Chapter 112
Just as Mineo was about to set his phone down, he suddenly received another message.
The message came from Minami Kotori.
"Mineo-oniichan! Are you there?"
"I'm here! Kotori-chan, what's up?"
"Mineo-oniichan, Honoka, Umi, and I have been practicing for our performance very seriously lately. I used a video camera to record everyone's practice. I want... I want to send it so Mineo-oniichan can see it!"
"You guys have already started practicing for the performance? I'm really looking forward to it! Kotori-chan, send the video over!"
"Okay... okay!"
Soon after, Minami Kotori sent a video recording to Mineo.
In the video frame, three cute girls could be seen standing on a school rooftop!
Perhaps because they knew they were being recorded, Umi and Kotori looked a bit nervous.
On the other hand, Honoka was beaming with a wide smile while waving her hand toward the camera.
"Mineo-oniichan! Is it clear?"
"In just a moment, Umi-chan, Kotori-chan, and I are going to start performing!"
"This is the first time we're officially showing our work. After watching, Mineo-oniichan has to give us some advice, okay..."
As the music began to play, Honoka and her two friends started moving slowly to the rhythm.
To be honest, Mineo was a professional now. From the movements of the three of them, he could immediately see that in the finer details of the choreography, Kotori and the others were still quite amateurish!
However, the three girls excelled in terms of purity and cuteness. This sequence of singing and dancing was overall a true feast for the eyes.
"The performance was great! The singing voices are very beautiful, and the dancing is also quite good... Kotori-chan, I feel like you, Honoka, and Umi are all really, really cute..."
Seeing the message Mineo sent, Minami Kotori's face—as she leaned against the school rooftop—instantly turned bright red.
"Mineo-oniichan... was... was our performance really that good?"
"Of course it was great! You guys haven't received professional training yet; being able to perform like this is already far beyond my expectations."
"Right, I heard Honoka say before that your group was recruiting new members?"
"Why was it only the three of you performing!?"
"Maki-chan and the others... haven't agreed to officially join our group yet... but... but the musical arrangement for our piece... was... was completed with Maki-chan's help!"
"In two days, Honoka and the others and I will be doing our first performance in the school auditorium!"
"I'm a bit worried... in case nobody comes to watch.... so Honoka keeps taking us out to hand out flyers..."
"Honoka said if our performance this time goes smoothly, Maki and the others should agree to officially join us..."
"Mineo-oniichan, do you think our performance the day after tomorrow can smoothly get everyone's recognition and support?"
"Of course it can. Kotori-chan, may I ask you one thing?"
"Eh??? What does Mineo-oniichan want to ask...?"
"The school where you guys study is an all-girls school, right? Are boys allowed to enter the school?"
"An all-girls school... of course it's impossible to give permission for boys to enter and study there. Why did Mineo-oniichan suddenly ask that?"
"Kotori-chan, what I meant wasn't entering to study, but rather whether boys are allowed to enter for a visit. Didn't you say there would be a performance in the auditorium the day after tomorrow? I want to come to the venue to cheer you guys on!"
On the other side of the phone, after seeing the message Mineo sent, Minami Kotori suddenly stood up with excitement.
This caused Honoka and Umi, who were stretching their legs beside her, to look on in confusion.
"Kotori? What's wrong?"
"Honoka, Umi! Mineo-oniichan said... he said he wants to come to the school the day after tomorrow to cheer for our performance!"
"What? Kotori, is that true!?"
Hearing Kotori's words, Honoka and Umi also scrambled up from the floor.
Two cute little heads immediately crowded around Kotori's left and right sides.
"Kotori, quick, quick reply to Mineo-oniichan! Ask if this is really for real! Is he truly willing to come cheer for us?"
"Mineo-oniichan wants to come give us support? Is... is this true?"
"Of course it's true. If Kotori and the others don't mind, I can book a plane ticket right now. It just so happens that I have plenty of free time lately! But if it's inconvenient.... then there's no other choice!"
Seeing the reply Mineo sent, Kotori looked at Honoka and Umi.
Honoka excitedly patted Kotori's shoulder.
"What are you staring at me so blankly for! Quickly reply to Mineo-oniichan's message! If he's willing to come cheer for us, of course we welcome him with open arms!"
"Kotori, aren't you the one who has been looking forward to meeting Mineo-oniichan the most? Why are you still hesitating now?"
Hearing Honoka say that she had always been looking forward to meeting Mineo, Kotori's face flushed with an enticing shade of crimson.
Then, at that moment, Umi spoke up with a slightly worried expression.
"But... our school is an all-girls school. Will the school give permission for a boy to enter?"
"What is there to worry about? Even though our school is for girls, boys enter all the time. Look at the uncle who cooks in the school cafeteria, and the owner of the convenience store—aren't they all men? Besides, as long as he gets a visitor's pass, Mineo-oniichan can come in, right!"
"Kotori, isn't your mom the Chairwoman of the board? Go talk to her! Mineo-oniichan won't be wandering all over the school anyway; he'll only be coming to the auditorium to cheer for us! I'm sure Auntie will definitely agree!"
Hearing Honoka's reasoning, Kotori bit her thin lip and replied to Mineo's message:
"Mineo-oniichan, about that... I'll ask my mom.... but... is it really okay? China is so far away; it will take up so much of Mineo-oniichan's time!"
"Didn't I just say it? Right now I have nothing but free time. It just so happens that I also have many good friends in Tokyo; I'm planning to visit them all. Didn't I promise you once before, Kotori-chan, that I'd treat you to some delicious food? It's a good chance to take care of everything at once this time around..."
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