章 8: Hoshino Ai's lies and love
It's been a year since I learned the shocking truth about the death of Hikaru Kamiki, the most likely candidate for the mastermind behind Oshi no Ko.
The Hoshino siblings are now old enough to go to kindergarten. I don't know if it's the same kindergarten as the original. However, the uniforms were similar, and the nursery school had a slightly more luxurious feel.
Is it because Ichigo and Miyako, who are legally registered parents, are the presidents of a rapidly growing entertainment production company?
Is it because Hoshino Aqua has become a popular child actor ? Or perhaps both.
The current Ichigo Production has grown further since Aqua and Ai's first movie appearance two years ago.
Ai is becoming a multi-talent in movies, dramas, modeling, radio, variety shows, and as an idol, and can be said to be one of the best-selling idols at the moment.
Although Aqua has grown up a bit, he is still establishing himself as a model for children's clothing --- not just for general merchandise, but also for luxury clothing brands -- and is a ``child model as cute as an angel.''
It was also said that Although he didn't like it himself. However, you can't deny his appearance. In the first place, clothing models need to have the illusion of what they will look like when they wear the clothes. His out-of-this-world appearance became his strongest weapon.
He also appeared in movies and dramas directed by Yasushi Gotanda. The scale of this program is gradually increasing while he's receiving acting guidance.
However, Yasushi's treatment of Aqua has changed from the initial responses such as "Go, it's your turn" and "Yoshaa go on" to the level of "Sensei, please" and "I understand."
This is due to simple growth and the imbalance between demand and supply. After all, just by appearing on the show, he gains attention, and since he is smart enough to be interviewed as a child actor and has good looks, it is a great way to promote him in terms of audience ratings.
Additionally, in order to study directing, He sometimes study film at Yasushi's house (his parents' house). From Yasushi's point of view, he was an amazing person who studied child acting, modeling, and film technology.
Arima Kana, who co-starred in that movie, still maintains her status as a genius child actor. The reason for this is that unlike Aqua, she is a girl and she has different purposes, so she did not compete with Aqua. Naturally, some filmmakers were aiming for the title of co-starring a genius child actor, and there were situations where it seemed like they were going to pick a fight with Aqua on set. However, most of them ended with Aqua scolding her and Kana being unable to retaliate.
And as the scale of Ichigo Productions has grown, the income has become incomparable to what it was at the beginning.
In the story, Arima Kana said that she earned a lot of money as a child actor.
I see, Ai, Aqua, and Ruby were rolling their eyes as they looked at the pay slips they were given, wondering how much money a useful child actor could make.
The Hoshino family, who had been sighing at their initial salary of 2X million, was used to it now.
Also, as his popularity increased, it became necessary to move to a house with better security.
Aqua had a lot of sideways opinions when it came to choosing this residence. Of course, even if it is confirmed that the mastermind is gone, there is no guarantee that something similar will not happen for some reason.
I had chosen an apartment that seemed excessive, with a concierge and security guard at the entrance, underground parking available for pickup and drop-off, and a special key required to move from floor to floor.
Isn't that excessive? I thought that too, but if something were to happen to Ai, it would be the end of her career as an idol. Considering that if something went wrong, Ichigo Productions might fall into disarray, I didn't think it was too much.
Additionally, President Saito and his wife had received information that a suspicious person had been present when Aqua and Ruby were born, so they decided on a 50-50 split with the agency for the apartment.
――――In addition, high security means that the equipment is often high-class, and Ai, who grew up in a orphanage and spent her time as a low-level idol, and Ruby, who only knows a small room called a hospital room, and memories of the room from her previous life.
Aqua, who was flying away from more modern era, was stunned for a while by the luxury of the room, but I digress. Although each person has their own room, it goes without saying that the bedrooms are the same.
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Hoshino Aqua was spending his days as a toddler while attending kindergarten. In the original work, Aqua was reading Kyogoku's dice book, but in this world, Aqua is ----
"Yes, okay. Look this way. Yes, OK."
――One day, he became a model for a catalog wearing expensive-looking clothes...
"Cut 20, cut!"
--Appeared in a drama as a child actor...
"Okay, please, Mature Baby."
--- Appearing in a movie directed by Yasushi...
As a child actor, he was in high demand on set. However, this was due to the fact that at his first scene, I kept handing out his business cards and taking pictures of his as fan service.
I thought it would at least help Ai, but instead Aqua's popularity increased, and when I responded to that, it ended up increasing even more. After two years of increasing numbers, I was surprised to find that his popularity was now comparable to Arima Kana, who was said to be a genius child actor.
