"So, does everyone want to sign up for the LoveLive! event now?"
Yoshino, who had returned today after a trip to the publishing house, watched Kousaka Honoka excitedly talk about the information Koizumi Hanayo had gathered today. After listening to everyone's explanation, she nodded in understanding.
Now, finally, it had come to this step, the first LoveLive! event.
Rather, the original content of this world was the story of Kousaka Honoka participating in LoveLive! and striving to win the championship; saving Otonokizaka Academy was merely a side objective.
The so-called LoveLive! was the Koshien of school idols in this world. Among the teams that signed up, only those who squeezed into the top 20 in competition with many school idols would be eligible to perform in the concert.
Why does it feel like a Tenkaichi Budokai?
Currently, Muse, or rather, Otonokizaka Academy's idol group ranking, still had a long way to go, but this distance was completely achievable. As long as everyone in Muse put in more effort.
"If we can participate in LoveLive!, then Muse's popularity will soar, and the school's popularity will also increase. If Muse can achieve a good ranking, then the crisis of the school's closure can be resolved."
Yoshino nodded; this method was indeed feasible.
"But Yoshino remembers that to participate in LoveLive!, you not only need to rank within the top twenty, but also need the Headmaster's approval, right? But it seems the Student Council President's approval might also work?"
She turned to look at Ayase Eli, but she shook her head.
"I just spoke with the Director about this. The Director didn't say anything, only asked all of us to go to her office first, and then she would tell us her decision."
It seems the inertia of history cannot be changed; the tragedy of the idiot trio is coming.
"But why aren't you going? Aren't all of Muse here?"
Everyone was clearly here, so why did it feel like they were waiting for Yoshino?
"That's not it at all. Yoshino, you are the mascot of our Muse, so you are also one of us. We can't do without you." Kousaka Honoka's words made everyone nod in agreement.
"So, about the mascot thing..." Can you please stop using that joke?
"So, let's hurry to the Director's office and discuss this matter. It's not good to keep the Director waiting."
This was a critical moment; Nishikino Maki felt that if they kept delaying, it would soon be dark.
"You're right. If we handle this quickly now, we can prepare for LoveLive sooner."
"After Otonokizaka Academy's crisis is resolved, it will be time for us to work hard together at LoveLive!" Kousaka Honoka stood up and said to everyone.
"Honoka?"
"Everyone, we've already held several live performances. Our goal before was to save the academy through school idols. But now, I've fallen in love with singing, and I've fallen in love with the feeling of standing on stage." She thought of the feeling she had every time she went on stage.
"So, to make Muse a top idol group in the future, we need to train even harder from now on. Now everyone, let's go! To the Director's office."
"Oh!"
But don't be happy too soon, looking at the idiot trio in Muse.
Shiina asked: Have you ever experienced despair?
"Knock, knock, knock." They knocked on the door, and after Director Minami responded, they all entered the office.
"You've arrived." Director Minami nodded, looking at the Muse members who pushed the door open. "I understand that you want to participate in LoveLive. Can you tell me your thoughts?"
"Yes, because LoveLive is broadcast live nationwide via the internet, if we can perform, we all agree that our chances of saving the academy will be greater." Sonoda Umi nodded, expressing everyone's thoughts.
"That's not bad. If it's just about signing up to participate..." Director Minami nodded. The result wouldn't be bad this way.
"Really?" Kousaka Honoka said happily after getting the reply, not expecting the matter to be resolved so easily.
Director Minami also nodded with a smile, indicating approval.
"There must be some conditions, right? After all, I feel like Director, you still have something more to say."
Shiina suppressed her laughter and said to Director Minami.
"That's right, you guys shouldn't be happy too soon. While I agree to your participation in LoveLive, there are conditions. You are still students, so you cannot neglect your studies because of this. Therefore, in the next exam, if any one of you fails even a single subject, you will not be allowed to participate in LoveLive! Is that condition acceptable?"
Kousaka Honoka, who was initially excited, turned pale after hearing this.
"It's alright. No matter what, I don't think it will come to the point of failing. No problem..."
Minami Kotori, full of confidence, turned her head and saw Hoshizora Rin kneeling on the floor in an ORZ pose by the door, while Kousaka Honoka was leaning against a bookshelf and Yazawa Nico was sitting on the floor, both silent with their heads down.
"Huh?" Minami Kotori said with a black line on her face, remembering something.
"Yoshino, you too. No problems, right?"
Director Minami ignored the three silly girls and smiled at Yoshino, who was sucking on her finger with a puzzled expression.
"No, and is the exam very difficult?"
For Yoshino, who had undergone more than a decade of education in China, she wondered why they were so strange. Why were they like this? Was it really that hard to get a perfect score?
These words deeply struck the people on the floor, who looked up for the first time with resentful eyes at Yoshino. This was the anger of academic underachievers.
"Ah! I remember now. I recall Yoshino's entrance exam scores were all excellent. In subsequent exams, Yoshino's scores have always been first in her grade."
Minami Kotori, completely unaware that she was making things worse, exclaimed, making the idiot trio even more despondent.
"So Honoka is Honoka, and a salted fish is a salted fish. Now you are a complete salted fish Honoka."
Shiina found it very interesting. It was indeed delightful to demoralize them like this.
In the days that followed, hell was coming for Kousaka Honoka and the other two.
"So, have you felt despair?"
Author's note:
Ah~ Today my Overwatch score finally returned to 2000, I'm in tears! Thank you all for your support. Bu Huai is now speeding up the end of this LoveLive world. The next world will involve living with a tsundere loli con. Everyone can try to guess who it will be in the comment section!