Ossan (36) Ga Idol Ni Naru Hanashi - Chapter 21

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(Its set at the same time as the previous chapter, but from Miroku/Shijus POV)

21. Miroku is not a Singer.

After Onee left, Yoichi and Fumi stayed back in the office for the sake of business arrangements. Yoichi, who was busy even while he was only the Director, surely had a lot to talk about what to do from now on.
When Miroku left the office, Shiju unexpectedly invited him out, sayingShall we go out for a drink?. Of course, Miroku had no objections, and the two of them went into the hideout-like bar behind the office.

It might have been the fault of the early hour, but in the shop with jazz flowing silently, there was not a sight of customers.
When they sat on the counter, seeing the tacos the Master brought out for hors douvres, the two drank Corona Beer1.
When they lightly squeezed the lime, the bubbles rose up with a fizz.

Cheers for now.
For now.

Tapping their bottles together with a clank, the two silently drank for the time being. Miroku gazed at Shijus masculine profile. Stroking his stubble, what was he thinking of while drinking the Corona, with eyes that seemed to look somewhere far away now the distance?

Shiju-san, I’ve also come here many times.

Hm? Ahh, I see. With the Director?

No, with my elder sister for a part-time job. The two of us some sometimes did a part-time job playing the piano.

Piano You really are a Prince

Please stop itthe Prince on a white horse and such

Haha, my bad. But isnt being a Prince nice? Girls like Princes, you know.

Really? Young girls and such?

Thats right. Girls around 23 and such2

Miroku, with a flushed expression in the eyes tried counterattacking Shiju, who was laughing with a grin, with aShut up beast!, but unfortunately his weapons were too weak.
Seeing Miroku having such an appearance, Shiju felt a little of his strength leave him. He wouldnt say that he thought he had saved him. It was his pride as someone elder.

Possibly, I wonder if the fragments of the dream I had forsaken have returned

A Dancer was it?

After forsaking it, in despair I became a Host, lost everything, and then became like this Its strange, isnt it?

But then, in the end you havent forsaken it, have you?

Shiju looked at Miroku with a surprised face. He, who was always aloof, had an unthinkable expression on his face.

For that body, werent you doing training to some extent even while you were a Host? Even while teaching me you spoke as if it wasSomething you always did, it was a training that considered the burden that comes with age. Thats why this time, Onee-san called you out.

Miroku was a mystery. Though Onee had told the three to work together in an unnatural manner, it wasnt as if a meritocrat of that stature hadnt seen the past of the members.
Even Onee, said Former Host-like, about Shiju. Those words couldnt be more accurate.

Onee-san wants the current Shiju-san and Yoichi-san. And I dont think its a mere coincidence.

Miroku stared into Shijus eyes.

Ill work hard to make sure I dont drag Shiju-san down. I dont know a thing about Showbiz though

If thats the case, isnt Yoichi the Ossan there?

Thats, well, hes the Director though

Its not that, Ossan was a part of Shinies in the past, right?

Eeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?

The Shinies Office, brought out Idol groups ranging from boys to young men one after another, and were biggest among the biggest companies.
Be it SHOW-WA-STEP, Todoro or Shounen-Dan3, it was an office that brought out national Idols.
Yoichi had worked there.

If you look it up on the net, youll know to that extent. Well, anyhow, he isnt an amateur.

Even though he was trembling so much on the stage at the performance

Thats because he must have been scared, I too was scared. Because Id already left it once.

Ah, Im sorry

No, its fine. Anyhow, we were saved by you singing.

Miroku felt a little uneasy. Wasnt it as if they were omake4-like existences?He felt.

About my singing, youre mistaken.

Im surely not mistaken. Yoichi-san said it too, its a part of singing.

No, thats why, youre mistaken about the part about singing. Did you hear what Onee-san said? Handsome ossans becoming Idols is interesting, didnt he say that?

Ahh, what about that?

Thats why, we arent gonna be singers. Arent we gonna be Idols? Us?

Huh? Idol?

Yes, Idol.

A Debut at this age?

Thats right. Well, Yoichi-san is re-debuting though. Furthermore, Onee-san is an Idol-producer, isnt he?

Shiju took out his smartphone and made a quick call.

Oi, come quick. The bar behind. Huh? Its fine, so come now!!

Five minutes after that, Shiju explained the story from now, in chronological order to Yoichi, who had a flushed face for some reason. [T/N we all know why ( ) ]
Yoichis crimson face, gradually turned deathly pale, and he began quivering.

Ill try confirming tomorrow.

Seeing the two limp ossans, Miroku let out a slight sigh, thinking, “what in the world happened?”

T/N

1. Google-sama says its a Mexican beer brand.hmm, makes sense. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_(beer)

2 . In case you forgot, Fumi is 23. On a side note, Fumi can also be written as (Fu Mi) which is the kanji for 23.

3. The names were kept as is in romaji, but heres the translation for them
SHOW-WA-STEP : Name as is from the raws (Yes, it was in English)
Todoro()- You might know this as the kanji for Todoroki Shto from My hero academia, but it means Roaring. Its most commonly used in names though.
Shounen-Dan() It quite literally means Boys Group/Band

4. You remember those extra 2-3 pages of a manga volume with those extra shorts? Thats a kind of omake. Think of it like extras or something.