Chapter 1214 - A Harmonious Update
—So.
"Ooh... wait, what? Isn't this actually good...?"
"...Yeah. As expected of an idol, or rather, her aesthetic sense is amazing."
Noisily, we bustled around the table for about thirty minutes.
Following the requests, each of us lined up this and that opinion as we pleased, and as a result of Ri-na integrating them, a single design draft was completed.
At its quality that exceeded expectations, first Tetra and I honestly let out gasps of admiration...
"...Even if I'm praised, so much, for something that isn't, my main profession, it's troubling, but... mm."
As expected, or rather, no matter what, it must be within the category of just dabbled in it for her. Ri-na herself didn't seem to have much confidence, at least when it came to this design.
So, when praised, she ended up like this. The way she shyly blushed was normally cute.
That being said—
"Ri-na-chan, it is very wonderful...!"
"Yes, truly. I am unfamiliar with such things, but even so, it seems splendid to me."
Not only Tetra and I, but the reactions of Sora-san & Ui-san were also excellent. Kanata was also nodding in agreement with full admiration, and for now, the existing members gave it a unanimous gold star.
And then,
"Hah-haan, are you defeated?! As expected of my Ri-na-chan, smug...!!!"
Well, for now, putting aside the disappointing pint-sized kid who, despite having done nothing, showed off a grand smug face while hugging Ri-na and getting rejected with a normally disgusted face...
"Isn't it good? From the perspective of a newcomer who is still close to an outsider, I can also feel your style."
Irori, who was probably the only one here capable of holding a perfectly objective perspective, also conveyed a good to Ri-na as an opinion looking from the outside.
In fact, a casual affirmation from someone like that is probably the most reassuring.
"...M-Mm."
In that case, she ultimately might not have absolute confidence, but she was still one half of the twin wings, the former top idol, the invincible blue pint-sized-sama. When it came to receiving praise and affirmation, she was a professional who excelled at it more than anyone else, so...
"Then... if this, is fine?"
Withdrawing her blushing face and regaining her usual downer face, she looked around. As if making a final confirmation, she looked at our expressions in turn—and with a small nod.
"...Understood. I will proceed carefully, so please wait for a bit, okay?"
Rolling up the paper on which the decided design draft was written, she held it preciously, and muttered words of completion. With this, the request was officially accepted.
...A direct design request to Ri-na, also known as [Amahane Rina], who could become one of the country's leading brands on her name recognition alone. Thinking about it calmly, it was only natural to pay a suitable price, but
"The payment is 'Big Brother'. Thank you."
"If not for this, it would be only natural to worship and revere you as much as possible, though..."
And, though I had half-expected it, it seemed the bill was entirely on me. Even Sora-san had a half-smile, only looking at me with eyes that said do your best without saying anything, so there was no salvation.
—Now then,
"With that being said... what should we do? Do you want to do something else?"
The suitable recreation that had suddenly arisen ended successfully after showing a decent amount of excitement... which meant we were back to a suspended state of time where nothing in particular was planned.
Since we were gathered like this, wouldn't it be preferable to play something together since we had the chance?—tossing out those words to confirm if anyone shared the same thought as me,
"I am sorry, Haru-kun. After this, I have some personal business in reality..."
"Oops... Ah, no, no, not at all. It was a sudden gathering, so please do not worry about it."
First, one person, my master, raised her hand with an apologetic face.
"Sorry, Senpai, I also have things to do. I can totally hang out if it's tonight, though."
"Ah, alright. Same here, you don't have to worry about it. Is your sleep time okay?"
"I told you, I'm sleeping properly."
The second person, Tetra, followed up by casually raising his hand. And then—
"Apologies, but this is it for me today as well. I can hang out as much as you want from tomorrow onward."
"Oh, not us?"
"No. Unfortunately, it is my personal business alone."
"Suddenly acting tough, replying so coldly is annoying."
The third person, the blond handsome guy, raised his hand to finish.
As for anyone else following...—there seemed to be none. It was obvious at a glance from Minalina's face that she was fully in the mood to play, or rather, had a vibe of I won't let anyone without business escape.
Wondering if I was the only guy left, I turned my eyes to the guy(?), and Kanata shook his head with a faint, bitter smile, as if saying It is fine. I believed in you, Junior Number Two.
And, of course, I knew that Sora-san had the whole day off.
"Then, well... although it is regrettable,"
"Ah, yes, really do not worry about it. Each of you. We will handle the rest here..."
—Well, that was that.
"...? Eh, why are you staring? It can't be helped that you're captivated, but I'll charge a viewing fee, you know?"
"...I'll take care of things here appropriately."
"Haaah??? That's my line, though? I'm your great senior, bow down, Junior-kun!"
Like this, we were already close friends who knew each other well. In other words, there was absolutely no reason to be stiff. If I just went with the flow in the spirit of 'what will be, will be,' a day would pass in the blink of an eye.
...Furthermore,
"Alright...—then, Kanata. For now, I'll leave entertaining the red one to you."
"Eh? ...Eh??? Eh, please wait, let's talk about this."
"See, I'm already possessed by the blue one..."
"Nfufu... cling"
"What's with that, Kana-Kana, let's get along!!!!!"
"No, um... wait, Se-Senpai... that burden is too heavy for me...!?"
"If worst comes to worst, you can throw her to Sora-san. At the absolute worst."
"Hey, you sub-master over there, I'm about to object to you saying whatever you want, don't underestimate me!!!"
"Ah, haha... fufu."
Whether everything would end safely or not was a different story, though.
Logging into a clan like this every day is unavoidable, right?
The emblem unveiling episode will apparently be at a later date, after the clinging girl does her best.