Aqua shouldn't have needed to go this far. After all, the cause and effect of the tragedy had already ended, and as Aqua, I thought that at the very least, I could keep my ties with the director intact.
However, the first thing that is needed was to raise Ichigo Production's profile. It was also necessary to spread it to areas other than the idol route. Second, Ai's popularity will increase.
Even though idols and child actors are in different fields, they are not completely separate industries. The more famous you become on one side, the more pipes you get. In fact, Ai's work has also increased through Aqua. And thirdly...
"Oh, that's amazing..."
"Brother, you can buy anything...Oh, let's buy a large-capacity hard disk so we can record the TV shows Mommy is on."
Aqua and Ruby are horrified by the numbers engraved on the passbook that says Hoshino Aqua. In addition, I have already purchased a TV with Ai's salary to watch it. Of course, there is still recording equipment underneath.
"Please try not to waste your money. I may be a bit lenient about that."
"I know"
so.
"(...I really can't let up until the last day. However, with Kamiki Hikaru's personality, the most dangerous time is the morning of the day.)"
Judging by his words and actions, which are reminiscent of a psychopath who goes from the height of his talent to the bottom in the form of death and feels the weight of his life having had that talent taken away, the most dangerous moment is the morning of the day.
"(Maybe I should have Ai equipped with a blade-proof jacket on that day?)"
Thinking so, Aqua uses the smartphone he was given to bring up a famous online supermarket where he can get everything, and searches for a blade-proof jacket.
Furthermore, it is the next day that Miyako panics when she sees the payment history.
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Hoshino Ai was holding the receiver of a public telephone that had become rare in the city. She was dressed in a hat and sunglasses, typical of celebrities, and wore a shirt and jacket, something you wouldn't see in magazines or on TV, so that no one would recognize her.
Today is the day of recording the drama. Even though they have a dome performance next week, they can't wait for the filming schedule. Now I was using my break time to go outside.
The person who was supposed to be on the other end of the phone was Ai's ex-boyfriend---in other words, Aqua and Ruby's father.
"(...When I look at Aqua's appearance, I remember him)"
Aqua, Ai's son, has started appearing in dramas. Watching him act reminds me of the guy I met at that workshop. Of course, toddlers and teens were different in terms of their heights, but the atmosphere was similar. Maybe Aqua will become an actor similar to him in the future. If possible, I don't want to emulate the bad traits of womanizing.
That's why, for Aqua's sake, she thought it might be a good idea to let her meet him. Also, Aqua and Ruby are smart. He decided that it would be okay to be with him because he showed a level of intelligence that didn't seem apparent at a young child's age. So she decided...
"The phone number you called is currently not in use."
"Huh!?"
Even though she had made her decision, Ai raised her voice as if venting her anger at the mechanical voice that came from the other end of the receiver.
If this was the first time, I thought she might have typed the wrong number, but she double-checked the number and entered it for the third time. No matter how you look at it, I can't help but think that the phone number changed during the heyday of her idol activities.
"If anything has changed, please let me know!"
Ai slammed the receiver and stepped out of the public phone booth. She turns to look at her own poster nearby. It's about time for filming to resume.
Ai was thinking while walking down the sidewalk on a sunny day in the city.
---I wanted to love someone.
That's where the roots of Ai lie. She is a girl who is not loved by anyone, so she doesn't know how to be loved, and therefore doesn't know how to love. That woman was Hoshino Ai
.
---Do I love my children? Do I love my fans?
I ask myself this question, but there is no answer. Just, I think.
――――When Aqua appeared on TV and acted in a similar way to him and me, I felt a warmth in my heart. I felt the same way when Ruby remembered my dance and tried to copy it. What kind of emotion is this?
Ai doesn't know that feeling. I'm sure she didn't pretend it was a lie. Something you feel from the bottom of your heart. Ai was looking for the answer. With the hope that perhaps...
"Is there a dome performance next week?"
The sunlight is bright. The dome performance, which could be said to be the culmination of their career as idols, was approaching.
---I wonder if I, who have been lying, will be able to gain something if the dome performance, which can be said to be the pinnacle of being an idol, is over.
With such small expectations and premonitions in her heart, Ai returned to the filming location.
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A week has passed and nothing happened. Finally, the day of B Komachi Tokyo Dome arrived.
"Big brother, haven't you been feeling irritated since this morning? Today is Mom's dome performance, right? It would be a waste if you didn't enjoy it!"
