[You have obtained the right to train Hoshino Ai. Mission complete]
[Reward has been issued]
[You have received ten million yen]
[You have received Art Master Experience Card * 1]
[You have received Music Master Experience Card * 1]
[You have received Guidance Master Experience Card * 1]
[You have received Painting Master Experience Card * 1]
[You have received Costume Making Master Experience Card * 1]
[You have received Combat Mastery Card * 1]
[You have received Peace Talisman * 2]
[You have received Special Camera * 1]
[You have received the song Start:Dash!!]
'Why are they all temporary cards?' Hiko felt speechless when he saw the system reward a bunch of experience cards.
However, he still clicked on each one to check.
[Art Master Experience Card: After use, directly become an Art Master, valid for 30 days. After the duration ends, you will gain Art Mastery.]
The other experience cards, apart from their different functions, all had the same content.
This discovery pleasantly surprised Hiko.
He had thought that everything would disappear once the duration ended, but he didn't expect to gain the corresponding technical mastery.
So he checked the remaining rewards.
[Special Camera: A special camera like a button, capable of projecting images onto a designated device for playback. Can only be bound to one device.]
[Start:Dash!!: From Love Live, a μ's song, includes dance notation.]
'It really is a special training package for one month.' Hiko mused as he looked at the items from this reward.
One month should be enough for them to practice one song.
He had initially been troubled about how to guide Ai and the other members of the group.
Now it was fine, no more worries, and after it was over, he would even gain mastery.
'It's pretty good, but it's a pity there's no ability for negotiation or anything similar.' Hiko thought, wanting more than he had.
"Since you need my help, I'll help you all the way," Ichigo said, walking out from behind his desk, pulling out his phone, and checking the time. "Let's go, they should all still be here now."
"Okay," Hiko nodded.
The two went to the dance practice room.
Upon arriving, only Watanabe and Niino, two members wearing middle school uniforms, were there.
"Where are the others? In the vocal practice room?" Ichigo looked around, and not seeing the other members, he asked Watanabe.
Watanabe nodded and then looked at Ichigo. "President, do you need to find Ai and the others for something?"
She felt like something else was going to be announced today.
"Go call them over, I have something to say," Ichigo said, about to instruct Watanabe to go, but then he gave up. "No, I'll go get them, you two continue practicing for a bit."
After Ichigo finished speaking, he went to find the others.
"Saito-san, it seems like the President wants to gather all five of us to say something," Watanabe asked Hiko curiously.
Takamine, who was nearby, also showed a curious expression.
Although Hiko hadn't come many times this month, by simply asking anyone in the company, they could find out Hiko's identity.
After all, every time he came, he looked for the President, and the President treated him with great importance, which made them curious, so they inquired about it.
"Nothing much, just to talk about your future training direction and such," Hiko answered the question about the members he would be teaching this month.
"Does that have something to do with you?" Takamine asked.
"A little," Hiko replied.
"But aren't we a girl group Idol? How could it be related to you?" Watanabe was a bit worried when she heard the affirmative answer.
"Don't worry, your group will definitely be a pure girl group, I won't be joining," Hiko said, dispelling her worries.
"That's good~"
Watanabe and Takamine felt relieved.
"Speaking of which, is there any relationship between you and Ai?" Watanabe thought of the previous few times when she saw the two of them together.
"No, it's just normal friendship," Hiko felt that his relationship with Ai could probably only be considered that of ordinary friends now.
But if he replied that they were just ordinary friends now, it would seem like he was trying to cover something up, making people think there was an unspeakable relationship between them.
"Is that so?" Takamine looked at Hiko.
Hiko just nodded.
Then the two girls chatted casually with Hiko for a while before Ichigo returned with the other three.
After the five members gathered, they started chatting with each other.
"Ahem." Ichigo waited for everyone to stand properly, then walked in front of them, coughed twice to draw their attention, and then spoke. "Now that everyone is here, I have an announcement to make."
"For the next month, he will be guiding your training," Ichigo said, pointing his finger at Hiko.
"What?!" X5
All five members of the group were shocked.
They all knew that Hiko was about their age, and they had been studying here for a while, but they were only newcomers. Why would he become their instructor?
Ai knew that Hiko might guide her training for a month, but she didn't expect that he wouldn't just be giving her individual guidance.
"I know you're all shocked, but it's the truth."
Ichigo had long anticipated that the girls would be confused by his command, so he patted his chest and assured them: "Don't worry that he'll mess around. If he acts recklessly, I will revoke this appointment."
Hiko had no objection to his words.
"Even if he's your nephew, President, you can't let him mess around and delay us!" However, one of the girls was not having it.
The speaker was a girl with shoulder-length short hair tied into two pigtails. She was also wearing a middle school uniform. Hiko recognized the girl who spoke; her name was Arisa.
Ichigo didn't speak this time; he looked at Hiko, clearly not intending to intervene. Seeing his silence, Hiko knew this was a test for him.
"Arisa, while I can understand your resentment, you should have thought about it before speaking. You shouldn't be so rash."
Hiko continued unhurriedly: "To directly object without understanding anything, to put it nicely, is straightforward; to put it harshly, it's foolish."
"You! How can you insult me!" Arisa was immediately angry when she heard Hiko's words.
"I didn't insult you. I just said you were straightforward." Hiko retorted, but he didn't intend to argue like this.
"Getting back to the main point, since the President asked me to be your instructor, it naturally means he acknowledges my abilities."
"You still haven't said anything, have you? It's still just relying on connections…" Arisa, still bothered by being called foolish, retorted.
"Is the President's reputation worthless to you?" Hiko glanced at Ichigo next to him.
Ichigo felt Saito Hiko's gaze and shrugged helplessly, spreading his hands.
He looked resigned.
"The President is still a good person, but this is a separate matter," Arisa said, bowing slightly to Ichigo with an apologetic look. "Precisely because the President is a good person, it's even more possible for him to be deceived by you."
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