On a certain day, several days after Kotori-san and the othersâ lesson, I called Hiroto to the classroom in the old school building on break time. As usual, it seems like a lot of stress was piling up, so the complaints didnât stop.
âI really want to quit being an idol already!â
âIf I want to quit, I should quit!â
He went on and on complaining, throwing everything out, and saying how he wants to quit, but I think itâll be good if he quits if he doesnât like it. Hirotoâs still a child, so he doesnât need to continue and endure.
âEh? Is quitting okay?â
âWell, I think you can quit if youâre prepared to throw away everything. So, itâs impossible to stop being an idol and return to being a child actor.â
ââŠWhy?â
âHiro is being looked after by your current office. Hiroâs also the heart of your group, so you influence them much more than people and money. Even if Hiro suddenly quits, you still canât return to be a thing like a child actor.â
Hirotoâs current office is an industry giant in the area of male idols. A scene where he quits there and transfers to somewhere else, causes a disturbance, and then not being able to become an action child actor came to mind. If he quits, all the work that he piled up until now will be thrown aside, and heâll have no choice but to return to being a normal person and quit the world of show business.
âThen, isnât that the same as not quittingâŠ?â
âItâs not like that. Always wanting to quit is completely different from only thinking of quitting. Itâll have become really unpleasant if you quit.â
âI⊠Still, I want to co-star together with NanaâŠâ
Saying that, Hiroto bit his lip and hung his head down in shame. What the heck, Iâve already stopped looking after him, but Hiroto has basically no problems in acting skillfully. I donât get his persistence.
âIf so, donât you have no choice other than to continue being an idol? Because, sooner or later, itâs possible for us to be able to co-star.â
âReally?â
âIf you didnât get what I said before, the chance of co-starring will be zero if Hiro quits being an idol. Besides, Hiro is a scholarship student, so, if you retire, youâll be treated like an ordinary student and will have to pay school tuition. At worst, thereâs a chance for you to have to transfer schools.â
Heâs in a private school, but the Sakuranagi Academyâs tuition and donation fees are high. Hiroto makes money, so I donât think he will transfer immediately, but the possibility is likely.
âI donât want thatâŠâ
âThen, endure and continue being an idol. Occasionally, Iâll listen to your complaints, okay?â
Saying that, I patted his head.
âŠAnd, when I noticed it, Hiroto was becoming tall. Before, we were around the same height, but heâs already having a growth spurt. Going like this, sooner or later, heâll be looking down at me, and Iâll be jealous.
âOw! What are you doing!â
âOh, sorry. Hiroâs growing, so it was a mistake.â
When I noticed it, I was doing an Iron Claw to him. A tall ikemen, and an elementary schooler with a high income. It makes me sick.