"----I know"
I can't help but feel anxious. In the original story, today is the day Ai is killed.
Even though Aqua was preparing to go to the dome performance as a related person, he couldn't help but feel anxious. He becomes hypersensitive to even the slightest noises. Ruby probably took this as annoyance.
Even though Aqua said he understood, his attitude didn't change, and Ruby was making preparations while cursing.
As time passed and it was time to leave, the intercom rang.
"Ah, are you the president?"
Hearing the intercom, Ai heads toward the entrance defenselessly---but in a panic, Aqua grabs her skirt and stops her.
"Aqua?"
"We have to check it properly with a camera."
This was something that President Saito had said harshly to her, but since she only had acquaintances since she moved, she must have been relaxed.
"Ah, that's right. Sorry, sorry."
Perhaps she was embarrassed by her son's pointing out, so she apologized while gently banging her head with her fist, then once again stood in front of the monitor that showed the image from the camera installed at the door and pressed the answer button. Then, the person who was currently pressing the intercom appeared on the pitch-black monitor――――
"Sensei?" "Doctor Goro?"
"Huh? Sensei came!?"
Ruby seems to have heard Ai's name when she calls Goro, and she reacts by looking at the monitor from under Ai. What was reflected there was a mere otaku wearing B Komachi's happi coat, Ai's most recommended T-shirt, and a headband.
"Ah, the president said it was time. I came to call you because I have some preparations to make.''
Goro continues calling as if he doesn't notice anything, perhaps because he heard the voices in the room, or because he doesn't know that he's reflected.
"...Eh!? Sensei was my fans !?"
It was a shocking truth that I learned nearly four years after I met Goro at the hospital.
Goro was walking toward the underground parking lot while holding Aqua and Ruby in an outfit that didn't suit the hallway of a luxury apartment building.
"I mean, Sensei really was my fans."
"Huh? Weren't i tell you already?"
"Yeah, I just found out that Sensei is a dolt otaku."
"Oh, that's why the presidents were crying."
President Saito probably didn't want to know that the patient was the doctor's best choice, even though he had gone all the way to Miyazaki to avoid the crowded Tokyo area.
If I did something wrong, people would think I had been betrayed, and I could have leaked the information. However, he sincerely performed Ai's birth as a doctor.
In addition, when asked the reason,
" fanslaveIdols are always the best,''
He replied, and I still remember at that time and crying again.
"Moreover, that 'Infinite Eternity Pusher' key chain is the version before the hiatus. Are you an old nerd?"
An old key chain sewn onto a happi coat sways. When Goro was asked about the keychain, he looked a little sad, as if he remembered something, and Ruby looked at him with concern.
``This was given to me by a patient a long time ago.Ai was my favorite idol as well...If she were alive, I'm sure she would have come to see it, so today I'm wearing it instead."
Ruby seemed to be remembering Sarina, with a gloomy expression on her face, and as if to comfort him, Ruby clung tightly to Goro's arm.
"It's okay! I'm sure the kid is watching too!"
"I hope that's so"
Ruby was Sarina, so it wasn't a consolation, it was a fact, but Goro, who didn't know this, changed his expression with a wry smile, perhaps feeling a little embarrassed about being comforted by a toddler.
Furthermore, if Sarina were to live until now, she would be 20 years old, the same as Ai, so it would not be strange for her to have one or two children.
"Hey, it's late. Let's go quickly."
When I arrived at the underground parking lot, Ichigo and Miyako were waiting for them with the driver behind the wheel. She can't wait anymore, like a child before going on a field trip.
Ai smiled bitterly, as if to say that it couldn't be helped, and got into the car.
--- Destination: B Komachi Dome performance venue, Tokyo Dome
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The members of B Komachi are waiting backstage for the signal to start. The circle like in idols is over, and all that's left to do is wait for it to start.
The members other than Ai looked a little stiff and expressionless, as if they were nervous about being in such a large venue, a venue that could be called the pinnacle of being an idol.
The start announcement began, and all the members rushed out onto the stage along with the intro of the first song. Of course, the center is Ai.
Start singing the first song. Is your voice shaking? Is your face smiling? Are you lying as usual?
no problem. She is singing with her usual performance. I can dance. All the fans were smiling and waving their psylliums.
A big stage. But everything is as usual, with a smile on his face as he lies and sings of love to his fans.
---Ah, I thought I'd find out something when I got to the dome.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed since I was hoping to find out a little something. But that's normal for Ai.
