188: Explosive Outcomes and the Joys of Trouble

Utaha's strategy of adding money had a remarkable effect. Just an hour later, she and Eriri were standing in a high-end apartment in Azabu Juban.

Where is Azabu Juban? It is a bustling celebrity district in Minato-ku, Tokyo, located between Roppongi and Tokyo Tower. 

People who live here are either wealthy or noble, and they naturally possess a sense of superiority over those in other areas. 

This sense of superiority is reminiscent of those who never leave the inner ring road in Shanghai or the second ring road in Beijing.

Since Utaha indicated there was no shortage of funds, the real estate agent took them directly to this apartment. 

The rent, including the management fee, is no more than 800,000 yen a month.

After a cursory look around the house, Utaha asked Eriri for her opinion as usual.

"What do you think?"

Eriri nodded in agreement. "The house is nice, with a good view and good ventilation."

"Well... the home appliances are quite complete, so you can just move in with your bags."

"There's nothing wrong with it."

"Then let's decide on it. We can pay for a year upfront and I'll swipe my card."

"Absolutely not! We will each pay half. I don't want to owe you anything."

"It doesn't matter to me, but what about your parents?"

"What do you mean by my parents?"

"If they find out you spent so much money all at once, won't they question you?"

"It's okay. I just told them I'd lend it to you. If they ask about it later, just don't let it slip."

"...Thank you. You don't have to think of me first in situations like this in the future."

The two of them handed their bank cards to the intermediary and then walked briskly to look at other rooms. 

The agent looked at the two cards in her hand, her hands trembling slightly. 

This was the first time she had encountered such cheerful customers. 

The rent for the apartment could have been negotiated slightly lower, but neither of them mentioned it.

Sure enough, this was the legendary child of a wealthy family. They should have more customers like this in the future.

"Oh, by the way, should we tell Chisato that we have found an apartment for him?"

"That might seem a bit hasty. It would be better to inform him later. We can make some arrangements for the apartment before he moves in."

"That's true. I need to buy some drinks, fruits, ice cream, etc., to fill the refrigerator for him."

"Well, once we get the rental contract, you can go buy the fruits and ice cream, and I'll go home to bring some of my clothes."

"Hey! You just said we shouldn't be too hasty!"

"Don't worry; I'll hide them in the back of the closet in the small room. He won't find them."

"No! Can you be a little more reserved? He has already moved into this apartment, and you're still worried you won't have a chance in the future?"

"...It's annoying. Stop reading into it; I understand."

The two returned to the living room and asked the housing agent, "When will we probably get the keys to the apartment?"

"Don't worry. Since you two have confirmed, the process for the apartment will be very quick."

"We'll go back now and sign the contract, and you should be able to move in by this evening at the earliest."

"Okay, let's go."

"Yes, yes, you two, slow down and be careful on the steps."

Utaha and Eriri left the room first, waiting for the agent to lock the door. Eriri, feeling idle, turned her eyes to the door number of the neighboring apartment.

"Yukinoshita..." she thought silently. It was a very elegant surname.

"Don't be dazed; the elevator is here."

"Oh!"

…

At the same time, Chisato was surrounded by four cute girls in the living room of Nijika's apartment, looking at the laptop screen with excitement.

Last night, he had been busy creating social accounts on various platforms for the band, as well as editing and uploading videos of their live performances.

He was so engrossed in his work that he didn't go to bed until about three o'clock in the morning.

Although he maintained an optimistic attitude thanks to the enthusiastic response from the audience during last night's live performance, he never expected the reality to be so explosive.

"One, ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand..."

Nijika exaggeratedly covered her mouth, looking slightly in disbelief. The reactions of the others varied as well.

In just one night, their performance video uploaded to YT reached an astonishing total of more than 500,000 views, with over 1,000 comments, most of which were compliments. 

The number of fans instantly increased to more than 4,000!

Noting the upload time of the video, half a day had passed, which means the view count still had room to grow. 

The final result would undoubtedly be even more impressive than it was now.

"Fake, just fake..."

Ikuyo, who often uses social media, understood better than the other three members how incredible this data was.

"It's real; let's face it," Chisato said half-jokingly. 

"Both the fan count and the video playback time have reached the required standards." 

"I applied for YT's creative incentives when I woke up this morning." 

"Once my application is approved, the monetary incentives will be directly credited to my account as the number of views increases."

"It feels like a dream," Ryo murmured to herself.

"If you want to dream, do it at night. Now is the time to strike while the iron is hot." 

"I have to quickly record and refine the official version of the song 'I'm So Cute' and then upload it to major music websites. This is a great opportunity to expand my popularity."

"In addition, we need to upload some photos of the group to the channel. You won't have time to be so leisurely in the coming days."

"Understood. Everyone, change clothes and let's head downstairs to record the songs."

Nijika took the lead and led everyone back to the house.

Hitori was called down alone by Chisato. 

Once the others returned to the room, he gently picked her up and set her on his lap.

"Thanks to you, I can use my account to promote the Kessoku Band. Otherwise, we would never have achieved such a good result. Thank you."

"It doesn't matter. I'm happy to help Chisato."

"I'll thank you properly in private later. Now let's go do your work."

"Okay..."

Hitori agreed, but her movements were coy, unwilling to leave. Her big eyes looked at him shyly.

Chisato gave her a knowing peck before she jumped off his lap and left with a blush.

With the arrangements for the band's future now complete, there was still one very important thing left to do: he had to come up with new songs quickly.

The first song was a good start, so the second song couldn't afford to go wrong. 

The cute style couldn't be sustained continuously, as that would lead to aesthetic fatigue. 

Considering that the band would be performing live for a long time to come, the audience must witness more outstanding performances and realize the band's potential.

Chisato loved listening to music in his previous life, including artists like Linkin Park, Imagine Dragons, Izumi Sakai, Kenshi Yonezu, Kana Nishino, and Hikaru Utada...

In other words, the problem he faced now was not a decision but a choice.

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