away in a patrol car on the day of the live concert would be a total loss!]

 [92 Mama: Thank you, Neki-san. Let me thank you too!]

 [Neki, don’t worry, just go ahead and get to the venue!]

 The listener saw me to the point where the venue was in sight and then left.

 I wonder, was the whole thing just to help me out?

 Jeez, what a kind person.

 I remember mom saying that if someone is kind to you, you should be even kinder to them.

 ”So, that’s it… I’ll just…”

 ”Wait, wait!”

 I mustered up my courage and called out to the listener big sister.

 ”Um… if it’s okay with you, but… can we take a look at the backstage area together?”

 ”Eh!? Wh, what’s going on? Is that really okay…?”

 The listener big sister looked surprised and flustered at my proposal.

 Maybe, just maybe, I had caused trouble?

 ”Uh, if you don’t want to, it’s fine…”

 ”I’ll go!!”

 The big sister grasped my hands tightly.

 Good, she didn’t dislike the idea.

 [Woo-hoo!]

 [The live venue is great, isn’t it?]

 [Even the listeners are smiling]

 [It’s great, isn’t it? I want to see the backstage area too]

 [Didn’t they sell tickets for the backstage seats through a lottery? Can you see the live performance from there?]

 [↑You can’t see the stage from there, but you can see the staff and the people backstage]

 [↑No way! That’s awesome in its own way]

 I led the listener big sister towards the staff entrance.

 Then, a staff member from Beryl came out and bowed their head to the listener big sister.

 It seemed they had seen our earlier conversation on the live stream.

 ”So, we’ll head in now, but don’t worry since we got permission for the live stream beforehand.”

 I had always wanted to do a backstage live stream, just once.

 When I asked Aqua-niisama, Toa-chan and the others said it was okay with a smile, and I was thrilled.

 [Woo-hoo!]

 [Loose Head: We did it]

 [The backstage live stream is here!]

 [Ramen Nobiru: Lazu-sama supremacy! Lazu-sama supremacy! Lazu-sama supremacy!]

 [Smomelier: Lazu-sama supremacy! Lazu-sama supremacy! Lazu-sama supremacy!]

 [Lazu-sama and Beryl are amazing, they really understand]

 I walked with the listener big sister through the corridor.

 Since it was her first time entering this area, she looked around curiously.

 ”By the way, who’s your favorite? Ah, aside from me, of course.”

 ”Ah, it’s Aqua-sama, of course!”

 Aqua-niisama, huh? At this time, I should focus, and it’s not good to enter the waiting room.

 Is there anyone else? Ah, I’m in trouble. Who can I rely on?

 ”Hey, is it okay if anyone from our agency’s talent department comes?”

 ”Hmm, that’s… um, as long as it’s not Morikawa-san, it’s an honor to meet anyone!”

 Morikawa-san is hopeless…

 I think Morikawa-san is a good person because she’s kind to me too.

 But she’s a bit noisy and all over the place.

 [Morikawa’s treatment LMAO]

 [Somelier: What’s with that!?]

 [↑I mean, she’s just walking around normally in Jujo, Morikawa has no rareness to Beryl’s habits]

 [↑That’s so true LOL]

 [It’s not Roppongi or Akasaka or Ginza, but Jujo is just too real LOL]

 [Morikawa was seen buying and eating korokke at a shopping street in Oyama the other day]

 [She was just riding the Nikko train, seen it]

 [Ramen Nobiru: I saw Morikawa eating katsu curry by themselves at Sugamo yesterday, but I didn’t call out because it would’ve been a hassle]

 [↑You LOL]

 [You should’ve called out LOL]

 I bring my listener’s big sister to a certain person’s waiting room and barge in.

 ”What’s going on, Lazuli-chan?!”

 As I enter the room, Hisui is devouring Japanese sweets.

 Ah, sorry. I should’ve knocked before entering.

 ”Hisui, this person is my listener, so please do something like shake hands or something.”

 ”Eh?! Ah… could it be that this person is my fan or something?!”

 ”No, Hisui seems to have free time, and I can talk to you casually, so it’s okay, right?”

 ”My treatment!! But I’m happy that you think I’m easy to talk to, Lazuli-chan, so I won’t say anything!!”

 Hisui shakes hands with my listener.

 Since we’re here, I’ll have some Japanese sweets too.

 [Hisui-chan is also looking puzzled LOL]

 [As expected of Lazu-sama, always free-spirited]

 [Hisui-chan looks happy to be relied on by Lazu-sama, it’s cute]

 [↑You could say it’s adorable]

 [Anyway, the people around Aqua-sama are all adorable girls. Yurumi-san (Shumi) is the leader of them]

 [Loose Head: ↑A bit too much!!]