I have continued to be an idol, looking forward to the day when my lies become true. She came to the dome, which is said to be the best. She still couldn't reach that truth. In that case, you just have to keep lying until Ai can feel that it's true――――
Just when her heart was about to be dominated by disappointment and the usual resignation, Ai noticed people acting strangely.
This is not a seat for the fan club in the front, but a seat for related parties at the back of the first floor. The psyllium being wielded there. The psyllium is wielded in the same way as the members of the fan club in the front. You can tell even if you don't look closely.
---Aqua, Ruby, what are you doing again?
They was also performing the otaku tricks that they had previously performed in a small box at the Tokyo Dome.
Ruby was smiling and looking happy, but she was clearly waving the psyllium in a way that was sharper than the members of the fan club. In addition, Goro also performed otaku tricks in sync with the movements. Coupled with his appearance, it's obvious that he's not popular among the people involved, but he doesn't care and just smiles.
Aqua had no expression on his face, but was frantically waving the psyllium. The movements cannot be said to be as sharp as those of Fan Club, Ruby, and Goro. However, there was something different from before. Previously, the psyllium that Aqua had should have belonged to another member. However, the current psyllium that Aqua has---both were red.
――――They both love their mom so much...
When Ai saw this, she couldn't hold back the joy that welled up from the bottom of her heart, she couldn't hold back her excitement, she couldn't hold back her love.
The audience seats are buzzing and smiling. Of course, until now I had thought that this was a song and dance by B Komachi Center and Ai, but from there it went even higher.
Right now, Ai was singing with the emotions that were flowing through her. she was dancing There's no lie there. I just sang and danced out of love for them.
――――Ah, I understand...this is the truth...
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Amid thunderous applause, the members of B Komachi, who had completed their encore performance, left the stage and returned to their respective waiting rooms.
At the B Komachi level, each had their own private room. Of course, Ai also has a private room.
As expected from singing and dancing for such a long time, Ai was tired enough to sit on the pipe chair provided and wipe away her sweat.
It still doesn't work properly in my head. Amidst her relief that it was over and the concert, she was overwhelmed with emotion. But she knew she had to do it now. No, Ai wants to do it right away.
"Ai, we come in."
As she was thinking about this, there was a knock, and Ai understood from the voice that it was President Saito, and when she gave permission, the door immediately opened with a bang, and a small body jumped out.
"Mom! That was amazing!!"
It was Ruby, whose face was all messed up with tears of emotion. Ai caught Ruby running in with her body, picked her up, and wiped her tears with the towel she had.
Aqua, Ichigo, and Miyako, who came in after Ruby, looked at the scene with smiles on their faces.
Ruby wiped her tears away from Ai and said,
``Mom, that was amazing!''
It was amazing! she repeated like a broken doll, and Ai listened with a smile on her face. Probably because there are so many things I want to say, but there are only so many she can say.
While listening to Ruby's story, Ai beckons towards Aqua.
What is Ai doing?
He approached Ai wondering this, and when I got a certain distance Ai lowered Ruby from the pipe chair and hugged Aqua and Ruby tightly.
"Yeah...Yeah, I knew it. This isn't a lie. I can finally say it."
I can't see her expression because she's looking down while hugging the two of them. However, the tone of her voice was definitely full of joy.
"――――Aqua, Ruby, I Love you."
The girl's wish to turn a lie into a reality has come true. It is also the end of one girl's journey.
The live performance held at Tokyo Dome on that day became a hot topic among fans, and sales of the live video were tremendous, and it has since been called a legendary live performance of said Ultimate Idol.
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The Tokyo Dome performance has ended successfully. Aqua's situation is quite different, so it took a long time to explain.
For the time being, I found the answer to Ai's death at the beginning of the story. Well, what happens next?
The first part has now ended successfully. I guess you could call it the childhood Arc.
Next time, we will move on to the main entertainment industry section. Like the main story, it starts with the entrance exam part, and I'm planning to make it a flashback with past parts and other parts that have changed in various ways.
However, I have been updating once over two day so far, but now that the holidays are over, I think the frequency will decrease.
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Hoshino Ai
- A girl who wants to make a lie real, just like in the main story.
She gave birth to Aqua and Ruby because she wanted someone to love, and she found her love in the main story.
-I realized on the day of the dome that Goro was my fans.
・The case of Hikaru Kamiki was handled for a short time because it was seen as an accident without any incident.
・Later, when I looked it up on the public internet just like Aqua, I found out that it was dead, so if it's dead, please contact me! She says recklessly.
・The girl who found her love will shine even more, and she will show a performance worthy of the name of the ultimate idol.
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