113 First Take

“You’ve been doing pretty well lately.”

“Ahaha… I suppose I have?”

“They’re calling you the greatest middle-school girl genius of all time, or something… and saying the future of Japanese music is bright… Watching the news has been downright frightening lately. Isn’t that right, Ms. Mikansei?”

At Haruka’s words, I laughed and shook my head from side to side.

The Noiris members on the screen were looking at me as though they found this a little ridiculous.

“Now, now. Isn’t this a good day? Twenty thousand seats across two days in America! That’s an achievement not just anyone can pull off.”

I immediately steered the conversation back on track.

This video call had originally been arranged so that, as the producer, I could congratulate them on finishing their American concerts.

“Whew! That’s Noiris for you!”

“…Phew. It was a unique experience.”...