Chapter 169
Alice, who was currently at her residence, saw that Mineo had deactivated his comment section. This made her so incredibly angry that her lips pouted until she looked just like a disgruntled frog.
"Erina, look at this!"
"This scumbag is really out there satisfying his own selfish desires."
"A man like this definitely needs to be kept under strict control!"
"Now he's even dared to silence us... If we live together later, he'll surely do whatever he wants without any limits."
Hearing Alice's outburst, Erina rubbed her forehead with a look of resignation on her face.
"Alice, can you please calm down a little?"
"Mineo already sent me a message last night. The girls he's helping truly do need support."
"Just be patient for a bit and watch the performance later."
"If you have something to say, talk about it after Mineo gets back."
"Support? Help?"
Alice let out a cold laugh.
"I'm worried this scumbag is going to bring home a few mistresses later. When that happens, I want to see just how shocked you'll be, Erina!"
The scene shifted back to Mineo's side.
To prevent his friends from doing anything reckless, Mineo activated the system's automatic filtering function for high-quality comments.
Any comments deemed "irrelevant or containing baseless jealousy" would be automatically blocked by the system.
Consequently, only comments that were "positive and constructive" would be allowed to appear on the broadcast screen.
Only after finishing all these preparations did Mineo finally deactivate the global mute for the group members.
Alice: "!"
Alice: "!"
Izumi Sagiri: "!"
Izumi Sagiri: "!"
Eriri: "*****!"
As soon as the group mute was lifted, Mineo saw Alice, Izumi Sagiri, and the others sending a flood of star symbols.
These star symbols were, without a doubt, the side effect of the system's comment blocking.
Mineo figured that Alice was likely demanding to know what kind of relationship he had with Kotori Minami and the others. Meanwhile, Sagiri and Eriri were probably asking for character reference photos for their adult illustrations right then and there!
Luckily, he had acted smart and tactful by finishing all the preparations beforehand.
Otherwise, if Kotori Minami and the others finished their performance only to see those comments, they would most likely end up feeling extremely upset.
After all, among his friends, there were quite a few individuals who often talked about vulgar things in a roundabout way.
If they were left to do so without any control, the situation could spiral out of hand at any moment.
While Mineo was busy managing the live stream, Honoka, Kotori, and the others had also finished their final preparations backstage.
They had taken off their school uniforms and changed into the adorable outfits that Kotori had personally handmade.
At this moment, the three girls were starting to feel a significant amount of tension.
Umi clutched the super short skirt she was wearing with a death grip. Her face was tight with nervousness as she looked at Honoka.
"Are we... are we really going to go up on stage and perform like this?"
"No... I can't, I can't accept this! Th-this skirt is way too short!"
Even though Honoka's heart was also in a state of panic, as the leader of the group, she had to show a strong front to give limitless strength to those around her.
So, in that moment, Honoka proactively grasped Umi's and Kotori's hands, speaking in a firm tone:
"It'll definitely be fine."
"Haven't we practiced so many times? Just show the full results of our hard work, just like we do during a regular practice."
"Besides, Nishikino-san, the Student Council President, and Mineo-oniichan will be watching from below the stage."
"We've worked so hard for this for a long time; we can't let the support everyone has given us go to waste this time, no matter what."
Kotori glanced at Honoka for a moment, then spoke in a quiet voice:
"I don't know how many people will come to watch our performance this time."
"Do you think the number of spectators will be more than ten people?"
"There should definitely be more than ten!"
Honoka said with a sense of excitement:
"Didn't we hand out announcement flyers with everything we had?"
"I'm sure there will be people willing to come and watch our show!"
"I also don't know if Mineo-oniichan has arrived yet, Tojo-senpai was supposed to go pick him up!"
Hearing Honoka's words, Kotori checked the time on her phone and said:
"There are only five minutes left before the show starts..."
"Mineo-oniichan should have already arrived at the assembly hall."
"Let's hurry and take our positions behind the stage curtain. From here on, it's our time."
The scene returned to Mineo's side. Five minutes before the performance began, the large doors of the school hall swung open.
A girl with blonde hair tied in a long ponytail, possessing an exceptionally beautiful face, a noble aura, and an ideal physique, stepped slowly into the hall.
Even though she was wearing a school uniform, it still couldn't hide the charm radiating from Eli Ayase.
The moment Mineo saw Eli, Eli also spotted Mineo. In an instant, a flash of complex emotions flickered in Eli's eyes.
A second later, she took small steps and walked straight toward Mineo.
After arriving in front of Mineo, Eli didn't say a single word. Her beautiful pair of eyes just stared at Mineo with a very sharp gaze. Mineo, caught in the intensity of Eli's stare, felt a tingling sensation crawl across his scalp.
Ever since a few days ago, Eli had known that Mineo would be coming here today to cheer on Kotori Minami and her friends.
And now, the sudden appearance of a man inside the school hall made the identity of that man beyond any doubt.
After all, Mineo's entry pass into the school had been personally processed by Eli herself.
In Eli's heart, Mineo was her most important best friend. She also instinctively assumed that she was the most important best friend in Mineo's heart.
But she hadn't expected that Mineo, this scumbag, actually knew so many other girls at her own school.
If there were really that many people you cared about, then why did you approach me before?
Over the past few days, Eli's heart had been feeling a bit sad and disappointed. Because of that, she had been ignoring Mineo, which could be considered the start of a cold war.
But now, this scumbag Mineo had actually come to Japan and really appeared before her eyes. This made Eli suddenly feel panicked, and she didn't know how to deal with it.
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