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chapter 3




The class, as always, was filled with the usual buzz about Personia.
“Hey, the last Personia live concert was hilarious!”
“I was laughing super hard because the manager, Mr. Suzuki, sang!”
“It seems Shion forced Mr. Suzuki to sing!”
“Ahhhh… I wonder if Shion-kun is actually an *S? I want him to tease me too!”
While studying at my desk, I eavesdropped on the conversations of the girls in class.
Really sorry to disappoint you. Me, who’s currently eavesdropping, is actually that Shion.
By the way, I am an S. But it stands for *Siscon!
Somewhere else, other girls continued to talk about me.
“Hmm… But still I want to see it in person.”
“What are you saying? It’s already amazing just to get tickets for a live viewing!”
“Yeah! I wish I could support Shion-kun even from afar!”
“Besides, if you saw it Live, I don’t think you’d be able to stay conscious.…”
Yes, tickets to my live shows are very rare.
If you try buying it online, the server goes down in an instant. Then, the next time you reconnect, tickets are already sold out.
When I was thinking about it a boy came up to them.
“Hey, guys! Sounds like you’re having trouble getting tickets?”
“Oh? Kaminogi-kun, are you eavesdropping? That’s gross. Can you just die?”
“Gyah! Minamisawa…. You’re still as venomous and beautiful as ever.”
I dropped my mechanical pen under the desk. I wasn’t upset by any means.
“And? Mr. Eavesdropper, what do you want with us?”
“It’s Kaminogi. Well, actually, there’s a rumor that Personia is going to be doing a surprise concert show at Yuigahama beach.”
“Huh? What’s that?! Even us, big fans, didn’t know about that!”
I involuntarily banged my head against the desk as I picked up my pen.
Well, I didn’t know about that either!
“Rumors say it’s happening this Sunday. I saw it online.”
“That doesn’t sound very credible at all.”
“Wait a minute… If it’s this Sunday…”
“Isn’t that day – Sano’s birthday party? No can do! If there is such an event, her birthday party would be ruined!
It is something to get excited about, but there will be no surprise concert on that day!
— I mean, wait a minute, Sakino-san.
Why do you have such a “I’ve made up my mind” look on your face?
No! You can’t believe this bullshit!
“Everyone! I want to be Personia and Shion’s biggest fan! That’s why…”
Wait, stop.
I don’t want to ruin an important birthday party because of a made-up surprise concert show.
“Even if there’s a 1% chance of seeing Shion, I’m willing to bet on it!”
Like I said, it’s zero percent!
Because the only people you’ll see at the beach are enthusiastic surfers!
“Sakinon…. OK, I’ll be going then!”
“Huh, that’s not fair. I’m a big fan of Shion-kun, too! I’m going too!”
“If we all go together, a miracle is sure to happen! Let’s make this the best birthday ever!”
Noooooo, stop!
What’s with this nice atmosphere?!
What’s with that ‘Good job’ look on your face too, Kaminogi?!
You’re going to die for real!
I’m going to definitely catch those rumors and gossip!!
“Thank you, everyone… I’m going to have a birthday I’ll never forget!”
I made a sideways glance at Sakino. Her smile sparkled and dazzled.
I don’t think I could take that smile away.
Shion wouldn’t definitely do that.
— I got up and left the classroom.
When I made sure no one was around, I turned on my phone while hiding in the shadows of the school building.
Then made a call to my manager.
“Ah, Suzuki, I’m sorry about the last show. I know this is out of the blue, but we’re doing a surprise show on Sunday at Yuigahama Beach. Can you arrange it? I’ll let the other members know.”
Apparently, I’m not going to get any rest this weekend.