 Ah, Hisui’s room is so calming… I mean, Hisui has a private room.

 Huh? You’re moving to a private room because you have a meeting with the staff soon?!

 ”Sorry, Hisui. I’m intruding.”

 ”It’s okay, it’s okay. Come back if you need help again.”

 As my listener’s big sister and I left the waiting room, we saw Tenga-senpai right in front of us.

 ”Ah, good morning.”

 ”Umm, good morning.”

 Tenga-senpai took out lollipops from his pocket and handed one to me and my listener’s big sister.

 ”Hehe, thank you so much, even for me!”

 ”Don’t worry about it. See you later.”

 With that, Tenga-senpai gave a casual salute and went into his own waiting room.

 By the way, the lollipop I got from Tenga-senpai had melted in the heat and was all sticky inside the wrapper.

 [Tenga-senpai is so cool!]

 [The lollipop is so good, even though it’s all melty LOL]

 [Question, why is Tenga-senpai wearing a leather jacket in June?]

 [It’s because it’s cool, of course!!]

 [That’s right!]

 [He look really hot, though.]

 [He took it off as soon as you got into the room, so it’s no wonder he’s hot.]

 [↑Hey, stop!!]

 As I walked with my listener’s big sister, we saw everyone’s costumes hanging on the rack in the hallway.

 Since we’re here, I might as well show this to the viewers too.

 ”This is everyone’s costume for today’s live show.”

 My listener’s big sister looked at everyone’s costumes with sparkling eyes.

 Good, my listener’s big sister seems to be enjoying herself.

 After that, I took my big sister to see various places.

 I’m not good at approaching people, but since everyone knows I’m streaming, they’re the ones who started talking to me, which really helped.

 [Lazu-sama and Lapis-chan’s 2-shot!!]

 [Ah, yeah, they really do look like sisters… even though they’re not twins.]

 [Lazu-sama’s got a bit of a strong-willed face with her eyebrows raised, while Lapis-chan’s got a weak-willed face with her eyebrows lowered. And, their odd eyes are reversed too.]

 [I want to listen to a Lazu-Lapi composed song, even if it’s just for a special event.]

 [I’m happy to see the usually unseen backstage Miyako-chan.]

 [Lazu-sama, you should go to Hoshikawa-san’s place too. You’re always on tour and backing them up, but you never really come out in the open.]

 Ugh, Hoshikawa-san’s like that too… that band of theirs has an intimidating aura before the main show, and it’s kinda scary…

 But maybe I can talk to Tsushima-san. I’ll muster up the courage and call out to Tsushima-san as I move backstage.

 ”Sorry, are you in the middle of practice…?”

 ”It’s okay, it’s okay.”

 Good, everyone’s being nice.

 ”What’s it like performing as BERYL’s backing band? Do you get nervous too?”

 ”Yeah, I do. I almost cry normally.”

 Yeah, that’s how it is.

 I caught a glimpse of the stage earlier, and if I were up there, I’d probably throw up.

 ”Hoshikawa-san, you do backing vocals and even lines for Phantom Requiem, right? So, do you get nervous too? I’ve heard that from my listeners…”

 ”I’m not like that, but Setsuna-san has it tough. She’s in charge of the duet songs when Emily-sama and Ayana-chan can’t make it.”

 Whoa, it’s tough being compared to those 2…

 I might just run away from the waiting room.

 ”Ah, everyone’s here.”

 That’s true. I thanked Hoshikawa-san and the others, and then I left.

 Toa-chan-senpai realized I was streaming, and Toa-chan-senpai approached me, giving me all sorts of service.

 I’ll apologize to Mayuzumi-senpai for getting them involved…

 ”Please take care of me.”

 Ah, it’s Aqua-niisama.

 So cool… Aqua-niisama, dressed in a stunning white prince-like outfit, has everyone staring at him with their mouths agape.

 When I saw Aqua-niisama for the first time, I remembered thinking that princes really existed.

 ”Ah, I heard it from the staff. My Lazuli was a big help.”

 ”Ah, ah, ah.”

 Aqua-niisama lightly shook hands with the listener’s big sister.

 I also thanked her again for her help.

 ”Is there anything you’d like to do as a thank you?”

 ”Uh… I-I want a hug.”

 ”Okay.”

 Aqua-niisama tightly hugged the listener’s big sister.

 The big sister, you’re so happy.

 [Ramen Nobiru: She endured her lust and did well. I’m moved!!]

 [Listener Neki: That’s amazing. It’s amazing that the big sister could hold back there.]

 [I would’ve said it till the end.]

 [Aqua-sama, you can’t say something like that.]

 [Yukari Goha: If it were the normal him, he’d say he want to do it normally, and the sister’d happily do it. This big sister, her boobs are huge too.]

