#gn guys may edit this later idk i say this all the time anyway~~~~~

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New Year's Festival!: Chapter 1

wdym it's not january anymore—

next part: (chapter 2)

The active idol unit known as LIPxLIP is comprised of Yujiro and Aizo, two students of Sakuragaoka High School.

Considering the facts that the two of them were raised in completely different environments, and have completely different ways of thinking, they have been butting heads with each other ever since the moment they met… Even so, despite their numerous spats, Yujiro and Aizo have gradually built up a relationship of mutual trust with each other. They have succeeded in growing popular as idols, however—

It happened just after the “HoneyPre 1st Anniversary Live” had ended.

Aizo: What do you want? You suddenly called me out, grinning all weirdly at that.

Hiyori: Heheheh. Yannow, I’ve got some good news for you, Shibasaki!

Hiyori: Wait for it… An offer to appear on a variety programme has arrived for you!

Aizo: A variety programme?

Hiyori: Yup! It’s a popular annual programme in which entertainers and celebs face off in an honest showdown…

Hiyori: And it’s gonna air on New Year’s Day! In other words, you’ll be wearing a hakama when you go on the show!

Hiyori: The TV station will be putting tons of effort into this programme, so you’ll be able to gain new fans if you do well!

Hiyori: Doesn’t it sound great?

Aizo: Yeah. But isn’t it rare for us to get offers from variety programmes?

Aizo: How did this offer even come about?

Hiyori: Heheh. Good question!

Hiyori: The producer had contacted us directly, telling us “We’d love to have Aizo on our show.”!

Hiyori: They’d grown an interest in you after seeing you on a talk show that LIPxLIP had been featured on in the past!

Hiyori: The Pres has even praised you, saying stuff like “Aizo’s conversational skills are great.”!

Hiyori: She commented on how you’re able to interact with senior celebs without hesitation, and that you’re good at asking questions that you feel that the viewers want to know the answers to.

Aizo: …I see.

Aizo: (I thought that I sucked at talk shows, but it looks like there are people who think otherwise, huh…)

Aizo: But… Does that mean that I’ll be the only one appearing on the programme this time?

Hiyori: Yup. You got it right.

Hiyori: You won’t be going on as “LIPxLIP”, but as “Aizo” the solo performer!

Hiyori: There will be sporting events like archery and volleyball on the programme.

Hiyori: So I’m sure that you’ll be able to do really well!

Hiyori: Your schedule’s all clear on New Year’s Day. So do you mind if I tell ‘em that you'll be accepting the offer?

Aizo: …

Aizo: (Going on as “Aizo” the solo performer, huh…)

Hiyori: Hey, Shibasaki?

Aizo: Sorry, gimme a while to think it over.

Hiyori: You wanna think it over…? How come? It’s such a great opportunity…

Aizo: We’ve gotta practise the dance for our new song. See ya.

Hiyori: “See ya”...? Why you!

Hiyori: Is this… maybe what the Pres was worried about…?

Aizo heaved a sigh as he stepped into the lesson studio by his lonesome, his mind running with thoughts about none other than the offer to perform on the New Year’s variety programme.

Aizo: (Just as Suzumi said… it’s an offer that doesn’t come by even if we wished for it.)

Aizo: (Yeah, I’m happy that the producer chose me.)

Aizo: (But…)

Had Aizo been a complete rookie idol, he would have taken the offer without a single trace of hesitation. But, now that he was well-known, the work offers that he took on would be closely related to the image of “LIPxLIP”.

Ever since their debut, he and Yujiro had always kept the fact that they were the princes for their Julieta in mind. However, if he were to participate in a variety programme, he would have to show the audience a side of himself that he had never shown before.

Aizo: (Even so, it would still be better if the two of us got to go on together… but I’ll be all alone.)

Aizo: (What would that guy… Yujiro… think about me going on the variety programme by myself?)

Aizo: Sigh…

The door opened just a beat off from the moment the sigh escaped Aizo’s lips, and in walked—

Yujiro: Thanks for your hard work.

Aizo: Yujiro…

Yujiro: ?