 [↑Shh]

 [Yukari Goha is reading the air.]

 [Everyone knows, but I want to understand the big sister’s feelings.]

 [↑That’s right]

 Aqua-niisama said, “You can look at me as much as you want,” and headed towards the observation seats set up on the stage wings.

 ”Everyone, the video might be hard to see from this position, but there’s a big monitor over there, so you can enjoy the audio at least.”

 Aqua-niisama said, “Since we’re here,” and before the performance, had the 4 members of BERYL do a continuous high-5 with the fans sitting in the observation seats.

 I’ve seen it many times, but the listener’s big sister, who was sitting next to me, was moved to tears by BERYL’s circle formation for the first time.

 ”Let’s go!”

 ”I’m going!”

 ”I’ll go!”

 ”I’ll go too!”

 The 4 members of BERYL called out to everyone in the observation seats on the stage wings before going on stage.

 When the fans heard that, they all started crying. BERYL is really amazing, after all.

 ”Listener’s big sister, do you have a ticket? What do you do? You can stay here and watch, but you can also go to your own seat and see the stage better, so I think it’s better to have the staff guide you.”

 ”Yeah, since I’m already here, I’ll take a look from my seat. Thanks for today!”

 I asked one of the staff members to take a picture of me with the listener’s big sister, and they continued to take photos of me backstage.

 Uh, do you want to take more pictures, MojaP? Well, I guess it can’t be helped. Normally, I’d be embarrassed, but since I’m focused on my work, I might let them take some.

 ”Stop it, it’s embarrassing!”

 ”Please, just a little bit is fine!”

 ”Well, I guess it can’t be helped. Just a little bit, okay?”

 MojaP is really kind, after all.

 As I was being filmed backstage, Aqua-niisama and the others returned to the stage during the interlude between songs.

 ”Ako-san, can we have a short break until the next song?”

 ”Okay, but what’s going on?”

 ”Just a minute!”

 Wait, what’s going on? Is he coming over here?

 ”Lazuli, let’s go!”

 ”Where are we going?! Ahhhhhh!”

 Aqua-niisama scooped me up in a princess carry and took me up the stairs to the stage.

 Wait, wait, I didn’t agree to this!!

 My live streaming screen was being projected onto the large monitor on stage in real-time.

 [Woahhhhh!]

 [Sommelier: My comments are being displayed on the screen, this is insane!?]

 [Ramen Nobiru: What the heck, my ero-comment didn’t get reflected

 [↑You’re something else LOL]

 [Ramen Nobiru, you’re gonna get banned from entering the venue eventually]

 Awawawa, there are so many amazing people looking at me.

 This is bad. I might pee my pants. Well, I’m a little scared.

 ”Lazuli’s listeners, are you watching? This is the view from the top of the stage BERYL’s fans, look at the monitor behind you! It’s amazing, right?! We 4 are always supported by your loud cheers, and that’s how we’re standing here Everyone, thank you so much!!”

 Aqua-niisama’s MC skills were maxing out the venue’s energy.

 The deafening cheers and the overwhelming number of penlights were making me dizzy. Whoa…

 I have to endure this, but I really don’t want to become a “georin” (someone who gets embarrassed and runs away).

 ”Lazuli, thanks for today. I’ll count on you for the live streaming from backstage too.”

 ”U-um. Got it.”

 I bowed my head towards the audience seats.

 ”Lazu-samaaaaaaaa!”

 ”I always watch your live streams!”

 ”I’ll watch the replay later, okay!”

 Hehe. It’s great that the fans are so kind.

 If this were a foreign country, a female fan attending a male singer’s concert would be enough to spark a storm of booing.

 I wonder what kind of fans BERYL, no, Aqua-niisama has.

 I managed to withstand the intense pressure and returned to the backstage area, going down the stairs from the wings.

 ”Everyone, I’ll continue the live streaming later, so please keep the channel as it is. Huh? You want me to show President Atori next? Well, I guess I have no choice. Got it, got it.”

 I headed towards President Atori’s place with my smartphone still set on the selfie stick.

 And so, BERYL’s first day of the live tour in Ishikawa Prefecture ended with great success.

 However, in exchange, my body, which had been cleaning since morning, finally reached its limit.

 ”I guess it’s no wonder that doing everything from shooting to editing all by myself is my limit…”

 I consulted President Atori about that matter.

 As a result, a listener who had been taking care of me at that time joined my shooting staff, but that’s a story for another time.

 Anyway, I’m exhausted. I want to go home and take a break as soon as possible.

 That’s what I was thinking, but when I got home, my dear mother was waiting for me, standing with her arms crossed, angry that I hadn’t cleaned my room. I don’t get it….

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